:01:17. > :01:25.Everton go into their match against Arsenal four points behind.
:01:26. > :01:38.It's important we continue to fight. Huge three points for us takes us
:01:39. > :01:47.closer to the safety margin. Six to play, six to win and if they do,
:01:48. > :01:52.no-one can deny them through. A tale of two cities as regards our
:01:53. > :02:01.two games this evening. And we have great expectation force the punditry
:02:02. > :02:07.of John heartson and our other guest tonight. Noimp have sacked Chris
:02:08. > :02:15.Hughton with just five games to go. Tell us what you think about that,
:02:16. > :02:19.you can e-mail us. We have West Ham v Liverpool. We'll just concentrate
:02:20. > :02:24.on the next game, you know, and the next game is Manchester City. No,
:02:25. > :02:29.it's not, the next game is West Ham. Brendan Rodgers take this is one
:02:30. > :02:34.lightly at his peril. Liverpool might have title chases, West Ham
:02:35. > :02:40.away is a tough assignment, especially now Sam Allardyce wants
:02:41. > :02:49.respect. There's also a big striker with a
:02:50. > :02:52.point to prove. There'll be no one bursting Liverpool's bubble.
:02:53. > :03:12.Jonathan Pearce was watching. He signed for Liverpool on the same day
:03:13. > :03:23.as Carroll signed for West Ham. West Ham make one change.
:03:24. > :03:29.Liverpool are forced to change their defence for the first time in seven
:03:30. > :03:34.games. A bang on the knee in training ruling out Agger. Sakho
:03:35. > :03:38.starts is for the first time in 2014. Carroll's performance against
:03:39. > :03:43.that defence will be crucial. Sturridge and Suarez have scored
:03:44. > :03:51.seven more goals as a pair than the West Ham team has managed.
:03:52. > :03:57.Gerrard. Flanagan. Suarez. Lovely move already developing here by
:03:58. > :04:24.Liverpool. Good defending the. Another throw. Suarez into the box.
:04:25. > :04:30.Oh, what an effort! Off the bar.
:04:31. > :04:35.Conjured up out of almost nothing. West Ham momentarily switched off.
:04:36. > :04:41.Just for the second that that sort of player craves.
:04:42. > :04:45.He can belt them, he can chip them, lob them, trickle them, he can score
:04:46. > :04:59.which way he wants. Suarez. Coutinho. Sterling.
:05:00. > :05:02.Sturridge on the edge of the box. Blocked by Taylor, back to Coutinho.
:05:03. > :05:14.Great opportunity here for Suarez. A few notes for the half time team
:05:15. > :05:24.talk. Suarez on the shieldser of the last
:05:25. > :05:29.defender as ever. Mistake there by Demel. Suarez appeals for a penalty
:05:30. > :05:35.and Liverpool get the penalty kick for handball.
:05:36. > :05:40.It's their 11th penalty of this Barclays Premier League campaign.
:05:41. > :05:47.All West Ham's work has been undone. His arm was stuck out, he moved it
:05:48. > :05:53.on to the ball. That's a handball. That's a penalty.
:05:54. > :06:02.Four Pengties scored, one missed this campaign for Steven Gerrard.
:06:03. > :06:08.Keeper goes the wrong way. Ten in 14 games for Gerrard.
:06:09. > :06:17.13 in all this season. Tomkins' head. Liverpool lead. This
:06:18. > :06:24.has been hard going for Liverpool today. He knows that.
:06:25. > :06:34.His run of goal scoring in recent weeks has been timely.
:06:35. > :06:45.Demel back to know Lang. -- Nolan. Hesitated before he got
:06:46. > :06:49.the cross in. Won the corner though. Gerrard was there again. No wonder
:06:50. > :06:53.he's blowing hard, he's covered a lot of ground. Needs others around
:06:54. > :07:10.him to lift their work rate. West Ham aren't out of this. Carroll.
:07:11. > :07:13.Mying mying dropped it. Mignolet. The asssistant, his flag was raised.
:07:14. > :07:25.Will it stand? Did the asssistant see a foul? My
:07:26. > :07:29.first impression was there'd been a foul in the air. The goal stands. As
:07:30. > :07:42.real blow for Liverpool. Time to get your first West Ham go.
:07:43. > :07:53.Mignolet spilled it. Demel poked it in. Money owe Mignolet comes,
:07:54. > :08:00.Carroll was looking for it. Liverpool are absolutely furious.
:08:01. > :08:04.Liverpool will complain long about that West Ham equaliser. Let's be
:08:05. > :08:07.honest, they should know what Carroll can and will do with set
:08:08. > :08:22.pieces. Diame. Carroll. Off the bar! One was effective, the other not.
:08:23. > :08:25.West Ham so close. Andy Carroll against his old side
:08:26. > :08:31.and very nearly West Ham into the lead.
:08:32. > :08:47.Henderson. Taylor. Flanagan. There's contact. He's given a penalty and
:08:48. > :08:56.West Ham again will be fuming. He got it with his hand for me.
:08:57. > :09:00.This is a big decision. Stretched his hand out and seemed to get it
:09:01. > :09:06.for me and push it away from Flanagan.
:09:07. > :09:12.The keeper goes to ground. Flanagan knocked it beyond him. Does the
:09:13. > :09:19.keeper get a touch? He wafts his hand at it, gets a touch on the ball
:09:20. > :09:25.first and Flanagan goes over. Kenny Dalglish looks as if he's caught in
:09:26. > :09:31.two minds. Top right. He goes top left!
:09:32. > :09:37.Liverpool are ahead. A game here of huge talking points
:09:38. > :09:43.and, has the Captain put Liverpool back on top?
:09:44. > :09:49.Steven Gerrard scored two from the spot in the win against Manchester
:09:50. > :09:53.United, had the hat trick chance as well but squandered that. Smiles
:09:54. > :10:05.from King Kenny. Two for Gerrard. Both from the spot.
:10:06. > :10:10.Suarez on side. Timed it right. Armero is back with him. Blocked.
:10:11. > :10:16.Suarez appeals for handball again. Should Liverpool have had a third
:10:17. > :10:29.penalty? Bounces up in his hand. Don't think
:10:30. > :10:36.so. The second penalty looked harsh.
:10:37. > :10:39.They'll argue long and hard about that. Sterling. Suarez with the
:10:40. > :11:01.spin. Hit the bar again. Suarez holding his run. Blocked with
:11:02. > :11:18.his legs. Armero got back at Suarez. Tomkins clears.
