:00:54. > :01:00.Welcome to Match Of The Day 2. Yesterday concentrated attention on
:01:01. > :01:08.the bottom half of the table but this evening would towards the top.
:01:09. > :01:09.Manchester City and Newcastle to come after Liverpool tried to solve
:01:10. > :01:19.the riddle of the Britannia. 17 point separator these two, and
:01:20. > :01:25.when Liverpool player has scored more goals this season than the
:01:26. > :01:33.entire Stoke team. -- one Liverpool player. An away win would seem
:01:34. > :01:36.elementary. But this conclusion discount crucial evidence. Liverpool
:01:37. > :01:43.have never won a Premier League match at the Britannia Stadium. The
:01:44. > :01:52.last three meetings all ended in clear victory for the hosts. With no
:01:53. > :01:54.league win at Stoke since Martin 84, -- 1984, this is perhaps the away
:01:55. > :02:05.fixture Liverpool fear the most. Liverpool have been stalking the top
:02:06. > :02:12.for all season. A win today takes them back there. They visit a scene
:02:13. > :02:17.where Manchester City, Chelsea and Everton have all tried and failed to
:02:18. > :02:24.take three points this season. Stoke are without Assaidi, on loan from
:02:25. > :02:29.Liverpool, used in legible -- he is ineligible. There is a debut for
:02:30. > :02:39.Butland in gold. Crouch and Adam face their former club. Only the
:02:40. > :02:45.seventh player to reach 350 appearances for Liverpool, Steven
:02:46. > :02:46.Gerrard. A recall for Kolo Toure, and Daniel Sturridge is back among
:02:47. > :02:56.the substitutes. Another Liverpool milestone for
:02:57. > :03:25.Steven Gerrard today. Cissokho! It is cruel on Stoke. A
:03:26. > :03:31.wicked deflection. Jack Butland got no chance. Initially it looked as if
:03:32. > :03:39.Raheem Sterling had the opportunity to shoot there. It came back out to
:03:40. > :03:45.Cissokho, it struck the captain, Ryan Shawcross, totally deceived
:03:46. > :03:47.Butland and Liverpool lead. It was heading way off target. Shawcross
:03:48. > :03:53.with the own goal. A tough one for him and his team to
:03:54. > :04:08.take. Suarez! Butland came flying out, he
:04:09. > :04:16.looked nervously towards Anthony Taylor.
:04:17. > :04:22.Suarez couldn't make any contact. Stoke survived.
:04:23. > :04:38.His team have beaten in only five of the last 28 Premier League matches.
:04:39. > :04:50.Suarez has taken the gift! Two - zero Liverpool, goal number 21 of
:04:51. > :04:54.the season from Luis Suarez. It is certainly one that Stoke could have
:04:55. > :05:01.avoided. You cannot do that when he is around. A huge, hopeful ball
:05:02. > :05:07.upfield, he puts Wilson under pressure, not a very good touch from
:05:08. > :05:14.Shawcross. And Suarez, gleefully accepted the situation. One of the
:05:15. > :05:20.more simple strikes of the season for him. 34 goals in his last 33
:05:21. > :05:27.Premier League matches, and Brendan Rodgers's team are in front. Already
:05:28. > :05:34.a long way back for Mark Hughes's side.
:05:35. > :05:43.Peter Crouch with a header! Stoke, back in it! Peter Crouch, against
:05:44. > :05:48.his former club, his fourth Premier League goal of the season, six
:05:49. > :05:53.minutes before half-time, reduces the deficit. The first ball of
:05:54. > :05:59.inequality that has been delivered into the penalty area. Crouch got
:06:00. > :06:03.away from Kolo Toure and steered it past Mignolet. It's the third time
:06:04. > :06:07.he has scored against his former club in his career, and it's an
:06:08. > :06:15.important goal for his current club, Stoke needed that. Peter Crouch once
:06:16. > :06:18.cost ?7 million, he played in the Champions' League final for
:06:19. > :06:32.Liverpool. Great save by Butland and a terrific
:06:33. > :06:39.challenge by Ryan Shawcross to prevent Coutinho getting the and
:06:40. > :06:55.putting it home. Shawcross in, in the nick of time.
:06:56. > :07:09.Charlie Adam! What a strike! From two down, back to 2-2, on the stroke
:07:10. > :07:17.of half-time, and another former Liverpool man finds the back of the
:07:18. > :07:21.net. There was no stopping this one. I'm tidy from Liverpool's point of
:07:22. > :07:30.view. Adam got back on his feet, and that is a sweet strike to fly past
:07:31. > :07:35.Mignolet. His six of the season. Stoke's top scorer pops up with
:07:36. > :07:54.another one. Last minute of the first half.
:07:55. > :08:01.Raheem Sterling goes down and the referee says penalty. We had an
:08:02. > :08:09.extraordinary start to the first half, and there is a repeat in the
:08:10. > :08:15.second. Was there a use of a hand from Raheem Sterling? It has
:08:16. > :08:22.resulted in the award of a penalty. He went to ground, this was the
:08:23. > :08:30.referee's view of all that. It is drilled at pace at Stirling, in
:08:31. > :08:37.fairness. He touches him, he immediately points to the spot.
