:00:49. > :00:51.Three games and three guests on tonight's Match Of The Day 2.
:00:52. > :00:54.With me in the studio, Brad Friedel, Martin Keown and, upholding the new
:00:55. > :00:58.Match Of The Day rule that at least one person in the studio has to have
:00:59. > :01:05.Leicester-Arsenal and Villa against Hull coming up,
:01:06. > :01:10.Spurs v Liverpool is a game with so many subplots, scores to settle,
:01:11. > :01:22.points to prove and the return of one football's great characters.
:01:23. > :01:33.Mario Balotelli is back. I think it is a good deal.
:01:34. > :01:47.The same old problems for Liverpool. Sergio Aguero, with his first
:01:48. > :01:55.touch! It is five! Mauricio Pochettino starts with two
:01:56. > :02:00.victories. It is three! It is Emmanuel Adebayor!
:02:01. > :02:07.Roll-up for the Mario Balotelli mystery tour. The centre forward
:02:08. > :02:11.inevitably the centre of attention, and straight into the Liverpool
:02:12. > :02:16.team. But a Tottenham victory would put them on top and leave Liverpool
:02:17. > :02:22.six points adrift after three games. The team selection is not too taxing
:02:23. > :02:31.for Tottenham, the 11 which battered QPR. Only Hugo Lloris and Younis
:02:32. > :02:37.couple started on Thursday in the Europa League. Erik Lamela equals
:02:38. > :02:47.his total appearances for the last campaign. Raheem Sterling will play
:02:48. > :02:58.behind the strikers. Javi Manquillo and Mamadou Sakho come in. It has
:02:59. > :03:02.been a perfect start to the season for Mauricio Pochettino and
:03:03. > :03:21.Tottenham Hotspur, in this, their biggest test yet.
:03:22. > :03:30.It'll save well by Hugo Lloris. Mario Balotelli almost scored inside
:03:31. > :03:34.two minutes. A really good ball in, a powerful header straight at the
:03:35. > :03:38.French goalkeeper. If that is a sign of things to come, that partnership
:03:39. > :03:46.looks like it might be well conceived.
:03:47. > :03:55.Liverpool are in front. Raheem Sterling, the eighth minute of the
:03:56. > :04:00.game. Liverpool scored five here last season. They have taken only
:04:01. > :04:05.eight minutes to score here this season. A good run from Jordan
:04:06. > :04:12.Henderson. Into the path of Raheem Sterling. A really good Liverpool
:04:13. > :04:19.goal. Not the easiest finish, not a lot to aim for. But he hit the spot,
:04:20. > :04:23.Liverpool are in front. A big name for Liverpool, after Monday's defeat
:04:24. > :04:31.at Manchester city. They strike first. It is the first goal
:04:32. > :04:40.Tottenham have conceded in the Premier League this season.
:04:41. > :04:46.Emmanuel Adebayor did not finish, but he might have done. A
:04:47. > :04:53.straightforward way through Liverpool's backline. Emmanuel
:04:54. > :04:58.Adebayor running in behind. Simon Mignolet gambled that he would not
:04:59. > :05:02.be able to finish, and it paid off. Still plenty of opportunity to get
:05:03. > :05:12.something from this game for Tottenham. Clean sheets are few and
:05:13. > :05:26.far between for Liverpool. It is a foot wide. Liverpool look dangerous.
:05:27. > :05:35.Eric Dier fouling Daniel Sturridge. A free kick. He made a fantastic
:05:36. > :05:46.start to his career in English football, Eric Dier. Tottenham need
:05:47. > :05:53.to keep this out. Another chance. For Mario Balotelli. A great
:05:54. > :05:55.delivery. Mario Balotelli should be doing better than that. He did not
:05:56. > :06:21.get enough contact on it. Well taken by Hugo Lloris. The early
:06:22. > :06:29.indications are that the partnership might be fruitful. It is quite a
:06:30. > :06:31.partnership that will ever be as good as the one formed by Kenny
:06:32. > :06:48.Dalglish and Ian Rush. Marry a ballot tally was way off
:06:49. > :06:53.target. Three very presentable opportunities that he has had in the
:06:54. > :06:57.first half an hour of this game. A really poor clearance by Hugo
:06:58. > :07:04.Lloris. Mario Balotelli was not even close. Brendan Rodgers' only regret
:07:05. > :07:08.will be that Mario Balotelli has not taken one of those chances. It has
:07:09. > :07:21.been an engrossing half of football so far. A good save, Simon Mignolet.
:07:22. > :07:28.A great opportunity, by a long way Tottenham's best. Nacer Chadli did
:07:29. > :07:33.not test Simon Mignolet enough. Delicately poised, Tottenham had
:07:34. > :07:37.good spells in the first half, but Liverpool could have extended their
:07:38. > :07:52.lead, principally through Mario Balotelli.
:07:53. > :08:03.A penalty. Eric Dier averaged out his hand and pulled at Joe Allen,
:08:04. > :08:12.and it is a Liverpool penalty. The left arm comes out. A crazy thing to
:08:13. > :08:22.do. Liverpool with the opportunity to double their lead.
:08:23. > :08:28.Can Hugo Lloris, trumps for Tottenham Hotspur? Liverpool's
:08:29. > :08:37.captain scores. He doubled their lead. Hugo Lloris test right, he got
:08:38. > :08:46.a touch, but it was too powerful and precise.
:08:47. > :08:58.It will be difficult now to keep the winning run going for Mauricio
:08:59. > :09:02.Pochettino. Andros Townsend has been talked about as a possible part of a
:09:03. > :09:11.deal to bring Morgan Schneiderlin to Tottenham.
:09:12. > :09:21.Alberto Moreno with a marvellous goal. That should put Liverpool out
:09:22. > :09:29.of sight. Andros Townsend only just brought on, Alberto Moreno this
:09:30. > :09:32.possesses him, he starts running and he does not stop for he is
:09:33. > :09:52.celebrating a wonderful goal. If you are going
:09:53. > :09:57.goal for your new club in a new country, you might as well make it a
:09:58. > :10:22.good one. The plan has worked to a T.
