:00:49. > :00:51.Hello, a bumper four games on MOTD2 to bring you tonight.
:00:52. > :00:54.So there should be plenty for Ruud Gullit and Danny Murphy to get
:00:55. > :01:01.They travelled to Norwich, knowing a win could take them back
:01:02. > :01:18.It is a well worn football idea that Norwich is a difficult place to come
:01:19. > :01:23.but not for Arsenal after a flight that lasted all of 14 minutes, and a
:01:24. > :01:26.record that shows just one defeat in 14 visits since 1984. Norwich's
:01:27. > :01:31.results this season have taken a turn for the worse with five defeats
:01:32. > :01:34.in their last six games. In a bid to find the right balance, game by
:01:35. > :01:40.game, manager Alex Neil has made three changes to the team today.
:01:41. > :01:44.Replacing Youssouf Mulumbu, Nathan Redmond and Mbokani are Graham
:01:45. > :01:48.Dorrans, Hoolahan and Lewis Grabban who get his first start since the
:01:49. > :01:52.opening day. For Arsenal, only one change to the side that beat Dinamo
:01:53. > :01:56.Zagreb in the Champions League on Tuesday, Campbell drops back to the
:01:57. > :01:58.benches Aaron Ramsey returns for his first Premier League appearance
:01:59. > :02:02.since he scored at Watford in mid-October. He also scored in both
:02:03. > :02:09.of their last two games against Norwich. Away we go on a wet and
:02:10. > :02:14.wild Norfolk Sunday afternoon. Norwich's recent poor form makes you
:02:15. > :02:19.think it might be an ill wind which blows their way as we get into the
:02:20. > :02:23.winter chill period of the season. Sanchez fires, his first shot was
:02:24. > :02:28.always wide of John Ruddy's goal, though nice touch to teach himself
:02:29. > :02:29.up and had the chance to turn. John Ruddy was never really that
:02:30. > :02:41.concerned. Alexis Sanchez. The problem for
:02:42. > :02:46.Laurent Koscielny. Monreal has put the ball out. The Frenchman can
:02:47. > :02:50.receive some treatment. That is where he picked up the injury. That
:02:51. > :02:55.looks like a real problem for Koscielny. That would in turn mean a
:02:56. > :03:02.big problem for him. No, that is it. The change will happen. A blow for
:03:03. > :03:09.Arsenal. Before ten minutes of the game have been played. Hoolahan one
:03:10. > :03:14.double in the end, only for Norwich to give it straight back to the
:03:15. > :03:20.Gunners. -- won the ball. Santi Cazorla finding Mesut Ozil. Sanchez.
:03:21. > :03:23.Monreal. Hold back! Mesut Ozil with a rather lazy stroke of the boot. It
:03:24. > :03:29.might have been going wide but Basson could not take the chance. --
:03:30. > :03:34.Bassong. A nice Arsenal move and Monreal picked out Mesut Ozil
:03:35. > :03:39.brilliantly. It is getting worse, if anything, it is getting wetter and
:03:40. > :03:45.the wind has picked up a good few miles an hour. Alexis Sanchez.
:03:46. > :03:50.Giroud cannot quite get there in time. Flamini. Thought he was fouled
:03:51. > :03:55.and I think the referee agreed but played a really good advantage.
:03:56. > :04:02.Santi Cazorla. Sanchez! To close to John Ruddy. Beaten away. Brilliant
:04:03. > :04:05.footwork from Santi Cazorla, dancing through the challenges. And a big
:04:06. > :04:11.thumbs up to the referee, Jon Moss for allowing the game to go on. It
:04:12. > :04:19.is a chilly day, a day to rub hands, keep them warm, especially when you
:04:20. > :04:22.are 66. John Ruddy, not the best of clearances, and now Sanchez has
:04:23. > :04:28.played it to Mesut Ozil, who beats John Ruddy and puts Arsenal in
:04:29. > :04:37.front! It is a mess of Norwich's own making. It is Mesut Ozil's fourth
:04:38. > :04:42.goal of the season. It started on the left with a real mix-up between
:04:43. > :04:48.Bassong and Olsson. Then John Ruddy with a really poor ball out. It is
:04:49. > :04:52.lazy and languid. Sanchez won it and played it to Mesut Ozil and it is a
:04:53. > :04:57.fine, fine finish. He is in fine, fine form. What a test for Norwich,
:04:58. > :05:12.now. Is that a barge? Norwich think so.
:05:13. > :05:24.Arsenal away. Sanchez, fourth backwards. One for Mesut Ozil to
:05:25. > :05:29.chase. But the chase is in vain. Oh, dear, that could have been
:05:30. > :05:35.really nasty. Mesut Ozil goes into the photographers. Just thankful
:05:36. > :05:40.that it was not one of the camera pits. The end to end nature of the
:05:41. > :05:45.game is really picking up now. That was on the edge, in fact, it was
:05:46. > :05:48.inside the Arsenal penalty area, pushed into by Flamini. No real
:05:49. > :05:53.chance of Flamini getting to the ball so you can see why Norwich
:05:54. > :05:57.asked. Oh, dear me! That is another one and Alexis Sanchez thinks he was
:05:58. > :06:03.pushed into the camera pit by Ryan Bennett. That could have been
:06:04. > :06:15.dangerous for the player and the cameraman. And the equipment. Jon
:06:16. > :06:21.Moss is trying to placate Sanchez and Ryan Bennett with half an
:06:22. > :06:22.apology. He does push him. That was unnecessary. It could have been
:06:23. > :06:34.nasty. Dorrans. Good ball. Neatly collected
:06:35. > :06:38.by Brady. Gave himself plenty of time and forcing the save from Petr
:06:39. > :06:43.Cech. He has been bright, Robbie Brady, not just today, all season.
:06:44. > :06:46.Arsenal used to have a player called Brady who was pretty adept at
:06:47. > :06:50.curling them in from that kind of position. But that one was too close
:06:51. > :06:56.to the goalkeeper, down the middle and a nice height as well. O'Neil,
:06:57. > :07:04.nicely away from Giroud. Arsenal's rhythm has been rocked, here. Maybe
:07:05. > :07:15.a chance for Grabban! And Norwich City are level. Lewis Grabban grabs
:07:16. > :07:21.his first goal of the season. Stayed onside. He is in between the two
:07:22. > :07:28.defenders. It is a nice ball into him. And it is a goal made by Robbie
:07:29. > :07:34.Brady. Good strength by Grabban. Stand in front of Gabriel, rides out
:07:35. > :07:40.the challenge and then has the boys to beat the onrushing Petr Cech. --
:07:41. > :07:47.has the poise. Redemption for John Ruddy and Alex Neil's men are back
:07:48. > :07:57.in the game. Grabban and Howson in the box. Howson. Wisdom. Fired in!
:07:58. > :08:02.What a chance missed. Wes Hoolahan came in at just the right time but
:08:03. > :08:05.could not apply the right touch. Excellent work by Howson, pulling
:08:06. > :08:10.Gabriel out of the centre of defence and making the space for Wisdom's
:08:11. > :08:13.Ross, seized across the box. It is just the bounce that made it
:08:14. > :08:20.difficult for Hoolahan. -- phased across.
:08:21. > :08:28.Cazorla. Sanchez. Deflected towards Giroud. John Ruddy has missed it but
:08:29. > :08:32.so has Mesut Ozil! A bit of luck from Sanchez, a Norwich deflection
:08:33. > :08:41.that nearly took it to Giroud. Mesut Ozil's effort blocked. That is
:08:42. > :08:46.O'Neil. Howson. Needed Ryan Bennett to use his pace, there. He got there
:08:47. > :08:53.but only gave it to Monreal. In comes Ramsey. Bassong gets it away
:08:54. > :08:56.from Giroud. Arsenal with a problem, Sanchez the latest player to hit the
:08:57. > :09:03.deck and stay there. He is sitting in the Norwich box. Arsenal have the
:09:04. > :09:06.chance to get it out. They are still not because Santi Cazorla is looking
:09:07. > :09:11.to feed Giroud and Bassong heads behind and now Sanchez can be
:09:12. > :09:15.attended to. If that is his right hamstring, is it a poll or is it
:09:16. > :09:20.impact? It looks as though he has pulled it, Sanchez. Another Arsenal
:09:21. > :09:24.injury blow. Welbeck has not played all season and Jack Wilshere
:09:25. > :09:28.likewise is still out. Walcott may be returning. Coppell in missing,
:09:29. > :09:31.and Arteta and Tomas Rosicky and now Alexis Sanchez, who would be the
:09:32. > :09:46.biggest blow of all. Dorrans. Olsson, the man outside.
