:01:16. > :01:22.Hello, there. What a truly remarkable season this one is
:01:23. > :01:25.turning out tobe. And on Match Of The Day this week, the entertainment
:01:26. > :01:29.continues unabated. Seven tremendous games for you, with goals all over
:01:30. > :01:33.the place. The window may have shut, but keep your telly on. Alan Hansen
:01:34. > :01:36.and Danny Murphy stayed put as the transfer deadline passed. We start
:01:37. > :01:40.in the Potteries, where Stoke City, with just one point in six games to
:01:41. > :01:47.their name, faced a Manchester United side whose midweek was lifted
:01:48. > :01:51.considerably by a new arrival. Juan Mata having a medical today.
:01:52. > :02:03.Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Mata. I am thrilled, we are
:02:04. > :02:11.delighted to have him. Here is the first touch for Juan Mata, really
:02:12. > :02:15.orchestrating things already. The whole move started with his
:02:16. > :02:21.crossfield ball. I am looking forward to playing more. He takes
:02:22. > :02:26.the applause. Simon Brotherton was at the Britannia Stadium.
:02:27. > :02:34.Stoke, without a win in six, have been dragged into the relegation
:02:35. > :02:38.fight. Arnautovic comes in to replace Steven Nzonzi, who is
:02:39. > :02:53.suspended. And there is a home debut for new signing Peter Odemwingie.
:02:54. > :02:54.Juan Mata, van Persie and Wayne Rooney start together for the first
:02:55. > :03:12.time. Manchester United are going to be
:03:13. > :03:17.forced to make an early change, with Rafael coming on. It looks as though
:03:18. > :03:19.it might be Jonny Evans who is struggling. He clearly does not look
:03:20. > :03:35.comfortable. This looks good for Patrice Evra.
:03:36. > :03:37.Van Persie! It did look rather as though Marc Wilson had his arms
:03:38. > :03:54.around the neck of van Persie. In it comes from Evra! And it is
:03:55. > :03:57.wide from Wayne Rooney. First attempt on goal for Manchester
:03:58. > :04:09.United, and it could so easily have been the first goal of the match.
:04:10. > :04:18.Given away by Odemwingie to Juan Mata, of all people. Here is Rooney.
:04:19. > :04:29.Outside him, Rafael. Inside the penalty area is Juan Mata.
:04:30. > :04:36.Odemwingie got his wires crossed a bit, conceding the corner. He does
:04:37. > :04:41.not look terribly impressed so far, it must be said. Just over the top
:04:42. > :05:02.from van Persie. Shawcross up towards Jon Walters.
:05:03. > :05:04.The referee was waiting to see if there was an advantage, which there
:05:05. > :05:19.was not. They get the free kick. Charlie Adam! And it has taken a
:05:20. > :05:25.deflection and gone in! Stoke City are ahead, we have got a game on our
:05:26. > :05:27.hands. They have hardly threatened at all in this first half, but 37
:05:28. > :05:36.minutes in, Stoke City are ahead. Goalkeeper de Gea was wrong-footed,
:05:37. > :05:46.and there was nothing he could do about it. Now the volume is going
:05:47. > :05:52.through the roof here in the Potteries.
:05:53. > :05:59.That was a nasty clash involving Jon Walters and Phil Jones. The
:06:00. > :06:07.Manchester United defender coming off worse, with a real bang on the
:06:08. > :06:11.head. It is turning into a problematic afternoon for David
:06:12. > :06:23.Moyes and Manchester United. Here is how it happened. Oh, it was a nasty
:06:24. > :06:37.one, and it was a heavy fall. It has been a lengthy stoppage.
:06:38. > :06:46.Forward by Carrick, Danny Welbeck was offside, van Persie!
:06:47. > :06:50.Great start to the second half, less than two minutes in, and Robin van
:06:51. > :07:12.Persie equalises. Here it is again. The pass was from Mata, the finish
:07:13. > :07:17.from Robin van Persie. The rain is now sweeping across the stadium.
:07:18. > :07:23.Peter Crouch, showed too much of it to Michael Carrick. Carrick has done
:07:24. > :07:25.well in central defence since moving there.
:07:26. > :07:39.Charlie Adam! What a goal! What a sensational goal from Charlie Adam!
:07:40. > :07:45.Well, if there was an element of fortune about the first one, there
:07:46. > :07:47.was nothing lucky about this one. Charlie Adam has blasted it into the
:07:48. > :07:54.top corner. Charlie Adam, with support provided
:07:55. > :08:04.by Pieters. Not a happy afternoon for David
:08:05. > :08:31.Moyes thus far. 14 minutes to go plus any added
:08:32. > :08:38.time. What a famous win this would be for the United old boy.
:08:39. > :08:50.Assaidi! What a goal that would have been. Here we go again!
:08:51. > :08:56.Oh, that was a great chance and could so easily have been turned in.
:08:57. > :09:04.Manchester United have survived, and Mata tries to come away with it. He
:09:05. > :09:06.wins a free kick. Manchester United looking at a third away defeat of
:09:07. > :09:23.the season. That was a chance for Ashley Young.
:09:24. > :09:30.But the header was misdirected way, way wide of the goal. Manchester
:09:31. > :09:31.United have got to come up with something pretty sharpish here if
:09:32. > :09:36.they are to avoid defeat. Hernandez, fouled by Ireland. Not a
:09:37. > :10:09.great spot to give away a free kick. Rooney! Onto the post by the keeper!
:10:10. > :10:13.United cannot turn it in. Over the top by Cleverley. So, so close to an
:10:14. > :10:22.equaliser. Fantastic save by Begovic.
:10:23. > :10:32.How much more time are we going to have to play, says Mark Hughes.
:10:33. > :10:35.Well, that is it. Stoke City have beaten Manchester United in the
:10:36. > :10:43.league for the first time since Boxing Day 1984.
:10:44. > :10:48.We felt a bit aggrieved in the last couple of months in terms of luck
:10:49. > :10:52.going against us, and things seeming to conspire against us. Today we had
:10:53. > :10:56.a bit of fortune with the opening goal. But for the rest of the game,
:10:57. > :10:59.we fully deserved the victory. We had a disappointment in midweek,
:11:00. > :11:05.when we lost against Sunderland in difficult circumstances, going down
:11:06. > :11:11.to ten men. I was worried that that might have an impact on us today.
:11:12. > :11:14.But once the game started, I thought we were fantastic, in terms of our
:11:15. > :11:19.determination and willingness to work hard for each other. I do not
:11:20. > :11:22.think we could have been any more unlucky than we were. The first goal
:11:23. > :11:29.was an incredible deflection. We were the better side. And the second
:11:30. > :11:32.one was a world-class finish. But I thought we made numerous chances and
:11:33. > :11:43.opportunities to score, we just did not take them. On a difficult day, I
:11:44. > :11:48.thought we played quite well. As a midfielder, you want to try and get
:11:49. > :11:52.as many goals as you can. I am on my way to a target which I try and
:11:53. > :11:56.reach every season. We will argue he is just doing his job, because he is
:11:57. > :11:59.an outstanding keeper. If he is called upon, he is able to make
:12:00. > :12:03.those crucial saves. It came back out off the post, but the lads were
:12:04. > :12:07.there to help him out. It typified the spirit in the group. The last
:12:08. > :12:14.time Stoke beat Manchester United, a very young Mark Hughes was playing.
