:00:50. > :00:54.Hello and welcome to Match Of The Day 2.
:00:55. > :00:57.We've got two games tonight, plus February's Goal of the Month,
:00:58. > :01:01.a day out at Man City, 2 Good, 2 Bad, and all of Saturday's action.
:01:02. > :01:03.And Mark Lawrenson and John Hartson are with us.
:01:04. > :01:20.The first four months of the season promised much for Alan Pardew's
:01:21. > :01:25.Writtle Palace. There was talk of a top six finish. But it has been a
:01:26. > :01:30.winter of discontent. Since beating Stoke in December, there have been
:01:31. > :01:34.no wins and lots of defeats. Talk has now shifted to a possible
:01:35. > :01:39.relegation fight. As for Liverpool, the Jurgen Klopp effect has had next
:01:40. > :01:44.results so far. But they had a convincing midweek win over
:01:45. > :01:48.Manchester City, keeping alive faint hopes of a top four finish. Your
:01:49. > :01:54.commentator at Selhurst Park, Steve Wilson.
:01:55. > :01:59.Writtle Palace are the only team without a Premier League win in
:02:00. > :02:04.2016, dropping from fifth to 15th in ten weeks. However, they have won
:02:05. > :02:11.their last three games against Liverpool. They are without Wayne
:02:12. > :02:15.Hennessey and Connor Wickham. McCarthy takes over in goal.
:02:16. > :02:21.Adebayor plays up front. Joe Ledley is preferred to Jordon Mutch.
:02:22. > :02:27.Mamadou Sakho and Alberto Moreno return for Liverpool. Toure and
:02:28. > :02:34.Nathaniel Clyne drop to the bench, where they are joined by jungle
:02:35. > :02:36.storage. -- where they are joined by Daniel Sturridge. As ever at
:02:37. > :02:45.Selhurst Park, the enthusiasm and didn't buy recent results. Back to
:02:46. > :03:10.Adam Lallana. Flanagan. Firmino is onside. McCarthy using
:03:11. > :03:20.his feet. Forward by Joe Ledley. Adebayor. Bolasie! Very good save
:03:21. > :03:28.from Mignolet. Really good stop by the Liverpool goalkeeper. Often
:03:29. > :03:29.criticised. But he saved them here. Bolasie was played in by Adebayor.
:03:30. > :03:40.Good save by Simon Mignolet. He is back on his feet, the Palace
:03:41. > :03:57.man, and Liverpool will play on. That was on target! Nearly did
:03:58. > :03:59.Mignolet at the near post. It has been a really bright first ten
:04:00. > :04:17.minutes of this game. Off the woodwork from Adebayor!
:04:18. > :04:26.Liverpool escape. Well, somehow it is still 0-0. Emmanuel Adebayor
:04:27. > :04:37.here, so close to putting Palace in front. Reacted quickly. Quicker than
:04:38. > :04:42.Lovren. And hit the frame of the Liverpool goal. They do not stop,
:04:43. > :05:00.those Palace fans. Given away by Origi. Here is Zaha.
:05:01. > :05:07.Cabaye! Side netting. Good effort, though.. It all started when I read
:05:08. > :05:38.he gave the ball away. Fairly forgettable first half.
:05:39. > :05:49.Liverpool had more of the ball. 63% possession, but did not have a shot
:05:50. > :06:01.on target. Sakho got trodden on by Souare. Have a look at this.
:06:02. > :06:20.To be taken by Cabaye off Palace start the second half on the front
:06:21. > :06:32.foot. The shot from Souare. Deflected. Ledley! 1-0, Palace! Joe
:06:33. > :06:40.Ledley breaks the deadlock! With his first goal of the season! Chaos from
:06:41. > :06:53.the corner. Liverpool never got it away.
:06:54. > :07:02.Deadlock broken. The game needed a goal and it has got one early in the
:07:03. > :07:13.second half. James Milner has done well. Now, Lallana.
:07:14. > :07:23.Deflected, corner. Liverpool are going to make a substitution. And it
:07:24. > :07:30.is Jon Flanagan who is coming off for Coutinho. You do not need me to
:07:31. > :07:37.tell you, that is not a straight swap. I just wonder if James Milner
:07:38. > :07:48.might go to right-back. And here he is. Running into Adebayor. That is a
:07:49. > :08:03.foul. Milner has already had a yellow card. And he is off. James
:08:04. > :08:06.Milner is sent off. And it just got harder for Jurgen Klopp and
:08:07. > :08:26.Liverpool. Palace's long run without a victory
:08:27. > :08:39.looks today like it is going to become an end. -- going to be coming
:08:40. > :08:45.to an end. Lallana! Liverpool are wondering whether that did not come
:08:46. > :08:52.off Delaney. Andre Marriner said it came off Divock Origi. I'm not sure.
:08:53. > :08:56.This will tell us... Yes, it came off Delaney. But a goal kick has
:08:57. > :09:11.been given. Mistake by McCarthy! Firmino!
:09:12. > :09:17.Equalises for Liverpool. An absolute gift from Alex McCarthy. Oh, dear!
:09:18. > :09:23.The Palace goalkeeper, his first game since September. And he has
:09:24. > :09:31.given Liverpool an equaliser. No danger at all. Straight to Firmino.
:09:32. > :09:48.Straight into the back of his net. And Liverpool out of nothing have an
:09:49. > :09:52.equaliser. Roberto Firmino has now got seven in his last eight Premier
:09:53. > :09:57.League games, but nine have been giftwrapped like that. -- but none
:09:58. > :10:16.of them. And Benteke is coming on before the
:10:17. > :10:23.corner is taken. Christian Benteke, yet to score in 2016.
