:00:53. > :01:02.Hello. Only two months are remaining of this compelling Premier League
:01:03. > :01:40.season. We have got hugely important games from both ends of the table.
:01:41. > :01:48.And here to enjoy the games and to sit in every seat in the studio,
:01:49. > :01:51.fresh from their marvellous effort for Sport Relief, Alan Shearer and
:01:52. > :01:56.Robbie Savage. Really good of you both to repeat the feat next week!
:01:57. > :02:00.Was it harder than you anticipated? Absolutely, far harder than I ever
:02:01. > :02:05.thought it would be. Never did we think it would be that tough. It was
:02:06. > :02:12.very, very difficult. But the thing was, after 45,000 seats, after pure
:02:13. > :02:19.pain every single day, we were asked who we would like to present us with
:02:20. > :02:26.the trophies? And we got Greg Dyke! It was a terrific effort. There you
:02:27. > :02:31.are in the ice bath. That was hard work as well. Anyway, well done, you
:02:32. > :02:37.have raised a lot of money. Thoroughly appreciated. We start
:02:38. > :02:42.this week with two days early game, a test not just of Manchester
:02:43. > :02:44.City's title credentials, but their character, after a brutal week in
:02:45. > :02:51.the cup competition is. They travelled to a Hull side who Did
:02:52. > :02:59.make it to the semifinals of the FA Cup. Two cup X its has changed the
:03:00. > :03:00.complexion of Manchester City's season. It is all about the league
:03:01. > :03:15.now. -- X its. Jake Livermore comes back into
:03:16. > :03:20.midfield for Hull City. Curtis Davies has scored in each of the
:03:21. > :03:23.last three games. He celebrates his 29th birthday today. Manchester City
:03:24. > :03:29.make four changes to the side edge was beaten in Barcelona. Demichelis
:03:30. > :03:34.and Gael Clichy come in at the back. Javi Garcia starts a league match
:03:35. > :03:36.for the first time in two months. Sergio Aguero is absent with a
:03:37. > :03:52.hamstring injury. Figueroa. Into space for Jelavic. He
:03:53. > :03:56.has got some support! Oh, that was dangerous for Manchester City for a
:03:57. > :04:00.moment. Clichy was able to clear. Jelavic had a lot of space on the
:04:01. > :04:05.left-hand side for Hull it was Figueroa with the pass forward. But
:04:06. > :04:11.Clichy was in the right place at the right time. Fernandinho. Back in the
:04:12. > :04:19.Brazil team in the recent internationals. Nasri.
:04:20. > :04:32.Some trouble now offer a Kompany, really struggling against Jelavic.
:04:33. > :04:36.And Kompany is going to be in trouble here, and he is straight
:04:37. > :04:42.off. Inside the first ten minutes of the match, Manchester City have lost
:04:43. > :04:48.their captain. They are down to ten! Well, he got in all sorts of bother.
:04:49. > :04:54.As Jelavic tried to untangle himself, he went down under
:04:55. > :05:00.pressure. The Manchester City Captain Paul Bonhomme back, and Lee
:05:01. > :05:09.Mason reached for the red card straightaway. What a dramatic start.
:05:10. > :05:10.Manchester City, down to ten men. Not quite what Manuel Pellegrini had
:05:11. > :05:20.in mind. A knee leaves the arena, lashing out
:05:21. > :05:29.in frustration. Big game for City, big decision early in the match.
:05:30. > :05:38.Now, Jelavic with the free kick. Confidently taken by Joe Hart. Well,
:05:39. > :05:42.plenty to think about early on. It is only the third visit in the
:05:43. > :05:44.Premier League for Manchester City to this stadium, and they are yet to
:05:45. > :05:58.win. Silva, floating around. Oh, water
:05:59. > :06:10.goal. Absolutely brilliant from David Silva! The perfect response
:06:11. > :06:17.from Manchester City. It has taken them less than four minutes since
:06:18. > :06:22.Kompany's red card to take the lead. It is his first goal since the
:06:23. > :06:28.middle of December. And what a great time to get it. Cities response is
:06:29. > :06:50.swift. Hull looking to do something they
:06:51. > :06:52.have struggled to do this season, come back and win after being
:06:53. > :07:29.behind. That is a decent ball in. Zabaleta! A lucky escape for Hull
:07:30. > :07:35.City. Just look at this. Zabaleta lets fly, and the ball bounces
:07:36. > :07:37.agonisingly the wrong side of the goal line from Manchester City's
:07:38. > :07:49.point of view. Hull City yet to make their
:07:50. > :07:56.numerical advantage count. Jelavic, finding Livermore... And he was not
:07:57. > :07:58.far away. Just over two minutes to the break, and that was better from
:07:59. > :08:08.the home side. Steve Bruce's team have only picked
:08:09. > :08:17.up seven points since the turn of the year. The shot from Long brings
:08:18. > :08:20.the save from Joe Hart. It is a decent start to the second half for
:08:21. > :08:39.Hull City. That is going to be a free kick
:08:40. > :08:51.against Yaya Toure. Jelavic! Joe Hart download, and down
:08:52. > :09:21.quickly, and able to make the save. Up towards Livermore. Hooked away by
:09:22. > :09:27.Demichelis. Out to Rosenior. Road could be in here... Joe Hart comes
:09:28. > :09:35.out! L Mason has given it to Manchester City! And Boyd squaring
:09:36. > :09:44.up to Joe Hart, the City goalkeeper. And the referee has got some sorting
:09:45. > :09:50.out to do. Let's have another look. He tried to take it past the
:09:51. > :09:55.goalkeeper. Down he went. Does Joe Hart make contact with his leg? It
:09:56. > :09:58.looked as though Boyd was going over anyway. It was a very tight call for
:09:59. > :10:18.the referee. Boyd challenged by Fernandinho, goes
:10:19. > :10:27.down. More shouts from the home crowd. But not from the players.
:10:28. > :10:38.Yellow card for Rosenior. Manchester City living dangerously
:10:39. > :10:46.at times inside their own 18 yard box.
:10:47. > :11:03.Fernandinho! That was a great chance for 2-0.
:11:04. > :11:09.It has been 11 against ten for the vast majority of the game, but Hull
:11:10. > :11:12.have not been able to press home their numerical advantage. Edin
:11:13. > :11:17.Dzeko. This could put it beyond doubt. Good save by McGregor.
:11:18. > :11:32.Goodness me, he needed to make that save, otherwise it was all over.
:11:33. > :11:42.Silva. Away from Davies. Great movement by Dzeko. It is all over!
:11:43. > :11:48.It is a big win for the ten men of Manchester City. They have come up
:11:49. > :11:55.trumps at the end of a tough week. Down to ten after ten minutes, and
:11:56. > :11:56.they have emerged victorious. The win put beyond doubt just as the
:11:57. > :12:20.clock strikes 90. Edin Dzeko scores for the first time
:12:21. > :12:25.in the last nine games. A good end to what has been a
:12:26. > :12:30.difficult week? Yes, a very good end. Because, as you said, it was a
:12:31. > :12:40.very difficult week for our team. Especially, today, after two
:12:41. > :12:44.defeats, playing 80 minutes with one player less. What was your view of
:12:45. > :12:49.the sending-off? First of all I think it was a foul against
:12:50. > :12:54.Kompany. After, Kompany did a foul. If the referee saw the first one, I
:12:55. > :12:59.think it would have been different. It was a clear foul before. There
:13:00. > :13:05.were a couple of incidents in the second half, the first one, it
:13:06. > :13:09.looked as if Joe Hart -- as if the player might have been pushed? It
:13:10. > :13:13.looked as though that was the case. I will have a word with him on
:13:14. > :13:17.Monday about the one when he has gone around Joe Hart. We have seen
:13:18. > :13:22.it before. I think most players are waiting for the contact. You do not
:13:23. > :13:26.want a smack from Joe Hart. In that respect, the referee has made the
:13:27. > :13:32.right decision. The push in the back looked a bit more like a penalty. It
:13:33. > :13:36.was very difficult today because we lost Vincent Kompany after five
:13:37. > :13:40.minutes. We know how important Vincent is for that team, especially
:13:41. > :13:44.at the back. But the performance of the team was one of the best so far
:13:45. > :13:51.this season. We kept a clean sheet against. Very proud of the team.
