:01:02. > :01:11.It feels like a big time cut final. He got it through, it is Mason! It
:01:11. > :01:20.is Miller! Will Cardiff get a better chance to win it than that?
:01:20. > :01:28.It is in! Cardiff are level. It is going to be settled by kicks from
:01:28. > :01:33.12 yards. Gerrard has put it wide. They should not beat themselves up
:01:33. > :01:39.about this because they have been outstanding. Welcome to Cardiff. 12
:01:39. > :01:43.million viewers shared in the paint at Wembley last week, now it is
:01:43. > :01:47.back on and today they are up against the Hammers, who are
:01:47. > :01:57.looking to bounce back up to the Premier League at the first time of
:01:57. > :01:58.
:01:58. > :02:08.asking. West Ham United are relegated! You just wonder whether
:02:08. > :02:31.
:02:31. > :02:39.Scott Parker has taken off a West The man who will be giving the team
:02:39. > :02:44.talk, Sam Allardyce has joined me. Looking back from August, would you
:02:44. > :02:52.have taken where you are now in the league? Definitely, our progress
:02:52. > :02:56.has been very good indeed in such a short period of time. We have had
:02:56. > :03:01.to take over from a club that has been relegated, but the team is
:03:01. > :03:06.focused now, they know each other better, and they are playing well.
:03:06. > :03:12.Even playing with 10 men, we are still undefeated. Hopefully we can
:03:12. > :03:18.take that form into today's game. You have this tough period, eight
:03:18. > :03:26.games in March, 14 games now, what is it that you take into this last
:03:26. > :03:32.push of the season? It is about the undefeated run. If that happens,
:03:32. > :03:38.the tired legs don't seem quite as tired. He you have depth. We have,
:03:38. > :03:42.we lost Julien Faubert today with an illness last night, but the
:03:42. > :03:46.squad is still good, there is still a good bench, and we have been in
:03:46. > :03:52.good form recently so we will need to take that into the game against
:03:52. > :03:57.Cardiff today. Eight games in March, six games in April, hopefully that
:03:57. > :04:01.is all we have got. You been away for a few games, I'm not sure if
:04:01. > :04:08.you watched the penalty shoot-out last week and thought this would be
:04:08. > :04:15.good. All the men watched it, and of course two different aspects.
:04:15. > :04:19.you choose the music by the way? not me! They have had what looked
:04:20. > :04:24.like a very good day, very disappointing at the end, and they
:04:24. > :04:32.did themselves proud. We were taking a sunshine break in Dubai,
:04:32. > :04:37.so it is a challenge. Have they got fatigue? Who knows. By will let you
:04:37. > :04:43.go and dance. Let's go to the home dug-out for the card of perspective,
:04:43. > :04:53.Robbie Savage caught up with Malky Mackay. How are the men after last
:04:53. > :04:53.
:04:53. > :04:58.week was a -- after last week? is the first time we got the whole
:04:58. > :05:03.group together on Friday, but overall sense of achievement,
:05:03. > :05:10.obviously, and that little glimmer that you are a two penalty kicks
:05:10. > :05:15.away from lifting the trophy. is the planned for the rest of the
:05:15. > :05:19.season? To play every game competitively, to hope we can
:05:19. > :05:24.compete and to aim as high as possible. We would love to get into
:05:24. > :05:28.the play-offs. It is a brand new team coming together and the
:05:28. > :05:37.journey through the Carling Cup has been great, but at the same time we
:05:37. > :05:42.want to among the top six. Opening day of the season, you beat West
:05:42. > :05:48.Ham 1-0, same again today? That would be lovely. It was a tough
:05:48. > :05:58.draw, we had 10 days for part of the season and we had six days to
:05:58. > :06:01.build up a team to go to Upton Park on the Sunday, it was live as well.
:06:01. > :06:07.We had Scott Parker then, and we obviously nicked it at the last
:06:07. > :06:12.minute. It was not a convincing victory, it was uneven game, but
:06:12. > :06:18.West Ham have bought a lot of people since then. A lot of finance
:06:18. > :06:23.has been spent, and there is that gamble of the club going up this
:06:23. > :06:27.year. It will be a tough game, on the back of a lot of good victories
:06:27. > :06:32.recently. It will be tough today. If good luck.
:06:32. > :06:36.Every little thing will be all right has just started on the PA
:06:36. > :06:41.system here. The stage has been set as a reminder to those fans who
:06:41. > :06:45.made the journey last week that everything will be OK. They have
:06:45. > :06:51.got to put it into action today against a West Ham side who have
:06:51. > :06:58.their own aspirations this season. They are hoping to see their team
:06:58. > :07:03.keep pace on the leaders, Southampton. Both the top two side
:07:03. > :07:10.have started in recent weeks. Reading have been putting real
:07:10. > :07:15.pressure on the top two. Cardiff can get back into the top six today,
:07:16. > :07:19.or they could find themselves cut adrift if they lose this afternoon.
:07:19. > :07:23.Alongside Robbie Savage who conducted that interview so
:07:23. > :07:28.beautifully, former England goalkeeper David James, who spent
:07:28. > :07:38.three years at West Ham. Good to have you here. You can't let me
:07:38. > :07:39.
:07:39. > :07:45.start without asking you about the waistcoat. This is my Bristol City
:07:45. > :07:50.waistcoat. I thought Robbie was going to be more colourful today.
:07:50. > :07:55.You played in these two sides, are either of them more equipped than
:07:55. > :08:00.the other? West Ham are read decent outfit. They have taken Nicky
:08:00. > :08:05.Maynard from Bristol City, he is a very talented player. I think
:08:05. > :08:10.Cardiff, especially for today, will maybe suffer from the events of
:08:10. > :08:16.last weekend. There is usually a Hanover after that. It will be
:08:16. > :08:23.tough for them. Can they use it as inspiration? When you have come so
:08:23. > :08:27.close to glory, they want to mix in with the big boys, don't they?
:08:27. > :08:32.lost in a Cup final against Spurs, and the following week my
:08:32. > :08:36.performance was the best of the season. Today they are all heroes.
:08:36. > :08:43.It is a tough game for them, but they will have recovered from last
:08:43. > :08:50.week. It is such a busy period now. They have eight games in March, 14
:08:50. > :08:57.until the end of the season. It is a tough period, you have got to get
:08:57. > :09:05.through it. At the end of March, perhaps we will have a better idea
:09:05. > :09:09.about where these teams will be. course, the clearer it will become.
:09:09. > :09:16.The games come thick and fast, and house Sam Allardyce has managed to
:09:16. > :09:21.get them out to Dubai, I don't know! He has got them out there for
:09:21. > :09:27.whatever reason, perhaps a bit of energising and sunshine. He has a
:09:27. > :09:32.very deep squad to work with, a lot of depth. Yes I was saying today,
:09:32. > :09:35.the forward line for West Ham, the strength in the squad is a
:09:35. > :09:43.Premiership squad so I think they are more equipped than Cardiff to
:09:43. > :09:53.get promoted. They do well here, but they do concede goals. Do you
:09:53. > :09:53.
:09:53. > :09:59.expect to see goals today? What is interesting is that they have not
:09:59. > :10:04.kept any clean sheets at home, so with West Ham strike force and the
:10:04. > :10:10.League keenness of Cardiff's defence, it could be... The Welsh
:10:10. > :10:16.voices have started, I can barely hear you. We are all looking
:10:16. > :10:26.forward to this one. The teams are getting ready in the tunnel,
:10:26. > :10:52.
:10:52. > :11:01.standing by, Jonathan Pearce. It is emotional homecoming for Cardiff's
:11:01. > :11:06.Wembley warriors. The message in the tunnel... Fire and passion.
:11:06. > :11:13.That which does not kill us makes us stronger, it says in the match
:11:13. > :11:16.programme. Monday might have been melancholy, as the squad brutally
:11:16. > :11:24.self- analysed and realised what they should have achieved a week
:11:24. > :11:30.ago, had they not been so wasteful with chances or penalties. Tuesday
:11:30. > :11:34.saw the self-pity start to disappear, to be replaced by new
:11:34. > :11:39.focus and determination in the dressing room and in the stance as
:11:39. > :11:44.well. Just two League wins in seven games has seen their promotion bid
:11:44. > :11:50.falter. There is work to be done, and it starts against a West Ham
:11:50. > :11:55.side unbeaten in four games with nine away wins this season, under
:11:55. > :11:59.pressure themselves to win here after the Southampton win at Leeds
:11:59. > :12:04.left the hammer as four points off the top spot. A victory today would
:12:04. > :12:09.take them four points clear of third-placed Reading. Although the
:12:09. > :12:14.situation could be clouded if Portsmouth go out of business and
:12:14. > :12:20.their results are expunged. The Hammers would lose six points as a
:12:20. > :12:25.result and tumble out of the top two. So, an important day for both
:12:25. > :12:30.clubs. As Mark Hudson leads Cardiff out, his first league game in over
:12:30. > :12:40.a month, having returned from injury last week at Wembley. He
:12:40. > :12:45.played so much more -- so magnificently. Cardiff have got to
:12:45. > :12:51.get that defeat out of their system. West Ham need another away victory.