:11:19. > :11:24.Armero showed a great turn of foot to get that ball there. They have
:11:25. > :11:28.played with certainly more attacking intent today but can they get back
:11:29. > :11:36.and get a point in the last minute from Liverpool? Jarvis. Lovely
:11:37. > :11:42.cross. An inviting. As to Armero. Downing. Right footed. It would've
:11:43. > :11:53.benefit moment for him against his old club. Terrific cross. Rose with
:11:54. > :12:03.Cole. It had: 's armour. Sterling pulling away sensibly. -- it hit
:12:04. > :12:06.Cole's arm. He drives it. Good save. In terms of chances created,
:12:07. > :12:07.possession of the football, Liverpool have been the more
:12:08. > :12:18.impressive side. We don't want controversial
:12:19. > :12:24.decisions in any game we play but unfortunately, two of the decisions,
:12:25. > :12:29.one went in our favour, the open rules Assistant referee. They won by
:12:30. > :12:35.two penalties. The second one is a penalty. Adrian has played the ball
:12:36. > :12:41.first, played halfway down, looking for the penalty, before he knows
:12:42. > :12:45.he's not going to get there. Adrian gets a touch on the ball. If you
:12:46. > :12:55.play the ball as the goalkeeper like that, it's not a penalty. A slice of
:12:56. > :13:02.luck with the winning penalty? No, I thought we did well in the second
:13:03. > :13:05.half. John got a touch on the ball. Past the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper
:13:06. > :13:10.gets a slight touch on it, but, as he does that, he then brings down
:13:11. > :13:14.John. And his foot gets caught in his armour. Daniel scores, he
:13:15. > :13:18.doesn't, and the ordered a penalty, which I thought was right. In
:13:19. > :13:25.general play, the reason we've come through today is because how well we
:13:26. > :13:29.handled West Ham are's long ball. I think we handled it well. I think
:13:30. > :13:35.the referee got it wrong. Everyone will judge it for themselves but for
:13:36. > :13:40.me it's a plain foul. There was arms flying around the whole game. That's
:13:41. > :13:47.just how it is. Almost impossible now for centre forward to jump
:13:48. > :13:52.without a referee giving a decision against you. Your arms have to go
:13:53. > :13:55.somewhere. Yes, I always say that. Little strikers get away with more,
:13:56. > :14:01.I don't know why. It's hard for me to jump and get away with it. I'm a
:14:02. > :14:05.believer in things evening themselves out. In 38 games, you
:14:06. > :14:09.have a lot of decisions you don't deserve and a lot of decisions go
:14:10. > :14:12.against you. You have to get on with it and you can't feel sorry for
:14:13. > :14:17.yourself. We have to show everyone how much we want this and I thought
:14:18. > :14:23.we done that. People can't come outside of this environment, tell me
:14:24. > :14:28.they will work themselves out towards the end of the season. But
:14:29. > :14:32.absolute nonsense. So he says it's nonsense they even things out over
:14:33. > :14:39.the season. Do they even themselves out for you? You would like to think
:14:40. > :14:43.so. Over the course of a season. You would like to get decisions in your
:14:44. > :14:46.favour. You know there will be decisions which go against you but
:14:47. > :14:52.sometimes, it's clearly not always the way. Do you agree? No, a lot of
:14:53. > :14:59.fans in Scotland will say differently. Knowing Sam, somebody
:15:00. > :15:04.would get decisions which went for and against him. I bet that list is
:15:05. > :15:08.longer than the other. Let's deal with a controversial decision. You
:15:09. > :15:11.both think the first penalty was fine. Let's go to the second
:15:12. > :15:21.penalty. Who wants to start? First of all, it's a wonderful ball
:15:22. > :15:29.from Henderson. A good weighted past. Adrian gets the ball and, for
:15:30. > :15:38.me, it's not a penalty. He gets the ball initially. There. See? Ball. He
:15:39. > :15:43.catches Flanagan after the ball but I think the fact he gets the ball
:15:44. > :15:48.first, that's the referee's view, which is different from what we have
:15:49. > :15:51.seen obviously but, for me, it's not a penalty and I felt that was the
:15:52. > :15:57.first of a few mistakes the referee made today. I will disagree with the
:15:58. > :16:03.bigger man. I often don't do that. It's not healthy! I'm always worried
:16:04. > :16:09.when goalkeepers come running out. They have to get the timing right
:16:10. > :16:12.and they have two, in the referee 's mind, they have to make sure they
:16:13. > :16:16.get good contact with the ball and make sure it goes in a different
:16:17. > :16:21.direction. I think he touched the ball but I also think you brought
:16:22. > :16:28.Flanagan down. The ball did not change its trajectory. It kind of
:16:29. > :16:32.bounced about. Flanagan touched it first. He got a touch on it but not
:16:33. > :16:36.enough to deviate it. On the follow-through, I think he called
:16:37. > :16:41.John. For me, the referee, the view he had of it, he was banned think
:16:42. > :16:47.was a penalty. We have looked at it over and over again. I can see both
:16:48. > :16:50.sides of the argument. For me, I would want the penalty.
:16:51. > :16:58.If you had challenged Mignolet like Andy Carroll, would you have
:16:59. > :17:05.expected the whistle to being blown from foul? No. But it's clearly a
:17:06. > :17:08.foul. I would have liked to been in the centre forward union here but
:17:09. > :17:14.Andy Carroll, so physically aggressive in the air.
:17:15. > :17:20.He makes contact with Mignolet's face and arm and pulled down the
:17:21. > :17:26.ball. You can see, there in the face. And there, on his armour.
:17:27. > :17:34.That's why the ball was released. I think the referee, it was a mistake.
:17:35. > :17:37.I agree with that. The linesman did the right thing, flagged it up but
:17:38. > :17:41.the referee thought was a perfectly good goal. He's got Mignolet has
:17:42. > :17:45.stopped the ball and made that decision, possibly incorrect. It
:17:46. > :17:48.feels like in recent weeks we've spoken about Liverpool and their
:17:49. > :17:53.formations more than any other side in the Premier League. They started
:17:54. > :17:59.off today with a 4-3-3 and then Brendan Rodgers brought in Lucas and
:18:00. > :18:03.changed it to a diamond in the second half. What was the thinking
:18:04. > :18:09.behind that? They were getting congested midfield. A feature of
:18:10. > :18:11.Liverpool 's play has been the fullbacks kicked forward and it's
:18:12. > :18:15.more apparent in the modern game. The fullbacks have a good outlet and
:18:16. > :18:21.good players and you can see time and time again, a good set up by
:18:22. > :18:24.West Ham. They made life very difficult for Liverpool. You can see
:18:25. > :18:32.the starting positions, even for Flanagan at left back, with a tempo
:18:33. > :18:36.and the slow passing, Len Johnson, you would rather see Johnson,
:18:37. > :18:43.Flanagan in outer positions. He gets bogged down for the it's slow. This
:18:44. > :18:49.is totally different when Johnson is wide. Steven Gerrard is now the
:18:50. > :18:56.pivot. John Flanagan on the other side. Sterling got a lot more joy in
:18:57. > :18:59.the second half. Glen Johnson in a centre forward position almost.
