:00:25. > :00:56.Hello, welcome to MOTD2. Two games for you tonight. Could Spurs keep up
:00:57. > :00:59.the chase for Europe at home to Southampton? Then two sides
:01:00. > :01:04.scrapping in mid-table in Villa and Stoke. As Russel Brand was on MOTD
:01:05. > :01:07.last night, we have kept that theme going. We'll get the thoughts of
:01:08. > :01:17.Little and Large later on. First to White Hart Lane.
:01:18. > :01:23.Tottenham's season is on the brink. To think it started with such
:01:24. > :01:29.promise, that new names might deliver that coveted top four
:01:30. > :01:32.finish. They have to win today. Southampton are also eyeing Europe,
:01:33. > :01:34.while we all watch their England quartet of Lallana, Lambert,
:01:35. > :01:36.Rodriguez and Shaw. Can they set up a big finish to a fine season?
:01:37. > :01:54.Watching this one, John Motson. Well, Tim Sherwood has decided to do
:01:55. > :02:01.what he did on Thursday and sit in the stands, certainly at the start.
:02:02. > :02:05.His depleted side should a stubborn streak when they went died of the
:02:06. > :02:11.Europa League against Benfica. They are strengthened today with
:02:12. > :02:22.Vertonghen and Dembele coming back in. Southampton have lost only two
:02:23. > :02:30.of the last ten games, but only won twice on their 14 visits to White
:02:31. > :02:40.Hart Lane. Jack Cork returns after injury, and Rickie Lambert is
:02:41. > :02:44.preferred to Ramirez. Southampton have won three out of their last
:02:45. > :02:55.four away games, six in all in the Premier League.
:02:56. > :03:05.Adam Lallana would have expected to do better than that. He has had many
:03:06. > :03:10.assist this season, Adam Lallana, and scored a few himself. The game
:03:11. > :03:11.seemed to stand still for a moment when Rickie Lambert pulled the ball
:03:12. > :03:27.back to him. That is a nice touch by Soldado. It
:03:28. > :03:34.went too far for Lennon and Soldado. This was very promising by
:03:35. > :03:40.Chadli. Two in the middle, but neither able to make contact with
:03:41. > :03:45.the cross. Mauricio Pochettino has a good grasp of English, yet he tends
:03:46. > :03:58.to do his interviews in his native language.
:03:59. > :04:06.Nothing between them so far. This is where Southampton have been
:04:07. > :04:11.dangerous. Rodriguez has scored! There is something between them now
:04:12. > :04:17.after eight ten minutes! One of the players on whom Roy Hodgson has his
:04:18. > :04:23.eyes for the squad in Brazil scored in front of the England coach. He
:04:24. > :04:30.can say it wasn't coming. Southampton have got Spurs square on
:04:31. > :04:34.a couple of occasions. Jay Rodriguez has had to Riddick season. That is
:04:35. > :04:39.his 15th goal first at Hampden. How well taken? He tucked it away nicely
:04:40. > :05:02.past 16 macro. -- past Lloris. A free kick to Southampton. Spurs
:05:03. > :05:24.have to keep their wits about them. This is a great chance for Adam
:05:25. > :05:30.Lallana! Southampton have gone two goals up! Naughton holds his head.
:05:31. > :05:40.It came from his side of the field again. After 20 of the net 's, two
:05:41. > :05:46.goals for Southampton. This was sloppy play by Spurs, really. I am
:05:47. > :05:55.sure Naughton will take responsibility for part of it. He
:05:56. > :06:00.tucked it past Lloris with some aplomb. Rickie Lambert made the
:06:01. > :06:08.goal, and Adam Lallana scored it. Spurs are all over the place. Things
:06:09. > :06:15.have got so worrying for Spurs that Tim Sherwood has forfeited his
:06:16. > :06:33.position from the stand and is on the touchline again.
:06:34. > :06:43.Eriksen with the Champs! Spurs back in it! It was a simple one to four
:06:44. > :06:50.Christian Eriksen. I think it went under the third of Soldado to start
:06:51. > :07:00.with. I think Southampton. But should've had a free kick on the far
:07:01. > :07:03.side. It went over 29 macro'shead. Eriksen just coming in. Bad
:07:04. > :07:07.defending, in the way. That should have been cleared. You could say
:07:08. > :07:12.that about the Tottenham defence, as well. Maybe Tim Sherwood changing
:07:13. > :07:29.his viewing position had some effect!
:07:30. > :07:43.Did clearance by Vertonghen. Spurs or out of position again! Defenders
:07:44. > :07:48.leaving it to each other and getting in a right model. Lloris had to make
:07:49. > :08:17.some sort of interjection. Eriksen looked odds-on to make it
:08:18. > :08:20.2-2. Boruc makes what will have to go down as a very good stop. He
:08:21. > :08:39.skips over to defenders beautifully. Sigurdsson is on for Spurs, in place
:08:40. > :08:44.of Dembele. For Southampton, we have Chambers replacing Clyne. I think
:08:45. > :09:16.Nathaniel Clyne might have taken the blame for the Tottenham goal.