:12:15. > :12:19.It was a terrific effort. They certainly did not play like a side
:12:20. > :12:22.which has taken one point out of 18. Mark Hughes was right - tenacity,
:12:23. > :12:27.perseverance, bodies on the line, playing for their manager. In the
:12:28. > :12:32.last 15 minutes, they were unbelievably good. I always thought
:12:33. > :12:36.they were in a false position, and after this, they can go from
:12:37. > :12:41.strength to strength. Both managers referring to the fact that fortune
:12:42. > :12:45.favoured Stoke today? Yes, I do not want to say they were lucky, but
:12:46. > :12:47.certainly, they had a change of fortune. Some decisions have gone
:12:48. > :12:52.against them dramatically in the last six matches. Today, the
:12:53. > :12:55.conditions were horrific. The Manchester United players, sitting
:12:56. > :12:56.in the dressing room, thinking, the conditions favour them. Such a
:12:57. > :13:15.strong wind, difficult to play in. You can see how far this goes in the
:13:16. > :13:21.wind. And then of course, Manchester United unlucky with the two
:13:22. > :13:30.centre-backs going off. The opening goal for Stoke was a cruel
:13:31. > :13:34.deflection. The second one, Arnautovic touches it to Charlie
:13:35. > :13:38.Adam, but the finish is sublime. But I think they deserved it. They
:13:39. > :13:47.certainly deserved something out of the game. They did. I worry for
:13:48. > :13:51.Manchester United, they have been looking vulnerable, even in some of
:13:52. > :13:54.the games they have won. With Rio Ferdinand and Vidic not fit, and
:13:55. > :13:58.now, with Phil Jones and Evans injured, the next few games could be
:13:59. > :14:01.tough. Last season we were saying, they were not playing well but
:14:02. > :14:05.winning. This season, they have been getting beaten. That is a sea
:14:06. > :14:09.change. That is their eighth defeat this season. Their worst ever in the
:14:10. > :14:16.Premier League is nine. But does Mata offer them some hope?
:14:17. > :14:22.Absolutely. When you look at the great players, they can go past
:14:23. > :14:26.people and score. What Mata does, he is not that kind of player, he takes
:14:27. > :14:30.the minimum of touches, moves it quickly, but he takes up positions
:14:31. > :14:35.where you cannot pick him up, and then he plays it, and he rarely
:14:36. > :14:36.gives it away. One touch, and again, this was how good Stoke were
:14:37. > :14:56.defensively. The last 15 minutes he was in behind
:14:57. > :15:02.them. A great ball from Rooney. Brilliant play. Same again. Two
:15:03. > :15:10.touches, good cross, great defending by Stoke. One touch, into van
:15:11. > :15:17.Persie, into the back of the net. He is a stunning player. You will never
:15:18. > :15:21.understand why Mourinho sold him. Fourth-place ever more distant for
:15:22. > :15:29.Manchester United? It is looking tough. They have a long way to catch
:15:30. > :15:34.Liverpool now. Next to the Tyne-Wear derby. Newcastle last Yohan Cabaye
:15:35. > :15:46.in the transfer window. They started the day in eighth place.
:15:47. > :15:54.On days like these, form and history count for little. And that is a good
:15:55. > :15:57.thing for Newcastle. Sunderland has the form right now. They could make
:15:58. > :16:01.it three wins in succession against their great rivals for the first
:16:02. > :16:04.time in 91 years. Over the years, only the great Jackie Milburn has
:16:05. > :16:11.scored more derby goals than Shola Ameobi. The home-grown striker comes
:16:12. > :16:17.in to try to add to his seven goals against Sunderland. Also in the
:16:18. > :16:22.side, younger brother Sami. It is the first time they have started a
:16:23. > :16:30.game together. Liam Bridcutt makes his debut for Sunderland. Adam
:16:31. > :16:39.Johnson is Sunderland's main man. This is his 200th game in the
:16:40. > :16:43.Premier League. Another derby day in the north-east. Irrespective of
:16:44. > :16:45.league positions, this is always the one that matters more than any
:16:46. > :17:08.other. Phil Bardsley, incredibly, is
:17:09. > :17:18.Sunderland 's second top goal-scorer this season. Marcus Alonso has fired
:17:19. > :17:20.over. It was a golden chance. He had to hit the target. He just got
:17:21. > :17:40.underneath it. Phil Dowd has given a penalty! Spot
:17:41. > :17:46.kick, Sunderland. Anita is aghast. They went in for it together. It was
:17:47. > :17:51.a clumsy tackle from Vurnun Anita. Nowhere near the ball. He was right
:17:52. > :17:58.across Bardsley. Sunderland, from the spot in the Premier League this
:17:59. > :18:03.season, and their 100% record. Now it is Fabio Borini... He scored
:18:04. > :18:10.against Manchester United in the League Cup. And he powers it in to
:18:11. > :18:14.give Sunderland the advantage. The player who scored the late, late
:18:15. > :18:17.winner against Newcastle at the end of October, has drawn first blood
:18:18. > :18:25.for Sunderland at Saint James 's Park. There is something about
:18:26. > :18:32.Newcastle that the Italian likes. Scored here last April. Now scores
:18:33. > :18:49.against them for his third game in a row.
:18:50. > :19:02.Johnson! 2-0 Sunderland! Is happening all over again for them at
:19:03. > :19:05.Saint James 's Park. Adam Johnson, six goals in his last four Premier
:19:06. > :19:18.League games. Lovely touch to Colback. He went for goal himself. A
:19:19. > :19:27.touch of bad fortune there for Tim Krul.
:19:28. > :19:49.Talk of an England recall for Adam Johnson after 18 months out.
:19:50. > :19:59.That was one of the best passes of the match. A grimace on the face of
:20:00. > :20:01.the boss. Newcastle United have not won in 72 league games, and went
:20:02. > :20:15.behind at half-time. Notes being taken, words being
:20:16. > :20:24.composed. I would not mind being a fly on the wall in the Newcastle
:20:25. > :20:28.dressing room at half-time. When you look at midfield, you realise that
:20:29. > :20:33.is the area where Newcastle are missing a main figure. They tried to
:20:34. > :20:39.replace Yohan Cabaye but a move did not happen. Newcastle cannot do a
:20:40. > :20:45.lot about it now that the window has closed.
:20:46. > :20:52.He goes close once every week. That was a good try. A good strong hand
:20:53. > :21:00.away. That was the chance. It was the man
:21:01. > :21:09.they would have wanted the chance to fall too. Shola Ameobi came on to it
:21:10. > :21:12.at just the right time. Gus Poyet used to do significant damage to
:21:13. > :21:18.Newcastle United as a Chelsea player. Sir Bobby Robson called him
:21:19. > :21:27.the scourge of Newcastle at one time.
:21:28. > :21:35.That was wonderful from Adam Johnson. A player right on top of
:21:36. > :21:40.his game right now. He jinked his way through a crowd of black and
:21:41. > :22:02.white shirts. He nearly had enough bend on the shot to put it in.
:22:03. > :22:10.Ameobi took that well. He was stopped by the goalkeeper. A lovely
:22:11. > :22:14.bit of control from Shola Ameobi. But today it is not going for him.
:22:15. > :22:20.It is not going for Newcastle. He could not do anything else. Good
:22:21. > :22:27.awareness by the goalkeeper. Off the line. Fabio Borini. What a nightmare
:22:28. > :22:32.he has proved for Newcastle every time he has faced them. Glum faces
:22:33. > :22:50.everywhere you look amongst those adorned by black and white.
:22:51. > :22:58.Jozy Altidore. It is the sign of a striker who has not got any
:22:59. > :23:02.confidence in front of goal. Let's credit the goalkeeper. He will not
:23:03. > :23:19.have a better chance than that in many a game. Colback! It is all over
:23:20. > :23:34.now. Just like last season. Sunderland beating Newcastle 3-0.
