:02:04. > :02:08.Welcome to a Match Of The Day 2 with Mark Lawrenson and Dion Dublin
:02:08. > :02:12.that will bring you every successful strike from yesterday
:02:12. > :02:16.and they look at West Brom-Stoke, goal of the month and an ice-cold
:02:16. > :02:25.finished in about 15 minutes' time. As always, we begin with Sunday's
:02:25. > :02:30.Tonight, Jo great English football clubs from the east and north-east,
:02:30. > :02:34.adored by the cities and people they represent. Norwich City,
:02:34. > :02:42.distinctive in yellow and green, have always had a spirit in keeping
:02:42. > :02:47.with Norfolk's most famous son and the nation's greatest worry up. --
:02:47. > :02:56.Warrior. Just one major trophy in 1985, when they beat today's
:02:56. > :03:01.opponents in a League Cup final at Wembley. Oh, what a goal! That is a
:03:01. > :03:05.magnificent goal! It is a history of marmots and faces, rather than
:03:05. > :03:09.trophies, and there has always been plenty of pride at Carrow Road.
:03:09. > :03:14.Sunderland have a more glorious past with six league titles at two
:03:14. > :03:18.FA Cups, but recent history has been about reviving a sleeping
:03:18. > :03:23.giant. Martin O'Neill once played with distinction, but that is far
:03:23. > :03:28.from his mind as he takes his team down the North Sea coast. One year
:03:28. > :03:33.ago, he took over from Steve Bruce, sacked after the Black Cats managed
:03:33. > :03:39.just 11 points from 13 games. He has gained just two more in the
:03:39. > :03:43.same period. After a horrid start, Chris Hughton's Canaries are
:03:44. > :03:47.unbeaten in their last seven and in their last three at home. That was
:03:47. > :03:50.very much in evidence as Arsenal and Manchester United were defeated
:03:50. > :03:55.here. So it is struggling Sunderland against a resurgent
:03:55. > :04:05.Norwich at Carrow Road, where the welcome is always friendly and the
:04:05. > :04:08.natives always fearless. Your than Arsenal, Stoke and Manchester
:04:08. > :04:13.United in recent weeks, victims in what has become a seven-match
:04:13. > :04:16.unbeaten run for Norwich City. Given their recent form, it is not
:04:16. > :04:23.surprising to see Chris Hughton sticking with the players who have
:04:23. > :04:26.served him so well. Norwich are unchanged with Mark Bunn in goal as
:04:26. > :04:32.the first choice. Sunderland are without Lee Cattermole, who injured
:04:32. > :04:35.his knee against QPR on Tuesday. James McClean is preferred in
:04:35. > :04:45.midfield, while Matt Kilgallon continues in central defence in the
:04:45. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:55.absence of John O'Shea, but with a the back in recent weeks. They were
:04:55. > :05:05.leaking goals at an alarming rate barely any season. -- Early in the
:05:05. > :05:06.
:05:07. > :05:09.clearly held back, two minutes in. With 88 minutes to go, Matt
:05:09. > :05:19.Kilgallon it will be walking something of a disciplinary
:05:19. > :05:38.
:05:38. > :05:42.whole queue of players heading for the challenge by Ryan Bennett. Look
:05:42. > :05:47.at that, Kilgallon, who conceded the free-kick in the first case,
:05:47. > :05:54.was then guilty of grabbing hold of hold for the second time in about
:05:54. > :06:04.30 seconds! -- Grant Holt. He could easily have got a red card, having
:06:04. > :06:22.
:06:22. > :06:32.gone into the book just moments And Sebastien Bassong was there.
:06:32. > :06:37.
:06:37. > :06:45.And from about half a yard, he as the ball comes in, Bassong is
:06:45. > :06:51.there. It is definitely off the Sunderland man. Bassong took it in
:06:51. > :06:55.the air ahead of Mignolet. It was off Carlos Cuellar. Bassong, who
:06:55. > :07:00.scored a last-minute equaliser at Everton last weekend, now gives
:07:01. > :07:03.Norwich City an early lead here. That is going to do nothing for
:07:03. > :07:13.Sunderland, Qubair presumably already very brittle confidence
:07:13. > :07:26.
:07:26. > :07:30.here. Precisely the start Martin for a throw-in from there.