:09:47. > :09:51.Four yellow and green shirts in the penalty area. Martin Olsson's chip
:09:52. > :09:55.and it is saved by Petr Cech! A superb stop by the Arsenal
:09:56. > :10:03.goalkeeper. Excellent Norwich approach work. Was that Gabriel,
:10:04. > :10:08.back towards his own goal? It was from inadvertently but what a
:10:09. > :10:17.reaction by Petr Cech. Robbie Brady. Putting another one in towards a
:10:18. > :10:22.packed penalty area. Petr Cech won't get near that, knocked down! But
:10:23. > :10:27.over the top. It is Jonny Howson trying to hook it goalwards. Great
:10:28. > :10:31.header from Bennett, towering at the back post. And another one has
:10:32. > :10:43.missed the target for Alex Neil's team. Wisdom. Hoolahan. Ran into
:10:44. > :10:52.Flamini's challenge. Dorrans. Lovely ball from Brady. Olsson! Gabriel
:10:53. > :10:59.clears. Will Norwich be able to get a better opening than this?
:11:00. > :11:08.Bellerin letting it run for Campbell, who goes down somewhat
:11:09. > :11:19.spectacularly. Tethering keeps going. It is not clear yet. Monreal.
:11:20. > :11:22.Bennett. -- Bellerin keeps going. Oxlade-Chamberlain and now Norwich
:11:23. > :11:25.get it away but they won't have time to streak down the other end and win
:11:26. > :11:28.the game because time is up at Carrow Road. What a contest we had
:11:29. > :11:39.in the end. I think the balance of play was a
:11:40. > :11:43.bit better. We had more possession of the ball and working it forward,
:11:44. > :11:46.we created clear opportunities and we are just disappointed we did not
:11:47. > :11:50.take one of them towards the end and maybe pick up the three points if we
:11:51. > :11:57.could. I believe we played against a team who were physically heavy, who
:11:58. > :12:06.defended deep to catch us on the break. We were a bit jaded, not as
:12:07. > :12:10.sharp as usual. That made it difficult for us. We have done
:12:11. > :12:13.pretty well here but today, it was quite difficult and it was quite
:12:14. > :12:18.windy as well. It was difficult to get the ball down at times and play.
:12:19. > :12:23.But overall, we are disappointed with the result. It has been stop
:12:24. > :12:26.start, more stop than start so it was nice to get on the scoresheet
:12:27. > :12:31.today and help the team. Hopefully I can stay in the team and get my
:12:32. > :12:34.season started. He's been a great player for me since I've been here.
:12:35. > :12:37.There were a few instances earlier in the season where things were not
:12:38. > :12:41.quite the way they should have been. But it has been resolved and
:12:42. > :12:46.fixed. I thought Lewis today showed how good he can be. More injuries
:12:47. > :12:51.today, how frustrating is that for you? We lost Sanchez, as you know, I
:12:52. > :12:59.don't know for how long. That is a big blow to us. Apart from that, we
:13:00. > :13:05.have Santi Cazorla finishing on one leg and Koscielny went out after the
:13:06. > :13:12.start of the game. We have to see, to assess tomorrow.
:13:13. > :13:19.We will come onto the injuries in a moment that is your twins starting
:13:20. > :13:23.to find the right mix? They started a bit slowly and gave Arsenal too
:13:24. > :13:28.much respect, the minute they got back into the game with the goal
:13:29. > :13:33.they played with more confidence and energy. Good shape and nice balance.
:13:34. > :13:38.A much better performance, he will be happy. The star of the show for
:13:39. > :13:42.me was Robbie Brady. He has always been a talented lad even from his
:13:43. > :13:46.younger days at Manchester United but he is evolving into a player who
:13:47. > :13:50.can make a difference in the Premier League in games like this. This was
:13:51. > :13:53.him on the front foot trying to get his team up the pitch when Arsenal
:13:54. > :13:58.were putting them under pressure and he can go both ways which I like.
:13:59. > :14:05.Great left foot,, this was really good player, very difficult for a
:14:06. > :14:11.defender up against a player who can go both ways. Stays nice and calm
:14:12. > :14:17.and picks out a great pass. Good finish by Grabban. This was a
:14:18. > :14:22.wonderful pass, very capable of this. He can play anywhere down the
:14:23. > :14:26.left side, he can play central in midfield three. His versatility
:14:27. > :14:30.helps. His desire to get back and help his team help out the left-back
:14:31. > :14:38.was brilliant throughout the whole game. He was the pick of the bunch
:14:39. > :14:42.for me. When he decides to get forward he does it with intent. He
:14:43. > :14:47.did not get the ball, did not get a good pass this time. But the vision
:14:48. > :14:51.he has, from a central area, you can mix up his play and I think having
:14:52. > :14:55.players like him adds an extra bit of quality to the team and he
:14:56. > :15:06.deserved the Man of the Match. Could that be one of the things at times
:15:07. > :15:11.which has held him back? Is it a drawback sometimes when you're
:15:12. > :15:14.trying to progress? It can be, because you don't ever get quite
:15:15. > :15:19.settled. But I like to see him further up the pitch because of his
:15:20. > :15:23.quality of delivery into the box. Playing a bit higher suits them and
:15:24. > :15:28.gives them the freedom to express himself. Let's talk Alexis Sanchez
:15:29. > :15:32.because this has been all over social media and will be all over
:15:33. > :15:38.the back pages tomorrow, since the FA Cup final he has played 32
:15:39. > :15:45.games, 12 for his country, 24 Arsenal. He has played 11 of those
:15:46. > :15:52.12 games for the full 90 minutes. Is that too much football? Eventually
:15:53. > :15:59.it is. With the travelling as well. When everything is going well it's
:16:00. > :16:02.not a problem, but I think I heard Arsene Wenger say before the game he
:16:03. > :16:11.had some tight muscles so he should have said to him, work, stay in
:16:12. > :16:18.London, relax a little. He is too important for them. I think this
:16:19. > :16:22.could be a long one. You have two feel it, with your players, because
:16:23. > :16:28.like I said, any player wants to play all the time, if you play 30
:16:29. > :16:32.games and play maybe ten without an injury, that is a lot. Most of the
:16:33. > :16:35.time you have a little muscle problems or ever. You keep on
:16:36. > :16:40.playing because there are other people waiting for you, hoping you
:16:41. > :16:45.get injured. Therefore he should have taken him off, I think it's a
:16:46. > :16:49.mistake. Let me read the quote, I head of this game he did say, this
:16:50. > :16:57.is Arsene Wenger, it may not be the best moment to rest him, he had a
:16:58. > :17:00.little hamstring alarm, but we will see, I take information, especially
:17:01. > :17:04.from medical people. Then after the game today, we checked it, when you
:17:05. > :17:09.have normal force there is no problem, nobody is scientifically
:17:10. > :17:13.developed enough to predict when someone will be injured. He declared
:17:14. > :17:18.he had no problem and felt perfectly all right before the game. The big
:17:19. > :17:21.problem I think he has is that he did not feel comfortable resting him
:17:22. > :17:25.because he has too many other injuries. I know it doesn't matter
:17:26. > :17:29.but when you look at the bench, Oxlade-Chamberlain just got back and
:17:30. > :17:34.probable it wasn't ready to start, Campbell hasn't done enough to
:17:35. > :17:37.warrant a place. Theo Walcott is injured, Danny Welbeck is injured, I
:17:38. > :17:41.think if everybody was that he could rotate more but they rely on him so
:17:42. > :17:46.much and now they will be without him. If a manager came up to you and
:17:47. > :17:51.ask if you are fit to play and you said yes what can the manager do?
:17:52. > :17:58.You should take that decision by yourself, with your staff. I think
:17:59. > :18:02.because he already played so many games, now you regret it. Every
:18:03. > :18:07.player wants to play all the time. Like I said, you have a lot of
:18:08. > :18:10.injuries during the year. You play always with little things and
:18:11. > :18:15.everything. Of course you know your limits but if I have normal week and
:18:16. > :18:22.I can rest and things like that, then it is OK. But if I had so many
:18:23. > :18:26.games played it will be an issue. The problem with Sanchez is he
:18:27. > :18:33.didn't have a rest. He had two one half weeks off. Copa America in the
:18:34. > :18:37.summer, how weeks was he really off? Is Arsene Wenger also a victim
:18:38. > :18:42.of talking about it pre-match so when it happens again you have made
:18:43. > :18:45.a rod for your own back. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, he will be
:18:46. > :18:47.wishing he hadn't said it's because he will be jumped upon.
:18:48. > :18:49.Next to White Hart Lane, with Chelsea going there
:18:50. > :18:52.in search of revenge after being on the wrong end of last season's
:18:53. > :19:24.Diego Costa, Chelsea are ahead! What a cracking equaliser! Taney rose!
:19:25. > :19:32.Penalty! What I call! -- what a goal! Sheer joy. Tottenham Hotspur
:19:33. > :19:45.5-3 Chelsea. COMMENTATOR: If the scoreline last
:19:46. > :19:50.season was a shock the same again today would be anything but. Spurs
:19:51. > :19:57.are on the crest of a wave whilst Chelsea hope their own green shoots
:19:58. > :20:03.of recovery are not trampled underfoot. One change to the side
:20:04. > :20:07.which beat West Ham, Ryan Mason replacing the suspended Dele Alli.
