06/12/2015 Match of the Day 2

Hello. Another single game Sunday in the Premier League,

We've November's Goal of the Month and the best of Saturday's action

And we've both teams covered in the studio - we'll get the thoughts

of Mark Lawrenson and Joey Barton after a trip to the North East.

COMMENTATOR: Natives are restless, they don't

like what they're saying at all. All you could hear boos. It's difficult

to sum up Newcastle's plight in 30 seconds, but I will try. Woeful,

embarrassing, hopeless, inept. They have got too many Monday to Friday

players. Good in training, don't want to perform on a Saturday. I

don't see a plan. The players they have signed just not good enough

simple. Newcastle macro -- COMMENTATOR:

Newcastle's defending, absolutely horrible. Lack of effort, passion

and commitment, just not acceptable. Jurgen Klopp has instantly installed

confidence in Liverpool but can Steve McClaren do that at Newcastle,

as he enters the Tyneside pressure cauldron once again,

as he enters the Tyneside pressure cauldron once again, desperate for a

change of fortunes. The Newcastle manager makes one changed to the

team that conceded five at Crystal Palace. Perez drops to the bench, De

Jong starts for the second time. Cisse is preferred to Mitrovic.

Liverpool make two changes from their last Premier League team that

beat Swansea. Can is suspended, Lucas is back from a ban, Joe Allen

starts a league game for the first time all season with Lallana on the

bench along with Daniel Sturridge. Coutinho isn't yet fit enough to

return. It is Liverpool who get us under way, having won their last two

away games at Chelsea and Manchester City. They certainly fancy their

chances here at St James' Park and immediately they are on the attack,

with Clyne. Box by Coloccini. It's a Liverpool corner inside 17 seconds.

Taken short the Firmino, stabbed away by Janmaat. Miscued by Lucas.

Steve McClaren has a points total that Newcastle haven't had at this

stage of the season since 1988-89. A foul on De Jong, this is where you

fear for Newcastle, was Liverpool flooding forward.

Ibe up against Dummett again, attacking Dummett. A Liverpool

corner. Over Benteke, Lovren came in and

then Benteke lifted it over the crossbar. There was uncertainty in

the Newcastle back line here. If they can't find a goal, Liverpool,

they do have Daniel Sturridge waiting amongst the substitutes.

Here goes Ibe. Benteke, so congested, outnumbered in the end.

This is promising for Newcastle. Here is Cisse will stop Skrtel

coming across. It still Papiss Cisse. Skrtel went to ground and did

enough in the end. Then Lovren reacted.

He was definitely onside. Coloccini continued his run. Cisse didn't see

him. It wasn't textbook, but it was effective in the end from Liverpool.

30 goals, Newcastle have shipped already in this premier is -- in the

Premier League this season. They've conceded twice or more on ten

occasions. But they have limited Liverpool so far here, and here they

go with Janmaat down the right-hand side. I'd be back with him, to get

the final touch. Newcastle's first corner of the first half. Two

minutes the half-time. Colback's corner. Flicked on towards Mbemba.

He is frustrated, he couldn't keep the head down. Well worked from

Newcastle's point of view. Cisse's touch. It went over the crossbar in

the end. This is behind Benteke per, but

Liverpool still have possession. Jordan Ibe is going to go for goal.

Always rising, had the confidence to try his luck, Jordan Ibe. Still

searching for his first Premier League goal.

It remains goalless, no 0-0 in the last 60 league meetings. With 22

minutes to go today, we are still awaiting our first shot on target.

Can Sissoko change that? Wijnaldum, he might be able to. It's still

Wijnaldum. They have! Newcastle lead. Georginio Wijnaldum. With 21

minutes to go. It was a slice of luck about it, but they'll certainly

take it. It just flicked off Skrtel, there,

off his knee, and that diverts the past Mignolet. But Newcastle will

feel they have earned that piece of luck. He certainly well. Newcastle

one, Liverpool nil. It looks as though Martin Skrtel might be

credited with his seventh Premier League own goal.

