:01:20. > :01:39.are in front, the other teams can win it.
:01:40. > :01:46.I am sure that the three will fight win it.
:01:47. > :01:46.I am sure that the three will fight until
:01:47. > :02:16.Each one of our games is all playing today. Arguably
:02:17. > :02:21.Each one of our games is significant. There are seven of
:02:22. > :02:26.them, top, bottom, or both. Those teams who did not play in the FA Cup
:02:27. > :02:30.last week took their respects -- took their opportunity to pay their
:02:31. > :02:36.respects to the late great Sir Tom Finney.
:02:37. > :02:51.Sir Tom spent his whole career at suppressed -- at Preston North End
:02:52. > :03:01.and scored many goals. He died last Friday night at the age of 91. Our
:03:02. > :03:05.first game tonight takes us to the errors. Sunderland will be in London
:03:06. > :03:08.next weekend hoping to win this season's first piece of silverware.
:03:09. > :03:15.The League Cup finalists were playing the Arsenal.
:03:16. > :03:22.But cast in bronze, another statue the Gunners great unveiled by the
:03:23. > :03:26.man himself before Arsenal face opponents against whom he scored one
:03:27. > :03:31.of his greatest goals, January 1997. It left as all speechless.
:03:32. > :03:35.Plenty of chatter about today's Arsenal team which shows five
:03:36. > :03:43.changes from Wednesday's defeat to Bayern Munich. Amongst those left
:03:44. > :03:47.out, Ozil, not on the bench either due to an old-fashioned term is a
:03:48. > :03:51.dead leg. Eight changes for Sunderland after their win last
:03:52. > :03:56.weekend. Only John O'Shea, Vergini and Borini stay in, with the Deeney
:03:57. > :04:01.getting his first Premier League starts, for in the suspended Wes
:04:02. > :04:08.Brown. That is the only difference from their last league action two
:04:09. > :04:10.weeks ago. Sunderland just can't get near the ball right now. Exhibition
:04:11. > :04:31.stuff from Arsenal. It is Giroud, 1-0! Arsenal have
:04:32. > :04:35.dominated from kick-off. Wilshere combined well with two team-mates
:04:36. > :04:44.and a clever ball into Giroud. It was not picked off -- up. Giroud
:04:45. > :04:46.ends a run of four games without a goal with his 15th of the season in
:04:47. > :05:04.all competitions. And Arsenal corner. The Gunners keep
:05:05. > :05:19.on coming. Adam Johnson, the first time we have
:05:20. > :05:34.seen him on the ball. Sunderland are on the break for the
:05:35. > :05:40.first time. It nearly caught Szczesny out. I don't think Marcos
:05:41. > :05:45.Alonso was intentionally going for gold air. It just shows what could
:05:46. > :05:49.happen to Arsenal. Having most of the ball, playing most of the game
:05:50. > :05:59.in the Sunderland half, but look how Sunderland could break.
:06:00. > :06:04.That touch was a little too intricate from Giroud, although it
:06:05. > :06:31.did deceive Vergini. There was some power behind that
:06:32. > :06:36.shot. The Arsenal fans behind the goal initially were urging Wilshere
:06:37. > :06:44.to have a go. He did not fancy it. Podolski was also going to. -- was
:06:45. > :06:52.always going to. Arsenal, unbeaten in the last 14th home league games
:06:53. > :06:54.against the Black Cats. The last Sunderland away win, at Highbury, in
:06:55. > :07:07.1983. Giroud is in and he has finished
:07:08. > :07:20.expertly. An absolute gift. A nightmare moment for Vergini.
:07:21. > :07:27.No real conviction in what they were doing here. Nowhere for Bardsley to
:07:28. > :07:32.go, in fairness. That was just careless. How well did he take this
:07:33. > :07:37.first time tucked in beautifully. Gus Poyet had said in the build-up
:07:38. > :07:41.to this game that Vergini's form meant that Wes Brown might not get
:07:42. > :07:43.his place back for the Capital Cup Final next weekend. That might have
:07:44. > :08:05.made up the head coach's mind. Rosicky is in, brilliant! Absolutely
:08:06. > :08:08.brilliant. Rosicky first involved there and again from Wilshere and
:08:09. > :08:22.again to finish it off. It is his first Premier League goal
:08:23. > :08:26.of the season. He will not get one better than that in this campaign.
:08:27. > :08:30.Arsenal might be out of sight before half-time. That is the best of the
:08:31. > :08:37.bunch additives Arsenal three, Sunderland nil. -- that is the best
:08:38. > :08:50.of the bunch additives Arsenal three, Sunderland nil.
:08:51. > :09:20.Borini, going for gold and Szczesny, forced to save.
:09:21. > :09:31.Vergini, he is having one. He is having one. That would top it off. A
:09:32. > :09:38.hapless slice into his own net. It comes towards Koscielny! Arsenal
:09:39. > :09:45.don't need any help in scoring goals. Koscielny had the freedom of
:09:46. > :09:49.the penalty area to attack that. Firmly off the forehead, his first
:09:50. > :09:56.goal of the season, Arsenal's fourth of the day.
:09:57. > :10:04.He has a way of getting his team ready for freezing Manchester City
:10:05. > :10:09.at Wembley, this has not gone to plan for Gus Poyet. Arsene Wenger is
:10:10. > :10:12.backed to winning ways, delighted. The title challenge is well and
:10:13. > :10:14.truly on for Arsenal. Sunderland, still in the thick of the relegation
:10:15. > :10:30.scrap. Lord out by Szczesny, finally it is
:10:31. > :10:35.away from calm passion -- push from Flamini. He's an young thought he
:10:36. > :10:51.had got a measure of consolation for Sunderland there. -- Ki Sung-Yueng.