:12:51. > :12:56.It will be a nervy first five minutes. West Ham have more Premier
:12:56. > :13:01.League experience, more top-flight experience of crucial games at the
:13:01. > :13:07.business end of the season, for good and bad. Will that hold them
:13:07. > :13:12.in good Stead in the weeks to come? Cardiff bring back their preferred
:13:12. > :13:16.league goalkeeper, David Marshall, for Tom Heaton, otherwise they
:13:16. > :13:26.trust the men who went so close against Liverpool, even though a
:13:26. > :13:38.
:13:38. > :13:45.number of them looked so drained in missed the spot kick, is not in the
:13:45. > :13:55.squad. West Ham have two changes, booed off after the 0-0 draw
:13:55. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:11.so Henry Lansbury comes in. But for all their quality, they have not
:14:11. > :14:20.won a league game in Cardiff since 1980 when Ray Stewart scored the
:14:20. > :14:26.only goal. The remix queue had just been invented. -- the rubrics Cuba.
:14:26. > :14:31.Cardiff really need similar to exercise his Wembley demons, having
:14:31. > :14:37.missed a great chance in normal time and seeing his spot-kick miss
:14:37. > :14:45.the post. West Ham United will look for an inspirational Henry Lansbury,
:14:45. > :14:55.who played for 35 minutes in goal in a game that black -- at
:14:55. > :14:56.
:14:56. > :15:01.today, a really good encounter, the Business End of the season as we
:15:01. > :15:06.always ate. The managers get themselves together and assess what
:15:06. > :15:10.they want to achieve -- as we always say. 13 or 14 games to go,
:15:10. > :15:13.I'm sure that Malky Mackay is having a good chat to the boys once
:15:13. > :15:21.he got them back together. You have to put the disappointments behind
:15:21. > :15:25.Duke, we have all been there. It is about balancing back. -- behind you.
:15:25. > :15:34.And it is about bouncing back. Any slip up as above them, they have to
:15:34. > :15:39.make sure they take advantage. Bright and sunny now. We had a wet
:15:39. > :15:49.and melancholy morning, matching the Cardiff mood as they left
:15:49. > :15:51.
:15:51. > :16:01.Wembley a week ago. Chris for Lee from left to right. The ball played
:16:01. > :16:11.
:16:11. > :16:18.forward by McCartney -- West Ham Cardiff released financial figures
:16:18. > :16:25.showing a �12 million loss. The previous year, it was �922,000. The
:16:25. > :16:30.lower figure reflected the sale of Ninian Park. There is financial
:16:30. > :16:35.pressure here still, despite the what the owners from the Far East.
:16:35. > :16:45.They could very well do with a promotion play-off position, but
:16:45. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:16.Ham player, still in his mid-20s, a week, with Brighton in midweek.
:17:16. > :17:18.
:17:18. > :17:23.Away by Hartson. -- Hudson. Vaz Te, reunited with Sam Allardyce, who
:17:23. > :17:30.was his manager at Bolton. Tomkins has played well in central midfield
:17:30. > :17:35.in recent games. Cleared by O'Brien, the former Bolton man. A goal-kick.
:17:35. > :17:45.It looked at a corner today. -- to me. I think Kevin Nolan thinks the
:17:45. > :17:49.
:17:49. > :17:53.Wembley. They played so well. there, they gave everything they
:17:53. > :18:00.had, they represented the club and in many ways the country, and they
:18:00. > :18:05.won a lot of friends. Malky Mackay will say, we have to build on that.
:18:05. > :18:09.If you are wondering where Liam Lawrence is, he was signed from the
:18:09. > :18:15.troubled Portsmouth, he had a calf strain and has not made the scored
:18:15. > :18:21.yet. Cutely done by George McCartney, the experience nor the
:18:21. > :18:27.Ireland international. -- experienced Northern Ireland
:18:27. > :18:32.international. Malky Mackay has signed a contract extension through
:18:32. > :18:38.to June 2016. He had a lot to deal with when he came in. He did not
:18:38. > :18:45.have a team, did he? No, a couple of kids, he has done ever so well
:18:45. > :18:55.with his signings, it shows you what can be done. Whittingham was
:18:55. > :19:14.
:19:14. > :19:19.making the run-through but save pants from Robert Green. Brought
:19:19. > :19:29.down neatly by Taylor, having a very good season. He came through
:19:29. > :19:37.
:19:37. > :19:44.the excellent Middlesbrough academy. dangerous, arcing cross. That was
:19:44. > :19:54.good play by Kevin Miller -- Kenny Miller. Rob Green was not too sure.
:19:54. > :20:04.
:20:04. > :20:09.the six-yard area, he too long. I think it Tomkins just did: -- hit
:20:09. > :20:19.long. I think it Tomkins just did enough. There was lots of light in
:20:19. > :20:35.
:20:35. > :20:40.there, Gestede in there as well. -- for the challenge by Maynard.
:20:40. > :20:50.was the earlier Cross, an easy save. When you are not too sure what is
:20:50. > :21:16.
:21:17. > :21:26.behind you, you have to deal with football with injury. He came back
:21:27. > :21:33.
:21:33. > :21:43.at the tail-end of last season. Vaz side, Ricardo Vaz Te against
:21:43. > :21:48.
:21:48. > :21:52.of a winner. -- a winger. Ricardo Vaz Te was an Under 21
:21:52. > :22:02.international in Portugal. He has been in English football for a
:22:02. > :22:28.
:22:28. > :22:33.while but only really started He has moved towards the ball.
:22:33. > :22:38.McCartney was not offside but because Maynard made a movement, he
:22:38. > :22:41.was deemed to be active by the assistant referee. He actually put
:22:41. > :22:46.his flag back down again, once he saw George McCartney chasing the
:22:46. > :22:52.ball, but the referee had already reacted. We can see that Maynard is
:22:52. > :23:02.offside. Had he not moved for the ball, McCartney would have been on
:23:02. > :23:33.
:23:33. > :23:39.side. Mason is in the box, gear tax competitions, Cardiff, they are
:23:39. > :23:49.strong here. Preparations for this were interrupted by international
:23:49. > :24:07.
:24:07. > :24:13.Nolan was Square, it was just aged away by Turner. Good covering by
:24:13. > :24:23.Turner. Maynard showed a good turn of pace. Hartson does not see him,
:24:23. > :24:48.
:24:48. > :24:55.fans to be leaning down. -- sought by the Cardiff fans. He had a new
:24:55. > :25:05.lease of life at West Ham. He was originally there in 2006 before
:25:05. > :25:15.
:25:15. > :25:22.cover from O'Brien. There was Cowie, he skies it. Two good opportunities
:25:22. > :25:27.for Cardiff. Don Cowie with the volley. Before this, Gestede should
:25:27. > :25:37.have struck that. As the ball falls with the outside of his right foot,
:25:37. > :25:45.
:25:45. > :25:51.just take it on the half volley and between Cowie and his fellow
:25:51. > :25:56.Scotsman, Miller, at Wembley last week. I was quite impressed with
:25:56. > :26:03.Gestede. He does not score lot of goals but he led the line very well,
:26:03. > :26:08.he troubled Liverpool in the air. As he is doing here today. It is
:26:08. > :26:18.only his 10th start. He is big and raw. He has a good touch as well.
:26:18. > :26:22.
:26:22. > :26:26.happens if Portsmouth go out of business and the results are
:26:26. > :26:33.expunged. It would have a significant effect on Sam
:26:33. > :26:37.Allardyce's team, they would lose 6 points picked up against Pompey and
:26:37. > :26:47.they would drop five points out of the top two. It would be disastrous,
:26:47. > :27:05.
:27:05. > :27:15.Maynard. Maynard lifted his foot, the free kick is given. It is
:27:15. > :27:27.