The young Belgian, into Lallana. A Super Bowl from him. Its Sturridge.

That is well, well wide from Daniel Sturridge. It was a much better ball

from Liverpool from Lallana will stop Sturridge is definitely onside.

He took it first time. Much to everybody's frustration. Still 11

and a half minutes of the 90 remaining.

Sworn in by Milner the offside flag up again. A lovely finish, but the

Spaniard was offside. Or was he? I think he is on there. Dummett is

playing him on. Delightful touch for the loop over Elliot. That's the

conversation currently between the fourth official Kevin Friend and

Jurgen Klopp. Neatly into the path of Lallana.

It's an inviting cross from Lallana, well watched by Sissoko. Liverpool

corner. Moreno understandably keen to take this as soon as possible.

Less than two minutes of the 90 remaining. In from Moreno. Skrtel

jumping. Headed clear by Janmaat. Back to Moreno. And then Lovren.

Just couldn't generate the power. Fairly routine in the end for

Elliot. Couldn't extend the Newcastle goalkeeper. December? What

December? Joe Allen in towards Origi, Dummett is there again for

Newcastle. It's coming straight back at the home team at the moment.

Coloccini, then Gouffran. Can Sissoko calm things down a touch?

You can. He's away from Moreno and he's got Wijnaldum free, if he sees

him. He has seen him. Wijnaldum! That feels a huge victory for

Newcastle United, on a day they were asked big questions. They have

provided significant answers. 2-0 Newcastle. And just the second

defeat under Jurgen Klopp for Liverpool. Made by Sissoko. And

finished beautifully by Wijnaldum. Strength, power, and then awareness

from Sissoko. Beautifully weighted pass and Wijnaldum did the rest. He

might have the first taken away from him, but he certainly got the

second, and Newcastle are going to win in the Premier League for just

the fourth time in 26 attempts. What a huge day for Steve McClaren and

Newcastle. Newcastle two, Liverpool nil. They haven't had too much to

cheer about at all in recent times on Tyneside. Jurgen Klopp was the

winner last time these two managers met face-to-face, in the Bundesliga,

Wolfsburg against Dortmund. For just the third time in the Steve

McClaren, Newcastle are victorious in the Premier League. Finally there

are smiles on Tyneside. They have inflicted just the second defeat

under Jurgen Klopp for Liverpool. Newcastle two, Liverpool nil.

How significant a win is that you and your team today? Absolutely

huge, absolutely massive, I think. Once or twice we have taken

ourselves to the very brink of collapse, crisis, and we've clawed

our way back, and that's what we've done today. Every time we get a

result we crawl off the field and when we have got results win or

draw, we have crawled off the field. We have done that today, we need to

do that every week. We have learned from the last two weeks when the

performance was not good. We don't work good as a team, we learned from

that moment, those kinds of moments and today we did good. Jurgen Klopp

did you do deserve something from that today, or not? A point, but not

more. We didn't play well enough. I like to take the dirty points to,

it's no problem, but I saw from the second half we were not really in

the game. We had problems, we were not aggressive enough, we were not

close enough. It was not a good game. If you lose it's better you

lose a bad game so you can improve easier and today was not a good one.