:10:23. > :10:33.Hugo Lloris has two bundle it behind for a corner.
:10:34. > :10:46.Dejan Lovren. A chance. He cannot get over it enough, but he has had
:10:47. > :10:53.an excellent game. Tottenham's old Achilles heel from last season, in
:10:54. > :10:57.eight matches against the top four, they managed just one solitary
:10:58. > :11:25.point, they scored two goals and conceded 27.
:11:26. > :11:33.It was the run of a genius and the finish of a four-year-old. There are
:11:34. > :11:44.very few players in world football who can do that, or I can do that!
:11:45. > :11:47.It has been a chastening experience for Tottenham today. Three minutes
:11:48. > :12:09.to add-on. Tottenham thought that should have
:12:10. > :12:24.been a penalty, the referee did not. They John Glover is pulling his
:12:25. > :12:30.shirt, that is as much a penalty of the one which put Liverpool 2-0 up.
:12:31. > :12:33.They may say it was the key moment of the game.
:12:34. > :12:42.What a way to respond. It is always good to bounce back with a victory,
:12:43. > :12:50.that was the aim today, and the boys did really well. We got through it
:12:51. > :12:55.really well. We came here last year and had an exceptional performance
:12:56. > :13:01.to win 5-0. Today was just as good, we could have scored five or six. We
:13:02. > :13:08.were very good, the quality was excellent, and I was really pleased
:13:09. > :13:19.with our defensive organisation. In the first 45 minutes, we competed
:13:20. > :13:23.very well, we created chances. It is true, the key moment in the second
:13:24. > :13:26.half, a soft penalty. I think it is no penalty.
:13:27. > :13:29.true, the key moment in the second half, a soft penalty. I 2-0 down,
:13:30. > :13:36.difficult, because Liverpool are a good team. We need to build our
:13:37. > :13:42.confidence. Mario Balotelli could have scored after two minutes. Yes,
:13:43. > :13:46.brought straight into the team, he has had a wonderful week of
:13:47. > :13:56.training, let him concentrate on his football, and he has to do. He is
:13:57. > :14:02.pressure, strength, he is excellent. He is a world-class player, somebody
:14:03. > :14:10.I am hoping to develop with. The team made well, but Raheem Sterling
:14:11. > :14:23.for special. Yes, I had to laugh at his moment of skill, he finished
:14:24. > :14:28.like Ricky Gervais! He can laugh about it, smile and joke, because
:14:29. > :14:33.Sterling was so impressive. Yes, wide players have always been the
:14:34. > :14:38.best players, but if you are brave enough to put them into a central
:14:39. > :14:43.position, they are extra special. He was magnificent in the deep line
:14:44. > :14:48.position. Just looking at the analysis, Gerrard allows Sterling to
:14:49. > :14:54.come deep. Tottenham tried to press early, but Liverpool are great at
:14:55. > :14:59.getting out. They pass it for fun. Sturridge wants to make yards with
:15:00. > :15:05.the ball, testing defenders. When it comes to Sterling, he wants to go at
:15:06. > :15:12.you. He is patient. Gerrard seized there is an overload on the left and
:15:13. > :15:17.it is a great ball in. Balotelli should get his goal, but doesn't.
:15:18. > :15:22.Gerrard, nice and firm. He is going through the heart of the Tottenham
:15:23. > :15:28.scene, and Sturridge is on his bike. He is a handful, testing the keeper,
:15:29. > :15:33.just going wide. Henderson wants to make miles up front at the
:15:34. > :15:38.midfield. Has he got the technique? It is a difficult ball. Running at
:15:39. > :15:44.speed. Yes, he has the technique. Henderson, the same. He wants to
:15:45. > :15:49.find the area. Can Henderson -- can Sterling read where it is going? A
:15:50. > :15:55.great finish with his left foot. Sterling will not stop running. He
:15:56. > :16:01.is like two players in one. He is floating with the ball. He just
:16:02. > :16:06.fluffed his lines at the end. We can forgive him, he was magnificent on
:16:07. > :16:10.the day. We saw a real understanding between Sterling and Henderson and
:16:11. > :16:14.Sturridge. From the Spurs point of view, Brendan Rodgers said Mauricio
:16:15. > :16:21.Pochettino will turn Spurs around. They will become a very good side,
:16:22. > :16:26.he is a good coach. Did this game comes a month too early for Spurs,
:16:27. > :16:32.as he tries to implement his methods? I am not sure. We were
:16:33. > :16:39.confident going into this game. It did not pan out for us. There were a
:16:40. > :16:42.couple of chances, we had chances to make it 1-1. One thing I would agree
:16:43. > :16:45.with Brendan Rodgers on, I couple of chances, we had chances to
:16:46. > :16:49.make it 1-1. One think Mauricio Pochettino will be very successful
:16:50. > :16:54.at Tottenham. We lost today, but there is no panic stations. Everyone
:16:55. > :16:59.is calm. He wanted to address that to the players. We made mistakes
:17:00. > :17:04.today, absolutely, but there is only one place to rectify that, hard work
:17:05. > :17:09.on the training ground. The calmness is key, not overreacting to defeat.
:17:10. > :17:15.Absolutely right. Every team will win some games and lose some games.
:17:16. > :17:23.We did not want to lose today, to one of our teams in the rivals in
:17:24. > :17:30.the top six or top four. However, we did, so we have to pick out the
:17:31. > :17:37.bones. He will address it. How calm is he on the inside? You have seen a
:17:38. > :17:42.lot of managers. You 43, still in the Premiership club, brilliant. How
:17:43. > :17:46.good is the manager? A good manner manager, a good conversationalist.