:07:30. > :07:33.Interestingly enough, those of the two teams that will face each other
:07:33. > :07:43.in the third round of the FA Cup, although strictly speaking it
:07:43. > :07:53.
:07:53. > :08:03.should be the other way around, their first of the game, Carlos
:08:03. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:12.Cuellar among those coming up from will always be remembered for that
:08:12. > :08:17.North London derby he scored against Arsenal in April 2010. He
:08:17. > :08:23.did not hit that one with the same sort of venom, but Mark Bunn was
:08:23. > :08:33.quick to get down none the less. Sunderland had an away win at
:08:33. > :08:36.
:08:36. > :08:41.Fulham, and there are the victory Norwich, it is two! Beautifully
:08:41. > :08:46.taken goal! Anthony Pilkington scored the only goal of the match
:08:46. > :08:53.to see off Manchester United recently, and the doubles Norwich
:08:53. > :08:58.City's lead here. Is the offside? No, he is not. And Pilkington left
:08:58. > :09:02.the defence trailing in his wake, nice skill, good finish, 2-0. The
:09:02. > :09:12.way they are playing, it looks an awful long way back for Sunderland
:09:12. > :09:25.
:09:25. > :09:30.here. Cuellar was the defender they got the dial, have they got
:09:30. > :09:36.the industry to get back in the game? That was Craig Gardner having
:09:36. > :09:40.a go. Problems are starting demand for Martin O'Neill, both on a day
:09:40. > :09:43.and in terms of his tenure as manager. You can always say that
:09:43. > :09:53.Sunderland will have great support, and a lot of people have travelled
:09:53. > :10:09.
:10:09. > :10:13.a long way from Wearside on a very One minutes to go until half-time,
:10:13. > :10:17.Craig Gardner. Well, it was positional play more than anything
:10:17. > :10:21.else from Alan Johnson, and a little toe-poke in the end and
:10:21. > :10:25.Craig Gardner. He was always prepared to have a crack from
:10:25. > :10:31.outside the penalty area. And Sunderland have just a little bit
:10:31. > :10:41.of a foothold now with half-time rapidly approaching. Norwich 1 --
:10:41. > :11:02.
:11:02. > :11:12.get there in front of the Sunderland substitute. It is Tettey.
:11:12. > :11:14.
:11:14. > :11:17.I am not sure how much he knew Mignolet was able to turn it away.
:11:17. > :11:27.He was trying his luck from the same sort of place where Craig
:11:27. > :11:42.
:11:42. > :11:47.Gardner scored for Sunderland in a chance and what a ms by Matt
:11:47. > :11:51.Kilgallon! Sunderland will not get a better chance than that between
:11:51. > :12:01.now and the final whistle. Kilgallon has somehow contrived to
:12:01. > :12:29.
:12:29. > :12:39.by Garrido on the far post, and the right hand side. Having much more
:12:39. > :12:46.
:12:46. > :12:51.of the game now, Martin O'Neill's Mark Bunn! Sunderland carrying a
:12:51. > :13:01.real threat now, Sessegnon away from the defender, Bunn able to
:13:01. > :13:16.
:13:16. > :13:21.equalising goal. Larsson with the kick. An easy header away for Grant
:13:21. > :13:28.Holt. It will not count, Wickham thought for a moment that he had
:13:28. > :13:33.scored. That was very nearly one of those Danny Rose specials. He's got
:13:33. > :13:43.one for Spurs against Arsenal a couple of years back. The flag went
:13:43. > :13:52.
:13:52. > :13:57.up straight away, and Sunderland, Phil Dowd was well positioned, no
:13:57. > :14:07.penalty. I think Phil Dowd has got that right, Danny Rose went
:14:07. > :14:12.
:14:12. > :14:22.in a delivery now. By my reckoning, we are in the final minute of added
:14:22. > :14:25.
