0:00:51 > 0:00:58COMMENTATOR: Pedro! It is three. Lukaku.
0:00:58 > 0:01:07Oh, and it has gone in. Still McDonald.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Burnley are up to fourth place.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18They are walking away with the Premiership.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24We've had a busy week of football.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Nine days before we get to open these, three wise
0:01:26 > 0:01:29men in the distance, and we have plenty to persuade you
0:01:29 > 0:01:31to put the shopping off for an hour.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36They're breaking records.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40City's Sterling on the prep of Pep.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45The matter who we play, his preparation is always the same. He
0:01:45 > 0:01:46shows you what they are really good at.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47Burnley's rise continues.
0:01:47 > 0:01:53We hear from one of the key inhabitants of Proudsville.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55It is great, can't get better.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58It's all about the south coast.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Ibe, Bournemouth's Jordan, takes on his old club Liverpool.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03We hear from the Celtic wunderkid Kieran Tierney
0:02:03 > 0:02:11living his childhood dream.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15I can't remember a life without Celtic, I was seven when I was
0:02:15 > 0:02:17scouted from my club.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19And we're with Bristol City, riding high in the Championship,
0:02:19 > 0:02:23and a League Cup visit from Mourinho awaits.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27I won't have any flour or milk in my office!
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Not sure who's got the gold and frankincense.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33I'm sure Lawro will provide the mirth.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Leon Osman and Paul Ince are alongside him.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38After that full midweek schedule of Premier League games,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42barely time to pause for breath as we go again.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Leicester are back in action after just two days' recovery.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47They play the late drama specialists Crystal Palace in the early kickoff.
0:02:47 > 0:02:54All the team news from there shortly.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55Five three o'clocks.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56We'll be live at Arsenal against Newcastle.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59And at the Bet365 Stadium as struggling Stoke take on West Ham.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Tomorrow, it's West Brom against second-placed Manchester Utd.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04And, after two draws in a week, Liverpool travel to Bournemouth.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07On Monday, Everton face bottom club Swansea at Goodison.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09We start, though, with record-breaking Manchester City.
0:03:09 > 0:03:1115 league wins in a row, at home to Tottenham.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17Raheem Sterling has been having a chinwag with Garth.
0:03:40 > 0:03:48COMMENTATOR: It is Raheem Sterling! Sterling! Oh, my goodness. You have
0:03:48 > 0:03:52already scored more goals this season than any other complete
0:03:52 > 0:03:56campaign in your career, what is that down to?
0:03:56 > 0:04:02I'm trying to make the box, really. Trying to be more ruthless, more
0:04:02 > 0:04:09clinical, try to decide games. That is what I am being judged on. I like
0:04:09 > 0:04:12to challenge myself. I need to get better.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16That is what I am tried to do. COMMENTATOR: Sterling wants it and
0:04:16 > 0:04:21has got it. What is it like playing but this
0:04:21 > 0:04:22team? The most important thing is the
0:04:22 > 0:04:29belief in the dressing room. I definitely put it down to that the
0:04:29 > 0:04:34manager sets a plan for each game, his ideas, he gives us a blueprint.
0:04:34 > 0:04:40Everyone else, you can see everyone buying into it, is on board. If
0:04:40 > 0:04:47someone is on the pitch getting smashed about, they go and help.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52How would you describe your personal development?
0:04:52 > 0:04:57I would say, mature, more focused. I saw a clip on social media where
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Pep Guardiola is working with you closely, showing how to open up your
0:05:01 > 0:05:07body. Is he that intense, micromanaging?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11First came, he said he is intense, trying to get the best, that is what
0:05:11 > 0:05:19he is. No matter who we play, what our position or competition, it is
0:05:19 > 0:05:23preparation always the same. He shows you what they are really good
0:05:23 > 0:05:30at. When they first came, we don't have much time, but now it is a year
0:05:30 > 0:05:35and a bit, we understand what he wants from us, the message is clear.
0:05:35 > 0:05:42That is a massive part. To know exactly what he wants from
0:05:42 > 0:05:46us. COMMENTATOR:. Silva. He doesn't get
0:05:46 > 0:05:54it away. It is wet in bike Otamendi. How significant was that victory?
0:05:54 > 0:05:59-- it is swept in. It was massive. Walking out we had
0:05:59 > 0:06:05that belief we can win. Is the title for you to lose?If we
0:06:05 > 0:06:10do win our remaining games or as much as possible, we have a good
0:06:10 > 0:06:16chance. It is early days, only December.
0:06:16 > 0:06:24COMMENTATOR: Dele Alli! He sweeps the ball home. Tottenham
0:06:24 > 0:06:29this weekend will want to take points from you, how dangerous are
0:06:29 > 0:06:32they? Last season at White Hart Lane, they
0:06:32 > 0:06:38were fantastic, aggressive, strong, dominant, playing good football.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Players there can score goals. Kyle Walker has been impressive,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45facing his old team, any inside information?
0:06:45 > 0:06:50Not as yet. We will be training in a minute. He is revved up for the
0:06:50 > 0:06:55game, raring to go. You have come on an extraordinary
0:06:55 > 0:06:59amount, have you given thought to how good you can be?
0:06:59 > 0:07:04I have been thinking about that since I was 17, every season.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Something good happens, something bad, what can I do better? I am
0:07:07 > 0:07:13always analysing, critical, trying to improve.
0:07:13 > 0:07:18Ronaldo isn't getting any younger! I know that.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Someone I look up to. Great talking to you.
0:07:21 > 0:07:29Thank you very much.Smiling with good reason, his team are top of the
0:07:29 > 0:07:33division on an incredible run. Individually, how have you seen him
0:07:33 > 0:07:40develop under Pep Guardiola? When I looked at him last year, was
0:07:40 > 0:07:44he technically good enough? He would get himself in positions where he
0:07:44 > 0:07:50could score up put a pass in but it never happened. He lost confidence
0:07:50 > 0:07:56last year. This year with the way Man City have started, it is OK
0:07:56 > 0:08:00having a manager who puts demands on you. You have two deliver those
0:08:00 > 0:08:07demands. What he has done this year is he has put himself in the right
0:08:07 > 0:08:13positions to score goals. Some of them have been lucky, as in
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Huddersfield. He is in the right place at the right time.
0:08:16 > 0:08:22He has really improved. A lovely goal, eight goals after 80
0:08:22 > 0:08:29minutes. He is scoring important goals. Picking up crucial points.
0:08:29 > 0:08:37That shows one of the biggest steps forward. He has grown in confidence
0:08:37 > 0:08:43under Pep Guardiola. He went to Man City as a young player trying to
0:08:43 > 0:08:47develop, playing with quality players. Being in awe of them so to
0:08:47 > 0:08:53speak. This season, he is prepared to take the onus himself, to take
0:08:53 > 0:09:02the shot out, make the moments of magic. It has been incredible.
0:09:02 > 0:09:08He is maturing. Everyone does eventually. Now you are getting a
0:09:08 > 0:09:12consistent end. He now knows how to play the
0:09:12 > 0:09:18position. When you first coming you are reactive. You need someone to
0:09:18 > 0:09:25say, this is what you need to do. Also, he is playing in the best team
0:09:25 > 0:09:33that suits him. Everything is attack, attack.