:10:24. > :10:30.Benteke! Nearly scored with his first touch! Great opportunity for
:10:31. > :10:54.Benteke. Good header by Lovren. Might be a gap here for Firmino to
:10:55. > :11:06.exploit. Good tackle by Delaney. Moreno for Liverpool...! Off the
:11:07. > :11:11.inside of the post! Coutinho! Well, the ten men nearly got themselves in
:11:12. > :11:15.front. Alberto Moreno hit it beautifully. You do not get any
:11:16. > :11:36.closer than this. Great strike. Coutinho, might be dangerous...
:11:37. > :11:41.Benteke! Good save by McCarthy. Big applause for the Palace goalkeeper,
:11:42. > :11:44.who redeemed himself a bit here. With ten men, Liverpool not as
:11:45. > :11:54.dangerous now as they have at any point in this game. -- look as
:11:55. > :12:00.dangerous. Just seconds to go. Benteke, was he caught? The flag is
:12:01. > :12:07.up on this nearside. The linesman is flagging. He is claiming... It is a
:12:08. > :12:25.penalty to Liverpool! In the fifth minute of added time. Delaney slides
:12:26. > :12:30.in. Down went Benteke. Alex McCarthy here could be will turned hero.
:12:31. > :12:40.Practically the last kick of the game. Benteke - scores! Three
:12:41. > :12:55.points, Liverpool! Christian Benteke! What a turnaround!
:12:56. > :13:06.It is victory for Liverpool. And Palace's dismal 2016 continues. His
:13:07. > :13:15.knee just catches Benteke's left foot.
:13:16. > :13:20.To lose it in the manner that we have lost it. I mean, the penalty,
:13:21. > :13:24.OK, Delaney perhaps should not go to ground. But he has pulled out of it.
:13:25. > :13:29.The referee sees that and the linesman decides there is enough
:13:30. > :13:33.contact for a penalty. In the last seconds of the game, it is tough to
:13:34. > :13:39.take. I really do not think it was a penalty. Any kind of touch, he was
:13:40. > :13:43.going to go down, and he did. And yet he is interviewed, it is
:13:44. > :13:49.frustrating. You have to give and take a a lot of credit because he
:13:50. > :13:53.was tremendously cool. Yes, it was the perfect change in this moment.
:13:54. > :13:58.He really worked hard. His first touch was a big chance after the
:13:59. > :14:02.header of Dejan Lovren. And then he was really in the game. It was his
:14:03. > :14:09.penalty because he made the move, and wanted to force the situation.
:14:10. > :14:13.It was a clear penalty. Otherwise he would be in a really good position
:14:14. > :14:20.to shoot or to play a pass. When the referee showed the penalty, I said,
:14:21. > :14:26.it is my chance, I have to take the responsible team and try to score.
:14:27. > :14:31.There is no hiding, it is a big mistake by Alex McCarthy for the
:14:32. > :14:34.equaliser? Yes, he does not mean to go out and give the ball away like
:14:35. > :14:39.that. I feel sorry for him. I thought the second was a bit harsh
:14:40. > :14:44.as well. I don't think it is a penalty. But if you slide in like
:14:45. > :14:52.that, it will be in the referee's mind.
:14:53. > :14:58.In super slow motion, my defender Mike touches food, and he goes over
:14:59. > :15:01.like he has been shot. That is what we are talking about in the last
:15:02. > :15:07.second of the game. Are you going to give a penalty then? We will come
:15:08. > :15:12.onto the time that the penalty was given in a moment. We have got the
:15:13. > :15:18.super slow motion out. Was it a penalty for you, John Hartson? Yes,
:15:19. > :15:24.I think it was a penalty. I can understand Alan Pardew saying it was
:15:25. > :15:29.a dive. I have no time for diving in the game. You can clearly see
:15:30. > :15:33.contact, it is very minimal. Benteke feels the contact and he does what
:15:34. > :15:40.lots of strikers will do. He goes down. He feels that will win his
:15:41. > :15:46.team a penalty. The lens man makes a decision for the referee. For me, no
:15:47. > :15:52.argument, bidders contact, it must be a penalty. You can see the
:15:53. > :15:55.linesman seeing, he tripped him. Alan Pardew, in the post-match press
:15:56. > :16:00.conference, after he had done television, he said, if you think
:16:01. > :16:05.the touch affects the fall and the William Lyons, you need to be
:16:06. > :16:10.consulted. If that touch warrants a collapse like that, we need to say
:16:11. > :16:15.come on. Jurgen Klopp said, if you run and you get this touch, you fall
:16:16. > :16:21.down. Try it with the knee and the food. That was more than enough. It
:16:22. > :16:28.is a penalty, there is no word on about it. He takes away his foot.
:16:29. > :16:32.Yes, as he is in full stride. Alan Pardew had the hump because they
:16:33. > :16:38.were leading 1-0 against ten men and the could not go on to manage the
:16:39. > :16:44.game. Palace fans say, he hardly touched him. He touched him, it is a
:16:45. > :16:49.penalty. How many times have we seen when players are clipped, minimal
:16:50. > :16:54.contact, and managers will see in the dressing room, you feel
:16:55. > :17:00.anything, go over? Some people would say it was clever, but today I
:17:01. > :17:04.thought that was a penalty. The time is irrelevant, even though Damien
:17:05. > :17:11.Delaney was trying to pull out, it is a relevant? You do not need to
:17:12. > :17:16.speak about that. It is nothing. -- it is not relevant. The 90 minutes
:17:17. > :17:20.from Liverpool, did it some how it has been under Jurgen Klopp, there
:17:21. > :17:27.was some good stuff, but some of it was not so good? Yes, there was some
:17:28. > :17:33.drawers. It was a mixed bag. Early on in the game. They think the ball
:17:34. > :17:39.is going out, everybody starts. You do not stop until the whistle blows.
:17:40. > :17:44.Adebayor is really unlucky not to score. This was one of the good
:17:45. > :17:48.spells for Palace. The problem was when they got into the final third,
:17:49. > :17:52.the delivery on so many different occasions from so many different
:17:53. > :17:59.players, it was really bad, giving the ball away, unusual for them.
