:00:57. > :01:05.This is where they all want to be. For some, just getting here, what a
:01:06. > :01:09.story that is. Cardiff City are back in the top flight of English
:01:10. > :01:17.football. For others, well, they were here at the very start.
:01:18. > :01:23.Whatever their past, their focus is now on their future. And as winter
:01:24. > :01:29.slowly gives way to spring, the faithful month of May just around
:01:30. > :01:36.the corner --fateful, it is time to fight. Fight for every 50-50, every
:01:37. > :01:42.loose ball, every point. This league is not sentimental, there is no
:01:43. > :01:44.respect for tradition or history. Fight to decide who stays and who
:01:45. > :01:48.goes. There are going to be plenty of
:01:49. > :01:51.twists and turns between now and the final day of the season. Mark
:01:52. > :01:54.Lawrenson and Martin Keown are following them tonight.?And our
:01:55. > :01:56.first battle comes from Villa Park. Steve Wilson was there for Aston
:01:57. > :02:06.Villa against Norwich. Perhaps it is appropriate on League
:02:07. > :02:11.Cup final day that Aston Villa should face Norwich in arguably the
:02:12. > :02:18.most significant meeting of the two since 39 years ago yesterday, when
:02:19. > :02:23.Villa beat Norwich 1-0 at Wembley to win the 1975 League Cup. Today, they
:02:24. > :02:28.are neck and neck in a relegation battle, separated only by goal
:02:29. > :02:31.difference. Paul Lambert has won three and drawn one against Norwich
:02:32. > :02:36.since leaving Caro Wright and picks an unchanged team since -- Caro Road
:02:37. > :02:42.and picks an unchanged team from the team that was unlucky to lose
:02:43. > :02:49.against Newcastle. Norwich have not won back-to-back matches all season.
:02:50. > :02:55.Leroy Fer's hamstring rules him out. Wes Hoolahan, who Villa tried to
:02:56. > :03:01.sign in January, comes in. Gary Hooper comes in for bad wolves
:03:02. > :03:06.winkle. -- firm Ricky Van Wolfswinkel.
:03:07. > :03:11.Just seven goals this season for Benteke. Both sides have struggled
:03:12. > :03:27.to find the net. Hoolahan, nicely done. On side.
:03:28. > :03:33.Hooper pulls it back. And it is 1-0 to Norwich! Tucked away by Hoolahan!
:03:34. > :03:38.Less than three minutes played and Wes Hoolahan, who might have been
:03:39. > :03:44.Aston Villa player had he got his move in January, puts Norwich in
:03:45. > :03:49.front at Villa Park. It is a neat little one too, he is on side, and
:03:50. > :03:59.Hooper showed excellent awareness to put it back on a plate for Hoolahan.
:04:00. > :04:06.Aston Villa zero, Norwich one, right at the start of the game. Problem is
:04:07. > :04:12.already for Paul Lambert. -- problems.
:04:13. > :04:27.Tettey still going. Driven across goal, and that wasn't too far away.
:04:28. > :04:28.Well, the Aston Villa fans, a chorus of disapproval for the way their
:04:29. > :04:43.team has started this game. Ron Vlaar. Clipped in towards
:04:44. > :04:56.Benteke. Great chest down and what a fantastic goal! Christian Benteke!
:04:57. > :05:01.That is a very special goal. As explosive a finish as you are likely
:05:02. > :05:07.to see. Out of absolutely nothing, Benteke. A fearsome goal. And Aston
:05:08. > :05:17.Villa are level. You don't score much better goals than that. Joseph
:05:18. > :05:21.Yobo completely beaten by the athleticism and the pace generated
:05:22. > :05:26.by Benteke. It is a wonderful equaliser.
:05:27. > :05:31.Any goal would have done, in all honesty. But that wasn't just any
:05:32. > :05:34.goal. Russell Martin has put it out for a
:05:35. > :05:49.Villa corner. The corner is swung in and it was
:05:50. > :05:55.attacked by Nathan Baker, who didn't get the contract he was looking for.
:05:56. > :06:02.Nathan Redmond under pressure. Big moments in the game possibly. Aston
:06:03. > :06:04.Villa right on the front foot. A big slice from Bassong and it is another
:06:05. > :06:20.corner. Corner kick driven in towards
:06:21. > :06:29.Benteke! He is there again! 2-1, Aston Villa. And what a great time
:06:30. > :06:34.for Benteke to rediscover his scintillating goal-scoring form of
:06:35. > :06:43.last season. All he has got to do here is get a head on it because
:06:44. > :06:48.there is pace and power on the corner. Aston Villa, a goal down a
:06:49. > :06:53.few moments ago, 2-1 up and Christian Benteke has got them both.
:06:54. > :07:00.What does Anthony Taylor do here? Tettey's boot was high. Nathan Baker
:07:01. > :07:08.is down, having felt the full force of it. He is a committed midfielder,
:07:09. > :07:21.Alexander Tettey. At times a little reckless. It is a yellow card.
:07:22. > :07:32.Could say by Brad Guzan. Hoolahan! So close to an equaliser. They are
:07:33. > :07:34.real live wires together, Hoolahan and Gary Hooper, and Brad Guzan did
:07:35. > :08:00.ever so well to keep that out. Agbonlahor. A brake on favela.
:08:01. > :08:02.Benteke looking for the past. He finds Andy Byman. Goes on to Bacuna.
