:00:58. > :01:03.Hello everybody. We have highlights of two games made in the Midlands.
:01:03. > :01:09.Aston Villa face title-chasing Manchester City, and a passionate
:01:09. > :01:19.Black Country derby between Wolves and west Brom. Providing expert
:01:19. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:28.analysis, the housewives's He is here, as is Lee Dixon. So
:01:28. > :01:36.much to get through, good and bad, including all the action from
:01:36. > :01:40.yesterday, and Goal Of The Month. Let's get straight to Molineux.
:01:40. > :01:44.Home is not where the heart is for Mick and his Wolves. They have lost
:01:44. > :01:49.their last three at Molineux, the most recent a 3-0 whipping by
:01:49. > :01:53.Liverpool. Their last home success was a 2-1 win over Sunderland two
:01:53. > :01:58.months ago, but a win over QPR last week will put them in confident
:01:58. > :02:03.mood. For Roy and his boys, Bairbre signifiers heartache. They haven't
:02:03. > :02:07.won a top-flight match in February since 2006. Last week they lost at
:02:07. > :02:12.home just one to, but there away form is good, with five wins coming
:02:12. > :02:22.on their travels. They won this basis of Derby's back in by October,
:02:22. > :02:25.
:02:25. > :02:34.as Wolves try and dread West Brom into the dogfight at the bottom.
:02:34. > :02:42.Nick McCarthy has picked a positive team. -- Mick McCarthy. Sebastien
:02:42. > :02:52.Bassong makes his home debut. West Brom give a debut to Liam Ridgewell.
:02:52. > :03:29.
:03:29. > :03:39.Paul Scharner is recalled in Jerome Thomas, denied. Point blank.
:03:39. > :03:44.
:03:44. > :03:54.goalkeeper and defender. Ebanks- Blake, appealing for a nudge in the
:03:54. > :04:04.
:04:04. > :04:12.Brom. A terrific save it from Wayne Hennessey. Odemwingie couldn't keep
:04:12. > :04:22.the rebound down. He just wasn't tractor. All the time in the world.
:04:22. > :04:35.
:04:35. > :04:45.A decent stopped -- stop from Wayne single-handedly keeping West Brom
:04:45. > :05:05.
:05:05. > :05:09.with the breakthrough for West Bromwich Albion. And Wolves must be
:05:09. > :05:17.thick of the side of him. He scores for the third Black Country derby
:05:17. > :05:22.running. And you have to say, it has been coming. The deflection
:05:22. > :05:32.played an important part, it came off Edwards, and it defected out of
:05:32. > :06:00.
:06:01. > :06:05.the path of Wayne Hennessey. -- the stroke of half-time. The man
:06:05. > :06:11.who scored twice in the Derby at Molineux last season brings his
:06:11. > :06:15.team back on terms. And he started it all here. In it to Doyle, the
:06:16. > :06:25.flick from Thatcher, when he got it back from Ebanks-Blake, it was the
:06:26. > :06:26.
:06:26. > :07:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:07:14. > :07:24.volley that beat Ben Foster. What a Hennessey. That was travelling. He
:07:24. > :07:40.
:07:40. > :07:48.confusion in the Wolves back line. Did that Gulliver? It did! -- did
:07:48. > :07:56.that go Oliver? Jonas Olsson. West Brom are back in front. He was the
:07:57. > :08:00.one who headed it back originally. Wolves didn't clear. And when it
:08:00. > :08:06.came back to the skipper, Wayne Hennessey didn't hold it.
:08:06. > :08:16.Definitely over the line. It was an error by the keeper, who has been
:08:16. > :08:39.
:08:39. > :08:49.Wolves. Lecture did really well to get something on that, that was
:08:49. > :09:14.
:09:14. > :09:20.heading in. Magnificent agility What a 30 seconds. It ended with a
:09:20. > :09:30.Odemwingie, with time to try and guided in. That after Roger Johnson
:09:30. > :09:57.
:09:57. > :10:07.was a whisker away. That is how might just have won it for West
:10:07. > :10:08.
:10:08. > :10:12.Brom. Two for him, three for his team. Ridgewell wasn't picked up.
:10:12. > :10:20.What a way to end six Premier League games without a goal, two in
:10:20. > :10:25.the Black Country derby. And that one could well seal it. Jamie
:10:25. > :10:35.O'Hara on the line couldn't get there. That is what it means. Such
:10:35. > :10:52.
:10:52. > :11:02.a fine line. It was a lick of paint Keith Andrews, with a debut goal
:11:02. > :11:09.
:11:09. > :11:19.for West Brom, back at Molineux, a goal for him, the former Wolves
:11:19. > :11:23.
:11:23. > :11:31.trainee. That took a deflection, as against Wolves, and this will be a
:11:31. > :11:41.very, very hard one to take. And some have seen enough already. This
:11:41. > :12:00.
:12:01. > :12:10.is a horrible situation for Wolves It moved in the air. Foster
:12:11. > :12:36.