:23:35. > :23:45.Jack Colback's second goal of the season. His fourth senior goal for
:23:46. > :23:54.Sunderland. This might be an even darker day for Newcastle than last
:23:55. > :24:02.April's defeat. That sums it up. That is as glum as it gets. It is
:24:03. > :24:09.Sunderland's derby day again. Emphatically so. Deja vu in terms of
:24:10. > :24:12.the result. It is a sign of how things are going for Sunderland that
:24:13. > :24:18.there are no histrionics, just a celebration of another huge three
:24:19. > :24:30.points. Another devastating defeat for Newcastle United. And as last
:24:31. > :24:36.April, a final score of 3-0. A long way to go yet. The most
:24:37. > :24:40.important thing is to keep this going? Yes, sometimes you try to
:24:41. > :24:44.prepare ahead but it is difficult. You cannot think how many games you
:24:45. > :24:48.need to win. Stoke, Newcastle and Hull at home will be key.
:24:49. > :24:55.need to win. Stoke, Newcastle and Hull at home will be Maybe it is
:24:56. > :24:59.going to be tough. We sit in a position in the league for no reason
:25:00. > :25:04.other than we have had a strong season. We have had some tremendous
:25:05. > :25:10.results. But we have lost a good player. And we have got a player who
:25:11. > :25:14.has got most of our goals on the bench. We have to find a game plan,
:25:15. > :25:22.to find a way that works for us. It did not work for us today.
:25:23. > :25:28.There will be questions about England again. Have you missed it?
:25:29. > :25:40.Of course I have missed it. It is the best thing of all playing for
:25:41. > :25:45.England. A few months ago I probably thought I had no chance but maybe I
:25:46. > :25:49.will get a chance. It is not a bad time to do this? Yes, if there is
:25:50. > :25:50.any time to do it, it is probably now.
:25:51. > :25:54.Sunderland were worthy winners? Sunderland in dreamland. What a
:25:55. > :26:00.change since Gus Poyet has come in. The massive improvement is without
:26:01. > :26:05.the ball. Wes Brown and John O'Shea, their understanding is good. When
:26:06. > :26:08.they have not got the ball, they have got men behind the ball. They
:26:09. > :26:15.hold their position and retreat to the 18 yard line.
:26:16. > :26:20.He has brought new life into the club? Confidence. That is the
:26:21. > :26:25.difference. A lot of people wrote them off. They all want the ball,
:26:26. > :26:32.they all go forward, they are playing with a spring in their step.
:26:33. > :26:38.A special mention for the debutante. They were all very good. Adam
:26:39. > :26:53.Johnson, he was good. The set plays, brilliant. The pass to Borini is
:26:54. > :26:58.perfection. And then, like Danny says, he is running forward. You
:26:59. > :27:04.head this great, gets in there. A bit unlucky. For his goal, we pick
:27:05. > :27:11.up on the right side. He is right in at the back post. And he scores. In
:27:12. > :27:23.the second half, this is absolutely phenomenal play. The touch, the
:27:24. > :27:33.trickery, the end result. On his favoured left side. It hits the
:27:34. > :27:36.post. A brilliant performance. One of the players that Paolo di
:27:37. > :27:43.Canio banished during his stay there was Phil Bardsley. He has come back
:27:44. > :27:46.and blossomed? He was always a decent player. The first seven games
:27:47. > :27:50.he did not play, they had one point. He has come back and they have got
:27:51. > :27:57.23 points. They have got an experienced back four. What he does
:27:58. > :28:09.well here, he holds his position. He makes him go back. Great defending.
:28:10. > :28:13.Again, what he does well here is he shows them down the line. Great
:28:14. > :28:21.tenacity. In the second half when they came under a bit of pressure,
:28:22. > :28:27.he has to talk in there. Then, he pounces. Great challenge. A little
:28:28. > :28:41.mistake from John O'Shea there. Phil Bardsley is back in position. A
:28:42. > :28:45.great tackle on Shola Ameobi on the edge of the box. The two of them,
:28:46. > :28:48.this is absolutely fantastic. Adam Johnson, brilliant. The run is
:28:49. > :28:52.brilliant. It is a penalty kick. He has been a revelation coming back.
:28:53. > :28:57.Adam Johnson, is he good enough to play for England now? He keeps on
:28:58. > :29:04.playing in the manner he is playing at the minute, he will have a
:29:05. > :29:07.chance. I am not sure he will be in the starting line-up. Newcastle have
:29:08. > :29:10.had a bad couple of weeks? They have. It is understandable. The
:29:11. > :29:16.players in the dressing room looking around... You could sense their
:29:17. > :29:20.flatness today. They have played well. They are in a good position.
:29:21. > :29:27.You worry that the season may peter out. Loic Remy is banned for another
:29:28. > :29:34.couple of games. It will be a tough end to the season.
:29:35. > :29:40.Two teams in need of an upturn in form - Cardiff City, bottom of the
:29:41. > :29:48.table, and Norwich City, who have won just one in eight games.
:29:49. > :30:01.After a hectic transfer window, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer includes two of his
:30:02. > :30:10.new signings. Fabiola and Jones are given their debuts -- Fabio and
:30:11. > :30:16.Jones. Another recruit, Wilfried Zaha, is on the bench. Three changes
:30:17. > :30:19.for the visitors, including Johan Elmander, preferred to Ricky van
:30:20. > :30:21.Wolfswinkel. The Swede is yet to score in 18 Premier League
:30:22. > :30:37.appearances this campaign. Good ball. Olsen gets in round the
:30:38. > :30:41.back. Snodgrass! Within four and a quarter minutes, Norwich City are in
:30:42. > :30:45.front. It was a simple goal for Snodgrass. Once Olsen had been
:30:46. > :30:46.played through, he had enormous amounts of time to pick out his
:30:47. > :31:17.target. No question of offside. Atrophic start for Norwich, looking
:31:18. > :31:22.for their third away win of the campaign -- a terrific start.
:31:23. > :31:28.Olsson, who was an integral part of the opening goal. He might well keep
:31:29. > :31:31.this in play, and he does. And he manages to find Elmander. Here comes
:31:32. > :31:35.Johnson. Over the bar. But the warning signs are evident here. And
:31:36. > :31:49.the unrest among the Cardiff City supporters is clear.
:31:50. > :32:04.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer already towards the edge of his technical area.
:32:05. > :32:15.Craig Noone with a delicious ball. Jordon Mutch was within a whisker of
:32:16. > :32:19.getting on the end of it. Fabulous ball by Noone, great vision. There
:32:20. > :32:21.are positive signs, when Cardiff go forward, but negatives when they are
:32:22. > :32:41.in defence. Martin, on towards Elmander... Into
:32:42. > :32:46.the path of Johnson, over the bar! That could have gone anywhere after
:32:47. > :32:49.the deflection. Indications that there are more goals for Norwich if
:32:50. > :32:59.they can string a few passes together.
:33:00. > :33:15.Given away. On towards Bellamy! 1-1! Craig Bellamy, his first Premier
:33:16. > :33:20.League goal for Cardiff City. He brings the home side level. That is
:33:21. > :33:26.more like it, says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Zaha was involved.
:33:27. > :33:28.Bellamy did not seem to have hit it cleanly enough, but John Ruddy could
:33:29. > :33:59.only watch in desperation. And here comes Wilfried Zaha again.
:34:00. > :34:04.Good ball. Jordon Mutch! Just beyond the post. It is a different Cardiff
:34:05. > :34:23.City. It is a different stadium. Jones! What a turnaround! Two goals
:34:24. > :34:28.in just over a minute, and a celebration we have not seen for a
:34:29. > :34:33.very long time, from Kenwyne Jones! It is fabulous stuff. Zaha sets up
:34:34. > :34:39.the first, Kenwyne Jones scores the second. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a
:34:40. > :34:41.squad which he is happy with, and the two new boys both had a part to
:34:42. > :34:59.play. The atmosphere has changed
:35:00. > :35:00.dramatically inside five and a half minutes. He must be shell-shocked.