:08:38. > :08:48.Steven Gerrard calmly restores Liverpool's lead. They are back in
:08:49. > :08:52.front. Ice cool from the Liverpool skipper. He sends Butland the wrong
:08:53. > :09:05.way. It is going to be a yellow card for
:09:06. > :09:09.Cissokho, a free kick right on the edge of the penalty area. It was
:09:10. > :09:23.rash, it was a foul and it was outside the box.
:09:24. > :09:34.It's all happening in this match! It was grilled at Suarez. You are never
:09:35. > :09:43.going to get a penalty for that. This is where Stoke have to be wary.
:09:44. > :09:53.Suarez! What a fine finish! It restores Liverpool's 2-goal cushion.
:09:54. > :09:58.Suarez, with his second and Liverpool's fourth, might just put
:09:59. > :10:03.it on your own Stoke. Sturridge and Suarez, linking up instantly as soon
:10:04. > :10:12.as they are reunited. Really clever play from Sturridge. And what a
:10:13. > :10:19.clinical finish from Suarez. Curled it into the bottom corner. Goal
:10:20. > :10:28.number 22 of this incredible season for the Uruguayan.
:10:29. > :10:37.If this had gone in, it would have been an interesting finish. Good
:10:38. > :10:48.work from Crouch initially. Good reaction from Mignolet.
:10:49. > :11:00.Maybe, just maybe! Six minutes to go, Stoke three, Liverpool four.
:11:01. > :11:05.Liverpool lost possession, Arnautovic with the ball, and the
:11:06. > :11:13.lifelong Evertonians Jonathan Waters manages to beat Simon Mignolet. Only
:11:14. > :11:17.the second time in 24 games that Jonathan Waters has found the back
:11:18. > :11:23.of the net, it sets up the grandstand finish.
:11:24. > :11:36.Can they see this out or settle it? Sturridge! What a save by Butland,
:11:37. > :11:42.that should do it! 5-3, Daniel Sturridge, back with the goal that
:11:43. > :11:51.seals the three points Liverpool. Extraordinary game. And one now that
:11:52. > :12:00.Liverpool have won. Once again, it was Sturridge and Suarez in tandem.
:12:01. > :12:05.Butland did brilliantly initially to keep that the Liverpool substitute,
:12:06. > :12:12.who reacted and then rolled in his 10th league goal of the season. He
:12:13. > :12:27.has settled this memorable match at the Britannia Stadium.
:12:28. > :12:38.After post! Goodness me! -- off the post! And there are four more
:12:39. > :12:41.minutes to add on. If that had gone in, they would have been a tense
:12:42. > :13:00.four minutes. And it was almost an own goal! A
:13:01. > :13:05.fantastic save from Mignolet, unbelievable reactions.
:13:06. > :13:13.I said at half-time, it was a perfect away performance at a
:13:14. > :13:18.notoriously difficult ground but we went to sleep, maybe thought it was
:13:19. > :13:23.too easy and all of a sudden, they equalised, so the players now have
:13:24. > :13:28.to win the game in 45 minutes, going be offensive and have a positive
:13:29. > :13:37.mind again, cut out the mistakes. We know we have the firepower to score.
:13:38. > :13:40.We thought we'd get our noses in front, but the penalty decision was
:13:41. > :13:48.key, it allowed the game to swing back to them. We thought initially
:13:49. > :13:51.it was a handball in the Ladbroke, Raheem Sterling has gone down very
:13:52. > :14:01.easily in the box, in our opinion. The referee has for that. We have to
:14:02. > :14:05.pick ourselves up. I was far away in this new role, the holding role, but
:14:06. > :14:11.Raheem Sterling is an honest lad, he wouldn't have gone down otherwise. A
:14:12. > :14:13.mental game, lots of chances, we offer straight it not to come away
:14:14. > :14:18.with anything, they are fantastic going forward but we help them out
:14:19. > :14:24.with a couple of sloppy areas, you can't do that against a top team.
:14:25. > :14:29.You set one up for Luis Suarez, and he did for you, you clicked
:14:30. > :14:33.instantly. There is no doubt, we have a connection on the field, it's
:14:34. > :14:36.about the team, it's more important that the team picks up the three
:14:37. > :14:41.points, I am delighted to be out there and he has been doing
:14:42. > :14:52.extremely well also. It's a great feeling to be part of such a
:14:53. > :14:57.partnership. Look at that duo, they buried Stoke, Liverpool, 51 in 21,
:14:58. > :15:03.which had equalled their top-flight record. Their strikeforce is
:15:04. > :15:08.phenomenal. Sturridge came in and scored the
:15:09. > :15:13.goals. He has been injured, Suarez has stepped up. It is a
:15:14. > :15:19.partnership. Fantastic. When you have players who score goals, you
:15:20. > :15:23.will be dangerous. Let us look at the incident which annoyed Mark
:15:24. > :15:29.Hughes the most. Did they have a point on the handball?
