:01:19. > :01:30.MUSIC: "Christmas (Snow's Coming Down)".
:01:31. > :01:35.Welcome to Match of the Day 2, a day later than normal so we can bring
:01:36. > :01:42.you arsenal against Chelsea, but the TV contract means we can only do
:01:43. > :01:49.that at 10:45pm, so be patient, we will also allow Wojciech Szczesny
:01:50. > :01:50.and Martin Keown to speak, but first to Spurs having a rather difficult
:01:51. > :02:01.week. Raheem Sterling completes the
:02:02. > :02:09.round! They have had luckier Sunday afternoons. Embarrassed and annoyed.
:02:10. > :02:18.Tottenham Hotspur have sacked their manager. Tim Sherwood in temporary
:02:19. > :02:26.charge. West Ham lead! Change, they are losing at home again. Tottenham
:02:27. > :02:30.Hotspur's spiral continues. It has been a wee cup disappointment
:02:31. > :02:35.on the field and upheaval for Tottenham, and things not getting
:02:36. > :02:41.any easier. Site Upton's captain returns to the starting line-up as
:02:42. > :02:46.they look order first win in six. -- Southampton's captain. And Emmanuel
:02:47. > :02:54.Adebayor or scored on Wednesday night.
:02:55. > :03:01.Some missing from Southampton, because of leg injury.
:03:02. > :03:20.He was so close to picking out Barkley. But Emmanuel Adebayor could
:03:21. > :03:29.not quite reach it. -- -- is so close to picking out Adebayor. A
:03:30. > :03:32.fine goal, Southampton one, Tottenham zero.
:03:33. > :03:36.After a turbulent week, Tottenham's Sunday afternoon has not got
:03:37. > :03:48.underway in the manner they might have hoped for. Adam Lallana with
:03:49. > :03:51.his third goal of the season. Spurs behind. I presume he has not seen
:03:52. > :03:56.enough and is going off to the street, he will come down to pitch
:03:57. > :03:59.level. 18 minutes into the game now down on the touchline. Seen enough
:04:00. > :04:22.from the director's box. Rose was twitching about there. --
:04:23. > :04:26.stretching of it there. But not quite 2-0! Tottenham skating on thin
:04:27. > :04:54.ice for a moment there. And it is Adebayor! 1-1, Tottenham
:04:55. > :04:59.back in the game, and it was a pinpoint delivery from Adebayor,
:05:00. > :05:07.starting in the Premier League for the first time this season. He fires
:05:08. > :05:14.Tottenham level. Soldado's delivery and Adebayor makes it two goals and
:05:15. > :05:34.two of unions is and he strained every sinew into that delivery.
:05:35. > :05:46.It is an own goal! Ricocheting off Gazzaniga and Tottenham time the
:05:47. > :05:56.game around. Less than ten minutes in the second half, Rose going for
:05:57. > :06:05.the return, but start Goldberg and an own goal gives Tottenham Hotspur
:06:06. > :06:16.believed, from Jos Hooiveld! Possibly another change shortly.
:06:17. > :06:26.A great charge, from Lambert, it is 2-2, and the Tottenham's lead did
:06:27. > :06:30.not last for long. Rickie Lambert could not miss that chance.
:06:31. > :06:39.Southampton quick to reply. The boy played forward to Lallana?, just on
:06:40. > :06:42.signed, Lloris miles out from the goal, caught in no man's land, and
:06:43. > :06:58.Rickie Lambert with the whole goal to aim at.
:06:59. > :07:05.Adebayor almost got there first. Southampton almost behind again.
:07:06. > :07:15.Adebayor was a whisker away from his second goal of the match.
:07:16. > :07:20.And look at Walker going down that far side, finally brought to a halt,
:07:21. > :07:25.but not without the ball going out for a row from Tottenham.
:07:26. > :07:36.Southampton beaten at home just one so far this season, the 3-2 defeat
:07:37. > :07:41.to Aston Villa. And Tottenham back in front! Adebayor's second of the
:07:42. > :07:48.day, what a seesaw second half this is turning out to be. And Tottenham
:07:49. > :07:55.now leading once more, the ball breaking of Adebayor pouncing, so
:07:56. > :08:00.many first Southampton, but they could not get rid of it and Adebayor
:08:01. > :08:05.binds the bottom of the net and a modem to celebrate 14 German and
:08:06. > :08:17.Spurs. -- moment to celebrate for Spurs. Southampton behind for the
:08:18. > :08:22.second time this afternoon. A great chance, but wide by some
:08:23. > :08:33.distance there. A great chance, and Roberto Soldado.
:08:34. > :08:49.Another chance goes begging! It was a stretch for Soldado, but left the
:08:50. > :08:54.stated again. -- left frustrated. Can Tottenham hang on to the win at
:08:55. > :09:00.the end of a tough week here? Will Southampton snatch a late equaliser
:09:01. > :09:10.in added time? A chance therefore Jay Rodriguez. The shot drilled into
:09:11. > :09:17.the floor, and carried over the bar. Nervous moments for Tottenham.
:09:18. > :09:22.70 minutes was enough upstairs? -- 17 minutes. I could not sit still,
:09:23. > :09:29.some adjustments were needed on the field. That is the way it is, it is
:09:30. > :09:33.tough to get the message out there. You do not always have a lot of time
:09:34. > :09:40.with these players, but they are still getting used to a new boys.
