16/09/2012 Match of the Day 2

Kevin Nolan! Ricky Lambert! It has There have been goals but we only

two wins in 10 so far for the three promoted clubs, Reading hope to get

their first win against a Spurs side looking for their first

victory. Sit back and relax for the next 50 minutes. We will take you

straight to them a jet-ski Stadium. Well Spurs rain on their parade

after a taste of Champions League football? The X managers'

expectations are high. Flair players have gone. The plans for

Andre Villas-Boas are up in the air. Spurs dropped points in the closing

minutes of their first of three matches. Canberra Royals turn this

into a pressure Kuka for Andre anthem in a momentous week for that

football club but also for football in general. Reading have recorded

only one win over Tottenham in 82 years. It is fair to say he would

not be a good time Panathenaic Stadium and drove their this burst

to be on the end of another after the in distant -- for Andre Phyllis

Birse after their indistinct start to the season. McCarthy has not

played a league game for Reading and has -- this month and has not

where he scored 22 times in 51 games in here if first spell in

a free kick for Tottenham. Gareth Bale scored a fruitless but

wonderful free kick for Wales in the week. That was well saved by

McCarthy. Again McCarthy at the near post to deny the follow-up.

Good goalkeeping. Back on his feet the colour of the strapping on

Moussa Dembele's socks. In goes the red in free kick. Reading are

appealing. -- wedding free kick. Pretty concerted appeals against

Carole Walker. The free kick comes in. They are claiming hand ball. --

Kyle walk her. The referee is saying that Alex pier send vow of

the defender with his arms up. -- Jermain Defoe. An excellent

Tottenham goal! Excellent link-up play. Great awareness to pull it

back to Jermain Defoe. A smart finish but you would expect nothing

less from him. A great run by Aaron Lennon. He had his head abs. He

found Jermain Defoe and he found the back of the net. -- his head up.

touch by Jermain Defoe. He was close. He hit it so early that the

Reading goalkeeper, Alex McCarthy, hardly twitched. That was a

brilliant touch to control the pass as it dropped over his shoulder. If

he had got the curl he was looking for on the finish, it would have

been an outstanding goal by Jermain Defoe. Reading are struggling to

get a grip on Tottenham. The anything missing from the Spurs

recipes so far in the first half hour is the second goal which would

put this game almost over the Tottenham are denied a second goal.

Gylfi Sigurdsson, the former has it? -- definitely not.

Tottenham were appealing that it Garras Mick Cleary. -- Garath

McCleary. That was much better. It was ambitious from the Reading

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attack. It came hard and low too not that close to hitting the

with himself. Searing pace from Gareth Bale. They nearly paid the

price are not keeping a closer eye it no. That was a good decision.

The decision not to give up a panel to was nearly as good as the timing

of the tackle from William -- and - - the penalty was nearly as good as

the timing of the tackle from it is 2-0. Kyle Walker takes the

congratulations and Tottenham will probably take the points. He

eventually decided to go outside and he did very well. Gareth spell

scooped it into the net. -- Gareth Bale. It was missing it but they

all count. Tottenham lead by two. - - it was mishit. Jermain Defoe

again and 3-0. He is on fire. Here is a person who it is enjoying a

blistering start to these season - Jermain Defoe. He scored his second

and third goals for Tottenham Hotspur this season here today.

