:00:55. > :01:00.Football and Match Of The Day lost one of its favourite voices today.
:01:01. > :01:04.David Coleman was a giant of sports broadcasting, a man synonymous with
:01:05. > :01:07.so many of the great sporting moments of our lifetime. A
:01:08. > :01:20.brilliant, genuine all-rounder. Tonight you are invited to enter our
:01:21. > :01:30.goal of the month competition. Can he do it, he surely must. The game
:01:31. > :01:36.you are about to see is the most stupid, appalling, disgusting and
:01:37. > :01:41.disgraceful exhibition football possibly in the history of the game.
:01:42. > :01:49.It is all going on here! Why did you come from behind my back? We need a
:01:50. > :01:59.bit of practice. She gets the goal -- medal! This is one of the
:02:00. > :02:09.proudest moments of my life. Will you be ready? Will he be ready for
:02:10. > :02:17.me? There appeared to be about eight minutes of shooting, then everything
:02:18. > :02:21.went quiet. In just a few minutes, Boeing 737 is due to arrive from New
:02:22. > :02:30.York carrying four men from Liverpool. The question is, when the
:02:31. > :02:33.action stops, what happens next? This first London Marathon, even
:02:34. > :02:43.before it started, is surely already the most remarkable success. Oh, my
:02:44. > :02:53.word! Steve Cram wins the world Championship! What a save!
:02:54. > :03:02.Our thoughts are with David's family. In this Judy, Kevin Kilbane
:03:03. > :03:09.and Alan Hansen. -- in the studio. He was always a broadcasting giant.
:03:10. > :03:14.He excelled at so many sports. I enjoyed the football. His knowledge
:03:15. > :03:21.and authority, even when you listen to them now, they are fantastic. I
:03:22. > :03:28.can't get close to when he says 1-0. It is superb. He was a great man. He
:03:29. > :03:32.certainly was. As David once famously said, it is goals that pay
:03:33. > :03:36.the rent and we have got plenty of them in tonight's Match Of The Day.
:03:37. > :03:39.We start with Fulham against Manchester City who were looking to
:03:40. > :03:43.enhance their title credentials after last week and's win over
:03:44. > :03:45.Arsenal. Manuel Pellegrini's side have bounced things more difficult
:03:46. > :03:56.on their travels, which must have given hope to Fulham. -- have found
:03:57. > :04:05.things. COMMENTATOR: Manchester City's search for consistency on the
:04:06. > :04:08.road continues. Fulham have lost seven of the last eight and sit in
:04:09. > :04:11.the bottom three. Their preparations have been hit by an injury to
:04:12. > :04:25.Dimitar Berbatov, which rules him out. Adel Taarabt comes in. Joe Hart
:04:26. > :04:35.returns on golfer Manchester City, making his first Premier League
:04:36. > :04:40.appearance for eight weeks. Gael Clichy moves to write back with
:04:41. > :04:46.Aleksandar Kolarov coming in on the left-hand side.
:04:47. > :04:52.Manchester City, with a good record against Fulham in recent seasons.
:04:53. > :04:57.They were 2-1 winners here on their last visit.
:04:58. > :05:07.Look at the space. Joe Hart, good save! First thing he has had to do
:05:08. > :05:11.since coming back into the team in the league. First big test for Joe
:05:12. > :05:28.Hart. So I eat, David Silva! City hadn't
:05:29. > :05:38.threatened at all until now. -- so I'm lucky. He almost lifted the
:05:39. > :05:42.frame of the goal out of the ground. Manchester City's form a way has
:05:43. > :05:49.been well documented. Their goal scoring average is much higher at
:05:50. > :05:59.home. They have nearly 4.5 goals per game at home. So many white shirts.
:06:00. > :06:03.They have got a free kick right on the edge of the penalty area. Let's
:06:04. > :06:12.have a look at this one. David Silva made the run. He was fouled by
:06:13. > :06:18.Sidwell. Is this scenario where Fulham's good early work can be
:06:19. > :06:25.undone in an instant? Here we go. Yaya Toure... Oh, what a goal!
:06:26. > :06:34.Brilliant strike! It was perfectly placed, nothing the goalkeeper could
:06:35. > :06:36.do about it. Manchester City, who haven't imposed themselves on the
:06:37. > :06:42.first quarter of the game, now have the lead.
:06:43. > :06:55.Negredo on his own. Still Negredo... Superb late. Dzeko. He
:06:56. > :07:05.tried to place it. My goodness, what a chance but was for 2-0. -- that
:07:06. > :07:11.was. Lively, open first half. Adel Taarabt, saved by Joe Hart. Half an
:07:12. > :07:19.hour in and it is developing into a good game. Joe Hart saves, not for
:07:20. > :07:22.the first time in the game. From what we have seen, Meulensteen has
:07:23. > :07:30.got Fulham going. Good save. A fine stop by Maarten
:07:31. > :07:54.Stekelenburg to keep it 1-0. Samir Nasri was fouled by John Arne
:07:55. > :08:03.Riise. Alawite on the leg there. -- a whack.
:08:04. > :08:14.Half cleared and then poked home by the captain. Kompany formatted the
:08:15. > :08:23.city. Now they have got a bit of elbow room. -- for Manchester City.
:08:24. > :08:37.The goalkeeper half got it away and Kompany there got the ball home.
:08:38. > :08:50.Plenty to aim at... David Silva... Almost a perfect start to the second
:08:51. > :08:51.half for Manchester City. The keeper was able to plonk himself down and
:08:52. > :09:11.gather the ball. I slid by Gael Clichy. Richardson
:09:12. > :09:19.with a chance and it is 2-1. Fulham are back in the game. Look at
:09:20. > :09:25.Richardson striding through the middle. A great chance. I decisive
:09:26. > :09:39.finish. It was firmly planted beyond Joe Hart. It is 1-1.
:09:40. > :09:48.A decent ball in, and oh, he was in a great position there. It was a
:09:49. > :09:52.flying header from Sidwell. But if he had left it, Adel Taarabt was in
:09:53. > :10:21.a great place. Sidwell was caught out by Samir
:10:22. > :10:24.Nasri. Negredo... And it is wide. It was his first touch, having come off
:10:25. > :10:39.the bench. A real threat therefrom Manchester City.
:10:40. > :10:46.Manchester City are going to be tested again here. Superb running.
:10:47. > :10:53.Oh, and Kompany, oh, it has gone in! What a calamitous own goal!
:10:54. > :11:03.Manchester City's awayday wobbles strike again. A 2-0 lead has slipped
:11:04. > :11:08.through their fingers. Fulham have pushed and probed with energy and
:11:09. > :11:13.purpose, and look at this. Kompany slices it up into the air and
:11:14. > :11:20.there's nothing anybody can do about it. Manchester City's captain, who
:11:21. > :11:22.had scored the goal that gave them the lead, now scores are the other
:11:23. > :11:49.end to bring Fulham level. Negredo used his strength there.
:11:50. > :11:57.Could be a chance and a goal! Manchester City's lead is stored.
:11:58. > :12:02.Navas, the substitute, with the finishing touch. But it was David
:12:03. > :12:05.Silva who created it. It was straight through the keeper's legs.
:12:06. > :12:15.It was the strength of Negredo there, under pressure, and Navas,
:12:16. > :12:20.into the bottom corner of the net. There will be no more relieved man
:12:21. > :12:25.at Craven Cottage than that one there, Vincent Kompany. He will be
:12:26. > :12:56.the second most relieved man. Negredo... Great pass, superb finish
:12:57. > :13:04.from James Milner. Game, set, match, Manchester City! 4-2, and with seven
:13:05. > :13:10.minutes to go, there will not be any coming back from Fulham now, I am
:13:11. > :13:17.sure. A lovely pass with the outside of the boot. Gleefully despised by
:13:18. > :13:25.James Milner, after the ball had spun past Aaron Hughes. --
:13:26. > :13:32.dispatched. Before they scored at 2-1, I think we had clear chances to
:13:33. > :13:34.score. We missed our chances, and when you miss so many chances,
:13:35. > :13:43.normally they are the team that scores. We had bad luck in the
:13:44. > :13:49.second half. The second goal was unbelievable. It happens in
:13:50. > :13:54.football. It is important that the team can react. TRANSLATION: I know
:13:55. > :14:01.David very well. He is a very clever player. When he got the ball, I saw
:14:02. > :14:07.he wanted a through ball. I hit the ball and it was a good moment. It
:14:08. > :14:12.was a shame we couldn't hold on longer to the 2-2, to stay settled.