:09:41. > :09:45.Obviously very angry, gifting them a lot of things, giving them a lot of
:09:46. > :09:51.presence. How difficult has it been over the last few months? Very
:09:52. > :09:59.difficult. You do not want the other team to beat you. And sometimes
:10:00. > :10:02.showing some to suspect. But I am a professional footballer, keep my
:10:03. > :10:13.head up and stop do what I asked off. -- I will do what people as me
:10:14. > :10:20.to do. And everything played. Hopefully, someone is praying for
:10:21. > :10:25.me. We will see what happens tomorrow. It has to be right for the
:10:26. > :10:26.football club first and foremost, then worry about what is right for
:10:27. > :10:36.me. This evening, Spurs have confirmed
:10:37. > :10:40.that Tim Sherwood will continue and has signed an 18 month contract.
:10:41. > :10:42.More for that later, plus Everton and Swansea, what now to the
:10:43. > :10:55.Emirates. Through the wind and rain, looking
:10:56. > :10:59.to whip a perfect storm. Arsenal could go through to the very mere
:11:00. > :11:04.league. Chelsea could go second above Arsenal, but have lost four of
:11:05. > :11:08.their last six away. The doubters say of arsenal that they do not win
:11:09. > :11:21.enough of the big games. Here is another. Jack Wilshere starting his
:11:22. > :11:25.two match ban. Chelsea have dropped their points in an expected fashion,
:11:26. > :11:31.but so far, the bigger the game, the better the performance. A suspension
:11:32. > :11:57.for one after five-year lows this season, Lampard returns in a 4-3-3.
:11:58. > :12:10.You can see the spray of water there. Flipped up by the party from
:12:11. > :12:19.Ramsey. A great run, well cut out, good defending from Cahill. Giroud
:12:20. > :12:26.was right behind Cahill, and it had to be dealt with. Arsenal coming
:12:27. > :12:34.into this off the back of two defeats, Napoli and Manchester city.
:12:35. > :12:55.Ramsey almost got it through their two Walcott -- there to.
:12:56. > :13:06.Scooped up towards Ramirez, and not a bad header. It was an attempt at
:13:07. > :13:29.the goal, it's not actually on the goal.
:13:30. > :13:42.Onto the bar, Arsenal still not getting it away.
:13:43. > :13:51.This, the best spell of Begin that either side have had, Frank Lampard
:13:52. > :13:56.very nearly putting them in front. -- best spell of the game. Smashed
:13:57. > :14:18.off the underside of the bar. Ten minutes of the first have to go.
:14:19. > :14:31.Categorically seeing no penalty there. Theo Walcott looks aghast.
:14:32. > :14:40.There is the decision, Cech one Walcott. -- Willian on Walcott. This
:14:41. > :14:52.was the challenge that left Mikel Arteta on the hit. A really bad
:14:53. > :14:54.challenge from Obi Mikel. Two decisions and neither of them going
:14:55. > :15:55.Arsenal's way. Saved by Szczesny. That could have
:15:56. > :16:00.been a lot more damaging, and maybe should have been. From an Arsenal
:16:01. > :16:06.corner. Aaron Ramsey giving it away to Fernando Torres.
:16:07. > :16:50.Lovely move, but cleared by Vermaelen. Ramires was behind.
:16:51. > :16:57.Wanting to avoid defeat having lost their last two games in the -- in a
:16:58. > :16:58.row. They have not won a game since the 4th of December since they beat
:16:59. > :17:16.Hull City. Ramires on Mikel Arteta. What does
:17:17. > :17:20.Mike Dean do? Arteta is rising for the second time and again. Arteta
:17:21. > :17:25.gets there first. It is going to be a yellow card. So, the referee has
:17:26. > :17:32.deemed it to be worse than the challenge from Jon Obi Mikel.
:17:33. > :17:38.Theo Walcott will now be summoned over, and he's going to get a yellow
:17:39. > :17:40.card. He does not look as though he is arguing that the decision. We
:17:41. > :17:59.would concur. Comfortable for Szczesny. David
:18:00. > :18:05.Lewis looks like he's struggling to stay awake. -- David Louise. --
:18:06. > :18:15.luiz. Szczesny was right behind it. One of
:18:16. > :18:19.the more dangerous moments in the game that Chelsea have provided.
:18:20. > :18:36.They have provided the bulk of the dangerous moments.
:18:37. > :18:48.Ozil hits it, Ivanovic blocks it. Ball spins away, Arsenal throw.
:18:49. > :18:58.Arsenal not happy with that but they have a throw. Ozil and Ivanovic
:18:59. > :18:59.getting involved. Willian trying to act as a peacemaker. Gibbs trying to
:19:00. > :19:09.keep it peaceful as well. They were very unhappy with
:19:10. > :19:27.Ivanovic's boot, which was very high from the throw in.
:19:28. > :19:32.Rusedski -- Rosicky sliding in on Ivanovic. Mike Dean wants them to
:19:33. > :19:41.calm down. Getting a little bit heated unstretched. Ivanovic made a
:19:42. > :19:44.lot of that. It is a foul, and Tomas Rosicky being told that the yellow
:19:45. > :19:55.card is for more than just that offence.
