:01:04. > :01:07.be one. Van Persie gets the goal. Not the new champions of England,
:01:07. > :01:15.just the old champions restored to what they think is their rightful
:01:15. > :01:25.place. What a three points for Arsene Wenger and Arsenal. Oh, what
:01:25. > :01:27.
:01:27. > :01:34.a goal. Football at its absolute best. Michu, and you know the rest.
:01:34. > :01:42.It's going to take a miracle to keep them up now. Realistically, there is
:01:42. > :01:46.no way back now for Queens Park Rangers. Three very different
:01:46. > :01:56.reasons to watch our games tonight, with Sir Les Ferdinand and Michael
:01:56. > :02:00.Owen filling the gaps. We begin with the champions at the Emirates. It is
:02:00. > :02:05.only ever one thing, to take to the field at the Emirates as the
:02:05. > :02:10.champion, at what cost Arsenal? The Gunners had scored 67 goals at this
:02:10. > :02:14.stage last season. Right now, they had 65, only to less but if Arsenal
:02:14. > :02:19.don't make the Champions League this year, we all know where many will
:02:19. > :02:23.point the finger of blame. Robin Van Persie has made the difference for
:02:23. > :02:29.Manchester United this season. on a Manchester United and their
:02:29. > :02:39.talisman, but a massive game for Arsenal, all watched by Steve
:02:39. > :02:40.
:02:41. > :02:48.guard of honour is the correct thing to do. The reception for Robin Percy
:02:48. > :02:53.may not big but it is as inevitable as it is hostile. Wenger's pre-match
:02:53. > :02:57.plea for a classy response from home fans has fallen on some deaf ears.
:02:57. > :03:03.Arsenal can't expect favours from United. The rivalry has too much
:03:03. > :03:07.history for that. A win would put them in pole position for the
:03:07. > :03:13.Champions League. A defeat, and they are suddenly the outsiders. Giroud
:03:13. > :03:17.is did -- suspended for Arsenal. Podolski comes in. Giggs replaces
:03:17. > :03:24.Monreal at left back. They have matched United over the last ten
:03:24. > :03:27.games. Eight wins and a draw. United almost -- also make two changes.
:03:28. > :03:31.Nani and Ferdinand coming. They could set a new Premier League
:03:31. > :03:41.points record this season but only if they win all their remaining
:03:41. > :04:04.
:04:04. > :04:12.scores. One minute, 44 seconds, Arsenal one, Manchester United nil.
:04:12. > :04:22.Theo Walcott. It all started when Van Persie gave it to Kieran Gibbs.
:04:22. > :04:30.
:04:30. > :04:35.It could not have been a better onside. The freeze on that run from
:04:35. > :04:45.Walcott would suggest he was onside. But the goal stands and Arsenal are
:04:45. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :05:29.in front dash -- would suggest he The Arsenal Spaniard nearly one out
:05:29. > :05:32.
:05:32. > :05:42.there. It is a really good strike by little spell of possession, just to
:05:42. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:05.give themselves a bit of a toehold days, but his early contributions to
:06:05. > :06:20.
:06:20. > :06:25.this game has not been vintage Van chance for Manchester United. It
:06:25. > :06:35.would have been a fantastic goal if Jones had put it in. He was right at
:06:35. > :06:43.
:06:43. > :06:51.is a foul. Van Persie is going to get a yellow card. This is going to
:06:51. > :07:01.go down well. Van Persie on Mertesacker. Arsenal fans were
:07:01. > :07:14.
:07:14. > :07:20.calling for a read. Van Persie gets any contacts. That is Jonny Evans on
:07:20. > :07:28.Theo Walcott. There will be another one here. Well, they are squaring up
:07:28. > :07:36.now, Walcott and Evra, Patrice Evra pushing Walcott away. This fixture
:07:36. > :07:42.has a long, inglorious history. -- history of red cards, red mists,
:07:42. > :07:52.pizza throwing, you name it, it has all happened. Jonny Evans was like a
:07:52. > :08:02.
:08:02. > :08:06.but he should have given it to Theo Walcott. If he had, it would have
:08:06. > :08:16.been a tap in. Arsenal have pummelled United at the start of
:08:16. > :08:31.
:08:31. > :08:36.Robin Van Persie, from point-blank range. Szczesny saved it with his
:08:36. > :08:40.face. If you are a goalkeeper, you are paid to sacrifice your looks if
:08:40. > :08:50.need be and I think Szczesny did that here. Point-blank range from
:08:50. > :09:20.
:09:20. > :09:30.Sagna on Van Persie. An error compounded. The backpass never had
:09:30. > :09:36.
:09:36. > :09:46.the legs and Sagna, trying to make take the penalty kick? A chorus of
:09:46. > :09:56.disapproval. Please, he begs, not him. They have done this a thousand
:09:56. > :10:12.
:10:12. > :10:17.Van Persie. It is -- a decisive penalty, from Van Persie, 1-1. Has
:10:17. > :10:27.Van Persie inflicted serious damage on Arsenal's champions league
:10:27. > :10:57.
:10:57. > :11:02.hopes? Really, Sagna must take the outside of his right boot. He
:11:02. > :11:12.thought he had seen a route to goal, Rosicky. It did not curl
:11:12. > :11:37.
:11:37. > :11:41.Arsenal have been warned. The first half belonged to Arsenal in all but
:11:41. > :11:51.the scoreline, Manchester United are looking the more composed slide in
:11:51. > :12:08.
:12:08. > :12:15.the second half. -- the more fans thought so. Arsene Wenger
:12:15. > :12:25.thought so. Rio Ferdinand took a chance. He might just have got
:12:25. > :12:46.
:12:46. > :12:56.look for the winning goal, which would make so much difference.
:12:56. > :13:18.
:13:18. > :13:24.Arsene Wenger, as animated as I have from Rooney. It was like Griffin
:13:24. > :13:34.Park yesterday, Doncaster against Brentford. United nearly won it on
:13:34. > :13:55.