:20:08. > :20:15.Eight of the 11 starting today did so on Thursday night in Azerbaijan.
:20:16. > :20:20.The big news for Chelsea is that Diego Costa has been dropped to the
:20:21. > :20:26.bench and he plays without a recognised striker. John Terry
:20:27. > :20:29.misses out through injury. Azpilicueta also returns at
:20:30. > :20:34.left-back having sat on the bench for last weekend 's victory over
:20:35. > :20:39.Norwich. This match of course rekindling memories of last season,
:20:40. > :20:44.the Capital One cup final, the win enjoyed by Chelsea supporters.
:20:45. > :20:49.Tottenham fans would no doubt prefer to remember at the match at White
:20:50. > :20:54.Hart Lane on New Year's Day, a 5-3 victory, only the second time a team
:20:55. > :20:59.managed by Mourinho conceded five goals in a game. The other was Real
:21:00. > :21:04.Madrid when they were beaten 5-0 by Barcelona five years ago. Tottenham
:21:05. > :21:08.looking to get on the front foot quickly in the opening exchanges.
:21:09. > :21:14.Here is Kyle Walker. Time to pick his spot with the cross. Of the head
:21:15. > :21:22.of Matic, only as far as Dembele. Eden Hazard back for Chelsea.
:21:23. > :21:30.Dembele supported by Danny Rose and Harry Kane almost in. Begovic at
:21:31. > :21:34.full stretch with just under three minutes on the watch. I think he was
:21:35. > :21:44.caught by Kane as they both went for the ball. Gary Cahill and Kane, both
:21:45. > :21:52.of whom I think collided with Asmir Begovic, perhaps more Gary Cahill.
:21:53. > :21:57.The goalkeeper on the bench is Marco Amelia who was unattached, signed
:21:58. > :22:01.earlier this season, 33 years old now, the Italian. It appears as
:22:02. > :22:09.though Asmir Begovic will be OK. But feeling a bit groggy. Mauricio
:22:10. > :22:13.Pochettino keeping faith with the majority of players who travelled to
:22:14. > :22:20.Qarabag. The shot from Kane blocked by Ivanovic. Christian Eriksen. Kane
:22:21. > :22:34.loitering in the far post area. A touch too delicate from Son.
:22:35. > :22:38.Willian. The chase is on for Pedro. Quickly seen and swiftly dealt with
:22:39. > :22:43.by Hugo Lloris. So that one coming and was quick to do something about
:22:44. > :22:47.it. Look at the pace from Pedro, onside as the ball is played
:22:48. > :22:51.forward. Chelsea looking to start to improve what has been a pretty
:22:52. > :22:55.woeful record on the road so far, just one win away from Stamford
:22:56. > :23:01.Bridge back in August against West Brom. And a draw at Newcastle. That
:23:02. > :23:06.is it. Only four points on the road. Only Aston Villa are worse
:23:07. > :23:11.than that with three. Straight into Vertonghen who continues his run
:23:12. > :23:15.forward, Christian Eriksen took too long and possession but Kane brings
:23:16. > :23:20.the save. Not sure if that one was spinning and moving in the air.
:23:21. > :23:26.Christian Eriksen caught in possession but Kane quick to get the
:23:27. > :23:36.shot in. First shot on target here at West Hart Lane. Very blustery --
:23:37. > :23:41.White Hart Lane. Oscar. Covered by Kyle Walker. Over the top of the
:23:42. > :23:46.crossbar from Hazard. First real sighting of goal for Chelsea, 20
:23:47. > :23:51.minutes in. Hazard who scored home and away against Tottenham last
:23:52. > :23:54.season puts it over the top. Oscar with the delivery but Hazard not
:23:55. > :24:02.picked up as he raced into the penalty area. Oscar. Didn't quite
:24:03. > :24:09.fault to Willian. Matic. Willian moving back onto an onside position
:24:10. > :24:16.and Hazard is onside. Azpilicueta outside him, Pedro fancies this.
:24:17. > :24:23.Viciously struck. Chelsea finding their feet in this game as we reach
:24:24. > :24:29.the midway point of the first half. Tottenham having made a bright start
:24:30. > :24:32.have not really created very much. Chelsea coming into the game far
:24:33. > :24:39.more the longer the half has gone on. Kane will look to be the
:24:40. > :24:46.provider. To the far post, great ball. Saved by Begovic. Laser-like
:24:47. > :24:51.accuracy with the cross from Kane, the best we have seen from Tottenham
:24:52. > :25:00.for quite a while. Second effort on goal. But in 's best effort so far.
:25:01. > :25:06.Might open up here for Mousa Dembele, away from Fabregas,
:25:07. > :25:12.bringing the save from Begovic. Dembele suddenly saw an opportunity.
:25:13. > :25:20.His goal bound shot turned wide. Begovic at. Richard -- Begovic at
:25:21. > :25:25.full stretch. Kane with support from Christian Eriksen on the near side.
:25:26. > :25:36.Two inside the box, three now including Danny Rose.
:25:37. > :25:48.Son, still going. That was a lovely passage of play from Tottenham. All
:25:49. > :25:55.that was missing was the finishing touch to beat Begovic. Lovely piece
:25:56. > :26:03.of improvisation. Begovic able to make the save. Chelsea looking to
:26:04. > :26:09.make the breakthrough. Fabregas, Ivanovic. Towards Pedro, Eden Hazard
:26:10. > :26:17.with the shot, excellent save by Hugo Lloris. The ball played in by
:26:18. > :26:22.Branislav Ivanovic, hit first time by Hazard, superb save by the
:26:23. > :26:26.Tottenham goalkeeper. Diego Costa who scored the only goal of the
:26:27. > :26:34.match last weekend against Norwich. No sign of any immediate arrival.
:26:35. > :26:38.Willian just nudged by Harry Kane. Nothing more than that, and Fabregas
:26:39. > :26:44.trying to get the free kick taken early, playing it off his own
:26:45. > :26:52.team-mate. I think it was just a nudge from Harry Kane, just ran into
:26:53. > :26:56.him. Now Fabregas, away to Azpilicueta. Pedro will chase, other
:26:57. > :27:03.well held makes a hash of it, does not quite fault for Oscar. Oscar
:27:04. > :27:08.tries to flick it between his own feet and it is away by Dembele.
:27:09. > :27:14.Tottenham for a moment were skating on thin ice inside their own penalty
:27:15. > :27:17.area. Alber felled looked like he had it covered then it almost
:27:18. > :27:26.suddenly opened up again -- Al Burberry
:27:27. > :27:32.SPA is inching towards a clean sheet that they have not been able to
:27:33. > :27:37.force a breakthrough -- Spurs. The next change for Chelsea, Pedro the
:27:38. > :27:42.player being replaced. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, the 19-year-old
:27:43. > :27:45.England U21 international who started against Aston Villa and came
:27:46. > :27:48.off the bench against Crystal Palace. He will do well to get a
:27:49. > :27:56.touch of the ball before the final whistle actually. Diego Costa
:27:57. > :28:03.flicking his warm up bib away, not a happy afternoon for him. I imagine
:28:04. > :28:07.you'll be quite happy with that, it looked like a good point? More than
:28:08. > :28:12.a good point, I am happy with the performance and with the team. I
:28:13. > :28:16.think collectively the best Chelsea of the season. We defended very,
:28:17. > :28:22.very well against a very dangerous team. Because the players did
:28:23. > :28:26.everything to try and interpret my defensive ideas for the game. But
:28:27. > :28:32.the team as a team played well. We deserve more than a point. I think
:28:33. > :28:39.our first half was much better than Chelsea. It was one team that
:28:40. > :28:45.deserved the victory. We are the team that deserved. But I think I am
:28:46. > :28:50.pleased for the players, for the massive effort and for me they are a
:28:51. > :28:55.hero after a very tough week. The way that we play, the maturity that
:28:56. > :29:03.we showed today made me proud for them. Collectively the team was
:29:04. > :29:09.better than ever. I am not really happy with the point that I am happy
:29:10. > :29:14.with the team, the team is back, we have five matches in December that
:29:15. > :29:18.can bring us a little bit closer to what our position has to be. You let
:29:19. > :29:23.Diego Costa out today, what does he need to show to get back in? If you
:29:24. > :29:26.watch the game with some attention from the bench I think he knows what
:29:27. > :29:35.we need from him. Diego Costa, firstly, who did not
:29:36. > :29:38.appear to the pre-match warm up having been left on the bench.
:29:39. > :29:43.Firstly, as a player and a team-mate, would it bother you? Yes.