:19:56. > :20:04.Shooting tank -- chance for Olivier Giraud. A few Arsenal fans on this
:20:05. > :20:09.side of the ground thought it had gone in. Maybe he should have gone
:20:10. > :20:14.closer, and yes, he should have. Beautifully found, sliced off the
:20:15. > :20:20.outside of the boot. A long way from being a centre -- sitter, but in the
:20:21. > :20:26.context of chances but Arsenal this game, the best they've had. Never in
:20:27. > :20:28.the Premier league era have Arsenal failed to get a shot on target in a
:20:29. > :20:55.home game. Gibbs puts it square! Dropping over
:20:56. > :20:59.the bar from Giroud. What a chance. He did brilliantly. Once he decided
:21:00. > :21:05.he was not injured. Petr Cech has to take credit for the save.
:21:06. > :21:09.A first effort on target, saved by Petr Cech. The 85th minute of the
:21:10. > :21:30.game. There will be no coming back for
:21:31. > :21:35.Chelsea and Arsenal score here. -- if Arsenal score. Sagna with a
:21:36. > :21:37.header down, hooked off the line. Azpilicueta taking up the defensive
:21:38. > :21:53.position. Lampard found Luiz, and it is a
:21:54. > :21:55.corner. A few Arsenal players put their hands on the head at that
:21:56. > :22:08.decision. Ozil with a clearance, and Mike Dean
:22:09. > :22:20.puts the whistle in his mouth and blows it. And that is the end of
:22:21. > :22:27.that. Arsene Wenger and Jose-Maria Poe -- Jose Mourinho shake hands.
:22:28. > :22:33.They locked the game up and waited for a counterattack, and we could
:22:34. > :22:38.not score. It took was a while to get into a flow, and I thought
:22:39. > :22:42.always, from outside, that in the final part of the game, we might win
:22:43. > :22:47.it. But when we have the chances we could not take them. We had the
:22:48. > :22:53.biggest chance, which from my position, if we don't have goal-line
:22:54. > :23:01.technology, I would have jumped up a goal. But, no doubt, no doubt about
:23:02. > :23:07.that. It was a game where both teams, of course, want to win, but I
:23:08. > :23:12.think both teams don't want to lose. And, for us, it was especially
:23:13. > :23:16.important not to lose, because if we do, we would be five points off the
:23:17. > :23:21.lead, and with these results -- this result, we keep within two points to
:23:22. > :23:28.both of the leaders. For us, that's important. I think in the first half
:23:29. > :23:33.it was 100% penalty on Walcott, in my opinion, but after that, we
:23:34. > :23:38.played with great focus and concentration, great desire, we just
:23:39. > :23:44.could not get the goal in the second half that I think we deserved. Are
:23:45. > :23:48.there any excuses for the challenge of Jon Obi Mikel on you in the first
:23:49. > :23:52.half? I cannot tell you because I haven't seen it on the TV, but my
:23:53. > :23:57.ankle is swelling and I nearly broke my shin pad. I think it was late,
:23:58. > :24:02.and I think Ramires was late on the ball in the second half as well. But
:24:03. > :24:07.the referee has to make a decision, and he probably believed it was not
:24:08. > :24:12.a red card. What I want from my team is to go in the direction where we
:24:13. > :24:17.play the way we are playing, we use the ball away we are using it, but
:24:18. > :24:21.we score goals, especially in crucial goals. We are not doing
:24:22. > :24:29.that. It is not just about missing chances, it is about what I call
:24:30. > :24:33.half chances, where, with sharpness, aggression, you transform
:24:34. > :24:38.a half chance into one chance and the goal. We face people won against
:24:39. > :24:44.the one, two against the two, and we are not killing opponents. Do you
:24:45. > :24:48.think that what he said early on in that interview package, both teams
:24:49. > :24:53.wanted to win, but both teams did not want to lose, that sums it up?
:24:54. > :24:57.No doubt about it, if you look at the tactics they have, certainly in
:24:58. > :25:01.the midfield, Arsenal have maybe lost a couple of games they have
:25:02. > :25:03.tried to win and have lost them doing that, Chelsea something
:25:04. > :25:08.similar, the way they suffered against Sunderland. I don't think
:25:09. > :25:12.you necessarily believes enough in the team, they were a bit more
:25:13. > :25:17.defensive -- he believes. It was maybe the 60th minute until the
:25:18. > :25:20.teams went toe to toe. But at least Arsenal tried to press on the high
:25:21. > :25:25.areas, and then they were punished on the break. A difficult night all
:25:26. > :25:30.round. Does that sum it up, what Martin said about the recent results
:25:31. > :25:33.affecting them? Arsenal summed up Manchester City. Chelsea create
:25:34. > :25:40.chances but keep conceding. -- thumped at Manchester City. As a
:25:41. > :25:44.player, you get negative on yourself if you had one or two defeats
:25:45. > :25:47.before, so you play with a bit more caution. We saw it with Arsenal in
:25:48. > :25:51.the first half. But credit to them in the second half, they had a good
:25:52. > :25:55.go and they deserved at least a point and could have won it with the
:25:56. > :25:59.chances later. They were the only team in the latter stages trying to
:26:00. > :26:04.win the game. The other thing to watch is that sometimes one game is
:26:05. > :26:09.like that, you can lapse into taking the easy option yourself, or not
:26:10. > :26:14.trying to ignite it. What I meant was, sometimes you can see players
:26:15. > :26:18.with not as much energy as normal, not as sharp, and it has an effect
:26:19. > :26:22.on everybody. You think you will play shape -- safe, stay in your
:26:23. > :26:26.shape, and not lose. But thankfully it opened up, after 60 minutes.