:08:03. > :08:18.3-1. -- Andreas Weimann. Fantastic breakaway goal for Aston
:08:19. > :08:25.Villa. Leandro Bacuna, a great break. Great play by Agbonlahor.
:08:26. > :08:37.Helped on into the Pat felt Acuna, and he finished it brilliantly. --
:08:38. > :08:58.the path of Leandro Bacuna. Bottom corner. 3-1.
:08:59. > :09:07.Great run by Fabian Delph. Agbonlahor in the middle. It is an
:09:08. > :09:16.own goal! Bassong into his own net. And Aston Villa have four before
:09:17. > :09:25.half-time. And four in 15 minutes. Bassong into his own net. Another
:09:26. > :09:28.good Aston Villa attack. He knew danger was lurking behind, he felt
:09:29. > :09:35.he had to do something with it. It was driven in towards Agbonlahor by
:09:36. > :09:37.Delph. And Sebastian Bassong, the unfortunate scorer of the own goal
:09:38. > :09:48.that makes it 4-1 to Aston Villa. Norwich have conceded only for goals
:09:49. > :09:50.in their last six matches but they find themselves 4-1 down after
:09:51. > :10:07.letting that many in 15 minutes. Free header, should have been five.
:10:08. > :10:12.He puts it straight at John Ruddy. He really should be scoring here,
:10:13. > :10:17.Agbonlahor. David McNally, the Norwich City Chief Executive, who
:10:18. > :10:21.has not exactly eased the pressure on Chris Hughton in the last few
:10:22. > :10:26.weeks with some of the stuff he has been saying. Chris Hughton has taken
:10:27. > :10:27.it on the chin and said, well, it is a results business. You know what is
:10:28. > :10:48.coming if you don't get results. That is wasteful. It is a decent
:10:49. > :10:51.chance really for Elmander. Not going to look too clever walking
:10:52. > :10:58.through Perry Barr dressed like that. Those two goals in two minutes
:10:59. > :10:59.by Benteke absolutely knocked the stuffing and bullied out of Norwich
:11:00. > :11:11.and they haven't recovered. It hit Russell Martin on the arm and
:11:12. > :11:15.Agbonlahor is saying that was handball and could have been a
:11:16. > :11:20.penalty. I think you would have to say the arm moves towards the ball.
:11:21. > :11:21.I would say that as much of a penalty as the one that Stoke got
:11:22. > :11:43.yesterday. Hooper with the chance. Good save by
:11:44. > :11:50.Brad Guzan. No consolation even for Norwich. It was a good ball to find
:11:51. > :11:54.him and he was definitely on side. Clean through, one-on-one. Brad
:11:55. > :12:04.Guzan wins the battle. Aston Villa's biggest win of the
:12:05. > :12:09.season and all four goals came in 15 first-half minutes. A ready poor
:12:10. > :12:16.start and it put us on the back foot, but after that, after we had
:12:17. > :12:19.the equaliser, we were excellent. At the moment, it feels like a major
:12:20. > :12:23.step back. Because of the manner of the defeat. We came here with the
:12:24. > :12:29.intentions of continuing the form we have been showing and the first 25
:12:30. > :12:33.minutes showed that, but in a real difficult and mad 15 minutes, it has
:12:34. > :12:36.lost us the game. On that kind of form, there are no worries about
:12:37. > :12:40.relegation, because you will score the goals that make sure they are
:12:41. > :12:45.safe. Speaking I think you have to fight together, it is not just about
:12:46. > :12:51.Benteke but I have to take my responsibility as well. It is about
:12:52. > :12:54.the team and we showed that today. Last season, Kristian was having one
:12:55. > :12:58.of those seasons where everything was going right. This season has
:12:59. > :13:01.been up and down, but he is still scoring the goals. I think
:13:02. > :13:07.Agbonlahor and Andreas Weimann were both excellent today, all three of
:13:08. > :13:10.them. He said it's there, the three of them. The perception is that when
:13:11. > :13:19.they played together but that triumvirate make Villa a side. --
:13:20. > :13:23.better side. It is not just a perception, it is a fact. We say
:13:24. > :13:29.they are counterattacking, and they are one down here. It did take them
:13:30. > :13:32.a little while to get going. It was as though the Norwich call made them
:13:33. > :13:37.a little bit angry, certainly the likes of Benteke, because he was
:13:38. > :13:42.starting to get quite frustrated. The cross gets cut out and it is not
:13:43. > :13:46.particularly good, but slowly, and surely, they started to get it
:13:47. > :13:50.together. This is a little bit of frustration. He is looking for
:13:51. > :13:55.people to move, not a lot is happening. He lays it off and he is
:13:56. > :13:59.pointing to everybody. This is his moment of magic. Anyone can win the
:14:00. > :14:03.ball, but he turns it into an absolutely brilliantly taken goal.
