:01:37. > :01:44.Those three Barclays Premier League games coming your way as well as
:01:44. > :01:51.action from yesterday, debris's Goal of the Month and reaction to
:01:51. > :01:57.the departure of AVB from Chelsea. Alan Shearer joins our constant
:01:57. > :02:01.source of light and inspiration, Lee Dixon. We start at White Hart
:02:01. > :02:07.Lane with the Spurs against Manchester United. The wheels have
:02:07. > :02:12.come off Tottenham's title Page. Two wins in the last six has stop
:02:12. > :02:18.their momentum. Last week they looked all set to beat Arsenal but
:02:18. > :02:23.then there was a derby day disaster. Today was a chance to a raise that
:02:23. > :02:32.nightmare. Led by the Dad's Army duo of Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes
:02:32. > :02:38.you would not bet against United winning another crane. Last week,
:02:38. > :02:48.Ryan Giggs popped up in injury-time to take the points. The dad are
:02:48. > :02:51.
:02:51. > :02:56.Manchester United will win today. A look at the five. Gap between
:02:56. > :03:05.Manchester United and City says that it would be a bad one for them
:03:05. > :03:15.to lose. Scott Parker is suspended and van der Vaart is injured. Wayne
:03:15. > :03:21.Rooney is back after his throat infection. After today, United's
:03:21. > :03:31.next eight games are against teams outside this morning's top eight.
:03:31. > :03:52.
:03:52. > :04:02.The stakes are high on a freezing on this ground since Manchester
:04:02. > :04:25.
:04:25. > :04:35.City put five against them, back at good save by De Gea. The clearance
:04:35. > :05:14.
:05:14. > :05:24.area. There will be a card here. The first of the game, for Phil
:05:24. > :05:59.
:05:59. > :06:09.corner Andy used to be Teddy Sheringham who got on the end of
:06:09. > :06:24.
:06:24. > :06:29.But it is ruled out for hand ball. Market -- Martin Atkinson says No
:06:29. > :06:36.goal. It probably would have gone in had Adebayor not been standing
:06:36. > :06:39.there. There was the faintest of touches against his arm.
:06:39. > :06:43.Inadvertently, Adebayor got in the way and the referee says he used
:06:43. > :06:53.his arm to bring it under control before flicking it into the back of
:06:53. > :06:53.
:06:53. > :07:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:07:46. > :07:51.the net. A big part of the cheeks what Manchester United do! Wayne
:07:51. > :08:01.Rooney, with 30 seconds of the first half to go, a straightforward
:08:01. > :08:03.
:08:03. > :08:13.goal. Big questions to answer in the Tottenham defence here. Wayne
:08:13. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:45.Rooney put them in front. A broad That is a save and a half from De
:08:45. > :09:07.
:09:07. > :09:17.and it is a free kick. The pace is unrelenting and the tackles and
:09:17. > :09:17.
:09:17. > :10:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:10:21. > :10:26.last half an hour of this game could be epic. Young! 2-0,
:10:26. > :10:35.Manchester United! Ashley Young scores the goal that put clear blue
:10:35. > :10:41.water between them and spares. It comes against the run of play. But
:10:41. > :10:50.again, Manchester United absolutely clinical, as Tottenham were
:10:50. > :11:00.underwear from the throw-in. Danny could not be offside from the
:11:00. > :11:00.
:11:00. > :12:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:12:10. > :12:16.attacking in this game but three up at White Hart Lane, with a
:12:17. > :12:23.goal from the very top drawer. Special, special moment from Ashley
:12:23. > :12:30.Young. They have been given a stiff examination by Tottenham Hotspur
:12:30. > :12:40.today have Manchester United but they have had composure, confidence,
:12:40. > :13:03.
:13:03. > :13:12.world that has a good record against Manchester United but
:13:12. > :13:22.recently it is pretty dismal for Tottenham. That is what Jermaine
:13:22. > :13:23.