:27:27. > :27:33.far off. David James will let you know his thoughts at half-time, he
:27:33. > :27:40.will know him from Bristol City days, Nicky Maynard. He has so much
:27:40. > :27:47.pace. He scored nearly 50 goals at Ashton Gate. Recently, something of
:27:47. > :27:57.a goal drought. Over the top, looking for Gestede. Faye could not
:27:57. > :28:00.
:28:00. > :28:08.get there. Cowie chase, Taylor is the ball, Miller in a deep position
:28:08. > :28:11.-- Gunnarsson has not seen much of the ball. He comes off the front
:28:11. > :28:17.line, in Between the Lines, he picks the ball up, no one
:28:17. > :28:27.confronting him, he teased, plenty of time to get the shot in. Close
:28:27. > :28:28.
:28:28. > :28:38.enough. Champion in Scotland for Celtic and Rangers. He needs a goal.
:28:38. > :28:53.
:28:53. > :29:03.Taylor, towards Gestede, Tomkins was there. Noble got fortunate.
:29:03. > :29:09.
:29:09. > :29:15.Lansbury switched the play to was to go beyond, wide -- came in.
:29:15. > :29:20.He is better move was to go beyond. Marshall hasn't kept a clean sheet
:29:20. > :29:28.in six games and the word from the boys in the studio, they have not
:29:28. > :29:38.kept a clean sheet here in 2012. They average a goal again, conceded.
:29:38. > :29:48.
:29:48. > :29:58.It doesn't matter, if you score two, line, and he is the furthest
:29:58. > :29:58.
:29:58. > :30:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:30:47. > :30:53.championship player of the year, Whittingham. He has adjusted his
:30:53. > :31:03.game, playing more centrally now. He has always played as a winner.
:31:03. > :31:38.
:31:38. > :31:44.Still contributing with the goals what a good chance that tears.
:31:44. > :31:51.composes himself, nice and steady, it comes off Kevin McNaughton. He
:31:51. > :31:56.just gets himself underneath the ball. A really good opportunity.
:31:57. > :32:01.The most clear cut of the game. Hasn't scored since they defeated
:32:01. > :32:11.Ipswich on transfer deadline day, when they were perhaps focused on
:32:11. > :32:11.
:32:11. > :32:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:32:56. > :33:03.think it was. A hit a straight the crowd. There you go, a little push.
:33:04. > :33:13.He only played 50 games in France before he made his move. He wants
:33:14. > :33:15.
:33:15. > :33:22.to play for the USA, at Atalanta. He has good attributes, he is good
:33:22. > :33:29.in the air, he has a decent touch. He has a good understanding of
:33:29. > :33:39.Kenny Miller. He is up against a real international defender, isn't
:33:39. > :33:58.
:33:58. > :34:08.opportunity for staff good movement from him, just falling backwards as
:34:08. > :34:12.
:34:12. > :34:22.he hits this. Never a regular at Bolton. In the season he scored 12
:34:22. > :34:44.
:34:44. > :34:50.for Barnsley before moving to West Ham different, he can run with pace
:34:50. > :34:59.but I have to get the ball wide and through to him, as opposed to long
:34:59. > :35:05.balls towards him because obviously Mark Hudson and Turner will win
:35:05. > :35:15.knows all day. Nicky Maynard has not have the best of receptions
:35:15. > :35:40.
:35:40. > :35:49.here, being a former Bristol City probably didn't really have any joy
:35:49. > :35:55.so he has tried the other wing and had some opportunities. He must
:35:55. > :36:04.have been studied throughout the season, setting the world on fire.
:36:04. > :36:14.The best defence in the division going into this week. The most
:36:14. > :36:23.
:36:23. > :36:33.important statistic is where they West Ham, moving the ball well,
:36:33. > :36:33.
:36:33. > :36:41.Lansbury. A good ball, an early cross to the header from Collison.
:36:41. > :36:51.He just needed more composure. He pulls it off, a good position, and
:36:51. > :37:06.
:37:06. > :37:16.that is two really good have had more possession but we
:37:16. > :37:27.
:37:27. > :37:37.away from home, recently at Blackpool. West Ham were really on
:37:37. > :37:50.
:37:50. > :37:55.Mackay to get his team focused for the rest of the season? It is an
:37:55. > :37:59.uphill struggle now to win promotion, and the League Cup has
:37:59. > :38:05.cost so many teams the remaining period of their season over the
:38:05. > :38:08.years. They have a huge prize in front of them. They are looking at
:38:08. > :38:13.Premier League football next season. Getting to the Carling Cup final
:38:13. > :38:18.was a bonus, a fantastic achievement for them, they have
:38:18. > :38:21.experienced that and they want to get there again in the play-offs.
:38:22. > :38:31.It is there in front of them. They have held their position near the
:38:32. > :38:33.
:38:33. > :38:38.top, and now is the time to strive for the last games. It is a message
:38:38. > :38:42.- look at the stadium. They have been unlucky the last few seasons.
:38:43. > :38:52.Their manager might be saying this is our time now. We have done well
:38:53. > :39:02.
:39:02. > :39:12.to get to the Cup final but we need April, look how many games they
:39:12. > :39:22.have got. In those games, anything can happen at the top. You just
:39:22. > :39:22.
:39:22. > :41:06.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:41:06. > :41:10.play. He is saying to done Cowie, the centre backs fed it into the of
:41:11. > :41:16.midfield, into gonna send and Whittingham and started off the
:41:16. > :41:25.moves, they hardly played any of those long balls. They have got to
:41:25. > :41:29.do the same again, they have got to get some rhythm going. Malky Mackay
:41:29. > :41:36.actually had a spell at West Ham United as a player, signed from
:41:36. > :41:46.Norwich, he won three successive promotions with West Ham and
:41:46. > :42:23.
:42:23. > :42:33.ball. They want Ricardo Vaz Te further forward, receiving that
:42:33. > :42:33.
:42:33. > :43:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:43:37. > :43:47.possession, Cardiff dropping back. catches him on his ankle,
:43:47. > :43:47.
:43:47. > :44:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:44:33. > :44:43.unintentionally obviously, but I Cardiff. There was a suspicion of a
:44:43. > :44:54.
:44:54. > :45:04.plush by Noble but nothing was run from Collison. -- Hudson read
:45:04. > :45:14.
:45:14. > :45:19.Wasteful, both teams are wasteful in possession. West Ham are having
:45:19. > :45:26.the easy possession in and around the halfway line. When it comes to
:45:26. > :45:33.the key pass, the killer ball, it seems to be a bit long. Once again,
:45:33. > :45:37.it to straight, from left back to the left channel. The ball is to be
:45:37. > :45:43.thread through midfield. -- the ball needs to be threaded through
:45:43. > :45:53.midfield. Tomkins was under no real pressure, he could guide it back to
:45:53. > :46:05.
:46:05. > :46:12.West Ham up front. Now they have won it back. Maynard looked for
:46:12. > :46:17.Lansbury. Peter Whittingham is sitting deep. They played the ball
:46:17. > :46:27.through him last week. Everyone else started it off him. Kevin
:46:27. > :46:27.
:46:27. > :47:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:47:35. > :47:41.Hudson had lots of time. People was too long. Wasted her again. --
:47:41. > :47:47.wasted again. Both teams are trying to find rhythm around the penalty
:47:47. > :47:57.area. If I was Gestede, I would pull away to the far post,
:47:57. > :48:06.
:48:06. > :48:14.encouraged the ball to be floated touch by Turner but they got away
:48:14. > :48:22.with it. Mason was looking for Gestede, who pulled up, no great
:48:22. > :48:28.pace. He seemed to pull up to me. He did to me. Didn't seem like he
:48:28. > :48:34.had pulled anything. He is just being the back of his thigh. --
:48:34. > :48:44.just feeling. The right hamstring. He has signalled to the bench as
:48:44. > :48:45.
:48:45. > :48:55.well. Yes. He is struggling. He should just go down. It is clear
:48:55. > :49:02.
:49:02. > :49:12.that he is injured. Mark Noble, sudden, he uses up. It has probably
:49:12. > :49:17.
:49:17. > :49:25.gone tight. It looked like he was favourite at one stage. I think
:49:25. > :49:32.Harris book it will be the man to come on for them. -- Harris Vukic
:49:32. > :49:42.will be the man to come on. I would say he has felt that, as he has
:49:42. > :49:44.
:49:44. > :49:54.this week, played for half-an-hour against Scotland. He is ready, as
:49:54. > :50:14.