:09:17. > :09:29.It is 2-2! In the opening seconds of the second half, Spurs draw level.
:09:30. > :09:37.Soldado got round fair enough. It was Sigurdsson who set him on his
:09:38. > :09:44.way. He may have wished him a bit. Eriksen scores, the goal stands. 44
:09:45. > :09:53.seconds into the second half when a Eriksen scored his second goal of
:09:54. > :09:59.the afternoon. We have a game on! Tim Sherwood, by the way, having
:10:00. > :10:07.come down to try deserting Zeit has gone back to the stands! -- having
:10:08. > :10:10.come down to try to sort things out, has gone back to the standard
:10:11. > :10:22.text the fourth official has said there
:10:23. > :10:59.will be four minutes of extra time. The shock I35 macro! It is the
:11:00. > :11:08.finish that Tottenham wanted. Sigurdsson, after 92 minutes has
:11:09. > :11:23.scored the third goal for Spurs. He hasn't scored since October, but
:11:24. > :11:27.what a way to end the run! Sigurdsson doesn't have much of a
:11:28. > :11:34.back left, and, before you know where you are, it is in the net. It
:11:35. > :11:44.is hard work coming back from a team like Southampton. Not great goals
:11:45. > :11:46.from us to give away. Those things happen and you have to bounce back.
:11:47. > :11:56.I think we did that today. We dug deep. Their first goal should not
:11:57. > :12:03.have been allowed to stand. There was it clear foul. We were unlucky
:12:04. > :12:07.with a third goal. I think we deserve more from this game. I think
:12:08. > :12:12.some refereeing decisions did not go our way. What did Tim Sherwood say
:12:13. > :12:19.to you that have time? He was a little bit angry. It was necessary.
:12:20. > :12:28.We needed a wake-up call. Thankfully, we scored straightaway
:12:29. > :12:33.and give everybody a boost. You have a huge game next week, against
:12:34. > :12:39.Liverpool who have been flying. We have to stop them scoring and tried
:12:40. > :12:44.to impose ourselves on them. This was important to get the three
:12:45. > :12:50.points today. Liverpool are fighting for the title, the pressure is on
:12:51. > :12:56.them. We will try to score -- ruined the party. Tim Sherwood has had a
:12:57. > :13:00.lot of attention on his touchline demeanour city he took over. He
:13:01. > :13:04.earned his money today with whatever he said to them at half-time. He
:13:05. > :13:10.did. He asked for a high-pressure game. I don't think he would have
:13:11. > :13:14.said to his defence to keep such a high line when there was no pressure
:13:15. > :13:22.on the ball. We did that time after time in the first half. We can see
:13:23. > :13:27.Adam Lallana, no pressure on him. They are holding that high line, and
:13:28. > :13:35.they are in problems. They survive another high line here. Rickie
:13:36. > :13:39.Lambert is just about offside. Jay Rodriguez is onside. It is another
:13:40. > :13:47.opportunity for them. Tottenham have to realise that they need an
:13:48. > :13:56.adjustment. They are not so high. You can start taking to Southampton.
:13:57. > :14:04.When they win the ball here, they get a great opportunity. Here,
:14:05. > :14:09.Chadli closes down once, closes down again, and he has Sigurdsson going
:14:10. > :14:16.after him, forcing the ball back. Here, big mistakes from Southampton.
:14:17. > :14:24.Individual mistakes in big moments. Coasting. The defender needs to be
:14:25. > :14:33.stronger there. That is a massive mistake by the defender. Again, just
:14:34. > :14:40.coming into the second half, they have to be stronger in defence. A
:14:41. > :14:45.goal at the moment. Extra time, 92 minutes, you want your defence to be
:14:46. > :14:58.strong. Lovren makes themselves just about as small as it can be.
:14:59. > :15:06.One thing on the high line, if you don't close the ball down, your
:15:07. > :15:10.opposition can take advantage. That is the adjustment at half-time. Tim
:15:11. > :15:16.Sherwood earned his money. It made a massive difference to Tottenham. But
:15:17. > :15:22.Southampton made the individual mistakes. Let us go on to the amount
:15:23. > :15:32.you have watched in this game. And he destroyed Denmark. He was quite
:15:33. > :15:37.brilliant in that game at Wembley. Lallana is a man a lot of big clubs
:15:38. > :15:44.are looking at. He could be playing for England. His linkup play with
:15:45. > :15:50.Lambert was fantastic. Lallana was here, there and everywhere. He gets
:15:51. > :15:57.the first chance. Always composed in midfield. Everything he does is
:15:58. > :16:01.positive. His touch is good. His distribution is very good. He
:16:02. > :16:08.doesn't lose the ball quite often. Again, his vision of where the ball
:16:09. > :16:12.will go. For me, absolutely perfect. The linkup with Lambert. We know
:16:13. > :16:20.from that Denmark game, he can cross the ball. Also what he has come a
:16:21. > :16:29.nice little tricks, look at that. -- also, what he has, nice little
:16:30. > :16:34.tricks. Does he have a big enough engine to play for Manchester United
:16:35. > :16:38.or England for 90 minutes? From today, the answer is yes. There he
:16:39. > :16:45.is charging forward in the last minute of the game. A nice little
:16:46. > :16:49.trick. His performance today was crowned by that, he created the
:16:50. > :16:57.chance himself. With a little bit of help. Lambert, linking up again. The
:16:58. > :17:00.ball in the back of the net. On the evidence today, this is someone who
:17:01. > :17:07.could play for any of the big clubs in this country. He should have an
:17:08. > :17:10.opportunity. Do you think he will start for England in the World Cup?
