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Two days into 2017, and nothing changes.

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We've goals, penalties, red cards, the lot, in six Premier League

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matches for you over the next 80 minutes.

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Martin Keown and Kevin Kilbane have the stamina for nonstop

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football and lasted out the festive period!

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Manchester City's defeat to Liverpool on New Year's Eve left

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them outside the top four and ten points adrift of Chelsea.

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A win over Burnley to start the year with three points was a must.

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It's a game that had a bit of everything,

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watched at the Etihad by Steve Wilson.

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It is a work in progress on and off the park and City are remodelling

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their usual dressing room and tunnel area hence the temporary way onto

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the pitch for a match which they surely need to win after three

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Premier League defeat in December. Less than 48 hours since losing at

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Liverpool, Pep Guardiola makes four changes. Leaving at Sergio Aguero is

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a choice that few would make but Iheanacho is in and he has six goals

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in only seven starts so far this season. Burnley make two changes,

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Johann Gudmundsson and Jeff Hendrick come in for the suspended Dean

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Marney and Steven Defour who was on the bench. Andre Gray's treble macro

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against Sunderland made him the first Burnley striker to score a

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top-flight Patrick Saint Peter Noble in 1975. -- hat-trick.

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Ben Mee has given it to Sterling and disease if a Nacho but well saved by

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Tom Heaton. Raheem Sterling, Tom Heaton again brilliantly. The

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Burnley goalkeeper has performed heroics not once but twice and how

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happy is Ben Mee to have got out of jail? He gave it straight to

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Sterling and that is a good save to deny Iheanacho. And to swamp Raheem

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Sterling. His performance at Anfield was his only game since the red card

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on the 3rd of December. He can't be tired but he is short of match

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practice. You will not get that on the bench. Good ball from Toure to

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Iheanacho. De Bruyne once it, that is two sight of goal for Iheanacho,

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the like of which he so often thrives on. He ignored those around

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him but missed the target. The usual -- an unusual position for Pep

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Guardiola to be in, out of the top four and ten points off the lead.

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Nice idea by Fernandinho. Ward was there and that is a corner. It is

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played short to Kevin De Bruyne. Navas. Yaya Toure, good save again

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by Tom Heaton will stop he was caught -- Burnley were caught a

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little unawares at the corner. Heat might have seen it late but he would

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be disappointed to have been beaten by that -- Heaton. There are

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definite rumblings of frustration after half an hour. Fernandinho has

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gone in on Gudmundsson and the card is going to come out for the

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Brazilian. It is a red card! Fernandinho is sent off for

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Manchester City. Guardiola turns away in despair. Fernandinho cannot

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believe it but he is sent off. It is a scissor action, both feet are off

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the ground. They scissor into Gudmundsson and for the third time

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this season, Fernandinho is sent off. And the pressure on Guardiola

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mounts. Burnley have drawn here in both their previous Premier League

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matches at Manchester City, 3-3 and 2-2. Barnes goes for gold and he

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gets a glare from those around him. Gudmundsson to the left and Gray and

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Boyd to his right but he saw the goal beckoning but got it all wrong.

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No surprise to the Sergio Aguero coming out for the second half,

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replacing Kelechi Iheanacho, and David Silva it also on as Jesus

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Navas makes way. Guardiola is trying to get the fans going and looking

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pretty animated, the Manchester City manager.

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Silva nicely to De Bruyne to Sterling. A good change of feed and

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Aguero, no. How often do you see Sergio Aguero smash those into the

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net? Ward did well. It wouldn't quite sit down for him and Ward

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reacted so quickly. Silva to De Bruyne and onto Sagna, promising.

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Good luck. Ward again. That was dangerous from Sagna and cleared by

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Keane to Clichy. And it's in! Right in the corner, Clichy hit it, may

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have taken a touch on its way in but Manchester City are in front. Relief

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all around the Etihad. Sagna knocked it up, Keane headed it away but

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there was a lot of room for Clichy who got it on to his right foot and

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through the legs and into the corner. Gael Clichy with only his

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third ever goal for Manchester City, all the way through. Our whole

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different complexion to the game now with his team suddenly behind. That

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is a great ball from Andre Gray, Defour tried to head it to Hendrik

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but cleared by Yaya Toure and now Kevin De Bruyne with space for magic

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city where there had been none. Sterling a way. He has done over, it

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did not look like a touch to me but Aguero puts it in! And Manchester

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City are leading by two and how about this for a finish from Sergio

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Aguero? Played through to Sterling. No foul, no penalty but how about

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that? Michael Keane standing on the post as he cannot believe that

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Aguero has put it through there. Look how small that gap is for

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Aguero. That is quite a brilliant finish. The expression has not

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changed too much from Guardiola but the scoreline certainly has. Free

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kick given. Raheem Sterling, I think Hendrik probably initiated that.

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Midway point of the second half. It is Boyd, deflected, corner. He hit

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it well enough. Two seasons ago they came back from 2-0 down here to get

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a point, Burnley. Flicked on at the near post and is it in? I think it

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must be! My goodness me, it is a goal. Two or three times it might

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have crossed the line and in the end it did, no point in the City players

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are doing. Sagna has been shown a yellow card for his reaction after

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the goal was given. Here it is, flicked on by Keane. Very awkward,

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Bravo did not do much with it, that probably was over the line from Mee

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and then it was headed out of the hands of the goalkeeper by Andre

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Gray. Bravo missed it, that did not cross the line, Ben Mee hit it and

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it crossed the line. That is the goal, Ben Mee scored it. The

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protests were that Andre Gray headed out of the hands of Bravo and he

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might have done but the goal had already been scored. Sagna got the

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yellow card as City protested. George Boyd is trying to get the

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ball back. He got a yellow card for that, Sagna. Tension everywhere you

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look inside the Etihad, not least the technical areas.

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In by Arfield, Vokes. It was a chance. He got himself in front of

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Otamendi but just not enough contact on the ball. He knew he could have

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done more with it. I don't care who you are playing, if you only have

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ten men for an hour and you take three points in the Premier League,

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you deserve some credit. Lowton looking for Vokes who won the

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header. Steven Ward, a chance, tee, just tipped over by Bravo. Good

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reactions from the goalkeeper -- Keane. It was behind Keane and he

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did well to put it goalwards. Good feet from the goalkeeper.

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We knew we had to fight and work for each other and we have been lucky to

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score two goals and I think the boys who came on did brilliantly also it

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is a well deserved three points, no matter what happened with the rest

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and everything. Three points will be remembered -- with the referee. We

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lost our way and that can happen. When they were 11 I thought we were

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doing a good job. We were delivering a good performance. Credit to them

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as well, they're ten men, should have been down to nine of course

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with Sunni kicking our man. If the referee sees it and gives it a

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yellow colour it has to be read. You won it the hard way. Yes, that's

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true. What was your verdict on the game and the performance because you

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showed real spirit after going down to ten men? Yes, that's true. We won

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against a lot of circumstances and a tough game so we are happy for that.

