:01:05. > :01:17.Demba Ba scores! What a result for Jose Mourinho. Pass, move, pass a
:01:18. > :01:23.move, brilliant. Manchester City title favourites once more. Hello.
:01:24. > :01:26.Manchester City were the big winners after last weekend's slips and
:01:27. > :01:29.slides in the Barclays Premier League title race. Could they move
:01:30. > :01:31.to the top of the table with victory at Everton. That's one of seven
:01:32. > :01:58.games on the way. And with four of the bottom five
:01:59. > :02:02.also in action, the nerves are jangling. Alan Shearer and Danny
:02:03. > :02:06.Murphy will be fearless and bold. We start at Goodison Park where all the
:02:07. > :02:10.talk centred on whether Everton could do Liverpool a favour and take
:02:11. > :02:13.points off Manchester City. A victory for the visitors would put
:02:14. > :02:15.them top on goal difference with just two games to play. The
:02:16. > :02:31.commentator was Guy Mowbray. Roberto Mancini could not do it.
:02:32. > :02:36.Only a win today will keep them in control of the title race. The
:02:37. > :02:40.Everton side, focused on their own mission of keeping their fate
:02:41. > :02:52.champions League hopes alive, includes Phil Jagielka. Leon Osman
:02:53. > :03:01.starts. There is one change, Gael Clichy plays. David Silva is back in
:03:02. > :03:06.the squad and sits on the bench. Roberto Martinez, last May,
:03:07. > :03:12.masterminded Wiggin 's FA Cup final win against Manchester City. In the
:03:13. > :03:26.Premier League, his auctions are not so good. -- actions are not so good.
:03:27. > :03:35.He seemed to lose control of what he was doing at the last second.
:03:36. > :03:39.Roberto Martinez has been keen to point out that helping other teams
:03:40. > :03:49.is not the way that Everton want to do things. What a goal! What a goal
:03:50. > :04:03.from Ross Barkley! A stunning strike. It will be a gold cheered
:04:04. > :04:06.and celebrated by all on Merseyside. A secondary cast of admiration as
:04:07. > :04:27.supporters see it replayed on the screen. -- gasp. Looking on is the
:04:28. > :04:29.England manager. I am sure he will have a lot of thinking to do about
:04:30. > :04:41.Ross Barkley. Ross Barkley keeps on going before
:04:42. > :04:57.going down with a challenge by Vincent Kompany. The first boos
:04:58. > :05:02.around the stadium today. Ross Barkley was on his own.
:05:03. > :05:29.1-1. Sergio Aguero! He is too good. A lovely move. He made the finished
:05:30. > :05:40.look pretty simple. Binding the Argentinian was perfect, as was the
:05:41. > :05:45.finish. -- finding. Sergio Aguero, the man who won the title two years
:05:46. > :05:51.ago, has got Manchester City back in the mix again. There might be a
:05:52. > :06:00.problem. He has his hand on his groin. A short and sharp appearance
:06:01. > :06:08.for the Argentinian at Goodison Park but one full of impact. Absolutely
:06:09. > :06:12.everything in the Premier League gives you drama. Twists and turns
:06:13. > :06:36.just about every minute that passes. Did Edin Dzeko need the extra touch?
:06:37. > :06:40.Everton one, Manchester City two. They are back at the top of the
:06:41. > :06:52.table, as it stands. An appeal for offside. In comes the cross and
:06:53. > :06:59.nobody is near Edin Dzeko. James Milner has done really well. Phil
:07:00. > :07:04.Jagielka arrived too late. He timed The Jump, planted the header and
:07:05. > :07:11.Manchester City lead. Six goals in his last nine games. Like a player
:07:12. > :07:18.reborn under Manuel Pellegrini. The days of being shunned by Roberto
:07:19. > :07:22.Mancini are over. He looked like he was going to be fourth choice
:07:23. > :07:27.striker at the beginning of the season. He has scored 23 goals in
:07:28. > :07:32.total. How important will this one be? Manchester City are starting the
:07:33. > :07:53.second half on the front that. -- foot. What a save by Joe Hart!
:07:54. > :07:56.What a save! The assistant referee initially gave a goal kick. That was
:07:57. > :08:11.just fantastic. Samir Nasri still managed to work it
:08:12. > :08:33.back to Gael Clichy. Edin Dzeko scores his second and
:08:34. > :08:41.city 's third. They have sliced through Everton. They are flying.
:08:42. > :08:49.Samir Nasri chose just the right time to soak coolly get that one in
:08:50. > :08:53.two Edin Dzeko. Edin Dzeko started it. He was running to Samir Nasri,
:08:54. > :09:00.who were celebrating as though he had scored it himself. The smiles
:09:01. > :09:10.from the granite faced manager are getting wider. There we have a huge
:09:11. > :09:15.minute at the top of the Barclays Premier league. A save from Joe Hart
:09:16. > :09:21.which is out of the top drawer. At the other end, almost straightaway,
:09:22. > :09:23.it could have been 2-2. Manchester City are leading by a two goal
:09:24. > :09:39.cushion. Manchester City are appealing for
:09:40. > :09:45.offside. The flag has stayed down and Everton are back in business. As
:09:46. > :09:50.Leighton Baines got ready to cross, I was going to say, it might only
:09:51. > :09:56.take it peach of a ball into the box and that is what was delivered. No
:09:57. > :10:11.Manchester City pressure on that and Romelu Lukaku easily beat Joe Hart.
:10:12. > :10:18.He will say he was in line. City still protest, strongly.
:10:19. > :10:32.Let's take a look. I think he is bang in line as the cross comes in
:10:33. > :10:39.from Leighton Baines. How many times have they been here? In bid, so
:10:40. > :10:48.often in bad. They sing a note, they go through the mill. That is
:10:49. > :11:01.Manchester City. That was a good stop by Tim Howard.
:11:02. > :11:09.Pablo Zabaleta has come the closest in a long while to scoring for
:11:10. > :11:14.Manchester City. He is moving closer to being a champion managing in his
:11:15. > :11:31.first season. He went all the way and hit the side
:11:32. > :11:43.netting. That was brilliant from Ross Barkley. A wonderful run of his
:11:44. > :11:46.own and a wonderful save by Joe Hart again. Manchester City fans are
:11:47. > :11:54.screaming for the full-time whistle. Manuel Pellegrini has his
:11:55. > :12:01.arms outstretched. It is full-time. Manchester City are still masters of
:12:02. > :12:10.their own Premier league title fate. But an effort they have put in at
:12:11. > :12:14.Goodison Park! -- what an effort. They have Aston Villa and West Ham.
:12:15. > :12:24.Win them both and they are champions of England game. It was a very tough
:12:25. > :12:29.game. From the beginning, we thought we would have to play this game
:12:30. > :12:35.thinking what they could do and not thinking, if Liverpool wins the
:12:36. > :12:39.title if they win today. It is very difficult to separate the emotions.