:12:37. > :12:41.the match ball, and hat-trick for Peter Odemwingie! It is very much
:12:41. > :12:44.West Brom's day in the Black Country. Morrison, again the
:12:44. > :12:50.provider. Wayne Hennessey got a hand to it, but couldn't keep it
:12:50. > :12:56.out. Peter Odemwingie is the hat- trick hero. It is a thumping derby
:12:56. > :13:04.of win for West Brom. They will not want to remember the scoreline at
:13:04. > :13:10.What a win for the Baggies, their biggest win of the season over
:13:10. > :13:14.their greatest rivals. Peter Odemwingie, a hat-trick hero.
:13:14. > :13:18.the way through the first half, we played some really good football,
:13:18. > :13:21.if it hadn't been for their keeper making some outstanding saves, I
:13:21. > :13:25.thought we would have gone in with a considerable lead. We played as
:13:25. > :13:31.well in the second half as we did in the first, and this time, he
:13:31. > :13:34.couldn't give them all out. Hat- trick hero? I don't know what he
:13:34. > :13:38.did last night, but whatever it is, he wants to keep on doing it! He
:13:38. > :13:41.has been threatening those things, Peter. I have been looking forward
:13:41. > :13:48.to a hat-trick in the Premier League, it is difficult to get that.
:13:48. > :13:52.Of course, the bonus I get is that this hat-trick will be in the minds
:13:52. > :13:58.about supporters for a long time. If we are winning away from home it
:13:58. > :14:01.is good, I don't care where, as long as we're winning. This was
:14:01. > :14:10.Wolves's had used to beat of the season and their 4th successive
:14:10. > :14:16.I thought we capitulated, which I have never seen that my team do,
:14:16. > :14:21.not really. They were the better side in the end. Very poor
:14:21. > :14:28.performance. Apologies all round to the fans. Is that the big worry,
:14:28. > :14:35.the way they caved in? Yes. That is not us. I have spoken about it. I
:14:35. > :14:41.have never, ever apologised for a performance, but I will do for that.
:14:41. > :14:43.It is deja-vu again. If you want someone in the trenches, it is Mick
:14:43. > :14:48.McCarthy and more power to his elbow for what he said after the
:14:48. > :14:52.game. I have never seen him like that before. He has said they have
:14:52. > :14:56.had some heroic defeats over the last few weeks and performances
:14:56. > :15:00.have not been too bad, but they keep getting beaten. Today he
:15:00. > :15:05.looked a broken man after the game and rightly so. His team were well
:15:05. > :15:09.and truly beaten by a magnificent West Brom. As far as Wolves are
:15:09. > :15:13.concerned, their home record is a big worry. Lost five in all
:15:13. > :15:18.competitions at home this year. You can't see where their next win is
:15:18. > :15:21.coming from. When the manager is down like that, that normally means
:15:21. > :15:25.the players are looking for inspiration. It was chalk and
:15:25. > :15:29.cheese because West Brom looked up for it from the whistle. Straight
:15:29. > :15:31.from the first whistle, they passed forward, ran forward and they
:15:31. > :15:35.forward, ran forward and they created chances straight away.
:15:35. > :15:41.Jerome Thomas should have scored early on. Roy Hodgson normally
:15:41. > :15:47.plays 4-4-2, but they went to 4-3-3. Jerome Thomas and Odemwingie cause
:15:47. > :15:55.them problems. Odemwingie ran at the defence and the key to this
:15:55. > :15:59.performance was they got players in the box to score. He led the line
:15:59. > :16:03.brilliantly, up front, For June. He was outstanding. On the right you
:16:03. > :16:08.have Odemwingie pulling the strings. He was injured earlier in the
:16:09. > :16:14.season and they really his stimp. He is what Yakubu is to Blackburn.
:16:14. > :16:18.Exactly. He is training regularly, playing with the rhythm. West Brom
:16:19. > :16:25.had all 11 players behind the ball. This was a perfect counter attack.
:16:25. > :16:29.This summed up the game for West Brom. Fortune breaking. It was a
:16:29. > :16:36.great day for West Brom. I think that three points has taken them
:16:36. > :16:43.away from the drop zone. Absolutely. Home is meant to be your fortress.
:16:43. > :16:47.Getting back to Wolves, December fourth since their last home win. A
:16:47. > :16:52.faction in the crowd gets angry. is important that you keep your
:16:52. > :16:56.territory. You don't drop too deep, don't drop off in the box and that
:16:56. > :17:00.is what Wolves did. Every time they got the ball, they passed it, but
:17:00. > :17:06.when they lost it, they dropped off. When you do that at home,
:17:06. > :17:12.especially against a team playing like West Brom, they attack. Foley,
:17:12. > :17:20.right back, why is the art there. Too easy for the forwards. Stay out
:17:20. > :17:25.of the box. Johnson with A fortune. He should be on the edge of the box.
:17:25. > :17:30.In the end they got away with that one. This is unbelievable. Look at
:17:30. > :17:34.the distance between the centre- back, Bassong, and the left-back.