:29:44. > :29:48.I would like to think I would be able to persuade them not to do
:29:49. > :29:52.that, if it is a show of dissent or frustration, just have a quiet word
:29:53. > :29:56.in their ear. We don't know that for sure but it looks that way. I think
:29:57. > :30:00.it could cause a problem for the other players. As a manager would it
:30:01. > :30:05.bother you? Would it bother you if you had a bib flicked in your
:30:06. > :30:09.direction? You know that players are frustrated if they don't play. He
:30:10. > :30:14.was there, doing the warm up all the time to get in but eventually he did
:30:15. > :30:22.not get in and this is what he did. In a way, it is funny. John Obi
:30:23. > :30:26.Mikel thinks it is hilarious! You think to yourself, "what are you
:30:27. > :30:32.doing now? All the attention you already get and cameras everywhere"
:30:33. > :30:37.. Everyone has seen it. I think it is going to become a problem if he
:30:38. > :30:46.keeps behaving like this. We don't know for sure. It was also said that
:30:47. > :30:50.maybe the thing was because of the cameras. It could be, we don't know
:30:51. > :30:54.but if he didn't do it, it is going to be a problem into the locker room
:30:55. > :30:58.of the other players. It is a team sport. You need to do it all
:30:59. > :31:01.together. They need each other. You have not played that well. You have
:31:02. > :31:04.been in the news for the wrong reasons and not because you are
:31:05. > :31:09.scoring goals. You are a good goal-scorer and we need you. This is
:31:10. > :31:22.the way that Marini tried to get on track. You would like the dressing
:31:23. > :31:23.room to. -- to talk about him. Maggie Lieu if he did not do the
:31:24. > :31:34.warm up because he did not want to. Let's talk about Eden Hazard. He
:31:35. > :31:37.played in the number nine role which was a bit of a shock but did he do
:31:38. > :31:41.everything you expect from him? Yes, his quality and application
:31:42. > :31:45.were top notch today. He is not known for his back post header so he
:31:46. > :31:48.is allowed to miss that one but he was always threatening in behind and
:31:49. > :31:53.his touch is always top notch. He looked sharp, a good pass for Pedro
:31:54. > :31:58.but what I like best is, look now, he should not be anticipating this,
:31:59. > :32:00.if it goes off the keeper or ahead of the centre halves but he is
:32:01. > :32:07.thinking like a striker because he's been asked play that role that the
:32:08. > :32:10.team. Again, laying the ball off, trying to get behind and create
:32:11. > :32:14.problems for the Tottenham back four. Whether he wants to do this or
:32:15. > :32:19.not, I'm not sure but he tried his hardest to make it happen. Again,
:32:20. > :32:23.good footwork. I like the fact he gives the ball away and goes after
:32:24. > :32:26.it and tries to help out the team to correct his mistake. He is trying to
:32:27. > :32:29.prove a point to the manager that he should be in the team and he is the
:32:30. > :32:32.best player because he was last season and carried them at times. He
:32:33. > :32:36.pops up on the right, goes into the middle, a good pass out wide and
:32:37. > :32:43.again, he's trying to get into the box. This ball should go in the box
:32:44. > :32:47.instead of Square, really. As a manager, all you can do is put your
:32:48. > :32:51.team out there and expect the players to try to play the roles you
:32:52. > :32:55.have given them. He nearly get his reward. Brilliant left foot volley
:32:56. > :32:59.and a great save from Lloris. He was asked to play a role today and did
:33:00. > :33:00.everything he could. He was the best player on the pitch. The only thing
:33:01. > :33:08.missing was a goal. And yet proving the point to the
:33:09. > :33:12.manager which is what you said partly through workrate and work
:33:13. > :33:16.ethic you think he should not be doing as much? No, he worked too
:33:17. > :33:23.hard! I want him to be sharp in front of goal. And here, this is the
:33:24. > :33:26.sign. He kicks the ball and he thinks, head is down because he
:33:27. > :33:31.still has to run forward. This is a sign of a player like, "oh, no, I
:33:32. > :33:36.have to run again". All players know that when you put your head down
:33:37. > :33:39.like that, it is like this. He is as important as Ronaldo is to Real
:33:40. > :33:44.Madrid come as important as Messi for Barcelona. You don't want these
:33:45. > :33:48.players to chase back so much because they save energy for the
:33:49. > :33:52.right moment. Of course, he did it to prove a point but to get the best
:33:53. > :33:57.out of him, I don't want into chase that much. I wanted to concentrate
:33:58. > :34:01.on when the team gets the ball. They have to give him the ball as quick
:34:02. > :34:06.as possible and then he can do his thing. When that is coming back, I
:34:07. > :34:12.think he's going to get goals again. But it is a good example, also for
:34:13. > :34:16.Diego Costa, to say, "look, this is what you can do as well and if you
:34:17. > :34:21.don't, you were going to sit on the bench".
:34:22. > :34:26.Looking at Spurs, the distance they covered in this game, it is up there
:34:27. > :34:28.with some of their least of the season alongside the game against
:34:29. > :34:32.Leicester. Harry Kane afterwards that it was a tough week and did not
:34:33. > :34:37.feel they had the same energy as usual. You can discuss the effect of
:34:38. > :34:41.the Europa League lots and people do and Thursday and Sunday and all of
:34:42. > :34:47.that. Do you also think a lunchtime kick-off, oddly, had an effect? I
:34:48. > :34:52.think that's a great point. We used to play at 11:30am sometimes against
:34:53. > :34:56.Leeds or Manchester United when I played for Liverpool. It was a
:34:57. > :34:59.completely different feeling. It is not just a physical thing, it is
:35:00. > :35:03.also the supporters, some of them getting out of bed straightaway and
:35:04. > :35:08.rushing to the game, they have not had the chance to have a drink... Or
:35:09. > :35:15.two or three. As a player can you are having a pre-match meal at a
:35:16. > :35:18.strange hour. No breakfast! Yes, straight into the pre-match meal but
:35:19. > :35:21.that is mixed with the trip, he played eight of the ones who played
:35:22. > :35:25.on Thursday which I thought was maybe the wrong thing to do. Is it a
:35:26. > :35:31.bit of both, coming back from Azerbaijan and the midday kick-off?
:35:32. > :35:34.It is. I remember in my days with Milan, we came back straight after
:35:35. > :35:39.the game but we had our own place, where we had rooms and everything,
:35:40. > :35:44.so we slept at the training ground and the next day, you woke up at
:35:45. > :35:48.10am, and training was at 11:30am, a little bit of running and massage
:35:49. > :35:53.and things and you were OK. In my day, we did not play so many games
:35:54. > :35:58.in the Champions League. Now you have the knockout stages and the
:35:59. > :36:02.group stages. We did not have that. But I thought it was important to
:36:03. > :36:06.come back immediately. Of course, it depends on the team but for us, it
:36:07. > :36:09.was excellent. Saying that, Tottenham, even when they were
:36:10. > :36:13.tired, were well organised, disciplined, good communication on
:36:14. > :36:14.the pitch, still looked a solid unit and that is credit to them.
:36:15. > :36:17.West Ham are without a win in three after defeat at Tottenham
:36:18. > :36:21.They welcome a West Brom side who beat the other team from
:36:22. > :36:30.Today they meet in East London. John Roder watched this one.
:36:31. > :36:36.Six of the last nine Premier League matches between West Ham and West
:36:37. > :36:40.Brom have ended in draws. Both sides hampered by suspensions today.
:36:41. > :36:43.Captain Mark Noble is absent for the Hammers. Chris Brunt is unavailable
:36:44. > :36:49.for the visitors as these teams meet for the 100th time in total. Andy
:36:50. > :36:53.Carroll and James Tomkins drop to the bench as Slaven Bilic to make
:36:54. > :36:57.three changes, Zarate replaces Carroll, Obiang is in for the band
:36:58. > :37:02.Noble and Ogbonna is preferred to Tomkins at the back. Harris McCauley
:37:03. > :37:07.returns after suspension, a slight surprise that Jonny Evans will
:37:08. > :37:09.switch to full-back and West Brom have three strikers on the bench
:37:10. > :37:16.should they be needed, Buratino, Lambert and Anichebe. -- Saido
:37:17. > :37:19.Berahino. Tony Pulis was he as an interested spectator on New Year's
:37:20. > :37:25.Day the last time the teams met. He was to be appointed as West Brom
:37:26. > :37:30.manager the following day. Sakho. Might have to go all the way on his
:37:31. > :37:34.own, here. Has support from Victor Moses. Lanzini. Setting it up for
:37:35. > :37:44.Zarate! Nice, flowing breakaway move from
:37:45. > :37:47.West Ham. You can see Zarate at the bottom of the picture, screaming for
:37:48. > :37:53.an earlier pass. When it was delivered to the Argentine, it did
:37:54. > :38:02.not even forced a save out of Boaz Myhill. Lanzini. Zarate loses out.
:38:03. > :38:11.Rondon. McClean making a run on the far side but Rondon goes for gold
:38:12. > :38:17.himself! Salomon Rondon gets tremendous power behind this shot.