:13:52. > :13:56.Yes, it was a terrific performance, 80 minutes with ten men. It was
:13:57. > :14:00.vital, and it was a gutsy performance. They coped with it very
:14:01. > :14:05.well, and every single player, in particular David Silva, I thought he
:14:06. > :14:11.was brilliant. And the red card for Kompany, what do we think? A lot of
:14:12. > :14:16.times, the referee gives the benefit of the doubt to the defender. But on
:14:17. > :14:19.this occasion, he doesn't. I think he gets it absolutely right, the
:14:20. > :14:25.referee. The closing down from Jelavic, puts Kompany under
:14:26. > :14:29.pressure. At first we think he has clipped him, but I do not think he
:14:30. > :14:37.has. I think Kompany pulls him back. It is a red.
:14:38. > :14:42.ROBBIE SAVAGE: Spot on. I think there was no foul from Jelavic.
:14:43. > :14:48.Kompany trips over his own leg. Then he looks at the referee, and decides
:14:49. > :14:51.to pull him over. I think it was a definite red. Surprising he felt the
:14:52. > :14:54.need to pull him back because he is so quick. What about the George Boyd
:14:55. > :15:06.incident? Why should they jump out of the way
:15:07. > :15:12.if a defender or goalkeeper comes rushing out. If you look at here.
:15:13. > :15:16.Yes, there is contact. He is down before the contact comes. He is on
:15:17. > :15:20.his knees. Contact comes now with his right foot on his calf there. He
:15:21. > :15:28.is on his knees. For me that is a dive, not a penalty. People likening
:15:29. > :15:32.this to Alan Pardew. Nonsense. Joe Hart is fortunate. Boyd takes a step
:15:33. > :15:40.to the side as the heads come together. See that? Joe Hart just
:15:41. > :15:45.misses him there. Look at that spitting, we can't defend that. I'm
:15:46. > :15:51.sure the guys will look at that. Joe Hart got a yellow card for his
:15:52. > :15:56.reaction I don't think the FA can go back and look at it. Manchester City
:15:57. > :16:09.had to play without their star defender, they coped well? He had
:16:10. > :16:20.massive authority. When he plays with Kompany he has been hopeless.
:16:21. > :16:25.He gets beaten too easy by Jelavic. The now he takes authority. Ushering
:16:26. > :16:31.his men to get up to the 18-yard line. Showing good authority. Great
:16:32. > :16:40.line there. Catching Hull City offside. Garcia came on, he is
:16:41. > :16:45.defending well as well. Great line. Well-organised. All in sync with
:16:46. > :16:51.each other. No chance for the forward to get in. Second-half,
:16:52. > :16:56.Garcia, getting out, getting out. Great line. How organised there.
:16:57. > :17:02.This is about their captain, their leader. Hull need a midfield runner.
:17:03. > :17:05.This is what Boyd does. This is the only time this line got broke.
:17:06. > :17:11.Garcia switched off for a split second. Boyd goes through. It's not
:17:12. > :17:17.a penalty. He took authority, led his men and did exceptionally well.
:17:18. > :17:21.Despite that advantage of having an extra man, Hull never took advantage
:17:22. > :17:24.of that or impose themselves on the game There has been talk about
:17:25. > :17:28.Huddlestone getting into the England squad and going to Brazil. Not on
:17:29. > :17:33.today's performance. It was a great opportunity for him today when City
:17:34. > :17:37.went down to 10-men. This summed him up. Looking at the referee for a
:17:38. > :17:44.foul. It wasn't a foul. Struggling to get back in. Half hearted tackle.
:17:45. > :17:50.Doesn't track him. Again, this time it comes to Zabaleta, no real
:17:51. > :17:54.challenge on him there. Poor from that point of view. This, what on
:17:55. > :18:00.earth is he doing here? Playing in the sweeper position. Down to
:18:01. > :18:03.10-men. His two are halfs can do that chest and Davis can pass this
:18:04. > :18:08.ball. If he makes a run into the space there. He asks more questions
:18:09. > :18:13.of the midfield of Manchester City. He causes problems. No, he is quite
:18:14. > :18:16.content to get the ball there. Get it off the centre half. Pass it to
:18:17. > :18:22.another centre half. Look how far he is? Look at the two centre halfs in
:18:23. > :18:27.front of him. What is he doing to affect the game? Asking no questions
:18:28. > :18:32.of Fernandinho. They are happy with imhad. He is sat on the half-way
:18:33. > :18:37.line. He is the passer of the ball. He can make the slide-rule pass if
:18:38. > :18:43.he gets further forward. Getting it off the centre halves, no space to
:18:44. > :18:49.him. Down-the-line. Out for a goal kick. No influence on the game
:18:50. > :18:51.whatsoever. In contrast. Look at Manchester City's defensive
:18:52. > :18:56.midfielder, Fernandinho. He gets into the box. Livermore,
:18:57. > :19:01.Huddlestone, two midfielders. Gets into the box and breaks forward.
:19:02. > :19:07.Instead of dominating the midfield because City were down to 10-men he
:19:08. > :19:13.was a passenger ant didn't affect it all. Missed opportunity. Let's see
:19:14. > :19:16.how the leaders Chelsea fared. They're unbeaten in their last 14
:19:17. > :19:19.Barclays Premier League fixtures. They faced an Aston Villa side
:19:20. > :19:23.who've generally struggled to find the net at home this season, but did
:19:24. > :19:27.bag four against Norwich last time out. Guy Mowbray was at Villa Park
:19:28. > :19:31.We've still got half a dozen games to show you, and there are a couple
:19:32. > :19:34.of crackers on Match Of The Day 2 this Sunday. Out they come, a ground
:19:35. > :19:36.where Jose Mourinho has never been a winner as Chelsea manager and where
:19:37. > :19:39.Villa themselves don't win enough. They are attempting to make it two
:19:40. > :19:41.home league wins in a row for the first time in the first season in
:19:42. > :19:49.over three-and-a-half years. They beat Norwich 4-1 a fortnight ago.
:19:50. > :19:52.Joe Bennett is in at left back. Three changes Chelsea from their own
:19:53. > :20:02.four goal show against Spurs last week.
:20:03. > :20:10.Mind games before the start or just checking out his boundaries? A word
:20:11. > :20:20.in the ear of the fourth official John Moss. Drawn three, lost one.
:20:21. > :20:29.That's the "special one's" record at Villa Park. Willian has caught the
:20:30. > :20:35.Moroccan international late. They are urging him to get a yellow card
:20:36. > :20:36.out for that, and he is doing. He was never going to get there with
:20:37. > :20:55.that. Cahill's header. Benteke. Always
:20:56. > :21:05.wide of Cech's goal. A little more power in it would have had him
:21:06. > :21:17.worried. Beautifully down, Ramirez. Looking for Torres.
