:01:59. > :02:06.kings of the Premier League. Today's games were of more importance to
:02:06. > :02:11.those trying to survive. We start at St James' Park. It is not a golden
:02:11. > :02:16.season for north-east football, but Newcastle and Sunderland still know
:02:16. > :02:22.thousand create drama -- how to create drama on the pitch. This will
:02:22. > :02:27.be about pride, passion and points. Not a golden era, but the most
:02:27. > :02:33.important Derby for years. Here is important Derby for years. Here is
:02:33. > :02:42.Guy Mowbray. Welcome to the mad house! Red and whites up stairs and
:02:42. > :02:52.to the left, black and whites every where else. The Newcastle team for
:02:52. > :02:54.
:02:54. > :03:02.the 136th Tyne and Wear league Derby sees the return of Gouffran and
:03:02. > :03:07.Marveaux. Five changes from Thursday. For Sunderland, Carlos
:03:07. > :03:11.Cuellar returns. The main striking role goes to Danny Graham, a boyhood
:03:11. > :03:16.Newcastle fan, still in search of his first Sunderland goal. That is
:03:16. > :03:26.the story on the field. To the side of it the passions of Paolo Di Canio
:03:26. > :03:55.
:03:55. > :04:00.and Alan Pardew will be worth the way. Steven Taylor putting that
:04:00. > :04:07.body on the line. A great ball from Sessegnon into Graham. Who had his
:04:07. > :04:12.shirt pulled back by Taylor. Pretty clear to see. Look at the fabric
:04:12. > :04:19.being stretched. Taylor took a real risk. Had that been seen by Howard
:04:19. > :04:29.Webb, he would have given a spot kick. Game two, do you think he is
:04:29. > :04:35.
:04:35. > :04:45.Johnson in that corner. Sunderland born and I think I'm right in saying
:04:45. > :04:57.
:04:57. > :05:07.penalty. What about two. There is the first block, the second one hits
:05:07. > :05:14.
:05:14. > :05:22.his hand. He can't do a lot about Johnson? Howard web has gone to his
:05:22. > :05:32.pocket. The yellow card has come out for Gouffran. He goes over the top
:05:32. > :05:47.
:05:47. > :05:53.of the ball and treads on the ankle scores! A super strike into the
:05:53. > :05:57.corner. Sunderland lead and they have been good value for it too.
:05:57. > :06:05.There is a prowl from Paolo Di Canio. Resisted the urge to
:06:05. > :06:10.celebrate any more. But he will be glowing inside. Gutierrez mistake.
:06:10. > :06:16.He then tried to stop Sessegnon by unfair means. Sessegnon didn't bat
:06:16. > :06:26.an eye lid. He strode on to score. His sixth of the season. A huge goal
:06:26. > :06:37.
:06:37. > :06:42.for Sunderland. It is Newcastle day one that the Tyne and Wear Derby
:06:42. > :06:52.means a loot more than any other -- lot more than any other match in
:06:52. > :06:59.
:06:59. > :07:07.from Mignolet. Reacted in the nick of time. Newcastle almost level in
:07:08. > :07:17.the bliveng of an -- blink of an eye lid this time. They thought once
:07:18. > :07:36.
:07:36. > :07:43.they had gone up those steps they save. It was a game that needed a
:07:43. > :07:50.goal and now it is lit up magnificently. In goes Rose
:07:50. > :07:57.strongly. The flag is waving. As Debuchy rolls, Howard Webb is across
:07:57. > :08:03.to show a yellow card to the Sunderland left back. He got the
:08:03. > :08:13.ball, but he went in with all studs showing. A tackle that can be deemed
:08:13. > :08:40.
:08:40. > :08:44.as reckless. It was a good job he by Krul. A free header for Cuellar.
:08:44. > :08:48.Both keepers called into action in this first half. Straight at Krul,
:08:48. > :08:58.but it needed saving and questions need asking for Newcastle at the
:08:58. > :09:31.
:09:31. > :09:35.Mignolet. Who just had the fear that brave and he was caught. Steven
:09:35. > :09:41.Taylor went lunging in and Sunderland players aren't happy
:09:41. > :09:47.about the way he did that. The first flare up. Steven Taylor is getting
:09:47. > :09:54.his excuses out. The yellow card is out. He looked offside to me. Before
:09:54. > :10:04.that an all mighty scramble. Deflected off Cuellar towards if end
:10:04. > :10:31.
