:00:42. > :00:46.Two games on the way before the Premier League puts its feet up
:00:47. > :00:51.Danny Murphy and Martin Keown will guide you through the action.
:00:52. > :00:53.We start at the Etihad, with Manchester City
:00:54. > :01:00.For the home side, it's events off the pitch that have attracted
:01:01. > :01:04.Pep's purge has frozen out Joe Hart and Yaya Toure, along
:01:05. > :01:09.with Samir Nasri, Eliaquim Mangala and Wilfried Bony.
:01:10. > :01:11.West Ham's move to the Olympic Stadium has been overshadowed
:01:12. > :01:16.by an early exit from Europe and injuries to key players.
:01:17. > :01:18.Slaven's sicklist has included ?20 million signing Andre Ayew,
:01:19. > :01:24.Aaron Cresswell, Andy Carroll, Manuel Lanzini and Sofiane Feghouli,
:01:25. > :01:27.while star man Dmitiri Payet has barely featured.
:01:28. > :01:30.The transfer window shuts on Wednesday, but in the meantime,
:01:31. > :01:44.A number of teams have a new look and feel about them this season but
:01:45. > :01:49.perhaps non-taught about quite so much as Manchester City. Change is
:01:50. > :01:57.happening rapidly under Pep Guardiola. Today's City team shows
:01:58. > :02:04.two changes from last weekend. Kolarov is replaced. And the two
:02:05. > :02:08.goal substitute at Stoke City Nolito comes in with Jesus Navas making
:02:09. > :02:17.way. Well this time also two different. Byram replaced. And they
:02:18. > :02:24.start with a different shape. Three of five at the back with Michail
:02:25. > :02:27.Antonio and Masuaku bringing the web.
:02:28. > :02:35.West Ham hoping they can repeat what they did here just under a year ago.
:02:36. > :02:41.A 2-1 West Ham win. Otamendi into the tackle allowing Aguero to shoot
:02:42. > :02:46.and not missed by Bartra. Argentinian pressure did for West
:02:47. > :02:59.Ham. Nicolas Otamendi played his part here, he is in quickly and
:03:00. > :03:05.Aguero does everything quickly. Nice bit of work from Masuaku. Starting
:03:06. > :03:11.the move that web -- that led to the West and clearance, Noble gave it
:03:12. > :03:17.away. Silva gives it a go. Shots firing in the goal of Adrian. Four
:03:18. > :03:28.minutes in, everybody having a go. Absolute onslaught from the home
:03:29. > :03:38.team. Fernandinho. Silva. Valencia could not stop him. Nolito, pulled
:03:39. > :03:48.back and scored by Sterling. Wonderful goal. Look at the team
:03:49. > :03:58.grouped together. Look where the move began. David Silva was able to
:03:59. > :04:02.withstand the pressure from Valencia, a perfectly waited ball to
:04:03. > :04:08.Nolito and the same goes for his past. He sees where Raheem Sterling
:04:09. > :04:13.guess, and what a fine finish. And that is the first smile on the face
:04:14. > :04:20.of Pep Guardiola today and it is Manchester City one, West Ham zero.
:04:21. > :04:27.Slaven Bilic is having a very difficult start to his West Ham
:04:28. > :04:37.season. Lovely pass from Cabellero to De Bruyne who is taken out. He
:04:38. > :04:43.skipped past Masuaku. An angry look on the face of the referee Andre
:04:44. > :04:52.Mariner who does not want to book people if he does not have too, but
:04:53. > :05:06.not left with much choice. Fernandinho. Now Sterling. It was
:05:07. > :05:15.grabbed at by Valencia. David Silva coming across to exchange opinions
:05:16. > :05:19.with Kevin de Bruyne. He will leave the free kick to the Belgian player,
:05:20. > :05:26.and what a free kick! What a good header as well. Fernandinho makes it
:05:27. > :05:32.two. It was all in the delivery, which was delicious! I do not think
:05:33. > :05:37.Adrian has made a save yet but he has been beaten twice and could not
:05:38. > :05:43.do much about either goal Manchester City have scored. Look at this from
:05:44. > :05:48.Kevin de Bruyne. That is just where Fernandinho wanted it. Nobody
:05:49. > :05:53.watches him. In between them all. Not every Manchester City goal will
:05:54. > :05:59.be brought about by pass after pass and a side finish. Some will be
:06:00. > :06:04.scored the old way, Fernandinho follows Raheem Sterling in getting
:06:05. > :06:11.his first goal of the season. 2-0. A long afternoon ahead for the
:06:12. > :06:19.Hammers, you feel. Zabaleta digs it out. Willing. --
:06:20. > :06:26.for Sterling. He is filed by Masuaku. He has already been booked.
:06:27. > :06:31.The game is only 20 minutes old. He is not going to go for this but he
:06:32. > :06:37.is going to be told by Andre Mariner in no uncertain terms to watch his
:06:38. > :06:40.step now. Yellow card, then another warning. Sterling running at you for
:06:41. > :06:49.the rest of the day. Best of luck, after! Sterling, to Zabaleta. Nolito
:06:50. > :06:56.court hi just outside the penalty area. Antonio going again with his
:06:57. > :07:03.leg raised. I is only on the ball. And fine margins as well, right on
:07:04. > :07:08.the line. De Bruyne fences this. His team-mates have got off the mark
:07:09. > :07:16.with their first goals and he might feel it is his turn. He steps up,
:07:17. > :07:20.very, very close. You see the way that ball dipped. It came down
:07:21. > :07:29.sharply. Just as it came over the crossbar. Noble. That is a really
:07:30. > :07:34.good ball and clever movement by Antonio, who is quickly back to his
:07:35. > :07:41.feet. Yaya Toure. His ball in to Fletcher. He could not quite the
:07:42. > :07:45.time the jump for the header. West Ham's best moment of the game thanks
:07:46. > :07:50.to that pass from Mark Noble and that run from Michail Antonio.