:35:01. > :35:11.They were so good in the first half. Johnson, tipped onto the bar,
:35:12. > :35:16.brilliant save by Marshall. This thrilling start to the second half
:35:17. > :35:26.nearly had its third goal. That is a great save. Craig Noone, faced by
:35:27. > :35:28.Olsson. In support is Fabio. No offside. In towards Kenwyne Jones,
:35:29. > :35:45.headed away by Bennett. Brilliant tackle from Medel. Mutch!
:35:46. > :35:51.Off the post! What a freakish goal that would have been! The flag
:35:52. > :35:55.stayed down, it would have counted! It was brilliant work from Medel
:35:56. > :36:09.followed by a complete miss it from Mutch.
:36:10. > :36:21.Norwich City have got a corner. In pursuit of the equaliser.
:36:22. > :36:32.Redmond! Good save. And off the line from the header from Hooper! I think
:36:33. > :36:54.it was Craig Bellamy! My goodness, Cardiff are living
:36:55. > :37:00.dangerously. Well, Redmond was within a whisker of putting Norwich
:37:01. > :37:04.level. But for a fabulous stop, through a crowd of players, by
:37:05. > :37:07.Marshall. That is excellent goalkeeping. And then, Bellamy off
:37:08. > :37:30.the line. Snodgrass, fouled by Bellamy. Free
:37:31. > :37:36.kick to Norwich. It is all hands to the pump for Cardiff City. Surely
:37:37. > :37:48.this time! Fabulous save! Marshall, with another wonderful save.
:37:49. > :38:17.Leroy Fer rides the tackle of Gunnarsson. Brings in Snodgrass.
:38:18. > :38:22.Five in the penalty box. Over the bar! What an opportunity for
:38:23. > :38:26.Bassong, the skipper! And he put it over the bar, as his side were
:38:27. > :38:29.looking for the equaliser that their pressure has merited. Ole Gunnar
:38:30. > :38:37.Solskjaer has his first Cardiff win as a Premier League boss.
:38:38. > :38:43.The last ten, 15 minutes, where we have got a few players just hanging
:38:44. > :38:45.in there, we had made three substitutions, and Norwich battered
:38:46. > :38:56.us, really. But up until then, I thought we deserved the win. It was
:38:57. > :39:02.tough. I saw the crowd turn in the first half, and I thought, that is
:39:03. > :39:05.not the club I am from. I have not seen it directed at individuals,
:39:06. > :39:15.which they did. Maybe that is part of modern football. The last ten
:39:16. > :39:21.minutes, we are fighting. We had to hang in there. We probably needed
:39:22. > :39:26.that second goal, and on the balance of play, I thought we might have got
:39:27. > :39:29.it. But we have made two really poor mistakes at the start of the second
:39:30. > :39:36.half, and that changes the whole atmosphere in the stadium. Their
:39:37. > :39:40.goalkeeper had a good day. But if we make mistakes like we did, then we
:39:41. > :39:45.have got to be scoring goals, and we are finding that tough at the
:39:46. > :39:51.moment. A hugely important victory for Cardiff and Ole Gunnar
:39:52. > :39:55.Solskjaer. Although they did not deserve it, he made a brilliant
:39:56. > :39:58.decision in the first half, which is unusual for the manager. On 38
:39:59. > :40:02.minutes, he brought on Wilfried Zaha, and he changed the game. He
:40:03. > :40:10.gave them energy, he was direct and confident. He gets a good cross in.
:40:11. > :40:13.And this continued early in the second half, Cardiff's best spell,
:40:14. > :40:19.when they got the goals. Here, he gets his head up, a lovely pass for
:40:20. > :40:23.Bellamy. And that was the equaliser. All of a sudden, he is running the
:40:24. > :40:28.game with his pace, is energy and his decision-making. Again, he has
:40:29. > :40:37.picked out the right player, Jordon Mutch. So, he lifted the players and
:40:38. > :40:39.the fans all on his own. Here again, running into space, attacking
:40:40. > :40:44.people, really difficult to defend against. I played against him last
:40:45. > :40:48.season and could not get the ball off him, and I tried, believe me.
:40:49. > :40:54.against. I played against him last season and And here, at the end,
:40:55. > :40:59.even tackling back. He was the reason they got the win today. But I
:41:00. > :41:02.do worry, is he enough, because Norwich certainly deserved something
:41:03. > :41:07.from that game. Yes, Norwich piled on the pressure towards the end,
:41:08. > :41:12.didn't they? They did, and I felt for them. I have seen them a few
:41:13. > :41:15.times this season and they have played well without winning, which
:41:16. > :41:28.is a worry for Chris Hughton. But they are making chances. Marshall,
:41:29. > :41:32.for Cardiff, was superb. This is Bradley Johnson, and he tips it onto
:41:33. > :41:35.the bar. And he just grew in confidence. This was a great save.
:41:36. > :41:38.This was probably the best of the lot, from Redmond. And Bellamy,
:41:39. > :41:42.fighting for the cause, which is what you need when you are down at
:41:43. > :41:47.the bottom. Point-blank range, he has got to score. But overall,
:41:48. > :41:51.Norwich should not be too disappointed because of the level of
:41:52. > :41:57.their performance. If they keep playing like that, they will pick up
:41:58. > :42:02.points. And this one, in the last minute, do not get me wrong, I was
:42:03. > :42:06.never the best header of a ball, but he should be scoring. Even the
:42:07. > :42:09.goalkeeper was shocked. Mixed emotions for them because they have
:42:10. > :42:15.gone away from home and played so well. But they started slowly in the
:42:16. > :42:21.second half and they paid for it. The Cardiff keeper was magnificent.
:42:22. > :42:28.But that does not do anything for Norwich. It was such a big result
:42:29. > :42:31.for them because if they had won today, it gives them a bit of
:42:32. > :42:35.respite. We seem to have a multitude of these so-called six-point games.
:42:36. > :42:41.It is amazing, I love it, it is brilliant. For Norwich, it is a
:42:42. > :42:44.worry, because they have got to start converting their chances. I
:42:45. > :42:49.think if they keep playing like that, they will be all right. The
:42:50. > :42:54.most played fixture in English football. Everton conceded four at
:42:55. > :42:58.Liverpool, while Aston Villa scored four for the first time this season
:42:59. > :43:03.against West Brom. Jonathan Pearce watched this one.
:43:04. > :43:08.Everton's transfer window signing Aiden McGeady makes his full debut,
:43:09. > :43:12.as they try to overcome the loss of top scorer Romelu Lukaku. Also
:43:13. > :43:15.trying to bounce back from that defeat against Liverpool. Grant
:43:16. > :43:22.Holt, Villa's January loan signing, also makes his full debut. He will
:43:23. > :43:25.partner Benteke, with Andreas Weimann in behind. Defensively, they
:43:26. > :43:46.switch to a back three. Free kick conceded by the summer
:43:47. > :43:55.signing from Birmingham. He is only 22, Bacuna. Out came the goalkeeper,
:43:56. > :44:03.he did not really get there. McGeady goes for goal! And he nearly scored
:44:04. > :44:13.within three minutes of his full league debut. He was purposeful as
:44:14. > :44:20.he cut inside. The sort of player that on his day will really get
:44:21. > :44:27.Goodison Park on its feet. A decent scoring record in winning three
:44:28. > :44:31.titles at Celtic. Started well at Spartak Moscow. Now, back in the UK,
:44:32. > :44:36.back in business, Aiden McGeady, the Irish international.
:44:37. > :44:38.Aston Villa have not won back-to-back Premier League games
:44:39. > :45:11.since May. From that angle he seemed to win it
:45:12. > :45:18.fair and square. Everton failed to recover. Bacuna on the angle beat
:45:19. > :45:24.Howard. The goalkeeper perhaps should have done better. A low, hard
:45:25. > :45:31.drive. A fair tackle by Fabian Delph. Everton have been
:45:32. > :45:39.disappointing so far. Bacuna gives Aston Villa the lead with their only
:45:40. > :45:41.shot in the first half. Everton have made a half-time change. Steven
:45:42. > :46:02.Pienaar is on. Ross Barkley is off. That is where Everton need to
:46:03. > :46:14.pressure Aston Villa. High up the pitch. Leon Osman perhaps deserved
:46:15. > :46:17.better. Everton's midfield is better balanced in the second half. Bacuna
:46:18. > :46:24.jumped at him. There was not much in it. Leighton Baines played for it.