:17:11. > :17:19.He should have an opportunity at least to prove he is good enough. He
:17:20. > :17:24.is an exciting and unusual player, from what we have seen of English
:17:25. > :17:31.talent. He will definitely be in the squad but produced at him? He offers
:17:32. > :17:35.something different. In terms of the way England will play, if it is
:17:36. > :17:42.counter attacking football, he needs pace. Twice in that analysis, you
:17:43. > :17:51.have subtly suggested Manchester United. It wasn't subtle in the
:17:52. > :17:56.slightest. He is definitely a player Manchester United could sign. I am
:17:57. > :18:02.running the risk of my Twitter going mad with Southampton supporters. He
:18:03. > :18:09.is of that quality. Southampton again today showed some quality. Big
:18:10. > :18:17.players need to play for big clubs. Good luck when you log onto social
:18:18. > :18:22.media later on. Send your conflate letters to Peter Schmeichel!
:18:23. > :18:26.-- complaint. Next, to two sides who should be
:18:27. > :18:28.able to enjoy the final few weeks of the season.
:18:29. > :18:31.There's something of a feel-good factor at both Aston Villa and Stoke
:18:32. > :18:34.City. No realistic threat of relegation for either, and they're
:18:35. > :18:37.playing well. Villa are seeking a third successive win, having beaten
:18:38. > :18:40.Chelsea last time. While only Manchester City have beaten Stoke
:18:41. > :18:43.since February, with both Manchester United and Arsenal seen off. Two
:18:44. > :18:51.in-form teams, with the shackles off. Guy Mowbray was hoping to be
:18:52. > :18:55.entertained. Welcome to life in the middle of the
:18:56. > :19:00.country and the Premier League. A safe place to be, you would think,
:19:01. > :19:04.but you won't get either camp saying that publicly. These two teams,
:19:05. > :19:08.there is a matter of finishing the campaign as the top Midlands team.
:19:09. > :19:15.Villa show one change from last week. Hailed by Paul Lambert as the
:19:16. > :19:22.best victory yet. Bertrand missed it. He comes back here at the
:19:23. > :19:28.expense of Bennett. One difference to Stoke, Ireland has been rolled
:19:29. > :19:35.out under terms agreed when he moved from Villa. Adam and Walters again
:19:36. > :19:51.miss the game, suspended. Agbonlahor. Out of the box. Not able
:19:52. > :19:59.to shoot. Shawcross made absolutely sure of that. Delph. That was
:20:00. > :20:05.clever. Benteke, sets himself up, and smashing the ball in. Four and a
:20:06. > :20:13.half minutes. They kept the ball, they moved it around. They worked
:20:14. > :20:18.the chance. And Benteke took it. Every player in claret and blue at
:20:19. > :20:22.some stage was on the move, wanting to get involved. Great play from
:20:23. > :20:28.Delph who is full of confidence. He spotted Benteke who had time, before
:20:29. > :20:32.scoring his 11th goal of the season. Stoke City haven't managed to win
:20:33. > :20:39.away from the Britannia Stadium since the end of August. Villa are
:20:40. > :20:45.well on top of this game so far. Playing the best football.
:20:46. > :20:51.Neatly shifted into the feet of Odemwingie. He might get a shot,
:20:52. > :20:58.trying to. A good try, deflected wide. He thought maybe the chance
:20:59. > :21:05.had gone a few times for Odemwingie. He was waiting for the
:21:06. > :21:14.best opening. Just nipping the boot of Ron Vlaar.
:21:15. > :21:22.Down to Odemwingie again who did really well to get Stoke level. He
:21:23. > :21:25.managed to hold off Bertrand, that was a fine finish. Stoke have been
:21:26. > :21:31.threatening that for three minutes now. Odemwingie is finding some late
:21:32. > :21:36.season form, two goals last weekend, up and running in this one. He
:21:37. > :21:42.controlled it on the top of his chest. With pressure from Bertrand
:21:43. > :21:48.and Guzan in front of him, he had plenty to do to convert this. Did he
:21:49. > :21:53.control it with his arm? He ditched the arm but it definitely came off
:21:54. > :21:59.the top of the torso, no problem there. A good Odemwingie goal.