:12:40. > :12:45.You can never be happy and satisfied after losing a football game. In
:12:46. > :12:48.terms of the last home game and being able to evaluate and be with
:12:49. > :12:50.the crowd all day and celebrate what has been a phenomenal season is a
:12:51. > :13:04.moment to be very proud. We have to play two games more, on
:13:05. > :13:09.Wednesday and Sunday. It is very important now to start to prepare
:13:10. > :13:14.for the game against Aston Villa on Wednesday. Does it help that you
:13:15. > :13:17.have been here before? I do not think it will hinder us. We're in
:13:18. > :13:24.the present and we have games to win. Villa will not be caring about
:13:25. > :13:30.our past, they will be trying to win. It will be a tough game. Could
:13:31. > :13:36.you see a scenario like Queens Park Rangers all over again? It could
:13:37. > :13:41.happen. It is not very good. It does not matter if we win the title again
:13:42. > :13:48.on goal difference. It would be amazing and it will be good for the
:13:49. > :14:01.Premier League as well. Not to win in the last seconds of the game,
:14:02. > :14:10.please, no. So, Manchester City asked top -- our top. It was a too
:14:11. > :14:15.thick game, wasn't it? In many ways, they have jumped their biggest
:14:16. > :14:20.fence. It was the biggest test out of the three games. They have jumped
:14:21. > :14:26.every hurdle. They went a goal down and came back and Sergio Aguero was
:14:27. > :14:29.injured. Yaya Toure went off with an injury as well. They dug in and they
:14:30. > :14:36.fought hard and deserve their victory. Everton played three at the
:14:37. > :14:41.back. It took awhile to adapt and come to terms with that. Once they
:14:42. > :14:46.did, I thought they played it very well. They sussed it out and pulled
:14:47. > :14:50.the three centre halves all over the place with their pace, with their
:14:51. > :15:00.movement. Yaya Toure gets the ball here. He made the decision to close
:15:01. > :15:03.him down. The space is what Sergio Aguero wanted. Howard should not be
:15:04. > :15:09.beaten at the near post but that is what he was hoping would be done.
:15:10. > :15:12.That is where I want to be. They had a decent line-up until then but it
:15:13. > :15:18.was a very good finish. It was worked really well. Similar thing
:15:19. > :15:23.with Phil Jagielka trying to play offside. I do not know why. His arm
:15:24. > :15:28.was in the air. This was disappointing. You have the three
:15:29. > :15:33.centre halves in the box and not one picked up Edin Dzeko. That was a
:15:34. > :15:41.decent effort. Edge of the box and that was a brilliant header. What a
:15:42. > :15:46.safe from Joe Hart. This could be the safer wins than the title. 90
:15:47. > :15:49.seconds later, after that save, Man City are attacking down the other
:15:50. > :15:53.end and kill off the game with another good move, but the Everton
:15:54. > :15:59.three we see again, Dzeko is on his own. In the middle of the six yard
:16:00. > :16:02.box, to score the third goal. It is a classic with three defenders, who
:16:03. > :16:07.will pick him up? Someone else will do it because we have three of us.
:16:08. > :16:10.It does not always work that way. Even though Everton got one back,
:16:11. > :16:20.they finished comfortably in the end and Dzeko was brilliant today. Yours
:16:21. > :16:25.is poor at the bottom, Shearer! You scored 15 goals in 20 games and you
:16:26. > :16:31.are top of that. Rubbish! We're hearing Aguero has tweeted for
:16:32. > :16:35.Manchester City fans that he left the field of play as a precaution.
:16:36. > :16:39.You can see it just there, he did seem to be struggling with his
:16:40. > :16:47.groin. He helps Manchester City, tactically? I think it did, it
:16:48. > :16:52.brought an extra man in midfield when Everton were dominant. Perhaps
:16:53. > :16:57.a World Cup perspective, Ross Barkley was superb, wasn't he? He
:16:58. > :17:00.was better than that, Gary. In front of the England manager, his
:17:01. > :17:05.performance was brilliant. That is just sheer class, ability. He does
:17:06. > :17:13.not even have a look where Joe Hart is. He knows, he will get it on
:17:14. > :17:19.target. I love that goal. Brilliant, sensational, pure ability. To run
:17:20. > :17:23.with the ball, at base, the speed at the defenders, Garcia is chasing him
:17:24. > :17:28.and cannot get with him and it is on a plate for Naismith. Brilliant,
:17:29. > :17:34.very good. We presume he will go to Brazil. Will he start? I think he is
:17:35. > :17:39.a bit unreliable, but he is a matchwinner. What about this for a
:17:40. > :17:44.tackle? Wins the ball back, brilliant. It was a mature
:17:45. > :17:53.performance from him. He is waiting for the two guys, he will flick it,
:17:54. > :17:57.brilliant. I thought that was a wonderful performance. He could be a
:17:58. > :18:02.major impact player in the World Cup. He has to go in the squad.
:18:03. > :18:06.Seven points from three games have helped Sunderland climb out of the
:18:07. > :18:12.bottom three on goal difference. Gus Poyet's side travel to Old Trafford
:18:13. > :18:15.to face Manchester United team with a 100% record under caretaker
:18:16. > :18:24.manager Ryan Giggs. a 100% record under caretaker
:18:25. > :18:28.manager Jonathan Pearce saw this. My -- Ryan Giggs could be Manchester
:18:29. > :18:35.United's special one, even if he is not the chosen one. Giggs resists
:18:36. > :18:41.the temptation to play himself. He makes five changes. Hernandez for
:18:42. > :18:44.Rooney, who has a groin strain, Fletcher replaces Cleverley and Nani
:18:45. > :18:49.and Young start together here for the first time this season. Mata
:18:50. > :18:57.returns. Van Persie is on the bench after six weeks out. Sunderland are
:18:58. > :19:02.unchanged -- unchanged. Wickham has had five goals in three games, Brown
:19:03. > :19:06.and O'Shea shore up the defence. Their first league win here since
:19:07. > :19:12.1968 would take them almost to safety.
:19:13. > :19:22.Sunderland have not won here in 23 visits. Carrick has made a run
:19:23. > :19:28.forward. He squeezes the pass-through to him.
:19:29. > :19:35.A dangerous ball, it came off John O'Shea. A more dangerous cross done
:19:36. > :19:47.it first appeared. O'Shea, facing his own goal, sliced it wide.
:19:48. > :19:56.365 goals, 60 trophies between them. Not bad. That has gone beyond
:19:57. > :20:01.Alonso. Hernandez making the run. Nani in space.
:20:02. > :20:16.It comes to Nani. Brown was allowed to make the challenge. When
:20:17. > :20:23.eventually came back to Nani on the edge of the penalty area, he lifted
:20:24. > :20:27.it over. Sir Alex Ferguson, has he had a part to play at the coronation
:20:28. > :20:29.of the new manager? Edward Wood watching on, he will have had a
:20:30. > :20:43.major role to play. The goalkeeper was in a relatively
:20:44. > :20:44.difficult position. A chance taken there, United still on the
:20:45. > :20:52.defensive. Larson, 1-0! Sunderland ahead at Old
:20:53. > :21:08.Trafford. Now, Sunderland are leading, a
:21:09. > :21:14.Sunderland side that has not won on this ground in the league since
:21:15. > :21:18.night -- since May, 1968. Where were the Manchester United defenders?
:21:19. > :21:23.Wickham did well, but he was allowed to draw the cross back to easily.
:21:24. > :21:24.Larson was not checked as he made the run. United switched off and
:21:25. > :21:40.they are behind. What a crucial moment that could be
:21:41. > :21:41.for Gus Poyet. Old Trafford is no longer the feared fortress it was
:21:42. > :21:57.under Sir Alex Ferguson. Mata with the hit. Manchester
:21:58. > :22:02.United's best efforts of the half. Stretching save from Mannone made it
:22:03. > :22:06.look easy. Manchester United look subdued. Old Trafford is quiet.
:22:07. > :22:10.There are a significant number of empty seats at the start of the
:22:11. > :22:12.second half, where fans have not returned from their half-time cup of
:22:13. > :22:26.tea or sandwich. Evra with the cross, and away for a
:22:27. > :22:32.corner kick because of the intervention of Wes Brown on
:22:33. > :22:33.Hernandez. A man who won seven titles for Manchester United, defied
:22:34. > :22:53.them there. It has gone away for a goal kick, it
:22:54. > :22:57.seemed to strike the fingertips of Wes Brown.
