:01:17. > :01:22.Hello. The Match Of The Day 2 team are here again. Proper highlights
:01:22. > :01:32.of all of today's matches, plus all the action from Saturday guaranteed.
:01:32. > :01:32.
:01:32. > :02:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:02:17. > :02:23.Lee Dixon and Dion Dublin get the I hope you're sitting comfortably.
:02:23. > :02:27.Stoke and Chelsea coming up. But first, to The Hawthorns, where West
:02:27. > :02:33.Brom host Manchester United, who are favourites to finish top once
:02:33. > :02:37.again. Fergie will be dreaming of title number 20 this season. They
:02:37. > :02:40.have already won the community shield, and Rooney's hungry,
:02:40. > :02:44.leading from the front. The champions are going to take some
:02:44. > :02:52.stopping. Roy Hodgson will be dreaming of another mid-table
:02:52. > :02:56.finish. And it is not just a fantasy. Ben Foster is the new
:02:56. > :03:06.number 1. He will hopefully be keeping it clean at the back. Steve
:03:06. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:12.summer dreams - sometimes they're ripped at the seams. Hosting the
:03:12. > :03:22.champions on the first day of the season is a wake-up call for
:03:22. > :03:56.
:03:56. > :04:00.anybody. Ahmed Elmohamady gets the and why not? Goalkeeper David De
:04:00. > :04:08.Gea seemed to be confident enough as to where the ball was going, and
:04:08. > :04:17.he was proved right in the end. Clever touch from Rooney, he has
:04:17. > :04:27.found Ashley Young. Back to Rooney! Wayne Rooney for Manchester United!
:04:27. > :04:32.
:04:32. > :04:42.Off and running. Rooney dispatched it with great aplomb. And what a
:04:42. > :04:47.
:04:47. > :04:56.touch that was to get it into the path of Ashley Young. From the
:04:57. > :05:06.moment he hit that, you knew Foster wasn't going to reach it. It's a
:05:07. > :05:32.
:05:32. > :05:42.was alarmed. He saw his defenders back-pedalling. They allowed Wayne
:05:42. > :05:44.
:05:44. > :05:54.Rooney to get closer and closer. Problems, problems. Nani,
:05:54. > :06:00.
:06:00. > :06:05.beautifully played. And over the top from Nani. Great build up, and
:06:05. > :06:10.Rooney right at the heart of most of it. He might have gone for goal,
:06:10. > :06:20.Danny Welbeck, instead, he played it back to Rooney. And Nani should
:06:20. > :06:32.
:06:32. > :06:37.Brunt. He was telling Paul Scharner exactly where he thought the
:06:37. > :06:47.Austrian should have been. The corner comes in from Ashley Young.
:06:47. > :06:48.
:06:48. > :06:58.And Nani... Another chance for Nani. Ben Foster got his hands to it but
:06:58. > :07:20.
:07:20. > :07:30.Gea. It was a nice height for the goalkeeper. Well work by West
:07:30. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :07:54.penalty area. Vidic releases Ashley Young. Three arriving in the
:07:54. > :08:28.
:08:28. > :08:35.penalty area. Rooney... James goalkeeper. Shane Long has
:08:35. > :08:45.equalised on his debut. And whilst he takes the plaudits, the finger
:08:45. > :08:51.of blame will point at David De Gea, and he knows it. Completely against
:08:51. > :08:58.the run of most of the play of the first half, West Brom have scored.
:08:58. > :09:08.Really, the goalkeeper should not be beaten by that. Right under his
:09:08. > :09:31.
:09:31. > :09:41.Morrison. Shane Long couldn't get of encouragement for West Bromwich
:09:41. > :09:56.
:09:56. > :10:04.Tamas. It was a nice, deft flick by Ashley Young, and he wanted to
:10:04. > :10:14.chase after it. Gabriel Tamas blocked him off. Ashley Young with
:10:14. > :10:24.the free kick... Rooney's header. I think Foster was always happy it
:10:24. > :10:57.
:10:57. > :11:04.comfortably. Phil Jones is going to be coming on. Manchester United
:11:05. > :11:14.already lost Vidic at half-time. At 23, Jonny Evans is now by a
:11:15. > :11:30.
:11:30. > :11:40.distance the senior member of the Bromwich Albion man was looking for
:11:40. > :11:58.
:11:58. > :12:04.corner given. Manchester United protest, and Andersen gets a yellow
:12:04. > :12:10.card for his protestations. Nine times out of 10, I think you would
:12:10. > :12:14.see the goalkeeper get a decision here. West Brom are putting as much
:12:14. > :12:23.pressure on De Gea as they can. The corner comes in... It could go
:12:23. > :12:29.anywhere... This time De Gea does get the decision. Welcome to the
:12:29. > :12:39.hurly-burly of the six-yard box in the Barclays Premier League. Olsson
:12:39. > :13:12.
:13:12. > :13:18.with the flick on, then it's ping it's in! He did it all himself.
:13:18. > :13:25.Nine minutes to play, and Manchester United are back in front.
:13:25. > :13:35.Ashley Young from the very narrowest of angles. He did really
:13:35. > :13:35.
:13:35. > :13:45.well. He beat Chris Brunt, kept going and tucked it in the far
:13:45. > :13:49.
:13:49. > :13:57.corner. Deflection helped it, I think. But Manchester United are in
:13:57. > :14:07.front, and that's all that matters to the manager - and the goalkeeper.