We have to be honest, we didn't create enough chances to win the

game. Obviously we go behind with the deflection it was a bit

unfortunate. We got a goal cancelled, which stood stud. Those

things you have to accept and we didn't play the best football we

could to win the game today. Despite all you have been through in the

last couple of nights -- weeks, you get that winning feeling when you

sit down tonight? Oh, by seven or 8pm when I get home, LB fast

asleep! I hope some people did something more better on this Sunday

than watching this game. I was not the biggest fan. We had nothing

better to do, so we had to watch it. Steve McClaren when hear this, he

will be in bed. You could hear the relief? It was tangible. You hear

all sorts of stories that if Liverpool won and won easily, that

might been his last day as Newcastle United manager. Massive for him. His

team did everything they possibly could for him. Although against

Liverpool team, quite honestly today, that is the worst they have

been since Klopp took over. I'm not sure if some of them were watching

the TV, listening to the radio about the performances of late. Liverpool

were not active. Taking nothing away from Newcastle. Alan Shearer says he

does not like to praise players are putting in the effort, that should

be a given. But the effort was needed, and you witnessed it. They

run under the cosh. They turned up, but a performance in. They have a

little bit of class, that when Eldon brings to it. Today he was really

their star player. He has been for a lot of the games this season. He has

a real lot of the games this season. He has

a real desire to get into the box. We see here, he is wanting to get

goals. When the wine is struggling side, the first thing that is level

the players they don't want the ball. When confidence is low, they

don't want the ball or put themselves in positions. He has come

to the forefront when his team is needed him. Showing some class,

getting his team-mates on the ball. Looking to get in the box. While it

was not a game of attacking flair, the key moments, when your team

needs you, when you need to make those runs, certainly up the hill at

Newcastle. It is the shots come cross. He gets a bit of luck, that

is what you need when you down the bottom the table fighting for your

lives. The second goal, shows a real hunger and desire to get in the box.

Finishing it like a seasoned pro. He got 18 goals in 44 games for PSV

Eindhoven last season, seven already for Newcastle this season, if they

are to do well Georginio Wijnaldum will be a part of it. You said is

very nearly goals, home, but what they also need, looking at the

stats, the intensity, matching Liverpool all of the way. That is

not the one. They matched them all the way with the intensity stats,

but they need that every week. It is an absolute must. That Alan Shearer

quotes, people used to talk about players, working hard, crikey, isn't

that what they get paid to do at the very least? They have set themselves

a standard. That is the most important thing. McLaren has the

say, that is it, that is your base. He talked about the players crawling

up the pitch. The Geordie faithful, a lot of the time, that is all they

expect. They wanted to give everything for the shirt. You turn

up and do that, they can almost forgive you for getting beat by the

bigger teams. As Mark touched on, when you go to St James's Park as an

opposition player, there is a real buzz around the place. Hopefully

Steve will get more from the Newcastle players. You can forgive

anyone for a lack of ability, but never forgive a professional

footballer for a lack of effort. Let's bring in that graphic. These

statistics, the distance they covered, the number of springs, they

matched up with other performances under Jurgen Klopp. If it was not

intensity, what was it? We both agree on this. It was the team they

picked. The fact he did not play a team that played well. Benteke's

first start away from home in the Premier League. They have had

Coutinho, Firmino, the false number nine. If you are going to play him,

someone like Benteke, Palladium to the best of visibility. That is not

a. We have circled him every time. Here he is guilty, not trying hard

enough to get in the box. Good early ball by Alberto Moreno. He comes off

his marker, playing the ball through. Gets into penalty area.

Waiting, waiting. Nothing comes in. They are so narrow at times,

Liverpool. Ibe is a kid, but try and get the ball to Benteke. He has

everybody won against one. That is busily the chance he has missed. He

holds it up. Playing it. There is no, get the ball out to him. Benteke

will assume another position. He has scored so many headed goals in the

Premier League. He does not get any chances in the air. Not utilising

him at all. Comes short, not on. Waiting. In incomes, look at this.

As good as anything for Newcastle, five players around him. Lionel

Messi he is not, not going to get past everybody. This was an

interesting one. With Clyne. When the ball gets played to Jordon Ibe,

you want Clyne to go outside, create the width, don't know where he's

going. Not a great ball. That was the sign. Ridge and Alana to come

on. It was a different Liverpool. Lallana, through to Sturridge. He is

brilliant at that, on the shoulder of the last defender, that is the

difference. We see this one. Whether Klopp got the team selection right.

They got beaten 2-0, that says he has not. They are chasing the game,

you had Joe Allen, and Lucas and James Milner behind the ball. They

are crying out for creativity, and Alana to be on early, Sturridge. I

think Liverpool, where they fit enough to play that.

think Liverpool, where they fit enough to play that. He definitely

got it wrong. We will never know about I would bet if Coutinho had

been fit, Benteke would not have started. That would have fitted in

how they played against Chelsea Manchester City. They did have the

ball in the back of the net. They should have stood from Alberto

Moreno? Currently the best cross he has put in. You don't think he meant

it? No way he meant it. Does not look to see whether keeper is.