:26:27. > :26:30.Chelsea started looking dangerous on the break as well. Overall both
:26:31. > :26:35.managers will be pleased with a point, but as a fan, it is a shame
:26:36. > :26:40.you did not get more action. Arsenal have waited nine days to play a
:26:41. > :26:46.game, and it felt a bit leggy, it was a bit too nice, they weren't
:26:47. > :26:49.closing down. Same for both teams. They kind of matched each other, the
:26:50. > :26:54.two great tacticians in the game. A lot of respect the -- for each
:26:55. > :26:59.other. I hoped Arsenal might go for it a bit more. It was an opportunity
:27:00. > :27:03.to go out and play like champions. You would have preferred Arsenal to
:27:04. > :27:08.go through more than Chelsea. You're at home and the emphasis is on you.
:27:09. > :27:15.I can understand Arsenal being worried. With Willian and Hazard on
:27:16. > :27:18.the counter, they have pace. The tackle by Jon Obi Mikel in the first
:27:19. > :27:23.half? This is something that has come into the game. Danny would say
:27:24. > :27:28.he likes a tackle like this. For me, you sliding on the side, no real
:27:29. > :27:31.caution for the opponent. I'm surprised he's not sent. When you
:27:32. > :27:37.look at it in slow motion it looks like a sending-off. At the speed in
:27:38. > :27:40.the match, I can see maybe it looks like he's got the ball, but it is a
:27:41. > :27:47.straightforward, on his backside. For me, I tackle on the side,
:27:48. > :27:53.sliding with the side, if I wanted to win it, but I would make sure I
:27:54. > :27:55.was not causing that much damage. It's not the way he tackled, it is
:27:56. > :28:02.the lateness. You protect yourself as a midfielder. I would go in with
:28:03. > :28:06.a straight leg. Not at the man, but that was late. I saw in his face
:28:07. > :28:11.that he meant a bit more than a fair challenge. I thought it was naughty.
:28:12. > :28:15.Not a sending-off. I understand what Martin says but I have tackled that
:28:16. > :28:23.way myself. It was late. A bit naughty, but a yellow was enough.
:28:24. > :28:28.You can cause damage like that, and if you do, you deserve what you get.
:28:29. > :28:33.He was lucky there. Did you think it was a penalty but the challenge on
:28:34. > :28:39.Theo Walcott? I didn't, actually. I understand after seeing it three or
:28:40. > :28:44.four times, with the flick off Walcott, but if you look where the
:28:45. > :28:48.referee is, it looks like nothing coming together. I thought the
:28:49. > :28:52.referee got that right from what he saw. We have the luxury of seeing it
:28:53. > :28:57.a few times. Straightaway, you think there is a problem. Mike Dean is
:28:58. > :29:02.looking at that. It is the way that Theo Walcott theatrically flicks
:29:03. > :29:07.out. It is a shallow dive, but he realises he has been whacked. He's
:29:08. > :29:11.definitely caught him, and it was a penalty. Not that many chances in
:29:12. > :29:14.the game. At 1.I thought we would be talking about the train journey that
:29:15. > :29:23.you had to get here -- at 1.I thought. Or the radio prediction I
:29:24. > :29:30.made. You said it was definitely not 0-0. There could have been goals, I
:29:31. > :29:34.suppose. I think Frank was profiting most in that Chelsea team. Frank
:29:35. > :29:40.knows when to arrive in the box, desperately and rocky -- desperately
:29:41. > :29:46.unlucky there, he knows where to run, it is a clear picture. With
:29:47. > :29:56.Mirallas and McCarthy in the midfield. It just did not quite come
:29:57. > :30:04.off. -- with Ramires and Obi Mikel in the midfield. Arsenal gave the
:30:05. > :30:08.ball away in a bad area. Willian should do better there, it was a
:30:09. > :30:15.poor finish. That was the in between bit. I think Oscar has more quality
:30:16. > :30:21.on the pitch than Willian. But Arsenal started coming into it, but
:30:22. > :30:27.I think Giroud waited a bit too long. It is a wonderful pass from
:30:28. > :30:32.Ramsey and that was the best chance in the game. And the one with Gibbs
:30:33. > :30:38.showing his pace, which she did not do enough of. He can be rapid, and
:30:39. > :30:43.he needs to do that more, get forward more. If you scored the
:30:44. > :30:48.goal, it can be done, but the goalkeeper did exceptionally well
:30:49. > :30:54.there. At the end of it, they will both be satisfied? Jose Mourinho are
:30:55. > :30:58.still finding out about this new team, and the characters, we have he
:30:59. > :31:01.would have had some white players in the past, now he is going more
:31:02. > :31:07.expansive, trying to tighten up today, so he will be pleased. He
:31:08. > :31:11.will be thinking that he is doing nicely in the Premier League, but
:31:12. > :31:19.perhaps a missed opportunity for Arsenal. Chelsea have two home games
:31:20. > :31:24.over the festive period. Swansea and Liverpool at home, and Southampton
:31:25. > :31:26.away. Now let's go back to yesterday's other game and it was a
:31:27. > :31:57.good one, Swansea against Everton. Wilfried Bony leads the team. Two
:31:58. > :32:06.changes for the visitors as James McCarthy and Kevin Mirallas return.