:13:55. > :14:00.In the second half, we had some situations where we could have
:14:00. > :14:06.scored. In the end, that result was OK for us. Just offside, Theo
:14:06. > :14:11.Walcott... Yes, apparently, I have not seen it. The referee apologised,
:14:11. > :14:16.he said he got it wrong. It is not his fault, it is the linesman, it
:14:16. > :14:25.is his job, he was 15 yards from it. But we had four fantastic chances
:14:25. > :14:31.with headers. We did enough to win the game, I think. It looked like
:14:31. > :14:36.we were the team that was going to win? I thought we started off
:14:36. > :14:40.really well, we started off at a really high tempo. We looked really
:14:40. > :14:45.dangerous going forward. In the second half, they used all of their
:14:45. > :14:52.experience, soaked up the pressure. Overall, I think a draw was a fair
:14:52. > :14:57.result. We take the positive, that we keep our unbeaten run going.
:14:57. > :15:02.They came at us in the first 15-20 minutes, but once we'd got to grips
:15:03. > :15:09.with the game, we got on the ball, and we got it out wide and created
:15:09. > :15:16.some chances. Are you glad that van Persie's first game back here has
:15:16. > :15:26.been got over? I was not really worried. He will never be greeted
:15:26. > :15:27.
:15:27. > :15:34.with enthusiasm by our fans. It is a great spirit, to see players
:15:34. > :15:37.coming back. Everybody is different. It was not a surprise. I hope
:15:37. > :15:42.Manchester United bill play like that until the end of the season.
:15:42. > :15:47.They have a responsibility to do that, let's see. It was very
:15:47. > :15:52.competitive, and both teams gave everything. That's the bottom line,
:15:52. > :15:57.it is that fixture, Manchester United-Arsenal, which we all look
:15:57. > :16:02.forward to. Big credit to Manchester United for not going on
:16:02. > :16:07.holiday. We always know this is one of the biggest rivalries in the
:16:07. > :16:12.Premier League. Today did not disappoint. Arsenal showed real
:16:12. > :16:20.steel, and Manchester United had to hold the ball for a while. It was
:16:20. > :16:24.an exciting game to watch. United's most cards in a single game this,
:16:24. > :16:29.and one position in particular today was under pressure. I thought
:16:29. > :16:33.so. I thought the full-backs were the weak links in many ways today.
:16:33. > :16:39.The role of the full back over the years has changed. Look back at
:16:39. > :16:43.Arsenal 20 years ago, Nigel Winterburn, Lee Dixon, they were a
:16:43. > :16:47.solid back for, there to defend. Nowadays, their role has changed.
:16:47. > :16:52.They are used as an attacking weapon. Over the last decade, we
:16:52. > :16:57.have brought in the City midfielder. Unfortunately, we are seeing a lot
:16:57. > :17:07.more mistakes and a lot more goals scored because of these full-backs.
:17:07. > :17:07.
:17:07. > :17:09.Here, plenty of space between the centre half and Patrice Evra here,
:17:10. > :17:13.but his body position was but his body position was
:17:13. > :17:20.completely wrong. Yes, it was offside, but it was very marginal.
:17:20. > :17:23.He has not got the decision, and Walcott has come and scored. And
:17:23. > :17:29.then on the other side, you have got Sagna that has made one bad
:17:29. > :17:34.mistake, tries to atone for his error and makes a rash challenge.
:17:34. > :17:40.Definite penalty. He got booked for that. This is later on in the game,
:17:40. > :17:44.he could have got sent off. He was lucky to stay on the pitch. This
:17:44. > :17:48.probably summed up the afternoon for him. Again, on the other side,
:17:48. > :17:55.for Manchester United, you have got Rafael, who has had a good, solid
:17:55. > :18:00.season, but there, his touch lets him down. Not so much his fault
:18:01. > :18:08.here, but wrong side, ends up having to Paul Rosicky back. He
:18:08. > :18:16.gets booked. Again, he missed kicks this one. And another bad touch,
:18:16. > :18:21.and eventually, Sir Alex brings him off and brings Andersen on. So, it
:18:21. > :18:29.was not the greatest of days for the full backs today, and probably
:18:29. > :18:34.the two full-backs caused the two goals. You wanted to add a caveat
:18:34. > :18:42.to that, in terms of the penalty decision, because you think maybe
:18:42. > :18:47.Mertesacker could have done better? Definitely. Yes, it was a bad pass
:18:47. > :18:57.back from Sagna, but Mertesacker just backs away from van Persie.
:18:57. > :18:57.
:18:57. > :19:01.Suddenly, he has got to race back. He leaves Sagna to deal with it,
:19:01. > :19:10.and he has to make a last-ditch tackle. Alan Hansen will be
:19:10. > :19:15.watching, he will like this a bit more. Your star man...? Yes,
:19:15. > :19:20.Koscielny, I thought he was brilliant today. Straightaway, he
:19:20. > :19:25.says to van Persie, welcome home. Then he gave one to Wayne Rooney.
:19:25. > :19:31.He was on the front foot wall of the time. Making tackles. Just did
:19:31. > :19:41.not give van Persie a kick all game. I thought he was brilliant,
:19:41. > :19:42.
:19:42. > :19:45.Arsenal's star man today. For me, that was a fine performance.
:19:45. > :19:52.Persie went into the run dressing room before the game. Old habits
:19:52. > :19:58.die hard! - get this was his first touch, and Arsenal went up the
:19:58. > :20:02.other end and scored from that. He learns his lesson, this time, he
:20:03. > :20:07.crosses a great ball for Phil Jones, who should have scored. I do not
:20:07. > :20:14.know whether it is frustration, but that was not like him, lunging in.
:20:14. > :20:19.Here, again, could he have headed it down? But he is always capable
:20:19. > :20:23.of putting in a great ball, like that one, or scoring a great goal.
:20:23. > :20:29.Under pressure was on him from the Arsenal fans. And he stuck that
:20:29. > :20:34.away well. He did not celebrate, showing a bit of respect. That is
:20:34. > :20:42.Robin van Persie, who has not won the PFA Player of the Year. It was
:20:42. > :20:46.Gareth Bale, we're just hearing. I want to have a little... Did he win
:20:46. > :20:50.the young Player of the Year as well? He has won both. I am sure it
:20:50. > :20:57.was muted applause for the second one. Nobody likes that, when one
:20:57. > :21:01.person wins both. Do people just go, no sympathy, rich, loads of money,
:21:01. > :21:08.should not have said he wanted to play for Manchester United. He
:21:08. > :21:12.looked genuinely hurt today when he was heckled. Yes, he gave some good
:21:12. > :21:17.service to Arsenal. It is the nature of football nowadays, you go
:21:17. > :21:22.back to a club, and you get booed. I do not think he was expecting it
:21:22. > :21:26.I do not think he was expecting it as harshly as he got it today.