:21:18. > :21:25.Here's Hazard. Beautifully done by him again. He's warming up. The
:21:26. > :21:30.lights are on, they are twinkling. We are getting the skills, the
:21:31. > :21:36.sways, the Dannses, a joy to watch once more. Willian with a Chelsea
:21:37. > :21:50.corner. Cahill has broken out. It's over him. All the way through, Matic
:21:51. > :21:54.squeezes the ball in. Has it been disallowed? Is having had words with
:21:55. > :22:01.Peter Banks, has disallowed the goal. Handball is it? , it is. Off
:22:02. > :22:05.the right arm, onto the chest, and bundled scrappily into the net. But
:22:06. > :22:12.that is the decisive touch. The dip of the right shoulder. Took
:22:13. > :22:17.consultation. Words between the assistant referee and the man in the
:22:18. > :22:27.middle, Chris Foy, the goal does not stand.
:22:28. > :22:34.Ramires, might get on to that. Was he through? Bennett brought him
:22:35. > :22:39.down. Free-kick Chelsea. Joe Bennett has been booked. Not a clear
:22:40. > :22:46.goalscoring opportunity. Jose Mourinho will claim that it was. He
:22:47. > :22:51.does claim it. Jose Mourinho had said three points would be fabulous,
:22:52. > :22:56.one point is not a bad result at Villa Park. Super cross, Guzan
:22:57. > :23:03.didn't deal with it. Hazard. Trying to turn it back for Ramires. Villa
:23:04. > :23:09.still haven't dealt with it. Oscar. The poor attempt in the end. By hook
:23:10. > :23:14.or by crook, with a fair bit of luck, Aston Villa have kept Chelsea
:23:15. > :23:18.out again. They were at each other the last time their teams met. Right
:23:19. > :23:23.towards the end of the game at Stamford Bridge. Decisions Paul
:23:24. > :23:30.Lambert felt weren't going his way. They had a drink afterwards and all
:23:31. > :23:33.was well. All is well together. Torres, trying to leave the field in
:23:34. > :23:55.a blaze of glory. Trying to go for goal himself. No.
:23:56. > :24:02.Well worked. It was on for Benteke. It was always curling wide. There a
:24:03. > :24:10.change of mind here. Willian had run over to the bench here. It's the 11
:24:11. > :24:16.that goes up for Schurrle to go on. Oscar will make way. Jose Mourinho
:24:17. > :24:23.changed his mind about it. The other change was always going to be Torres
:24:24. > :24:32.off, Demba Ba on. On as a substitute a week ago to score two late goals
:24:33. > :24:38.to see off Spurs. Delph. He will go here. A second yellow card here for
:24:39. > :24:43.Willian. Willian's going. When you think about that substitution a
:24:44. > :24:46.moment ago, when it looked as if he was going to be taken off. The there
:24:47. > :24:51.seemed to be a change of mind from Mourinho. He dragged Oscar off
:24:52. > :24:56.instead. Then this happens, a minute later. Willian, on a yellow card,
:24:57. > :25:01.couldn't take that risk, but he did. It's not much, but it's a foul. It's
:25:02. > :25:06.enough for another yellow card that has Mourinho hopping mad.
:25:07. > :25:19.Too quick for Ivanovic. Too skilful for Matic. Albrighton to set himself
:25:20. > :25:27.and put it in. And it is, Delph has scored!
:25:28. > :25:41.Villa nick the lead. Brilliant work from Delph. Beat Ivanovic. Too much
:25:42. > :25:48.from Matic. Kept on withes had run. Did he mean that? If he did, it's a
:25:49. > :25:58.touch of genius. Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 0. Words, words! Still
:25:59. > :26:04.pretty cordial. Jose Mourinho wants to make his point. Paul Lambert is
:26:05. > :26:10.keen to answer. Chelsea un appy in the build-up to Villa's goal.
:26:11. > :26:15.Challenge by Westwood on Ramires that first got Villa possession and
:26:16. > :26:21.led to all that happening. And led to maybe Villa winning the match and
:26:22. > :26:29.maybe Chelsea losing their grip on the title. Westwood, Delph, could be
:26:30. > :26:34.on for number two. Cech half stopped it. He stopped it fully by
:26:35. > :26:39.deflecting it onto the bar. Delph wonders how he hasn't doubled up for
:26:40. > :26:44.the day. What a chance. What a really good save. I don't think it
:26:45. > :26:59.will be enough to prevent Chelsea from losing though. Ramires. Runs
:27:00. > :27:05.into El Ahmadi. Villa furious. It spilled over to the touchline.
:27:06. > :27:10.Fingers being pointed. The feeling is Ramires has jumped in. A straight
:27:11. > :27:14.red card. He is sent off at Villa Park for the second game in a row
:27:15. > :27:21.here. This is why Villa were so angry. Oh, he does jump in. He will
:27:22. > :27:25.be lucky if he has escaped serious injury. Jose Mourinho doesn't want
:27:26. > :27:31.to let this lie. Who is he having words with here. His own players,
:27:32. > :27:38.Chris Foy? Is he is being sent away as well? For what, says Jose
:27:39. > :27:42.Mourinho. It looks like he might have been sent off along with his
:27:43. > :27:50.player. Jose Mourinho sent to the stands as well. He makes his way
:27:51. > :27:55.slowly enough. The he might as well not bother because there are only
:27:56. > :28:01.seconds remaining. He will pass on words of instruction. It might be
:28:02. > :28:06.all too late for Chelsea. The nine-men at the end will be beaten.
:28:07. > :28:12.I ask if I could speak five seconds, can I say something, five seconds?
:28:13. > :28:16.Out. OK. Out. Was that for walking onto the pitch towards the referee,
:28:17. > :28:19.what was the reason he has given? I don't know if I was on the pitch.
:28:20. > :28:24.Everybody was on the pitch. Everybody was on the pitch. Me, Paul
:28:25. > :28:27.Lambert. Grabbed Ramires from behind, from the neck. Everybody was
:28:28. > :28:33.on the pitch. You don't think you did anything different to anybody
:28:34. > :28:40.else? Me. Different. For better. I was calm. Not many people was calm
:28:41. > :28:47.in that moment there. But I think he knew perfectly what he was doing
:28:48. > :28:51.from (inaudible) You don't feel you got some of the decisions you should
:28:52. > :28:55.have done maybe? I don't comment. If I comment I bring the game into
:28:56. > :29:05.disrepute. I'm not going to give any chance to be charged, so no words.
:29:06. > :29:08.Not one single word. I have seen the second red card, now, that is a leg
:29:09. > :29:13.broken. second red card, now, that is a leg
:29:14. > :29:20.You have to play within the laws of the game. And that was a really bad
:29:21. > :29:24.challenge. -- leg breaker. And then, mayhem breaks out. I do not want any
:29:25. > :29:28.of that to deflect from the game, and the result, because we were
:29:29. > :29:34.excellent. Did you mean that? Yes, definitely. He has pulled it back to
:29:35. > :29:39.me, and the only thing I could have done was to try and do that into the
:29:40. > :29:43.corner. And luckily it has come off. Of course he meant it. Fabulous
:29:44. > :29:48.finish. Whatever you think about decisions, it was a brilliant Aston
:29:49. > :29:53.Villa performance? Which is why we should talk about them first, and we
:29:54. > :29:56.will. I thought they were brilliant. They frustrated Chelsea. Fabian
:29:57. > :30:04.Delph was outstanding in midfield. He went into tackles, he created, he
:30:05. > :30:10.scored a wonderful goal. He got forward from midfield! Heeded, Villa
:30:11. > :30:17.played ever so well. The performance was outstanding. This was
:30:18. > :30:21.fantastic. This summed it up. Hazard has been Chelsea's best player for
:30:22. > :30:27.much of the season. He does not let him get past him. When they go down
:30:28. > :30:34.to ten men, Fabian Delph, wins the ball, piece of skill to go past
:30:35. > :30:43.Matic. And this was a fantastic finish. Of course he meant it.