:15:30. > :15:40.Most definitely, it is handball. I am not sure what the referee saw. He
:15:41. > :15:44.doesn't think it is handball. Players know Sterling handled it. I
:15:45. > :15:51.don't think that is a penalty at all. Brendan Rodgers called it soft
:15:52. > :15:59.and described it as what he called a Spanish penalty.
:16:00. > :16:03.It is a very soft one, from the referee's angle, you can see why he
:16:04. > :16:10.gave it. Sterling fell to the floor, he is not appealing, he looks back
:16:11. > :16:15.in hope. It should have been handball, simple as that. That was
:16:16. > :16:19.the turning point. Onto the duo, both of them have done
:16:20. > :16:24.well individually this season without the other one, but they are
:16:25. > :16:27.back together. When they are together, they are fantastic.
:16:28. > :16:31.They have this understanding, seeming to know where each other is.
:16:32. > :16:38.A massive plus they are back together. They look for each other
:16:39. > :16:42.all the time. They seem to have understanding. Suarez made a little
:16:43. > :16:58.run, storage knows roughly where he is. -- Sturridge.
:16:59. > :17:06.They do come demented each other. The thing about Suarez, he will take
:17:07. > :17:10.his position. The great bonus for Liverpool is they can both score
:17:11. > :17:20.when they are playing on their own. This is a great ball in as well from
:17:21. > :17:25.Suarez. They are together, they are happy,
:17:26. > :17:29.thumbs up. There was always the issue, they were a little bit
:17:30. > :17:38.selfish. When the other one goes...
:17:39. > :17:42.I only think you get that when they have both scored. And when they are
:17:43. > :17:50.playing well. There is definitely a respect between them. I think there
:17:51. > :17:54.is. Both wanted the limelight. But Suarez is a much more intelligent
:17:55. > :17:58.player. He can play in three different positions and is happy to
:17:59. > :18:10.adjust his play. That is what happened when they first signed
:18:11. > :18:14.Daniel Sturridge. For all that we have praised the
:18:15. > :18:21.ball, Stoke did not help themselves. They were terrible at
:18:22. > :18:24.times. The ball away unnecessarily under no real pressure.
:18:25. > :18:29.Trying to head the ball back. Shawcross does not cover himself
:18:30. > :18:32.with glory. They're crossing at times, their decision making, was
:18:33. > :18:38.terrible. Charlie Adam, that is not what he
:18:39. > :18:45.does. He comes inside and runs into bodies. They did that a lot.
:18:46. > :18:51.Especially in the first half. They kept on doing it. Until, suddenly,
:18:52. > :18:55.that happened. Four players against three in the box. The first decent
:18:56. > :19:01.ball into the box, Peter Crouch got a header. That seemed to give them
:19:02. > :19:06.belief. From then on, the crosses were better into the box, they had
:19:07. > :19:14.chances. In the end, they almost got it back. And very nearly 5-4 and
:19:15. > :19:20.gave Liverpool a scare. For the majority of the game, the
:19:21. > :19:25.decision-making was very poor. It is strange. They have had a good record
:19:26. > :19:32.at home. And generally against Liverpool. Peter Crouch, his headed
:19:33. > :19:38.goal was the first this season. What you saw in that first half until
:19:39. > :19:42.then, does that show there is a lack of confidence when it comes to
:19:43. > :19:47.getting the ball in the box? In a lot of those clips, you can argue it
:19:48. > :19:52.was only himself in the box. Mark Hughes is trying to change the
:19:53. > :19:55.style and thinking what is the point of sticking it in there unless it is
:19:56. > :20:02.a goal-scoring opportunity. The game from St James' Park is
:20:03. > :20:03.still to come. But, first, your chance to pick December's Goal Of
:20:04. > :20:31.The Month. Here is Sandro. Oh, what a strike!
:20:32. > :20:33.By Sandro. The goalkeeper is wondering what it was that flew past
:20:34. > :20:50.him, that is a beauty. Suarez, a good effort! Oh, that is
:20:51. > :20:59.absolutely stunning! Just look at that. That is absolutely superb.
:21:00. > :21:13.Suarez. Still going. Oh, great effort. Fantastic! What a player.
:21:14. > :21:19.Just all on his own, full of confidence, full of imagination.
:21:20. > :21:24.Just leaving everybody dizzy and confused.
:21:25. > :21:36.Agbonlahor. It is a good ball. Fabian Delph. Charging forward, he
:21:37. > :21:41.fancies the shot, what a screamer from Fabian Delph. His first ever
:21:42. > :21:43.Premier League goal for Aston Villa. And you do not strike a ball better
:21:44. > :22:00.than that. Lallana, a lovely header to Davies.
:22:01. > :22:04.Danny Osvaldo. He might turn inside, twice, still Danny Osvaldo three
:22:05. > :22:13.times, what a goal! That is absolutely brilliant. Inch perfect.
:22:14. > :22:15.Over the top of the goalkeeper who is six, remember. That is a special
:22:16. > :22:28.moment. Now, it is Ireland who has the ball.
:22:29. > :22:35.Assaidi wants it. Crouch is well bored, working hard to stay onside.