:13:23. > :13:28.Defoe does so often. Sloppy from Manchester United, given away. It
:13:28. > :13:35.seemed all too easy for Jermaine Defoe to put the ball in the back
:13:35. > :13:39.of the net. It was not deflected. It has not been an easy afternoon
:13:39. > :13:42.for Harry Redknapp. This was a stroll for United as
:13:42. > :13:44.they keep the heat on City. The Blues' lead is again back to two
:13:44. > :13:52.points. As for Spurs, they simply had no answer, suffering again
:13:52. > :13:58.against a side they haven't beaten since 2001. We will one - nil down
:13:58. > :14:03.at half-time, it was soul- destroying to see them score, they
:14:03. > :14:11.created nothing. Make no mistake, they are a good side but we made
:14:11. > :14:17.them look ordinary. They just overran us at times and
:14:17. > :14:20.it is a miracle we were 1 - nil at half-time. What we're thoughts
:14:20. > :14:28.about the goal that was disallowed? I thought it was harsh, it should
:14:28. > :14:34.have stood. And the second one was that saved. That was a fantastic
:14:34. > :14:41.save and it was a turning point. You have to defend better than we
:14:41. > :14:50.did. From where I was it looked as if it was going in. Did you feel
:14:50. > :14:57.the same? I think so. When I hit it I felt that it was going in. One of
:14:57. > :15:00.your better goals. It is always nice to get on the scoresheet. But
:15:00. > :15:05.it was a good team performance and we got those three points in the
:15:05. > :15:15.we got those three points in the end.
:15:15. > :15:15.
:15:15. > :15:25.Whitehead phones?! -- wipe their head phones?! The referee, I
:15:25. > :15:30.believe that he got it right. Lennon goes past Jones. It comes
:15:30. > :15:35.straight enough frump Louis Saha. Adebayor doing his best to try to
:15:35. > :15:44.Adebayor doing his best to try to get out of the way. I know that is
:15:44. > :15:48.not deliberate, but it came down on to his hand. And I think the
:15:48. > :15:54.referee gets it right. It definitely does hit his hand. The
:15:54. > :15:59.letter of the law actually says that handball has to be deliberate.
:15:59. > :16:03.But rarely do you actually do that anyway. And if that was a defender
:16:03. > :16:09.on the line trying to stop it in the same circumstances I am pretty
:16:09. > :16:19.sure that the referee would give it. The word deliberate was taken out
:16:19. > :16:22.
:16:23. > :16:28.of almost every feedlot law. -- FIFA. Apart from the hand ball. But
:16:28. > :16:34.it is not really applicable. I lost count of how many penalties I gave
:16:34. > :16:39.away with handball. Probably just two of those were deliberate, the
:16:39. > :16:44.rest of them accidental. But you know it is going to be a penalty.
:16:44. > :16:53.And I think it is the same with that one, the referee has to
:16:53. > :16:56.disallow it. Using Keady is the right decision? I think in fairness
:16:57. > :17:05.it should be disallowed but the letter of the law says it has to be
:17:06. > :17:12.deliberate. Now Manchester United, five shots on target. Well
:17:12. > :17:16.Tottenham were superb, they put Manchester United to the sword at
:17:16. > :17:23.times and outplayed them in midfield. But today they got it
:17:23. > :17:28.perfectly right. But ultimately they were undone by a couple of set
:17:28. > :17:36.pieces. Harry Redknapp will be really disappointed. Walker and
:17:36. > :17:43.Rooney, there is already space in front of Wayne Rooney. There is
:17:43. > :17:50.that space. He has got his hands on his hips, Walker, not ready for the
:17:50. > :17:55.moves that an experienced player like Wayne Rooney gives him. This
:17:55. > :18:00.one is even worse. When you get the winner behind the full-back
:18:00. > :18:10.defending Europe in all kinds of trouble. -- you are in it all kinds
:18:10. > :18:11.
:18:11. > :18:21.of trouble. And that space, and it really is schoolboy stuff. This is
:18:21. > :18:23.a brilliant finish. Great technique. And they were undone by then.
:18:23. > :18:32.Undone by a really poor defending when they had played so well as
:18:32. > :18:37.well. That drives managers not so, because those set pieces are so
:18:37. > :18:42.vitally important that throughout the season. The number of goals
:18:42. > :18:47.scored and conceded from set pieces is astounding. It is a big lesson
:18:47. > :18:52.for Kyle Walker anyway, he is a promising player and that will be a
:18:52. > :18:57.big lesson to him. Standing with his hands on his hips, not ready
:18:57. > :19:02.for the shot. And if you know your winner is marking behind you for me
:19:02. > :19:07.that is a warning sign. I want him in front. The performance was there
:19:07. > :19:14.but it is the business of results. What is going on with Tottenham
:19:14. > :19:20.Hotspur's at the moment? For me I think it was telling, Parker was
:19:20. > :19:29.not there today. Rafael Van Der Vaart was not there. But when they
:19:29. > :19:36.have got their full team, the lads did pretty well, but without Gareth
:19:36. > :19:40.Bale and Parker then they are a different team.