:30:44. > :30:51.Again, three of them around him. The ball comes once again to Delph. This
:30:52. > :30:56.summed Villa up. They have beaten Man City at home, beaten Chelsea at
:30:57. > :31:00.home, beaten Arsenal away. They are well out of trouble now. There were
:31:01. > :31:07.some controversial decisions to look at. What do we think? I thought the
:31:08. > :31:10.referee had a bad day. I thought he got some big decisions wrong. I
:31:11. > :31:19.think Bennett here should be sent off. Ramires was going through. No
:31:20. > :31:24.chance was Vlaar going to get back to him. The referee should get help
:31:25. > :31:28.from his assistant, but that was going to be a goal-scoring
:31:29. > :31:32.opportunity. The referee gives him a yellow card. He gets that wrong, it
:31:33. > :31:37.should be red. This is Willian's second. I am not even sure this was
:31:38. > :31:45.a free kick. He just catches him, nothing more. No way is that a
:31:46. > :31:49.yellow card. This one was Ramires, the speed of the challenge, it was
:31:50. > :31:55.absolutely scandalous. So lucky he has not broken his leg. That is a
:31:56. > :32:00.terrible tackle, it is a leg breaker. Mourinho gets sent off for
:32:01. > :32:04.coming onto the pitch. Both Lambert and Mourinho, both of them were on
:32:05. > :32:11.the pitch. And the referee has sent him off, I think, we do not know...
:32:12. > :32:17.It looks like he has sent him off the coming onto the pitch. I do not
:32:18. > :32:23.understand that. It has livened things up it has been a great stage
:32:24. > :32:27.Manchester City, but it has also brought back Arsenal and Liverpool
:32:28. > :32:29.more into the equation. I think Liverpool goal to Old Trafford
:32:30. > :32:34.tomorrow as favourites, I think they are right in it. It is a great
:32:35. > :32:39.incentive for both of them before the games tomorrow. We have still
:32:40. > :32:42.got half a dozen games to show you, and a couple of crackers on Match of
:32:43. > :33:20.the Day 2 this Sunday. Kevin Kilbane and Henry Winter will
:33:21. > :33:25.be on Match of the Day 2 protect extra. And Mo Farah will be warming
:33:26. > :33:29.up for next months London Marathon, by taking part in the New York art
:33:30. > :33:34.Marathon. Time now to turn our attention to matters towards the
:33:35. > :33:36.bottom of the Premier League, commencing with two of those sides
:33:37. > :33:41.hovering just above the relegation zone, Swansea and West Brom, watched
:33:42. > :33:58.at the Liberty Stadium by Martin Fisher. With Chico suspended, Jordi
:33:59. > :34:11.Amat comes into the back four. Also coming in is Lamah. Morrison and
:34:12. > :34:16.Sessegnon are prepared -- preferred up front for West Brom. Many Spanish
:34:17. > :34:24.flags among the West Brom fans, to show support for their beleaguered
:34:25. > :34:31.boss. And Lamah has scored inside two minutes! In for the injured
:34:32. > :34:46.Nathan Dyer, and he has put Swansea in front. The vision from Bony, the
:34:47. > :34:56.pass into space, and Lamah did the rest. Religious stuff from Swansea.
:34:57. > :35:11.What a shocking start for Pepe Mel. -- delicious stuff.
:35:12. > :35:23.Four points out of a possible 21 so far for Pepe Mel. Britton picks out
:35:24. > :35:29.Davies. Bony! Great save, Foster. How important will that proved to be
:35:30. > :35:38.in the final analysis? Only thought he had scored his 10th of the
:35:39. > :35:53.season. Foster did not note too much about it, but kept it out. It was a
:35:54. > :36:01.vital stop. A busy week for Garry Monk, having become the father of
:36:02. > :36:06.twins. That was a big let off for Ben Foster! It all stemmed from a
:36:07. > :36:19.shocking goalkick. Downing in conversation with Pepe
:36:20. > :36:22.Mel. The thought is that if Pepe Mel is dismissed this week, Jeremy Peace
:36:23. > :36:43.might turn to Downing once again. Lamah did well to keep it in. And
:36:44. > :36:48.draws the foul from Reid. Reid initially appealing that it would
:36:49. > :36:49.have gone out, before lunging in on the Belgian. De Guzman with the free
:36:50. > :37:08.kick. Swansea have their second corner.
:37:09. > :37:19.West Brom cannot afford to go in to kneel down at the break. Williams!
:37:20. > :37:24.-- 2-0 down. His last goal at the Liberty Stadium was three years ago,
:37:25. > :37:38.Ashley Williams. Still, the second Swansea goal will not come.
:37:39. > :37:47.Morrison, held up by Williams. Sessegnon! That is the equaliser!
:37:48. > :37:53.Six minutes into the second half, West Bromwich Albion, a different
:37:54. > :37:59.team after half-time. And Stephane Sessegnon, his first start since New
:38:00. > :38:03.Year's Day, has breathed new life into Pepe Mel and those Albion
:38:04. > :38:05.supporters. It is his third goal of the season. It could be so, so
:38:06. > :38:29.important. Whatever he said to his team at
:38:30. > :38:34.half-time, it is working. Canas. Lamah, I'm behind Reid. Lovely first
:38:35. > :38:40.touch. Pulled back for Bony. Collected by Routledge. De Guzman!
:38:41. > :38:47.Appeals for handball! The referee was in a very good position. He
:38:48. > :38:51.waves it away. The question is, was that an unnatural position for the
:38:52. > :38:52.defender to have his arm? The position of the referee could not
:38:53. > :39:09.have been better. Rangel just trying to force the
:39:10. > :39:16.pass. Another very important save from Ben Foster. There might be one
:39:17. > :39:20.or two who questioned the positioning of Ben Foster for
:39:21. > :39:25.Swansea's goal today, but since then, he has made a couple of
:39:26. > :39:32.excellent saves, helping to provide a platform for West want to get
:39:33. > :39:37.something from south Wales today. -- for West Brom.
:39:38. > :39:50.Mulumbu! Youssouf Mulumbu! Six minutes from time! West rummage
:39:51. > :39:55.Albion, are they on their way to only their second away win of the
:39:56. > :40:00.season? Their first came in September, at Old Trafford. Mulumbu
:40:01. > :40:08.just ambles through and passes home. It would be a huge three
:40:09. > :40:17.points for West Rahm and for Pepe Mel.
:40:18. > :40:25.Now, 28 points, now, more confidence, a good week. Next week,
:40:26. > :40:31.we will train with a smile on the face. It is different. I am happy
:40:32. > :40:34.for him because he deserves it. He is a great coach. He does not really
:40:35. > :40:42.speak English, he tries his best. Today, I think for him it is going
:40:43. > :40:46.to be a good feeling. We just need to keep working hard. I know we are
:40:47. > :40:50.going to stay in the Premier League. I am very pleased with the first
:40:51. > :40:54.half, we passed the ball well, we got on top of them, creating
:40:55. > :40:58.chances. Everything we asked of them. We could have come in a few
:40:59. > :41:02.more ahead. But second half, for some reason, we were sloppy. We did
:41:03. > :41:06.not start the half right. You could see they were scrapping for their
:41:07. > :41:10.lives. We have to realise now that that is exactly what we are doing.