:22:58. > :23:10.It hit him on the elbow, he was facing the other way. What a
:23:11. > :23:15.transformation under Gus Poyet in the last month. He suffered such a
:23:16. > :23:18.hangover after getting to the Capital One Cup final. It put their
:23:19. > :23:21.Premier League status in real jeopardy. There has been a
:23:22. > :23:26.sturdiness about them and resolve in the last three or macro games. --
:23:27. > :23:37.the last three or four games. A decent crossed, it hit the post
:23:38. > :23:43.from Giaccherini. Sunderland could have finished it there. Manchester
:23:44. > :23:47.United or Lazio as the back -- as the build-up develops. Look at the
:23:48. > :24:00.space in there as he pulled off his marker. So unlucky, struck the post.
:24:01. > :24:08.Jones with a cross in. Just flicked wide by Van Persie. Virtually his
:24:09. > :24:13.first touch. Watch Van Persie's run their between the defenders. And I
:24:14. > :24:20.for a chance, but the chance went wide.
:24:21. > :24:25.One goal could change everything. Look at the number of Sunderland
:24:26. > :24:31.players back there. Look at their discipline.
:24:32. > :24:38.He has fashioned a chance, but it flies over. For the first time in
:24:39. > :24:46.such a long time, Sunderland allowed United to create. It was flying, but
:24:47. > :24:50.too high. He will want to be a part of the backroom staff in the future,
:24:51. > :24:54.their most decorated player ever. There has been so much talk about
:24:55. > :24:59.managers here this season. There needs to be talk about players who
:25:00. > :25:02.have underachieved. Some of these Manchester United players need to
:25:03. > :25:10.hold their hands up and admit it has not been a good season for them. The
:25:11. > :25:18.chance for Hernandez. In years gone by, he would have accepted it with
:25:19. > :25:22.glee. That is a bad miss. A plaintive cry of "United, United,
:25:23. > :25:29.those quote, but it is not a convincing role. -- it is not a
:25:30. > :25:34.convincing shout. The worrying thing for Manchester United, you could see
:25:35. > :25:39.what Borini was going to do. He opened up his body and tried to curl
:25:40. > :25:44.it. Twice they have hit the woodwork. Sunderland have been
:25:45. > :25:51.Conservative, brilliantly organised, and they could have had three. The
:25:52. > :25:56.Sunderland fans were celebrating, they thought Howard Webb had blown
:25:57. > :25:59.the whistle. But he has now! What a win for Sunderland! Who would have
:26:00. > :26:05.thought they would get a point at Manchester City, win at Chelsea and
:26:06. > :26:10.at Manchester United, at Old Trafford, Manchester United nil,
:26:11. > :26:15.Sunderland one. Hard for you to come here, how flat
:26:16. > :26:20.do you feel? I feel flat, the players were a bit flat. I don't
:26:21. > :26:24.know why. Credit to Sunderland. They are in good form. They probably
:26:25. > :26:29.created the best chances, even though we had the majority of the
:26:30. > :26:35.ball. We controlled the game, but lacked that bit of quality in the
:26:36. > :26:38.final third. The last few weeks we have been in desperate need for
:26:39. > :26:41.points and we have had tough games. Somehow we have come away with the
:26:42. > :26:46.results aren't picked up ten out of 12 points in the last four, which is
:26:47. > :26:52.terrific. Today was a solid performance. We defended well. We
:26:53. > :26:55.were delighted to get on the scoresheet. You have seen the club
:26:56. > :26:59.rebuild and rebuild. Is that the sort of job that needs to be done
:27:00. > :27:03.now? No, I think the quality is there in the dressing room. We
:27:04. > :27:07.showed it last week. Why we didn't show it this week, I don't know.
:27:08. > :27:15.After the game, I spoke to the Sunderland boss, Gus Poyet. It is 46
:27:16. > :27:18.years since Sunderland won a league game at Old Trafford. I think you
:27:19. > :27:25.were in nappies at that particular stage! It must have been special
:27:26. > :27:30.today? Yes, especially the right time and a moment we were desperate
:27:31. > :27:35.for points. The way as well, to come here, maybe not start very well but
:27:36. > :27:39.soon we scored, to try to play the way -- to try to play the game we
:27:40. > :27:44.know, it is better for us. The boys have been outstanding. It has been
:27:45. > :27:47.very hard. People realise how hard it was for us every day but we are
:27:48. > :27:53.nearly there. One more win and we will be secure. Of course, we have a
:27:54. > :27:56.chance tomorrow, depending on Chelsea. The idea is to concentrate
:27:57. > :28:00.on what we do because we have been very good in the last few weeks. If
:28:01. > :28:04.Chelsea get a result against Norwich, you are pretty much
:28:05. > :28:07.guaranteed to stay up with the superior goal difference. You will
:28:08. > :28:18.be cheering on your old team, no doubt? Yes, I don't have my Latin
:28:19. > :28:22.Sunderland, my Chelsea shirt. -- in my flat in Sunderland, I don't have
:28:23. > :28:25.my Chelsea shirt, but if I was in London I would put it on. We have
:28:26. > :28:29.been down at the bottom for the whole season. It has been extremely
:28:30. > :28:33.hard and we had to put in the incredible run of games in the last
:28:34. > :28:38.two weeks. What do you put the change of form down to? Two things,
:28:39. > :28:45.we can give something special that we could not find, the goals that
:28:46. > :28:48.change games. You score so many, that is a particular player on fire
:28:49. > :28:53.for a few games and they give you something different. Then the
:28:54. > :28:56.belief, as soon as we drew against City and went to Chelsea, the
:28:57. > :29:00.players started getting the momentum. The confidence that we
:29:01. > :29:05.needed for so long and could not get. It has been incredible, I hope
:29:06. > :29:10.we can finish the job. Not long to go. We wish you well. You have done
:29:11. > :29:24.an amazing job. Congratulations. Thank you very much. The last time
:29:25. > :29:28.Sunderland one out of trust said was a long time ago. It is nothing short
:29:29. > :29:44.of miraculous, what he has done. They go to Manchester City and get a
:29:45. > :29:46.draw, they win against Chelsea and against Manchester United. You
:29:47. > :29:56.cannot praise Gus Poyet enough for what he has done. So many teams have
:29:57. > :30:03.won for the first time at Old Trafford. It was pretty torrid
:30:04. > :30:09.stuff. This has summed up the season for Manchester United. One mistake.
:30:10. > :30:14.They do not win the header. Two mistakes. Fletcher goes down to
:30:15. > :30:15.close Connor Wickham down. This ball should not be allowed to come into
:30:16. > :30:26.the box. It is a very good finish. There were
:30:27. > :30:33.mistakes all over the park. Look how easy it was to get the ball in! The
:30:34. > :30:42.mistake is not finished. Michael Carrick was ball watching. Larson
:30:43. > :30:48.drifted past him. It went into the back of the net. Too many mistakes.
:30:49. > :30:53.I have to disagree with Ryan Giggs. There is major surgery required at
:30:54. > :30:57.Manchester United. What is the difference in recent weeks with this
:30:58. > :31:07.Sunderland side than what we have seen for most of the season? The
:31:08. > :31:14.obvious one comes with confidence. This is only in the game. United
:31:15. > :31:20.have the best spell. Adam Johnson does not panic. The young lad,
:31:21. > :31:23.Connor Wickham, he has been a revelation for them in the last
:31:24. > :31:29.month. This happened all game. This was one of the only occasions I
:31:30. > :31:34.could find when Manchester United were 1-0 down. Still they did not
:31:35. > :31:38.panic. Good technique and good courage. It did not get out this
:31:39. > :31:43.time. There was so much time on the ball. At times, they looked like the
:31:44. > :31:49.home team. They did not have the legs and the energy to close them
:31:50. > :31:54.down. Good play by Sunderland. You can see acres. Manchester United
:31:55. > :32:00.usually have good pace, energy. They get off to you when they are
:32:01. > :32:06.losing. This was too easy. Even though goalkeeper, he was
:32:07. > :32:12.brilliant. -- even though goalkeeper. Was John O'Shea
:32:13. > :32:18.panicking? There was no one around them. It was 20, 30 yards before
:32:19. > :32:31.anyone came to the ball. Sunderland were brilliant but United worth bad.