:32:07. > :32:16.Swansea played themselves into trouble there. McCarthy intervenes
:32:17. > :32:23.and now Mirallas. Can Everton prosper from Swansea's mistake?
:32:24. > :32:26.Nothing too tricky there, but Swansea guilty of overplaying, which
:32:27. > :32:32.is their way to play that all around. Not just with it forward,
:32:33. > :32:41.but got there. Ultimately, Mirallas got the shot away. Tremmel was the
:32:42. > :32:51.favourite to stop it. Roberto Mancini is, -- Rob Raven -- Roberto
:32:52. > :33:00.Martinez cut his teeth as a leader of Swansea City.
:33:01. > :33:16.Bony to get it first time. A glimpse of the net, but no more than that.
:33:17. > :33:28.Oh, dear! His footing gave way, the best chance of the match by an
:33:29. > :33:33.absolute mile. Barkley strides through, then falls over. What an
:33:34. > :33:49.opportunity. What a time to lose your footing. Still 0-0.
:33:50. > :33:59.Good effort, and flicked over by Tremmel.
:34:00. > :34:05.Tremmel with an unorthodox, but successful save to deny Barkley,
:34:06. > :34:10.flecks of him, then the crossbar, Roberto Martinez perhaps sensing
:34:11. > :34:22.that Everton are getting on top year. -- on top here.
:34:23. > :34:33.Good effort, he scored! Seamus Coleman! Breaks the deadlock with a
:34:34. > :34:37.stinging drive! They have nearly scored a few
:34:38. > :34:43.moments earlier, Tremmel making the save, but Roberto Martinez sends, as
:34:44. > :34:48.the Everton supporters did, that at all might have been coming, but now
:34:49. > :34:52.one predicting the source, Seamus Coleman with a swinging shot that
:34:53. > :34:57.went beyond the reach of the goalkeeper and into the corner of
:34:58. > :35:19.the net, Everton ahead 20 minutes into the second half.
:35:20. > :35:38.And it is deflected in! Tiendalli, takes a wicked deflection off
:35:39. > :35:43.Oviedo, and it could be an own goal, but it does not matter to Swansea
:35:44. > :35:47.who is the scorer, but that is their first ever goal against Everton in
:35:48. > :35:52.the Premier League, and as has cancelled out the goal from Seamus
:35:53. > :36:03.Coleman, and it is 1-1. I shake off the head from Tim Howard says
:36:04. > :36:08.everything -- shake of the head. He went for the little dink chip,
:36:09. > :36:30.and I am afraid he put it straight into the body of Tim Howard.
:36:31. > :36:39.A free kick to Everton, I'd yellow card for Davies. He knew what he was
:36:40. > :36:53.doing. The first booking of the afternoon.
:36:54. > :37:03.Leaving it for Barkley, and Barkley scores! A fabulous free kick from
:37:04. > :37:10.Ross Barkley! It looked like it was going to be had left footed, but it
:37:11. > :37:14.was the decoy, and Barkley right footed off the underside of the
:37:15. > :37:18.bar. No goalkeeper in the world can get to those and Everton back in
:37:19. > :37:24.front again with about six minutes or thereabouts, plus added time, to
:37:25. > :37:35.go. And the reaction of a delighted manager. A fabulous winning goal
:37:36. > :37:40.perhaps from Ross Barkley. He will be delighted that he decided
:37:41. > :37:50.to come here. Bill Kenwright, the Everton chairman, with a big smile.
:37:51. > :38:02.Popped away thereby Tim Howard, hands-on heads there! It needed
:38:03. > :38:04.saving. Stop its time, Swansea needing a second equaliser. --
:38:05. > :38:21.stoppage time. And he could not get the touch
:38:22. > :38:25.there. Possibly to a way of Tim Howard's arrival, and he would have
:38:26. > :38:31.scored that he committed himself. And with that, perhaps the win for
:38:32. > :38:32.Everton is confirmed. The most significant when you can get in any
:38:33. > :38:45.other glamorous fixture. These three points today tell us a
:38:46. > :38:49.lot more about the score than the other two. I could not be happy with
:38:50. > :38:54.the characters shown, and specially on a day like today. We were able to
:38:55. > :39:00.stop a Swansea side and get three points. Looking like they were
:39:01. > :39:04.enjoying each other's company? Definitely. The manager putting his
:39:05. > :39:09.stamp on things and we have adapted to how he wants us to play. And
:39:10. > :39:13.coming here and winning 2-1 is a massive result, especially with the
:39:14. > :39:17.games coming up. I think we deserve more, but that is what happened, we
:39:18. > :39:22.played against a good team, in good form at the moment, and I think they
:39:23. > :39:28.had that lack in the end, not luck to score, not that, but luck to find
:39:29. > :39:34.it in that moment, when you maybe think that drawing is not bad, then
:39:35. > :39:40.finding the win liked by. Which goal was the best? I think Ross will put
:39:41. > :39:50.it to Twitter later, but both happy to score. We won 2-1, and fans go
:39:51. > :39:53.away happy. We are in danger of talking about Ross Barkley after
:39:54. > :39:59.every Everton game, but he is impossible to ignore. Sometimes
:40:00. > :40:06.players come along to inspire you, and he is inspiring the others.