:17:34. > :17:39.Yes, you should say the runner should stay with Odemwingie, but
:17:39. > :17:46.when he plays the ball off, look at the Gatt. He runs into it. Bassong
:17:46. > :17:50.doesn't come over. Unbelievable. You're in big trouble when your
:17:50. > :17:59.back four is in this position. Bassong has to come to fight over.
:17:59. > :18:03.That leaves Marc-Antoine Fortune a in the middle. They regrouped, pass
:18:03. > :18:09.the ball out to the right wing. Look at the Wolves players. Six of
:18:09. > :18:13.them. They all run back today. They should be holding the line. Don't
:18:13. > :18:19.give space in front of the 18 yard box. Odemwingie cuts in on his left
:18:19. > :18:24.foot. Look how deep Wolves are. It is simple defending and it is about
:18:24. > :18:29.leaders are making sure you push back. Derby day nightmares. Phil,
:18:29. > :18:33.you first. What comes into your mind. I have been sent off in two
:18:33. > :18:36.Merseyside derbies and we have lost both times. It is all about the
:18:36. > :18:42.fans and it hurts the players as much as the fans, you feel like you
:18:42. > :18:48.have let them down. Lee, if you can think back 40 years, what was the
:18:48. > :18:57.Derby Day nightmare? Semi-final against Tottenham. At Wembley. Paul
:18:57. > :19:01.Gascoigne. We will get a clip out! Our second match from the Midlands
:19:01. > :19:04.now and two sides in need of three points for different reasons.
:19:04. > :19:07.Robbie Keane arrived from the distant Galaxy and hit the ground
:19:07. > :19:12.running - three goals in the league already during his brief loan from
:19:12. > :19:15.soccerworld shows he's still got it. But that celeb is looking a bit old,
:19:15. > :19:18.mate. Consistently inconsistent Villa need a good home show from
:19:18. > :19:21.everyone today. Man City's league performances have been mainly out
:19:21. > :19:24.of this world and very much Planet Hollywood. Etihad form is flawless,
:19:24. > :19:27.as proved in last week's stroll against Fulham. But on the road,
:19:27. > :19:31.wins have been a problem, with just two coming since November. Last
:19:31. > :19:41.time, Everton did for them, so will they be heroes or villains today?
:19:41. > :19:47.
:19:47. > :19:52.City's last game, Manchester United have played twice. In cities dreams,
:19:52. > :19:55.United lost at Chelsea and dropped points to Liverpool. City's reality
:19:55. > :19:59.is they going to this one off the top of the table and with the
:19:59. > :20:03.pressure on them. The gap between Aston Villa and the bottom three
:20:03. > :20:08.was cut to seven points yesterday. James Collins and Marc Albrighton
:20:08. > :20:11.return. Emile Heskey makes his first start since Boxing Day in the
:20:11. > :20:17.Premier League and Carlos Cuellar plays at left-back for the first
:20:17. > :20:19.time in his Villa career. City have Vincent Kompany back, Adam Johnson
:20:19. > :20:29.starts successive Premier League games for the first time since
:20:29. > :20:48.
:20:48. > :20:53.October. Zabaleta and Nilmar also bells were ringing for Villa. Not a
:20:53. > :20:56.brilliant clearing header by Collins. Lovely chest control by
:20:56. > :21:06.Sergio Aguero. A rasping right- footed shot which she really got
:21:06. > :21:26.
:21:26. > :21:31.Barry! David Silva, had he touched it, he may well have been offside.
:21:31. > :21:40.Shay Given made the save anyway. It would have been interesting to see
:21:40. > :21:44.if David Silva had flicked that in, surely the flag would have gone up.
:21:44. > :21:49.Dunne behind for a corner. I don't know if Milner was trying to pass
:21:49. > :21:59.or Shroot. One sure he will reflect he should have put his laces
:21:59. > :22:06.
:22:06. > :22:16.through that and try to stick it in McLeish is jotting that down. The
:22:16. > :22:25.
:22:25. > :22:35.corner was hardly a work of genius, outside of the post. He is so good
:22:35. > :23:00.
:23:00. > :23:04.at that. Unleashed it left-footed. senior goal on this ground for
:23:04. > :23:08.Manchester City in an FA Cup tie a few years ago. His post-match
:23:08. > :23:16.interview went down in history! Hutton got a touch on it and Heskey
:23:16. > :23:21.put it behind. A good corner. The flick on was ever so dangerous,
:23:21. > :23:27.Hutton blocked it and Heskey got it away. You can probably find that
:23:28. > :23:32.Micah Richards interview on YouTube if you want. A foul by Bent. Darren
:23:32. > :23:39.Bent apologising or protesting his innocence. The free-kick has been
:23:39. > :23:49.given. A good position. He doesn't look that interested, Mancini!
:23:49. > :23:50.
:23:50. > :23:55.David Silva and James Milner over much too much contact on it. If
:23:55. > :23:59.Lescott had got a glance on this rather than the full meat of his
:23:59. > :24:03.forehead, Manchester City might have been in front. It turned into
:24:03. > :24:13.a clearing header. He has got a couple of goals this season, Joleon
:24:13. > :24:45.