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The sending off, what was your view of the red card? You're the

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journalist, not me. You are the manager, I'm sure the fans would

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like to know. Ask them at -- asked the referee. Are you concerned that

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is his third red card this season, is discipline problem? We will

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accept like I said before. The team with more ball possession, always

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have sent off. I had to understand the rules here in England. I know

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you are specialist but I had to understand it. The inter-predation

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is different in England? Of course, yes. -- interpretation. You don't

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seem that happy that you have won. More than you believe I'm happy. I'm

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so happy, believe me, happy New Year. Art Manchester City still in

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the title race? Yesterday no, why today we are in the race? Thank you.

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A pleasure. I've never seen anybody so happy! Slightly tetchy but let's

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start, he is obviously not happen with the -- not happy with certain

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incidents, starting with the red card. No doubt in my mind that it

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was quite clear. Immediately when I saw it I thought it was a red card.

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He is reckless and out-of-control. Lee Mason took his time to make the

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decision but once he has called that I think it is correct. He was in a

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good position and he can see it clearly. No doubt in my mind. 100%.

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That is the third in six games. It is indefensible, you don't want to

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see that. It is a bad one, you see those sort

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of challenges and you hope for the best that there is no serious injury

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to the opposition. They have a few red cards going on, seven, and for a

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team that generally keeps possession, that is surprising. But

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that lead to a change of shape, Pep Guardiola did well to create a

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performance out of his team. Strangely, the manager was right, it

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affected them when they went down to ten men, Yaya Toure went and sat

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very deep, and the fullbacks pushed on, Silva and Aguero came off the

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bench. The manager is saying, come on, I want you to wake up, to the

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fans. We know that the midfield players, De Bruyne and Silva, I

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different class. Suddenly there is more snap and Christmas, and Gael

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Clichy was setting the tone and wanted to get forward. That link up

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then with Sterling, that was more like it, despite the fact that the

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philosophy of the manager is, we are down to ten men, we are going to

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attack. Why can't Yaya Toure sit in that deep role at the end of his

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career? And the full-backs again push on, take the initiative, it

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doesn't matter that we are down to ten men. Both full-backs were

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outstanding, one crossing for another, and the brain are trying to

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get the ball in, and Gael Clichy, he doesn't score many goals, but this

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one was vital for him today. It was a completely different performance

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in the second half, the fans were one with the team, and Burnley were

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behind. Manchester City were not happy with the confusion, Guardiola

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either. Clear it up for us. There was a misunderstanding around the

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goal. I'm not sure whether Lee Mason himself realised it at first, that

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is the goal, the Ben Mee strike. A lot of people were saying, the

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Manchester City players thought it was the foul from Andre Gray on

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Claudio Bravo, but it is this one here from Ben Mee, a clear strike,

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that was the one he gave. I think he just went to talk to the assistant

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to clear everything up in his own mind, but it was a goal. In

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fairness, Guardiola is not happy with the challenge, and look at his

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arm. The only arm in the air should be the goalkeeper's. For me, that is

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a foul. I am not having that. I think he has to be stronger, I know

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he has come through bodies, there is little contact. He is there to

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provoke the goalkeeper, to be a nuisance. Goalkeepers are wrapped in

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cotton wool! News just in that Joey Barton has re-signed for Burnley,

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dependent on whether he gets any kind of ban whether he will play,

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but that is the news that has just come in. One down, five games still

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to come. COMMENTATOR: Opportunity for Daniel

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Sturridge. Rondon with the header. He has poked

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it through, Ross Barkley! Ramirez has blasted it wide.

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Less than 48 hours after their last match,

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They made the trip to Sunderland looking to follow up that victory

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over Manchester City on New Year's Eve.

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A match with impact at both the top and bottom of the table.

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Liverpool begin the New Year with Chelsea still on their sites, and

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with their own momentum and believe building as they go in search of a

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fifth consecutive Premier League victory. Sunderland have lost four

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of their last five games, they are without the injured cone a and

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Anichebe, so there are starts for Rodwell and low. Jermain Defoe is

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the only player to start every league match. Despite finishing

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their win over Manchester City less than 44 hours ago, Jurgen Klopp

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makes only one change, Captain Jordan Henderson misses out against

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his former club, so there is a recall for Daniel Sturridge who

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scored in each of his last three outings against Sunderland.

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Defoe had time to shoot. Straight at the former Sunderland goalkeeper,

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Simon Mignolet. Liverpool won't want him in this kind of situation too

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often. It is still in play, and Firmino

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will get to it. It goes early to Mane, opportunity for Daniel

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Sturridge, and denied by Mannone, and cleared by a shave. -- O'Shea.

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Warning signs for Sunderland. Mannone needed to make sure. To deny

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the former Newcastle player on his return to the north-east. It was on

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target. Look at Daniel Sturridge, nobody anybody near him, had time to

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assess the situation, decent start by Mannone, good start idea tally

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in. Jordan Pickford one of eight members of the first-team squad

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unavailable for David Moyes today. That was well pushed away by

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Mignolet. This would have been a collectors item. Mignolet did what

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you would have expected him to do. Five wins in 29 managerial meetings

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against Liverpool for David Moyes. Here goes Mane, but was a shooting

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opportunity, but it was blocked by Djilobodji.

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Lallana, and that was almost an own goal. It is a corner, Larsson was

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stretching. Jurgen Klopp's 50th Premier League game in charge of

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Liverpool today. Lovren and then Sturridge! 1-0 Liverpool. Brilliant

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reaction from Daniel Sturridge, who scores against Sunderland for the

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fourth game running in his career. And marks his return to the starting

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line-up with the opening goal. It was a missed kick from Lovren, and

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Sturridge was alive to the situation and flicked it past Mannone. 47th

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goal that Liverpool have scored this season, their first off the New

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Year. Sunderland held out for only 20 minutes.

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Wijnaldum had to be careful there, and Sunderland get the penalty.

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Clumsy from the Estonian, and Ndong had got away from Wijnaldum.

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Mignolet trying to deny Jermain Defoe his tenth league goal of the

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season. Which he can't. Defoe marks his

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450th Kneer league appearance -- Premier League appearance with yet

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another goal, and it is one that Sunderland needed. They have

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levelled it up after 25 minutes. Mignolet went the right way, but it

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was tucked into that bottom corner by Jermain Defoe.

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Sunderland tales are up, no flag, Jermain Defoe is in, and many are

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brilliantly, the follow-up from Borini. They are not going to get

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too many big chances today, and that was one of them. Ndong looked

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offside. Sturridge, and eventually it is

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going to reach Clyne. And Mane was almost on the end of it. To reflect

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delivery from Nathaniel Clyne, and watch Mane. That is a lovely touch,

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and this is Renee. It is still alive with Defoe. Januzaj up against

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Moreno. It is waved away. Understandably they are appealing

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for everything in their situation at the moment. They didn't look any

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intentional use of the arm there. Sturridge trying to stay onside. He

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has got it now. Lallana, in towards Sturridge, excellent stop from

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Mannone A. First time in the second half that Liverpool have managed to

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find a way through. The Sunderland back line cleverly done by Lallana.

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Sturridge denied by Mannone. Moreno with the Liverpool corner, looking

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for the touch at the near post came off Ndong, and Mane was alive to the

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situation to put Liverpool back in front. It was flicked on by a

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Sunderland player. The home team were looking for offside. Sadio Mane

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with what could be another important Liverpool goal. Here is Larsson.