0:09:33 > 0:09:40They have now brought in Silva. He has been under pressure.
0:09:40 > 0:09:50We talked about Kevin De Bruin. Silva has been amazing. Total class.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Very rarely gets injured. He is level in his consistency and
0:09:54 > 0:10:00performance. The only way City can't win the League is himself and Kevin
0:10:00 > 0:10:07De Bruin have a long period of injury. He has that consistency. If
0:10:07 > 0:10:12you get players like him, it is a godsend.
0:10:12 > 0:10:22Great to see him getting the audits. Kevin De Bruin has been getting it
0:10:22 > 0:10:27back, but here's the blue. Keep things moving.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Other footballers and coaches appreciate it.
0:10:31 > 0:10:40Spurs, I asked earlier to look at Spurs against the top six.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Since Pochettino came in, they have one one game against the top six.
0:10:44 > 0:10:51What do they have to do? To stop Manchester City from winning again?
0:10:51 > 0:10:58It will be difficult. Spurs are set up to play against better teams.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03They are missing some big defensive players which could hurt them.
0:11:03 > 0:11:13Another bloke, why they are not playing their best?
0:11:13 > 0:11:155% off, Canes, Alli, Eriksen.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18So, City have that longest winning run in English Football history.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19Whilst City have been enjoying that record-breaking run,
0:11:19 > 0:11:23it's been another one of those weeks for Jose Mourinho.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27If you ask me one thing that I don't like it a lot, it is they lose the
0:11:27 > 0:11:34balance very easily. A little bit of winning.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38COMMENTATOR: The country's top of the two, the game that could have it
0:11:38 > 0:11:42all. It is a derby win for the blue side
0:11:42 > 0:11:48of Manchester, it feels like a notable day in the Premiership.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52It was made with a big penalty not given.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55COMMENTATOR: Boot to boot. He flings himself to the ground.
0:11:55 > 0:12:02He will see it a different way. Has the time gone now? They are a
0:12:02 > 0:12:08good team. They are protected. COMMENTATOR: They want him to
0:12:08 > 0:12:11celebrate with the Manchester City games, he will do that in the
0:12:11 > 0:12:17dressing room. City celebrations inside were deemed
0:12:17 > 0:12:22excessive by Jose Mourinho. He confronted them and is said to have
0:12:22 > 0:12:27had a carton of milk thrown at him during an heated exchange while
0:12:27 > 0:12:35Mikel Arteta suffered a cut head. This press Conference...
0:12:46 > 0:12:49COMMENTATOR: Manchester City United have the points, born with played
0:12:49 > 0:12:54their part but once again David de Gea would not be beaten --
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Manchester City. -- Manchester United.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05He would be very good in panto!
0:13:05 > 0:13:07It's almost a pantomime at times.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Mourinho has until 6pm on Monday to give the FA his observations
0:13:10 > 0:13:13on his comments pre the City game.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16You have seen plenty go on at Old Trafford.
0:13:16 > 0:13:25There have been a lot of scuffles with Arsenal. Not to the extent
0:13:25 > 0:13:30where we are seeing, a bottle of milk being thrown. It is getting
0:13:30 > 0:13:34blown up out of proportion. I am disappointed with Manchester
0:13:34 > 0:13:39City. The pictures in the changing room. When we want Manchester
0:13:39 > 0:13:46derbies, we wouldn't be doing photos as if we had won the title, you have
0:13:46 > 0:13:49to show some dignity. They have beaten their rivals and a
0:13:49 > 0:13:53bit on them but that isn't isn't even halfway through. It was over
0:13:53 > 0:13:59the top. But it is rich when Jose was the guy who slid his trousers
0:13:59 > 0:14:08down the touch line when Porto got that goal... Bow, it is different,
0:14:08 > 0:14:12it is Champions League? We are in the day of social media.
0:14:12 > 0:14:20We didn't know what went on in the dressing room or those years ago.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24But celebrating as if they had won the League, that is not right.
0:14:24 > 0:14:34How good a side are they? We saw earlier the graphic since Ferguson
0:14:34 > 0:14:44left, 42 points, better than all the seasons since, under Mourinho. It is
0:14:44 > 0:14:47an annoying season for Mourinho so far.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52That is all people want to talk about, how well Manchester City are
0:14:52 > 0:14:57doing. Jose and United are chasing them, their local rivals.
0:14:57 > 0:15:04Which makes it difficult. In four of the last ten seasons, they would
0:15:04 > 0:15:12have been top. They are progressing again. The pressure is always on.
0:15:12 > 0:15:18In third place is Chelsea. A nice round of fixtures, Southampton,
0:15:18 > 0:15:24Everton, Brighton and Stoke. Will we see them as a challenger?
0:15:24 > 0:15:34Not to City. No. I just wanted to know! City is done,
0:15:34 > 0:15:38forget that. But they can finish second or third. It is between the
0:15:38 > 0:15:39other three.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51We saw Chelsea beat Huddersfield in midweek, you've seen quite a bit of
0:15:51 > 0:15:56Huddersfield this season force of the way Huddersfield like they did
0:15:56 > 0:16:04against Man City and Man United, they beat Man United.You play
0:16:04 > 0:16:06against these teams it's always going to be tough for Huddersfield,
0:16:06 > 0:16:12this is a game people expected Chelsea to win and they won
0:16:12 > 0:16:14comfortable in. Huddersfield won't stay up on games like this, they
0:16:14 > 0:16:19will stay up when they play games like Stoke.Brighton.Brighton the
0:16:19 > 0:16:24other week.For them to compete against the top boys at the minute
0:16:24 > 0:16:27they need to be full of energy and get about the pitch and make it
0:16:27 > 0:16:31really difficult for the opposition, playing on the weekend and playing
0:16:31 > 0:16:34midweek game against Chelsea would always be difficult.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Manchester United were drawn against Sevilla in the last 16
0:16:37 > 0:16:38of the Champions League.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39Just a reminder.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40Draw took place on Monday.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Some tasty ties for both Chelsea and Spurs.
0:16:43 > 0:16:53After beating Stoke on Tuesday, for nearly 24 hours,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Burnley were in the top four.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00Yes, they've dropped down to sixth since.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02But the boss is a very happy man.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05I'm so proud, whatever story you want to write you can write because
0:17:05 > 0:17:06I'm in Proudsville.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08That's Proudsville, Lancashire.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10The club have made a video about it.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11The boss has a major role.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12There is an impressive supporting cast.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15And you can't have a hit series without a dog.
0:17:15 > 0:17:15There he is.
