21/08/2011 Match of the Day 2

In hello. Big's the Last chance to enjoy your weekend before the

Monday morning rush hour. John Hartson and Lee Dixon to join us.

Here's what's coming your way. Wanderers met up with the City

slickers. That's up first. Could the Canaries sing against the

Potter's? That's second. Then we will seek waltz the take a bite out

of Thom. And we take a look back at swans. We will have a comprehensive

review of yesterday's incidents. Let's get straight to today's

action. Sergio Aguero it is in town. He's

got two on Monday. They were expecting to do more than look good

on paper. Owen Coyle's ment were flying height in London. Jonathan

changes. Carlos Tevez is back in this court, a month after

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reportedly saying he would not dangerous. -- here's where City can

be so dangerous. That was well timed. Joe Hart was not

particularly convincing. David Silva. It was so very nearly a 1-0

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from a man who looked so sharp against Swansea earlier this week.

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He got it wrong. Watched by Carlos he did not. Edin Dzeko, too strong

for Martin Petrov. Martin Petrov doing magnificently. That was a bad

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good finishing. That was really and 42 seconds into the second half,

Manchester City have a two gold off-again. Hesitant defending by

Zat Knight. Edin Dzeko has started this season. Very impressive stuff.

They have not won this game yet. Goal! Typical Bolton, and typical

Kevin Davies. Never say die. Manchester City have concerns again.

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It was a lovely header. Lovely City victorious. Roberto Mancini's

team, top of the Premier League in these early-season days. At times,

it was breathtaking, magical football. Outstanding performances.

There had to work so hard for it. Manchester City have been the best

side in the opening 10 days of the Premier League this season. So sit

to keep their 100 percent record, It was a very good game. Maybe next

time, we need to pay more attention. The players all played very well.

James Milner has sometimes had to be patient to win his place.

Excellent today. He played very well. Bolton battled hard, but

individual mistakes cost them dearly. Anybody who made a mistake

did not go out to make a mistake. We always stick together as the

group. What's it like seeing these big names come in a row due? It's

great. To win trophies, you need fantastic players. The players we

have got here, and anybody who We are hearing it will happen in

the next 24 hours. they will have to stop spending at some point,

when they? He will pull the reins - - Paul the reins in at some point.

He has to. He has learned and players and got some money for them.

Chelsea bought all the best players before though. Good management is

the cabbie at. Today, Manchester City were quite special in the

first half. I think the English end held up as well. A lot of emphasis

was on Aguero. He is important to them. But Milne and Barry played

well today. Obviously Silva is gay to take a lot of the plaudits. The

way he links the players up is fantastic. He stretches the back

four. When he get into the box, he is a box of tricks. Man of the

match, two weeks running. But wherever get sick, he knows he is

going to be there. Silva and linking the play after Milner. I

thought the English spirit he showed today was brilliant. He

doesn't get the ball he wants, but look at that vision. There is known

there again. He get his shot away. This sums are Manchester City. Look

at the back four of Bolton. They will get moved around by the

leaves the gap. A great ball and I think he was equal to Fabregas

before he went. Also, Edgware Road is coming short. They are a force

to be reckoned with this season. -- Aguero. Also Dzeko. Is that his

twin brother that has turned up? When Dzeko is on the ball, and

where road knows it is too much. -- Aguero. He eventually get the ball.

Dzeko here again. He goes wide. He has got no right to win that header

from there. They got 70 minutes out of him. Wasn't as effective as he

was against Hornsey previously. Dzeko has already formed a great

partnership with a Aguero. He uses his height and his bulk. -- a call

So if you are a Manchester City man, reason to be cheerful. -- fan. What

should Bolton fans be thinking? They played well today. City were

excellent. Owen Coyle, it is his last week against QPR. The Bolton

fans also, they had a great result last week. Today they came across a

very good side. They scored two goals and in Klasnic they

definitely have a goalscorer. a half pitch until the transfer

window closes. We are hearing a lot of rumours. I am sure Owen Coyle is

asking the questions. It is like anything else. You can't have

enough good players. There will be pleased with six goals in two games.

To to go and a whole lot more before bedtime. -- two to go. Next,

we are at Caro wrote for a Tale of Two cities. Then we go to the

Molineux. Then we go west to Wales and Swansea. We finish off with all

of yesterday's goals, flashpoints and talking points. Another

championship graduate making their presence known. Norwich are aiming

to continue where they left off. In 2005, they had a big victory over

Manchester United. Stoke also drew last week. Goalless against Chelsea.

They are doing great in Europe, but to improve in the Premier League

they will need to start winning on at Caro wrote as Norwich celebrate

their return to the Premier League. There had been a lot of changes in

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Norwich fans. Away by Wilson. Johnson will have a go from here.