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Super term, and he was caught by Lucas, according to Anthony Taylor.

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It is a Sunderland free kick. Just turned away from the Brazilian. Can

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Sunderland use this position to their advantage? It is to be Seb

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Larrson, the wall did its job, and it is a penalty! There was a big

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appeal, and Anthony Taylor for the second time in the game have given

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Sunderland a penalty for handball against Mane. Let's have a look.

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Yes, he definitely sticks his arm out, it was a good spot from the

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referee. Mane in the wall can have no complaints, and the man who

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thought he might have won it for Liverpool at one end has given a

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penalty away at the other. Defoe has beaten many LA wants from the spot.

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Can he repeated? -- beaten Mignolet. Can he draw Sunderland level for the

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second time in the game? Yes, he can! Emphatic penalty from Defoe.

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Twice they have trailed, and twice they have come back, courtesy again

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of their main man. The smile is an ironic one from Jurgen Klopp.

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Emre Can, Lallana might fancy a crack. Mannone in the way again.

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Liverpool corner. Well, Lallana with four goals these last five league

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games, saw the gap, comfortable save from Mannone. What a response he has

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had from his players today. It really has been an excellent effort

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from Sunderland. WHISTLE

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And it is a precious point David Moyes and Sunderland, two dropped

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the Liverpool in their pursuit Chelsea at the top of the league,

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and it has finished the Stadium Of Light 2-2.

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I thought we matched their energy firm most of the game, we played

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against a good team and we hung in when we had to. We had some

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opportunities and made good saves but we had good chances, two. I just

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thought the spirit today was brilliant. Definitely the reaction

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that the manager wanted after the Burnley game. And especially with

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the two games in a short space of time, to show that sort of character

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and show that the energy levels were important, we are happy with the

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point. Criticism, positive or negative, for me is pretty much not

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possible, because I don't know how it feels. I don't know exactly what

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I saw, so my team really fighting, and I am proud of them, I was not

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sure that they could do it, they did it, we could have played better in a

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few moments. Of course we would like to win the games today and get the

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three point com to put us forward. But it is football, you have to

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accept it, you have many games. We have to try to make sure we win at

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home, that is one of the keys, to pick up some points on the road. But

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we said from the start, this is going to be difficult, it is not

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changing that the players did a great job today to get as point. Two

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penalties for Sunderland, what did you make of those, Kevin?

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The first one was soft but there was certainly contact on Ndong. This was

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a lovely touch from Januzaj. The initial contact from Wijnaldum and

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Ben Klavan coming in, he did not have anywhere to go but I think it

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was a foul. -- then Klavan. I think it is fortunate. That was the

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composure that Jermain Defoe has showed so often. It was not the

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penalty that Jurgen Klopp was concerned about, it was the foul

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here. There is slight contact and Jermain Defoe goes over slightly

:28:57.:29:00.

easily. They don't need much these days! That is it and Anthony Taylor

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it in a good position but there was no doubt about this, clear penalty.

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Anthony Taylor sees it clearly. Another one that Jermain Defoe tucks

:29:11.:29:16.

away nicely. Two good penalties. Jermain Defoe is very important for

:29:17.:29:20.

Sunderland and you thought he linked up well with Januzaj in particular.

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There were a number of things. Their workrate, you would not associate

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Defoe and Januzaj with workrate but they work extremely hard. The

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hold-up play from Januzaj at times was excellent, getting each other

:29:36.:29:40.

into the game as well. This was a lovely pass from Januzaj and

:29:41.:29:45.

travellers from Defoe, recognising that his team-mate was offside --

:29:46.:29:50.

cleverness. He should have scored of course. But overall, without the

:29:51.:29:57.

ball, at times Liverpool dominated possession, 70% throughout the game

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and Jermain Defoe said himself, David Moyes was looking for a

:30:03.:30:06.

reaction. I think these two brought so much to Sunderland, he allowed

:30:07.:30:10.

the team to get up the pitch with them by their hold-up play and work

:30:11.:30:13.

weight. That was what stood out for me. -- work rate. And Januzaj with

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him, neither one of them switched off, they forced Liverpool backwards

:30:22.:30:27.

at times. This was crucial as well, the hold-up play. Great first touch

:30:28.:30:33.

from Januzaj, bringing Defoe into it but then the ability to take a few

:30:34.:30:37.

touches and allow his team-mate to get up in support. He deserved his

:30:38.:30:44.

pat on the back. I felt they both played really well as a pair. Jurgen

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Klopp has made it pretty clear he is not much for this festive period

:30:51.:30:55.

with games close together. He has got a point, hasn't he? For sure, it

:30:56.:31:00.

is part of the workload and he looked tired himself and what he

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asked his team to do would be in hot -- with the high-intensity game, it

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has taken something out of them and next up is Manchester United in the

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Premier League with an FA Cup game against Plymouth in between. It has

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been a good half a season for them but they are now eight points behind

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Chelsea. If he thinks this season is bad, wait until next year with the

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extra -- festive list is 16, 20 third, 26, 30 and first January,

:31:28.:31:29.

enjoy that! The last time Manchester United

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visited West Ham, it was for that dramatic final league game at Upton

:31:31.:31:33.

Park. This time they travelled

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to the London Stadium off the back Jonathan Pearce watched their last

:31:36.:31:37.

encounter, and he was back again Saint Anne Upton Park farewell, West

:31:38.:31:52.

have been looking to baptise their new home with a big victory and

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could this be the date as Sofiane Feghouli, Pedro Obiang and Manuel

:31:56.:31:59.

Lanzini come in? It is a first league start for Feghouli. Michael

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Carrick had turned against his old side, with three changes at the back

:32:04.:32:07.

with Jones, Rocco and Darmian coming in. -- Rojo. Pogba takes it from

:32:08.:32:16.

Mkhitaryan and he is looking for the return. Feghouli was their first

:32:17.:32:27.

four West Ham and the first link up. West Ham so far have had more of the

:32:28.:32:31.

ball and this is Lanzini on the counter with Creswell on the left

:32:32.:32:36.

but he chooses Payet. Lanzini, he shoots and it is a fine save. A good

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move by West Ham who have started strongly. One of the most positive

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start they have made this season on this ground. It is a more confident

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West Ham side debate of the one shell-shocked by Arsenal here a few

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weeks ago. Feghouli the first touch was heavy and the second took him

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into Jones. Mike Dean was right up there and Manchester United are

:33:10.:33:13.

fuming. Jones rolled away, several tumbles. The referee is giving

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himself thinking time. He will call him back and it is red. Slaven Bilic

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is incandescent. Feghouli Buk first touch was poor, he slides in with

:33:30.:33:32.

his feet off the ground. I think that is harsh. I think his studs

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were low. In his first league start for West Ham, Sofiane Feghouli is

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dismissed after a quarter of an hour.

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Cleared by Nordtveit, it bounced back off Ogbonna into the danger

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territory. Antonio Candreva it away and he now goes into a wider

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position -- can get it away. That is a free kick for the challenge by

:34:10.:34:14.

Lindegaard. The West Ham fans are incensed -- Lingard. He is asking

:34:15.:34:22.

why there is one rule for one and one for another. It was a foul and

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that is about it. Tensions are running high.