0:17:15 > 0:17:23Juliette Ferrington has been speaking to one of the residents.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28Nicely done by Cork, he keeps on going, and continues the run and
0:17:28 > 0:17:34scores against his former club.What is reality like right now for you
0:17:34 > 0:17:40guys?Strange season, a lot of people wrote us off at the start of
0:17:40 > 0:17:43the season, we had Chelsea, Tottenham, Everton, all of those
0:17:43 > 0:17:46teams away and we couldn't see where we would get the waypoints,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49especially because of the away form last year but we got the wins and
0:17:49 > 0:17:54points on the board from there and with our home form we just kept
0:17:54 > 0:17:57going. It has got us to the point where we are in a good position,
0:17:57 > 0:18:01it's a lot down to the squad. If you look at the team, the players at the
0:18:01 > 0:18:05start of the season and the last game and the players we have it has
0:18:05 > 0:18:08proved we have a strong squad and we can rely on people to do their jobs.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13What has it been like to, compared to the previous two occasions you
0:18:13 > 0:18:18have been here?The last time I was here, we got relegated on the next
0:18:18 > 0:18:22season we had lots of expectation in the Championship and we'd never
0:18:22 > 0:18:25quite reached that. This season is just full of optimism and positive
0:18:25 > 0:18:28energy everywhere and the club is changing, it's progressing and going
0:18:28 > 0:18:31in the right direction and it just feels like a good atmosphere for
0:18:31 > 0:18:35everyone, especially at this moment to be in the top six.Difficult time
0:18:35 > 0:18:38for Swansea in the first part of this year, and now you've come in
0:18:38 > 0:18:42here. Can you contrast the two emotions and mood in terms of your
0:18:42 > 0:18:46own personality and character?At Swansea it was tough, we had lots of
0:18:46 > 0:18:51changes and we just stayed up over two seasons, and it is tough,
0:18:51 > 0:18:54difficult to be confident and play with freedom because there is so
0:18:54 > 0:18:57much riding on it in a place like Swansea where everyone is so into
0:18:57 > 0:19:02the football team. You do feel it, you go down to the shops and
0:19:02 > 0:19:06everyone asks you about football and stuff like that, and you go, we are
0:19:06 > 0:19:09trying but it's not working. To come somewhere like this and get straight
0:19:09 > 0:19:12into it with the wins is unbelievable. It is a complete
0:19:12 > 0:19:16change to what it was in the first half of the year for me.What kind
0:19:16 > 0:19:20of vibe do you get from the streets of Burnley?They can't say anything
0:19:20 > 0:19:25about it now, it's great.If somebody is said to us you would
0:19:25 > 0:19:30have 31 points by Easter I would have snapped their handoff.It is a
0:19:30 > 0:19:34dream. You have an international cap as well. You almost didn't make that
0:19:34 > 0:19:39one, did you?I was on holiday, nearly. I packed my bags and the
0:19:39 > 0:19:43manager said you have had a call, Gareth Southgate wants you to join
0:19:43 > 0:19:47the squad.Did you think he was winding you up?I thought so, I was
0:19:47 > 0:19:51at the age of 28 coming into the second part of my career thinking
0:19:51 > 0:19:55the chance had gone. To get that call was great that he was going to
0:19:55 > 0:19:58give me the opportunity and really excited to get going.Why don't you
0:19:58 > 0:20:02guys do social media here?I did it for a bit and I don't know, I've
0:20:02 > 0:20:08just gone off it a little bit.None of the players. Often you see after
0:20:08 > 0:20:12big wins, dressing room photos, you just seemed to give it all to
0:20:12 > 0:20:16yourself.I don't think the manager likes us getting carried away, to be
0:20:16 > 0:20:19honest, it lacks to keep as grounded, especially at a time like
0:20:19 > 0:20:21this, to get carried away on a platform like that I don't think it
0:20:21 > 0:20:29would go down too well.Is it him? It may be, I'm not sure!You are in
0:20:29 > 0:20:33the European places right now. Realistically could you still be
0:20:33 > 0:20:36pursuing that at the end of the season?We would love to, we will go
0:20:36 > 0:20:39to Christmas and see how money points we have and see what is
0:20:39 > 0:20:42realistic and what is not and if we are at 40 points at Christmas we
0:20:42 > 0:20:46will have to try and go for it and if not we will have to keep trying
0:20:46 > 0:20:48to plug towards the 40 points.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Stay off social media.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Wise words. They have been so impressive this season, and the
0:20:56 > 0:21:01stats back it up as well. Well under one goal a game conceded. No other
0:21:01 > 0:21:04side has made few changes, 13 changes to the starting line of the
0:21:04 > 0:21:13season.It is great to sea and in a time when it is fashionable to make
0:21:13 > 0:21:17changes and keep things fresh they have got another way, they have
0:21:17 > 0:21:20togetherness, unity and they are all pulling in the right direction and
0:21:20 > 0:21:24there are no egos in that team. When you get all that together under a
0:21:24 > 0:21:27manager like Sean Dyche who they believe in, you see it in the
0:21:27 > 0:21:32results on the field.Ashley Barnes, their goal in midweek against Stoke,
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Paul, this time last season they had 17 points, 31 this time round in the
0:21:36 > 0:21:40same number of games. It has been great for the Premier League to see
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Burnley doing so well.Great, not just for the Premier League but
0:21:43 > 0:21:48great for the British players. Look at 13, 90% of their team are British
0:21:48 > 0:21:53players, you know, and they have had an influx over the last number of
0:21:53 > 0:21:57years of foreign players, great to see a team that can play a basic
0:21:57 > 0:22:024-4- two or 84-4- 1-1 picking up results. Last year they could not
0:22:02 > 0:22:10win away -- 4-4- 1-1. Sean Dyche, he's a fantastic manager. The
0:22:10 > 0:22:12biggest thing for me is the social media because the art of
0:22:12 > 0:22:16conversation has gone now. In the changing room they are all together
0:22:16 > 0:22:21and talking, they have a camaraderie and spirit and desire and you see it
0:22:21 > 0:22:26on the pitch.Great to see Sean Dyche's development, as Paul pointed
0:22:26 > 0:22:29out, they couldn't win away last year, he has figured out how to do
0:22:29 > 0:22:32that and is bringing on the team and he is developing along with the team
0:22:32 > 0:22:35and he has been linked with other jobs. I don't think it will be long
0:22:35 > 0:22:38before someone else comes along. Keep somebody in a job for long
0:22:38 > 0:22:42enough and eventually there will be a good side.They have bright and.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47Chris Hughton said it is not time to press the panic button but they have
0:22:47 > 0:22:51two points from 18 and no goals in open play in the Premier League for
0:22:51 > 0:22:54eight hours. Everybody said look at the three promoted teams in the top
0:22:54 > 0:22:57ten and now they are dropping like stones.It is important they get
0:22:57 > 0:23:01something today. I think Brighton will be fine.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03We heard from Crystal Palace Manager Roy Hodgson last week.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06And he must be starting to enjoy looking at the Premier League table.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09The Eagles can climb out of the bottom three when they take
0:23:09 > 0:23:11on Leicester this afternoon - although they love
0:23:11 > 0:23:14a bit of late drama.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20COMMENTATOR: The last seconds at the end of this one, it needs to be now
0:23:20 > 0:23:29from Crystal Palace. Zaha. My word! It's the last kick of the game.It's
0:23:29 > 0:23:34a cliche but we tell our players it's 95, 96 minutes per game.