That was a beauty. And he did it all himself. He has also scored

twice for England already this season and had a seemingly good

William Gallas. That effort almost gave readings something to cheer

but William Gallas was in the way. bar. It was the Paul in which

required a good finish on the turn on the volley. He had already clear

it a little space for that much Paul, somewhere at -- that match

ball at Defoe Towers. And that is in there at the back post from Hull

Robson-Kanu, denying Tottenham there third clean sheet of the

season. It was a very intelligent ball, or an Robson-Kanu did well on

the volley to control it. It was a tidy finish from Reading were Welsh

It was a good performance and a good victory. For a few, everybody

performed to their top. And it is a win that could lift us up in the

season, and we got it, playing good football throughout, creating lots

of chances. But we managed to find it, a good performance, so we are

extremely happy. We did not perform in the first half, and we did not

play with the tempo. Spurs had the impetus, and then the second half

it made a difference. And we were still in the game at 1-0, but when

Gareth Bale scored it was an uphill task. Jermain Defoe has started the

season brilliant the for England than bottom. A yes, he's doing very

well right now. Looking for the gaps and the opportunities. Lots of

shots on goal and on target, it is amazing. It is a difficult place to

come. You have got a lot of positives to take from the game

today. And there will be a lot more goals, we are happy. Jermain Defoe

talks well. The guess is Poyet across well. He was the difference

to Jo. Maybe the right time to play Reading, but if you are a Spurs fan

watching, use of pace and movement, creativity. It was although to

Jermain Defoe. When he is a happy striker, he can score goals, and

that is what Jermain Defoe is, he is smiling and enjoying himself,

and other players says that Jermain Defoe is in a purple patch. He

finds himself in my position to score goals. He's getting into that

shaded area. That is a dangerous area for a forward. He gets the

shot of, this is an amazing run. The first touch is outstanding. I l

willingness to go in so that it can be goal of the month. This one, it

is just hard work, he has the composure to calm down and find a

team-mate. It did not work, but the referee got that one right. He is a

striker enjoying his football. He gets up after this tackle. A little

touch, we would just put the little trail on his beat the show how far

he runs, he really wants to get on the end of this. Again, that shaded

area, he was in there. This is a very good first touch, just off

target. Again, getting himself into those areas. This could have been

his hat-trick. But look at the strength and determination, and

that run from Gareth Bale, Jermain Defoe takes it, on his left foot,

holding of a big centre half, Alex Pearce, and he deserved the hat-

trick, he worked so hard. I agree with most of that, with an unhappy

streak of the less likely to make most of those runs, which you get

no credit for? The stock going into that position because you think

you're going to miss, but he is in the opposite run of nine. How much

of the mentality has the West Powys changed? I think Spurs took the

game to Reading, instead of playing two solid holding midfielders, the

addition of Moussa Dembele has been perfect for Spurs. That allowed

Jermain Defoe to enjoy his football and get on the end of things. Every

midfielder needs a partner. So far, Spurs have played Sandro, and Jake

Livermore, but with the addition of Moussa Dembele, the link up play,

Sandro knows him belly is going to pop up there, and that is what good

partners do. -- knows that was at Dembele is going to be there. And

what Dembele can do is he can drive past players. They cover each other

very well. This has been fantastic. Sandro, a fantastic pass. If that

had been Jake Livermore or Scott Parker, they would Gorkss it, but

Moussa Dembele knows that Sandro is sitting behind him. He goes past

people, he has got pace and power, this is in the centre of midfield,

he has got more free licence in this Spurs team. And that pools in

Reading, a deeper and deeper. it allows Jermain Defoe to get his

chance. He plays this simple pass, and continues his run. He was

absolutely fantastic. You have revealed all the tactical secrets,

and everyone will be wise to light when they play against them! Brian

McDermott, rather than as, we are not making any excuses, but 25 days

at this stage of the season without a game? They are turning point is

the penalty decision. It is a blatant handball from our locker.

Howard Webb is a great position. All the Reading players appeal, it

is a penalty. He goes to blow the whistle and he gives a free kick

for a push. He has given that for the UN being up. -- the arm. It's

was definitely a penalty. Reading got into the game has started

passing and they were in the face of Spurs. He brought on Adam

LeFondre, and Spurs should have been three or four opera first up,

but they passed it well and had a better first 15 minutes of the

second half. Because they did not get the goals, Spurs came back into

the game at Reading were on the back foot. Fair play to Brian

McDermott. He brought on Adam LeFondre, and the guy who got the

goal, or Robson-Kanu, they have both made it. He can see him in the

corner of his eye anti- picks him out, and that is what they deserved

for what they gave to that period Saturday nights at community groups,

prayer meetings and bridge nights, Match Of The Day 2 is here to save

you, with a look at all of yesterday's action, beginning with

the other two promoted sides. As we said at the top of the show, it has

been a mixed start for the new boys, West Ham the other women have beset

record at home, but travel to Norwich, looking to pick up their

first away points, whilst Southampton, who have been unlucky

against both Manchester clubs, would have been told to keep it

Persistence as well as skill, allow during Giggs, and that is an own

goal. That will have to go down as an own-goal. It was Lukas Podolski

who created it, or during games will claim it. -- Kieran Gibbs.