:10:52. > :10:58.It is Gnabry, straight at Mannone. Four Arsenal shirts in the box. He
:10:59. > :11:03.lacked composure. Good, midfield running from Jack Wilshere here. It
:11:04. > :11:10.was that touch, that first touch of the ball took the chance away from
:11:11. > :11:15.him. He has got his scarf on and the model of himself outside. Ask the
:11:16. > :11:19.question at half-time about possibly becoming the boss of Arsenal one
:11:20. > :11:25.day, I am not sure that Dennis Bergkamp can. When the manager can't
:11:26. > :11:34.fly, you have a problem for away ties in Europe.
:11:35. > :11:41.The way this has been going, with ten minutes left, then maybe a bit
:11:42. > :11:46.of consolation or goal difference damage limitation for Sunderland
:11:47. > :11:50.before the end of the day. Well delivered by Larsson, a little too
:11:51. > :11:56.close to Szczesny. Now it is Ceccherini. How on earth did he find
:11:57. > :12:02.a gap through that lot? -- Giaccherini. One to control, two to
:12:03. > :12:06.hit it. A crowd of players in the way, there is no touch of anybody
:12:07. > :12:12.else. It is cleanly and from his boot. It is Arsenal four, Sunderland
:12:13. > :12:18.one. The Italian has his fourth goal of the season.
:12:19. > :12:26.Wednesday night we had to give a lot, to win today is fantastic. The
:12:27. > :12:29.three points are welcome. It is always tricky after a Champions
:12:30. > :12:32.League game. We want to show we are committed and up for it and we
:12:33. > :12:37.played some fantastic football today. The reaction of the team was
:12:38. > :12:42.really good, convincing, the way we won the game and I am happy to be
:12:43. > :12:49.where we are. It was a great ball and that is what the supporters want
:12:50. > :12:55.to see. We enjoy passing move football. I am glad I scored today.
:12:56. > :12:59.They are quality team, you have to be on top of your game and they can
:13:00. > :13:05.carry one or two players but if the whole team is having a bad day it is
:13:06. > :13:08.a tough start. If we play similar to today, we are going to be
:13:09. > :13:11.embarrassed again next week so we need to be very careful and try to
:13:12. > :13:18.make sure that we do things better as a team that we control the game
:13:19. > :13:21.better, because we give the ball to the opposition all the time and
:13:22. > :13:27.sooner or later Manchester City is going to score. We are there, it is
:13:28. > :13:30.down to the consistency of our performances and it was important to
:13:31. > :13:36.win the game because we played the draw against Manchester United and
:13:37. > :13:39.it was important to win a gay. Arsenal are back to winning ways
:13:40. > :13:43.after a miserable midweek and they never looked comfortable today. Back
:13:44. > :13:48.to the winning ways and their best, they have had a sluggish couple of
:13:49. > :13:52.weeks by their own high standards. They were a better team today,
:13:53. > :13:55.thoroughly deserved the victory. Sunderland were one or two players
:13:56. > :14:00.have their eye on their Cup Final next week and never really got
:14:01. > :14:03.started. The game was over within 40 minutes and some of the performances
:14:04. > :14:08.for Sunderland were really poor. You had a good look at Giroud today.
:14:09. > :14:15.They are better team with Giroud in team. It is tough playing up front
:14:16. > :14:17.on your own. You have to have midfielders who are prepared to
:14:18. > :14:21.support you but prepared to run beyond you and it makes your life as
:14:22. > :14:26.a forward a lot easier because often you are fighting two Centre has on
:14:27. > :14:33.your own. You see Giroud, marked by crochet, he is a decent position but
:14:34. > :14:37.he has nothing to do until he has a decision to make. Wilshere and
:14:38. > :14:42.Rosicky there, he goes in short and leaves the space behind them, which
:14:43. > :14:46.crochet has to go into, so runners of the ball and it is a beautiful
:14:47. > :14:51.goal, a beautiful weight of pass, a very good finish. In this goal, it
:14:52. > :14:56.is sensational. The passing, the moving, the weight of the pass, off
:14:57. > :15:01.the ball, one touch and the finish is absolutely sublime as well and it
:15:02. > :15:04.is right up there with the goal Wilshere scored against Norwich, I
:15:05. > :15:09.think it was. The passing and movement is brilliant and Rosicky is
:15:10. > :15:13.prepared to get past Giroud, making his life easier, not having to fight
:15:14. > :15:19.two centre halves. I have Giroud circles, look at the four willing to
:15:20. > :15:23.get beyond him, to get into the box. Wilshere has run with the ball,
:15:24. > :15:27.Gnabry has come on as a sub, through the legs, should actually do
:15:28. > :15:29.better. Sunderland were all over the place but it was a very good
:15:30. > :15:37.performance from Arsenal. Giroud got two and Arsenal don't
:15:38. > :15:43.play their best sometimes against the best sides? If you look at
:15:44. > :15:47.Arsenal and their performances this season, I can't remember too many
:15:48. > :15:52.sides who have gone away from home and losing six at Etihad and five
:15:53. > :15:59.and Anfield. They keep on passing the test. I just feel that, because
:16:00. > :16:03.blowing it away at Etihad and Anfield, the way that Liverpool
:16:04. > :16:07.annihilated them. The big games, lots coming up, I think the
:16:08. > :16:11.opposition will start very, very qu lyly against Arsenal and it will be
:16:12. > :16:16.up to them to resist. Can they resist? We will wait and see. When
:16:17. > :16:23.teams win it is because their forwards win goals. It's not the
:16:24. > :16:31.forwards fault. How many did Suarez score? Absolutely. You are trying to
:16:32. > :16:37.tell me that Suarez had a bad season. Arsenal are a better team
:16:38. > :16:41.with Giroud in it. They are. I was surprised he left him out on
:16:42. > :16:49.Wednesday night against Bayern Munich. Poyet said no-one was
:16:50. > :16:55.quaranteed a place on the team? They have done so well, Sunderland, Wes
:16:56. > :16:59.Brown and O'Shea who have played together for a long time. Today, the
:17:00. > :17:07.first two goals, the third goal was brilliant. The first two goals were
:17:08. > :17:10.give mes. Unlike Sunderland. So three points for Arsenal, could the
:17:11. > :17:13.league leaders match that? Here's a little statistic to warm the hearts
:17:14. > :17:17.of Chelsea fans. Whenever Mourinho has been top of a league in
:17:18. > :17:20.February, in any country, he has never lost the title. Today, Everton
:17:21. > :17:21.were the visitors to Stamford Bridge under the watchful eye of Simon
:17:22. > :17:21.Brotherton. never lost the title. Today, Everton
:17:22. > :17:27.were the visitors to Stamford Frank Lampard makes his 572 Premier League
:17:28. > :17:33.appearance, joint second on the all-time list alongside David James,
:17:34. > :17:38.but behind Ryan Giggs. Everton have been forced into making a change
:17:39. > :17:43.minutes before the kick-off. Steven Naismith, who scored the winner in
:17:44. > :17:52.the reversed fixture starts instead of Armand Traore, who injured his
:17:53. > :17:59.hamstring in the warmup. Good pass from Osmond. Naismith with the
:18:00. > :18:06.layoff. Tremendous shot. Fine save. A rise g drive. Petr Cech pushed it
:18:07. > :18:12.behind for a corner. Good play from Everton. The win earlier this season
:18:13. > :18:15.at Goodison over Chelsea was Everton's first in the Premier
:18:16. > :18:23.League under Roberto Martinez. Pienaar, looking for Mirallas. This
:18:24. > :18:27.is Naismith. Promising for Everton. A little deflection behind off Gary
:18:28. > :18:31.Cahill. Take it is for a corner. There was a real threat from Roberto
:18:32. > :18:36.Martinez's team. It wouldn't come down quickly enough for Kevin
:18:37. > :18:42.Mirallas. The that unbeaten home record, still very much intact. The
:18:43. > :18:45.only one in the Premier League. Eden Hazard, away from Gareth Barry.