:14:25. > :14:33.goalkeeper with so many players in front of him! Here is a better view,
:14:33. > :14:36.Mark Bunn clinging on to the ball, Your team did everything apart from
:14:37. > :14:41.find the second goal in the second half. Just could not get that
:14:41. > :14:44.little bit of luck that was possibly necessary. Sometimes you
:14:45. > :14:49.make your own luck in his game, but there were glaring opportunities
:14:49. > :14:53.for us, really glaring opportunities, and we spurned the
:14:53. > :14:59.lot of them in the second half. thought we were excellent in the
:14:59. > :15:03.first half, whether we deserve to be 2-0 up, they might think event,
:15:03. > :15:07.but we were excellent. We conceded that a pure time, I knew that would
:15:07. > :15:11.give them a lift, but even without that you know that they are
:15:11. > :15:14.fighting. Away from home, they have got a lot of energy in their team,
:15:15. > :15:21.you know they are going to put us under pressure. Eight matches
:15:21. > :15:25.unbeaten, four home wins in a row, what has been the key? Nothing,
:15:25. > :15:29.really, the manager has just said, go out and believe in yourselves.
:15:29. > :15:33.There is massive confidence in the dressing room, we are picking up
:15:33. > :15:37.some good results. We knew that we had to get back to basics and make
:15:37. > :15:41.ourselves harder to beat, and that was a good foundation, and from
:15:41. > :15:45.that we have made ourselves harder to beat, but, you know, we have
:15:45. > :15:50.also added some goals on top of that, and at the moment we are on a
:15:50. > :15:53.very good run. If we are as lucky as we were in the first half,
:15:53. > :15:57.certainly the first half-hour of the game, it will be a tough
:15:57. > :16:01.struggle for us. Having said that, I think that the efforts that we
:16:01. > :16:04.put in, the chances that we created were the most important thing, and
:16:05. > :16:13.the fact that we did not take them is very frustrating, but at least
:16:13. > :16:18.When we talked about Norwich going into the game, we used the word
:16:18. > :16:24.fearless at home. They roared out of the box today. Surely they would
:16:24. > :16:28.have expected that, because of from this nice long, unbeaten run, they
:16:28. > :16:32.started to pick up points at home. The thing about Norwich, as well,
:16:32. > :16:39.they knew they had to make a bright start against a Sunderland team who
:16:39. > :16:44.were not playing well and they did make a bright start. Goals were a
:16:44. > :16:49.bit fortuitous, obviously. Sebastien Bassong was the only
:16:49. > :16:54.person who gambled of. He is a centre-back and, at the moment,
:16:54. > :16:58.Sunderland are rocking. This is how well they are playing. I think we
:16:58. > :17:03.get to 28 passes in the end of. They covered virtually every single
:17:03. > :17:08.blade of grass and, as fast as it is, they still have lots and lots
:17:08. > :17:13.of options. You think they are not going anywhere but they are working
:17:13. > :17:21.some and making the move on. Great ball through. A bit of a sucker
:17:21. > :17:29.punch. A great finish. It also a bad goal for Sunderland to concede.
:17:29. > :17:34.Matthew Kilgallon got his arm up, hoping for offside. You should have
:17:34. > :17:40.got himself in a better position. When you're not playing well,
:17:40. > :17:42.that's what happens to you but, for Norwich, the football was excellent.
:17:42. > :17:47.Sunderland nicked a goal before half-time and again changed
:17:48. > :17:57.completely caught up is it hard as a defender when it you know it is
:17:58. > :18:01.
:18:01. > :18:07.Why do you do that in football? Please, miss, can I go for a we?
:18:07. > :18:12.You have still got to stay alive. You have still got to defend.
:18:12. > :18:17.0, we thought it could be a cricket score. Good news, they turned it
:18:17. > :18:21.around eventually. Norwich played so well in the first 45 and
:18:22. > :18:29.Sunderland played the complete opposite. They did not get in
:18:29. > :18:35.Norwich's box balls have only once. The goal came on 44 minutes? Yes,
:18:35. > :18:41.just before half-time. You can't expect to win games like that.
:18:41. > :18:47.the first effort, yes. Then they got really positive. This was the
:18:47. > :18:53.first time he did what we expected him to do all game, and be positive.
:18:53. > :18:59.With his left foot, but he's a right footed player. This is a
:18:59. > :19:04.tremendous hit. It was a fantastic save. To strike a ball like that,
:19:04. > :19:10.from right to left, amazing. This is the stuff of nightmares, isn't
:19:10. > :19:18.it? Sometimes you don't want them to come out to the centre halves.