Trying to feed it back into the area. Interesting, that is some

goal, if he scores, devastated, like Marco van Basten. That was meant for

Divock Origi. Klopp-macro said in a press conference. We made our goal,

because we were not good enough, the linesman thought do not make

world-class goals if you play that badly. I'm paraphrasing. I cannot

swear. Time for November's Goal

of the Month now. Here are the eight

for you to choose from. Attack, attack, attack is the

chance. Martial, Jesse Lingard's shot is a good one and well taken

goal. One touch to set himself, the second is exquisite.

That is a good ball, Moses. Manuel Lanza beautiful finish from the

Argentine. Will not score many better goals than that, the

Argentine. Stones. Deulofeu, Ross Barkley. This is Lukaku. Great goal.

One touch from Barkley, Lukaku, no chance Villa. Neil Taylor. In

towards Eder. It may drop to Jonjo Shelvey. 2-1, Swansea back in it.

Andre Ayew. What about this briefing is? -- this for a finish? This

Izaguirre. Sterling and Kevin De Bruyne with him. But where road goes

for goal, and finds the goal. It had to be this little man to give them a

glimmer of hope. What a finish that is. Walker coming forward. As he has

done through the afternoon. What a fine goal by Tottenham. What a

finish, with the outside of his boot. Super effort from Kyle Walker.

Everton defending stoutly again. Smith! What a cracker! What a good

goal from Adam Smith. That is a beauty. You won't see a better

strike than that. Leicester coming forward. Great ball

to Vardy-macro, in the mind. Vardy-macro has done it. He has done

it. Great ball, great chance. He needed no second invitation. To

stride into the Premier League history books.

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Onto Saturday's action now, with the Premier League once again

He gets the return from Johnson, tries to take the long way round

Fernando. Past Kolarov. Good ball in. It is finished, Marko

Arnautovic, to put Stoke City in front. Superbly anticipated by the

big Austrian. How well-made was it by the little Swiss player? Great

work by desert and . Marko Arnautovic gets another,

Stoke City get another. There is a plan at work, executed beautifully.

Fernandinho to Silva. Sterling, Kolarov coming. Nearly squeeze it

in, like did at Southampton week ago. That is a boot from Butland,

the ball onto the post. Johnson at it again. Arnautovic is onside.

Hat-trick chance, Hart at the meeting. Goodness me, how much did

the slip cost him? Be standing putter just sliding away. -- the

standing foot sliding away. It is over the line, celebration by Riyad

Mahrez, his ninth goal for Leicester this season. Able to smuggle it

through, coming off his rib cage. Good start for Leicester. There has

been no threat from the home side. This could be a big moment Naoupu

Jamie Vardy. Saved by Fabianski. Vardy chasing the all-time record of

12 straight game scoring in the top flight of English football, denied

one-on-one by Fabianski. Good run by Mahrez, he is onside, he makes it

seam. Done with complete ease. Look at the ma Rose. Was the offside?

Swansea might well have a complaint. The goal has been given. Swansea

find themselves 2-0 down. Here is Kante. Vardy to the right-hand side.

Here is Vardy. I'm selfishly to Mahrez. Hat-trick. Leicester proving

what the team they are. Vardy chasing the record does not go for

goal himself, setting up the hat-trick for Riyad Mahrez, who has

now scored 11 goals this season. Swansea just lacking Fullwood

amends. Sigurdsson, good shots, hitting the woodwork. The sense that

the world is beginning to circle here.

I may be stating the obvious, but you can see how Arsenal are going to

miss the likes of Cazorla and Sanchez. Having said that, they're

still here. Joel Campbell Arsenal, scored at Swansea and now opens his

Premier League account at the Emirates. It's a dummy in his mouth,

but he certainly sold one to the Sunderland defence. Joel Campbell

gives Arsenal the lead. And Watmore was fouled by

Koscielny. I don't think that was a very good challenge and what more

certainly doesn't. -- Watmore certainly doesn't. Coming up to

half-time here. They nailed those ball, it's in. I think it's a Giroud

own goal. Toivonen sold him the dummy at the near post and

Sunderland have equalised, right on half-time, and Olivia Giroud, who is

used to scoring at the other end has brought Sunderland the equaliser.