:14:04. > :14:10.And after that, they were just up and running. It was like watching a
:14:11. > :14:16.completely different team. The runs are fantastic because the Norwich
:14:17. > :14:23.defender are all over the place. He comes inside. That is such a good
:14:24. > :14:32.goal and all of a sudden, they make Norwich look very ordinary. On that
:14:33. > :14:36.goal, Benteke, I said to you, is there anything you can do as a
:14:37. > :14:41.defender to stop that? You can put your head in but you will get badly
:14:42. > :14:51.injured. Sometimes you have to hold your hand up. He just exploded into
:14:52. > :14:55.life. We had Norwich on Match of the Day 2 last Sunday beating Spurs and
:14:56. > :15:06.the analysis was quite critical from Danny Mills. When we do our
:15:07. > :15:12.analysis... Let us start by praising Norwich. Can you get some praise
:15:13. > :15:19.back? In the opening exchanges, this was a different team to the one that
:15:20. > :15:23.Danny was talking about. Hoolahan was involved in everything. They
:15:24. > :15:31.don't use him enough. Great early pass, Hooper picks out. They were
:15:32. > :15:36.ruthless in those early exchanges. They were still in the game but that
:15:37. > :15:44.lovely turn, he gets it back, he is only denied by the keeper. They were
:15:45. > :15:48.decent at times but there is no point in being decent at that end if
:15:49. > :15:54.you do not defend enough. Chris Hughton said he feels like it was a
:15:55. > :16:00.major defeat and that 15 minutes when Aston Villa were rampant,
:16:01. > :16:08.Norwich fell apart, with all due respect to the fans. Is that fair?
:16:09. > :16:12.It was going so well. They did not react or have the personality to
:16:13. > :16:17.stay in the game and this ball that is played in, this is about who
:16:18. > :16:26.wants it most. There is a hint of foul. He wants to get to that old, I
:16:27. > :16:31.would be embarrassed if that was me. This is an area that Aston Villa
:16:32. > :16:37.want to get into. He has to go with that runner, he has to slot across
:16:38. > :16:44.and this was a comedy of errors. They can do better. They need to
:16:45. > :16:54.improve, marking in the box... 59 macro... He turns. That was
:16:55. > :17:00.inexcusable. -- Yobo. More character is needed. And they will defend
:17:01. > :17:03.better. You cannot have a soft centre if you want to avoid
:17:04. > :17:09.relegation because you will concede sloppy goals. Are some of those
:17:10. > :17:15.mistakes about what is in here? Is that training ground staff? You will
:17:16. > :17:19.feel disorientated, it was incredible the way that Aston Villa
:17:20. > :17:22.responded, but you must show character and organisation and they
:17:23. > :17:34.did not. Can I ask you some questions? 4-1, that is not a
:17:35. > :17:57.defeat? No, major defeat. Two left to go.
:17:58. > :18:06.We'll be going to the Liberty Stadium after you vote for the goal
:18:07. > :18:10.of the month. Swansea fans might be having a tough time of late, but
:18:11. > :18:23.last year... Rodriguez! What a wonderful finish!
:18:24. > :18:58.That is absolutely brilliant. Adam! What a goal! What a
:18:59. > :19:11.sensational goal! From Charlie Adam. Chelsea could break, they are. Eden
:19:12. > :19:25.Hazard. Brilliant! What a goal! What a goal! By Eden Hazard. That is
:19:26. > :19:33.sensational! Rickie Lambert. Brilliant! Utterly brilliant from
:19:34. > :19:51.Rickie Lambert. This is placed perfectly. That was a nice touch.
:19:52. > :19:57.Nacer Chadlie, what a fine goal! His first goal in the Premier League.
:19:58. > :20:06.And that was a super effort to crown a convincing performance on the run
:20:07. > :20:17.by Spurs. He could not quite force that passed. What about that?
:20:18. > :20:23.Fantastic all! Daniel Sturridge! Superbly created by Steven Gerrard.
:20:24. > :20:34.And expertly put away by Stephen -- Daniel Sturridge.
:20:35. > :20:53.Rosicky. He is in! Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant. That is a
:20:54. > :20:59.classic Arsenal goal. Here is Jelavic, getting away. The flag
:21:00. > :21:05.stays down. Looking for support, he finds Jelavic! That is absolutely
:21:06. > :21:10.terrific from the new strike partnership. They have not been
:21:11. > :21:22.together very long. But they have got a wonderful understanding.
:21:23. > :21:29.Rooney! Great finish. Tremendous finish. From Wayne Rooney. He fires
:21:30. > :21:49.home a great right footed volley. Shelvey! What a great goal! He gets
:21:50. > :21:51.a tremendous reception from the Liverpool fans, let alone the
:21:52. > :21:59.Swansea fans. That was an absolute outer! Those are the ten goals. You
:22:00. > :22:09.gambled on the website. You can tweet us. -- you can vote. All the
:22:10. > :22:21.terms and conditions online. And we will head to South Wales for
:22:22. > :22:25.the second game. Swansea fans might be having a very tough time of late
:22:26. > :22:29.but if you rewind to last year, things could not be more different.
:22:30. > :22:34.The ticker tape of Wembley must seem a lifetime ago. One League game was
:22:35. > :22:39.against the visitors back in September. It was this Dutch ring,
:22:40. > :22:45.frustrating start for Crystal Palace back to the top flag but the change
:22:46. > :22:46.of manager and three wins in the last five have seen them start to
:22:47. > :22:58.creep away from danger. Gary Monk celebrates one month in
:22:59. > :23:03.charge of Swansea. It has been a frenetic for weeks. In contrast,
:23:04. > :23:17.Tony Pulis has over 900 games as a manager. Three changes for Swansea.
:23:18. > :23:24.Lyon Brittan comes in. Routledge faces the club where he started his
:23:25. > :23:32.career. Palace have only five away goals in the Premier League this
:23:33. > :23:38.season. Ledley might be in for an unfriendly reception from the
:23:39. > :24:03.supporters. Swansea have lost their last two games at home here. Dyer.