He wins a corner. A good spell of Martin could not apply a touch.

Norwich sexily nicely into this match. -- set to link in a nicely

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defender. The first caution of the match. Stoke have brought everybody

back. It is the opening goal! Caro wrote quite simply goes mad!

Norwich's first home goal on their return to the Premier League. A

glancing header. The Belgian International has struck his first

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immediately in this second period finding a way through the Norwich

defence which they failed to do in Stoker clear it away. -- Pilkington

the whip the head there -- Pilkington with the header and

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goalkeeper. It is a spot kick to Stoke City and there could be

trouble here. Leon Barnett is R. He protests his innocence. The Norwich

defender has been shown a red card. Did the challenge take place inside

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He was presented with plenty of problems, problems he was able to

minute-by-minute. Kenwyne Jones puts it over. Norwich are still

have snatched a point, right at the end of this match! Kenwyne Jones,

the joint top scorer last season, has struck. Stoke have blown Paul

Lambert's dreams of a home win in their first game back in the

nothing that Paul Wood leak could do -- there was nothing that John

Ruddy could do about it. The 10 men of Norwich can not hold on to their

I have seen loads of things on the replay. Initial contact was at

least three yards out of the box. Should it have been a red card?

incident takes place outside the box. Did you get what you deserved?

I think so. The first half was pretty sloppily, but second half, I

do not think you can deny we deserved something out of the game.

Their goal came late. Did you always feel it was going to come?

Yes. We had a lot of pressure. We kept pressing Norwich back to the

goal. At some time, we believed a goal would come. Were have had a

long week this week. It is new frock has been in Europe. -- it is

new for us being in Europe. It will be interesting to see how we get on.

Making a step up to the Premier League, is it as big a gap as

people think? It is different. But they debate. We will do everything

we can to stay in it. All about one big decision, so let's get straight

May. Maybe there is a question of a I am not sure. If he gives a far,

he presumed it was in the box. The ref was not that far away. I think

he has got a few of those decisions wrong, and one white. -- and one

right. What about marriage? Pleased to see them? Yes. -- what about

Norwich? The round of which they have in their play is unbelievable.

played well today. Pilkington made the run forward. If he did not do

that, that gap would not appear. Can he get the ball over to the

other side of the pitch? Yes. Integrate play again. Can they get

into the box? Good football. Stoke cannot get anywhere near them.

Great football. As the ball comes out this time, what where

Pilkington is. On the other side of the pitch. He's standing out there,

one touch, opens himself up, and When they go away from home, they

might need to make the pitch a little bit smaller and not be as

expansive. Brilliant club. Just over 27,000 is the capacity. Over

22,000 season tickets. Every season, we have seen strikers come up.

big strikers on the pitch today. The one that caught my eye was

Grant halt. He has done aggressive. Not the quickest, but

he is always looking to get in behind. He loses it initially, but

he plays it wide here. Look how willingness to run in behind. He

get so far, and he is fed up. -- he gets a foul. I do not know what

happened there. This is where he will drive his manager Matt. He

gives the odd foul away, a bit like Kevin Davies. He gives a foul away,

which put his team under a lot of You need a bit of pace around him.

What about Stoke? A thing they deserve a point today. Tony Pulis

said they looked a bit tired. They have to learn how to play in Europe.

All the goals from yesterday, plus a special trip to Swansea to come.

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season has the ended the last, scoring goals. Bobby Zamora is out

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foot and did not get hold of it. Excellent work from Andy Johnson

there. It has been a very cagey all the hard work -- Kevin Doyle

appeared to have done all the hard work. He lost his balance and

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cleared the crossbar. The dejected minutes before the half-time

whistle, Walhampton get in front. - personified. Not the greatest of

angles. Above their head of Mark received the yellow card. -- for

removing be shed, Kevin Doyle space of three and a half minutes -

- two goals in the space of three and a half minutes. Jarvis was in

the right place to profit from Roger Johnson's misfortune. Mark

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Schwarzer has been beaten twice. anywhere. It went into the side-

away from back-to-back wins for Wolverhampton, something they any

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managed once in the whole of the by hunt. -- Hunt. It is taken off

the toe of dense sea. -- Dempsey. 13 years since Wolves did that. How

does it feel? We didn't get back to back victories until West Bromwich

and Sunderland at the end of the season. To get them in the first

couple of games is terrific. The standards we have set had been high.