:38:18. > :38:25.How close was he? Just curling away from the West Ham goal. Obiang.
:38:26. > :38:34.Looking for the run of Cresswell on the near side. He has got Zarate in
:38:35. > :38:46.close support. Lanzini. Obiang. WHISTLE
:38:47. > :38:53.Holding. McCauley on Sakho. Zarate and Cresswell standing behind the
:38:54. > :38:55.free kick. Zarate looks the favourite to take. It is the right
:38:56. > :39:16.a! 1-0, West Ham. Perfect planning, exemplary
:39:17. > :39:22.execution. Boaz Myhill is serious. -- furious but it was a wonderful
:39:23. > :39:28.strike from Zarate. He had taken his time, sizing up the situation. Right
:39:29. > :39:41.into the top corner. Just beyond Boaz Myhill. And West Ham are in
:39:42. > :39:46.front. They simply superb free kick. -- a simply superb.
:39:47. > :39:56.Lanzini. Finding Cresswell. Teasing ball in and the header is just wide.
:39:57. > :40:02.A glancing effort from Kouyate. Making the run and getting in
:40:03. > :40:15.between the two defenders. Cresswell. Forward by Zarate. Last
:40:16. > :40:20.out by West Brom and the save is from Boaz Myhill. Lanzini's shot.
:40:21. > :40:32.West Brom a touch fortunate, there. Yacob under a bit of pressure,
:40:33. > :40:35.concede possession and look at the way the ball moves in the air but
:40:36. > :40:48.Myhill able to block with his legs. Zarate. Terrific from him. Lanzini!
:40:49. > :40:53.Myhill, able to push it to safety. Zarate with all the hard work to set
:40:54. > :41:01.up Lanzini. It is a nice height for Myhill, to get both hands to the
:41:02. > :41:06.ball. Rickie Lambert, then, joining Salomon Rondon upfront for West
:41:07. > :41:13.Bromwich Albion. Tony Pulis needs goals.
:41:14. > :41:29.Arriving late was McClean but it is away by Jenkinson. Deflection!
:41:30. > :41:33.Appeal for handball but it is the equaliser for West Bromwich Albion,
:41:34. > :41:44.early in the second half. A really confusing goal. And no wonder West
:41:45. > :41:48.Ham have mystified faces. The header away was by Jenkinson. Lambert's
:41:49. > :41:52.shot comes off Winston Reid. Lambert will be claiming it's no doubt about
:41:53. > :41:57.it but it may well go down as an own goal by Winston Reid. As the ball is
:41:58. > :42:07.played back in, it comes off the hand of Winston Reid. The shot comes
:42:08. > :42:12.in and it hits Winston Reid and it takes it away from Adrian. He knows
:42:13. > :42:19.that was fortunate. But you will take a goal anyway it comes.
:42:20. > :42:27.Hi from Evans. Lambert, battling with Ogbonna. A bit of holding from
:42:28. > :42:30.both players, six of one and half a dozen of the other but in the end,
:42:31. > :42:35.the West Ham man is adjudged to be the more guilty. Zarate scored from
:42:36. > :42:43.a free kick outside the penalty area at the same end in the first half.
:42:44. > :42:50.CanWest Bromwich Albion -- can West Bromwich Albion do the same? Lambert
:42:51. > :42:56.steps forward and gets it past the wall but pushed away by Adrian.
:42:57. > :43:05.Lambert keeps it low. Adrian away. West Bromwich Albion look a bar, far
:43:06. > :43:08.better team with Lambert on. He is partnering Rondon upfront and they
:43:09. > :43:17.have offered so much more of an attacking threat. McClean. Able to
:43:18. > :43:25.get it in, towards Lambert. Fletcher. Clips it in. Rondon! Saved
:43:26. > :43:30.by Adrian, what a brilliant save that is the rebound is wide from
:43:31. > :43:35.McClean. Adrian keeps West level. Outstanding goalkeeping. -- West Ham
:43:36. > :43:47.level. Spreads himself, makes himself big. Headed down by Carroll.
:43:48. > :43:52.Well won by Yacob. Moses with the secondary challenge. Evans loses
:43:53. > :43:56.out. Victor Moses now for West Ham. Sakho to his right. Diafra Sakho!
:43:57. > :44:02.What a good challenge that is from Olsson. And you can see the signal
:44:03. > :44:09.from the West Ham striker. Incisive breakaway move from West Ham. Sakho
:44:10. > :44:12.injured as he fell to the ground and immediately signalled to the
:44:13. > :44:15.technical area that he felt that was the end of his afternoon. There is
:44:16. > :44:26.the signal. One moment of magic or one mistake
:44:27. > :44:32.could settle this Sunday afternoon encounter. Antonio. Able to get the
:44:33. > :44:42.ball across, cleared away by Fletcher. It will be a long throw
:44:43. > :44:46.from Jenkinson. Away by Olson, returned by Ogbonna, Andy Carroll
:44:47. > :44:56.with the chest forward, flag stays down, Lanzini! That was the chance
:44:57. > :45:03.to win it for West Ham, Victor Moses with the volley flashing across
:45:04. > :45:07.goal. That might just be that. We were a bit fortunate not to come in
:45:08. > :45:11.more than one goal down, the best thing which happened was half-time
:45:12. > :45:14.so we could get them in and dust are few things down and sort a few
:45:15. > :45:19.things out. Rickie Lambert coming on, he has been a wonderful signing.
:45:20. > :45:23.He gets annoyed that he is not in the team but as the manager you have
:45:24. > :45:27.to accept that. I was very pleased the way we played in the first half
:45:28. > :45:34.but I thought we should have been at a minimum two up, we had some great
:45:35. > :45:40.chances. They are goalkeeper made a couple of good saves. In the second
:45:41. > :45:46.half we cannot say that they did not deserve a goal, maybe not from that
:45:47. > :45:53.move, but it was crucial because it lifted them. Rickie Lambert will
:45:54. > :45:58.claim it. I have given it to him. Everyone in the dressing room has
:45:59. > :46:07.given it to him. Are you giving it to him? No, because it went miles
:46:08. > :46:13.out. It was lucky, it was also a brave move to finally put a second
:46:14. > :46:19.striker, you saw it as well. It was obvious, the difference. You can
:46:20. > :46:25.show some footage from the first half with one strike, it was
:46:26. > :46:29.horrendous. I think he's right, and it takes sometimes a brave manager
:46:30. > :46:33.to say I have made a mistake. In the first half Ron Don was isolated,
:46:34. > :46:38.they were playing long balls up to him but with no quality. I don't
:46:39. > :46:41.know what he supposed to do. The quality was really poor and Tony
:46:42. > :46:46.Pulis was honest enough to say they were lucky to go inside only one
:46:47. > :46:50.down. You could see the body language change in the second half
:46:51. > :46:53.of Rondon, he had Rickie Lambert next to him, someday up there
:46:54. > :46:57.fighting and trying to win battles with you. The midfield got closer to
:46:58. > :47:02.them, they became more confident to take a risk and step up the pitch a
:47:03. > :47:07.bit. Inevitably they start making more chances. One of Lambert's first
:47:08. > :47:11.contributions ends up in the equaliser. It's good build-up play
:47:12. > :47:17.which gets West Ham on the back foot. Yes they get some fortune, I
:47:18. > :47:20.agree with Ruud, it was going wide, but it gave them the foundation to
:47:21. > :47:25.go and dominate for long periods and they could have won in the end.
:47:26. > :47:29.Suddenly the centre-half 's are in a real battle, two men in the box they
:47:30. > :47:35.should be the winner, not sure how he misses. But it's so much easier
:47:36. > :47:38.for the back players and midfield players, if you are going to play
:47:39. > :47:43.long balls, and there is nothing wrong with long balls if they have
:47:44. > :47:47.good quality to them. You have the two strikers linking up and you are
:47:48. > :47:52.in the box within three or four seconds and the most won it again.