:21:26. > :21:31.were talking about this earlier, and we have got a complete contrast,
:21:31. > :21:37.because you have never had it... Yes, I have been fortunate. They
:21:37. > :21:47.gave me a great fan to a state reception after I left and went
:21:47. > :21:48.
:21:48. > :21:54.back to Newcastle. The same at Tottenham. Obviously, a lot depends
:21:54. > :21:58.on what team you go to. I went from Liverpool to Real Madrid, and to
:21:58. > :22:03.Manchester United. Obviously, new suckles struggling Newcastle, but I
:22:03. > :22:08.did not get so much stick from the Liverpool fans then, but obviously,
:22:08. > :22:12.playing for Manchester United, arch rivals. I listened to Sir Alex
:22:12. > :22:17.Ferguson as well, about the greater ovations they give players at Old
:22:17. > :22:22.Trafford, but it is easy, nobody is going higher than Manchester United.
:22:22. > :22:31.A lot of other teams, you could be going to arch rivals, he sees it as
:22:31. > :22:37.a jump up, which is probably why, now he becomes a threat. It is like
:22:37. > :22:42.when you play for the Yankees in baseball. What about this next crop
:22:42. > :22:51.he has brought through? This is what Sir Alex Ferguson does. How do
:22:51. > :22:55.you rate this one, looking forward? I think there are signs of some
:22:55. > :23:01.great young players coming through. I think these two will be there for
:23:01. > :23:05.a long, long time. 15 years ago, you had Ryan Giggs, David Beckham,
:23:05. > :23:12.the Neville brothers, Paul Scholes. And you have got a new crop now.
:23:12. > :23:17.You have got Cleverley, Smalling, Rafael, you could put De Gea into
:23:17. > :23:25.that group as well. But these two I see them being there for the long
:23:25. > :23:30.run. The others have all got tremendous potential. But Welbeck
:23:30. > :23:35.and Jones in particular, I think they can have an outstanding career.
:23:35. > :23:40.Jones has played in many positions, which I think shows how good he is.
:23:40. > :23:44.Playing away in the burn about against Real Madrid, and Sir Alex
:23:44. > :23:53.Ferguson played him in midfield, which shows how much he thinks of
:23:53. > :23:57.him. I have watched him all season, and he shows great conviction in
:23:57. > :24:04.many situations, but I wish he would show the same conviction when
:24:04. > :24:09.going for goal. He is not an out and out goalscorer. He is not come
:24:09. > :24:13.up but he has been stuck out on the wing. I always feel a natural
:24:13. > :24:18.goalscorer finds himself in the box, no matter what. The manager has to
:24:18. > :24:22.pull him back. I want to see him getting into better decisions.
:24:22. > :24:26.players are slow burners. When I first joined the club, I was not
:24:26. > :24:35.sure about him, but he went to Sunderland, and he came back a
:24:35. > :24:40.different man. Our second game this Sunday was not the happiest of
:24:40. > :24:45.occasions, it was always going to provide at least one sobering had
:24:45. > :24:49.line. This morning, it was mathematically possible for
:24:49. > :24:59.freezing of QPR to stay up this season, that we are talking major
:24:59. > :25:13.
:25:13. > :25:18.last chance saloon, but in reality, this one is the fight to avoid the
:25:18. > :25:22.wooden spoon. It is pride, not relegation, at stake. The losers
:25:22. > :25:28.will go today. A draw will see them both dropped. That's because Wigan
:25:28. > :25:35.and Villa meet on the last day. So it is win or bust. Reading name the
:25:35. > :25:41.same team that lost their eighth game in nine last weekend. But when
:25:41. > :25:51.a surprisingly selected ahead of Adam le Fondre once again. --
:25:51. > :25:56.
:25:56. > :26:06.fitness test. Five games without a win for Queens Park Rangers. Nine
:26:06. > :26:28.
:26:28. > :26:35.challenge of Jem Karacan. Quick feet, definite contact. Granero
:26:35. > :26:39.takes it for QPR. Just clipped the top of the bar. The goalkeeper was
:26:39. > :26:44.flying across his line, I do not think he got a touch. When he was
:26:44. > :26:48.appointed five months ago, QPR were bottom, six points adrift. They
:26:48. > :26:52.were beaten -- unbeaten in their first four games, but they failed
:26:52. > :26:56.to kick on from that, and now, relegation is just around the
:26:56. > :27:00.corner. Thoughts will be turning towards how to get out of the
:27:00. > :27:09.Championship. McCarthy has come a long way, but it is not going to go
:27:09. > :27:14.in! McCarthy's blushes spared here. It was a lovely dink over the top
:27:14. > :27:21.from M'bia, and Reading were caught all at sea. Tabac four was all over
:27:21. > :27:26.the place. Bothroyd could not quite execute properly. The last time he
:27:26. > :27:32.scored a goal for QPR, it turned into the winning goal at
:27:32. > :27:36.Southampton eight weeks ago. They have not won away toxins. QPR's own
:27:36. > :27:43.the chairman, Tony Fernandes, has signed over 20 players in his two
:27:43. > :27:53.years, but his spell has seen his team losing 40 out of 73 league
:27:53. > :28:20.
:28:20. > :28:25.the ball bounce and. -- not even. eventually, Bosingwa was on hand to
:28:25. > :28:30.clear off the line. It will probably take something as scrappy
:28:30. > :28:34.as that to bring us a goal today. Not sure what we have done to
:28:34. > :28:44.deserve this, but the assistant referee has indicated that we have
:28:44. > :28:50.
:28:50. > :28:58.another minute at the end of this first half. Good shot, punched away.
:28:58. > :29:08.Not the most effective stop I have seen this season. A better touch
:29:08. > :29:08.