:14:07. > :14:29.
:14:29. > :14:39.Ashley Young claims the goal, was very pleased to clutch at one
:14:39. > :14:46.
:14:46. > :14:49.Manchester United are off and running with a victory. Wayne
:14:49. > :14:57.Rooney got the first, Shane Long equalised on his debut for West
:14:57. > :15:00.Brom. That was a mistake by David De Gea. Ashley Young scored the
:15:00. > :15:10.winner courtesy of a deflection off Steven Reid, with nine minutes to
:15:10. > :15:21.
:15:21. > :15:28.go. Hard though West Brom work, the The concerns for Alex Ferguson will
:15:28. > :15:32.be an injury to Rio Ferdinand, and in injury to -- a dodgy day before
:15:32. > :15:35.app -- De Gea. I don't know a goalkeeper yet he has a made a
:15:35. > :15:41.mistake in this division. It will be interesting. He will work hard
:15:41. > :15:44.and look at that and go through it. And he will be back and performing.
:15:44. > :15:48.Rio has got a problem with his hamstring and he will be missing
:15:48. > :15:51.for a couple of weeks or more. Vidic, we will have a look tomorrow,
:15:51. > :15:56.but it's not as serious as we thought it could have been, so he
:15:56. > :16:00.will be OK. As for Roy Hodgson, he will not be happy with the result,
:16:00. > :16:04.but must be pleased with his side's battling qualities. It looked as
:16:04. > :16:07.though it would be a tough afternoon, especially when they
:16:07. > :16:17.scored through Wayne Rooney, that fine goal. But after that I thought
:16:17. > :16:18.
:16:18. > :16:23.we pooled our, particularly in the second half. -- we pooled our
:16:23. > :16:26.bootstraps up and play some good football. Ashley Young enjoyed a
:16:26. > :16:30.great game for Manchester knighted and came up with a match-winning
:16:30. > :16:36.moment, but definitely not the match-winning goal -- Manchester
:16:36. > :16:40.United. It was my first game for them in the Premiership, so I would
:16:40. > :16:44.be delighted to claim it. But it was more important to get the three
:16:44. > :16:49.points. It would be very unfair to put it down as an own goal.
:16:49. > :16:53.course, I think it is. But that is down to the panel. It is more
:16:53. > :16:58.important for us to get the three points than me be on the scoresheet.
:16:58. > :17:01.That is just an added bonus. Just a word about Wayne Rooney, he took
:17:01. > :17:08.his goal brilliantly. There is a freshness about him, he looks
:17:08. > :17:12.leaner. He looks younger. He does! He looks younger than you. Thank
:17:12. > :17:17.you. He played well, led the line well, took his goal terrifically.
:17:17. > :17:21.He has been practising a lot in pre-season, and to get a left-foot
:17:21. > :17:26.shot off like he did, it caught the keeper by surprise and it went into
:17:26. > :17:31.the corner. He does look younger, is it just their hair? He s,
:17:31. > :17:35.perhaps you'll have to try it. off to his doctor, but if you were
:17:35. > :17:38.a play in that dressing room, you would be right for giving him stick.
:17:38. > :17:43.Fair play, brave of him to do it because he must be getting pelted
:17:43. > :17:47.in the dressing room. But he does look younger. He looks like 21st
:17:47. > :17:52.sign for Everton, like a young kid, and he's playing for -- playing 11.
:17:52. > :17:57.You have the opposite, David Seaman's pony tail. We used to have
:17:57. > :18:02.the stick-on ones we have coming out in training. I think Rooney
:18:02. > :18:06.Taseer is not as good as David Seaman. Whether it is a
:18:06. > :18:10.psychological thing, Fabio Capello and Sir Alex Ferguson will be
:18:10. > :18:14.smiling. For so they should be. All of the Manchester United team
:18:14. > :18:18.played well, but Rooney was outstanding. His positional play
:18:18. > :18:25.was great, his use of the ball was great. Some of the stuff we have
:18:25. > :18:35.got here, waning great positions, really positive. -- Wayne in great
:18:35. > :18:36.
:18:36. > :18:41.his vision, just on the right and side. And he is back on it again.
:18:42. > :18:44.Nani should do better with that. A lot better. If you see him, just in
:18:44. > :18:49.behind amid Phil four, collecting the ball and setting things up to
:18:49. > :18:55.make it hard for the midfield player's -- behind the midfield of
:18:55. > :18:58.four. But this is the one. This is where Rooney comes into his own.
:18:58. > :19:03.Movement from Ashley Young. He knows exactly where he wants to put
:19:03. > :19:07.the ball. Young it sees him there. Left foot, right foot, left, in the
:19:07. > :19:11.back of the net. That is what really does, puts himself into
:19:11. > :19:15.positions to score goals, and more often than not they hit the target.
:19:15. > :19:22.Control with a left foot, move with the right, and hit with the left.
