:01:34. > :01:39.A huge day in the Barclay's Premier League. United going first at home
:01:39. > :01:44.to QPR and City following with an away trip to Arsenal. That trophy
:01:44. > :01:47.cannot be run -- the one today but a win for the Reds and a defeat for
:01:47. > :01:52.the Blues would mean that it was all over bar the shouting. We begin
:01:52. > :01:57.at Old Trafford. Sir Alex looks like he is about to
:01:57. > :02:01.conjure up his 13th title as United manager. What a magician he is. At
:02:01. > :02:06.one stage, the Reds were five points behind and they enter this
:02:07. > :02:11.five a head. On Monday they beat Blackburn 2-0 thanks to which it
:02:11. > :02:17.strikes from Valencia and Young, extending their record to 10
:02:17. > :02:23.victories out of 11. Mark Hughes' QPR are inspired by Tommy Cooper.
:02:23. > :02:30.Just like that, Adel Taarabt helped them to victory over Arsenal. For
:02:30. > :02:34.Rangers to win today and avoid a Premier League disappearing act,
:02:34. > :02:39.Sparky will lead his side to show Sparky will lead his side to show
:02:40. > :02:43.more than a trickle two. -- trick or two. Manchester's
:02:43. > :02:49.Merlin is warning that one false move could get a league leaders
:02:49. > :02:59.blown out of the water. Mark Hughes knows all about United's staying
:02:59. > :03:01.
:03:01. > :03:08.power. Two changes. The back four is unchanged. United have not
:03:08. > :03:14.conceded a Premier League goal in six hours. QPR make two changes.
:03:14. > :03:18.Joey Barton will get a two-match ban if booked for a second time.
:03:18. > :03:28.The Bobby Zamora eyes only on the bench because of a hip injury.
:03:28. > :03:28.
:03:28. > :04:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:04:25. > :04:35.Bothroyd gets his second start. -- Rooney. United's resurgent second
:04:35. > :05:10.
:05:10. > :05:14.He was the last defender in there. If there was contact, then it was a
:05:14. > :05:18.penalty and he had to go. Interesting to see if young was
:05:18. > :05:23.onside when he made the run. He is clearly offside. The linesman is
:05:23. > :05:27.looking right along the side. There is a definite touch. Young went
:05:27. > :05:34.down far too easily there. As soon as the touch came in, he knew what
:05:34. > :05:41.he was doing and went done -- went down. The referee will say he had
:05:41. > :05:51.no option. Mark Hughes did not need an early setback. This is a major
:05:51. > :06:06.
:06:06. > :06:16.one. Wayne Rooney, from the penalty Wayne Rooney. 12 in his last 11
:06:16. > :06:26.
:06:26. > :06:30.is definitely a penalty, once the offside has been missed. He has put
:06:30. > :06:36.his hand on the back of the player. You cannot do that in the penalty
:06:36. > :06:41.box. It was an invitation for Young to go over. Once the referee makes
:06:41. > :06:45.that decision, he has to send a player off but it should have been
:06:45. > :06:55.a free kick to QPR. It is a long way back for his side
:06:55. > :06:55.
:06:55. > :08:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:08:34. > :08:38.Spanish goalkeeper, justifying his the middle. The signs are ominous
:08:38. > :08:48.for QPR. Manchester United do not to defeat when they are ahead at
:08:48. > :09:13.
:09:13. > :09:22.offside. This time, the flag is raised. Good move by Manchester
:09:23. > :09:27.United. He is offside. Let us remind ourselves that assistant
:09:27. > :09:37.referees do not have imaginary lines across the field of play.
:09:37. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:10.Some of the decisions this weekend played in by Ashley Young.
:10:10. > :10:25.
:10:25. > :10:28.Unbelievable that it stayed out. It should have been two for Manchester
:10:28. > :10:38.United. I have got a feeling that Kenny might have touched that, in
:10:38. > :10:59.
:10:59. > :11:04.Welbeck has missed two good chances now. Kenny is keeping QPR in this.
:11:04. > :11:12.Watch to see if it comes off Kenny's PHI and hit the woodwork.
:11:12. > :11:22.It came off his flank. He made himself began when download. --
:11:22. > :11:36.
:11:37. > :11:46.earlier than that because players had not arrived. By the time they
:11:47. > :12:06.
