:01:12. > :01:18.Teams in and the Premier League should be without a manager! I am
:01:18. > :01:24.the best manager in England. There is not another one like me. John
:01:24. > :01:33.Terry has denied reports that he has fallen out with Raphael Benitez.
:01:33. > :01:39.I do not know how people can create these stories when nothing happened.
:01:39. > :01:48.People deserve more credit than it wrong information. Why do you look
:01:48. > :01:54.at me? I explained one I was angry. Have
:01:54. > :01:57.you ever felt like throwing in the towel? Ever.
:01:57. > :01:59.Two important games at the top and the bottom of the Premier League
:01:59. > :02:06.today, with stories on and off the field to consider, watched by Pat
:02:06. > :02:08.Nevin and Alan Shearer. And part one of a double bill of football on
:02:08. > :02:12.the BBC, with League Cup final highlights immediately following us.
:02:12. > :02:18.Let's raise the curtain, as we head Let's raise the curtain, as we head
:02:18. > :02:24.straight to St James Park. Two teams who have improved in
:02:24. > :02:34.recent weeks on level points. They had been posted by the arrival of
:02:34. > :02:38.
:02:38. > :02:44.more talent from across the Channel. It was Southampton who won that
:02:44. > :02:48.first meeting this season with the stylish win much to the delight of
:02:48. > :02:53.Nigel Atkins. Since then he was deemed not good enough by the owner,
:02:54. > :03:02.a feeling known all too well by eight Newcastle boss Alan Pardew
:03:02. > :03:07.who got the same treatment in 2010. Alan Pardew described his exit from
:03:07. > :03:13.St Mary's as harsh. Several of this spot where his acquisitions, not
:03:13. > :03:22.least of which Ricky Lambert who was one goal away from securing his
:03:22. > :03:29.this century for at Southampton. It is hardly surprising that he
:03:29. > :03:36.made seven changes following their trip to the Ukraine. Paul Elliott
:03:36. > :03:40.making his Premier leg debut. And four of the starting 11 hail from
:03:40. > :03:45.across the Channel. Three more are on the bench. The visitors have not
:03:45. > :03:55.played since their win against Manchester City two weeks ago. But
:03:55. > :04:28.
:04:28. > :04:36.early possession. And what a start for Southampton. They settled
:04:36. > :04:41.nicely into the rhythm and dominated the early possession.
:04:41. > :04:45.Schneiderlin straight over to celebrate with the coaching staff.
:04:45. > :04:49.Southampton enjoyed the early possession and suddenly
:04:49. > :04:58.Schneiderlin turned and rivalled that shot. And Rob Elliott could
:04:58. > :05:08.not keep it out. They have picked up where they left off against
:05:08. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :05:29.That was just flicked around the post. A really good connection from
:05:29. > :05:46.
:05:46. > :05:53.Sissoko. Mauricio Pochettino has been in charge since January. Cisse
:05:53. > :06:01.is on site. And terrific opportunity. That worked well down
:06:01. > :06:09.the right hand side. That was a deliberate pass into the area but
:06:09. > :06:19.they did not quite get the connection. But Cisse was onside.
:06:19. > :06:40.
:06:40. > :06:48.Chelsea gets another goal at St James's Park. Half an hour after
:06:48. > :06:55.going behind, Alan Pardew's side are levels. One of their quartet of
:06:55. > :07:05.French man who put them level. I am sure of the irony has not been lost
:07:05. > :07:35.
:07:35. > :07:45.that it was a French man that gave skipper. Attempting to fashion
:07:45. > :07:51.
:07:51. > :08:01.something. Southampton conceding a free-kick. Coloccini was well and
:08:01. > :08:08.
:08:09. > :08:18.truly boxed in. And it is Cisse! At brilliant goal. An absolute stunner.
:08:18. > :08:28.Cisse with one of the goals of the season. Out of nothing. He thought,
:08:28. > :08:38.well, why not. It went into the roof of the net. And the goalkeeper
:08:38. > :08:45.
:08:45. > :08:50.could not get close to it. Wonderful. Strictly speaking he was
:08:50. > :08:57.in an offside position but can you imagine if that had been ruled out.
:08:57. > :09:07.Surely one of his best. Newcastle have not conceded the opening goal
:09:07. > :09:30.
:09:30. > :09:40.and then won a match this season. Saved by Elliott. His first save as
:09:40. > :09:52.
:09:52. > :10:00.a Premier League goalkeeper and it kind of positions. And it is as
:10:00. > :10:04.century of goals by the man signed by Alan Pardew for Southampton.