:32:32. > :32:41.Van Gaal has a brilliant CD. What if he does not like Ryan Giggs or vice
:32:42. > :32:47.versa? It might not work. What if he does not like Wayne Rooney or Juan
:32:48. > :32:50.Mata. Sunderland's win at Old Trafford meant that anything other
:32:51. > :32:56.than a victory for bottom of the table Cardiff at Newcastle would
:32:57. > :33:00.send them down. The home side have lost their last six games...a run so
:33:01. > :33:04.bad fans were threatening to walk out in protest 69 minutes into the
:33:05. > :33:07.second half - 1969 being the last time the club won a trophy. Steve
:33:08. > :33:11.Bower promised to stay the 90 minutes. Newcastle would not want to
:33:12. > :33:18.imagine where they might be without the 13 league goals of Loic Remy. He
:33:19. > :33:21.has missed 11 games this season. The French international plays his last
:33:22. > :33:26.game at St James' Park, hoping to arrest their slide. This time last
:33:27. > :33:37.season Wilfred Zaha was making the headlines in the championship. He is
:33:38. > :33:42.recalled today to help a miracle. It is now or never for Cardiff.
:33:43. > :33:51.Realistically they need back-to-back wins to give them a chance.
:33:52. > :33:59.That was a big chance! Cardiff are going to have to take those. Fraizer
:34:00. > :34:05.Campbell, who scored here in the FA Cup win in January was not able to
:34:06. > :34:06.finish it. And from the point of view of Cardiff that was agonisingly
:34:07. > :34:31.the wrong side of the post. It had already gone out of play for
:34:32. > :34:35.a corner. His only Newcastle goal came against Sunderland. You would
:34:36. > :34:43.have expected David Marshall to make the save, which he did. That was a
:34:44. > :34:52.free header off the crossbar. Then away by Jordon Mutch. That was
:34:53. > :34:53.brilliantly tipped onto the crossbar by David Marshall. He was at full
:34:54. > :35:16.stretch. That was a teasing delivery and
:35:17. > :35:22.headed home by Shola Ameobi. He is back in the team and back with a
:35:23. > :35:27.goal. 18 minutes gone and the task for Cardiff becomes even harder.
:35:28. > :35:33.Shola Ameobi, who has only scored twice in 56 Premier League matches,
:35:34. > :35:38.had this one setup beautifully for him. What a ball from Moussa
:35:39. > :35:45.Sissoko! He could not miss. Cardiff Bay behind yet again. -- Cardiff go
:35:46. > :36:04.behind yet again. That drive-by Moussa Sissoko
:36:05. > :36:17.deflected onto the post. Twice Newcastle have hit the woodwork.
:36:18. > :36:28.After Boxing Day, Newcastle were in the top six.
:36:29. > :36:37.That was a brilliant save by Tim Krul. Fabulous skill from Wilfred
:36:38. > :36:52.Zaha. Pace, power, very nearly the finish as well.
:36:53. > :37:00.The cross could have deceived Tim Krul. He would love to have seen
:37:01. > :37:04.that fly into the back of the net. 69 minutes have arrived. 69 being
:37:05. > :37:11.the year chosen because it was the time of the last trophy won by
:37:12. > :37:15.Newcastle. Supporters have been encouraged to leave the stadium in
:37:16. > :37:22.support of the feelings towards owner and manager. You could
:37:23. > :37:27.describe it as a mass walk-out but it certainly has some support. The
:37:28. > :37:38.message is fairly clear. Here is Wilfred Zaha.
:37:39. > :38:02.That was a brilliant block and Newcastle keep their clean sheet
:38:03. > :38:12.intact. You just begin to wonder, it is not going to be Cardiff 's day.
:38:13. > :38:20.How did that not going! Fabio colocheeni with the most desperate
:38:21. > :38:25.of -- Carlo colocheeni with the most desperate of interceptions on the
:38:26. > :38:31.line. The Newcastle skipper denied them right on the goal-line. These
:38:32. > :38:36.are big moments. It looked as though Kenwyne Jones the substitute had
:38:37. > :38:52.levelled it. Tim Krul kept them out again. This has been a tame effort
:38:53. > :39:04.from Cardiff. They have been denied by Tim Krul and Fabricio Coloccini.
:39:05. > :39:17.2-0 Newcastle. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knows that is a killer goal for
:39:18. > :39:21.Cardiff. It should finally sealed their fate. They have been
:39:22. > :39:24.frustrated at one end. They concede that another. It looks as though it
:39:25. > :39:48.will be tears for Cardiff. Deflected wide for a corner. Three
:39:49. > :39:55.more minutes of time to add-on. Loic Remy again. Right in front of him
:39:56. > :40:02.was the substitute, Steven Taylor. He capped it off with the third.
:40:03. > :40:12.Again, late capitulation for Cardiff. The first header was from
:40:13. > :40:22.Loic Remy. Newcastle three, Cardiff zero. It has ended Cardiff 's day in
:40:23. > :40:28.the Premier League. -- day in the Premier League.
:40:29. > :40:35.Another defeat for Cardiff, their 21st of the season, and ultimately
:40:36. > :40:40.the most damaging one. The news comes through from Old Trafford but
:40:41. > :40:43.Sunderland have got the three points and Cardiff City, after just one
:40:44. > :40:50.year in the Premier League, are relegated. Look at the performance
:40:51. > :40:56.and the chances we created today, we should have won. We had massive
:40:57. > :41:02.chances. On the basis of all the performances earlier on, we deserved
:41:03. > :41:10.to be where we are at the moment. Strange atmosphere in the ground at
:41:11. > :41:14.times. You are winning and there was unrest among sections of the
:41:15. > :41:19.Newcastle supporters. It is understandable. They want to see us
:41:20. > :41:22.challenging at the top of the league. It is difficult with the
:41:23. > :41:25.finance we have. In the summer we will have the chance hopefully to
:41:26. > :41:32.bring in some quality players and try to get up to the fifth, sixth,
:41:33. > :41:38.fourth if we can. I knew we would need a miracle but I thought the
:41:39. > :41:47.boys played well. I am not sure how we lost 3-0. Is it your ambition,
:41:48. > :41:53.your personal desire, to try to get Cardiff back into the Premier
:41:54. > :41:57.League? Definitely. We have had four seasons prior to this summer we have
:41:58. > :42:02.been top of the championship. Now we have gone down, taken a step back.
:42:03. > :42:07.It is about showing character and bouncing straight back again. Eto'o
:42:08. > :42:13.is is a terrible moment for all the players and management and fans as
:42:14. > :42:18.well. -- it is a terrible moment. They have not been good enough for
:42:19. > :42:24.large parts of the season. Liberty has conceded more headed goals than
:42:25. > :42:30.Cardiff. Particularly last week when they conceded to set goals against
:42:31. > :42:37.Sunderland. A free header. Unmarked, he should have scored. This is a
:42:38. > :42:43.great falling but the ball should not have coming in the first place.