:29:08. > :29:16.from Remy there and it was two against two. Bothroyd, that's a
:29:16. > :29:22.lovely ball. Traore, can he provide quality? It reaches Taarabt, but it
:29:22. > :29:26.was a hapless effort by Taarabt. Of all the people Harry Redknapp would
:29:27. > :29:31.like this one-42 in and around the penalty area, I am pretty sure it
:29:31. > :29:41.would be the Moroccan, but with his left foot today, he has looked
:29:41. > :30:01.
:30:01. > :30:11.cheaply. This looks good, Pogrebnyak. The best move of the
:30:11. > :30:42.
:30:42. > :30:48.game by a mile from Reading. Lovely the Russian can't find the net. A
:30:48. > :30:52.lovely flowing move from Reading. It looked as though Robson-Kanu had
:30:52. > :31:01.taken too long to feed Gunter. He has done well to provide quality
:31:01. > :31:11.from there. He finds Pogrebnyak but he could not get any power. There is
:31:11. > :31:24.
:31:24. > :31:29.the Reading owner, sitting to the is what he has been brought on to
:31:29. > :31:39.do, get on the end of crosses like this. He made it, but could not
:31:39. > :32:04.
:32:04. > :32:14.just under four minutes on the clock a really good climb from Morrison.
:32:14. > :32:18.
:32:18. > :32:23.smiles in the Reading. They were waving goodbye to the Championship
:32:23. > :32:33.and heading for the promised land. QPR's stay lasted one extra year,
:32:33. > :32:45.
:32:45. > :32:54.but not much more to cheer about for but reclaim dip in the nick of time
:32:54. > :32:57.as Mackie arrived. The whistle goes. It draws a veil over dreadfully
:32:57. > :33:02.disappointing Premier League campaign is the both of these sides.
:33:02. > :33:08.Harry Redknapp manages to raise a smile. But it is Bournemouth and
:33:08. > :33:15.Doncaster for QPR and Reading next season as they play out a pretty
:33:15. > :33:18.style -- sterile goalless draw. Fernandez and his opposite number
:33:18. > :33:24.now have to consider how many millions they have to pump in to
:33:24. > :33:29.ensure these two clubs can raise decent Championship promotion
:33:29. > :33:33.challenges next season. I wonder how many of these players in both teams
:33:33. > :33:38.will survive until next season. The final score at the Madejski, amongst
:33:38. > :33:48.one or two rooms, it has to be said, Reading nil, QPR Mill, both
:33:48. > :33:51.
:33:51. > :33:55.completely. Ourselves and Reading have to prepare for next year.
:33:55. > :33:59.talked about it in the dressing room, bottling the feeling, because
:33:59. > :34:03.it is not nice. We have to look forward with positivity so when we
:34:03. > :34:08.come back at the end of June for pre-season, we give ourselves an
:34:08. > :34:14.opportunity to keep pushing forward with the Championship campaign.
:34:14. > :34:18.challenge that excites you? I am looking forward to it, if we can
:34:18. > :34:21.chop things about a bit and pick one or two up without breaking the bank
:34:21. > :34:24.in the summer. We have to look carefully. We are going into the
:34:24. > :34:29.Championship and have to look for players that can get us out of that
:34:29. > :34:33.league. We haven't clicked as a team on the pitch and ultimately that
:34:33. > :34:38.sealed our fate. People will think we will not pay in the Championship,
:34:38. > :34:46.we are too good, perhaps if they had played better we would not be going
:34:46. > :34:50.into the Championship. I Stoke as an example, they steadied the ship and
:34:50. > :34:53.five years on brought in the big players. We seem to jump four or
:34:53. > :34:59.five places in the space of one night and let good players go and
:34:59. > :35:01.good characters, which is important. I don't think they got a fair crack
:35:01. > :35:05.of the whip. We have eight or nine chip players who won the
:35:05. > :35:09.Championship last season and what we got is an impetus, a good football
:35:09. > :35:14.club. The structure, the mindset needs to be positive moving forward.
:35:14. > :35:18.We all want to be in the Premier League. I think the people on the
:35:18. > :35:22.outside looking in can see how good the team spirit is. If we can bring
:35:22. > :35:27.in a few players to add to the squad, we have every chance of going
:35:27. > :35:35.up next year. With Nigel coming in, I am sure the supporters can see the
:35:35. > :35:40.progress on the pitch. I am really looking at what happened over the
:35:40. > :35:44.last couple of games and how to improve our football so we give
:35:44. > :35:47.ourselves a good chance of winning games Two different stories in terms
:35:47. > :35:53.of the expectations placing these two teams on the pitch. Let's
:35:53. > :35:57.remember, it is about the fans and similarities throughout. They have
:35:57. > :36:02.fans outside the local area. They probably have fans all around the
:36:02. > :36:06.world but predominantly, local fans supporting local teams and they will
:36:06. > :36:11.be in bits tonight? They certainly will be. Two sides I played for and
:36:11. > :36:14.they are relegated tonight. There was hope as far as Reading were
:36:14. > :36:17.concerned. When they came in last year I think their supporters
:36:18. > :36:22.thought with hope they could stay in the division. With Green Park
:36:22. > :36:29.Rangers, there was the hope they could. They put the funds in to try
:36:29. > :36:33.to stay in the division. Countless new players coming in, a lot of big
:36:33. > :36:37.wages -- wages. You did not really like it from the start, Michael?
:36:37. > :36:45.certainly didn't really like it from the midway point, the transfer
:36:45. > :36:49.window just did not look good to me. If you are a top player, are you
:36:49. > :36:52.wanting to go to the team that are bottom of the league and adrift of
:36:52. > :36:58.many teams? It seemed from the outside there was a lot of players
:36:59. > :37:02.queueing up to go there. Some of them just turning up. It did not
:37:02. > :37:07.look like a happy camper. It did not look like players were there for the
:37:07. > :37:13.right reasons or wanting to go there for the right seasons. -- reasons.
:37:13. > :37:18.It is hard for a football club. The owner is trying to buy good players
:37:18. > :37:22.and having to pay a premium because no one wants to go there but I was
:37:22. > :37:32.surprised the ease of players going there. Was today a microcosm of the
:37:32. > :37:35.