:19:00. > :19:09.Trying to bring people in. High and wide. Hayes had it too early here.
:19:10. > :19:15.Again, both fullbacks in the box. Liverpool had a recyclable again.
:19:16. > :19:22.This is where sterling, this is a perfect position for him. He likes
:19:23. > :19:25.to eliminate people. Suarez, an audacious piece of skill. This is
:19:26. > :19:31.where the penalty comes from. Flanagan, goes in high. Far more
:19:32. > :19:38.possession in the second half. Far more control. It's almost like
:19:39. > :19:41.having a back three times. Any time two fullbacks go forward, Gerard is
:19:42. > :19:50.there soaking up the danger. The annoying thing about Diamond
:19:51. > :19:56.formations, your fullbacks are high and wide. If you are vulnerable to
:19:57. > :20:00.counterattacks, does that mean it's more important for the Steven
:20:01. > :20:06.Gerrard character to drop back? 100%. It's a great position for him
:20:07. > :20:09.in his career. He reads the game so well and can still cover the
:20:10. > :20:13.ground. Any counterattack, he will be the first port of call. I you
:20:14. > :20:19.surprised more teams don't use a diamond? For me, I like to play with
:20:20. > :20:28.wingers, but we had three out injured so we had to suit players
:20:29. > :20:36.like Kris Commons. It gives lessons for Luis Suarez to know what to do.
:20:37. > :20:40.They both want to play centrally, him and Daniel Sturridge. There was
:20:41. > :20:46.no balance on the left. Then you have sterling at the top of it. We
:20:47. > :20:51.know somebody who was on a coach, who invented the term false
:20:52. > :20:59.fullbacks. It'll soon be a false manager as well. Probably a false
:21:00. > :21:05.presenter, the way we are going. Still to come tonight.
:21:06. > :21:18.COMMENTATOR: A decent try. Lukas Podolski. A good save from Howard.
:21:19. > :21:21.That is a brilliant goal. And we will bring you the game from
:21:22. > :21:39.Goodison after your chance to vote for March's goal of the month.
:21:40. > :21:53.COMMENTATOR: What a fantastic goal! That is a very special goal. As
:21:54. > :22:00.explosive a finish as you are likely to see.
:22:01. > :22:09.David Silva floating around into space. Oh, what a goal! Absolutely
:22:10. > :22:12.brilliant from David Silva, floating in between two players. He scored
:22:13. > :22:21.his first goal since the middle of December.
:22:22. > :22:33.Two skilful. Playing to the left. He sets himself to put it in and it is
:22:34. > :22:40.in. Delph has scored. Brilliant work from Delph. He kept on with his
:22:41. > :22:48.run. Did he mean that? If he did, it's a touch of genius. Arsenal on
:22:49. > :22:58.classic counterattack. Tomas Rosicky. Arsenal lead! What a goal!
:22:59. > :23:10.What a finish that is. An absolute cracker from Tomas Rosicky. Four to
:23:11. > :23:17.aim for in the middle. Tettey, what a goal! What a goal! Alexandre
:23:18. > :23:20.Tettey. Would you believe it, that is his first ever goal in the
:23:21. > :23:32.Premier League? It has been worth the wait. What a strike! Samir Nasri
:23:33. > :23:35.from a free kick. Yaya Toure on a hat-trick. What a beauty. That was
:23:36. > :23:56.special. What a belter. Wayne Rooney. He goes for it. It's
:23:57. > :24:02.an unbelievable goal. Spectacular from Wayne Rooney! There is one for
:24:03. > :24:09.the album. There is a man who knows how to score goals like that.
:24:10. > :24:15.Tomkins beaten and roomy's improvisation catches at the
:24:16. > :24:23.goalkeeper. -- Wayne Rooney's improvisation.
:24:24. > :24:30.There could be an Everton break on. Berkeley.
:24:31. > :24:49.What a stunning goal! Ross Barkley. It only further enhances his
:24:50. > :24:51.ever-growing reputation. And that, for his sixth at the season, is an
:24:52. > :25:08.emphatic finish. Amalfitano. The goalkeeper is off
:25:09. > :25:14.his line. Marshall is beaten. Amalfitano, a moment of
:25:15. > :25:17.improvisation and sheer genius. It was inch perfect. What about that
:25:18. > :25:39.from Morgan Amalfitano? Here comes Lallana. He goes for
:25:40. > :25:44.goal. Oh, what a goal! Lallana. Look where he picks it up. He's only been
:25:45. > :25:50.on a few minutes. It's a beautiful shot from Adam Lallana. So there are
:25:51. > :25:53.your ten goals. We've spent the last ten minutes arguing about them. You
:25:54. > :25:57.can now vote via the BBC sport website, clicking on the goal of
:25:58. > :26:00.your choice, or you can tweet the hashtag of the goal you liked best.
:26:01. > :26:02.For example #Goal1 to @bbcmotd. You can find the terms and conditions
:26:03. > :26:15.for the vote on bbc.co.uk/football. one in goal of the month in.
:26:16. > :26:20.Goodison Park though, it was all about the race for fourth.
:26:21. > :26:28.Everton haven't beaten Arsenal in the last four attempts.
:26:29. > :26:31.So, this is Roberto Martinez' biggest match since he took charge
:26:32. > :26:35.at Goodison Park. Arsenal are not out of the title race, but reaching
:26:36. > :26:41.the Champions League for a 17th successive year is a must as a
:26:42. > :26:45.season that promised so much... A significant result And their seven
:26:46. > :26:51.point lead at the top draws to a close. High stakes on Merseyside.
:26:52. > :26:55.Before their last visit here, in February, Arsenal were top of the
:26:56. > :27:01.league. Everton have continued to believe
:27:02. > :27:06.and Martinez makes two changes to the team that won at Fulham.
:27:07. > :27:15.Mirallas and Naismith who both came off the bench start today with bar
:27:16. > :27:21.barically on the bench. Monreal replaces Gibbs at left back
:27:22. > :27:27.for Arsenal. They are Aaron Ramsey among the substitutes who hasn't
:27:28. > :27:32.featured since Boxing Day. Rain falling at Goodison Park to add
:27:33. > :27:35.a little zip to the surface, and a little spice to this
:27:36. > :27:40.much-anticipated occasion. Lukaku.