:24:46. > :24:52.got his hands up. A good strike by It was an inviting ball in by
:24:52. > :24:55.Kolarov. Hard and low. A diagonal right in front of Shay Given. What
:24:55. > :25:04.you might call a corridor of uncertainty if you were Geoff
:25:04. > :25:10.Boycott! A lovely dummy by Adam Johnson. Petrov stuck his foot out.
:25:10. > :25:15.Free-kick. This time it is a yellow card for Petrov. A lovely dummy by
:25:15. > :25:22.Johnson got David Silva a way. The first yellow card of the game.
:25:23. > :25:26.Kolarov and David Silva over this. Aleksandar Kolarov leaves it. It is
:25:26. > :25:31.behind for a corner kick off the top of the head of James Collins.
:25:31. > :25:41.If he had left it, Shay Given might have courted, but he could not take
:25:41. > :25:43.
:25:43. > :25:49.touched in by Joleon Lescott! Manchester City in front and Julian
:25:49. > :25:58.Lescott get the goal. -- Joleon Lescott. It is hardly vintage, but
:25:59. > :26:04.the celebrations tell you how important it is. Joleon Lescott.
:26:04. > :26:10.That could be the goal to restore Manchester City's cushion at the
:26:10. > :26:17.top of the table. Gareth Barry with a header back across goal. Lescott
:26:17. > :26:25.given too much room. And just when Manchester City were beginning to
:26:25. > :26:35.worry, Joleon Lescott puts them in front. City joy. Lescott to do
:26:35. > :26:43.Jong... -- Nigel de Jong. A big appeal for handball. Manchester
:26:43. > :26:47.City are absolutely certain that hit Hutton's hand. Well, it might
:26:47. > :26:57.have been a little harsh, but his left arm was moving in the
:26:57. > :27:09.
:27:09. > :27:13.Aston Villa. Three minutes of normal time to go. Quaye are! Free
:27:13. > :27:20.header! That might be the opportunity they have waited all
:27:20. > :27:25.day to create. A free header for Carlos Cuellar. And the real let-
:27:25. > :27:35.off for Manchester City. They may not get a better chance than that.
:27:35. > :27:42.
:27:42. > :27:47.Vincent Kompany let it go. City look a very promising Paul, but
:27:47. > :27:57.with Collins making the run, Kolarov had a problem. -- promising
:27:57. > :28:09.
:28:09. > :28:19.brilliant reactions. Still just get the sense that Aston Villa could
:28:19. > :28:20.
:28:20. > :28:24.still do something in this game. Hart comes. Good fist. He was
:28:24. > :28:29.clattered and immediately it is Richard Dunne that they are calling
:28:30. > :28:35.to get treatment on four. City were actually awarded a free-kick. Look
:28:35. > :28:40.at Dunne falling. The bigger they come, the harder they fall and he
:28:40. > :28:50.is a big man. He has obviously fallen on that right shoulder. I
:28:50. > :28:58.
:28:58. > :29:04.hope it is not dislocated. That is hands! Robbie Keane was kneeling on
:29:04. > :29:12.to it. Having made a brilliant save to deny Aston Villa, he nearly gave
:29:12. > :29:16.City take the points and go back on top. They had to win ugly, but that
:29:16. > :29:20.will not bother Roberto Mancini. What will bother Alex McLeish is
:29:20. > :29:26.his club's poor form. They have not won at home in the Premier League
:29:26. > :29:31.since November, and I site on the slide. We certainly gave everything.
:29:31. > :29:37.The Aston Villa fans expect the players to sweat blood. They did
:29:37. > :29:42.that. They had only one chance, and Joe Hart is there for this, he is
:29:42. > :29:48.one of the best keepers in Europe, he is young, I think he can improve
:29:48. > :29:56.the lot, but he did a good job today. You have been talking about
:29:56. > :30:00.the silent majority and a noisy minority. It is fashionable. But a
:30:00. > :30:05.bit of a phenomenon, I would rather see them supporting the team, if
:30:05. > :30:09.they don't fancy me at the moment, or if they ever do, that is not in
:30:09. > :30:13.my control. What is in my control is to try and get the best out of
:30:13. > :30:16.these lads. Can ask your point of view about Carlos Tevez? You have
:30:16. > :30:23.been talking about the possibility about him playing for Manchester
:30:23. > :30:29.City. He is a Manchester City player, we are here, we are waiting,
:30:29. > :30:33.he knows the situation. For us, it is not a problem, if Carlos comes
:30:33. > :30:41.back, we are happy. Psychologically, how important is it possible to
:30:41. > :30:45.have that age on United? Do you what -- watch their games? Yes, but
:30:45. > :30:49.I have learned how to watch their games, now I do not even hope for
:30:49. > :30:53.anything, I have watched as a neutral. When they lose, I don't
:30:53. > :30:58.celebrate, when they win, it doesn't keep me awake at night. We
:30:58. > :31:05.have huge self-belief, and every game, we go into it, we know we can
:31:05. > :31:08.put down a result, and it is up to You one mini league titles at
:31:08. > :31:14.Manchester United, you played Greg Bird ball, but when you didn't, you
:31:14. > :31:18.got the result, signs of that with Manchester City. 100%. For all of a
:31:18. > :31:27.great football, two out of the last three away wins have been with a
:31:27. > :31:33.have been proud of that move. He tried to the last Collins. A great
:31:33. > :31:38.finish. He is your mate, of course, from Everton. But you fancy himself
:31:38. > :31:43.up front? Yes, the little by the side and he used to always go up
:31:43. > :31:52.front, he really fancied himself as a striker -- little five-a-side. He
:31:52. > :31:59.scored a lot of goals at Aston He had a bit of a run at Everton.