:07:51. > :07:55.Former hammers boss Sam Allardyce will name his England squad tonight
:07:56. > :07:59.and Mark Noble is said to be on the verge of being in it and I would not
:08:00. > :08:03.think Antonio was far from consideration either. Manchester
:08:04. > :08:07.City's injured captain watches on, not long before he is back in
:08:08. > :08:10.action. He might even be in contention straight after the
:08:11. > :08:14.international break for the Manchester derby, a fixture that
:08:15. > :08:23.Vincent Kompany absolutely loves! De Bruyne finds Nolito. He has got
:08:24. > :08:28.David Silva to help. Silva. De Bruyne, and it is wide, with the
:08:29. > :08:34.goal at his mercy. This is what we keep hearing about Pep Guardiola's
:08:35. > :08:39.sides and what we have seen before with Barcelona and Bayern Munich. De
:08:40. > :08:43.Bruyne took it on, great ball to Nolito. Look at the awareness of
:08:44. > :08:48.Silva and Manchester City nearly had a goal similar to the one that made
:08:49. > :08:57.it 1-0 from Raheem Sterling. Yes, how did it mess? Stones. A ripple of
:08:58. > :09:12.applause for the way that City are moving the ball around. Nolito.
:09:13. > :09:15.Aguero. Silva. Nolito. James Collins with the sliding stop. We were
:09:16. > :09:23.building up to the goal of the century, never mind goal of the
:09:24. > :09:30.season! Football worthy of applause. Slaven Bilic has made 1/2-time
:09:31. > :09:34.change. I think that means Byram at right wingback and Michail Antonio
:09:35. > :09:42.pushes further forward. Zabaleta. Sterling. Unfairly blocked by
:09:43. > :09:48.Masuaku. Andre Mariner is going to walk across via the West Ham
:09:49. > :09:56.left-back and this really is final warning. Another chance for De
:09:57. > :10:00.Bruyne. To put in a ball that is devilishly difficult to defend. West
:10:01. > :10:06.Ham trying to hold the line as high as they dare. In from De Bruyne.
:10:07. > :10:12.Good header away from Reid and Nolito tries to find the gap, and I
:10:13. > :10:26.thought he had for a minute. So did Adrian in the West Ham goal. The
:10:27. > :10:40.side of the net. Collins. Masuaku. Has to go back. Masuaku. He has done
:10:41. > :10:45.well against Zabaleta. And West Ham have a goal back! Michail Antonio,
:10:46. > :10:50.the man who headed the winner against Bournemouth a week ago has
:10:51. > :10:54.given them genuine hope here today, in a game that at one stage looked
:10:55. > :11:02.as though it was going to bring them a pasting. Masuaku lucky to stay on
:11:03. > :11:06.the field, some might say, he does really well against Zabaleta. He
:11:07. > :11:13.puts the right ball in, curling away from the stranded Cabellero, put off
:11:14. > :11:18.by Fletcher's jump in front of him. Another back post headed goal from
:11:19. > :11:23.Antonio as of a week ago and it has made the Pep Guardiola hopping mad.
:11:24. > :11:29.We have got a game on here. Manchester City have had to make a
:11:30. > :11:33.change, John Stones with an eye injury, Sir replaced by Kolarov.
:11:34. > :11:40.Kouyate, a spring in every West Ham step. Antonio, Fletcher points the
:11:41. > :11:47.way in the middle. Blocked by De Bruyne, West Ham corner. What a
:11:48. > :11:54.change in atmosphere! The corner of Lanzini. Good corner. Not dealt with
:11:55. > :12:02.very well by City. Noble. Over everyone. Is there something in that
:12:03. > :12:07.for West Ham? Judging by some of what we have seen this season,
:12:08. > :12:15.guess, there was. The fabric of Antonia's shirt being stretched, not
:12:16. > :12:24.pulling himself. Well picked off. At opposition. To Bruyne. Aguero.
:12:25. > :12:29.Aguero! That is the danger. As West Ham get more confident and try to
:12:30. > :12:35.creep over the halfway line. And they are open to that quick City
:12:36. > :12:39.burst right back at them. Very different body language about Slaven
:12:40. > :12:44.Bilic now. Prowling up and down his technical area, pointing the way. A
:12:45. > :12:49.good half-time substitution made by Slaven Bilic that has made a real
:12:50. > :12:58.difference to his team. The noise is West Ham noise.
:12:59. > :13:06.And that is called for from Aguero. Had that been spotted by the
:13:07. > :13:10.referee, he would have been in trouble -- uncalled for. He has
:13:11. > :13:24.lashed out in frustration at Lanzini holding him. He has caught an elbow
:13:25. > :13:34.in his throat. -- at Winston Reid. Nasri. Aguero. Nasri. Blocked by
:13:35. > :13:38.Adrian. It is a great clearance by Byram that looked as if it would
:13:39. > :13:43.spin into the goal. He kept going back towards the line to keep it
:13:44. > :13:49.out. Big, big save from Adrian. Super goalkeeping and good work from
:13:50. > :13:55.the full-back. Pep Guardiola has a bead on that distinctive forehead.
:13:56. > :14:02.Silva to stop that worrying. Sterling. They have not got it yet.
:14:03. > :14:06.Raheem Sterling knows what a chance he had to make it absolutely sure,
:14:07. > :14:18.the three points. That should have been flagged offside. Kolarov.
:14:19. > :14:24.Backed himself to get away from Calleri and he did that. Fernandinho
:14:25. > :14:27.finds De Bruyne, Zabaleta charging forward. Nasri, 12 Silva. Crashes
:14:28. > :14:42.against the post. He has beaten Adrian and somehow
:14:43. > :14:48.he's managed to slide it in, so coolly done by Raheem Sterling. I
:14:49. > :14:52.third goal that means that Manchester City have the three
:14:53. > :14:58.points for sure. Here's Silva and Sterling stayed onside. We thought
:14:59. > :15:03.it was a question of who he could tee up but he wasn't thinking about
:15:04. > :15:09.that. He just waited for Collins to leave a hole and that is through the
:15:10. > :15:16.eye of a needle. Two goals for Raheem Sterling this afternoon. He
:15:17. > :15:20.has put in a sparkling display and Manchester City's 100% start under
:15:21. > :15:27.Pep Guardiola goes on. Man City three, West Ham one.