:27:41. > :27:52.. Everton throw. Everton have won
:27:53. > :27:59.their last five Premier League games in a row. Osman. That was curling in
:28:00. > :28:04.the wrong direction. Startled Szczesny. He wasn't getting that if
:28:05. > :28:15.it was on target. Lovely technique from Osman. That is how close they
:28:16. > :28:19.were to getting the lead inside the first two minutes.
:28:20. > :28:24.14 points in the last 30 Arsenal have picked up.
:28:25. > :28:33.Naismith found a bit of space. Looking for Lukaku. It still might
:28:34. > :28:41.come to Coleman. Wide-open there for a moment,
:28:42. > :28:47.Arsenal. Coleman. Still potential potentially there for Everton.
:28:48. > :28:53.Cazorla to Sagna. Osman with the late challenge. He's hurt himself,
:28:54. > :28:59.but he's going in the referee's notebook in the first six-and-a-half
:29:00. > :29:05.minutes. Osman came flying in here, he was late. Felt the full force of
:29:06. > :29:10.Sagna. Double pain of the yellow card and the cut to the face for
:29:11. > :29:16.Leon Osman. If his team are to win today, they would be on 63 points,
:29:17. > :29:18.the same points that David Moyes accumulated over 38 games last
:29:19. > :29:28.season. And this is Baines. Towards Lukaku.
:29:29. > :29:35.Denied by Szczesny. Naismith. 14 minutes gone. First goal to
:29:36. > :29:40.Everton and it's Steven Naismith recalled who scores for the second
:29:41. > :29:46.weekend running. His eighth of the season. Lukaku denied by Szczesny
:29:47. > :29:52.and then the calm finish from the Scottish international to roll it
:29:53. > :29:56.into the bottom corner. Check this composure. He's clocked up some big
:29:57. > :29:58.goals this season and he's just provided another one. Everton 1,
:29:59. > :30:11.Arsenal 0. Just listen to the Goodison noise
:30:12. > :30:15.now. That's the start they wanted. Coleman in an advanced position for
:30:16. > :30:18.Everton. Barically wants it back. Settled
:30:19. > :30:32.very quickly into this game. Mertesacker missed it. McCarthy.
:30:33. > :30:38.It's Naismith! Into the arms of Szczesny. Me.
:30:39. > :30:41.Mertesacker missed it. McCarthy. It's Naismith! Into the arms of
:30:42. > :30:47.Szczesny. This could have gone anywhere. From Arsenal's point of
:30:48. > :30:54.view, it went into the arms of the goalkeeper. Giroud. On the other
:30:55. > :31:00.hand was a chance. He knows it. Best opportunity so far for Arsenal. Good
:31:01. > :31:06.delivery from Sagna. Giroud couldn't get enough on it. Baines. Space for
:31:07. > :31:09.Barkley. Lukaku screaming for it. Still Barkley. Kept out by Szczesny.
:31:10. > :31:22.Blocked by Sagna. Everton corner. Two bites of the cherry, Barkley.
:31:23. > :31:30.Can Everton conjure up anything from the corner kick?
:31:31. > :31:35.Szczesny came a long way. Back in. Blocked by Flamini. Space again for
:31:36. > :31:43.Mirallas. Up against Cazorla. Stir Mirallas. The near post. Good stop
:31:44. > :31:48.from Szczesny. Mirallas, who could have joined Arsenal before opting
:31:49. > :31:50.for Everton, certainly brought a save out of Szczesny there on the
:31:51. > :32:04.right hand side. Naismith. Look at Lukaku in space.
:32:05. > :32:13.He's been fouled. Monreal. Still Lukaku. 2-0. Lukaku to double
:32:14. > :32:18.Everton's advantage. His fourth goal in six games. He runs straight to
:32:19. > :32:21.his manager and this is going perfectly to script for the home
:32:22. > :32:25.team. Little bit of fortune in the
:32:26. > :32:31.build-up when it breaks to Naismith. Look at Mir Ralls lass, head up,
:32:32. > :32:36.sees Lukaku, still had plenty to do, looked as though he overran it at
:32:37. > :32:40.one stage and guided it into the bottom corner. 13th league goal of
:32:41. > :32:46.the season. It's Everton 2, Arsenal 0.
:32:47. > :32:48.And just look at the embrace between player and manager. That says it
:32:49. > :32:59.all. Deep in thought and he has some
:33:00. > :33:03.thinking to do. Lost at Anfield, Stamford Bridge and the Etihad.
:33:04. > :33:09.Arsenal trying to find one back before half time. Monreal's cross.
:33:10. > :33:15.The effort from Podolski. Good save from Tim Howard. Had to be alive to
:33:16. > :33:20.the reaction and good reaction from him to tip it over. Every single
:33:21. > :33:27.season he's been involved in, they've finished in the top four.
:33:28. > :33:32.Back to 1995-96 season was the last time Arsenal weren't amongst the top
:33:33. > :33:38.four in English football. Barkley. Two players to his left.
:33:39. > :33:50.Mirallas knew Barkley was available. Naismith went down.
:33:51. > :33:58.Naismith thought he was pulled by Vermaelen.
:33:59. > :34:05.Flamini. Only had Giroud up in support here. Trying to bring Sagna
:34:06. > :34:11.into play. Good tracking back by Mirallas.
:34:12. > :34:19.Where is he going here? Mirallas is going into trouble. Giroud. Stones
:34:20. > :34:22.will bring it clear. Everton have been encouraged by their manager
:34:23. > :34:30.ever since he took over to play football. Mirallas overdid it here.
:34:31. > :34:37.What was he thinking? Howard with the intervention. If his team win
:34:38. > :34:42.for the sixth time in a row, it will be the first time since November
:34:43. > :34:47.2002 that they will have done that, it shows you the strides they have
:34:48. > :34:51.made under Roberto Martinez. Brilliant from Mirallas. Barkley to
:34:52. > :34:56.his left. Naismith down the centre. He's looking for Naismith. Szczesny
:34:57. > :35:03.had to get there. Mirallas. 3-0 Everton.
:35:04. > :35:07.Kevin Mirallas with what could be a killer goal for Arsenal and a big
:35:08. > :35:11.goal at Everton's Champions League challenge. Who would have predicted
:35:12. > :35:16.this scoreline? Everton 3, Arsenal 0.
