30/12/2012 Match of the Day 2

That time of year again, too many mince pies and too much wind will

The television is full of old faces. �4 million. Why cant everyone on

Albert Square have a normal Christmas? They didn't even get

anything decent, socks again. But if it all has been on, and it has

been sensational. -- but the football has been known. That is

sensational! An amazing festive run of games. It continued today and

the presence of these two men. With all the goals from yesterday week

again at our Sunday Social. But that we begin. The top four or

credentials have held up against the big guns this week. Including a

dramatic late show against Spurs. Rafael Nadal returns to Merseyside.

As he starts will he win over the fans? Not so sure. But the title

charge could be back on. Everton a will be year end? It would be a

bold prediction to get this one bold prediction to get this one

right. Two changes from boxing days when over Wigan. He read the

for Sunday lunch time. Chelsea have not been faring well here in recent

years. They have lost each of their last three Premier League visits

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here. Everton have not been beaten These men are on form. Everton have

come out flying at Chelsea. That was really well done. Just the

right place to lash it home. That has got it going. Everton have one

hungry than Chelsea. It has been ruled as a late challenge. Free

us see. Hits the Post! A lovely touch there. He has only scored in

one of his last eight games. They are going to Newcastle on Wednesday

night. The ball has just drifted careless play costs goals. A sharp

because that came in very quickly. You wonder if they will release any

it finds that the transfer window. The need one or two brought in to

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It opened up for Ramirez. Prevented couple of inches away from getting

divert it. Superb play. It might have been creeping to the inside of

for that. They have fought to work their way back into the game and

now they are well and truly back internet. Frank Lampard is

unerringly accurate. That is his fifth goal of the season. It is is

the time to knit a ball or or second cap. It is his first Premier

League appearance for the season. never took the ball under control.

Looking happy again. A stark contrast to a year ago. That was in

the middle of his driest spell ever. Just the wrong side of the line.

First reports have been given about the need is losing and becoming

Chelsea Pot's -- about the marriage are becoming a Chelsea box that

will stop off balance. That was from Ashley Cole. Always difficult

for a substitute goalkeeper. Ross Turnbull proved that he was there

how close Everton came to be taking kept Chelsea on the ball. Lifting

it over a newly down for Frank Lampard, it is for Frank Lampard

now! 2-1 for Chelsea. Super Bowl there. Everton could not get it

away. Frank Lampard has the look to make sure he is on site. Chelsea

are in front for the first time. How much longer will Frank Lampard

stay at Stamford Bridge? He is just one behind Terry next and in their

are away with it. Candy clenched all three points? It is a super

tackle. The ball has gone up and it said four minutes. That tackle

person that Everton would have wanted it to fall too. It is almost

We were playing against very strong players. They had been playing the

same way for it years. It was a great advantage for them. The

reaction of the players for me has been fantastic. Could you have done

any more? No, the players gave everything they could. They played

very well. We were desperately trying to win the game. We came up

short a little bit at the end. those fans, is that a danger they

will start lighting you sane? not worrying about what was going

on today. - Mark leaking using. will went together. Stick together

and you have more chances to win. One behind. I am pleased with that

because he is in good friend of mine. He is a legend at the club. I

am very proud of it. We hear a lot about whether you were going to

stay? Will you be around to break that record? I am only one behind

so hopefully I will beat that. The seek shouldn't count your chickens.

My contract is still the summer. I am enjoying playing. I am enjoying

being part of the team. It is all I can tell you at the moment. I want

to keep on playing well. You have not sat down and spoken about a

He has good timing. A thoroughly enjoyable game. As the transfer

window is about to open, it is the Frank show. In 36 hours, he will be

free to speak to anyone. His contract runs served in the summer.

His performance has been incredible. He jests ghosts into the box. I'm

not sure he knows he is getting in there. It is a natural instinct.

That is why he has so many goals over the years. That is a

magnificent header. He has to put run. He is in between the two

defenders. It is his constant movement. He found dead Again in

between the two defenders and the ball eventually fell to him. This

is 88 minutes. You have seen before where people do not close men down.

Tight on him. He is right at it. He gave the ball away. Watch his

reaction! This is the 91st minute. He sprints to the ball. Look who he

sprints past! His fellow midfielder, David Louise. That is the last

three minutes. -- David Luiz. They have to keep him for at least a

year. When you consider what they have paid managers over the years

when they have sacked him, surely he is worth another year. If Roman

Abramovich wants to sign him, he should think about it pulls up

Everton played their part. -- about Every year I looked forward to the

tactical battle between David Moyes and whoever happens to beat Chelsea

manager. Player for player Kuyt usually Chelsea are the better side.