That is a beautiful goal. Wonderful strike from a world-class striker.

Lorries free kick. -- glorious. Gervinho, 3-0. And it is too easy.

Gervinho looked like he had lost concentration for a moment. And

that is number four and it is another defensive deflection, this

time, or for Nathaniel Clyne. It is becoming a damage-limitation

exercise for Southampton. The block by Thomas Vermaelen. Now, Rickie

Lambert. Jason Puncheon with the ball in and Wojciech Szczesny

Dorset, and Southampton have a goal from Danny Fox. Aaron Ramsey gets

away from the foul line, beautiful skill, and you be rollmops up. --

away from Nathaniel Clyne. And the Gervinho mops up. Santi Cazorla, or

that just one number six, it is taking by Theo Walcott, against his

former club. The reality when we look at the fixtures, Manchester

City, Manchester directed at an Arsenal, they did not think we

would get anything from it, and the fact of the matter is, we have not,

and the next game is at home to Aston Villa, and that is where our

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by Martyn. Joey O'Brien, that is a Snodgrass. Now Bassong, and Holt!

And still, Jaaskaleinen again, Holt again. We had this rat-tat-tat At

the other end, and this time, West Ham could not clear their lines.

Great save by Jaaskelainen. No, a chance for the rich on the break,

it is not worse -- for Norwich, with Robert Snodgrass. That is a

with Robert Snodgrass. That is a team effort. -- tame effort. That

should have been a goal. That is easy for you to say, now that you

are retired. Nigel Atkins was right to say that his players are in a

Premier League vacuum with those that eats. These clubs do not

expect to beat clubs like Manchester United and Manchester

City. Is the pressure off, or is it a dark day? The pressure is off

from the fans, because it is at the out, you might need a point. I have

played for Coventry, the smaller club, going to Manchester United,

many of the games are lost before you going into this stadium, and as

the senior player, the captain on the day, you are trying to remind

them that it is a living people against 11 people. -- 11 people.

What was it like captaining a team, in that situation in your time at

Derby County? It was the lowest point of my career, you are going

into every game, expecting that you're not going to win the game,

the crowd is getting on your back and at that time I was thinking

about quitting as a footballer, you are worrying about your safety,

because of the anger of the fans. It is pride as well, you are

playing, you are playing for your mates, and it becomes a habit, it

The big clubs were all in action yesterday but the big names were

not on show as Michael Owen and Robin van Persie work on the bench.

Roberto Mancini was looking to break the him -- de Britannia

hundredth game for Manchester United. Paul Scholes is making his

seven hundredth appearance for the club. A penalty is given. Early

controversy at Old Trafford. Michael Oliver appears Manchester

United a penalty. That looks soft. It is saved. Wigan will fail

justice is done. A soft penalty decision and a soft penalty kick. A

Manchester United and Paul Scholes celebrates. It did was a feeble

save which presented him with the flight that did not come and

Manchester United lead 2-0. -- a love him here if he repeats this

will start he went through three and in off the goalkeeper from a

Manchester United. At Old Trafford, it has all been about past heroes

on it. -- almost got. 1-0, Stoke. Add very different kind of goal

from Peter Crouch to the absolute beauty he scored here last season.