:41:11. > :41:14.After seeing that second half, our players will realise that is what it
:41:15. > :41:21.is going to take. West Brom changed their style today, and eventually, I
:41:22. > :41:27.suppose, it paid off which are first victory in eight games. Whatever he
:41:28. > :41:31.said at half-time certainly worked. Complete contrast between the two
:41:32. > :41:39.halves. This was the first half, with the two wingbacks. Second-half,
:41:40. > :41:45.look at Ridgewell and Reid. They were more on the front foot. First
:41:46. > :41:51.half, they could have been two or three down. This was the opening
:41:52. > :41:56.goal. Reid was in no man's land. The ball gets played in behind Reid. He
:41:57. > :42:04.tracks back well, but he has got to put the brakes on. He goes too
:42:05. > :42:12.quick. This one, Reid has got to get tighter. Should have scored. Good
:42:13. > :42:19.save from Foster. Ridgewell on the left-hand side, as wingbacks, no
:42:20. > :42:22.man's land. Cross comes in. The other wingbacks, Reid, with a
:42:23. > :42:28.terrible head out to the edge of the box. Shock comes in. That was the
:42:29. > :42:34.first half, they were all over the place, defending. This was the
:42:35. > :42:47.second half. Great position. This was a much better performance. And
:42:48. > :42:51.that is why they have won the game. It is Reid on the opposite side
:42:52. > :42:56.getting the shot in. They are not necessarily natural wingbacks, are
:42:57. > :43:03.they? No, but if you are put there, you have got to do the job. What a
:43:04. > :43:08.strike from Sessegnon. And it is Ridgewell in the box on the other
:43:09. > :43:14.side. So, much more positive. A massive win for them. The team talk
:43:15. > :43:18.worked. Would you believe that Everton have failed to score in the
:43:19. > :43:23.first half in 17 of the 27 league games this season but Jim will
:43:24. > :43:34.effect in the second half of games, though. The commentator at Goodison
:43:35. > :43:39.was Steve Wilson. -- prolific in the second half. Everton hope the goals
:43:40. > :43:46.from Lukaku will get European football, and then that he will be
:43:47. > :43:51.persuaded to stay. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hoping for a first away
:43:52. > :43:53.point since he took over. The Norwegian was offered to Everton as
:43:54. > :43:59.a player before he signed for Manchester United, but Everton would
:44:00. > :44:09.not meet the asking price of ?1.2 million.
:44:10. > :44:18.Mirallas, goes for goal. A really good stop. Marshall had to stretch.
:44:19. > :44:23.Got his left glove to it, good save this. Good play by Mirallas, who is
:44:24. > :44:27.having a good season for Everton, he really is. They have started
:44:28. > :44:31.strongly, Everton. Cardiff are looking wobbly already. Coleman
:44:32. > :44:55.making a run. Well played. No foul. Here is Deulofeu running at
:44:56. > :45:02.his country. A little jab onto Deulofeu's left shin.
:45:03. > :45:12.Noone did well to turn away from Baines. Ricochet to Campbell. Big
:45:13. > :45:17.chance. Heading wide. Good save by Tim Howard to deny Fraizer Campbell.
:45:18. > :45:22.Real opportunity here. Fell to him beautifully. With a bit of luck. Tim
:45:23. > :45:28.Howard did well. This it is the kind of game that Everton have become
:45:29. > :45:36.accustomed to winning this season. Deulofeu, lovely change of
:45:37. > :45:46.direction. Good save again! David Marshall to the rescue. Cardiff
:45:47. > :45:58.couldn't get it away. Lovely shimmy from Gerard Deulofeu. Everton
:45:59. > :46:02.breaking here. Great save again! Inspired stuff from Marshall. A
:46:03. > :46:08.hat-trick of saves now. To keep Everton at bay. Lukaku, powerful,
:46:09. > :46:14.strong, really well hit. Curling in. Excellent save by Marshall. Here's
:46:15. > :46:23.Kim. Fabio again, that is a good ball,
:46:24. > :46:27.Fraizer Campbell. Howard down, low to his knee. It would be interesting
:46:28. > :46:31.to see if it was going in or not. The important thing was that Howard
:46:32. > :46:38.wasn't too sure and wasn't going to take a chance. Good ball from Fabio.
:46:39. > :46:46.He ploughed a lone furrow at times, Fraizer Campbell. Two in the middle.
:46:47. > :46:56.Deulofeu here, goes for goal. He finds the net! Beating Marshall at
:46:57. > :47:00.his near-post. Gerard Deulofeu, David Marshall, who three times was
:47:01. > :47:02.Cardiff's hero in the first half, has been beaten at his near-post
:47:03. > :47:16.here by Deulofeu. Good acceleration from Deulofeu.
:47:17. > :47:25.There is a deflection off the right fly of Caulker. Everton, in front.
:47:26. > :47:32.Cardiff have taken only six points away from home this evening, none of
:47:33. > :47:39.them under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Fraizer Campbell here. A free-kick
:47:40. > :47:42.is given. I wasn't convinced myself that Fraizer Campbell had that ball
:47:43. > :47:48.under control. His left foot seemed to come out to accentuate the
:47:49. > :47:53.contact with Coleman. A free-kick is given. It's an opportunity for
:47:54. > :47:57.Whittingham, the first since he came on, to conjure something from a
:47:58. > :48:10.set-piece. Big moment from the game. The touch has taken it in. They have
:48:11. > :48:23.equalised. Whittingham, set-piece expert. It bounced into the net.
:48:24. > :48:35.Cardiff are level. Cardiff aren't going to worry about that.
:48:36. > :48:43.Beautifully worked. Great save by Marshall. Tremendous stop by the
:48:44. > :48:46.Cardiff keeper. He made three good saves in the first half. I don't
:48:47. > :48:49.think any was as good as this. The deflection made it so tough. Star of
:48:50. > :49:23.the show really, Marshall. The leg comes out. Cardiff City were
:49:24. > :49:29.interested. Zaha thought he was fouled. That's where he was looking
:49:30. > :49:35.when the right leg of Distin comes out and Zaha goes over it. Roger
:49:36. > :49:38.East didn't think there was enough there. The fourth official is ready
:49:39. > :49:51.with his board. He puts up the number four. Red shirts all back
:49:52. > :49:59.now. Coleman taking on the player. A corner.
:50:00. > :50:06.Baines delivery. It's a good one. Marshall right at the end to deny
:50:07. > :50:09.Bartley. He does it again, the Cardiff keeper, don't know how much
:50:10. > :50:24.he knew about that one. He kept it out. That is all that counts. Great
:50:25. > :50:30.finish to the game. Barkley. Looks tired Medel, holds up Barkley. Four
:50:31. > :50:39.in the box, Everton. Good cross. Barry at the back post. Coleman -
:50:40. > :50:44.in! Everton have won it. Seamus Coleman. Cardiff City players on
:50:45. > :50:53.their knees, distraught and defeated. A crucial point snatched
:50:54. > :51:01.from them with seconds to go. Cardiff City stubborn resolve is
:51:02. > :51:08.broken. Barry's header, Coleman's shot. Mishit it. It span into the
:51:09. > :51:26.net. You have to wonder if goal Coleman had hit this truly, whether
:51:27. > :51:33.it would have gone in. -- mishit. -- mis-hit. Marshall was magnificent.
:51:34. > :51:37.The way their keeper was playing today it's probably the only coal
:51:38. > :51:43.that would have beaten him. It fell to me. I tried to hit it as well as
:51:44. > :51:51.I could. I saw it going over the keeper. Unfortunate for them. I will
:51:52. > :51:59.take any luck I will get. You If you hit it keenly you might have had a
:52:00. > :52:03.good chance of saving it? It caught the outside of his foot. It dropped
:52:04. > :52:08.into our corner, incredible. The first one was a deflection. You
:52:09. > :52:12.haven't had a lot of luck today? No. That's, you knee to earn that luck.
:52:13. > :52:21.I thought today we had done enough to earn that luck. But if you look
:52:22. > :52:26.at the decision to not give the penalty. That changed. That is five
:52:27. > :52:31.minutes ago, whatever it was, 1-1. You score a goal. They get three.