:12:06. > :12:10.best player by a mile in this game has settled the match. The
:12:10. > :12:16.magnificent Paul Scholes makes it Manchester United 2, Queens Park
:12:16. > :12:21.Rangers 0. Sir Alex Ferguson's team will be eight points clear of
:12:21. > :12:28.Manchester City at the top of the Premier League by the time they
:12:28. > :12:35.take off at Arsenal. -- kick-off. He drove on and was simply
:12:35. > :12:39.determined. Simply determined. Determined to win the game for
:12:39. > :12:46.Manchester United. How many times as he celebrated the brilliance of
:12:46. > :12:56.Paul Scholes? And in this form, Manchester United's magnificent run
:12:56. > :13:23.
:13:23. > :13:33.fans were screaming for character shoot at 20 did, he was unlucky. --
:13:33. > :13:52.
:13:52. > :14:02.Carrick to Chuter and when he did, effort on the United goal in the
:14:02. > :14:04.
:14:04. > :14:11.second half. It has been a Manchester United moved a step
:14:11. > :14:18.closer to title number 20. QPR are at 17th, but their efforts have
:14:18. > :14:23.ruined by Shaun Derry being sent off. Only six games left, a goal
:14:23. > :14:30.better than City. I was disappointed after the man was sent
:14:30. > :14:37.off, and before the sending off, we were playing well, the move and
:14:37. > :14:41.speed of play was good. But after the sending off until half-time, we
:14:41. > :14:46.would just too casual. We were disappointed with what the referee
:14:46. > :14:52.produced. Everyone could see clearly that the boy was offside,
:14:52. > :14:58.but the referee seemed to want to put the whistle to his lips too
:14:58. > :15:02.readily. The boy has gone over and minimal contact and the referee has
:15:02. > :15:09.basically given a penalty before the lad has stopped rolling, so
:15:09. > :15:16.that did not give his assistant any way to raise the flag. In front of
:15:16. > :15:22.Manchester United fans, he will not all will rule the referee. You need
:15:22. > :15:29.strong officials under those circumstances. We did not get that.
:15:29. > :15:38.If we keep winning games, it is still a long way to go, lots of
:15:38. > :15:45.games., and back Manchester United calm and clinical, as we have come
:15:45. > :15:53.to expect. The game was ruined early doors? Manchester United star
:15:53. > :15:58.to strongest. QPR came to get men behind the ball. I do not think QPR
:15:58. > :16:06.got out of their half at first. The decision was key to getting their
:16:06. > :16:14.noses ahead. We have been critical of referees, and praised them, but
:16:14. > :16:24.certainly, this decision today was unfathomable. I do not know how
:16:24. > :16:29.
:16:30. > :16:39.penalty has given, changing Rhydian. QPR played well after, but we do
:16:40. > :16:41.
:16:41. > :16:51.that know if -- but we do know what Decisions like that a change games.
:16:51. > :16:52.
:16:52. > :16:57.Let us look at what happened next. This is minimal contact. She has
:16:57. > :17:04.built contacted in the box, won the penalty for his team. I have
:17:04. > :17:10.cheated in the past, gone down after minimal contact. He has won a
:17:10. > :17:16.penalty for his team, but he has dived. The referee could not wait
:17:16. > :17:23.to blow his whistle and produce the red card. People say he is quick to
:17:24. > :17:32.bloke. He is in a position where a hand has touched him and he has
:17:32. > :17:41.gone down and the referee was fooled by that. He has gone down
:17:41. > :17:46.easy. Shock horror that he has admitted cheating live on TV.
:17:46. > :17:53.am embarrassed by my actions in the past, but it happens, the best
:17:53. > :18:00.players do it. There is no player out there who has not tried to bend
:18:00. > :18:05.the rules. Sometimes, you knock the ball past the player, which is
:18:05. > :18:14.cheating as his diving. I will check my wallet after spending bid
:18:14. > :18:20.day with him. We saw details yesterday, looking at playing
:18:20. > :18:24.against lesser clubs. For I have played with decent teams. I have
:18:24. > :18:29.went to a large grounds and officials can bottle it. I am
:18:29. > :18:38.talking about yellow cards, such as Wayne Rooney should have got one
:18:38. > :18:48.today. Carrick brings down Mar feet in exactly the same spot and no
:18:48. > :18:51.
