:01:31. > :01:37.Two big grudge matches, for a variety of reasons on Match of the
:01:37. > :01:39.Day 2 this evening. And both will have an effect on the title race.
:01:39. > :01:43.And we've gone for men on either side of the Manchester-Merseyside
:01:43. > :01:45.divide, with Alan Hansen and Peter Schmeichel. Arsenal's match with
:01:45. > :01:51.Manchester City to come, but we start with that game at Old
:01:51. > :01:55.start with that game at Old Trafford.
:01:55. > :02:00.Finally we can say the build up to this match has been dominated by...
:02:00. > :02:06.Football. After all, it's mainly the football that helped create
:02:06. > :02:16.this fearsome rivalry. Both North West giants continue to argue over
:02:16. > :02:18.
:02:18. > :02:22.which is bigger, more succesful, Now both are laying claim to having
:02:22. > :02:32.this season's best player. Football arguments that make this the match
:02:32. > :02:36.
:02:36. > :02:42.the whole world wants to see. and Canal and football. More than a
:02:42. > :02:50.century of history. A rival read that is a way of life. Manchester
:02:50. > :02:58.United against Liverpool. United go to Madrid 1 on Saturday. For only
:02:58. > :03:05.the third time this season Rio Ferdinand and Vidic start together.
:03:05. > :03:12.Still no Wayne Rooney. Robin Van Persie does play. Luis Suarez
:03:12. > :03:22.likely to shake off the stick from United fans. The biggest threat
:03:22. > :03:25.
:03:25. > :03:32.from Liverpool is his combination Liverpool for the 5th consecutive
:03:32. > :03:42.time at Old Trafford, something they have never done before.
:03:42. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :04:02.Liverpool and effective defensive Manchester United. Robin Van Persie.
:04:02. > :04:12.The scourge of Liverpool strikes again. The first real shot of the
:04:12. > :04:14.
:04:14. > :04:24.game. A lovely driven ball in by Patrice Evra. And the Robin Van
:04:24. > :04:25.
:04:25. > :04:31.Persie simply redirected that to squeeze it beyond Pepe Reina. It
:04:31. > :04:41.has taken Manchester United 90 minutes' to create a chance. Van
:04:41. > :04:52.
:04:53. > :05:02.Persie toolkit, of course he did. - You could see what he was trying to
:05:03. > :05:04.
:05:04. > :05:13.do. He just finds that position so well. Young pick him out. Van
:05:13. > :05:23.Persie will be disappointed with the finish. Jose Mourinho looking
:05:23. > :05:25.
:05:25. > :05:35.rather like Paddington Bear. Danny Welbeck here for Manchester
:05:35. > :05:35.
:05:35. > :07:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 87 seconds
:07:03. > :07:10.Joe Allen of the straight to Danny for his moment and then delivering
:07:10. > :07:19.to Danny Welbeck. That looked as if it was heading towards the goal. He
:07:19. > :07:28.certainly hit it well enough. Joe Allen just pushed across it a
:07:28. > :07:36.little too much. That really was not far away. Manchester United
:07:36. > :07:42.moved into the last minute of the first half. Rafael finds Van Persie.
:07:42. > :07:51.Pepe Reina to the rescue for Liverpool. Some now Manchester
:07:51. > :08:01.United failed to score. The clock is on the line from Marjah and
:08:01. > :08:01.
:08:01. > :08:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 87 seconds
:08:53. > :09:02.shooting chance. But he rather Danny Welbeck. The hand edging
:09:02. > :09:11.towards the pocket. And Skrtel is booked. He has found Danny Welbeck
:09:11. > :09:21.very hard to handle. His pace has on Sir Elton throughout this game.
:09:21. > :09:28.
:09:28. > :09:37.goals to nil! Patrice Evra is having none of those seasons for
:09:37. > :09:47.Manchester United. -- one of those seasons. A great free-kick from Van
:09:47. > :09:53.Persie. A powerful header from Patrice Evra. I wonder if that
:09:53. > :10:03.header did not brush the back of Vidic's head on the way in. There
:10:03. > :10:25.
:10:25. > :10:35.is in touch. For me that is a goal Sturridge with the follow-up and
:10:35. > :10:42.Liverpool are back in the game. Daniel Sturridge on his Premier
:10:42. > :10:52.League debut, having scored last weekend in his debut, scores again
:10:52. > :10:52.