:35:17. > :35:21.Arsenal had possession with Sagna in the Everton half. It was Mirallas
:35:22. > :35:25.who won it back and started the move. From then on, Arsenal were
:35:26. > :35:33.backing off. Credit Szczesny there. But then the man who started it,
:35:34. > :35:40.finished it. Actually, it's Arteta who got the last touch following
:35:41. > :35:44.Mirallas. Mirallas was celebrating but Arteta on the stretch quite
:35:45. > :35:46.clearly gets the last touch. An own goal on his return to
:35:47. > :36:02.Goodison Park. Coleman. Brilliant from Seamus
:36:03. > :36:10.Coleman. Lukaku. This could get worse for Arsenal you know. Barkley
:36:11. > :36:16.ahead of him. Chance. Straight at Szczesny. Look at the run of
:36:17. > :36:22.Barkley. Nobody goes with him. All the time to assess the option.
:36:23. > :36:32.Another woeful away day for Arsenal and Arsene Wenger.
:36:33. > :36:40.Inside the final five minutes of the 90. Oxlade-Chamberlain. Might fancy
:36:41. > :36:49.a go. Really good try. Right back off the cross bar. Very important
:36:50. > :36:56.touch from Tim Howard. Finger tips from the Everton goal Keir. Top
:36:57. > :36:59.class save on to the cross bar. -- goalkeeper. The race for the top
:37:00. > :37:05.four is well and truly on. Everton knew this was a potential day of
:37:06. > :37:12.destiny. They responded. They are fourth. They outclassed Arsenal and
:37:13. > :37:17.in the running for the season of their Champions League dream which
:37:18. > :37:21.is a touch closer. I thought today we were perfect from
:37:22. > :37:26.a tactical point of view. That's credit to the players and more
:37:27. > :37:33.importantly, it's credit to the young players that they can show
:37:34. > :37:40.that they have good understanding, I thought the experienced players
:37:41. > :37:44.carried through the play to the youngsters. To maintain their focus
:37:45. > :37:50.for 90 minutes, it was very important. How do you reflect on
:37:51. > :37:52.that today? ??FORCEDC We They were sharper and deserved to win. The
:37:53. > :37:54.only moment we looked to be coming back into the game was in the second
:37:55. > :38:13.half. How worrying are things? Look, it's
:38:14. > :38:19.a massive worry to lose a game like that, of course, but we have to
:38:20. > :38:24.analyse it well and come back with at different attitude on the pitch.
:38:25. > :38:27.The togetherness is there. Did that encapsulate when Lukaku scored and
:38:28. > :38:32.ran to the manager and everyone was together at the club? You seen that.
:38:33. > :38:37.It was phenomenal. That was the desire to make sure we won this game
:38:38. > :38:40.and make sure that from now to the end of the season if we want to
:38:41. > :38:45.finish higher, it's in our own hands. It was a comprehensive win
:38:46. > :38:50.for Everton, Neil, were they that good or were Arsenal bad or a bit of
:38:51. > :38:56.both? A bit of both. It's unfair to say Arsenal were disappointing, they
:38:57. > :38:59.were, but you would be taking a lot away from Everton who were fantastic
:39:00. > :39:03.today. The alarming thing about the game from an Arsenal point of view,
:39:04. > :39:09.the score line was 3-0, by u but it could have been a lot, lot more.
:39:10. > :39:13.Everton were far superior, there was a huge gulf between the games today
:39:14. > :39:18.and that's not something you expect from a game of this magnitude today.
:39:19. > :39:21.It was very surprising, from an Everton point of view, superb. They
:39:22. > :39:25.were set up very well? Yes, they were. Everton started with the big
:39:26. > :39:28.centre forward, Lukaku, playing on the right. Mirallas started on the
:39:29. > :39:34.left and Naismith started down the middle. He only started his ninth
:39:35. > :39:37.Premier League game of the season and health service absolutely
:39:38. > :39:42.fantastic, man-of-the-match for me. Every time he wanted to go in, he
:39:43. > :39:48.wanted to stretch the Arsenal defence, you know. I thought he was
:39:49. > :39:54.fantastic at times. You see this. Again, Naismith is there, picks it
:39:55. > :40:00.up, in loads of space. This time he's behind Arsenal. He did this all
:40:01. > :40:04.game, caused a big problem. It's what Arsenal didn't do. Naismith was
:40:05. > :40:08.first to get on to that ball. Barry wins it. Into Mirallas. Naismith
:40:09. > :40:14.looking to get in behind Arsenal all day long. You see the first goal
:40:15. > :40:18.here, it's Baines on the ball. The Arsenal back four is not in the line
:40:19. > :40:27.as it should be. Flamini should be getting tighter. Look where Naismith
:40:28. > :40:32.is. He causes Vermaelen a serious problem there, he doesn't know where
:40:33. > :40:37.to go, and this one for me, Lukaku, he's 14 yards away from Monreal who
:40:38. > :40:41.doesn't even look to see where Lukaku is. He gets all the space in
:40:42. > :40:45.the world. Monreal should be showing him down there on his weaker side.
:40:46. > :40:50.He lets him come inside on knave right left foot and, when he does
:40:51. > :40:55.cut inside, you look at the effort here from Vermaelen, he gets beat
:40:56. > :40:59.far too easy and Mertesacker doesn't even get a challenge in. He has to
:41:00. > :41:04.throw his body on the ball. Great finish from Lukaku, but for
:41:05. > :41:10.defensively from Arsenal. We highlighted Arsenal last week.
:41:11. > :41:15.Roberto Martinez has used him up top. Do you think Arsenal would have
:41:16. > :41:21.worked on Lukaku being the man up top? No yes. He's played there
:41:22. > :41:26.predominantly all season. Maybe Roberto's seen a weakness in
:41:27. > :41:30.Monreal. Not often you see a six foot striker playing right side but
:41:31. > :41:35.he's a good all rounder, he can do almost anything. I think the fact
:41:36. > :41:38.is, Monreal and Lukaku, it was a mismatch at times, so thenally they
:41:39. > :41:42.did that for a reason and it worked. Able to adapt? There were mismatches
:41:43. > :41:46.all over the pitch today and regardless of whether Monreal is up
:41:47. > :41:51.against Lukaku, there was no midfield penetration from Arsenal
:41:52. > :41:56.today. Every 50/50 seemed to go to the blue shirt, McCarthy, Barry,
:41:57. > :42:02.Barkley, they were more hungry. Naismith, I known him a long time,
:42:03. > :42:06.obviously when I was managing the Celtic Rangers game, he was the one
:42:07. > :42:10.I always worried about, and he's starting to find real form again
:42:11. > :42:14.after a transitional first season. He's had a few injuries. Good pro as
:42:15. > :42:19.well and he's getting rewarded for his hard work. Wenger talked about
:42:20. > :42:21.Arsenal need to come back with a different attitude, more
:42:22. > :42:27.personality, stronger challenges and says they have to go back to basics.