:10:31. > :10:35.seen. Sessegnon left the leg to be Newcastle's keeper could receive
:10:35. > :10:42.treatment. He is clutching his shoulder and thumping his foot on
:10:42. > :10:52.the grou in pain. It must be the landing. A really heavy landing for
:10:52. > :11:00.
:11:00. > :11:10.Mignolet this time. He just knew he had to make the save. It came at him
:11:10. > :11:30.
:11:30. > :11:37.chance for Newcastle to load the box are level! No, the flag's up. The
:11:38. > :11:43.flag is up. Howard Webb didn't spot it at first. Now, the fans have seen
:11:43. > :11:53.it too. A big call to make. It is not when the ball comes in there, it
:11:53. > :11:54.
:11:54. > :12:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:12:52. > :12:57.is there. Was he in line? Alan run on. A brilliant goal. Adam
:12:57. > :13:04.Johnson scores - Sunderland have doubled their lead at St James. That
:13:04. > :13:09.might just see them home. He is allowed to run simply too far from a
:13:09. > :13:14.Newcastle point of view. Look where he takes it up. Nicks from it
:13:14. > :13:20.Sessegnon and has the defenders backed off, the chance presented
:13:20. > :13:25.itself. It is just how Johnson likes it. His first goal since January.
:13:25. > :13:30.His fifth goal as a Sunderland player and Paolo Di Canio looks as
:13:30. > :13:40.though he might be joining Sunderland managers of the past in
:13:40. > :14:11.
:14:11. > :14:16.the history books. A winner away to running. David Vaughan goes for it,
:14:17. > :14:26.and that's a screamer! David Vaughan has just clinched it with
:14:26. > :14:34.an absolute cracker for Sunderland. What do derby day for all of
:14:34. > :14:41.Wearside and for Paolo Di Canio. Is he offside? He is a malign. It is
:14:41. > :14:46.very tight. Never be left in any doubt about the quality of the shot.
:14:46. > :14:56.Newcastle have been steamrollered by your greatest rivals on their
:14:56. > :14:59.
:15:00. > :15:08.own Park. David Bourne goes down in history as one of the key
:15:08. > :15:12.components have a Sunderland away victory against Newcastle United.
:15:12. > :15:18.thought that they looked fresh and sharp, and almost from the outset
:15:18. > :15:23.we looked a little bit tired from our efforts, and as much as we
:15:23. > :15:28.tried to get some energy out there with the players, it was not to be.
:15:28. > :15:32.In the second half we were better and the crucial moment in the game
:15:32. > :15:36.was that goal that was ruled offside. It was the leg up we
:15:37. > :15:42.needed. You be surprised about the energy levels you can get from a
:15:42. > :15:48.goal. Can you feed off your manager's energy? It seems to be
:15:48. > :15:54.infectious. He has lifted everybody in the dressing room, with his
:15:54. > :15:59.passion, he makes us going out there and give that bit extra. The
:15:59. > :16:02.celebrations have been brilliant. That is what you want to see. It is
:16:02. > :16:10.true football, and he just loves the game and the players can feel
:16:11. > :16:15.that. This is our home, and we do not want to get beaten by her
:16:16. > :16:20.rivals, so it is going to hurt us, the fans and the players, until the
:16:20. > :16:28.end of the season and even into end of the season and even into
:16:29. > :16:32.next season. The day was tarnished by violence after the game. 27
:16:32. > :16:37.arrests made in and around Newcastle and one policeman was
:16:37. > :16:46.taken to hospital. I spoke to the Sunderland manager after the game.
:16:46. > :16:49.Number one on the list of ways to India yourselves to Sunderland fans,
:16:49. > :16:58.winning 3-0 at St James' Park. Can you talk about this, from your
:16:58. > :17:03.heart, you could see that it meant so much. Absolutely. I wanted to
:17:03. > :17:13.keep my character, quiet, but that was not easy because it was a very
:17:13. > :17:13.
:17:13. > :17:20.hard game. It was one of the best experiences however, in my life.
:17:20. > :17:27.Someone told me that this is at Derby, as a one-off, it is the
:17:27. > :17:34.hottest Derby in the world, and the atmosphere was amazing. It was
:17:34. > :17:39.something special, the result, for everybody. On the pitch at the end
:17:39. > :17:42.of the game, you give the players a good trade mark Slapper in the face
:17:42. > :17:48.and you stood in front of those Sunderland fans singing your name.
:17:48. > :17:55.How much did that mean to you? Absolutely. It was a special moment.