:42:44. > :42:46.It is a free header. A great ball. They brought on Craig Bellamy and
:42:47. > :42:51.then brought on Kenwyne Jones later on. They did get one or two chances
:42:52. > :42:58.but they have to squawk those chances. This is an absolute
:42:59. > :43:06.sitter. Good defending from Fabricio Coloccini. Once that had gone in,
:43:07. > :43:11.they were shot to pieces. Look at Loic Remy! There was no one around
:43:12. > :43:17.him. A little touch, thank you very much. I was on about headed goals.
:43:18. > :43:23.Another set piece, look what happens. No marking at all. The free
:43:24. > :43:28.header for Loic Remy. It is too easy for Newcastle. It was a victory that
:43:29. > :43:34.Newcastle just really needed. I feel sorry for him. He has found it very
:43:35. > :43:41.difficult. He took over from Malky Mackay, who was so popular. He has
:43:42. > :43:45.done a good job. It does not take a knowledgeable football person to
:43:46. > :43:49.know it was a bad decision. They were not in the relegation zone. The
:43:50. > :43:57.fans did not want him to go and he did not want to go. I am not sure
:43:58. > :44:01.what more he could have done. Will Alan Pardew keep his job? Newcastle
:44:02. > :44:05.fans do not expect them to be in the top three but they want to have
:44:06. > :44:11.belief and hope that they can go out and score goals, defend properly.
:44:12. > :44:14.They want to know that they can buy decent players when they become
:44:15. > :44:18.available. They do not want good players to be sold. It has been
:44:19. > :44:26.frustrating for them and they are angry and rightly so. That is three
:44:27. > :44:43.games, four still to come. So, Cardiff are down and Fulham's
:44:44. > :44:47.goal difference meant if they did not get all three points from their
:44:48. > :44:51.game at Stoke, they would join them in the Championship next season. It
:44:52. > :44:55.was not going to be easy. Only the top five teams have taken more
:44:56. > :45:02.points at home than Art Hughes' team this season.
:45:03. > :45:11.Stoke are hoping for a first-ever top half Premier League finish. What
:45:12. > :45:16.a week for a book to strike Fulham. Bent replaces Rodallega, Amorebieta
:45:17. > :45:18.also suffering, though he makes the bench. The ifs, buts and maybes have
:45:19. > :45:40.almost run out. Fulham need to win. Wasted by Assaidi. Fulham will have
:45:41. > :45:44.to defend better than this. They are lucky that they got away with a poor
:45:45. > :45:50.finish from Assaidi. A big chance this, in the early moments of the
:45:51. > :45:54.game. Famously never relegated as a manager, and he has managed about
:45:55. > :45:58.half the Bundesliga. Assaidi, you don't want to let him shoot from
:45:59. > :46:03.there. A decent save from Stockdale. The rebound could have gone almost
:46:04. > :46:12.anywhere. Hangeland was there to lash it away.
:46:13. > :46:21.Ireland, oh, blocked by Burn. Is it going in? It is now. Odemwingie has
:46:22. > :46:24.put the ball in the back of the Fulham net and that might be the
:46:25. > :46:31.beginning of the end for Fulham today. Appropriately enough perhaps
:46:32. > :46:36.for Fulham, who have defended poorly all season, it is another calamity
:46:37. > :46:42.at the back. Arnautovic controlled it. How he got through Riise, pulled
:46:43. > :46:54.back to Ireland, it hit a diving Heitinga and Burn of the bar.
:46:55. > :47:00.Fulham are down and almost out. He has got to be seriously unhappy with
:47:01. > :47:21.his side. A decent save by Stockdale. I doubt
:47:22. > :47:24.Fulham have had a worst two or three minutes all season and they have had
:47:25. > :47:32.some bad ones. Look at the defending, Arnautovic, standing and
:47:33. > :47:38.watching. Fulham surely have to improve on their first-half
:47:39. > :47:41.performance. Parker trying his luck but not really troubling Begovic.
:47:42. > :47:55.Probably the first thing the Stoke keeper has really had to do.
:47:56. > :47:59.Dejagah tried to do too much, and when he realised it he threw himself
:48:00. > :48:18.to the ground. Never a penalty. Arnautovic. He doubles Stoke's lead.
:48:19. > :48:21.There is no coming back from that. It is a great ball by Assaidi, who
:48:22. > :48:37.has been brilliant all day. A super counterattacking goal.
:48:38. > :48:41.Fulham are well and truly done for. He has to be delighted, this will be
:48:42. > :48:44.a tense home league victory of the season 4/. They have one of the best
:48:45. > :48:48.home records in the entire Premier League.
:48:49. > :48:57.That will be a corner. It looks like they have still got a bit of fights
:48:58. > :49:07.in them. Transferring some of that on to the pitch, from Gomez. Riise
:49:08. > :49:13.with the Fulham corner. Appeal for hand ball, Bent hit it.
:49:14. > :49:19.N'Zonzi taking far too long to give it.
:49:20. > :49:28.Assaidi, offside? No, he is not. It is 3-0. He deserves a gold,
:49:29. > :49:33.Assaidi, and Stoke have three. And Fulham have somehow found a way to
:49:34. > :49:40.concede from their own corner. N'Zonzi could have released it here
:49:41. > :49:46.and Arnautovic would have been away. Arnautovic did well to stay onside.
:49:47. > :49:52.Did Assaidi? Yes, he did. Stoke three, Fulham nil. It could yet be
:49:53. > :49:58.quite a few more before Fulham's misery ends.
:49:59. > :50:04.They don't want to watch the rest of this, and you can't blame them. If
:50:05. > :50:08.he could, he might take the view that walking out is not a bad idea
:50:09. > :50:12.at this stage. They have been really poor today. They must not go with a
:50:13. > :50:23.whimper, surely, Fulham? A chance for Richardson. They have
:50:24. > :50:28.got one, Kieran Richardson. No reaction on the bench. Almost an
:50:29. > :50:43.ironic celebration from the Fulham fans behind the goal.
:50:44. > :50:58.Fulham have to show some kind of pride, surely.
:50:59. > :51:09.Onside, Jonathan Walters being chased by Riise. Walters, four. So
:51:10. > :51:16.easy. Jonathan Walters helps himself to a goal. Stoke four, Fulham one.
:51:17. > :51:29.Fulham getting caught out, time and time again.
:51:30. > :51:38.It is a good finish. Fulham had to big Stoke today, but as it is it was
:51:39. > :51:43.one of Stoke's most comfortable victories of the season. Felix
:51:44. > :51:47.Magath have never been relegated as a manager, but Fulham will not be in
:51:48. > :51:50.the Premier League next campaign. It is finished at the Britannia Stadium
:51:51. > :52:00.Stoke City four, Fulham one. I have never been relegated until
:52:01. > :52:09.today. I am feeling very sad. I have to apologise. The club asked me to
:52:10. > :52:14.come. I tried. It was better than before, but at the end it was not
:52:15. > :52:18.enough. Today was difficult for us. A lot of people may suggest we did
:52:19. > :52:21.not have much to play for and it was all about form today, but that was
:52:22. > :52:25.not the case in the dressing room. It was about getting three points.
:52:26. > :52:29.We have had 47 points, which has only ever been done by Stoke once in
:52:30. > :52:35.the Premier League before, so we would love to be that if we can next
:52:36. > :52:39.week. For some reason of all the days, today, a day when you need to
:52:40. > :52:44.have passion, fight, belief that you can go out there and do it, it was
:52:45. > :52:50.not there today. Why? I don't know. We never got going from the off.