:18:00. > :18:06.Divock Origi puts Palace on the attack. Yohan Cabaye nearly gets a
:18:07. > :18:11.goal. He is unlikely. On this occasion, they give the ball away
:18:12. > :18:18.three times in five seconds. It was nearly every single player. This is
:18:19. > :18:23.the big break for them today. If they do not score from this
:18:24. > :18:30.particular moment, it is different. He tucks it away nicely. Alex
:18:31. > :18:36.McCarthy... His left foot does give way. He slips, you cannot legislate
:18:37. > :18:43.for that. It is a mistake. It is hard to hammer your goalkeeper.
:18:44. > :18:46.Firmino tucks it away nicely. Alex McCarthy has apologise, football is
:18:47. > :18:50.a game of highs and lows, I am sorry to all you fans. I did not mean to
:18:51. > :18:58.slip. It might be better not saying that. What is wrong with
:18:59. > :19:03.apologising? It is just life. He slept. I think fans would appreciate
:19:04. > :19:08.that. Everybody who has seen the game I accept it as a slip. Nobody
:19:09. > :19:14.will attack him. He is expecting chocolates and flowers? He is
:19:15. > :19:20.holding his hands up for a mistake. James Milner's red card. He was
:19:21. > :19:27.finally today. Yes, most unusual for him. He is seven out of ten every
:19:28. > :19:33.single week. He lost the plot little bit. That is a booking, from the
:19:34. > :19:39.side. That is a clear booking. The next one, when you run a booking,
:19:40. > :19:45.the experience, the clubs he has played for, you're not expecting
:19:46. > :19:49.this. It is a lounge. He tries to win the ball, but Wilfried Zaha get
:19:50. > :19:55.there before him. He gets the ball away. No complaints. When you're on
:19:56. > :19:59.a yellow card, you cannot make challenges like that. In many ways,
:20:00. > :20:04.aid change the game for Liverpool because they had to take a chance.
:20:05. > :20:11.They put Emre Can in the middle to make a back three. They went for it.
:20:12. > :20:14.Coutinho is a very good player, Benteke was licking lightly. The
:20:15. > :20:19.substitutes. It was a case of trying to win the game and that made all
:20:20. > :20:24.the difference. Great news for Liverpool fans, going forward, when
:20:25. > :20:29.he has built his own squad, he will take chances to get back into a
:20:30. > :20:36.game. He has always done that. He has put liquors in the back three as
:20:37. > :20:41.well before. He gambles. -- Lucas. I do not think they are going to get
:20:42. > :20:47.into the top four. You have got to try, even if you lose 2-0, at least
:20:48. > :20:52.you're trying to win the game. The positives for Palace fans, they are
:20:53. > :20:56.12 games without a victory, and that is a negative, but they have got
:20:57. > :21:04.Yannick Bolasie bike, in tandem with Wilfried Zaha, and other players did
:21:05. > :21:08.all right. Yes, Alan Pardew will be delighted with the performance. When
:21:09. > :21:14.Liverpool went down to ten men, he was annoyed that Palace did not push
:21:15. > :21:18.their advantage. They got nervous. Yes, they brought on Coutinho and
:21:19. > :21:23.Benteke. Benteke played like Superman, like he had a point to
:21:24. > :21:28.prove coming from the bench. I do not think they manage the game well,
:21:29. > :21:34.Crystal Palace. 12 games without a victory. At 1-0, against ten men,
:21:35. > :21:38.the very least you do is get through and win 1-0. I will turn again as if
:21:39. > :21:39.we're going to move on. Let's take a look at the ten
:21:40. > :21:56.contenders for February's Goal He did not think twice, arrowed into
:21:57. > :22:00.the top corner, brilliant goal. All of a sudden, all over the top,
:22:01. > :22:05.looking for Jamie Vardy. He goes for it. What a screamer. What a goal.
:22:06. > :22:20.Unbelievable. He was aware of wind -- he was aware
:22:21. > :22:25.of where Wayne Rooney was. Across to Martial. Lots of space. What about
:22:26. > :22:40.this? Finished brilliantly by Anthony Marshall. -- Martial. Riyad
:22:41. > :22:46.Mahrez, wonderful skill, what a goal. What a way to end seven games
:22:47. > :22:56.without a goal for the Algerian international. Borthwick-Jackson,
:22:57. > :22:57.Wayne Rooney, Lingard. What a finish, Jesse Lingard with his
:22:58. > :23:15.second goal in one week. That is a good drive. It is a brilliant
:23:16. > :23:22.start for Stoke City. Absolutely slammed home by Giannelli Imbula.
:23:23. > :23:30.His first goal in English football. On the left-hand side is Daniels. In
:23:31. > :23:41.comes the cross. What a goal. It was met by Matt Ritchie. This could turn
:23:42. > :23:47.out to be a terrific encounter. Antonio loses out. Robbie Brady,
:23:48. > :24:02.what a goal. Superbly placed by Robbie Brady. It is a super finish.
:24:03. > :24:06.Dimitri Payet. So much room. This is Mark Noble. 2-2. That was so easy
:24:07. > :24:28.for West Ham. Into worse Berahino. Brilliant. --
:24:29. > :24:30.towards Berahino. They rise for Saido Berahino because that is a
:24:31. > :24:43.cracking goal. Jordon Mutch with the free kick. An
:24:44. > :24:51.important one to win. Connor Wickham, brilliant. It is a cracking
:24:52. > :24:53.second of the day for him. He had not scored all season, he now has
:24:54. > :24:56.two, and that was a beauty. You can vote now on the BBC Sport
:24:57. > :25:00.website by clicking on the goal We'll bring you the result
:25:01. > :25:04.at the end of the show. Terms and conditions
:25:05. > :25:06.are also on the website. Now to Birmingham and a fixture
:25:07. > :25:15.that usually delivers. West Bromwich Albion against
:25:16. > :25:20.Manchester United at the Hawthorns comes with a guarantee of goals. The
:25:21. > :25:24.teams have shared 20 between them in the last four seasons. Here they
:25:25. > :25:39.are. Wayne Rooney. Shane Long has equalised. It is in. Jonas Olsson.