:46:25. > :46:30.Steven Naismith is coming on. John Stones is going off. Naismith on for
:46:31. > :46:38.Everton. Can he bring them back into the game? They will need to change
:46:39. > :46:50.their formation. The ball hit Christian Benteke in the face.
:46:51. > :46:56.Nearly an own goal. As close as Everton have come in the second
:46:57. > :46:59.half. He knew nothing about it at all. So close to an own goal and an
:47:00. > :47:25.equaliser. 17 minutes remaining. Naismith! 1-1! A well worked goal.
:47:26. > :47:30.They deserve it. They have dominated the second half. Gareth Barry around
:47:31. > :47:35.the corner. A sumptuous touch by Steven Pienaar.
:47:36. > :47:40.the corner. A sumptuous touch by very neatly for his fifth goal of
:47:41. > :47:54.the season. One apiece with a quarter of an hour left.
:47:55. > :48:08.Free kick conceded by Clark. In the last ten or 15 minutes Everton are
:48:09. > :48:15.beginning to get the breaks. Mirallas! Perfect strike. Everton
:48:16. > :48:20.have come from behind to lead Aston Villa 2-1 with just over five
:48:21. > :48:29.minutes left. They are leading, and deservedly so. That was a lovely
:48:30. > :48:38.free kick. Trademark Mirallas strike. And you can see what it has
:48:39. > :48:42.meant to the whole Everton camp. When they have players of that
:48:43. > :48:44.ability who can do that, they can change the game in the blink of an
:48:45. > :48:54.eye. Chance for Everton. Just scrambled
:48:55. > :49:11.away. It is a corner kick. Naismith! Straight at the
:49:12. > :49:19.goalkeeper. That would have settled it. A real opportunity.
:49:20. > :49:29.So much of this victory is down to that man. Big managerial decisions
:49:30. > :49:34.have come off. I think, without a doubt, it is the most satisfying win
:49:35. > :49:39.of the season. We have had great highs already. Today we came on the
:49:40. > :49:42.back of a disappointing result and you want to get it right
:49:43. > :49:47.straightaway. You hit the post and then you concede a goal. All of a
:49:48. > :49:57.sudden it becomes a real adversity moment. The way we reacted was
:49:58. > :50:03.incredible. I felt we were excellent until the first goal. The second
:50:04. > :50:09.goal, that was just a world-class free kick. You cannot do anything
:50:10. > :50:13.about that. I'm not sure we deserved to lose the game. We keep having
:50:14. > :50:17.points. We keep going as a team. Today was as satisfying as you get.
:50:18. > :50:20.When you are involved in football you need to face adversity. You can
:50:21. > :50:26.accept it or fight against it and make sure you come home successful.
:50:27. > :50:31.Today we have done that. This is the perfect moment to face what's left
:50:32. > :50:34.in the season. After a crushing derby defeat and
:50:35. > :50:37.then being a goal behind at half-time, it was almost the first
:50:38. > :50:43.time possibly that Roberto Martinez has been asked a question. He had
:50:44. > :50:47.the answers? He had all the answers. The defeat was so significant on
:50:48. > :50:54.Tuesday. One behind today. It could have gone wrong. I criticised his
:50:55. > :51:00.tactics on Tuesday. Today he not only made bold substitutions, but
:51:01. > :51:03.substitutions that worked. It is always good to see somebody on the
:51:04. > :51:10.ropes coming back strong. He took Barclay off at half-time. After 17
:51:11. > :51:15.minutes they were still behind and they brought Naismith on. It was an
:51:16. > :51:20.absolute treat, the first goal. Naismith in a forward position.
:51:21. > :51:36.Steven Pienaar comes in off the left. Naismith on to it quickly,
:51:37. > :51:41.back of the net. The free kick, this is phenomenal. It has got pace, it
:51:42. > :51:45.has got the right trajectory and the keeper is trying his best. We were
:51:46. > :51:49.talking about goalkeepers moving too early. You would prefer that one
:51:50. > :51:55.than going the other side, but great technique. To take it off Leighton
:51:56. > :52:00.Baines was a confidence thing. That result has put Everton right back in
:52:01. > :52:03.the chase for a fourth. Aston Villa, very much a counterattacking side.
:52:04. > :52:07.Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Away from home they have
:52:08. > :52:15.been really great. They played really well at Anfield. They will
:52:16. > :52:21.stay out of trouble. Some sad news this evening. Former
:52:22. > :52:25.Aston Villa striker Tony Hateley has died at the age of 72. He scored
:52:26. > :52:28.almost 250 goals in a career spanning 16 years at eight league
:52:29. > :52:35.clubs, including Liverpool and Chelsea.
:52:36. > :52:44.The Football League Show follows tonight.
:52:45. > :52:50.Plenty of drama on offer tonight. Nine goals scored in injury time in
:52:51. > :52:55.the football league. We have got a six-goal thriller at Loftus Road.
:52:56. > :52:59.QPR against Burnley. And we will try to do our best to clear up a
:53:00. > :53:03.confusing 24 hours at Elland Road. Join us after Match of the Day.
:53:04. > :53:06.Otherwise, we are on the iPlayer all week.
:53:07. > :53:39.Match of the Day Two moves to Monday night this week. Should be good.
:53:40. > :54:25.Fulham were very busy on transfer deadline day.
:54:26. > :54:29.Everton won the biggest disability programme in the world.
:54:30. > :54:50.Fantastic! You are an apprentice disability
:54:51. > :54:57.coach. What have you learned so far? I have learned so much. I came into
:54:58. > :55:01.the job with no clue whatsoever. I am so confident now, I feel like
:55:02. > :55:07.getting out there and doing it. What is your long-term ambition? To try
:55:08. > :55:14.and get as much as I can out of this. I am on a 12 month
:55:15. > :55:19.apprenticeship here. Then I want to get Oliver caters to go back into
:55:20. > :55:25.coaching. I want to get an NVQ in sports
:55:26. > :55:30.leadership. There will also be qualifications in English and maths.
:55:31. > :55:39.And then learn as you earn. He is getting on-the-job training, lots of
:55:40. > :55:47.hands-on experience. Let's swap with those in the middle.
:55:48. > :55:51.We try to do as much as we can offer the pitch. There will be a number of
:55:52. > :55:56.us out doing different things during the week. Just working hand-in-hand
:55:57. > :56:00.with other people at the club, and trying to keep active, put something
:56:01. > :56:05.back into the community. It is a good feeling to be a part of a team
:56:06. > :56:17.that is doing something for people, and I think it is appreciated right
:56:18. > :56:27.across the board. We are able to give them a bit of a start in life.
:56:28. > :56:32.Does it tell help your football? Yes, it helps with the shooting.
:56:33. > :56:35.What is it like having a professional down here? It is the
:56:36. > :56:46.best thing in my life. When I was small, I used to look up to him.
:56:47. > :56:52.Let's keep the players on the outside.