:15:28. > :15:37.Took a risk jumping like that, the goal open, the bald troubles behind.
:15:38. > :15:43.Had that happened at 2-1, can you imagine how fast Man City's hearts
:15:44. > :15:50.would have been beating? It is three wins out of three for Pep Guardiola.
:15:51. > :15:55.It is five wins out of five across all competitions for Manchester
:15:56. > :16:00.City's new man at the top. And City will go to the international break
:16:01. > :16:01.ahead of the Manchester derby in fine spirits. Manchester City three,
:16:02. > :16:11.West Ham United one. In the first 45 minutes is that your
:16:12. > :16:16.team's best performance in the Premier League? In the Premier
:16:17. > :16:20.League, yes, in Bucuresti was brilliant as well but in the Premier
:16:21. > :16:24.League first 25 minutes, it was good in the second but the goal from West
:16:25. > :16:29.Ham, anything can happen and the heads of the players, you know, it's
:16:30. > :16:35.not easy. But they did it, they did very well. They were much better in
:16:36. > :16:39.the first half, they started better. I'm not talking only about the
:16:40. > :16:44.quality on the ball, that we knew, but they were quicker, more
:16:45. > :16:47.aggressive and they were better in on the second balls and everything
:16:48. > :16:53.so we gave them way too much space and time on the ball, so they are
:16:54. > :17:00.different class of course. In the second half it changed. Of course
:17:01. > :17:06.the ball helped and put them under a bit of pressure. The second half,
:17:07. > :17:09.I'm more happy. Both goals you scored you were mobbed by your
:17:10. > :17:13.team-mates. Everyone seems to be enjoying their football so far this
:17:14. > :17:17.season? Yes, not to say we weren't enjoying it last season but it's
:17:18. > :17:21.been a real energetic start the season. Everyone is really pumped.
:17:22. > :17:26.It's demanding, the running, intensive, we know it's for the
:17:27. > :17:31.better. When we win the ball we are closer to tour the goal and can
:17:32. > :17:35.score. What has the first few weeks been like? As well or better than
:17:36. > :17:43.you expected? Better, I'm so optimistic in the way we see many
:17:44. > :17:48.good things about the players, but I didn't expect a short time playing
:17:49. > :17:51.many things, I didn't expect that. I said before in the last press
:17:52. > :17:59.Conference that means how good they are, so with quality intelligent
:18:00. > :18:02.play as possible. Listening to those interviews, Martin, for all Slaven
:18:03. > :18:05.Bilic spoke about his players, you don't think he actually helped them
:18:06. > :18:10.with how he set the love? Listen, there's a lot of things to win a
:18:11. > :18:13.football match, determination, you have to be up for it, but the
:18:14. > :18:18.platform could have been better for them and as soon as they set up with
:18:19. > :18:21.a back three it became a five and Guardiola there I think he took over
:18:22. > :18:25.from the tactical point of view, he played with the wide players very
:18:26. > :18:29.wide and Aguero write down the middle and at that point that took
:18:30. > :18:33.all five players back and it became a night more for West Ham. West Ham
:18:34. > :18:37.have played three at about before, they did it successfully last
:18:38. > :18:42.season, beat Spurs by playing three at the back or five at the back so
:18:43. > :18:46.is Martin right to say body armour took advantage of West Ham's system?
:18:47. > :18:51.Yes, she worked it out really cleverly, he's a thinker. What West
:18:52. > :18:54.Ham did as they ended up in the first minute on the back foot and
:18:55. > :18:59.couldn't get any momentum at all. If you see here it's not a 3Com it's a
:19:00. > :19:05.five. They're in a straight line. It's easy to play against. What did
:19:06. > :19:07.Pep Guardiola do? Said that men should stay wide, make the pitch
:19:08. > :19:13.big, that's what they did, wider than the early games. It left holes
:19:14. > :19:17.for Silva, De Bruyne and Aguero to get on the ball and make things
:19:18. > :19:20.happen. Five minutes later exactly the same, the midfield are not
:19:21. > :19:24.spotting danger and trying to help. Look how wide they are, stretching
:19:25. > :19:29.the pitch, again, the spaces. For half an hour they were sensational.
:19:30. > :19:33.Yes, this is the goal, an overview of the goal. It's about that
:19:34. > :19:37.structure. You have the five and four and one up top and it's about
:19:38. > :19:41.keeping that midfield protection in front of you. Mrs Valencia, I think
:19:42. > :19:46.really at this point he should pass him on, keep a shape to the team --
:19:47. > :19:51.this is Valencia. Instead, he runs at Silva. Again, Toure, the more
:19:52. > :19:56.compact. They didn't get the midfield back. Look at Noble,
:19:57. > :19:59.quarterly, get into position and once Silva gets into that pocket,
:20:00. > :20:03.and Collins here, they are playing three at the back so you know you
:20:04. > :20:07.have cover behind you, Collins has to come out there and engage, Reid
:20:08. > :20:10.was behind him to give that protection if he needs it but he
:20:11. > :20:17.doesn't do that. He let Silva run with the ball and if you look here
:20:18. > :20:22.then are in this position, Antonio there should just got off, drop off
:20:23. > :20:25.and deal with it. It leaves him in no man's land because Collins
:20:26. > :20:29.doesn't come out. In the box looking at who is picking up, Matt Salako
:20:30. > :20:37.not picking up, caught not getting gap back and that's a lovely finish
:20:38. > :20:42.-- Arthur Masuaku not picking up. When you look at those clips,
:20:43. > :20:46.another one on City, are they in essence two units of five? Is that a
:20:47. > :20:49.normal thing in football, but back four and Fernandinho on the front
:20:50. > :20:54.five with the license to do whatever they want to do? A lot of coaches
:20:55. > :21:00.will talk in that way, more the foreign managers, they say we'll
:21:01. > :21:03.play a five and a five in effect, or a six under four is more usual
:21:04. > :21:06.because she would have maybe two holding midfielders and about four
:21:07. > :21:10.and let the other four be the players who cause the problems.