:25:40. > :25:46.It is three. Robin van Persie. It has gone in. Incredible scenes at
:25:47. > :25:55.the Hawthorns. 5-5. Wayne Rooney, 2-0 United. Danny Welbeck finishes
:25:56. > :26:04.brilliantly. Sessegnon. Fellaini. It is 2-2. Blame Mark Chapman if this
:26:05. > :26:09.turns out to be adult game. It is 95 years since these two last shared a
:26:10. > :26:12.goalless draw in the league. West Bromwich Albion are unchanged.
:26:13. > :26:18.Surprising when the general consensus was that Yacob was booked
:26:19. > :26:23.in midweek, which would have meant a two match suspension. It was Chester
:26:24. > :26:28.that was shown the yellow card. Manchester United make four changes
:26:29. > :26:38.in pursuit of the top four finish. They welcome back diamine, Smalling,
:26:39. > :26:41.Carrick and Lingard. -- Darmian. United's record at the stadium is
:26:42. > :26:47.the best of its kind in Premier League history. They have won seven
:26:48. > :26:55.and run two of their previous nine visits. Martial wriggles away. In
:26:56. > :27:00.the end, it was straight at Ben Foster. It was a sharp turn by
:27:01. > :27:04.Martial. Well positioned, the goalkeeper. Louis van Gaal has used
:27:05. > :27:06.33 different players, more than any other team in the top flight this
:27:07. > :27:28.season. Rondon with the cross. Dawson was
:27:29. > :27:33.up. The flight had stayed down. Dawson headed wide. He is a real
:27:34. > :27:39.threat in the air, but by his standards, he would have wanted to
:27:40. > :27:44.hit the target. A free kick for West Bromwich Albion. Rondon clearly
:27:45. > :27:52.being held by Michael Carrick. Spotted by referee Mike Dean.
:27:53. > :27:56.Gardner with the free kick. McAuley at the back post, just wide. The
:27:57. > :28:04.flag was up, it would not have counted. It was tight. It was a
:28:05. > :28:09.great run at the far post by McAuley. Interesting to get the
:28:10. > :28:15.opinion of Tony Pulis had that gone in and then been ruled out. It was a
:28:16. > :28:25.very tight call by the referee on this site, Simon Long. A free kick
:28:26. > :28:29.to West Brom, Fletcher to take. Juan Mata showing the yellow card,
:28:30. > :28:35.deliberately blocking the free kick from Darren Fletcher. Despite his
:28:36. > :28:39.critics, West Bromwich Albion are six points better off than at the
:28:40. > :28:43.same stage last season. They are virtually safe. The same cannot be
:28:44. > :28:55.said this time last year. He has run into a cul-de-sac. He is
:28:56. > :29:01.helped out by Fletcher, who is caught. Mata has been booked. There
:29:02. > :29:11.is the second yellow card, and the red card. Manchester United are down
:29:12. > :29:19.to ten men. It was a deliberate trip from Juan Mata, taking out Darren
:29:20. > :29:22.Fletcher. He will regret to the silly first yellow card. But when he
:29:23. > :29:28.is on that yellow card, he should have been more careful. He has only
:29:29. > :29:37.got himself to blame. Juan Mata can have no complaints.
:29:38. > :29:50.Header by Blind. Forward by Chester. Dawson! Oh! De Gea was beaten.
:29:51. > :30:00.Fantastic, instinctive shot from Dawson. And de Gea was a relieved
:30:01. > :30:03.man to see it drop wide. Sir Alex Ferguson back at the scene of his
:30:04. > :30:15.final game as Manchester United manager.
:30:16. > :30:28.Sessegnon. De Gea makes the save. Once again, Berahino looking to link
:30:29. > :30:39.up with Sessegnon. Manchester United are quite happy to slow the pace of
:30:40. > :30:49.the game down, with ten men. Cleared by McAuley. Gardner, no foul.
:30:50. > :30:59.Martial, again, nobody to aim for in the penalty area. He goes alone.
:31:00. > :31:04.Rashford! Well, he has shown already in the embryonic stages of his
:31:05. > :31:12.Manchester United career that he is not afraid to shoot. A watching
:31:13. > :31:19.brief now for Juan Mata. I am sure questions will be asked about that
:31:20. > :31:20.sending-off. Some may feel there might not have been much contact
:31:21. > :31:46.with the second incident. Lingard goes for goal, and brushes
:31:47. > :31:50.the roof of the net! Lingard scored his first goal for Manchester United
:31:51. > :31:59.against West Bromwich Albion back in November. And he only had one thing
:32:00. > :32:06.on his mind here. Louis van Gaal, who conceded defeat in the race for
:32:07. > :32:24.the top four just three weeks ago, but now it is very much back on.
:32:25. > :32:41.In from Pocognoli. Rondon! He has been a handful throughout. And he
:32:42. > :32:45.puts West Brom ahead. Rondon, with his eighth goal of the season. It
:32:46. > :32:52.was Pocognoli who provided the width. Wonderful first touch by
:32:53. > :33:04.Rondon. And then dispatched into the bottom corner.