:19:40. > :19:49.Well that's take a look at where we stand in terms of points at the
:19:49. > :19:55.moment. The fixtures are coming up. The thing with United, I think it
:19:55. > :20:00.is easier to chase them to be chased. City are two points ahead
:20:00. > :20:05.of them. They have some big games, the Chelsea game, the Arsenal game.
:20:05. > :20:14.United have an extra game at home but they have to go away to
:20:14. > :20:20.Manchester City. I think it will boil down to that. I do not think
:20:20. > :20:27.there will be many points dropped at all. It is all set up for that
:20:27. > :20:34.Derby game. Swansea at home are fantastic. They cannot win it.
:20:34. > :20:40.Right, before we move on, let's get all our ducks in a row.
:20:40. > :20:45.We're in West London for Fulham against Wolves.
:20:45. > :20:47.We'll show you the best action and incidents from yesterday.
:20:47. > :20:53.We'll bring you February's goal of the month and the saves of the
:20:53. > :20:59.season. Plus, who next for the permanent
:20:59. > :21:01.Chelsea hotseat as Andrea Villas- Boas goes bye-bye.
:21:01. > :21:04.Now, back to Sunday's highlights and it's often said that modern day
:21:04. > :21:14.football lacks a little bit of the old school bite that many fans want
:21:14. > :21:18.to see on a football pitch. Feast your eyes on this. Alan Pardew and
:21:18. > :21:28.Martin O'Neill have put the sunshine back into North East
:21:28. > :21:32.
:21:32. > :21:39.football. They are set to bring the European football back to Newcastle.
:21:39. > :21:45.O'Neill has won seven since taking charge. He worked his black cats
:21:45. > :21:51.magic and Sunderland had lost the last two. Nothing like a Derby Day
:21:51. > :21:57.to return to top form. Quite simply there's nothing like
:21:57. > :22:01.the Derby, not in this part of the world. The week has all been about
:22:01. > :22:11.the build up too high noon in Newcastle. The team is the same
:22:11. > :22:11.
:22:11. > :22:21.that Throwley Way a two-goal lead to draw up against Wolves last week.
:22:21. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:08.wins to three. But it is the sort of game that is just about
:23:08. > :23:11.
:23:11. > :23:21.impossible to call. But it was a certainty that Lee Cattermole and
:23:21. > :23:21.
:23:21. > :24:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:24:18. > :24:28.Cheick Tiote were going to get we go. The manager having words as
:24:28. > :25:06.
:25:06. > :25:13.had not had a caution all season before this. It is a penalty.
:25:13. > :25:21.Sunderland have the chance to take the lead in front of a stunned St
:25:21. > :25:29.James's Park. There is little doubt when you see it slowed down by that.
:25:29. > :25:35.Nicklas Bendtner has hardly set the world on fire, of what about now?
:25:35. > :25:45.This could be the making of him as a Sunderland player. He has got the
:25:45. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:56.Derby going and Sunderland lead in Newcastle. He has given Sunderland
:25:56. > :25:56.
:25:56. > :26:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:26:41. > :26:51.supporters were saying before the game but this could be the game for
:26:51. > :26:51.
:26:51. > :29:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:29:09. > :29:19.home supporters, just one minute Now there are few more angry
:29:19. > :29:37.
:29:37. > :29:46.caught Tiote, and he is off! A look of disbelief is written across the
:29:46. > :29:56.face of Mike Dean. I have to say it is a pretty pathetic punch, or
:29:56. > :30:14.
:30:14. > :30:24.swing of the arm. The reaction of Mignolet was ready when the moment
:30:24. > :30:40.
:30:40. > :30:45.rash. Newcastle United get the penalty and there is a bit of a
:30:45. > :30:55.reaction on the touchline as well. Martin O'Neill has to be pressed
:30:55. > :31:06.
:31:06. > :31:16.away. Fraizer Campbell has only and four goals all season. But
:31:16. > :31:29.
:31:29. > :31:39.Mignolet saves! Corner for just wide! Another corner! He
:31:39. > :32:01.
:32:01. > :32:11.stepped off his line, they always is just something about the Derby
:32:11. > :32:19.