:40:07. > :40:13.They are seeing an 18-19 -year-old running around, skill and balance,
:40:14. > :40:17.desire, passion, every time Everton did the attack, it was through him.
:40:18. > :40:24.He is looking to get ahold of the ball every time someone has, always
:40:25. > :40:33.demanding it. He had a bad slip there, so he picks and self, bit of
:40:34. > :40:40.awareness, and the best bit about this is the fact that young English
:40:41. > :40:47.talent. He is running with that ball, the ability, left foot, right
:40:48. > :40:51.foot, I was on the sofa with the flu yesterday and he got me out of my
:40:52. > :40:58.seat, he is an absolute top player, we have to protect, but what a
:40:59. > :41:02.talent, his confidence. The manager has a top player and is telling him
:41:03. > :41:07.to play, they are playing with freedom. Thank you for the insight
:41:08. > :41:17.into your medical help! Everton are the best team I have seen this
:41:18. > :41:26.season, without doubt. You look at Pienaar, at Mirallas, and Mirallas
:41:27. > :41:31.and Barkley are almost in competition with each other. I think
:41:32. > :41:37.they could go all the way. Roberto Martinez has them flourishing. And
:41:38. > :41:40.the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, giving that 18 month contract to the
:41:41. > :41:45.manager, said they have a great squad, and the need accords that can
:41:46. > :41:52.bring out the best and allow them to flourish. -- they need a head coach
:41:53. > :41:57.that can bring out the best. Could he allow them to flourish? He could
:41:58. > :42:01.be. He seems to have the respect of the senior players, the way they are
:42:02. > :42:06.talking about him, but of course early in the first week. He has a
:42:07. > :42:09.great knowledge of the game, and really passionate about Tottenham as
:42:10. > :42:13.well, and it is refreshing for a club together young English coach
:42:14. > :42:18.the chance, because it is the only way to get experience. Is a
:42:19. > :42:22.technical coordinator, and it is odd to hear when he is not really happy.
:42:23. > :42:29.Daniel Leavy has a special relationship, challenges him, and it
:42:30. > :42:32.has come good for him. Isn't it refreshing to hear someone say, I
:42:33. > :42:40.want to be the manager of Tottenham Hotspur, not number two, I am good
:42:41. > :42:45.enough. It may be a refreshing, but Andre Villas-Boas may be watching.
:42:46. > :42:51.When you add in a club, you have your job to do, and should do that.
:42:52. > :42:56.Now he has fallen on his feet to get that manager and should take a
:42:57. > :43:04.vantage of like it. Instead of being PC of the time, I think you should
:43:05. > :43:08.see what you want. He has to do the job and show people what they can
:43:09. > :43:15.do. But he has been given the chance by Daniel at a fantastic club with a
:43:16. > :43:20.great squad of players. I think they will play with a great deal of
:43:21. > :43:26.freedom. There is that change, now he has to get the results. We have a
:43:27. > :43:34.busy festive period on the way. If you need some respite from the
:43:35. > :43:41.relatives, we are here for you. Footballing gift -- gifts galore on
:43:42. > :43:53.the BBC this Christmas. Danny Welbeck again, and goal number 17 of
:43:54. > :43:58.Luis Suarez's easing. -- season. You can access all of the contact on the
:43:59. > :44:05.smartphone application. The perfect gift for Christmas -- the content.
:44:06. > :44:17.Onto Saturday's games, starting with sides in the top six.
:44:18. > :44:35.Gary medal. -- Gary Medel. Suarez, 1-0! There is simply no stopping
:44:36. > :44:40.Luis Suarez. Joe Allen, down to Henderson. On the side. Can Suarez
:44:41. > :44:52.finish it off? Raheem Sterling. 2-0, Liverpool. They are looking for
:44:53. > :44:58.offside. Jordon Mutch arrived in the nick of time. Suarez again. That is
:44:59. > :45:00.brilliant! Luis Suarez has scored some spectacular goals over the
:45:01. > :45:08.course of the last few weeks, and there is another. Five around the
:45:09. > :45:13.box for Cardiff. Whittingham's delivery. A free header from Jordon
:45:14. > :45:18.Mutch, and it is in. Some pretty shocking defending.
:45:19. > :45:27.Time ran out the Cardiff City in the end. And Malky Mackay, if that is
:45:28. > :45:30.the last 45 minutes of his time at Cardiff City, can be proud of the
:45:31. > :45:41.way his team played in that second half.
:45:42. > :45:52.Here we go, yah yah Torre for Manchester City. What a goal! -- yah
:45:53. > :45:58.yah Torre -- Yaya Toure. Nothing the goalkeeper could do about this.