:31:59. > :32:06.Corners and everything. The manager, been a centre half, challenges the
:32:06. > :32:08.centre-backs to score five to 10 a season. As for Aston Villa, I am
:32:08. > :32:13.just wandering, we talk about Manchester City needed three points
:32:14. > :32:18.after watching United, what about at the bottom? Would they have been
:32:18. > :32:21.influenced by the result for West Brom? That can be a factor. We talk
:32:22. > :32:26.about the top all the time, saying it doesn't affect the players at
:32:26. > :32:30.the top, but it affects all players. You have to be strong. Sometimes at
:32:30. > :32:35.the bottom, there is so much nervousness, so much at stake if
:32:35. > :32:38.you drop out of the Premiership, they can get affected more. In
:32:38. > :32:44.theory, the more mentally strong players are playing for the better
:32:44. > :32:49.teams anyway, so you would affect - - expect that. Did you get a table
:32:49. > :32:51.out and work out where free. Are going to get you? There is nothing
:32:51. > :32:56.to say that they will not be watching that Aston Villa game
:32:56. > :33:03.hoping that Wolves would do them a favour. West Brom played well and
:33:03. > :33:06.scored by, and Aston Villa slipped down before they even kicked a ball.
:33:06. > :33:11.Alex mission -- McLeish is right about them sweating blood, I must
:33:11. > :33:15.ask you about Joe Hart. When keepers do very little by 85
:33:15. > :33:25.minutes and they are called on just once, it can be the difference
:33:25. > :33:29.
:33:29. > :33:35.Brilliant save from Bent. It is almost behind him, he scoops it
:33:35. > :33:41.from behind the line. Unfortunately, Richard Dunne gets a dislocated
:33:41. > :33:47.shoulder in this injury. But as a centre-back and defender, that is
:33:47. > :33:51.what you're -- you want your keeper to do. He has this humility and
:33:51. > :33:57.generosity. He goes and give to show it a way to the Aston Villa
:33:57. > :34:02.fans, and he is a very, very good keeper. Still down, though.
:34:02. > :34:08.current world champions had a care Casillas as their captain. Where is
:34:08. > :34:18.here in your list? Prospective England captain? I am not a fan of
:34:18. > :34:18.
:34:18. > :34:23.goalkeepers... In general? I think You would be looking at somebody
:34:23. > :34:28.who is almost guaranteed a spot, he is up there with Steven Gerrard and
:34:28. > :34:36.Wayne Rooney. Thinking about those three goalkeepers, do you want to
:34:36. > :34:39.clarify, I don't like goalkeepers? They are all mad! I have played
:34:39. > :34:47.with a crazy keeper, every goal that goes in, I just blame the
:34:47. > :34:52.keeper, it is easier. It was never David Seaman's fault! Going back to
:34:52. > :34:57.Joe hard, I think you can be the captain of England, it is almost
:34:57. > :35:03.like a badge of honour. I think in an international team, you have six
:35:03. > :35:07.or seven captains, so I do Dugit is that important. Before we moved on,
:35:07. > :35:12.you're allowed to avoid only one question, this might be it.
:35:12. > :35:16.Manchester United or city for the title? Or I'm still going with
:35:16. > :35:21.Manchester United. I think they are just clicking into gear, they have
:35:21. > :35:26.the experience. People might say I am biased, but I have been there,
:35:26. > :35:32.they are ready to up the ante and kick on from now. It I will balance
:35:32. > :35:39.the argument! Europe now to avoid one question, do you think Phil
:35:39. > :35:42.Neville is biased? Yes. We will look back at yesterday's goals and
:35:42. > :35:52.incidents and we will update you on developments surrounding Luis
:35:52. > :35:52.
:35:52. > :36:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:36:37. > :36:47.Suarez. But first, January's Goal finish! He has scored again against
:36:47. > :36:47.
:36:47. > :37:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:37:53. > :38:03.strike from Gareth Bale! Spurs have come back from the dead this
:38:03. > :38:27.
:38:27. > :38:37.inside their own penalty area, Arsenal, in the space of three
:38:37. > :38:48.
:38:48. > :38:58.parties, I'll level. -- three scores of for Swansea. Scott
:38:58. > :39:06.