:19:22. > :19:26.Superb. One of the few occasions when you returned the fought --
:19:26. > :19:30.phone calls, talking about Ashley Young, saying he is every bit the
:19:30. > :19:34.Manchester United player. Even looks good in the Strip. He seems
:19:34. > :19:38.to have come into the set-up and seems to have settled in in
:19:38. > :19:41.training and now he has got into the team and he gives them it waits
:19:41. > :19:46.and is a typical Manchester United player. I think he has settled him
:19:46. > :19:50.brilliantly. Today I thought his positional play, from the kick-off,
:19:50. > :19:55.he stayed wide and gave Steven Reid a problem. He did not know whether
:19:55. > :19:59.to go tight. He gives the ball away early on and tries to put across in
:19:59. > :20:02.with his right foot, but he goes to the touchline and gets a yard. Very
:20:02. > :20:08.difficult to defend. But so little ball into the box and set something
:20:08. > :20:13.up. Great on the ball, set pieces are quality. He gets the ball,
:20:13. > :20:19.Steven Reid cannot get close, he whips the ball in. Quality on the
:20:19. > :20:28.ball, vision, cutting inside. What a bore this is. Sets up another
:20:28. > :20:34.great move. This one, get so you are the yard. For exactly the same
:20:34. > :20:41.position, watch the intelligence -- he gets a yard. We Peat Inn, no, he
:20:41. > :20:44.checks back on the left. -- whip it in. Claiming the dole, and I'm not
:20:45. > :20:53.so sure he is going to get this. South East Today elections.
:20:53. > :21:01.Goalkeeper, no chance, but he gives them a chance -- two deflections.
:21:01. > :21:05.Very difficult plane as a full-back. Really exciting to watch, and when
:21:05. > :21:09.he did get the ball, all of the players wanted to go forwards. He's
:21:09. > :21:14.not a negative footballer and wants to go forward. You look at the
:21:14. > :21:18.bench, tens of millions of pounds doing nothing but getting splinters.
:21:18. > :21:22.Whereas with West Brom, that is the problem. They missed the main man.
:21:23. > :21:27.They did. They got into situations where they would have wanted Peter
:21:27. > :21:32.Odemwingie to be fit. Anything in that situation, he gets into the
:21:32. > :21:37.box, and there is the shot, but he should have done slightly better.
:21:37. > :21:42.This one, bearing down on goal, and he does not take it off. Odemwingie,
:21:42. > :21:46.if he gets half a chance, he wants to hit the target. There were big
:21:47. > :21:51.spells of the game where there was an -- under so much pressure, but
:21:51. > :21:54.they also had spells in the game of 20 minutes where Roy Hodgson was
:21:54. > :21:58.pleased with the stuffy sort. A bit of a problem up front where they
:21:58. > :22:01.might get the goals from, but at times they put United under
:22:01. > :22:07.pressure and play their part in a good game. The work ethic is really
:22:07. > :22:10.good. Go and play football, and it showed today. It is the first week
:22:10. > :22:14.of the season and we do not want a big role to one player, Wayne
:22:14. > :22:18.Rooney is not the only person getting used to a hairdryer -- Abe
:22:18. > :22:23.to crawl to one player. I think Sir Alex will lay off the goalkeeper.
:22:23. > :22:29.He made a mistake, but we have put a montage together of his day today.
:22:29. > :22:33.Forget the quiff, he needs to sort it out. Flapping for that, but this
:22:33. > :22:39.is a great save. Good position, good hands. This is not such a good
:22:39. > :22:43.position. Two hands, over the top and he's made a big mistake, but he
:22:43. > :22:47.did bounce-back in general. After each mistake, and he got knocked
:22:48. > :22:51.about. He did get knocked about, and this is a great save. That
:22:51. > :22:55.could have found its way in at the far post. Here, a bit of contact
:22:55. > :23:01.but a lot of keepers like David James and David Seaman and worry
:23:01. > :23:05.about it later. He gets a good elbow, and the face says it all.
:23:05. > :23:08.is 20 years of age, a kid, and Sir Alex Ferguson missed out on Petr
:23:08. > :23:11.Cech when he first came round and was determined to get this young
:23:11. > :23:15.lad and he has to pay the consequences of having a young
:23:15. > :23:19.goalkeeper. He will make mistakes like that. We saw all of the United
:23:19. > :23:24.players patting him on the shoulder. They got away with it. He made a
:23:24. > :23:27.mistake, and I think he will be a good goalkeeper. I have lost count
:23:27. > :23:32.of the announcer the evolutions under Sir Alex Ferguson, so many
:23:32. > :23:37.positive signs that - the amount of evolutions. You would be a brave
:23:37. > :23:42.man to get -- bet against him. Asking people who will win the
:23:42. > :23:45.league, most people have gone for United. When you look at the record,
:23:46. > :23:50.it is unrivalled. Year after year he keeps building teams and winning
:23:50. > :23:55.trophies. I can't see anybody beating them this year. They are
:23:55. > :23:59.too strong and Sir Alex is too clever. If you have players like
:23:59. > :24:02.Rooney and Ashley Young on form... Injuries are such as huge part of
:24:02. > :24:08.any one season, and even the Manchester United squad, Rio out
:24:08. > :24:12.for six weeks, Nemanja Vidic chat for week or two, Rafael, 10 weeks.
:24:12. > :24:20.They finished with a back four and a goalkeeper with an average age of
:24:20. > :24:23.U21. With the young goalkeeper, the two positions you want our centre-
:24:23. > :24:26.halves to organise it. That might be a problem in the next few weeks,
:24:26. > :24:35.but the way Sir Alex is building a squad he seems to be going for
:24:35. > :24:40.It might be a case that the keeper has to stand up and be counted.