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Valencia at supporting well, that stretched West Ham. Back across

:34:35.:34:40.

goal, brilliant save, off the post and it stayed out! The referee says

:34:41.:34:48.

no gold despite appeals from Manchester United. West Ham rode

:34:49.:34:52.

their luck, people might say Dave deserves a slice of it. It stays at

:34:53.:35:01.

0-0 -- they deserve. Suspicion of side, great save and then Jesse

:35:02.:35:10.

Lingard off the post. Was it over? Goodness me. A smidgen. West Ham

:35:11.:35:16.

have dug in deep and shown plenty of resolve that was missing in the

:35:17.:35:20.

opening weeks of the season here. Good challenge by Obiang. Can West

:35:21.:35:30.

Ham spring on the counter? Payet, good challenge by Rojo, nothing

:35:31.:35:37.

wrong with that. Spirited stuff from West Ham.

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Lanzini was there and he gets the shot away and that is a splendid

:35:46.:35:54.

save by de Gea. The ball was behind Lanzini but he got there and

:35:55.:35:58.

wriggled and made space for himself and a good save.

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That is a foul for West Ham. This time it is Herrera who is amused. It

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is a wretched state of affairs when supporters are calling for free

:36:15.:36:21.

kicks every time a tackle is made -- Lees.

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Antonia's header goes wide. That was a chance and they won't get many.

:36:26.:36:33.

The defending from Rojo was not great. Manchester United making

:36:34.:36:39.

another change. Marcus Rashford coming on for Jesse Lingard. Given

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away, this is Lanzini, played short to Obiang and back to Lanzini. It is

:36:52.:37:00.

Michail Antonio! That was the moment West Ham could have made heroes of

:37:01.:37:05.

themselves. But Manchester United are countering at speed, Rashford in

:37:06.:37:09.

behind, Ibrahimovic in the middle. That chance has gone as well.

:37:10.:37:15.

Antonio knows how important that might have been. Given away cheaply

:37:16.:37:22.

by Manchester United. Lovely weight on the path by Lanzini, Antonio

:37:23.:37:27.

waited for his moment and was onside but could not score. -- on the pass.

:37:28.:37:37.

Lovely ball from Carrick. Rashford full of youthful exuberance and pace

:37:38.:37:46.

and skill and Mata! 1-0! The substitutes have found a way

:37:47.:37:52.

through. Hard on West Ham. Moments after Antonio had a great chart at

:37:53.:37:57.

one end, Rashford had to be patient this season, started on the bench

:37:58.:38:04.

but what a lovely run and pull back and a fine finish by Mata. A good

:38:05.:38:07.

finish, a good goal, 1-0. A chance here for Manchester United

:38:08.:38:27.

and Pogba! He has placed it wide. He should have sealed it. Lovely ball

:38:28.:38:35.

slipped into Rashford by Ibrahimovic and it just veered wide at the last

:38:36.:38:45.

moment. Good work again by Carrick. Whatever he has done today, Michael

:38:46.:38:50.

Carrick, he has done well. That cross rifled away, a good by

:38:51.:38:57.

Rashford. Ibrahimovic. He holds onto it, Rashford to the right, Ogbonna

:38:58.:39:02.

closes on him and get the shot away. It nearly slipped through. Oh! It

:39:03.:39:10.

hit the post. Pogba might shoot from there,

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Herrera should do. Ogbonna was quick to close. Ibrahimovic! That has

:39:24.:39:30.

sealed things. Unfortunate ricochet for West Ham United who did not get

:39:31.:39:36.

it away and as a result Manchester United have surely sealed this.

:39:37.:39:43.

Watch for the bounce. Off Ogbonna. It is a poor attempted clearance.

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Was the offside? Certainly planted it away. The mistake from Obiang. I

:39:50.:39:56.

think he is offside as it comes in and he is. The trailing leg makes

:39:57.:40:05.

him offside. He had the goal disallowed on New Year's Eve that

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would have given him 51 in the calendar year of ready 16, as many

:40:11.:40:18.

as Messi. Rashford checks back, he can see the runner, Herrera. Good

:40:19.:40:24.

stop by Randolph, not the most powerful shot but beautifully set up

:40:25.:40:26.

again by Rashford. He is the Blair, Rashford. I think

:40:27.:40:35.

he is the one, very professional and mature -- the one. People in the

:40:36.:40:42.

academy, Mr Van Gaal Forshaw, everybody had a contribution for his

:40:43.:40:46.

formation which we try to enhance in the next couple of years but for

:40:47.:40:52.

sure he is a Manchester United player, Manchester United DNA and

:40:53.:40:57.

quality. A lot of positives but again an equity with the refereeing

:40:58.:41:03.

decision. The first one, every time you need a TV camera and slow

:41:04.:41:09.

motion, OK, they don't have it in real-time. To be fair, and I said it

:41:10.:41:13.

to Mourinho and the fourth official, I would not be happy with a yellow

:41:14.:41:17.

card. It looked like the other way round to be fair. The more you see

:41:18.:41:22.

it, the more it is Jones who went to the dangerous tackle with what you

:41:23.:41:27.

call them scissors. When you play for a club like Manchester United,

:41:28.:41:30.

you always try to do these things, you always try to win and make this

:41:31.:41:35.

a routine. Now we have to keep going. We have a few points still to

:41:36.:41:40.

get into the top four and our rivals are winning so we need to keep going

:41:41.:41:44.

with this positive run. Manchester United going really well at the

:41:45.:41:48.

moment, but only one place to start and the game changed with the red

:41:49.:41:53.

card for Feghouli. Absurd position. A massive mistake from Mike Dean.

:41:54.:41:57.

Quite remarkable, it is so early in the game, 15 minutes in. I don't

:41:58.:42:02.

know how he can be this certain because I can't work out who is

:42:03.:42:06.

fouling hoop. It is a big tackle, Feghouli goes in and he is trying to

:42:07.:42:11.

make a perfect tackle. For me it is more of a foul from Jones. The

:42:12.:42:16.

reaction probably get the player sent off. It is such a bad decision.

:42:17.:42:24.

It is the reaction from Phil Jones, that's that gets Feghouli sent off.

:42:25.:42:30.

How can he be certain it is a challenge... It is a bad decision.

:42:31.:42:36.

Mike Dean this season, another red card. He is top of the list. He does

:42:37.:42:41.

seem to seek some attention on occasion. A chance of retrospective

:42:42.:42:44.

action? We saw a similar one with Vardy. I felt Vardy should have been

:42:45.:42:50.

given approval and I think Feghouli should be as well. I can't see it

:42:51.:42:57.

being a red card. West Ham battled for a long time. But in the end

:42:58.:43:02.

back-up of substitutions from Jose Mourinho, particularly Rashford it

:43:03.:43:06.

was terrific when he came on. He came on around the hour mark at

:43:07.:43:09.

everything that United were lacking, he gave it to them. Off the ball

:43:10.:43:14.

movement, penetrative runs, that is what he gives you. For all that

:43:15.:43:19.

United were lacking at times, and I think that was largely down to the

:43:20.:43:23.

sending off, West Ham with ten men did not help United but when

:43:24.:43:26.