:42:28. > :42:30.Are you at the end of that game feeling there are they are a little
:42:31. > :42:47.one-dimensional? stretch the opposition. Today, we
:42:48. > :42:53.have got signs of this today. This is early in the second half. This is
:42:54. > :42:57.where the ball should be going. Tomas Rosicky wants to play pretty
:42:58. > :43:03.and gets broken down there. You have got your big centre forward, Johan
:43:04. > :43:07.Djourou. Support ball into the box from your big striker. You want to
:43:08. > :43:14.in the six yard box. He does the first thing very well. Again, he
:43:15. > :43:20.just gets shoved out of the way. Sylvain Distin shows a lot more
:43:21. > :43:23.strength. Johan Djourou, you are looking at him there and you want
:43:24. > :43:28.that ball played with good weight on it, in behind Arsenal. What does he
:43:29. > :43:35.do? Comes back inside, so nobody wants to stretch them. They have
:43:36. > :43:40.missed Theo Walcott. Six months ago, this is what Arsenal were doing.
:43:41. > :43:44.Theo Walcott, the first thing in his mind, can I get in behind the
:43:45. > :43:51.opposition? This time, Tomas Rosicky with a long ball. Theo Walcott pulls
:43:52. > :43:59.away. Arsenal today would have come out where the arrows are and played
:44:00. > :44:03.but instead Theo Walcott makes up Wilshere's mind. I know they have
:44:04. > :44:12.had long-term injuries. Ramsey was on the bench today. Walcott, they
:44:13. > :44:14.have missed the Moche -- most. His first thought is always can I get in
:44:15. > :44:22.behind? There's no replacement for pace. And
:44:23. > :44:29.quality. Everton had all the pace today. Mirallas was brilliant today.
:44:30. > :44:34.We have already touched on Naismith. Talk about fullbacks,
:44:35. > :44:39.Liverpool, false fullbacks, you won't get a better one in the league
:44:40. > :44:49.than Baines this season. He was constantly on the left-hand side. He
:44:50. > :44:57.got so overworked, Sagna because he had no cover whatsoever. We get
:44:58. > :45:03.upset with the fixtures coming up. Everton's remaining games, they have
:45:04. > :45:06.Manchester United and Manchester City to come. At this stage of the
:45:07. > :45:07.season, you could highlight Sunderland away and Crystal Palace
:45:08. > :45:17.because... They have Sunderland fighting for
:45:18. > :45:20.their lives. Manchester United and Everton, always a massive game.
:45:21. > :45:28.Manchester City. Southampton is tough. Hull away is not easy. Some
:45:29. > :45:33.of them got difficult fixtures. As far as Arsenal are concerned, a
:45:34. > :45:37.London derby with West Ham, Hull, Newcastle, West Brompton Norwich.
:45:38. > :45:43.You would argue they have an easy run. Yes, no question. The way they
:45:44. > :45:48.are playing at the moment, they will relish the big games. Man City, Man
:45:49. > :45:52.United. Roberto will want to test himself against the best and he has
:45:53. > :45:56.done that so well this season. Everton are playing fantastically
:45:57. > :46:02.well. They are one of your clubs, Arsenal. I know you care about them.
:46:03. > :46:08.With the fans preferred fourth-place or the FA Cup? The FA Cup. They are
:46:09. > :46:13.desperate to get a trophy. Nine seasons without a trophy. Yes,
:46:14. > :46:18.financially, from a business point of view, top four, Champions League
:46:19. > :46:24.is a place to be. I think they are so desperate to get that monkey off
:46:25. > :46:28.their back and win a trophy. It's not a foregone conclusion. Wigan are
:46:29. > :46:37.the real form team in the Championship. Arsenal playing Wigan,
:46:38. > :46:40.Hull and Sheffield United in the other semifinal. No disrespect to
:46:41. > :46:45.the other team. Anything can happen in a cup game. You know, Wigan have
:46:46. > :46:52.got form. They are the holders. Man City. Arsene Wenger usually get a
:46:53. > :46:56.good reaction from Arsenal and we expect that next weekend. Let's move
:46:57. > :47:04.on to the other main story because Norwich have dismissed Chris Hughton
:47:05. > :47:08.with just five games to go. It follows yesterday's defeat at home
:47:09. > :47:12.to West Brom. He did have things thrown at him post match. They were
:47:13. > :47:19.beaten by this goal, the only goal of the game. That only conceded one
:47:20. > :47:22.goal in their last six at home previously but have lost four of
:47:23. > :47:48.their last six games. Norwich have released a statement this evening.
:47:49. > :47:55.Is that harsh, in your opinion, given that record we can see there?
:47:56. > :48:00.I'm very surprised at the timing more than anything else. They've
:48:01. > :48:06.only conceded one goal at home in the last six home games. Away from
:48:07. > :48:10.home, you know, they have been bad this season. Their performance at
:48:11. > :48:15.Swansea last weekend when they got beaten 3-0, lost again yesterday,
:48:16. > :48:21.it's the timing. A big game next weekend against Fulham. If Norwich
:48:22. > :48:27.one that, full of only 18 games this season themselves. If Norwich wins
:48:28. > :48:29.that, they are almost safe so the timing is shocking. Lots of fans and
:48:30. > :48:35.got in touch with us on social media. Cheshire says all the pundits
:48:36. > :48:41.are saying it's a stupid decision. They should have been at Carrow Road
:48:42. > :48:44.yesterday. We had some hope. This one says the board of left us no
:48:45. > :48:50.time and the damage is done and Chris Hughton should've been fired a
:48:51. > :48:54.long time ago. They should have let him do the season. Or maybe done
:48:55. > :48:56.earlier. It's been bubbling under for quite awhile and I know we have
:48:57. > :49:02.talked about the last four this season. Five cup finals now for
:49:03. > :49:06.Norwich and everyone there probably knows what's at stake now. The chief
:49:07. > :49:11.executive have said it would be a big disaster to get relegated. I
:49:12. > :49:14.think the timing is bizarre, unless they have somebody lined up already
:49:15. > :49:19.to go in there. I'm sorry to see Chris go, though. It's a precarious
:49:20. > :49:22.job being a football manager. Neal Adams is in charge, who guided them
:49:23. > :49:28.to the youth cup final win last week. This is coincidence that you
:49:29. > :49:32.are on the show this evening when this has happened because you are
:49:33. > :49:39.amongst the bookies favourites for this job. I would be among a list of
:49:40. > :49:43.candidates, I'm sure. Al make sure you're the first to know. It's
:49:44. > :49:47.always flattering to be linked with jobs. In the Premier League. One of
:49:48. > :49:55.the best leagues in the world. You know, I don't want to talk about
:49:56. > :50:00.that. With a situation I'm in at Celtic at the moment. Do you get
:50:01. > :50:04.annoyed by being constantly asked about your future when you are a
:50:05. > :50:08.manager of a stable club that's winning things? Does it tend to come
:50:09. > :50:14.south of the border? Predominantly, yes. And I think people always think
:50:15. > :50:19.the Scottish league, the Scottish environment, is not as good as the
:50:20. > :50:24.English environment. The English league. I'm at a great club for so
:50:25. > :50:29.it's a privilege to manage it. If he lets me know first, I will let you
:50:30. > :50:32.know. Don't let me know. I won't let you know. And now how the battle at
:50:33. > :50:47.the bottom unfurled yesterday. If ever Cardiff needed a lucky
:50:48. > :50:51.redshirt it was yesterday but it was Tony Pulis's Crystal Palace who
:50:52. > :50:55.struck a significant blow in this season 's relegation battle.