:47:53. > :47:55.Good management from Tony Pulis to recognise the problem. But they
:47:56. > :48:02.could have lost the game in the first half, there was no game, West
:48:03. > :48:05.Ham were all over them. In the second half with that change all of
:48:06. > :48:10.a sudden you get more confident, he scored a lucky goal and I think they
:48:11. > :48:14.are right, that was the turning point. All of a sudden they see all
:48:15. > :48:19.my God, we have worked so hard and it is still 1-1. So West Ham were
:48:20. > :48:24.disappointed. Then they were pushing up, pushing up, long balls as you
:48:25. > :48:28.can see. Long ball is not a bad game, it can be the right strategy
:48:29. > :48:32.against a team which is not as powerful in the defence. Are
:48:33. > :48:41.managers, I am not saying Tony Pulis, caught up between saying two
:48:42. > :48:46.upfront is to attacking, but it holds the ball up and gives your
:48:47. > :48:52.midfielders respite? I have not been a manager, but it is easy with
:48:53. > :48:56.hindsight to say today I should have done it, but I think West Ham, other
:48:57. > :49:00.than a couple of recent results have been strong in attack. They have
:49:01. > :49:04.creative players and you could see that in the first half with Lanzini
:49:05. > :49:10.exit jarrah. I think maybe they thought we will respect them, stay
:49:11. > :49:16.in the game. They still have plenty of attacking players, they had a
:49:17. > :49:21.busy transfer window, there was no Mark Noble, Dimitri Payet is out for
:49:22. > :49:26.a while, Sakho got injured. He will have to use the squad and get the
:49:27. > :49:32.momentum going. Of course, but they had the game in hand. I think the
:49:33. > :49:36.lucky goal was the turning point for the whole game. Sometimes it
:49:37. > :49:39.happens. Of course you can be disappointed about it but I think
:49:40. > :49:40.they have done already quite well this season and will get more
:49:41. > :49:42.points. Garry Monk's Swansea travel to
:49:43. > :49:45.Anfield with just one win in nine. "Pressure" isn't a word Jurgen Klopp
:49:46. > :50:01.knows the meaning of just yet. Benteke takes his time. The future
:50:02. > :50:16.of Liverpool is looking bright and other German. Coutinho, Firmino! An
:50:17. > :50:22.absolute beauty. Swansea City are behind inside three and a half
:50:23. > :50:29.minutes. Swansea City lose again. What a fightback from Garry Monk's
:50:30. > :50:34.team. COMMENTATOR: For Jurgen Klopp and the Kop it was love at first
:50:35. > :50:38.sight, his honeymoon period seems long and idyllic yet only a few
:50:39. > :50:42.weeks ago Garry Monk and Swansea seemed like a match made in heaven,
:50:43. > :50:52.but now there are rumours that divorce lawyers have been contacted.
:50:53. > :50:59.Martin Skrtel, Adam Lallana and MA can coming in, Coutinho is injured.
:51:00. > :51:01.Returning to the bench, Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson, the
:51:02. > :51:14.latter has been out since August. The only change is Gylfi Sigurdsson
:51:15. > :51:18.replacing the suspended Jonjo Shelvey. I head off kick-off there
:51:19. > :51:19.will be a minutes applause for former Liverpool and England
:51:20. > :51:50.defender Gerry Byrne. Swansea City have never won a league
:51:51. > :51:55.game at Anfield, it would be a major surprise on current form if they
:51:56. > :51:58.should finally achieve it today. Great tackle by Milner who
:51:59. > :52:03.epitomises the energy that Jurgen Klopp likes to see and talking of
:52:04. > :52:10.energy here is Jordan Ibe through the gap, almost an own goal of his
:52:11. > :52:15.own post in the end. Kyle Bartley is a relieved man, he put the tackle in
:52:16. > :52:22.is Jordan Ibe tried to release the trigger and was delighted to see it
:52:23. > :52:25.bounced off the post. The club skipper back involved again, Jordan
:52:26. > :52:30.Henderson. Daniel Sturridge Justin Durant of him. Jurgen Klopp says
:52:31. > :52:33.Daniel Sturridge needs to learn what is serious pain and what is only
:52:34. > :52:39.pain to overcome his injury problems.
:52:40. > :52:44.Ki Sung-Yeung tries to come away with it but Murray notice possesses
:52:45. > :52:57.him, Firmino cannot quite get the cross in. Lallana, Emre Can. 20,000
:52:58. > :53:04.people shouting man on. Towards Benteke who is in a wrestling
:53:05. > :53:11.match. It is always interesting what referees think of that kind of
:53:12. > :53:16.tussle. Williams and Benteke both had a grip of each other. Meanwhile
:53:17. > :53:24.trying to tiptoe his way through is Jordan Ibe but it has gone out for a
:53:25. > :53:29.corner. Benteke is saying that the challenge on him by Williams was
:53:30. > :53:32.surely a foul. Look in the centre of the picture, Williams trying to stop
:53:33. > :53:38.him from elevating himself to get on the end of the cross. Liverpool have
:53:39. > :53:45.their first corner. Almost at the midpoint of the first half.
:53:46. > :53:55.Firmino, nimble but couldn't quite find Benteke. Williams is absolutely
:53:56. > :53:59.furious because he bleeds Benteke try to buy a penalty. I think
:54:00. > :54:06.Anthony Taylor is taking the same view. It would not have been a
:54:07. > :54:09.penalty, it was only edge of the area, but either way, Benteke throws
:54:10. > :54:18.himself down and could easily been booked. Liverpool have actually won
:54:19. > :54:25.more and scored more away from home this season.
:54:26. > :54:46.Ki Sung-Yeung tries to spread the play to Kyle Naughton. Towards Eder.
:54:47. > :54:52.Ki Sung-Yeung hits it, but over. A glimmer of an opportunity for Garry
:54:53. > :55:04.Monk's team. In the end the shot was sky. Firmino. Emory can. Moreno. --
:55:05. > :55:10.Emre Can. Jordan Ibe hits it, just brushed away by the goalkeeper. Had
:55:11. > :55:14.the feeling it might have hit the outside of the post and not gone in
:55:15. > :55:20.anyway but Fabianski understandably not taking any chances. A
:55:21. > :55:26.significant absentee in the middle layer, Coutinho. He's in fabulous
:55:27. > :55:30.form but has a bit of a problem. Had scored four goals in his last three
:55:31. > :55:45.games. Lucas, by the way, is suspended. Leon Britton shoved off
:55:46. > :55:49.it by Firmino, on towards Benteke, into the path of Milner, it was too
:55:50. > :55:54.intricate and Taylor was able to dispossess Milner. I cannot think of
:55:55. > :56:01.many centre forward who would not have tried to have a go themselves.
:56:02. > :56:07.Benteke opting to give it to Milner. Taylor did well to get in front of
:56:08. > :56:12.him. Here is Milner again. Nathaniel Clyne getting involved, no Firmino,
:56:13. > :56:19.it pops up into the air off the deflection. Jordan Ibe. Claims of
:56:20. > :56:28.handball. It has been given! The assistant on the near side must have
:56:29. > :56:33.been signalling. He says penalty. Handball against Taylor, is it
:56:34. > :56:36.deliberate? His arm was away from his body and so often the debate is
:56:37. > :56:42.whether he intended to handle it. Surely he didn't. Taylor turns his
:56:43. > :56:47.back on it, you could say why did he turn his back on it? Having done so,
:56:48. > :56:54.does he really intend to handle it? I don't think so. James Milner. To
:56:55. > :57:09.give Liverpool the lead just beyond the hour mark. Scores. So calmly
:57:10. > :57:14.done by James Milner. Swansea 's resistance, which has been rigid and
:57:15. > :57:18.disciplined is finally broken courtesy of a penalty. This is
:57:19. > :57:23.certainly a nice, tidy penalty from James Milner and Liverpool have the
:57:24. > :57:31.lead. Jurgen Klopp didn't fancy watching that one. First Jordan
:57:32. > :57:36.Henderson and no Daniel Sturridge. An encouraging sign for both club
:57:37. > :57:43.and country. Christian Benteke making way for Daniel Sturridge. His
:57:44. > :57:52.last involvement the Merseyside derby on the 4th of October. She is
:57:53. > :58:01.pleased to see him. Jordan Ibe. Henderson. Good ball. Milner. Right
:58:02. > :58:05.across the face of goal and Daniel Sturridge was only a couple of feet
:58:06. > :58:09.from it. I think Milner was going for the corner of the net but Daniel
:58:10. > :58:15.Sturridge almost turned it into a cross. Garry Monk says he has the
:58:16. > :58:20.full backing of his chairman who he says understands the process we are
:58:21. > :58:24.going through. The next two matches, Leicester and then
:58:25. > :58:30.Manchester City. Kyle Naughton, Jack Cork skipping away from Milner,
:58:31. > :58:38.towards Bafetimbi Gomis. Milner, dispossessed by Andre Ayew. Cannot
:58:39. > :58:44.question the effort from Swansea, it is 100%. It breaks Montero, it is
:58:45. > :58:51.off Skrtel for the corner. Best spell of the game for Swansea City.
:58:52. > :58:59.Kyle Bartley is up, Williams is up, Bafetimbi Gomis is poised. Again,
:59:00. > :59:03.good defence from Liverpool, the shot deflected, Williams tries to
:59:04. > :59:07.head it on and it goes out for a goal kick, Swansea have a man down
:59:08. > :59:14.here, as well as Williams there is Kyle Bartley. Half a chance, Kyle
:59:15. > :59:20.Bartley couldn't quite get to it. Then Williams tried to nudge it on.
:59:21. > :59:28.As this comes to the near post, Kyle Bartley tries to get to it, I think
:59:29. > :59:29.it is Milner which tussles with them him and I think Garry Monk thinks he
:59:30. > :59:39.was pulled to the floor. To get result in a row, you have to
:59:40. > :59:43.fight and that is what the lads did. I am proud because after the
:59:44. > :59:51.Thursday game, yeah, the kind of will, so, good, a good result,
:59:52. > :59:54.perfectly sound, a normal football game under difficult circumstances.