:50:14. > :50:24.season for Newcastle. They rate his Miller further forward and Vukic
:50:24. > :50:29.
:50:29. > :50:35.will play off him, that is what very poor. The game has lacked
:50:35. > :50:40.tempo. As Cardiff are the home team, you expect them to initiate the
:50:40. > :50:44.play. Get it going, get some rhythm going, try to push West Ham back.
:50:44. > :50:49.West Ham have dominated possession. I think Cardiff have allowed them
:50:50. > :50:56.to have the ball around the halfway line. They have sat quite deep.
:50:56. > :51:06.They have tried to wait to hit them on the counter. The last 10 minutes
:51:06. > :51:15.
:51:15. > :51:25.of the first half. Here is way by Faye. A low strike from gun
:51:25. > :51:35.as a! -- from Gunnarsson. A decent strike. He eased himself further
:51:35. > :51:46.
:51:46. > :51:56.forward. There is the header out. Icelandic international. He was on
:51:56. > :52:04.
:52:04. > :52:10.international duty away to had more time than he thought.
:52:10. > :52:16.Kevin Nolan said to Vaz Te, that is why you should be. A great little
:52:16. > :52:20.ball. He is standing, instead of trying to anticipate the cross.
:52:20. > :52:29.Nolan said, that is a cabin if you are moving forward. He was waiting
:52:29. > :52:36.for it to happen, instead of making it up and -- that is a tap-in and
:52:36. > :52:46.he waited for it to happen, instead of making it happen. Faye was just
:52:46. > :52:57.
:52:57. > :53:07.caught after he headed it away, was an elbow. Vukic is saying,
:53:07. > :53:28.
:53:28. > :53:35.that's not the case. It was after falling, it is not likely swings it.
:53:35. > :53:42.He misses the ball. -- not like he swings it. I don't think there is
:53:42. > :53:52.any intention, I think he is trying to prove that to Faye. The West Ham
:53:52. > :54:00.
:54:00. > :54:04.physio did well, he made sure there player, he did well at Stoke. They
:54:04. > :54:09.have only lost four league games when he has been in Sam Allardyce's
:54:09. > :54:19.starting line-up. I think if he sees that on the TV, he will see
:54:19. > :54:47.
:54:47. > :54:57.that Vukic wasn't trying to hurt not pick him out. Gunnarsson.
:54:57. > :54:59.
:54:59. > :55:08.from which Mason scored last week. That is better. They are asking
:55:08. > :55:18.Square, passing square. You can see that Tomkins was playing everybody
:55:18. > :55:26.
:55:26. > :55:31.he was scoring at Plymouth, last season. �250,000, the price-tag,
:55:31. > :55:41.when Cardiff bought him in the summer. He went 10 games without a
:55:41. > :55:41.
:55:41. > :56:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:56:52. > :56:56.Gunnarsson finds Hudson and this is Nolan, furthest forward again.
:56:57. > :57:01.Ham can be expansive again. They have scored four times on their
:57:01. > :57:11.travels on three occasions but they can also be tight and restrictive
:57:11. > :57:19.
:57:19. > :57:28.as they were down at Brighton. Discipline is key for Sam Allardyce.
:57:28. > :57:33.The here is our Lorton. -- McNaughton. I don't think there was
:57:33. > :57:43.a free kick. I think he is trying to buy one of the linesman and the
:57:43. > :57:53.
:57:53. > :57:58.referee. I think he just jockey Tim quality. He was being pressurised.
:57:59. > :58:05.I'm sure that Malky Mackay will ask the boy is to move the ball a bit
:58:05. > :58:15.quicker in the second half and can we get it down the sides of the
:58:15. > :58:15.
:58:15. > :58:25.centre backs. Gestede is off, so they don't have a lot of height.
:58:25. > :58:25.
:58:25. > :58:34.Can they have more creativity from midfield? Maynard took that well,
:58:34. > :58:38.the pass was behind Nolan. Onside, he went to place it, 1-0 West Ham!
:58:38. > :58:48.Just over two minutes left in the first half, and a moment of class
:58:48. > :58:54.
:58:54. > :58:59.at last, from a player with bags of Full credit to Nicky Maynard for
:58:59. > :59:04.finding it. He runs off the front man so well. Once he wins the ball,
:59:04. > :59:09.he goes. He is moving forward, he is looking for the space, he knows
:59:09. > :59:14.where it is. The hand goes up for offside, there could be a shade of
:59:14. > :59:21.that. He knows where he wants it, knows what he is doing and he just
:59:21. > :59:31.slides it in. His eighth goal of the season. A great finish.
:59:31. > :59:42.
:59:42. > :59:51.eighth career goal from a midfield performances they have put in. I
:59:51. > :00:01.mentioned the Brighton game a while back, it is very similar to that.
:00:01. > :00:01.
:00:01. > :00:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:00:55. > :01:01.Turner has gone for what. -- little flick on by Collison. A
:01:01. > :01:11.little question that Nolan might have been offside, he was onside
:01:11. > :01:11.
:01:11. > :02:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:02:00. > :02:10.singing at the moment. Going into half-time, it is a good time to
:02:10. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:24.score. Really they have won the midfield battle. Look at the man
:02:24. > :02:52.
:02:52. > :02:57.Ham United cautious, waiting for their moment, and then it came.
:02:57. > :03:02.Just before half-time, Kevin Nolan stroking them ahead. Cardiff City
:03:02. > :03:12.have not really tested Robert Green, and it is West Ham United ahead at
:03:12. > :03:14.
:03:14. > :03:19.Let's get the thought of David and Robbie. Are you surprised in a way
:03:19. > :03:24.that West Ham did not seize the opportunity, and make hay with the
:03:24. > :03:29.chances they had earlier on? What telling is the fact Cardiff's
:03:29. > :03:36.chances have come from outside the box. They have had opportunities to
:03:36. > :03:42.deliver the ball into better areas and failed. West Ham look a little
:03:42. > :03:47.bit more hungry for it, a bit more composed. A bit more like a team
:03:47. > :03:51.that didn't have a crushing defeat at Wembley last week perhaps? Is
:03:51. > :03:57.that what you're sensing from Cardiff? Yes, they have found it
:03:57. > :04:03.difficult. Kevin Nolan has been dropping them in so deep, no one
:04:03. > :04:10.has been there. West Ham, the goal from Kevin Nolan committee has a
:04:10. > :04:15.great habit of popping up in the box unmarked. Let's take a look at
:04:15. > :04:20.the goal because there was a question in commentary about
:04:20. > :04:24.whether it was offside. You can set them straight, David. He should not
:04:24. > :04:29.have had the chance. The full-backs switched off, it is a great finish,
:04:30. > :04:35.you can't take that away from him, but he was not favoured when the
:04:35. > :04:42.ball pops out. He in that situation, somebody has got a career everybody
:04:42. > :04:50.out. Kevin Nolan is unmarked. It is a fantastic finish. That is one of
:04:50. > :04:59.the first shot on target. I don't think either keeper has made a save
:04:59. > :05:02.yet. Kenny Miller did have a good chance after about 30 minutes and
:05:02. > :05:07.you thought this was his chance for redemption after the penalty last
:05:07. > :05:13.week which didn't go in. This didn't going either but he had
:05:13. > :05:17.plenty of space. Kenny Miller dropped deep, and he had a
:05:17. > :05:24.fantastic chance. Gestede made the fantastic chance. Gestede made the
:05:24. > :05:29.break. The ball comes out to Kenny Miller. Nobody goes out to him.