:10:04. > :10:12.Delight for the visiting supporters, the visiting manager and most of
:10:12. > :10:17.all the visiting number seven. 100 Southampton goals. Potential seen
:10:17. > :10:27.by Alan Pardew when he was manager of Southampton. And how inevitable
:10:27. > :10:33.it was that he would pop up with that 100 goal today of all days. He
:10:33. > :10:43.has been doing that throughout his career. Swigging it beyond Elliott.
:10:43. > :10:43.
:10:43. > :11:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:11:35. > :11:44.got 101. I think he will feel that with his arm in an unnatural
:11:44. > :11:54.position and that is a penalty. His arm is outstretched. And the Cross
:11:54. > :12:00.
:12:00. > :12:06.is on its way. It is the way from his body. 3 - 2. Southampton have
:12:06. > :12:15.had enjoyed the better of the 25 minutes or so that have gone in the
:12:15. > :12:21.second half. But it is Newcastle who have the 5th goal of the
:12:21. > :12:31.match.Cabaye dispatching the penalty. Southampton still
:12:31. > :12:38.
:12:38. > :12:46.searching. Round about 20 minutes for them to find an equaliser.
:12:46. > :12:56.The referee is says play on. And it is on to the bar. The first was
:12:56. > :13:24.
:13:24. > :13:34.stopped by Elliott. And the rebound side in his half. But all the good
:13:34. > :13:34.
:13:34. > :13:41.work has been undone. And it is an own goal. Fox was trying to put it
:13:41. > :13:48.away. And that is the kind of lead that you feel Newcastle can take
:13:48. > :13:58.home. A real bonus. And shrugs of the shoulders within the
:13:58. > :14:17.
:14:17. > :14:22.Santon with the cross from the left-hand side. Southampton were
:14:22. > :14:28.every bit as good as the other clubs we have played recently,
:14:28. > :14:36.including Chelsea. That goes to show the strides we have made.
:14:37. > :14:43.finished the first half in an unfortunate manner, because their
:14:43. > :14:51.goal was a foul. How good was your goal today? Yes, it is good, it is
:14:51. > :14:56.nice. It is a nice goal, thank you, God. This year has been sometimes
:14:56. > :15:01.difficult for me to score goals, but today, I think I scored a very
:15:01. > :15:06.nice goal. I am happy. What did it feel like after three minutes of
:15:06. > :15:14.your Premier League debut today? Unfortunately, that is how football
:15:14. > :15:21.goes. It is not the best start, but it was a great comeback from the
:15:21. > :15:25.lads. It was French Day today, and it seemed to take the pressure off
:15:25. > :15:31.everybody around the place. Yes, you know, it is like all football
:15:31. > :15:35.clubs, unique contributions from everyone. All our start today have
:15:35. > :15:40.done well today to create that atmosphere. It was nice for the
:15:40. > :15:44.fans to lean on that. Alan Pardew said he has no doubt that
:15:44. > :15:50.Southampton have the quality to remain in the Premier League - are
:15:50. > :15:53.you confident that is the case? course, I have the confidence that
:15:53. > :16:01.the team can stay in the Premiership, and we will work very
:16:01. > :16:06.hard for that. The main memory will be that goal from Cisse. Yes, as
:16:06. > :16:10.soon as he kicked it, you sensed it was in. It was almost like an Alan
:16:10. > :16:17.Shearer moment. For him, it is a great lift, because he has played
:16:17. > :16:23.so well for us. He gets all types of goals, just like Alan did. But
:16:24. > :16:29.that was a really special one. has got a point. It was up there,
:16:29. > :16:34.wasn't it? It was a fantastic strike. As good as any goal you
:16:34. > :16:39.have scored. I'm not sure it was that good, but you get that feeling
:16:39. > :16:47.that it is going into the back of the net. Overall, it was a huge
:16:47. > :16:51.three points. Absolutely, whichever team won today was going to take
:16:51. > :16:56.themselves away from the relegation zone. The winner today looks like
:16:56. > :17:03.they have got out of it, and it was Newcastle, and deservedly so. They
:17:03. > :17:07.will look to the game against Chelsea. Southampton started well.