:17:55. > :17:59.I can understand exactly how they were excited. They took everything
:17:59. > :18:08.from the game. So it was a special moment. That is why I wanted to
:18:08. > :18:16.give them credit. At the end, in front of Mr fans, it was even more
:18:16. > :18:21.special. I am never going to be their friend, I can be an older
:18:21. > :18:27.brother, but I can help them to give their best every time. With
:18:27. > :18:36.the right strategy. But also sometimes, there has to be the
:18:36. > :18:42.right mix. At Swindon, that style of management, that passion, people
:18:42. > :18:45.say that it would not walk at the top level, but if Sunderland put in
:18:45. > :18:55.performances like that, you can kick anyway knew like up the
:18:55. > :18:55.
:18:55. > :19:02.backside. -- anyone you like. the managers in football history
:19:02. > :19:12.have their own style, Alex Ferguson, Roberto Mancini, and Carlo
:19:12. > :19:17.Ancelotti, all of them have their style. And from me, people say that
:19:17. > :19:22.my style cannot work at the top level but I am a top manager, a
:19:22. > :19:27.very good manager, I have study strategy. That is, in my opinion,
:19:27. > :19:36.stupid. I respect other people's opinions but it does not mean
:19:36. > :19:41.because I am a manager, I would say that this style cannot work. During
:19:41. > :19:47.the week, we worked so hard. I did nothing special in the last two
:19:47. > :19:52.weeks. I caught from them more attention and more ability. Because
:19:52. > :19:58.they are very genuine guys. They wanted to improve and succeed. It
:19:58. > :20:04.was not easy for them. And I am happy, and the future should be
:20:04. > :20:09.good, because they a very good. have ruined that suit, if you're
:20:09. > :20:17.going to throw that out, can I have it? I think you can afford a new
:20:17. > :20:21.one! I can probably give you this dirty suit as a present! If we get
:20:21. > :20:31.back there is all over the weekend I can give you this it as a present
:20:31. > :20:33.
:20:33. > :20:38.of the weekend, no problem! -- the suit. If he says it to you, we
:20:38. > :20:48.should sign it, everyone working on Match Of the Day and auction it for
:20:48. > :20:48.
:20:48. > :20:58.charity. But it is a free sit, that would be lovely! And you do need
:20:58. > :21:02.one! That is the worst TV idea, ever. On the pitch, you get a
:21:02. > :21:08.bounce when you takeover new team, a reaction. But from some players,
:21:08. > :21:12.the differences night and day. Stephane Sessegnon is a player with
:21:12. > :21:22.undoubted ability on the ball, he can move from left to right and
:21:22. > :21:23.
:21:23. > :21:27.score goals. Everybody knows what pockets of space. Jonas Gutierrez
:21:28. > :21:33.thinks about bringing him down, and Stephane Sessegnon scores a
:21:33. > :21:37.fantastic goal, a fantastic positioning. He is going to pass it
:21:37. > :21:40.across the pitch. If you lose it and that is intercepted like it was,
:21:40. > :21:45.and you have got someone like Stephane Sessegnon dropping into
:21:45. > :21:51.space like he does, he makes his way into a better shooting position
:21:51. > :21:54.and that is the only place that he could have scored from. It can be a
:21:54. > :22:01.luxury position. You have got to make yourself available all the
:22:01. > :22:09.time. What is the situation with Jonas Gutierrez? You have said this
:22:09. > :22:14.of air, about it being a good foul, should Gutierrez have brought down
:22:14. > :22:22.Stephane Sessegnon? He should have, from the team's point of view, it
:22:22. > :22:29.would have been a good foul. Krul has dislocated his shoulder.
:22:29. > :22:38.This season is over. It was not all bad news for Newcastle. When you
:22:38. > :22:44.have that purple patch, you have got to score. They had a number of
:22:44. > :22:51.chances. They scored a perfectly legitimate goal. As the ball comes
:22:51. > :22:58.in, pappy cease scores, and it is a goal. The referee's assistant has
:22:58. > :23:03.given that as of sight. He is most definitely onside. He's even
:23:03. > :23:08.leaning over to make sure he can see, the assistant referee. He has
:23:08. > :23:18.got the white line of the six-yard box. I know that he has. If you are
:23:18. > :23:18.
:23:18. > :23:23.not 100% sure, you do not give it. You simply cannot. You get it wrong.