:32:19. > :32:27.that brings out the best in Shola William son and Ameobi got enough
:32:27. > :32:32.contact on the ball to beat Mignolet. Quite incredible. He has
:32:32. > :32:38.not scored since October. He ends the drought against the team he has
:32:38. > :32:48.scored more goals against than any other. His 7th time where Derby
:32:48. > :32:48.
:32:48. > :33:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:33:31. > :33:40.for another tempestuous Derby. For Newcastle United and Alan Pardew,
:33:40. > :33:44.that will feel like a win. And it has not ended on the final whistle,
:33:44. > :33:54.because Lee Cattermole just kept on chatting to the referee and he has
:33:54. > :33:59.
:33:59. > :34:08.been dismissed. The captain, sent then! What a match, only two goals
:34:08. > :34:11.but the tackles were full-blooded I was a little disappointed in the
:34:11. > :34:17.first of because we seem to get wrapped up in what seemed to be a
:34:17. > :34:20.game plan by Sunderland. I thought it was ugly. It was strong,
:34:20. > :34:28.patriotic, vitriolic, all the things you expect from the derby of
:34:28. > :34:32.this nature. In actual fact I have to say that I'm was enjoying it,
:34:32. > :34:37.perhaps in a perverse way. Do you have a clue what you did when the
:34:37. > :34:41.penalty was awarded when the goal went in. I have just seen it and I
:34:41. > :34:46.have not covered myself in glory, but I just felt it was a bit of
:34:46. > :34:54.justice. I was really angry that so many physical challenges that would
:34:54. > :34:58.going in there were a necessary. came off the bench a goal down, and
:34:58. > :35:05.the man just to go and grab the goal. It is something that in the
:35:05. > :35:07.past I have been able to do in the past against Sunderland. We had
:35:07. > :35:13.words on the side and he is passionate for his team and I'm
:35:13. > :35:18.passionate about my team and its bills over. It would be carried on.
:35:18. > :35:28.It will be dead and buried tonight as far as I'm concerned. Until next
:35:28. > :35:28.
:35:28. > :35:33.Interesting watching that derby match with you, Alan, although you
:35:33. > :35:41.were not much of a screamer. thought it was a fantastic game
:35:41. > :35:47.with everything you would want of a Derby. Great atmosphere. I have to
:35:47. > :35:51.say that I thought Sunderland were the better team can the first half.
:35:51. > :35:57.Their game plan worked. One of the reasons for that was because
:35:57. > :36:02.Newcastle found it very difficult to get the ball up to the front men.
:36:02. > :36:12.Certainly, when they have done that, it came straight back, they were
:36:12. > :36:23.
:36:23. > :36:29.not able to get hold of it. That link-up play. Another one here.
:36:29. > :36:33.Gutierrez is trying to support Demba Ba but there is a poor touch
:36:33. > :36:39.once again. Again the ball into Gutierrez. You tell me what the
:36:39. > :36:46.Ford is supposed to do with that. Again, it is straight back to
:36:46. > :36:49.Sunderland. But, second half, first minute, first quality ball in to
:36:49. > :36:55.Cisse. Look at the movement of Demba Ba in the middle of the
:36:55. > :37:04.screen. In 218 Fred, he turns, and that is the first minute of the
:37:04. > :37:12.second half -- in took Demba Ba. They went on to dominate the second
:37:12. > :37:17.half from that and Ben Arfa played his part. Sessegnon for Sunderland
:37:17. > :37:22.was the one player causing problem but Ben Arfa did that in the second
:37:22. > :37:29.half. For Sunderland it might be wrong to pull out one player over
:37:29. > :37:33.another because it was all about 11 men. They had again plan and
:37:33. > :37:38.Cattermole was at the heart of it at the beginning. They stop the
:37:38. > :37:45.ball up to the front men of Newcastle very well. But they
:37:45. > :37:52.stopped Newcastle playing and it was a real team effort. This ball
:37:52. > :38:02.gets played in and the midfield of Sunderland. Cut more will trot back
:38:02. > :38:04.
:38:04. > :38:08.and stop the ball into the front man. -- Cattermole. They threw
:38:08. > :38:18.everything at Newcastle, they defended in numbers, threw
:38:18. > :38:18.
:38:18. > :38:27.themselves at blocking shots. This time, as the ball is switched over
:38:27. > :38:37.to bomb Polly, watched Larsson helping out. They double up on the
:38:37. > :38:47.