:59:55. > :59:58.Gutted for the players today because they were excellent, excellent
:59:59. > :00:02.performance. Toulouse on a decision which is out of our control and lose
:00:03. > :00:07.the game in that way on a very soft penalty, in our opinion. Do you feel
:00:08. > :00:11.that the element of deliberate handball seems to have evaporated?
:00:12. > :00:16.For sure. I thought penalties had to be deliberate. His back is turned
:00:17. > :00:23.and he has no idea. It is his elbow, I think. You can't put your elbow
:00:24. > :00:27.much further away from your body. It is in Gregory soft. Its decision
:00:28. > :00:31.people are going to discuss. We could probably discuss it for ever.
:00:32. > :00:36.But for me, he's not looking at the ball, so how can he have affected it
:00:37. > :00:41.with his hand? If it had been in reverse, would you have put your
:00:42. > :00:45.arms up and appealed? Probably, yes! That is the nature of football. Do
:00:46. > :00:52.you understand why there are so many articles and column inches about you
:00:53. > :00:54.and your position at the moment? Look, I take full responsibility for
:00:55. > :00:56.this period. The results are my responsibility for stop everything
:00:57. > :00:59.else is what it is, the world we live in. But you can see how focused
:01:00. > :01:03.the players were and how determined we all are to make sure we get out
:01:04. > :01:07.of this run. It is only a matter of time. If we continue to play like
:01:08. > :01:08.today, it's only a matter of time before the results come our way
:01:09. > :01:15.again. With a penalty first of all, did
:01:16. > :01:17.Ashley Williams summit up in his second answer that if you are
:01:18. > :01:22.attacking, it's the kind of penalty you appeal for but if you are
:01:23. > :01:27.defending, you are aggrieved if it is given against you? You shouldn't
:01:28. > :01:30.be jumping with your back to the ball and your arms that high in the
:01:31. > :01:35.air anyway. Interpretation is a difficult one. Personally, I think
:01:36. > :01:37.that is a penalty. I don't think that is the right way to jump and
:01:38. > :01:47.try to protect your goal. His arms are in the air, yes, to
:01:48. > :01:55.jump but you don't have to have them that high. I think Ruud agrees with
:01:56. > :01:59.me. I hope it does. It's a penalty! I hope he does, just to back me up!
:02:00. > :02:03.Swansea showed spirit today and Garry Monk should be proud of the
:02:04. > :02:10.players. Anyone questioning their application for him, just watch the
:02:11. > :02:14.game today. They tried. They did not look as breast of confidence and
:02:15. > :02:18.spirit as they have done in some previous games. -- as bereft of
:02:19. > :02:20.confidence. Against oh, they looked like they had no confidence so it
:02:21. > :02:25.looked like they were fighting for it. Yes, and Liverpool had only two
:02:26. > :02:33.shots on goal and one was the penalty. You can imagine that they
:02:34. > :02:39.were better into the game than the result shows. Why are they a bit
:02:40. > :02:43.stodgy at home than away? For me, I was watching it, I was watching the
:02:44. > :02:50.position of Emre Can. Here he is, he gets the ball all the time from
:02:51. > :02:57.Skrtel and he does not need to be there. He is in the way. He should
:02:58. > :03:02.be more forward. Here we go, he goes left but he should be in this
:03:03. > :03:09.position. Let the centre-backs do their job. But he gets in an easy
:03:10. > :03:13.position. After a while, there is no width and no people enough into
:03:14. > :03:17.midfield. Here, he should go forward and ask the ball but he does not do
:03:18. > :03:21.it. Here, he gets in the position he needs to be, in front. That is
:03:22. > :03:30.where, suddenly, something is created. And he did not do it but
:03:31. > :03:35.most of the games, here, again, you can see him. He needs to go forward.
:03:36. > :03:39.He needs to go there, in order also to give the opposition -- get the
:03:40. > :03:43.opposition in different positions but he doesn't. After a while, also,
:03:44. > :03:49.the centre-back does not know because he gets the ball, to do
:03:50. > :03:55.what? Nothing. He can only do lateral balls all the time. This was
:03:56. > :04:01.Liverpool all day. It is a lucky ball, a long time on its way. Here,
:04:02. > :04:07.again, gets the ball and they get the ball off him easily. Of course,
:04:08. > :04:11.Lucas is not there and that is his position. He can play in a more
:04:12. > :04:16.advanced role in midfield and attacking but that was the problem
:04:17. > :04:19.today for Liverpool, two shots on goal, the whole game, can you
:04:20. > :04:23.imagine? Two shots on target and the rest was terrible.
:04:24. > :04:32.It was slow and the penalty helped them. It was a penalty but it helped
:04:33. > :04:35.them. And Ruud with the point about Lucas Neill me being there, it
:04:36. > :04:39.releases Emre Can, so he could give them more at Manchester City. Yes,
:04:40. > :04:43.to get on the front foot and close people down, he likes to get about,
:04:44. > :04:47.a young lad who does not want to be stuck in that position. But for
:04:48. > :04:50.Liverpool, if you go away to Chelsea and Manchester City where you have
:04:51. > :04:54.less of the ball and they are dominating play, it is easier to
:04:55. > :04:57.play higher and price. When someone comes to Anfield and drops off, it's
:04:58. > :05:01.a completely different game, maybe you have to mix it up, play some
:05:02. > :05:04.long balls to Ben Tecate, whatever. They have struggled at home and they
:05:05. > :05:07.have to get better because they were not convincing today.
:05:08. > :05:12.We'll be back at Salford on Friday night, for the visit of Hartlepool
:05:13. > :05:17.And if you head to the iPlayer on Monday morning, you'll be able
:05:18. > :05:20.to watch Match of the Day 3, rounding up the weekend's events.
:05:21. > :05:23.Both Match of the Day and Match of the Day 2 are available
:05:24. > :05:26.Time for the best of Saturday's action.
:05:27. > :05:41.Lots of goals and a slice of history.
:05:42. > :05:48.Blind's corner whip thin and well taken by Schmeichel. Schmeichel
:05:49. > :05:53.managing to avoid Schweinsteiger's boot. The referee has had a word
:05:54. > :05:59.with a German as Leicester come forward and a great ball. Jamie
:06:00. > :06:03.Vardy in behind and he has done it! He has done it and he needed no
:06:04. > :06:09.second invitation to stride into the Premier League history books! Jamie
:06:10. > :06:15.Vardy, 11th consecutive games, scoring in every single one of them!
:06:16. > :06:21.Manchester United trailing by the Jamie Vardy goal. Whipped in, free
:06:22. > :06:25.header, 1-1! Schweinsteiger equalises for Manchester United,
:06:26. > :06:28.right at the end of the half. A free header for Bastian Schweinsteiger
:06:29. > :06:35.from point-blank range and it is all square. N'Golo Kante and the header
:06:36. > :06:41.might fall nicely. Marais is picking up speed and I don't think Blind is
:06:42. > :06:47.going to catch him. It is past for Ulloa. Is the finish there? Not
:06:48. > :06:48.quite. David de Gea saves. Ulloa cannot believe he did not put
:06:49. > :07:03.Leicester back in front. Janmaat has done well. That is too
:07:04. > :07:07.easy. Cisse! One - zero, Newcastle United. Crystal Palace simply
:07:08. > :07:10.switched off and Cisse is Gates and just as he did last season, he has
:07:11. > :07:21.scored at Selhurst Park. Connor Wickham. Turned it back in
:07:22. > :07:26.for MacArthur and the shot was deflected and in! Crystal Palace on
:07:27. > :07:34.level! Newcastle's lead lasted just three minutes. Huge slice of fortune
:07:35. > :07:42.about the goal. 1-1. Won back by Connor Wickham. Zaha. We'll Connor
:07:43. > :07:46.Wickham get a shot away? Bush is it a MacArthur and it came to Zaha,
:07:47. > :07:52.needed to think with the bud by Lassie! 2-1 up! -- things quicker
:07:53. > :08:03.but Bolasie. Two in three minutes for Crystal Palace. Cisse. Anita.
:08:04. > :08:08.Souare. Bolasie, isolated with the defenders, Connor Wickham to his
:08:09. > :08:14.left. Scooting beyond a member. Can he put it back in for Zaha? Here it
:08:15. > :08:20.comes. Crystal Palace have a third! That will do Zaha the world of good.
:08:21. > :08:23.It was a slice of fortune in that a big bounce took it over Rob Elliot
:08:24. > :08:29.and into the back of the net but it is 3-1. Connor Wickham had great joy
:08:30. > :08:34.in a Sunderland shirt against Newcastle. He is in dairy gang and
:08:35. > :08:39.Palace have a fourth, Bolasie at the far post! Delaney with the header.