:37:35. > :37:39.for a challenge, the referee gives a free kick. He is not happy about the
:37:39. > :37:47.decision. He is a senior player, turning his back on the play. He is
:37:47. > :37:50.not interested. They take a quick free kick and he is back into it. He
:37:50. > :37:53.does well in the end because he gets on the line and clears the danger,
:37:53. > :37:56.but that is averted if he is alert and the rest of his team-mates are
:37:56. > :38:02.alert. Unfortunately, these are the points people pick up on. Look at
:38:02. > :38:07.him, he's not even bothered. Fans want to see a team give 100% more
:38:07. > :38:12.than anything. What people want to see as you giving effort. I don't
:38:12. > :38:15.care how much effort -- money you earn, people want to see your
:38:15. > :38:18.effort. People came to see it team perform, give their all, and you see
:38:18. > :38:22.him coming off the pitch at the end of the game and they have got
:38:22. > :38:26.relegated and he is smiling, going down the tunnel. The people watching
:38:26. > :38:31.those pictures tonight, they are not going to be happy with him. The
:38:31. > :38:35.early part of the season, he had a spat with Harry saying he could not
:38:35. > :38:40.be on the bench and Harry said he would not play for the club game.
:38:40. > :38:45.Harry brought him back in, that is how he repaid him. The fans have
:38:45. > :38:50.paid money to see him, that is the minimum you expect. With Reading, it
:38:50. > :38:57.is interesting to see how many fans stayed behind. You talk about the
:38:57. > :39:01.expectation at QPR but it was hope with Reading. Two different mindsets
:39:01. > :39:04.with the fans, so to speak. You have one set of fans applauding their
:39:04. > :39:08.team off and the others I would suggest probably did not stick
:39:08. > :39:14.around to see their team. You have to have a lot of hope for Reading,
:39:14. > :39:17.bouncing back up. They have kept their team in shape. Not on big
:39:17. > :39:23.wages and everything else. You would like to think they are in a good
:39:23. > :39:30.position to bounce straight back up. In January, manager of the month,
:39:31. > :39:34.everything was going right. As Nigel Atkinson, what they have got is
:39:34. > :39:40.players who have played in the Championship and equipped better
:39:40. > :39:42.than QPR for the Championship. They have a good team spirit. You heard
:39:42. > :39:46.Clint Hill saying players have coming earning big money but not
:39:46. > :39:52.producing the stuff, so that is going to cause a rift in your.
:39:52. > :39:56.Reading have a solid basis to come back up. Michael, a fire sale at
:39:57. > :40:00.QPR? They have to offload these wages. It is hard to know which way
:40:00. > :40:05.they will go, they could try to blast their way back into the
:40:05. > :40:10.premiership and keep the majority, or yes, cut their cloth and spend
:40:10. > :40:14.accordingly. Ultimately both teams down and fans down in them mouth
:40:14. > :40:18.tonight. Our third game, Chelsea are halfway towards a Europa League
:40:18. > :40:28.Final but the job of finishing top four has not been completed. Swansea
:40:28. > :40:32.
:40:32. > :40:38.were the visitors to Stamford is hard -- it is easy to forget the
:40:38. > :40:43.damage inflicted last Sunday. Today, they faced a Swansea side who they
:40:43. > :40:46.failed to beat in their last three attempts. Watching this, Simon
:40:46. > :40:52.Brotherton. Chelsea may have a place within the Europa League Final
:40:52. > :40:56.within their grasp but it is a return to the top that they crave.
:40:56. > :40:59.They are in the top four at the start of play on goal difference
:40:59. > :41:05.alone. Rafa Benitez continues to reshuffle his resources to cope with
:41:05. > :41:11.the conveyor belt of games. Cahill makes a timely return after an
:41:11. > :41:16.absence with a knee injury. Oscar, Mata and Ba comment. Terri starts a
:41:16. > :41:19.league game for only the fourth time since Benitez took over. Swansea's
:41:19. > :41:24.form has tailed off since their league cup success at the end of
:41:24. > :41:34.February, with one win in half a dozen matches since then. Routledge
:41:34. > :42:04.
:42:04. > :42:14.and Ki Sung-Yueng start in place of a lot to play for four Chelsea
:42:14. > :42:21.
:42:21. > :42:29.between now and the end of the settle for a corner. It is the first
:42:29. > :42:33.of the match for either side. Nearly 20 minutes in and Ramires, on the
:42:33. > :42:37.ground for Chelsea. It looks as if it is the right side. Looking at the
:42:37. > :42:42.strapping on his leg, it seems as if there was already a bit of the
:42:42. > :42:52.problem before the match started. The crowd is cheering as Lampard
:42:52. > :42:55.
:42:55. > :43:05.momentarily down to ten. No word on whether they are about to make a
:43:05. > :43:25.
:43:25. > :43:32.by Cole. Michu was so close to Frank Lampard in the not too distant
:43:32. > :43:36.future. It will go down well with the crowd. That is not a replay, it
:43:36. > :43:40.is the same scenario again and remember is, unfortunately, is done
:43:40. > :43:46.for the day. Chelsea will hope that it is not him done for the season.
:43:46. > :43:56.They are going to have to make a change. Some of the crowd are on
:43:56. > :43:56.
:43:56. > :44:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 43 seconds
:44:40. > :44:46.their feet at the prospect of that actually play for Chelsea for a
:44:46. > :44:56.while. He has had an excellent first season in the Premier League,
:44:56. > :44:56.
:44:56. > :45:05.with the Capital One Cup in the cabinet in South Wales. East! Deny
:45:05. > :45:09.aid by Vorm. -- denied. East saw some space in front of him, and
:45:09. > :45:19.galloped into it. He forced a decent save from the Swansea
:45:19. > :45:19.
:45:19. > :45:22.goalkeeper. Corner kick... Just over the top from Gary Cahill!
:45:22. > :45:32.Chelsea threatening twice within a matter of moments, with five
:45:32. > :45:46.
:45:46. > :45:50.half, with a bit of added time to come. Oscar! 1-0 Chelsea! Lampard's
:45:50. > :46:00.pass, Oscar with the finish. Two minutes before the break, Chelsea
:46:00. > :46:02.
:46:02. > :46:08.are ahead. It is all about collecting points in the push for
:46:08. > :46:18.the top four, and Chelsea have their noses in front against the
:46:18. > :46:21.