:56:53. > :56:57.To think he was showing me the ropes when I first came down, and in no
:56:58. > :57:01.time at all, he was pushing me to the front and making me get involved
:57:02. > :57:09.as well. It is brilliant to come down and be a part of that. It was
:57:10. > :57:14.enjoyable for the kids as well. The -- Fulham were busy on transfer
:57:15. > :57:17.day. With good reason. 12 defeats in 15 league games had dragged them
:57:18. > :57:19.down to second bottom ahead of a meeting with Southampton. Our man at
:57:20. > :57:29.the Cottage was John Roeder. German international Lewis Holtby
:57:30. > :57:34.makes his debut. Darren Bent leads the full attack. Rickie Lambert has
:57:35. > :57:40.recovered from the hamstring problem that meant he missed the midweek
:57:41. > :57:42.draw against Arsenal. Lambert and Rodriguez Bolt scored against Fulham
:57:43. > :58:04.back in October. Away by Richardson. An anxious
:58:05. > :58:09.moment for Steve Sidwell. He diverted the ball towards its own
:58:10. > :58:14.goal. The goalkeeper could not hold it. Fulham have not kept a clean
:58:15. > :58:22.sheet in their last eight matches in the Premier League. That is a corner
:58:23. > :58:37.kick. Pushed away. Hang Galant has not
:58:38. > :58:45.scored for more than a year for Fulham. He came mighty close.
:58:46. > :58:48.Southampton have lost both of their Premier League matches that they
:58:49. > :58:50.have played in the capital this season. They have lost on their last
:58:51. > :59:08.three visits to London. Darren Bent! The goalkeeper made the
:59:09. > :59:18.save. That is twice now that he has preserved the score.
:59:19. > :59:32.Darren Bent again for Fulham. Boruc once more with the stop. Bent was on
:59:33. > :59:40.the ball in a flash. Moments later, Bent again denied by Boruc. Fulham
:59:41. > :59:55.coming to life. What a spectacular goal that would have been.
:59:56. > :00:00.It just needed to be a fraction lower. Adam Lallana headed it in
:00:01. > :00:27.firmly. Lallana! 63 minutes played at Craven Cottage.
:00:28. > :00:36.Adam Lallana gets his eighth goal of the season. Lallana may have taken
:00:37. > :00:40.this just a little bit too wide in the eyes of some. But he was able to
:00:41. > :00:49.get the shot in. Into the bottom corner. Southampton make the
:00:50. > :00:54.breakthrough. It is the 51st goal that Fulham have conceded in the
:00:55. > :00:57.Premier League this season. Marussia Pochettino's side have not
:00:58. > :01:11.won away from home since Boxing Day when they beat Cardiff.
:01:12. > :01:19.2-0! Rickie Lambert! Jay Rodriguez leaving the ball and that allowed
:01:20. > :01:23.Lambert every shot on goal. Southampton scored twice in quick
:01:24. > :01:36.succession. They lead at Craven Cottage. It gets worse and worse for
:01:37. > :01:40.Fulham. There was nobody near Rickie Lambert. Rickie Lambert scores
:01:41. > :01:49.against Fulham for the second time this season. How can Fulham turn
:01:50. > :01:56.this around, not only this afternoon, but also this season?
:01:57. > :02:03.They are in a relegation dogfight, no doubt about it.
:02:04. > :02:30.What a wonderful finish! That is absolutely brilliant from Jay
:02:31. > :02:35.Rodriguez! There did not look to be too much on. It was a long ball
:02:36. > :02:37.forward. Rodriguez was able to cut inside and place it superbly beyond
:02:38. > :02:46.Maarten Stekelenburg. Jay Rodriguez, like Rickie Lambert,
:02:47. > :02:53.scores against Fulham for the second time this season. Southampton's
:02:54. > :03:03.three England internationals, all hoping to go to Brazil in the
:03:04. > :03:08.summer, have all scored today. Are you thinking about the summer, and
:03:09. > :03:10.Brazil? No, not yet. We are just enjoying playing our football at
:03:11. > :03:15.Southampton under a world-class manager, who is getting the best out
:03:16. > :03:23.of all of his players. We feel we have gained a good bit of momentum
:03:24. > :03:28.now, and we want to kick on. If one goes, we will all be made up. If
:03:29. > :03:33.more go in, then it is better. We are just concentrating on
:03:34. > :03:38.Southampton at the moment. TRANSLATION: It was a first half in
:03:39. > :03:42.which Fulham were defending deep, making it difficult for us to find
:03:43. > :03:46.space. In the second half, once we scored that first goal, we were able
:03:47. > :03:52.to have a lot more of the play. We were able to find a lot more spaces.
:03:53. > :03:57.How would you assess the performance of your new signings? I thought they
:03:58. > :04:02.were very positive. Obviously they do not come into an easy situation.
:04:03. > :04:07.They knew that, they were aware of that. It is a lot of credit for them
:04:08. > :04:12.to say, we still want to play for Fulham. You have to hope that they
:04:13. > :04:18.will hit the ground running for you? You have to. We have got a week's
:04:19. > :04:22.training coming up. It is a good sign for us, at least we have got
:04:23. > :04:28.some new faces in, some positive people who can hopefully breathe a
:04:29. > :04:43.bit of confidence into the boys. We will come to those signings. But it
:04:44. > :04:46.was a fine win for Southampton. Three England international players,
:04:47. > :04:50.all scoring. And they are playing with a freedom and energy which the
:04:51. > :04:56.league table gives them the ability to do. They attack well, they defend
:04:57. > :04:59.as a unit, and overall, a really positive season for Southampton,
:05:00. > :05:02.even though they have had some Troubles. They could all go to
:05:03. > :05:06.Brazil, couldn't they? They could. For me, Lallana is the standout
:05:07. > :05:11.candidate. What about your former club, a bit of trouble? The biggest
:05:12. > :05:16.problem for them is defensively, in my opinion. They have got spaces all
:05:17. > :05:22.over the place. This is the first goal. It is a simple goal kick. You
:05:23. > :05:30.can see four Fulham players against four attackers. When it is 0-0, that
:05:31. > :05:36.is not right. The right-back is too high. Hangeland cannot get across,
:05:37. > :05:41.great finish. Here, we have seven Fulham players in the attacking
:05:42. > :05:49.half. As soon as they win it back, look at the space. This time they do
:05:50. > :05:55.not concede, but you can see these Southampton players high up the
:05:56. > :06:01.pitch. This time, Fulham have a better shape. But at the top of the
:06:02. > :06:06.screen, you will see a three versus two at the back. Nobody is
:06:07. > :06:11.communicating. The right-back does not know whether to stay with his
:06:12. > :06:16.man or to come in. Lambert has an easy finish. And near the end of the
:06:17. > :06:22.game, Fulham are pushing men forward, and what a pass this was
:06:23. > :06:25.from Rickie Lambert. I would have been proud of that one. Rodriguez
:06:26. > :06:28.has been one of the most improved players in the Premier League this
:06:29. > :06:45.season. And Roy is sitting there thinking, this is not the team I
:06:46. > :06:49.used to manage. The line for the first goal was shocking. If you look
:06:50. > :06:51.at Fulham, 13 defeats in 16, so many goals conceded, the next four
:06:52. > :06:54.matches, three of them are Manchester United, Liverpool and
:06:55. > :06:58.Chelsea. It would be a compelling case for relegation. They have
:06:59. > :07:01.responded by going heavily into the transfer window. Louis Holtby did
:07:02. > :07:07.well today. They have got a Greek striker coming in. It is a
:07:08. > :07:11.courageous thing that they have done, making a big investment to try
:07:12. > :07:15.and stay up because of the money involved. It will be interesting to
:07:16. > :07:19.see how they do. Going away to Trafford for their first game will
:07:20. > :07:23.be tough for these lads. I don't like to say it but I cannot see a
:07:24. > :07:26.way back for them now. Jose Mourinho suggested that West Ham played
:07:27. > :07:29.football from the 19th century as they drew at Chelsea in midweek.
:07:30. > :07:33.Back in the 21st century, they need to improve on a tally of two home
:07:34. > :07:35.wins all season. Swansea started today just five points above them.
