:01:47. > :01:50.Hello. All the elements there for libraries of good games today in
:01:50. > :01:54.the Barclays Premier League. Highlights on the way as well as
:01:54. > :01:59.the big moments from yesterday and the amazing January goal of the
:01:59. > :02:06.month. We begin at Old Trafford and a chance for the home team to all
:02:06. > :02:09.but see to that title. It is now 62 points from 25 games,
:02:09. > :02:14.a club record for United as they marched on towards another Premier
:02:14. > :02:19.League title. Just as they were last season when Everton came to
:02:19. > :02:24.Old Trafford and stopped the stump. But United don't need remind us to
:02:24. > :02:28.worry about. The visitors just lost three matches all season and with a
:02:28. > :02:38.few less than dead world draws so far, the top team would need to be
:02:38. > :02:45.
:02:45. > :02:51.in rock solid top form. At a Old anniversary week of the Munich air
:02:51. > :03:01.disaster, it is a day of remembrance. Fabrice 6th 1968. A
:03:01. > :03:02.
:03:02. > :03:12.meeting with Real Madrid in a few days' time. -- 6th February, 1968.
:03:12. > :03:14.
:03:14. > :03:24.No Ferdinand. Everton include three Manchester United at Old Boys. It
:03:24. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :03:34.is Tim Howard's 250th in the Manchester United win would help
:03:34. > :03:44.them to declare that title. They will be given a real test by
:03:44. > :04:01.
:04:01. > :04:08.have been a Manchester United goal! It is onside and he was online. He
:04:08. > :04:12.would have put everything on van Persie finishing at off. And he has
:04:12. > :04:18.gone two games without a goal, which just about run prisons
:04:18. > :04:28.drought since his move from Arsenal was Bob once he went without goal
:04:28. > :04:33.
:04:33. > :04:36.in three games. -- which just about represents a drought. Ryan Giggs
:04:36. > :04:46.has scored in every single Premier League season! That is his first of
:04:46. > :04:47.
:04:47. > :04:53.his campaign! It is Valencia you got in front of the Leighton Baines.
:04:53. > :05:00.And he finishes the job coolly. There are amongst his favourite
:05:00. > :05:08.opponents, Everton. And with 13 minutes played, it is 1-0 to
:05:08. > :05:18.Manchester United. No reason yet to leave that seemed to come to the
:05:18. > :05:27.
:05:27. > :05:35.touchline and Barker out an to do. It hit cleanly enough. Not
:05:35. > :05:45.quite the rocket in needed to be. Not enough to get Everton on to
:05:45. > :05:57.
:05:57. > :06:07.stuck at the feet of the building. -- stopped by Vidic. Stopped by
:06:07. > :06:08.
:06:08. > :06:18.whatever means necessary so far, just like that from Lambert. --
:06:18. > :06:44.
:06:44. > :06:54.back to get the ball or wear for You might safely assume he will be
:06:54. > :07:06.
:07:06. > :07:16.is an Everton free kick. A good Everton. And he has to take the
:07:16. > :07:34.
:07:34. > :07:44.be more confident about himself these days. Might not have been the
:07:44. > :07:46.
:07:46. > :07:56.best decision, that one. And given away by Cleverley. And then given
:07:56. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:18.the sort of game for Johnny Heitinga to come back into. An
:08:18. > :08:31.
:08:31. > :08:41.important touch, that. Not been his And Pienaar has lost its Rafael. --
:08:41. > :08:52.
:08:52. > :08:57.through County's cause is trying! - - and he scores this time! They are
:08:57. > :09:07.in a commanding position now, right on the stroke of half-time. How
:09:07. > :09:10.
:09:10. > :09:20.well did he do when this run?! -- did he time? Is deemed to go a long
:09:20. > :09:21.
:09:21. > :09:26.way around, with Tim Howard. If -- it seemed to growth. And it is
:09:26. > :09:36.internet Raya Heitinga, who couldn't do anything about that. --
:09:36. > :09:36.
:09:36. > :09:39.and it is going in by way off Heitinga. Must do better in the
:09:39. > :09:48.final heard of the up -- in the final third of their up to get back
:09:48. > :09:58.into this. -- if there are to get back into this bolster up -- if men
:09:58. > :09:58.
:09:58. > :10:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:10:52. > :11:00.their out? -- how did this stage to its. -- must have got a touch to
:11:00. > :11:10.it. That would have gone off the end of the bar but the Tim Howard's
:11:10. > :11:10.