:10:52. > :12:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 87 seconds
:12:19. > :12:22.shops are coming thick and fast now from Liverpool. They barely
:12:22. > :12:29.mustered anything approaching an effort in the first half but doing
:12:29. > :12:39.much better in the second. That has got Sir Alex Ferguson off his seat.
:12:39. > :12:50.
:12:50. > :12:57.The changes have worked well from Sturridge missed it. A big chance
:12:57. > :13:04.for Daniel Sturridge. Suarez almost wriggled through. Raphael did
:13:04. > :13:14.everything he could to keep it away from him. He is on side but over
:13:14. > :13:35.
:13:35. > :13:43.netting. Free-kick awarded. Liverpool took it immediately.
:13:43. > :13:53.Moving into for added minutes. Liverpool making it very
:13:53. > :14:08.
:14:08. > :14:12.It doesn't matter when you play Liverpool, it's always an important
:14:13. > :14:16.game. A well earned three points, because until Liverpool scored, we
:14:17. > :14:21.were fantastic. They were inspired by their goal. The supporters had
:14:21. > :14:26.something to cheer them on, and they made a real fist of it in the
:14:26. > :14:32.last 25 minutes. They became a really intense, engrossing game --
:14:32. > :14:35.it became. Credit to Liverpool for coming back like that. If we had
:14:35. > :14:40.given ourselves five or 10 minutes after the second goal, we would not
:14:40. > :14:46.have had the problem. In the first half we did not threaten enough, to
:14:46. > :14:50.be honest. There were not too many chances either way. The chances
:14:50. > :14:56.United had, we presented to them. But in the second half we were
:14:56. > :15:00.better. Daniel's threat on the shoulder, penetrating and behind,
:15:00. > :15:06.that was good for us. And he got a goal and it looked like he might
:15:06. > :15:11.get another one or two. Are they arguing over the goal in there?
:15:12. > :15:16.They needed to go to the pools panel! I think it is good for us.
:15:16. > :15:22.He becomes the 19th player who has scored a goal. I think we will give
:15:22. > :15:28.it a Vidic. A I thought it was Patrice Pascal. You'll have to sort
:15:28. > :15:31.that out yourself. -- Patrice's goal. It may be didn't have the
:15:31. > :15:35.blood and thunder of some old Manchester United and Liverpool
:15:36. > :15:42.games that you might have played in, but both sides can take positive
:15:42. > :15:46.samples Act - take positives from it. It is a big game. A lot of
:15:47. > :15:51.people want to have this Liverpool and Manchester United game of blood
:15:51. > :15:56.and thunder, but we say it is not an important game, but it is. You
:15:56. > :16:02.sense how important it is at Old Trafford. To get the three points,
:16:02. > :16:06.ending some spells we played really well -- and in some spells. We have
:16:06. > :16:12.sorted out the defending as well. Vidic probably played his best game
:16:12. > :16:18.so far. For me, the defending was the biggest positive. Positives for
:16:18. > :16:25.Liverpool? It has to be Daniel Sturridge. Liverpool were nothing
:16:25. > :16:34.short of abysmal in the first half. Macro soirees was poor. Mac --
:16:34. > :16:38.Luis Suarez. They had a great chance to get the equaliser, but it
:16:38. > :16:40.was an impressive debut for Sturridge. Peter touch on the
:16:41. > :16:47.Manchester United defending which has been their Achilles heel at
:16:47. > :16:55.times. Yes, said place, the ball into the box, they have been frail.
:16:55. > :16:56.-- set plays. Vidic and Ferdinand, 34 and 31, one of the best
:16:56. > :17:01.partnerships in Premier League history playing together again
:17:01. > :17:06.today. They are not asking people to get into position, they are
:17:06. > :17:14.demanding it. Hold the line, hold the line. Great ball from Steven
:17:14. > :17:17.They swap positions in the last minute. Another great ball from
:17:17. > :17:24.Steven Gerrard, but what is impressive is that they back off as
:17:24. > :17:30.a unit. Another brilliant ball from Gerard and who heads it, not Rio,
:17:30. > :17:33.but Vidic behind him. I said last night about Aston Villa that
:17:33. > :17:38.experience is everything in that position, and that is what he is.