:07:36. > :07:48.Steve Wilson saw this one. They are still in the bottom three,
:07:49. > :07:57.but West Ham are only five points adrift of Swansea in 11th. Andy
:07:58. > :08:00.Carroll is hoping that his game is getting something like as sharp as
:08:01. > :08:03.his razor. West Ham's options are seriously improving, with several
:08:04. > :08:06.players coming in in the window. Swansea have added David N'Gog to
:08:07. > :08:10.their strikeforce this week. He is on the bench. Wilfried Bony starts
:08:11. > :08:20.again, six goals in his last six games.
:08:21. > :08:27.McCartney can chase this one. Jarvis getting forward, Andy Carroll,
:08:28. > :08:35.Downing... Matt Taylor has also made a good run. Andy Carroll, down to
:08:36. > :08:47.Nolan! And West Ham have broken the deadlock, and deservedly so.
:08:48. > :08:54.They have had much the better of the game. It was a lovely ball by Noble,
:08:55. > :09:02.into McCartney, on to the head of Andy Carroll. He might have gone for
:09:03. > :09:04.goal himself but instead, he looks for his mate Kevin Nolan. And it is
:09:05. > :09:25.a really good finish. Davies could not reach it. Jarvis!
:09:26. > :09:35.And Stewart Downing at the back post could not get a touch. This was a
:09:36. > :09:38.great ball into Jarvis. Davis could not quite reach it, and neither
:09:39. > :09:45.could Stewart Downing at the back post. Jonjo Shelvey. Looking for
:09:46. > :09:55.Wilfried Bony. Not a bad ball. Brilliant tackle. Fantastic tackle
:09:56. > :10:14.by James Tomkins. What a tackle this is. Absolutely brilliant. The
:10:15. > :10:19.submarine captain's costume has come out again. West Ham have got a
:10:20. > :10:24.corner. Stewart Downing is going to take it. We are moving into added
:10:25. > :10:29.time at the end of the half. There is only going to be a minimum of one
:10:30. > :10:36.added minute, so West Ham need to get on with it. Carroll! Kevin
:10:37. > :10:47.Nolan! 2-0! It is the old one-two again. Deservedly, West Ham have
:10:48. > :10:51.doubled their lead. Downing's corner looked like it was too firmly hit,
:10:52. > :11:01.but Carroll did brilliantly to direct it back towards Kevin Nolan.
:11:02. > :11:11.Look how hard he had to work to reach that, and control it. Nolan
:11:12. > :11:13.did not do badly, either. No one on the post for Swansea, or if there
:11:14. > :11:30.was, they had deserted it. Jarvis gets there ahead of Tremmel,
:11:31. > :11:37.and Nolan was hoping for a hat-trick. If there had been any
:11:38. > :11:43.contact I think it would have been a penalty. I do not think he is
:11:44. > :12:00.enjoying it very much. Hit by Shelvey, good block by Matt
:12:01. > :12:12.Taylor. Deflection! That was mighty close from de Guzman. It was a big
:12:13. > :12:14.deflection. That is a bit more like it, it has got Michael Laudrup at
:12:15. > :12:27.least rubbing his hands. Andy Carroll and Chico Flores have
:12:28. > :12:33.come together, and the Spaniard is down, holding his face. Now, it is a
:12:34. > :12:48.red card for Andy Carroll! Well, it has been a really long,
:12:49. > :12:52.hard road back from injury for Andy Carroll, and here he is sent off,
:12:53. > :13:08.just when he was really beginning to look the part. There is not a lot in
:13:09. > :13:11.that. I do not think there is an enormous amount. Does he really mean
:13:12. > :13:15.to do that? Chico Flores is making the most of it, there is no question
:13:16. > :13:23.about that. Well, Sam Allardyce is unimpressed by that decision.
:13:24. > :13:38.The two goals to get us on the way, especially the first one, and
:13:39. > :13:41.especially that partnership working again, which we have been waiting a
:13:42. > :13:45.long time for, Andy Carroll and Kevin Nolan, and of course, a clean
:13:46. > :13:51.sheet by a ten man rearguard for 30 minutes or so, which did not allow
:13:52. > :14:00.Swansea one shot on target. Today, it was disappointing. Nothing else
:14:01. > :14:04.to say about that, really. The biggest wrong which could be done
:14:05. > :14:15.against us would be if we do not win any appeal. The last thing we want
:14:16. > :14:18.is to lose Andy Carroll for three games. This was a nothing incident,
:14:19. > :14:24.as far as we are concerned. I think the decision was a bit harsh. I
:14:25. > :14:27.think there was contact. But contact like you have a lot of times. I
:14:28. > :14:32.think the lad should come out and make sure that Andy gets off with
:14:33. > :14:36.it. Because at the end of the day, it does not look too good on his
:14:37. > :14:44.part. A terrific few days for West Ham. Andy Carroll, at the centre of
:14:45. > :14:52.everything. Swansea could not cope with Andy Carroll today. They play
:14:53. > :15:00.to his strengths. In his own box, he is terrific as well. A great
:15:01. > :15:05.presence. Spotting danger. A lovely turn on the chest, not a great
:15:06. > :15:11.shot, but he was a pest all afternoon. This was the first goal.
:15:12. > :15:16.A lovely, soft touch. Kevin Nolan does what he does best. He has had a
:15:17. > :15:21.bit of stick recently with a sending performances. These two together,
:15:22. > :15:24.they know each other's game so well. This is when Andy Carroll is
:15:25. > :15:29.confident. This time, on the back stick, big and powerful. There is
:15:30. > :15:33.Kevin Nolan again, doing what he does. For me, it is nice to see West
:15:34. > :15:39.Ham firstly, playing with a strong team, and also for him, I am really
:15:40. > :15:47.pleased. What do we think about this? I think it is harsh. I think
:15:48. > :15:58.Chico Flores is all over him. He comes in with his arm but there is
:15:59. > :16:02.minimal contact. Is it deliberate? I don't think it is, I think the FA
:16:03. > :16:12.will rescind that card. There is previous between Chico Flores and
:16:13. > :16:31.Sam. This was before. This is quite funny. Not enamoured at all. But I
:16:32. > :16:35.agree with Danny, I think Andy Carroll was great today and I think
:16:36. > :16:39.because West Ham were struggling, Sam brought him back a bit early and
:16:40. > :16:43.he wasn't fit but after three or four matches, he is a handful. As
:16:44. > :16:46.for Swansea, I mean, the second goal would sum them up. I have watched
:16:47. > :16:50.how they play, you press them high up the pitch and they will try and
:16:51. > :16:54.play their way out of defence. Ashley Williams does it, they get a
:16:55. > :16:58.corner, it is in the back of the net. They are getting dragged into
:16:59. > :17:01.things, but everyone is in trouble in the bottom half. There is a
:17:02. > :17:04.concertina effect now. Swansea can play the best football and have the
:17:05. > :17:07.best possession but they need to score goals. Today, they were
:17:08. > :17:14.woeful. They need Michu back, don't they? He is close. He is very close
:17:15. > :17:19.and he will make a difference. But I think they need to vary their play
:17:20. > :17:22.and get it forward a bit quicker. Rather than playing and playing and
:17:23. > :17:26.getting caught. West Ham scored their first header of the season,
:17:27. > :17:29.the last team to do so. After a good start to the season,
:17:30. > :17:31.four straight defeats without scoring a goal has seen Hull City
:17:32. > :17:33.slip down the table. four straight defeats without
:17:34. > :17:37.scoring Suffered their first defeat under Tim Sherwood in the middle of
:17:38. > :17:39.the week, courtesy of that drubbing by Manchester City. But they have
:17:40. > :17:52.won their last five away games. Steve Bruce did his January shopping
:17:53. > :17:56.early in the window. Jelavic and Shane Long make their debuts.