Here is Monreal. Ramsey. Oh, a chance, and it's in! Giroud puts

Arsenal in front for the second time. He has made it ten for the

season, Giroud. Monreal joining the attack as well and Giroud just

glided that in, really. You would say that they are showing resistance

and a under Sam Allardyce. Rodwell, and they've got a chance on the bar.

Van Aanholt, who scored last week, had a chance here to equalise for

Sunderland. Well, I don't think I've ever been in a crowd here which has

been quite as edgy as this. This is Monreal. He will lose their nerves.

Ramsey, touched on by gives the Walcott and Walcott, surely. It's

Ramsey. They have gone three - one, Rams against the clinching goal and

Arsenal seal the points. -- Ramsey gets the clinching goal.

Well, they have lost seven league goals this season already, Chelsea,

which is the highest number of defeats he's ever suffered in a

season as manager. And neat 1-2 again as Gosling gets forward. King,

and Courtois with a good save. Good movement by King. He has hit a low,

hard and on target. Willey-macro. -- Willian. Hazard, Pedro. Not finished

yet, Pedro. It's a good stop. A really important touch that, Pedro.

Boruc, good hands. It's the first time there's travelling fans behind

that goal have seen the play at close quarters for quite a long

time. It's mostly been down the other end. If they cheer like that

for a corner, imagine if they scored. Stanislas drives in the

corner, Courtois didn't get much on it. It's a great chance. Murray has

put it in. The classic sucker punch sees Bournemouth take the lead at

Stamford Bridge, with less than nine minutes to play. Courtois didn't

really deal with it and Murray's header puts the visitors ahead. Is

Murray onside? Look at Murray Claire, I would suggest there is

only Cahill between him and the goal and he is marginally, marginally

offside, but offside. Does he care? Not a lot! They have had some fine

days over their history, this football club and AFC Bournemouth

have beaten the champions at Stamford Bridge and an historic

result for them. Chelsea nil, Bournemouth one.

Eddie Howe afterwards, it was the best results on Bournemouth's

history. Lots of people on social media still questioning why it might

be offside. The positioning of Courtois. It's people who don't know

the rules. I'm not saying that, it was late at night and they may have

had two glasses of wine. It's worth Courtois is. Insofar as he is in

front. It's two of the opposition team closer to the

front. It's two of the opposition team closer to the goal line venue

as a player and end of. The problem here for the linesman, if you see

him at the top, he is trying to see. He just can't see blue shirted

players, a red and black stripe. He's just off, Murray. Nit-picking.

They are the kinds of decisions when you are near the top of the league,

the likes of Chelsea tend to get and you always hear the teams near the

bottom complaining about the rub of the green not going for you, but

great for Bournemouth, a great afternoon. I'm not sure Jose will

agree great for Bournemouth, a great

afternoon. I'm not sure Jose will agree with Joe. When you watch the

Premier League and you see a lot of these results and a lot of it,

certainly a lot of the way appear to be down to counterattacking. Is it

for your counterattacking league at the moment and is that a good thing

or a bad thing? I think the teams near the bottom have got a bit

smarter, or the so-called lesser teams, the teams that are meant to

go to the big clubs and just get beaten, they have decided they will

go there and they have a lot of pace and the sides now on the team

sitting top of the pyramid at the minute, Leicester, are the best at

it. They are able to absorb pressure and they have the pace of Mahrez and

Vardy to hit them. West Ham, Crystal Palace, a big expose meant of

counterattacking football. They have done phenomenally this season. They

have done phenomenally this season and got a bit smarter. Our TV

revenues is shared so well between the clubs is closing the gap, I

don't think Crystal Palace will ever have more revenue than Man United

but it gives them the opportunity to compete. By recruiting better and

better players. I think also, with players nowadays, they are more

tactically aware because there have analysis which you never had years

ago and a lot of players now know their role in the team. Many years

ago you just guessed. You are looking at West Ham, West Ham took

Dimitri Payet from Marseille, who had loads of assists and goals

there, arguably one of the best sides in France, and he has gone to

West Ham and been a breath of fresh air this year.