:17:38. > :17:42.He is a leader, as Peter says. Probably his best game since he
:17:42. > :17:49.came back. He is so influential, and if United 1 to win the title,
:17:49. > :17:52.he has to keep playing. You cannot underestimate people shouting. What
:17:52. > :17:56.was the difference? Manchester United were dominant in the first
:17:56. > :18:00.half and Liverpool applied more of the pressure in the second.
:18:00. > :18:05.player like Michael Carrick, who has had a fantastic season, and he
:18:05. > :18:10.has started all but one game, and his passing is very good. We saw
:18:10. > :18:17.that in the first half, and he was involved in the goal as well. We
:18:17. > :18:23.see him get the ball, and he passes it up to Kagawa. The passing is
:18:23. > :18:26.really good. This leads to the goal. Van Persie cannot miss a chance,
:18:26. > :18:31.which is great for Manchester United. I don't know what happened
:18:31. > :18:38.in the second half, but Michael's passes were chest height and to the
:18:38. > :18:42.wrong players. Evra is forced to make a silly pass back. Liverpool
:18:42. > :18:50.get a good chance than this. This is the goal that Manchester United
:18:50. > :18:54.concede. Losing the ball in the midfield. You just don't do that.
:18:54. > :18:59.Manchester United don't score the two goals, that mistakes will cost
:18:59. > :19:04.to the point. Daniel Sturridge's were great allowed Luis Suarez to
:19:04. > :19:08.drop a bit, so did that put added pressure? He is a talented player
:19:08. > :19:11.who will worry any defender. I don't think he particularly changed
:19:11. > :19:20.again. For some reason, the Manchester United midfield stop
:19:20. > :19:23.moving. So Alex changed that. Liverpool did in the second half
:19:23. > :19:27.was press on. Michael Carrick, in the first half, he was picking it
:19:27. > :19:30.up and he was passing it and passing it, a great range of
:19:30. > :19:36.passing. But then in the second half they got tighter, and it led
:19:36. > :19:41.to mistakes. We build it as a van Persie against Luis Suarez, but it
:19:41. > :19:47.turned out to be van Persie against Sturridge. The again, he was
:19:47. > :19:56.sensational. Innovation, improvisation, that is fantastic.
:19:56. > :20:01.Again, sensational lead. Good goal, a great run by Welbeck. Here is
:20:01. > :20:06.Agger against than Percy. Watch where Skrtel is. Welbeck takes
:20:06. > :20:12.Skrtel out of the equation, and Robin van Persie's movement takes
:20:12. > :20:18.Agger out of the equation. A little bit of movement from than Percy,
:20:18. > :20:24.exceptional. Time added on -- and Robin van Persie. Glenn Johnson
:20:24. > :20:28.there, and he's in on goal. Absolutely fantastic again. He is
:20:28. > :20:32.just a magnificent player. Daniel Sturridge, a lot of people say he
:20:32. > :20:38.is not a team player and will not track back, but he has gone 40 or
:20:38. > :20:43.50 yards here. I think that is great team play. But it was going
:20:43. > :20:48.forward where he was a threat. He gambles here, it runs past Rafael
:20:48. > :20:53.and scores the goal. A little bit of movement on the shoulder of the
:20:54. > :20:58.last defender. He wants it quick. An acute angle, but he is unlucky.
:20:58. > :21:03.Then a chance late on to equalise. If he had taken that, he would have
:21:03. > :21:08.been an instant hero, but an impressive game. We have got to
:21:08. > :21:13.hear, Peter. Let's use your expertise on the goalkeepers. Both
:21:13. > :21:17.have come into criticism this season. At times. Yes, and I think
:21:17. > :21:22.both are back at their best. A lot of people think that goalkeeping is
:21:22. > :21:26.all about saving the ball. I don't believe that is all. One of the
:21:26. > :21:30.most important things is what happens like here. Goalkeepers
:21:30. > :21:34.using their feet, there are no options there, so kick it into
:21:34. > :21:39.touch. But this is where play starts these days, by the
:21:39. > :21:44.goalkeeper. Out to Daniel Agger, everything closed down. He gets the
:21:44. > :21:49.ball back and he gives it back to Pepe Reina. He then passes it out
:21:49. > :21:56.to the right full-back and they start the attack. But for me, this
:21:56. > :22:00.is brilliant. This pass is just fantastic, up to Wisdom. But he has
:22:01. > :22:05.to be careful. Sometimes it goes wrong. This could have been crucial
:22:05. > :22:11.in the game. If Welbeck had been a bit sharper it could have cost them
:22:12. > :22:16.the game. If you are encouraged to play like that, it might go wrong
:22:16. > :22:22.occasionally. Let's look at the goal. De Gea didn't have much to do.