:23:23. > :23:29.No doubt about the Sunderland goals - quality would be the word to use
:23:29. > :23:35.about all three goals. He has, there was lots of quality, not just
:23:35. > :23:39.desire and closing down. This one, without a doubt. We know their
:23:39. > :23:45.ability that Adam Johnson has got. Look at the Sunderland players
:23:45. > :23:50.showing that commitment to get forward. And Adam Johnson does what
:23:50. > :23:54.he does best coming inside - but the quality of that goal is
:23:54. > :24:02.sensational. Martin O'Neill must be thinking, where have you been, with
:24:02. > :24:10.all this? Does Paolo Di Canio have a more gung-ho style, choosing
:24:10. > :24:13.another goal when you are already in the lead? Stephane Sessegnon
:24:13. > :24:18.does brilliantly. He gets a little bit lucky when the ball comes back
:24:18. > :24:24.to him. And then the sprinter like ball into David Vaughan. And what a
:24:24. > :24:28.strike. The core that that the end is fantastic but watch David
:24:28. > :24:33.Vaughan running past two Newcastle midfielders to get into that
:24:33. > :24:39.position. Without that one he will not get into that position. And to
:24:39. > :24:44.finish like that, absolutely outstanding. A bit is just a
:24:44. > :24:52.perfect strike. It is brilliant. And a little short of Paolo Di
:24:52. > :25:02.Canio. P things, Shirley joined in the celebration? Look at that! --
:25:02. > :25:09.
:25:09. > :25:13.it reminded me of a goal scored in 1978 by Liam Brady in a derby match,
:25:13. > :25:23.are still at White Hart Lane. In terms of a pure strike, and the way
:25:23. > :25:37.
:25:37. > :25:42.that it goes in, it is the same as talking about it more than the
:25:43. > :25:48.football. This referee, is well respected. What makes him such a
:25:48. > :25:54.good referee for a Premier League player? What makes him different is
:25:54. > :25:59.his communication with the players. Add positioning is good. You see
:25:59. > :26:05.this like Bill on the shot, and you can see a leading in to try and get
:26:06. > :26:10.a better overdue. He does that as good as anybody. Again there was a
:26:10. > :26:19.decision to be made their but he is in the right position. His
:26:19. > :26:26.communication, managing again, he does that so well. This was one
:26:26. > :26:31.that I liked. He gets over and he defuses the situation. He says to
:26:31. > :26:40.Yohan Cabaye, I have booked him, you do your job, and I will do mine.
:26:40. > :26:44.This is exactly what you want. And this is the main one, I think. The
:26:44. > :26:54.challenge on Simon Mignolet. Carlos Cuellar was entitled to go for the
:26:54. > :26:56.
:26:56. > :27:00.ball. And again, Stephane Sessegnon falls over, and Jonas Gutierrez has
:27:00. > :27:05.a Gowerton, and he keeps on morning at Howard Webb, and he gets the
:27:05. > :27:10.hands on hips, he says, get him over here, I want to have a word
:27:10. > :27:16.with him. Then he says to Danny Graham, I Moss see you later. That
:27:16. > :27:21.is a big thing. It is good communication, he is not
:27:21. > :27:27.confrontational. We move on. It is the worst thing the official can do,
:27:27. > :27:36.the smile that some of them do when given a yellow card. The way that
:27:36. > :27:46.he deals with the situation makes it want to calm down. With some
:27:46. > :27:56.
:27:56. > :28:03.referees, it is like, come to the that will be the first time since
:28:03. > :28:08.2001. But they are up against Stoke who have never beaten United in the
:28:08. > :28:14.Premier League. They have the worst goal scoring record in the division
:28:14. > :28:18.and have lost nine out of their last and have lost nine out of their last
:28:18. > :28:22.12 league matches. Just ten points guaranteeing a 20th title. That is
:28:22. > :28:31.the maths for Manchester United. It is a simple equation. What is more
:28:31. > :28:38.difficult to calculate is how many more points Stoke need. Just three
:28:38. > :28:43.points are keeping them out of the bottom three. Tony Pulis has never
:28:43. > :28:53.been relegated in 13 years as a manager. But it is too close for
:28:53. > :28:53.
:28:53. > :29:03.comfort now. Stoke are without Wilson and Etherington. Four changes
:29:03. > :29:22.
:29:22. > :29:29.for United. Vidic, Valencia, ka ga Sunderland. Every match will be
:29:29. > :29:39.laden with tension and heavy with significance for the bottom of the
:29:39. > :29:59.