:17:08. > :17:12.They played in exactly the same way as they did against Manchester
:17:12. > :17:16.United and Manchester City. They went in with a game plan to press a
:17:16. > :17:20.very early, that is their new system, under the manager. And
:17:20. > :17:27.within 30 seconds of the game starting, they did exactly what he
:17:27. > :17:33.is telling them to do, press, press, press. Just look at the reaction,
:17:33. > :17:38.Tiote has got five players closing him down. And they win the ball
:17:38. > :17:42.back, and they have done that very well in recent weeks. And this was
:17:42. > :17:47.the free kick, after two minutes. Look how many players they have got
:17:47. > :17:49.in the box, showing their intentions. They are starting the
:17:49. > :17:53.intentions. They are starting the game by saying, we're going to
:17:53. > :18:00.attack Newcastle. This was after three minutes. Again, or bodies in
:18:00. > :18:04.the box. Good ball in, good header down from Rickie Lambert. Steven
:18:04. > :18:09.Taylor does not cover himself in glory. He gives Schneiderlin too
:18:09. > :18:16.much space. But it was a good finish. It worked for Southampton
:18:16. > :18:22.early on. Newcastle came back, and this is the first time we have been
:18:22. > :18:26.able to say that this season. For the first time, they came back from
:18:26. > :18:31.a losing position. Teams will look at Southampton and how they have
:18:31. > :18:36.played. With that game plan, there are several ways you can play
:18:36. > :18:44.against that. To be fair to Newcastle, they combated it well.
:18:44. > :18:53.You have got to pass crisply, as they do, enabling the space. So
:18:53. > :18:58.they have left three on three. A turn. And it is good play. But this
:18:58. > :19:03.time, it does not work for them. But they are starting to work them
:19:03. > :19:08.out. This time, it is a bit of a longer ball. But it is a good,
:19:08. > :19:17.early ball, taking six or seven players out of play for Southampton.
:19:17. > :19:25.It comes into Mladen Petric on the left-hand side. But three or four
:19:25. > :19:31.minutes later, it is a different ball, but almost identical. It is
:19:31. > :19:41.Cabaye into Gouffran. Once again, it takes players out of the game.
:19:41. > :19:41.
:19:42. > :19:48.This term, they get the luck. The - - this time. Just look how much
:19:48. > :19:57.ground he makes up here. It is an excellent ball, as I said. It is no
:19:57. > :20:01.fluke, him being in the right place at the right time. And this is
:20:01. > :20:04.another thing you have to do, counter-attack. Nine players for
:20:05. > :20:11.Southampton in attack, so you have got to counter-attack, and
:20:11. > :20:16.Newcastle did it very well. They have now got four on three. This
:20:16. > :20:20.should have been another goal. That's how you play against teams
:20:20. > :20:23.who are pressing you high. Newcastle did it very well.
:20:23. > :20:33.helps when you have got somebody who can score a goal like this as
:20:33. > :20:34.
:20:34. > :20:38.well. If the linesman calls this offside, he is still in that
:20:38. > :20:43.referee's changing room. He would have been done so until Tuesday.
:20:43. > :20:49.Was it technically offside? Technically, it is, according to
:20:49. > :20:56.the laws, yes. It is a big, long ball. When he kicks it, he is three
:20:56. > :21:01.or four yards offside. But you have got first phase, second phase, you
:21:01. > :21:07.name it in this particular law. But no-one actually touches the ball.
:21:07. > :21:11.Are you blaming the assistant referee for not spotting it?
:21:11. > :21:18.should technically be offside, but if that linesmen gives offside
:21:18. > :21:28.after that goes in, he would not get out of the ground alive. Do you
:21:28. > :21:32.not think he is forgetting here's a linesman and looking at the goal?
:21:32. > :21:39.He may have been thinking that one of the defenders got to touch. But
:21:39. > :21:44.in actual fact, it is a tough one to call. It is the toughest one to
:21:44. > :21:54.call. It is a stupid law, because not many people understand it -
:21:54. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :22:00.first phase, second phase, it is ridiculous. If you had used the
:22:00. > :22:03.technology, you could clear these things up. There is no way I am
:22:03. > :22:13.having technology on this highlights show, we would be here
:22:13. > :22:16.
:22:16. > :22:21.all month. Instead, let's have a look at these magnificent strikes.