:22:36. > :22:38.Assaidi, what a goal! What a winner. Just look at that as he cuts
:22:39. > :22:55.inside. What a finish. Lallana, onto Rodriguez, David to
:22:56. > :23:00.his right hand side. The giver Davies, back into Rodriguez. What a
:23:01. > :23:06.great counter attacking goal. Counter attacks do not come much
:23:07. > :23:17.better than that. And everything about that counter was perfect.
:23:18. > :23:25.Elmander. Hooper, what an astonishing goal from Gary Hooper!
:23:26. > :23:33.It is set up very nicely indeed for Hooper. How about that for a strike.
:23:34. > :23:45.The Dwight Gayle is forward, he hears, on one. Gayle! Oh, what a
:23:46. > :23:46.goal. The Dwight Gayle settles it. That has quality stamped all over
:23:47. > :23:58.it. Coleman. Always willing to offer
:23:59. > :24:02.some width down the right-hand side. Still with Coleman, a good, powerful
:24:03. > :24:08.one. Oh, that is absolutely stunning. Goal number five.
:24:09. > :24:21.Wonderful play. So there are your ten goals. You can
:24:22. > :24:27.now vote via the BBC Sport website, clicking on the goal of your choice.
:24:28. > :24:33.Or you can tweet the hashtag of the goal you liked best. For example,
:24:34. > :24:40.#Goal1, to @bbcmotd. You can find the terms and conditions for the
:24:41. > :24:46.vote on: bbc.co.uk/football. So you can vote as many times as you
:24:47. > :24:53.want? I am assuming so. It means you like a goal an awful lot. Don't get
:24:54. > :24:56.me into trouble with the terms and conditions. Just enjoy.
:24:57. > :24:59.So, to St James Park, and the question of how to stop Manchester
:25:00. > :25:05.City scoring would puzzle the greatest of minds.
:25:06. > :25:12.Change comes quickly in football. Back in November, Alan Pardew was
:25:13. > :25:17.Manager of the Month. Four straight wins then could become four straight
:25:18. > :25:23.defeats today. And the visitors are Manchester City, whose away form was
:25:24. > :25:27.once a mystery, but not anymore. Manchester City commit a dreadful
:25:28. > :25:31.mistake! What a strike. Manuel Pellegrini appears to have
:25:32. > :25:37.closed that case, and City are on a charge, unbeaten in 14, 12 of them
:25:38. > :25:38.wins. Will their run continue, or will Newcastle find their November
:25:39. > :25:51.form? The game is afoot. Where football and drama come
:25:52. > :25:55.together, you will often find Newcastle United. Once upon a time,
:25:56. > :26:01.Manchester City, but they have moved on to the thriller section.
:26:02. > :26:08.Newcastle show for changes. Returning to the side are Krul,
:26:09. > :26:18.Williamson, Cabaye, after injury worries. Santon as well. The
:26:19. > :26:22.visitors are also different, with their own League Cup hammering. Joe
:26:23. > :26:34.Hart, Demichelis, Kolarov and Fernandinho are back.
:26:35. > :26:41.Torre, freshly back from a whistle stop tour to Nigeria where he picked
:26:42. > :26:47.up the African Footballer Of The Year award. I am sure it was a
:26:48. > :26:59.little bit warmer in Lagos and Tyneside today.
:27:00. > :27:08.Kolarov stormed in, Dzeko fires in. Manchester City in front seven and a
:27:09. > :27:17.half minutes in. Brilliant run from Aleksandar Kolarov. He was ambling
:27:18. > :27:23.at that point. Now he goes. The pass is threaded through perfectly. The
:27:24. > :27:33.ball in for Djeko. Scoring his 13th goal of the season. Newcastle United
:27:34. > :27:48.zero, Manchester City one. Serbian and Bosnian laugh! -- love!
:27:49. > :27:59.Fernandinho couldn't stop him. Kompany crop -- cut at the cross.
:28:00. > :28:06.Here they go again. Kolarov down the left. Djeko ahead of him. Kolarov.
:28:07. > :28:14.And an inch or so away from making it 2.
:28:15. > :28:38.I think it was a decent enough advantage play.
:28:39. > :28:44.What a save by Joe Hart! Cabaye is onside. That might well have been
:28:45. > :29:11.going in. Tiote, with a blast into the blue!
:29:12. > :29:22.Now Manchester city are going across to the assistant referee. They are
:29:23. > :29:29.claiming offside here. No goal! No goal! The flag is up! Alan Pardew
:29:30. > :29:39.has a smile but it is one of disbelief. Gouffran is standing
:29:40. > :29:42.offside. How on earth is he interfering with Joe Hart? I suppose
:29:43. > :29:53.there is another player offside as well. Gouffran gets out of the way
:29:54. > :29:57.of it. Doesn't touch it. Gets out of the way of it. I am not sure how
:29:58. > :30:03.that can be classed as interfering. But no goal. An absolute stunner
:30:04. > :30:20.from Tiote will count for nothing. What a moment of controversy.
:30:21. > :30:30.Another decision has gone to Manchester City, it's a free kick.