:33:05. > :33:18.De Gea could do nothing about it. Bearing in mind that they have not
:33:19. > :33:21.beaten Manchester United since Cyrille Regis and Steve McKenzie
:33:22. > :33:22.were on target, this will be richly celebrated here in the Black
:33:23. > :33:42.Country. This might be the last bit of
:33:43. > :33:52.action. Pocognoli heads it back to a relieved Ben Foster. The four
:33:53. > :33:57.minutes are up. And West Brom can celebrate their first league victory
:33:58. > :34:05.over Manchester United at The Hawthorns since 1984. The talking
:34:06. > :34:15.point will be the sending-off of Juan Mata after 26 minutes. Tony, it
:34:16. > :34:20.was a deserved victory? Yes, the sending-off obviously changes the
:34:21. > :34:23.game. I have not seen it back yet but from my stance earlier on I
:34:24. > :34:31.thought it was very harsh. But the lads have said that he has caught
:34:32. > :34:40.Darren, so the referee has deemed it to be a second yellow card. When you
:34:41. > :34:47.send off a player like Mata, I have asked him, is it your first red
:34:48. > :34:52.card? It is his first. I believed that already before I put the
:34:53. > :35:00.question. It was a rhetorical question, I think. So, when you do
:35:01. > :35:04.that within three minutes, or five minutes, I don't know, you give the
:35:05. > :35:12.first, and you give the second within five minutes, OK, you can do
:35:13. > :35:18.it, probably, according to the rules, but I think also the person
:35:19. > :35:22.who is doing that. Are you unhappy with his lack of discipline, two
:35:23. > :35:28.yellow cards within three minutes? Yes, you can say that. As a manager,
:35:29. > :35:36.you have to say that also, because you know that you have your first
:35:37. > :35:43.yellow card. I think it was a stupid yellow card. But then you have to
:35:44. > :35:48.take into account that the referee can whistle also easily the second
:35:49. > :35:58.yellow card. So you have to be aware of that. But a referee has to decide
:35:59. > :36:05.within one second. But when you know the player Mata... Points are
:36:06. > :36:08.crucial at any stage. But on the high-end of the little run we had
:36:09. > :36:14.been on, we wanted to carry it on. So that is a blow for us. But we
:36:15. > :36:19.will just have to get back to winning ways in the cup. It is
:36:20. > :36:25.special because it takes us to 39 points. I look to win every game, I
:36:26. > :36:29.believe we can win every game I have never gone into a game believing we
:36:30. > :36:37.cannot win it, not once in my career. Today has been great for us.
:36:38. > :36:43.But I hope they go on and achieve great success as well. Sorry, West
:36:44. > :36:48.Brom fans, I should have said next to the West Midlands, or next to the
:36:49. > :36:54.Black Country, rather than next to Birmingham! Moving onto van Gaal,
:36:55. > :36:58.surely it is irrelevant, the character of a player, whether they
:36:59. > :37:06.have hurt players before or not. Two yellow cards is two yellow cards.
:37:07. > :37:11.Exactly. What a contrast in manager interviews. Tony Pulis, very honest.
:37:12. > :37:15.The other one, van Gaal, talking incomplete riddles. He says a lot
:37:16. > :37:20.without actually saying anything. And the character of the player, if
:37:21. > :37:24.you make two bookable challenge is, it does not matter if you are the
:37:25. > :37:31.nicest player in the world, you have got to act on every challenge
:37:32. > :37:36.accordingly. And that is what the referee has done. This one here,
:37:37. > :37:43.Mata, it is a booking. He takes one for the team, he is stopping
:37:44. > :37:46.Fletcher starting an attack off for West Brom. And this is a yellow card
:37:47. > :37:52.as well. It is not nasty, but he catches him. It is two yellow cards!
:37:53. > :38:02.Nothing to do with Mata's character, we know that! It is almost like
:38:03. > :38:14.saying, not the Mata but somebody like Joey Barton, all day long. It
:38:15. > :38:17.is complete tosh. And by the way think it is a deflection from the
:38:18. > :38:22.way they played on the day. And he does it a lot when they get beat -
:38:23. > :38:25.it is always something else which happened which does not relate to
:38:26. > :38:29.him. And if he had not given the second yellow, we would have been
:38:30. > :38:33.discussing why he was inconsistent in the same way we have spoken about
:38:34. > :38:39.Michael Oliver from the north London derby with Eric Dier. You can see
:38:40. > :38:48.Mike Dean's face and he says, it is a foul, it is a yellow card. He was
:38:49. > :38:52.a bit reluctant but it is the law. Rondon was excellent today. More
:38:53. > :38:56.sprints than any other player on the pitch. And he and Chris Smalling
:38:57. > :39:04.were the two fastest players on the pitch. That really surprised me,
:39:05. > :39:09.because he is a big old boy. You could see it in their battles. The
:39:10. > :39:15.great thing, he has started to find some form. But the great thing for
:39:16. > :39:22.the way West Brom play is, he gets you up the pitch all the time. He is
:39:23. > :39:28.as strong as an ox. It is great to see as well, Lawro, two big lads
:39:29. > :39:35.going at it hammer and tongs, but in the right manner. Fans love seeing
:39:36. > :39:40.it full stop this was Wednesday night, sorry, Tuesday, against
:39:41. > :39:51.Morgan. Just great, old-fashioned football. I liked this one, in terms
:39:52. > :40:01.of strength. Robert Huth, one of the strongest in the Premier League, and
:40:02. > :40:05.what a finish. You like that because you see a bit of yourself in him.
:40:06. > :40:15.Well, you know, I was not going to say that! It is great strength, good
:40:16. > :40:19.finish. It alleviates pressure on the West Brom defence as well. Not
:40:20. > :40:24.only that, they have got Sessegnon and Berahino, and suddenly, they
:40:25. > :40:29.have got that end of the team right. They will always get the other end
:40:30. > :40:34.right because it is Tony Pulis. Also, 61 touches today, the second
:40:35. > :40:39.most for any striker this weekend behind Sergio Aguero. What does that
:40:40. > :40:46.mean, though? It means he had a lot of touches. It does not tell you if
:40:47. > :40:53.they were good or bad. Point taken! Analyse the West Brom goal. Dear,
:40:54. > :40:58.oh, dear! It is a really good goal for West Brom, no doubt about it.
:40:59. > :41:06.But for Manchester United, Blind has Rondon there. We have circled them.