:22:21. > :22:26.We will start with Cisse, the technique, time to watch it in the
:22:26. > :22:35.air, and the volley, it really was a sweet strike. This one was all
:22:35. > :22:44.about technique and ability. Great strike. This one, it probably just
:22:44. > :22:53.ages it for me, from Raphael. That much energy, that much power on it,
:22:53. > :22:57.even though Berbatov's was probably the best one. Because it is the
:22:57. > :23:05.hardest thing to do, coming down from the air. But Raphael would
:23:05. > :23:11.just have it for me. Would you agree? The best technical goal, by
:23:11. > :23:18.miles, is Berbatov's. That takes real skill. The other ones are
:23:18. > :23:23.great hits, but they are just hits. I am going for Berbatov. Ever want
:23:23. > :23:27.to mention Rickie Lambert before we move on. He has now scored 100
:23:28. > :23:32.goals for Southampton, in 185 appearances, in three different
:23:32. > :23:39.leagues. It is so nice to see him going through those leagues,
:23:39. > :23:43.staying at the club. And it does not happen very often. He has
:23:43. > :23:50.stayed with them through the leagues. But goalscorers are
:23:50. > :23:55.goalscorers. Is good, strong and physical, with a good attitude,
:23:55. > :23:59.which helps. Moving on to Manchester City against Chelsea.
:23:59. > :24:09.Most people would concede these two are fighting it out for a silver
:24:09. > :24:24.
:24:24. > :24:27.was more memorable, with a 0-0 scoreline. Both teams are desperate
:24:27. > :24:35.for three points this time around, with Manchester United almost out
:24:35. > :24:40.of reach at the top. Steve Wilson is your commentator.
:24:40. > :24:47.There are around 5.5 miles between Manchester City and Manchester
:24:47. > :24:52.United, about 20 minutes by car. There are also 15 points. That gap
:24:52. > :24:57.will take three months of courage, determination, inspiration and luck
:24:57. > :25:04.to close. It may take a miracle. City simply must win today against
:25:04. > :25:14.a Chelsea side who are hard on their coat tails. City are without
:25:14. > :25:16.
:25:16. > :25:23.Kompany andm Barry, injured. They have not won any of the last three
:25:23. > :25:29.in the Premier League. They have not gone four without a win in the
:25:29. > :25:33.Premier League under Mancini. Rafa Benitez is unbeaten as a manager in
:25:33. > :25:42.his last 11 games against Manchester City. Torres and Terry
:25:42. > :25:52.are both on the bench today. Last season, this fixture was pivotal to
:25:52. > :26:05.
:26:05. > :26:15.Manchester City's push for the Yaya Toure, playing as an attacking
:26:15. > :26:51.
:26:51. > :26:57.midfielder, in the Number Ten role, Luiz. Chelsea are not short on hike
:26:57. > :27:02.in there. Good save by Cech. It should have been a goal in all
:27:02. > :27:12.honesty. As the corner kick comes in, Nastasic did not quite get the
:27:12. > :27:22.
:27:22. > :27:27.power he was looking for. Well, his Manchester City... Cech did
:27:27. > :27:37.brilliantly. Another Manchester City chance goes begging. Look how
:27:37. > :27:37.
:27:37. > :27:41.quickly Petr Cech reacted. He was out of the blocks so quickly. 12
:27:41. > :27:44.remaining Premier League matches, and the suspicion is that they are
:27:44. > :27:53.going to have to win pretty much all of them. They should be winning
:27:53. > :28:03.this one. That was attacked by Jack Rodwell, arriving on the edge of
:28:03. > :28:06.
:28:06. > :28:16.not look like he has cheered up at all after his trip to Carrow Road
:28:16. > :28:16.
:28:16. > :29:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:29:04. > :29:13.needed dealing with. He has been impressive in these 40 minutes. He
:29:13. > :29:18.has had precious few opportunities to shine here. Just about four
:29:18. > :29:24.minutes to go in the first half. David Silva with this corner kick...
:29:24. > :29:34.And again, the header from Jack Rodwell Land's End a right place,
:29:34. > :29:56.
:29:56. > :30:06.Did well to get anything on it at all, really. That would have been
:30:06. > :30:11.
:30:11. > :30:21.some finish if a girl had pulled that off. -- Aguerro. And that is a
:30:21. > :30:27.
:30:27. > :30:34.penalty, all day long. In behind Kolo Toure. Joe hard makes contact
:30:34. > :30:44.with Demba Ba. And Frank Lampard can put Chelsea in front. He has
:30:44. > :30:44.
:30:45. > :30:54.scored his last 10 penalties. He can edge that title to Old Trafford.
:30:55. > :30:56.
:30:56. > :31:03.A brilliant save. Brilliant save by Joe Hart. Frank Lampard misses a
:31:03. > :31:07.penalty about once in a blue moon. But Joe Hart saves. Chelsea might
:31:07. > :31:17.argue that the Manchester City goalkeeper is lucky to be on the
:31:17. > :31:31.
:31:31. > :31:41.pitch. Aguero for Manchester City. And a great block from Gary Cahill.