:39:06. > :39:15.Sinclair, guiding it tantalisingly a fantastic pass into Gareth Bale,
:39:15. > :39:20.whose run was every bit as good as It is a tricky choice, I know it
:39:20. > :39:29.will be none of them against Everton. Craig Gardner is not going
:39:30. > :39:35.to be happy, but it will be sitting This was a goal and a half. To be
:39:35. > :39:40.fair, a lot of great goals this last month. That finish! He just
:39:40. > :39:45.get it from Craig Gardner. I know you might be offended, but we
:39:45. > :39:54.should clarify this. Your goal came in February. We were not able to
:39:54. > :40:02.get this in, but it was a cracker. You know when I said I don't like
:40:02. > :40:06.goalkeepers? That his wife. -- that his wife. We begin with are to be
:40:06. > :40:15.the most talked-about incident of the season, and that is saying
:40:15. > :40:20.Events on the pitch at Old Trafford were overshadowed by actions, or
:40:20. > :40:24.lack of them, before a ball had been kicked. All cameras were fixed
:40:24. > :40:28.on Suarez and Evra for their first meeting since the Uruguay's eight-
:40:28. > :40:36.match ban. An opportunity for a line to be drawn, but an
:40:36. > :40:46.opportunity missed and a handshake refused. It was inevitably a
:40:46. > :41:20.
:41:20. > :41:30.good decision. Tensions were running high at the break, and
:41:30. > :41:35.
:41:35. > :41:45.disappointingly, but ball seemed to deadlock. Within one 1/2 minutes of
:41:45. > :41:53.
:41:53. > :41:57.Manchester United on a plate. That man was trying his best to keep the
:41:57. > :42:07.ball on the back pages, but with 10 minutes to go, only one man was
:42:07. > :42:16.
:42:16. > :42:20.Adam, just link up position. -- jostling for position. A splendid
:42:20. > :42:29.save. So Manchester United take three points, but nobody was
:42:29. > :42:34.Let's make it quite simple. A player was found guilty of racially
:42:34. > :42:40.abusing another, and then refused to shake his hand. Is that as low
:42:40. > :42:44.as it gets? I think so. I think there is a huge responsibility on
:42:44. > :42:49.Liverpool Football Club, and Suarez, to take action from yesterday. What
:42:49. > :42:53.happened yesterday was unacceptable. I think people have realised that
:42:53. > :42:58.at the club, and they have had discussions about it, and now they
:42:58. > :43:02.are coming back and now there is an apology from everybody, the club,
:43:02. > :43:06.Dalglish and Suarez. So hopefully we have moved along, but what
:43:06. > :43:10.happened yesterday was out of order. I think everybody at Liverpool
:43:10. > :43:13.Football Club realises that now, but it shouldn't have happened. It
:43:13. > :43:18.shouldn't have got to that. Agreement was made to shake the
:43:18. > :43:23.hand and he didn't. He has got to be ashamed of his behaviour. He has
:43:23. > :43:26.come out and apologised today. will have a look at those in a
:43:26. > :43:30.minute. If you were in the Liverpool squad, what would you
:43:30. > :43:34.have done over the last couple of months? I think as captain, you
:43:34. > :43:39.would want to publicly protect your player. You treat him as you would
:43:39. > :43:42.your children. Privately comedy would have to let him know of the
:43:42. > :43:46.responsibilities, the history of the club, what is expected. Lee
:43:46. > :43:51.said it before, there is nothing worse than you being questioned by
:43:51. > :44:01.a fellow team-mate or your manager, and now Suarez has to get on, play
:44:01. > :44:06.
:44:06. > :44:16.football, and put in the past. This is his statement. Things were
:44:16. > :44:24.
:44:24. > :44:30.set in place for him yesterday for Dalglish looked genuinely surprised
:44:30. > :44:35.in his interview afterwards that he had not shaken hands with him. The
:44:35. > :44:38.had not shaken hands with him. The powers that be, the chief executive
:44:39. > :44:43.has said this has to stop. It should have happened before. But at
:44:43. > :44:48.least we have moved a little bit. It might have come from higher rut.
:44:48. > :44:49.Of their work editorial pieces Of their work editorial pieces
:44:49. > :44:56.written on this in the New York Times and it starts affecting
:44:56. > :45:00.sponsorship and foreign investment. Kenny Dalglish had a run-in with
:45:00. > :45:05.the Sky television interviewer and he has apologised for that. Does
:45:05. > :45:09.that goes some way to repairing the damage? We need to draw a line
:45:09. > :45:13.under this. The Liverpool manager felt let down because he had
:45:13. > :45:15.protected Luis Suarez for the last three months, so had the players,
:45:15. > :45:23.and yesterday he felt he had let and yesterday he felt he had let
:45:23. > :45:28.him down. Just a quick point. I'm in the pub with my mates and the
:45:29. > :45:32.majority -- the minority of modern- day players give you a bad name. I
:45:32. > :45:36.guarantee there are people going, modern-day footballer, can't
:45:36. > :45:40.connect. That is the weight of the modern world. You will not get
:45:40. > :45:43.everybody perfect. There are thousandths of footballers around
:45:43. > :45:46.the world and that is just one incident. We do get tarnished at
:45:46. > :45:49.times and we have to live with it. times and we have to live with it.