:50:56. > :51:10.COMMENTATOR: Ledley able to turn. He finds him. Palace are in front! And
:51:11. > :51:13.that could be a crucial goal. It could determine the destiny of both
:51:14. > :51:18.of these clubs at the end of the season.
:51:19. > :51:28.Hulk dinner. Ledley. The former Cardiff man turned the temporary
:51:29. > :51:31.close range. Out of respect for his home city club, the club where he
:51:32. > :51:35.started his career, he does not celebrate. A class act from Joe
:51:36. > :51:48.Ledley. That is a brilliant goal from Jason
:51:49. > :51:55.punchy. It is sealed victory for Crystal Palace -- Puncheon.
:51:56. > :52:03.This is a beautiful shot. Cardiff city can be well and truly beaten in
:52:04. > :52:11.a match that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer labelled as must win. No Gabriel
:52:12. > :52:13.black Bonnell, Aston Villa relatively safe from harm, this was
:52:14. > :52:28.a big opportunity for Fulham. COMMENTATOR: It has gone beyond him.
:52:29. > :52:35.Richard son. Richard son! Follow that taking the lead. And that fans
:52:36. > :52:40.still have belief that Fulham take the lead. What a scream about Kieran
:52:41. > :52:50.Richardson. And the goalkeeper gets nowhere near it. Forward for this.
:52:51. > :53:02.It has gone in. Hold has equalised and scored his first goal for Aston
:53:03. > :53:09.Villa. After exactly 70 minutes. Not so easy now for Felix Mager.
:53:10. > :53:24.Further over, Jagger. I don't believe it and is all don't either.
:53:25. > :53:30.Goodness me. -- Fulham don't either. Matthew Ladson is their saviour. Oh,
:53:31. > :53:43.it's close. This is the nearest I've seen this season to the goal-line
:53:44. > :53:48.technology being so close. It is in. Rodellega. They have gone back in
:53:49. > :53:53.front, and it is Rodellega with his first Premier League goal of the
:53:54. > :54:01.season. What drama here at Villa Park. Look at the joy on the Fulham
:54:02. > :54:04.faces. Can they survive relegation? Rewind ear and Swansea had already
:54:05. > :54:07.secured a place in Europe and were enjoying their football but
:54:08. > :54:13.yesterday they went to Hull with both clubs chasing three points to
:54:14. > :54:22.ease any nagging relegation worries. It's a good cross. Rosignor. The
:54:23. > :54:33.cross on the right, write some side. Turned into the net by Boyd. It was
:54:34. > :54:38.implicitly at set, and George Boyd headed it beyond the reach of Michel
:54:39. > :54:43.Vorm. Thanks to Fulham's win, Sunderland now probably table and
:54:44. > :54:46.play tomorrow night against Spurs. There is a buffer between the bottom
:54:47. > :54:52.three nobody else, five points ahead of Fulham playing Norwich. Yes,
:54:53. > :54:56.there is. You would think that the three that there are now I think...
:54:57. > :55:03.Even with Sunderland's three games in hand? Well, they were poor last
:55:04. > :55:08.Monday night. Against West Ham. Losing at home. Can they go to Spurs
:55:09. > :55:13.and win tomorrow night I'm not sure. Tim Sherwood will want Spurs to
:55:14. > :55:18.finish strongly as well. It's interesting the bottom three clubs I
:55:19. > :55:24.think we'll get relegated. They will change their manager this season.
:55:25. > :55:27.Norwich were the only ones. They were the only ones who haven't
:55:28. > :55:33.changed their manager up until this evening. Fulham have used 38
:55:34. > :55:40.players. Admittedly, they've had three managers. That highlights the
:55:41. > :55:45.instability. Yes, it's a scatter-gun approach and that possibly they are
:55:46. > :55:48.where they are. There has been most ability. No consistency. It's very
:55:49. > :55:54.difficult for players when you have a different voice every three or
:55:55. > :55:57.four months and I feel he's a very experienced coach. I'm looking
:55:58. > :56:02.forward to the game next week games Norwich. If they get a result the
:56:03. > :56:05.Rowley two points behind. Norwich have four games to go so it'll be
:56:06. > :56:08.interesting. It seems the change from week to week. Sunderland, even
:56:09. > :56:15.though they have games in hand, they have got to start winning and I get
:56:16. > :56:19.the tell Gus Poyet that. There will be pressure on Fulham because they
:56:20. > :56:22.went to Aston Villa with less expectations but the fans will go to
:56:23. > :56:28.Craven Cottage next expecting to win.
:56:29. > :56:36.Craven Cottage next expecting to be huge pressure on Norwich as well.
:56:37. > :56:41.The players might be give an lift, but Fulham at home, Craven Cottage,
:56:42. > :56:45.it used to be a different proposition. I think the confidence
:56:46. > :56:52.they have got from beating villa will stand them in good stead for
:56:53. > :56:56.next week. On to the rest of the games, the game force the title race
:56:57. > :57:03.and plus the one that we couldn't fit in because it doesn't feature at
:57:04. > :57:07.the top or the bottom. Manchester City have more games to
:57:08. > :57:12.play than the other title chasers so just as well it was the early kick
:57:13. > :57:21.off. Southampton provided stiff opposition.
:57:22. > :57:28.Navas racing to the tej of the box. Dzeko might not need it. Manchester
:57:29. > :57:34.City have a penalty with two minutes exactly on the watch.
:57:35. > :57:42.Will bit the perfect start for Manchester City? It most certainly
:57:43. > :57:48.will. Cool, calm, casual. The keeper
:57:49. > :57:52.nowhere near it. After the opening five minutes, there's been a lack of
:57:53. > :58:01.assertiveness from Manchester City so far. Rodriguez straight to the
:58:02. > :58:06.ground there. This will be worrying. He's having a magnificent season and
:58:07. > :58:12.is very much in Roy Hodgson's plans for the World Cup in Brazil now. Is
:58:13. > :58:17.this an awkward fall? That is what has caused it. There was no contact
:58:18. > :58:21.from Kompany. And fingers will have to be crossed here for Rodriguez. It
:58:22. > :58:37.does not look great. Southampton have a penalty. Chris
:58:38. > :58:41.Foy points to the spot. Clearly six inches inside the box.