:22:22. > :22:25.His view is blocked by Ferdinand. And that is blocked all the way in.
:22:25. > :22:31.Where the ball actually goes, it goes past Ferdinand, through his
:22:31. > :22:35.legs, and for me, that is a fantastic save. You hope that in a
:22:35. > :22:38.situation like that but the defenders are a little more shop.
:22:39. > :22:46.The layman, the person who wasn't an expert, people will say he just
:22:46. > :22:51.pushed it out. That's exactly what you said! Yes, and Peter said I was
:22:51. > :22:58.correct! There was a big difference between this and the one at
:22:58. > :23:03.Newcastle. This is actually a great save. He is very, very unfortunate.
:23:03. > :23:07.I think we were right. It was a mistake. What goes on in the office,
:23:07. > :23:10.stays in the office. That three points for Manchester United laid
:23:10. > :23:18.down the gauntlet for Manchester City. Could they respond at the
:23:18. > :23:23.Arsenal away is not Manchester City's favourite fixture, they last
:23:23. > :23:28.won there in 1975, once in a blue moon. 27 attempts, and no joy,
:23:28. > :23:33.including last year's defeat. Arsenal have scored 40 goals so far
:23:33. > :23:37.this term, more than at the same stage last season when Robin van
:23:37. > :23:42.Persie led the line. 17 have come in the last five games with
:23:42. > :23:52.Podolski getting three, and Walcott getting four. No wonder they want
:23:52. > :23:55.
:23:55. > :23:59.him to stay. Simon Brotherton was man sent -- Manchester City title
:23:59. > :24:03.charge was over, beaten 1-0, and Balotelli sent off. Eight points
:24:03. > :24:08.with six to play seemed a bridge too far. But they are here today as
:24:08. > :24:11.champions, looking for a first league win at Arsenal for 38 years.
:24:11. > :24:16.Arsene Wenger is forced into making one change from the last league
:24:16. > :24:21.game. Arteta suffered a calf strain and is replaced by Abou Diaby, who
:24:21. > :24:26.has been out injured since the end of September. Manchester City made
:24:26. > :24:34.changes. Yaya Toure is on Africa Cup of Nations duty. His place goes
:24:34. > :24:44.to Javi Garcia while Nastasic is preferred to Lescott. Samir Nasri
:24:44. > :25:05.
:25:05. > :25:12.Thomas Vermaelen. Just getting a touch. And a deflection carried it
:25:12. > :25:22.behind for a corner. Manchester City, on the front foot inside the
:25:22. > :25:23.
:25:23. > :25:33.first 10 minutes of the game. ball anywhere. Arsenal can breathe
:25:33. > :25:44.
:25:44. > :25:53.Barry. Dzeko is there. Dizzied a penalty to Manchester City! -- easy
:25:53. > :25:57.to a penalty to Manchester City. And it's a red card! A straight red.
:25:57. > :26:03.Drama inside the first 10 minutes here. Arsenal down to 10 men
:26:03. > :26:06.already. Mike Dean has already sent an Arsenal player off in a big game
:26:06. > :26:11.this season. Jack Wilshere was given his marching orders at Old
:26:11. > :26:15.Trafford, and Koscielny has been given a red card here for hauling
:26:15. > :26:21.it Dzeko down to the ground. And he certainly did wrestle him to the
:26:21. > :26:26.floor. Both arms around the Manchester City striker. Lauren
:26:26. > :26:30.Koscielny's afternoon did not last long. And they have now been five
:26:30. > :26:40.red cards in the last six Premier League meetings between the two
:26:40. > :26:56.
:26:56. > :27:02.And aided by the luck of the bounce. Would you believe it? The inside of
:27:02. > :27:12.the post, and still ball doesn't go in. Still fuming, still quietly
:27:12. > :27:27.