Rashford came on, the immediate impact, off the ball running,

:43:27.:43:36.

movement behind, he did something to Ibrahimovic as well. He is a

:43:37.:43:38.

nightmare for defenders. He stops and changes direction and that

:43:39.:43:40.

change of pace and there is intelligence. He picks up beautiful

:43:41.:43:45.

as well. That is quality. There is a little jinked that sells the

:43:46.:43:50.

defender. Then as you say, the awareness to pull it back, it is top

:43:51.:43:54.

class. Ibrahimovic this time needed that help on the pitch and that

:43:55.:43:59.

movement. He makes three runs here and he is switching his body around.

:44:00.:44:03.

He knows exactly where he wanted, brilliant. It is instinctive and he

:44:04.:44:09.

knows exactly what he wants. He makes the players might up for them.

:44:10.:44:15.

When he sets off, give me the ball here. He is waiting and he picks out

:44:16.:44:18.

the pass and he did everything in that game and there was loads we

:44:19.:44:20.

could have shown. West Ham didn't have the best of the

:44:21.:44:32.

decisions, Ibrahimovic was offside for the second goal. I are punished

:44:33.:44:36.

again by the officials, the officials don't do it deliberately

:44:37.:44:40.

but they have to get it right. If you watch it from this angle, there

:44:41.:44:44.

is no excuse, because the players are not flying around, they are

:44:45.:44:52.

walking. That is something Slaven Bilic said as well, it wasn't as if

:44:53.:44:57.

they were moving at high speed, it is at a slow pace, the defenders are

:44:58.:45:01.

walking, that is not a difficult decision, so a poor day for the

:45:02.:45:03.

officials again. It's been two years since Tony Pulis

:45:04.:45:07.

took over at West Brom, and things look better than ever

:45:08.:45:09.

at The Hawthorns. His first league game

:45:10.:45:12.

in charge of the club was a 1-0 win over Hull,

:45:13.:45:14.

and they were the Hal Robson-Kanu celebrated by

:45:15.:45:27.

scoring the winner on Saturday, but Salomon Rondon returns the starting

:45:28.:45:31.

line up here with the Welsh international back on the bench.

:45:32.:45:34.

Michael Dawson will be one of those out to stop Rondon today, he has

:45:35.:45:37.

been valuable at both ends of the field for Hull, having equalised

:45:38.:45:44.

when the sides last met in November. West Bromwich Albion up to eighth in

:45:45.:45:47.

the table at the start of play following that victory at

:45:48.:45:50.

Southampton on Saturday, but they have lost three of the last four

:45:51.:45:57.

without scoring a goal. Hull City having a dismal run of results,

:45:58.:46:03.

particularly on the road. Snodgrass turning away from Fletcher, Jacob

:46:04.:46:11.

tries to step in. Being penalised there by Mark Clattenburg. Snodgrass

:46:12.:46:17.

has been integral to their goals, he has been involved in exactly 50% of

:46:18.:46:21.

them. Is Ben Foster about to be tested for the first time this

:46:22.:46:27.

afternoon? So, Robert Snodgrass who scored against Everton in the last

:46:28.:46:32.

match firing in the free kick, and it was a good one, bringing the save

:46:33.:46:34.

to this has been a very assured and

:46:35.:46:53.

confident start from Hull, belying the recent results. That was a great

:46:54.:47:01.

chance, and a goal but Hull City thoroughly deserve, Robert Snodgrass

:47:02.:47:05.

applies the village -- finishing touch. Hull have been asking the

:47:06.:47:10.

questions in the game so far, they are on the attack again, Elmohamady

:47:11.:47:17.

with the cross, and Snodgrass getting in with determination, and

:47:18.:47:22.

he does it again for Hull. He has got to be happy with what he has

:47:23.:47:26.

seen from his team so far today, three wins so far this season for

:47:27.:47:27.

Hull. Good header brings the save from

:47:28.:47:40.

Marshall, the header from Matt Phillips. Darren Fletcher tries to

:47:41.:47:42.

get it in past Livermore, but can't. Brunt has joined the attack, Maguire

:47:43.:47:56.

heads it clear, a little lay-off now to Mbokani. In to Diomande,

:47:57.:48:08.

Elmohamady and Snodgrass getting in each other's way. And the save from

:48:09.:48:15.

Foster. West Bromwich Albion are creaking and rocking at the back

:48:16.:48:24.

there, the ball played in by Mbokani, excellent play by Gareth

:48:25.:48:31.

McAuley. It was Brunt with the delivery, a good header that needed

:48:32.:48:32.

saving. Maguire felt he might have got a

:48:33.:48:55.

goal kick then. Phillips with the delivery, straight onto the head of

:48:56.:48:58.

Chris Brunt, and straight into the back of the net. A powerful,

:48:59.:49:03.

unstoppable header, and West Bromwich Albion right back in it

:49:04.:49:10.

four minutes into the second half, and it is a brilliant header,

:49:11.:49:15.

completely unmarked, Chris Brunt, his second goal of the season and he

:49:16.:49:19.

had plenty of time to make sure he was on target.

:49:20.:49:34.

Michael Dawson going up with Al Mohammed Deif. -- Elmohamady. For

:49:35.:49:48.

the first time this afternoon, I think if you were forced to pick a

:49:49.:49:53.

winner from these two, you would probably go with the home team now.

:49:54.:49:59.

Nacer Chadli is coming off, and Hal Robson-Kanu is coming on to replace

:50:00.:50:03.

him, scored the winner on Saturday in his first league start for the

:50:04.:50:07.

club, can he do it off the bench here today? The ball comes in to the

:50:08.:50:13.

penalty area, it is 2-1! No, it is not! No, it has been given! Everyone

:50:14.:50:22.

carried on as if it wasn't a goal, but it was. And before Marshall

:50:23.:50:28.

could get rid of the ball, Mark Clattenburg signals it is a goal.

:50:29.:50:34.

And West Bromwich Albion celebrate their second of the afternoon that

:50:35.:50:36.

turns the game around. Gareth McAuley is there are once again,

:50:37.:50:43.

just watch him, getting up high and getting his head on the ball. It was

:50:44.:50:47.

blocked on the line by Sam Clucas, but was it before the ball had

:50:48.:50:53.

crossed the line? Clearly not. Here is the confirmation. Clearly a goal.

:50:54.:51:03.

2-1 West Brom, and now it is the West Bromwich Albion supporters in

:51:04.:51:06.

full voice, and here they come again. And here they come again,

:51:07.:51:10.

Matt Phillips surging forward, and he could go all the way. Here comes

:51:11.:51:15.

the shot, and the deflection carries it just over the top of the bar. It

:51:16.:51:21.

was a vital deflection off the boot of Michael Dawson, and West Bromwich

:51:22.:51:24.

Albion looking to give themselves a bit of elbow room and add to their

:51:25.:51:31.

one goal lead. Rondon finding Robson-Kanu.

:51:32.:51:41.

It is a stretch, it is Morrison, it is three! And surely it is another

:51:42.:51:49.

home winner for West Bromwich Albion? The first half produced such

:51:50.:51:54.

high hopes for Hull, but it seems a long time ago now, and with just

:51:55.:51:59.

over 15 minutes to go, they are in a whole, because they are losing 3-1.