:11:10. > :11:20.athleticism. -- but for. And the fans stand up for the Busby Babes.
:11:20. > :11:29.
:11:29. > :11:39.That is the John Buchan here. -- goal. Everton were caught out here.
:11:39. > :11:43.
:11:43. > :11:53.-- maize or Howard going across the goal. -- mace salt. -- maize or. --
:11:53. > :12:03.
:12:03. > :12:09.they saw. They knew Jose would be here somewhere today. Near
:12:09. > :12:19.Edinburgh Grenada's which rocked cruise control or stock -- united
:12:19. > :12:33.
:12:33. > :12:39.in need to switch off the cruise United. What a weekend may have had.
:12:39. > :12:43.12 weekends to go, 12 points clear. This, almost impossible to envisage
:12:43. > :12:53.them throwing this one away. It is becoming a procession to the
:12:53. > :12:56.
:12:56. > :13:02.If a good weekend for us. result from Southampton... Bit was
:13:02. > :13:09.a gift for us. I may have changed from the De Mai was originally
:13:09. > :13:13.going to use. What was lacking in your performance today? We gave Man
:13:13. > :13:17.United an early start but the first 15 minutes they played really well
:13:17. > :13:23.but we did not. Did not come out of the blocks fast as I would have
:13:23. > :13:28.liked us to have done. But the second goal was a poor goal to give
:13:28. > :13:38.away. Go don't know why it was a high or Square at the back. -- I
:13:38. > :13:38.
:13:39. > :13:47.don't know why. Co Ryan Giggs yet Every single Premier League, he has
:13:47. > :13:50.scored? Yes. His energy for a lad of his age is amazing. A lot of de
:13:50. > :13:54.Gaulle will be virtually declaring that title race over. How do you
:13:54. > :14:03.keep yourselves out of any complaisant mindset? Well, the
:14:03. > :14:09.manager of Brisley has the sense to keep their mind on the important
:14:09. > :14:17.things. -- the manager obviously. We will be OK.
:14:17. > :14:20.On that note, I am legally obliged to throw you that last season and a
:14:20. > :14:24.man sat in that very seed and declared the title Manchester
:14:24. > :14:30.United's and we know what happened after that was stopped but surely
:14:30. > :14:40.no way back for City Chris Kiwomya nobody has ever turned of points
:14:40. > :14:42.
:14:42. > :14:46.and will games before. -- no way By it has never been done - 12 in
:14:46. > :14:52.12 games. And you're talking about a team that knows what they're
:14:53. > :14:55.doing. And they look hungry, they look focused. Sometimes it can be
:14:55. > :14:59.there when the fixtures for because ceramics talks about their
:14:59. > :15:03.motivation today and even put forward players he was going to
:15:03. > :15:07.rest. It was the result between Manchester City and Southampton and
:15:07. > :15:13.it showed. They played like those three points was a bridge has lost
:15:13. > :15:23.up a he was making sure they got the points they needed. -- the
:15:23. > :15:33.
:15:33. > :15:40.points were sewn pressures. -- were At a perfect position for them to
:15:40. > :15:47.be in there. Make them go through the middle. Two centre halves. In
:15:47. > :15:53.the correct position. And they did that all day. Taking Evans away
:15:53. > :15:58.from the space. Vidic defended another goal like this
:15:58. > :16:02.fantastically and I think that was the key. And here, as he makes his
:16:02. > :16:12.run, he thinks he is in control because he has first contact but
:16:12. > :16:21.
:16:21. > :16:24.Evans gets back and he is in This is fantastic centre-half play.
:16:24. > :16:32.You have got to be four side. If the ball goes into that position,
:16:32. > :16:38.Charley Evans will be there -- ball. Here is a few kids on Wayne Rooney
:16:38. > :16:42.just working hard for the side. Stopping the chance. He is tracking
:16:42. > :16:46.back, he had a bit of a thing, a running battle with Phil Neville, I
:16:46. > :16:52.don't know what was going on, but he chased him back every single
:16:52. > :16:55.time and put challenges in, did it with a better feeling. That just
:16:55. > :17:00.shows the motivation, you really want to win it, but Kelly feels
:17:00. > :17:07.about it. They are supposed to be best mates. They played four years
:17:07. > :17:14.together, but that is the FA Cup this side, tracking back -- the
:17:14. > :17:24.ethic of the side. John Evans was outstanding, he is becoming a great
:17:24. > :17:25.