:38:47. > :38:56.put to shifting. Turner, a great header out, and they were unlucky
:38:56. > :39:00.with the follow-up. The goalkeeper was involved. He was part of the
:39:00. > :39:09.defending. Overall, it was a great team effort from Sunderland but
:39:09. > :39:18.Newcastle played a lot better in the second half. Let us go on to
:39:18. > :39:22.the referee, and controversially be would give in 9.5 out of 10. Hugely
:39:22. > :39:25.difficult game to referee. This was the first 20 seconds and you could
:39:25. > :39:31.say that was a red card but he gives a yellow. This was a penalty
:39:31. > :39:36.that hardly any of us saw until we see the replay. He spotted
:39:36. > :39:42.Williamson pulling back on the shirt. I'm not so sure about this
:39:42. > :39:52.one. I am not sure. But he certainly gets this one right with
:39:52. > :39:52.
:39:52. > :39:59.Fraizer Campbell on Shola Ameobi. And this one here from Sessegnon is
:39:59. > :40:05.just stupid. He had no choice but to send him off. He is closing him
:40:05. > :40:10.down and the arm comes out and swings. It is right in front of the
:40:10. > :40:13.referee. And Cattermole, who apart from the first 25 seconds was
:40:13. > :40:22.brilliant, kept on after the game and gave the referee no choice but
:40:22. > :40:30.He passed his cheeks out at the end of the game as if to say thank
:40:30. > :40:37.fully that is over. A player said something to him well done for
:40:37. > :40:43.getting through it and he said I am exhausted! Apart from the red cards
:40:43. > :40:48.and the normal disciplinary, Martin O'Neill and Alan Pardew shook hands
:40:48. > :40:51.after. I hope they are no repercussions. I do not think there
:40:51. > :40:58.will be. They are experienced managers and we saw them shaking
:40:58. > :41:03.hands. Goal of the Month still to come plus the says of the season
:41:03. > :41:13.and all of yesterday's action. Fulham welcomed Wolverhampton
:41:13. > :41:13.
:41:13. > :41:19.Wanderers to the banks of the Thames. Fulham have enjoyed a gay
:41:19. > :41:23.old time in 2012, moving up the table and looking good. They have
:41:23. > :41:32.taken 13 points from a possible 21 and were aiming for a third
:41:32. > :41:39.straight win. As for Wolves, Terry Connor is in charge and looking to
:41:39. > :41:49.his opposite dribbles to get him out of trouble. He is the boss, he
:41:49. > :41:53.
:41:53. > :42:01.is the better for the championship, over a week but he has already had
:42:01. > :42:05.plenty to chew on. Martin Jol has taken 15. From his last nine games
:42:05. > :42:15.and in Pogrebynak he has acquired a striker who has played in both
:42:15. > :42:53.
:42:53. > :43:03.games that have taken place since hackle was a timely one. -- tackle.
:43:03. > :43:03.
:43:03. > :43:13.Tipped around the post by Wayne Hennessy. That is a really good
:43:13. > :43:13.
:43:13. > :44:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:44:29. > :44:36.save. Everything looking a little shot took the merest of deflections
:44:36. > :44:46.on the way through. At Pavel Pogrebnyak buries the header into
:44:46. > :45:20.
:45:20. > :45:24.the back of the walls that. -- dangers for Wolves. All of a sudden
:45:24. > :45:34.it was three against three and one of those three was the deadly Pavel
:45:34. > :45:37.
:45:37. > :45:47.Pogrebnyak. Wolves had hung on for long periods of this first half.
:45:47. > :45:47.
:45:47. > :46:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:46:50. > :47:00.three! He gets his 17th of the plan macro has himself a hat trick.
:47:00. > :47:08.
:47:08. > :47:18.It's just saved inevitable. -- Pavel Pogrebnyak. He just about
:47:18. > :47:54.
:47:54. > :48:04.in support. It was just off-target. The Fulham players really enjoying
:48:04. > :48:26.
:48:26. > :48:36.goal that is! Waiting for the right moment for the final pass and it
:48:36. > :48:39.
:48:39. > :48:49.came to Clint Dempsey. They just seemed to wait for the right
:48:49. > :48:49.