:52:32. > :52:36.That is the margins, isn't it? No breaks for Cardiff. They played
:52:37. > :52:43.really well. David Marshall was outstanding. If it wasn't for him I
:52:44. > :52:46.think they would have been relegated. He has been outstanding
:52:47. > :52:54.on a number of occasion this is season. He didn't deserve to be on
:52:55. > :52:58.the losing. Some of his saves were top draw. First one here from
:52:59. > :53:02.Mirallas. Left hand, pushes it wide. This time, Deulofeu, right hand,
:53:03. > :53:07.pushes it... That is the impressive thing. Not pushing it back into the
:53:08. > :53:12.danger area. Good play from Everton. Another one there, right hand from
:53:13. > :53:16.Lukaku. They really are top, top saves. This one is the best one
:53:17. > :53:20.here. He steps to his left and goes back to his right. How he mansion to
:53:21. > :53:25.get that wide of the goal. Not back into the danger area either. This is
:53:26. > :53:29.- this is the only way they would beat them with a little bit of luck.
:53:30. > :53:35.Deflection through the legs. This one here, as you heard Coleman
:53:36. > :53:41.saying, it was a flubg. Fluke. He scuffed it. Got under the ball. He
:53:42. > :53:47.looks devastated. Huge blow for Cardiff. We are off to the South
:53:48. > :53:54.Coast where Southampton played Norwich. Norwich are desperate to
:53:55. > :54:06.stay out of the relegation zone. At St Mary y's was John Roeder.
:54:07. > :54:13.Gary Hooper hasn't scored since Boxing Day. He is Norwich's
:54:14. > :54:39.top-scorer this season. Schneiderlin, who is onside. 1-0,
:54:40. > :54:43.Southampton. Morgan Schneiderlin gets his second goal of the season.
:54:44. > :54:53.What a perfect start for the Saints. Just under five minutes played and
:54:54. > :55:01.John Ruddy is beaten. Super interplay from Southampton.
:55:02. > :55:05.Rodriguez with the ball back, the pass forward and he timed his run to
:55:06. > :55:08.perfection. Only Ruddy to beat, and he did so. Terrific start for
:55:09. > :55:21.Southampton. Ralph Kruger was appointed as
:55:22. > :55:26.Southampton's new Chairman, sitting there with the club's owner. Just
:55:27. > :55:33.behind them is the England manager, Roy Hodgson. A little bit more
:55:34. > :55:39.pressure now from Norwich. Hooper. Snodgrass. Gary Hooper.
:55:40. > :55:45.Almost 32 minutes played, that counts as Norwich's first reasonable
:55:46. > :55:50.chance of the match. Hooper with the quick touch to Snodgrass. Then
:55:51. > :55:53.peeling away to make the space for himself to get the shot away.
:55:54. > :56:05.Schneiderlin. A touch from Ramires, Davis,
:56:06. > :56:11.Ward-Prowse. Room for a shot from James Ward-Prowse. Pushed away by
:56:12. > :56:15.Ruddy. James Ward-Prowse looking for his first Premier League goal for
:56:16. > :56:17.the Saintsment he has one goal for the club, scored in the FA Cup, a
:56:18. > :56:36.couple could of years back. -- couple of years back. Lambert! He
:56:37. > :56:41.has only just come on as a Southampton substitute. Rickie
:56:42. > :56:49.Lambert has doubled the Saints' advantage. What a substitution from
:56:50. > :56:54.Mauricio Pochettino. Important touch here as the ball came forward. It
:56:55. > :57:01.was there, off Bennett. It set the ball up nicely for Lambert. He
:57:02. > :57:06.turned inside the defender and then assess his options. Lambert here
:57:07. > :57:11.looked as cool as you like. Ruddy beaten, for a second time. Rickie
:57:12. > :57:23.Lambert scores just 66 seconds after coming on as a substitute.
:57:24. > :57:33.Lambert with the touch. Clyne. Three in the middle to aim for. Lambert.
:57:34. > :57:44.Can he turn? Do Prado. Do Prado. Ruddy with the block. Lambert. Can
:57:45. > :57:52.he set up a third goal. He can! Rodriguez for Southampton, surely
:57:53. > :57:59.all three points for Southampton. There is no way back for Norwich.
:58:00. > :58:03.Lambert with the touch to set up Rodriguez, who wasn't going to miss
:58:04. > :58:09.from there. Rodriguez scores for the second game in succession. It takes
:58:10. > :58:12.him up to 14 now for the season. He's had a good performance in front
:58:13. > :58:35.of Roy Hodgson. Rodriguez, has a go from distance!
:58:36. > :58:40.Oh, off the bar. John Ruddy annoyed with his defenders for allowing Jay
:58:41. > :58:47.Rodriguez to have a shot from distance.
:58:48. > :59:03.Oh, given away. Elmander gets a goal back for Norwich. Something at last
:59:04. > :59:24.for them to cheer about. A careless goal for Southampton to
:59:25. > :59:34.give away, but it surely comes too late for Norwich. Southampton have
:59:35. > :59:44.given it away again! Elmander. Van Wolfswinkel! Snodgrass! 3-2! And
:59:45. > :59:49.now, there is time for a comeback! Two goals in quick succession for
:59:50. > :59:55.the visitors, and Southampton, who looked so comfortable, now most
:59:56. > :00:03.certainly are not. Elmander got to it first. Will sprinkle's shot was
:00:04. > :00:06.only pushed away to Snodgrass. -- van Wolfswinkel's shot. Suddenly,
:00:07. > :00:30.the Norwich fans have belief. Southampton might be away here.
:00:31. > :00:39.Steven Davis has got Gallagher in the middle. Here is Gallagher. Can
:00:40. > :00:48.he finish it? It is in! That was over the line, no doubt about it.
:00:49. > :00:55.Gallagher has secured the points for Mauricio Pochettino's team. It is
:00:56. > :01:01.his first Premier League goal. Norwich, with virtually everybody
:01:02. > :01:08.forward. Dave Short, seeing the teenager in the middle. -- Davis.
:01:09. > :01:11.There was no need for goal-line technology. It was clear that the
:01:12. > :01:25.ball had gone over the line. TRANSLATION: In football, nothing is
:01:26. > :01:31.ever finished until the final whistle. It is a cliche, but that is
:01:32. > :01:35.the truth. We were 3-0 up, we were lacking a little bit of focus at the
:01:36. > :01:43.end. You cannot take anything for granted, especially in the Premier
:01:44. > :01:47.League. They dug in and showed character, and on another day,
:01:48. > :01:51.something might have materialised. We might have ended up getting the
:01:52. > :01:56.draw. After the game, I spoke to Rickie Lambert. Ricky, thank you
:01:57. > :02:03.very much for talking to us. That got a bit hairy at the end, didn't
:02:04. > :02:09.it? It did. One minute, it was completely fine, like you said, the
:02:10. > :02:13.next minute, we were in danger of losing a 3-goal lead. I could not
:02:14. > :02:17.quite believe what was going on. As for yourself, you came on and scored
:02:18. > :02:22.with pretty much your first touch. That must have been pleasing? It
:02:23. > :02:27.was. Obviously, I was trying to get on and score a goal, and it happened
:02:28. > :02:31.straightaway. I was made up. Good finish as well, may I say. It must
:02:32. > :02:36.be quite frustrating sitting there on the bench, not selected for the
:02:37. > :02:40.start of the game, especially with the England manager watching?
:02:41. > :02:45.Obviously, I want to play every game, players would say that. It is
:02:46. > :02:50.disappointing in that aspect. But I have got to understand what the
:02:51. > :02:56.gaffer wants to do, and I am fine by that. I understand that I cannot
:02:57. > :03:00.play every game. It is something I accept. I want to play every game,
:03:01. > :03:04.and whenever I get on the pitch, I have just got to try and do well.