:17:25. > :17:32.centre-half -- Jonny Evans. have been there, you know, it is
:17:32. > :17:34.this philosophy of getting the respect and you deserve to wear the
:17:34. > :17:41.respect and you deserve to wear the jersey. Is Evans the best example
:17:41. > :17:44.of that? I think he is, because early on in his career, he was
:17:44. > :17:48.kicking and shouting, as you do when you are young boy, but now he
:17:48. > :17:51.is getting it down and learning from the best players and the best
:17:51. > :17:56.manager in the world. And it shows in the number of games he is
:17:56. > :18:06.playing, he has become very good. You two were so excited about
:18:06. > :18:14.
:18:14. > :18:18.United's performance that Jason invented a word -- "trackling". It
:18:18. > :18:21.is tracking and tackling. Let's have a word for Everton. Sometimes
:18:21. > :18:23.today, they shot themselves in the today, they shot themselves in the
:18:23. > :18:28.foot with the way they defended. There is a big area where you do
:18:28. > :18:33.want your centre-forward that you are marking to be. You have to look
:18:33. > :18:41.where the ball is and the centre- half spot to close to the ball.
:18:41. > :18:45.They should be another 10 or 15 yards back. There is no pressure on
:18:45. > :18:49.the ball for van Persie. As long as he can bend his run and the ball
:18:49. > :18:54.comes, he is in on goal. Everton will be disappointed, if they
:18:54. > :18:58.dropped 10 yards, they stop that from a rising. It is a great finish
:18:58. > :19:04.but they have gifted him a chance of a one-on-one with holding such a
:19:04. > :19:08.high line. You are taught as a young centre-half that she cannot
:19:08. > :19:14.try and squeeze and play offside when there is no pressure on the
:19:14. > :19:17.4th -- you. You can only do it when you are closing down, so make sure
:19:17. > :19:25.your centre-forward is in front of you. You have got to have your
:19:25. > :19:35.centre-forward in your life line. -- I line. Let's have a look at the
:19:35. > :19:39.
:19:39. > :19:44.remaining 12 fixtures. This is You could pick out a few fixtures
:19:44. > :19:48.there, but look at that run, QPR, Norwich, West Ham and Reading, it
:19:48. > :19:57.comes at a lovely time when they will have one eye on the champions
:19:57. > :20:01.League. City's run comparatively, games away, and games at Aston
:20:01. > :20:08.Villa, scrapping for their lives, they have got to play at the Etihad
:20:08. > :20:14.as well. He will have got the Champions League coming up, big
:20:14. > :20:16.games, I think that is where Alex Ferguson wants to do. Last season
:20:16. > :20:26.had Manchester United and they are making sure everyone knows they are
:20:26. > :20:28.
:20:28. > :20:33.here to stay. 1998 was when they last gave it the way, to Arsenal. -
:20:33. > :20:40.- gave it away. The United fans may be thinking it is more like 1999, a
:20:40. > :20:46.special year. Every year, they honour the Busby Babes and it is
:20:46. > :20:50.always a time for people to tell stories about those players. Duncan
:20:50. > :20:56.Edwards comes up a lot, one of the great change that people weren't
:20:56. > :21:00.able to see him play football until his 30s -- great shames. I was
:21:00. > :21:05.unfortunate enough to see enough of Duncan Edwards but I was told he
:21:05. > :21:08.was great, as a footballer he was a great player. Bobby Charlton said
:21:08. > :21:14.that at the end of training, Matt Busby would say that for the last
:21:14. > :21:21.half an hour, you can practise what you are bad at. And Duncan Edwards
:21:21. > :21:24.used to go home! For the rest of the team would stay.
:21:24. > :21:27.It to Villa Park for the Early It to Villa Park for the Early
:21:27. > :21:30.Day's kick-off, a battle of the claret and blue with the home side
:21:30. > :21:36.looking to get out of the Red Four stop the Bill are in deep trouble,
:21:36. > :21:44.or start winning orders grand old club will go down -- Villa.
:21:44. > :21:47.No wins at the last eight, 25 goals conceded and into the bottom three.