:52:00.:52:06.

The flick by Rondon, the finish by James Morrison, it is 3-1.

:52:07.:52:11.

Just over ten minutes remaining, too much on that, but I think Nyom had a

:52:12.:52:25.

slight miscommunication with Chris Brunt. James McClean getting ready

:52:26.:52:31.

to come on, Tony Pulis preparing for another change. Here it comes from

:52:32.:52:36.

Snodgrass again, good save by Foster. And it was Michael Dawson

:52:37.:52:42.

getting to the ball first, it was blocked on the line.

:52:43.:52:49.

We change things around 20 minutes into the first half, their shape was

:52:50.:52:55.

much more potent than ours, and Johnny came in to give us the

:52:56.:53:00.

opportunity. I am disappointed again because we don't carry out the basic

:53:01.:53:05.

defence duties which is marking set pieces. Everybody has an individual

:53:06.:53:11.

role to play, everybody has a man and a marker and knows the routine,

:53:12.:53:15.

but if you switch off and the concentration goes, you get

:53:16.:53:18.

punished. When we are in a completely dominant position, you

:53:19.:53:26.

know? We went in well at half-time, but within five minutes, the game

:53:27.:53:30.

has swung round again, the set piece goal which is West Brom's strength,

:53:31.:53:36.

to be honest. We suckered ourselves into the situation of giving another

:53:37.:53:40.

way after that, so it is annoying and disappointing. We work on set

:53:41.:53:45.

pieces and do a lot of stuff, it is nice to get one. I am not often in

:53:46.:53:49.

there, but when I saw the ball coming in right to my head, I just

:53:50.:53:54.

close my eyes and hit it! Two years you have been at West Brom this

:53:55.:53:57.

week, it is going quite well, isn't it? Yes, 29 points, we are

:53:58.:54:02.

delighted, it has been a good year for us. What we have to do is try to

:54:03.:54:06.

bring a couple of players into improved the group and give

:54:07.:54:09.

everybody a lift again. We take nothing for granted, it is such a

:54:10.:54:14.

tough league. He is not making it look that offer the moment, but

:54:15.:54:18.

having said that, as Mike Phelan said, Hull played well in the first

:54:19.:54:21.

half and made it difficult for them. Mike Phelan said it is as good as

:54:22.:54:26.

they have played this season, in the first half. They had a lot of

:54:27.:54:31.

chances throughout the first half, it was just disappointment again,

:54:32.:54:33.

ultimately the same as the Everton game. They conceded from set play

:54:34.:54:38.

right on the stroke of half-time in their last game. It is the way they

:54:39.:54:42.

played, Huddlestone was excellent in possession. There were a lot of

:54:43.:54:47.

diagonal balls being hit right-to-left left-to-right, getting

:54:48.:54:55.

Mbokani and Diomande into the game, but it was lacking the final ball

:54:56.:55:00.

from these positions. Clucas gets beyond the defence, could he delayed

:55:01.:55:05.

a little? But this was a brilliantly worked goal, a diagonal ball,

:55:06.:55:10.

Snodgrass has been Hull City's best performer this season, but then this

:55:11.:55:14.

happens. And something again that Mike Phelan spoke about, doing the

:55:15.:55:18.

dirty bits of the other end, it was actually a block, Harry Maguire

:55:19.:55:22.

getting a block on his own man, Mbokani, both goals you feel, it was

:55:23.:55:31.

on the line... He was behind the line. Again, getting the basics

:55:32.:55:42.

wrong, two set he says controlling the second-half. Goal-line

:55:43.:55:47.

technology has kicked in! Tony Pulis is doing well. That smile on his

:55:48.:55:52.

face has never been bigger than the time he has been a manager, he has

:55:53.:55:56.

put a good team right through the core, Jonny Evans, Fletcher, Nacer

:55:57.:56:00.

Chadli, Robson-Kanu, everyone chipping in, it is a good story,

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fantastic. They certainly are. Plenty more football

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across the BBC this week. Radio 5live have Premier League

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commentaries for you over Arsenal continue their title

:56:09.:56:10.

challenge at Bournemouth, then it's leaders Chelsea looking

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to make it 14 league wins in a row Then the Premier League takes

:56:14.:56:16.

a break and the FA Cup returns. On Friday it's West Ham

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against Man City, followed by Spurs Both Everton and Southampton started

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the year in the top half of the table, but there's an air

:56:26.:56:34.

of dissatisfaction at both clubs. Ronald Koeman expects his side

:56:35.:56:36.

to be performing better, while boos greeted Southampton's

:56:37.:56:39.

final game of 2016. While combing says it is not about

:56:40.:56:53.

revenge for him today, and he is sure there will be no repeat of what

:56:54.:56:57.

he called one of Everton's worst displays of the season in their

:56:58.:57:05.

defeat at St Mary's in November. A first Toffees start for 19-year-old

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Marianne Lennon also coming in. The second

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match running, six changes, and among them, Joseph on replacing

:57:17.:57:20.

Virgil van Dyck. Tadic, a clever pass, and Baines has

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won the ball, just about kept it in play as well.

:57:33.:57:40.

Tadic lost his concentration, and loses possession, as well. Rodriguez

:57:41.:57:50.

is tending to his team-mate, who clattered into the hoardings as he

:57:51.:57:56.

jostled with Leighton Baines. A good challenge from Baines, and Cedric

:57:57.:58:06.

came off the worse for wear. Gueye with a free header, and that was

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saved well from Ross Barkley by Forster. Ross Barkley, who scored

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Everton's leveller at Hull on Friday with the first real opportunity of

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the game. Cedric is off with a head injury that he suffered from that

:58:28.:58:32.

collision with the perimeter boards. So, 22-year-old Jack Stephens is

:58:33.:58:37.

going to come on for Cedric for his Premier League debut. Tadic, Baines

:58:38.:58:47.

got there first. Here is Lukaku now, and it does come for Ross Barkley,

:58:48.:58:55.

looking for Lukaku. Romelu Lukaku! Foster works with his legs, first

:58:56.:59:01.

sight of goal that Everton's top scorer has had, but it is a save you

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always expect Forster to make. The Everton major shareholder, Farhad

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machinery, to the left of your screen there. Ronald Koeman expect

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to be busy in the transfer window, so he might expect to be busy

:59:18.:59:18.

writing some checks. Forster was scrambling but it is a

:59:19.:59:28.

corner for Everton. Seamus Coleman has been a goal threat recently,

:59:29.:59:31.

deciding to chance his arm. Short to Coleman. Now there is a

:59:32.:59:45.

chance for Southampton on the counterattack, Redmond in plenty of

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spate with Rodriguez and Tadic coming forward. -- plenty of space.

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Ward-Prowse and Rodriguez with his hand, I think, has put it in the net

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but the flag was up anyway. He was just offside. He had his arms up.

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Joel Robles with the flick and it came off the arm of Jay Rodriguez.

:00:14.:00:19.

Claude Puel's team have had the most hectic festive fixture programme of

:00:20.:00:24.

any Premier League team, the only team playing their three matches in

:00:25.:00:28.

the space of just six days. Good turn from Rodriguez and still...