:05:29. > :05:35.Normally somebody would have closed him down. Somebody needs to close
:05:35. > :05:43.him down there. Didn't see too much from Cardiff earlier. The know, I
:05:43. > :05:46.was surprised. The space that Kenny Miller had there, West Ham have
:05:46. > :05:51.been more dog-eared in the middle of the park. Cardiff have allowed
:05:51. > :05:56.West Ham to play a little bit more. There had chances but they wasted
:05:56. > :06:04.them. Jack Collison had a good chance, didn't he? Yes, this is a
:06:04. > :06:10.great ball coming in from O'Brien here. He just got underneath it,
:06:10. > :06:15.but West Ham have been the dominant side. When the team is playing well,
:06:15. > :06:21.every single player closes the ball down, they are more hungry, and
:06:21. > :06:30.they create better chances. much time, too much space, and he
:06:30. > :06:35.has got to hit the target. goalkeeper was tested in any of
:06:36. > :06:45.these chances. A good move, and eyes cross from Henry Lansbury to
:06:45. > :06:50.Nicky Maynard. As Robbie was going to say at half-time, the first goal
:06:50. > :06:57.was always going to be crucial. know Nicky Maynard from Bristol
:06:57. > :07:02.City, obviously? I do. He had a bad injury before I signed for the club,
:07:02. > :07:06.and it has taken him a long time to get back to speak but unfortunately
:07:06. > :07:13.we had to let him go, couldn't sort out the contracts but he will do
:07:13. > :07:18.very well. There was a good chance for Gunnarsson. Yes, he is a very
:07:18. > :07:25.good midfield player. I would say don't shoot from here because the
:07:25. > :07:31.ball was bouncing. He struck that well. Cardiff have been limited to
:07:31. > :07:38.long-range chances because West Ham have been closing the ball down
:07:38. > :07:42.well and they were the better team. Kevin Nolan has come through a
:07:42. > :07:49.three-game ban but the captain has delivered. What's our Cardiff
:07:49. > :07:54.lacking today? They are lacking in wide areas. Kevin Nolan was trying
:07:54. > :07:58.to drop the ball and run in behind all the time. Maybe with the
:07:58. > :08:05.addition of Lawrence, who Portsmouth have to let go for
:08:05. > :08:10.financial reasons, he might be a good addition. I think so. Now
:08:10. > :08:18.Gestede has come off with these... How did he described it? The paint
:08:18. > :08:22.in the back of his thigh. The will be his hamstring! Possibly the
:08:22. > :08:28.second ball, when the ball was going into him, he was making a run
:08:28. > :08:34.behind but there was nobody to feed into. Lawrence himself is in aerial
:08:34. > :08:44.threat. Not in the squad today but may be going forward. In the future,
:08:44. > :08:44.
:08:44. > :08:51.I think there is an aerial threat because the back of the thigh...!
:08:51. > :08:54.Time now to catch up on the Premier League, a nice quiet north-eastern
:08:54. > :09:04.derby to hear about. The nothing quiet about this one,
:09:04. > :09:04.
:09:04. > :09:13.it has been feisty. Kata more was booked within 40 seconds. --
:09:13. > :09:18.Cattermole. Sunderland overall in the first half were the better side.
:09:18. > :09:23.Newcastle finished the half strongly, but they have much
:09:23. > :09:28.improved in the second period. It has been all Newcastle, especially
:09:28. > :09:37.Sunderland having to retreat with 10 men. They have just had a strong
:09:37. > :09:41.penalty appeal as well, handball against O'Shea. Sunderland still
:09:41. > :09:51.leading 1-0. That game forms part of a tasty
:09:51. > :10:07.
:10:07. > :10:17.triple bill on tonight's Match Of had one eye on the top teams in the
:10:17. > :10:26.championship this week. Here is a round-up of the significant action.
:10:26. > :10:31.It is Lambert! What a finish. The championship's top scorer gets his
:10:31. > :10:33.20th of the campaign. At the form team in the championship are
:10:33. > :10:43.Reading. They recorded their sixth
:10:43. > :11:00.
:11:00. > :11:10.successive victory, and at this is magnificent. One touch off his
:11:10. > :11:22.
:11:22. > :11:32.feet, and bang. Goal! An equaliser for Hull City.
:11:32. > :11:35.
:11:35. > :11:45.It has gone in, now it is three against three. On to his right foot,
:11:45. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:55.feeds it towards King. Davis with the cross, and it is headed in. It
:11:55. > :12:01.is Steven Davis. Robertson is onside, and it is 2-2. What a
:12:01. > :12:10.comeback by Derby County. My calls Brown returned to the top
:12:10. > :12:14.six after a win at Portsmouth. Portsmouth without a win in six,
:12:14. > :12:19.and France fear for the club's existence after hearing they may
:12:19. > :12:27.not be able to complete the season. Brighton are the only team not to
:12:27. > :12:37.lose a championship fixture in 2012. Bottom of the table Doncaster
:12:37. > :12:42.
:12:42. > :12:48.earned a point with the second half penalty from L have -- from Diouf.
:12:48. > :12:57.Nottingham Forest are now unbeaten in three. This deflected shot put
:12:57. > :13:01.them in front at Barnsley, but Craig Davis levelled. Bristol City
:13:01. > :13:08.arrived it Ipswich having taken just one point from their previous
:13:08. > :13:16.six matches. Troubles off the pitch at Ipswich, Michael Chopra was
:13:16. > :13:20.fined after reported drinking session midweek. Andy Drury sealed
:13:20. > :13:28.their fifth win in six but it is nine matches without a clean sheet
:13:28. > :13:37.now for David James. Tight at the top, but Southampton
:13:37. > :13:43.are in the ascent. Cardiff can get into the top six today with a win.
:13:43. > :13:48.West Ham of course with that 1-0 lead. At the bottom end of the
:13:48. > :13:55.table, the relegation zone made up of Coventry, Portsmouth, and
:13:55. > :14:00.Doncaster Rovers. We will talk about them later, but some breaking
:14:00. > :14:10.news - on just the loss Bolas has parted company with Chelsea
:14:10. > :14:17.
:14:17. > :14:21.Football club today with immediate effect. -- Andres Villas Boas. Did
:14:21. > :14:26.you see that coming? I am not surprised, all the publicity in the
:14:26. > :14:32.last few weeks, nobody supporting him. I'm not surprised, but what
:14:32. > :14:38.Chelsea need to do now is to have a manager allowed to manage the team
:14:38. > :14:45.three years because they keep chopping and changing. You say that,
:14:45. > :14:52.but he might have thought he was the man. But I thought he could win,
:14:52. > :14:56.that guy. I still think he could win. Who vote is going to want to
:14:56. > :15:01.take that job? You basically have a few months to prove your
:15:01. > :15:06.credentials. It is a difficult one. The frequency in the managerial
:15:06. > :15:11.changes at the club can't help at any level. You need consistency and
:15:11. > :15:17.it will be a tough task. I imagine there will be plenty of people who
:15:17. > :15:22.would like to take that job. What is the remit for Chelsea now? Is it
:15:22. > :15:28.to get rid of the old guard, or instant success? I think he was put
:15:28. > :15:33.in to build for the future, leaving the experienced players out he got
:15:33. > :15:37.criticised and parted company. Chelsea are out of the top four at
:15:37. > :15:43.the moment. A Newcastle victory and they would be level on points as
:15:43. > :15:50.well. If Newcastle win today, I say that but they are trailing today.
:15:50. > :16:00.Changing tack slightly, today on BBC One there is some bonus six
:16:00. > :16:01.
:16:01. > :16:05.are a long way from the arctic conditions of three weeks ago. Even
:16:05. > :16:11.though it is a sell-out, the question is, how many Irish fans
:16:11. > :16:16.will make the journey 22 days on. This is a huge game for Ireland,
:16:16. > :16:20.they have only won here once in 40 years and the expectation is that
:16:20. > :16:25.at some point, this team that promises so much has got to deliver.
:16:25. > :16:29.Absolutely, it is a huge game. They are nervous about Ed. It is one of
:16:29. > :16:36.those games where if they get the confidence, they can do something -
:16:36. > :16:40.- nervous about it. Because they have lost so often here, they are
:16:40. > :16:45.lacking in self-belief. The French side are arriving, they have played
:16:45. > :16:50.two, won two. There is a feeling that this is the inevitable third
:16:50. > :16:54.leg towards a Grand Slam showdown against Wales. This Ireland team
:16:54. > :16:59.have recovered confidence after the emphatic second half performance
:16:59. > :17:03.against Italy. The Stade de France is fairly deserted at the moment.
:17:03. > :17:07.The fascinating thing will be, how many Irish fans, who spent a
:17:07. > :17:15.considerable amount of money three weeks ago to come for a game that
:17:15. > :17:24.never was, how many will come from the furthest corners of Ireland. It
:17:24. > :17:30.is 8 3:00pm kick-off. -- it is a 3:00pm kick-off.
:17:30. > :17:36.here is a special man to talk you through a special Football Focus.
:17:36. > :17:39.wait for no man. But if you tune into Football Focus next Saturday
:17:39. > :17:42.at 12:15pm, I am going to be getting inside the mind of one of
:17:42. > :17:49.the greatest characters ever to grace a football pitch in Britain.
:17:49. > :17:58.Don't miss it. Who could it be? There could be fireworks. That's a
:17:58. > :18:03.clue. It is not you, Robbie. Well set for the second half. Let's
:18:03. > :18:09.rejoin our commentary team. West Ham have the lead. Mark Bright and
:18:09. > :18:19.dozen peers are the commentary team. -- and Jonathan Pearce are the
:18:19. > :18:19.