:21:47. > :21:51.It was showing on Big Sam, they Hammers were on a slump of their
:21:51. > :21:55.own before a win and a clean sheet last weekend. But for one team in
:21:55. > :22:00.claret and blue, today remains a must-win game. Watching was Simon
:22:00. > :22:03.Brotherton. SIMON BROTHERTON: Defeat for QPR,
:22:03. > :22:07.Reading and Wigan mean it has been a decent weekend for Aston Villa so
:22:07. > :22:12.far but largely meaningless unless they can take the points against a
:22:12. > :22:17.West Ham side that have not travelled well this season. Villa
:22:17. > :22:24.have lost their last four at home, West Ham they lost four away. Gaby
:22:24. > :22:30.Agbonlahor misses the match with illness, Jordan Bowery gets his
:22:30. > :22:34.first start. Macon Baker comes in at left-back. Worse than make a
:22:34. > :22:40.couple of -- West Ham make a couple of changes to the team last weekend.
:22:40. > :22:50.Joe Cole is recalled to the starting line-up and Emanuel
:22:50. > :23:11.
:23:11. > :23:15.Pogatetz starts her his first game word! How did Weimann miss that?
:23:15. > :23:20.What an extraordinary miss. Villa should be winning less than two
:23:20. > :23:24.minutes in. And Aston Villa, no matter what happens for the
:23:24. > :23:33.remaining 88 minutes of the match, will not get a better chance than
:23:33. > :23:43.that. It was spilled by your ski Jaaskelainen and it was wide by
:23:43. > :23:49.
:23:49. > :23:59.his debut for Austria, he is one of the few back row team players this
:23:59. > :24:04.
:24:04. > :24:14.season to emerge with any credit. - Clark, a little diversion off the
:24:14. > :24:38.
:24:38. > :24:41.of endeavour but not a lot of end product so far in this match. It is
:24:41. > :24:51.going to be Scratby and keenly fought for the rest of the match,
:24:51. > :24:51.
:24:51. > :25:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:25:33. > :25:43.the finish flashing wide. How close? Pretty close. But it stays
:25:43. > :25:45.
:25:45. > :25:52.Ciaran Clark having quite a tussle with Andy Carroll, but I think he
:25:53. > :25:56.had his arms completely around the West Ham striker. I think Clarke
:25:56. > :26:06.went to put his arms around him and Andy Carroll made sure they stayed
:26:06. > :26:08.
:26:08. > :26:15.one particularly for Aston Villa, that you have to say. Can they take
:26:15. > :26:20.advantage for defeats -- of defeat for QPR, West Ham and Reading. Andy
:26:20. > :26:23.Carroll! Off the line by Darren Bent. That is the first time he has
:26:23. > :26:33.touched the ball since coming off the bench. What a vital touch as
:26:33. > :26:38.
:26:38. > :26:48.the field of play, standing alongside Guzan in the goal,
:26:48. > :26:57.
:26:57. > :27:04.denying West Ham the lead with that penalty? Yes it is. Mark Noble
:27:04. > :27:10.doesn't like it. But Villa have a chance to break the deadlock. No
:27:10. > :27:15.doubt in Mark Clattenburg's mind. Benteke into a N'Zogbia and then he
:27:15. > :27:19.went under the challenge from Mark Noble. West Ham are unhappy with
:27:19. > :27:25.the decision. He didn't get the ball, the leg went out and Charles
:27:25. > :27:35.N'Zogbia went straight over it. Christian Benteke is caught from
:27:35. > :27:42.
:27:42. > :27:52.the spot against Newcastle in their goal for Aston Villa. And Villa's
:27:52. > :28:00.
:28:00. > :28:03.top scorer does it again. From the and a crisp, clean finish. It has
:28:03. > :28:06.set a so beautifully for the final 16 minutes, because West Ham,
:28:06. > :28:16.surely, are going to throw everything to try and get back in
:28:16. > :28:44.
:28:44. > :28:52.goals for Aston Villa. And what a relief all round Villa Park for the
:28:52. > :29:02.faithful. Two polls in four Let, second service. And a half minutes.
:29:02. > :29:03.
:29:03. > :29:06.-- goals in 4 and a half minutes. Jaaskelainen didn't get near it and
:29:06. > :29:16.Aston Villa have a great chance to win at home for only the third time
:29:16. > :29:18.
:29:18. > :29:28.about for quite a while. Yet they believe again. Three points today
:29:28. > :29:33.
:29:33. > :29:43.would lift Aston Villa out of the No. Less than feeling that Dawkins
:29:43. > :30:02.
:30:02. > :30:04.was looking for a penalty. -- West net off Ashley Westwood. And it is
:30:04. > :30:11.going to be a nervy finish for Aston Villa. Suddenly, West Ham are
:30:11. > :30:16.back in it. Villa have been here before, two goal Leeds have
:30:16. > :30:20.evaporated more than once this season. Ashley Westwood's header
:30:20. > :30:30.agonisingly out of reach for Brad Guzan. That has to go down as an
:30:30. > :30:44.