:45:49. > :45:53.Let's get back to the football and three more dramatic matches from
:45:54. > :46:03.yesterday. We will begin at White Hart Lane and a win that Harry will
:46:04. > :46:09.
:46:09. > :46:14.high-five as Spurs annihilated Newcastle at White Hart Lane.
:46:14. > :46:24.Up at by your has done well, away from Guthrie. -- Adebayor has done
:46:24. > :46:44.
:46:44. > :46:54.Chances at the other end were few and far between. Just a fingertip
:46:54. > :47:09.
:47:09. > :47:16.four. Kranjcar! It is. The goals After setting up the first four,
:47:16. > :47:20.finally one of his own. Once again, Demba Ba came close to rescuing
:47:20. > :47:25.pride, but the day was all about Harry.
:47:25. > :47:28.It was a fairy-tale finish for Henry and three points for Arsenal.
:47:28. > :47:34.But first Theo Walcott had Arsenal's best opening of the first
:47:34. > :47:39.half. And big decisions just weren't going Sunderland's way.
:47:39. > :47:46.Szczesny was in spectacular form to deny Craig Gardner. Cut out by
:47:46. > :47:56.Sanyo. Mertesacker is down. Maclean! He finds the net.
:47:56. > :48:18.
:48:18. > :48:24.League, Thierry Henry with an Arsenal winner. With boos ringing
:48:24. > :48:27.in his ears, AV be admitted to Chelsea's worst game of the season
:48:27. > :48:37.up. It turned out to be an excellent day's work for our
:48:37. > :48:42.special guest. That was well intercepted by Pienaar. Pienaar!
:48:42. > :48:51.What they return for Steven Pienaar. At this stage, let but up our
:48:51. > :49:01.guests are more. Great deflection. -- but a up. Lampard! The best
:49:01. > :49:05.
:49:05. > :49:09.chance of the days so far for Stracqualursi! 2-0. Sheer
:49:09. > :49:15.determination created that goal and in particular their captain, Phil
:49:15. > :49:19.Neville. Look at that for a challenge on Ashley Cole. Donovan
:49:19. > :49:29.slipped it into Stracqualursi and Cech could not keep out his right-
:49:29. > :49:29.
:49:29. > :49:32.footed effort. A chance for Lukaku. A good save by Tim Howard. The
:49:32. > :49:37.first time the Everton goalkeeper has been called upon today for top
:49:37. > :49:39.a happy place right now. massive victories. Particularly
:49:39. > :49:44.massive victories. Particularly after the first half of the season.
:49:44. > :49:49.Nobody expected it. We have belief back and that has come from the
:49:49. > :49:54.signings we have made. He has instilled belief in even the
:49:54. > :49:58.biggest doubters. I want to show you this tackle again. Playing this
:49:58. > :50:00.season, is there are cleaner -- clear line, do you know what
:50:00. > :50:04.tackles you can and can't make? tackles you can and can't make?
:50:04. > :50:09.don't think it is confusing. Did you go in with your studs up, it
:50:09. > :50:15.has a red card, with two feet, it has a red card. If you tackle from
:50:15. > :50:19.behind, you risk a red card. We are made aware of that. If it is fifty-
:50:19. > :50:24.fifty, get on with it. It is fine City on a chair saying that, but
:50:24. > :50:26.when you're in the heat of it, it can boil over. There was a little
:50:26. > :50:29.can boil over. There was a little period this season when you were
:50:29. > :50:33.starting on the bench. Did you have to fight for your place in the
:50:33. > :50:39.team? You must be thrilled to have done that then you Wohlfahrt --
:50:39. > :50:43.part of these games. 100%. We lost the first game of the season
:50:43. > :50:48.against QPR. We won at QPR -- Blackburn but we should have
:50:48. > :50:52.conceded a few goals. I deserved to be dropped. Tony Hibbert came in
:50:52. > :50:56.and played well and I did not deserve to be back in the team.
:50:56. > :51:00.That is the way football is. Because of my experience I knew I
:51:00. > :51:05.would probably get a chance again. It was about setting the right
:51:05. > :51:10.example and training hard. How long do you want to play for? If you are
:51:10. > :51:14.part of the United team, you have to play until you are 60! Well, you
:51:14. > :51:18.know, I am not that good at anything else so I want to keep
:51:18. > :51:21.playing. You are good at this extract this is a late night for me.
:51:21. > :51:25.I want to play for another two or three years. I love playing
:51:25. > :51:30.football and in the Premier League. The atmosphere is incredible. I
:51:30. > :51:35.enjoy it as much as ever. You have given us the league champions,
:51:35. > :51:39.United, your England captain. Who is your England manager?
:51:39. > :51:44.obvious choice is Harry Redknapp. thought you would say Lee Dixon!
:51:44. > :51:53.Management is not for me. We all knew that. What a week it is for
:51:53. > :51:56.him. He has had a week to remember. He is trying to dismiss the England
:51:56. > :52:00.job at the moment, but I'm sure deep down he is really, really
:52:00. > :52:05.excited because he will get offered the job. If he doesn't, there's
:52:05. > :52:11.something really wrong. He is the only man, I think, to move the team
:52:11. > :52:15.on. He would take over the England team with low expectation levels
:52:15. > :52:25.going into a tournament. It is the perfect job for him. First time in
:52:25. > :52:32.