:24:40. > :24:44.still has to sort his quiff out. I wish I had a quiff. On that
:24:44. > :24:48.subject, we know Wayne Rooney has been revitalised by their hair
:24:48. > :24:52.transplant, and maybe some people should take a leaf out of his book,
:24:52. > :24:58.because he looks like Wayne Rooney's father. My favourite baldy,
:24:58. > :25:05.Andy Johnson. Beautiful. Our man here, Alan Shearer. He needs to
:25:05. > :25:10.think about it. Oh dear. The that is quite nice, actually. I've might
:25:10. > :25:13.invest in one of those. I wouldn't bother. We have already seen the
:25:13. > :25:17.oldest manager in the Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson and 69,
:25:17. > :25:25.and surely we will have the youngest and more besides before we
:25:25. > :25:35.Next we are at the Britannia Stadium for Stoke against AVB's
:25:35. > :25:35.
:25:35. > :25:43.Chelsea. We will look back at QPR's return to the big-time. And we will
:25:43. > :25:52.blast through all the goals and not Let's get straight to the Britannia
:25:52. > :25:55.Stoke have turned themselves into a real force. Mid- table and an FA
:25:55. > :25:59.Cup final last season means European football and a chance to
:25:59. > :26:03.get even better this year. Tony Pulis has assembled a great squad,
:26:03. > :26:09.a winning mentality and has turned the Britannia into way fortress.
:26:09. > :26:12.Chelsea will be turning new boss Andre Villas-Boas will make his
:26:12. > :26:16.mark and a brief to win the title, the Champions League and everything
:26:17. > :26:26.else. -- under a brief. They have the experience, class and quality,
:26:27. > :26:27.
:26:27. > :26:31.Stoke City, the opening game excitement of seeing the summer
:26:31. > :26:37.signings in action. There is just one on either team, as Jonathan
:26:37. > :26:40.Woodgate plays the first time since November 2009. He has already
:26:40. > :26:44.featured in Stoke's successful start in Europe and the return of
:26:44. > :26:54.Rory Delap for Dean why Ted is the only change from the 1-0 win in
:26:54. > :26:55.
:26:55. > :27:05.macro split -- Split. Torres plays despite mild concussion over the
:27:05. > :27:35.
:27:35. > :27:45.a good start, Fernando Torres. Almost sneaking in. Was this
:27:45. > :27:58.
:27:58. > :28:03.intentional at all or meant to be Shawcross and the referee has his
:28:03. > :28:13.hand in his pocket. The ref up -- a yellow card for the Stoke City
:28:13. > :28:22.
:28:22. > :28:26.captain. Nowhere near the ball. away. I think that's a sign that
:28:26. > :28:36.some of the old confidence is there. He has look bright, but he just
:28:36. > :28:39.
:28:39. > :28:49.enamoured with the decision for the three up front. The first game last
:28:49. > :29:20.
:29:20. > :29:25.season he scored a hat-trick at head of Alex. It is defended, but
:29:25. > :29:35.there is a lot of luck to it from a Chelsea point of view. Unconvincing
:29:35. > :29:35.
:29:35. > :30:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:30:33. > :30:43.prevents the throwing going to moments of a half for Chelsea.
:30:43. > :30:47.
:30:47. > :30:57.Ramires trying to do it all by from the 33-year-old man in charge
:30:57. > :31:04.
:31:04. > :31:08.from Stoke this time. It comes off the top of the chest, doesn't it?
:31:08. > :31:18.You can see why the Stoke supporters were asking for it. Even
:31:18. > :31:32.
:31:32. > :31:42.if it does touch the top of the arm, about the end. Torres had beaten
:31:42. > :31:57.
:31:57. > :32:07.one defender, but it was good work referee thinks not. It was right on
:32:07. > :32:07.
:32:07. > :32:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:32:47. > :32:53.the edge, if not inside the penalty ground. He's asking for something.
:32:53. > :33:03.I think with hope rather than expectation. John Terry heads it
:33:03. > :33:03.
:33:03. > :33:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:33:43. > :33:50.down, Woodgate's arm was around John Obi Mikel! Tipped over the top
:33:50. > :33:56.by Asmir Begovic. That was flying in. John Obi Mikel, so close to his
:33:56. > :33:59.first ever goal in the Premier League. And this is his 139th game
:33:59. > :34:03.in the competition. Chelsea are still complaining about the fact
:34:03. > :34:13.that Mark Halsey did not point to the spot when Lampard went down in
:34:13. > :34:14.
:34:14. > :34:24.the penalty area. Well, Wilson did not touch the ball. Lampard is
:34:24. > :34:24.
:34:24. > :35:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:35:26. > :35:36.making no attempt to hurdle over Asmir Begovic. And twice Stoke have
:35:36. > :35:55.
:35:55. > :36:02.been indebted to their Bosnia than the others. We're going to
:36:02. > :36:12.have a Chelsea substitution. One that is greeted by the fans who
:36:12. > :36:20.
:36:20. > :36:23.have travelled with great enthusiasm. That foul not worthy of
:36:24. > :36:33.a yellow card, it seems, but it is a free kick to Chelsea. Straight
:36:34. > :36:43.
:36:43. > :36:53.it very late the last time they started away from home in the
:36:53. > :36:55.
:36:55. > :37:05.Premier League, six years ago, 1-0 at newly promoted Wigan. Ramires
:37:05. > :37:20.
:37:20. > :37:25.does not get the free kick, but and Petr Cech judged it perfectly.