:41:07. > :41:15.There is Smalling, such an improved player, but why he has come out
:41:16. > :41:23.here, I have no idea. Blind is tight on Rondon, no doubt. But look at
:41:24. > :41:29.Smalling - he is not even facing the ball. He is looking for his man, so
:41:30. > :41:35.how can he do anything? Rate ball in, by the way. But you do not get
:41:36. > :41:41.that time and space in the penalty area! When it comes into you with
:41:42. > :41:48.pace, sometimes it is easier to control. Touch, swivels, great
:41:49. > :41:51.finish. 39 points. They are fine, aren't they? Yes, absolutely. No
:41:52. > :41:58.doubt about it. England's women are taking
:41:59. > :42:03.on Germany in the US right And you can see the second half
:42:04. > :42:07.live on BBC one next. Also on the Red Button,
:42:08. > :42:09.on Tuesday night, there will be highlights of Arsenal's FA Cup
:42:10. > :42:11.replay at Hull City. And 5 Live have commentary
:42:12. > :42:14.of Chelsea's Champions League last 16 encounter with Paris Saint
:42:15. > :42:16.Germain on Wednesday night. Now for the first part of Saturday's
:42:17. > :42:35.action featuring the sides Coquelin has lost it, and then he
:42:36. > :42:39.gets his hands on the ball. The referee now brings it act to give
:42:40. > :42:47.the free kick for handball. Yellow card for Coquelin as well. He took
:42:48. > :42:58.the law, and the ball, into his own hands. Welbeck tees up Lorraine,
:42:59. > :43:08.maybe... What a finish that is! Brilliant goal from Aaron Ramsey. So
:43:09. > :43:16.well taken. Mertesacker won it. Harry Kane brought down by Coquelin.
:43:17. > :43:22.Coquelin is on a booking... Yes, the yellow card is out. And so is the
:43:23. > :43:26.red. Arsenal might have a goal advantage, but with a long time to
:43:27. > :43:35.go in the game, Spurs have a man advantage. Eriksen delivers. Lamela!
:43:36. > :43:39.Over the line from Alderweireld! Spurs are level. And going for
:43:40. > :43:55.Arsenal. Harry Kane! What a goal! That is an
:43:56. > :44:06.incredible strike by Harry Kane! Total Tottenham turnaround! Olivier
:44:07. > :44:10.Giroud wriggling past the challenge of Eric Dier. Arsenal making the
:44:11. > :44:15.point that Eric Dier, not so long ago, got a yellow card. They are
:44:16. > :44:19.swarming around the referee, who I don't think is going to issue
:44:20. > :44:23.another one. You wonder if he had not already had a yellow, might he
:44:24. > :44:31.have got one there? I think he might have done.
:44:32. > :44:42.Sanchez levels. Another goal that is superbly taken. 2-2.
:44:43. > :44:49.Sanchez, Aaron Ramsey running through, in on goal. What a good
:44:50. > :44:59.challenge. It was very nearly an Aaron Ramsey winner.
:45:00. > :45:09.Jamie Vardy has got the better of his man. Riyad Mahrez is onside.
:45:10. > :45:13.Jamie Vardy cannot finish. Mahrez and Vardy, very much Leicester's
:45:14. > :45:22.eight team this season. They could not put them in front.
:45:23. > :45:32.That is a decent ball. The header has put it into trouble. Riyad
:45:33. > :45:38.Mahrez scorers. Fantastic Mr Fox. Riyad Mahrez, yet again, 16 goals
:45:39. > :45:44.for the season. Leicester City, another hurdle negotiated.
:45:45. > :46:03.Bryan Oviedo. He has got goal side of Oxford. Lukaku scorers. It is 1-0
:46:04. > :46:06.Everton. Mirallas. Terrific. He was clipped. Actually, the referee says
:46:07. > :46:18.that is a dive. He gets a yellow card. Lukaku, two away to the right
:46:19. > :46:23.side but the pass was bad. It is a late challenge by Kevin Mirallas. He
:46:24. > :46:29.is on a yellow card for simulation earlier. It did look like a bookable
:46:30. > :46:39.offence. He is gone. Everton are down to ten.
:46:40. > :46:47.Brilliant from Everton. What a goal that is. Outstanding from Everton. A
:46:48. > :47:00.brilliant combination, Lukaku and Aaron Lennon. Everton have got four
:47:01. > :47:11.forward in this attack. Besic. He was tripped on the edge. Penalty. We
:47:12. > :47:17.have had everything. It is saved. It is saved. Adrian is the hero.
:47:18. > :47:24.Lukaku's penalty, not the best. Mark Noble. There is the goal that West
:47:25. > :47:29.Ham have been seeking. Michail Antonio with the header. West Ham
:47:30. > :47:43.have reduced the deficit. Andy Carroll goes towards it, and
:47:44. > :47:48.the header is into the back of the net by Diafra Sakho. Two goals in
:47:49. > :47:56.quick succession. They will be looking for the three points. Headed
:47:57. > :47:57.away by Funes Morrie. It breaks to Dimitri Payet. He steals it for West
:47:58. > :48:03.Ham United. Before that, photographer
:48:04. > :48:07.Kevin Cummins has spent the last 40 years photographing some of the most
:48:08. > :48:10.iconic names in music, but his first love lies
:48:11. > :48:21.in the blue half of Manchester. I really miss a game. I have not
:48:22. > :48:29.missed a game this season, home or away. I always used to try and get
:48:30. > :48:34.Manchester City colours onto the cover of the NME whenever I had the
:48:35. > :48:40.opportunity. I am Kevin Cummins, photographer and Manchester City
:48:41. > :48:44.fan. I started supporting City because my grandparents lived near a
:48:45. > :48:54.main road. The first game I remember going to was in August 1861, when we
:48:55. > :49:01.played Leicester and beat them 3-0. -- 19 61. Some good players came
:49:02. > :49:09.along and suddenly we were the best team in the world. I think that Tim
:49:10. > :49:14.is quite underrated. That team from 1967, through to 1970, it was
:49:15. > :49:24.marvellous to watch. We thought it would be like that forever, that we
:49:25. > :49:28.were always going to win trophies. I did a shot of the Stone Roses and I
:49:29. > :49:35.painted them like John Squire painting. I used a base colour of
:49:36. > :49:40.sky blue and white, because three of them are United fans, but I was not
:49:41. > :49:44.going to let them dictate the colour of the picture. When City were going
:49:45. > :49:49.to leave Maine Road in 2003, I approached the club with the idea of
:49:50. > :49:53.doing a book for the final season at Maine Road. I thought I was the
:49:54. > :49:59.perfect person to do it. I did not want anyone else to do it. I stopped
:50:00. > :50:05.working with new for a year, and started working with City. -- with
:50:06. > :50:11.musicians. Kevin Keegan was one of the nicest men I have ever met in my
:50:12. > :50:16.life, he was fantastic. I do not really miss Maine Road. People will
:50:17. > :50:20.slaughter me for saying that, but City had to compete by becoming a
:50:21. > :50:26.bigger club, but retaining the old values. They still feel like a
:50:27. > :50:31.Manchester club. Nobody gets on stage if they have not got an eagle.