:14:13. > :14:19.Maybe the third chance would have come for us. I would have been happy
:14:20. > :14:25.with a point. We played very well. You'll if we keep playing like that,
:14:26. > :14:32.will get points. -- if we keep playing like that. A terrific game.
:14:33. > :14:39.You can't take your eyes off them. And yet I don't know what you think
:14:40. > :14:50.of the today. -- what to think of them today. City have had four other
:14:51. > :14:58.games this season. Joe Hart came back, played all right, made a
:14:59. > :15:03.couple of decent saves. If you are quick and diving, that is a problem.
:15:04. > :15:12.You are slow and diving, you are in all sorts of problems. -- if you are
:15:13. > :15:21.slow. This is what I'm talking about. He gets in position. He has
:15:22. > :15:24.just got to hold the forward up. A communication problem with Yaya
:15:25. > :15:30.Toure. He is diving again on his backside. Just as well Kompany is
:15:31. > :15:37.there to divert the problem. Don't pick up the runner. He is slow to
:15:38. > :15:42.react. You have got to get tight with the runner. On another day,
:15:43. > :15:48.that could have found the net. With the first goal, he was impetuous. He
:15:49. > :15:56.dives in there. Then a bit of complacency. Richardson makes a
:15:57. > :16:11.dart, and Yaya Toure, too little, too late. Defensively, Kompany is
:16:12. > :16:17.the most important player in the Premier League. No Kompany, no
:16:18. > :16:20.title. He did have a remarkable day. I had a Twitter conversation with
:16:21. > :16:25.him and he said he could do it 100 times and never do it deliberately.
:16:26. > :16:32.It was amazing. It is very much unlike Kompany. They look so
:16:33. > :16:34.comfortable when he plays. As the ball is played in, he was not
:16:35. > :16:51.relaxed. He has just taken a wild swing. He
:16:52. > :16:59.could try that a million times. It will be on every Christmas DVD for
:17:00. > :17:08.years. For the next ten minutes, Manchester City were appalling.
:17:09. > :17:20.They could not get hold of the ball. They were short. They scored four
:17:21. > :17:26.goals! I understand, but if you are going to win the title... Kevin
:17:27. > :17:32.agrees. They had a terrible spell for ten minutes. It could have gone
:17:33. > :17:37.differently. This is the problem away from home. At times, they are
:17:38. > :17:43.so good that they think, this game is finished. That is all right at
:17:44. > :17:49.home. Doesn't matter if you get fired at home. Away, it is
:17:50. > :17:54.different. Fulham, whilst it was a defeat,
:17:55. > :17:57.signs of improvement? Rene Meulensteen will be happy with the
:17:58. > :18:00.way they closed down today. The spell after half-time, after that
:18:01. > :18:04.second goal, the way they closed down. I have not seen it enough from
:18:05. > :18:10.Fulham this season, real high workrate. Big run of games coming
:18:11. > :18:13.up. These are the games, Norwich, Hull, West Ham and Sunderland, these
:18:14. > :18:18.games will dictate the season. That today they did well to nearly get
:18:19. > :18:23.something from the game. These next two weeks will be key for Fulham's
:18:24. > :18:28.season. City, brilliant to watch. Thank you. That's great. So many
:18:29. > :18:34.groans watching that game this afternoon. So Manchester City remain
:18:35. > :18:37.strong favourites to win the title, but there's plenty more twists and
:18:38. > :18:56.turns at the top and bottom still to come.
:18:57. > :19:02.Next, it's to Anfield and two sides who have had constrasting build-ups.
:19:03. > :19:05.Liverpool put five past Spurs and secured the services of Luis Suarez
:19:06. > :19:08.for another four-and-a-half years. Cardiff meanwhile are in turmoil
:19:09. > :19:19.with Malky Mackay's position looking increasingly untenable. Steve Wilson
:19:20. > :19:25.watched this one. Chalk and cheese, harmony and discord, Liverpool and
:19:26. > :19:30.Cardiff. The contrast is startling as Liverpool secure Suarez for
:19:31. > :19:35.four-and-a-half more years, Cardiff prepare to sack the most successful
:19:36. > :19:42.manager they have had in 50. 11 goals in his last home games in 17
:19:43. > :19:46.Luis Suarez seems to be getting better by the week. No surprise
:19:47. > :19:52.Liverpool are unchanged from the side which scored five at Spurs.
:19:53. > :19:59.Andre Villas-Boas was sacked hours after that result, it would be a
:20:00. > :20:07.surprise if the same fate doesn't apply to Malky Mackay, but for
:20:08. > :20:17.different reasons. Just one change. Sterling has lost it. Mutch brings
:20:18. > :20:22.it forward for Cardiff. Craig Noone here for Cardiff City, he goes for
:20:23. > :20:26.goal. Mignolet makes the save. That would have been a dream goal for
:20:27. > :20:32.him, to score against the club he supported as a boy. Liverpool are a
:20:33. > :20:36.bit short at the back here. Coutinho. Lovely ball to Luis
:20:37. > :20:43.Suarez. So many bodies in front of him. It's deflected off the back of
:20:44. > :20:46.Andrew Turner, I think. Lovely bit of vision there from Coutinho to
:20:47. > :21:08.find Suarez. Henderson. Suarez again, inside Cattermole. Joe
:21:09. > :21:13.Allen. Henderson. Suarez, 1-0. They kept him pretty quiet for 24
:21:14. > :21:17.minutes. There is simply no stopping Luis Suarez. 18 for the season. He
:21:18. > :21:26.can't stop scoring. Well, they were looking for offside.
:21:27. > :21:32.I think Henderson was just about level. Setup Suarez, who still had a
:21:33. > :21:39.lot to do, but he enough of a sight of goal. It was right in the corner.
:21:40. > :21:51.Another goalkeeper is left motionless by Luis Suarez.
:21:52. > :22:04.Good challenge, Coutinho. Tried to go outside Theophile-Catherine.
:22:05. > :22:08.Free-kick to Cardiff, in a good position. Whittingham has got a
:22:09. > :22:17.great left foot. Curled in, dangerous. Oh, fell
:22:18. > :22:22.nicely for Liverpool in the end. Caulker attacked it, so did Skrtel.
:22:23. > :22:29.It ended up in the gloves of Mignolet. Caulker is suggesting that
:22:30. > :22:36.he was fouled here. Skrtel is definitely pulling his shirt.
:22:37. > :22:44.Coutinho. It might come to Suarez. It might still come to Suarez. In
:22:45. > :22:47.the end Caulker was feeling uncomfortable and felt the best
:22:48. > :22:56.course was just to get it out of the danger area. Cardiff City fans are
:22:57. > :23:04.giving Luis Suarez a bit of stick. Corner played short to Coutinho. He
:23:05. > :23:05.hits the post! Great piece of skill. Beautifully done. Smashed against
:23:06. > :23:16.the near-post. Henderson. Good ball from Raheem
:23:17. > :23:22.Sterling. Johnson. Suarez, missed it. Flanagan! Came off the face of
:23:23. > :23:28.the post, I think. Not quite sure how it stayed out, but it did. Must
:23:29. > :23:34.have been mighty close. Definitely not a goal. The system works. Here's
:23:35. > :23:44.Coutinho. Oh, great ball. Raheem Sterling,
:23:45. > :23:49.away from Taylor. Can he finish? No, he can't. Good save by Marshall. A
:23:50. > :24:06.good save this by David Marshall. Flanagan, away. Hernedson through.