:48:49. > :49:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:49:38. > :49:42.Terry Connor's second game as a Pogrebynak looks some player. A
:49:42. > :49:45.hat-trick today means it's now five in three for the Russian. As for
:49:45. > :49:52.Wolves, this hammering puts Terry Connor and his boys back in the
:49:52. > :49:56.bottom three. They've got a tough job on to avoid the drop.
:49:56. > :50:04.And you had a nice balance today, you were in control, everything
:50:04. > :50:12.about the play exuded confidence. We played well and that is always
:50:12. > :50:17.worrying. Even when we had believed we could not relax because they had
:50:17. > :50:22.a few strikers on the bench as well will could hurt you. But it was
:50:22. > :50:28.almost perfect. What did you say to the guys in the dressing room after
:50:28. > :50:34.90 minutes today? After the West Brom game we suffered a defeat but
:50:34. > :50:42.came back and took a positive result at Newcastle. We took the
:50:42. > :50:51.defeat today but hopefully we can bounce back. He looks as strong, he
:50:51. > :50:57.seems to have all the attributes necessary. He is the type of player
:50:57. > :51:00.that we needed. It is a bit of a coincidence as well, as so many
:51:00. > :51:06.strikers on the market. But he was strikers on the market. But he was
:51:06. > :51:13.the right one for us. I'm sure if you're looking forward
:51:14. > :51:17.to pronouncing that name! I thought he was great, I did the analysis on
:51:17. > :51:23.him last week and was very impressed. And equally impressed
:51:23. > :51:29.this week, he looks big, he looks strong. He runs into the channels,
:51:29. > :51:37.he works hard. He is obviously enjoying his football. He came from
:51:37. > :51:47.enjoying his football. He came from the German league in. I do not we
:51:47. > :51:48.
:51:48. > :51:58.know what will this would doing here. -- what Wolves were doing
:51:58. > :52:05.
:52:05. > :52:13.here. This is not as easy as it looks. There is such a thing as a
:52:13. > :52:19.perfect hat-trick. Clint Dempsey has got two brothers
:52:19. > :52:29.were also in the clowns as well. His second goal probably summed up
:52:29. > :52:31.
:52:31. > :52:38.the game. It did. It gets boring after a while if you do not speed
:52:38. > :52:44.it up. Just keep your eye on how many players they have and they
:52:44. > :52:49.have got nowhere near the ball. Look how many men forward that
:52:49. > :52:56.Fulham have got, just four. And they walk past them as if they are
:52:56. > :53:01.not there. Getting them back is not enough, you have to work the ball
:53:02. > :53:11.as well. And that finish was superb. Wolves have got big problems at the
:53:12. > :53:13.
:53:13. > :53:18.back. That was all more or less down to defensive errors.
:53:18. > :53:21.The home fixtures other stand-out ones. That is their chance to try
:53:21. > :53:24.ones. That is their chance to try to pick up some points.
:53:24. > :53:27.Right, a lot more to come tonight, but let's pause for a quick glance
:53:27. > :53:30.but let's pause for a quick glance but let's pause for a quick glance
:53:30. > :53:37.at the notice board. tonight,
:53:37. > :53:40.areas areas documentary, QPR:
:53:40. > :53:42.Year Plan, showing the ups and downs, perils and pitfalls, which
:53:42. > :53:45.ultimately led to their promotion to the premier league. That's at
:53:45. > :53:47.11:15 on BBC2. Switching sports, and the British
:53:47. > :53:50.Olympics swimming trials began yesterday and they continue all
:53:50. > :53:52.next week. You can watch the drama unfold on the red button every day
:53:52. > :53:55.from 6.25 in the evening. And looking further ahead to next
:53:55. > :53:58.Sunday, Match of the Day 2 hosts both title favourites. City are at
:53:58. > :54:01.Swansea, United host West Brom, and also, Norwich take on Wigan. That's
:54:01. > :54:04.also, Norwich take on Wigan. That's at 10 o'clock on BBC2.
:54:04. > :54:08.Right, time for February's Goal Of The Month and picking a winner from
:54:08. > :54:18.the seven shortlisted is big Alan Shearer. So I would imagine goals
:54:18. > :54:18.
:54:18. > :55:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:55:08. > :55:15.Finished with that left foot, like a rocket.
:55:15. > :55:25.Three in the middle here, what a chance. 25 seconds into the second
:55:25. > :55:36.
:55:36. > :55:46.half! Matta did not think twice! Grapeshot, what a goal! Fabulous
:55:46. > :56:13.