:52:32. > :52:42.-- four more games from yesterday. The Canaries soared into 8th place
:52:42. > :52:44.
:52:45. > :52:54.with an inspired comeback against Graham look destined to put the
:52:55. > :52:59.
:52:59. > :53:05.home side 2-0 up, but Elliott Ward play. Norwich have equalised. Grant
:53:05. > :53:11.Holt makes it 1-1. The woodwork prevented corker from restoring
:53:11. > :53:15.Swansea's lead and Norwich took full advantage. -- Steven Caulker.
:53:15. > :53:25.He Pilkington! It got a deflection off Taylor and Norwich have turned
:53:25. > :53:29.
:53:29. > :53:32.this match around in spectacular takes him to 11 this season.
:53:32. > :53:39.what the best keepers in the Premier League were brilliant once
:53:39. > :53:44.again. Two of the best keepers. Not to be out done, Ruddy played his
:53:44. > :53:54.part. Having scored two goals, Grant Holt blotted his copybook by
:53:54. > :53:55.
:53:55. > :53:59.giving away a penalty. Can Danny Graham puller goal back? Yes! 3-2.
:53:59. > :54:03.He Swansea nearly orchestrated a late comeback, but Norwich hung on
:54:04. > :54:08.to inflict only a second home defeat for Brendan Rodgers's side.
:54:08. > :54:13.Not easy to pronounce, but for them's Russia and put our
:54:13. > :54:21.commentator through his paces by scoring on his paces. Fulham have
:54:21. > :54:26.plenty of white shirts Wakelin. -- waiting. Pogrebnyak! A dream start
:54:26. > :54:34.for the Russian. It clearly had not taken him long to settle into
:54:34. > :54:38.Premier League life. Dempsey! It is a second goal for Fulham. It is
:54:38. > :54:41.claimed by a Clint Dempsey, but I think that and will go down as a
:54:42. > :54:47.Thomas Sorensen own goal. Even Clint Dempsey would be able to
:54:47. > :54:52.claim that. But a terrific shot. Dorrell has Sorensen would redeem
:54:52. > :54:56.himself in a face-off with Damien Duff. -- Thomas Sorensen.
:54:57. > :55:04.Shawcross! There is the goal for Stoke City. Peter Crouch conspired
:55:04. > :55:09.to miss the target from very close indeed. At the other end, Clint
:55:09. > :55:12.Dempsey did all the hard work before fluffing his lines.
:55:13. > :55:16.Wigan are still rooted to the bottom of the table, but three
:55:16. > :55:23.points at Bolton mean they have closed the gap to the Trotters to
:55:23. > :55:29.just a single point. A goal! Gary Caldwell, the captain, delivers for
:55:29. > :55:34.Wigan. James McArthur could not capitalise and Victor Moses had
:55:34. > :55:42.some good work before Bolton hit back. What a strike! What a strike
:55:42. > :55:52.from Mark Davies. Mark Davies says I will have that and it is as
:55:52. > :55:53.
:55:53. > :56:03.greener. -- a screen. Victim Moses for Wigan, but in from the rebound
:56:03. > :56:09.
:56:09. > :56:13.save. Starkey described it as possibly the worst first-half
:56:13. > :56:23.display by any team he has ever been involved with. Not a happy
:56:23. > :56:40.
:56:40. > :56:47.return to his own -- old stomping in! Could it be game over with
:56:47. > :56:57.half-time not yet upon us? That was a shot by Pedersen but it ended at
:56:57. > :57:04.
:57:04. > :57:14.come on. Taarabt tried to drag Rangers back into the contest
:57:14. > :57:21.
:57:21. > :57:23.are in stoppage time. Not when are in stoppage time. Not when
:57:23. > :57:28.you're playing against them, obviously, but Swansea and Norwich
:57:28. > :57:32.have been a pleasure to watch. have been a breath fresh air. They
:57:32. > :57:37.try to win every game they play in. A couple more wins and they have
:57:37. > :57:45.secured their Premiership safety for next season. Let's try to
:57:45. > :57:51.predict the headlines you'll be Lescott's heart, Villar are not.
:57:51. > :57:57.The city are not slick, but they return to the top. Peter Pan's
:57:57. > :58:07.wonders leading the Baggies five- star performance at Molineux. That
:58:07. > :58:24.
:58:24. > :58:29.did not make any sense! Man City Here are some things you may have
:58:29. > :58:39.Here are some things you may have missed. At White Hart Lane, some
:58:39. > :58:44.
:58:44. > :58:52.but a cracking bird spotted at the Reebok Stadium. Zat Knight gets
:58:52. > :59:02.ready for Valentine's Day. And finally, mascot adds to this week's
:59:02. > :59:06.
:59:06. > :59:10.Chackmore we fail, which you can see on Match Of The Day three. --