:37:25. > :37:33.All the noise is coming from the Stoke fans. Tony Pulis will be
:37:33. > :37:42.happier with this scoreline than Chelsea. There is no Rory Delap on
:37:42. > :37:46.the pitch, but they have got Shotton instead. Where was Petr
:37:46. > :37:50.Cech going? I can only presume he was pushed, he came flying out like
:37:50. > :38:00.Superman. It looks as though it will finish goalless at the
:38:00. > :38:04.
:38:04. > :38:14.Andre Villas-Boas. It was a difficult debut for him, as stoke
:38:14. > :38:17.
:38:17. > :38:22.I thought we played really well in the first half. In the second half,
:38:22. > :38:27.they're such a good team, they keep asking questions. We just showed a
:38:27. > :38:33.spirit and commitment in the second half. In the first five minutes, we
:38:33. > :38:41.played a bit better. The second half I think was a great effort
:38:41. > :38:44.from everybody, because we kept very courageous on the halfway line,
:38:44. > :38:50.always having the initiative, but unfortunately not finding the back
:38:50. > :38:54.of the net. You had a busy second half, which was your best save?
:38:54. > :38:58.is too much to think about, but they're all-important. The most
:38:58. > :39:03.important thing is that we kept a clean sheet today. Last year it
:39:03. > :39:08.took us a few games to get our first point. There were some strong
:39:08. > :39:12.penalty shouts from the visitors. What was your view? I will have a
:39:12. > :39:16.look at them, whether they were or not, we will have to wait and see.
:39:16. > :39:20.We could have had one as well in the first half. But he's a good
:39:20. > :39:26.referee, he knows what he's doing. We respect the decisions he has
:39:26. > :39:32.made. Are you going to enjoy this? I think so, it is a massive
:39:32. > :39:35.challenge, and I'm up for it, and my players are as well. We want to
:39:35. > :39:42.be successful. Everyone is trying to get the Premiership title back
:39:42. > :39:45.to us. He has left his mark already, with his team selection. A new
:39:45. > :39:53.manager goes in, every single player has a fresh start, a chance
:39:53. > :39:56.to get their place in the first time. That point could turn out to
:39:57. > :40:01.be a good result, by the time we get to the end of the season. Stoke
:40:01. > :40:06.are getting better and better. and there's signs that Tony Pulis
:40:06. > :40:11.is not finished and the transfer market. The board has offered funds
:40:11. > :40:16.to him, so I think he will try to improve the squad further. Today,
:40:16. > :40:20.they played their part in a good game. Sometimes you get a goalless
:40:20. > :40:23.draw, and it is not great. This was not the best game in the world, but
:40:23. > :40:27.not the best game in the world, but there was some good football,
:40:27. > :40:32.especially in the first half, from Stoke City's point of view. Chelsea
:40:32. > :40:35.want to play the ball around, but look how they close the centre back
:40:35. > :40:40.down. They keep going, putting the goalkeeper under pressure. Chelsea
:40:40. > :40:46.still want to play. Etherington comes off the left wing, chasing
:40:46. > :40:52.and chasing. Look how many men they get back defending. Seven, eight
:40:52. > :40:58.macro players back. Someone gets his head on it, I think it is
:40:58. > :41:02.Robert Huth. Defending for their lives. But in the second half,
:41:02. > :41:05.sometimes you can get tired. This is still in the first half. Chelsea
:41:05. > :41:09.look to get their full-backs forward. If you can win the ball in
:41:09. > :41:12.the middle of midfield, that's where they're vulnerable. They did
:41:12. > :41:18.that in the first half, a tremendous amount of work. And here,
:41:18. > :41:24.he gets away. That's how they play, Chelsea. But sooner or later,
:41:24. > :41:28.Chelsea's quality, especially in the second half... They get men
:41:28. > :41:37.back but they don't close the ball down. Look how many men Stoke have
:41:37. > :41:44.got back, but they're not getting that yard closer to the ball.
:41:44. > :41:49.always happens, doesn't it? This sums it up for me. Look at Torres,
:41:49. > :41:51.how he has peeled off, they don't close him down, they watch him. If
:41:51. > :41:57.this was drawn by in the middle, this was drawn by in the middle,
:41:57. > :42:02.Chelsea win the game. But as you said, if Chelsea say, we might come
:42:02. > :42:12.away with a draw, they might be disappointed. But I think Stoke
:42:12. > :42:12.
:42:12. > :42:20.deserved the point. Torres, he did not get a goal, but he looked
:42:20. > :42:23.better. He looked like a different footballer. He looked positive, he
:42:23. > :42:29.looked happy, he really did. He looked like he wanted to score
:42:29. > :42:36.goals, to put himself about. This one here, great first touch,
:42:36. > :42:41.positive all the way. Trying to get something for his team. This one,
:42:41. > :42:50.fantastic touch, fantastic turn, and he gets brought down by Ryan
:42:50. > :42:57.Shawcross. But what I like about Torres is, he's Staying really
:42:57. > :43:02.positive, thinking, how can I get the shot off? Very much like David
:43:02. > :43:10.the shot off? Very much like David Ginola, stop it and move. Look at
:43:10. > :43:14.him, moves, gets it back, gets past two players, and that was a great
:43:14. > :43:19.intervention from Shawcross. Just did enough with his trailing leg.
:43:19. > :43:24.Otherwise Torres was going to score. Very positive, very good to see him
:43:24. > :43:27.happy again. That was like his twin brother from last year. That was
:43:27. > :43:34.unrecognisable compared to what he was like last year. Defenders
:43:34. > :43:38.watching that tonight will be going, he's back. He looked so shop.