:18:51. > :18:59.penalty. -- brings down Murphy. Some referees can bottle it in
:18:59. > :19:06.front of that many fans. But would you see that what QPR against
:19:06. > :19:12.Wigan? If you play for a big club, where you are winning most dreams,
:19:12. > :19:18.if you play for a lesser club, you tend to have decisions where you
:19:18. > :19:24.lose more games than you would. There is an element of white is
:19:24. > :19:30.this happening to us? With Arsenal, we sometimes spoke about getting
:19:30. > :19:37.penalties we should have. Certainly at large grounds, such as Old
:19:37. > :19:42.Trafford, they have had their fair share of penalties against them.
:19:42. > :19:48.But United have not lost since January before. I assume some of
:19:48. > :19:54.those have not just been because of bad decisions. They are at our
:19:54. > :20:01.place in the position would they have many successes. They are a
:20:01. > :20:06.juggernaut going towards the end of the League. QPR have seen their
:20:06. > :20:15.fear share of red cards since Mark Hughes arrived. I was with him on
:20:15. > :20:23.Wednesday. It is difficult for QPR to win with 11, never mind 10. You
:20:23. > :20:27.cannot blame the manager. It is lack of discipline, stupid tackles.
:20:27. > :20:35.They have missed several players, now they are going to miss Joey
:20:35. > :20:42.Barton. If you set all your tactics during the bleak, do you training,
:20:42. > :20:49.then 20 minutes into the Aegean, or 14 minutes today, players leaving
:20:49. > :20:59.the pitch, you have a mountain to climb. You have to keep everyone on
:20:59. > :21:01.
:21:01. > :21:09.the pitch. QPR have a reasonably strong team. They are wanting to
:21:09. > :21:15.keep Joey Barton for Wednesday. Le Joey Barton was left out, up was
:21:15. > :21:23.superb against Arsenal. They are needing their best players and Joey
:21:23. > :21:33.Barton is one of them. Let us go straight to the Emirates. I am sure
:21:33. > :21:43.
:21:43. > :21:50.United's success Pelynt even more Some of the star turns look tired
:21:50. > :22:00.and the soap opera with Mario Balotelli continued last week.
:22:00. > :22:03.
:22:03. > :22:13.Arsenal ended their League One last week. And Robin Van Persie was not
:22:13. > :22:20.
:22:20. > :22:26.the crunch for Manchester City. If they do not win this match, they
:22:26. > :22:34.could lose the title at the end of April to Manchester United, even if
:22:34. > :22:44.they win all three games up to that point. Arsenal are looking to go up
:22:44. > :22:44.
:22:44. > :23:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:23:41. > :23:51.too far. -- to third. Six changes Song. Toure still hobbling terribly.
:23:51. > :24:00.
:24:00. > :24:03.Arteta and Song, it is all Arsenal. The referee says coroner. -- corner.
:24:03. > :24:13.Vincent company went into the back of Robin Van Persie. Whether he
:24:13. > :24:19.
:24:19. > :24:29.meant it or not it is another matter. -- Vincent Kompany. Robin
:24:29. > :24:32.
:24:32. > :24:37.Van Persie was blocked on at the line. I think by Vermaelen. On to
:24:37. > :24:47.the back of Thomas Vermaelen. You could not choreographed that if you
:24:47. > :25:06.
:25:06. > :25:12.referee did not see anything wrong with that. It did not look like a
:25:12. > :25:22.good tackle it to me. How has the referee missed it? She went right
:25:22. > :25:26.
:25:26. > :25:31.through him, how has the referee missed it. -- he went. Martin
:25:31. > :25:38.Atkinson too easily have sent Balotelli off for that and did not
:25:38. > :25:44.even give Arsenal a free-kick. That was a shocking tackle and a bad
:25:44. > :25:53.miss by the referee. Manchester City without a clean sheet in their
:25:53. > :26:03.last six games, they are washed defensive run in 12 months. --
:26:03. > :26:12.
:26:12. > :26:21.their worst. It is almost Manchester City's coherent attack.
:26:22. > :26:31.Balotelli Merk and clear that just about. That could have gone in.