:30:31. > :30:38.Newcastle's players are going to the referee. You have to feel for
:30:39. > :30:46.Tiote, you really have to. The smile has gone now. Absolutely livid.
:30:47. > :30:55.Absolutely wide, and not by much from Silva. All you can hear is the
:30:56. > :31:02.booing of the earlier decision to rule out Tiote's won the gold. No
:31:03. > :31:07.Newcastle player touches the ball, they are not in Joe Hart's line of
:31:08. > :31:18.sight. Maybe he doesn't dive because he sees Gouffran. Alan Pardew, being
:31:19. > :31:22.kept apart from Pellegrini by the fourth official here. Half-time,
:31:23. > :31:32.listen to this. CROWD BOOS. Alan Pardew is waiting for him.
:31:33. > :31:57.Linesmen is right, you are wrong. Negredo is bundled to the floor by
:31:58. > :32:09.Williamson, that will be a free kick.
:32:10. > :32:15.And Krul denies Negredo. The strength from Negredo was admirable.
:32:16. > :32:29.A little hot under the collar, Alan. Yaya Toure on Tiote, the two tough
:32:30. > :32:42.Ivory Coast midfielders have been at each other for a while now.
:32:43. > :32:51.Cabaye when the goal, and Joe Hart is waiting for it. -- went for gold.
:32:52. > :33:03.Well struck by Cabaye, it was curling inside the post.
:33:04. > :33:06.Santon was towed back by Czar by letter just outside the penalty
:33:07. > :33:29.area. -- 's Abba letter. Joe Hart got both hands to it. That
:33:30. > :33:40.is more like the usual order from Tiote. That one might have missed
:33:41. > :33:52.three goals! One of the more relaxed people inside the ground.
:33:53. > :34:01.It broke to Loic Remy, great save by Joe Hart, that is a stop! This is a
:34:02. > :34:05.marvellous piece of goalkeeping. Back in the side, and it looks as
:34:06. > :34:12.though he will be back to stay. Like Remi hit it as well as he could have
:34:13. > :34:25.done, really, didn't quite get it a crust -- across Joe Hart.
:34:26. > :34:33.Advantage to mentor to city, it didn't really develop. -- to
:34:34. > :34:42.Manchester City. Nasri is hurt. It's going to be a yellow card to
:34:43. > :34:53.Yanga-Mbiwa. What of semi-Nasri? He doesn't half take him out! It is a
:34:54. > :35:06.swipe! Let us hope that is not as bad as that site suggests it is.
:35:07. > :35:25.He went down easily come as Santon was alongside him.
:35:26. > :35:39.After crossbar! -- off the crossbar! And back for a goal kick it goes.
:35:40. > :35:49.Lovely ball back in from never has. It was Fernandinho's header.
:35:50. > :36:03.If Cabaye runs out of steam, then Newcastle have had it.
:36:04. > :36:16.Stephen Taylor just kept out Negredo's rolled towards goal.
:36:17. > :36:28.Newcastle fans, not so much praying is hand warming.
:36:29. > :36:37.Negredo gets lucky but scores the second! And Newcastle can't stop
:36:38. > :36:44.Manchester City from going to the top of the Barclays Premier League.
:36:45. > :36:52.Negredo has a look, no flag, he didn't need to look for Jesus never
:36:53. > :36:57.has, he has a touch of good fortune, and he wasn't adjusted in anybody's
:36:58. > :37:01.coring but himself. Number 19 of the season. -- wasn't interested in
:37:02. > :37:11.anybody's scoring but himself. We won in probably a different way
:37:12. > :37:18.than we used to, that is how you need to play when you play on the
:37:19. > :37:21.road. I am happy for many reasons, but the three points are the most
:37:22. > :37:27.important ones. It was a good performance from us. We are in an
:37:28. > :37:32.entertainment business here, the guy has hit a wonder goal, and Joe Hart
:37:33. > :37:36.is never going to save it. I have seen the referee, I'm not really
:37:37. > :37:41.thrilled with his answer. The technical side of that was Joe
:37:42. > :37:49.Hart's vision impaired, and it wasn't. It goes through Manchester
:37:50. > :37:54.City bodies, not our player, he's completely irrelevant, coming back
:37:55. > :38:03.from play. It goes on the inside of him. It's a massive call. From what
:38:04. > :38:05.I saw on the pitch, there were a lot of bodies everywhere, I wouldn't
:38:06. > :38:12.have been surprised if for that reason the gall -- goal was called
:38:13. > :38:17.off, but having said that, Newcastle were really good today and we did
:38:18. > :38:23.our job. Can you understand their frustration about the disallowed
:38:24. > :38:27.goal? There was a player offside and the disturbed Joe Hart. The law of
:38:28. > :38:38.offside is very simple. I don't know what is simpler! You
:38:39. > :38:42.can only vote once for goal of the month, by the way. As far as
:38:43. > :38:45.offside, you are offside if you are interfering with play or an
:38:46. > :38:49.opponent, and interfering with an opponent can mean clearly
:38:50. > :38:56.obstructing their line of vision. With that said, take us through it.