:17:47. > :17:52.He has no problem delivering bad news as well. He has his plans. He
:17:53. > :17:58.goes out on the training ground, very precise in his directions, and
:17:59. > :18:04.it is up to the players to deliver. If the players cannot deliver, they
:18:05. > :18:10.will be out of the door and new ones will come in. Let's look at
:18:11. > :18:13.Balotelli. Would you say it was an understated hour? Understated maybe,
:18:14. > :18:18.but no doubt about its quality and strength. Will he fit into the
:18:19. > :18:22.Liverpool team? It depends on his intensity. Can he get about the
:18:23. > :18:26.pitch? Fantastic turn, lots of strength. He will be disappointed,
:18:27. > :18:32.he should be hitting the target. Brendan Rodgers seems to like it. A
:18:33. > :18:38.lot of talk about how Balotelli will affect them in a negative way. In a
:18:39. > :18:41.positive way, everybody was playing really well around him and he was
:18:42. > :18:45.adding something. Rogers was relaxed with him. Of
:18:46. > :18:49.course he is, everyone says he's a great influence on the changing
:18:50. > :18:53.room. So much negativity around malice that -- Mario Balotelli going
:18:54. > :18:57.into Liverpool Football Club, based on his relationship with Mancini.
:18:58. > :19:04.The biggest thing for Brendan Rodgers was he said they kept a
:19:05. > :19:10.clean sheet. Yes, they've brought Lovren in at the back. Very much the
:19:11. > :19:17.leader. Pointing the finger. He was a bit mixed in the game. He has
:19:18. > :19:22.finished off very good in the end. He is miles away from his team-mate.
:19:23. > :19:25.Adebayor should be punishing him. Similar -- something similar
:19:26. > :19:29.happened against Aguero. Let Sakho deal with that. Instead, he goes
:19:30. > :19:32.fishing, trying to win something that is not his. He leaves a gaping
:19:33. > :19:36.fishing, trying to win something that is hole and it should have been
:19:37. > :19:41.punished. This is when the game changed for him, getting Adebayor,
:19:42. > :19:47.very quick. That impressed me. After that, very solid. Read everything
:19:48. > :19:53.well. Again, another important interception. By the second half, he
:19:54. > :19:58.had nailed it. Look at this for an interception, first class.
:19:59. > :20:03.Ewan-macro you played against him. You notice his positional sense. If
:20:04. > :20:09.he makes a mistake, he will cover. He is very quick, very strong. A
:20:10. > :20:18.fantastic buy for Liverpool. Last weekend, Eric Dier got lots of
:20:19. > :20:26.praise,. Things changed today. Dier-macro got a penalty and Moreno
:20:27. > :20:32.conceded a goal. This is a soft penalty. He puts the pressure on the
:20:33. > :20:36.referee to make a decision. But if any person on the streets gets
:20:37. > :20:44.touched like this they don't fall over. We've been it was never a
:20:45. > :20:51.penalty for me. We have to move on! I think it is a soft penalty. You
:20:52. > :20:58.can say clever play. On the third goal here, keep in mind we are 2-0
:20:59. > :21:03.down so pressing the game. The two centre halves are in a vulnerable
:21:04. > :21:10.position. Vertonghen and Younis need to get back at an angle, Capoue is
:21:11. > :21:15.going to have to come back at an angle as well. Mourinho is a quick
:21:16. > :21:22.player. Dembele needs to come back. Possibly go back in a straight line.
:21:23. > :21:28.They are going to have to use the top of the box as a stopping point.
:21:29. > :21:34.Kaboul will have to start making his way, he drops off a bit in a
:21:35. > :21:39.vulnerable position. Moreno is too quick, the Capoue. Kaboul was not
:21:40. > :21:45.able to influence. It gave him no chance. That is one of my favourite
:21:46. > :21:51.lines, I have done this show for just over a year, the game is all
:21:52. > :21:58.about opinions, but I have got no time for yours! Still no time for
:21:59. > :22:04.it. Time for nostalgia instead. August 1997, Leicester at home to
:22:05. > :22:19.Arsenal. COMMENTATOR:
:22:20. > :22:30.Bergkamp. Bergkamp's second. It is deflected! Bergkamp, a hat-trick. A
:22:31. > :22:37.great touch by Bergkamp, it is unbelievable! Would you believe it?
:22:38. > :22:44.! Leicester's Premier League matches against Arsenal started well with a
:22:45. > :22:51.2-1 win in 1994, but since then, that 3-3 draw in 1997 has been a
:22:52. > :22:55.highlight in the 11 league matches since. Arsenal have won eight,
:22:56. > :23:01.drawing three, scoring more goals than Leicester. Today, at the King
:23:02. > :23:05.Power, Simon Brotherton. COMMENTATOR:
:23:06. > :23:13.Leicester City's to start is not about to get easier today. Their
:23:14. > :23:17.manager, Nigel Pearson, has named an unchanged team for this one.
:23:18. > :23:22.Cambiasso's international clearance has come through, but the new
:23:23. > :23:27.signing will start on the bench, soak Hammond and King continuing the
:23:28. > :23:33.centre of midfield. All eyes on who is going to lead the Arsenal attack
:23:34. > :23:38.in the absence of Giroud, and it will be Sanogo through the middle.
:23:39. > :23:41.Ramsey returns to the side after suspension, with Wilshere and
:23:42. > :23:47.Oxlade-Chamberlain on the bench. The general consensus so far, just two
:23:48. > :23:51.games in, is that Leicester have acquitted themselves reasonably
:23:52. > :23:56.well, with a credible -- with a creditable performance. Defence
:23:57. > :24:04.turns into attack for Leicester City. In towards Leonardo Ulloa.
:24:05. > :24:10.Nugent was lurking in space behind him. Cambiasso there, waiting for
:24:11. > :24:14.his first appearance for his new club. International clearance having
:24:15. > :24:27.come through for the former into lensman -- Inter Milan midfielder.