:24:07. > :24:13.Onside. Now can Suarez finish it off. Luis Suarez, Raheem Sterling,
:24:14. > :24:18.2-0 Liverpool. Is Eventually, they surely were going to take one. You
:24:19. > :24:25.cannot invite Liverpool to run on your goal time and time again. Great
:24:26. > :24:34.ball here from Jordan Henderson. That's what started it. Suarez, oh,
:24:35. > :24:41.well, looking for offside, it wasn't given, regime Sterling won't score
:24:42. > :24:47.too many simpler goals than that. Liverpool 2, Cardiff 0. Luis Suarez
:24:48. > :24:53.into Flanagan. Hernedson and Sterling arriving in the middle, Joe
:24:54. > :24:59.Allen too. Here is Suarez. Muff arrived in the nick of time. Suarez
:25:00. > :25:07.again. Oh, that is brilliant! That is brilliant! That's three. Well,
:25:08. > :25:11.Luis Suarez has scored some spectacular goals over the course of
:25:12. > :25:18.the last few weeks and there's another. He can probably barely
:25:19. > :25:25.believe himself what he's doing this season. That is absolutely
:25:26. > :25:32.inch-perfect. Marshall is thinking - he can't score from there. Marshall
:25:33. > :25:37.is wrong. It Liverpool three, Cardiff City nil. If there is a
:25:38. > :25:46.better goalscorer in world football right now, I haven't seen him.
:25:47. > :25:56.A free-kick now for Johnson. His challenge on Campbell.
:25:57. > :26:04.Five around the box here, Cardiff. Whittingham's delivery. A free
:26:05. > :26:21.header from Mutch, and it's in. Absolutely free. Jordon Mutch hutch.
:26:22. > :26:29.-- Mutch. Pretty shocking defender. Sakho at the back post was one on to
:26:30. > :26:34.two. 3-1. Whittingham, nice little dink looking for Noone. Cardiff
:26:35. > :26:44.corner. Whittingham's corner kick. Head back
:26:45. > :26:48.by Caulker. Cardiff are wondering whether there wasn't a foul in
:26:49. > :26:53.there. There was certainly a melee. Raheem Sterling, in very strongly on
:26:54. > :26:58.Whittingham. He did get the ball, Sterling, it's the way he approached
:26:59. > :27:05.it I think which annoyed Whittingham. Yellow card is shown to
:27:06. > :27:12.Raheem Sterling. That is a foul in Rugby Union. There is no interest in
:27:13. > :27:18.the ball. His only thought is to impede Caulker. That's a lovely
:27:19. > :27:30.ball. Sterling is onside here. Sterling. Could finish it. Suarez.
:27:31. > :27:36.Definitely onside, Sterling. Good save by Marshall. Suarez to the
:27:37. > :27:40.redowned bound. It's off the post. That the third time Liverpool have
:27:41. > :27:49.hit the woodwork in this game. Time ran out for Cardiff City in the end.
:27:50. > :27:55.Big embrace from former colleagues and Malky Mackay, if that is the
:27:56. > :27:59.last 45 minutes at his time at Cardiff City can be proud of the way
:28:00. > :28:05.his team played in that second-half. The Cardiff City supporters are
:28:06. > :28:12.sing. I think it's farewell and thank you. That looks, to me, like
:28:13. > :28:20.an emotional Malky Mackay saying goodbye. I thanked our fans like I
:28:21. > :28:23.do every week. They have been exceptional, tremendous again today.
:28:24. > :28:27.The backing of the team and myself they have been since day one here at
:28:28. > :28:34.the football club. The Liverpool fans are what they are, tremendous
:28:35. > :28:37.group of people, class act. You are top of the league as we talk now.
:28:38. > :28:42.You have to be in that equation? I don't think about it so much. I
:28:43. > :28:46.think it's something that, you know, it's unprecedented really that a
:28:47. > :28:51.club to go from seventh to winning a title and, you know... I still
:28:52. > :28:55.believe it's for Manchester City to lose. You have spoken this week
:28:56. > :28:59.about your old mate Malky Mackay who you worked with at Watford. His team
:29:00. > :29:02.did him proud in the second-half. It doesn't feel right what we are
:29:03. > :29:07.expecting to happen, it doesn't feel right? I don't think it's right. I
:29:08. > :29:10.think everyone in the country and throughout football sees it as
:29:11. > :29:13.wrong. It looks like there is only one person who doesn't recognise the
:29:14. > :29:20.great job he has done there. There are a lot of people who want to see
:29:21. > :29:24.things done properly. I'm delighted and humbled with that. What will
:29:25. > :29:29.happen now? I won't be resigning from the football club. I'm the
:29:30. > :29:33.manager here. I couldn't look at myself in the mirror, resigning and
:29:34. > :29:37.walking away from that group of players, my staff, the training
:29:38. > :29:41.groundstaff, the office staff. What we have built here for the last
:29:42. > :29:45.two-and-a-half years. That group of fans out there today, they have been
:29:46. > :29:48.like that home and away for two-and-a-half years. They should be
:29:49. > :29:53.enjoying the Premier League season this year. Do you know what Vincent
:29:54. > :30:01.Tan is going to do. You know what you will and won't do, do you know
:30:02. > :30:06.what he is going to do? No, I don't. It is a strange thing. There is his
:30:07. > :30:11.record at Cardiff. It is's a remarkable tale? He has been under
:30:12. > :30:20.so much pressure under the 48-hours since it came to light since the
:30:21. > :30:23.email from Vincent Ktan. Could have Liverpool could have gone and won
:30:24. > :30:28.that game five or six nil. It showed a team playing for the manager. Talk
:30:29. > :30:31.of Craig Bellamy being asked to take over the team yesterday. To work
:30:32. > :30:35.under these sort of circumstances it was very, very difficult for them. I
:30:36. > :30:38.think the team showeded a tremendous amount of courage the supporters are
:30:39. > :30:42.right behind Malky Mackay and the rest of football is behind him. As
:30:43. > :30:48.Brendan Rodgers appeared as as well. Appears to be one man, doesn't it?
:30:49. > :30:54.Yes. Is like the pantomime villian at it time of year, the black gloves
:30:55. > :30:59.on. The whole image? He has flown in Malaysia, hasn't he, to relieve him
:31:00. > :31:03.of his duties. Job he has done, I don't think he realises the job he
:31:04. > :31:08.has done in getting them promoted and to the position they are in
:31:09. > :31:11.right now. Championship clubs have spent so much money trying to get to
:31:12. > :31:15.the Premier League and haven't been able to do it. It's a wonderful
:31:16. > :31:18.achievement for Malky Mackay in doing what he is doing right now.
:31:19. > :31:22.Other side of things, Liverpool it couldn't be going much better at the
:31:23. > :31:28.moment. In Luis Suarez, boy have they got a man... Brendan Rodgers
:31:29. > :31:33.and the Liverpool board did so well keeping him in the summer. He is a
:31:34. > :31:37.fantastic player. He scores so many goal. More than most Premier League
:31:38. > :31:41.clubs this season. I know he had his problems last season. He is a dream
:31:42. > :31:47.player on the pitch in as much as... He came back for the World Cup and
:31:48. > :31:53.got back to Liverpool, 1.00pm on a Friday, plays in the Merseyside
:31:54. > :31:57.Derby on the Saturday 12.45pm. Doesn't mention tiredness. His work
:31:58. > :32:01.ethnic on the pitch is fantastic. With the younger players he is
:32:02. > :32:04.sensational. I'm not there at the club, I heard he is great with the
:32:05. > :32:08.younger players. On the pitch you can see this. This stuff with Jon
:32:09. > :32:17.Flanagan on the left hand side. Young player. You watch Suarez here.
:32:18. > :32:29.He keeps on telling him to wait. And he nearly scores.