:21:11. > :21:15.Formations look difference on TV at times. But from a high angle it
:21:16. > :21:23.looks... If you look at the personnel, Sterling, De Bruyne,
:21:24. > :21:26.Aguero, Silva, it's all attack minded players, so that's five
:21:27. > :21:31.offences players to cause the damage and five who are going to think I
:21:32. > :21:37.need to defend. The one you didn't mention is Nolito. That's why I left
:21:38. > :21:40.it! Of course you did! I want to highlight him, Sterling was
:21:41. > :21:44.brilliant today and his end product was fantastic. From the wide areas
:21:45. > :21:49.City have liked and product and goals. What I like about this lad is
:21:50. > :21:53.he is willing to running from behind, which stretches teams out,
:21:54. > :21:57.he's clever on the ball, he was not the quickest, but the last couple of
:21:58. > :22:01.weeks I like the fact he's willing to try to get shots off and score
:22:02. > :22:04.goals, again willing to run with or without the ball and the cleverness
:22:05. > :22:09.to keep its position in the team, keep that wits and stretch West Ham.
:22:10. > :22:14.Does he make the right choice? Yes. Lovely little pass, a weighted pass
:22:15. > :22:18.for Silva. As the game wore on, his influence got more when the game
:22:19. > :22:23.went on. The timing of the run, knowing where the space is. What a
:22:24. > :22:28.pick out this is. He's going to add real quality in the final third to
:22:29. > :22:32.City and added to Sterling's goals, I gain, disguise on it, unlucky
:22:33. > :22:39.this, a clever effort, wanting to score goals. Will he get back and do
:22:40. > :22:42.a job defensively? Yes, he wins a tackle, doesn't panic on the ball.
:22:43. > :22:48.Watch this for a little pass to Aguero. He is onside, by the way.
:22:49. > :22:52.His contribution, obviously the two goals its intelligence. Him and
:22:53. > :22:57.Sterling could be a massive plus four City. Sam Allardyce has named
:22:58. > :22:59.his England squad. We'll discuss it further a little later on but
:23:00. > :23:05.Michail Antonio has been brought into it and to give Martin his due,
:23:06. > :23:08.it pains me to say it, but you did want to praise Antonio before
:23:09. > :23:12.Allardyce put him in his England squad? I did because I think it was
:23:13. > :23:15.a rough ride for him in the first half and if you're a player that's
:23:16. > :23:18.played in the lower leagues and he has, he's had an unbelievable
:23:19. > :23:21.journey to where he is now, he needed all that character today. We
:23:22. > :23:29.will look at the good parts in the second half where he really improved
:23:30. > :23:32.big-time. He wants to run. He is robust and rugged the way he is.
:23:33. > :23:34.This is the part of the game where he has improved under Bilic. He's
:23:35. > :23:37.calm and possession. He wanted it all the time at Sheffield Wednesday
:23:38. > :23:40.of the -- Nottingham Forest to run at people but now we are building
:23:41. > :23:44.the team, there's more to his game. He's intelligent, a good footballer,
:23:45. > :23:49.powerful, a good athlete. He puts that into one package here. Look at
:23:50. > :23:53.this for a leap. A great leap for the man. Far post ball, only one
:23:54. > :24:06.winner there, Clichy doesn't even get off the ground. See that power.
:24:07. > :24:06.The Premier League and he's been underrated but
:24:07. > :24:12.certainly not by Sam Allardyce. He has come into in that type of
:24:13. > :24:16.player, he deserves it. Sergio Aguero and the Winston Reid incident
:24:17. > :24:19.which is all over social media. Partly I think because the next game
:24:20. > :24:26.for Manchester City is Manchester United. So... I know what you want!
:24:27. > :24:31.You don't know what I want! You do this every time! What do you two
:24:32. > :24:34.thing? It's a difficult one. I personally think it's probably a
:24:35. > :24:41.yellow card and the reason I say that is yes, he has a fling with his
:24:42. > :24:47.arm. He catches him with his wrist, in his ad's apple which makes the
:24:48. > :24:53.fact Reid goes down look worse, it's a frustration, it's a clip of the
:24:54. > :24:58.arm. Its dangerous though. It is dangerous. Andre Marriner is
:24:59. > :25:02.right... He's looking straight at it. If he's going to say he didn't
:25:03. > :25:06.see it it's almost embarrassing because what was he looking at? If
:25:07. > :25:12.he let plague one he was happy with it. They will wait to see what is in
:25:13. > :25:15.Andrei Marriner's report and as we understand it would have to be
:25:16. > :25:20.something in extreme circumstances for them to go against what is in
:25:21. > :25:23.the referee's report, so if he had seen it would be very difficult for
:25:24. > :25:27.them to go against it. He can't argue if he gets punished but it's
:25:28. > :25:31.one of those situations where some referees, when they see it, would
:25:32. > :25:37.say it's a red, and some wouldn't. It's one of those Dalek at once. The
:25:38. > :25:41.big thing is the United game. -- it's a delicate one. It would be a
:25:42. > :25:47.shame to miss that from a neutral's point of view. He's a different
:25:48. > :25:51.class, Aguero, the top striker in the Premier League. Do you think the
:25:52. > :25:55.Fiori would be greater if Diego Costa would have done that? Chelsea
:25:56. > :26:00.fans are saying that. It's partly how we react to Diego Costa. There
:26:01. > :26:02.is a clean up in the game so you wonder if the FA will try to step
:26:03. > :26:05.in. It's ten years since Middlesbrough
:26:06. > :26:07.won back-to-back away games Coincidentally, those victories
:26:08. > :26:09.came against Sunderland, who they beat last week,
:26:10. > :26:23.and then West Brom, Cost hosting emotions for Tony Pulis
:26:24. > :26:28.and Aitor Karanka, West Brom frustrated on and off the pitch
:26:29. > :26:32.while Middlesbrough satisfied -- Matt -- Middlesbrough are satisfied
:26:33. > :26:38.with their start after seasons away from the Premier League. Out go
:26:39. > :26:42.Berahino, Olsson and Gardner, income Galloway, a Premier League debut for
:26:43. > :26:47.Everton, a first Premier League start for Sam Field, 18 years old
:26:48. > :26:51.and recall the James McClean. They Middlesbrough have left-back
:26:52. > :26:56.problems with Friend and Fabio ruled out, so Daniel Ayala comes into
:26:57. > :26:57.defence. That's the only change that -- from the team that beat
:26:58. > :27:12.Sunderland last weekend. Nsue, Stuani, the hero of last
:27:13. > :27:19.weekend, Uruguayan. Not a particularly good ball from him,
:27:20. > :27:22.comfortable for Fletcher. A decent run from James McClean. He's seen
:27:23. > :27:30.the space, he's still going. It was a very well timed tackle. Really
:27:31. > :27:38.positive run from James McClean. Recalled to the starting line-up
:27:39. > :27:50.today by Tony Pulis. Barragan had to time that perfectly and did.