:24:04. > :24:15.Routledge. 117, he is about to be substituted. He had the first real
:24:16. > :24:27.chance. -- 117. -- Hernandez. Routledge.
:24:28. > :24:58.Williams. He gets it back. 1-0, Swansea! 150 macro, who scored in
:24:59. > :25:06.Naples on Sunday night, has scored again. -- De Guzman. And their
:25:07. > :25:17.patience pays dividends. He was onto that. That little pace to get away
:25:18. > :25:27.from the defenders. De Guzman with the opening goal. Tony Pulis does
:25:28. > :25:30.not have a happy record as a manager in the Premier League hear of
:25:31. > :25:38.Swansea. He lost in his previous visits to the Liberty Stadium with
:25:39. > :25:57.Stoke City. Trying to find De Guzman. He has lost it. Rangel! That
:25:58. > :26:01.was a brilliant save. What it never since stopped from the Crystal
:26:02. > :26:07.Palace goalkeeper. To deny another goal. He has got 17 this season, he
:26:08. > :26:22.must surely have thought this was another. That was a superb run. Paul
:26:23. > :26:27.Ince. He has watched the first half. His son has been withdrawn at the
:26:28. > :26:40.break. Next to him, Gerry Francis, now on the staff at Crystal Palace.
:26:41. > :27:02.Routledge. Can he get the shot? Not much in the power department from
:27:03. > :27:14.Bony. Nice work again from Swansea, here.
:27:15. > :27:23.Trying to take on Rangel. He needs support. He does not really have it,
:27:24. > :27:33.though. Swansea get the throw. Visible frustration.
:27:34. > :27:46.That counts as a shot from Crystal Palace. But not as any effort on
:27:47. > :28:03.target. Common, the Welsh manager here at the Liberty Stadium.
:28:04. > :28:16.Can he turn? Unable to gather all towards the goal. Unable to get
:28:17. > :28:20.anything really behind it. But it is getting better from Crystal Palace
:28:21. > :28:31.as they search for the equaliser. Time is against Crystal Palace.
:28:32. > :28:49.Rangel. De Guzman. Plenty of room on that fireside for Routledge. --
:28:50. > :29:04.fireside. -- far side. He has beaten him to edit! Is that a foul in the
:29:05. > :29:14.penalty area? It is! Flores is going to get a red card. Calamitous
:29:15. > :29:19.defending from Swansea. It is a challenge outside the area? This is
:29:20. > :29:27.the first contact. Then another touch. Murray is down. He points to
:29:28. > :29:35.the spot and Flores has been sent off. Murray. He has been out since
:29:36. > :29:42.last May because of injury. And he scores! Crystal Palace are back on
:29:43. > :29:46.level terms. And Swansea cannot say this has not been coming. They have
:29:47. > :29:53.increased the pressure throughout the second half. Murray sends the
:29:54. > :30:02.goalkeeper the wrong way to get his first Premier League goal. Here is
:30:03. > :30:06.the challenge again. Certainly want to debate. What a moment that would
:30:07. > :30:12.have been for Glenn Murray. 31 goals in total last season. His first in
:30:13. > :30:16.the Premier League, and it may well have earned Crystal Palace a point.
:30:17. > :30:23.Alice haven't actually had an away draw this season in the Premier
:30:24. > :30:26.League. -- Palace haven't. It would be a huge point for them if they
:30:27. > :30:38.were to return to London with a draw. Murray! Deflected wide.
:30:39. > :30:49.The pressure is really on the Swansea goal now.
:30:50. > :31:00.Can Yannick Bolasie find a team-mate? Jerome Thomas goes down!
:31:01. > :31:04.It is a free kick to Swansea under caution to the Crystal Palace
:31:05. > :31:10.substitute. Trying to win a penalty by unfair means. There is no contact
:31:11. > :31:19.whatsoever from the Swansea man on the Palace man.