0:23:34 > 0:23:42COMMENTATOR: Zaha. It's beaten them all and it comes to Cabaye, of the
0:23:42 > 0:23:50post and it's in. Crystal Palace have a huge three points.If you
0:23:50 > 0:23:54fight until the end you will always have a chance.Milunovich took the
0:23:54 > 0:24:01penalty and scored. Benteke has taken this one. In added time, saved
0:24:01 > 0:24:04by Begovic and Crystal Palace have missed a golden opportunity -- Luka
0:24:04 > 0:24:10Milivojevic.It was a unilateral decision in the end.Can Crystal
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Palace conjure something up in the dying minutes of the game? Sakho!
0:24:13 > 0:24:21Pinball! Here is the chance, McArthur! Would you believe it! ?
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Crystal Palace have turned it around.We have done well in the
0:24:25 > 0:24:28last minutes of games really.It's a bit of an understatement.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Six games undefeated for Palace.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Today they face a Leicester side who have only lost once
0:24:33 > 0:24:36since Claude Puel took over in October - and that
0:24:36 > 0:24:36was to Manchester City.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Martin Fisher is at the King Power Stadium this lunchtime
0:24:39 > 0:24:42and has the team news.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Thanks, Dan. Bitterly cold day at the King Power that two sides on a
0:24:46 > 0:24:50hot streak so we should be in for a cracking day. Cap, Palace unbeaten
0:24:50 > 0:24:54in the last six and if the extent that here they will move out of the
0:24:54 > 0:24:57relegation zone for the first time this season, at least for a few
0:24:57 > 0:25:01hours. Leicester were in the bottom three themselves a couple of months
0:25:01 > 0:25:05ago but under Claude Puel they are back to their very best and four
0:25:05 > 0:25:09wins in a row has the locals talking about closing in on the top four.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Despite his two goals the other night Shinji Okazaki drops out for
0:25:13 > 0:25:18the return of Demarai Gray. King and Bastian Fuchs make way for Gabon and
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Albrighton. Palace are without the suspended Luka Milivojevic and
0:25:22 > 0:25:28Fosu-Mensah who is injured. James McArthur and Martin Kelly come in.
0:25:28 > 0:25:35-- Christian Fuchs. The modern base Dominic Day obsession with
0:25:35 > 0:25:40statistics show that he has not taken part in any goals this season
0:25:40 > 0:25:43because the touches have taken away his assists.He's making a
0:25:43 > 0:25:48difference in games, isn't he?He is, especially in the last ten or 15
0:25:48 > 0:25:52minutes. He's prepared to take the ball and run with it, take people
0:25:52 > 0:25:59on. Last year when he played alongside Bolasie, or the season
0:25:59 > 0:26:02before, there was the two of them, Crystal Palace didn't always know
0:26:02 > 0:26:06who to Turn 2, who was the Talisman, so to speak, but he's become that
0:26:06 > 0:26:11now and taken it in his stride, and he is happy to do things like this,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15take people on, show his skills and provide goals and at the moment Roy
0:26:15 > 0:26:20Hodgson will be delighted.Last year the only question about is our heart
0:26:20 > 0:26:24was his end product, I thought something was a bit below par from
0:26:24 > 0:26:31the. A bit like Sterling. Similar scenario. They missed him in the
0:26:31 > 0:26:36early part of the season when he was injured. When we are blinded by his
0:26:36 > 0:26:42skills and step overs, but now he is producing for Crystal Palace.Too
0:26:42 > 0:26:45much too early at Manchester United. You can understand why they took him
0:26:45 > 0:26:52and you can see now because of the ability he has. He may go again. Is
0:26:52 > 0:26:58comfortable Palace now.They had wingers out on one side and they
0:26:58 > 0:27:02were far too open. Now Roy Hodgson has them organised and compact. The
0:27:02 > 0:27:08little bit of magic Zaha brings is making Crystal Palace into a much
0:27:08 > 0:27:10better team.There were playing Dutch football in the Premier League
0:27:10 > 0:27:17and it doesn't work.What about Claude Puel at Leicester? The fans
0:27:17 > 0:27:26were not happy.They go straightaway he didn't do much at Southampton.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31Actually he did a good job at Southampton. When you analyse it. He
0:27:31 > 0:27:36has Mahrez playing, we know about Vardy, they have some really good
0:27:36 > 0:27:39players, Leicester City. I honestly think they will finish seventh in
0:27:39 > 0:27:45the league this season. Which, for Claude Puel, would be very good. I
0:27:45 > 0:27:48think he's a good manager. I just think he got a bum deal at
0:27:48 > 0:27:53Southampton.Would you go along with that, you two?Not about the fans, I
0:27:53 > 0:27:59wouldn't! LAUGHTER
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Paul Ince is a trouble at any ground he goes to, it makes no difference.
0:28:02 > 0:28:13I think Mahrez has been important for Leicester.Is it strange he's
0:28:13 > 0:28:17turning it on now near the January window?We were talking about that
0:28:17 > 0:28:22before, they are getting goals from all departments, they have Demarai
0:28:22 > 0:28:26Gray back, Okazaki.The manager must have had a word with Mahrez, forget
0:28:26 > 0:28:30about January, we might let you go in the summer and he's got him
0:28:30 > 0:28:35playing. Doesn't matter.Grey hair as well.
0:28:35 > 0:28:36Leicester are the reigning BBC Sports Personality
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Team of The Year.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Tomorrow we'll find out who's going home with the gongs
0:28:40 > 0:28:42this time around.
0:28:42 > 0:28:50# She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah. On, Liverpool, let's have a night to
0:28:50 > 0:28:58remember.Is this a real thing?I can't hold this with these on.Looks
0:28:58 > 0:29:09like it could do with a polish.Some greats have won this award.It would
0:29:09 > 0:29:16look nice in my room.BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 live
0:29:16 > 0:29:20from Liverpool, Sunday at 6:45pm on BBC One.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22The Echo Arena the venue for that.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Tomorrow afternoon, Jurgen Klopp will be taking his Liverpool team
0:29:24 > 0:29:27to the south coast to face a Bournemouth side featuring
0:29:27 > 0:29:30old boy Jordan Ibe.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32Rachel Stringer has been to see him - and don't forget,
0:29:32 > 0:29:34this was an absolute classic last season.
0:29:38 > 0:29:45COMMENTATOR: Mane past Boruc and rolls the ball home.Liverpool have
0:29:45 > 0:29:50a lot of quality.Boruc is committed and he's nowhere near him and Origi
0:29:50 > 0:29:57scores. Change made at the start of the second half, Jordan Ibe, former
0:29:57 > 0:30:02Liverpool player.Playing against your old team you want to do the
0:30:02 > 0:30:06best you can.Inside to Fraser who goes down Emma Gray penalty. What a
0:30:06 > 0:30:13goal!Three goals in the last 20 minutes.Bournemouth have a second
0:30:13 > 0:30:19goal.Great achievement for us to come back.I don't believe it!
