:00:51. > :00:56.Hello there, when the football's as good as we have this week there's no
:00:57. > :00:57.time to waste, eight games on the way including the top and bottom
:00:58. > :01:37.three of the Premier League. In the studio this week we have the
:01:38. > :01:40.footballing equivalent of the Mitchell brothers, Alan Shearer and
:01:41. > :01:44.Danny Murphy. We start at the Emirates and a game
:01:45. > :01:47.that promised much. Top of the table Arsenal, who are
:01:48. > :01:51.the only team in the Premier League to have scored in every game, came
:01:52. > :01:53.up against a Liverpool side whose front two have been unstoppable of
:01:54. > :01:57.late. The commentator was Guy Mowbray.
:01:58. > :02:02.Arsenal v Liverpool, it's one of the great games of English football,
:02:03. > :02:06.they are tussling at the top again. It's the first time in over 16 years
:02:07. > :02:10.when they have met as both as top three teams. Arsenal are eight games
:02:11. > :02:12.unbeaten in the Premier League, they field a side one different from last
:02:13. > :02:28.Saturday's win at Crystal Palace: no Wilshere today due to a slight
:02:29. > :02:36.ankle problem. Glen Johnson is unwell. Flanagan comes in for his
:02:37. > :02:42.first league game since April last year. Suarez has been the subject of
:02:43. > :02:46.two high profile Arsenal bids in the summer.
:02:47. > :02:53.COMMENTATOR: Ramsey, so full of confidence, five goals and three
:02:54. > :02:59.assists in his last half a dozen Premier League games.
:03:00. > :03:09.I think it needed saving by Mignolet. Good work by Rosicky, in
:03:10. > :03:14.the first place. Cheeky evidence by the Cech.
:03:15. > :03:22.Arsene Wenger's 43rd game as Arsenal manager against Liverpool. He has
:03:23. > :03:27.won 16. They were one of his bogey sides in the early days in his
:03:28. > :03:40.career as Gunners manager. Henderson has a clear run through.
:03:41. > :03:49.Henderson has scuffed it. Didn't know which option to take. Great
:03:50. > :04:05.work in the first instance. Dispossessed Cazorla.
:04:06. > :04:14.Great chance this. Off the post! A good follow-up by Santi Cazorla.
:04:15. > :04:21.What a good follow-up. What a noise around the Emirates. Arsenal one,
:04:22. > :04:29.Liverpool nil. Santi Cazorla has his first goal of the season. Skrtel
:04:30. > :04:37.could only watch it. Santi Cazorla had the second bite of the cherry.
:04:38. > :04:41.He hits the jackpot. Couldn't do a Suarez, by powering a header from
:04:42. > :04:45.distance. He was close to it though. He stayed switched on. That is a
:04:46. > :04:58.thumping finish. The first goal of the evening goes to the Gunners.
:04:59. > :05:09.They are trying to pass the ball in again. They can do it though. It's
:05:10. > :05:14.Santi Cazorla! Well held, Mignolet. Someone has just pressed green for
:05:15. > :05:34.go. All out attack from Arsenal. Sagna, he's holding him back. That
:05:35. > :05:40.has to be a yellow card. Free-kick. Henderson will tap it in. The
:05:41. > :05:44.whistle has long gone. He is saying that he took the free-kick quickly.
:05:45. > :05:50.It wasn't a case of advantage, he simply got on with it by playing the
:05:51. > :05:53.game from the free-kick. Same referee who controversial chalked
:05:54. > :06:07.off a Sunderland goal against Arsenal.
:06:08. > :06:24.Finds Ramsey again. Mignolet could only brush it up and away. Busy boy.
:06:25. > :06:32.Flanagan, he can't get through two. Giroud.
:06:33. > :06:43.Giroud moving into the space that was left. Santi Cazorla. Always
:06:44. > :06:47.wide. Mignolet knew that. Glorious attacking play from Arsenal again.
:06:48. > :06:58.He tries to angle it back inside the post. It's going to be half-time
:06:59. > :07:08.Liverpool change. Cissokho's number is up, coming on is Coutinho. A
:07:09. > :07:20.slight change of shape, it would seem to be four in defence.
:07:21. > :07:42.Sturridge in the middle. It has come to Hernedson.
:07:43. > :07:53.It has to go back to Skrtel. It's picked off by Olivier Giroud, who
:07:54. > :07:57.can't find the target. What will that mean for the game as a whole? A
:07:58. > :08:18.big chance missed by Olivier Giroud. He has not missed much this season.
:08:19. > :08:30.Giroud. Went for the toe-poke this time. Arsenal chances are falling to
:08:31. > :08:33.the man they would want them to come to, Giroud, eight goals this season,
:08:34. > :08:49.two in his last two games. Brilliant shot. What a goal. Aaron
:08:50. > :08:59.Ramsey's season just gets better and better.
:09:00. > :09:12.He didn't really need to think about it. Everything's flying in for the
:09:13. > :09:18.Welsh man. That's 10 goals this season. He's almost doubled his
:09:19. > :09:23.tally of goals for the Gunners in the space of three months. That's
:09:24. > :09:54.ex-squibs it. Dump -- exquisite. Sturridge. Suarez takes over. Just
:09:55. > :09:59.getting the feeling now it won't go in for Suarez or Sturridge today,
:10:00. > :10:05.but with that pair you can't really ever say never.
:10:06. > :10:12.Ozil, he's in. He tried to catch Mignolet out. Quick reactions from
:10:13. > :10:21.the Liverpool keeper. A quick ball out too.
:10:22. > :10:29.Ah, Szczesny, dear me, when it's going for you, it's going for you.
:10:30. > :10:34.That would have been a ridiculous way to allow Liverpool back into the
:10:35. > :10:40.game, they might be yet. Suarez. He can't find the target. Sturridge
:10:41. > :10:45.looks at his strike partner and says - surely you should have found me. I
:10:46. > :10:51.think we can say now, after that, that this is not Liverpool's day.
:10:52. > :10:55.There have been terrific performances this season, is that as
:10:56. > :10:58.good as it has been? Yes. We had a great convincing performance today.
:10:59. > :11:02.We had some good games. Because it was not always against opponents who
:11:03. > :11:05.fight for the Championship, people are a bit sceptical, that's why it
:11:06. > :11:10.was important to turn up today with that kind of performance. It was
:11:11. > :11:14.never going to be over until that final whistle went. You could seele
:11:15. > :11:18.right through to the end. The players kept pushing. They kept
:11:19. > :11:24.pushing. There was still half an hour to go and it's 2-0. We just
:11:25. > :11:28.didn't have that wee bit of good fortune or finishing quality to get
:11:29. > :11:32.the goal. Seven goals in your last Premier League games, you scored six
:11:33. > :11:38.in your previous 101, how does that happen? I don't know. I'm feeling a
:11:39. > :11:43.lot more confident now in situations in front of goal. You know, I'm
:11:44. > :11:47.feeling confident and comfortable in situations like that to put the ball
:11:48. > :11:51.in the back of the net. I think that has been the biggest change. I've
:11:52. > :11:55.felt like I've gone into positions where I could score, but I have been
:11:56. > :12:00.rash in the past. That has been the biggest improvement. Wonderful and
:12:01. > :12:05.remarkable turn around in fors tunes for Aaron Ramsey. He was an
:12:06. > :12:10.important player today in an impressive display from Arsenal.