:18:19. > :18:24.in London football, your views on the departure of Andre Villas-Boas?
:18:24. > :18:28.He seemed to lack confidence towards the end. In Abramovich, and
:18:28. > :18:32.the project that he get talking about. You have got to get results.
:18:32. > :18:36.Chelsea finished second last year. He has come up short with the
:18:36. > :18:40.results. Going into the Napoli game, their whole season depends on that,
:18:40. > :18:44.there is a struggle to qualify for the Champions League as well. I
:18:44. > :18:54.think he will give the place a live, there is obviously something very
:18:54. > :18:57.
:18:57. > :19:05.wrong with the players as well off manager, I am sure he will come
:19:05. > :19:12.again. Cardiff will kick us off in the blue and white, trailing 1-0.
:19:12. > :19:19.They immediately give West Ham a throw-in. West Ham, ticking towards
:19:19. > :19:29.their travelling supporters. -- kicking towards. Vaz Te and
:19:29. > :19:36.
:19:36. > :19:39.your half-time cup of tea, Chelsea have parted company with Andre
:19:39. > :19:45.Villas-Boas and Roberto di Matteo takes over as caretaker manager
:19:45. > :19:55.until the end of the season. I wonder if one day, Frank Lampard or
:19:55. > :20:14.
:20:14. > :20:18.was for West Ham, to get them back into Premier League football. Still
:20:19. > :20:24.work to be done and Maynard gets the free kick. Sam knows him it
:20:24. > :20:28.really well. You are thinking when Barton and Nolan departed from
:20:29. > :20:35.Newcastle, they might be on tricky ground. They recovered well. They
:20:35. > :20:45.are in a good league position. Many people discounted them for the
:20:45. > :21:05.
:21:05. > :21:15.challenge for the Champions League not a winger. Nolan expected
:21:15. > :21:52.
:21:52. > :22:02.Maynard pulls it back. Arriving was Lansbury. I thought for a moment,
:22:02. > :22:06.
:22:06. > :22:16.Turner was going to get a touch. has come out, Vaz Te went around
:22:16. > :22:16.
:22:16. > :22:22.him. Hudson clears it. What a pass. Vaz Te tried to flick it around
:22:22. > :22:32.Marshall and go the other side. You can see how deep the defend -- the
:22:32. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:45.defence is. It was good play from lose Scott Parker for the end of
:22:45. > :22:54.August, he needed to bring in experience. He did with the likes
:22:54. > :23:04.of Nolan and Faye. They have a deep scored. Nine strikers. -- deep
:23:04. > :23:16.
:23:16. > :23:26.Gunnarsson got away from Nolan. Mason has come in field. Trying to
:23:26. > :23:43.
:23:43. > :23:47.get the full backs board. Away by press higher, Cardiff. Interesting,
:23:47. > :23:57.as the attack built up, Whittingham was in a more advanced position at
:23:57. > :24:21.
:24:21. > :24:26.he has been in form -- as he has he was fouled. Vaz Te overplayed it.
:24:26. > :24:36.You have got to capitalise on situations like that. Vaz Te did
:24:36. > :25:03.
:25:03. > :25:13.the pace to get away. He went for a backheel. Maynard, trying to get
:25:13. > :25:19.
:25:19. > :25:23.turn of place, to get himself in first. He moved the defenders one
:25:23. > :25:30.way, he came the other way. He doesn't use his left foot, he tries
:25:30. > :25:40.with his right, it was open for him, a great opportunity. Just wide. He
:25:40. > :26:01.
:26:01. > :26:06.That is what Cardiff are about. Cardiff's attacking options are
:26:06. > :26:14.limited. It is strange that Robert Earnshaw doesn't seem to be
:26:14. > :26:24.featuring these days. He comes on as a sub, doesn't he? Not in favour
:26:24. > :26:40.
:26:40. > :26:50.Collison's Arak gave it back to him, Nolan blocked. -- collars and's
:26:50. > :26:53.
:26:53. > :26:59.error gave it back. The crowd is prostrating Cardiff. You have to
:26:59. > :27:07.keep working away, try to position yourself way you can slide the ball
:27:08. > :27:17.into the forwards. -- where you can slide the ball. He can't find the
:27:18. > :27:39.
:27:39. > :27:45.Marshall came and made sure it was away from danger. West Ham are
:27:45. > :27:55.making inroads down the left. Stretching the defence. Good
:27:55. > :28:07.
:28:07. > :28:13.sweeping from David Marshall, the great movement. Maynard got back
:28:13. > :28:17.and won it, the home crowd don't like it. I think he got the ball.
:28:17. > :28:22.Nicky Maynard's place came in useful going the other way. I don't
:28:22. > :28:32.think that Whittingham is aware. He just tucked it away from him. Great
:28:32. > :28:32.
:28:32. > :29:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:29:34. > :29:37.and Lansbury. A player on loan from back, go across, or go back. There
:29:37. > :29:45.is the full-time score from the north-east derby, Newcastle 1,
:29:45. > :29:48.Sunderland 1. A great ball from Faye. Vaz Te is too far out to put
:29:48. > :29:54.it towards goal, he is trying to nip it around Marshall to get the
:29:54. > :29:59.other side. Hudson debt-financed deals it away. Terrible mistake by
:29:59. > :30:03.McNaughton, Maynard! The keeper spread himself and made a very good
:30:03. > :30:09.stop, it should have been two. Ham have had some good
:30:09. > :30:14.opportunities and that was a gift. Oh, another one there. Maynard has
:30:14. > :30:18.closed very quickly on marshal this time, Chris Foy is running in.
:30:18. > :30:23.think he is all right, I think he slides to block the clearance and
:30:23. > :30:33.Marshall jumps to avoid. I don't think it is a booking. All sorts of
:30:33. > :30:43.
:30:43. > :30:50.problems. He tries to block it. He it was the header. Once again Nicky
:30:50. > :30:54.Maynard gets in front of the goal. I am sure Sam Allardyce will be
:30:54. > :31:04.thinking that is three good chances in the second half, they have not
:31:04. > :31:12.
:31:12. > :31:22.and the goalkeeper, words expressed. Just lacking a bit of composure.
:31:22. > :31:25.
:31:25. > :31:35.West Ham are moving the ball quickly and well. Clumsy, but good
:31:35. > :32:03.
:32:03. > :32:13.around Ben Turner. Now everybody O'Brien hoists it back in, and
:32:13. > :32:13.
:32:13. > :32:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:32:56. > :33:06.there was a push. Tomkins pushed assistant didn't give themselves a
:33:06. > :33:22.
:33:22. > :33:32.on. The referee is trying to calm down the situation. The right thing
:33:32. > :33:55.
:33:55. > :34:00.little touch down here, no composure. This happened earlier
:34:00. > :34:10.off the free-kick. We saw them coming together, the swinging of
:34:10. > :34:33.
:34:33. > :34:42.Barnes. If the referee sees that, see a way back into the game for
:34:42. > :34:47.Cardiff. Jonathan, there is always a way back into the game. At 1-0,
:34:47. > :34:52.you are never safe. They are only one opportunity from getting back
:34:52. > :35:01.into the game, having the crowd behind them, but they need to give
:35:01. > :35:08.the fans something to sing about. No Nolan was screaming for it
:35:08. > :35:16.beyond the far post. I think he does just enough to put Vaz Te off.
:35:16. > :35:26.Good play here. Collison get in here, was it too hard? I think it
:35:26. > :35:30.
:35:30. > :35:40.was too hard for anybody to get on make a change. Carlton Cole is
:35:40. > :35:42.
:35:42. > :35:51.warming up. He has won the ball. Referee is the only one in the
:35:51. > :36:01.stadium who thinks that was not a foul. The first half was tepid, but
:36:01. > :36:22.
:36:22. > :36:29.eye for the goal was well, hasn't he? He lets it drop, quick with the
:36:29. > :36:36.swing. The challenge a few seconds ago, I thought it was a foul. The
:36:36. > :36:41.change is taking place. Nicky Maynard departs. A good start of
:36:41. > :36:47.the second half. Carlton Cole coming on, what will he give them
:36:47. > :36:51.that is different? Taller, stronger, a better threat in the air. You
:36:51. > :37:01.would have to say Nicky Maynard has had some good opportunities to get
:37:01. > :37:36.