:56:14. > :56:23.strike by Mark Davies. Talk about a stopping that one.
:56:23. > :56:33.Great effort. How about that? He opened his body up so he could
:56:33. > :56:51.
:56:51. > :56:58.equaliser. His control was good, at equaliser. His control was good, at
:56:58. > :57:05.the finish explosive. I do not want to be accused of bias so I'm going
:57:05. > :57:13.to go for Fraser Campbell of Sunderland. I spotted was a great
:57:13. > :57:19.strike. A good touch to set it up. That is a tub skill to do that.
:57:19. > :57:23.Duff. Not to be outdone, we'll be doffing
:57:23. > :57:26.our cap to the keepers at the end of the show. But now to Cheslea and
:57:26. > :57:36.the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas. His last match turned out to be at
:57:36. > :57:47.
:57:47. > :57:51.last June that he has seen his side win only three in the last 12. West
:57:51. > :58:01.Brom were after their third successive victory for only the
:58:01. > :58:01.
:58:01. > :58:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:58:57. > :59:04.drug bit wide. -- and he has put it Cole. Lampard! Late drama at the
:59:04. > :59:09.Hawthorns. And not the sort that Andre Villas-Boas wanted to see.
:59:09. > :59:19.you think you will get another chance? His three wins enough for
:59:19. > :59:21.
:59:21. > :59:29.people to make that decision? The results had not been great,
:59:29. > :59:33.there is no doubt about that, and he knew what he was getting into
:59:33. > :59:38.when he took the job. But you do not go in expecting to any have
:59:38. > :59:42.two-thirds of the season. Hit the remit for Roman Abramovich was to
:59:42. > :59:47.evolve Chelsea into a new team with the younger manager any have to
:59:47. > :59:54.give him time. He has not done that. His old crate of sacking the
:59:54. > :00:04.manager after five minutes has come back. He be keep on doing that,
:00:04. > :00:05.
:00:05. > :00:10.they will never be successful. me out on that subject. They have
:00:10. > :00:13.had European Cup's and even a World Cup winner, so what is wrong?
:00:13. > :00:21.has been talk about him is picking the team more who is picking some
:00:21. > :00:24.of the players to bring into the Ancelotti was sort of given some
:00:24. > :00:33.players and, in the end, you have to play them. When somebody cost
:00:33. > :00:38.�50 million, the manager has to play them. Also, be characters in
:00:38. > :00:43.the dressing room. Yes, a hard dressing room to go into. I think
:00:43. > :00:49.the players have not done him any favours. Iping should keep your own
:00:49. > :00:53.counsel. Keep your mouth shut and try to get back in the side. The
:00:53. > :00:58.think his with Chelsea, would it be refreshing it Roman Abramovich had
:00:58. > :01:03.come out and said he is my man, we are changing, with it be his new
:01:03. > :01:09.Chelsea, he is going be there for two years, and give him time, and
:01:10. > :01:15.maybe finish mid-table next year as a building process. People flock to
:01:15. > :01:19.talk -- like to talk about money back Manchester City, but in that
:01:19. > :01:24.situation when the Mancini did back in, the end is to be exactly that
:01:24. > :01:26.and look at the rich old cent. were right. But there are big
:01:26. > :01:30.characters in most dressing rooms and a lot of it is down to man
:01:30. > :01:37.management and how you handle those players. The rumour is that he is
:01:37. > :01:40.not a great communicator in the dressing room. I think Roman
:01:40. > :01:47.Abramovich has gone for him thinking he was the new Mourinho
:01:48. > :01:55.and it has not worked. Renewables in town this week, surprise,
:01:55. > :02:00.surprise. There's an England job available, there is perhaps the
:02:00. > :02:05.Spurs job available, there's even a Chelsea job available. Let us get
:02:05. > :02:15.marine yet in a picture in London! Now to the rest of yesterday's
:02:15. > :02:25.
:02:25. > :02:30.night antics are true, he worked hard to appease the wrath of his
:02:30. > :02:33.manager. He put on a show of his own against Bolton. He is
:02:33. > :02:43.unimpressed manager said if he had only got an early night he might
:02:43. > :03:02.
:03:02. > :03:12.get a chance through their impressive Japanese teenager,
:03:12. > :03:33.
:03:33. > :03:43.Miyaichi, but it was all about goal. Swansea now exit 11 points
:03:43. > :03:53.above the dotted line. The visitors were hoping to spot -- stop the rot
:03:53. > :04:21.