:50:32. > :50:36.Rock stars are great to photograph, but footballers are different. They
:50:37. > :50:43.have changed over the years because they are more self-aware, and in a
:50:44. > :50:46.way they are more like rock stars. When Oasis came along, it was a
:50:47. > :50:52.dream for me. I had all these shots of them wearing Man City shirts. My
:50:53. > :50:56.editor refused to use them, he said, I do not want this paper to be
:50:57. > :51:04.associated with losers. He is not laughing now. Sergio Aguero, and the
:51:05. > :51:09.pull-back was great for a David Silva. He was trying to set up Yaya
:51:10. > :51:15.Toure. It has taken them less than three minutes. Three minutes in the
:51:16. > :51:21.second half. He had the awareness to turn and find Yaya Toure. Wilfried
:51:22. > :51:26.Bony, he is looking for Sergio Aguero. He tried to make the
:51:27. > :51:31.defensive challenge. He was inadvertently involved in the goal,
:51:32. > :51:38.unfortunate for the former City player. Sergio Aguero, lovely linkup
:51:39. > :51:40.with David Silva. That was a goal of the highest quality, the
:51:41. > :51:49.understanding between Sergio Aguero and David Silva. A lovely pass, look
:51:50. > :51:55.at the weight of the return ball. Jesus Navas, in towards David Silva.
:51:56. > :52:03.Raheem Sterling. Look at the defending. Raheem Sterling could not
:52:04. > :52:07.believe his luck. It is a Manchester City penalty. Sergio Aguero, can
:52:08. > :52:15.they add another match ball to his collection? He cannot. He cannot
:52:16. > :52:19.believe it. It remains for- zero. Norwich City next week, and then we
:52:20. > :52:25.have Dynamo Kiev and Manchester United in the same week back year.
:52:26. > :52:30.It is too stressful. Thank you very much to Kevin for his time. There is
:52:31. > :52:47.the top of the table. Leicester's five point lead over Spurs.
:52:48. > :52:54.I cannot rule them out. They are all firing well. We make no apologies
:52:55. > :53:02.for looking at Riyad Mahrez again. You want to admire the skill. He is
:53:03. > :53:07.a different class. He was ?425,000. We have seen bits of him, running,
:53:08. > :53:12.travelling with the ball. Jamie Vardy puts him in. I think they
:53:13. > :53:18.should shoot, bring it back on his left hand side. He is on the right
:53:19. > :53:22.side of the goal to do that. It is a better angle. He likes to do that.
:53:23. > :53:28.Similar to the goal he scored against Chelsea. He is very
:53:29. > :53:34.unselfish. He slips the ball to Jamie Vardy. This one, he is hanging
:53:35. > :53:39.around the box. He thinks the ball may come to him. That touches
:53:40. > :53:46.brilliant, I does his feet. That is exquisite. What you see in all those
:53:47. > :53:51.clips, he has got time and space, which is something you cannot give
:53:52. > :53:55.him. I think the whole of Leicester suddenly thought, my goodness, he
:53:56. > :54:01.has done his hamstring, but it was just cramped. Imagine the manager
:54:02. > :54:06.thinking that he was out. He is fine. You were listening to Match Of
:54:07. > :54:10.The Day 2 Extra earlier, when Danny Simpson was on. He was talking about
:54:11. > :54:14.how he has had to adapt his game with Mahrez ahead of him, to make
:54:15. > :54:20.sure that he does not overlap too much. How good is that, he can play
:54:21. > :54:26.at right back and give him the goal -- the ball. He can back him up. The
:54:27. > :54:30.great thing about him is he can go either side of a defender and run at
:54:31. > :54:37.people. You have no idea what side he is going to go. The cause he is
:54:38. > :54:42.running at pace, difficult to stop. Danny also said he does not worry
:54:43. > :54:47.about getting protection from him, because he knows that Danny
:54:48. > :54:51.Drinkwater and Ngolo Kante can come over and cover. Yes, they have been
:54:52. > :54:59.excellent. King has also come in with some important goals. He is so
:55:00. > :55:03.clever. He will run with it, he will make yards. He will pick the right
:55:04. > :55:08.pass with the right weight. He's a player. Why would you burden him
:55:09. > :55:13.with running back? Some managers would. Not everyone has the same
:55:14. > :55:19.philosophy. Some people want more work great. Lesson, he is winning
:55:20. > :55:24.games. You want him in the game and fresh. The other thing about it,
:55:25. > :55:30.players who play with him, when they are winning games, they will go, do
:55:31. > :55:34.what you do. We mention Danny Drinkwater, he will run the miles
:55:35. > :55:37.for him, and say, keep winning games for us.
:55:38. > :55:50.Time for the rest of Saturday's action, starting at St Mary's.
:55:51. > :56:00.This is Borini. He has taken that well. Jose Fonte will be penalised.
:56:01. > :56:02.The Southampton skipper could be in big trouble. It is a red card. Jose
:56:03. > :56:14.Fonte is sent off. This could break for Jermain Defoe.