:26:32. > :26:32.
:26:32. > :27:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 56 seconds
:27:44. > :27:49.the challenge on Sagna. Sagna got their just before Balotelli.
:27:49. > :27:59.Balotelli caught Sagna, although nothing like the attack on Alex
:27:59. > :28:22.
:28:22. > :28:32.goes over the bar. If Zabaleta had not got involved, I wonder if
:28:32. > :28:51.
:28:51. > :28:57.the post. Twice Robin Van Persie has hit the woodwork. The base of
:28:57. > :29:02.the post denies Robin Van Persie. He will be disappointed. He watch
:29:02. > :29:11.hugely unlucky not to score in the first half and will field he would
:29:11. > :29:21.-- he should have scored there. It is massive leap in crossing. --
:29:21. > :29:42.
:29:42. > :29:52.midway point of the second half. had made contact with that, I could
:29:52. > :30:11.
:30:11. > :30:17.carried it, and carried it and carried it, and van Persie is
:30:17. > :30:27.offside. Good decision by the linesman. Manchester City
:30:27. > :30:42.
:30:42. > :30:51.incredibly fortunate to be on level wide. How have they missed it?! How
:30:51. > :30:58.have they missed it? Unbelievable let off. Walcott had a touch of the
:30:58. > :31:08.post. Benayoun, from one yard, could not put it in. It has been a
:31:08. > :31:13.
:31:13. > :31:18.Manchester City. The prospect of United winning the title for the
:31:18. > :31:28.20th time looms larger. The possibility of them winning it at
:31:28. > :31:34.
:31:34. > :31:44.the home of Manchester City becomes It has been coming. And it has
:31:44. > :31:45.
:31:45. > :31:55.arrived. It is Arsenal 1, Manchester City 0. And the title
:31:55. > :31:56.
:31:56. > :32:06.just might have gone. Great strike by our tete. Wrestled the ball from
:32:06. > :32:07.
:32:07. > :32:16.Pizarro, looked up, smashed it low. Arsenal lead by a 1-0 with barely
:32:16. > :32:23.four minutes to play. Arsenal delight matched by Manchester City
:32:23. > :32:31.misery. Some of their supporters have seen enough of. And the
:32:31. > :32:36.Arsenal fans milk it to the full with their own version of the
:32:36. > :32:41.Poznan celebration. Without a trophy at the end of this campaign,
:32:42. > :32:51.it looks almost certain for Manchester City. From the owners to
:32:52. > :32:53.
:32:53. > :33:02.the dug-out, they will end up with nothing. Szczesny and Koscielny
:33:02. > :33:07.managed to get it away. He is going to go. Misery upon misery. Mario
:33:07. > :33:13.Balotelli will get a second yellow card here. He could have got a
:33:13. > :33:23.straight red in the first. He has gone now. Balotelli's lunge into
:33:23. > :33:27.sat nav. -- Bacary Sagna. For the second time this season, sent off.
:33:27. > :33:34.Mancini telling him to get off the pitch. The man who has been the
:33:34. > :33:44.subject of so many headlines right through this campaign leaves the
:33:44. > :34:14.
:34:14. > :34:19.field and leaves his manager here. He misses by a mile. He has
:34:19. > :34:24.van Persie and fog say it -- and Oxlade-Chamberlain to answer to. He
:34:24. > :34:30.missed by a mile. City's 5th away loss in nine has
:34:30. > :34:36.cost them so dearly. Mancini's men looked devoid of ideas and with
:34:36. > :34:46.Balotelli's 4th red card, it was a day to forget. I did not see the
:34:46. > :34:48.
:34:48. > :34:51.first tackle, but now I have first tackle, but now I have
:34:51. > :34:58.watched it, he deserved a red card. I am very sorry for him. I do not
:34:58. > :35:04.have any words for his behaviour. I love him because he is a good guy,
:35:04. > :35:09.and he's a fantastic player, but he needs to change. If not he could
:35:09. > :35:16.lose all his talent. You say you're sorry for him but you love him as a
:35:16. > :35:22.guy, but are you angry with him? am disappointed with him because
:35:22. > :35:27.he's young, and he continues to make mistakes. I am sorry for him.
:35:27. > :35:32.It seems that he should have been set off for the first challenge.