:30:44. > :30:50.will win the game! -- survive this attack! And what a vital one. Just
:30:50. > :30:56.as the clock struck 49 minutes in the second of, Nolan must have
:30:56. > :31:01.thought he was about to equalise. - - the second half. And Guzan is
:31:01. > :31:05.there again! A massive win over Aston Villa, only their third at
:31:05. > :31:13.home all season, and a win that carries them out of the relegation
:31:14. > :31:18.What did you think when it went for a couple of minutes to the 90 to go.
:31:18. > :31:26.Sure you thought, we're not going to have this happen to us again?
:31:26. > :31:35.surely? I am delighted they saw it through because they deserve the
:31:35. > :31:41.credit that has gone their way. If you picked up at least two more
:31:41. > :31:48.wins like that, you have started to believe you teams above back into
:31:48. > :31:55.the mix. If we bin keeps such brio form again we would have won. -- if
:31:55. > :32:00.we had kept such brilliant form. They managed is making a win on a
:32:00. > :32:06.penalty and a free kick and that is the frustration. -- they managed to
:32:06. > :32:10.sneak in. When we found a great shot going on target we found a
:32:10. > :32:16.goalkeeper in fantastic form today. Still a long way to going this
:32:16. > :32:20.season, but from the point of view of you, the table looks better? For
:32:20. > :32:30.four don't really want to look at the table. I want to just look at
:32:30. > :32:36.the games. -- I don't really want If we stopped trying to predict how
:32:36. > :32:42.Aston Villa are going to turn up on a Sunday! -- we have stopped! But
:32:42. > :32:49.today was a good track clean for a start. A lot of things they did
:32:49. > :32:54.well. You never know what we did see from the law was lots of energy
:32:54. > :33:01.and work. Lots of passion. And that is what the fans want. They want to
:33:01. > :33:08.see blood, sweat and tears for their sheet. And that is what we
:33:08. > :33:15.saw today. The movement off the ball today was completely different
:33:16. > :33:20.from Villa compared to what you You don't normally see players
:33:20. > :33:25.brave enough to take the ball into their positions. You have other
:33:25. > :33:28.players not actually involved that once the ball as well. Their body
:33:28. > :33:36.language is good and their energy is good. And that is what the Villa
:33:36. > :33:39.fans want to see. Where have got to be decent, Colin, to beat Liverpool
:33:39. > :33:43.away and what we have seen them doing is what they should not be
:33:43. > :33:47.doing. When you have lots of young players on the side you don't know
:33:47. > :33:53.how to be consistent because they have not been consistent before.
:33:53. > :33:58.But seniors tour. The key thing was energy, body-language, wanting to
:33:58. > :34:02.get the ball and win the game, and being brave on the ball. It is not
:34:02. > :34:09.all about tackles and fighting. Sometimes you have to take the ball
:34:09. > :34:14.under pressure. To be fair, you are under the pressure of this season
:34:14. > :34:21.against the likes of the love. Is it possible to pick a person out
:34:21. > :34:25.and say, he was the best today? Will, you look at Clark, you look
:34:25. > :34:33.at Guzan. Greg think they really stood up to date and they took on
:34:33. > :34:37.West Ham and did what they do well. -- I think. Gough is about getting
:34:37. > :34:45.into the right space and it was solely marking your man. -- this is
:34:45. > :34:55.about. He is not content to let the ball goat. He wants to close down
:34:55. > :35:02.
:35:02. > :35:06.as well. -- le ball -- let the ball go. He should be getting some
:35:06. > :35:11.physical contact from a big centre- forward and he knew it through the
:35:11. > :35:21.whole games. You can see his mouth wide open, you can see you shout
:35:21. > :35:25.
:35:25. > :35:31.He had an outstanding game, though, and a massive save right when you
:35:31. > :35:35.needed it. That is what you want - a keeper making those big saves in
:35:35. > :35:40.those big moments. The former West Ham point of view, whether they
:35:40. > :35:50.play home moral way, they do get a man up. They don't go out with a
:35:50. > :35:50.
:35:50. > :35:56.whimper. -- home or away. They still get numbers forward and at
:35:56. > :36:01.the end of the game they got numbers board. They really have a
:36:01. > :36:10.go. By really gambling towards the end of the game, they get some
:36:10. > :36:16.shots. And you have Darren Bent, Benteke clearing the way. If the
:36:16. > :36:21.ball comes out, get it back, but it backing the box! That is going to
:36:21. > :36:26.happen all through the games. Here may have just recycled it again.