:45:59. > :46:01.David Silva's delivery. Half cleared, then poked home by the
:46:02. > :46:05.captain. And now they have got a little bit of elbow room as they
:46:06. > :46:17.look for what would be a third away win of the season. Adult Harrogate
:46:18. > :46:24.-- Taarabt. Richardson with a chance. 2-1. Fulham are back in the
:46:25. > :46:30.game. A great chance, and they are decisive finish, firmly planted
:46:31. > :46:44.beyond Joe Hart. Now it is with Parker. We'll Manchester City be
:46:45. > :46:52.tested again? Superb running by Riise. And it has gone in. Vincent
:46:53. > :47:00.Kompany, slicing it up into the air. There is absolutely nothing anybody
:47:01. > :47:05.can do about it. Negredo uses his strength. David Silva, Jesus Navas,
:47:06. > :47:13.could be a chance, a goal! Jesus Navas. Jesus Navas, the substitute
:47:14. > :47:21.with the finishing touch, but it was David Silva who created it with the
:47:22. > :47:26.past. - pass. David Silva, creator of the goal that separate the teams,
:47:27. > :47:32.Negredo. Great ball, superb finish from James Milner. Game, set, match,
:47:33. > :47:38.Manchester City. Lovely pass with the outside of the boot. Negredo's
:47:39. > :47:48.pass, gleefully dispatched by the substitute James Milner.
:47:49. > :47:58.Cissokho. Three in the middle to Newcastle. Pulled back towards
:47:59. > :48:02.Cabaye! The man who scored the winner at Manchester United puts
:48:03. > :48:14.Newcastle in front at Crystal Palace. Picked up by Anita. Obuchi
:48:15. > :48:20.to his right. It's an own goal! Danny Gabbidon. And awkward cross,
:48:21. > :48:28.and he turns it into his own net. A shake of the head from both player
:48:29. > :48:41.and manager. Ameobi. Away from Delaney, and it's a penalty kick.
:48:42. > :48:45.That was a foul on Ameobi. Well, Speroni got to it, but couldn't keep
:48:46. > :48:46.it out, because of the ferocity of the shot. That is surely victory for
:48:47. > :48:55.Newcastle. Let's talk about Liverpool, and we
:48:56. > :48:57.looked at Arsenal, talking about the fixtures against Chelsea Manchester
:48:58. > :49:06.City defining them, and Liverpool have the same going next to them.
:49:07. > :49:10.Steven Gerrard missing, they said they would struggle without him, but
:49:11. > :49:13.they are not. Suarez is on fire, setting the world alight, but I
:49:14. > :49:16.think after the next three games, if they are still there or thereabouts,
:49:17. > :49:22.they have a serious chance of winning the league. He is that
:49:23. > :49:26.good. They have got character. They played Arsenal at the Emirates and
:49:27. > :49:30.lost, but they bounced back. When you have a player like Suarez in
:49:31. > :49:34.your team, he gives you such belief that you can achieve anything. They
:49:35. > :49:39.are really enjoying their football. Henderson's movement from midfield,
:49:40. > :49:42.players developing. Brendan Rodgers is developing something special
:49:43. > :49:48.there. It's always emotional when you play at Anfield. Merseyside is
:49:49. > :49:55.starting to rock again, no doubt about it. You look at the top teams
:49:56. > :50:00.now, six teams, two points between them, the best Premier league for a
:50:01. > :50:05.while. They have two big games coming up, city away, Chelsea away,
:50:06. > :50:09.and because they don't have Daniel Sturridge, he can play Suarez on his
:50:10. > :50:13.own, and they can pack the midfield. That might be a blessing, because
:50:14. > :50:18.playing counterattack might suit Liverpool better and give the likes
:50:19. > :50:27.of Henderson and Coutinho ago. Going one laptop has given Suarez more
:50:28. > :50:31.space as well. Henderson's best space is in a central area. It gives
:50:32. > :50:36.him a licence to go forward. If there is no need -- only one
:50:37. > :50:39.striker, he can go on. If he sees Suarez and storage, the space is
:50:40. > :50:46.limited, so that's why he's getting better -- storage. Brendan Rodgers
:50:47. > :50:50.has cleared out all the baggage. It is just a joy to watch. They
:50:51. > :50:53.genuinely believe they can go and do something special. We will have to
:50:54. > :50:56.see. Sooner or later, it's the consistency that wins you the
:50:57. > :51:01.league. There isn't yet a team that has that. More to come after the
:51:02. > :51:19.goals from the weekend. Diame. Free kick. Phil Jones takes
:51:20. > :51:27.it in the blink of an eye. Wayne Rooney runs with it. Well back --
:51:28. > :51:34.well back -- Danny Welbeck has scored at Old Trafford for the first
:51:35. > :51:41.time since October of last year. Januzaj. Danny Welbeck. Jan Azad.
:51:42. > :51:48.Goes himself, and he scores himself. -- Januzaj. Adnan Januzaj, 18 years
:51:49. > :51:58.old, scores his first Old Trafford goal for Manchester United.
:51:59. > :52:03.Raphael. Valencia, so quick. Rooney, trying to tee up Ashley Young to hit
:52:04. > :52:09.it. He does. He hits it all right. First touch of the ball, into the
:52:10. > :52:17.roof of the net. The third goal which insures three points
:52:18. > :52:24.Manchester United for sure. Maiga. Coral is on side. Carlton Cole --
:52:25. > :52:27.Carlton Cole is on side. Carlton Cole scores. The Manchester United
:52:28. > :52:37.midfielders and defenders are furious with themselves. Cole Has
:52:38. > :52:53.timed his run well, and Buttner is careless. Carlton Cole was clinical.