:29:59. > :30:04.Carrick turns away to celebrate. Just over three minutes played. And
:30:04. > :30:13.all Stoke's good intentions are snuffed out early. They didn't deal
:30:13. > :30:20.with the corner. Michael Carrick got a touch and Stoke are behind. Van
:30:20. > :30:27.Persie curls it in. Jones poked it goal wards and Michael Carrick toes
:30:27. > :30:33.it into the corner of the net. It is a very early goal and a very handy
:30:33. > :30:43.settler for Manchester United. Two defeats on the spin coming into
:30:43. > :30:44.
:30:44. > :31:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 58 seconds
:31:54. > :32:00.Carrick and Nzonzi backed away from Shawcross to just loft it into the
:32:00. > :32:10.wind and hope for something. Well they have got smchlgt Vidic on Adam.
:32:10. > :32:16.
:32:16. > :32:22.Like a rugby union line out on the Huth. Well a decent ball in. A good
:32:22. > :32:29.climb from the German. A powerful header. That is maybe a yard wide in
:32:29. > :32:34.the end. He would probably like a second goal sooner rather than
:32:34. > :32:44.later. Stoke are finding goals so hard to come by, that a two goal
:32:44. > :32:57.
:32:57. > :33:07.minutes of normal time to go in a first half which has been
:33:07. > :33:18.
:33:18. > :33:23.be a free kick to Stoke. I wonder whether Jonathan Ross will do
:33:23. > :33:32.anything about Ryan Shawcross. Alex Ferguson saw it. The fourth official
:33:32. > :33:39.must have seen it. Shawcross knew what he was doing here. Took out
:33:39. > :33:44.Hernandez. And Alex Ferguson is rightly furious. Two and a bit MPs
:33:44. > :33:52.to play -- minutes to play in the first half and 1-0 only begins to
:33:52. > :34:02.reflect United's dominance. Rooney's free kick is a yard wide. I don't
:34:02. > :34:12.
:34:12. > :34:22.think it was ever on target to be there. An appeal for hand ball
:34:22. > :34:33.
:34:33. > :34:38.who hits the side netting. That is a great ball into van Persie from
:34:38. > :34:44.Hernandez here. Decent strength and Cameron just gave up. A lovely ball
:34:44. > :34:54.into van Persie. His first touch just took him wide of the goal. The
:34:54. > :35:18.
:35:18. > :35:24.cowln't get any direction or power on the shot. It looked inviting for
:35:24. > :35:28.a second and there haven't been too many crumbs of comfort up there for
:35:28. > :35:38.Stoke strikers. It was an opportunity to get a shot on target.
:35:38. > :35:51.
:35:51. > :35:56.caught him and Manchester United have a penalty. As van Persie cut
:35:56. > :36:06.inside, Wilkinson couldn't change direction with him and the trailing
:36:06. > :36:18.
:36:18. > :36:28.leg catches van Persie and it is an February and faces Begovic. That
:36:28. > :36:39.
:36:39. > :36:45.won't help. The ball blown off the Manchester United lead by 2-0. A
:36:45. > :36:51.15-point lead will be restored and van Persie celebrates with his
:36:51. > :36:58.manager, a 24th goal of the season. For him, it's an eternity to wait
:36:58. > :37:06.for a goal. Ten blanks before this. But right in the corner. A goal that
:37:06. > :37:16.clearly meant a lot to robin van Persie. It means a lot to Manchester
:37:16. > :37:35.
:37:35. > :37:40.saves. It may have made a difference in this had gone in. A slip from
:37:40. > :37:47.Evra gave Shotton the opportunity. Peter Coates, the chairman of Stoke
:37:47. > :37:52.City watches on yet another Stoke defeat. They have one away win in
:37:52. > :37:57.25, Stoke. They have failed to score in eight of their last 15 games. One
:37:57. > :38:05.point from their last six Premier League games. One clean sheet in
:38:05. > :38:15.their last 14 breakfast today. Ery -- before today. Every stat you look
:38:15. > :38:23.
:38:23. > :38:33.make a save. That is the toughest thing he has had to do all
:38:33. > :38:42.
:38:43. > :38:50.is it that, van Persie's penalty and Carrick's strike means Manchester
:38:50. > :38:55.United are 15 points clear again and seven points away from a guaranteed
:38:55. > :39:01.20th title. For Stoke City who, knows what lies ahead. They are in
:39:01. > :39:05.severe trouble. One point from their severe trouble. One point from their
:39:05. > :39:09.last ten Premier League games. It is similar to Villa last week. We have
:39:09. > :39:15.given a poor goal away that settled United down from the start and even
:39:15. > :39:21.the second goal, if Andy stays on his feet, we are in the game. That
:39:21. > :39:25.just killed the game. So two poor goals. Coming here is always
:39:25. > :39:29.difficult and the wind blowing was going to make it difficult. But the
:39:29. > :39:35.players stood up to that. They concentrated on playing their
:39:35. > :39:39.football. Not an easy day to do that with the conditions. But nonetheless
:39:39. > :39:43.they persevered and they have got their rewards. By you standards it
:39:43. > :39:48.has been a long time since you scored. Hence the big celebration?