:36:26. > :36:32.They have to get the ball back into the box and it is not about the
:36:32. > :36:38.first contact for them, it is about the second. Nolan puts his head in
:36:38. > :36:44.where it hurts us well. A confident Cole would have taken this first
:36:44. > :36:49.time. But more West Ham players there than Villa players in a
:36:49. > :36:53.Villa's box. Maybe that is where they struggled. They just didn't
:36:53. > :37:02.work today. Riggott players in the box and it did not work for them. -
:37:02. > :37:07.- they got players. This is a percentage game and if you put the
:37:07. > :37:10.ball in the box enough times... It just did not going for them. Much
:37:11. > :37:17.more action still to come tonight after a quick look ahead.
:37:17. > :37:26.The Champions League returns this week on Radio 5 Live. Commentary of
:37:26. > :37:36.Celtic against Juventus. Live text commentary also available on the
:37:36. > :37:39.
:37:39. > :37:49.BBC sports website and both through The next three nights in a row. And
:37:49. > :37:51.
:37:51. > :37:59.top athletics next week on the box. But a softer football clubs at --
:38:00. > :38:09.that it is after Football Focus. Weekend highlights at five past 11
:38:10. > :38:16.
:38:16. > :38:21.on BBC One from Liverpool versus Now rewind of yesterday's action
:38:21. > :38:31.with a repeat of the opening day of the season, apart from the
:38:31. > :38:51.
:38:51. > :39:01.Back in August, Newcastle Business 2 and a half and one well Swansea
:39:01. > :39:06.
:39:06. > :39:16.thrashed QPR. -- Newcastle won 2-1. It wasn't as close this time around
:39:16. > :39:37.
:39:37. > :39:41.Southampton are Redhead! -- are ahead. It is true-0! A real mistake
:39:41. > :39:51.by England's number one and goal from David Mitchell stock did not
:39:51. > :40:04.
:40:04. > :40:13.get his technique right. Davis was back to that in a moment. But
:40:13. > :40:23.Silva... Zabaleta...! And they have got one back! A bit messy and
:40:23. > :40:23.
:40:23. > :40:31.untidy, the finish, but they got there. Lacks the pace to get away.
:40:31. > :40:37.It is in anyway! It is an own goal! Gareth Barry, well, he has had a
:40:37. > :40:47.wretched of Dunoon. That should have been anywhere but there! -- a
:40:47. > :40:59.
:40:59. > :41:07.hard when they haven't got the ball at the moment, which is the
:41:07. > :41:15.majority of the time at the moment. -- the visitors having to work. 2-0
:41:15. > :41:21.to Swansea. They have made two changes. Bobby Zamora has been
:41:21. > :41:31.introduced at half-time. Can Queens Park Rangers can't rub anything
:41:31. > :41:53.
:41:53. > :42:03.here? A perfect start of a second Queens Park Rangers will be kicking
:42:03. > :42:04.
:42:04. > :42:09.themselves. Lots of space here a Pablo Hernandez. -- for Pablo
:42:09. > :42:18.Hernandez. A great finish and that could be Queens Park Rangerss'
:42:18. > :42:26.killer goal! 5 perhaps an early test. It has got to be bail and it
:42:26. > :42:32.has to be 1-0 for Tottenham. Tottenham's man of the moment
:42:32. > :42:42.scores again. Gareth Bale! The position for the first quarter of
:42:42. > :42:43.
:42:43. > :42:53.the game is exactly split down the middle 50-50. What a strike! 1-1!
:42:53. > :43:00.
:43:00. > :43:10.Four no wonder he didn't go their place inside that top four.
:43:10. > :43:13.
:43:13. > :43:18.And it is 2-1. Gareth Bale does it Of think we've got to talk about
:43:18. > :43:23.Southampton, haven't we? -- I think. In terms of the new man coming in,
:43:23. > :43:28.the fans have been great, saying, this is the way it is, and getting
:43:28. > :43:33.on with it. Ensuring consistency as well. It has got to be about more
:43:33. > :43:37.than the big day? I think the manager has had a bit of an effect
:43:37. > :43:41.on the players. There have been a little bit more consistent. But
:43:41. > :43:45.when you are playing against the big clubs, the Manchester Citys - I
:43:45. > :43:48.am not going to say they are easy to play against it you want to be
:43:48. > :43:53.seen to be playing well against the big clubs, so I personally would
:43:53. > :43:59.have to play the big clubs. Nobody expects anything of you so if you
:43:59. > :44:03.beat them it is fantastic. So the 2-2 against Wigan is almost more
:44:03. > :44:07.impressive in a way and to compete with the teams around you? Yes. As
:44:07. > :44:12.a player, you go out and you are more relaxed even though it is not
:44:12. > :44:19.easy to play the big teams. Consistent. If there are more
:44:19. > :44:29.consistent than the manager is doing his job. What about me
:44:29. > :44:30.