:22:00. > :22:02.Paul Lambert would have been delighted with the opening 20
:22:03. > :22:22.minutes. Going long and diagonally to
:22:23. > :22:29.Arnautovic, a super pass. A lovely bit of skill to draw Pieters into
:22:30. > :22:37.the move, arm in arm. Played across, Peter Crouch, 2-1! They have
:22:38. > :22:41.turned this around quickly. Joy for the Stoke City fans who have made
:22:42. > :22:50.the trip to Villa Park. And for Peter Crouch who scores against his
:22:51. > :22:58.old club. The ball to Arnautovic. Huge credit to the Austrian, and to
:22:59. > :23:04.Pieters. Crouch with the simplest job of all. He ends a run of four
:23:05. > :23:18.games without a goal. Just if you seconds over four
:23:19. > :23:27.minutes between the two Stoke goals. A statistic prior to this weekend
:23:28. > :23:31.said 11,500 passes more than in any top-flight campaign they have had in
:23:32. > :23:49.recent years, still with eight games to play.
:23:50. > :24:02.Stoke City being cheered on by their supporters. Pieters. He got
:24:03. > :24:08.something on it only to give the ball to Arnautovic. Nzonzi has fired
:24:09. > :24:18.it in, what a lead Stoke City have in this game now, just before
:24:19. > :24:21.half-time. A mistake there. A mistake from Arnautovic as well. A
:24:22. > :24:26.misplaced pass. But it worked for him. It bounced beautifully for
:24:27. > :24:49.Nzonzi. Away from her Lasse Kjus. Benteke.
:24:50. > :25:02.He might get another chance. Cameron ensures that he can't. Delph and
:25:03. > :25:08.Benteke again for Aston Villa. Now, Benteke, was he pushed? Down too
:25:09. > :25:12.easily, in view of Mark Clattenburg. The Belgian is furious, and he gets
:25:13. > :25:19.a booking. The referee had the clearest sign of and felt Benteke
:25:20. > :25:22.was looking for something. It was the angry reaction and the point
:25:23. > :25:32.towards the referee which brought the caution, and rightly so. Nothing
:25:33. > :25:36.in that at all. He wants his players lifted. He has no problem getting
:25:37. > :25:46.them going. When the really big guns are in town.
:25:47. > :26:02.What a wonderful take-downs that was from Arnautovic. Crouch. Odemwingie.
:26:03. > :26:15.He let fly, Goossen was only able to parry -- Guzan. A really good effort
:26:16. > :26:19.by a confident Odemwingie. Can Mark Hughes lead Stoke City to a top half
:26:20. > :26:23.finish in the Premier League for the first time ever? And could they end
:26:24. > :26:26.the season as the top Midlands side? Something Stoke City,
:26:27. > :26:35.incredibly, have never achieved in their history. Arnautovic. Pulled
:26:36. > :26:40.back. It is all over, with a fourth Stoke goal scored by Cameron, made
:26:41. > :26:45.by Arnautovic who takes the plaudits. They won't be coming from
:26:46. > :26:52.the Villa end, they will come from his team-mates. Brilliantly done. As
:26:53. > :27:01.has been a lot of Stoke City's action. It was tucked in very
:27:02. > :27:04.smartly indeed by the fullback, the USA International, Cameron, he
:27:05. > :27:12.scores his second Stoke City goal, therefore of the day.
:27:13. > :27:17.We showed a lot of personality, got on the ball. The difference was we
:27:18. > :27:20.had the cutting edge. We played OK in other games away from home but
:27:21. > :27:24.not the cutting edge when we needed it. Today we created good
:27:25. > :27:29.opportunities. We started well, it really good
:27:30. > :27:40.goal. After that, we were second best. It wasn't good enough. We
:27:41. > :27:45.never deserved to get anything. We have been playing some good stuff.
:27:46. > :27:54.We saw that today, we passed it around well and controlled the game.
:27:55. > :27:59.With the likes of Peter Crouch giving me scoring opportunities. The
:28:00. > :28:06.defence is really solid. Now to add to that the midfield is doing well.
:28:07. > :28:10.An excellent game. A lot of people who watched the game may be felt we
:28:11. > :28:18.went capable of a performance at that. We have been close on a number
:28:19. > :28:21.of occasions, against big teams and taken points from them. This is a
:28:22. > :28:26.difficult place to get maximum points. We have uncomfortably.
:28:27. > :28:39.Let's look at still, first of all. When the Arnautovic came to the
:28:40. > :28:45.country, he arrived with a reputation. He has started to link
:28:46. > :28:50.up very well with Peter Crouch and Odemwingie and Pieters. Everything
:28:51. > :28:57.good came to him today. He delivered. Pieters had a fantastic
:28:58. > :29:03.team and pink -- and linked up with him really well. They kept on
:29:04. > :29:12.linking up, getting the ball out to him. This is another long pass out
:29:13. > :29:23.to Arnautovic. He linked up really well with Crouch all game.