:27:27. > :27:31.ground, and Mike Dean did well to wait, because he thought it was an
:27:31. > :27:36.advantage to Manchester City, which didn't prove to be the case, which
:27:36. > :27:42.is why he has blown up later than he might have. There was every
:27:42. > :27:49.chance City might attack. Milner! What a goal! Cracking strike from
:27:49. > :27:56.James Milner. City ahead against Arsenal's 10 men, and we are not
:27:56. > :28:01.quite midway through the first half. Free-kick taken quickly. Arsenal
:28:01. > :28:07.not quite on red alert when the kick was taken. Silva, quick
:28:07. > :28:15.thinking from Tevez, quick finishing from James Milner. And
:28:15. > :28:25.Manchester City have scored away at Arsenal in the league for the first
:28:25. > :28:25.
:28:25. > :29:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 87 seconds
:29:09. > :29:13.Dzeko could not miss! Szczesny's saved landed on a plate, and Dzeko
:29:13. > :29:21.gobbled it up. Manchester City's lead is doubled, and Arsenal's
:29:21. > :29:31.afternoon goes from bad to worse. Less than 15 minutes to go to half-
:29:31. > :29:32.
:29:32. > :30:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 87 seconds
:30:27. > :30:31.time, and Manchester City now lead Wilshere. He was in the right place
:30:31. > :30:41.at the right time there with Manchester City threatening to
:30:41. > :31:11.
:31:11. > :31:21.possession for the most part. -- Arsenal look for offside, it is not
:31:21. > :31:52.
:31:53. > :32:02.seal the deal. An excellent save from Szczesny. He made sure he
:32:03. > :32:09.
:32:09. > :32:18.could not take it home. Roberto Mancini expecting something better.
:32:18. > :32:26.Gael Clichy diving in. It is going to be a free-kick. Let us take a
:32:26. > :32:36.look again. It is a yellow card. Arsenal with a chance to test
:32:36. > :33:10.
:33:10. > :33:20.is a red card for Vincent Kompany of Manchester City. Mike Dean of
:33:20. > :33:25.
:33:25. > :33:35.was right on the spot. That is what the referee will have seen. That is
:33:35. > :34:05.
:34:05. > :34:15.why he interpreted it in the way he Lescott was there, superb defending
:34:15. > :34:22.
:34:22. > :34:26.make the clearance off the line. You get the feeling that Arsenal
:34:26. > :34:34.are going to end up empty-handed in are going to end up empty-handed in
:34:34. > :34:40.terms of points and goals. It is always difficult because
:34:40. > :34:48.Arsenal is really a strong team. But today we started the game very
:34:48. > :34:56.well. I was surprised by the decision to
:34:57. > :35:05.send him off. I'm told it was punitive. You cannot do that, you
:35:05. > :35:12.know. We lacked a bit of a authority in the game. And a bit of
:35:12. > :35:22.initiative. It was different with 10 men but I believe we had a lack
:35:22. > :35:23.
:35:23. > :35:28.of concentration. We did give a lot and I cannot fault the effort.
:35:29. > :35:33.There are a strong team. It was important that we made sure we were
:35:33. > :35:40.solid at the back and tried to keep the ball and create more chances,
:35:40. > :35:44.which we did. The sending off towards the end was disappointing
:35:45. > :35:54.for us and maybe give them more chances than I would have liked.
:35:54. > :36:02.What about Vincent Kompany being sent off? He had his right foot in
:36:02. > :36:07.front. Let's go straight to that red card. Well it was early in the
:36:07. > :36:12.game and in a perfect world the penalty kick would have sufficed.
:36:12. > :36:17.But in the letter of the law the referee has got to send him off. In
:36:18. > :36:25.my opinion it was a joke to send off Vincent Kompany. I thought that
:36:25. > :36:28.was the perfect challenge anti got a red card. If you watch this, and
:36:29. > :36:38.a red card. If you watch this, and has shown the gets the wrong side.
:36:39. > :36:40.
:36:40. > :36:50.When you see it from this angle he has pulled him down. You might have
:36:50. > :36:56.thought he would even it up. The left is on the ground and that is
:36:56. > :37:02.never a sending off. Earlier on this was against Norwich and it was
:37:02. > :37:07.nothing. And this was a booking against Queen's Park Rangers. When
:37:07. > :37:17.you're talking about consistency, I would not see why you could send of
:37:17. > :37:19.