:12:11. > :12:15.They were too good for Liverpool. They were superb. Way Liverpool was
:12:16. > :12:20.set up with three at the back - The way they have been momentum? Yes,
:12:21. > :12:24.not against the quality they came up against today. What I felt the back
:12:25. > :12:30.three gave Liverpool in recent games is a solid base. When you don't have
:12:31. > :12:35.possession. We see these three up against Giroud. You see Rosicky
:12:36. > :12:40.playing the ball into Giroud. They don't know who is coming from where.
:12:41. > :12:44.Sakho is being pulled out here of the back three. This is the goal.
:12:45. > :12:48.The two are preoccupied with Giroud they are not picking up the midfield
:12:49. > :12:52.runners again, coming from deep. Five guys are rotating in positions.
:12:53. > :12:57.Giroud is up against the back three. Arsenal had so am possession. You
:12:58. > :13:06.see the back three in the line. Ramsey coming from deep. Toure gets
:13:07. > :13:11.dragged out, gets done on a give and go. This went on and on in the first
:13:12. > :13:14.half am you see the three here up against Giroud on his own. Ramsey
:13:15. > :13:18.from deep. Toure doesn't see him until lay. He is in between, do I
:13:19. > :13:22.go, do I stay? He didn't finish with a chance. That happened in the first
:13:23. > :13:26.half. In the second-half, what you found, Liverpool went to a
:13:27. > :13:32.traditional 4, 4, 2, if you like, more passes. Better possession. Were
:13:33. > :13:35.in the game a lot more. Made more chances. Of course it has worked in
:13:36. > :13:45.different games. When you come up against good opposition you have to
:13:46. > :13:49.dvrp -- will have problems. You can't stop that, can you? He has
:13:50. > :13:53.been the best player in the Premier League this season, by a long way, I
:13:54. > :13:58.think. He was fantastic again today, as was Ozil and Giroud. He played a
:13:59. > :14:07.great centre performance. Centre forward performance. In recent games
:14:08. > :14:13.we have seen Flamini protecting the back four, Arteta did that today.
:14:14. > :14:18.They had a threat in Suarez and Sturridge. They seem to have great
:14:19. > :14:23.strength in-depth in midfield. I asked you last week whether Arsenal
:14:24. > :14:28.could win the league. We put that out for a Twitter vote, do that if
:14:29. > :14:33.you want, to you said no. I will say no at this moment in time. At this
:14:34. > :14:37.moment they haven't played what I consider the big three that will
:14:38. > :14:41.challenge the title, Chelsea, City and United. Until they have played
:14:42. > :14:44.those three I will say no. Can they win it, briefly? Not for me. All
:14:45. > :14:53.right. After Hart-ache at Chelsea,
:14:54. > :14:56.Manchester City were back on home turf for the visit of Norwich. The
:14:57. > :15:00.Canaries were the last Barclay's Premier League side to win at The
:15:01. > :15:03.Etihad, but started the day in the bottom three. Jonathan Pearce was
:15:04. > :15:10.watching as was England's number one.
:15:11. > :15:21.Joe Hart has been left out of the Manchester City side. Pellegrini
:15:22. > :15:24.highlighting the need for better defensive concentration. Pantilmon
:15:25. > :15:32.makes his debut 27 months after joining. Negredo starts. Garcia is
:15:33. > :15:39.injured. Norwich have recalled Whittaker and
:15:40. > :16:05.Johnson. They have had a tricky run of fit
:16:06. > :16:15.fixtures in the last four games. That was a good run against Norwich.
:16:16. > :16:20.But he poked it wide. A lovely touch back. The keeper had it covered
:16:21. > :16:56.anyway but it was coming at him. A good build-up. A second chance,
:16:57. > :17:08.and Aguero schools. Very, very fortunate. A huge deflection, Aguero
:17:09. > :17:15.takes the claim -- acclaim. A sweet build-up, clean sheet and Silva. It
:17:16. > :17:18.hit Brad Johnson on the way through. It bounced back and looped over the
:17:19. > :17:30.goalkeeper. They need to get points on the
:17:31. > :17:45.board, the pressure will mount on the manager Forshaw. -- for sure.
:17:46. > :17:55.The first touch was brilliant. Pushing it back, Silva arriving,
:17:56. > :17:59.that is 2-0. Silva got the goal but it was the touch of Aguero which
:18:00. > :18:11.created it. Two goals in four minutes. A brilliant touch,
:18:12. > :18:15.cushioned away from the defender. He spotted the defended run. John Ruddy
:18:16. > :18:19.will not want to see it again. The Norwich goalkeeper will feel he
:18:20. > :18:26.could have done better. Norwich look the beaten team already.
:18:27. > :18:35.Manchester City have a corner. As he looks on, Chris Hughton will be wary
:18:36. > :18:40.his side could be under the hammer today. They started defensively.
:18:41. > :18:49.They are not good enough to cope with Manchester City. It is 3-0.
:18:50. > :19:00.Nastasic from the back. Atoning for last week's error. Allowed to get
:19:01. > :19:18.the header in, on goal. Just deflected from the defender.
:19:19. > :19:26.Well played, Manchester City come he tried to cut it back to Aguero.
:19:27. > :19:34.Manchester City are playing very well. Norwich are very poor. Nasri
:19:35. > :19:51.with the corner. It is loose... A great block by Russell Martin.
:19:52. > :20:05.Brilliant, into Aguero, that was exquisite! Row -- the move was
:20:06. > :20:11.breathtaking. They have been outstanding.
:20:12. > :20:25.Have a look at Toure, big man, such a delicate touch, just onside.
:20:26. > :20:29.Finished by Negredo. Sheer quality from Toure. Manchester City again at
:20:30. > :20:37.home are in dominant form. That is his six this season.
:20:38. > :20:45.Giving it away again. That was a risk. Armando should have scored. --
:20:46. > :21:09.Elmander. He should have taken it. Was he being pulled back, Zabaleta?
:21:10. > :21:11.A good save. Aguero into the side netting. Manchester City so close to
:21:12. > :21:30.a fifth. That is a free kick, it was a foul.
:21:31. > :21:32.He took his foot away, a free kick for Manchester City. Approaching the
:21:33. > :21:53.hour. Yaya Toure. An absolute belter. 5-0
:21:54. > :21:59.to Manchester City. Bending for the moment it -- from the moment it left
:22:00. > :22:06.his boot. A wonderful season for Yaya Toure.
:22:07. > :22:18.Bassong mishit it, Aguero hasn't. The biggest Premier league win of
:22:19. > :22:24.the season and Aguero has another against Norwich city. Really poor
:22:25. > :22:29.defending. A smart finish. His lethal run continues. For Norwich,
:22:30. > :22:32.it has been a nightmare. Norwich have made it easy to
:22:33. > :22:36.criticise them but Manchester City have been out of this world at
:22:37. > :22:45.times. A great run into the gap but it was
:22:46. > :22:52.squeezed wide by the goalkeeper, that was a decent save, as the rain
:22:53. > :23:05.swept into his face. The defeat at Chelsea hasn't not the stuffing out
:23:06. > :23:10.of Manchester City. -- knocked. And, that is seven. A steady build-up.