:43:38. > :43:44.is a bit of a love-in tonight, let's continue that. Because by the
:43:44. > :43:47.end of the season, you will have end of the season, you will have
:43:47. > :43:53.upset so many referees. We try to be balanced. I think Mark Halsey
:43:53. > :44:01.had a really good game. He had four or five penalty shouts, I think he
:44:01. > :44:06.got most of them right. This is the first one, John Terry, I don't
:44:06. > :44:14.think that's handball. This one, this is the one that perhaps could
:44:14. > :44:18.have been. Shawcross on Torres. He did not give anything. And probably
:44:18. > :44:23.the one that the Chelsea fans was screaming about, and Frank Lampard
:44:23. > :44:27.as well. We have seen this from several angles. I think frank was
:44:27. > :44:31.on his way down before the leg comes over. There is a bit of
:44:31. > :44:39.contact, but he was already going down. If Mark Halsey sees that, and
:44:39. > :44:45.he doesn't give a free kick, why didn't he book somebody for diving?
:44:45. > :44:50.But overall I thought he got the game pretty much spot on. And my
:44:50. > :44:55.Jones as well. Stoke in the market for more players, as we say. So all
:44:55. > :44:59.their problems, positive ones... Definitely, the way Tony Pulis has
:44:59. > :45:04.set his squad up, there's room for improvement, certainly up front.
:45:04. > :45:11.There has been rumours about Peter Crouch and Palacios, and they're
:45:11. > :45:16.big players. With players like that, and an excitement about being in
:45:16. > :45:26.Europe, could they do a Fulham? never know, but if he gets a couple
:45:26. > :45:29.
:45:29. > :45:39.of more players in, who says they Back to Chelsea, want to know a bit
:45:39. > :46:02.
:46:02. > :46:09.I don't care if he's 30 or 130, this would suggest he needs to win
:46:09. > :46:13.a trophy, or he is out the door. The thing is as well, we talk about
:46:13. > :46:17.his age, going into the dressing room, a strong dressing room, and
:46:17. > :46:20.we have seen that in the past with Lampard, Drogba and Terry, the
:46:20. > :46:24.first few weeks of the season, especially in training are
:46:24. > :46:29.important. It sets the standard and he gets into a position where the
:46:29. > :46:35.older players respect him early on and the youngsters will watch on.
:46:35. > :46:45.That tells you if you go from Jose Maria neo-, it will be one of the
:46:45. > :46:45.
:46:45. > :46:52.He said if he could not exert the pressure, he shouldn't be in the
:46:52. > :46:58.job. He has to get the team onside and players playing for him.
:46:58. > :47:05.left two big players on the bench, didn't he? Drogba and Adel Kuyt.
:47:05. > :47:15.was talking to Karl Robinson, the MK Dons manager -- NL Cup. He said
:47:15. > :47:21.
:47:21. > :47:24.There ultimately, a bit of success will we knew the respect. -- will
:47:24. > :47:29.win you the respect. He is not under the same pressure MK Dons,
:47:29. > :47:39.they fee is winning, the plays will accept him. Before we continue, a
:47:39. > :48:10.
:48:10. > :48:13.John Hartson will be the special guest, and there is more Lee Dixon.
:48:13. > :48:17.Sunday nights are no longer just about the big Premier League games.
:48:17. > :48:21.We will bring you all of the goals and incidents from Saturday. Let's
:48:21. > :48:25.start with one of the new boys, as QPR kicked off their campaign at
:48:25. > :48:35.Loftus Road. A memorable day for a club who have had some fine players
:48:35. > :48:39.
:48:39. > :48:49.We've paid good money, let's go and entertain them -- they have paid
:48:49. > :48:49.
:48:49. > :48:56.good money. Rodney Marsh has scored! So stand bowls! A beauty. -
:48:56. > :49:06.- Stan Bowles. Francis. A good chancier. Io, superbly taken by
:49:06. > :49:08.
:49:08. > :49:14.All of these footballers are members of QPR, and from our office
:49:14. > :49:24.window you can hear the roar of the crowd when Rangers score. A good
:49:24. > :49:37.
:49:37. > :49:43.turn, and the shot, it is in. What wonderful goal by Les Ferdinand!
:49:43. > :49:53.Ray Wilkins. An absolute screamer from Wilkins! So Spencer's cross
:49:53. > :50:05.
:50:05. > :50:08.comes in. And the shot. on the streets of London, a
:50:08. > :50:18.celebration for the capital city with the return of Premier League
:50:18. > :50:36.
:50:36. > :50:46.the flag is up! -- the back of the worry for QPR fans. This is a
:50:46. > :50:46.
:50:46. > :51:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:51:51. > :52:01.another goal for Bolton. Klasnic Park Rangers have really been put
:52:01. > :52:04.
:52:04. > :52:10.in their place on their first day Hill on Petrov. He is red-carded
:52:10. > :52:19.for it. He was booked in the first half, but I think it was a straight
:52:19. > :52:25.red. And Queen's Park Rangers's day Brilliant for Bolton, but with QPR,
:52:25. > :52:28.on the pitch is as important are fit. Yes, Fernandez is reported to
:52:28. > :52:32.be buying the club tomorrow and the deal looks like it might go through
:52:32. > :52:35.tomorrow, which for Neil Warnock, that is the thing he is looking for
:52:35. > :52:39.in order to give him some money and some stability at the club so he
:52:39. > :52:44.can improve the team before the transfer deadline, otherwise on
:52:44. > :52:48.yesterday's performance, they might be in trouble. Still the Formula
:52:48. > :52:54.One connection, because Mr Fernandez owns the Lotus team. But
:52:54. > :52:57.we want to see Neil Warnock get a full season. He deserves it.