:35:32. > :35:41.looked to me during the game, but it was a red card. It was difficult
:35:42. > :35:45.to see. It was a bad tackle. Arsenal, it was a day to remember.
:35:45. > :35:51.They look bound for the Champions League again. In this situation, it
:35:51. > :36:01.is better than it was four months ago. There will still be changes I
:36:01. > :36:07.believe. I think we have to be consistent. We want to be preparing
:36:07. > :36:11.for Wednesday's game. But everyone is in the same boat. That is why we
:36:12. > :36:19.keep that spirit. Baptiste United will believe that they can now win
:36:19. > :36:26.the title at your ground. City fans would hate that. I did not know
:36:26. > :36:36.this. I think today we have 15 points more than last year. It is
:36:36. > :36:38.
:36:38. > :36:44.difficult, but they could lose some points. Six games, 18 points, never
:36:44. > :36:48.say never. He says never say never, what about you two? He has to say
:36:48. > :36:51.that, because he has to keep his players focused. He cannot tell
:36:51. > :36:57.them that is all over, and there is still a mathematical chance but
:36:57. > :37:03.everyone else, us included, will say that it is over. United have
:37:03. > :37:07.got to the point where I cannot see them being taught -- been caught.
:37:07. > :37:15.For me, United are dominant, the best league in the Premier League
:37:16. > :37:23.ever. If it is all over, who, why, or what, where, when? From City's
:37:23. > :37:27.point of view, it boils down to five points. I think when you look
:37:28. > :37:31.at it, it is formed, injuries, dressing room that, experience and
:37:31. > :37:36.the team. As far as form is concerned, the first half of the
:37:36. > :37:46.season was extraordinary. Players like David Silva, and Samir Nasri
:37:46. > :37:46.
:37:46. > :37:53.playing well. Does echo scoring. -- Zico. Ironically, the away form has
:37:53. > :37:57.cost them. The first half of the season has not been backed by the
:37:57. > :38:02.second. Injuries and suspensions. It boils down to not having a
:38:02. > :38:11.strong enough squad. If you look at company and Lescott been out for
:38:11. > :38:14.four weeks, that is a key area of their defence. -- Vincent Kompany.
:38:14. > :38:17.And the dressing Room is a very important thing for me. When you
:38:18. > :38:22.look at what has happened in the dressing room, keeping things in
:38:22. > :38:26.there, keeping a tight ship, making sure that you are looking after
:38:26. > :38:32.each other. Balotelli goes in at half-time and everybody walks past
:38:32. > :38:37.him. There is a looseness to their dressing room that I think other
:38:37. > :38:41.teams, especially Manchester United, have not got. Carlos Tevez does not
:38:41. > :38:48.help with that. What happened with him, missing a player of his
:38:48. > :38:51.calibre, what that did to the factions in the dressing room, and
:38:51. > :38:57.then you look at the experience, the running. I think their
:38:57. > :39:01.hamstrings have got tight. Manchester have been there and done
:39:01. > :39:05.it and they know how to win. A thing that told. It boils down to
:39:05. > :39:09.the last thing, which is the most important thing, the team. At the
:39:09. > :39:14.start of the season, individuals were playing brilliantly and they
:39:14. > :39:17.were scoring goals and winning games. That is fine, that is -- but
:39:17. > :39:25.the sign of a great team is that you still win when individuals are
:39:25. > :39:29.playing poorly. Balotelli? He is detrimental for the cause. We see
:39:29. > :39:34.him today, he wears a T-shirt before he goes out, I don't know
:39:34. > :39:40.what he had on. "You only live what he had on. "You only live
:39:40. > :39:50.once." It is always about him. This challenge, this is a leg breaker.
:39:50. > :39:50.