:32:30. > :32:38.He makes a great run on the right-hand side. You would have
:32:39. > :32:44.tried to score there. But he is unselfish. The reaction when he
:32:45. > :32:53.scores is great. This is a world-class player. In the first
:32:54. > :32:59.game, he was in a similar position. He should have passed over. The vice
:33:00. > :33:02.captain comes on. This is a brilliant gesture. He says, right,
:33:03. > :33:15.you are the vice captain, you are on. The giving and going... Best
:33:16. > :33:21.player in the league at the moment? Not a shadow of a doubt. You watch
:33:22. > :33:26.him when he plays it. Does he stand still? Not a chance. He is on the
:33:27. > :33:34.goal. Pass and move, the Liverpool philosophy. I tell you what,
:33:35. > :33:38.Liverpool have gone top and they have gone about it the right way.
:33:39. > :33:40.philosophy. I tell you what, Liverpool have gone top and Brendan
:33:41. > :33:43.Rodgers is not shouting from the rooftops. He knows there is work to
:33:44. > :33:48.be done. If they can keep on doing what they are doing... And they will
:33:49. > :33:51.always have a chance with Luis Suarez. The last time Manchester
:33:52. > :33:58.United lost three consecutive home games, Alan Hansen was wearing tight
:33:59. > :34:02.shorts. 35 years on, and after defeats to Everton and Newcastle,
:34:03. > :34:07.the Old Trafford faithful were happy to see West Ham in town. The
:34:08. > :34:14.commentator was Guy Mowbray. commentator was Guy
:34:15. > :34:19.COMMENTATOR: Manchester United missed Wayne Rooney in midweek but
:34:20. > :34:34.he is passed fit today. He is facing a new goalkeeper.
:34:35. > :34:43.The busy holiday run of games begins. Manchester United's target
:34:44. > :34:47.will be 12 points from the four games they are going to play. Out
:34:48. > :34:50.goes the ball. Manchester United get their first corner within the first
:34:51. > :34:54.minute. West Ham have already done better than they did here last
:34:55. > :35:03.season. They were down on goal after 32 seconds. Robin van Persie scored
:35:04. > :35:08.it. There is a chance... Great save. Tom Cleverley thought he had scored.
:35:09. > :35:12.Most of the ground for tea scored. That is why he has got the nod
:35:13. > :35:29.today. He has got it with the wrong hand. That was a great save.
:35:30. > :35:38.He went to power. The goalkeeper was ready for it. It took a deflection
:35:39. > :35:44.off George McCartney. I was travelling quickly enough to make it
:35:45. > :35:54.a good save. Not where he is used to is -- being. Phil Jones takes it in
:35:55. > :36:01.a blink of an eye. Wayne Rooney runs... Danny Welbeck scores for
:36:02. > :36:06.Manchester United. Danny Welbeck has scored at Old Trafford for
:36:07. > :36:11.Manchester United for the first time since October of last year. He is on
:36:12. > :36:15.side, not the question. Looked as though Collins was going to stumble
:36:16. > :36:19.into him and give away a penalty. That didn't become an issue either.
:36:20. > :36:30.Adrian will know he should have done better with that. Manchester United
:36:31. > :36:33.lead 1-0. It has brought David Moyes to his feet. Happy with the
:36:34. > :36:37.scoreline, perhaps just wanting a bit more from his team overall. West
:36:38. > :36:43.Ham need to keep themselves in the game. Was he pushed? Mike Jones
:36:44. > :36:50.thinks about it before saying goalkick. Mark Noble is not happy
:36:51. > :36:56.with the way the teenager went down. There is not much of him, you can
:36:57. > :37:06.say that. He gets a push from Noble. I think Manchester United might have
:37:07. > :37:17.had a strong case there. West Ham are hanging on at the moment.
:37:18. > :37:26.Januzaj goes himself and scores himself. 18 years old, he scores his
:37:27. > :37:32.first Old Trafford goal for Manchester United. He was given his
:37:33. > :37:37.chance by that man at the end of last season. He has integrated into
:37:38. > :37:42.the team fully in this campaign. He has got skill. He has got
:37:43. > :37:46.confidence. He could have laid it back to Wayne Rooney but he was
:37:47. > :37:50.having none of it. Scored from the same sort of angle as the first
:37:51. > :38:02.goal. But not as much chance for Adrian with that one.
:38:03. > :38:10.Januzaj was caught by Collins. Mike Jones is going to book Januzaj for
:38:11. > :38:14.diving here. West Ham drew the referee's attention to it earlier
:38:15. > :38:18.with his penalty appeal. And he did. A great spot by Mike Jones. I am
:38:19. > :38:26.afraid, young man, that is poor in the extreme.
:38:27. > :38:36.A great ball in. Danny Welbeck was so close to meeting it. In the end
:38:37. > :38:40.it was firmly met and put behind for a corner my George McCartney. That
:38:41. > :38:50.was cross of the match. There is man of the match. Boy of the match, you
:38:51. > :38:56.might say. Evans... Was it cleared off the line or just missed? It
:38:57. > :38:59.might have been sneaking in, you know. He is relaxed enough since
:39:00. > :39:17.moving upstairs. That one won't count. A quick
:39:18. > :39:22.decision made. It was close. On the near side, he might have been
:39:23. > :39:26.playing Hernandez in and on. Such is the speed of the past and the
:39:27. > :39:32.players that it is difficult for the assistant referee to know. Of those
:39:33. > :39:37.Januzaj, scorer of Manchester United's second goal, and on goes
:39:38. > :39:44.Ashley Young with his players. -- in his place.
:39:45. > :39:56.Young hits it. He hits it all right! First touch of the ball. Into
:39:57. > :40:00.the roof of the net. The third goal ensures three points for Manchester
:40:01. > :40:04.United, for sure. Ashley Young on Wednesday scored his first goal
:40:05. > :40:15.since May of last year. He hit that one hard. He hit this one true. That
:40:16. > :40:18.was just perfect from young. That is the one plays no goalkeeper in the
:40:19. > :40:24.world is going to reach it. Two goal in the world is going to reach it.
:40:25. > :40:32.Two Golding two games for Young. -- two goals in two games. The problem
:40:33. > :40:39.for Sam Allardyce is a possible something here. Too quick for George
:40:40. > :40:45.McCartney's name, which will go in the book. Not a good one at all. He
:40:46. > :40:50.is lucky that is yellow. That should have been a dismissal. David Moyes
:40:51. > :40:56.was quoted before the game saying maybe we have had all our downs and
:40:57. > :41:05.all our cups are still to come. -- ups. Carlton Cole... Scores.
:41:06. > :41:10.Manchester United's defenders and midfielders are furious with
:41:11. > :41:17.themselves. An open invite book Carlton Cole to give the Hammers
:41:18. > :41:27.fans something to cheer. -- for Carlton Cole. With every deal he
:41:28. > :41:32.gets, he might stick around a bit longer. He not make is West Ham if
:41:33. > :41:42.not into the game then onto the scoresheet for the first time in six
:41:43. > :41:48.visit to Old Trafford. -- he not mades.
:41:49. > :42:01.We have not seen a direct run at the defenders all day. It was blocked on
:42:02. > :42:05.the edge of the box. Morrison is sure it was with the hands of Tom
:42:06. > :42:10.Cleverley, who is holding his chest. Is that to convince us, or is it
:42:11. > :42:15.genuine pain? It hit the left hand. But you do have arms. I think it
:42:16. > :42:23.would be harsh but you can understand why they are shouting for
:42:24. > :42:29.it. We are creating a lot of opportunities. We have been doing
:42:30. > :42:36.great. The two goals we gave away were poor, not just offensive play
:42:37. > :42:44.but poor play as a team. That is why Manchester United took full
:42:45. > :42:49.advantage and scored two. We had to try and get something back but when
:42:50. > :42:54.the goal came it was Ashley Young who finished it off. Everybody who
:42:55. > :42:59.works at the club, we have always got that belief. We have got the
:43:00. > :43:04.winning mentality. Like I said after the game in midweek, the momentum is
:43:05. > :43:09.building. We have got to keep going. We are going into a busy period now.