:37:19. > :37:26.Vincent Kompany. His heel is 100% on the ground. Jack Wilshere, he
:37:26. > :37:31.thought he was going to get sent off. His touch was heavy. He looked
:37:31. > :37:35.up and thought it was his red card. He got sent off for serious foul
:37:35. > :37:39.play but there is the element in the law that says if the referee
:37:39. > :37:49.thinks there was excessive force with one or both legs then that is
:37:49. > :37:54.a red card. But where was the excessive force? Is he supposed to
:37:54. > :38:00.get out of the way? He makes a legitimate challenge. What is he
:38:00. > :38:06.meant to do? Foot fault is on the wrong track if that is the sending
:38:06. > :38:11.off. In that interview Arsene Wenger talked about them lacking a
:38:11. > :38:18.authority in that game. He is the only natural leader in that Arsenal
:38:18. > :38:22.team. As soon as he got his red card, Arsenal just became a
:38:23. > :38:27.schoolboy team. Defending like schoolboys. The get this free kick,
:38:27. > :38:34.I'm not sure that they should have got that. But look at how they
:38:34. > :38:42.defended that. Turning their backs to the play. Five players marking
:38:42. > :38:49.one player who actually gets the ball. Six Arsenal players around
:38:49. > :38:56.three Manchester City players. The ball goes out to Miller again. This
:38:56. > :39:06.is almost a second goal. And then the centre halves, what are they
:39:06. > :39:06.
:39:06. > :39:14.doing up their? Just have a look at this. It gives them another chance.
:39:14. > :39:24.They get away with that. But that is one thing, Arsene Wenger needs
:39:24. > :39:25.
:39:25. > :39:33.another leader. The leader of Manchester City comes over and calm
:39:33. > :39:38.things down. And leading by playing this header, fantastic. Then he
:39:38. > :39:44.gets sent off. Very unfair. They have appealed it and he has every
:39:44. > :39:49.right to be disappointed. I felt sorry for Vincent Kompany. He is a
:39:49. > :39:53.very good player, a strong player. But a clean player as well. It was
:39:53. > :39:58.as if Manchester City went into the game thinking that Manchester
:39:58. > :40:02.United had won and we need to show them we were on their tail. There
:40:03. > :40:08.was a sense that nothing less than victory would suffice. It is a long
:40:08. > :40:17.way back for them. There was a sense that they wanted it more than
:40:17. > :40:27.Arsenal. Zabaleta up wins it hands down. They won a couple of
:40:27. > :40:36.important challenges there. Gareth Barry comes in there. That was a
:40:36. > :40:45.poor ball. But that could have been at its core. They fiddle about with
:40:45. > :40:49.it here. Gael Clichy this time in quickly because basically they
:40:49. > :40:52.wanted it more. That is where Arsenal were on the weak side.
:40:52. > :40:58.Something interesting happened right at the end of the game. You
:40:58. > :41:02.have to turn up the volume a little bit. This is the assistant referee,
:41:02. > :41:07.John Brooks. A lot of discussion about the price that Manchester
:41:08. > :41:17.City fans paid to what should the Emirates. Listen to what the
:41:18. > :41:26.
:41:27. > :41:35.referee says to City players. Full marks to him. That is
:41:35. > :41:45.wonderful. There were eight Premier League games yesterday and not many
:41:45. > :41:54.
:41:54. > :41:56.first of our two round ups. January, the most depressing month. Cold,
:41:56. > :41:58.post holiday blues, just a long relegation fight ahead. Still,
:41:58. > :42:01.Harry was upbeat, plotting against his old club. On Wearside, two
:42:01. > :42:03.pragmatic managers. Flair is not important in January, they needed a
:42:03. > :42:08.win. As did a desperate Villa, taking on fellow strugglers
:42:08. > :42:10.Southampton. And then there was Reading. In a right royal mess up
:42:10. > :42:20.against the Baggies. January's dark clouds would lift for some, but not
:42:20. > :42:24.
:42:24. > :42:34.all. Due to be taken on the run. Mileson
:42:34. > :43:08.
:43:08. > :43:17.goal. And just may be a chance to salvage something from the game.
:43:17. > :43:25.Jonas Olsson makes the challenge. Reading have got the penalty. And
:43:25. > :43:30.Reading have a chance to draw level three minutes from time. Here we go.