:39:48. > :39:55.Well if I am honest, I don't know before, but yeah, what I was about
:39:55. > :40:00.to do. Even could see there was great relief. Mainly about the win.
:40:00. > :40:08.I like to score goals. But it is not what everything is about my game. I
:40:08. > :40:13.like to play well and win together. And that is what we did today.
:40:13. > :40:18.have been consistent, has there been something different this season?
:40:18. > :40:23.thing that we have done is we picked up points early in the season and
:40:23. > :40:26.rolled on and this season we haven't and we have got caught in what is a
:40:27. > :40:33.dog fight between eight or nine clubs. We have to roll our sleeves
:40:33. > :40:39.up, stay positive and make sure the players are positive and the players
:40:39. > :40:46.go out and do the job. You set them the challenge to win every game.
:40:46. > :40:52.that is it. Take it as the start of the season. Seven games left, would
:40:52. > :40:58.we fancy ourselves to win the league. You fancy it now.We are a
:40:58. > :41:04.game closer. And the important thing is not to take our eye off the ball.
:41:04. > :41:10.Stay focussed a -- focussed. They will not let that slip. Another
:41:11. > :41:17.week, another set of records, classed as a bad eight days. But 26
:41:17. > :41:22.wins out of 32. And it says lot about the squad. Carrick was their
:41:22. > :41:28.18th scorer of the season. More than they have had. I think more than
:41:28. > :41:33.that, that why they win the league, is going to places like Stoke. Not
:41:33. > :41:38.beating teams at home by four or five. It is Stoke and they make it
:41:38. > :41:42.difficult. Supporters are noisy and they just dealt with it. It was made
:41:42. > :41:48.easier, because they scored early. If you looked at the team, Rooney
:41:48. > :41:53.played with Carrick. Rooney was, he had a cigar on. He was that good. He
:41:53. > :41:58.was outstanding. That is why they win the league. If you pick up the
:41:58. > :42:05.paper tomorrow and saw 2-0, it looks like a northerlial day at the --
:42:05. > :42:11.normal day at the office? Manchester United it was. But Stoke,
:42:11. > :42:18.they are caught between two stools. Top top Fopp you can't give the ball
:42:18. > :42:25.away to most teams and you account give it -- can't give it away to
:42:25. > :42:28.Manchester United. Because they just Manchester United. Because they just
:42:28. > :42:35.play through you and round you. Every pass is on the floor. That is
:42:35. > :42:41.the only chip pass. Rooney has a shot and that is what they do. Stoke
:42:41. > :42:45.have lost their way. They're are not doing the things that Stoke do well.
:42:45. > :42:49.Usually they make it hard for you and close you down. Not only did
:42:49. > :42:53.they not win the first challenge, they don't win the second. When
:42:53. > :42:58.they're not doing that, they lose so much of their game. Especially
:42:58. > :43:05.against a team that can break you down at will. And the other thing is
:43:05. > :43:09.that with them is, they have got no confidence. No confidence
:43:09. > :43:13.whatsoever. And I think this is brilliant. This shows you the
:43:13. > :43:20.difference between these two teams. Yes, Manchester United are top of
:43:20. > :43:24.the league, but watch this. They were ten yards from their own goal.
:43:24. > :43:29.Great play by Valencia, but the passing, the movement, the
:43:29. > :43:35.understanding of where your team mate wants the ball. A great ball
:43:35. > :43:40.through and he commits Wilkinson who gives away the penalty. They go 110
:43:40. > :43:45.yards. Five or six passes. All on the floor. And they have done that
:43:45. > :43:50.all season. When they break with that pace and power, it is hard to
:43:50. > :43:56.deal with. Stoke found it hard to deal with them. This probably summed
:43:56. > :44:02.up. A bit sorry for Shotton, but if you see this and you see these
:44:02. > :44:08.punters now in the stand. This was their day. This was just woe.