:23:11. > :23:15.When the ball came in, Norwich should have dealt with it better
:23:16. > :23:21.than they did. Norwich are crestfallen. On this form, in
:23:22. > :23:28.wretched trouble. Manchester City's biggest win over the Canaries. At
:23:29. > :23:33.home, they are lethal. We played really well, we moved the
:23:34. > :23:48.ball quickly. We were always pressing in every part of the pitch.
:23:49. > :23:53.And the same through the 90 minutes. The fact they got their goals early,
:23:54. > :24:00.it put us on the back foot to start with. Every time they attacked, you
:24:01. > :24:04.feared it would be a goal. That affects how the team are set up once
:24:05. > :24:09.you have conceded if you goals. It can only be asked to put things
:24:10. > :24:15.right. When you're in the top level you
:24:16. > :24:20.have to something special. Today, I got lucky and I am happy.
:24:21. > :24:27.How confident are you that you are the manager to turn it around?
:24:28. > :24:31.I have confidence in my ability and in the changing room. We have been
:24:32. > :24:37.in this position before. Last season, our start wasn't as good. We
:24:38. > :24:43.haven't been on the back of a defeat like we are today. That is certainly
:24:44. > :24:49.new to me and to some of these lads. We need to make sure we put it to
:24:50. > :24:50.bed as quickly as possible. We don't have any choice but to be far better
:24:51. > :25:03.next week. Will this be a blistering attack on
:25:04. > :25:04.Norwich? Mostly how shocking Norwich were
:25:05. > :25:17.from the first minute to the last. No pressure on the ball. Players not
:25:18. > :25:21.working hard to close city down. There has to come a time when you
:25:22. > :25:27.get into the final third and you start to press them with urgency.
:25:28. > :25:32.That one run, it goes past four players. It is far too easy. As good
:25:33. > :25:36.as it is from Manchester City, that is poor.
:25:37. > :25:47.Poor defending from Turner and Bassong. He is in them, Aguero. It
:25:48. > :25:53.is simple. Ruddy doesn't cover himself in glory either.
:25:54. > :25:57.5-0. We saw them at 0-0 with no pressure. Look how embarrassing that
:25:58. > :26:03.is, passing with ease. No pressure on the ball. It is so comfortable
:26:04. > :26:09.for them. Why would a team play that way
:26:10. > :26:12.against a side as good as Manchester City?
:26:13. > :26:19.They were outclassed. That sums it up. An easy clearance but it was
:26:20. > :26:23.sloppy and lazy. A terrible day for Chris Hughton. He will be hurting.
:26:24. > :26:33.He is under pressure. He won't sleep for a few days after
:26:34. > :26:41.that. And Manchester City.
:26:42. > :26:49.At home, they have been terrific. A mention, their goalkeeper, Joe
:26:50. > :26:55.Hart was out. I still think he is England's number
:26:56. > :27:00.one. But the games coming up, it was a chance to give the other keep a
:27:01. > :27:06.go. He has been unfairly criticised, Joe Hart. The amount of hype
:27:07. > :27:17.surrounding him, it was probably right to give him a breather.
:27:18. > :27:19.You see -- he is a good goalkeeper, he will be back.
:27:20. > :27:22.The day's early kick-off was at St James' Park where Newcastle were
:27:23. > :27:25.hoping for a lift, following their north-east derby defeat to
:27:26. > :27:29.Sunderland. Wasn't going to be easy, though. They faced a Chelsea side
:27:30. > :27:31.that knew a win would put them top, for a while, at least. Alistair Mann
:27:32. > :28:08.saw this one. Their defeat in February he was
:28:09. > :28:12.Chelsea's first at St James 's Park since 2006. The odds do seem that
:28:13. > :28:25.against Newcastle repeating those heroics today.
:28:26. > :28:37.An opportunity for David Luiz and John Terry to amble forward. Terry.
:28:38. > :28:44.Onto the bar. Still not cleared. In the end, helped over by the
:28:45. > :28:49.backpedalling Krul. Terry met that fully enough and it was onto the
:28:50. > :28:55.bar. Krul did his best to reach it. He couldn't. On the looping second
:28:56. > :29:04.ball, he helped it over the bar. Copious notes being put onto paper.
:29:05. > :29:11.The Referee Waves Play On. Cole's Cross Is Gathered Comfortably By Tim
:29:12. > :29:36.Krul. Chelsea Are The Only Side To Have
:29:37. > :29:54.Won A Corner In This Half. This Is Their Fifth.
:29:55. > :30:08.Twice Now Newicals Have Been Caught Out By A Corner.
:30:09. > :30:24.On The Counter Attack, It Was Driven Goal-bound.
:30:25. > :31:04.Newcastle Have Won Two Of The Last Meetings Between These Two Sides.
:31:05. > :31:10.Away by Lampard. Still with Newcastle.
:31:11. > :31:19.Straight into the body of Petr Cech. That is what Alan Pardew once
:31:20. > :31:20.and what the Newcastle supporters were waiting to see, a little
:31:21. > :31:25.sustained pressure. A good ball, finding Cabaye. He has
:31:26. > :31:43.a new strike partner in Cisse. Bringing in Gouffran. Taking on
:31:44. > :31:50.Ivanovic and hitting it towards that the post. Petr Cech which boast --
:31:51. > :31:57.with both hands easing it out of the way. Petr Cech is having to earn his
:31:58. > :32:09.wages. A free kick to Newcastle, one of the biggest cheers.
:32:10. > :32:22.Instructions From Alan Pardew. He Will Deliver The Free-kick. Good
:32:23. > :32:36.Delivery As Well. Powered In By Gouffran.
:32:37. > :33:22.He is spinning just beyond the goal. Eto'o says there is a handball
:33:23. > :33:31.involved. Where was the handball? I think it does brush Islam. De
:33:32. > :33:40.Schlupp brush his arm. Could that be deemed the deliberate handball? Good
:33:41. > :33:48.block by Tim Krul. Blocked by the knee of Debuchy. Tim Krul with his
:33:49. > :33:56.first save of the second half and then Debuchy with the second block.
:33:57. > :34:02.That was a hopeful punt forward. Plenty of time for some time. Aimed
:34:03. > :34:15.towards Remy and took it in his stride. He has the ambition.
:34:16. > :34:31.Obertan. A Little Bit Of Keep Ball At The Moment For Newcastle. Tooit.
:34:32. > :34:37.On Towards Remy. Game over. Newcastle have beaten Chelsea once
:34:38. > :34:42.again. Looks can say a great deal. Jose Mourinho knows his side sl
:34:43. > :34:46.dominated possession. He has to admit in the second-half, Newcastle
:34:47. > :34:57.have been the better side. They have a second goal to confirm the win.
:34:58. > :35:03.Anita did well. That was only going in one direction. The ripple at the
:35:04. > :35:09.back of the net that her alled the roar around St James' Park. A famous
:35:10. > :35:14.win for Newcastle. We had a little gameplan to conserve our energy
:35:15. > :35:18.today And crank it up as the game went on. We were cautious at the
:35:19. > :35:24.start and wouldn't let them play for us. Second-half we had the options
:35:25. > :35:29.to substitutes and energy. We got a goal at a great time. A fabulous day
:35:30. > :35:35.for Newcastle United. I'm angry because I don't understand why,
:35:36. > :35:43.after fantastic line of matches and performances, we have this game. I
:35:44. > :35:47.was expecting to lose my next game when the opponent was fantastic,
:35:48. > :35:51.when you were very unlucky, were, for some reason, you couldn't get
:35:52. > :35:56.the result. But to lose a match when you feel that your players are not
:35:57. > :36:00.tired because they were not in the least, it's what - I don't like.