:24:28. > :24:39.He collides with Koscielny. A clash of heads between the pair of them.
:24:40. > :24:54.Anxious times for Arsene Wenger. Ozil and Ramsey combining.
:24:55. > :25:06.Leicester, quick to move the ball forward.
:25:07. > :25:21.Not a bad shot, either. The best part of the game so far, in the 17th
:25:22. > :25:29.minute. Not too far wide of the post. Arsenal trying to prise open
:25:30. > :25:33.this blue wall on the edge of the Leicester City penalty area. A lucky
:25:34. > :25:42.deflection off Dean Hammond, which took it out wide towards Debuchy.
:25:43. > :25:55.Sanchez is there, with his first I merely goal for Arsenal! -- Premier
:25:56. > :26:01.League goal for Arsenal axe 90 minutes in, Arsenal are ahead. Watch
:26:02. > :26:06.Sanogo as he goes for it. He is onside as the ball is played. It
:26:07. > :26:12.would not come down quickly enough for him, but it came down quickly
:26:13. > :26:17.enough for Sanchez, who buried the chance. And Arsenal take the lead.
:26:18. > :26:22.It was Sanchez who scored the goal that field the deal in the Champions
:26:23. > :26:29.League game against Besiktas during the week. The goal was worth a lot
:26:30. > :26:34.of money. The team have their place in the group stages for the 17th
:26:35. > :26:42.consecutive season. The Arsenal fans in good voice. He has been named in
:26:43. > :26:47.Gareth Southgate's England U21 squad, for the upcoming matches.
:26:48. > :26:59.Leonardo Ulloa! That is the sort of response the home crowd were looking
:27:00. > :27:07.for! Arsenal's lead did not last long at all. There is nothing too
:27:08. > :27:17.fancy about Leonardo Ulloa, but he knows where the goal is.
:27:18. > :27:27.A good cross, a fine finish, out of Szczesny's reach. The header was
:27:28. > :27:39.expertly dispatched. That goal will have been akin to
:27:40. > :27:54.this poking a stick into a hornet's nest. Chambers on for Arsenal.
:27:55. > :28:01.That was Chambers' first touch of the game since coming off the bench,
:28:02. > :28:16.and what a decisive interception it was as well.
:28:17. > :28:26.Had a hint of a penalty, had a look at the referee. The challenge from
:28:27. > :28:33.Hammond, it caught him on the ankle. The referee, Anthony Taylor, was in
:28:34. > :28:34.a good position. A less than straightforward afternoon for Arsene
:28:35. > :28:49.Wenger's team here. Oh, it is just wide! So nearly 2-1.
:28:50. > :28:55.They could not quite find the back of the net. Leicester City opening
:28:56. > :29:01.Arsenal appear, and he looked for the world as if he was going to
:29:02. > :29:05.score. Having got rid of the defender, the goal looked so
:29:06. > :29:10.inviting. But the shot agonisingly wide of the post. Leicester, you
:29:11. > :29:15.sense, will not get many more chances as good as that between now
:29:16. > :29:17.and the final whistle. Ramsey, trying to take control of
:29:18. > :29:40.proceedings. Beautifully done. The flag stayed
:29:41. > :29:45.down there for Ramsey. But it was straightforward for Schmeichel.
:29:46. > :30:06.Lovely play from Arsenal. Just lacking the finishing touch.
:30:07. > :30:23.Kasper Schmeichel saves it. Nacho Monreal with the powerful one, Yaya
:30:24. > :30:29.Sanogo seeing his shot blocked. Another creditable performance for
:30:30. > :30:56.Nigel Pearson's side, they settle into life in the Premier League.
:30:57. > :31:22.It did not quite four for Matthew Debussy.
:31:23. > :31:36.What a save! A good stop from Wojciech Szczesny. Real excitement,
:31:37. > :31:42.as Leicester threatened school. Jamie Vardy did so well. It was a
:31:43. > :31:48.good save from the Arsenal goalkeeper. It preserves a point.
:31:49. > :31:55.I am pleased with how we have gone about the game, we tried to win, we
:31:56. > :31:59.have not been negative, and we will continue to do that, because we have
:32:00. > :32:06.belief in the players that we have, that we have the capacity to get
:32:07. > :32:09.better. On paper, a very difficult start, it would be nice to have more
:32:10. > :32:14.points, but we have acquitted ourselves pretty well. They played
:32:15. > :32:24.well, they defended with a lot of heart, and were a bit unlucky. We
:32:25. > :32:26.conceded a goal when Lauren Koscielny was injured. But
:32:27. > :32:30.conceded a goal when Lauren Koscielny was injured. a draw is a
:32:31. > :32:40.fair result. You have a compatriot here, a big signing for the club.
:32:41. > :32:50.Yes, he has many assists -- he has much experience and quality. For me,
:32:51. > :32:54.it is good because I can speak in Spanish.
:32:55. > :33:05.They took the game to Arsenal. Yes, I like their energy, they have so
:33:06. > :33:11.much in wide positions. Riyad Mahrez comes inside, so confident, he likes
:33:12. > :33:15.to shoot from distance, he is playing like a Premier League
:33:16. > :33:21.player. Jeffrey Schlupp on the other side, look at this for confidence.
:33:22. > :33:26.Really good movement, he did the same for the goal. Excellent all
:33:27. > :33:32.afternoon. They want to pass out from the back. Riyad Mahrez again.
:33:33. > :33:41.Energy, controlled, he can beat players. Perhaps he should pass to
:33:42. > :33:45.Leonardo Ulloa, but he shoots. It is good play, and you have to be solid
:33:46. > :33:50.at the back as well. Ritchie de Laet, nice and strong and reliable.