:43:10. > :43:15.We want to kick on from here, get more wins. Kevin, it was a
:43:16. > :43:23.comfortable win for Manchester United, really. A big improvement.
:43:24. > :43:26.Again in confidence. They have definitely got a young star in
:43:27. > :43:32.Januzaj. A bit to learn in some respects. He was excellent. He is
:43:33. > :43:37.showing real maturity now. The ball comes out. He has got a real ability
:43:38. > :43:41.to get it out of his feet, which it in first time. He has got wonderful
:43:42. > :43:51.ability. He can move the ball really well. He was the real key player for
:43:52. > :43:57.United today. James Collins things Danny Welbeck is offside. He turned
:43:58. > :44:04.his back on clay. Januzaj takes full advantage. -- he turns his back on
:44:05. > :44:16.clay. This is what he is starting to learn. He reacts. That is David
:44:17. > :44:23.Moyes' ethos. He likes players to react, track Pack and work hard. --
:44:24. > :44:30.trap back. There were few incidents retired that matter regarding
:44:31. > :44:34.diving. -- there were a few incidents regarding diving. He has
:44:35. > :44:39.come back inside James Collins. There is no excuse for that. David
:44:40. > :44:51.Moyes has said he will have a word with him. But he has previous. He
:44:52. > :44:55.received a yellow card today. Let's hope he stands it out of his game.
:44:56. > :44:58.received a yellow card today. Let's hope he stands it out You thought
:44:59. > :45:01.you saw some signs in terms of the wing play from Manchester United
:45:02. > :45:08.today? Over the last couple of seasons, they have been excellent
:45:09. > :45:13.from crosses. You see a lot of goals last season, they were the best in
:45:14. > :45:18.the Premier League, 34% from crosses. This season, they rank
:45:19. > :45:23.write-down in 13th. 21% of their goals come from crosses. Over the
:45:24. > :45:28.years, they have had outstanding ball is going into the box. Antonio
:45:29. > :45:31.Valencia, he has been a bit inconsistent for me. Today,
:45:32. > :45:37.certainly, he was trying to get wired, get crosses in. One thing
:45:38. > :45:41.David Moyes again tries to get into the play is when a white man is
:45:42. > :45:47.going in, the opposite man gets into the other side. We saw it there
:45:48. > :45:53.would Ashley Young's goal. Last week, we see Januzaj again come he
:45:54. > :45:57.is looking to get into the box. Antonio Valencia is starting to come
:45:58. > :46:01.into his own. He is starting to get more confidence, believing himself
:46:02. > :46:10.again. He is starting to be more creative. That is where we have seen
:46:11. > :46:15.United get so much joy. What about West Ham? They are missing key
:46:16. > :46:18.individuals. They were pooled today in virtually every aspect of the
:46:19. > :46:24.play. We always say home form is important, but they look like they
:46:25. > :46:28.cannot score at one end and are susceptible at the other, which is a
:46:29. > :46:33.bad combination. Next up is Arsenal at home, West Brom at home and then
:46:34. > :46:37.Fulham and Cardiff away. If they don't get their act together, they
:46:38. > :46:41.will be in trouble. Before we move on, a reminder that you have to wait
:46:42. > :46:43.until Monday for much of the day to this week, but your patients should
:46:44. > :47:03.be rewarded -- Match of the Day two. Paulinho celebrates. Coleman,
:47:04. > :47:11.surely. Walcott finds the net. That is a brilliant finish from Ramires.
:47:12. > :47:15.Before we move on, as we are approaching Christmas, we thought we
:47:16. > :47:23.would ask you who you thought would win the Premier League, so just go
:47:24. > :47:29.to the BBC sport website or tweet using any other hashtag is on the
:47:30. > :47:33.screen from the current favourite at the bookies -- hashtags. Next up, a
:47:34. > :47:38.trip to the palace, with three wins out of the last five has brightened
:47:39. > :47:40.the mood. Newcastle are in good mood as well, after taking 16 from a
:47:41. > :47:51.possible 21 points. Crystal Palace could move out of the
:47:52. > :47:55.relegation zone with a third successive home win. Newcastle
:47:56. > :47:58.arrive having lost just one of their last seven. What is certain is that
:47:59. > :48:05.the conditions will certainly have an impact at a very wet Selhurst
:48:06. > :48:07.Park. Three goals in his last three games for Marouane Chamakh. If
:48:08. > :48:14.Palace win today, they could move out of the bottom three. Dikgacoi is
:48:15. > :48:17.out through injury. Johann Cabaye returns after a one match
:48:18. > :48:18.suspension, with Newcastle aiming for their fifth away win in the
:48:19. > :48:52.league this season. Pulled back to Cabaye. And the man
:48:53. > :48:56.who scored the winner at Manchester United puts Newcastle in front at
:48:57. > :49:00.Crystal Palace. It always looked to be dangerous for Crystal Palace for
:49:01. > :49:05.the moment Newcastle break clear, but then they had numbers back. A
:49:06. > :49:19.deflection in the end as Cabaye pussy shot in. -- puts a shot in. It
:49:20. > :49:25.gets a touch of Jedinak, the final touch coming from the Crystal Palace
:49:26. > :49:29.captain, but it is no doubt that Yohan Cabaye will be claiming the
:49:30. > :49:32.first goal of the afternoon. It is a lovely day to watch football. You
:49:33. > :49:47.sure you wouldn't rather be Christmas shopping?
:49:48. > :49:54.Tim Krul with the block to keep Newcastle in front. The return pass
:49:55. > :49:58.from Barry Bannan didn't look as though it would work out for Cameron
:49:59. > :50:03.Jerome, but suddenly there was the opportunity for a shot. Half an hour
:50:04. > :50:12.played, Crystal Palace get their first corner.
:50:13. > :50:18.It was Williamson with the touch, heading into the Newcastle goal
:50:19. > :50:20.until it was cleared away by Vurnon Anita. That could have been very
:50:21. > :50:45.embarrassing indeed for Newcastle. In towards low-income reverie. -- in
:50:46. > :50:50.towards Loic Remy. It is an own goal by Danny Gabbidon. An awkward
:50:51. > :50:55.crossing, and Gabbidon turns it into his own net. Newcastle's lead is
:50:56. > :51:00.doubled. Loic Remy was never going to get there and in fact, gives up
:51:01. > :51:04.the chase to get on the end of it. Gabbidon sticks out a leg and
:51:05. > :51:10.diverted into the bottom corner. The day has gone from bad to worse for
:51:11. > :51:15.Danny Gabbidon. A shake-up ahead from both player and manager says
:51:16. > :51:32.all you need to know about that Newcastle goal. -- a shake
:51:33. > :51:37.Does Delaney have a point? He is claiming he did not touch the
:51:38. > :51:48.Newcastle man. He may very well have a point.
:51:49. > :51:57.What a save. And the header is wide from Williamson. Julian Speroni
:51:58. > :52:03.keeping his side's deficit to just the two.
:52:04. > :52:06.But moved in the air. Two very well-known Newcastle supporters,
:52:07. > :52:11.Sting and Jimmy nail, the two of them collaborating on a recent
:52:12. > :52:21.project that Sting has written all about the Newcastle shipyards.
:52:22. > :52:28.The challenge by Coloccini, with the high foot. That is a yellow card.
:52:29. > :52:32.It would be a very special free kick if Jason Puncheon were to beat Tim
:52:33. > :52:45.Krul from here. Headed across goal by Jedinak and
:52:46. > :52:49.Jerome puts it over. What a chance for Crystal Palace to halve the
:52:50. > :52:53.deficit. Jedinak with the header back across the area and it flashes
:52:54. > :52:58.over the bar. What an opportunity that was for Cameron Jerome. It has
:52:59. > :53:09.certainly given the Crystal Palace fans grounds for optimism.