He gets his tactics right. Early on in the game, he is shouting to his

players to get up tight and do not give them space. Branislav Ivanovic

goes wide. What it does is create some space. Chelsea can get on the

ball easily. It seems strange to ball! And usually they have set a

man on to him. They have to lump it long. Now they are playing into

Everton's hands. Right from the first minute, they did this. They

have been getting close. Know who your man is. Everyone knows who

their man is for a duck to not give them any space at will. -- is. Do

not give them any space at all. Closed down Gary Cahill. That is

really hyped up the park. David Luiz ended up panicking. Chelsea

have turned into a long-ball team because they cannot get hold of it.

Everyone is in. A lot of centre- forwards would not do that. Panic

him. He was thump the ball away. For 35 minutes, baked of winning.

Eventually -- they are winning. Eventually, Chelsea have calmed

down and started to play. He is a magician on the ball. We both

turned to each other and said, this is when it happens. You were not

surprised. The file Benitez got the tactics right - eventually. --

Rafael. The goals that Frank Lampard has scored. It is

staggering. Double figures for nine seasons. His goalscoring return is

staggering. For Chelsea to turn round and say, you are surplus to

requirements, particularly with the players they have been one matter

and Eaden Hazard are at, if he were a bad apple and they wanted to let

him go. We guess a little bit about what goes on. This is what Chelsea

want and what Frank wants. He says there has not been a discussion.

find that staggering. I would be amazed if that were the case.

do not need to do it. They do not need to have big conversation until

the end of the season. The two best centre midfield players they have

got a card David Luiz and Frank Lampard. -- are David Luiz. Surely

Frank Lampard can work with Chelsea. It is about whether he would like a

12 month contract for what wages. They are not party to that.

cannot see him in another shirt. It is simple as that. Another London

against Mersey clash. Both sides looking forward to the January

Christmas. Neither got what they wanted. Brendan was left flat while

Harry felt robbed. It was a scandalous decision. One last

chance to get it right before the New Year. Liverpool needs to remind

fans their steering the right course. Rangers' situation is Dyer.

Their escape bustier began with an improbable win against the Reds. --

last year. Djibril Cisse helped to inspire the 2005 Champions' League

come back for Liverpool. He scored full QPR against Liverpool last

season. It kick-started their thrilling relegation escape run.

Can he inspire another miracle? Brendan Rodgers was sent home built

at lunchtime and Colin Pascoe takes Harry Redknapp as manager. This is

the start of five home league games will queens Park Rangers. An early

save by Julio Cesar. -- for Queen's four or five players in January.

Luis Suarez. A bit of brilliance was stuck inside 10 minutes and

Liverpool lead. A shake of their head from the QPR captain against

the club of his boyhood dreams. They simply let loose Torres had

too much room, allowed him to turn. -- Luis Suarez. They should have

defended much better. An opportunistic goal. He saw the

chance. The goalkeeper will be was quickest to react. -- took him

there pull stump Luis Suarez magnificent in the opening quarter

of an hour. He was there with a header pulled up got to the dead-

ball line. It came back to him off Nedum Onuoha and the finish was

tidy. Two goals in five minutes for Luis Suarez will start the cause

for Queen's Park Rangers looks plight Queen's Park Rangers are in,

hand ball as it came in? Queen's Park Rangers had a good claim.

Watch Jordan Henderson! That is a goalkeeper would have got their

soap Ryan Nelsen made sure. What the past that was! -- own would

have got there, so Ryan Nelsen made sure. What a pass that was! Some

header. Daniele Agger and game over at Loftus Road, unless there is an

absolute miracle Thaw stuck pintail is exasperated will start a woeful

start for Queen's Park Rangers. -- an absolute miracle. Clint Hill is

exasperated will start QPR simply were not a weight to the situation.

Another quickly-taken corner. The and its grumbles away. But it it

allowed to turn. Liz swearers take that off the back foot and gets the

Cutting down on the angle. Support for him. Queen's Park Rangers' best

moment of the game. At Rangers attack mounted. Need to be strong

Much better football now. A real opportunity. Couldn't take it. They

support. Should have done better than that, a nice space there.

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suspected that it was offside, and task for his career. Keeping

Portsmouth up was a miracle, turning Tottenham round to the

Champions League, but keeping Queen's Park Rangers up would be

than that. 12 shots on the Liverpool goal, none have been

worthy of at Queens Park Rangers' goal. A very good performance by

It was difficult. It was damage limitation at half-time. We were

not going to win today, but wasn't going to happen. So you have to

make sure that you won't be beaten by 708. Probably the best but we've

played for a long time. In the first half we took our chances.