:18:46. > :19:01.Checking his run. Willian. Hazard and Eto'o, Eto'o with a
:19:02. > :19:05.chance. Saved by the legs of Tim Howard. Rare shot on goal for
:19:06. > :19:25.Chelsea in this first half. Here's Hazard. Good movement by
:19:26. > :19:33.Lampard. Saved by Howard. It's away by Jagielka. Lampard found himself
:19:34. > :19:39.in a great position there. Every goal from him seems like a landmark
:19:40. > :19:43.goal. His next one will be as well, the 250th of his club career. Here
:19:44. > :19:48.is Samuel Eto'o now. Looking for Hazard again. Shouts for handball.
:19:49. > :19:53.It goes behind. Chelsea's players claiming for a handball. Let's have
:19:54. > :19:57.a little look here. It is blocked by Phil Jagielka's arm. No wonder they
:19:58. > :20:02.were shouting for a penalty. Initial shot saved by Tim Howard. We still
:20:03. > :20:09.await the first goal of the match. The Everton fans aric maing all the
:20:10. > :20:18.noise inside Stamford Bridge. Is -- who are making. Osman. A little
:20:19. > :20:23.deflection almost squeezed it inside the near-post. Cech just able to get
:20:24. > :20:32.down at the last moment. Good save by Petr Cech. Look at the space for
:20:33. > :20:38.Lampard. Can he make the most of it? Willian.
:20:39. > :20:51.He needs to be on his toes here. It was off Naismith head. It will be
:20:52. > :21:02.another corner. Willian with the kick. Naismith,
:21:03. > :21:09.again, with the header clear, only as far as Hazard. Shot from Hazard.
:21:10. > :21:14.Good save. Eto'o, with the header. Ivanovic, blocked again! Aerobatic
:21:15. > :21:18.stuff from the Everton goalkeeper. Tim Howard, faced by a flurry of
:21:19. > :21:23.activity, making the save the first time, then the second. Everton
:21:24. > :21:29.survive. How about this for making yourself look big and making the
:21:30. > :21:33.block? Most of those Chelsea supporters a little disappointed, I
:21:34. > :21:40.think, with what they've seen so far. Hazard. Now Ramires. Ramires
:21:41. > :21:44.may fancy this one. Oh, he wasn't too far away. There wouldn't have
:21:45. > :21:49.been much time for Everton to respond had he sneaked that one into
:21:50. > :21:56.the corner of the net. Just wide of Tim Howard's right hand post.
:21:57. > :22:03.Still time for a chance or two. Ramires. Looking to carve one out.
:22:04. > :22:11.Still going, down he goes, over the leg of Jagielka. He gets a yellow
:22:12. > :22:16.card. Let's have a look again. It should be the angle. Jagielka just
:22:17. > :22:22.left his leg out. A couple of minutes gone in added time. Not
:22:23. > :22:26.quite now or never, not far off it for Chelsea. Frank Lampard will take
:22:27. > :22:30.it. Good ball in. It's a goal! Chelsea have won it. John Terry,
:22:31. > :22:35.right at the end of the game, in the third minute of added time. There
:22:36. > :22:40.will be no coming back for Everton now. Chelsea, set is to stay top of
:22:41. > :22:46.the Premier League. My goodness me, they left it late. Finally,
:22:47. > :22:50.Everton's defence is breached. It's two of the old guard that have done
:22:51. > :22:55.the job, Frank Lampard with the free-kick. Blocked by Tim Howard.
:22:56. > :23:01.John Terry was right there. It may have gone in off Tim Howard. Chelsea
:23:02. > :23:04.won't worry about that. 12 unbeaten for Chelsea now in the Premier
:23:05. > :23:11.League. It guarantees them top spot for the rest of the weekend. The
:23:12. > :23:14.last-minute, luck is a word that comes immediately into the picture,
:23:15. > :23:20.but I think the players never gave up. They were always trying to win.