:08:40. > :08:54.And Bolasie was quickest to react. Up goes Bolasie. Bolasie drives on
:08:55. > :08:58.and Bamford is that the far post but it will come back to MacArthur!
:08:59. > :09:02.Crystal Palace make Premier League history for the club, a fifth in
:09:03. > :09:07.Premier League football for the first time. Newcastle United got off
:09:08. > :09:09.to a bright start but crumbled. And on the evidence of this, they are
:09:10. > :09:21.sliding into deep trouble. Sanchez has headed it the wrong way.
:09:22. > :09:27.Troy Deeney pops it through to Ighalo! Locked by the Chester Brad
:09:28. > :09:36.Guzan. Almen Abdi. Richardson was very close. It has bounced for
:09:37. > :09:39.Ighalo and he puts it in! Aston Villa appeal for offside but the
:09:40. > :09:50.flag stayed down and it is advantage Watford. It is Joan Verdu and it is
:09:51. > :09:54.delivered to Richard! -- it is Veretout. The Aston Villa captain
:09:55. > :09:59.scores his first Aston Villa goal and what a stroke of luck for them.
:10:00. > :10:04.It looks as though when the ball is struck, Richard is just offside. But
:10:05. > :10:10.it counts and it is a huge goal for Remi Garde's villains. Watson,
:10:11. > :10:16.finding Deeney. Deeney, through to Ighalo! It is in! I think it might
:10:17. > :10:19.be an own goal. Alan Hutton thinks he is helping his team but he might
:10:20. > :10:27.have just condemned them to another defeat. Alan Hutton has given it to
:10:28. > :10:33.Nathan Ake. It bounces to Ighalo. Richards stops the shot but income
:10:34. > :10:38.is Troy Deeney, to do what he wanted to do, score against Aston Villa at
:10:39. > :10:44.the whole end! Three goals for Watford and it should mean three
:10:45. > :10:49.points as well. -- Holte end. Jordan Ayew, given a bit of room in the
:10:50. > :10:55.Watford box and he has scored! Smashed in by Jordan Ayew.
:10:56. > :11:03.Let's just touch on Watford, who have gone 11th in the table. They
:11:04. > :11:05.have ten different nationalities in their starting line-up yesterday.
:11:06. > :11:10.Incredible, 15 new players at the beginning of the season, a new
:11:11. > :11:14.manager, sitting 11th, on 19 points, closer to the top four than the
:11:15. > :11:17.bottom three. Because of Leicester's success, they have gone
:11:18. > :11:21.under the radar bit and in the last couple of games I've seen, yes, the
:11:22. > :11:24.front two are a handful, both quality players who play well
:11:25. > :11:28.together but the rest of the team is so well drilled and well-organised.
:11:29. > :11:34.They have got great legs in the team, really good energy and fitness
:11:35. > :11:37.and athleticism. I can't fault them. Some of that responsibility or a lot
:11:38. > :11:40.of it must come from the players to blend when there are so many
:11:41. > :11:44.different nationalities. Yes, and there's a bit of luck involved,
:11:45. > :11:48.getting the right characters to blend together. 15 new players, I
:11:49. > :11:52.think it was, is a lot under risk and normally does not work but let's
:11:53. > :11:55.give the manager great credit. They are playing with an energy and
:11:56. > :12:02.vitality that a lot of other teams are not. What language do they
:12:03. > :12:06.speak? He makes them all speaking dish, I think, that is where the
:12:07. > :12:09.communication is, and he is Spanish, of course. And Jamie Vardy, 11th in
:12:10. > :12:16.a row and his finishes have been fantastic. It's a very Telstra. We
:12:17. > :12:20.are aware of it in Holland as well. Compliments and congratulations to
:12:21. > :12:22.him. And it still just continues, continue as you are doing.
:12:23. > :12:34.Here's the rest of Saturday's action.
:12:35. > :12:45.Van Dijk. Of Demichelis and straight to Jose Fonte. Yoshida, being asked
:12:46. > :12:51.to play at right back again today and he has lost out to Sterling.
:12:52. > :12:56.Will it be punished by Manchester City? Sterling still going. It will!
:12:57. > :13:02.De Bruyne. Perfect start for Manchester City after a troublesome
:13:03. > :13:09.week. The corner is low. It has come back to Fabian Delph and deflected!
:13:10. > :13:12.2-0. Well, he is full Manchester City debut has started pretty well
:13:13. > :13:20.and they have a 2-goal cushion. Quickly taken by Dusan Tadic. Good
:13:21. > :13:25.movement from Mane, teasing cross and the goal! Shane Long, four
:13:26. > :13:30.minutes into the second half, gets one back for Southampton. Exactly
:13:31. > :13:40.what they needed. Sterling, stepping inside. De Bruyne. Time and space
:13:41. > :13:46.for Kolarov! And that is the end result, against the run of play in
:13:47. > :13:47.the second half, you have to say, Manchester City restore their 2-goal
:13:48. > :14:03.advantage. Funes Mori, it is in, a goal for
:14:04. > :14:16.Everton and the Argentine will claim it. Bournemouth face an afternoon of
:14:17. > :14:21.struggle again. Lukaku. He got a shot in. From what looked to be a
:14:22. > :14:26.difficult angle, around the defender and the goalkeeper and Rommel Lukaku
:14:27. > :14:37.after 36 minutes brings his Premier League total to 52. Charlie Daniels
:14:38. > :14:43.is there, Everton defending stoutly again, Smith! What a cracker! That
:14:44. > :14:48.is a beauty. It's the substitute right back who has put Bournemouth
:14:49. > :14:57.back in the game. Free kick to Bournemouth, Glenn Murray takes it
:14:58. > :15:01.quickly, this is King. Josh King. Stanislas, has equalised for
:15:02. > :15:12.Bournemouth in the most dramatic fashion. Look at Eddie Howe.
:15:13. > :15:20.Berkeley. -- Ross Barkley, it is Arouna Kone A, Seamus Coleman, it
:15:21. > :15:27.has gone in, it is Ross Barkley. Bournemouth seemed to have lost it
:15:28. > :15:32.with the last attack of the game. And Bournemouth have got a chance
:15:33. > :15:38.again. It is they are! Stanislas again! An extraordinary match, one
:15:39. > :15:46.of the best Premier League games of the season, surely.
:15:47. > :15:53.That is a nice touch from Duncan Watmore, Fletcher takes over, Ryan
:15:54. > :16:01.Shawcross brings down, it's a yellow card for the Stoke City captain.
:16:02. > :16:06.Duncan Watmore has done well to win free kick of Ryan Shawcross,
:16:07. > :16:14.remember he was booked in the first half and Ryan Shawcross is sent off.
:16:15. > :16:25.Duncan Watmore. Johnson. That's a foul. Clever, jinking from Johnson.
:16:26. > :16:31.Johnson will touch it all, it is struck by Van Aanholt and it is
:16:32. > :16:38.there! His first ever Premier League goal and what an important one it
:16:39. > :16:47.might prove to be for Sunderland. Duncan Watmore in behind, has to go
:16:48. > :16:52.alone, scores! If one player deserved a goal today, it is Duncan
:16:53. > :16:57.Watmore and now surely that settles the game.
:16:58. > :16:59.Arsenal stay fourth after their draw at Norwich
:17:00. > :17:02.and it's as you were for North London rivals Tottenham in fifth.
:17:03. > :17:06.Their win seeing them jump from tenth to sixth, just four
:17:07. > :17:09.points off a Champions League place, while West Ham stay eighth.
:17:10. > :17:11.At the bottom, Chelsea and Swansea swapped places today while
:17:12. > :17:29.As you can see from this, children copy modern day footballers and
:17:30. > :17:36.cannot stay on their feet either. He's all right. Fortunately. He may
:17:37. > :17:43.have come off injured but you are sat in my seat, set on the floor.
:17:44. > :17:56.Not a good day for Willian, smacked in the face by a team-mate. Then by
:17:57. > :18:01.an opponent. You have heard the expression he could not trap his way
:18:02. > :18:03.out of a plastic bag... No we haven't! Fight your way out of a
:18:04. > :18:05.paper bag but not that. On Sundays where there have been
:18:06. > :18:09.four Premier League games or more, today was the second-worst ever
:18:10. > :18:11.for number of goals. On a more positive note, Jamie Vardy
:18:12. > :18:14.set his own record yesterday, to Everton have new teenage striking
:18:15. > :18:49.sensation. It is in! What an unbelievable hat-trick,
:18:50. > :19:03.three goals in three minutes. It is a fifth goal for Jermain
:19:04. > :19:15.Defoe. Jamie Vardy 's place in Premier League history is assured.
:19:16. > :19:17.This is the FA Cup and anything can happen.
:19:18. > :19:24.Altrincham are FA Cup giant killers once again.
:19:25. > :19:28.Elliott Frear has scored the winner for Forest Green!