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Bournemouth are level.Great game to be involved in and for the fans it
0:30:23 > 0:30:32was a great game to see.The shot, he has lost it, it is unbelievable,
0:30:32 > 0:30:36Bournemouth have won the game. After the final whistle went Jurgen Klopp
0:30:36 > 0:30:41came over to you and embraced you. Does that kind of show the kind of
0:30:41 > 0:30:47manager that he is?I was happy when he came over. For me, as a manager,
0:30:47 > 0:30:56he is a really good manager one to one, he makes you feel important
0:30:56 > 0:30:59whether you are coming on from the bench or a starter, everyone feels
0:30:59 > 0:31:03the same so I give him credit for that.How does he compare differ to
0:31:03 > 0:31:10Eddie Howe?Jurgen is a bit more aggressive, not in a bad way. He
0:31:10 > 0:31:14gets more excited, you can see how he is on the sideline, it's as if he
0:31:14 > 0:31:19is the 12th player on the pitch. That's the only difference. The
0:31:19 > 0:31:22manager is still great. He's taught me a lot on the defensive side of
0:31:22 > 0:31:27things. I wasn't the best at tracking back. I think it is like
0:31:27 > 0:31:33that with a lot of wingers. It is a lot more work but as I say I'm
0:31:33 > 0:31:38getting used to everything, I feel as if I've done better.You've been
0:31:38 > 0:31:41here 18 months now, you were a club record signing at the time when you
0:31:41 > 0:31:50were brought in. What pressures did that add to you, if any?
0:31:50 > 0:31:57A lot of pressure. Being the age I was, it wasn't the greatest last
0:31:57 > 0:32:02season. I have picked up the pace but there is loads more to come from
0:32:02 > 0:32:09me, and from the team. COMMENTATOR: A little backheel.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13With an exquisite touch. We don't know what will happen on Sunday.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18Paul, everyone is talking about their attack. Do you look at them
0:32:18 > 0:32:23and feel worried? They have a lot of attacking
0:32:23 > 0:32:31options. You see the way they attack, fast players. It will be
0:32:31 > 0:32:38difficult for us. It is a game to be involved in. We have to look out for
0:32:38 > 0:32:41the great players. How important will it be for you to
0:32:41 > 0:32:45make an impact against your former club?
0:32:45 > 0:32:51Extremely. I want us to win. I would like to get a goal and be a vital
0:32:51 > 0:33:02player in the team.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Presumably they were indoors, I don't know what it says about the
0:33:15 > 0:33:20player. He is still a young kid. From Derby, went on to Bournemouth,
0:33:20 > 0:33:25hasn't really done the business. I am not sure how much Eddie Howe will
0:33:25 > 0:33:32trust him to play the whole game. He is more of an impact player.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36We have just had Raheem Sterling, Wilfried Zaha, they have seriously
0:33:36 > 0:33:40trained, that is what he needs to do. Rather than wearing a hat, he
0:33:40 > 0:33:49needs to look at what they are doing. I'm just joining in. He had a
0:33:49 > 0:33:56go at Leicester fans, did you hear? He has great ability. Someone has to
0:33:56 > 0:34:00shake him up. He went there for £15 million. When you look at the
0:34:00 > 0:34:05players he is up against, he should be in the team on a more regular
0:34:05 > 0:34:11basis. Lots of players have made the most
0:34:11 > 0:34:14out of average ability. He has lots of ability.
0:34:14 > 0:34:21We mentioned last season against Liverpool. We will show you the
0:34:21 > 0:34:27winner in injury time. Coutinho on the bench. An interesting decision
0:34:27 > 0:34:34from Jurgen Klopp. Where are Liverpool at the moment?
0:34:34 > 0:34:39They have shown they have all the tools to destroy teams and score as
0:34:39 > 0:34:43many as they have. They are always capable of giving you a chance. For
0:34:43 > 0:34:49Everton to go there and keep it Tate -- keep it tight. Liverpool may do
0:34:49 > 0:34:54something silly at the back. If you defend deep, deny them the space to
0:34:54 > 0:35:00run into, you are taking away half their strength.
0:35:00 > 0:35:07They were off-colour the other night. The first touch, and usually
0:35:07 > 0:35:14it was poor. You can't call them the Fab four anymore, they are called
0:35:14 > 0:35:19the Quad squad!
0:35:19 > 0:35:21One place below Bournemouth are Stoke, and the grumblings
0:35:21 > 0:35:24against manager Mark Hughes have got considerably louder after the loss
0:35:24 > 0:35:25to Burnley this week.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28Much of it was his decision to substitute Shaqiri.
0:35:28 > 0:35:35I don't think the performances have been particularly bad. In the game
0:35:35 > 0:35:42against Spurs, clearly from our point of view, it was not what we
0:35:42 > 0:35:47expected. We are not the only team with trials and should relations at
0:35:47 > 0:35:57this time of this current season. Our fans will accept defeat up to a
0:35:57 > 0:36:00point if they see performances of commitment and real desire and
0:36:00 > 0:36:05working hard for the short which -- for the shirt.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06Let's go to the Bet365 Stadium now.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09John Murray there for Match of The Day today.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11A local columnist this week said
0:36:11 > 0:36:15it was time for Hughes to go.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19He is one of the bosses under extreme pressure.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24It has that feeling about it, coming here today. The pressure is on. This
0:36:24 > 0:36:29game against West Ham and the next home match against West Brom. Games
0:36:29 > 0:36:36we can look at. They will only be looking at this one. A tough week
0:36:36 > 0:36:42for Stoke away from home, as well as losing at Burnley. The performance
0:36:42 > 0:36:47was better. Last Saturday, well beaten by Tottenham at Wembley. That
0:36:47 > 0:36:52business at the railway station, probably in times past you would
0:36:52 > 0:36:55have heard the dog, but pictures of supporters telling the players what
0:36:55 > 0:37:03they think of them. -- you wouldn't have heard that.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04Saido Berahino hasn't played
0:37:04 > 0:37:05a minute in the last six games
0:37:05 > 0:37:11and is yet to score for the club in 20 league appearances.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15It is a strange situation, talk about young players with talent. He
0:37:15 > 0:37:20said they had something about him. Without doubt, his is an
0:37:20 > 0:37:28extraordinary story, he has lived a nice -- a life less ordinary. He had
0:37:28 > 0:37:32difficulties at West Brom. Mark Hughes had a gamble on him, Stoke
0:37:32 > 0:37:38had a gamble. He has not featured in the last six matches. He has been an
0:37:38 > 0:37:42unused substitute this season more times than he has got onto the
0:37:42 > 0:37:49field. One of the grumbles the other night, why not use him? Put him on
0:37:49 > 0:37:56the field. We will see today.I heard an
0:37:56 > 0:37:58interesting discussion about how many players you would wear.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00John, I know you always take a hat.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Have you gone vest as well today?
0:38:02 > 0:38:10I am not a big one for thermals! You get too hot inside. You need to get
0:38:10 > 0:38:13the layering right, I hope I have nailed it today.
0:38:13 > 0:38:24Excellent. Good advice. That is the Stoke point of view.
0:38:24 > 0:38:31They take on West Ham. They had been improving under David Moyes. Running
0:38:31 > 0:38:37an extra seven kilometres per match. I don't know if he has improved on
0:38:37 > 0:38:41everything. He has said in terms of training, they have been very good.
0:38:41 > 0:38:49It looks like he has them organised, some good results. They are in the
0:38:49 > 0:38:51battle to avoid relegation, nothing more.