:43:30. > :43:40.What a comeback! 10 minutes ago this did not look on the cards at
:43:40. > :43:53.
:43:53. > :44:03.all. Penalty kick from Le Fondre. I do not believe it. 2-0 down with
:44:03. > :44:09.
:44:09. > :44:19.ten minutes to go. Three priceless points for Reading.
:44:19. > :44:24.
:44:24. > :44:34.That has hit the post and could be a chance for Adebayor. That was a
:44:34. > :44:49.
:44:49. > :44:59.looked as if he was going down before there was contact. Very
:44:59. > :45:05.
:45:05. > :45:15.harsh on Aston Villa. Accusing two in Southampton's victory
:45:15. > :45:16.
:45:16. > :45:26.against Aston Villa earlier this goals for Southampton. Poor old
:45:26. > :45:42.
:45:42. > :45:52.first goal of the season us, and Seb Larsson has made it Sunderland
:45:52. > :46:04.
:46:04. > :46:09.1 us, West Ham United 0 with a Jantschke Line and. Still might be
:46:09. > :46:14.a chance for Adam Johnson. -- the Jaaskelainen. He smuggled the ball
:46:14. > :46:20.into the back of the net. Adam Johnson, with a little flakes of
:46:20. > :46:30.the outside of the left for at a us -- a little flick. Per West Brom
:46:30. > :46:42.
:46:42. > :46:52.Johnson is quick enough. -- good from this. James Maclean gives us
:46:52. > :46:53.
:46:53. > :47:03.looks to have -- looks to have We will have a goal of the month in
:47:03. > :47:03.
:47:03. > :47:08.a moment after the rest of follow, yesterday with these are --
:47:08. > :47:13.was either frustrating, satisfying, a relief, or surprisingly pleasant.
:47:13. > :47:17.For Stoke City's, Jon Walters, the day of his 100 Premier League
:47:17. > :47:27.appearance, it is one he will be desperate to put behind him.
:47:27. > :47:36.
:47:36. > :47:46.the lead. A lovely chip to ball in. It is an own-goal, Jon Walters who
:47:46. > :47:49.
:47:49. > :47:54.has planted the ball into his own that another own goal? Yes, it came
:47:54. > :48:04.off Walters. His 100 appearance in the Premier League, and not the way
:48:04. > :48:07.
:48:07. > :48:10.going to be a penalty. I don't think Shawcross made any contact,
:48:11. > :48:16.and if the penalty has been given, it must be the push from Robert
:48:16. > :48:21.Huth. Frank Lampard with a chance to become the second all-time top
:48:21. > :48:28.Chelsea goal scorer in his own right. 193, the same number as
:48:28. > :48:38.Kerry Dixon, but this will take him on to 194. Hammered home. Plenty of
:48:38. > :49:03.
:49:03. > :49:09.penalty to Stoke. They might get one back. It is Jon Walters who has
:49:10. > :49:19.been fouled, and John Terry who fouled come. -- him. This would
:49:20. > :49:33.
:49:33. > :49:37.complete, isn't it? Just wrap this been inside the Swansea half, and
:49:37. > :49:40.Anichebe is there. Off the line by Williams. Ashley Williams with the
:49:40. > :49:50.clearance from the header, but I wonder if he would have been able
:49:50. > :49:53.
:49:53. > :49:57.to make the clearance of it wasn't ball in the area, and he hit the
:49:57. > :50:07.bar! That is what he is all about. The first sight of goal, and but
:50:07. > :50:14.
:50:14. > :50:18.for the touch, it would have gone fancy a shot. He does! What a
:50:18. > :50:21.strike! A Georgios Karagounis. He follows up his first goal in
:50:21. > :50:31.English football last weekend in the FA Cup with his first Premier
:50:31. > :50:40.
:50:40. > :50:50.grapeshot, 1-1. Franco Di Santo. -- a great shot. The piece of magic
:50:50. > :50:59.
:50:59. > :51:07.that Wigan needed to Levelator up extraordinary clearance. That
:51:07. > :51:17.looked a certain a winning goal for Fulham. Escapes -- picked up by
:51:17. > :51:18.
:51:18. > :51:26.Johnson. Williamson's header. way, that is the closest we have
:51:26. > :51:31.come to a goal this afternoon at There is one thing that deserves
:51:31. > :51:37.another look, Craven Cottage, what a clearance from made a Figuerola.