:36:01. > :36:05.It's a feeling I don't like. It's something I have to fight. Did he
:36:06. > :36:11.give you an assist on that opening goal? You had a long chat before
:36:12. > :36:18.that free-kick? He has a brilliant shape when he shoots. I said whip
:36:19. > :36:22.them on the back. He hit it perfect. It dipped at the right time.
:36:23. > :36:26.Gouffran put his head on it. It's nice. We will have a spring on our
:36:27. > :36:32.step on Monday morning and enjoy today. It's remarkable. When you
:36:33. > :36:41.think Chelsea are on a run and getting things going and beat
:36:42. > :36:46.Manchester City. Chelsea didn't make it happen. Newcastle had 39%
:36:47. > :36:52.possession the whole game. Chelsea lacked pace with the football. They
:36:53. > :36:57.just didn't have the fizz we saw Arsenal earlier in the show. We saw
:36:58. > :37:01.them pinging it around with pace and aggression with a football. Chelsea
:37:02. > :37:06.didn't happen for them today with that. Pardew was right. Newcastle
:37:07. > :37:11.had a really good gameplan. They sat deep. They were compact. They had
:37:12. > :37:14.their lines correct. They wanted to stay in the game until the
:37:15. > :37:20.second-half. They stayed in the game. With Remy, they had a match
:37:21. > :37:26.winner, I thought, he gave Chelsea big problems in the second-half. He
:37:27. > :37:32.was willing to run at them. He took three players out of the game there.
:37:33. > :37:38.He was aggressive with the football. He gave them problems. Again, we saw
:37:39. > :37:43.him take three out here. With his first touch, his second touch. This
:37:44. > :37:49.one, two gets in behind them. He did that for 45 minutes. They couldn't
:37:50. > :37:52.really handle him. This is what defenders hate, running towards
:37:53. > :37:59.their own-goal keeperment he was willing to run and behind also. I
:38:00. > :38:04.was very, very impressed with him. Good tackle by Terry. Not a great
:38:05. > :38:08.movement for his goal Remy. He did enough. A little half yard. Terry
:38:09. > :38:13.went to the near-post. That is a great finish with his left foot. His
:38:14. > :38:20.performance deserved that goal. It really did. A big win for Newcastle.
:38:21. > :38:25.You mentioned a lack of sharpness to their game, Chelsea. Defensively -
:38:26. > :38:31.Lacked creativity and poor at the back, which is unusual for Chelsea.
:38:32. > :38:35.Again, in the second-half, David Luiz, what he is doing here, I just
:38:36. > :38:41.don't know. That is a cop out of a tackle. It is a copout a defender
:38:42. > :38:50.who doesn't want to get hurt. He should go through - He makes
:38:51. > :38:58.mistakes week in and week out. Cole gets caught out of potion here. Good
:38:59. > :39:02.ball off Debuchy. John Terry should come across. Makes the decision not
:39:03. > :39:07.to. They were fortunate to get away with it. Newcastle did a free-kick
:39:08. > :39:11.similar to this against Liverpool from the other side. This shouldn't
:39:12. > :39:16.be unknown to Chelsea who would have known that. Eight players. No-one is
:39:17. > :39:23.picking Gouffran up at all. Gets the freedom, make as simple run round
:39:24. > :39:27.the back. It's a brilliant ball off Cabaye. No-one goes with him at all.
:39:28. > :39:30.It's a very, very good header. Newcastle, I have to say, were
:39:31. > :39:36.worthy winners of that match today. Mourinho was right, Chelsea were
:39:37. > :39:39.poor in that game. It's funny, an unpredictable season. You talked
:39:40. > :39:43.about the three clubs, Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea
:39:44. > :39:47.being inconsistent, the only side consistent is Arsenal, both of you
:39:48. > :39:54.have completely ruled them out of winning the title? Only the moment.
:39:55. > :39:58.Newcastle dug in when they weren't playing so well in the first half.
:39:59. > :40:26.Doing the nasty bits well. Manchester United tend to enjoy a
:40:27. > :40:31.trip to London. They haven't lost in the capital for
:40:32. > :40:35.11 league games. They faced a Fulham side, knocked
:40:36. > :40:37.out of the League Cup by Leicester in midweek, thought it worth
:40:38. > :40:43.reminding you of that. At Craven Cottage for us was Steve
:40:44. > :40:48.Wilson. The good, the bad and the Berbatov, hot and cold is how he has
:40:49. > :40:51.been described. He is still Manchester United's record signing.
:40:52. > :40:54.Sometimes so good, it's almost moving. Sometimes it's almost hard
:40:55. > :41:04.to fell he is moving. At the other end of his career, Jan Jan returns
:41:05. > :41:16.for -- Jancker returns for Manchester United.
:41:17. > :41:31.# -- Januzaj. Fulham have possession.
:41:32. > :41:40.David Moyes looks anxious. They have had three back-to-back victories at
:41:41. > :41:53.Old Trafford since the draw with Southampton.
:41:54. > :42:02.Real problem on that far side in that last of the day's sunshine. He
:42:03. > :42:07.hopes there won't be close calls where he can't really see that well.
:42:08. > :42:14.Rooney, he is onside here. Wayne Rooney, if he finish it, he set up
:42:15. > :42:19.Valencia. He scores! Fulham nil, Manchester United one. Valencia
:42:20. > :42:26.scores the goal. Put on the plate for him by Wayne Rooney. He is
:42:27. > :42:30.unselfish here, Rooney. When it's played through to him he is very,
:42:31. > :42:38.very close to being offside. I think he's level. He tuck it is square to
:42:39. > :42:44.Valencia. Rooney judged that run to perfection. Had a look up and saw
:42:45. > :42:54.that Valencia was better placed. Manchester United are in front.
:42:55. > :42:59.Despairing lunge from Richardson on the other side could do nothing.
:43:00. > :43:36.Great ball. Berbatov for Fulham. I think that was a brilliant piece of
:43:37. > :43:42.defending. That is real encouragement for Fulham, all
:43:43. > :43:51.because of a Scott Parker pass. Here he is again.
:43:52. > :44:01.Robin van Persie, 2-0. Manchester United have clear blue water between
:44:02. > :44:10.them and Fulham now. Robin van Persie. Parker furious there because
:44:11. > :44:16.he felt he had been fouled by Januzaj. Van Persie very close to
:44:17. > :44:28.being offside as well. Firstly, was that a foul. Parker thought so.
:44:29. > :44:41.Januzaj carried on. Is van Persie beyond Senderos?
:44:42. > :44:52.He has made that decision from the shade now. The son is no longer full
:44:53. > :44:59.in his face. Cleverly through. Three onto three. Van Persie looks for
:45:00. > :45:03.Rooney. 3-0 to Manchester United and we are only in the 22nd minute of
:45:04. > :45:10.the game. Fulham are falling apart here. Manchester United have picked
:45:11. > :45:12.up for them and ripped them to shreds, all in the space of 12
:45:13. > :45:25.minutes. Full asking for offside, again, it
:45:26. > :45:39.doesn't go their way. It is a tap in for Rooney.