:19:18. > :19:23.Looking very, very positive here. He continues running. If it was
:19:23. > :19:31.just more composed, they might have got another goal. Very good
:19:31. > :19:38.defending from Sebastien Bassong. Six players in there. The great
:19:38. > :19:43.strike. Just two players switched off. Johnson again, keeping the
:19:43. > :19:49.ball livelier. Getting the ball in the box. Causing Norita problems
:19:49. > :19:54.which they did not do in the first half. -- causing Norwich problems.
:19:54. > :19:58.Very, very positive. Quality in the box again and that is one of the
:19:58. > :20:05.hardest things for a goalkeeper to do with seven players in the box.
:20:05. > :20:11.That is what the manager wanted and that's a fantastic save. When they
:20:11. > :20:16.put pressure on, they got men in the box. They look so much better.
:20:16. > :20:23.Is it a lack of confidence? They don't get too many people in the
:20:23. > :20:27.box, Sunderland, anyway. Basically, they were chasing the game. They
:20:27. > :20:32.might concede a third and get beaten 3-1 but they may get an
:20:32. > :20:37.equaliser. Fletcher went out at half-time, no service in the first
:20:37. > :20:42.half, and it Johnson it was lacking in confidence although he played
:20:42. > :20:47.better in the second half. They have got good players. The
:20:47. > :20:54.confidence has gone with a lot of them. I just do feel, though, they
:20:54. > :21:00.pick an extra attacking player, and it could make a difference. Another
:21:00. > :21:06.defeat but another victory for Norwich. An unforgettable eight
:21:06. > :21:16.games for them. This is how quickly a changes. This is where they were
:21:16. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:21.with is a run of form. I remember Liverpool getting there, thinking
:21:21. > :21:27.they would be relegated by Christmas. A look at the difference,
:21:27. > :21:33.it's absolutely amazing. They have up probably, Norwich, had a tougher
:21:33. > :21:37.fixtures than Sunderland, and the thing about that is, as well, they
:21:37. > :21:42.were very, very low, in terms of confidence and, all of a sudden,
:21:42. > :21:52.you start winning games and confidence is an absolute massive
:21:52. > :21:56.
:21:56. > :22:00.issue. 16 points. Fixture by Chelsea have the Champions League
:22:00. > :22:05.in the midweek. Sunderland, sorry. And then Reading at home and Man
:22:05. > :22:08.United away. Sometimes when nothing is expected of you you can come up
:22:08. > :22:12.with a performance and that could be the catalyst to spur yourself or
:22:13. > :22:17.but look at Sunderland at the moment. They are labouring. The so
:22:17. > :22:27.much more to get through tonight. quick look ahead to what you should
:22:27. > :22:31.
:22:31. > :22:41.be watching and listening to this Yesterday's goals now, and three
:22:41. > :22:44.
:22:44. > :22:49.games that proved the nemesis of In the Barclays Premier League
:22:49. > :22:54.seems it's either going great or falling apart. Pool more bust. It's
:22:54. > :22:59.the former for the Hammers are. Despite a defeat to Manchester
:22:59. > :23:04.United in midweek, there is plenty to go bubbly about, but not so with
:23:04. > :23:10.the European champions who are going through a tricky spell. The
:23:10. > :23:15.Swans are flying again. The pressure was on arsenal at a
:23:15. > :23:19.subdued Emirates Stadium. Usually the famine happened over the course
:23:19. > :23:29.of the season but for Manchester United it can all take place in
:23:29. > :23:40.
:23:40. > :23:48.Reading take the lead. Goodness me, what a shock. Anderson creeping in
:23:48. > :23:55.to space. 1-1. It really was a terrific crisper finish but he beat
:23:55. > :24:00.the goalkeeper at the near post. Rooney with the corner beyond the
:24:00. > :24:06.far post. That's a good touch. It has to be a penalty. What a silly
:24:06. > :24:10.tackle. Evans was going away from goal. He just bundled straight into
:24:10. > :24:15.him. Wayne Rooney has had a miserable time in front of goal.
:24:16. > :24:25.But he scores. His first league goal in five weeks. Manchester
:24:26. > :24:31.
:24:31. > :24:37.United are ahead with the two goals his dreams. Manchester United fans,
:24:37. > :24:46.the first day boil. What a game for him. You couldn't get a cigarette
:24:46. > :24:56.paper between them. It is 3-2! Morrison! Manchester United cannot
:24:56. > :25:03.