:27:51. > :27:59.Neatly done by McLean. The first time from Fletcher, it's a lovely
:28:00. > :28:05.ball, McClean blocked by Guzan and Galloway on the follow-up. He had an
:28:06. > :28:10.acute angle, neatly works from West Brom. McClean at the heart of it.
:28:11. > :28:17.Lovely vision from Darren Fletcher. McClean denied by Guzan at the end
:28:18. > :28:20.of it. Saido Berahino left amongst the substitutes today by Tony Pulis,
:28:21. > :28:24.there does remain the possibility this could be the last time he's
:28:25. > :28:32.involved in a West Brom squad. A nice header from Field. A free
:28:33. > :28:36.header for Rondon. Wasn't forward but he found a bit of space there,
:28:37. > :28:43.the top scorer of last season, slightly behind him. Amongst the
:28:44. > :28:50.West Brom substitutes today, K Wilson, 16 years, 169 days old, born
:28:51. > :28:53.in Solihull. If he were to appear he would be the first player to play a
:28:54. > :29:00.Premier League born in the year 2000. Field stood his ground, the
:29:01. > :29:07.teenager. Here goes Galloway, neatly done. The shot was a rather tame one
:29:08. > :29:11.from the on loan Everton fullback. His first appearance today in a
:29:12. > :29:17.Premier League since last December for Everton. An opening for himself,
:29:18. > :29:20.really, satisfying start for him to Premier League life having been
:29:21. > :29:27.unbeaten in their final ten games in the last season. Evans assessing the
:29:28. > :29:32.situation. He has picked out Galloway, an early cross from him.
:29:33. > :29:37.Rondon, the way this game has gone that was a fairly big chance. Early
:29:38. > :29:41.delivery from Galloway, he got away, Rondon, there was a tug of his
:29:42. > :29:50.shirts there as well. Just watch Gibson there. Paul Rondon -- people
:29:51. > :29:54.Rondon right back. -- people Rondon right back. Deeper this time, Guzan
:29:55. > :30:01.backpedalling, and other West Brom corner. Four points from 6044 Aitor
:30:02. > :30:08.Karanka, more than Middlesbrough's last eight Premier seasons, at the
:30:09. > :30:12.beginning of them. He missed it, add as did Rondon at the back post. Not
:30:13. > :30:26.convincing from Brad Guzan. Time now for Darren Fletcher to
:30:27. > :30:33.assess the situation. Phillips. Deflected off Gibson. West Bromwich
:30:34. > :30:41.corner. More positive from the home team. Early strike from Matt
:30:42. > :30:48.Phillips. Bought in the Summer from Queen's Park Rangers. Phillips,
:30:49. > :30:53.corner. Header from Dawson. He could not quite guided on target. Craig
:30:54. > :31:04.Dawson is a threat in these areas, that is how close it was. Here comes
:31:05. > :31:10.the first change. Leko. 17, and 126 days. Not even the youngest
:31:11. > :31:16.substitute today for West Bromwich Albion. He replaces James McClean.
:31:17. > :31:20.Berahino is being made to wait, what is going through his mind? He did
:31:21. > :31:33.not start and he cannot get on. Transfer window closing on
:31:34. > :31:43.Wednesday. Rondon. Lifted in by Field. Away by Barragan. Clayton.
:31:44. > :32:05.Middlesbrough have five forward here. Downing. Still Stewart
:32:06. > :32:13.Downing. Nsue. Phillips did well. A West Brom throw. The West Brom
:32:14. > :32:27.substitute Jonathan Leko is down and has a problem. Only on the pitch the
:32:28. > :32:31.four minutes. This header here. So eventually, Berahino is going to be
:32:32. > :32:32.introduced. Unfortunately, the substitute has to be substituted for
:32:33. > :32:48.West Bromwich. A mixed reception, I have to say,
:32:49. > :32:54.from the West Bromwich supporters when Berahino came on. Only the next
:32:55. > :33:03.3.5 days will tell as if that is the last time they will see him in a
:33:04. > :33:09.West Bromwich shirt. Linked up with Barragan, still Barragan. He has put
:33:10. > :33:15.it in to Stuani. Just about held it in the end. Middlesbrough's first
:33:16. > :33:30.shot on target in the 73rd minute. It feels like a football match!
:33:31. > :33:36.Downing. Barragan's cross, good defending from Galloway. He has had
:33:37. > :33:44.a very tidy afternoon, the on loan Everton defender. Downing's corner.
:33:45. > :33:47.Jumping, almost came to Stuani. In writing -- MIT scramble, finally
:33:48. > :33:51.gathered by Foster. This could have gone anywhere and been anything --
:33:52. > :34:12.MIT. Now Downing. That was always
:34:13. > :34:19.drifting foster's left-hand post. It was a difficult game for both of
:34:20. > :34:23.us but the game, 1.4 as is massive. Because when we are in the Premier
:34:24. > :34:30.league and we know how tough every game is, we have to try to add point
:34:31. > :34:34.as soon as possible -- but one point is massive. This first part of the
:34:35. > :34:37.league with five points on the table is really good.