:29:24. > :29:34.Odemwingie shoot a lot of quality. Odemwingie here linking up with
:29:35. > :29:42.Peter Crouch. Odemwingie makes that run, believing he will get it. This
:29:43. > :29:53.is a great ball to Arnautovic. Look at this bit of skill. Incredible.
:29:54. > :30:01.Peter Crouch shows great strength. Arnautovic gets in there. N'Zonzi me
:30:02. > :30:09.of those runs all day, trying to get into the box. Look at this little
:30:10. > :30:15.bit of skill. That is a fantastic pass by Cameron. A great performance
:30:16. > :30:26.from Stoke side that is only had four away wins in two seasons! That
:30:27. > :30:32.was a massive performance. A massive performance, and one that gives as
:30:33. > :30:38.evidence they are evolving under Mark Hughes? I think they are. On
:30:39. > :30:45.today's performance, I think it is clear that it is a change Stoke City
:30:46. > :30:48.side from last season. There are some elements of old Stoke City in
:30:49. > :30:56.there, but I don't think that is a bad thing. The passing today was
:30:57. > :31:07.crisp and intentional. They were given quite a lot of space to do
:31:08. > :31:14.yet, however. When you have players like Peter Crouch who will win a lot
:31:15. > :31:20.of balls in the air, why not? This little bit of play, I don't think we
:31:21. > :31:34.saw this from Stoke City under Tony Pulis. It would have been a long
:31:35. > :31:41.ball under him. What you look in the games, are they playing because they
:31:42. > :31:53.have the space, or is it because that is the way they want to play?
:31:54. > :31:58.Let's go back seven days and look at what Aston Villa did against
:31:59. > :32:03.Chelsea. Last week, these were the potential champions, but they made
:32:04. > :32:12.Chelsea played the way Aston Villa wanted them to play. Facing their
:32:13. > :32:23.own goal. Look at the distance between them. 18 yards, 13 yards, 18
:32:24. > :32:30.yards. I don't know how seven days can make such a difference. Once you
:32:31. > :32:37.are behind the ball, you have to go and press. They are nowhere near the
:32:38. > :32:40.Stoke players. You have to go and press them and the tape to the
:32:41. > :32:49.opposition, like they did against Chelsea. From a Stoke went of view,
:32:50. > :32:53.this was a great performance. You basically secured your survival for
:32:54. > :32:58.next year. From the point of view of Aston Villa, it was just weird. Paul
:32:59. > :33:03.Lambert said afterwards, in a strange way, when the bigger teams
:33:04. > :33:08.come, you are naturally up for it anyway, but when you play the teams
:33:09. > :33:16.about you, it is reality, those games are difficult. These are the
:33:17. > :33:25.games that will get them the points that will allow them to stay in the
:33:26. > :33:32.league. They would just nowhere near it today. If I was Paul Lambert, I
:33:33. > :33:40.wouldn't be too unhappy about this. 25 years is the average age in that
:33:41. > :33:49.team that played today. They will learn by making mistakes. He can
:33:50. > :33:52.evolve the team, develop it even more.
:33:53. > :33:56.On to yesterday's games. Let's start with title the race and picking out
:33:57. > :33:57.a favourite is proving tricky. Mind you, picking out the right player is
:33:58. > :34:08.proving difficult for some! Still, So, Arsene Wenger's 1,000th game in
:34:09. > :34:12.charge, during which time he has shaken the hand of several Chelsea
:34:13. > :34:13.managers. 13 in all. But would he finally register a win against Jose
:34:14. > :34:40.Mourinho? What a lively start to the game!
:34:41. > :34:51.Eto'o Chelsea! Scores, recently! Fantastic finish!
:34:52. > :35:10.He shoots, Chelsea, 2-0 up! What a start for Jose Mourinho! Fernando
:35:11. > :35:16.Torres, surely not a third! Adam Hazzard! They are claiming handball.
:35:17. > :35:23.Andre Marriner is pointing to the spot. Will there be further
:35:24. > :35:30.punishment? It is a red card. The Arsenal player is distraught. Hold
:35:31. > :35:35.on, Kieran Gibbs has been sent off. It was Alex Oxlade Chamberlain who
:35:36. > :35:44.handled that. Alex Oxlade Chamberlain comes to the wrapper
:35:45. > :35:57.read and says, referee, it was me. Chelsea take their chance.
:35:58. > :36:10.Fernando Torres looks up, finds Oscar, 4-0. This is death by 1,000
:36:11. > :36:22.cuts for our sent anger. -- for Arsene Wenger. Chelsea have five!
:36:23. > :36:30.The goalkeeper will be disappeared -- will be bitterly disappointed.
:36:31. > :36:39.Mohamed Salah, this 46, he scores! Arsene Wenger's 1,000 DM is one of
:36:40. > :36:42.his worst. 1000th game is one of his worst.