:45:40. > :45:48.An absolute horror show for Fulham. He might have had the sun shining in
:45:49. > :45:50.his eyes earlier on, but I think the referee has got three out of three
:45:51. > :46:00.right. Berbatov on the turn. Decent save,
:46:01. > :46:01.but Berbatov will be disappointed he didn't make it harder for the
:46:02. > :46:23.keeper. That wasn't far-away. Beautifully
:46:24. > :46:39.struck. Martin Jol will need a better
:46:40. > :46:47.performance from his players in this second-half.
:46:48. > :46:59.It is deflected, it's an own goal. It is Wayne Rooney. Full have won
:47:00. > :47:00.from a very unlikely source. Kacaniklic hit it but this was an
:47:01. > :47:36.own goal by Wayne Rooney. Bent's header is looping onto the
:47:37. > :47:43.crossbar. Here, it looked like it was being teed up for a shot from
:47:44. > :47:52.Kacaniklic, then Berbatov arrived and nearly set up Bent.
:47:53. > :47:59.A header from Richardson, it's a great chance.
:48:00. > :48:07.He will be really disappointed. Coming in the 89th minute, it might
:48:08. > :48:10.not have been enough for Fulham to actually salvage a point from the
:48:11. > :48:17.game. A minimum of three added minutes.
:48:18. > :48:24.There's a scrap for possession here. Lee Probert has to get involved
:48:25. > :48:32.here. It is all suddenly kicking off. Suddenly there was a flash
:48:33. > :48:44.point. Very difficult for Lee Probert to identify what happened
:48:45. > :48:50.here. Riether has stood on Januzaj. I don't know if the referee would
:48:51. > :48:54.have been able to see that. Riether might have got fortunate there but I
:48:55. > :49:00.don't think United have. They deservedly win this game.
:49:01. > :49:09.I felt Robin and Wayne really played well. They scored goals and set up
:49:10. > :49:16.the goals. It's good for the team, good for them individually. I'm very
:49:17. > :49:22.pleased for them. Some probably aren't behind you now, what would
:49:23. > :49:26.you say to those who were chanting, Martin Jol out? We could have
:49:27. > :49:32.probably had a result today but nobody expected us to win today. On
:49:33. > :49:34.the other hand, I think we've got a good team. I think we are able to do
:49:35. > :49:45.that, but not today. And after the game I spoke to the
:49:46. > :49:49.United manager David Moyes. It must make for a relatively relaxing
:49:50. > :49:53.afternoon when you have such a good start as you enjoyed. As a manager
:49:54. > :49:58.you always want to get off to a good start in games, and we did. We were
:49:59. > :50:03.fantastic for 20 minutes or so. We scored three and was a great start.
:50:04. > :50:07.Once again, Rooney and van Persie scoring the goals, you must be
:50:08. > :50:12.encouraged by the way they are playing together now. I'm beginning
:50:13. > :50:21.to start to see signs of a partnership. They are creating goals
:50:22. > :50:23.for each other. There's another couple of moves between it as well,
:50:24. > :50:25.they tried to make things happen again. It's a dying breed, centre
:50:26. > :50:28.forwards. The Premier League this year seems to have got a few good
:50:29. > :50:33.partnerships. I know we've got one here. It is unusual when a team is
:50:34. > :50:42.three up to see a manager makes three substitutions at half-time. We
:50:43. > :50:47.got three injuries. Tom Cleverley have that bit of double vision, Rafa
:50:48. > :50:52.went over on his ankle and Jonny Evans' back seized up. The team had
:50:53. > :50:56.played really well in the first half, but great credit to Martin Jol
:50:57. > :51:01.and his team. They fought really hard for their manager in the second
:51:02. > :51:05.half and made a real game of it. Ten Premier League games into the season
:51:06. > :51:08.now. You've won the last boar games in all competition, seven unbeaten.
:51:09. > :51:13.Are you getting more comfortable with the role now, are you feeling
:51:14. > :51:18.this is perhaps your team? It's always been my team, since I took
:51:19. > :51:22.over from Sir Alex. When you come into any new job it can take time to
:51:23. > :51:26.settle in. It has a little bit for us. I'm chesty and I did over the
:51:27. > :51:30.years have sometimes made slow starts and got better as the season
:51:31. > :51:33.has gone on. That hopefully is the case and we will hopefully get
:51:34. > :51:36.better this season as well. The players have been fantastic, great
:51:37. > :51:41.to work with. The habits they have got from the previous manager. More
:51:42. > :51:44.importantly, their winning mentality is what I want to see every day.
:51:45. > :51:54.Thank you for talking to us. Glad he seems to be finding his feet
:51:55. > :51:59.and getting results, building them together. Spring in their step now.
:52:00. > :52:03.A big fan of David Moyes. I never had any doubts with them finishing
:52:04. > :52:08.in the top four. Whether they have enough to win the league now, I'm
:52:09. > :52:12.not sure. I'm not sure whether David Moyes knows his best team yet. There
:52:13. > :52:16.seems to be a lot of variation. It may be to do with injury but I'm not
:52:17. > :52:34.sure he knows his best 11. But with van Persie and Rooney in the team
:52:35. > :52:37.they've always got a chance. Life is a lot easier when you can go three
:52:38. > :52:40.up in 20 minutes. Was it made easy for them? It was made easy. When you
:52:41. > :52:42.play Man United at home, you expect intensity, passion, closing down.
:52:43. > :52:45.up in 20 minutes. Was it made easy for them? It was made easy. You
:52:46. > :52:50.always want help in the central midfield. Jones here, oceans of
:52:51. > :52:57.space. The two strikers have no awareness of where he is. Parker and
:52:58. > :53:02.Sidwell have to drop off. This happened all game. This was a
:53:03. > :53:06.brilliant example of Vidic, the centre half, taking five, six,
:53:07. > :53:11.seven, eight, coming into your half and there's no real intensity in the
:53:12. > :53:15.pressure from Berbatov. And he's got the captain's armband, he should be
:53:16. > :53:20.setting the example. This leads to the first goal. For me, Fulham
:53:21. > :53:27.didn't give themselves a chance. You can't sit of Man United and let them
:53:28. > :53:31.dictate. Here, oceans of space. Miles away from each other, not
:53:32. > :53:38.working together. When there is no pressure on the ball, the back four
:53:39. > :53:44.squeezes up. It is suicide. 3-0, game over. This, he was a lucky boy.
:53:45. > :53:48.He has kicked him initially and Riether has stamped on him. It's the
:53:49. > :53:54.only bit of aggression that Fulham showed in the game, and in the wrong
:53:55. > :53:59.way. This, for me, as a Fulham ban and someone who's been there a long
:54:00. > :54:03.time, that wouldn't have happened. A smile on the face because he's got
:54:04. > :54:11.the United shirt on, that is an acceptable.