-- have been high. How significant was tightness in terms of

performance? You can't be tight at the beginning of the season. It is

not a reason for the way we played. They had a win away from home and

they are a good side. We need to come up with some answers. In the

last 10 minutes of the first half we didn't do that and they scored

two goals. He looks so determined to score. That early chance went

begging. You see. Bad technique. Nice to make up for it though.

what is your reaction to the table at the moment. You can imagine,

can't you? Bothered! We start at the bottom every year, by

alphabetical order. It is nice to beat up after two games. I will go

He's an honest man, but he must be secretly pleased. In his important

that all the sides are involved. Wolves struggled last year. There

is call a lot of goals and had big games against the big teams. There

is no question that players like Doyle will score. I think one of

the keys is the signing of Johnson. Mick McCarthy has been after him

for a while. He was down with Birmingham, but the point is that

Wolves need to tighten up at the back. Johnson has been terrific. An

absolute snip. He was only 5 million. It is not even the two

wins. It is Johnson. Last year, 66 goals. Only the bottom two clubs

conceded more. It could be one player that changes it. He is in

the centre of the defence. He is a good signing. Do you know how long

it took Wolves to get to six points? You are going to tell me.

October 16th. It was a great win for Wolves. I think players would

rather play games and if anything they should be ahead of Wolves. I

think tightness is an excuse. Players get plenty of rest. Before

we move on, some big events coming So, a cross the bridge and to the

Land of My Fathers. -- across. Welcome to Wales. Behind me you may

just be able to make out the City of Swansea where 30 years ago, this

What a shot and what a goal! Talk about glory days. A 5-1 when

against Leeds United. But the good times didn't last. Eight years ago

Swansea were one game away from dropping out of the Football League

all together. But they have survived. They have been on the up

and up since they moved. He played in that game against Leeds. Can you

compare the atmosphere now? It is probably more. The Premiership is

so huge there is a lot of hype involved. We enjoyed it in our time,

but this is a different ball game altogether. He played in the last

Swansea City game that helps you to stay in the league. That is

probably the day -- best day in the club's history. It would be

unthinkable to win -- it would have been unthinkable to lose. The way

we play is the only way we can play and we will continue to do that.

Hopefully that will keep us up. you think they can stay up? Yes. We

need to beef up in midfield as the season goes on. What was the school

today? 2-0. If it has been a great Amess there. -- at last there. --

Atlas there. This place was in fine A lovely ball from Moses. Saved by

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Williams makes a full contact with Gomes. Wigan have a penalty. Well

little bit disappointed with the second half. We saved the penalty.

It is disappointing, but at least we know we have got away first one.

Swansea were up to the edge of the box. The a were. I don't think we

played our best today. Sinclair was a little bit off the mark.

games, one point. Be it is not every day you get to share in a

country's first ever appearance in the Premier League. Swansea should

be proud of themselves. I am now off to have one of their fabled

You grew up in Swansea. How do you feel? It is fantastic. Tipping how

far they have come in a short space of time. The underdogs know how

difficult it is in the top flight. The players realise that every game

is a cup final for them. The fans are living to -- the fans are

living the dream. Will they stay up there? How did you know what he

said? I am half Welsh. If you missed Match of the Day, we will

help you out with the games from yesterday. We begin at the Emirates.

A bad week for the Gunners and Liverpool finally win at the

Emirates. The Gunners fans have a chance to bid for Nasri. There was

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was not his colour. About end to an otherwise impressive debut. Suarez

in a dangerous position. It is an own goal. He is our side. -- he is

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No love lost at the Stadium of from a penalty. Joey Barton has a

point. It is a corner. It turned into a picture adaptation of fight

graced the bar with it. The second half, more of this them, plus the

goal. Newcastle have the lead. Phil Bardsley and Joey Barton. Phil

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Bardsley did not leave it there. there. Here's Ashley Cole. That was

saved by Ben Foster. Anelka could be aware. No penalty, says the

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referee. It's 1-1. Beautiful goal. Superbly taken by Gabriel and

up gone off. -- a superbly taken by between two defenders to score for

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Blackburn Rovers. That's a typical front. Their first goal, back in

Talk about Arsenal for a minute. You are not allowed to say the

cliche, Arsene Wenger need to spend. He has 10 days to do his bit as.

There are in turmoil. They have lost their best two players,

arguably. Kenny Dalglish said, it is a squad game. He when John got

in the side when we were played, he is looking around, experienced

players around him, to get a youngster in the team. People are

looking around going, we are young, and everybody else is. Do you think

force is the limit for Arsenal this season? I think they would do very

well to finish 4th. With all the talk about them winning things.

are almost done. Let's remind ourselves of Sunday. Two out of two

for City. The same floor waltz. They were too strong for Fulham.

18 games gone. For now, Manchester City lead the way. At the bottom,

Blackburn. They have yet to win a Mark Lawrenson puts in an

appearance at the Stadium of Light! Sarcasm reared its head at the

Emirates. At Villa Park, the referee tells a brilliant joke. At

Karora Road, a Norwich fan picks a winner. Man does brilliant