:31:20. > :31:23.Jerome Thomas went down and was booked for simulation. He will be
:31:24. > :31:27.fine. My when Chamakh has done one as well on the far side where he has
:31:28. > :31:32.not been touched. It is something I have been strong on and they will be
:31:33. > :31:36.fine. It is a disease that I think we almost rid of, it doesn't happen
:31:37. > :31:41.as much as it used to, but if people do it, they have to be reminded that
:31:42. > :31:43.it is not the right way. Lets cut straight to the main debating
:31:44. > :31:49.point, the Crystal Palace penalty that earned them a point. Was a
:31:50. > :31:55.penalty? Clearly not on the replays it is outside the area. The referee
:31:56. > :32:00.made the decision from 16 yards away, further away from the ball
:32:01. > :32:06.than I was. I think the first touches outside but he carries on
:32:07. > :32:08.and does catch Glenn in the box. We are delighted we have a penalty and
:32:09. > :32:15.that Glenn, after such a long injury, has scored. Where did you
:32:16. > :32:20.think the contact was? I have been told it was outside the box but in
:32:21. > :32:24.real time, it felt 100% inside. I think if we had had a longer rest of
:32:25. > :32:29.the week we have just had, we could have maintained the standards. It is
:32:30. > :32:36.probably 45 minutes too long, but the boys have been brilliant, taken
:32:37. > :32:39.on board everything we have asked. Is it fair to say you were so much
:32:40. > :32:42.better in the second half? What changed at half-time? We have worked
:32:43. > :32:45.all week to try and play the ball through and get runners-up aside
:32:46. > :32:50.quickly but we couldn't get out. Swansea kept regaining possession,
:32:51. > :32:53.so that is my full. I came in at half-time and the lads were
:32:54. > :33:01.disappointed but I said, I take full responsibility. Refreshingly honest
:33:02. > :33:05.in many ways, Tony Pulis. Let's deal with Crystal Palace in the first
:33:06. > :33:10.half. He said they struggle to get out, the half-time statistics,
:33:11. > :33:15.Swansea had something like 82% possession. They didn't create that
:33:16. > :33:19.many chances with that. This is the thing with Swansea, beautiful
:33:20. > :33:23.football, patient but not enough cutting edge in the final third. It
:33:24. > :33:27.was really only the goal and one other chance they created. The goal
:33:28. > :33:31.itself, this is everything that is beautiful about the way it is
:33:32. > :33:37.played. De Guzman is playing off the front, there is a good shape to the
:33:38. > :33:41.team, Chico Flores, the centre half in a forward position. They keep
:33:42. > :33:47.working it from side to side. It is movement off the ball. When it comes
:33:48. > :33:52.to Williams, de Guzman comes out and you get the triangle effect. It is a
:33:53. > :33:57.straight past that he wants to play. Wilfred Bony has defined one of
:33:58. > :34:03.these options. Fullbacks are pinned by the wide players, it is a lovely
:34:04. > :34:07.shape. He has options to play left or right. He plays it to play left
:34:08. > :34:16.or right. He plays Italy on Leon Brittan and it. They want to get it
:34:17. > :34:22.through and he does the rest. Simple and effective. They didn't do it
:34:23. > :34:26.enough. This was the only other chance. Angle wrangle gets in and it
:34:27. > :34:34.is a lovely run and it is a vital save. You think sometimes they want
:34:35. > :34:38.to score the perfect goal. It is great to watch all of the passing
:34:39. > :34:46.boat... We need them to be more direct? I don't mean hoofing but
:34:47. > :34:49.what? It is the final third, recreating that situation. They
:34:50. > :34:54.should have been out of sight by half-time but Tony Pulis was smart,
:34:55. > :34:58.he sorted it out and was positive. One young manager, seven games in
:34:59. > :35:03.the Premier League, 900 games Tony Pulis has and he showed it, and he
:35:04. > :35:07.managed it at half-time with the changes. He said they needed more
:35:08. > :35:14.targets to hit. Glenn Murray came on. Chamakh had already gone off
:35:15. > :35:27.injured, he was just warming up and he just catches his firm. -- his
:35:28. > :35:31.thumb. So it is strapped up! So now, to upfront, and they are
:35:32. > :35:36.getting pushed on and when you start pushing players on to Swansea, it
:35:37. > :35:40.makes it more difficult for them. Yes, it was totally different in the
:35:41. > :35:44.second half. Look at the way they are flying out, putting pressure on.
:35:45. > :35:50.Swansea couldn't go forward at all and mistakes came. As Martin says,
:35:51. > :36:26.the mistakes are coming and Yannick Bolasie,
:36:27. > :36:34.30,000 people in east London who don't think that was bad luck.
:36:35. > :36:42.Swansea will say it was a good point, they could have lasted. They
:36:43. > :36:46.have done well, they have had to cope with the Europa League and they
:36:47. > :36:50.won't be relegated but it is difficult, that Sunday and Thursday
:36:51. > :36:55.thing, it can put you out of kilter. Jerome Thomas is going to be
:36:56. > :37:01.fined by Tony Pulis. I know why he died but at the same time, you say,
:37:02. > :37:07.why do that when you could have shot or passed to Cameron Jerome -- I
:37:08. > :37:12.know why he dived. He thinks about shooting but he sees Canas in front
:37:13. > :37:18.of him, takes it inside and then he just falls over. It is ridiculous
:37:19. > :37:23.but the great thing is, Tony Pulis, lots of honesty, he is going to fine
:37:24. > :37:29.him Chamakh. We can't even find his dive! We have looked through all
:37:30. > :37:34.of the footage and we can't find the one he's talking about, not one as
:37:35. > :37:38.blatant as that. This time last year, Swansea were winning the
:37:39. > :37:41.League Cup. This afternoon, Manchester City and Sunderland were
:37:42. > :37:45.aiming to get their hands on it, we'll have the highlights are
:37:46. > :37:53.straight after this game. We still have the results of Goal of the
:37:54. > :37:59.Month to come and two Good two Bad to come after the final
:38:00. > :38:11.Paulinho has won it in stoppage time the flag stays down, it is Robert
:38:12. > :38:16.Snodgrass, Tottenham's second defeat under Tim Sherwood.
:38:17. > :38:24.Jake Livermore! 4-0, Hull City. Hundreds of Cardiff City fans bolted
:38:25. > :38:27.for the exit as the ball hit the back of the net. So our final match
:38:28. > :38:36.Spurs against Cardiff. After they both lost last weekend
:38:37. > :38:41.and marches upon us, there has been a sense that these two clubs may
:38:42. > :38:45.fall short of their league ambitions this season. Spurs marched on in
:38:46. > :38:50.Europe on Thursday with another couple of goals from Emanuel
:38:51. > :38:53.Adebayor. He is now Spurs' top scorer this season. Andros Townsend
:38:54. > :38:58.sorts for the first time in the Premier League since Tim Sherwood
:38:59. > :39:03.took over but Christian Eriksen is absent with a back injury. Ole
:39:04. > :39:06.Gunnar Solksjaer unsurprisingly rings the changes. The return of
:39:07. > :39:11.Gary Medel is a big positive. Craig Bellamy is back from suspension. But
:39:12. > :39:27.what catches the eye most is the change of formation.