:38:57. > :39:01.None of those apply, simple as that. The referee has got it wrong. We see
:39:02. > :39:09.it at full pace, decent defensive header, Tiote is a magnificent hit,
:39:10. > :39:16.superb strike. Deconstruct it for us. There are three Newcastle
:39:17. > :39:19.players possibly in an offside position but they are not
:39:20. > :39:23.interfering with play, they don't touch the ball, they are not in Joe
:39:24. > :39:28.Hart's line of sight. He puts his hand up after the ball went in, he
:39:29. > :39:33.didn't even dive. The crucial part for me is the linesmen on the far
:39:34. > :39:36.side doesn't raise his flag, he doesn't think those players are
:39:37. > :39:42.interfering with play although they are in an offside position. There is
:39:43. > :39:47.obviously some dialogue between the referee and the players, they start
:39:48. > :39:51.to go over. The only players blocking his line of sight are three
:39:52. > :39:56.Manchester City players, that has nothing to do with it. You see
:39:57. > :40:00.Gouffran circled, he is outside the line of the goal, he is close to the
:40:01. > :40:07.ball, but not interfering with Joe Hart, not in the line of the ball,
:40:08. > :40:10.and I can't understand why the referee has gone across. If the
:40:11. > :40:16.linesmen had put his flag up, fair enough. I think there is an element
:40:17. > :40:21.of doubt straightaway, he is thinking, have I got this right if I
:40:22. > :40:27.give a goal? That is what he goes over. The ball is in the net before
:40:28. > :40:35.he realises. Joe Hart is looking round. That is worse this shampoo
:40:36. > :40:42.adverts, he doesn't believe it! He can't see, because the manager to
:40:43. > :40:52.city players are in the way. He can't see it because the shot has
:40:53. > :40:55.whistled past at 100 mph. Great celebration, they are ecstatic, they
:40:56. > :41:00.think they have got themselves back in the game. And suddenly, Alan
:41:01. > :41:08.Pardew's face changes, he starts to have chat with the fourth official
:41:09. > :41:14.stop this is the most polite way to try and get their attention. And
:41:15. > :41:18.suddenly, that it can be has enough when he realises the goal was talked
:41:19. > :41:24.of, completely the wrong decision for me. I don't know what they were
:41:25. > :41:30.thinking at that point, I don't know why they started to conversed,
:41:31. > :41:33.because there was no offside. We spent a lot of time praising
:41:34. > :41:41.Manchester City for their attacking football. Mainly at home. But what
:41:42. > :41:45.they did today was work incredibly hard. I know ex-professionals don't
:41:46. > :41:52.like to praise current players just for working hard... The other thing
:41:53. > :41:56.with Manchester City, the games they lost before Christmas away from
:41:57. > :42:00.home, they probably played better in those games than they did today, the
:42:01. > :42:07.difference is, they are starting to stop the opposition playing. When
:42:08. > :42:11.you have such outstanding players, players at the top of their game,
:42:12. > :42:16.once you also stop the opposition from playing, what a recipe for
:42:17. > :42:21.success that is. They are all at it. They play two up front, you might
:42:22. > :42:28.say they are a bit light in midfield but they have got pace, power,
:42:29. > :42:34.strength, Dzeko is right there at right back. He was never seen doing
:42:35. > :42:42.that under Mancini. When they needed to get lucky, the goalkeeper made a
:42:43. > :42:52.save. This is the one he did see! That was a very good save. We spend
:42:53. > :42:56.a lot of time praising fallbacks, Colorado and is a letter now have
:42:57. > :43:07.more assists than any other in the permission --, Roth. Today he was
:43:08. > :43:13.excellent. They push so high up the pitch, they play like a midfield
:43:14. > :43:17.four. You have the wide midfielders, Silva comes in and that allows this
:43:18. > :43:27.space in behind the fallbacks. Gouffran doesn't want to track back.
:43:28. > :43:35.A fantastic finish from Djeko. Again, because Silva comes in, plays
:43:36. > :43:41.narrow, he creates that space for the full back. Kolarov from the
:43:42. > :43:47.left-hand side. Nasri does well on the right-hand side. Silva starts to
:43:48. > :43:55.run. He just knows, he runs over 70 yards. Again, Djeko almost gets on
:43:56. > :44:01.the end of it. He did it all afternoon. He attacked and
:44:02. > :44:07.attacked. He has a great left foot. He puts in some great balls into the
:44:08. > :44:17.box. Defensively we ask questions of him but he was getting in the box.
:44:18. > :44:23.At times, I really think Silva is a key, he plays between the lines.
:44:24. > :44:30.Nasri as well, he is a different player this season. Some news lines
:44:31. > :44:35.from that game, the first involving Samir Nasri. He will have a scan
:44:36. > :44:41.tomorrow having picked up a knee injury from this tackle. It could be
:44:42. > :44:49.his ligaments. Pellegrini said that was a red card, was it? Absolutely.