:31:41. > :31:41.
:31:41. > :32:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 52 seconds
:32:28. > :32:35.scored from that little blade of Ramires here for Chelsea. He cannot
:32:36. > :32:45.find a way around Kolo Toure. The penalty was a lead of four Siddique
:32:46. > :32:57.
:32:57. > :33:04.and so was this. Ivanovic did brilliantly. -- a let off for City.
:33:04. > :33:10.Yaya Toure! Brilliant. That is brilliant. Yaya Toure for
:33:10. > :33:18.Manchester City. With a moment of sublime magic. He found room where
:33:18. > :33:24.there was man. A finish that seemed impossible. And Manchester City
:33:24. > :33:34.find themselves in front. He is a giant of a man and ad giant of of
:33:34. > :33:38.
:33:38. > :33:47.gold. What a finish. -- of a goal. Manchester it city are in front,
:33:47. > :33:57.where they are absolutely needs to be. Rafa Benitez trying to figure
:33:57. > :34:13.
:34:13. > :34:19.out a way to get Chelsea back into second Manchester City goal. They
:34:19. > :34:29.are still in the hunt. Still defending their title. Carlos Tevez
:34:29. > :34:39.smashers home. And less than five minutes to go. Chelsea will not
:34:39. > :34:40.
:34:40. > :34:50.recover from this. A great strike from Carlos Tevez. Hard and true.
:34:50. > :34:52.
:34:53. > :35:00.What a relief for Manchester City. They did very well, I'm very happy.
:35:00. > :35:08.I think we had a lot of chances in the first half but did not score.
:35:08. > :35:18.It was important that Joe hard save that penalty. The standard will
:35:18. > :35:19.
:35:20. > :35:25.always be high. Do you concede that joke might have been sent off?
:35:25. > :35:35.is the first time in history of the Premier League if he was sent off.
:35:35. > :35:35.
:35:35. > :35:45.I have never seen by a keeper sending off. I felt it could be at
:35:45. > :35:45.
:35:45. > :35:49.least a yellow card. There were pushing, they had to score the goal
:35:49. > :35:58.and then they got the second goal. That could be one of the best goals
:35:58. > :36:05.I have seen all season. I do not think so. It was nice and very
:36:05. > :36:15.important as well. Chelsea are a strong team. I think Joe hard made
:36:15. > :36:18.
:36:19. > :36:25.a big difference today. We know that we have to attack more. I
:36:25. > :36:30.think today we deserved it because the defenders were incredible and
:36:30. > :36:35.the midfield worked hard. Are you confident of finishing in the top
:36:35. > :36:39.four? We knew that it would be tough until the end so we have to
:36:39. > :36:46.carry on. We have to carry on pushing.
:36:46. > :36:50.We are surrounded by happy Manchester City fans. Chelsea were
:36:51. > :36:59.second best in every department today. Manchester City deserved to
:36:59. > :37:07.win, no doubt about it. Well we will start with that penalty.
:37:07. > :37:14.Immediately, there is a man playing against a man he knows quite well.
:37:14. > :37:21.It is a fantastic saves. But take a look at this. Three players outside
:37:21. > :37:28.the box. Young a toric wants to get in there. That is that desire and
:37:28. > :37:35.hunger and want to get in there and help the goalkeeper out. There was
:37:35. > :37:40.just that bit more desire about Manchester City then Chelsea.
:37:40. > :37:46.amazed because Frank would have taken hundreds of penalties in
:37:46. > :37:52.training against Joe Hart. He would have known his favourite site. So I
:37:52. > :37:59.think keep out of thought him to be honest. But it is a good save. But
:37:59. > :38:05.I was surprised that he had gone that side. You get into that bluff,
:38:06. > :38:11.double bluff thing and tie yourself in knots. There is a history of
:38:11. > :38:18.penalties when it comes to Chelsea against Manchester City. And Frank
:38:18. > :38:28.Lampard's was not the worst. probably will not sleep tonight.
:38:28. > :38:32.
:38:32. > :38:42.But it could be a lot worse! It could be this worse! I do not
:38:42. > :38:46.believe it. That has to be the worst penalty I have ever seen.
:38:46. > :38:52.have worked together for perhaps a decade. And seven years ago there
:38:52. > :39:02.was a programme when you did not show that! Every other programme,
:39:02. > :39:15.
:39:15. > :39:24.you play that. The penalty in the game today? 100% penalty. He is
:39:24. > :39:34.using his power and it is fantastic. It is as Stonewall penalty. He is
:39:34. > :39:34.