:39:28. > :39:32.Lennon into Soldado! Soldado has not scored in his last eight
:39:33. > :39:35.appearances. He really could do with a goal.
:39:36. > :39:40.Ole Gunnar Solksjaer, who has seen just one league victory since his
:39:41. > :40:06.appointment on the 2nd of January. Soldado with the header he cost ?26
:40:07. > :40:19.million. Just lacking a little confidence, it seems.
:40:20. > :40:33.Kim has immediately apologised for that and it will be the first yellow
:40:34. > :40:38.card. That was nasty. And those that yellow card for Bellamy? I think the
:40:39. > :40:43.yellow card were shown, Bellamy yellow carded. Overheard by Phil
:40:44. > :40:45.Dowd, who clearly makes the signal to suggest Bellamy was talking out
:40:46. > :41:09.of turn. Fabiola Silva had already committed
:41:10. > :41:29.himself downfield, that is why Fryers was left in space -- Fabio.
:41:30. > :41:32.That was much closer from Michael Dawson. If it had been on target,
:41:33. > :41:43.I'm not sure the man on the line could have done anything about it.
:41:44. > :41:55.All three of the central defenders are up. With players committed
:41:56. > :42:05.downfield, there could be something for Spurs here. Soldado! Lovely! Now
:42:06. > :42:12.that is more like it from Roberto Soldado! That is how he made his
:42:13. > :42:18.name scoring goals, the Spaniard. Big smiles. Almost half an hour
:42:19. > :42:20.played an Spurs are in front. Cardiff's defensive ranks were
:42:21. > :42:27.committed downfield for the set piece and Adebayor, beautifully into
:42:28. > :42:33.Soldado, quick feet, the touch and first-time finish. His first goal in
:42:34. > :42:47.nine appearances. He almost looks like he can't believe it. And now
:42:48. > :42:52.for our -- late done so and never Solskjaer, after five at the back,
:42:53. > :43:00.the question is what do you do? Bellamy almost able to do something.
:43:01. > :43:01.The last time they had a set piece at this end of the field, Tottenham
:43:02. > :43:14.broke away and took the lead. Hugo Lloris perhaps being impeded
:43:15. > :43:18.but the header struck the crossbar from Steven Caulker against his old
:43:19. > :43:22.club. It was not given as a free kick. So close to equalising against
:43:23. > :43:33.the club where he started his career.
:43:34. > :43:43.Declan John. He went for goal himself with three Cardiff players
:43:44. > :43:49.arriving in the middle. The young left back, 18 years old, he had the
:43:50. > :43:57.confidence to do it. But Craig Bellamy may be thinking the naivete.
:43:58. > :44:07.It has by no means been free-flowing today for Spurs, but they are still
:44:08. > :44:18.in front. Lennon. Now then, Declan John in with the challenge, right on
:44:19. > :44:25.the edge of the penalty area. Will this be a shot or will he look for
:44:26. > :44:33.Adebayor and friends? He is backing away with meaning. Townsend. He made
:44:34. > :44:37.that look comfortable. Only ten games left after this for Cardiff
:44:38. > :44:46.City to save their Premier League lives and it is full at home next
:44:47. > :44:56.Saturday. The bottom two. Townsend. Not far away. Townsend will have
:44:57. > :45:12.some involvement against the Danish on Wednesday after his great impact
:45:13. > :45:21.in the final qualifiers. Campbell. Oh, my goodness! Well, that has
:45:22. > :45:27.caused quite a stir around White Hart Lane! I don't think they have
:45:28. > :45:48.ever seen that before. Adebayor, he did not find Lennon.
:45:49. > :45:58.Sandro, yellow card. This win will keep Spurs in touch with the top
:45:59. > :46:05.four. But later this month, they have got home games against Arsenal
:46:06. > :46:17.and Southampton. It stayed in! Adebayor. The lock is not going with
:46:18. > :46:22.them. How on earth did that stay in? It seems destined to be one of those
:46:23. > :46:35.days where Spurs are just labouring to get over the finish line. Kane,
:46:36. > :46:43.that should have been game over. Chadli, releasing the ball to Kane.
:46:44. > :46:47.We know how difficult it is after playing in Europe and our record
:46:48. > :46:53.suggests a horrendous time so at these times we need to win ugly and
:46:54. > :46:58.we did that today. We had one or two chances and we took one of them and
:46:59. > :47:04.that won the game. We are happy with our play. I'm happy for Soldado. He
:47:05. > :47:13.has done a lot. We are very happy for him and we
:47:14. > :47:19.just have to recover and get ready for the weekend. An improvement but
:47:20. > :47:24.another defeat? Big improvement, but was a team out there who believed in
:47:25. > :47:32.what they were doing. Having a real go. We just did not have those
:47:33. > :47:39.little margins. That was approved goal to concede. The counterattack
:47:40. > :47:46.on us. And it hit the crossbar, that is just the margins. When they go
:47:47. > :47:54.against you, you feel disappointment, you feel aggrieved
:47:55. > :48:01.but... We will come onto Cardiff in a moment, but Adebayor was keen to
:48:02. > :48:08.play up Roberto Soldado in that interview. By the developing
:48:09. > :48:10.partnership? They have not played that often in the last four games.