:39:50. > :39:55.It was a shocking tackle. That could break Sans's leg. Adhere,
:39:55. > :39:59.this was a good run, but his reaction, he smashes the post. He
:39:59. > :40:09.got to yellow card for that, which I thought was fortunate. And then
:40:09. > :40:14.this one here, the players walk past him. Here, his reaction, he
:40:14. > :40:22.kicks the ground, frustration. This was going to happen all day. It was
:40:22. > :40:27.a shocking tackle. He is a liability. His team-mates' reaction,
:40:28. > :40:30.what are you doing? The manager ushers us -- ushers him off. If I
:40:30. > :40:34.ushers us -- ushers him off. If I was the manager, I would tell him
:40:34. > :40:41.to Galway and not come back. He is a talent, yes, but every single
:40:41. > :40:45.week something happens. Roberto Mancini has set that he will not
:40:45. > :40:50.play again. When asked if he would sell him, he said probably. In his
:40:50. > :40:55.defence, I think he has done a better job keeping him under wraps
:40:55. > :40:59.than Jose Mourinho managed at Inter Milan. He has managed this long
:40:59. > :41:04.without it blowing up in his face, but he seems to have run out of
:41:04. > :41:08.patience. He said that out loud, so what does that say to the player? I
:41:08. > :41:11.think his days are numbered. Let us give Arsenal the credit they
:41:11. > :41:15.deserve because they were wonderful today. They looked like the team
:41:16. > :41:19.going for the title. They passed the ball yet that they passed the
:41:19. > :41:23.ball well, they had pace and movement. I thought they were
:41:23. > :41:26.exceptional. This first chance, Vermaelen got underway. He stopped
:41:26. > :41:30.Vermaelen got underway. He stopped the ball from going in. I had never
:41:30. > :41:39.seen that happen before! Unbelievable. This one, great
:41:39. > :41:43.movement. He should have scored there. A think Arsenal really drove
:41:43. > :41:48.the game forward. This was probably the doubleness of the season
:41:48. > :41:53.although Dirk Kuyt's yesterday takes some beating. They get the
:41:53. > :41:58.goal eventually and Mikel Arteta was outstanding today. As was Alex
:41:58. > :42:02.Song. They have hit some form. They Song. They have hit some form. They
:42:02. > :42:06.lost 2 QPR last week but they have had some form. I like the one guy
:42:06. > :42:14.in the middle, not having it at all. You have looked at the keys to
:42:14. > :42:18.register City's demise, what is the key to United's title? The five
:42:18. > :42:21.points we mentioned earlier, you can flip at around and say that
:42:21. > :42:27.United have done that. Therefore in the second half of the season has
:42:27. > :42:31.got better. Their injuries, not when Ferdinand and Zigic have been
:42:31. > :42:36.out, they have that Jones and Evans, who have been outstanding, Smalling.
:42:36. > :42:39.The squad seems to have been working. Ferguson is a master of
:42:39. > :42:43.keeping the environment of the dressing room the same. It is no
:42:43. > :42:47.coincidence that bringing back Scholes was a master stroke, not
:42:48. > :42:54.only on the pitch but in the dressing room. He has the old boys
:42:54. > :42:58.in there, learning of each other. That experience is invaluable.
:42:58. > :43:03.Credit to Manchester United, the team is the most important thing.
:43:03. > :43:09.That takes time. Let's not rule out Manchester City, they still have
:43:09. > :43:12.time. They have time to get that on the dressing room. Carrying on from
:43:12. > :43:17.what we're saying, bringing Scholes back into the fouled, most people
:43:17. > :43:21.would have advised against that. The pundits were saying that he
:43:21. > :43:27.could not replace van der Sar. He has been proven wrong. He seems to
:43:27. > :43:33.know more than the rest of us. think he has been a huge plus for
:43:33. > :43:39.Sir Alex. Fair play to the guy, he has made some great saves.
:43:39. > :43:44.Especially with Norwich, away. That was a big turning point. As Lee has
:43:44. > :43:48.said, United, Rio Ferdinand has been brilliant as has Rooney and
:43:48. > :43:51.schools. If United had a character like Balotelli, I think the players
:43:51. > :43:57.in the dressing room would get him and say, listen, sort yourself out.
:43:58. > :44:02.Let's point out that they have not won yet! You have already nailed it.
:44:03. > :44:06.If it is all over, looking towards 21 and 22 titles, the beginning of
:44:06. > :44:09.the season we talked about transition for that squad. Are you
:44:09. > :44:19.seeing players coming through that could be the next Giggs and the
:44:19. > :44:21.
:44:21. > :44:27.I think they still need to add that central midfielder. Great two is a
:44:27. > :44:36.fantastic player. He will be there for years. -- Carrick is a
:44:36. > :44:41.fantastic player. I think there is a basis to go 14 years. There was a.