:52:57. > :53:02.Characters are about like that anymore. We need him in the game
:53:02. > :53:07.for as long as possible. A little model for QPR, although it won't
:53:07. > :53:11.feel like that after Saturday. That is a club like Bolton. They have
:53:11. > :53:16.done tremendously. There were few people murmuring, but it is the
:53:16. > :53:20.first game of the season. I think Owen Coyle has done a great job and
:53:20. > :53:26.they are established in two-way Premier League team. As you said, a
:53:26. > :53:30.model for other teams to a map. Let's head to Anfield but first St
:53:30. > :53:40.James' Park, and Arsenal, and we can say that they have officially
:53:40. > :53:42.
:53:43. > :53:52.Anfield, but Sunderland prove they would be a challenge for any team.
:53:53. > :53:59.
:53:59. > :54:09.Richardson. Luis Suarez is in. What argument in the Liverpool camp,
:54:09. > :54:29.
:54:29. > :54:39.really high. -- and soirees has put Liverpool players and redemption
:54:39. > :54:47.
:54:47. > :54:57.for Luis Suarez. He is on the move, might expect from Andy Carroll.
:54:57. > :55:20.
:55:20. > :55:30.Just -- the rough and tough stuff. a debut goal for Sebastian Larsson.
:55:30. > :55:41.
:55:41. > :55:45.area he intended, the big man. -- did not quite knock it into the
:55:45. > :55:55.area he intended. Joey Barton was in the thick of it as he was last
:55:55. > :56:18.
:56:18. > :56:28.season at Arsenal. -- against there. Off the line by Simpson to
:56:28. > :56:37.
:56:37. > :56:41.decided to stamp his authority on the game, but not in a way that
:56:41. > :56:51.Joey Barton liked. Here is the most talked-about incident of the
:56:51. > :56:55.
:56:55. > :57:05.Joey Barton has grabbed curvy neo-. Completely unnecessary. -- go of
:57:05. > :57:11.
:57:11. > :57:20.the neo-. Why is bottom involve? -- and suddenly Barton is on his case.
:57:20. > :57:30.-- Peter Wilson -- Peter Wilson. There is a red card here for Joe of
:57:30. > :57:42.
:57:42. > :57:46.made the most of it. Handbags all round, but all is fair in love and
:57:46. > :57:56.football, and by the end of the game, jelly and Alex had kissed and
:57:56. > :57:56.
:57:56. > :57:59.Arsenal and Barcelona have reached an agreement for the transfer of
:57:59. > :58:03.Cesc Fabregas with the documents to be signed and the medical will take
:58:03. > :58:08.place on Monday. Arsene Wenger has also wished him the best of luck
:58:08. > :58:12.through gritted teeth. Oh, Fabregas is leaving! The shock story of the
:58:12. > :58:18.week. And Samir Nasri going up the road. But if he does not want to
:58:18. > :58:22.play, Abu -- of you go. I am a big believer if you do not want to play,
:58:22. > :58:30.you should get some money for them and get them go. There is no point
:58:30. > :58:35.having players who won a happy. All this sudden the training drops --
:58:35. > :58:40.who won not happy. Individuals do not want that around because it can
:58:40. > :58:44.spread in the club. Not if you demand to talk about this weekend
:58:44. > :58:48.other than the Joey Barton slap. But Joey Barton said tonight that
:58:48. > :58:52.he admitted what we knew, that he went down easy. Slightly easy. A
:58:53. > :58:56.little slap on the cheek and he is down, but he admitted it.
:58:56. > :59:01.Apparently he has been hit hard at school. They should have both been
:59:01. > :59:05.sent off, would you say? He was unlucky in the per staff because he
:59:05. > :59:09.was involved in the Song incident, but you cannot pick people up by
:59:09. > :59:13.the throat and stay on the pitch and you also cannot go around
:59:13. > :59:17.slapping people. Perhaps a red for both would have been suitable.
:59:17. > :59:23.props to Sunderland. If you were a fan of them, you would be excited.
:59:23. > :59:28.You would hope so, because Bruce is doing a fantastic job. He has a
:59:28. > :59:38.good squad of players. Might need some goals for on somewhere. Three
:59:38. > :59:52.
:59:52. > :00:01.more games from yesterday and we with the pressure somewhat less
:00:01. > :00:06.than their game at the end of last season. And the shot from Mario
:00:06. > :00:12.Formica goes in! It is a good angle, but you would have to expect your
:00:12. > :00:20.goalkeeper to do better. Jarvis is onside, and has time to get his
:00:20. > :00:30.cross in. Fletcher! 1-1. They were not behind for long. You cannot
:00:30. > :00:40.
:00:40. > :00:48.allow Jarvis time to pick out the very well! He goes round the back
:00:48. > :00:55.of Michel Salgado, and it's a penalty. I think that's fair enough.
:00:55. > :01:05.Kevin Doyle... And Robinson guessed the right way and made a fairly
:01:05. > :01:06.