0:38:51 > 0:38:58November is the month when people change their manager. Now it is
0:38:58 > 0:39:01December. Those managers who have changed, they have been positive
0:39:01 > 0:39:05changes. It can go either way. Look at West
0:39:05 > 0:39:12Ham, Roy Hodgson at Palace. Everton. It has that effect. How
0:39:12 > 0:39:22long will the effect last? These clubs will see it wearing off.
0:39:22 > 0:39:28If you say the stats are down, it is a natural requirement for any player
0:39:28 > 0:39:34to work hard. After that, it is a bonus. Talking about David Moyes,
0:39:34 > 0:39:45Claude Puel, they are both doing well.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59That is one of the games featuring this afternoon.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02That's one of the games that will feature on Final Score this
0:40:02 > 0:40:04afternoon, from 4pm on BBC One, Sportscene in Scotland.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06Dion Dublin and Garth Crooks joining Jason for that one.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Match of The Day is back at 10:20pm tonight with Ian Wright
0:40:09 > 0:40:11and Marthin Keown in the studio.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12-- and Martin Keown in the studio.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15With Match of The Day 2 at 10:30pm tomorrow on BBC Two due
0:40:15 > 0:40:17to Sports Personality being on BBC One.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Now to a young Celtic player who's already picking up plenty of awards.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Kieran Tierney has already been voted young Scottish Player
0:40:22 > 0:40:23Of The Year twice.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27Rob MacLean has been to see a full back playing in a side who are now
0:40:27 > 0:40:30unbeaten in 69 league matches.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39Sask I am a rebel...
0:40:43 > 0:40:45I bet you can't do it like me.
0:40:56 > 0:41:03I was looking at a website picking their best players, Coutinho,
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Bernardo, Neymar. Your name was in there, how does it feel?
0:41:06 > 0:41:12It is bad. Mad they have put me in it but I am
0:41:12 > 0:41:16delighted. COMMENTATOR: It is Kieran Tierney
0:41:16 > 0:41:21forced first goal in the top team. I can't remember life without
0:41:21 > 0:41:28Celtic. I was seven when I was scouted. To be so young, to make the
0:41:28 > 0:41:31grade is really a great achievement in itself.
0:41:31 > 0:41:38I feel as if I need to work hard every single day to keep it going.
0:41:38 > 0:41:44COMMENTATOR: Stunning opening goal. I never take it for granted. I keep
0:41:44 > 0:41:51going, work hard. Whatever, wherever it takes me.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54What has the arrival of Brendan Rodgers meant?
0:41:54 > 0:41:59He has developed me as a much better player. People can see over 18
0:41:59 > 0:42:03months my maturity on the pitch has got a lot better. I am learning the
0:42:03 > 0:42:11game. He has done that with a lot of players.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Knocking on 70 games unbeaten. It is great but not something we
0:42:13 > 0:42:19will talk about too much. Every game is big for us.
0:42:19 > 0:42:25You're just thinking about your game plan and how you will keep it going.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28You have signed a new long-term contract with Celtic, do you plan to
0:42:28 > 0:42:31be here for a long time question mark yes, that's why I signed it, I
0:42:31 > 0:42:37was delighted when it was offered. It was done so quickly. From
0:42:37 > 0:42:46Thursday until Tuesday. It gave me a lift. My family are proud. And it
0:42:46 > 0:42:50will give the fans a lift. The Scottish Cup last season when
0:42:50 > 0:42:54you got a bang and had to go to hospital.
0:42:54 > 0:42:59That was crazy. It was a fairy tale I made it back in time. I went to
0:42:59 > 0:43:08the dentist, got the operation. Just to make it back. Then I ran into the
0:43:08 > 0:43:18stadium. It was perfect timing. You can see how much it meant to me when
0:43:18 > 0:43:22I lifted it and the reaction from the fans is something I will never
0:43:22 > 0:43:25forget. Most of the top English clubs have
0:43:25 > 0:43:32scouts watching you. My friends tell me that. Sentience
0:43:32 > 0:43:39that's coming to watch me. I don't know how true it is. -- 17 scouts
0:43:39 > 0:43:48coming to watch me. COMMENTATOR: Be champions, the
0:43:48 > 0:43:51Invincibles. I dreamt of playing with Celtic when
0:43:51 > 0:43:54I was younger and I am living that dream, I had no ambitions at the
0:43:54 > 0:43:59moment to play anywhere else. It is football, anything can happen.
0:43:59 > 0:44:01Celtic's youngest ever captain.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03In August, The Herald asked if he was the best
0:44:03 > 0:44:12Scottish player for 40 years.
0:44:12 > 0:44:15He has got talent undoubtedly and could go on to be a really top
0:44:15 > 0:44:23player. I am not having that title. You're taking out Graeme Souness,
0:44:23 > 0:44:28Alli McCoist, Charlie Nicholas? No. I think he might be embarrassed.
0:44:28 > 0:44:29Maybe they were just chatting it up there.
0:44:29 > 0:44:38I think it was a question. Our incredible talent, so young,
0:44:38 > 0:44:45coming in with a mature head. Taking the weight of Celtic. He is now
0:44:45 > 0:44:51captain of his country as well. Going back to the Herald newspaper,
0:44:51 > 0:44:57the last thing we need is that type of publicity at this time. He might
0:44:57 > 0:45:01be able to deal with it but he doesn't need it. Celtic are
0:45:01 > 0:45:05dominating the League. He has potential to be great but he has to
0:45:05 > 0:45:09move away from Celtic. Two League defeat in his entire
0:45:09 > 0:45:16career. He has a winning mentality.
0:45:20 > 0:45:24I'm not being funny but you would have because you win every week.
0:45:24 > 0:45:29Virtually. The league is not great, it's not Celtic's fault that they
0:45:29 > 0:45:32beat every other team but there is a massive disparity between Celtic and
0:45:32 > 0:45:36all the other rest of the teams apart from maybe Aberdeen.And as
0:45:36 > 0:45:39Rob was asking I think holding onto him will be a challenge in the
0:45:39 > 0:45:41future but he's enjoying his football at the moment.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43Celtic have drawn Zenit St Petersburg in the Europa League.
0:45:43 > 0:45:44Arsenal play Graham Potter's Ostersund.
0:45:44 > 0:45:49You may remember we went and interviewed him last month.
0:45:49 > 0:45:50Which is quite good timing really.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54That's in February.
0:45:54 > 0:45:57A visit from Newcastle is of more pressing concern to.
0:45:57 > 0:46:01Steve Bower is there for us.