:51:37. > :51:41.A one of the best you will ever see. To clear it, the power, the swerve,
:51:41. > :51:45.and to head it and get it clear, that is phenomenal. Incredible
:51:45. > :51:50.control of the body. He knows exactly what he's doing. Great save.
:51:50. > :51:55.A brilliant. Maybe we should look to introduce clearance of the month.
:51:55. > :52:05.That would win it. Peerages. Once we have seen all 10 goals, Peter
:52:05. > :52:17.
:52:17. > :52:27.to win it. -- Michu with a chance. It is Michu for Swansea. No doubt
:52:27. > :52:37.
:52:37. > :52:47.about where the ball was going to Weimann. -- finished by Weimann.
:52:47. > :52:51.
:52:51. > :53:01.What a beautiful goal from the substitute, Sean Maloney, with a
:53:01. > :53:16.
:53:16. > :53:26.-- too wrapped. So mercurial talent at its absolute best -- Adel
:53:26. > :54:01.
:54:01. > :54:11.are in front! Fernando Torres with He just does not miss. You know
:54:11. > :54:26.
:54:26. > :54:36.when the ball leaves his boot, it's sensational. Manchester City, after
:54:36. > :54:47.
:54:47. > :54:57.85 seconds, take the lead with an sensational. Cameron Jerome. With
:54:57. > :55:12.
:55:12. > :55:22.going, how about that? How about that!? Theo Walcott has a hat-trick.
:55:22. > :55:23.
:55:23. > :55:28.We watched the goals and maybe you think you should have chosen that,
:55:29. > :55:35.but don't change your mind. It was difficult because there are some
:55:35. > :55:44.great goals. One have you picked? IP to Theo Walcott. He is a great
:55:44. > :55:49.goal. He has a long way to go, loads of defenders to beat. Then he
:55:49. > :55:53.has the goalkeeper, closes down the angle, but he still scores. Grey to
:55:53. > :56:00.individual goal. You could have picked Jon Walters to make him feel
:56:01. > :56:04.better. Compassion. I'm sorry. time. That is nearly it on an
:56:04. > :56:12.afternoon when Nemanja Vidic captained and nodded his side to
:56:12. > :56:16.victory over Liverpool. But Manchester City kept up the chase a
:56:16. > :56:20.monks the pack at Arsenal. -- are monks the pack at Arsenal. -- are
:56:20. > :56:24.amongst the pack. The gap between the two Manchester clubs remains at
:56:25. > :56:28.seven points with another seven big gap to Chelsea, who move into third
:56:28. > :56:34.with a game in hand. None of the other teams in the top half
:56:34. > :56:38.actually managed to win this weekend. QPR remain at the foot of
:56:38. > :56:42.the table. Reading's stay second bottom despite their amazing
:56:42. > :56:46.fightback to beat West Brom. Wigan have moved out of the relegation
:56:46. > :56:54.zone, albeit only on goal difference at the expense of Aston
:56:54. > :56:58.The last word on the weekend. Important for Manchester City.
:56:58. > :57:02.After the FA Cup, an important afternoon for everyone, but
:57:02. > :57:07.Manchester City were asked the big question today and came up with the
:57:07. > :57:12.answer. Reading, at the weekend, two-0 down against West Brom,
:57:12. > :57:16.getting pummelled and if they had lost, they were gone as. They came
:57:16. > :57:22.back and scored three goals in the last eight minutes and it has given
:57:22. > :57:28.them a bit of the impetus. Could that eight minutes change the
:57:28. > :57:33.season? Absolutely. If they got beat four or five-0, no good news
:57:33. > :57:37.whatsoever. But because they came back and one and got three valuable
:57:37. > :57:41.points, he gives them a lifetime. Brian McDermott will tell them to
:57:41. > :57:45.remember what they did. It is something to cling on to the.
:57:45. > :57:49.something that the players remember, that they could do this, so they
:57:50. > :57:55.are not as bad as the table shows you. A lot of the players had a
:57:55. > :58:01.good season last year. Thank you to both of the this evening. Finally,
:58:01. > :58:05.in a week when a fever -- FIFA selected a world 11th entirely of
:58:05. > :58:10.players from the Spanish league, and Ness seat was named the best
:58:10. > :58:15.player on the planet, he looks like we have lost the top dog status,