:44:30. > :44:33.players? I like Puncheon. Once he is facing you, he is very dangerous
:44:33. > :44:43.and not the only can you score goals, he can pick up passes as
:44:43. > :44:48.well. And Lambert as the world. is a handful. He will occupy a two
:44:48. > :44:52.centre halves. No matter who he is playing against. Only gives them
:44:52. > :45:02.the chance and space to make their move. AAA little unsung hero on
:45:02. > :45:03.
:45:03. > :45:13.that team - Steven Davis. -- a little unsung heroes. Another
:45:13. > :45:22.
:45:22. > :45:27.chance to remind yourselves of life just Chris Hughton saw his team
:45:28. > :45:32.hammered at Fulham. Opportunity for him to show how the Careys have
:45:32. > :45:38.tightened things up. In August, Arsenal and Sunderland could not be
:45:38. > :45:44.separated in a tense affair, while Roberto di Matteo's Chelsea roared
:45:44. > :45:54.into eight 2-0 lead against Wigan and held on for the wind, something
:45:54. > :46:00.
:46:00. > :46:06.Rafael Benitez's team have not been Fernando Torres to Ramires and
:46:06. > :46:16.Chelsea have scored. Exactly halfway through the first half and
:46:16. > :46:24.
:46:24. > :46:34.he slides it back for Eden Hazard. And if it goes. And Chelsea could
:46:34. > :46:59.
:46:59. > :47:09.caught out. -- he is. Shaun Maloney goal nearer the record. 198 there
:47:09. > :47:24.
:47:24. > :47:34.in Chelsea colours for Frank is in her and it is Marco Mariann -
:47:34. > :47:47.
:47:47. > :47:57.time. Smashed wide five Bradley Johnson.
:47:57. > :48:32.
:48:32. > :48:42.Carl Jenkinson was the player who that. It is a goal worthy of some
:48:42. > :48:47.
:48:47. > :48:57.of the Ford bought they have played his second yellow card and
:48:57. > :49:26.
:49:26. > :49:34.Sunderland are well and truly back struck and that was well struck by
:49:34. > :49:44.Cameron Jerome! -- went down. One touch to control and one-touch to
:49:44. > :49:48.
:49:48. > :49:58.this match. Adrian Mariappa. Can Reading snatched it right at
:49:58. > :49:59.
:49:59. > :50:09.area, appealing for a penalty. Perhaps more in hope than
:50:09. > :50:11.
:50:11. > :50:14.I am only joking, Jason. Very right to feel aggrieved, but rather than
:50:14. > :50:19.sticking on that subject that has talked about last night, what the
:50:20. > :50:26.Hon was saying about when Southampton play Manchester City,
:50:26. > :50:29.you have we can coming up at home, Everton away and Villa at home.
:50:29. > :50:31.Those are the games, those of the Those are the games, those of the
:50:31. > :50:35.bonuses that the games, nobody expects anything, but these are the
:50:35. > :50:38.games we need to get something and you can impact on your rivals. So
:50:38. > :50:42.within the dressing room, you know and when those games come up, those
:50:42. > :50:48.are the ones we need to perform. They are harder to get yourself up
:50:48. > :50:58.for. Here we go, 11 gems from January and only one winner picked
:50:58. > :51:05.
:51:05. > :51:15.about the shot and dough should. That is quite brilliant. Quite
:51:15. > :51:27.
:51:27. > :51:37.brilliant. -- it does shoot. Like a does. What a strike. His first
:51:37. > :52:08.
:52:08. > :52:18.pick of the bunch. Pick of the it is his first goal of the season.
:52:18. > :52:28.
:52:28. > :52:38.Azpilicueta. He crosses it in, it runs all the way to Jason Puncheon!
:52:38. > :52:57.
:52:57. > :53:07.It is an equaliser for Southampton. Jordan Henderson. That is one he
:53:07. > :53:13.