Time for the latest in our 'My Club' series.

West Brom hosted Spurs at the Hawthorns,

and amongst those in attendance was long time supporter Dave Heeley,

an Albion fan with a different perspective from most fans.

The red -- when I was delivered all those years ago, I was wrapped in a

blue and white towel. My favourite players over the years, certainly,

Brown, Jeff Astle King, Bobby Hope. So many.

COMMENTATOR: Here they come. Watching the game at

home, like many thousands of West Brom fans, nose up against the

screen, dad eating the dinner, when that goal went in my dad and I shot

up like rockets and he threw his fag in the air and it was on the ceiling

for two years until he redecorated. Fantastic. Georgia Lee, my middle

daughter, she has become an avid Albion fan now. We normally go up to

the games. I was born with the disease of the I called retinitis

pigmentosa. As I say to a lot of people, I was born blind. When I was

kid it was great to go up the Brummie Road and the city and the

chanting, and as most -- as my sight started leaving me you could hardly

see the goals and you could hear the crowd shouting. My days at the

Hawthorns went a bit. Then radio came to the forefront. You could sit

in the crowd and listen. It all came back again. A score draw, but I'd

like three. I've got a sneaky feeling, Mike. The Albion cater for

disabilities in general, it's fantastic. The Albion radio has been

running for maybe three seasons. What I like about it, they tell it

as it is. Here we are, we are off and running at the Hawthorns, Albion

against Spurs. Rondon has one Mac OS, canny finish? Just past the

post. -- he has one Mac OS. Can he finished? Spurs looked to Dele Alli,

can he finish first remarks-- Spurs are ahead. A very long pass. Between

the two defenders, Alli quick, athletic, bold. We need an

equaliser, quick now. Sessegnon, in behind, a great goal, 1-1. A lovely

team goal. Great play on the right hand side between Dawson, Sessegnon

and Fletcher. Superb! Lovely movement. I Premier League moments

for the Irishman. 1-1. It's been a great first half, mate. There is one

inspiration is in life, Blind Dave Heeley. He runs marathons all over

the world. In 2008 I became the first and still

the world. In 2008 I became the first and still the only blind

person in the world to run in seven marathons in seven days on seven

continents. One of the most amazing journeys I've made in my life. I've

probably raised for a number of charities now in excess of ?3

million. That man is an absolute hero.

Dele Alli, looking for Kane, goal side. It's just squirted away. Come

on! It comes up, a free kick. What says that is. A point-blank save

from Olsson. Stirring second-half by West Brom. You when you are in the

side and you feel the atmosphere, you feel the electricity around, I

hear the crowd even through the earphones. It gives you a buzz.

Thanks game, I must admit. to Dave Heeley

for his time. The result of Goal of the Month after we visit the south

Sworn in by Ward-Prowse. Guzan, somehow Villa survived. Fonte just

challenged, heading Gestede somehow managed to clear its Aston Villa.

Many of those in the West Midlands would have settled for 0-0 at the

break. Can they go in front with this corner kick? Yes, they can.

Reds Lescott. Would you believe this? He won't have scored many

simpler goals in his career than that. Mane, a bit of space, he has

picked out Cedric. He can check inside Ayew. Deliver a good cross,

Davis. What are block by Alan Hutton. That was brilliant. No

wonder Guzan rushed out to congratulate his fullback. Guzan

closing in on a rare clean sheet. This would be his third, but still

plenty of time to go. In comes the corner and it's not been cleared, is

steered in an Southampton level. Oriol Romeu, almost precisely the

same spot from where Lescott stabbed Villa in front. Now level for

Southampton. The look delivery is off the post

from Winston Reid. Winston Reid was that close to giving West Ham the

lead at Old Trafford. Zarate, trying to get away from Carrick. Now Alex

Song. Zarate once more. Antonio. Carroll got there, Zarate, he was

onside. What a chance for the Argentinian. It's another let off

for Manchester United. He needs a goal. Memphis. Put it back in,

Fellaini. This is promising. Memphis. Martial. Inches away from a

birthday goal and a breakthrough. At last something more creative from

Manchester United's point of view. Just a fraction wide.