:44:41. > :44:49.In the Manchester City dressing room, cups flying, but denied by
:44:49. > :44:59.City. -- there was a fight in the Manchester City dressing room.
:44:59. > :44:59.
:44:59. > :45:07.Following us at 1125 pack -- 11:25pm, it is MotoGP. Tomorrow is
:45:07. > :45:14.a football bonanza, starting with Final Score. And match of the day
:45:14. > :45:17.at 10:20pm with highlights of all five of tomorrow's games. And we
:45:17. > :45:25.have the Football League Show tomorrow evening. The fund
:45:25. > :45:32.continues on Wednesday, again with Match Of the Day. All massive
:45:32. > :45:42.matches. And one of the biggest sporting events next Saturday, the
:45:42. > :45:47.
:45:47. > :45:57.The coverage begins at Thursday A lot to come up from the next 72
:45:57. > :46:06.
:46:06. > :46:16.hours. As we always do on Sunday, Mark against Wolves but it is six
:46:16. > :46:26.
:46:26. > :46:33.defeats on the trot. Crouch. It get a touch? I think that might
:46:33. > :46:37.have been Kightly's goal. Stoke City went in search of an
:46:37. > :46:47.equaliser. Matt Etherington and Michael Cagney also -- almost came
:46:47. > :46:54.
:46:54. > :47:04.to blows. We can guess what is not cleared by Wolves. -- Robert
:47:04. > :47:13.
:47:13. > :47:18.Out of the reach of Wayne Hennessey. Stoke City now lead.
:47:18. > :47:23.The curse of the manager-of-the- month award for Owen Coyle's Bolton.
:47:23. > :47:29.It was Clint Dempsey who did the damage.
:47:29. > :47:39.It's brilliant! That is why he took it. He has scored his 20th goal of
:47:39. > :47:49.
:47:50. > :47:55.the season and it is one of the second time today. -- Dempsey!
:47:55. > :48:05.Alan Bott than was on hand to keep the score down. -- Bogdan was on
:48:05. > :48:13.
:48:13. > :48:23.hand. Denying Damien Duff not once He cannot be too bogged down. --
:48:23. > :48:30.beatbox Dan. That is Diarra, and it is game over.
:48:30. > :48:37.The Baggies at one point from 12 before this game but salt Blackburn.
:48:37. > :48:43.-- saw off Blackburn. 1-0 West Brom. Good ship by
:48:44. > :48:53.Macaulay. It is an own goal from Olsson.
:48:54. > :49:13.
:49:13. > :49:20.Yakubu! Fantastic save. Ben Foster -- What a cross. It is a good one.
:49:20. > :49:25.That has sealed it. Liam Ridgewell makes it 3-0 West Brom.
:49:25. > :49:35.Rover has had all lone striker modest dismissed for kicking out at
:49:35. > :49:37.
:49:37. > :49:41.Billy Jones. -- on loan. -- Modeste. Aston Villa will be the
:49:41. > :49:45.happier returning home from a hard- earned point. The afternoon began
:49:45. > :49:55.in silence as fans and players remember the 96 fans who lost their
:49:55. > :50:05.
:50:05. > :50:11.started brightly and were unfortunate when Shay Given kept
:50:11. > :50:21.out of this shot from Dirk Kuyt. Referees do not get those might
:50:21. > :50:24.
:50:24. > :50:29.find glasses. Chris Herd! Aston Villa take the
:50:29. > :50:34.lead. Chris Herd whipped his first- ever goal for Aston Villa. The
:50:34. > :50:37.presence of pesky net that Tony could not get a fist on it. --
:50:37. > :50:41.Heskey meant that he could not get a foot on it.
:50:41. > :50:50.A number of appeals turned down, including this one for a challenge
:50:50. > :51:00.or Suarez. Dirk Kuyt auditioned for Ness of the season. -- miss.
:51:00. > :51:04.What a mess. Dirk Kuyt clears the crossbar.
:51:04. > :51:14.Suarez saw this had to stay out with help from Shay Given. And
:51:14. > :51:16.
:51:16. > :51:26.Craig Bellamy battled the frame. Aston Villa with everybody back!
:51:26. > :51:27.