:53:10. > :53:18.Ben Arfa still going. Almost stumbled. Gouffran with the shot,
:53:19. > :53:25.and it is of the post under way to safety. What a mazy run from Hatem
:53:26. > :53:31.Ben Arfa. Gouffran was so close to getting a third goal for Newcastle
:53:32. > :53:34.this afternoon. A fifth away win in the league this season is within
:53:35. > :53:39.grasp of Newcastle United and Alan Pardew.
:53:40. > :53:47.Shola Ameobi down in the penalty area, it is a penalty kick. Scott
:53:48. > :53:53.Ledger, the assistant on the near side, with the decision, ratified by
:53:54. > :53:57.the referee. It was a foul by Jonathan Parr on Shola Ameobi, and
:53:58. > :54:02.with five minutes plus stoppage time remaining, a chance for Hatem Ben
:54:03. > :54:11.Arfa to certainly seal the victory for Newcastle.
:54:12. > :54:18.Speroni got to it, but couldn't keep the ball out, such was the ferocity
:54:19. > :54:24.of the shot. And that surely is a victory for Newcastle. Speroni gets
:54:25. > :54:30.a touch but the pace and the power from Ben Arfa was too much for him.
:54:31. > :54:34.Newcastle secure their fifth away victory in the Premier League this
:54:35. > :54:38.season. It is not often in your career you can come back to your old
:54:39. > :54:42.club and have a victory as good as that, because we were very good
:54:43. > :54:46.today. We decided to try and control the game in terms of possession, and
:54:47. > :54:50.we couldn't have done any better, really. The goals came at good times
:54:51. > :54:55.for us and it was a great day for Newcastle. The first two goals we
:54:56. > :54:58.conceded were very poor from our point of view. One thing we have
:54:59. > :55:03.done very well since we came into the football club is we have looked
:55:04. > :55:07.very sound defensively. And we had one great chance, Cameron's chance
:55:08. > :55:12.with 20 minutes to go, and he scores, it would have given
:55:13. > :55:17.everybody a lift and made Newcastle nervous. It was blustery wind and
:55:18. > :55:22.strong, swirling rain, what was it like to play in? Typical English
:55:23. > :55:31.game! But I thought we dealt with it extremely well and we played with
:55:32. > :55:35.intelligence and we deserved to win. I think that is fair to say, and
:55:36. > :55:40.Newcastle go from strength to strength and Yohan Cabaye, a play
:55:41. > :55:45.any club will crave. And it seems long ago, the dark days, that Alan
:55:46. > :55:50.Pardew was under pressure, the team were not performing and 19 points
:55:51. > :55:54.out of 24 later, everything is rosy in the garden. It is the same as the
:55:55. > :55:58.Luis Suarez situation, Pardew and the Newcastle board didn't let
:55:59. > :56:03.Cabaye go because he's one of the better players and the magnificent
:56:04. > :56:06.performance today. Again, every aspect of midfield play, technically
:56:07. > :56:15.very good, stronger than he looks, he picks up play. That is the goal,
:56:16. > :56:20.it is a good hit, good timing. Again, he goes, comes inside, strong
:56:21. > :56:26.again, brings out a good save from the goalkeeper. Defensively, no
:56:27. > :56:30.problem, just chips it down the line. They free kick swerving all
:56:31. > :56:33.over the place. And finally, the ball into the box here is
:56:34. > :56:40.phenomenal, great cross into the box. As I say, a great player and
:56:41. > :56:43.the manager has done well to keep a hold of him. They are strong
:56:44. > :56:48.candidates for the top six, top aide, going really well. As for
:56:49. > :56:51.Crystal Palace, there is obviously an initial reaction when a new
:56:52. > :56:56.manager comes in and the danger now is that they do not lose that.
:56:57. > :56:59.Before today, they had three wins and the Tony Pulis. I know one of
:57:00. > :57:04.them was under Keith Millen initially, but they certainly looked
:57:05. > :57:08.very well organised over the last few weeks. Today, they looked
:57:09. > :57:11.disjointed and conceded some poor goals but I am sure Tony Pulis will
:57:12. > :57:16.work on that ahead of the January transfer window. Now to the
:57:17. > :57:19.Britannia, whether visitors Aston Villa were guilty of possessing the
:57:20. > :57:23.most trivial statistic of the season. They have conceded more
:57:24. > :57:28.handballs than any other Premier League team, 15 if you are
:57:29. > :57:32.interested. The wife of the Stoke City centre forward has just one
:57:33. > :57:35.Strictly Come Dancing. Will it be a doubly happy day for the Crouch
:57:36. > :57:39.household? Jonathan Walton is is one of the two
:57:40. > :57:45.changes for the Stoke 11 who drew at Hull City last week after more than
:57:46. > :57:48.100 consecutive start but he has missed a couple of games in recent
:57:49. > :58:00.weeks -- Jonathan Walton is. With Christian Benteke and Gaby
:58:01. > :58:07.Agbonlahor both absentees, Kozak and Andy Weimann lead the attack for a
:58:08. > :58:11.greatly changed Aston Villa 11. Unusually, Stoke have lost more
:58:12. > :58:16.games at home this year than they have won, and one of those defeats
:58:17. > :58:21.came last year to Aston Villa in the latter stages.
:58:22. > :58:28.Marc Wilson might be in a bit of bother here. It wasn't a great ball
:58:29. > :58:31.to him and the referee has a decision to make as to whether he
:58:32. > :58:36.was the last man and denying goal-scoring opportunity. A yellow
:58:37. > :58:41.card. The referee believes that another Stoke defender would have
:58:42. > :58:45.come across. That is debatable. It is just going away from the goal,
:58:46. > :58:51.but maybe that is why Wilson gets the yellow card. Paul Lambert is
:58:52. > :58:59.asking why it is not a red card offence.
:59:00. > :59:06.I don't think that was shot but it was going to curl just inside the
:59:07. > :59:10.far post, and bread queues and, quite naturally, like the goalkeeper
:59:11. > :59:21.should, helping it out of harms by any means. -- Brad Guzan.
:59:22. > :59:32.That is a late one. Ciaran Clark protests his innocence but he will
:59:33. > :59:35.go into the book. As they used to say a few years ago, he has only
:59:36. > :59:39.just finished making that tackle now.
:59:40. > :59:51.Crouch with a nod and Charlie Adam! The substitute makes an instant
:59:52. > :59:54.impact. Just over five minutes after coming onto the field, Charlie Adam
:59:55. > :00:02.gets only end Peter Crouch's knock-down, and Mark Hughes shows
:00:03. > :00:07.why he made the alteration. -- gets on the end. Charlie Adam took a
:00:08. > :00:13.chance, got the other side of Nathan Baker and tucked it out of the reach
:00:14. > :00:17.of Brad Guzan. Stoke City, five minutes into the second half, take
:00:18. > :00:25.the lead in a game of precious few chances.
:00:26. > :00:32.That is a terrible backpass, a shocking header, and Kozak has put
:00:33. > :00:39.Aston Villa level in front of their gleeful supporters. Well, it was
:00:40. > :00:46.hardly a goal of Aston Villa's making. Just look at this back
:00:47. > :00:50.header. Peters, it is, hang your head in shame. You can see what he
:00:51. > :00:54.is trying to do, but he was nowhere near achieving it, and he has given
:00:55. > :01:02.an absolute gift to Kozak. And look at the Villa supporters
:01:03. > :01:15.now, bouncing their way to Christmas. Crouch is looking... And
:01:16. > :01:20.scoring. Aston Villa play mat handball but Peter Crouch doesn't
:01:21. > :01:27.care. It is 2-1, having just been cancelled out at 1-1. No delight on
:01:28. > :01:34.the face of Mark Hughes. But plenty on that of Peter Crouch. The
:01:35. > :01:37.one-time Aston Villa player, he spent a couple of years there early
:01:38. > :01:42.in his career, but he is delighted to have scored against them today.
:01:43. > :01:48.It was missed by the Aston Villa defence. A desperate claim for a
:01:49. > :01:56.handball. In fairness, none of the others were claiming it. He had the
:01:57. > :02:09.simplest task. He span away in delight.