:03:05. > :03:11.Hopefully I have done that for him today. He has pretty much got a
:03:12. > :03:15.season ticket at Southampton now, is the World Cup on your mind? It is
:03:16. > :03:21.something that you cannot take your mind off, I would be lying if I said
:03:22. > :03:27.I was not thinking about it. Ali I am focused on doing well for
:03:28. > :03:31.Southampton. That is the main thing. I know that by doing that, it is
:03:32. > :03:38.giving my chances of getting to the World Cup a boost. That is all I am
:03:39. > :03:43.trying to do. I suppose ultimately, he can only take so many forwards,
:03:44. > :03:46.it could even come down to a straightforward choice between
:03:47. > :03:54.yourself and your team-mate, Jay Rodriguez? It could be. Like I said,
:03:55. > :03:59.these over-30 players, there are quite a few strikers. And he plays
:04:00. > :04:05.in my position. He has had a great season. I have always said how I
:04:06. > :04:11.have appreciated that I have got my chance, if I do not go. That is not
:04:12. > :04:16.taking away my desire to get there, but if Jay went in place of me, I
:04:17. > :04:21.would be made up for him. We wish you all well. We need you there,
:04:22. > :04:27.even if it is just for the penalties. Good luck for the rest of
:04:28. > :04:32.the season. Thank you. Well, there they are, side-by-side, two
:04:33. > :04:40.team-mates, playing similar positions. England are likely to
:04:41. > :04:45.take only four strikers. ALAN SHEARER: Out of these Tour, my
:04:46. > :04:51.choice would be lambert. I think he deserves to go. You can see Roy
:04:52. > :04:56.Hodgson looking on once again. There are so many exciting players down at
:04:57. > :05:01.Southampton. Lambert he came on, he turned Yobo inside out. Lovely,
:05:02. > :05:08.composed finish. It was too easy for him. He was not fazed in front of
:05:09. > :05:13.goal, he never has been. I like this one. I know he should score, but it
:05:14. > :05:21.is a good run. He bends his runs so he is not offside. Times his run to
:05:22. > :05:29.perfection. And Rodriguez is impressive as well. Absolutely. Do
:05:30. > :05:33.Prado should actually score. But how unselfish was that? You put it on a
:05:34. > :05:40.plate for his mate, Rodriguez. They are a decent partnership. If you
:05:41. > :05:47.give this guy time, he can do this. What a fantastic shot that is. Who
:05:48. > :05:51.do you think it will be? I would take Rickie Lambert. I think he
:05:52. > :05:55.deserves to go. He has got a couple of goals for England already. It
:05:56. > :05:59.could be a big point, seriously, about the penalties. I would take
:06:00. > :06:03.Andy Carroll if he scores between now and the end of the season. I
:06:04. > :06:07.think he offers something different. The Football League Show
:06:08. > :06:13.follows us tonight or is available on the iPlayer all week. And don't
:06:14. > :06:20.forget Late Kick-off in your region, on Monday night. There is a welcome
:06:21. > :06:25.made table look to our next game. Would you have guessed that Stoke
:06:26. > :06:30.and West Ham have scored fewer headers than any other Premier
:06:31. > :06:36.League clubs?! Observing matters was Alistair man. Just one change for
:06:37. > :06:39.improving Stoke, and that was enforced, with Stephen Ireland
:06:40. > :06:48.replacing Jonathan Walters, who was sent off at Norwich last weekend.
:06:49. > :06:57.Four alterations for the visitors, one of them Antonio Nocerino being
:06:58. > :07:14.given his first start. Andy Carroll has been recalled following his ban.
:07:15. > :07:29.Comes in towards Carroll, who saw Nolan running off him. He had the
:07:30. > :07:35.confidence to try to go alone. That was a fairly easy decision for the
:07:36. > :07:41.referee. Mark Noble doing the signals, and aiming towards Andy
:07:42. > :07:46.Carroll, who gets there in front of Begovic! And insightful minutes,
:07:47. > :08:00.West Ham are in front. That was simplicity itself. Just died within
:08:01. > :08:05.by Noble. -- just guided in by Noble. Andy Carroll bravely puts his
:08:06. > :08:17.side in front. Well, it was a really well taken
:08:18. > :08:23.goal from Andy Carroll. And here is Ireland at the other end! That was a
:08:24. > :08:27.fabulous stop from Adrian. Within seconds of falling behind, maybe
:08:28. > :08:37.Stoke ought to have been on level terms.
:08:38. > :08:47.Peter Crouch with the effort. Corner to Stoke. These two sides ironically
:08:48. > :08:55.have scored the fewest number of headers, prior to today. It is
:08:56. > :08:57.turned in by Peter Crouch! Well, he was the only one that seemed to
:08:58. > :09:13.react. It hit Odemwingie on the line. I
:09:14. > :09:29.wonder if he might claim this one. It came off his shoulder.
:09:30. > :09:36.Peter Crouch has been to World Cups in the past for England, but I do
:09:37. > :09:47.not think he is expecting to get a plane ticket this time. Excellent
:09:48. > :09:51.stop by Begovic. The Kevin Nolan -Andy Carroll partnership was
:09:52. > :09:54.evident there. David Moyes on a watching brief, watching future
:09:55. > :10:07.opponents on his day off. The offside flag is up. Kevin Nolan
:10:08. > :10:09.is absolutely appalled, because he believed he should not have been
:10:10. > :10:23.flagged. I think that is the right decision.
:10:24. > :10:37.Because the goalkeeper was out, Nolan was offside.
:10:38. > :10:52.Nice move from Stoke. Is there an end product? Arnautovic! And it
:10:53. > :10:58.creeps into the corner! And Marko Arnautovic gets his first Premier
:10:59. > :11:04.League goal in front of the supporters at the Britannia Stadium.
:11:05. > :11:15.It was to refit build-up. -- it was a terrific build-up.
:11:16. > :11:25.Claims of a handball against Muniesa. That was intriguing. He did
:11:26. > :11:30.not look as though he was going to win that ball, Muniesa. Andy Carroll
:11:31. > :11:32.says he handled it. That is a handball, and a penalty. Definite
:11:33. > :11:42.penalty. The referee says to Andy Carroll, no
:11:43. > :12:16.way. Thumped away by Cameron. Noble. Good
:12:17. > :12:24.header from Shawcross, brilliant from him. Here is Ireland, looking
:12:25. > :12:32.for a third. On towards Odemwingie! Game over.
:12:33. > :12:38.Well, it was one end of the field to the other. It was all about the
:12:39. > :12:46.timing of the past. And Odemwingie fired it into the
:12:47. > :13:01.roof of the net. We just don't in and waited for the
:13:02. > :13:07.moment to shift our way. Once it did, we were quite devastating with
:13:08. > :13:12.the goals we scored. All in all, a very pleasing performance. The
:13:13. > :13:16.defending on the second goal, it was pathetic, to be honest with you. But
:13:17. > :13:21.then of course we had an extremely poor decision by the referee. And
:13:22. > :13:25.when I say extremely poor, I mean extremely poor. You could see his
:13:26. > :13:30.mouth saying, definitely wasn't. Have you had a chance to speak to
:13:31. > :13:34.him? No, I have to wait half an hour before I go in. I think we all
:13:35. > :13:39.agree, that was definitely a penalty. And Stoke are becoming
:13:40. > :13:45.pleasing on the eye, I never thought I would say that? Yes, Mark Hughes
:13:46. > :13:49.is doing a fantastic job. He has reinvigorated players like Ireland
:13:50. > :13:58.and Crouch. This was fantastic. Stephen Ireland was fantastic all
:13:59. > :14:06.afternoon. It was great play. Mark Hughes has slowly turned it around.