:46:21. > :46:25.capital one cup winners. Oscar with the goal, his 11th of the season.
:46:25. > :46:35.Beautiful play from Hazard, and Williams just about manages to get
:46:35. > :46:50.
:46:50. > :46:54.it behind. Chelsea appear to be and Chelsea have a penalty! It is a
:46:54. > :47:00.chance for 2-0. Leon Britton surely will get booked for whacking the
:47:00. > :47:06.ball into the stand. He cannot get away from that yellow card. This
:47:06. > :47:12.was untidy, Britton was the player penalised. Now, Frank Lampard with
:47:12. > :47:22.the chance to get a little bit closer to the club record here at
:47:22. > :47:41.
:47:41. > :47:49.Chelsea. He is on 200. It is 201! Frank Lampard is on 201 goals for
:47:49. > :47:53.Chelsea. He just needs one more for a share of the club record. There
:47:53. > :48:03.is a very special guest here at Stamford Bridge today, now being
:48:03. > :48:10.
:48:10. > :48:13.given a standing ovation by the home crowd. Bobby Tambling, the
:48:13. > :48:22.club's record goalscorer, receiving the applause of the fans at half-
:48:22. > :48:29.time. I wonder what was said in Swansea's dressing room at half-
:48:29. > :48:33.time. Ki Sung-Yeung did really well there. Rangel could not quite
:48:33. > :48:43.reduce the deficit. But Swansea were threatening to get a foothold
:48:43. > :48:52.
:48:52. > :48:58.in the match. It was just deflected is dead in Hazzard. -- Eden Hazard.
:48:58. > :49:06.Looking for Demba Ba, good save. Chelsea breaking away after the
:49:06. > :49:16.misplaced pass, and Demba Ba forcing the 100 save. -- the one
:49:16. > :49:27.
:49:27. > :49:37.queuing up here. So close from Mata. Very nearly a goal for the birthday
:49:37. > :49:46.
:49:46. > :49:56.about it in the second half. Demba Ba, on to Mata, looking for
:49:56. > :50:00.
:50:00. > :50:10.Lampard! Watching on is Bobby Tambling, his records still intact,
:50:10. > :50:20.
:50:20. > :50:22.but very much under threat from something special right at the end
:50:22. > :50:28.something special right at the end of the match. He could not quite
:50:28. > :50:33.bend it into that far corner. We played good football, very good
:50:33. > :50:41.combinations. We could not score more goals. Swansea like to play
:50:41. > :50:46.football, but we had enough chances to get a third goal. In the end, to
:50:46. > :50:50.win the game, to get three points, was the most important thing.
:50:50. > :50:57.Playing away against a top side like Chelsea, if everybody is not
:50:57. > :51:01.100%, you do not have a chance. We have to accept our defeat today and
:51:01. > :51:05.just go on. When that first one went in, I thought, it was written
:51:05. > :51:11.today that you were going to get a hatful of chances in the second
:51:11. > :51:15.half, and equal that record, with him in the stand. Yes, it would
:51:15. > :51:22.have been nice. There were a couple of chances in the second half, to
:51:22. > :51:26.be fair. But the fairy-tale is not always as you expect it. Hopefully
:51:26. > :51:29.it will come another time for me personally. He got a fantastic
:51:29. > :51:35.reception from the crowd at half- time - have you had a chance to
:51:35. > :51:40.speak to him? Yes, and spoke to him just there, and he was emotional,
:51:40. > :51:48.and rightly so. There is a real link with the fans here, and with
:51:48. > :51:51.the ex-players, particularly people like Bobby Tambling, who come back
:51:51. > :52:01.at work behind the scenes at the club. It is what the club is all
:52:01. > :52:01.
:52:01. > :52:06.about.. That was beautiful at half- time, with Bobby Tambling there.
:52:06. > :52:13.And Frank Lampard will be getting the you reception in 30 years' time.
:52:13. > :52:17.He certainly will. He came on as a substitute, when Ramires went off
:52:17. > :52:20.with a hamstring. But as soon as he came on, he got into the game. This
:52:20. > :52:24.is what he does, gets the ball, is what he does, gets the ball,
:52:24. > :52:31.bursting through. He has got nothing else on his mind but to
:52:32. > :52:35.shoot. This is what he does all the time, peeling off people. He has
:52:35. > :52:40.made a living out of running from deep, he has got a great strike on
:52:40. > :52:48.him. He takes penalties, he takes them well, but he's caused an awful
:52:48. > :52:55.lot of goals from open play as well. He is a fantastic goalscorer. -- he
:52:55. > :52:58.scores an awful lot. He just looks evergreen. And he has not played as
:52:58. > :53:03.many games this season as in the past. But every time the ball goes
:53:03. > :53:08.forward, he looks to get into the box. He was just really unfortunate
:53:08. > :53:14.here that he could not get the header on that one. I thought he
:53:14. > :53:17.was fantastic when he came on. Clever as well, clever enough to
:53:17. > :53:23.marry a girl from my neck of the woods, which you cannot go wrong
:53:23. > :53:27.woods, which you cannot go wrong with. I have heard that!David Luiz,
:53:27. > :53:32.it is interesting, the different positions that he plays. But it
:53:32. > :53:34.seems that in Rafa Benitez, he has found someone who suits him.
:53:34. > :53:44.found someone who suits him. liked him in that position today.
:53:44. > :53:45.
:53:45. > :53:51.It gave him the licence to more roared forward. -- to get forward.
:53:51. > :53:55.The two central defenders were always close to each other. They
:53:55. > :54:02.looked like they were synchronised, they both knew what they were doing.
:54:02. > :54:08.Whereas when Luiz plays in central defence, he wants to bomb forward.
:54:08. > :54:13.But here, he just drops back into the back four to cover. He looks
:54:13. > :54:17.comfortable in that position, Michael. He does. A lot was said
:54:17. > :54:21.when he first came to the Premier League. It would seem that Rafa
:54:21. > :54:25.Benitez has found the key to him, he looks much more comfortable
:54:25. > :54:33.playing in this position. He can pass the ball, he is a big strong
:54:34. > :54:37.lad. He is developing into a player who is right at the top of his game.