:48:11. > :48:20.That is another experiment. I am not sure they are really a
:48:21. > :48:23.partnership, I do not think Roberto Soldado wants to get forward enough
:48:24. > :48:28.into those positions. They find each other and he is the best that they
:48:29. > :48:35.have linked up with all afternoon. Here, he wants it early, he does not
:48:36. > :48:39.want to play the ball early, no one is really getting into the box.
:48:40. > :48:47.There is no great movement, he comes out. I am not sure they work as a
:48:48. > :48:53.pair. I think both players want to play up front on their own and they
:48:54. > :48:57.better players on their own. The manager has to look at everything
:48:58. > :49:02.available to him. Townsend has nothing to do with this. In the
:49:03. > :49:08.seven games they have played together, they have won five of them
:49:09. > :49:11.and drawn two of them but today, that goal was a little but of class
:49:12. > :49:16.but they are almost like strangers together. You are just looking at
:49:17. > :49:21.different ways of saying. Roberto Soldado has ignored him, he said
:49:22. > :49:30.nice things afterwards but I have not seen that. For you, they are not
:49:31. > :49:34.a partnership? I'm not sure that Roberto Soldado works hard enough
:49:35. > :49:39.and Adebayor has to play in that central position, they are keeping
:49:40. > :49:42.him hungry and working and he estimates very well so far and they
:49:43. > :49:47.will push all the way for the Champions' League spots. You have to
:49:48. > :49:53.say as well, the form which has been good under Sherwood is because he
:49:54. > :49:59.has got Adebayor playing. You do not want to upset him because he could
:50:00. > :50:05.disappear for three months. The header hit the bar, could he have
:50:06. > :50:09.kept that in? He should have been scoring that. Back into the England
:50:10. > :50:16.squad, it is harder to miss from there. Back against his old team. He
:50:17. > :50:24.was more solid today, he should be scoring with that, without out. In
:50:25. > :50:29.the post-match interview, sole charge said he was happy as a team.
:50:30. > :50:33.He said that five wins out of the last ten games will keep them in the
:50:34. > :50:39.Premier League. Here are those last ten games. Can they get five wins
:50:40. > :50:42.from this? I do not think so, I think there is the stench of
:50:43. > :50:51.relegation about Cardiff at the moment. No disrespect to him, he is
:50:52. > :50:57.a very experienced Premier League manager and I do not get why they
:50:58. > :51:06.ever sacked Mackay. They would have been ended out position with the old
:51:07. > :51:11.manager. I think you are right, I'll be really surprised they are
:51:12. > :51:16.struggling? The way they got promoted. He is building on the
:51:17. > :51:22.positives but, for me, they will go down. The result of the Goal of the
:51:23. > :51:43.Month is still to come after yesterday 's goals. And the odd
:51:44. > :51:58.managerial indiscretion. Huddleston. It was kept out twice by Krul!
:51:59. > :52:04.Debuchy. That was a good ball. And Newcastle United, having gone so
:52:05. > :52:14.close to conceding a minute ago, take the lead. Through Sissoko. Is
:52:15. > :52:26.an equaliser before half-time? That is short. Brilliant! He committed
:52:27. > :52:34.himself. And Remy punishes that backpass. Hull City have a mountain
:52:35. > :52:46.to climb. Bruce and Davis Cup on the back. -- up from the back. They are
:52:47. > :53:03.back in it! And it is Davis! Just rolled into the net. Gouffran, can
:53:04. > :53:06.he get the shot away! Yes! 3-1. Ten minutes into the second half.
:53:07. > :53:27.Newcastle restored their advantage. Alan Pardew! He looked like he put
:53:28. > :53:33.his forehead into the face of Meyler! I don't think that Alan
:53:34. > :53:40.Pardew has got away with that just yet? He has been sent off. He is
:53:41. > :53:48.unhappy. And there, you cannot do that! Players should not be doing
:53:49. > :54:02.that. Alan Pardew has to watch the proceedings from the main stand.
:54:03. > :54:08.Gosling is away. His first ever Premier League goal! What a
:54:09. > :54:13.convincing win at the end of the day for Alan Pardew but his memories
:54:14. > :54:24.will be tarnished by his stupidity in getting involved with Meyler.
:54:25. > :54:40.Lovely touch. He continues with his run. And he scores the goal!
:54:41. > :54:51.Schurrle kept his cool superbly. Has heard. He has got it through and
:54:52. > :54:58.Schurrle has scored his second. That will surely do it for Chelsea? Two
:54:59. > :55:13.goals for Schurrle. Both of them really well taken. He has on-site!
:55:14. > :55:16.There was no messing that one. The match ball is going back the short
:55:17. > :55:23.distance in the possession of Schurrle. Three quickfire goals from
:55:24. > :55:36.the German. Fulham have been blown away by one man. And he is in again!
:55:37. > :55:49.Heitinga. His first Fulham goal. Top meets bottom.