0:46:01 > 0:46:08Does it feel like the final few days or weeks of the reign of Mike Ashley
0:46:08 > 0:46:10at Newcastle?Every Newcastle supporter would like to think that
0:46:10 > 0:46:12because it's a rather unique situation and we know one owner
0:46:12 > 0:46:16wants to sell and there is a group that wants to buy, and we know they
0:46:16 > 0:46:20have had talks and there is a transfer window opening next month.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23I was talking to Rafael Benitez a couple of weeks ago down here when
0:46:23 > 0:46:28they play Chelsea. You could see his frustration because he's getting, he
0:46:28 > 0:46:31feels, the most out of his squad, the ability, most of the time and
0:46:31 > 0:46:35they are crying out for quality. And he is crying out with a list ready
0:46:35 > 0:46:39to try and bring back quality in to keep them in the Premier League in
0:46:39 > 0:46:42January. So he is hoping that can be the case. Every Newcastle fan needs
0:46:42 > 0:46:46a lift with this run, the worst run in the last eight games, one point
0:46:46 > 0:46:50from the last 24 and again more frustration. The performance, he
0:46:50 > 0:46:54felt, was that at times against Everton in the week, whether they
0:46:54 > 0:46:58can get a lift here today is a big as given Arsenal's home record
0:46:58 > 0:47:02before the debate against Manchester United. But Newcastle, no doubt, the
0:47:02 > 0:47:07nerves are getting thin on Tyneside and the club on and off the pitch
0:47:07 > 0:47:11need a lift and they need a lift quickly.Talking of Arsenal now, we
0:47:11 > 0:47:16have mentioned the transfer window a few times in this programme. Without
0:47:16 > 0:47:19reopening in January... You are smoking because I think you know
0:47:19 > 0:47:24what the question will be. Those two contract revels at Arsenal will be
0:47:24 > 0:47:27on the back pages again, won't they? That's the whole point, we are
0:47:27 > 0:47:31talking about it, you are asking the question, it is not a healthy
0:47:31 > 0:47:35situation for Arsenal with Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil. I talked to
0:47:35 > 0:47:38a few Arsenal fans outside and that's the first thing they ask,
0:47:38 > 0:47:41will they stay, will they be sold in January? There are bound to be
0:47:41 > 0:47:44players in the dressing room thinking Batcombe Arsene Wenger
0:47:44 > 0:47:48publicly yesterday reiterating that nobody is going to leave the club in
0:47:48 > 0:47:56January -- thinking that. The more immediate issue is they have gone
0:47:56 > 0:48:00three Premier League games without a win since January. I was at West Ham
0:48:00 > 0:48:05when a team with Ozil and Sanchez struggled to break West Ham down and
0:48:05 > 0:48:07that will give Newcastle and Rafa Benitez hope today if they can
0:48:07 > 0:48:12remain resolute and defensively they might be able to get something.
0:48:12 > 0:48:17Arsenal need to get winning quickly again and keep those points close to
0:48:17 > 0:48:21those Champions League rivals, of course, with or without Ozil, 4chan
0:48:21 > 0:48:23Piesley football next season. Thanks, Steve, enjoyed the game
0:48:23 > 0:48:28later on.
0:48:28 > 0:48:32Do you think they are better than their league position?I do, I
0:48:32 > 0:48:36honestly think so. Last week against Everton they hit the woodwork three
0:48:36 > 0:48:43times and had many chances. I love Rafa but you can't keep putting out
0:48:43 > 0:48:46excuses about the takeover. That's an excuse for the players, every
0:48:46 > 0:48:50time they get beat they say we need money and this. Managers in that
0:48:50 > 0:48:55league have less money than he has. When I look at their squad he has a
0:48:55 > 0:48:58better squad than four or five teams in there. Where they are at the
0:48:58 > 0:49:04moment does not surprise me. If you make an excuse for the players,
0:49:04 > 0:49:07waiting for the takeover, basically saying his squad isn't good enough.
0:49:07 > 0:49:11The players used that as an excuse. That needs to be put to bed. We know
0:49:11 > 0:49:15the situation with Newcastle, there is a takeover coming, but don't put
0:49:15 > 0:49:18that on the players. The players have to go out and perform. They
0:49:18 > 0:49:22haven't got a bad squad. You would not see Sean Dyche moaning about it
0:49:22 > 0:49:25and he probably has the least budget out of all of them. I'm not buying
0:49:25 > 0:49:32that.Goals, looking at Dwight Gayle, Perez, Mitrovic you don't
0:49:32 > 0:49:34think goals on a regular basis in the Premier League which is
0:49:34 > 0:49:37something they will have to address. Which is what he's asking about
0:49:37 > 0:49:38January.
0:49:38 > 0:49:40Newcastle were the Championship champions last season.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43This time it's Wolves leading the way.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45In third are Bristol City who are surprising many and face
0:49:45 > 0:49:47Manchester United in the quarterfinals of the League Cup
0:49:47 > 0:49:49next week.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51Mark Clemmitt has been to where the M4 meets the M5.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08I have only watched training for ten minutes this morning and I'm
0:50:08 > 0:50:13freezing. Do you actually enjoyed it and do the players, yes, absolutely
0:50:13 > 0:50:20love it.It's the best job in the world. As far as the lads are
0:50:20 > 0:50:23concerned they are going and kicking the ball around with their mates
0:50:23 > 0:50:29still.Have you surprised yourself this season?No, I think that it was
0:50:29 > 0:50:33always a medium-term sort of project for us. We had a horrendous spell
0:50:33 > 0:50:37last year, and in one sense it's good because we came through it and
0:50:37 > 0:50:41it made everybody stronger.Did you have to go and make representation
0:50:41 > 0:50:45to the board and say, I know it looks terrible but you've got to
0:50:45 > 0:50:49believe in me?Of course, absolutely, and sometimes that is a
0:50:49 > 0:50:53daily communication, sometimes that is a weekly or a monthly, after
0:50:53 > 0:50:56games, that communication, the humility, the understanding of
0:50:56 > 0:50:59what's required and particularly being a young manager and they have
0:50:59 > 0:51:04helped me through it.Do you ever doubt yourself?No, never, you have
0:51:04 > 0:51:08a belief in what you are trying to do. Sometimes it's the frustration
0:51:08 > 0:51:11that you can't fast-track it. You know where the endgame is and it's
0:51:11 > 0:51:17about keeping on the straight line getting there.The manager said
0:51:17 > 0:51:20things he wanted to do last season when he first came in, couple of
0:51:20 > 0:51:24seasons now down the line is teasing place and everybody understands
0:51:24 > 0:51:28their roles and what is expected from us all, on the pitch and off
0:51:28 > 0:51:33the pitch. You have become a bit of an Internet
0:51:33 > 0:51:39sensation, haven't you? Somebody told me over 2 million hits on the
0:51:39 > 0:51:43last one.It is just a bit of a joke, football is serious but it
0:51:43 > 0:51:47shows you can have fun on the side, looking forward to what the others
0:51:47 > 0:51:51come up with because there are a few good ones coming up.The League Cup
0:51:51 > 0:51:55is looming, you've already toughed out three Premier League clubs and
0:51:55 > 0:52:02Jose is coming to Town.I'm excited, that's for sure, it would be nice to
0:52:02 > 0:52:06chat to him and trying to pick his brain.Let's hope it doesn't kick
0:52:06 > 0:52:10off in the tunnel because you might not get much out of him.I won't
0:52:10 > 0:52:18have any flour or milk in my office! OK, fine!Jose is right up there,
0:52:18 > 0:52:21I've read all of his books and watched any sessions available to
0:52:21 > 0:52:26watch and studied his interviews and he was the play the same level that
0:52:26 > 0:52:32I was and hopefully one day I will a top level club.To have come through
0:52:32 > 0:52:37the academy, to be scoring for one of your home City clubs must be one
0:52:37 > 0:52:42of the most amazing feelings, isn't it?100% and I don't think we are
0:52:42 > 0:52:46trying to do something special this season. The feeling is crazy,
0:52:46 > 0:52:49everybody wants to be part of it and everybody is raring for us and who
0:52:49 > 0:52:54knows where it could take us?This is the first time I'm going to
0:52:54 > 0:52:57mention the City of Bristol as a sleeping giant. Premier League
0:52:57 > 0:53:02football would be spot on for this City.That's the dream, certainly.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05We are trying everything possible to fast-track it. We've got the
0:53:05 > 0:53:10stadium, the training ground, planning permission went in last
0:53:10 > 0:53:14week, we've got the fan base, fantastic fan base. It's a huge City
0:53:14 > 0:53:20and it has a lot going for it. I have a quick update from the
0:53:20 > 0:53:24Premier League. Christian Benteke has scored away from home for
0:53:24 > 0:53:28Crystal Palace, they lead 1-0 at Leicester. That's the update, not a
0:53:28 > 0:53:32penalty, in case you are wondering. The quote behind Lee Johnson during
0:53:32 > 0:53:35the interview, because you couldn't quite make it out, is from the
0:53:35 > 0:53:37American actress Judy Holliday.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers
0:53:40 > 0:53:44have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47You can tell she wasn't talking about football. What's all that
0:53:47 > 0:53:54about?You lot, you have been a manager...Hold on I reckon our take
0:53:54 > 0:53:57on that is no matter what we do on the pitch, actually the coaching
0:53:57 > 0:54:00staff and manager are more important. What a load of baloney!