:33:51. > :33:56.That is what they were all over the pitch. I liked their intensity,
:33:57. > :33:59.their desire to close down. They wanted to win challenges, make it a
:34:00. > :34:05.physical game, and when they did that, they invariably won the
:34:06. > :34:11.challenges. You have got to work hard. Alexis Sanchez was Arsenal's
:34:12. > :34:18.hardest working player, but Riyad Mahrez did more. Now, he is playing
:34:19. > :34:25.with his head, it takes great energy and desire. He is better when he
:34:26. > :34:29.comes inside. Only the defending denies him the opportunity.
:34:30. > :34:36.Leicester always had the opportunity. I thought Nigel Pearson
:34:37. > :34:43.got his tactics spot on, a tough start to the campaign for them,
:34:44. > :34:46.Everton, Chelsea and Arsenal, but he knows that the attacking options
:34:47. > :34:50.that Arsenal have, the fluid movement, the ball detention's
:34:51. > :34:57.retention, was going to be difficult, but he set up traps and
:34:58. > :35:03.attacked when Arsenal had to defend high up the pitch, and you can get
:35:04. > :35:09.Per Mertesacker into space, with space between him and the penalty
:35:10. > :35:13.box. They were direct and precise. Let's talk about Arsenal's attacking
:35:14. > :35:15.options, a huge debate about Arsene Wenger, whether he will bring in a
:35:16. > :35:25.striker. We are active, nobody can predict
:35:26. > :35:32.what will happen in the last 24 hours. But let's not fool ourselves,
:35:33. > :35:37.he have to buy a player every time you do not win, it would be too
:35:38. > :35:42.easy. Yesterday, Manchester United got a draw, Manchester City lost,
:35:43. > :35:44.they have plenty of strikers. You have to respect your opponents and
:35:45. > :35:53.try to win the games. Was it easy to contrast the
:35:54. > :35:57.strikers? Leicester seemed more potent in attack, considering
:35:58. > :36:02.Arsenal are supposed to be challenging for the title. An easy
:36:03. > :36:08.opportunity, but look at the touch. You talk about quality, but he is
:36:09. > :36:14.not happy to just do that. He is calm and composed. He will be
:36:15. > :36:18.disappointed he did not hit the target, but that what the right
:36:19. > :36:23.thing to do. You contrast that with Yaya Sanogo, he is young, but that
:36:24. > :36:31.is his first touch. Is he into early? I think so. He played well,
:36:32. > :36:36.but those key moments, you have to show quality and composure, it was
:36:37. > :36:43.not there. He makes a good one, he gets the opportunity, these are the
:36:44. > :36:45.opportunities that people will remember and decide whether he will
:36:46. > :36:56.be a matchwinner. The Guardian report that Arsenal will go head to
:36:57. > :37:00.head with Manchester City to sign Falcao. If they do not sign a
:37:01. > :37:04.striker tomorrow, how would you set them up for their next game? This is
:37:05. > :37:12.what we have looked at, whether he makes a change in formation, plane
:37:13. > :37:17.with two strikers. I do not see why you cannot have Lukas Podolski at
:37:18. > :37:25.the top, Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil,... They have lots of options.
:37:26. > :37:31.People have been saying a lot about the striker, but other people need
:37:32. > :37:36.to find their form. Because of the attacking options, but all he got
:37:37. > :37:41.the injury to Olivier Giroud, I do not think he was going to go for
:37:42. > :37:46.another striker. The way that they pass and move, and they have the
:37:47. > :37:54.oval cot coming back, I think he sees another formation. But they are
:37:55. > :37:57.the weakest out of the top four, they need to bring somebody in.
:37:58. > :37:59.Next to two sides who have had bad weeks.
:38:00. > :38:02.Aston Villa were dumped out of the League Cup by Leyton Orient,
:38:03. > :38:05.while Hull failed to progress to the group stages of the Europa League.
:38:06. > :38:11.At Villa Park as both sides tried to return winning ways, Martin Fisher.
:38:12. > :38:19.Costly cup except for both clubs spoilt what had been encouraging
:38:20. > :38:22.starts. Today's winners will enter the international break in the top
:38:23. > :38:28.five, but the curse of Villa Park stand in their way. Hull City's last
:38:29. > :38:34.victory was in 1967 hey, Aston Villa have only won one of their last six
:38:35. > :38:40.on home soil. One floor and Aly Cissokho have shaken off knocks, so
:38:41. > :38:49.Paul Lambert names the third 11's the same 11 for the third match
:38:50. > :38:56.running. Michael Dawson comes straight in for Hull City, just days
:38:57. > :39:00.after his arrival from Tottenham. Andrew Robertson and Tom Ince have
:39:01. > :39:09.found their feet. Nikica Jelavic is their only striker. Aly Cissokho
:39:10. > :39:20.missed the defeat against Leyton Orient with an ankle injury. A
:39:21. > :39:26.brilliant move from Aston Villa. Andreas Weimann and Gabriel
:39:27. > :39:32.Agbonlahor initially. Fabian Delph only had eyes for goal. Something to
:39:33. > :39:43.excite the Aston Villa faithful. Paul Lambert's third season.
:39:44. > :40:05.A terrific goal for Aston Villa. Gabriel Agbonlahor break the
:40:06. > :40:13.deadlock inside the opening 40 minutes. -- 14 minutes. Rewarded for
:40:14. > :40:21.some bright, inventive football. It is a smashing goal. Nikica Jelavic
:40:22. > :40:27.conceding possession. Gabriel Agbonlahor with a true finish, think
:40:28. > :40:32.Allan McGregor no chance. He only scored four goals last season, that
:40:33. > :40:36.is only their second shot on target, it has brought them their
:40:37. > :40:43.second goal. Gabriel Agbonlahor is off and running. Paul Lambert can
:40:44. > :40:52.sit down for the first time this afternoon.
:40:53. > :41:02.That is a poor challenge from Fabian Delph. No theatrics from Paul
:41:03. > :41:07.McShane. That is probably what prevents a yellow card coming Fabian
:41:08. > :41:19.Delph's way. He picks up more than his fair share of yellow cards.