:02:10. > :02:20.Cameron to his right hand side... A corner. This second-half does not
:02:21. > :02:23.bear any relation to the first. Marcuse must believe a third goal
:02:24. > :02:33.would give them victory. -- Mark Hughes. Crouch... Against the post!
:02:34. > :02:37.The flag stayed down. Maybe they ought to have had a third goal. Once
:02:38. > :02:44.it came to Peter Crouch, the flag stayed down. It is against the
:02:45. > :02:49.middle of the post. Oh, agony. They found their way back in once. Can
:02:50. > :02:59.they do it a second time? Villa have to show some urgency now. Kozak, out
:03:00. > :03:08.of nothing, and a super stop. Best save of the match by either keeper.
:03:09. > :03:12.Just a simple punt forward causing confusing, and Kozak almost in for
:03:13. > :03:14.his second of the match. A great save.
:03:15. > :03:24.confusing, and Kozak almost in for his second of the We are going in
:03:25. > :03:31.the right direction. We want to kick on from this point. We have worked
:03:32. > :03:36.really hard in the first period of the season. If we do that, we will
:03:37. > :03:47.have a good year. In the first half we were excellent. The wind was very
:03:48. > :03:55.strong. It was a close game. Yeah, we will go again. Are you going to
:03:56. > :04:01.go home and click on the TV and see how the Mrs gets on? It will be a
:04:02. > :04:10.great night if I get a goal and she wins Strictly. Do you know must --
:04:11. > :04:18.much about dancing? She is miles better than me. I have only got the
:04:19. > :04:25.robot! She wins, Peter. He probably knows by now. You are next, aren't
:04:26. > :04:31.you? Yeah, I am going on there and to the jungle at the same time, and
:04:32. > :04:40.I will win them both. Shocking, your dancing. Not good! It was a tight
:04:41. > :04:49.affair, but one change seemed to make all the difference. They didn't
:04:50. > :04:58.really get any word between each other. Charlie Adam came on at
:04:59. > :05:06.half-time and he changed it. He got beyond Peter Crouch. He is playing
:05:07. > :05:12.an unfamiliar role. He got beyond Peter Crouch on scored a really good
:05:13. > :05:19.golf. -- and scored a really good goal. He was playing close to him.
:05:20. > :05:22.They linked up well together. Peter Crouch in fairness, he seemed to
:05:23. > :05:35.respond to that as well. He scored a good goal off the back of that. He
:05:36. > :05:42.is playing of Crouch again. It was a really good second-half performance,
:05:43. > :05:46.certainly by Charlie Adam. He has started to bring that to his game.
:05:47. > :05:54.At Blackpool, when he went to Liverpool, and at Stoke, he is
:05:55. > :05:58.playing more advanced. Hopefully you are winding down for Christmas. But
:05:59. > :06:04.there is no sign of a winter break just get in football. Plenty for you
:06:05. > :06:05.to digest with the turkey. It is footballing gifts galore on the BBC
:06:06. > :06:25.this Christmas. And you can access all our shows and
:06:26. > :06:32.content through the website and our smartphone and tablet app. The
:06:33. > :06:36.perfect gift for Christmas. And if it is goals you want, join us
:06:37. > :06:43.for the Football League Show tonight where we have got 81 for you, and we
:06:44. > :06:50.have QPR taking on Leicester City. Two sides battling for an early slot
:06:51. > :06:53.on the Saturday night TV schedule. Join us after Match Of The Day if
:06:54. > :06:58.you can. If you watch on Sunday morning, we are on the iPlayer all
:06:59. > :07:03.week. Two of Kevin's former size now. West
:07:04. > :07:07.Brom entertain Hull city. Keith Downing was in separate charge of
:07:08. > :07:12.the Baggies, who let Steve Clarke though this time not weak. Your
:07:13. > :07:17.commentator was Steve Bower. -- this time last week.
:07:18. > :07:29.COMMENTATOR: Return for Ben Foster in goal. He is hoping to improve the
:07:30. > :07:33.club's records of two points from the last 18. Curtis Davies was
:07:34. > :07:38.signed by Bryan Robson and played over 70 times for West Brom and was
:07:39. > :07:40.relegated from the Premier League. Hull City have just four points on
:07:41. > :08:00.the road so far. Three in the penalty area for
:08:01. > :08:11.Hull... It is behind for a corner. Huddleston delivers the corner. Just
:08:12. > :08:33.enough to put James Chester off. No great appeal from West Brom.
:08:34. > :08:42.There could be a break on. Livermore is up with Graham. It is
:08:43. > :08:47.Livermore... It is 1-0 Hull! Hull City, clinical on the counterattack.
:08:48. > :08:53.Jake Livermore's second goal for the club has broken the deadlock. This
:08:54. > :09:01.all came from Morrison's stumbling right there in front of the referee.
:09:02. > :09:07.The long ball found Danny Graham. He watched and waited for the run of
:09:08. > :09:12.Livermore. His finish went under the body of Ben Foster and into the back
:09:13. > :09:14.of the net. Hull City, with just four points from 24 away from home
:09:15. > :09:49.this season, lead at the hawthorns. The clearance was poor. A decent
:09:50. > :09:53.try. It might have moved in the air. It caught McGregor by surprise.
:09:54. > :10:02.But he could parry it behind for a corner. Headed through the crowd and
:10:03. > :10:07.it was Huddleston who stuck his leg out. Suddenly more urgency about the
:10:08. > :10:16.home team. That was travelling on target. Whatever he said in his team
:10:17. > :10:31.talk has had some kind of effect. That was a fair challenge.
:10:32. > :10:44.Good save by Foster. To rivet save again. -- traffic.
:10:45. > :10:57.Harrelson had nobody with him. That was a good save but he did well to
:10:58. > :11:00.get back on his legs. The West Brom chairman is the man with a big
:11:01. > :11:02.decision to make over the Christmas period. Who will replace Steve
:11:03. > :11:21.Clarke? Finally! The persistence has paid
:11:22. > :11:23.off for West Bromwich Albion. The Czech Republic international's first
:11:24. > :11:35.West Brom goal is the equalising goal. A lovely ball. Great setup
:11:36. > :11:41.play from Long. A very smart finish. He was one of Steve Clarke's
:11:42. > :11:43.signings. The first game since his dismissal brings West Brom level
:11:44. > :12:03.with five minutes remaining. He Hull free kick. A yellow card for
:12:04. > :12:06.the hunger airing, too. He hasn't really touched him come in fairness.
:12:07. > :12:15.-- behind Aryan. Tom Huddleston still hasn't scored
:12:16. > :12:24.since April 2011. No scissors out yet to cut that
:12:25. > :12:40.hair. Steve Clarke said enjoy the day. I
:12:41. > :12:47.did that. They have got an array of talent to bring on. They have been
:12:48. > :12:52.on -- in the division four years. We have got to emanate what West Brom
:12:53. > :13:05.have done. Not by sacking the manager, mind! They have gone about
:13:06. > :13:11.it well, in my opinion. Big year for club and country now? I'm just
:13:12. > :13:15.concentrating on getting my bearings back. I played 45 minutes for the
:13:16. > :13:20.reserves last week. That is the only competitive football I have had so
:13:21. > :13:26.far. I am looking at getting a few more points on the board. It was one
:13:27. > :13:35.substitute setting up another. A fantastic decision, then. People
:13:36. > :13:39.might moan and safe -- savings. If it is a point for Steve Clarke, I
:13:40. > :13:42.think the boys wanted to give him something back for all the fantastic
:13:43. > :13:49.work he had done for 18 months. Well said. Good solid performance. They
:13:50. > :13:57.are stopping the rot. Interesting that Jake Livermore has agreed to
:13:58. > :14:02.pay and replace a ?6,000 camera. He just kicks it, knocks it along,
:14:03. > :14:09.broke it. He has apologised to the photographer on Twitter. He has
:14:10. > :14:19.donated the same sum to the Cancer research appeal, too. Delighted. But
:14:20. > :14:25.you think the West Brom defence should be fined for the goal. Yeah
:14:26. > :14:34.macro there's no excuse for this. The ball has gone over the top. --
:14:35. > :14:40.there's no excuse for this. Danny Graham does well. A decent goal.