A little suspicion of hand ball. Interesting! Look at this! Hand

ball by Peter Crouch. It was not spotted by the officials. Carlos

City debut, hence them level with the simplest of goals -- hence them

level. There was a definite arm raised. That was a corner for

Manchester City. A brilliant save! With the help of a post the

goalkeeper denied him with a close did Manchester City come to

winning beers in stoppage time? -- He is incredible. It is basketball

and not football. You get these breaks sometimes and sometimes you

Ferdinand walks straight past the Chelsea captain. He looked towards

him and seemed to express disappointment. Certainly something

first touch in English football? It was a very big one. A free kick to

-- went dam. We know he is from New Zealand but that was an All Blacks

Although that at Loftus Road. That was the end of the remaining 100%

If John Terry could keep a straight face and say he fell down... And

will not say anything more on that one. Let's not bore the nation with

too much chat about handshakes. We all believe you should shake hands

at the end if deserved. In this situation, it is detrimental to

that as well. It is being forced upon the two players to have to do

something between them. Twice a year! I think it is wrong. Do away

with the handshake. If your opponent has played well, shake

hands. Do not Forcett upon people. If there is going to be a healing

process, it has to be in their own time. It will happen quicker if

they do it themselves. Again it means there is an issue... Every

morning, we picked up the headline of handshakes. It was in three of

four papers I saw. Every paper, every back Page. There is a man who

could have been on the back Page. Why was are not full of Paul

Scholes! You played with him in the reserves. You scored so many goals

together. That is a nice shot. Is that a felt-tip pen? We played up

front in the reserves together. Robbie played in the reserves with

us as well. We won the League. Another hand that could have been

on the back pages was the hand of Peter Crouch. He admitted it. Their

play to him. Not once but twice. -- fair play. He is a fantastic player.

Bit is it -- this is what you want to see from Peter Crouch. I am not

surprised. I have seen him score goals like that in training at

Aston Villa week in and week out. Live football this Wednesday on the

BBC. A win for England's women where cinema advance to the euros.

It was Liverpool who travelled to the Stadium of Light yesterday to

take on Sunderland after a week of side travelled to Villa Park.

Fulham have brought in Dimitar Berbatov, who was Tas with bringing

down an unbeaten West Brom side. -- who was tasked. Brendan Rodgers

league debut for Steven Fletcher. He marks it with his third

crossbar. He only had one thing on his mind. He very nearly put it

Liverpool. Steven Gerrard could not find the target. -- go in. You

How difficult was it today? behalf of the club, I want to thank

everyone for supporting our club goal. He delivers on his home debut

with his first Premier League goal like that, each think, I am not

sure there was another decision other than a red card. A full swing.

My goodness! Was that a panel to? It is. -- at a penalty. Dimitar

Berbatov has the opportunity to I was enjoying myself on the pitch.

When I enjoy myself, good things happen. I hope we continue. It is

something to learn. Next time I'll Aston Villa. Aston Villa claimed it

crossed the line. The referee and Merrygold. The second of the

afternoon. -- Aston Villa goal. Ash team -- Ashley Williams made a

All eyes are now on Liverpool against Manchester United next week.

Alex Ferguson spoke brilliantly, and the vast majority of Manchester

United fans would fuel the way we do, but every club has its small

minority, and it is hard to change their minds. The does a very small

minority, but what you have to do, it is a hard core of fans, the bad

boys, but people do not want to say anything to them so they might get

away with it so long. I do not think journalists can change this.

Alex Ferguson himself said, don't say this, and the fans could change

the straight away. You have to confront the bad boys. We have

experience of this in Robben Island, the majority is the majority for a

reason, saying other songs and drawing them out, at the same with

any songs about Munich, saying -- sing the Fields of Anfield Road.

There is no place for it, we do not want them doing it. We're not

finished yet. Tomorrow's headlines, a right wrong -- a right royal role

at the Mitreski Stadium and it was one, two, three, four Spurs. Bus -

at the Majewski Stadium. Chelsea remain a point ahead of Manchester

United with Arsenal and Manchester City close behind. It's been a

difficult start for last year's Championship frontrunners -

Southampton and Reading occupy the bottom two places. And new for this

season, another table to mull over - this week, the No 1 No 1.

Arsenal's keepers are top shot- stoppers so far, conceding just one

of 10 efforts on their goal. For me, Jaaskelainen having to make 23

saves, he must be a busy goalkeeper. Joe Hart might be England's number

one - but he's the Premier League's number 20, with Pepe Reina just one