:55:50. > :56:02.Stoke grabbing the initiative. Appeal for handball. And the rectory
:56:03. > :56:08.has given it. Koscielny. And it is a penalty. There is not much more that
:56:09. > :56:12.he could do about that? Jonathan Walters, who has missed four out of
:56:13. > :56:21.his last six penalties. 15 minutes left. And he scores! What a victory
:56:22. > :56:29.point this might be for Stoke City. And what a damaging defeat it could
:56:30. > :56:38.be for Arsenal. That is a very good ball. Sanogo lost his composure and
:56:39. > :56:56.missed their chance. So much experience out there, and it fell to
:56:57. > :57:06.the man who really has none. It comes back, Suarez. And he ends his
:57:07. > :57:21.right. -- drought. And the luck went the way of Liverpool. 2-20! One
:57:22. > :57:42.minute and 20 seconds after coming on to the field, Sterling. His very
:57:43. > :57:45.first touch. Penalty kick. Liverpool will wrap it up in the dying
:57:46. > :57:52.seconds. Suarez running at the defender. He was brought down. And
:57:53. > :58:04.it will be Steven Gerrard, to wrap up another Liverpool victory. 3-0.
:58:05. > :58:13.Liverpool move into the top two teams.
:58:14. > :58:24.Leighton Baines to cross. Place it back to Pienaar! And Deulofeu. Held
:58:25. > :58:27.second time by Adrian. Just the one Premier League also far this season,
:58:28. > :58:37.and Pienaar was a whisker away from it.
:58:38. > :58:54.It is Lukaku! A dream return for Romelu Lukaku! The man who scored
:58:55. > :58:59.the winner with his debut goal against West Ham in September breaks
:59:00. > :59:04.the deadlock against them today. It was a big Dave Everton and it was a
:59:05. > :59:08.big win. Enough has been said on Pardew, so
:59:09. > :59:14.we will move on, but Chelsea under the pool our relentless at the
:59:15. > :59:18.moment. I said the other week that Liverpool's front for the best in
:59:19. > :59:21.the country at the moment and they really to frighten all of the other
:59:22. > :59:26.teams. I think they are genuine contenders. Chelsea always will be
:59:27. > :59:30.because of Mourinho, but from Liverpool's point of view, not in
:59:31. > :59:34.any other cup competitions, not in Europe, they have all week to
:59:35. > :59:41.prepare for games, they have a big part to play. We talked about this
:59:42. > :59:45.at lunchtime on much of the day to extra, but Arsenal are lacking
:59:46. > :59:51.someone to drive them on -- Match of the Day to extra. You have to give
:59:52. > :59:55.credit to Stoke, they played exceptionally well, but there was a
:59:56. > :00:02.lack of creativity in the final third. Ramsey has been a big mess.
:00:03. > :00:08.He would be the one to drive them on. They have injuries to key
:00:09. > :00:13.players. And Chelsea are just coming into form. Liverpool are brilliant
:00:14. > :00:28.to watch. OK, let's reveal the Goal of the Month for February.
:00:29. > :00:38.And here it is. February's Goal of the Month by some considerable
:00:39. > :00:45.distance was Tomas Rosicky. So they may have lost at Stoke, but they
:00:46. > :00:52.have one Goal of the Month. -- won. It won't be much consolation, but it
:00:53. > :00:55.was a fantastic team goal. This is what they practice on the training
:00:56. > :01:00.pitch, they do this against mannequins and Sunderland look like
:01:01. > :01:02.mannequins there. Yes, it is harder to do it around players. Do they
:01:03. > :01:05.really practice that kind of move? to do it around players. Do they
:01:06. > :01:10.really practice that kind of It doesn't happen by accident. If you
:01:11. > :01:14.are the manager at a football club and think it does, get real. They
:01:15. > :01:19.practice that all the time. So those wire figures that we see when people
:01:20. > :01:24.practice free kicks, they pull them out individually? The fitness coach,
:01:25. > :01:30.the amount of sessions they do around mannequins and backboards, to
:01:31. > :01:35.get that fine touch that you need to drive forward and get your head up
:01:36. > :01:45.and play, it becomes second nature. I thought mannequins were cigars. Is
:01:46. > :01:52.that when you score wish? That went over my head. Let's have a look at
:01:53. > :01:58.the table. Villa have gone up to 11 with that win today. Swansea and
:01:59. > :02:13.Norwich packed in together. Let's have a look at two good to bad. --
:02:14. > :02:15.two good to bad. You would think that both Howard Kendall and Bill
:02:16. > :02:21.Kenwright could afford their own sweets when they go to Goodison
:02:22. > :02:27.Park. Sandro evidently thought his team-mates had a hard night. That
:02:28. > :02:32.was before the game. I know to centre halves in this studio that
:02:33. > :02:38.couldn't do this bit of skill. -- two. This is the cross of the
:02:39. > :02:48.weekend! This isn't the cross of the weekend. And Mark Hughes ought to
:02:49. > :02:52.watch out, because there will be a fine coming from Tony Pulis.
:02:53. > :02:58.Thank you very much to Martin and Mark. It may have gone badly per
:02:59. > :03:02.your site today, maybe you are starting to fear the worst but
:03:03. > :03:05.remember, it is not all over yet, there are still plenty of points to
:03:06. > :03:09.play for and if you can hang in there until the final day of the
:03:10. > :03:16.season, you will always have a chance of staying up. Good night.
:03:17. > :03:22.West Ham have the dignity to greeted the champions with a guard of
:03:23. > :03:25.honour. For Manchester United, a day of jubilation, for the hammers,
:03:26. > :03:41.trepidation. Carlos Tabarez for West Ham! -- keb Tevez. David Weatherall
:03:42. > :03:52.has scored and they remain in the Premiership. Geoff Cross field! --
:03:53. > :04:04.Horsfield. Full need to score again and it has
:04:05. > :04:05.swung their way! Wiggin and