:52:51. > :52:55.Maybe it was confidence as well. Maybe it was the result last week
:52:56. > :52:58.against Hull that knocked the stuffing out of us. At the end of
:52:59. > :53:05.the day it is not just today, it has been the whole season. We have not
:53:06. > :53:11.deserved to stay up. Honest words, another side relegated. One of your
:53:12. > :53:15.former clubs, Danny. Disappointing to see that? Disappointing. I am
:53:16. > :53:19.quick to blame players but today, it was the manager's fault. Steve
:53:20. > :53:24.Sidwell said he did not know but I tell you why, he set up with a
:53:25. > :53:30.4-5-1, and they have to play attacking football to win a game, to
:53:31. > :53:36.stay up. He played Burn, who is a good player, six foot six, against
:53:37. > :53:41.Assaidi and it gave Fulham problems all afternoon. I felt for him. He is
:53:42. > :53:46.a talented boy and has had good games at centre half but Assaidi, he
:53:47. > :53:49.played brilliantly and caused him problems all afternoon. He has been
:53:50. > :53:52.asked to play a position he has never played before. I don't
:53:53. > :53:58.understand that decision from the manager. It is not fair on the
:53:59. > :54:01.player. He tried himself -- he tried his best and he terrorised him all
:54:02. > :54:05.afternoon. The quality throughout the season has not been particularly
:54:06. > :54:08.good. This is Assaidi again, finishing off his great performance
:54:09. > :54:15.with a good goal. The quality all season has not been good. Today, the
:54:16. > :54:25.manager got it wrong. They changed manager twice. Three times. Three
:54:26. > :54:30.times. They have conceded 87, or 83 goals, I should say, that is
:54:31. > :54:35.ridiculous. A huge amount. A word on Stoke. A tough act to follow, Tony
:54:36. > :54:40.Pulis. He had done so well, a certain style of play, Mark Hughes
:54:41. > :54:44.has done a number brilliant job. A brilliant job, he has equalled their
:54:45. > :54:47.best ever points tally. Stoke at their most bosses ever in a Premier
:54:48. > :54:53.League today, that tells you what he wants them to do. It certainly
:54:54. > :55:27.does. We have a double bill of Match Of The Day this week.
:55:28. > :55:32.A change of plans, Match Of The Day moves from Sunday, to Monday, to
:55:33. > :55:35.take on Liverpool's day at Palace. moves from Sunday, to Monday, to
:55:36. > :55:39.take on Liverpool's day at Match Of The Day 2 Extra is in its normal
:55:40. > :55:42.place. Following us tonight, the Football League Show will have all
:55:43. > :55:47.the action from the final day of the regular season. We have had an
:55:48. > :55:51.incredible afternoon on the final day of the Football League season
:55:52. > :55:54.and we will relive every key part as it unfolded including the tussle for
:55:55. > :56:00.the last play-off place in the Championship. It was a squeaky time
:56:01. > :56:04.for Birmingham, who together with Doncaster and Millwall are aiming to
:56:05. > :56:08.avoid the drop. All the drama, including a late twist at the sharp
:56:09. > :56:13.end to retain the Football League status. Join me after Match Of The
:56:14. > :56:16.Day. Otherwise, we are on the iPlayer all week. Aston Villa
:56:17. > :56:21.started nervously, three points above the drop zone but Paul
:56:22. > :56:26.Lambert's cite new victory against Hull would guarantee safety
:56:27. > :56:33.regardless of results elsewhere. At Villa Park was Simon Brotherton.
:56:34. > :56:39.Gabriel Agbonlahor scored his first goal since New Year's Day since last
:56:40. > :56:43.week and Hull's Captain Curtis Davies blaze at Villa Park for the
:56:44. > :56:47.first time since leaving the club for Birmingham city three years ago.
:56:48. > :56:52.Hull are all but safe and will be playing in the FA Cup final two
:56:53. > :56:56.weeks today. The referee Mike Dean gets is under way. He was in the
:56:57. > :57:01.West Midlands last week for West Brom's big win over West Ham United.
:57:02. > :57:06.He is taking charge of a big game in this part of the world as well this
:57:07. > :57:13.afternoon, with Aston Villa sliding down the Premier League table with
:57:14. > :57:18.every week that passes. Increasingly anxious about their Premier League
:57:19. > :57:24.future. Hull City, a couple of points better off 137, as opposed to
:57:25. > :57:33.35. They should have enough already, although not mathematically 100%
:57:34. > :57:37.safe will stop -- 100% safe. Here is Agbonlahor, the first attack of the
:57:38. > :57:42.afternoon. Full of vigour, this is promising for Villa. Ashley
:57:43. > :57:47.Westwood, oh, what a start! And unbelievable start for Aston Villa.
:57:48. > :57:50.58 seconds the time of the goal. Just what the Villa Park crowd
:57:51. > :58:14.needed. What a start to the game! It is his third goal of the season
:58:15. > :58:22.and it could be priceless for Aston Villa. A week ago they were two
:58:23. > :58:24.and it could be priceless for Aston with minutes to go and they've
:58:25. > :58:31.fought back strongly to secure a draw. The referee brings the game
:58:32. > :58:36.back, I think, for the initial challenge. He has decreed there was
:58:37. > :58:46.no advantage. Tom Huddleston will like the look of this scenario. It
:58:47. > :58:53.is within range for him. It is an equaliser. Whole level with a
:58:54. > :58:55.beautifully worked free kick which under the Aston Villa defence. Hull
:58:56. > :59:08.City draw level. The ball takes out the wall and in
:59:09. > :59:17.it comes and deflects. An own goal of Jordan Barry brings Hull City
:59:18. > :59:22.level. A superb save from Brad Guzan. It needed to be as well. H
:59:23. > :59:25.and a strike from Tom Huddleston. That was heading straight for the
:59:26. > :59:45.top corner. A very good save indeed. The deflection takes it for a corner
:59:46. > :59:46.kick. Villa brightening up after an indifferent spell in the game. All
:59:47. > :00:09.hands on deck for whole city. -- Hull City. Aston Villa lead for
:00:10. > :00:16.the second time this afternoon. That was sheer persistence. Andreas
:00:17. > :00:21.Weimann on target for the first time since January. Aston Villa finishing
:00:22. > :00:47.the first half strongly. It is 3-1. Right on the stroke of
:00:48. > :00:55.half-time. The second goal by him of the afternoon. Now Aston Villa have
:00:56. > :01:03.a cushion. For the home, -- home crowd, the slender lead now feels
:01:04. > :01:07.better. That was beautifully placed as Aston Villa look for the wind
:01:08. > :01:17.that would guarantee Premier League survival. Aston Villa hosting Hull
:01:18. > :01:42.for the first time since 2009. The save by Harper. A blistering
:01:43. > :01:47.shot. Still so much till it forward to between now and the end of the
:01:48. > :02:00.season with the trip to Wembley just a fortnight away.
:02:01. > :02:16.They have been on edge for much of the season, but Villa fans. Not some
:02:17. > :02:20.at this afternoon. For a last attack by the home team. Paul Lambert
:02:21. > :02:23.needed a big performance by his team who were sliding towards the
:02:24. > :02:28.relegation zone and he got it when he needed it. These are the three
:02:29. > :02:36.points that will keep them in the Premier League next season. They had
:02:37. > :02:41.a great enthusiasm for the game. They could tell they were coming
:02:42. > :02:46.here to support the lads and they were fantastic for the whole game.
:02:47. > :02:53.It was a massive fan base. You need to try to give them something. I
:02:54. > :02:59.thought everyone played their part. Restarted horribly. Just when we got
:03:00. > :03:02.into the game, just when there was a nervousness and edginess about them,
:03:03. > :03:06.we have gifted them a couple of goals. We could not clear corner and
:03:07. > :03:14.could not defend well enough for the third one. That summed up our
:03:15. > :03:20.afternoon. It is not like we are not trying will be not playing the big
:03:21. > :03:30.teams, but it did not come off. The most important thing was to secure a
:03:31. > :03:36.win. There was a lot of pressure in this game. I have told them, if they
:03:37. > :03:41.can come through that, they can come through most things. They are safe.