:54:37. > :54:42.This is what he wants to do, he wants to get forward at every
:54:43. > :54:52.opportunity. It is a little bit like Frank Lampard. I think he can
:54:53. > :54:54.
:54:54. > :55:00.supply the goals that probably they will be missing after Frank Lampard.
:55:00. > :55:05.They were so angry after that penalty. You might expect them to
:55:05. > :55:13.show a bit of weariness after Europe, but they did not show that.
:55:13. > :55:18.No, Chelsea have been in the top four for many years. Sometimes,
:55:18. > :55:23.there was no chance of them looking like they were in trouble today.
:55:23. > :55:29.Three games today, and it was raining goals and red cards in the
:55:29. > :55:39.Premier League yesterday. But first of all, before we look at those,
:55:39. > :55:57.
:55:57. > :56:00.let's have a look at what's coming Now, to yesterday, and three games
:56:00. > :56:10.involving hope teens that needed points to ease their passage to
:56:10. > :56:23.
:56:23. > :56:29.Swept in again towards Danny Agger. He is onside! And Liverpool are in
:56:29. > :56:34.front. It was a simple ball lofted in, Newcastle pushed out, Agger was
:56:35. > :56:39.all alone. Soft goal to concede for Newcastle. Lovely touch from
:56:39. > :56:45.Sturridge... Coutinho... Sturridge is through, and he tees up Jordan
:56:45. > :56:51.Henderson! Clinical, from Liverpool. The former Sunderland player scores
:56:51. > :56:56.at St James' Park, to double Liverpool's advantage. Another
:56:56. > :57:06.inch-perfect pass, unselfish. Sturridge put it on a plate for
:57:06. > :57:07.
:57:07. > :57:13.Jordan Henderson. Ben Arfa, brushed aside by Coutinho. That's a
:57:13. > :57:23.fabulous pass. And Sturridge has finished it! And he might just have
:57:23. > :57:40.
:57:40. > :57:45.found Henderson, and this surely will be four. Sturridge, onside...
:57:45. > :57:49.They are romping away with it. Henderson timed his run to
:57:49. > :57:58.perfection from Gerrard's ball, and he returned the favour from the
:57:58. > :58:08.first half, returning it to provide a simple tap-in for storage. -- for
:58:08. > :58:15.
:58:15. > :58:23.better for Liverpool. It is a first ever Premier League goal for Fabio
:58:23. > :58:31.Borini. Just as they did in 2008 here, Liverpool have scored five at
:58:31. > :58:37.St James' Park. Good strength from Coutinho. He was brought down by
:58:37. > :58:42.Debuchy, who was booked in the first half. And this day is going
:58:42. > :58:49.to get worse for Newcastle. It is a second yellow and a red for the
:58:49. > :58:59.French international. Could it get worse? Henderson's free kick... It
:58:59. > :59:08.
:59:08. > :59:17.does! Altar server to Liverpool. -- 6-0 to Liverpool! Peter Crouch with
:59:17. > :59:21.the header on. Charlie Adam! His biggest contribution yet in a Stoke
:59:22. > :59:26.shirt. Jerome played a major part in holding off the challenge and
:59:26. > :59:32.allowing Charlie Adam to come through. Adams swept it in. Bassong,
:59:32. > :59:42.charged down by Adam. Jerome, looking for Adam. Must be for
:59:42. > :00:05.
:00:05. > :00:09.Stoke... A crucial intervention horrendous. Gareth Bale has scored
:00:09. > :00:19.some beauties, this season. He has just scored his luckiest one of the
:00:19. > :00:34.
:00:34. > :00:44.great leap from Boyce. His three goals in the last campaign came in
:00:44. > :00:50.
:00:51. > :00:54.the final four games and he is at it in off the left boot of McManaman.
:00:54. > :01:02.But this is one heck of a way to bring up your first goal in the
:01:02. > :01:07.Premier League. Where did that come from? The 89th minute. They need a
:01:07. > :01:17.late, late comeback now, do Tottenham Hotspur. It is an
:01:17. > :01:21.
:01:21. > :01:31.exploration mark -- -- it is in! Bale played a part. 2-2. Who did it
:01:31. > :01:34.
:01:34. > :01:36.come off? It is Boyce, I think, who yesterday on Match Of The Day so we
:01:36. > :01:41.will concentrate on the PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the
:01:41. > :01:47.Year. I have one of each here to celebrate the fact that Gareth Bale
:01:47. > :01:51.has won them both. Michael, you were Player of the Year, you were Young
:01:51. > :01:56.Player of the Year. Only Andy Gray and Cristiano Ronaldo have won them
:01:56. > :02:01.both the season. Is it thoroughly deserved? I have him at close
:02:01. > :02:04.quarters and he has been fantastic. Some of the stuff he has done on the
:02:04. > :02:11.football pitch has been breathtaking. Not just the goals,
:02:11. > :02:17.his all-round play. Michael, did you vote for him? I voted for Bale and
:02:17. > :02:27.Benteke as young player. I think it was a three horse race, Van Persie,
:02:27. > :02:31.
:02:31. > :02:34.Suarez Bale. I plumped for Bale and has scored more goals outside the
:02:34. > :02:38.box than any other player in the Premier League. There is another tap
:02:38. > :02:43.in. He was humble in his speech, one of the biggest things that can
:02:43. > :02:48.happen to you. A trivia question for you, the fifth man to win the award
:02:48. > :02:54.twice. Can you name the other four that have won the PFA Player of the
:02:54. > :03:04.Year award twice? Look at those mouths open? Alan Shearer.He is
:03:04. > :03:11.
:03:11. > :03:17.confident. Deary Henri. -- Henry. Andy Gray? Who has won both awards
:03:17. > :03:27.in the same year? Ronaldo, twice. And the last one? You must be able
:03:27. > :03:34.to get a spark from somewhere for the answer? Dennis Bergkamp.
:03:34. > :03:44.Marcuse. The penny drops. Three more games from yesterday, six teams
:03:44. > :03:59.
:03:59. > :04:04.printing season tickets for another been given. West Bromwich Albion are
:04:04. > :04:08.in front. The corner kick was driven on by Graham Dorrans and from then
:04:08. > :04:13.on he is not offside, had a couple of stabs at it, that is over the
:04:13. > :04:23.line and for me, as Fox clears that the ball has already crossed the
:04:23. > :04:28.