:44:50. > :44:57.Definitely. A blatant red card. Judging that on the tackle? Just on
:44:58. > :45:03.the tackle. The other news lines which might dominate the newspapers,
:45:04. > :45:08.is that between Alan Pardew and Manuel Pellegrini. Pardew swearing
:45:09. > :45:11.at Pellegrini in the strongest possible terms to put it
:45:12. > :45:17.diplomatically. Alan Pardew did apologise.
:45:18. > :45:23.I hear it has been picked up a little bit. I apologise for my
:45:24. > :45:29.comment 100%. It was the heat of the moment. We had words we always have
:45:30. > :45:36.as managers to a degree. I have apologised to him. I'm fortunate for
:45:37. > :45:45.myself he has -- I am fortunate he has accepted it. What did he say to
:45:46. > :45:49.you? That will remain private. Let's start our look at yesterday's
:45:50. > :46:02.games with one of those big games from the bottom.
:46:03. > :46:09.There must be serious concerns about Fulham and their inability to keep
:46:10. > :46:15.the ball out. Generally, over the years, Fulham
:46:16. > :46:20.have been comfortable in the Premier League. Because of their home form.
:46:21. > :46:25.At the moment, every time they play at Craven Cottage, generally, all
:46:26. > :46:33.the teams that have gone there, it has been easy for them to score. It
:46:34. > :46:39.is a massive worry. Hangeland, is he due to come back soon? The funny
:46:40. > :46:43.thing about Fulham is, the appointment of Ray Wilkins and Alan
:46:44. > :46:56.Curbishley, great. I wonder whether they fancy Meulensteen as a manager?
:46:57. > :47:03.If you bring one, yes. He has never managed before. The other two have
:47:04. > :47:09.managed. The least experienced of all of them. For them, Hangeland
:47:10. > :47:15.coming back would be huge for them. He will steady the ship. Normally at
:47:16. > :47:20.Craven Cottage, they are a good side. They have been seen as a good
:47:21. > :47:24.side to play against, but a little bit soft, especially away from
:47:25. > :47:34.home. That has crept in at home which is why they are struggling. If
:47:35. > :47:38.he had anything about him, he would have stayed at Manchester city and
:47:39. > :47:46.made it there. The next few weeks are big. If there were not the
:47:47. > :47:50.opportunity is there? It was too easy to go. I wonder how
:47:51. > :47:58.professional he is. He has all the ability in the world. I hope he does
:47:59. > :48:01.not let himself down. He got a hat-trick yesterday, Sunderland
:48:02. > :48:02.winning at Craven Cottage. Here are all of yesterday's other
:48:03. > :48:25.games. Noble. Taylor. No offside, and
:48:26. > :48:31.Carlton Cole scores. What a big goal that is. A lovely little clip over
:48:32. > :48:38.the top, no offside, and Carlton Cole revives Sam Allardyce --
:48:39. > :48:43.provides Sam Allardyce with a key moment which could be a turning
:48:44. > :48:58.point for the team. Tomkins. Yellow card. He has already
:48:59. > :48:59.had one and he is off. And now, this extraordinary match takes another
:49:00. > :49:16.dramatic twist. A good ball by Carroll. He finishes
:49:17. > :49:19.it. A heroic display. Celebrated joyously by those who have come from
:49:20. > :49:25.the east end of London, and those who had faith in the manager. Sam
:49:26. > :49:30.Allardyce has his win. They have their win. And a miserable week has
:49:31. > :49:51.a very, very happy ending. Lukaku chases this and controls it.
:49:52. > :49:58.Neatly done by the on loan Chelsea striker. Barry in support. He might
:49:59. > :50:06.fancy a go, he does! Oh, what a hit from Gareth Barry. There was no
:50:07. > :50:13.stopping that one. His third goal for the club, to give Everton the
:50:14. > :50:25.lead. It was a beauty. Whitby Baines or more allies? It is
:50:26. > :50:27.the Belgian! -- Will it be Baines or Morales.
:50:28. > :50:38.Everton doubled their advantage. Injecting more life into Norwich
:50:39. > :50:46.since his introduction. He has got the cross in. Snodgrass, off the
:50:47. > :51:03.post. Cleared by height in. The closest Norwich have come. Heitinga.
:51:04. > :51:11.Eriksen beaten to it. Delaney getting there. Still progressing
:51:12. > :51:16.forward. Looking for Chamakh. Dembele with the challenge. He has
:51:17. > :51:23.given it, a penalty kick. Dembele with an ill timed challenge on
:51:24. > :51:25.Chamakh. Jason Puncheon who scored a penalty on New Year's Day has the
:51:26. > :51:37.opportunity to score once more. Oh, a dreadful penalty from Jason
:51:38. > :51:38.Puncheon. They can't believe it. One of the worst penalties you are
:51:39. > :51:50.likely to see. Norton. Towards Adebayor. Eriksen is
:51:51. > :51:57.in here. Tottenham are in front. Christian Eriksen. Completely
:51:58. > :52:02.unmarked. His fourth goal of the season.