:23:21. > :23:24.We played eye to eye from the beginning until the end. We had the
:23:25. > :23:28.bleter chances -- better chances from open play. The team were at
:23:29. > :23:32.their best in the first 10-15 minutes. Over all we were the team
:23:33. > :23:36.that deserved the victory. There is a gap between deserving the victory
:23:37. > :23:39.and getting the victory. That is where the work needs to be in. We
:23:40. > :23:44.went to Everton earlier in the season, we were in control and we
:23:45. > :23:49.lost a tight game. There this is the way it goes.s we see these games
:23:50. > :23:53.time and time again. We might have deserved that luck for certain
:23:54. > :23:57.performances lately. You found a way to win in the end. The it keeps the
:23:58. > :24:02.pressure up on everybody else at the top? Can ask them. For us, it's a
:24:03. > :24:06.good feeling to be one more week in that position. Good feeling for us
:24:07. > :24:12.to go for the next game against Fulham and put the foot in -- at
:24:13. > :24:17.Craven Cottage as the leaders of the Championship. That's a good feeling.
:24:18. > :24:22.How important a goal was that? How big and significant a win was that?
:24:23. > :24:27.It was big, mega big. I'm not saying they didn't play that well, it was a
:24:28. > :24:31.tight performance, we are coming to expect from Chelsea. Average. You
:24:32. > :24:36.are watching them and the superstars and the side, the quality players.
:24:37. > :24:40.I'm thinking, it 's a dull game. Nothing much is happening here.
:24:41. > :24:44.Everton I think, I don't agree with Roberto Martinez, I don't think they
:24:45. > :24:48.deserved to win but I thought they would get something out of the game.
:24:49. > :24:52.I thought it was harsh about Everton. You can't make a decision
:24:53. > :24:57.about who scored the goal. I think you will find we are definitive
:24:58. > :25:04.about who scored the goal. Go on We think it's an own-goal. The school
:25:05. > :25:09.of thought - Ivanovic clicks it. He doesn't get anywhere near it. Terry
:25:10. > :25:12.doesn't get near it. Where it's possible I would give the goal to
:25:13. > :25:18.the attacking player. On this occasion I can't. It touched Tim
:25:19. > :25:22.Howard, gone in, it's an own-goal. It has been credited to John Terry.
:25:23. > :25:27.Three people were credit #d, an own-goal, Frank Lampard then finally
:25:28. > :25:31.Terry. Quite a few suggesting that Ivanovic did get a touch. Terry may
:25:32. > :25:37.have been offside. We thought we would make - You have eyes. What do
:25:38. > :25:41.you think? It's not for me, I haven't got opinions. Actually, I
:25:42. > :25:47.was going to ask our viewers to make a decision. You lot can be the
:25:48. > :26:05.dubious goals committee tonight. Who do you think scored the winner. Go
:26:06. > :26:08.to the BBC website site. Cast your vote or tweet hashtag plus one of
:26:09. > :26:12.the surnames on screen to @bbcmotd. We shall reveal the answer at the
:26:13. > :26:16.end of the show. England's centre half is undoubtedly John Terry. You
:26:17. > :26:20.say, position, position, position. Jagielka, is good positioning. John
:26:21. > :26:26.Terry is one of the best there has ever been. Where Jagielka scores
:26:27. > :26:34.highly is pace. John Terry looks as if he is running in quick sand. Good
:26:35. > :26:38.save by Cech. Jagielka is quick, up against Hazard, matches him. Hazard
:26:39. > :26:42.is no slouch. There are a couple of bits of play coming up here. The
:26:43. > :26:46.first one, John Terry looks as though he will dive in there. He
:26:47. > :26:50.takes him back into the box. Sometimes it can be dangerous. He
:26:51. > :26:54.has tan him down-the-line. That is magnificent play. For the goal,
:26:55. > :26:59.leading up to it, the free-kick, in my opinion, this is a poor challenge
:27:00. > :27:03.by Jagielka. He can take Ramires, down-the-line. He is relatively
:27:04. > :27:06.quick. Leaves the leg there. The referee has no option. Heading
:27:07. > :27:10.ability, a up could of clips here. What is impressive about these two
:27:11. > :27:15.clips is how far they get the distance on the head there. Terry
:27:16. > :27:20.scores massively is in possession. Two great feet. Is he left-footed or
:27:21. > :27:24.right-footed? Is comfortable either side. Such a massive advantage
:27:25. > :27:28.because you can build up the play. You can link. Jagielka, all right
:27:29. > :27:33.footed. He doesn't want to come back on his left. He can come back and
:27:34. > :27:43.join the play. Come inside play it to Barry, play it to Disley. Tin. He
:27:44. > :27:46.fires down-the-line. Club partnerships are sometimes the best.
:27:47. > :27:50.We know he will not play for England. Mr Shearer, do you think
:27:51. > :27:56.the fact that he knows he is not playing for England, does that make
:27:57. > :28:01.him a better player for Chelsea? I'm convinced he doe does. I retired
:28:02. > :28:07.from England before 30, I had three serious injuries. It gave me six
:28:08. > :28:11.years of a career at the top level. I'm convinced the same thing is
:28:12. > :28:14.happening to John Terry. You don't have to travel across the world,
:28:15. > :28:19.nine or ten times, friendlies, you can rest at home, not training. The
:28:20. > :28:22.pressure of playing for England and being England captain, put that
:28:23. > :28:26.together, he has had one or two injuries this season, he is playing
:28:27. > :28:32.as well as he ever has done. That is the reason why. We concentrated on
:28:33. > :28:36.Chelsea. You thought Everton should have deserved a draw? They did.
:28:37. > :28:41.Impressive away from home. Apart from going hammered at Anfield. They
:28:42. > :28:50.have an impressive record away from home. They played quite well today.
:28:51. > :28:54.Let's move on. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had his abacus out this week
:28:55. > :28:57.targetting five wins from 12 games to keep Cardiff in the Premier
:28:58. > :29:00.League. Steve Bruce and Hull went cross-country hoping to mess up his
:29:01. > :29:05.maths. Invigilating the 90 minute exam in South Wales was Alistair
:29:06. > :29:09.Mann. Fife changes for Cardiff as they seek to end the month as they
:29:10. > :29:18.began it with a home win. There is a Premier League debut for Cala.