:00:29.:00:33.

Very nearly a wonderful goal from Jay Rodriguez.

:00:34.:00:43.

Romeu into Redmond but well read by Williams and it might break for

:00:44.:00:51.

Everton. Still Lukaku, allowed to charge and hit but a poor effort

:00:52.:01:00.

from Romelu Lukaku. A genuine -- genuine chances few and far between

:01:01.:01:03.

this afternoon but that was one of the better ones.

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Rodrigues done, Redmond is onside, Nathan Redmond! Straight at Robles.

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The best Southampton have had since the break. It was too close to

:01:22.:01:26.

Robles who got his angles right. This is Mirallas, looking for

:01:27.:01:32.

Lukaku, good strength and a nice ball and this is Coleman to Lukaku!

:01:33.:01:38.

Forster says but put in by Enner Valencia! The substitute has a near

:01:39.:01:47.

immediate impact. Lukaku deserves plenty of credit here, playing it on

:01:48.:01:51.

to Seamus Coleman and he got up well and it was a decent header. Forster

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made the save, the bounce went to Everton and there was Enner

:01:59.:02:03.

Valencia, 12 minutes after coming off the bench. He was in the right

:02:04.:02:07.

place to score his first goal for Everton. 1-0.

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Ross Barkley again, nice from Everton, Leighton Baines. Valencia

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and was he brought down? Penalty! Maya Yoshida going through the back

:02:30.:02:35.

of Enner Valencia. And having come on from the bench to score the

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opening goal for Everton, Valencia has now won a penalty that could

:02:42.:02:45.

wrap up the points for the Toffees. Leighton Baines... 2-0 Everton! And

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surely that'll do for the Toffees this afternoon. Leighton Baines with

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his second goal of the season, both of which have been penalties. He

:03:00.:03:08.

spoke about his knotty technique in the match day programme today and

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showed just how good he is at executing them. 2-0.

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Redmond manages to win the corner out of Valencia. Ward-Prowse takes

:03:28.:03:38.

it, flicked on and sent over the top by Williams. Brilliant defending

:03:39.:03:45.

from Ashley Williams. A good delivery in the first place and

:03:46.:03:48.

Williams somehow sent it over the bar. Valencia. Stephens.

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Dispossessed, Davies, Lukaku! It is all over now! Romelu Lukaku with a

:04:07.:04:13.

cracking finish to finish off Southampton. Goal number 11 of the

:04:14.:04:20.

season for Romelu Lukaku. Southampton are their own worst

:04:21.:04:28.

enemies here, Fonte was dispossessed, Davies with a crisp

:04:29.:04:33.

first-time ball and Lukaku absolutely smashed it beyond Fraser

:04:34.:04:36.

Forster. I don't think Southampton will want to see a rebirth of that

:04:37.:04:40.

defending in a hurry, slack stuff from the Saints and punished by

:04:41.:04:43.

Lukaku. 3-0. The first off, not good, I think we

:04:44.:04:53.

missed some tempo in the game -- first half. When it was higher we

:04:54.:04:59.

created opportunities to score and that was the problem in the first

:05:00.:05:04.

half. It was not really that intensity in the game and we brought

:05:05.:05:09.

that in after half-time. Then you see the final result. How worried

:05:10.:05:13.

are you, three defeat in a row, the worst losing run for Southampton in

:05:14.:05:23.

the league for two years? Yeah, it is like Boxing Day and now it is

:05:24.:05:28.

important to recover, recover on your body and also your head to

:05:29.:05:38.

prepare good games for the future. And a cup game, important for us

:05:39.:05:42.

now. Now the transfer window is open, had he been making some calls

:05:43.:05:48.

already? Everybody knows the people in the club knows what we want and

:05:49.:05:53.

what we want to change and it is up to them. Do you expect to be busy? I

:05:54.:05:58.

am busy with the fixture is what we have and may be the board will be

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busy to bring some players in, yes. Everton, it took them a while to get

:06:08.:06:11.

going but they rallied and scored late goals. Ross Barkley seems to be

:06:12.:06:17.

returning to form. He certainly does, Ronald Koeman is talking about

:06:18.:06:20.

bringing in players but he works well with the players he has.

:06:21.:06:24.

Watching this from afar coming years been patient with him, had him in

:06:25.:06:27.

the team and dropped him and brought him back and today he was running

:06:28.:06:32.

the show. We know he has good ability for the shooting ability

:06:33.:06:36.

with either foot from distance, that is not in question but he has tidied

:06:37.:06:41.

up his game. His football intelligence, is it fair? Nothing

:06:42.:06:45.

wrong with this, nice and simple and tidy. Plenty of vision in his game.

:06:46.:06:50.

He has got to go on now and prove it game after game. Look at this for

:06:51.:06:55.

vision, a lovely ball. You can see the pass. This leads to a penalty.

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He is dictating everything, he is the player, suddenly in a few days

:07:05.:07:10.

or weeks, he is dictating the play. He is lending it to people, good

:07:11.:07:14.

vision, he pops it off but he is the man in the team to make things

:07:15.:07:18.

happen. The manager has made that happen for him. He has made him

:07:19.:07:22.

comfortable. It was a silly challenge from Yoshida on Valencia.

:07:23.:07:27.

He goes off to see his manager and it is about the relationship between

:07:28.:07:32.

them. Three defeats on the bounce for Southampton, cause for concern?

:07:33.:07:38.

Claude Puel spoke about recovery and if anybody needs the time,

:07:39.:07:43.

Southampton do, three games in five days. It is tiredness probably and

:07:44.:07:47.

they are stretching their squad. But they should be OK.

:07:48.:07:49.

If you start the year ahead of the current champions,

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you're either flying or a title defence is going badly.

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It was the latter for Leicester City as they travelled to Middlesbrough

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for the day's early kick-off, watched by Guy Mowbray.

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Amongst five Middlesbrough changes, Brad Guzan is in goal for the first

:08:05.:08:08.

time since August with Victor Valdes ruled out. No sign of arrest for the

:08:09.:08:17.

industry is Marten de Roon, is workrate has been impressive and he

:08:18.:08:22.

will be important again. Five Leicester changes as well and it

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will have been a blow to lose Islam Slimani with a fever or what would

:08:27.:08:31.

have been his final game before the Africa Cup of Nations and with Jamie

:08:32.:08:35.

Vardy still suspended, it opens up the place for Leonardo Ulloa to

:08:36.:08:37.

start for the first time this season. If you are a certain vintage

:08:38.:08:43.

it is hard to think of Middlesbrough against Leicester without going back

:08:44.:08:49.

to 1997 and the foxes' League Cup final win thanks to the winner from

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Steve Claridge a replay. Mahrez is on the move in the centre.

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There is Christian Fuchs having a shot. Always wide but it is bright

:09:03.:09:08.

and breezy from Leicester from the off. The Leicester fans are early on

:09:09.:09:13.

making their presence felt on Teesside, CHANTING

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, we know what we are, champions of England -- they are chanting. They

:09:19.:09:25.

will not be singing it next season. An easy shift and run away from

:09:26.:09:30.