:14:41. > :14:57.Then he kicks the camera. Today it was back to life at the
:14:58. > :14:59.bottom of the Barclays Premier League against Norwich City. Martin
:15:00. > :15:16.Fisher was at the Stadium of Light. COMMENTATOR: They must translate
:15:17. > :15:20.success in the cup to the Premier League. Five points adrift of
:15:21. > :15:25.safety, they are in danger of being cut adrift. The goals of Gary Hooper
:15:26. > :15:28.have done the trick for Norwich. Four in his last six games have
:15:29. > :15:37.helped the Canaries fly away from trouble.
:15:38. > :15:45.Here's Bassong. The shout from Hewitton is to push on forward.
:15:46. > :15:48.Finding Hooper, now Redmond. Norwich with four in and around the area.
:15:49. > :15:54.Redmond goes for goal himself. That was heading in. A really good stop
:15:55. > :15:58.from Mannone. Right in the bottom corner that one, from Nathan
:15:59. > :16:05.Redmond. The manager beginning to get impatient with his team.
:16:06. > :16:12.Altidore, battling with Johnson. Winning the free-kick. Nothing
:16:13. > :16:15.between these sides at all. Bardsley's free-kick. O'Shea looking
:16:16. > :16:20.to attack. It Brown is in there across. Brown across, it's Altidore.
:16:21. > :16:25.Took a long time to get the shot away. It came off Turner in the end.
:16:26. > :16:30.A little bit surprised that Altidore didn't attack the loose ball quicker
:16:31. > :16:33.than he did. Larsson, through the challenge of Fer. Best spell of the
:16:34. > :16:42.game this for Sunderland. Support here in the shape of
:16:43. > :16:49.Bardsley. He will shoot. Finally, John Ruddy is forced into action.
:16:50. > :16:51.The left back telling the rest of the team, this is what you do. First
:16:52. > :17:03.touch, get it out your feet. Given away by O'Shea. That might
:17:04. > :17:08.drop for Hooper who away from company brown. Hooper! Fabulous save
:17:09. > :17:18.from Mannone. Flying to his right. He pulls off a splendid stop.
:17:19. > :17:26.Cattermole. Whittaker's mistake. Bardsley wants it to run, it will.
:17:27. > :17:31.Sunderland have Fletcher in the mix to add to the threats of O'Shea and
:17:32. > :17:36.Brown from this set-piece. Whipped in by Larsson. Could go anywhere.
:17:37. > :17:43.Norwich still haven't cleared it. Against the post. Brown had the
:17:44. > :17:52.header. As Ruddy came to punch that ball away. Brown close to giving
:17:53. > :17:58.them the goal of the afternoon. A lovely pass. Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
:17:59. > :18:03.Saved by Mannone. Brown strong enough to hold off Hooper as he
:18:04. > :18:07.looked to get to the rebound first. Here's Johnson taking over for
:18:08. > :18:14.Sunderland. Needs to pick the pass. Not an awful lot to pick out. Turner
:18:15. > :18:22.has a foot in. Borini is chasing it. Ruddy is out of his goal. Borini.
:18:23. > :18:28.Ruddy is out of the game. Ki, over the bar. The most relieved man at
:18:29. > :18:33.the Stadium of Light is John Ruddy. Borini does so well. What a pass to
:18:34. > :18:37.Ki, under pressure from Fer, couldn't get it away quickly enough.
:18:38. > :18:43.When he did shoot, he couldn't put it on target. Borini. Drifting
:18:44. > :18:49.square. Picking out Johnson. He skips away from Whittaker, two to
:18:50. > :18:53.aim for in the middle. He found Bassong, appeals for a penalty. The
:18:54. > :18:58.referee is not interested. Johnson whipping it in. Where does this hit
:18:59. > :19:05.Bassong? It is definitely the hip, isn't it? Nowhere near the arm.
:19:06. > :19:16.That's a strong late challenge by Brown. Robert Snodgrass is not happy
:19:17. > :19:22.with that. He reaches for the red. Wes Brown is offer. This will not be
:19:23. > :19:28.overturned. Under the nose of the assistant. That is reckless. Ricky
:19:29. > :19:34.van Wolfswinkel was flattened. Brown walks to the tunnel. Every time we
:19:35. > :19:40.do something especially at home we win an important game, in the
:19:41. > :19:47.League, in the Cup the next step is always down or back. It's a
:19:48. > :19:51.situation that we are, no place to hide. That's where we are. It is
:19:52. > :19:54.always going to be difficult here irrespective of the position that
:19:55. > :19:59.they are in. They have played some of the big teams here. Heard some of
:20:00. > :20:03.the comments they are at least playing a team in their area of the
:20:04. > :20:07.league. It was never going to be an easy one. Overall it was a draw,
:20:08. > :20:12.fair result. We are the team away from home. We showed grit and
:20:13. > :20:17.determination. Probably a fair result. Was your view of the sending
:20:18. > :20:23.off, Wes Brown getting the red card? I say you can't really tackle like
:20:24. > :20:27.that now in football. He is a wholehearted player. He wouldn't
:20:28. > :20:31.have done that to go in and hurt the lad. It's one of them things. Wes
:20:32. > :20:35.probably knows himself we can't tackle like that now, he has
:20:36. > :20:38.suffered the consequences. Bottom of the Premier League at Christmas
:20:39. > :20:43.usually with one exception means one thing, that is relegation at the
:20:44. > :20:48.end? Because I'm realistic and because I, like the rest of the
:20:49. > :20:55.people at the club we are getting paid every month. I need to do my
:20:56. > :21:00.job and everybody does their job. Time is running off. I don't know
:21:01. > :21:06.when is the limit. It's getting close. They have it all to do. You
:21:07. > :21:09.know what it is like to be relegated with Sunderland, do you fear the
:21:10. > :21:13.worse? So much is going against them. They have showed positive
:21:14. > :21:17.signs. They are starting to play differently from what they had been.
:21:18. > :21:22.I think there is positive signs, history is against them. As for
:21:23. > :21:29.Norwich, they bounced back well, steadied the ship? Stabilised. They
:21:30. > :21:33.got hammered at the Etihad and Liverpool. Cleansheet today, happy
:21:34. > :21:37.times. Not bad at all. Earlier in the show we asked you to let us know
:21:38. > :21:41.who you thought would win the Premier League this season. Well,
:21:42. > :21:48.here is your answer: As it pans out there you can see that Liverpool
:21:49. > :21:53.have edged it with 26%, Man City 25% both you two went for. We went for
:21:54. > :21:56.Manchester City. At the start of the season. Yes. That is quite an
:21:57. > :22:02.interesting stat there. There you have it. Means nothing of course. It
:22:03. > :22:05.means absolutely nothing. It is who has the most points at the end of
:22:06. > :22:11.the season. That usually wins it. Thank you both. Before we leave you
:22:12. > :22:34.a look at the Barclays Premier League table:
:22:35. > :22:42.Now the papers. Malky Mackay's uncertain position as Cardiff boss
:22:43. > :22:49.as well as Liverpool's return to the top of the Premier League. It's a
:22:50. > :22:57.similar theme in the Mail on Sunday Sport, celebrating Luis Suarez
:22:58. > :23:01.adorning the front page. We leave you this week by remembering once
:23:02. > :23:03.again David Coleman OBE. We all have our favourite footballing quotes and
:23:04. > :23:08.moments from the television sporting icon. It really was a privilege for
:23:09. > :23:13.us all to know him. Goodbye. There are still only five draws, as far as
:23:14. > :23:18.I can tell. We will start the classified check with three still to
:23:19. > :23:23.come in. Wimbledon beating Sutton United. Oh, my