:44:08. > :44:12.They're in a mess. Tony Pulis has drawn a line under it, five games
:44:12. > :44:17.left and the next three, QPR, Norwich, Sunderland, teams who are
:44:18. > :44:24.still in the relegation mix. So it is everything. A massive game. They
:44:24. > :44:27.have drawn 15 blanks and they need to start scoring goals. They need to
:44:27. > :44:32.do something different. And they have got to get back to way of being
:44:32. > :44:38.horrible to play against. That is the basis. Then they will get
:44:38. > :44:43.results. And POMO, which we don't have time to talk about. Now a
:44:43. > :44:50.massive game on Tuesday. Everton travel to the Emirates with three
:44:50. > :44:59.points for either side a huge step towards Champions League football
:44:59. > :45:09.and Radio 5 Live are there with full coverage. Now yesterday's action. It
:45:09. > :45:15.was the usual mix of highlights and controversy. A home win for the
:45:15. > :45:25.Gunners would see them in third. While Norwich aren't safe, they had
:45:25. > :45:42.
:45:42. > :45:47.City have the lead, Michael Turner's thought call for Norwich
:45:47. > :45:57.City are giving them a shock advantage at the Emirates. -- third
:45:57. > :46:25.
:46:25. > :46:35.Norwich's day. That is a very good will get a corner kick out of it.
:46:35. > :46:45.
:46:45. > :46:54.was unmoved but his assistant was not, on the far side and appears to
:46:54. > :46:59.be signalling for a penalty. That is where the flag., for the pool on
:46:59. > :47:06.Olivier Giroud. Can Mikel Arteta it will have from the penalty spot and
:47:06. > :47:16.put Arsenal level? He can. He keeps his cool. Mark Bunn guesses
:47:16. > :47:25.
:47:25. > :47:30.there a pullback? There is. Arsenal have done it. Two minutes to go,
:47:30. > :47:38.what a big moment in Arsenal's season that could be. It is
:47:38. > :47:44.heartbreak for Norwich. Two goals and three minutes. Olivier Giroud
:47:44. > :47:51.will claim that, Arsenal will not be worried. But, at the other end,
:47:51. > :47:54.what a save by Lukasz Fabianski. Arsenal almost peg back again. It
:47:54. > :48:04.was route one football from Norwich, but Lukasz Fabianski stood his
:48:04. > :48:09.
:48:09. > :48:15.Olivier Giroud wants it, it is still Theo Walcott, and that
:48:15. > :48:21.settles it! Arsenal finished it day in the top four, exactly where they
:48:21. > :48:25.want to be at the end of the season and if they are there, they will
:48:25. > :48:31.look back on these last two minutes as being absolutely pivotal. Next
:48:32. > :48:41.up for Arsenal are Champions League cheesing Everton who took their
:48:42. > :48:54.
:48:54. > :49:00.fine form into their home match Everton lead. Darron Gibson not
:49:00. > :49:10.closed down quickly enough and it comes off Clint Hill, who squeezed
:49:10. > :49:19.
:49:19. > :49:25.his knees together, only to divert Anichebe. He had to work for that.
:49:25. > :49:30.Sylvain Distin goes up, and Victor Anichebe with the poacher's goal.
:49:30. > :49:34.Liverpool are are amongst the top- scoring sides in the league, but
:49:34. > :49:44.were Suarez and company are not up against Alex McCarthy of Reading
:49:44. > :49:49.
:49:49. > :49:56.every week. It was simply an and the save is made by Alex
:49:56. > :50:06.McCarthy. Still not clear, and a good stop again by the Reading
:50:06. > :50:09.
:50:09. > :50:19.be the provider, and Reading survive again. Alex McCarthy
:50:19. > :50:32.
:50:32. > :50:37.getting his body in the way once from Garath McCleary. Stewart
:50:37. > :50:41.Downing have time to pick out his cross, and indeed, the pass, and
:50:41. > :50:51.that is a good save from Steven Gerrard, Alex McCarthy saves
:50:51. > :50:58.
:50:58. > :51:08.stop! It is going to take something special to beat Alex McCarthy this
:51:08. > :51:12.
:51:12. > :51:22.clear of Killie, and another sensational save. McCarthy has been
:51:22. > :51:24.
:51:24. > :51:29.absolutely outstanding in goal for On Tuesday, Arsenal against Everton,
:51:29. > :51:36.for the Champions League place, where do you stand on that? They
:51:36. > :51:42.have had a fantastic run, but, have you seen the games in the caption?
:51:42. > :51:48.They have got to go to Liverpool for their last away game. But those
:51:48. > :51:56.teams have got to beat Everton, and they have got no injuries. I fancy
:51:56. > :52:06.them for 4th place, I really do. A couple more matches from Saturday.