:03:42. > :03:47.Steve Bruce said they were helped along the way. I think Hull City
:03:48. > :03:52.might have had a few eyes on the Cup Final in a few weeks' time. You
:03:53. > :03:56.would think they would be playing for places but they started off
:03:57. > :04:02.terribly. They conceded a goal after one minute. A throw in down the
:04:03. > :04:10.line. Villa get out far too easy. They are falling over each other,
:04:11. > :04:17.bumping into each other. The ball comes into the edge of the box.
:04:18. > :04:25.Westwood is totally free. It is a very good finish. Hull City never
:04:26. > :04:30.got started. Baker has a big, long run on Davis. It was inevitable that
:04:31. > :04:41.he was going to lose the ball. He got away. A header many times to get
:04:42. > :04:46.rid of it. Crossing over, the defender and the ball back. It was a
:04:47. > :04:53.great ball and a good header. We saw him pointing at Davis to pick the
:04:54. > :04:58.manner but he did not. Steve Bruce is not happy and he will not put up
:04:59. > :05:06.with any bad performances. Where did you think Aston Villa is? The owners
:05:07. > :05:10.have a big decision. There are rumours about wanting to sell.
:05:11. > :05:14.Either he has two invest otherwise the inevitable will happen. Master
:05:15. > :05:21.they got away with it. They have got away with it this year. I agree.
:05:22. > :05:27.They have a lack of quality. He will have to put his hand in his pocket
:05:28. > :05:34.unless he wants to sell it. They have got some firepower and that is
:05:35. > :05:36.what has kept them up. Arsenal are in the champions league and Hull
:05:37. > :05:41.City will go through whether they win the Cup Final or not to the
:05:42. > :05:45.Europa League next season. West Ham's last home game of the season
:05:46. > :05:49.saw them take on a Spurs side aiming for a top five finish. The not so
:05:50. > :05:52.happy Hammers have lost their last four games piling the pressure on
:05:53. > :05:58.Sam Allardyce. John Motson was at Upton Park. No comfort zone for
:05:59. > :06:05.Premier League managers this season, now only cold comfort for
:06:06. > :06:09.Sam Allardyce. And for Spurs Tim Sherwood, who has two face constant
:06:10. > :06:15.speculation about his job. West Ham have lost their last four. One
:06:16. > :06:32.change, Matt Taylor comes in format jobbers. It is the 12th when by
:06:33. > :06:45.Sherwood in ten games. -- win by Sherwood.
:06:46. > :06:56.That was played on by Emmanuel Adebayor. That was an opportunity
:06:57. > :07:01.for the top scorer. This was a sweeping move by Tottenham but the
:07:02. > :07:09.finish, in the end, did not match the move. A storming start to this
:07:10. > :07:14.London derby. He almost gave that away. West Ham have won it. Stewart
:07:15. > :07:21.Downing has been knocked over on the edge of the penalty area by Younes
:07:22. > :07:24.Kaboul. He is definitely the Tottenham player involved. It is
:07:25. > :07:39.down to filter out now, he always takes his time over these decisions.
:07:40. > :07:48.-- Phil Dowd. It is a red card. Here is the collision. Will the other
:07:49. > :07:54.defender -- would the other defender have caught him? It is arguable. A
:07:55. > :07:59.contentious moment in the London derby. Andy Carroll might fancy this
:08:00. > :08:15.with his left foot. What a belter! What a great save!
:08:16. > :08:23.That was a fierce drive by Andy Carroll. He passed the ball OK. I do
:08:24. > :08:28.not think he can quite believe that with the French goalkeeper. Ten man
:08:29. > :08:35.Tottenham are up against it. Off the line again. Andy Carroll has sped
:08:36. > :08:40.away. And West Ham have taken the lead within a minute of Spurs having
:08:41. > :08:46.gone down to ten men. And I think that went in off Harry Kane. Andy
:08:47. > :08:51.Carroll is celebrating but it may well go down as a known golf by
:08:52. > :08:56.Harry Kane, who was defending here in the Tottenham six yard box. And,
:08:57. > :09:13.yes, it is definitely his head that diverts that. An own goal.
:09:14. > :09:27.West Ham are moving far better than in recent matches. Nolan at the near
:09:28. > :09:30.post. Two saves by Hugo Lloris. Good, sound goalkeeping, otherwise
:09:31. > :09:42.Spurs were two down. Mark Noble was brought down by
:09:43. > :09:48.Dawson. Michael Dawson is the offender. A yellow card. Andy
:09:49. > :09:56.Carroll, for this position last time, brought the best out of Hugo
:09:57. > :10:01.Lloris. It is the left footer. It is in. It is Stewart Downing and his
:10:02. > :10:06.first goal for West Ham. The hammers are two up against ten man
:10:07. > :10:12.Tottenham. Stewart Downing scored his first goal for the club. He
:10:13. > :10:25.curled that with his left foot and it has gone through the wall. Poor
:10:26. > :10:28.defending by Tottenham. 2-0. Sam Allardyce will enjoy his team talk
:10:29. > :10:45.better than the ones he has had recently. This has got Upton Park
:10:46. > :10:53.busing. -- buzzing. A right foot cross. The overhead kick was
:10:54. > :10:57.brilliant. Kicked away will stop this was fine played by West Ham.
:10:58. > :11:08.Downing with his right foot this time. Out by the goalkeeper. That
:11:09. > :11:13.would have been one of the more spectacular goals at Upton Park this
:11:14. > :11:18.season. Tim Sherwood will have to sit down with the Tottenham chairman
:11:19. > :11:21.at the end of the season to determine the way forward. It was
:11:22. > :11:33.important for Sam Allardyce to finish on a high load -- note as it
:11:34. > :11:36.is the last home game of the season. You would not expect many
:11:37. > :11:38.goalkeepers to get there as quickly as that. Some fine goalkeeping by
:11:39. > :11:48.the Frenchman. They could not pick out Emmanuel
:11:49. > :11:56.Adebayor. They were appealing for hands and the referee said no. What
:11:57. > :12:02.a good save by Adrian! That efforts by Danny Rose is virtually their
:12:03. > :12:09.best effort of the match. -- that effort. Sign up today we scored two
:12:10. > :12:19.goals at the right time. It could have been a lot more had we not had
:12:20. > :12:25.the goalkeeper. They are one of the top four teams in the country. A lot
:12:26. > :12:30.of times we made them look average. We all knew that when everyone was
:12:31. > :12:39.it we would get better. And we do. From the end of January, it has been
:12:40. > :12:44.pretty good. We just need to see it off in front of the home fans,
:12:45. > :12:49.against Aston Villa on the last game of the season. This one has to be
:12:50. > :12:53.put behind us. We have to send the fans away happy for the summer.
:12:54. > :13:00.There is a lot of optimism for next season.
:13:01. > :13:09.An important win for West Ham. Spurs were poor generally. They were not
:13:10. > :13:13.helped by going down to ten men. That was a correct decision by the
:13:14. > :13:21.referee. It was very clumsy by Vincent Kompany. Younes Kaboul knows
:13:22. > :13:27.if he touched him, he was going off. It was clumsy. The referee gets
:13:28. > :13:34.it absolutely spot-on. A red card, no doubt about it. He has the red
:13:35. > :13:40.card. That was a correct decision. That made it very difficult. This
:13:41. > :13:50.does not help. It is embarrassing. Look at that big, brave, wall. It
:13:51. > :13:56.might hurt me. I will just turn away. There are a lack of leaders in
:13:57. > :14:03.the Tottenham side. Getting everyone on board. Where do you stand on Tim
:14:04. > :14:08.Sherwood? He is a bit Marmite with the Tottenham fans. He is. He is
:14:09. > :14:10.passionate and knows the club inside out. He has brought a lot of the
:14:11. > :14:30.young players through. It has been unfair on him. Whoever
:14:31. > :14:37.is the manager, he has two Bligh -- by the players, not the director of
:14:38. > :14:43.football. Is mid-table acceptable to the fans? They had a terrible time
:14:44. > :14:49.with injuries. He gets results, he has kept them in the Premiership.