:41:20. > :41:25.With Brad Guzan flat-footed on his goal-line, a yard or two closer to
:41:26. > :41:30.him, that would have been the equaliser. Steve Bruce was so
:41:31. > :41:34.disappointed to crash out of the Europa League so early, beaten on
:41:35. > :41:54.away goals by their Belgian opponents.
:41:55. > :42:03.Paul Lambert has to deal with the continuing act since -- absence of
:42:04. > :42:20.Christian Benteke. They hope he might be back in early October.
:42:21. > :42:29.They picked their way through a hesitant Hull City defence to shut
:42:30. > :42:33.-- to such good effect. Andreas Weimann gets his second of this
:42:34. > :42:39.season. It was careless from Michael Dawson. Once Aston Villa had it,
:42:40. > :42:43.they looked to do something with it. It is good passing at close
:42:44. > :42:48.quarters. Look at the room he has got and the composure in his finish.
:42:49. > :42:57.Having soaked up a bit of pressure in the last five minutes, Aston
:42:58. > :43:00.Villa double their lead. It is difficult already to see a way back
:43:01. > :43:09.in this one for Steve Bruce and Hull City. When Aston Villa have shots on
:43:10. > :43:10.goal, they make the most of them. It is their third on target this
:43:11. > :43:33.season, and their third goal. Allan McGregor keeps Hull City in
:43:34. > :43:53.it, just. The referee in the perfect
:43:54. > :43:57.position, and out comes the card for Curtis Davies. It has been a
:43:58. > :44:03.miserable return to Villa Park for him. Is it about to get even better
:44:04. > :44:13.from an Aston Villa point of view? Even worse for Hull City?
:44:14. > :44:24.Hitchcock the post. It was hooked away by Michael Dawson. A terrific
:44:25. > :44:45.effort from Ashley Westwood, it could not have been much closer.
:44:46. > :44:50.A confident strike from the summer signing from Fulham. I think he
:44:51. > :45:11.would have preferred a square pass. Still, Brad Guzan hasn't fielded a
:45:12. > :45:14.shot on target. Not the past that he was looking for, but it fell
:45:15. > :45:16.shot on target. Not the past that he was looking for, but invitingly to
:45:17. > :45:22.Rosenior. He has only ever scored one in the shirt of Hull City. Aston
:45:23. > :45:26.Villa were pretty impressive in the first half, but in comparison their
:45:27. > :45:30.second-half display has been very ordinary. They still have protected
:45:31. > :45:38.Brad Guzan very easily. It looks like they will settle for 2-0. It
:45:39. > :45:43.could be a dangerous thing to do, as Sanchez brings down Aluko. As poor
:45:44. > :45:46.as Hull City have been today, one goal could change all of that. Brady
:45:47. > :45:57.has the free kick. It might have been an own goal.
:45:58. > :46:06.Jelavic will claim it. I wonder if the final touch might have come off
:46:07. > :46:11.Villa man. Yes, it comes off Sissoko macro. The effort from Jelavic was
:46:12. > :46:18.on target, but there is the deflection off Sissoko macro. It is
:46:19. > :46:30.one for the dubious goals committee, that one.
:46:31. > :46:38.He has won the corner of Sanchez. Suddenly, anxiety. It is enveloping
:46:39. > :46:56.Villa Park. Jelavic was telling him to leave it
:46:57. > :47:02.alone. He claimed he could not hear him. Jelavic was poised to try and
:47:03. > :47:04.crack it on the volley. Brady has added something since he came on.
:47:05. > :47:18.Looking to add quality here. A good save from Guzan. He hasn't
:47:19. > :47:21.had much to do today, the big American. Villa slow to close down
:47:22. > :47:38.Livermore, and that was heading in. Oh, he could have killed the contest
:47:39. > :47:41.there, Darren Bent. Westwood delaying the pass and Bent fails to
:47:42. > :47:55.put the game to bed. He has done well, Aluko. Plenty of
:47:56. > :48:01.power, but straight at Guzan. What a chance to go home with a point. But
:48:02. > :48:06.not quite good enough with the finish.
:48:07. > :48:15.How satisfied were you with today's performance? We were excellent. I
:48:16. > :48:21.thought we fully deserved it, it could have been more. It is the
:48:22. > :48:25.worst I can remember of being the club. It was that bad. For the
:48:26. > :48:32.travelling supporters who witnessed it, we have to apologise because I
:48:33. > :48:38.simply can't understand why have we have put in a performance like we
:48:39. > :48:44.did in the first half, where there was no energy, no desire, no spirit,
:48:45. > :48:50.we made mistake after mistake. We never laid a glove on them. Is seven
:48:51. > :48:57.points out of nine more than you would have expected at the start of
:48:58. > :49:03.the season? Know, if you look at the games we have had, expected to get
:49:04. > :49:08.the wins at home, with the running after the international break, we
:49:09. > :49:14.have to get the points now and it takes the pressure off. We will try
:49:15. > :49:19.to cause an upset in games. And international break comes on and
:49:20. > :49:22.your team disappears? If they keep performing like that, they will not
:49:23. > :49:28.begin internationals. He was brutally honest. Were they good, or
:49:29. > :49:33.bad? Villa were good, but in the first half Hull were terrible. They
:49:34. > :49:38.did not get close at all, they did not put any pressure. Defensively
:49:39. > :49:43.they were horrible. Here, not a bad shape. They are set up quite well.