:52:03. > :52:19.Dembele, picked up. Through two Defoe, and again. Jermain Defoe for
:52:20. > :52:23.Tottenham. It is his 143rd goal for Spurs, 24 hours after he announced
:52:24. > :52:25.his intention to leave White Hart Lane at the end of February. Crystal
:52:26. > :52:46.Palace go down to defeat. David Luiz. Hazard. A shooting
:52:47. > :52:51.chance for him, and another, and he has scored. Eden Hazard, he picked
:52:52. > :53:00.the right moment, found the right sport. -- spot. He wouldn't fancy
:53:01. > :53:14.Hull City getting back into it. Look at the dummy. Alex Bruce bought it.
:53:15. > :53:23.William to tourists. Desperate for a goal. A really good run, he has got
:53:24. > :53:28.his goal. Fernando Torres on target for the second Premier League game
:53:29. > :53:33.in a row. Chelsea wrapped up the points. Torres scores on the
:53:34. > :53:37.occasion of his 200 Aappearance in the Premier League. He had been
:53:38. > :53:43.quite such a lot of the game. He seemed to have his mind set on
:53:44. > :53:45.scoring. Chelsea, at least for a short while, are going to the top of
:53:46. > :54:09.the Barclays Premier League. Ramires. Could have opened it up,
:54:10. > :54:14.Lallana! A goal they deserve. The match hasn't been a great spectacle
:54:15. > :54:18.so far. But they have been by far the better team. Adam Lallana uses
:54:19. > :54:24.the moment to wish his mother a happy birthday.
:54:25. > :54:32.Rich world. A great shot, superb save by Boruc. The flag stayed down.
:54:33. > :54:36.Shane logs cannot believe he couldn't turn that home. -- Shane
:54:37. > :54:54.Long. Fletcher. Januzaj. Trying to tease
:54:55. > :55:06.and beat Rangel but he hasn't done that yet. He got a good ball in,
:55:07. > :55:13.Williams Test header. A great save. Antonio Valencia with a goal the
:55:14. > :55:19.Manchester United. Januzaj delivered a great ball. A good save by Tremmel
:55:20. > :55:20.who was unlucky. A great start to the second half for Manchester
:55:21. > :55:37.United. Kagawa. You just feel a second goal
:55:38. > :55:50.is coming. Januzaj. Welbeck's header blocked. A touch from Welbeck. And
:55:51. > :55:55.Manchester United look safe now. A snaffled finish from Danny well
:55:56. > :56:00.back. Manchester United double their lead. A difficult afternoon and
:56:01. > :56:02.evening at this end this season. But this has been much more enjoyable
:56:03. > :56:11.for them. Victory for Manchester City sees
:56:12. > :56:14.them regain top spot from Chelsea. Arsenal, however, will return to the
:56:15. > :56:18.summit, should they win at Aston Villa on Monday night. Liverpool are
:56:19. > :56:22.back up to fourth. Just six points separate the bottom 11 clubs.
:56:23. > :56:33.And we have the result of Goal Of The Month. You have voted.
:56:34. > :56:40.Suarez, a good effort. Oh, that is absolutely stunning! Just look at
:56:41. > :56:55.that. That is absolutely superb. Fair enough? I would have gone for
:56:56. > :56:59.the other one. I think they were both fantastic strikes, he
:57:00. > :57:06.definitely deserved to win it. There was definitely a type of goal,
:57:07. > :57:10.long-range shots. I just thought his second goal was technically the
:57:11. > :57:15.best. But the viewers are disagreed. Not for the first time!
:57:16. > :57:21.Just before we go, we have time for this.
:57:22. > :57:34.Man of the weekend was Adam Johnson with his hat-trick at Craven
:57:35. > :57:42.Cottage. Although the goal of the weekend came from Gareth Barry.
:57:43. > :57:48.It was also junior fan Dick at the descent. This little lad got to be
:57:49. > :57:54.the announcer. This one got to be Roberto Martinez. And these three
:57:55. > :57:58.drew the short straw. Stalin and De Niro have been
:57:59. > :58:07.plugging Bethell, and then turned up at Goodison yesterday! -- their
:58:08. > :58:16.film. That was bad. That was worse. And
:58:17. > :58:22.this is the worst. As he says, oh, my God.
:58:23. > :58:30.Thank you very much to Danny and Mark. Still one game to go from this
:58:31. > :58:34.round of matches. But this weekend has already shown us that we might
:58:35. > :58:36.be going all the way to the bitter end to solve the relegation of
:58:37. > :58:47.three. Good night. A heroic display.
:58:48. > :58:52.It was so tight. Hazard. A chance, and he scores.
:58:53. > :58:57.There is a ruthlessness about Chelsea once again.
:58:58. > :59:03.West Bromwich Albion will rue a missed opportunity.
:59:04. > :59:10.He might fancy a go, he does. Their troubles are there for them all to
:59:11. > :59:14.see. If you have a good season, you can
:59:15. > :59:20.be a night. If you have a bad season, you are further down.
:59:21. > :59:26.Mark Hughes and Stoke live with nothing. What a wonderful day for
:59:27. > :59:30.Adam Johnson. Oh, a dreadful penalty from Jason
:59:31. > :59:31.Puncheon. They can't believe it.