:04:28. > :04:31.keeper, 2-0. They allowed him too much space. Fortune turned and
:04:31. > :04:41.threaded it through the middle and Lukaku underlines his credentials
:04:41. > :04:54.
:04:54. > :05:03.Ramires macro stick something into him? The referee has to deal with
:05:03. > :05:13.this. Long was chasing Ramirez and suddenly went to ground and it is a
:05:13. > :05:26.
:05:26. > :05:36.red card. Fortune reacted and both West Bromwich Albion. He timed his
:05:36. > :05:40.
:05:40. > :05:45.run really well and stuck it through the referee is pulling a cart. It is
:05:45. > :05:55.another one. He has gone in with the studs showing. Southampton are down
:05:55. > :06:07.
:06:07. > :06:11.it. A brilliant team goal. Pienaar is the goalscorer but the way in
:06:11. > :06:21.which it was manufactured can only be admired. The movement, the
:06:21. > :06:29.
:06:29. > :06:39.passing, the ideas, the imagination, have got on the end of that. His
:06:39. > :06:44.
:06:44. > :06:54.seemed easier to score, didn't it? A terrific ball in from Baines. You
:06:54. > :07:11.
:07:11. > :07:21.expect it from him. Fellaini, how he deflection fell so kindly for
:07:21. > :07:31.
:07:31. > :07:41.Aguero, who ended up scuffing the to put Manchester City ahead. Neat,
:07:41. > :07:45.
:07:45. > :07:55.tidy, intricate passing and Sergio finding himself in the perfect
:07:55. > :08:04.
:08:04. > :08:14.is. Yaya Toure, game, set and match Manchester City. Eight minutes to go
:08:14. > :08:24.
:08:24. > :08:34.and Manchester City concede as West Ham score a consolation goal. Not
:08:34. > :08:35.
:08:35. > :08:39.yesterday but after Bale winning the Young Player of the Year and Player
:08:39. > :08:49.of the Year, that we can reveal the PFA team of the year as voted for by
:08:49. > :08:51.
:08:51. > :08:54.anybody. And everybody thought he would be out of there but Ferguson
:08:54. > :09:01.has persevered and he has worked hard himself and been rewarded this
:09:01. > :09:07.season. Mignolet must have been close to getting into that?
:09:07. > :09:13.thought so at Begovic at Stoke, he has been our best player, top-class.
:09:13. > :09:19.The back four, you could put Vidic in. I voted for three of them, I did
:09:19. > :09:25.not vote for Rio. He has had a fantastic season. I think the others
:09:25. > :09:31.nicked themselves, really. Hazard and Mata in there, the other four
:09:31. > :09:35.are obvious. Four Manchester City last year, just one this time.
:09:35. > :09:39.one I am surprised about is Cazorla. He has had a great season
:09:39. > :09:44.at Arsenal and he is the best midfield player I have seen this
:09:44. > :09:48.year. Thank you for your company. Nearly done, but Manchester United
:09:48. > :09:58.fans will enjoy tonight's closing montage and it is coming after a
:09:58. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:04.Emirates but the niceties ended there. A typically entire -- fiery
:10:04. > :10:11.encounter with honours finishing even. Chelsea are the biggest London
:10:12. > :10:14.Champions League chasing winners this weekend. But to macro -- 2- nil
:10:14. > :10:24.win puts them in the driving seat. Reading and QPR officially
:10:24. > :10:26.
:10:26. > :10:32.champions, Manchester United means they cannot match Chelsea's record
:10:32. > :10:35.Premier League tally of 95 points, as if they care. The Blues reclaim
:10:36. > :10:41.third as Arsenal and Tottenham drop points in the race for the champions
:10:41. > :10:44.league places. Relegation for QPR and Reading. They will be back
:10:44. > :10:50.fighting it out in the Championship back fighting it out in the
:10:50. > :10:53.Championship next season. Aston Villa can move five points clear of
:10:53. > :10:58.the Latics with victory against Sunderland on Monday. The
:10:58. > :11:05.alternative table tonight, topically omits every club's top striker so if
:11:05. > :11:09.the goals of the top striker did not count, Arsenal Arsenal, would be one
:11:09. > :11:15.point ahead of Chelsea. Les is loving this! If only Giroud and
:11:15. > :11:19.Lampard had managed a few more, what a season it could be. Liverpool are
:11:20. > :11:25.in a position with -- without Suarez. Norwich are in ninth, quite
:11:25. > :11:29.a jump. Their top scorers Snodgrass and Holt on five apiece. A quick
:11:30. > :11:33.look at the bottom, a lot of teams much of a muchness. Villa's place in
:11:33. > :11:41.the bottom three goes to show how much they have needed Benteke, where
:11:41. > :11:43.as Wigan might be better off if they had somebody like him. To finish
:11:43. > :11:45.tonight and in order to pay tribute as always to the Premier League
:11:45. > :11:51.champions, we took the Manchester United Foundation Youth Choir to Old
:11:51. > :11:56.Trafford for a very special sing along. As with City last year, we
:11:56. > :11:59.tipped the Match Of The Day 2 hat to Manchester United. Good night.
:11:59. > :12:09.news is coming through that Manchester United have lost it.
:12:09. > :12:23.
:12:23. > :12:27.kick on and take the challenge is because we are good at that.
:12:27. > :12:34.# Don't criticise, all your bullets ricochet. You shoot me down but I
:12:34. > :12:40.get up. #. There is Van Persie. That is what
:12:40. > :12:50.the money is for. # Nothing to lose, fire away, fire
:12:50. > :12:56.away, ricochet, you take your aim, fire away, fire away. You shoot me
:12:56. > :13:06.down but I will fall, I entertain you all, you shoot me down but I
:13:06. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:17.will fall. I entertain you all #. It is a long time since his form had
:13:17. > :13:20.
:13:20. > :13:30.to be defended by his manager. can't get there, Robin Van Persie.
:13:30. > :13:32.
:13:32. > :13:40.# So hard, as bullet-proof glass. You shoot me down but I will fall, I
:13:40. > :13:47.entertain you all. You shoot me down but I will fall, I entertain you
:13:47. > :13:51.wall #.. Hernandez completes Manchester