:54:12. > :54:17.In David Moyes' defence, he was probably let down a bit in the
:54:18. > :54:22.summer with the signings. You get the feeling that he is getting to
:54:23. > :54:25.know his players a little bit more. They are feeling a bit more
:54:26. > :54:30.comfortable with him and, likewise, him with his players. As home debuts
:54:31. > :54:31.go, it doesn't get much better for a new Sunderland manager than victory
:54:32. > :54:43.over Newcastle. Steven Fletcher scores for
:54:44. > :54:51.Sunderland. We have liftoff! Debuchy scored.
:54:52. > :55:02.He has smashed it home! Red and white delight. Sunderland two,
:55:03. > :55:06.Newcastle United one. Could Gus Poyet build on that result against a
:55:07. > :55:08.Hull team unbeaten at the KC Stadium since they returned to the
:55:09. > :55:14.top-flight? Commentary by Dan O'Hagan.
:55:15. > :55:53.Scatter mole here. Got away from Livermore despite heavy first touch.
:55:54. > :55:58.It is tight, edgy and anxious so far at the KC Stadium. It is Davis who
:55:59. > :56:32.has gone down. Sagbo scores for Hull City. An own
:56:33. > :56:39.goal of Weller's head, perhaps? -- Weller.
:56:40. > :57:06.There is McShane turned away. The flag is up. The goalkeeper gets the
:57:07. > :57:11.decision. Brave, Westwood, as he went flying in with the boots from
:57:12. > :57:18.McShane. Both have come off in some difficulty.
:57:19. > :57:28.He cuts a fairly disconsolate figure as he is led away, Kieren Westwood.
:57:29. > :57:29.Here comes Manolo. 31 league players dashed bad games here in a couple of
:57:30. > :57:49.league spells. There's going to be a card coming
:57:50. > :57:56.here for Cattermole. The red card comes out.
:57:57. > :58:16.Cattermole can be a ticking time bowl -- time bomb.
:58:17. > :58:25.Andrew Marriner called across by the fourth official. The manager gets at
:58:26. > :58:35.least a telling off here. This is going to be a final warning
:58:36. > :59:00.for him. Another card coming here. Another
:59:01. > :59:08.red card! My word, what the first half for Sunderland! It's a wretched
:59:09. > :59:18.day, a dreadful tackle, too. Two red cards in the first half.
:59:19. > :59:35.Even Gus Poyet has to admit that the red card.
:59:36. > :59:47.a deflected shot, it is pushed away well. A smart save. It takes in Nick
:59:48. > :59:56.on the way through which makes the goalkeeper's job a lot tougher. The
:59:57. > :59:57.team are digging in. Regrouping. Making the best of the worst of
:59:58. > :00:04.situations. Adam Johnson, what a save by Harper!
:00:05. > :00:32.Adam Johnson, so close. Livermore shoots, against the post.
:00:33. > :00:39.On the rebound, he could not react to it.
:00:40. > :00:59.First, Livermore against the post. Adam Johnson denied by Steve Harper.
:01:00. > :01:18.A heavy challenge by Brady. Over to the referee. A yellow card this
:01:19. > :01:24.time. To the chorus of Sunderland jeers.
:01:25. > :01:39.I thought the first half was a really poor game, I have to be
:01:40. > :01:45.honest. The second half, it got worse. To be fair to Sunderland, the
:01:46. > :01:52.defending, we always needed a second one to calm everyone down.
:01:53. > :01:54.Do you think with Cattermole, a player's reputation can explain a
:01:55. > :02:02.lot. I thought for a minute the player
:02:03. > :02:07.was going to the hospital. I know what he is like at a
:02:08. > :02:14.competitor. In today's football, you can't make that challenge any more.
:02:15. > :02:20.It is difficult to comment. I would like the pundits to comment. To
:02:21. > :02:29.comment on the Cattermole tackle, the last one on Adam Johnson, B
:02:30. > :02:39.Kieren Westwood tackle. It depends who you are. It is difficult.
:02:40. > :02:48.Has he got a point? With Cattermole, you can't tackle like that. Five
:02:49. > :02:54.years ago, that is probably a yellow card. Look at his reaction. It is
:02:55. > :03:00.dangerous, reckless. You will get a red card if you lunge in.
:03:01. > :03:06.That is a disgraceful challenge. A leg breaker. That puts people out,
:03:07. > :03:13.it finishes careers. There is no excuse. It is calculated, nasty,
:03:14. > :03:23.vicious. I am glad the lad is OK. A leg breaker. That is horrific. The
:03:24. > :03:31.cat all -- Cattermole one was unlucky. He is saying that is a bad
:03:32. > :03:34.one. He wanted you to look at the
:03:35. > :03:41.challengers from the other side. What did you make of those?
:03:42. > :03:46.I thought the first one, McShane, a hard challenge. Either player could
:03:47. > :03:51.have got injured. I don't think that should be in discussion at all. That
:03:52. > :03:57.is a committed challenge from two brave players.
:03:58. > :04:01.That one, Brady left the ground with two feet. It is dangerous. The
:04:02. > :04:08.referee effectively should have sent him off. Just there, he is off the
:04:09. > :04:12.ground, out of control. Similar to Cattermole.
:04:13. > :04:16.You can understand Gus Poyet's disappointment. I still advocate
:04:17. > :04:32.referees having common sense. Credit to Hull City, 11 points from
:04:33. > :04:36.15 at home. They have been brilliant.
:04:37. > :04:39.We've seen a couple of decent strikes already but, on Match of the
:04:40. > :04:43.Day two, you're guaranteed ten absolute corkers. We think October's
:04:44. > :05:11.goal of the month could be the best ever.
:05:12. > :05:21.Pretty good. You'll be able vote for your favourite.
:05:22. > :05:25.There's also the rather large matter of the first Welsh derby in top
:05:26. > :05:27.flight history, as Cardiff host Swansea.
:05:28. > :05:35.Everton v Spurs is the other game. And in the meantime: we have seven
:05:36. > :05:38.goals shared between Sheffield Wednesday and breading.
:05:39. > :05:44.After the drama between Watford and Leicester, we have another talking
:05:45. > :05:49.point with a bizarre goal. And we go to Bristol city who continue to
:05:50. > :05:54.struggle. Join us after Match of the Day.
:05:55. > :06:00.Match of the Day two Extra will be back Sunday lunchtime.
:06:01. > :06:02.Don't forget, all the action is available on the iPlayer from Monday
:06:03. > :06:05.night. It's five clean sheets in six games
:06:06. > :06:09.for high-flying Southampton. Their opponents Stoke have conceded just
:06:10. > :06:13.twice at home this season. You might think that a goal could be a long
:06:14. > :06:21.time coming. You'd be wrong. Martin Fisher saw this one.
:06:22. > :06:29.The goals of Peter Crouch couldn't prevent Southampton being relegated
:06:30. > :06:34.in 2005. Stoke hope his return to form will help them climb away from
:06:35. > :06:44.the danger zone. Only Robin Van Persie has scored against Boruc in
:06:45. > :06:45.their last six games. Mark Hughes turned 50 yesterday. Three points
:06:46. > :07:01.would be an ideal birthday present. A blustery day at the Britannia
:07:02. > :07:11.Stadium. It is always cold and windy here. Earlier, it was pouring with
:07:12. > :07:21.rain. Oh, my word! Begovic has just scored. Boruc has only scored --
:07:22. > :07:24.conceded three goals all season. Almost too embarrassed to accept the
:07:25. > :07:27.congratulations of his team-mates because he knows how the other guy
:07:28. > :07:33.at the other end is chilling. Look at the wind get hold of that. What
:07:34. > :07:37.an incredible start to the Britannia Stadium. Stoke City have been
:07:38. > :07:43.desperately searching for goals at home. Nobody in this crowd would
:07:44. > :07:47.have put any money at all on the number one to break their duck which
:07:48. > :07:54.has lasted here since August 24. Begovic, the fifth goalkeeper to
:07:55. > :08:01.score in the Premier league. Schmeichel, Friedel, Robinson, Tim
:08:02. > :08:06.Howard before. That is a corner for Stoke.