:04:21. > :04:24.a premature end. He got a straight end for this challenge. Swansea
:04:24. > :04:30.played half an hour with only ten men as Wigan tried to make the
:04:31. > :04:40.extra man count but couldn't. David Dunn proved the undoing of
:04:41. > :04:49.
:04:49. > :04:55.Aston Villa are to salvage a vital particularly busy day, so here is
:04:55. > :05:05.to you, Mr Robinson, for keeping Blackburn in contention. Saved by
:05:05. > :05:29.
:05:29. > :05:35.Robinson twice! Some harsh words clean sheet for Blackburn but all
:05:35. > :05:40.the plaudits to Robinson, surely England's number one, for two, or
:05:40. > :05:50.three. A good point away from home for Everton but QPR avoid defeat
:05:50. > :06:05.
:06:05. > :06:13.Royston Drenthe! But Royston Drenthe became the villain of the
:06:13. > :06:18.piece with this challenge. The QPR owner sitting amongst the fans is
:06:18. > :06:26.has enraged as every one of them. It is in! The goalkeeper came but
:06:26. > :06:36.did not claim. Off the inside of the post! And off the post again!
:06:36. > :06:38.
:06:38. > :06:48.Staggering. Royston Drenthe has up 59 shots on goal this season.
:06:48. > :06:53.
:06:53. > :07:03.Matthew Etherington was class in a his goal tally and Peter Crouch
:07:03. > :07:09.
:07:09. > :07:17.complaining bitterly that the throw-in should have been a threat
:07:17. > :07:23.to them, but from it, Etherington burst through. We have simply run
:07:23. > :07:27.out of things to say about Robin van Persie. Two more goals and
:07:27. > :07:33.three more points for Arsenal. Suarez provided a major talking
:07:33. > :07:43.point. We decided this is a penalty. Liverpool have not been great at
:07:43. > :07:43.
:07:43. > :07:53.the us all season. Dirk Kuyt. Saved! Say it again! A really good
:07:53. > :08:18.
:08:18. > :08:24.Liverpool, you you could say, should be three up by now -- we
:08:24. > :08:29.have only played. Robin van Persie yet again, he wells? This is what
:08:29. > :08:39.Lewis a virus can do, and Liverpool were impressive throughout. -- Luis
:08:39. > :08:51.
:08:51. > :09:01.31st time this season. That is instinctive, magnificent van Persie.
:09:01. > :09:05.
:09:05. > :09:15.We have already had put very's Goal of the Month, Michelle Wie do the
:09:15. > :09:20.one for March now? -- shall we took March? That is such a difficult
:09:20. > :09:30.technique. You can see his eyes have not moved from the ball, it is
:09:30. > :09:33.
:09:33. > :09:41.sensational. Expectation at Arsenal. They had AC Milan, 4-0 down on
:09:41. > :09:44.Tuesday night! We start with their headlines for our finish. It's
:09:44. > :09:48.three and easy as United make Spurs suffer at the Lane. It's a
:09:48. > :09:53.demolition derby - two red cards, as Shola's late show sees honours
:09:53. > :09:58.even at St James. Blast-nost at the Cottage as Pavel hits a treble as
:09:58. > :10:05.Fulham whallop the Wanderers. And it's the fall of another Roman
:10:05. > :10:09.Empire as AVB gets the chop. United again respond on a Sunday to
:10:09. > :10:12.close the gap back to two at the top. Spurs are third but Arsenal
:10:12. > :10:17.are now closing in. Newcastle stay sixth after that point and Fulham
:10:17. > :10:20.move up into fantastic eighth. In the other half, Sunderland stay
:10:20. > :10:24.12th - but that 5-0 hammering sends TC's men into the bottom three,
:10:24. > :10:30.where the dogfight is set to continue until the end of the
:10:30. > :10:40.season. Here's some things you may have missed.
:10:40. > :10:45.Now, take note of this Arsenal fan... He'll be back later. He's at
:10:45. > :10:54.slip be bonkers! On the pitch, relief for the linesman. At the
:10:54. > :10:57.Etihad, the mascot milks his part. Back with our friend at Anfield...
:10:57. > :11:07.And finally, the commenator's outake of the week award goes to
:11:07. > :11:09.
:11:09. > :11:16.John Roader. Plenty of Endeavour from both team so far. Not a great