Having the fans watching was waiting. It was a grey it team

performance, but Lewis swearers is on top form. Is it that much easier

with a centre for two will work all the time? -- Luis Suarez. Yes, of

course he's good at it. You have to find good people, I still think we

can get our way out of trouble. tell them not to come in and mope

around. I do not want to see substitutes moping because they're

not playing, because if they were that good then they would be

playing. Let us see some fight, let's stick together. Let us see

the attitude being right. If we stick together at there is no

reason why we can go on. There are some teams do and they are in

trouble. �8 is not insurmountable, it's still possible. It will be

hard, but we can do it. Bordering on an inspirational talk

there. But I have the players had shown his attitude in the first 45

minutes then it would not have been so bad. They were pretty hopeless

at that time. Liverpool were very good in particular. Luis Suarez was

the start of the game. He was magnificent. He ran the back for a

racket. His attitude was brilliant. If you get this guy back much space

there, a little touch off, it is easy, he is not under pressure. He

is telling his team-mates to get down to the box and he gets into

the box. He ran the channels and held the ball up. He brought his

team-mates into the game. This is no fluke that the ball sticks to

his feet. He wants it more than the defenders do. He gets them off of

him. He stats - which he sets a good challenge for Steven Gerrard.

good challenge for Steven Gerrard. good challenge for Steven Gerrard.

This is the goal here. The movement, but turn and the touch. The finish

is sensational. Watch how he creates this base. He is going to

run in there. Watch what he does. He goes in to come back. And now we

has three or four yards of space that he wants. He has the defenders

where he wants them. He is one on one. He knocks it past them. That

is a fantastic finish. This is his second goal. He winds the header,

watch how he constantly moves around and is aware of what is

around him. He runs in behind their and the ball comes back room but

look at the body there. It is no look at the body there. It is no

fluke. He was absolutely sensational in at 45 minutes. The

game was over at half-time. were being kind saying it got to

have time. I am shielding my eyes from this but there might fly with

Queens Park Rangers. It was abysmal. The attitude from the start of the

The attitude from the start of the game, looking at this, is amazed me

at the start of the second half. Going in for the second have, are

you going to fight? Everyone is waiting for the game to start. Are

you going to run on, no, you're going to walk on. That summed it up.

Earlier in the season I watched in been brilliant. Steven Gerrard, he

is only one of the best strikers in the world, so you give him 20 yards

but you might learn. Clearly not. Another short corner. Queen's Park

Rangers got what they deserved. In this does it was a good tackle but

look at them throwing themselves to the ground. That is the last thing

you want. This one is embarrassing. The referee has just ignored him.

What is that all about? And then the slackness of the players as

well. There are 3-0 down there. Why are you doing that? One guide it

Chase. Jamie Mackay. He is cheesing in doing something for the fans.

And indeed it by players into the area. That is what you want. How

can you beat that? A simple one and two. That was all well, all the way

through the game. It could have been any. He is 10 yards bear on

Steven Gerrard. He also has nine years on Steven Gerrard. That is

unthinkable a bad. At no point does he make an effort and that is why

Harry Redknapp has a worried look Harry Redknapp has a worried look

on his face. If he does not get those players and some new players

together at they have a mountain to climb. He has had a top - which he

has had a pop at two players there but he could at at six will stop

the first up was embarrassing. was that the worst play from the

Premier League this season? Yes, it was. If you listen to it is that

you at the end he says he needs a couple of new players, he needs

more than that judging by that performance. The game was over by

the second half. The problem is the do need players. Harry Redknapp

that have a rant and then try and back out of it. Who is going to pay

the wages? There is no chance there are going to get those wages. To

get the numbers that they need to get in, no chance. This is the

toughest one Harry Redknapp has ever had. Their own fans after the

Second -- after the first up were saying that the boy not fit to wear

the shirt. They were making the effort to turn up in trouble to see

their team, and the team players are not putting the effort in.

make a good point, you have to get players out as well as in. Summer

are playing on massive wages into was going to want bum the way that

they are performing? A merry Christmas to all Queens Park

Rangers fans watching at the moment. We need to take a second to look at

We need to take a second to look at some other football. On New Year's

Day we have begin on a high. Leeds and Manchester United are at one

game that stands out. Then back again on Wednesday. Chelsea Verses

Queen's Park Rangers. Newcastle Queen's Park Rangers. Newcastle

versus Everton is a highlight. Yesterday's action so goals meaning

down. Only two teams managed to The extraordinary events at Harrow

Road might have been a surprise given all the praise heaped on the

Norwich defence recently and Roberto Mancini is speech saying

that they were not giving enough. The Emirates is one of the places

to go if you want to see goals. But be honest, no one could have seen

flagged stone. Going across now aren't going for a goal! Winding up

to take the free kick. 1-1. Two to one to Arsenal. Energy for the

industry. Taking it neatly enough. Good run. 2-2. An equaliser.