:58:42. > :58:47.Ricky Lambert now with a chance to equalise.
:58:48. > :58:50.Lambert against Hart and it's 1-1. Ricky Lambert burying it from 12
:58:51. > :58:57.yards. Nasri. Four minutes of added time at
:58:58. > :59:02.the end of this first half. Dzeko's touch. Flag stays down. Silva.
:59:03. > :59:08.Nasri. 2-1! What a beautifully worked goal.
:59:09. > :59:11.As the ball comes in, you can see Silva is off side. No wonder
:59:12. > :59:16.Southampton are feeling hard done by.
:59:17. > :59:21.There's a man who clearly feels his team do not deserve to be in the
:59:22. > :59:25.position they are in at the moment. Nasri creating mischief again in
:59:26. > :59:31.added time. Dzeko waits in the middle. It's in and it's 3-1.
:59:32. > :59:37.Suddenly, it's looking good for Manchester City.
:59:38. > :59:46.Good ball from Kompany. Navas. First time. Great chance and it's four!
:59:47. > :59:51.Jovetic with his first touch of the ball after coming off the bench
:59:52. > :59:53.makes absolutely sure of the points. And a miserable afternoon for
:59:54. > :00:03.Southampton is all but complete. A chance for Chelsea to return to
:00:04. > :00:08.the top for a day at least, but even after this comfortable win over
:00:09. > :00:15.Stoke, it still feels a bit false for Jose Mourinho.
:00:16. > :00:21.Matic. Uses his weight against Odemwingie.
:00:22. > :00:33.That's justified his place in the team. All on his own to get himself
:00:34. > :00:40.set. Chelsea 1, Stoke City 0. Saleh. Allowed to wander in.
:00:41. > :00:48.Hazard. His first involvement.
:00:49. > :00:55.It's going to be a Chelsea penalty. Wilkinson lunged. Didn't need to go
:00:56. > :01:00.in like that. Frank Lampard from the spot.
:01:01. > :01:04.Interesting that it's Lampard, not Hazard and Lampard has his effort
:01:05. > :01:07.saved and is there for the follow-up.
:01:08. > :01:11.Lampard scores in the end. Chelsea have their second. And it looks as
:01:12. > :01:23.though at least temporarily they are going back to the top of the tree.
:01:24. > :01:31.Willian down the middle. A glorious goal. Wonderfully taken by Willian.
:01:32. > :01:39.The first one he's netted at Stamford Bridge. This one has made
:01:40. > :01:45.sure of the win today. Once the highlight of any season,
:01:46. > :01:47.this Newcastle Manchester United was a fanfare. Newcastle showed very
:01:48. > :02:09.little class. Tiotti. Manchester United free kick.
:02:10. > :02:14.Gosling the offend offender. . Januzaj. Mata. 1-0 Manchester
:02:15. > :02:18.United. Inch perfect.
:02:19. > :02:21.A scrambling across the goal. Couldn't get there. Mata with a
:02:22. > :02:30.beautiful execution. Hernandez is in here, looking for
:02:31. > :02:49.Kagawa. It's Mata. What about this? ! Real composure.
:02:50. > :02:52.In the end, a simple finish. Januzaj. Kagawa. Hernandez made the
:02:53. > :03:05.run. 3-0 Manchester United. Newcastle caught flat-footed.
:03:06. > :03:08.Hernandez with his ninth of the season.
:03:09. > :03:17.Januzaj. Mata. Januzaj. Wonderful goal.
:03:18. > :03:23.Rounds off a clinical Manchester United performance.
:03:24. > :03:31.It's perfect time for Manchester United, ahead of a huge Champions
:03:32. > :03:36.League challenge. OK, they are all the goals from
:03:37. > :03:41.yesterday. That is how the top of the table looks.
:03:42. > :03:42.I can tell you that the goal of the month result is in. It's a close
:03:43. > :04:04.one. Probably the closest goal of the
:04:05. > :04:11.month. Barkley was third, Tettey second and Wayne Rooney won it by
:04:12. > :04:15.1%. Jon, as you said, you don't often score from the half way line?
:04:16. > :04:20.No, you don't score from the half way line every week, but this is
:04:21. > :04:24.just a great goal. A volley. Frightening. Unbelievable. What a
:04:25. > :04:28.goal that was. It would have been an injustice if he hadn't have won goal
:04:29. > :04:35.of the month. Such a hard thing to do. The look and the power and
:04:36. > :04:39.accuracy. The keeper was a bit bamboozled there, but you can't take
:04:40. > :04:46.anything away from him. Sheer class, sheer genius. Wayne Rooney wins goal
:04:47. > :04:51.of the month from Alex Tettey. A comprehensive look at the league
:04:52. > :04:56.table. Liverpool two points ahead of Chelsea. Four ahead of Manchester
:04:57. > :04:59.City. Everton closing in on fourth. Just one point behind Arsenal with a
:05:00. > :05:04.game in hand. Sunderland will have the chance to move off the bottom
:05:05. > :05:10.when they play Spurs tomorrow night. West Ham remain in 11th. 11th. You
:05:11. > :05:13.very much -thank Neil and John. The end of a
:05:14. > :05:19.very good sporting weekend then for the City of Liverpool. Wins for both
:05:20. > :05:22.of Merseyside's Premier League clubs today. It was the Grand National
:05:23. > :05:32.yesterday. Football's big race still has a way to run. Good night.
:05:33. > :05:39.Away they go. My goodness, already last year's winner falling back into
:05:40. > :05:44.the pack as they approach the first of these famous obstacles. A few
:05:45. > :05:50.have gone already. Some really big names out of the race. And we have
:05:51. > :05:53.not yet reached the half way point. Towards the Canal Turn, this is
:05:54. > :05:59.where the experts said the Gunner might struggle with the pace. The
:06:00. > :06:04.Red Devil who won this race so impressively last year is out of the
:06:05. > :06:09.race. Listen to the roar as legal hero takes it up. Looking really
:06:10. > :06:14.good. He's had everything so far. Three in it, maybe four, as they
:06:15. > :06:19.judge for home. -- jump for home. Listen to the crowd. Local Hero, the
:06:20. > :06:27.citizen and the special one locked together, racing for the line.
:06:28. > :06:29.What drama as the noise goes up another notch. Tremendous racing
:06:30. > :06:30.here, too close to