:14:50. > :14:55.Andy Carroll scored a goal, any chance he will go into the World
:14:56. > :14:57.Cup? I think he can be a liability. I don't think he has done enough
:14:58. > :15:01.this year. Swansea City secured another season
:15:02. > :15:04.of top-flight football by beating Aston Villa last weekend. They faced
:15:05. > :15:06.a Southampton team already guaranteed a top-eight finish.
:15:07. > :15:12.Martin Fisher was at the Liberty Stadium.
:15:13. > :15:27.A hip injury clears the way for a first start. Schneiderlin returns
:15:28. > :15:32.for Southampton. Lambert dropped to the bench after picking up a knock
:15:33. > :15:40.in training. Saints could see their best ever points tally in the
:15:41. > :15:43.Premiership. Swansea in the white against
:15:44. > :15:48.Southampton in the red. Swansea are safe after their recent rally. With
:15:49. > :15:55.two games, Southampton know they will match their best ever
:15:56. > :16:01.Premiership finish, at eighth. Shelvey will steal it. Bony with a
:16:02. > :16:10.chance, a good save. De Guzman for Swansea. What an escape for Davis.
:16:11. > :16:13.Excellent work from Shelvey. Bony sized up the opportunity. Felt
:16:14. > :16:17.Hernandez had a more inviting sight of goal. De Guzman could not find
:16:18. > :16:28.the rebound. Shelvey trying to shake off Cork. In
:16:29. > :16:38.towards bony macro, a good header, not far wide -- Bony. A lovely
:16:39. > :16:42.delivery from Shelvey. Bony with a flick of the head almost finds the
:16:43. > :16:46.far corner of the goal. Garry Monk had talks with Hugh Jenkins this
:16:47. > :16:51.week. Odds on to be confirmed Swansea
:16:52. > :16:58.manager for next season. Space for Gallagher. A clumsy
:16:59. > :17:09.challenge right on the edge of the area. First burst of pace from
:17:10. > :17:13.Gallagher. Very close to being inside the area. The shot goes over
:17:14. > :17:23.the bar, Lovren tried his luck, looking for the drop. I am not sure
:17:24. > :17:27.Vaughan could have kept it out. Unknown and unwanted when he walked
:17:28. > :17:40.through the doors 15 months ago. This year, Project Tino will be on
:17:41. > :17:45.the wanted list. -- Pochettino. He did really well, but headed over
:17:46. > :17:51.by Gallagher. He should be celebrating the opening goal of the
:17:52. > :17:56.afternoon. Clyne breezed away from Davis, a perfect cross. From that
:17:57. > :18:06.close, he should have been forcing a save. Hernandez.
:18:07. > :18:12.Bony. He lifts it over the bar. With his reputation, after his form this
:18:13. > :18:14.season, he fancied his chances to break the
:18:15. > :18:20.season, he fancied his chances to power but lost accuracy.
:18:21. > :18:27.Schneiderlin. Look at the space. But he didn't
:18:28. > :18:35.know what to do with it. Finding Lallana and for the first time, Vorm
:18:36. > :18:43.called into action. Firmly struck by Lallana. 2000 travelling Southampton
:18:44. > :18:50.fans all of whom have been given a scarf and a Southampton player mask.
:18:51. > :19:00.A lovely cross field ball, Hernandez now. Routledge. Pablo again. Can he
:19:01. > :19:08.get the shot away? I don't think we can call that a shot. This game has
:19:09. > :19:13.had 0-0 etched across it since about a minute into it. If ever there was
:19:14. > :19:22.a game that had an end of season feel to it, this is that game.
:19:23. > :19:33.Wanyama for Southampton. On my watch, 80 seconds of injury time to
:19:34. > :19:40.go. Davies. Wanyama. A lovely ball. Half a chance, Williams got to it
:19:41. > :19:45.first but it is in. A goal, to sum up the lack of quality throughout
:19:46. > :19:51.the afternoon. What a soft, soft goal, coming with one minute of
:19:52. > :19:57.injury time remaining. Lambert found himself with a chance. Williams got
:19:58. > :20:02.to it first. Up it went. Swansea think it is dropping to safety but
:20:03. > :20:07.it hit the post, and Lambert, and it went in. Many had given up on this
:20:08. > :20:12.game a long time ago as a goalless draw. What a soft goal to decide a
:20:13. > :20:19.very sterile game of football. TRANSLATION: We were lucky, we left
:20:20. > :20:28.it quite late. I want to congratulate the players. As a
:20:29. > :20:32.manager I am really proud of them. Disappointment at the end, a poor
:20:33. > :20:36.goal. We have done that too many times and today it cost us. A lot of
:20:37. > :20:41.these players might move on in summer and they might lose their
:20:42. > :20:49.manager. What can you say? TRANSLATION: It is a good sign, it
:20:50. > :20:53.means we have had a good season. There was nothing we can do to stop
:20:54. > :20:59.this. In terms of your situation, will it be resolved this week?
:21:00. > :21:05.I believe so. The chairman has stated it will be decided before the
:21:06. > :21:13.end of the season. I imagine this week an announcement will be made.
:21:14. > :21:20.And end of season feel to that game. The goal was scruffy.
:21:21. > :21:28.Absolutely. It quite clearly doesn't cross the line. Last minute of the
:21:29. > :21:42.game as well. I don't know why Williams didn't head it. That is
:21:43. > :21:47.his. What about Garry Monk. Do you feel like he might be getting the
:21:48. > :21:51.job? He has done really well, the players
:21:52. > :22:02.seem to like him. Why not? Give him a go. Southampton, speculation. It
:22:03. > :22:07.is a positive thing. They have a decision, with a couple of players,
:22:08. > :22:13.they could kick on. I appreciate big clubs will come into their top
:22:14. > :22:19.players. A big club comes in, Southampton can't offer the football
:22:20. > :22:26.so they will lose players. Rickie Lambert, do you think he will go? I
:22:27. > :22:32.think he deserves to go. He has been fit all season, he has scored goals,
:22:33. > :22:42.he is an international. The small thing about penalties. He is quite
:22:43. > :22:50.good at them. Absolutely. As you say, end of season, crucial. Let us
:22:51. > :22:54.have a look at the Premiership table.
:22:55. > :22:57.Manchester City are two wins away from the title. Liverpool can go
:22:58. > :23:00.back to the top with victory against Crystal Palace on Monday.
:23:01. > :23:01.City's win over Everton guaranteed Arsenal Champions League football
:23:02. > :23:04.next season. Fulham's 13-year stay in the top
:23:05. > :23:07.flight was ended today. Cardiff's one-year Premier League
:23:08. > :23:10.foray went the same way. But Sunderland put some breathing
:23:11. > :23:17.space between themselves and Norwich who play Chelsea tomorrow.
:23:18. > :23:21.Let us see what the newspapers have two say. This sums up the end of the
:23:22. > :23:26.table. The Daily Telegraph reckons
:23:27. > :23:34.Liverpool need a miracle. The Independent says Roy Hodgson
:23:35. > :23:37.could axe some of the United players do to their PM ship travels this
:23:38. > :23:40.season. So, two wins, and the title will be
:23:41. > :23:41.Manchester City's. A forgone conclusion? Not this season.
:23:42. > :23:45.Goodbye.