:01:06. > :01:09.simple save. But it is turned in by Stephen Ward! Stephen Ward suite
:01:09. > :01:14.sit in with a really well struck and well controlled left-foot
:01:14. > :01:24.volley. Rovers did their best to draw level,
:01:24. > :01:28.but they could not hit the target. Despite these efforts from Jason
:01:29. > :01:32.Robertson David Goodwillie. After six years, it is a case of come on,
:01:32. > :01:40.let's be having you. The Premier League welcomes back Delia Smith
:01:40. > :01:47.and her beloved Norwich. He has got MOTs is in the centre... Penalty!
:01:47. > :01:57.Was there enough to knock Di Santo out of his stride? The referee
:01:57. > :02:02.
:02:02. > :02:08.thought so. And Wigan take the lead. Can Norwich create anything from
:02:08. > :02:18.the set play? Fox's delivery. That's the closest they have come.
:02:18. > :02:21.
:02:21. > :02:27.A whisker away. Grant Holt. And Al Habsi did not get there. Wes
:02:27. > :02:32.Hoolahan did, and Norwich are level. Their first goal back in the big
:02:32. > :02:42.time. Al Habsi will not want to see that again. Di Santo... He was
:02:42. > :02:45.
:02:45. > :02:54.never going to get a penalty for that. Figueroa's cross. What a
:02:54. > :03:04.chance. Rodallega is Square, and Watson hits it. There would work
:03:04. > :03:05.
:03:05. > :03:10.comes to the rescue. Luckily, there was still time for the Norwich
:03:10. > :03:13.defender to redeem himself, as he send Delia Smith home happy. Two
:03:14. > :03:23.new managers on show at Craven Cottage, but they will have to wait
:03:24. > :03:25.
:03:25. > :03:30.for their first victory. John Arne Riise... And the famous left foot
:03:30. > :03:36.on that occasion just got underneath the ball. Mulumbu...
:03:36. > :03:46.Offside. That's not going to count. And the assistant referee is
:03:46. > :03:54.absolutely spot on. Darren Bent was offside. Petrov... He does not
:03:54. > :03:59.score very many, Stiliyan Petrov, but not missing by much there.
:03:59. > :04:02.After a year keeping the bench warm at Manchester City, Shay Given was
:04:02. > :04:05.back to show why he's still back to show why he's still
:04:05. > :04:10.considered one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League.
:04:10. > :04:13.So, 16 of the 20 teams get their season under way. At this stage,
:04:13. > :04:19.everyone always talks about who's going to win, who is going to go
:04:19. > :04:23.down. You cannot say, the transfer window is still open. So instead, I
:04:23. > :04:30.have got a series of loaded questions for you. Just answer then
:04:30. > :04:40.yes or no. Will Arsenal finish top four? Maybe. No. Will the first
:04:40. > :04:49.manager to be sacked the British? Yes. Maybe. Will Wayne Rooney
:04:49. > :04:55.finish top scorer? Yes. May get who will? Torres. That's a big shout.
:04:55. > :04:59.Will Jonathan Woodgate play more than 20 games? Yes, let's hope so.
:04:59. > :05:09.We hope so. Will Manchester United by another 'keeper at Christmas?
:05:09. > :05:10.
:05:10. > :05:18.Yes. No. Will all three promoted clubs go straight back down? No.
:05:18. > :05:28.Will a referees and the player off for swearing? Yes. Maybe. Will
:05:28. > :05:29.
:05:29. > :05:35.Manchester City win a trophy of any kind? Maybe. Yes. Which one?
:05:35. > :05:39.idea. That's not what you said earlier. He's changing his answers.
:05:39. > :05:48.Will Joey Barton play for two premier-league clubs this season?
:05:48. > :05:57.Yes. No. Will an English club win the Champions League? Yes! Come on,
:05:58. > :06:07.Lee, say it. No. Will Manchester United lose a home game at any
:06:07. > :06:16.stage? Yes. Yes. Will Andy Carroll score more goals than Luis Suarez?
:06:16. > :06:20.Yes. No. Will Torres score more goals than Drogba? No, because
:06:20. > :06:25.Drogba will probably be at Tottenham by then. Will he score
:06:25. > :06:35.more goals for Spurs? Possibly. Let's have a quick recap of what
:06:35. > :06:35.
:06:35. > :06:40.happened today in the Premier League. Chelsea started with a draw
:06:40. > :06:44.at Stoke. It was a tough battle. Both teams deserved a point.
:06:44. > :06:51.Champions Manchester United got off to a great start. Wayne Rooney
:06:51. > :07:00.showed he was in sharp form, getting his first goal. But West
:07:00. > :07:04.Brom fought back bravely. De Gea did not have a great day, but
:07:04. > :07:14.Ashley Young was right into his stride. This is the table, which is
:07:14. > :07:22.
:07:22. > :07:26.Don't worry, QPR fan eyes, not the start you were hoping for. Here's
:07:26. > :07:34.some things you may have missed. At the Britannia Stadium, Didier
:07:34. > :07:37.Drogba gives us those come to bed eyes. At Anfield, Charlie Adam
:07:37. > :07:44.might have helped a certain Scottish manager find a new
:07:44. > :07:50.goalkeeper. At Ewood Park, Kevin Doyle's such transplant proves less
:07:50. > :07:55.successful than Wayne Rooney's. And a young fan at the DW Stadium bites
:07:55. > :08:03.his nails. And remember this? We worked out who Didier Drogba was
:08:03. > :08:06.making eyes at. That's your lot. Thank you so much for tuning in.
:08:06. > :08:16.The Premier League is back, and you can already feel the love. Good
:08:16. > :08:25.