:52:54. > :52:56.Good girl, Adam! -- good goal. The substitute makes an instant impact.
:52:57. > :53:00.Just five minutes after coming on, Charlie Adam makes an instant
:53:01. > :53:12.impact, and Mark Hughes shows why he made the alteration. Thumped away by
:53:13. > :53:19.Dusan -- doesn't -- Guzan. A terrible bore, a shocking header,
:53:20. > :53:23.and Rob Kozak has put Aston Villa level. It is an absolute gift to
:53:24. > :53:33.Kozak, and a gift at the Britannia Stadium. Cameron. Crouch looking,
:53:34. > :53:39.and scoring! . Aston Villa claimed a handball, but Crouch does not care.
:53:40. > :53:51.It is too one, having just been cancelled out -- 2-1.
:53:52. > :54:00.There could be a break for Hull City. Danny Graham, Livermore up
:54:01. > :54:10.with him. Still Graham. Livermore. 1-0, Hull City. Hull City, clinical
:54:11. > :54:20.on the counterattack. Mulumbu. In towards Shane Long. Away from Bruce.
:54:21. > :54:25.Zoltan Gera. Vydra! Finally, the persistence pays off for West
:54:26. > :54:29.Bromwich Albion. Great setup play from Long, and it was the pass from
:54:30. > :54:39.Zoltan Gera, and are very smart finish from Vydra. -- a very smart
:54:40. > :54:46.finish. That might drop for Hooper, away from Brown. Super! Fabulous
:54:47. > :54:54.save by Mannone, flying to his right, and pulling off a splendid
:54:55. > :54:56.stop. -- Hooper! Whipped in by Sebastien Larsson, could go
:54:57. > :55:03.anywhere. Norwich have not cleared it. I think it was Brown who had
:55:04. > :55:08.their header, a lick of paint away from giving Sunderland are precious
:55:09. > :55:13.first goal of the afternoon. -- a precious first goal. That is a
:55:14. > :55:17.strong, late challenge by Brown. Snodgrass not happy. Martin Atkinson
:55:18. > :55:19.reaches the red card, and Wes Brown is off. That is reckless. Very
:55:20. > :55:25.reckless indeed. Wes Brown gets Christmas. Here is
:55:26. > :55:50.the league table. Depending on your point of view and
:55:51. > :56:02.who you support, this is either just too good, or too bad. An old man,
:56:03. > :56:10.not impressed by a young man dancing. Don't tweet Chris Hoy.
:56:11. > :56:12.Nobody for the mascot to way that. How to disguise a bad backpass.
:56:13. > :56:27.Claim it hit an opponent. Goal of the weekend from Luis
:56:28. > :56:32.Suarez. And the advertising hoardings took some stick over the
:56:33. > :56:37.weekend. There is Seamus, Everton, Jake Livermore taking it out on a
:56:38. > :56:42.camera -- Seamus Coleman. It cost Livermore ?6,000 to replace the
:56:43. > :56:46.camera, plus a ?6,000 donation to charity. Thanks to Martin and Danny.
:56:47. > :56:50.We have reached the festive period, time to look back on what has gone,
:56:51. > :56:53.time to look forward on what is to come. Time to celebrate the fact
:56:54. > :56:56.that throughout the holidays we football. Our gift to you is the
:56:57. > :57:26.secret footballer. Merry Christmas. A good time to reflect on the season
:57:27. > :57:35.so far. Best signing, I think Fernandinho has been amaze. Worst?
:57:36. > :57:43.Some of the Tottenham players are struggling to adapt. Lamela and
:57:44. > :57:46.Soldado. Biggest overachievers? Southampton, but that's because they
:57:47. > :57:51.got a forward-thinking manager who likes to play attractive football.
:57:52. > :57:56.Underachievers? West Ham, and also full, who I think are an ordinary
:57:57. > :58:01.team. It has to be Manchester United, doesn't it? My player of the
:58:02. > :58:07.season so far, Luis Suarez. That is absolutely stunning. He is off the
:58:08. > :58:12.scale at the moment. His constant desire to make something happen is
:58:13. > :58:18.inspiring. Honourable mention for Aaron Ramsey. What a goal excavation
:58:19. > :58:23.Mark he's been exceptional, as Arsene Wenger might say. Finally,
:58:24. > :58:27.playing at Christmas. I've been clubs where a manager always gave on
:58:28. > :58:31.Christmas Day, but I've been clubs where we trained in the the morning.
:58:32. > :58:37.I played through a manager who gave his Christmas morning with the
:58:38. > :58:40.family and drag this -- drag us into training in the afternoon. The
:58:41. > :58:46.hardest thing I ever had to endure was watch my kids open their
:58:47. > :58:50.presents on Sky. I wouldn't do that again for anybody. If you're asking
:58:51. > :58:53.me if I get to Christmas and I feel like I need a break, the answer is
:58:54. > :58:57.no, I never have, and I don't think I ever will. You get into a rhythm
:58:58. > :59:00.of playing, and you don't want anything to get in the way.
:59:01. > :59:03.Injuries, suspensions, and certainly a break you don't really need. Merry
:59:04. > :59:10.Christmas.