:49:44. > :49:50.Agbonlahor was fantastic today. You can see here, Hull, they have the
:49:51. > :49:56.ball. The problem of coming in, they were in a defensive shape, that was
:49:57. > :50:02.fine, when they had the ball they did this time after time. They sent
:50:03. > :50:07.it upfront with no quality into Jelavic. Dawson makes a decision, he
:50:08. > :50:12.will try to block the shot. McShane needs to get tighter. Look how far
:50:13. > :50:17.he is off Agbonlahor here. He punishes him. Agbonlahor caused them
:50:18. > :50:22.problems all afternoon. Absolutely, Curtis Davies did not know whether
:50:23. > :50:27.to stick or twist. He kept going down the left-hand side channel and
:50:28. > :50:34.Curtis Davies does not want West does not know what to do. It wasn't
:50:35. > :50:40.just that. Even back in his own box, he is winning headers, showing a
:50:41. > :50:44.real desire. He gets a bump on his head. He is pressurising Curtis
:50:45. > :50:48.Davies again. The closing down was fantastic. They were pressing,
:50:49. > :50:54.winning the ball back. It showed for their second goal. Agbonlahor was
:50:55. > :51:01.involved. Weimann find some space and a really smart finish.
:51:02. > :51:07.Agbonlahor on his day is one of the best players, he has been one of the
:51:08. > :51:13.best at Villa. Big, strong, powerful, likes to work on the left
:51:14. > :51:20.channel. He likes to come in on his right foot but he can also take it
:51:21. > :51:27.round the outside to his left foot. He is quick and has power. If he
:51:28. > :51:32.senses a weakness, he will become a defender. He did that today,
:51:33. > :51:39.tremendous pace and power. When he is focused, he is difficult. When he
:51:40. > :51:43.is focused, you said it. Babe bought Jack Grealish, Aston Villa, for his
:51:44. > :51:49.first home Premier League appearance. He tweeted, what a
:51:50. > :51:54.feeling, coming on the Holte End singing my name, dreams trimmed --
:51:55. > :52:00.dreams come true. We are glad he enjoyed it because Hull did not half
:52:01. > :52:06.lump him in the second half. They kicked him all over the place. Three
:52:07. > :52:10.people got books kicking him in the first ten minutes. Outrageous, 18
:52:11. > :52:16.years old! He must have put something on Twitter or Facebook
:52:17. > :52:22.about Hull. There was a piece in the programme, he was a real target.
:52:23. > :52:29.Three people were booked for kicking him. He can have a joke, but he
:52:30. > :52:35.needs to invest in new shin pads. Proper shrimp -- proper shin pads
:52:36. > :52:40.for Jack Grealish. Tomorrow is transferred day. We will have it
:52:41. > :52:45.covered on the BBC website. There is a four our show tomorrow night.
:52:46. > :52:53.Football focus on the news channel at 6:30pm.
:52:54. > :52:55.Two good, two bad, and a treat for squad number purists
:52:56. > :52:59.But let's now focus on yesterday's action - and we start
:53:00. > :53:24.The mirrors, his first start of the season. Fabregas, a lovely ball
:53:25. > :53:34.through. Koster, Chelsea lead! Inside 40 seconds. What a start.
:53:35. > :53:40.Back to Ramiro is, the flag stays down again, it is two. Inside three
:53:41. > :53:50.minutes. Once again, Everton looked to a flag that did not come.
:53:51. > :53:57.Mirallas arrives, a very good goal, at a very good time for Everton.
:53:58. > :54:14.Very well works. Hazard has squeezed it in. Chelsea
:54:15. > :54:20.have a third. It may have gone in off Coleman.
:54:21. > :54:35.Naismith! What a game this is turning out to be!
:54:36. > :54:42.Chelsea have a force. Howard, bemused and beaten -- Chelsea have
:54:43. > :54:56.four goals. Headed in by Eto'o! He has scored
:54:57. > :54:59.against Chelsea with his first match against them. Somewhere, looking
:55:00. > :55:07.down on base, Lord Attenborough is writing the script.
:55:08. > :55:14.Oh, they have got another. The defences are caving in. Everton
:55:15. > :55:38.three, Chelsea five. Oh, it hit the post. What a glorious
:55:39. > :55:41.move. This is sensational stuff. That is a risky first touch in
:55:42. > :55:51.English football. Everton three, Chelsea six. A
:55:52. > :55:55.horrible moment for Everton's debutante.
:55:56. > :56:03.Brad Friedel, you were covering the game yesterday. His season is -- is
:56:04. > :56:09.he is he's piece in the team? Diego Costa's runs had a purpose to them.
:56:10. > :56:16.Whether he was running across, the runs were outstanding, he can hold
:56:17. > :56:22.the ball, he can take it and have a shot. The six goals he scored, he
:56:23. > :56:29.has class. He can relax on the ball, throw-in dummies. Do you like
:56:30. > :56:36.the fact he can throw -- he can mix it? He can mix it. He had argy-bargy
:56:37. > :56:40.with Coleman, he went up into his face. I quite like that, the
:56:41. > :56:46.aggression and determination. What happened after, I thought he calmed
:56:47. > :56:51.down and it affected the that Everton players more. You can see
:56:52. > :56:57.why Bramos and Pepe were involved so much in Spain. He has that about
:56:58. > :57:03.him. Why didn't you like him mixing it? I thought he was waving a flag
:57:04. > :57:09.at himself. Whoever plays him next week can see he wants to mix it.
:57:10. > :57:16.They were pinching me. People need to understand, playing up front is a
:57:17. > :57:22.hard job. You need to get hold of the ball, score goals, occupy the
:57:23. > :57:27.defence. He does a lot of jobs well. He has very clean feet. With
:57:28. > :57:32.Fabregas trying to find him... Both managers will have been happy with
:57:33. > :57:35.their attacking in the game. Both managers will be very disappointed
:57:36. > :57:39.with some of the defending. He pinched you? When the ball was on
:57:40. > :57:46.the other side of the pitch? If yesterday ended with
:57:47. > :58:05.a sensational game, it had gotten It is Jones, he has hit the
:58:06. > :58:10.David Jones nearly put Burnley in front after three minutes. A good
:58:11. > :58:26.save. A good save by Heaton. Phil Jones is there, a big appeal
:58:27. > :58:30.for hand ball. A really big appeal for hand ball from Manchester
:58:31. > :58:44.United. They are very unhappy about that. I think they have a case.