Tettey, caught half asleep. Ighalo racing through. Watford have a

penalty. He has been hauled down to the floor and Norwich created all of

their own problems there. Well, the last time he played in the lead

Declan Rudd saved a penalty. But this time he is beaten. He couldn't

keep that one out from Deeney, who just keeps on scoring. He has scored

matches in a row now and it means it's Watford one, Norwich City nil.

Dorrans with the shot, bringing the save from Gomez. Have Norwich City

got a rousing finish in them and will it be Watford's day? Ighalo up

against Bassong, Ighalo forcing his way through and he has his goal.

It's a goal he richly deserves. He's been knocking on the door. It's

Watford two, Norwich City nil. Those last two sides coming up from

the Championship last season. What's the biggest difference between that

division and the Premier League? Just the overall quality, if you

make a mistake it will end up in the back of your net. You get punished.

We are seeing the gaps are closing due to these TV revenues. Teams are

coming up and being able to compete. Watford have done really well.

Obviously Leicester last season. You are seeing a real belief in the

ability to attract players who can keep you at that level. When you see

a lot of the teams around the top of the Championship, of which Burnley

one, whether it's Middlesbrough, Derby, Brighton, do you think, there

are some big clubs as well, but they will be equipped to say it do -- to

do what they Watford are doing? Why not? Watford have gone up, they have

changed manager, got 12 or 13 new players coming, they have had a

complete overhaul of the squad. But they have kept the nucleus from the

team that got them promoted. I think they've done really well.

Bournemouth, another example, going to Chelsea and winning. They give

every of us down their belief that if we do get up we can consolidate

and stay in the lead. You saw Hull City and Bernd laid back in the race

to go up but with money coming down the same sides could bounce straight

up? They could, it's about money, they are all gambling. Next year

it's payday amongst paydays. Brighton swim in the face of that.

At the moment. The result of Goal of the Month

and 2 Good 2 Bad to come. Here are a few things to look

out for in the coming week. The draw for the third round of the

FA Cup takes place on Monday night in Cardiff - it's where the top two

divisions come into the competition. And in a week of draws,

on Saturday it's the draw for Euro 2016 - England, Northern Ireland,

Republic of Ireland and Wales find out who they'll be up

against in France next summer. Let's do it. We will show the very

best of the race to Super Bowl L. That is a good-looking guy. Do it

like that. You have to like that? Slightly embarrassing to plug

yourself! So here is the result for

November's Goal of the Month. Here we go, November's goal of the

month, Lingard in third place, Leicester's Jamie Vardy in second

place, the winner Bournemouth's Adam Smith with 29% of the vote. Everton

defending stoutly again. Smith! What a cracker! What a good goal from

Adam Smith. That is a beauty. You won't see a better strike than that.

If you voted for that, fair to say both Mark and Jerry agree with you.

This is how the Premier League looks with this weekend's fixtures.

Liverpool will drop down to eighth, whatever happens tomorrow. Aston

Villa are seven points away from safety. Not easy wearing a beard, as

this van at West Brom proves. Etienne Capoue's shot was, well, I'm

still not swearing. Nacho Monreal's face was a picture. Worried about

scoring the own goal. Jamie Vardy at the Liberty Stadium, not too

bothered he did not keep the run going. Perfect response to the

Swansea fans taking the MIC. The Leicester players have had their

Christmas party in Copenhagen. Not sure if Vardy is one of the Turtles!

Glenn Murray might have made his mark as a sub yesterday

in beating the champions, but he's got a while to go before he's a