:34:38. > :34:42.They are a smashing group of lads, this team of players is still here
:34:43. > :34:45.from when I'd took over nearly two years ago and they are a great group
:34:46. > :34:50.of players. They work and give everything. We are desperately keen
:34:51. > :34:55.to get five players in, I keep talking about working hard behind
:34:56. > :34:59.the scenes and as you have seen today, we need those players. We
:35:00. > :35:03.need that little bit of quality, little bit more mobility. And we are
:35:04. > :35:07.working hard and hopefully we can do it.
:35:08. > :35:11.The performances are there, the results are there, and now we have
:35:12. > :35:16.two weeks in the transfer market to recover the players who are injured.
:35:17. > :35:20.It is wait by the phone time, a crucial three days for the manager?
:35:21. > :35:24.Not just for the manager but the dressing room and supporters and
:35:25. > :35:29.everybody connected to the club. How helpful are you of getting some
:35:30. > :35:32.business done? Even if we were signing someone in two minutes, I
:35:33. > :35:36.still would not tell you. It think it is important for me when you are
:35:37. > :35:40.dealing with other clubs and players at other clubs, you keep quiet about
:35:41. > :35:44.it just to let the clubs do the business. Then you can talk about
:35:45. > :35:51.them when you have signed them. Do not lose your phone charger! No!
:35:52. > :35:56.West Bromwich this evening close to signing Nacer Chadli from Spurs for
:35:57. > :36:04.?30 million and have triggered the release feed for the match of from
:36:05. > :36:07.Malaga. ?50 million. We store the statistics and it suggested 20 shots
:36:08. > :36:15.in that game, it did not feel like it! -- we saw. We will focus on the
:36:16. > :36:20.defensive side for West Bromwich. They had another clean sheet. 23
:36:21. > :36:24.clean sheets in 59 since Tony Pulis has taken over. That deserves
:36:25. > :36:30.credit. That is really difficult to do in the Premier league. I have got
:36:31. > :36:35.to mention the young lad Field, it is important to the club is bringing
:36:36. > :36:40.young players in. Very mature and cultured. Kept the ball well and
:36:41. > :36:44.deserves great credit. Defensively, they set up at home like they do
:36:45. > :36:51.away. I went to the Palace game on the opening day and they did a well.
:36:52. > :36:55.Mix the game on set play 1-0. Play Middlesbrough at home, can you be
:36:56. > :37:00.more on the front foot or does Tony Pulis think, I do not have the legs
:37:01. > :37:03.or athleticism in the team to press teams and go after them because they
:37:04. > :37:07.play through us? He plays percentages and he drills them to
:37:08. > :37:10.dropping back and letting the opposition have the ball. Credit to
:37:11. > :37:15.Middlesbrough, they played out nicely from the back and they are a
:37:16. > :37:20.decent side. But they did make a conscious effort to drop off behind
:37:21. > :37:23.the ball and protect their goal. There were occasions when West
:37:24. > :37:27.Bromwich did press higher on the front foot. I have played like this
:37:28. > :37:29.in the early days of polymer when we were struggling to get our
:37:30. > :37:36.confidence going and into the season. -- for them. I do not know
:37:37. > :37:41.if nearly two years into the job they should be further on but he has
:37:42. > :37:45.been restricted financially. And to finish 12th and 14th is remarkable
:37:46. > :37:51.with the squad he has had, in my opinion. I think this suits them.
:37:52. > :37:57.The problem is, look, everyone of them, back to the ball, well drilled
:37:58. > :38:00.machine. Loads of time on the ball, easy afternoon at times for
:38:01. > :38:04.Middlesbrough but they did not have the quality to open West Bromwich
:38:05. > :38:09.up. The problem is as a football fan, you do not pay your money to
:38:10. > :38:13.watch your team have good shape. Great from a coaching point of view
:38:14. > :38:19.and for getting points. You do not go back the following week, that is
:38:20. > :38:22.the problem. They are playing Middlesbrough today, a team that has
:38:23. > :38:28.just gone up, not Manchester City at home. Listening to Tony Pulis
:38:29. > :38:33.afterwards, I do not think he feels he has the mobility in the group to
:38:34. > :38:37.high positions. If they had, you look back at back at him at powers
:38:38. > :38:41.as Manager of the Year and the strength they had and you think of
:38:42. > :38:46.somebody like Bolasie, they had pace to work with from deep positions and
:38:47. > :38:51.he likes to do that. Get those players in in the transfer window,
:38:52. > :38:55.like Nacer Chadli, that is a positive, and as far as today, the
:38:56. > :39:00.way he reshuffled defence, that could be positive. Without doubt. He
:39:01. > :39:06.was able to put Evans back into that central defence. Galloway came in.
:39:07. > :39:10.Much more conventional full-back. He likes to play central defenders. He
:39:11. > :39:15.is an Everton player on loan. But I saw so much in his game, getting
:39:16. > :39:21.forward, wants to get forward. Refreshing. Pace early on, he scores
:39:22. > :39:25.a free kick, blocking. He wanted to get forward whenever possible and it
:39:26. > :39:29.was great for the fans to see this. He wants to see -- he wants to shoot
:39:30. > :39:32.from distance and has the ability to do that. He is good in a one on one
:39:33. > :39:51.situation and makes the tackle. Occasionally, you are trying to
:39:52. > :39:54.break forward, this is a great ball into the box and I think that Rondon
:39:55. > :39:56.should do better, he will create chances and they know that. He is
:39:57. > :39:59.positive, but he gets it wrong. He gets back and he makes up for that
:40:00. > :40:02.with a great block. Good pace and good strength. In the final third,
:40:03. > :40:05.he is good at this, quick feet, across the box. Nobody getting on
:40:06. > :40:10.the end of it. That will improve when he sees what he can bring. A
:40:11. > :40:14.line on Middlesbrough, they did their business early and got five
:40:15. > :40:20.points out of their first nine which gives them a platform. Great start,
:40:21. > :40:24.playing the right well -- playing the right way, well organised, the
:40:25. > :40:27.best defensive Championship last year, fans must be delighted.