0:54:00 > 0:54:07He's reminding himself.Himself! He's reminding himself that his role
0:54:07 > 0:54:13is important.The game has gone.You are just throwing out opinions.I am
0:54:13 > 0:54:19not, what did you think of that?I think it's important. What he's
0:54:19 > 0:54:22trying to say is if they do all the work before the Saturday then the
0:54:22 > 0:54:25players have to go and perform so it is a joint team effort. I'm not of
0:54:25 > 0:54:29the opinion of Laura, to be honest. From his perspective it is working,
0:54:29 > 0:54:34they are third in the league, many people's favourites to go down, he
0:54:34 > 0:54:39has managed 250 league games and only about 30.He's done a lot in
0:54:39 > 0:54:42his short time but he's doing a fantastic job at Bristol City and
0:54:42 > 0:54:45they have an opportunity to get promoted, but the big cup game in
0:54:45 > 0:54:50the week, that they will enjoy.They are also a way to Watford in the
0:54:50 > 0:54:54third round of the FA Cup in a few weeks' time as well. The final
0:54:54 > 0:54:57non-league replay this week, trying to book their places this week in
0:54:57 > 0:55:05that hat. They had already breached a pretty hefty gap to their League 1
0:55:05 > 0:55:07opponents in the first meeting and early on in the return National
0:55:07 > 0:55:12League side Woking were at it again. Woking have the lead and it's a
0:55:12 > 0:55:18wonderful goal from Ehiogu. Any home concern was quickly quelled by,
0:55:18 > 0:55:23ironically enough, Michael Doughty. And for those of the Peterborough
0:55:23 > 0:55:29disposition it got even better soon. Jack Murray it found room, 2-1.
0:55:29 > 0:55:33Woking wobbling but as their heads cleared they found a way back.
0:55:33 > 0:55:38Charlie Carter paving the way for Matt Young. Upset back on. But only
0:55:38 > 0:55:44for a moment.Intermediate 3-2, and he does. What an FA Cup tie this is
0:55:44 > 0:55:51turning out to be.Things were starting to slip away for Woking.
0:55:51 > 0:55:55Danny Lloyd was sent bling, easy one for the referee, Maddison made
0:55:55 > 0:56:01penalty looked simple too. Edwards added some gloss for Posh, now
0:56:01 > 0:56:03perhaps a little anxiously, Aston Villa await.
0:56:03 > 0:56:09With a tasty looking trip to Premier League team Bournemouth the enticing
0:56:09 > 0:56:12reward, stakes were sizeable at the DW Stadium worth the former FA Cup
0:56:12 > 0:56:19winners landed the first blow. Ivan Toney, 1-0. Files are made of strong
0:56:19 > 0:56:22stuff, Simon grand rattled in the level, grand indeed. But even better
0:56:22 > 0:56:28was to follow for FA Cup thrill seekers.He finds Danny Rowe and is
0:56:28 > 0:56:32deflected and into the net. -- Fylde. The League 1 leaders Wigan
0:56:32 > 0:56:37shaken but they stirred. Will Grigg was summoned from the bench and his
0:56:37 > 0:56:39response was impressive, having levelled the tie minutes later he
0:56:39 > 0:56:52won it. Wigan have turned it around and it's Will Grigg again.For 4-4-2
0:56:52 > 0:56:57or -- Fylde. Hereford were creating cup history
0:56:57 > 0:57:01but here Fleetwood were determined to create their own. From George
0:57:01 > 0:57:06Linde and's corner, skippered Ciaran Rodger got them in front and it
0:57:06 > 0:57:11worked so well they had another go, very much a captain's innings. Uwe
0:57:11 > 0:57:14Rosler and, rubbing their hands in glee, a third round tie with
0:57:14 > 0:57:16Leicester was their prize.
0:57:16 > 0:57:18Ivan Gaskell rounding it up there.
0:57:18 > 0:57:20Wins for Exeter, Yeovil and Blackburn.
0:57:20 > 0:57:21Carlisle against Gillingham was postponed until Tuesday.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24That's it from us this lunchtime.
0:57:24 > 0:57:33Lyle Rowe is off for a lie down! -- Lawro.
0:57:33 > 0:57:35We're back next Saturday at midday for a pre-Christmas extravaganza.
0:57:35 > 0:57:37We leave you with the yuletide predictions
0:57:37 > 0:57:38of the WWE star John Cena,
0:57:38 > 0:57:41who's currently providing the voice of a bull in the film Ferdinand.
0:57:41 > 0:57:44Goodbye.
0:57:46 > 0:58:02, no, you are a 2000 lb feather. Talking about the guys who fall down
0:58:02 > 0:58:07dramatically when they don't get hit. So I think they would do just
0:58:07 > 0:58:10fine in the WWE. Did the US not make the World Cup? I thought it was the
0:58:10 > 0:58:15World Cup, doesn't everybody play? We didn't make it? We didn't make it
0:58:15 > 0:58:24for real? Stoke- West Ham. Who doesn't love a good ham? It provides
0:58:24 > 0:58:29you with nourishment, happiness, a sense of community, always served at
0:58:29 > 0:58:36a big family function or gathering. I like West Ham, 1-0. Now, everyone
0:58:36 > 0:58:43in the Internet world is going to think I'm going to choose the Spurs.
0:58:43 > 0:58:47You're right, Tottenham all the way. Wait for it... 1-0.