:36:43. > :36:45.In-form Liverpool kicked-off at 3.00pm, chasing a sixth successive
:36:46. > :36:47.win to keep their title aspirations on track. Cardiff needed victory for
:36:48. > :37:02.different reasons. In the back of the net! Jordon
:37:03. > :37:03.Mutch, in size nine minutes. He shocks Liverpool and puts Cardiff in
:37:04. > :37:23.front. Luis Suarez, brilliant goal! Campbell! Cardiff Blues back in
:37:24. > :37:42.front! Liverpool are a level again. Martin
:37:43. > :37:55.Skrtel with his fifth goal of the season. Liverpool respond once more.
:37:56. > :38:08.Liverpool lead for the first time today!
:38:09. > :38:24.Luis Suarez! That might be the killer goal.
:38:25. > :38:37.Daniel Sturridge! That will see later.
:38:38. > :38:43.Cardiff are trying to fight to the end. Jordon Mutch! They get one
:38:44. > :39:04.back. His second of the game. Can he rounded off with a hat-trick,
:39:05. > :39:10.Luis Suarez? He can. Match ball for Luis Suarez. That is a fine way to
:39:11. > :39:16.seal six wins in a room with the first time in eight years.
:39:17. > :39:24.Raheem Sterling wanted him to pass the ball, didn't he? An Arsenal fan
:39:25. > :39:30.text of me yesterday, saying two or three big defeats is much better
:39:31. > :39:35.than five or six defeats. Not when it is against rivals. Not in the way
:39:36. > :39:40.they have been losing. I think Arsenal is out the race. What that
:39:41. > :39:50.will do for their confidence, I don't know. We said the same when
:39:51. > :39:56.they last at Anfield, and that Manchester City. They are running
:39:57. > :40:03.out of games. Manchester City have games in hand. Every gold your
:40:04. > :40:15.rivals score against you can't afford to. -- points for two.
:40:16. > :40:25.Goal difference is massively important and could come into play.
:40:26. > :40:29.We will come on the Manchester City in a while, but they will be
:40:30. > :40:36.interested in what Liverpool could do at Cardiff. Chelsea will be
:40:37. > :40:48.looking more at Manchester City. They have the games in hand. With
:40:49. > :40:52.Liverpool, they could be king makers in all of this with the games they
:40:53. > :40:59.have coming up. They have Manchester City and Chelsea coming to them.
:41:00. > :41:06.Looking at the two teams, Manchester City and Chelsea, who is better
:41:07. > :41:19.equipped? Chelsea look defensively solid. Manchester City, they are
:41:20. > :41:22.missing some huge players. Are you saying that Chelsea will go to
:41:23. > :41:27.Liverpool with a better tactical plan then Manchester City? I think
:41:28. > :41:31.Jose Mourinho has shown he can get his team to turn up for these big
:41:32. > :41:36.games. They have beaten Manchester City twice. I think he would be
:41:37. > :41:48.happy with the draw going to Liverpool. I am on the fence. He
:41:49. > :41:51.asked me before yesterday 's game, I would say that Manchester City have
:41:52. > :42:00.the strongest squad and to go on to win it. Having watched Chelsea
:42:01. > :42:05.yesterday, and they know we have the incidents... Jose Mourinho is such a
:42:06. > :42:15.fantastic coach, such a great tactician. He is playing down their
:42:16. > :42:27.title credentials. I think he has a plan for every game in the running.
:42:28. > :42:34.-- in the run in. Wins for Chelsea and Liverpool. Three points were and
:42:35. > :42:38.must for Manchester City as they played host to struggling for them.
:42:39. > :42:42.Nobody at any of the three clubs want to admit they're the favourites
:42:43. > :42:46.for the title. Do the City fans believe?
:42:47. > :42:53.Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are all went for the title. It is
:42:54. > :43:00.probably as wide open as the Premier League has been at this stage in the
:43:01. > :43:06.season. You can't afford to drop points at home to Fulham. I think we
:43:07. > :43:15.will do it today. We need the three points. The title is in their own
:43:16. > :43:18.hands, but it is precarious. Chelsea have the points on the board, and
:43:19. > :43:26.that is more important than games in hand. Vincent Kompany I'd is a big
:43:27. > :43:36.concern. He is a fantastic leader. Let's hope we pull together. I think
:43:37. > :43:37.the manager would say take each game as it comes. If we win them all, we
:43:38. > :43:54.will win the league. That was a wake-up call for
:43:55. > :44:11.Manchester City. It is a penalty! The flag from the
:44:12. > :44:19.linesman was very late. The idea to array with it.
:44:20. > :44:27.I goal in this game could have a crucial bearing on the title race,
:44:28. > :44:32.and relegation rat race. Straight red card. The movement and the speed
:44:33. > :44:49.totally funded full. Toure on a hat-trick. Oh! What a
:44:50. > :44:56.beauty. He set his sights. That must have started a yard outside of the
:44:57. > :45:03.post, that must be a candidate for goal of the season. What does he
:45:04. > :45:06.have at his disposal? There is the drive.