:56:15. > :56:22.Sunderland have scored with six minutes to play. He has come off the
:56:23. > :56:29.bench with the critical goal. Dusan Tadic. Support from Bertrand. Red
:56:30. > :56:37.and white shirts piling into the middle. Virgil van Dijk. Virgil van
:56:38. > :56:51.Dijk may well have rescued a point for Ronald Koeman's Southampton.
:56:52. > :56:57.Brilliant, utterly brilliant from Bertrand Traore. Chelsea make the
:56:58. > :57:08.breakthrough. The 20-year-old gets the opening goal.
:57:09. > :57:21.Xherdan Shaqiri, two in the middle, Arnautovic. Mame Biram Diouf. Stoke
:57:22. > :57:25.City are level. He missed two glorious chances in the first half,
:57:26. > :57:37.but he has made amends. Gylfi Sigurdsson. Plenty of support.
:57:38. > :57:43.Leroy Fer can hit them. He has picked out Sigurdsson. 1-0 Swansea.
:57:44. > :57:48.Joy for a Alan Curtis as Gylfi Sigurdsson scores what could be a
:57:49. > :57:59.massive goal for both Swansea City and Norwich City. He will surely get
:58:00. > :58:09.a Farrell. Bafetimbi Gomis. Sigurdsson. It was nearly splendid.
:58:10. > :58:11.John Ruddy getting across to knock it behind. Swansea City edging
:58:12. > :58:29.closer to safety. Jonjo Shelvey goes to ground.
:58:30. > :58:34.Dangerous, but he got the ball. It is deflected, it has gone in off
:58:35. > :58:36.Steven Taylor. In his desperation to clear the danger, he manages to beat
:58:37. > :58:50.his own goalkeeper at the near In on goal, what a chance, what a
:58:51. > :58:56.finish. Is that the finish of Steve McClaren and Newcastle United?
:58:57. > :59:06.Jonjo Shelvey, it will run for Ayoze Perez. Goal. Is the fightback on?
:59:07. > :59:13.Ayoze Perez with ten minutes to go. He breathes fresh hope.
:59:14. > :59:21.Daniels takes on the shot and scores. Charlie Daniels for
:59:22. > :59:22.Bournemouth. He puts Newcastle out of their misery and settles the
:59:23. > :59:25.issue for Bournemouth. have got one there? I think he might
:59:26. > :59:35.have done. I think he would both agree that
:59:36. > :59:43.Villa are all but gone. Out of those three, who do you fear for most? I
:59:44. > :59:49.fear for Newcastle and Norwich. I think Sunderland have a ready-made
:59:50. > :59:57.goal-scorer, Defoe. He almost guarantees you goals. They just need
:59:58. > :00:04.to get to fourth from bottom, that is all. But I think Sunderland are
:00:05. > :00:08.capable, under Sam Allardyce as well, who has been over the course
:00:09. > :00:17.summary times before. Maybe because of Defoe. You could argue that not
:00:18. > :00:22.having a goal-scorer is an Achilles heel for Norwich and Newcastle. Yes,
:00:23. > :00:28.Norwich just cannot score. And Newcastle, I am sorry, it is just a
:00:29. > :00:31.team of fat cats. They are not going to scrap. They are not bothered,
:00:32. > :00:37.they are absolutely not bothered if they get relegated. State of
:00:38. > :00:41.affairs, that is. They have spent so much money on Mitrovic, Townsend,
:00:42. > :00:46.Wijnaldum, who has been their best player. Jonjo Shelvey, who they have
:00:47. > :00:51.made captain. So, for me it is nowhere near good enough. Newcastle
:00:52. > :00:56.should be doing better than that as we having brought in all of those
:00:57. > :01:00.players. Some people have said, the fans are not creating an environment
:01:01. > :01:08.for the players to play in. What?! Try it the other way around. The
:01:09. > :01:13.fans have every right to be furious. You pay your money, you take your
:01:14. > :01:17.choice. Off your backside, some of the Newcastle players, and show some
:01:18. > :01:20.fight. And then you might reverse it. Do you think they might change
:01:21. > :01:26.their manager before the end of the season? I think it is a possibility,
:01:27. > :01:29.because it is this money, isn't it? Mike Ashley is a businessman, you
:01:30. > :01:34.know what he is like. Let's reveal the winner
:01:35. > :01:56.of Goal of the Month. This has not been close, as you can
:01:57. > :02:07.see! Jamie Vardy has won it with a massive 55% of the vote. Jamie
:02:08. > :02:15.Vardy! Oh, what a screamer! What a goal that is. Unbelievable! Don't
:02:16. > :02:18.think anybody will argue. Can't believe he won that! I am blaming
:02:19. > :02:25.the 'keeper! Here's the Barclay's
:02:26. > :02:27.Premier League table. Manchester United miss the chance
:02:28. > :02:29.to reclaim fifth spot from West Ham, and are three points
:02:30. > :02:32.adrift of the top four. Liverpool are a further three points
:02:33. > :02:34.back, with victory today lifting Crystal Palace remain 15th,
:02:35. > :02:38.but the Eagles are nine points clear West Brom rise two places
:02:39. > :03:00.to 11th after their win. Big Sam went from celebrating his
:03:01. > :03:09.side's goal to fury at the players celebrating too much. Mike Dean
:03:10. > :03:16.should probably have carded himself for this trip on Marcus Rashford.
:03:17. > :03:22.But he is a man of good character. And this was the best goal in the
:03:23. > :03:26.Sport Relief 5-aside, scored by Paul Murray. I would have liked to have
:03:27. > :03:31.seen the worst one! So, there are nine games left
:03:32. > :03:36.for most in the Premier League, and as we enter a new month,
:03:37. > :03:58.Leicester March on. Can they really do it? Vardy has
:03:59. > :04:11.done it! He has scored! Oh, what a goal! Riyad Mahrez! Five
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