:37:36. > :37:44.his name on the scoresheet, and one lines and start again. His is
:37:44. > :37:53.aground that generates greater excitement and noise. Gunnarsson
:37:54. > :37:59.with the long throw in. Vaz Te! And it is just over the bar. Ben Turner
:37:59. > :38:09.and Mark Hudson got there to the near post. It is a good long throw.
:38:09. > :38:12.
:38:12. > :38:22.They are the centre-backs. Keeping his IRA on the ball, that is a gift.
:38:22. > :38:22.
:38:22. > :39:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:39:13. > :39:18.They have not tested Robert Green Nicky Maynard off the field now
:39:18. > :39:26.could have really settled it for West Ham after a couple of mistakes.
:39:26. > :39:31.This visit here, round the keeper, left foot, slide it in. He had a
:39:31. > :39:41.volley this world. I think it was McNaughton with a header, and here
:39:41. > :40:02.
:40:02. > :40:12.I expected Vaz Te to come over, support, help. 65 minutes. Checking
:40:12. > :40:18.
:40:18. > :40:28.his notes. He needs a goal. Filip Kiss is on the bench, he has made
:40:28. > :40:55.
:40:55. > :40:59.Miller. Closed quickly. Towards Carlton Cole. Twice now, in the
:40:59. > :41:05.last couple of attacks, they have headed the ball away poorly, West
:41:05. > :41:12.Ham United. They have not cleared it really, just moved its out of
:41:12. > :41:22.the danger area. They have got to take a few chances. Carlton Cole is
:41:22. > :41:33.
:41:33. > :41:43.up there on his own, just one behind the ball, just this push
:41:43. > :41:51.
:41:51. > :41:58.frustrating the opponents. Don't give them any opportunity. It is a
:41:58. > :42:08.good one for Peter Whittingham, the position it is in. Far enough so
:42:08. > :42:32.
:42:32. > :42:39.that he can get it up over the wall The distance was good, the angle
:42:39. > :42:49.was good. Up and down, Robert Green stranded. It just doesn't fall the
:42:49. > :42:56.
:42:56. > :43:06.a free kick, none given. assistant was close by, nothing
:43:06. > :43:06.
:43:06. > :43:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:43:55. > :44:05.Mason has let it slip away. Now Could play. Lovely counter-
:44:05. > :44:06.
:44:06. > :44:16.attacking football. shaping it around, using the win in the
:44:16. > :44:55.
:44:55. > :45:00.a way back for Cardiff, suddenly they have just given the crowd some
:45:00. > :45:06.hope. They have tried to put some pressure on counter-attacks, that
:45:06. > :45:10.shot from Kenny Miller over the bar. You have got to take chances. You
:45:10. > :45:20.are coming to the time in the season when a draw is not really
:45:20. > :45:31.
:45:31. > :45:36.will be interested in the plight of Portsmouth, whether they are at the
:45:36. > :45:41.top or the bottom. If they go, their results will be expunged and
:45:41. > :45:45.it will have a real effect. You have to feel sorry for those
:45:45. > :45:55.supporters who have followed Portsmouth through thick and thin
:45:55. > :45:56.
:45:57. > :46:02.equaliser. The angle was good for him. Everyone moved away, there was
:46:02. > :46:06.only one thing in his mind. Up and over the wall and it was just the
:46:06. > :46:16.width of the post. It could get them back in the grain, the crowd
:46:16. > :46:18.
:46:18. > :46:24.get behind the team. -- back in the managers about their plans to deal
:46:25. > :46:29.with various opponents -- a few Championship managers. When you ask
:46:29. > :46:33.them about Cardiff they say they can have a game plan but if Peter
:46:33. > :46:37.Whittingham takes a free kick, the plans can go down the drain. Most
:46:37. > :46:42.teams have that special player. He has had a good goalscoring record
:46:42. > :46:52.over the years. He was the leading goalscorer couple of years ago,
:46:52. > :47:05.
:47:06. > :47:14.with 20 to from wide. -- 22 from think Mark Noble was looking for
:47:14. > :47:18.Carlton Cole to come towards him. I tell you what, get on the weights!
:47:18. > :47:28.It by is a bit of time, it takes the steam out of it, it runs down
:47:28. > :47:56.
:47:56. > :48:06.hand side. Whittingham checks back on to his left foot, and the cross
:48:06. > :48:17.
:48:17. > :48:22.measure his cross. Cowie, back to him. He dinks it in, straight to
:48:22. > :48:32.Robert Green. Everybody is in the box. Five players waiting for that
:48:32. > :48:46.
:48:46. > :48:50.come on. Collison, chasing, away by Tanner. West Ham are very efficient.
:48:50. > :48:54.-- away by Turner. Good to see him back around the first team, he was
:48:54. > :49:02.out for eight months after a horrible injury last season against
:49:02. > :49:12.Aston Villa. Lansbury departs. O'Neil comes on. He had a brief
:49:12. > :49:38.
:49:38. > :49:48.loan spell at Cardiff in 2004. He in the Premier League that would
:49:48. > :50:17.
:50:17. > :50:24.have been a yellow card. There does scored! He made all the running and
:50:24. > :50:32.it is 2-0 to West Ham. That has sent them a giant stride towards
:50:32. > :50:38.victory. What a run. He picks the ball up by the halfway line. He
:50:38. > :50:44.goes past Kevin McNaughton. He gets a bit lucky. The cross comes in, it
:50:44. > :50:54.comes back to him, what a finish with the right foot. It bobbles
:50:54. > :50:58.
:50:58. > :51:04.into the ground. David Marshall can opposed to out of play, Ben Turner.
:51:04. > :51:11.I would say that has sealed the points for West Ham. I make that
:51:11. > :51:21.his first goal in over five years. Five years and three months. Since
:51:21. > :51:42.
:51:42. > :51:52.Ham United in his previous spell. Can't remember it! It was in the
:51:52. > :52:00.
:52:00. > :52:05.Gunnarsson that he has played an advantage. -- indicated to
:52:05. > :52:10.Gunnarsson. There is no way through. He can't -- Cardiff can't break
:52:10. > :52:20.down the midfield. I think that is the best description for their
:52:20. > :52:25.
:52:25. > :52:32.performance, really hard working, Robert Green. The ball was under
:52:32. > :52:42.his feet, he did not get any power. The first save that Green has had
:52:42. > :52:57.
:52:57. > :53:05.final. You expected Cardiff to start the game at a tempo and it
:53:05. > :53:15.did not happen. West Ham dictated play. Nowlan got a round his man,
:53:15. > :53:31.
:53:31. > :53:41.here in the last two seasons, in terms of the play-offs -- some hard
:53:41. > :53:48.
:53:48. > :53:55.they were at the end of July and August, when he had to build a team
:53:55. > :54:02.to kick of the season. He did it and got the wind against West Ham
:54:02. > :54:07.United -- the win. It is a hard pill to swallow at the moment. A
:54:07. > :54:17.difficult week ahead with a trip to Brighton, and then Bristol City.
:54:17. > :54:22.
:54:22. > :54:29.Vaz Te, 10 minutes to go, he are two up. When Ricardo Vaz Te was
:54:29. > :54:35.at Bolton, they always said he still had time but he is in his
:54:35. > :54:45.mid-20s now. Sometimes they develop late, they sometimes drop down, to
:54:45. > :54:59.
:54:59. > :55:03.are no passengers in West Ham. Everybody has to work hard. When
:55:03. > :55:07.they are not in possession, they have a position, they get back,
:55:07. > :55:17.they fill in and it is absolutely frustrating Cardiff to death.
:55:17. > :55:29.
:55:29. > :55:39.Everybody is back behind the ball through. Gunnarsson just tumbled on
:55:39. > :55:41.
:55:41. > :55:48.the edge of the penalty area. No question of it being a penalty.
:55:48. > :55:58.Carlton Cole closing on Turner. And now Hudson, he has played well for
:55:58. > :56:14.
:56:14. > :56:24.He fouled his man. He fouled him twice. The first goal in five years
:56:24. > :56:51.
:56:51. > :57:01.Camp won in Cardiff in the league. It was 1980 -- since West Ham have
:57:01. > :57:12.
:57:12. > :57:17.is to see your season unravel. You come to a key time in the season,
:57:17. > :57:22.how much did the final take out of them? They have looked flat, they
:57:22. > :57:27.haven't moved the ball well. Large credit to West Ham. The way that
:57:27. > :57:37.they set up. Frustrate, a lot of experience in the team, but a lot
:57:37. > :57:37.