Fuchs by Traore and he goes down just inside the area. The referee

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did not shake his head immediately so you do have a think. It is a

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brilliant burst of pace. It might have been about earlier on. I don't

:09:43.:09:46.

think Robert Huth did much wrong, he was just trying to block him. And it

:09:47.:09:51.

was just outside the box anyway. There have been one of two signs

:09:52.:09:56.

that Adama Traore will cause problems for Leicester City. Three

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making their way into the box. Traore taking his time getting

:10:05.:10:09.

there. Now that is to want to ruin but it was just behind him and he

:10:10.:10:14.

had to dig at it. Desperate that it was towards Marten de Roon. He is

:10:15.:10:18.

making a positive impact for Middlesbrough. You get the feeling

:10:19.:10:21.

that Gaston Ramirez has sensed that because every time he has the ball

:10:22.:10:26.

he is looking for Traore who has got the beating of Fuchs and was away

:10:27.:10:27.

from King that time as well. Ramirez, for sure. -- Adam Forshaw.

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A big deflection. Who off? The goalkick has been given. It was Wes

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Morgan. That had to be a Middlesbrough corner. It should not

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come as a great surprise that we are goalless at this stage at a ground

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that has witnessed fewer goals than any other in the Premier League this

:11:12.:11:15.

season. Marvellous towards Okazaki, it beat Brad Guzan. The brightest

:11:16.:11:21.

passage of play from Leicester so far in the second half. So much

:11:22.:11:27.

effort from both teams but neither has really looked like scoring.

:11:28.:11:38.

Chambers to Traore, neatly worked. Not exactly tidy but that is Adam

:11:39.:11:47.

Forshaw, friendly macro -- Friend and that is awkward. Nobody could

:11:48.:11:53.

get the touch. Fabio has a crack but it is wide. Well wide. We have had

:11:54.:11:58.

one at the other end that Brad Guzan couldn't gather and now George

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Friend with a beautiful ball. Morgan could not touch it and Huth dared

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not. Negredo did not gamble. De Roon. Headed out by Amartey and

:12:12.:12:25.

straight to Clayton. Friend reads Simson and how close can he get? --

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beats Simpson. It came on to his wrong foot. He did well against

:12:34.:12:38.

Simpson and Andy King and that was his inswinger.

:12:39.:12:42.

Leicester have a problem in that Riyad Mahrez stayed down for quite

:12:43.:12:57.

some time but he is OK now which will be not just a relief to

:12:58.:13:01.

Leicester but anybody hoping that Algeria do well next month in the

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Africa Cup of Nations. That is Ulloa going for it and Guzan saves and

:13:09.:13:14.

holds. What part of the body did that come off? Ulloa just managed to

:13:15.:13:18.

peel away from Gibson and get an effort on target.

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Plenty of time to consider the cross for Fabio, Morgan looked hesitant

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and that is Ramirez! He has blasted it wide and Wes Morgan breathed a

:13:37.:13:39.

huge sigh of relief because it looked like the Leicester captain

:13:40.:13:44.

had gifted Gaston Ramirez the winner. In a game of few chances,

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that one had to be taken. Huth stuck out a leg at the right

:13:47.:14:00.

time for Leicester. Mousset takes on and beats Adam Clayton who tried to

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drag him back. Ahmed Musa, now this is Amartey.

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In towards Ulloa, and it is over the top. It is fair to say, not the

:14:15.:14:24.

greatest of games to start off a New Year at the Riverside Stadium, a

:14:25.:14:27.

game of precious few chances and generally low on quality. 0-0.

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I suspect you are the more frustrated of the two managers with

:14:35.:14:43.

that. Yes, but we played again today, what we can't forget is that

:14:44.:14:54.

they are the Premier League winners, and our team, again, we showed we

:14:55.:15:02.

were better than them. Claudio, where you happy with that? We

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started well, the spirit was fantastic, the second clean sheet in

:15:09.:15:13.

a row, we were very solid, strong, and tried to go on the

:15:14.:15:17.

counterattack. It was a good match, good game. I have asked you before

:15:18.:15:22.

about Adama Traore. Is he getting there? He is improving, and we have

:15:23.:15:32.

to keep him, but he needs to learn. Not the best game, no goals, but

:15:33.:15:38.

should Middlesbrough have had a penalty? Yes, I do think they should

:15:39.:15:43.

have had a penalty, it was again, Traore, and he spoke about him

:15:44.:15:53.

there, Karanka. There was definite contact, and it was another one

:15:54.:15:56.

today that the officials have got wrong. It looks just outside to me.

:15:57.:16:06.

Traore was involved in that decision, and he is an interesting

:16:07.:16:12.

player. Karanka talking about doing that, how do you get him better than

:16:13.:16:16.

here is? He has amazing pace, he just embarrasses players. I'm not

:16:17.:16:21.

sure the pitch is big enough for him at times. He runs out of play there,

:16:22.:16:25.

and this one here, this is brilliant, it is the change of pace

:16:26.:16:30.

as well. You can't just run at people, they know where he is going,

:16:31.:16:33.

but they can't stop him, good movement in the box and maybe they

:16:34.:16:38.

should score there. When he has time and space, this is what they need to

:16:39.:16:41.

work on with him, pick out the deliveries. He has two good moves

:16:42.:16:48.

here, a good run being made to the near post and the far, and it is an

:16:49.:16:53.

awful cross. I feel as though he can get himself in better goal-scoring

:16:54.:16:57.

positions as well. He is electric, but he constantly wants the ball to

:16:58.:17:01.

his feet, I think you can move with play and follow the other side, get

:17:02.:17:06.

himself in a goal-scoring position. Too far off there, he is never going

:17:07.:17:10.

to score from there, he always wanted to his feet, but he has

:17:11.:17:13.

certainly got something. The fans love him. As for Leicester, four

:17:14.:17:20.

points in two games, two clean sheets on the bounce, unbeaten in

:17:21.:17:26.

2017, this could be their year! I think they have had their year. I

:17:27.:17:31.

think they need to steady the ship, two clean sheets was important, but

:17:32.:17:37.

that tide has probably set. It is not easy at this time of year. That

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is it for the festive football this season, thank you very much indeed,

:17:43.:17:45.

but before we go, let's have a look at the Premier League tables.

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Liverpool's slip-up at Sunderland means Chelsea extend their lead if

:17:51.:17:54.

they've beat Tottenham on Wednesday to eight points. Manchester City are

:17:55.:18:01.

backed up to third, while Manchester United's sixth win keeps the race to

:18:02.:18:05.

the top four bunched up. Sunderland remain in the bottom three along

:18:06.:18:09.

with Hull, who have won just once since August. Crystal Palace face

:18:10.:18:13.

Swansea in a crunch clash on Tuesday. This is what the morning

:18:14.:18:23.

papers have to say. The Daily Star have quotes from Slaven Bilic in

:18:24.:18:26.

which he blames Manchester United's Phil Jones for getting Feghouli sent

:18:27.:18:33.

off, while the Mirror says the realm of dread are plotting a move the

:18:34.:18:41.

Dele Alli. We all got a Pep talk, goodbye. I am so happy, believe me.

:18:42.:18:47.

Happy New Year, goodbye.

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