:25:03. > :25:13.to it. Rooney! 3-3. Brilliantly worked. And Rooney has his second
:25:13. > :25:23.of the game. Him towards Rooney. Robin Van Persie onside. They are
:25:23. > :25:39.
:25:39. > :25:49.ahead! This is unbelievable stuff. was way over from a ban Percy. --
:25:49. > :25:51.
:25:51. > :25:56.problems. It has been an extraordinary game. And that was no
:25:56. > :26:06.less extraordinary. Bizarre. The most lethal striker in the Premier
:26:06. > :26:19.
:26:19. > :26:24.Torres. What a super goal for Chelsea in! Juan Mata with the goal.
:26:24. > :26:29.The first in front of the new manager and it is terrifically well
:26:29. > :26:39.finished by Juan Mata. Kevin Nolan their finds Jarvis. No one else for
:26:39. > :27:01.
:27:01. > :27:09.O'Brien's ball and up. Cole, a chance. 2-1, West Ham! Underground
:27:09. > :27:15.has gone berserk. Mohamed Diame has done more than anybody to turn this
:27:15. > :27:25.game and a rented away from Chelsea's cross. -- and wrenches it
:27:25. > :27:27.
:27:27. > :27:31.away from Chelsea's grasp. He brings Matthew Taylor in. 3-1. West
:27:32. > :27:38.Ham have beaten Chelsea for the first time in nearly a decade. And
:27:38. > :27:48.look at what it means. An enormously tough up 10 days for
:27:48. > :27:59.
:27:59. > :28:02.Rafa Benitez. And it's not getting down. It is Michu for Swansea
:28:02. > :28:09.inside the last three minutes of the game up. The Spaniard might
:28:09. > :28:14.just be the best by other season at �2 million and he gives Swansea
:28:14. > :28:24.every chance of winning away to Arsenal. He's not the only one who
:28:24. > :28:39.
:28:39. > :28:44.complete Arsenal's misery. It is 2- ! -- 2-0! Two goals at the end of
:28:44. > :28:51.the game. Swansea celebrate. A miserable day for Arsenal but what
:28:51. > :28:58.a wonderful victory for Swansea. Arsenal are beaten at home. Going
:28:58. > :29:02.it cascading down from the stands A lot to talk about. Sir Alex
:29:02. > :29:06.Ferguson, he may need to pull on a jersey and defend it it goes on
:29:06. > :29:16.like this. Let's have a look at the goals and see what it needs to be
:29:16. > :29:20.face and do all they can of. Man United should be dealing with this
:29:20. > :29:26.better. A very, very good finish, though but Reading did not go away.
:29:26. > :29:30.Jason Roberts here, our friend making a nuisance of himself. He
:29:30. > :29:34.keeps batteries ever and the goalkeeper at bay. I can't see that
:29:34. > :29:40.goal being scored if Peter Schmeichel was involved.
:29:40. > :29:46.underlines the fact how much Manchester night that Miss Nemanja
:29:46. > :29:54.Vidic. From Norwich's point of view, once you know what works, keep
:29:54. > :29:59.You don't have to keep scoring goals from 25 yards. If the defence
:29:59. > :30:03.are brittle, you should pepper them. The the Manchester derby next
:30:03. > :30:09.Sunday on the BBC. West Ham, a similar story to today. They had to
:30:09. > :30:12.change things in the second half. An even bigger story in all honesty
:30:12. > :30:21.because if you are watching bad go in at half-time, you are thinking
:30:21. > :30:27.Chelsea should have been four up for the, but I think this was a
:30:27. > :30:30.foul. West Ham have just seriously made at Chelsea hurried. Made them
:30:30. > :30:34.look extremely uncomfortable but played it to their strengths.
:30:34. > :30:38.That's what it's all about the thought of its very good football.