:45:07. > :45:21.A stupendous goal. Look at the space. He exploded the finish. That
:45:22. > :45:28.was deflected. Demichelis. Five - zero. Manchester City have done
:45:29. > :45:35.exactly what they needed to do. David Silva was a world-class
:45:36. > :45:43.player. Toure, his goal was amazing. Today, we did brilliantly. Tuesday
:45:44. > :45:49.night was always going to be difficult. I am confident we will
:45:50. > :45:57.get three points. I am more worried about the visit to the Emirates. We
:45:58. > :46:01.are going to be in there in the mix at the end. All we have got to do is
:46:02. > :46:09.beat Liverpool and Arsenal and we will win the League.
:46:10. > :46:14.The fans don't seem too worried about the Derby on Tuesday. And the
:46:15. > :46:19.players will see it as another game? Another important game in the
:46:20. > :46:24.Championship. That is what separates teams.
:46:25. > :46:28.You don't look too far ahead. You have the ability to look at the next
:46:29. > :46:37.game which is the most important game you are playing. It doesn't
:46:38. > :46:42.matter who you play, whether it is Manchester United awful away.
:46:43. > :46:46.You have the same mindset. You go there to do your job. If you have
:46:47. > :46:51.the experience of having won a Championship, it it easier.
:46:52. > :46:57.And here are the rest of yesterday's goals and as I am sure you know by
:46:58. > :47:08.now this will include a couple of belters.
:47:09. > :47:21.Carroll underneath that one, Diame stretching. Rooney with the turn, he
:47:22. > :47:25.goes for the extraordinary, it is an unbelievable goal from Wayne Rooney!
:47:26. > :47:30.There is one for the album. There is a man who knows how to score goals
:47:31. > :47:34.like that, just as he did against Wimbledon all those years ago. David
:47:35. > :47:37.Beckham, on the spot, to seek Wayne Rooney come up with a very special
:47:38. > :47:54.moment for Manchester United. And here come Manchester United with
:47:55. > :47:59.young. Rooney, with the easiest goal he will score all season, two goals.
:48:00. > :48:09.And inside 33 minutes, Manchester United lead 2-0.
:48:10. > :48:20.Stones opting sensibly for the long ball. He manages to find Barkley.
:48:21. > :48:32.Was that a foul, yes. Penalty. Barkley tricked Chico flurries into
:48:33. > :48:38.a lunge. -- Flores. He strokes it confidently beyond Vorm and Everton
:48:39. > :48:42.take the lead. Davis trying to offer Routledge and
:48:43. > :48:48.angle. Instead he goes to the right. A lovely ball, and turned in.
:48:49. > :48:55.Swansea are level. A fabulously well worked goal.
:48:56. > :49:08.Turned in by Lukaku. Lukaku got to the near post and turned it in.
:49:09. > :49:15.The near post, and it is turned in by Barkley! Two goals quickly
:49:16. > :49:22.conceded by Swansea City. Some ordinary defending.
:49:23. > :49:26.Attack by Williams, and scored by Williams. Swansea haven't given up
:49:27. > :49:30.on this match. But I think that William goal will just be a
:49:31. > :49:39.statistic in the final reckoning. 3-2.
:49:40. > :49:51.That was a dangerous ball, O'Shea left it for Elmander. Snodgrass!
:49:52. > :49:54.Great vision by Elmander to pick out Snodgrass. And Norwich are rewarded
:49:55. > :50:11.with a bright start to the contest. Tettey, what a shock, what a goal!
:50:12. > :50:15.Alexander Tettey. That was awesome. And nobody can complain that Norwich
:50:16. > :50:33.do not deserve that kind of lead. Jelavic. He keeps it in. Long was
:50:34. > :50:39.there in front of Dawson. And down under the challenge of Dawson. It is
:50:40. > :50:43.a penalty. They will be furious. Chris Foy has bawled that Shane Long
:50:44. > :50:53.was fouled. Was he being held back? I think Long might have manufactured
:50:54. > :51:00.that one for himself. And, said, but the rebound is in,
:51:01. > :51:10.followed up quite brilliantly. -- saved. Rosenior was in quickly to
:51:11. > :51:19.score his first ever Hull City goal. Kept away from Jelavic. There still
:51:20. > :51:27.might be a chance, and it is! Shane Long has scored. A second goal for
:51:28. > :51:32.Hull City. Morrison in a handy position. He has got it now but he
:51:33. > :51:39.is down just inside the box but there is no decision. Chris Foy was
:51:40. > :51:46.right there. It might have been a soft one. Given the one that was
:51:47. > :51:56.given earlier, you might think otherwise.
:51:57. > :52:06.Tries to go for goal himself, but of the bar. And it couldn't be turned
:52:07. > :52:15.in. Right at the net by Cisse, what a chance for Newcastle to win it.
:52:16. > :52:21.Ben Arfa. The last few seconds. Ben Arfa. Curled in and touched in.