:53:13. > :53:19.mountain for County -- Tony Pulis's side. Lovely first-time pass to
:53:19. > :53:24.Jonathan De Guzman. What a goal. Swansea City have just gone through
:53:24. > :53:34.the Stoke defence like a knife through butter. That has to be one
:53:34. > :53:41.
:53:41. > :53:51.shot, a great goal. Christian Benteke a opens the scoring with a
:53:51. > :54:01.
:54:01. > :54:11.Lukas Podolski. He has absolutely rifled that into the corner of the
:54:11. > :54:39.
:54:39. > :54:49.this is where he is dangerous. Brilliant, brilliant goal by Gareth
:54:49. > :54:54.
:54:54. > :54:57.Bale. What a goal that is. That is what you pick? That was close to
:54:57. > :55:03.what you pick? That was close to goal of the season. The air is no
:55:03. > :55:07.vital wrong, but there is wrong. left you in the gallery and you
:55:07. > :55:14.said you have to agree. So what is the problem? We didn't. We didn't
:55:14. > :55:21.agree. So how did you decide? toss-up Dion Dublin's coin.
:55:21. > :55:24.double-sided coin. What are you going for? I was stuck on a two,
:55:25. > :55:31.Benteke and Gareth Bale. You were stuck on? Leighton Baines. That was
:55:31. > :55:39.the only one, the free kick. chose, I won the toss, I went with
:55:39. > :55:42.Gareth Bale. Gareth Bale? I had Gareth Bale. Gareth Bale? I had
:55:42. > :55:47.that third. To receive the ball like he does in his own far -- his
:55:47. > :55:51.own half, he has a lot to do. The defending his poor, but Gareth Bale
:55:51. > :55:56.has run 60 yards and scored the goal of the month. It would have
:55:56. > :55:59.been better if someone had tackled him. Jason Puncheon's was the best,
:55:59. > :56:06.him. Jason Puncheon's was the best, Jonathan De Guzman was second.
:56:07. > :56:10.Benteke's was bred. They were all great. In their time after a quick
:56:10. > :56:15.summing up of the weekend that was in the Premier League. Today, one
:56:15. > :56:20.hand on title number 20 for Man United. A 2-0 win over Everton at
:56:20. > :56:26.Goodison, and smiles all round. And Villa snap the slump. An epic
:56:26. > :56:30.second half, a 2-1 win and all three points against West Ham.
:56:30. > :56:36.three points against West Ham. And a happy Paul Lambert.
:56:36. > :56:40.The only statistic that matters, a dozen points between Manchester
:56:40. > :56:44.United and Manchester City and only 36 left to play for. Everton are
:56:44. > :56:49.six points adrift of the Champions League places, with London well in
:56:49. > :56:52.the driving seat a head of Merseyside. Aston Villa climb out
:56:52. > :56:56.of the relegation zone at Reading's of the relegation zone at Reading's
:56:56. > :57:01.expense. QPR lose further ground and are seven points from safety.
:57:01. > :57:07.West Ham's fate in 11. An alternative table, all of the talk
:57:07. > :57:11.of financial fair play. We have added up what every club has spent
:57:11. > :57:14.in the August and January transfer window combined in permanent
:57:14. > :57:22.signings and for every million, we have deducted a point. That. West
:57:22. > :57:29.Bromwich Albion topped -- that puts. They only spend �4 million on Ben
:57:29. > :57:34.Foster. And refused to reimburse Peter Odemwingie's petrol receipts.
:57:34. > :57:38.You would certainly describe the top six as level-headed clubs.
:57:38. > :57:42.Manchester City ahead of Manchester United in this magical money table
:57:42. > :57:47.and Swansea a Champions League material. Chelsea may be further
:57:47. > :57:53.the Champions League but after �87 million, they are bottom of on a
:57:53. > :57:56.whopping minus 38 points. QPR are the only team to be in a relegation
:57:56. > :58:01.zone in both the normal table and in Lala land.
:58:01. > :58:05.With all of the talk of the green stuff, we leave you with a reminder
:58:05. > :58:15.that money has always, to some extent, been at the centre of
:58:15. > :58:24.
:58:24. > :58:27.Manchester United is a legend, it is undoubtedly the greatest
:58:27. > :58:37.football club in the world. A five- year deal, BSkyB will show live
:58:37. > :58:39.
:58:39. > :58:43.games on Sunday and Monday. yes! Alan Shearer! �50,000 per week
:58:43. > :58:49.may seem a staggering amount of money, but Manchester United are