:30:38. > :30:43.Carlton Cole take me there, laying it off to somebody in a better
:30:43. > :30:49.position. He was fantastic throughout the game. This is what
:30:49. > :30:56.you get. Ashley Cole starting to look a hurried. He is such a classy
:30:56. > :31:01.player. And lo and behold, 3. I don't think Sam Allardyce went mad
:31:01. > :31:07.at them. The good news is they are only one down so let's have a go at
:31:07. > :31:13.these, shall we? Well done, Swansea. Let's go the Arsenal fans a bit of
:31:13. > :31:17.a break. Our producer is also an Arsenal fan, so we will leave it
:31:17. > :31:20.there. With just the one Sunday game, we kept Kevin Day warmed up
:31:20. > :31:29.and sent him to monitor the tempterature of the side who have
:31:29. > :31:33.exceeded expectations more than any Christmas is just around the corner,
:31:33. > :31:43.but for West Brom things are getting hot, a brand-new manager
:31:43. > :31:44.
:31:44. > :31:51.We have come to a curry house for a football chat as West Brom shoulder
:31:51. > :31:56.barge their way into the top four, and I want to see if their fans
:31:56. > :32:02.think therefore might sag. I am so sorry. I am guessing that when you
:32:02. > :32:06.first started coming, you didn't have a curry before the game.
:32:06. > :32:11.it was Bob roll! It was sixpence, and it was Bovril. Are they
:32:11. > :32:17.exciting to watch? Very exciting, I have not seen a dull match this
:32:17. > :32:21.season. I will put an end to that! West Brom are not play this well
:32:21. > :32:30.since my nan was a girl. If we came from Sydney Australia last Friday,
:32:30. > :32:35.and then we managed to take Bettis Swansea for the performance. I am a
:32:35. > :32:43.hockey player, so I am still trying to work out of sight. We will move
:32:43. > :32:53.Indian food is not just good to read, it is very good for
:32:53. > :33:02.
:33:02. > :33:06.recreating goals, West Brom What a goal! Zoltan Gera! Stoke
:33:06. > :33:10.have got a very good defensive record, so have you, what are you
:33:10. > :33:18.expecting? We will play it on the ground, they will play it in the
:33:19. > :33:24.air. That is his view, if Tony Pulis is watching! Right, let's pop
:33:24. > :33:32.it on to the ground. A pre-match curry is all very well, but you
:33:32. > :33:36.want a British five. The pies here are Champions League standard.
:33:36. > :33:40.the most optimistic West Brom fan I spoke to did not think he would
:33:40. > :33:45.finish 4th. I do not agree with that. To be slightly serious, I
:33:45. > :33:48.think this is probably the best season you could have a good run,
:33:48. > :33:52.because I do not think there is a dominant Premiership team. What
:33:52. > :33:59.used to be the rock solid of four that could not lose has disappeared.
:33:59. > :34:06.I think the door is open for a bit of an upstart team to come and
:34:06. > :34:16.rattle the old regulars. Why not? Let's hope it is a good game, your
:34:16. > :34:17.
:34:17. > :34:27.Everington, delivered by Cameron towards Kenwyne Jones. He was not
:34:27. > :34:39.
:34:39. > :34:42.Was that a hangover from the Swansea game? Yeah, obviously, it
:34:42. > :34:48.has been a tough start, Stoke are renowned for being hard-working and
:34:48. > :34:53.very difficult. Two very good strikers on the bench, they are
:34:53. > :34:56.going to have to show up eventually. I think it is good for the gaffer
:34:56. > :35:06.that he has got that problem on the bench, if he needs to freshen it up,
:35:06. > :35:10.
:35:10. > :35:20.go a different dimension. We will goalkeeper. Then he recovered the
:35:20. > :35:24.
:35:24. > :35:31.situation, but only as far as Stoke City in front! -- Potts.
:35:31. > :35:35.Spaceport Dorrans, on to his left, goods save! For the 4th Premier
:35:35. > :35:42.League season running, they win at the Hawthorns. West Brom 0, Stoke
:35:42. > :35:47.Well, no disguising it, that was a disappointing performance, only one
:35:47. > :35:57.way to get that out of the system, back to the curry house, I hope I
:35:57. > :36:02.do not suffer from it in the Just so the viewers know, all
:36:02. > :36:07.curries were paid for out of Kevin Day's pocket, not the licence fee.