:52:22. > :52:26.Cisse, with a last-gasp for Newcastle. They have won it right at
:52:27. > :52:31.the end. There are all the goals from
:52:32. > :52:35.yesterday. We have to look at two of them again. A huge debate last night
:52:36. > :52:39.on whether it was Wayne Rooney or David Beckham who scored the best
:52:40. > :52:46.from the halfway line. As regards yesterday, Wayne Rooney or Tettey?
:52:47. > :52:51.Wayne Rooney for me purely because he has no time to cite this up. He
:52:52. > :52:56.wins the challenge, looks up, and perfect execution. An incredible
:52:57. > :53:02.goal. This one? An unbelievable strike. I still think Rooney has the
:53:03. > :53:09.better goal. We have seen this before. Not many times. Strikes from
:53:10. > :53:14.that distance. Into the top corner. But we have only ever seen one score
:53:15. > :53:23.from the distance Rooney scored, that was David Beckham. We are going
:53:24. > :53:29.for the rarity aspect? It was a fantastic piece of skill. Live
:53:30. > :53:37.football is coming your way on the BBC. The Manchester derby on Tuesday
:53:38. > :53:45.night, from 7:45pm. And you can listen to Arsenal versus Swansea.
:53:46. > :53:51.Roberts has got away, can he finish it? There might be a charts,
:53:52. > :53:55.Roberts! Jason Roberts has surely wrapped up all three points for
:53:56. > :53:59.Wigan. The charts for an equaliser.
:54:00. > :54:08.Roberts. Roberts against his former club.
:54:09. > :54:16.Jason Roberts for Blackburn. And it is Jason Roberts who has
:54:17. > :54:21.turned it into a Arsenal's net. Jason Roberts puts wedding in front.
:54:22. > :54:27.Watching those goals in the week you have announced your retirement, is
:54:28. > :54:32.that a weird feeling? Yes, I have been fortunate to play
:54:33. > :54:41.until the age of 36. I have no complaints. They always say you know
:54:42. > :54:47.when the time has come to retire. Yours was aided, that is the wrong
:54:48. > :54:57.word, brought on by injury. I have felt in great shape. I was 15
:54:58. > :55:01.months with an injury. Once the surgeon says I should retire, you
:55:02. > :55:06.know you cannot continue. Especially since I have broken down on five or
:55:07. > :55:10.six occasions. I still feel fortunate and look back at footage
:55:11. > :55:21.like that. I gave it everything I could. It is adapting to normal life
:55:22. > :55:24.once you stop playing hard? It is very difficult. You need to have a
:55:25. > :55:30.purpose, something to do which makes you feel valued and wanted.
:55:31. > :55:37.To be a footballer is a great job. The best job you could wish for, it
:55:38. > :55:44.is not a cliche. Make sure you have plenty of stuff to do. You have most
:55:45. > :55:55.of your life to live. Am I making you feel valued and wanted? No!
:55:56. > :56:05.Can I ask, who are Little and Large? A day that saw another ten Premier
:56:06. > :56:27.League goals. It is all over with a fourth Stoke
:56:28. > :56:31.goal scored by Cameron. A goal crazy weekend in the Premier
:56:32. > :56:43.League. Chelsea are top of the table with four points.
:56:44. > :56:48.Spurs are back into fifth. Saturday was a bad day for the
:56:49. > :56:55.bottom five. They all lost. The best performance probably from Norwich
:56:56. > :57:09.who have flown up the table, at 13. Seven points clear of the drop zone.
:57:10. > :57:15.Time now for two Good two Bad. These big headphones which footballers
:57:16. > :57:18.were also have big leagues. Arnautovic but still disorientated
:57:19. > :57:24.in the opening minutes of the game at Villa Park.
:57:25. > :57:27.No such problem for Wayne Rooney. When it comes to long-distance
:57:28. > :57:32.shots. It is not all about finesse for the
:57:33. > :57:38.Brazilians as Rafael nearly puts the ball out of Upton Park. As you will
:57:39. > :57:43.notice, every Newcastle player has the designer wash bag. Except
:57:44. > :57:50.Williamson. He has to carry the buggy. The other goal of the weekend
:57:51. > :57:55.for Tettey, prompting the celebration of the weekend.
:57:56. > :57:59.We have been one goal away from equalling the record number of goals
:58:00. > :58:02.on a Premier League weekend but with biggest wins, heaviest defeats and
:58:03. > :58:04.1000 games in charge we have still had more milestones to add a
:58:05. > :58:21.sometimes distinguished list. Goodnight. Brian Deane scores.
:58:22. > :58:30.That is a mistake. In towards James Vaughan.
:58:31. > :58:36.It is in, Teddy Sheringham. Richard Dunne has firmly planted the
:58:37. > :58:40.ball into his own net. Gillespie has only been on the pitch
:58:41. > :58:46.a matter of seconds, and almost instantly been sent off.
:58:47. > :59:02.It is the record goal. Torres!
:59:03. > :59:04.This is death by 1000 cuts for Arsene Wenger.