:29:19. > :29:24.Two alterations for the visitors, the league return of McGregor from a
:29:25. > :29:33.three-match ban for his sending off at CIS al-Palace. Jelavic
:29:34. > :29:47.partnership continues upfront. A great tackle by Long. That is just
:29:48. > :29:50.the kind of player he is, not just content with making forward groans
:29:51. > :30:02.-- forward runs, Shane Long. Here is the Zaha, trying to weave
:30:03. > :30:07.his way through and rings out the best in McGregor, who saves it at
:30:08. > :30:11.the second attempt. A wonderful player, particularly when Crystal
:30:12. > :30:14.Palace were making their run to the Premier League in the last campaign
:30:15. > :30:19.and now with an opportunity at Cardiff, Zaha is taking it. Here is
:30:20. > :30:23.Jones, talking of taking opportunities, and he almost does
:30:24. > :30:28.there and is stopped by McGregor. Two saves within a minute and
:30:29. > :30:32.suddenly Cardiff City has started to open up Hull down the middle. Ole
:30:33. > :30:37.Gunnar Solskjaer was saying before the game that his opposite number,
:30:38. > :30:46.Steve Bruce, trying to convince him not to go into management, but it
:30:47. > :30:55.was too much hassle. He has given that away to Jelavic and he has Long
:30:56. > :30:57.in support of him top and he returns it to Jelavic. I wonder. In the end
:30:58. > :31:10.to keep it at 0-0. He drilled into the corner of the
:31:11. > :31:15.net and Hull City do take the lead! It was a lovely combination between
:31:16. > :31:18.Long and Jelavic. Marshall did well to spread himself, but when the ball
:31:19. > :31:21.was prodded into the path of Huddlestone by Livermore,
:31:22. > :31:27.Huddlestone drove it into the corner of the goal. There is a real
:31:28. > :31:29.deflection off Taylor as Huddlestone hits it and it sends it away from
:31:30. > :31:49.the despairing Marshall. A great ball in, Figueroa just about
:31:50. > :31:54.got it. Jones could not steer it in. Wolff Eikrem never really connected
:31:55. > :31:55.with the intended shot but Jones almost turned into a cross and
:31:56. > :32:26.prodded it wide with his head. The flag stays down, Long with an
:32:27. > :32:30.opportunity, finds Jelavic. Wonderful, that is absolutely
:32:31. > :32:34.terrific from the new strike partnership. They have not been
:32:35. > :32:39.together very long, but they have clearly got a wonderful
:32:40. > :32:41.understanding and between the two of them they have cooked up a second
:32:42. > :33:00.goal. Long lays it beautifully into his
:33:01. > :33:04.path, but there was still plenty of work to do and Jelavic did it with
:33:05. > :33:07.aplomb. No wonder there is a massive smile on his face and a scowl on
:33:08. > :33:11.his. Forward, Hull City, with Long, who
:33:12. > :33:38.eats up the ground. Jelavic, what a chance that was. He
:33:39. > :33:40.turns away in disgust, because he could have wrapped this game up and
:33:41. > :33:57.he hooked it beyond the post. Jones and Campbell looking for it,
:33:58. > :34:01.and it was Huddlestone that got the final touch. It was a brave
:34:02. > :34:07.challenge from Tom Huddlestone, as Campbell was about to pull the
:34:08. > :34:10.trigger. Very bravely done. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes it will be
:34:11. > :34:14.their home guard -- their home games that will ultimately decide their
:34:15. > :34:21.fate. This will have been warned that he targeted for maximum points.
:34:22. > :34:27.Gash this will have been warned that he targeted for maximum points.
:34:28. > :34:35.That is game over, surely. Three goals, two for Jelavic, who goes
:34:36. > :34:40.over to the jubilant Hull City supporters, who have made their way
:34:41. > :34:44.to South Wales and Jelavic, who scored a sweet one in the first
:34:45. > :34:49.half, has scored an equally clever one in the second. Good, powerful
:34:50. > :34:59.header, out of the reach of the despairing Marshall.
:35:00. > :35:02.He is concealing his emotions but the pride that he must be feeling in
:35:03. > :35:28.his side must be immense. Livermore, 4-0 to Hull City. There
:35:29. > :35:35.are still 23 minutes to go and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer slumps into his
:35:36. > :35:42.chair. Poor communication allowed Elmohamady to burst through and he
:35:43. > :35:46.saw the run-off Livermore and there was a slide rule pass into the
:35:47. > :35:50.corner of the net and it makes Hull City's afternoon that little bit
:35:51. > :35:54.more pleasurable. Hundreds of Cardiff City fans just bolted for
:35:55. > :35:56.the exit is that ball hit the back of the net and there is more joining
:35:57. > :36:06.them. Was that a faultless performance? We
:36:07. > :36:09.could have passed it better in the first half. It is important you have
:36:10. > :36:13.something at the top end of the pitch and the bits of magic we
:36:14. > :36:17.produced at the top end of the pitch have won the game and changed the
:36:18. > :36:22.dimensional and Jelavic is going to get the plaudits but Long has made
:36:23. > :36:30.two as well which is terrific to see. The lads who came in January,
:36:31. > :36:34.we are thankful they have got a couple of goals since they got here
:36:35. > :36:38.and they are all around players. As a manager you have to try positives
:36:39. > :36:45.out of circumstances like that. Which will you take? Non-, today.
:36:46. > :36:50.You can't, because you cannot find any positives when you lose 4-0
:36:51. > :36:58.against a team which is around the same position as you are, especially
:36:59. > :37:03.not when we dominated and created chances. These are the games you
:37:04. > :37:06.need points from. Even Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks a little bit older
:37:07. > :37:10.after that one. It is easy to get things wrong in the January transfer
:37:11. > :37:17.window. Many clubs have done it, Steve Bruce up very well. He bought
:37:18. > :37:21.very well in January and the summer, he got Huddlestone, Livermore, who
:37:22. > :37:24.is on loan, Steve Bruce is right. The two at the top make the
:37:25. > :37:28.difference. They were a constant threat today. You create chances and
:37:29. > :37:33.these guys will score goals. They are working very hard there to get
:37:34. > :37:38.the ball back, to help the team out into Jelavic. Unselfish, from Long.