:36:07. > :36:11.I hope I am right about that! He found a mix of optimism and
:36:11. > :36:18.pessimism, but whatever we used in the cat, Steve Clark is doing
:36:18. > :36:22.brilliantly. Yes, 11 points better of this season than last, and you
:36:22. > :36:28.know, when they were winning all their games, two games ago, he did
:36:28. > :36:32.not get carried away. He said, Look, we are doing extremely well, but he
:36:32. > :36:37.knows there will be bad times. It will not change his philosophy, his
:36:37. > :36:41.thinking, they will be absolutely fine. Maybe they will not be in the
:36:41. > :36:49.top six, but hey! We would not have said that before the start of the
:36:49. > :36:54.season. Exactly, that is why I said hey! Great punditry! A is for
:36:54. > :36:58.horses! When we had Michael Owen on, he was frustrated that he was not
:36:58. > :37:05.playing and there was a lack of goals at Stoke, it is still a
:37:05. > :37:08.horrible place to play football as the away team. It has to be said,
:37:08. > :37:12.defensively, really good this season, not getting beaten hardly
:37:12. > :37:17.at all. Exactly, they have tightened up, they really have. The
:37:17. > :37:21.same amount of defeats as Chelsea and Man United. They are playing
:37:21. > :37:27.good football, Kenwyne Jones came in, and he was a thorn in their
:37:27. > :37:31.defence. Stoke are not the team that people thought they work, and
:37:31. > :37:35.launching it, they are playing good stuff. They play what works, like
:37:35. > :37:45.West Ham. Goal of the month in a few minutes, but four more games
:37:45. > :37:49.from yesterday that throw up more Everton would have all the
:37:49. > :37:56.headlines screaming to walls raised for the title, so it was a good job
:37:56. > :38:01.that his lead gives us so much more to talk about. -- two-horse razed.
:38:01. > :38:05.Why isn't he playing? Can he worked a miracle? Just some of the talking
:38:05. > :38:15.points of another busy day at the top, middle and bottom of the
:38:15. > :38:21.
:38:21. > :38:31.afternoon, and Aston Villa have got it, Brett Holman has fired Aston
:38:31. > :38:43.
:38:43. > :38:53.Villa in front! The worst possible which puts Rangers back on level
:38:53. > :39:05.
:39:05. > :39:09.has bundled it in, Everton lead! It is a great cross. He did
:39:09. > :39:15.brilliantly at the first time of asking, but no way was he keeping
:39:15. > :39:23.out the second, Fellaini's 8th goal of the season. City as for the
:39:23. > :39:26.penalty. Lee Probert had a long look at it. He saw Edin Dzeko go
:39:26. > :39:30.down, and he agreed with the players and the bulk of the ground
:39:30. > :39:37.that he was pulled down. It is Fognini that had a hold of him, and
:39:37. > :39:43.he did not let go. -- Kerr Ladies. This levels things up. Straight
:39:43. > :39:53.down the middle, cool as you like, big penalty, big player, a big
:39:53. > :40:11.
:40:11. > :40:18.counter rack, Liverpool was simply devastating there. -- counter-
:40:18. > :40:28.attack. The frame of the goal keeps it at 0-0. Suarez and Gerrard
:40:28. > :41:00.
:41:00. > :41:05.Not completely away yet, and Daniel is it? I think it is going to be a
:41:06. > :41:10.yellow card as well. Chris Hoy was very quick to spot that. Is it
:41:10. > :41:16.going to be a dive the other way? It is Gareth Bale again who has
:41:16. > :41:18.been booked tries for diving recently. He gets a third one here,
:41:18. > :41:24.and he sarcastically applauds the referee, which will not go down
:41:24. > :41:27.well. Well, Sidwell stuck his foot out, Gareth Bale was probably
:41:28. > :41:37.entitled to go over it, but reputations are starting to count
:41:38. > :41:43.
:41:43. > :41:50.good 30 yards out here! It goes in the corner over the arms of Mark
:41:50. > :41:58.Schwarzer. And Sandro has given Tottenham the lead. He turned that
:41:58. > :42:02.on so well. Sigurdsson has got to foe with him. -- Jermain Defoe. It
:42:02. > :42:12.is to do 0, Tottenham, Jermain Defoe the scorer, Sigurdsson made
:42:12. > :42:20.
:42:20. > :42:24.it, and that may put the game in again! Dempsey was the supplier
:42:24. > :42:29.this time, and Jermain Defoe slipped the ball in for his second
:42:29. > :42:39.and Tottenham's third. As far as I'm concerned, that his game over
:42:39. > :42:40.