:51:27. > :51:32.Agger! And in by Suarez. The goal is given. Liverpool are level.
:51:32. > :51:37.The two Robbie's put on a show at the bridge as Chelsea took the
:51:37. > :51:45.points. Ali Al-Habsi was in inspired form,
:51:45. > :51:55.saving from Gary Cahill, and then from Juan Mata.
:51:55. > :52:00.
:52:00. > :52:10.And twice from Didier Drogba. Another saved by Al-Habsi. And then
:52:10. > :52:10.
:52:10. > :52:17.everything went haywire. Drogba! It has gone in. Ivanovic. Wigan are
:52:17. > :52:27.furious. As the ball was played, Ivanovic was clearly offside. That
:52:27. > :52:27.
:52:27. > :52:32.is a real injustice on Wigan. Almost immediately, it is Moses.
:52:32. > :52:39.Santo! This time, Ivanovic, the goalscorer at one end, is the
:52:39. > :52:43.saviour at the other. Remember at the DW Stadium, at Christmas, Wigan
:52:43. > :52:53.came back to 1-1 very late. And they have done it again! It is
:52:53. > :52:54.
:52:54. > :53:04.Diame! Called well as in the penalty area.
:53:04. > :53:29.
:53:29. > :53:36.gone end. One matter. A -- one the drop? You need the decisions to
:53:36. > :53:44.go for you. Unique form if you are down there. Look at how you
:53:44. > :53:54.wouldn't have done. -- you need form. -- look at how Wigan have
:53:54. > :54:00.form. -- look at how Wigan have Three more games to bring you,
:54:00. > :54:10.beginning at Carrow Road. What it two out standing signings, Norwich
:54:10. > :54:18.
:54:18. > :54:28.and Everton shared the details been his fourth goal for Everton after
:54:28. > :54:43.
:54:43. > :54:53.purchase from Leeds almost beat again before the most controversial
:54:53. > :55:13.
:55:13. > :55:21.most unhappy about their goal. The field they should have had a free-
:55:21. > :55:31.kick. The Canaries then look to the man who gets them out of trouble
:55:31. > :55:36.usually. And Grant Holt! He gets his 15th goal of this season.
:55:36. > :55:46.There were more hands than feet at the Stadium of Light as both sides
:55:46. > :55:55.
:55:55. > :56:02.did little to trouble the scorers. Did that hit a hand? And near post.
:56:02. > :56:12.A big shout for handball against Scott Parker. You can see why the
:56:12. > :56:14.
:56:14. > :56:20.referee Mike not give it. A chance for Rab Jehle van der Vaart --
:56:20. > :56:30.Rafael van der Vaart. Swansea's impressive home record counted for
:56:30. > :56:36.
:56:36. > :56:46.nothing. And Sisse Keeps the stunning record of one goal per
:56:46. > :57:03.
:57:03. > :57:09.game intact. And a good save their. -- there. Managing to get it away.
:57:09. > :57:16.Cisse has found the net again! Even though the balance may not have
:57:16. > :57:26.been right, at the finish very much was. I could watch that goal all
:57:26. > :57:29.
:57:29. > :57:39.He is great to watch. Everyone loves watching him play. He has a
:57:39. > :57:49.
:57:49. > :57:54.defenders, into great positions where he can score goals. There is
:57:54. > :58:01.such an attacking threat for Newcastle. The three of them are
:58:01. > :58:06.impressive. We know Newcastle can play well under Alan Pardew due,
:58:06. > :58:13.but took their chances that were there against Swansea. Once they
:58:13. > :58:23.had so much possession. But Alan Patchett is manager of the year for
:58:23. > :58:26.
:58:26. > :58:31.A lot to choose from. But before we go, here are tomorrow's headlines
:58:31. > :58:37.tonight. 20 is plenty. United stand on the brink of two decades of
:58:37. > :58:43.titles. City are cast adrift on a day to forget at the Emirates. Six
:58:43. > :58:51.games to go and United almost there. Eight points clear of City at the
:58:51. > :59:01.top. Arsenal moved up to third after today's win. Tottenham
:59:01. > :59:03.
:59:03. > :59:08.Hotspur are in for. The battle to avoid the drop in 10 supplies. --
:59:08. > :59:10.intensifies. So, here on the BBC, it is not the done thing to call