:52:06. > :52:07.
:52:07. > :52:11.Aston Villa against Fulham at Villa opportunity for Aston Villa to put
:52:11. > :52:21.some distance between themselves and the bottom three. Mid-table
:52:21. > :52:44.
:52:44. > :52:53.the net! A gem of a goal from a player who has shone brightly. And
:52:53. > :53:03.an own goal from Fabian Delph. And on such a nightmare moments,
:53:03. > :53:18.
:53:18. > :53:23.no road to redemption. He did not grasp the opportunity. Southampton
:53:23. > :53:26.and West Ham with into the match on 37 points at similar goal
:53:26. > :53:36.difference, different styles but very little to choose between these
:53:36. > :53:41.
:53:41. > :53:51.away by Jaaskelainen. It did not look as if it crossed the line. But
:53:51. > :53:59.that is close. I don't think that the whole of the ball crossed the
:53:59. > :54:06.line. Rickie Lambert, and he almost ended the first half with a goal.
:54:06. > :54:16.That was only inches wide from Ramires, after the cross from
:54:16. > :54:23.
:54:23. > :54:33.Only just on the wrong side of the post. West Ham's best chance of the
:54:33. > :54:43.
:54:43. > :54:53.afternoon. And Gaston Ramirez, can he finished it? Yes, he can. Brave
:54:53. > :55:06.
:55:06. > :55:12.defending, but the ball fell kindly midfielder. West Ham keep
:55:12. > :55:17.Southampton guessing as to the identity of the free kick taker. It
:55:17. > :55:27.takes a deflection, and in, Andy Carroll with the equaliser for West
:55:27. > :55:35.
:55:35. > :55:40.Ham. And West Ham makes it 1-1 at A good weekend for Wigan, usually
:55:40. > :55:48.just focusing on survival, but this time it is turning into games in
:55:48. > :55:53.hand. With the cup run, it is another added pressure for them.
:55:53. > :55:59.And you fear for them, but with the way that Stoke City are playing, I
:55:59. > :56:04.fear for them at the moment. Wigan, the best thing is just
:56:04. > :56:11.winning games. I think this will be an absolute bonus to them, and the
:56:11. > :56:17.competition for places that it brings. Manchester City and Chelsea,
:56:17. > :56:27.let's have a look at the headline makers today. Suits you, sir, Paolo
:56:27. > :56:27.
:56:27. > :56:33.Di Canio Leeds Sunderland to victory in the time we have derby.
:56:33. > :56:40.And Stoke City are one step closer to the dreaded drop, with
:56:40. > :56:43.Manchester United one step closer Runaway leaders Manchester United
:56:43. > :56:46.are once again 15 points clear. Maybe an added motivation is the
:56:46. > :56:49.possibility of a record number of Premier League points. They could
:56:49. > :56:53.win the title at Arsenal in a couple of weeks. But Arsene
:56:53. > :56:55.Wenger's men are no doubt delighted to be up to the heady heights of
:56:55. > :56:58.third after that dramatic comeback against Norwich. The bottom two are
:56:58. > :57:01.cut adrift - but it's the tight squeeze above them that really
:57:01. > :57:04.catches the eye. Wigan have two games in hand, while Villa, Stoke
:57:04. > :57:10.and Sunderland are all locked on 34 points. Norwich and Newcastle won't
:57:10. > :57:15.be sleeping easy just yet. Alternative table. It's a quick
:57:15. > :57:18.look at who's top of the corners. Goals scored from corner kicks.
:57:18. > :57:28.It's gets boring, doesn't it?! Manchester United are a mile clear
:57:28. > :57:29.
:57:29. > :57:32.at the top of this table too. Stoke are up there. They've actually
:57:32. > :57:37.bludgeoned the highest percentage of goals from corners. The only
:57:37. > :57:40.problem is that they're the Premier League's lowest scorers this season.
:57:40. > :57:45.At the bottom, perhaps Newcastle might be higher up the real league
:57:45. > :57:53.if they had more nous from a corner. But saying that, a lack of thrust
:57:53. > :57:57.in that area isn't really affecting Arsenal. That's all from us on a
:57:57. > :58:00.day when events off the field once again tainted those on it, but we
:58:00. > :58:10.leave you tonight with images of fiery derby clashes where all the
:58:10. > :58:30.
:58:30. > :58:37.action was where it should be - on Stephane Sessegnon scores!
:58:37. > :58:46.Brilliant, McAllister has scored a fantastic goal. And that is