:08:07. > :08:13.Southampton are trying to look cool, calm and composed, they are
:08:14. > :08:18.rattled. The first corner of the game. Stoke always dangerous in set
:08:19. > :08:35.pieces, none more so than now. Shawcross should have put that in.
:08:36. > :08:43.Excellent defending from Shawcross. The conditions are making life
:08:44. > :08:48.uncomfortable for both sets of players but making it an interesting
:08:49. > :08:55.spectacle for spectators. How did that stay out? He scored the winner
:08:56. > :09:00.at Liverpool. Involved in the equaliser at Old Trafford. Lovren
:09:01. > :09:05.should have levelled it there. Stoke City starting the day above the
:09:06. > :09:18.relegation zone courtesy of a better goal difference by Norwich City.
:09:19. > :09:31.Lovely football from Southampton. Looking for Rodriguez. What a goal!
:09:32. > :09:38.Bearing in mind the blustery conditions, Southampton have just
:09:39. > :09:47.scored a supreme team goal. Fluid, passing movement, Ward-Prowse,
:09:48. > :09:52.Lallana heavily involved. Rodriguez somehow gets the ball to bounce in
:09:53. > :09:59.front of Begovic. And beyond it into the back of the net. All the noise
:10:00. > :10:03.from the Southampton fans. They travelled in their numbers, and why
:10:04. > :10:11.not, given Southampton's terrific form this season.
:10:12. > :10:19.A terrific save by Boruc. The man embarrassed earlier in this game,
:10:20. > :10:22.reveals himself with that saved. This will be Stoke 's third home
:10:23. > :10:39.draw of the season. Appeals for handball. The referee
:10:40. > :10:46.would have had a good view. Schneiderlin with a strong appeal.
:10:47. > :10:52.The cross from Clyne, deftly captures the back of the arm of
:10:53. > :10:55.Pieters. Last week at White Hart Lane, Spurs got a penalty in a knot
:10:56. > :11:02.dissimilar situation. Into the last ten minutes. I wouldn't be surprised
:11:03. > :11:21.if you offered Mark Hughes a point, he would grab it with both hands.
:11:22. > :11:32.Just drifted away from Boruc's left-hand post. The referee has
:11:33. > :11:37.checked his watch. Play continuing. A great chance. What a save by
:11:38. > :11:41.Begovic. The flag was up anyway, it would not have counted. For a
:11:42. > :11:47.moment, Stoke City thought Ramirez was going to win the game for
:11:48. > :11:50.Southampton. He is onside. It is academic because Begovic made the
:11:51. > :12:00.save anyway. It wouldn't have counted. The flag had been raised.
:12:01. > :12:05.TRANSLATION: It was a very tough game, the weather conditions were
:12:06. > :12:10.very hard for us and made it difficult to establish our way of
:12:11. > :12:14.playing. We showed a lot of resilience after conceding that goal
:12:15. > :12:18.early on. It has been difficult to pick up
:12:19. > :12:24.points. Today, it was important to get points on the board.
:12:25. > :12:31.And unfortunate incident. It caught the wind, bounced. I feel bad for
:12:32. > :12:35.him, it's not nice being on the receiving end. But it gave us one
:12:36. > :12:48.point today. What happened happens. I will take
:12:49. > :12:53.those two points back in the next couple of games.
:12:54. > :12:54.An extraordinary start to the game. Probably the fastest goal by a
:12:55. > :13:04.keeper. It caught everyone by surprise.
:13:05. > :13:10.Everyone could see by the conditions, it was obviously
:13:11. > :13:19.downwind. He was caught out. Bizarre.
:13:20. > :13:25.I like the humility in celebrating. He kind of looked disappointed at
:13:26. > :13:30.one point. I'm not sure we will see that again this season. But a good
:13:31. > :13:36.point for Stoke, they needed something on the board after recent
:13:37. > :13:42.performances. He joins Stoke's top goal-scorers.
:13:43. > :13:48.Will he mention that to his fellow strikers?
:13:49. > :13:53.Southampton have Arsenal and Chelsea away, a test them.
:13:54. > :13:56.They have made a fantastic start. They have nothing to lose, they can
:13:57. > :14:02.play with confidence. Still no word on who will replace
:14:03. > :14:05.Ian Holloway at Crystal Palace. Caretaker boss Keith Millen took
:14:06. > :14:09.charge again for the game at the Hawthorns where they looked to end a
:14:10. > :14:12.run of six straight Premier League losses, against a West Brom side who
:14:13. > :14:24.lost their first game in six last week at Anfield. Watching for us was
:14:25. > :14:31.Steve Clarke has signed two new strikers in the summer. Neither have
:14:32. > :14:36.managed to score a goal yet for West Brom. So Shane Long returns to the
:14:37. > :14:40.starting 11 today. Chamakh has summed up Pallas's boar stop to the
:14:41. > :14:46.season. He's appeared in all nine of their league games but has only had
:14:47. > :14:52.two shots at target. In 2005, West Bromwich Albion had their greatest
:14:53. > :15:07.escape from relegation. Saved by Myhill. Still in play for
:15:08. > :15:21.Guedioura. This chance was very much against
:15:22. > :15:29.the run of play but it was effective. Keith Miller admits he is
:15:30. > :15:32.not the man to take the club on himself. Whoever does come in would
:15:33. > :15:43.be very grateful if he could take any points from this game today.
:15:44. > :15:55.Sessegnon looks... Brilliant! The substitute breaks the deadlock. Look
:15:56. > :16:01.how he was so calm here. He didn't panic, picked his spot, wasn't
:16:02. > :16:07.worried about power. Well picked out from Sessegnon as well. Hardly any
:16:08. > :16:13.backlift. That is a poacher's goal. Kevin Phillips on the bench would
:16:14. > :16:16.have been proud of that one. One minute before half-time is the
:16:17. > :16:22.perfect time to score for West Bromwich.
:16:23. > :16:46.Easy to forget that this is Steve Clarke's first managerial job.
:16:47. > :16:52.He's a young striker losing with confidence. -- losing with
:16:53. > :17:08.confidence. He has got it through to Chamakh.
:17:09. > :17:13.Puncheon again. He did brilliantly to get a shot on target there. There
:17:14. > :17:20.were a line of defenders in front of Puncheon. Chamakh wasn't too keen to
:17:21. > :17:23.take it on himself. They have had to ride their luck a little bit in this
:17:24. > :17:32.second half. There have been opportunities.
:17:33. > :17:38.It was going to have to be something very special to trouble the
:17:39. > :17:46.goalkeeper from there. He has given the corner.