:37:39. > :37:43.Jelavic should score there, he does not. It is a good save from
:37:44. > :37:49.Marshall. The ball comes back to Huddlestone, he gets a bit of luck
:37:50. > :37:54.with his strike but it is a good strike. Their movement I thought was
:37:55. > :37:58.brilliant. A little turn inside, watch the way Long runs in behind.
:37:59. > :38:03.He has pace, he will do that all afternoon, trying to running behind.
:38:04. > :38:07.They worked very well together and it is a very good finish. I
:38:08. > :38:12.mentioned Long, running in behind, defenders hate that. They don't like
:38:13. > :38:16.running back towards their own goal. Rosenior picks it up on the
:38:17. > :38:21.far end. Long is trying to get in there, Jelavic is in there, a good
:38:22. > :38:25.ball, a very good header. The partnerships, the best partnerships
:38:26. > :38:29.I played in, in Ferdinand and sharing and Sutton, I did not have
:38:30. > :38:36.to work at it. It just worked and happened. It clicks from the start?
:38:37. > :38:42.It just clicked and looking at -- the same thing has happened. There
:38:43. > :38:46.have been five goals, it is working. Hull away from trouble, Cardiff are
:38:47. > :38:52.in the thick of it. Solskjaer said he wanted five wins from 12 games,
:38:53. > :38:59.he needs five from 11. Can he get that? Where do you want me to start?
:39:00. > :39:03.They have no chance. They rely so heavily on the goalkeeper, the
:39:04. > :39:06.goalkeeper against Villa, against Norwich, where they got three points
:39:07. > :39:12.at home was sensational. The minute they come away from the 18-yard line
:39:13. > :39:18.they are in trouble. They have won five in 27, so I can't see them
:39:19. > :39:22.winning five in 11. It has been a packed day in the Football League,
:39:23. > :39:28.all the talking points followers with Manish. There is the details.
:39:29. > :39:56.On Sunday, Match Of The Day 2 returns with a tasty triple.
:39:57. > :40:03.That means that Match Of The Day 2 Extra is back as well on Sunday. BBC
:40:04. > :40:07.One at 12:15pm for healthy lunchtime debate. At the start of February,
:40:08. > :40:11.West Ham were in the bottom three, one win in ten and questions over
:40:12. > :40:15.the future of their manager. They went into today's game at home to
:40:16. > :40:17.Southampton looking for their fourth straight win. Playing Connect Four
:40:18. > :40:30.at Upton Park was Martin Fisher. Adrian has kept four clean sheets in
:40:31. > :40:34.a row. Another shutout today would see him match Phil Parkinson Mac
:40:35. > :40:39.record from 1985. The Hammers are unchanged. Squad rotation may have
:40:40. > :40:45.played its part in Southampton's exit last week, no such gamble today
:40:46. > :40:47.at Schneiderlin and Cork all start. Six changes but it is the same team
:40:48. > :41:11.that beat Hull two weeks ago. Lallana wants it back. That there is
:41:12. > :41:15.a free kick. -- that is a free kick. Steven Davis with this free kick,
:41:16. > :41:19.plenty forward for Southampton. There is the goal, a beautiful
:41:20. > :41:34.header. Yoshida with it. A delightful header.
:41:35. > :41:42.It is a glancing header from the Japanese and Adrian, who has been in
:41:43. > :41:48.such superb form of late, has no answer to that. West Ham have been
:41:49. > :41:53.warm weather training in Dubai over the last week or so. It looks like
:41:54. > :41:58.they were still having the sunshine when Yoshida flicked that goal
:41:59. > :42:04.beyond the goalkeeper, Adrian. Lovely football from Southampton.
:42:05. > :42:10.There is the commentator's curse! As soon as you heap praise on them,
:42:11. > :42:17.they give the ball away. Kevin Nolan, the flag stays down, Jarvis!
:42:18. > :42:32.He equalises. His first Premier League goal since last April.
:42:33. > :42:45.That this tight. I think it is Fonte who may have been level. Boruc, as
:42:46. > :42:48.he came out, could not smother the shot and Jarvis does enough to poke
:42:49. > :43:05.it beyond the Polish keeper. Jarvis with his first goal since he
:43:06. > :43:09.netted against Wigan last April. Six games since they were beaten at home
:43:10. > :43:19.by Chelsea on New Year's Day. Searching ball from McCartney.
:43:20. > :43:29.Downing wins the corner of Chambers. Tomkins, Collins, Cole and Demel,
:43:30. > :43:34.all looking to attack this. Kevin Nolan in his usual position, back to
:43:35. > :43:43.goal, looking for the second bowl. West Ham in front! Two minutes after
:43:44. > :43:50.equalising, West Ham take the lead. It is Carlton Cole, the man in for
:43:51. > :43:54.the suspended Andy Carroll. That is his 50th Premier League goal,
:43:55. > :43:59.unlucky not to score there but first to respond, Yoshida made a mess of
:44:00. > :44:05.clap trying to clear his lines and Cole Hammers it home. For the third
:44:06. > :44:09.time in a row, West Ham have scored twice in a game. It is a real sign
:44:10. > :44:14.of the newly discovered confidence in the West Ham ranks that they have
:44:15. > :44:27.responded so impressively from going behind so early on.
:44:28. > :44:37.He got the header away against the post. He cleared brilliantly.
:44:38. > :44:40.Rodriguez! Lambert desperately unfortunate. He got the better of
:44:41. > :44:54.Collins. He has won the corner of Downing.
:44:55. > :44:59.Strong shouts from the Southampton supporters in that corner of the
:45:00. > :45:05.grand suggesting it might have come off the arm of Downing. The corner
:45:06. > :45:11.has been taken quickly. Appeals for handball. Nodded behind by Carlton
:45:12. > :45:19.Cole. Southampton felt there was a hand. Did it strike hand of James
:45:20. > :45:24.Collins? It just strikes the left hand. Mark Clattenburg, again cause
:45:25. > :45:31.of some irritation. A difficult one for the referee to see. Collins was
:45:32. > :45:41.the meat in the Southampton sandwich.