:39:34. > :39:44.trying to get away. But he does not. I'm not saying it is not a penalty.
:39:44. > :39:47.
:39:47. > :39:57.But it is very clever from Demba Ba. He never did Yates off a line. They
:39:57. > :40:02.
:40:02. > :40:11.kicks out. Should he jumped out of the way? I am not saying that for a
:40:11. > :40:21.second. He throws out his right leg and a lot of people do it. It is a
:40:21. > :40:21.
:40:21. > :40:29.penalty kick. That is what you need to do sometimes. Every single
:40:29. > :40:37.referee will give that as a penalty. There was another period of about
:40:37. > :40:44.30 seconds to have a huge effect in the game. Mistakes by Chelsea. You
:40:44. > :40:51.do not play the ball Lyle, you have got an easy ball in there. It is
:40:51. > :40:59.about the time you make the pass. He makes it too early. And the
:40:59. > :41:05.opportunity has gone. It is a simple little mistake. 30 seconds
:41:05. > :41:15.later it here we are. Fantastic for Frank Lampard. But Yaya Toure has
:41:15. > :41:15.
:41:15. > :41:22.got nowhere to go. You do not get yourself Square. There's no point
:41:22. > :41:29.running towards a player because you're in the box. It is a simple
:41:29. > :41:34.mistake to make. But it is a great finish. Not that Yaya Toure thought
:41:34. > :41:40.it was a great finish himself. An interesting player that we have not
:41:41. > :41:46.talked about for a while. He has been something of a misfit since he
:41:46. > :41:53.moved, that is Jack Rodwell. thought he played well and I was
:41:53. > :42:02.shocked that he was taken off. He was superb from start to finish. I
:42:02. > :42:08.finally began to see his capabilities. That was a great
:42:08. > :42:13.chance that should have been a goal. He is often the first forward
:42:13. > :42:20.player. We often think of him sitting slightly deeper in place.
:42:20. > :42:26.He has powered up a bit. He is against top players there. He
:42:26. > :42:31.constantly gets in towards the area in this game. Getting in and
:42:31. > :42:41.causing mayhem. If he keeps on doing that, eventually the goals
:42:41. > :42:43.
:42:43. > :42:50.will start to come. This is classic. He wants to get in there. Head down.
:42:50. > :42:57.He does not quite get there but I'm seeing enough from him. That was a
:42:57. > :43:02.lot of money that they paid for him. In the fullness of time, he could
:43:02. > :43:10.be very special. I think he moved 12 months too early. He could have
:43:10. > :43:17.done with another 12 months at Everton playing regularly. They do
:43:17. > :43:24.get paid millions but still common heads could have been down. The
:43:24. > :43:32.pudding is a very professional performance today. 100% committed.
:43:32. > :43:38.We had both teams committed from the start. But one wanted it more,
:43:38. > :43:46.nothing more complicated than that. Well we're going to bring you the
:43:46. > :43:52.late strikes and the red cards are now. A lot of stories. Another week
:43:52. > :43:57.and another step towards another Premier League title for Manchester
:43:57. > :44:03.United. And then some relief for Arsenal at last after a wall full
:44:03. > :44:13.week. And Aston Villa swapped places once again in the relegation
:44:13. > :44:25.
:44:25. > :44:35.merry-go-round. $:/STARTFEED. Park Rangers' first corner of the
:44:35. > :44:41.
:44:41. > :44:51.game. Manchester United were saved by Rafael the Silva there. Giggs.
:44:51. > :44:53.
:44:53. > :45:03.2-0. Ryan Giggs, the old maestro. Another five goals this season for
:45:03. > :45:17.
:45:17. > :45:26.Only six minutes gone, and Cazorla really settles the nerves at the
:45:26. > :45:33.Emirates. Not a good header by Jenkinson. Aston Villa can break
:45:33. > :45:38.now, with Weimann. Oh, it is a goal. Andreas Weimann has equalised for
:45:38. > :45:48.Aston Villa. It comes halfway through the second half, and
:45:48. > :45:54.Arsenal have been caught out completely. Can Villa hang on? Here
:45:54. > :46:01.comes Monreal, the full-back. And there it is. Cazorla coming in
:46:01. > :46:06.again, and Arsenal may have got themselves off the hook, with 5.5
:46:06. > :46:10.minutes to go. Wilshere played a delightful ball into Monreal. What
:46:10. > :46:13.a blow for Aston Villa, who have a blow for Aston Villa, who have
:46:13. > :46:18.defended so well. When you can out of a crisis, like we have had in
:46:18. > :46:22.recent days, sometimes a draw is not bad. When you get weak points,
:46:22. > :46:30.you can say thank you, and let's you can say thank you, and let's
:46:30. > :46:39.get on with the rest. -- three points.