:42:40. > :42:46.More Argana unsung hero bought you -- more of an unsung hero sticks
:42:46. > :42:51.out for you. Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale give you something, but
:42:51. > :42:55.Moussa Dembele, remember, they have lost Van der Vaart, he is something
:42:55. > :43:01.different, powerful, he goes past people. He has made six or seven
:43:01. > :43:06.starts. I think he has won six games and drawn one, so we ask of
:43:06. > :43:09.that magic ingredient they were looking for. Do some of the
:43:10. > :43:14.statistics lean towards a more positive second half of the season
:43:14. > :43:17.for Liverpool? Without a doubt, they are shoring up a little bit,
:43:17. > :43:21.five clean sheets out of nine, and they look like they are getting
:43:21. > :43:26.back to where they should be, playing some good football, and if
:43:26. > :43:31.they are not conceding, they have got people who can score goals.
:43:31. > :43:41.Suarez away next week, and eight of the best now from November, and
:43:41. > :43:56.
:43:56. > :44:06.then ridiculed Dion Dublin if you Cabaye! The control, the vision and
:44:06. > :44:13.
:44:13. > :44:23.brilliant pass, and his control is absolutely sublime! Once again,
:44:23. > :44:45.
:44:45. > :44:55.Luis Suarez comes up with the half-time! The biggest goal in his
:44:55. > :44:55.
:44:55. > :46:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 71 seconds
:46:06. > :46:12.a goal! Oh, what a goal! It is an is completely out of context with
:46:12. > :46:22.the rest of the game because it is a real quality. Lovely goal by
:46:22. > :46:38.
:46:38. > :46:44.The hardest month of the season yet. What do you think? Of course. For
:46:44. > :46:51.me, Jermain Defoe. Absolutely fantastic. You know when you said
:46:51. > :47:01.to ridicule him, I don't feel like I need to force how can he not have
:47:01. > :47:04.
:47:04. > :47:14.Crikey O'Reilly. All the boys in the studio were split down the
:47:14. > :47:20.
:47:20. > :47:26.middle. No, we weren't. Everybody Let's have a look at this. This is
:47:26. > :47:33.Augusts goal of the month. What a finish that was. His first goal for
:47:33. > :47:43.the club. Only one choice here, obviously. He has got to try to
:47:43. > :47:56.
:47:56. > :48:02.Out of the four, what is the best Jermain Defoe. Luis Suarez.
:48:02. > :48:06.climatic climax... Shut up! A climatic climax to tonight's show,
:48:06. > :48:09.after our tables and today's big football headline. Only positive
:48:09. > :48:13.tweets for Chris Hughton's Canaries tonight, as the Black Cats are
:48:13. > :48:23.tamed once more. Norwich 2, Sunderland 1. Here's the Barclays
:48:23. > :48:30.
:48:30. > :48:32.Manchester United will travel to Manchester City next Sunday with a
:48:32. > :48:37.three point advantage over the champions. Chelsea, Tottenham and
:48:38. > :48:42.West Brom head the chasing pack. That win for Norwich moves them up
:48:42. > :48:45.to 12th. Their highest position of the season. Sunderland stay 17th.
:48:45. > :48:52.If every clean sheet kept was worth an additional point to a team's
:48:52. > :48:55.total then Manchester City would be top on goal difference from United.
:48:55. > :48:58.Manchester United will travel to Manchester City next Sunday with a
:48:58. > :49:01.three point advantage over the champions. Chelsea would only be
:49:01. > :49:04.seven points off the pace. And Stoke City, who have kept seven in
:49:04. > :49:09.their 15 league games, would rise four places to fifth. Everton,
:49:09. > :49:12.usually so tight at the back, would drop to 10th. The bottom three
:49:12. > :49:15.remain unchanged with QPR still seven points from safety. Newcastle
:49:15. > :49:21.drop four places to 17th after just one shut out this campaign. Aston
:49:21. > :49:24.Villa and Sunderland both rise two places. Do remember BBC Radio 5
:49:24. > :49:27.Live has full commentary of Newcastle Wigan tomorrow evening.
:49:27. > :49:30.And with December upon us, we leave you tonight with a timely reminder
:49:30. > :49:39.that it's time for fans everywhere to dig out the thermals, as mother