:45:42. > :45:51.The goalkeeper is still to be tested in the second half. Ramires saw
:45:52. > :46:00.James Collins brilliantly that he could not supply the finish.
:46:01. > :46:06.Adam Lallana took it early and he has put it wide. The chances are
:46:07. > :46:13.coming the Southampton but they are not taking them. I think Adam
:46:14. > :46:20.Lallana panicked. He felt that McCartney was going to get back and
:46:21. > :46:24.snuffle at the opportunity. Southampton are trailing the 20
:46:25. > :46:32.minutes to go. West Ham are pushing for a third goal with Stewart
:46:33. > :46:39.Downing. A lovely cross. Nolan! 3-1, West Ham. How many goals does he
:46:40. > :46:44.score from inside the six yard box! Joyous scenes in the stands at Upton
:46:45. > :46:51.Park. Daylight between the home side and the visitors. Southampton has
:46:52. > :46:55.pressed throughout the first half and missed several opportunities.
:46:56. > :47:02.West Ham and their captain, Kevin Nolan, was not going to miss this.
:47:03. > :47:09.Cole almost scored. Nolan with great acrobatics did. West Ham are on
:47:10. > :47:12.course for their fourth consecutive Premier league victory. They have
:47:13. > :47:18.beaten Swansea, Aston Villa, Norwich and are now well on the way to
:47:19. > :47:20.beating Southampton. Exam must be in line for the Manager of the Month
:47:21. > :47:34.award. -- Big Sam. That was a good effort and it was
:47:35. > :47:40.against the bar. A spectacular attempt at goal from the Senegalese
:47:41. > :47:46.international. We have carried on where we left off. Four wins on the
:47:47. > :47:50.trot from the position we have started from has been outstanding.
:47:51. > :48:03.We started with the resilience at Chelsea. We were quite lucky today.
:48:04. > :48:09.We conceded our first and then there was a clear penalty in the second
:48:10. > :48:14.half which would have meant 2-2. At the penalty gone through, we could
:48:15. > :48:20.have won. We were unlucky with the decision. It was an unlucky day for
:48:21. > :48:29.us. Any danger of you getting the Manager of the Month award? None. We
:48:30. > :48:36.spoke to the big contender for man of the month.
:48:37. > :48:45.What a February it has been. We knew, once we had all our injured
:48:46. > :48:50.players back, suspended players back, we would have a really good
:48:51. > :48:54.chance of picking up points. We were really good at home last year
:48:55. > :49:02.picking up points. This year, the first six months was really tough.
:49:03. > :49:07.We stuck together. We have kept the camaraderie tight. We have kept
:49:08. > :49:13.together. Now we are getting the rewards. It was not too long ago you
:49:14. > :49:17.were receiving criticism for your two red cards. Your manager said he
:49:18. > :49:23.needed to get back in the squad as soon as possible and repay the team.
:49:24. > :49:28.Do you feel you have done that? When I spoke to Sam, after the New Year's
:49:29. > :49:33.Day incident, the second one, it was really cards on the table stuff.
:49:34. > :49:39.Everything got said there and then. It was put to bed quite quickly. You
:49:40. > :49:50.know him so well. It is a long-term relationship with than -- Sam. There
:49:51. > :49:56.was a lot of criticism. I do tend not to read the papers and not to
:49:57. > :50:01.try to watch you boys and watch sky sport and everything that is going
:50:02. > :50:06.on. I knew what I had to do and that was to work hard, knuckle down and
:50:07. > :50:13.make sure that I started to repay the boys. The people who stuck by me
:50:14. > :50:19.within that time. I had all my family who were absolutely terrific
:50:20. > :50:24.at that time. I worked really hard with our psychologist. Your goal
:50:25. > :50:29.this afternoon was acrobatics. You are 31 years old. Does it come to a
:50:30. > :50:39.stage when you think, that will hurt the hip tomorrow! ? I have got a
:50:40. > :50:43.sore hip. Everyone knows that Sam builds a great backroom staff. They
:50:44. > :50:51.have been looking after me massively this week. I was quite confident.
:50:52. > :50:55.Thankfully I'm not feeling 31. I know you have your four-year-old
:50:56. > :51:06.lad. He has watched you today as well. Is he a proud young man? Say
:51:07. > :51:12.hello, mate. He is a proper fan. He loves West Ham. He has been in the
:51:13. > :51:18.box all day. He was brought down because he wanted to see me. He is a
:51:19. > :51:24.great kid. I must mention my daughter, Jasmine, as well or I will
:51:25. > :51:33.be in trouble. She is not interested in all of that. Thank you. Cheers!
:51:34. > :51:42.It is interesting that he said exam stuck with him, the club stuck with
:51:43. > :51:49.Big Sam and everyone is happy. -- Big Sam stuck with him. He was
:51:50. > :51:53.always going to get them out of trouble with his experience.
:51:54. > :52:02.Pochettino was having a moan about some of the decisions that went
:52:03. > :52:09.against Southampton. He was right with won and wrong with the other.
:52:10. > :52:15.Jarvis was offside. Once he got in there, it was a decent touch. The
:52:16. > :52:22.goalkeeper came out and it was a good goal. The assistant was on the
:52:23. > :52:35.line. This was a handball. It looked that it might have been Collins.
:52:36. > :52:46.There is a bit of history there. I am glad he got one right. Thank you
:52:47. > :52:51.very much for clearing that up. Barcelona were in Manchester this
:52:52. > :52:58.week. Mark Hughes took Stoke back to his old club, hoping to prolong the
:52:59. > :53:00.Blue Moon Blues. Jonathan Pearce was over the moon to be watching this
:53:01. > :53:19.one. Martin Demichelis keeps his place in
:53:20. > :53:21.the team. Stoke are unchanged, predicting a three match unbeaten
:53:22. > :53:38.run. -- protecting. All Pellegrini needs to do is look
:53:39. > :53:39.at Mark Hughes to see what perceived failure brings for a Manchester City
:53:40. > :53:53.boss. Stoke with 11 men behind the ball.