:17:47. > :17:53.Oh, dear! He looked certain to score. His head seems to ricochet
:17:54. > :18:08.backwards at the strange angle as the ball hits it.
:18:09. > :18:21.Sessegnon in the penalty area. He pulls it back. What an opportunity
:18:22. > :18:26.for Brunt. That was a killer ball from Amalfitano. You would have
:18:27. > :18:28.expected a bit more urgency from Crystal Palace if they are to catch
:18:29. > :18:56.up with Steve Clarke's team. Gabbidon cleared it away. A corner
:18:57. > :18:58.to West from. -- West Brom. Quite a few fans shivering in the cold and
:18:59. > :19:12.wet. There's a chance! McCauley is the
:19:13. > :19:15.two goal cushion that West Bromwich Albion have craved. McCauley has
:19:16. > :19:23.already scored in the Premier League this season against Sunderland in
:19:24. > :19:28.September. West Bromwich have only had one win in their last eight
:19:29. > :19:30.league games at the hawthorns. They are surely going to take all three
:19:31. > :19:40.points here now. The most important thing was the
:19:41. > :19:45.result. We had a disappointing result last week in Liverpool. At
:19:46. > :19:50.home, we lost the first two home games. It was important we started
:19:51. > :19:54.to build up a home record. As a spectacle, maybe we can only
:19:55. > :19:57.apologise a little bit but the conditions were difficult as well.
:19:58. > :20:01.For some reason the pitch seemed to play a little bit slow today. It
:20:02. > :20:06.wasn't a classic, but the important thing was the three points. I am
:20:07. > :20:09.proud of them but I am proud of them but I'm also angry and disappointed
:20:10. > :20:16.because they deserved more from it. There are two games now where you
:20:17. > :20:18.couldn't ask anymore as far as effort and commitment and their
:20:19. > :20:22.quality to create chances. Unfortunately, key moments have cost
:20:23. > :20:26.us in both boxes and we've got to address that. You've got to be
:20:27. > :20:30.ready. The gaffer says you've got to make sure you are ready to affect
:20:31. > :20:35.the game and change it. It was great that we won it. The players may be
:20:36. > :20:39.need little bit more belief. It's a tough run when you are losing this
:20:40. > :20:45.many games. But the players have got to keep working hard like they have
:20:46. > :20:48.been. They certainly need it to turn quickly. Interesting aspect of the
:20:49. > :20:55.game was the substitution. It was quite an aggressive substitution.
:20:56. > :21:03.It was, because Berahino came on for a full-back. He is a super talent. I
:21:04. > :21:07.wish he would stop scoring because I can't pronounce his name very well.
:21:08. > :21:11.The finish here with his left foot, lovely touch, took its time. Young
:21:12. > :21:16.English player, another talented one. West Bromwich Albion desperate
:21:17. > :21:26.to keep him. There's talk of a new contract for him. Who should Crystal
:21:27. > :21:29.Palace go for? The bookies aren't often wrong. They must know
:21:30. > :21:33.something on Chris Coleman. Good guy.
:21:34. > :21:39.Our final game this week was the clash of the claret and Blues. Well,
:21:40. > :21:42.one had to change so Aston Villa popped on their sort of florescent
:21:43. > :21:46.yellowy-green number and hoped to score for the first time in four
:21:47. > :21:49.games. West Ham had their own concerns, they've lost their last
:21:50. > :22:01.three at home. John Motson was at Upton Park. A handy return for
:22:02. > :22:04.Morrison, as they've been laying in the Premier League without a
:22:05. > :22:36.recognised centre forward. That is the case again today.
:22:37. > :22:51.Gaskell Lane and makes the save. We saw him do this against Manchester
:22:52. > :22:54.City the other week. Eight of the seven Premier League meetings here
:22:55. > :22:58.between these two clubs have ended in draws. But most of the games
:22:59. > :23:13.between them have been very close indeed, even when one or the other
:23:14. > :23:20.has got the edge. That was a desperate clearance. This will bring
:23:21. > :23:28.Tomkins forward. At the moment it is noble on the ball. The drive by Rat.
:23:29. > :23:34.Weimann was in his own half and he's away. Has he got the pace to take
:23:35. > :23:40.an... No foul, says Howard Webb. Aston Villa appearing -- peeling.
:23:41. > :23:47.Weimann down on his knees. It is Morrison who has gone back here with
:23:48. > :23:50.Weimann. He's got his right arm on his left shoulder. Weimann then
:23:51. > :23:57.falls outside the box. It had it been deemed a foul, would Howard
:23:58. > :23:58.Webb have to put Morrison off? The pace of the game has been
:23:59. > :24:14.unrelenting. Another escape. This time at the
:24:15. > :24:42.Villa end. That's a free kick. Howard Webb was still orchestrating
:24:43. > :24:46.the free kick when they took it very quickly. Jack Collison, not far away
:24:47. > :25:19.from the right-hand post. Here comes Benteke. He thumped it
:25:20. > :25:20.against the crossbar. Benteke got away from the defender. It came back
:25:21. > :25:38.off the bar. Nolan to Downing. Here he is again.
:25:39. > :25:41.He shot wide. Kevin Nolan, who made the early running in that move, got
:25:42. > :26:08.the return pass. This ball may just be tempting for
:26:09. > :26:42.Benteke. He's got it down, the angle is bad. He wasn't far away.
:26:43. > :27:03.The last two home games we conceded three. We got back to that ever
:27:04. > :27:06.important clean sheet scenario that we've done magnificently away from
:27:07. > :27:10.home. There's only one thing missing in our game, and that is scoring
:27:11. > :27:14.more goals. We have to continue carry on playing the way we are
:27:15. > :27:19.playing and eventually one player has to turn up and convert a chance
:27:20. > :27:25.into a goal. It's always going to be hard because it's a difficult,
:27:26. > :27:29.physical game. We stood up to the man and competed well. There wasn't
:27:30. > :27:35.a foul given for that challenge, what did you make of that? I thought
:27:36. > :27:40.with the ball being safe side... That's how I would call it. Paul
:27:41. > :27:44.Lambert felt perhaps something should have been given when
:27:45. > :27:51.Morrison's challenge... Absolute rubbish. Morrison is a lightweight,
:27:52. > :27:54.talking about muscling one of his players, rubbish! Was it rubbish or
:27:55. > :28:06.not? It's a tough call. His position
:28:07. > :28:13.isn't great at all. If he gives a foul he has two send Morrison off.
:28:14. > :28:24.He probably just get it right. It's a tough one, though. I'm with you. I
:28:25. > :28:31.think I wouldn't have given it. I just don't think you can be 100%
:28:32. > :28:37.sure. We asked you the question whether Arsenal will win the
:28:38. > :28:40.league. 51% of you think they will. Before we leave, let's take a look
:28:41. > :29:11.at the Barclays Premier League table.
:29:12. > :29:17.Another autobiography is causing controversy. It claimed that Sir
:29:18. > :29:22.Alex Ferguson threatened to make life very difficult if you took
:29:23. > :29:31.Wayne Rooney to the 2006 World Cup. According to the Sun, Sven Goran
:29:32. > :29:40.Eriksson says he wants agreed to replace Ferguson. Arsenal are five
:29:41. > :29:42.points clear and are starting to look somewhat invincible. From all
:29:43. > :29:44.of us here, goodbye.