:46:39. > :46:42.Headed goalwards, and in! Wigan have the league, with one of the
:46:42. > :46:52.scruffiest goals you will see this weekend. But Wigan will not care.
:46:52. > :46:53.
:46:53. > :47:03.The header came back a cross by Caldwell. Nothing wrong with that.
:47:03. > :47:05.
:47:05. > :47:10.How important might that prove to be? What a lovely pass. Arouna Kone
:47:10. > :47:16.with a chance to make it two. Brilliant finish! Last kick of the
:47:16. > :47:20.first half, and Wigan lead 2-0 at the Madejski. If the first one was
:47:20. > :47:26.a bit of a fluke, the second one was a classic counter-attack. And
:47:26. > :47:34.what about this for a finish. Deft, delicate, deadly. Wigan are on
:47:34. > :47:42.their way out of the bottom three. Figueroa has gone for the return...
:47:42. > :47:47.It is 3-0. Maynor Figueroa, with his first Premier League goal of
:47:47. > :47:55.the season. It is another delicious goal, but what about the defensive
:47:55. > :48:05.work? It is shocking, with three players taken out by one pass.
:48:05. > :48:11.
:48:11. > :48:16.Figueroa kept his nerve, and made Pogrebnyak. This challenge was all
:48:16. > :48:24.to do with the frustration being felled by Reading at the moment.
:48:25. > :48:30.And it is a red card. I cannot say that I am too surprised. The
:48:30. > :48:34.afternoon has just got a whole lot worse for Reading. It was a huge
:48:34. > :48:38.three points for Wigan. If you look back over the last few seasons,
:48:39. > :48:45.they are just doing what they do. They are roughly where we would
:48:45. > :48:54.expect them to be. She reliable it happens season after season. Their
:48:54. > :49:01.experience will stand them in good stead. -- ALAN SHEARER: It happens
:49:01. > :49:08.season after season. Who would be the key players for
:49:08. > :49:16.you? Macca Fee and McArthur in midfield have been fantastic. But
:49:16. > :49:20.you have to look to the manager once again. -- McCarthy. He had
:49:20. > :49:26.players leaving, and he always Copes, he always brings in other
:49:26. > :49:31.people who nobody has ever heard of. And he does it in such a nice,
:49:31. > :49:34.friendly way, which makes him very likeable. Right, is a big night of
:49:34. > :49:43.football on the BBC, with highlights of the League Cup Final
:49:43. > :49:48.still to come, but not until we finish our flashback to yesterday.
:49:48. > :49:54.It is one win in six for Everton, after another defeat, this time at
:49:54. > :50:04.Norwich. And now, West Brom are breathing down their necks.
:50:04. > :50:11.
:50:11. > :50:16.Berbatov's strike lifts Fulham to header comes in from Leon Osman, an
:50:16. > :50:20.Everton take the lead. It is no surprise that it was created by
:50:20. > :50:24.Leighton Baines' delivery. Chris Hughton will be bitterly
:50:24. > :50:32.disappointed that a midfielder has so much space inside the penalty
:50:32. > :50:37.area. Is this the moment for Norwich? It is! And it is Kamara
:50:37. > :50:44.with his first goal in the Premier League. The man from Sierra Leone
:50:44. > :50:52.comes up with a massive moment in Norwich's season. Three minutes of
:50:52. > :50:58.added time for either side to find a winner. This is the game right
:50:58. > :51:08.here. Martin with the ball in... Unbelievable! It is Grant Holt, to
:51:08. > :51:14.win the game! A moment to transform Norwich City's season. Everton,
:51:14. > :51:22.unable to deal with the high ball in. Holt was poaching, and Norwich
:51:22. > :51:27.have won the game. David Moyes must be furious. Clearly unhappy. No
:51:27. > :51:32.handshake from the Everton manager. He is making the point that time
:51:32. > :51:35.had expired by the time the corner was taken. He played more than
:51:35. > :51:45.three minutes, and it was three minutes, but I could not see any
:51:45. > :51:47.