:17:57. > :18:02.Brazilian Paulinho has missed five games with a similar problem to Jan
:18:03. > :18:10.Vertonghen, who returns. Roberto Soldado is up front alongside
:18:11. > :18:13.Emanuel Adebayor. Hull City's 100th Premier League game, still looking
:18:14. > :18:17.for their first-ever league against Tottenham - Jelavic so close to his
:18:18. > :18:30.first goal in the amber and black of Hull City.
:18:31. > :18:36.Tom Huddlestone putting in a perfect ball and Jelavic doesn't quite make
:18:37. > :18:38.the contact he is looking for. His first ever goal in English football
:18:39. > :18:58.came against Tottenham Hotspur. Great shot and a fine save by Steve
:18:59. > :19:00.Harper. Adebayor with great balance. Fine save. Good chances at both ends
:19:01. > :19:06.in the space of a minute. Fine save. Good chances at both ends
:19:07. > :19:15.in Shane Long is through. Shane Long puts Hull City in front! 12 minutes
:19:16. > :19:21.into his home Hull City debut and Steve Bruce leads the applause. That
:19:22. > :19:24.is what he was bought for, to gobble up those kinds of opportunities.
:19:25. > :19:27.Straight downfield from Harper, Shane Long went for the initial
:19:28. > :19:31.header, Jelavic got involved, I am not sure if it came off Danny Rose,
:19:32. > :19:35.but it certainly felt for Long and that is a very short finish for the
:19:36. > :19:42.man who cost ?7 million from West Bromwich Albion. -- assured finish.
:19:43. > :19:47.Only his fourth Premier League goal of the season, but he took it
:19:48. > :19:50.really, really well. The Hull City owner, Assem Allam, not everybody's
:19:51. > :19:53.favourite person in these parts but you cannot fault the fact that he
:19:54. > :20:05.backed his manager big-time in the transfer window.
:20:06. > :20:14.Shane Long fouled by Dawson. Hull City's free kick and Dawson and Jan
:20:15. > :20:23.Vertonghen were far from convincing in their attempts to get it away.
:20:24. > :20:31.Hugo Lloris never moved. One home debutant has scored today and for a
:20:32. > :20:32.moment, many at the KC Stadium thought Jelavic would be doing
:20:33. > :20:54.likewise. Soldado with the shot, and a great
:20:55. > :20:58.recovery from Steve Harper. To be fair, Soldado didn't get hold of it,
:20:59. > :21:01.really, but it was heading home and but for Harper, it might well have
:21:02. > :21:07.brought an equaliser for the these visitors. Probably the best spell of
:21:08. > :21:09.pressure for Spurs, but it is not saying much, it shows how much they
:21:10. > :21:27.have struggled to impose themselves. Bentaleb is down, he seemed to lose
:21:28. > :21:35.his footing as he skidded. It has dropped for Paulinho! And it is an
:21:36. > :21:39.equaliser for Tottenham Hotspur. Paulinho, back in the team, sends
:21:40. > :21:49.the Spurs fans into joyous mode for the first time this afternoon. Danny
:21:50. > :21:53.Rose must be 40 yards out, surely this isn't a shot on goal and surely
:21:54. > :21:57.it isn't a pass for Paulinho, but the power he found on the spin was
:21:58. > :22:02.far too strong for Steve Harper to deal with. It is through the left
:22:03. > :22:03.hand of the goalkeeper and out of absolutely nothing, Tottenham
:22:04. > :22:23.Hotspur are level. Jelavic, back post. Hit the post.
:22:24. > :22:28.Lovely ball from Long. Jelavic at full stretch. Jake Livermore, on
:22:29. > :22:30.loan from Tottenham, is unable to play but I wonder who he is
:22:31. > :22:48.supporting today. Lovely pass from Robert Koren. Hugo
:22:49. > :22:51.Lloris had committed himself. Jelavic couldn't find the pace he
:22:52. > :23:02.was looking for. He got the accuracy.
:23:03. > :23:12.Bentaleb! Didn't miss by much. He is not in the team to score goals, but
:23:13. > :23:22.he came very close to putting Spurs in front.
:23:23. > :23:30.It is Jelavic with the chance. Hugo Lloris with the save. The chances
:23:31. > :23:34.keep coming his way and he still can't put one of them away.
:23:35. > :23:38.Confusion in the Tottenham rearguard and Hugo Lloris produces a smart
:23:39. > :23:47.stop to keep us at 1-1 and keep out Nikita Jelavic.
:23:48. > :23:52.We arguably had the better chances, but we have got off 23 points, we
:23:53. > :23:57.seem to be honoured for a long time, so let's hope we can early January
:23:58. > :24:00.behind us in February, it is not a bad start against a very, very good
:24:01. > :24:04.Tottenham side. There was a period in the second-half when it was all
:24:05. > :24:07.about us to take the game, but unfortunately we never took the
:24:08. > :24:12.chances and were positive for me is that we ground it out in the end. If
:24:13. > :24:15.we weren't going to win the game, we certainly weren't going to lose.
:24:16. > :24:18.Shane Long, one of your transfer window signings, you must have been
:24:19. > :24:21.delighted to see him get on the scoresheet.
:24:22. > :24:25.When you pay a lot of money, you want your strikers to get off to a
:24:26. > :24:30.good start. He gives us what we might have been lacking, a bit of
:24:31. > :24:33.pace up front. Even at this early stage, do you sense an understanding
:24:34. > :24:37.between you and Jelavic? Yes, it is exciting. He's a good
:24:38. > :24:41.player, easy to play with and the first thing we think about when we
:24:42. > :24:50.get the ball is finding each other. But it is still early stages.
:24:51. > :24:53.While we are on the subject, a new strike partnership for Hull, what
:24:54. > :24:56.did you make of them? It is early days but it looked quite
:24:57. > :25:01.good. Long was terrific, scored a good goal and ran the line like we
:25:02. > :25:04.know he does. Jelavic had a couple of chances he will be disappointed
:25:05. > :25:07.to have missed but overall, positive signs. Hull played with positive
:25:08. > :25:10.energy, they squeezed Tottenham in the first half, Steve Bruce will be
:25:11. > :25:14.pleased with that. In the second half, Tottenham came back into it
:25:15. > :25:19.and got back in the game but in the end, Hull had the better chances.
:25:20. > :25:23.Tottenham were a bit like Everton, mauled in midweek, though one goal
:25:24. > :25:27.down and come back and it was a good point. And they play Everton next
:25:28. > :25:30.week, it will be a good game. I suppose Tim Sherwood is feeling
:25:31. > :25:35.his way, new system, so many different players. I think it was
:25:36. > :25:37.important to go there and get a result.
:25:38. > :25:43.Thank you very much indeed. Before we go, let's have a look at the
:25:44. > :25:49.Barclays Premier League table. The top four are yet to play, so there
:25:50. > :25:54.is no change at the summit. Arsenal can regain leadership should they
:25:55. > :25:57.beat Crystal Palace on Monday night. Everton are back up to fifth, one
:25:58. > :26:02.point off the Champions League places. Defeat for Fulham sees them
:26:03. > :26:08.slip to the foot of the table for the first time this season. Cardiff,
:26:09. > :26:13.West Ham and Stoke hold one, with the Potters rising for places to 11.
:26:14. > :26:16.The Sunday papers state Manchester City's rights to play in the
:26:17. > :26:22.Champions League next season will be challenged by UEFA's financial fair
:26:23. > :26:25.play test. Arsenal's new signing Kim Kallstrom
:26:26. > :26:29.faces weeks on the sidelines after injuring his back playing beach
:26:30. > :26:33.football. And this one says that Manchester
:26:34. > :26:37.United are due to sign a new ?1 billion kit deal despite their
:26:38. > :26:41.current woes. That is it from us on a day when
:26:42. > :26:45.Stoke City beat Manchester United for the first time in 30 years. Adam
:26:46. > :26:53.is the apple of the Potters' eyes. Goodbye.