:58:45. > :58:51.Diouf scrambles back to his feet and goes down. Peter Crouch asked the
:58:52. > :59:00.question, Diouf rolls over. Tapped by Kolarov Mark Hughes thought so.
:59:01. > :59:05.Aguero, we have seen that sort of run from him before, looking for the
:59:06. > :59:13.angle. He needs support. Kolarov, Toure. Off the crossbar. Toure, like
:59:14. > :59:22.so much of Manchester City's play today, only almost got it right.
:59:23. > :59:34.Brilliant stuff from Diouf. It is through Hart and in. Diouf, the
:59:35. > :59:37.former Manchester United man, makes a huge mark on his return to the
:59:38. > :59:50.Premier League. Down goes Toure, strong, strong
:59:51. > :59:54.shouts, and Lee Mason gives it to Stoke and will give a yellow card to
:59:55. > :00:18.Toure. Oh, dear. Toure is impeded. Crystal Palace and for Neil Warnock
:00:19. > :00:40.inside the first 30 seconds. Daryl Janmaat! 1-1. The summer
:00:41. > :00:50.signing from the Netherlands. That was all about perseverance.
:00:51. > :00:58.Deflected and in, Crystal Palace back in front, less than three
:00:59. > :01:05.minutes into the second half, and it is Jason Puncheon on his return to
:01:06. > :01:12.the starting line-up. Rolando Aarons! Newcastle level, what a
:01:13. > :01:25.moment for the 18-year-old, Rolando Aarons.
:01:26. > :01:36.Mike Williamson! His very first Newcastle United gol, with just two
:01:37. > :01:45.minutes to go, gives Newcastle the lead for the first time today.
:01:46. > :01:56.Crystal Palace have done it! In the fifth minute of suppers time --
:01:57. > :01:58.stoppage time, Wilfried Zaha has surely got their first point of the
:01:59. > :02:09.season. goal-scorer, is there potential
:02:10. > :02:15.there? Yes, he is very quick, the finish was fantastic. He knew
:02:16. > :02:22.exactly what he was doing. He did the right thing, right through the
:02:23. > :02:26.goalkeeper's legs. Mark Hughes got the tactics exactly right, they were
:02:27. > :02:32.very ambitious when they got the ball, and they had them with pace
:02:33. > :02:37.and intensity. They deserved it. They definitely frustrated them. At
:02:38. > :02:42.the end of the first half, they were sitting back a bit, and the
:02:43. > :02:51.substitution that Marcuse made at half-time was positive, occurs they
:02:52. > :02:56.had to impose themselves a bit. It is great for Mark Hughes, going back
:02:57. > :03:10.to his old club. He will have loved it!
:03:11. > :03:27.One side went to the top of the table for a couple of hours.
:03:28. > :03:35.Swansea in front, less than 90 seconds played. Nathan Dyer strikes
:03:36. > :03:52.twice in two home matches in the space of a week.
:03:53. > :04:00.2-0! Wayne Routledge has doubled their lead, just past the midway
:04:01. > :04:21.stage in the first half. afternoon. Swansea's third. Is there
:04:22. > :04:35.any way back now for West Bromwich Albion?
:04:36. > :04:54.He smacks the bar. So close to scoring on his home debut for his
:04:55. > :04:58.new club. 1-0. QPR score their first goal of the season, and it has come
:04:59. > :05:06.in added time at the end of the first half.
:05:07. > :05:15.A good save. QPR's lead is preserved, thanks to the agility and
:05:16. > :05:40.reflexes of the goalkeeper. It has gone in! Mark Noble, West
:05:41. > :05:44.Ham's favourite son, opens the scoring. There may have been a
:05:45. > :06:00.deflection off the defender. It is an equaliser for Southampton.
:06:01. > :06:13.Morgan Schneiderlin, the freak kick eluded everybody else. It was Gaston
:06:14. > :06:22.Ramirez who went in for the header. The referee has decided it came off
:06:23. > :06:27.the West Ham player. It has been scrambled in! Morgan Schneiderlin
:06:28. > :06:34.was in there again. Southampton have taken the lead. West Ham were not
:06:35. > :06:46.concentrating. There is nobody marking anybody.
:06:47. > :07:06.It is in. It is Graziano Pelle, 3-1, Southampton.
:07:07. > :07:09.Defeat for Tottenham means Chelsea and Swansea are the only sides with
:07:10. > :07:11.100% winning records, and they meet after the international break.
:07:12. > :07:13.Victory for Villa takes them up to third,
:07:14. > :07:16.while seventh-placed Arsenal are the only other team still unbeaten.
:07:17. > :07:17.Burnley and Crystal Palace sit bottom
:07:18. > :07:20.at this very early stage, but won't feel too despondent after collecting
:07:21. > :07:28.They are one of eight clubs without a win.
:07:29. > :07:37.One away supporter was not impressed at Burnley. This looked innocuous
:07:38. > :07:45.the first time around, but in slow motion, he took one for the team.
:07:46. > :07:53.Mike Williamson decided to celebrate before scoring.
:07:54. > :08:03.In the interests of harmony, this is in for good, not bad! And, if you
:08:04. > :08:05.cannot tackle with your feet, use your head, or bring it down with
:08:06. > :08:11.your head. So, tomorrow might be the day
:08:12. > :08:14.your club signs the player you really need, but will they give that
:08:15. > :08:16.player the right number? Certain numbers should only be used
:08:17. > :08:19.for certain positions, but in recent years the
:08:20. > :08:50.squad-numbering world has gone mad. He puts it in! He has found a way
:08:51. > :09:00.back in for Norwich! If it be that he has picked up the number seven.
:09:01. > :09:05.On comes Samuel Eto'o, the great strikers used to wear the
:09:06. > :09:07.MUSIC: "Changing" by Sigma Featuring Paloma Faith
:09:08. > :09:10.# This ain't real This ain't cool