:51:47. > :51:51.reason for that. Nice touch chick from Lukaku. Four
:51:51. > :51:57.in the penalty area. The referee has given a penalty to West
:51:57. > :52:02.Bromwich Albion. As the defender jumps, it clearly strikes his left
:52:02. > :52:06.hand, despite his best efforts to get it out of the way. Romelu
:52:06. > :52:16.Lukaku has the chance to get his 11th Premier League goal of the
:52:16. > :52:17.
:52:17. > :52:27.season. Which he calmly does. He sends me lay the wrong way. Lukaku
:52:27. > :52:34.
:52:34. > :52:42.for West Bromwich Albion again. -- he sends mean you lay the wrong way.
:52:42. > :52:52.-- Mignolet. You could see why Johnson appealed for that one.
:52:52. > :52:53.
:52:53. > :53:03.Foster made an early decision, and a very effective one. Lukaku
:53:03. > :53:05.
:53:05. > :53:15.breezes away from O'Shea. Two for Romelu Lukaku! Clear daylight now
:53:15. > :53:19.
:53:19. > :53:28.for West Bromwich Albion. Great persistence from Romelu Lukaku. It
:53:28. > :53:38.comes in from McClean. So Sydney on! 11 games with no goal comes to
:53:38. > :53:43.
:53:43. > :53:49.amend for him, and his team are back in it. -- Sessegnon. McClean!
:53:49. > :53:59.That was the chance, but he could not get over the ball. His manager
:53:59. > :54:19.
:54:19. > :54:24.the player deliberately, I do not think so, anyway. Dear me, he is
:54:24. > :54:29.reacting to the abuse from the crowd. It is more like a boxing
:54:29. > :54:39.injury. I do not think we can apportion too much blame to Dimitar
:54:39. > :54:43.
:54:43. > :54:48.Berbatov. Nzonzi is still properly wound up. I wonder if he has got
:54:49. > :54:57.Ruiz mistaken for Berbatov. Was it a revenge attack? That was a nasty
:54:57. > :55:06.one. He is lucky it was only yellow. That is another wicked cross.
:55:07. > :55:13.Berbatov! That is wicked volley! Fulham have the lead that they
:55:13. > :55:22.deserve. And Berbatov has got a scorcher. His 85th Premier League
:55:22. > :55:30.goal comes in his 200th Premier League game. Is it handball? It is.
:55:30. > :55:34.It is a penalty to Stoke. He was close to it, but it was blocked
:55:34. > :55:39.with the arm. What a chance for Jonathan waters. He missed one
:55:39. > :55:47.against Chelsea last month, when he had an absolute horror show. What
:55:47. > :55:57.about this one? Saved by Schwarzer. That might just be a sign that it
:55:57. > :56:01.
:56:01. > :56:06.is not going to be Stoke City's day met the arm of Robert Huth. Huth
:56:06. > :56:13.went straight into him with arms raised. To the credit of Senderos,
:56:13. > :56:16.he did not make much of it. That's all the action from yesterday. A
:56:16. > :56:20.all the action from yesterday. A quick word on Lukaku. He is the
:56:20. > :56:25.future of Chelsea Football Club. Letting him go would be as daft as
:56:25. > :56:32.letting Frank Lampard go. And that will not happen, will it?. Just
:56:32. > :56:35.time for tomorrow's headlines today. Newcastle's win against Southampton,
:56:35. > :56:42.a foregone conclusion, the highlight being this strike from
:56:42. > :56:47.Cisse. And it is all Hart for Manchester City, as they get back
:56:47. > :56:51.to winning ways against Chelsea. Here's the table, with Manchester
:56:51. > :56:57.City not surrendering the title yet, but they need to make up more than
:56:57. > :57:02.a point per game against United, which is nigh-on impossible. At the
:57:02. > :57:07.bottom, Wigan moved out of the bottom three this weekend, at the
:57:07. > :57:11.expense of Villa. Southampton only expense of Villa. Southampton only
:57:11. > :57:17.have a three-point cushion. In honour of Joe Hart today, the
:57:17. > :57:21.alternative table centres around clean sheets. And it is Manchester
:57:21. > :57:31.City on course to get the Golden Globe award for the third
:57:31. > :57:33.
:57:33. > :57:38.successive season. -- Golden Glove. At the other end, no surprise to
:57:38. > :57:44.see Reading and Wigan down there. Everton, surprisingly, just four
:57:44. > :57:49.clean sheets despite being sixth in the table. That's all from us.
:57:49. > :57:52.Today's big event took place at Wembley Stadium, where the first of
:57:52. > :58:02.English football's three main trophies was contested. Highlights
:58:02. > :58:22.
:58:22. > :58:29.of that match following Oh, brilliant goal! You cannot