Arsenal again. A bit sluggish. A lovely run, at best. Get into the

far post. It is in! It was nodded over the line! This is dangers for

Arsenal again. It is a dangerous cross by a post. It is a 3-3. Theo

Walcot! 4-3. Arsenal are the freshest side physically. That

seals it. Here is the all Walcott with a direct run. All the euro but

like a live feed the road! But Mark Theo Walcot to take it. Twisting,

turning. Is that a penalty? How about that! Theo Walcot has a hat-

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minutes. He has got them both. It is in bike Pilkington. It took a

coming out for Sebastian Bassong. Samir Nasri has acted badly. A

yellow card for the Norwich defender. He is going to have a

consultation. This is about the reaction of the Frenchman. He is

off. The result of that is that Samir Nasri is dismissed well stuck

-- dismissed will start Sergio the goalkeeper, back of the net.

Norwich two, Manchester City bon Aberu Kebede of. -- Thorn Aberu

The story about Newcastle tonight. I do not know this -- the sources.

Demba Ba is talking to Chelsea. How big a loss is that? It would be a

huge loss. What I be going there to play up front or would I be going

as current? This is where we start the gossip. We do looking at

Fernando Torres going back to his Perth club. It sounds great in

This is one of my favourites of the dream of that landing at your feet?

You love the big courtyard does across the field. Sometimes it is

as simple as that. -- yarders. more games and 12 more goals. A lot

was said about Stoke City. Not all of it has been complimentary. The

clash against Southampton was another thriller and another

sensational goal. They love follows had seemed a lot of goals scored as

well. -- have -- Aston Villa followers had seen a lot of goals

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goal by Wilkinson. Southampton have three goals at the Britannia. --

another own goal. Claims of hand ball. It has gone in. Stoke are

right back in the game. Here is waters. Jones could not get there.

Claims of hand ball. Stoke up convinced they should have a

penalty as the outstretched arm of Jose Fonte was very close. I think

he probably did touch it. They have lost out. One or two challengers

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going at. Steven NZonzi has seen Emmerson Boyce - a wonderful girl!

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made to pay for it. He has done well. In towards Dimitar Berbatov.

Finally in by Brian Rees. Swansea had protested but the goal has been

hands up and say, there is nothing at all we can do about that. That

was brilliant. What a strike! again! The brilliant think about

this, earlier on it was Peter Crouch. He looks as if he has a lot

more to give up again. Tony Pulis is getting the best out of his

players. A final trio of games from yesterday and the big finish after

talisman on the bench for the start of their clash against West Brom.

No one gets a rest if you need is as desperate as Reading. Sunderland

A terrific save but put in by the captain, John O'Shea with his first

ever Sunderland goal. Carlos Cuellar has diverted it into his

and a half minutes and are now in another a yellow card for Gareth

Bale. He put the arm across. Was it enough to send Gareth Bale to

Manchester United lead and it went in off gangs Macaulay. Ashley Young

put it into a dangerous area. will start -- Robin van Persie! He

scored. He does not need any me! Ricardo Vaz Te! What an impact

talk about Fulham's ran off the gold. We do take this as the goal

of the weekend? That is a spectacular goal. I love goals. It

does not matter to me. They always pick the team goals. Now for a look

at tomorrow's headlines tonight. A 2-1 win for Chelsea with Frank

their heroes. Super Luis Suarez as they send QPR into the New Year

with little to smile about. Now for the tables and Manchester United

lead the race for the title. Chelsea moved back above Tottenham

and into third place. A tight-knit group below them. QPR are rock

bottom. Other relegation candidates pulled away from them. This week's

alternative table, it is all about using your noggin. We have shown

how many times each team have nodded the ball into the net.

Manchester United are first. Norwich have the biggest percentage

of headed goals this season, in second place. In the lower half,

Tottenham catch the eye. They score goals aplenty but mostly on the

ground. At the bottom, Aston Villa and Sunderland, struggling to put