:57:37. > :58:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:58:28. > :58:32.Ham, with plenty of bodies back. thought it was a foul. Turner was
:58:32. > :58:40.the man behind him. The Cardiff fans are not happy with Carlton
:58:40. > :58:43.Cole. When you get to positions like this, where one team is
:58:43. > :58:48.organised and you drop back behind the ball, you need individuals. If
:58:48. > :58:51.you cannot play one-twos to get behind the defence, you need
:58:51. > :58:56.somebody who can trouble. At the moment, Cardiff don't have the
:58:56. > :59:06.person who can trouble. Vukic has drifted in and out of the game.
:59:06. > :59:18.
:59:18. > :59:23.That was more direct from has covered so much ground. He
:59:23. > :59:27.always seems to, for West Ham. makes himself available. McCartney
:59:27. > :59:37.was fouled by Vukic. He makes himself available, he works hard,
:59:37. > :59:47.he gets around the pitch. Just having a word with Nolan. In full
:59:47. > :00:21.
:00:21. > :00:31.the goalkeeper. Created an opening, slipping away. Robert Green had to
:00:31. > :00:37.
:00:37. > :00:43.come and get it. Abdoulaye Faye, his teeth touching his hamstring?
:00:43. > :00:53.He'd just got in the way. A poor back pass, just trying to look the
:00:53. > :01:13.
:01:14. > :01:23.other side. Virtually off the line target than Cardiff City. A lot of
:01:24. > :01:42.
:01:42. > :01:52.empty spaces now in the stance. -- Campbell? It didn't seem to me that
:01:52. > :02:16.
:02:16. > :02:26.now. A hundred and 20 minutes a lot of these Cardiff players played
:02:26. > :02:59.
:02:59. > :03:09.best of passes. His shot, if it had Ghanaian -- gone in instead of
:03:09. > :03:22.
:03:22. > :03:32.hitting the post, it would have face. Frustration, a tough seven
:03:32. > :03:34.
:03:34. > :03:39.days. This is driven in, and it just hits McCartney's left hand. I
:03:39. > :03:46.am not sure if he did it on purpose, but it is outside the penalty area.
:03:46. > :03:51.You can't give a free-kick for that. I don't think so. Looking at it
:03:51. > :03:57.from West Ham's perspective, what do you want to do? Keep a clean
:03:57. > :04:02.sheet, don't give them any encouragement, quiet and the crowd,
:04:02. > :04:06.and they have done all those things. At the start of the second half,
:04:06. > :04:10.they created some really good opportunities which could have put
:04:10. > :04:20.this well beyond Cardiff early in the game. Two minutes of stoppage
:04:20. > :04:20.
:04:20. > :05:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 48 seconds
:05:07. > :05:17.Jack Collison decided to come in, Kevin Nolan thought he was out.
:05:17. > :05:38.
:05:38. > :05:47.This is something Sam Allardyce a snippet of an opportunity, he
:05:47. > :05:53.didn't take it. West Ham needed to respond today, given Southampton's
:05:53. > :05:58.victory yesterday, and they have done. They moved to within a point
:05:58. > :06:06.again of Southampton at the top of the table. Reading have had a good
:06:06. > :06:13.run, they are in third place, and it would leave Cardiff City looking
:06:14. > :06:18.like promotion is a distant opportunity now. A lot of teams are
:06:18. > :06:28.involved in trying to get into the play-offs. It is the automatic
:06:28. > :06:43.
:06:43. > :06:47.it? They came so close with Kenny Miller, but it was West Ham South's
:06:47. > :06:53.victory. The goals came from a familiar source with Kevin Nolan
:06:53. > :07:03.getting the first of the goals, but the second goal was unexpected. No
:07:03. > :07:03.
:07:03. > :07:13.one really anticipated that George McCartney's long and winding goal
:07:13. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:27.would be a long and winding road... Unintended, that was! Or full! --
:07:27. > :07:35.
:07:35. > :07:39.I got the Beatles joke, even if he didn't! West Ham and now one point
:07:39. > :07:42.behind Southampton. Cardiff are now 11 points from an automatic
:07:42. > :07:47.promotion place. They will be promotion place. They will be
:07:47. > :07:51.pushing for the play-offs, but so many teams around them. Leicester
:07:51. > :07:54.and firmly might think they are in with a shout because it is so
:07:54. > :08:01.with a shout because it is so congested at the top.
:08:01. > :08:07.Kevin, well played, back with a band. I have to really, didn't I?
:08:07. > :08:12.The men have been fabulous. I am delighted with the clean sheet. My
:08:12. > :08:21.little curl told me I had to score so that was for her. Was this a
:08:21. > :08:25.good time to play Cardiff given their heartache last week? I don't
:08:26. > :08:32.know, maybe that did take a bit out of them but we have to take
:08:32. > :08:37.advantage. We were magnificent from start to finish, well worthy of 2-0.
:08:37. > :08:42.Is there a feeling you can hang on to second place? We are going for
:08:42. > :08:47.the first place. We want to win, we want to go up automatically, no
:08:47. > :08:53.doubt about that but we want to go as champions so we will be pushing
:08:53. > :09:00.Southampton all the way. Anywhere in this division, if they are
:09:00. > :09:04.challenging their one to beat in the automatic places. For sure. I
:09:04. > :09:09.thought it was a really good performance from West Ham. They got
:09:09. > :09:15.a bit of fortune with the way the ball ricocheted for the cross in
:09:15. > :09:24.but overall they have worked hard. Crucially timed, that first goal.
:09:24. > :09:28.Cardiff will be kicking themselves, so many players around the ball.
:09:28. > :09:35.Nobody made a tackle, there were six guys around him, but a great
:09:35. > :09:39.finish. And was there some lethargy in Cardiff? George McCartney's
:09:39. > :09:42.second goal for West Ham, perhaps second goal for West Ham, perhaps
:09:42. > :09:47.as unexpected for him as it was for the defenders. They didn't seem to
:09:47. > :09:57.really want to get in there. surprised. The defenders are in the
:09:57. > :09:58.
:09:58. > :10:05.right position, but they have not decide -- decided who will take it,
:10:05. > :10:11.and then it is in the back of the net. Kevin Nolan has got to do
:10:11. > :10:17.better in the tackle. He has run through, he has gone 50 yards, and
:10:17. > :10:23.he is the first to react. Poor defending from Cardiff. Peter
:10:23. > :10:29.Whittingham, 1-0 to hit the post. He will be thinking about that a
:10:29. > :10:38.night. Yes, the keeper might have saved it if it went inside the post.
:10:38. > :10:43.I don't know what David thinks? he is renowned for his left foot,
:10:44. > :10:49.Robert Green obviously said he had it covered. We will talk more about
:10:49. > :10:57.this game on the red button, but we need to talk further because of the
:10:57. > :11:02.news that broke at half-time that Andres Villas Boas has left Chelsea.
:11:02. > :11:12.We have boards already on names in the frame. You may be surprised by
:11:12. > :11:13.
:11:13. > :11:21.some of the names. This is for the next full-time boss, because
:11:21. > :11:29.Roberto is almost at 6-1. Any of those names more prominent for you
:11:29. > :11:38.than another? I just feel sorry for AVV. Maybe he can get the best out
:11:38. > :11:44.of Torres. I don't feel much love for him from the fans. He has been
:11:44. > :11:48.naive, but the board and the players have got to be culpable.
:11:48. > :11:53.They have dictated what happens. The owners are at Chelsea have got
:11:53. > :11:57.to realise that now maybe they are not good enough to get into the
:11:57. > :12:02.team and there Koreas are coming to an end. They are up in the business
:12:02. > :12:09.of winning, they have got to win at different levels. Of course there
:12:09. > :12:13.has been the criteria since Jose- Maria neo-, to win titles, qualify
:12:13. > :12:19.for the Champions League and win it. What is interesting is that John
:12:19. > :12:26.Terry is in the frame. Managerial material? I'm surprised he was not
:12:26. > :12:36.in the frame for the England job! Perhaps he needs to look a
:12:36. > :12:36.
:12:36. > :12:45.different way, Roman Abramovich. David Moyes? Someone who has taken
:12:45. > :12:49.Everton, I mean why go down that road again? David Moyes for me.
:12:49. > :12:58.Before we go, confirmation of the earlier game in the Premier League
:12:58. > :13:04.today, Newcastle against Sunderland and it finished 1-1. The action
:13:04. > :13:09.from that is in Match Of The Day 2 at 10pm. That is it from us on BBC