:40:28. > :40:39.Let's begin our look back at yesterday.
:40:40. > :40:46.It is Eden Hazzard and he has the support of three. He might not need
:40:47. > :40:50.anyone. A glorious goal from Eden Hazzard! He is back to his great
:40:51. > :40:58.best. Certainly somewhere near it. Diego Costa. Eden Hazzard forced to
:40:59. > :41:10.turn away. Cost of. Mark Clattenburg out of his way. Willie on. It is
:41:11. > :41:18.2-0, Chelsea. -- macro one. He has been great from the start of the
:41:19. > :41:24.game. It is Pedro. It is Moses! It is three! Chelsea have sealed it
:41:25. > :41:26.once and for all with a great ball from Pedro and a fine finish from
:41:27. > :41:39.Victor Moses. Mesut Ozil looking to make Arsenal
:41:40. > :41:46.Tech, Sanchez is down. You can see as the ball comes over, and Rabat
:41:47. > :41:51.clatters into Alexis Sanchez and Kevin French has given a penalty
:41:52. > :41:58.kick to Arsenal. Santi Cazorla for Arsenal and they lead by 1-0, nine
:41:59. > :42:04.minutes the time of the goal. Theo Walcott, flooding forward into
:42:05. > :42:11.the penalty area. Great chance for a second goal and has it gone over the
:42:12. > :42:15.line from Sanchez? It has! Alexis Sanchez makes it 2-0, Arsenal.
:42:16. > :42:25.Sanchez was that! The ball clearly in.
:42:26. > :42:28.This is Alexis Sanchez. Walcott in the centre. Ozil times his run to
:42:29. > :42:37.perfection, it is three! Wonderful goal. Ozil in the centre. Time to
:42:38. > :42:44.that run to perfection. Yellow Shirts walking forward. That she
:42:45. > :42:50.timed that run. A chance here, blocked by Koscielny. Into the back
:42:51. > :42:55.of the net by Pereira on his debut. The new signing from Juventus gives
:42:56. > :43:06.Watford fans a glimpse of his true ability. Burying the chance.
:43:07. > :43:16.Routledge trying to outpace Amartey, but he has done it. And he has found
:43:17. > :43:24.the pass first time to Riyad Mahrez. Towards Vardy, that is great from
:43:25. > :43:28.Leicester. Vardy opens the scoring. Vardy gets his first goal of the
:43:29. > :43:38.season and it is the first of many, mark my words. Morgan to attack it,
:43:39. > :43:45.almost got to it, and scores. Wes Morgan! You do have to question
:43:46. > :43:50.Swansea's defending here. He weeps for it and then it just drops from
:43:51. > :43:59.his shoulder. And the finish is smart.
:44:00. > :44:06.Vardy steals them. And it breaks for Shinji Okazaki and that is a penalty
:44:07. > :44:13.all day long. Amat gives Leicester the chance to complete a miserable
:44:14. > :44:18.afternoon for them. And he has had its saved. Shinji Okazaki is then
:44:19. > :44:21.blocked by Fabianski. Credit to the goalkeeper, in truth, not the best
:44:22. > :44:31.strike you have ever seen from the penalty spot. Modou Barrow. Header
:44:32. > :44:35.by Leroy Fer. The delivery was excluded and so was the header
:44:36. > :44:45.beyond Ron-Robert Zieler. Just exquisite.
:44:46. > :44:56.Now Manchester United try to win it again. Wayne Rooney... It's in! It's
:44:57. > :45:01.Marcus Rashford. Talk about leaving a late. Marcus Rashford brought off
:45:02. > :45:05.the bench, his first taste of Premier League football this season.
:45:06. > :45:14.Jose Mourinho has his 100% record intact. New we knew Rashford
:45:15. > :45:18.wouldn't be in the England squad, he said he would be in the land U21
:45:19. > :45:22.squad. This is the England squad Sam Allardyce has picked for his first
:45:23. > :45:27.international against Slovakia next Sunday. I suppose the big news is
:45:28. > :45:31.peopled by just it, there's no Ross Barkley, there's no Jack Wilson,
:45:32. > :45:35.we've mentioned that Antonio is in. Ross Barkley was a bit of a surprise
:45:36. > :45:38.because he started the season terrifically well. He has the
:45:39. > :45:42.ability to play in that team, but I'm really happy to see Drinkwater
:45:43. > :45:49.in. He's been the best midfield for the last 12 months. And Luke Shaw,
:45:50. > :45:53.with the broken leg, great to see he's back in and in great form. On
:45:54. > :45:56.the centre halves, and by the way this list and how we have done is
:45:57. > :45:59.how England sent it out, Wayne Rooney has been included as a
:46:00. > :46:03.midfielder, he wasn't under the forwards list, but when you look at
:46:04. > :46:08.the centre halves, Smalling hasn't played a great deal the Manchester
:46:09. > :46:11.United this season, Jagielka obviously is, Stones hazard Cahill
:46:12. > :46:15.has, are you surprised any of the Centre halves haven't been given an
:46:16. > :46:19.opportunity? Not really, that's the best group we have. What will be a
:46:20. > :46:23.problem long-term if this Smalling isn't going to be playing, who will
:46:24. > :46:27.make it in and who will take his place? Cahill will probably play
:46:28. > :46:32.alongside Stones, probably the best two. People can be outraged can be
:46:33. > :46:36.outraged about no Barkley Wilshere but the rock that many others when
:46:37. > :46:41.you look around who are missing. It shows there is quite a shallow pool
:46:42. > :46:47.to pick from. I agree, it's about how he sets up in terms of the
:46:48. > :46:51.balance of the team formation, the tempo we play at, the type of
:46:52. > :46:56.football we play, that's going to be crucial. The actual pool of players
:46:57. > :47:00.we have got, there's only two three differentials on that. It's going to
:47:01. > :47:08.be fascinating with Sam to see how he sets them up. Do you think there
:47:09. > :47:12.will be more width Walcott is in there, do you think he will go with
:47:13. > :47:16.greater width? We'll have to see what he will do internationally, we
:47:17. > :47:21.have seen what he has done as a club manager. Often played percentage
:47:22. > :47:24.style football so Vardy on the counterattack so we are playing
:47:25. > :47:28.Slovakia, we will dominate possession but we have convert
:47:29. > :47:32.opportunities. He always plays with width.