:14:07. > :14:11.I think he could get them into the top ten in the Premier League next
:14:12. > :14:14.year. And I sensed you knew Andy Carroll would score, before you
:14:15. > :14:22.uttered your previous comment? I did, yes. Next, it is rock bottom
:14:23. > :14:26.for them desperately in need of a win against Newcastle, for whom
:14:27. > :14:27.their manager, Alan Pardew, was barred from the ground. Jonathan
:14:28. > :14:56.Pearce was there. Papiss Cisse comes in for Loic Remy.
:14:57. > :14:59.Alan Pardew will be communicating with his number two from a nearby
:15:00. > :15:23.hotel by mobile telephone. He tried to place it, good effort,
:15:24. > :15:45.good football from Fulham, a good save. Good goalkeeping.
:15:46. > :15:52.And Papiss Cisse stab at it. And it was an instinctive save by
:15:53. > :15:54.Stockdale. That is more like the older Papiss Cisse. He reacted so
:15:55. > :16:23.quickly. A very good reaction save. That was the really important to
:16:24. > :16:28.block by Paul Dummett. It is of the bar, but he was offside and it will
:16:29. > :16:36.not count. Fulham are desperately unlucky. This is why we have
:16:37. > :16:45.goal-line technology these days. The shot took a deflection and looped
:16:46. > :16:50.high. I think that is over the line. From my first reaction it was a
:16:51. > :16:54.goal. But the follow up would not have counted because he was
:16:55. > :17:02.definitely offside. Let's see if the officials got it right. No gold. It
:17:03. > :17:12.has not gone across the goal. It is a snitch. How close is that? There
:17:13. > :17:22.can only have been a centimetre in it.
:17:23. > :17:30.Could this be calamitous for a fuller. They were rescued by
:17:31. > :17:41.Stockdale. A year ago Papiss Cisse would have taken that.
:17:42. > :18:02.A mistake by Tom Krul. The substitute comes on for a full and
:18:03. > :18:12.gives them an absolutely precious goal. One moment a terrific save at
:18:13. > :18:18.one end and at the other end a piece of hapless goalkeeping gives Fulham
:18:19. > :18:39.and Felix Magath a goal, a lifeline, hope. Oh dear, oh dear, Tim Krul. It
:18:40. > :18:47.should have been dealt with. How important could that prove? 12
:18:48. > :18:51.minutes after coming on Ashkan Dejagah gets possibly the most
:18:52. > :19:12.important of his four Fulham goals to date.
:19:13. > :19:31.The referee is signalling that the corner will come in and that is it.
:19:32. > :19:37.It hit a hand. It is all over. Felix Magath celebrates his first win in
:19:38. > :19:44.charge of Fulham. Their first win since New Year's day. Newcastle are
:19:45. > :19:49.arguing they should have had a spot kick at the end. I do not think he
:19:50. > :19:56.knew anything about it. The penalty is not given and Fulham will
:19:57. > :20:01.celebrate. It is a vital win. Congratulations, a first win for you
:20:02. > :20:09.as the boss of Fulham, how does that feel? Yes, thank you very much. I am
:20:10. > :20:17.very glad and IM very proud. It was hard work today, but now I think we
:20:18. > :20:21.have realised that we are able to stay in the league. Let's start with
:20:22. > :20:29.the penalty incident in the dying seconds. What is your view on it? I
:20:30. > :20:36.took a look at it and it hit his arm. There is no pace on the ball.
:20:37. > :20:39.The referee was in a difficult position to see it and he has not
:20:40. > :20:46.given it, so you have to accept that. I was disappointed with the
:20:47. > :20:49.decision on the challenge which led to their goal. He went straight
:20:50. > :20:54.through the back of him and he would not get away with it on a Sunday
:20:55. > :21:01.morning. What is Felix like to work with? I like him personally because
:21:02. > :21:05.he has given me my debut and I cannot say a bad word about him and
:21:06. > :21:12.today we have got a good result, so he is doing something right. Gus
:21:13. > :21:18.Poyet has called it his team's biggest game of the season. Steven
:21:19. > :21:22.Fletcher is starting. Along with Fabio Borini who has scored
:21:23. > :21:36.important goals for Sunderland already this season. Crystal Palace
:21:37. > :21:41.I delete's lowest scorers. -- are the league's lowest scorers. No one
:21:42. > :21:58.has questioned the importance of today.
:21:59. > :22:09.It is a goal kick in the end. That is the kind of delivery Sunderland
:22:10. > :22:13.need today from Adam Johnson. It is his biggest game of the season and
:22:14. > :22:22.he does not want any weaker players. It is a game for the strong minded.
:22:23. > :22:36.He lost his footing. That was extraordinary. Straight at the
:22:37. > :22:41.Sunderland goalkeeper. Tony Pulis has taken 20 points from 16 Premier
:22:42. > :22:45.League games. It gives them a fighting chance of survival.
:22:46. > :23:21.Sunderland have to try and break down this organised defence.
:23:22. > :23:30.That could have been the moment of magic. Fabio Borini knew what he was
:23:31. > :23:42.trying to pull off, but he was not quite able to do it.
:23:43. > :23:53.The offside flag was up anyway. Fabio Borini had made intelligent
:23:54. > :24:04.run. This is the type of run he can make. It was a very close call. 22
:24:05. > :24:16.years as a manager. Tony Pulis has never been relegated. The onus is on
:24:17. > :24:30.Sunderland to try and break them down.
:24:31. > :24:48.Jozy Altidore Ray! He eventually found his feet to get the short end.
:24:49. > :24:56.Gus Poyet knows the importance of home games for Sunderland. They have
:24:57. > :25:00.got six games and they have to face Liverpool, Manchester City,
:25:01. > :25:18.Manchester United, Spurs and Chelsea away from home.
:25:19. > :25:28.He has looked the most likely. He asks for an injection of noise from
:25:29. > :25:34.the Stadium Of Light. For the first time today he had the space required
:25:35. > :25:35.to assess the situation and he went for power and it rocketed against
:25:36. > :26:02.the post. Kagisho Dikgacoi, a big chance, a
:26:03. > :26:09.huge opportunity for Crystal Palace and a South African international
:26:10. > :26:15.and a let off for Sunderland. Again Gus Poyet was desperate to take all
:26:16. > :26:19.three points, and it is a point that will suit Crystal Palace far more.
:26:20. > :26:25.The fairy tale story line has not been written. There is that feeling
:26:26. > :26:31.they have one chance and they want to make the game somehow, which
:26:32. > :26:36.would be terrible for us. But at the end of the day we deserved the win.
:26:37. > :26:43.Loo-mac everybody within the group worked tirelessly and when Julian
:26:44. > :26:48.was called on he made a couple of great saves. You could have mixed it
:26:49. > :27:00.at the end. It was the best chance of the game. They are in the bottom
:27:01. > :27:04.three and it is possible. You cannot call who is going to be in the
:27:05. > :27:11.bottom three, it is the toughest it has been for some time.
:27:12. > :27:19.Put your allegiance to one side, that is a crucial game for Fulham.
:27:20. > :27:24.Their first clean sheet for over three months. But they got the
:27:25. > :27:32.decisions and Newcastle are not the same team. That is the sort of when
:27:33. > :27:41.you need. It gives them a bit of belief, a clean sheet going into the
:27:42. > :27:50.next game. A massive game. Any more? Is that it? Should George Boyd have
:27:51. > :27:55.been awarded a penalty. Most of you thought he died. Let's take a look
:27:56. > :29:00.at the Premier League table. Joe Hart was involved in a row with
:29:01. > :29:04.George Boyd. The fascinating season takes yet another twist as Fabian
:29:05. > :29:10.Delph makes hose they see red. Goodbye.