:47:33. > :47:35.A couple of programmes to tell you about coming up this week.
:47:36. > :47:37.The Women's Football Show is on tomorrow night, BBC Two.
:47:38. > :47:39.There's a deadline day special on Wednesday, BBC One, 10:45pm.
:47:40. > :47:42.5Live will have all the latest news from 7:00pm.
:47:43. > :47:44.And a reminder that you if you missed Football Focus
:47:45. > :47:51.or Match Of The Day, you can watch them on iPlayer.
:47:52. > :47:56.Match of the Day 2 can be watched on iPlayer. Here is the rest of
:47:57. > :48:14.Saturday's action. The referee has blown his whistle.
:48:15. > :48:21.Vertonghen am madly as having words with the Tottenham defender. He is
:48:22. > :48:28.walking a very tight line. Firmino will reach this. Taking on Erik
:48:29. > :48:34.Lamela, and going down, and it's a penalty. Lamela on Firmino. There's
:48:35. > :48:41.a little bit of contact with Firmino's foot and then that right
:48:42. > :48:45.foot hits his own heel. Now Michel Vorm phrases James Milner from 12
:48:46. > :48:53.yards. Who scores, and Liverpool have the lead. James Milner from the
:48:54. > :48:57.penalty spot. Look at the break here, Wijnaldum with Lallana, there
:48:58. > :49:03.might be trouble for Spurs. Here's Adam Lallana and a tap in for Sadio
:49:04. > :49:11.Mane, the flag is up on the far side. He's offside. As Wijnaldum
:49:12. > :49:16.plays it into Lallana, his right foot is in an offside position.
:49:17. > :49:30.That's a lovely ball. Eric Dier, dangerous. Still dangerous. Danny
:49:31. > :49:34.Rose, 1-1. Too much space for Rose, who had only to stick his laces
:49:35. > :49:45.through it and stick it into the Liverpool match. It's 1-1.
:49:46. > :49:53.Mirallas, a penalty. Pushing on Ashley Williams. Stoke were victim
:49:54. > :50:01.of this last weekend against Manchester City. The chants from the
:50:02. > :50:06.spot. He's just about scored that. It wasn't vintage veins, it was a
:50:07. > :50:15.little fortuitous and unfortunate as far as Shay Given was concerned. --
:50:16. > :50:22.it wasn't vintage veins. Through for the chase of Lens. Defoe comes to
:50:23. > :50:30.the near post. Penalty to Sunderland. Jose Fonte through the
:50:31. > :50:35.back of Jermain Defoe and what a this is for Sunderland to get their
:50:36. > :50:41.first Premier League win of the season on the board.
:50:42. > :50:55.Jermain Defoe is at it again on the road for Sunderland. Redmond,
:50:56. > :51:01.Sunderland standing firm although it comes for Rodriguez. Southampton
:51:02. > :51:09.levels. Jay Rodriguez with his first goal since March 2000 and 14. --
:51:10. > :51:23.2014. It might drop here for Harry Arter.
:51:24. > :51:28.A clever ball. King, Josh King puts Bournemouth in front. What a lovely,
:51:29. > :51:36.lovely ball forward from Harry Arter, perfectly executed, as was
:51:37. > :51:42.the shot from Josh King. Cabaye. In towards Wickham, might drop for
:51:43. > :51:45.Benteke. It's a penalty, holding in the penalty area and Crystal Palace
:51:46. > :51:52.have the chance to draw back on level terms. Yohan Cabaye for
:51:53. > :51:56.Crystal Palace. It's saved. Artur Boruc goes the right way and it's a
:51:57. > :52:03.firm clearance away by the Polish goalkeeper. Townsend, looking for
:52:04. > :52:09.somebody, anybody, in the shirt who can make the difference at this late
:52:10. > :52:15.stage of proceedings. It is headed in by Scott Dann. In the third
:52:16. > :52:16.minute of additional time Crystal Palace's pressure finally pays
:52:17. > :52:21.dividends. Manchester City go top on goal
:52:22. > :52:24.difference, and are one of three Boro are sixth after their draw
:52:25. > :52:28.against tenth placed West Brom. West Ham miss the chance to move
:52:29. > :52:32.into the top half of the table. Results this weekend mean every club
:52:33. > :52:50.now has at least one Here's Ding. -- 2 Good 2 Bad. Chris
:52:51. > :52:59.Smalling wasn't allowed to celebrate Rashford's goal for too long. Not
:53:00. > :53:07.everybody enjoyed this substitution. If looks could kill. We have Italian
:53:08. > :53:10.managers loving our August bank holiday weekend weather. Leicester
:53:11. > :53:17.need to lay on more food pre-match for their players. And Big Sam is
:53:18. > :53:18.trying hard not to become even bigger Sam. That's it for a couple
:53:19. > :53:21.of weeks. And after Marcus Rashford's
:53:22. > :53:23.93rd-minute goal at Hull, we'll leave you with some
:53:24. > :53:40.iconic injury-time winners Good night. Bruce, yes!
:53:41. > :53:46.Unbelievable! Collymore, he's got it.
:53:47. > :53:57.Brilliantly done, what a goal. It's Sergio Aguero. Manchester City
:53:58. > :54:11.winner. I've got a very special announcement
:54:12. > :54:16.to make. Well, her mainly, but I was there
:54:17. > :54:20.when it happened.