:53:54. > :53:58.Time for Fernandinho to measure the shot. It was always rising. Ryan
:53:59. > :54:16.Shawcross! A gentle pass back. He had it all to
:54:17. > :54:22.do, so did Joe Hart. That was really good goalkeeping. A good move by
:54:23. > :54:28.Stoke City. It was a passing move. The touch gave Charlie Adam too much
:54:29. > :54:34.to do. He got there well. Well done, Joe Hart! His team do not have the
:54:35. > :54:39.luxury of being safe yet, far from it.
:54:40. > :54:47.David Silva making the run. Edin Dzeko has been the game 's brightest
:54:48. > :54:54.player. That would have been a lovely goal. The best move of the
:54:55. > :55:13.game for Manchester City by some margin. He nearly made them pay.
:55:14. > :55:23.Good approach work but no finish. Manchester City, in comparison with
:55:24. > :55:31.their performances here earlier in the season, were a bit lacklustre.
:55:32. > :55:36.An effort from range stand the keeper. No one was there for the
:55:37. > :55:43.follow-up. A rare moment of direct the ball from Manchester City. It
:55:44. > :55:45.was pending. Their first effort from target in the second half. It came
:55:46. > :56:13.from the substitute. That was an interesting substitution
:56:14. > :56:21.by Manchester City. I thought it was one they would make earlier. I
:56:22. > :56:31.thought they would take off Samir Nasri or a forward.
:56:32. > :56:39.The deadlock is finally broken. Yaya Toure! The manager made a
:56:40. > :56:48.substitution, changed his mind, made another one. Yaya Toure has broken
:56:49. > :56:54.the deadlock. 1-0 to Manchester City. Eventually it has come. The
:56:55. > :57:02.keeper got a hand to it and could not keep it out. They got in
:57:03. > :57:08.behind. A lovely, low fizzing cross. Into the corridor of uncertainty and
:57:09. > :57:13.Yaya Toure made certain. It has not been the best game of his career. A
:57:14. > :57:21.very important substitution made by the manager. Was the substitution
:57:22. > :57:31.made for tactical reasons or injury reasons? He has another look across
:57:32. > :57:38.the bench. There is is. I think that signifies he has a tight hamstring.
:57:39. > :57:42.It was not tactical. What a relief that will be for Yaya Toure. I think
:57:43. > :57:49.he knew he was not playing that well. Not his sort of a game will
:57:50. > :57:56.stop the introduction of Garcia allowed him to make that forward
:57:57. > :58:07.thrust. Charlie Adam was gobbled up by Yaya Toure. What a mess! He has
:58:08. > :58:11.kicked the post in anger. What a glaring opportunity. If you make the
:58:12. > :58:26.sort of impact he did on the post on the ball, it would have been 2-0.
:58:27. > :58:36.That was a great block. A magnificent challenge. A lovely
:58:37. > :58:58.move, the best move of the game. Look at that flick!
:58:59. > :59:06.Was it a handball? That would have been a moment. Back in his first
:59:07. > :59:11.club in England, it would have been a good point to prove. It was not
:59:12. > :59:20.handball. It was a darting effort at a short but it was worldwide.
:59:21. > :59:25.Based on our clean sheet, I think it is very important to be very
:59:26. > :59:34.concentrated for the counter attack, set pieces. If we are
:59:35. > :59:39.defending in that way, it could be one - zero. It was very important to
:59:40. > :59:44.keep a clean sheet and to be patient. Find we executed our game
:59:45. > :59:49.plan really well. We were a threat on the break when we read gained
:59:50. > :59:57.possession. I thought we were organised. It was difficult to break
:59:58. > :00:04.us down. We dragged ourselves back into the game. We had a few chances
:00:05. > :00:10.sporadically. It was a dangerous game. We had control and created
:00:11. > :00:11.more chances. As I said, ultimately, we deserved to win but it was a very
:00:12. > :00:22.tricky game. A significant win for Manchester
:00:23. > :00:26.City. Do you think they are having a wobble? Wobble? They have lost one
:00:27. > :00:32.in 15 and if they win the game in hand, they go top of the league. Not
:00:33. > :00:36.about wobble, is it? It is because of the way they are playing. Chelsea
:00:37. > :00:42.beat them at home, they drew at Norwich, Barcelona hammered them.
:00:43. > :00:46.Today, no pace, intensity. The way they have been playing at home, they
:00:47. > :00:49.have been brushing sides away. The passing wasn't there, the movement
:00:50. > :00:53.wasn't there, Stoke were comfortable and in the first half they had the
:00:54. > :00:57.better chances. When it is like that you have to have a plan B. Height
:00:58. > :00:59.and strength, stick somebody up front with height and strength and
:01:00. > :01:02.that is front with height and strength and
:01:03. > :01:07.that what they did. Yaya Toure, who is a brilliant player, he can't
:01:08. > :01:11.influence anything back there. You have is to be a world beater to play
:01:12. > :01:15.a killer pass from there. It is a waste of time to play there. You
:01:16. > :01:19.have to get him forward. When he got forward in the second half, this is
:01:20. > :01:24.what happens as well, you get frustrated. He plays the ball to
:01:25. > :01:27.Zabaleta. It is a terrible pass. But look, you can see the passion there
:01:28. > :01:33.and he wants to win. He gets forward, a brilliant ball in there
:01:34. > :01:38.and Dzeko, you would have scored that, Dan. It is that bad. The
:01:39. > :01:43.reaction is great as well. Get him in a forward position. The last 25
:01:44. > :01:47.minutes, they created four or five chances. This is what he is
:01:48. > :01:51.brilliant at, getting forward, driving forward, getting Manchester
:01:52. > :01:57.City in play. This is a goal, the way he adjusts his feet was
:01:58. > :02:02.terrific. Watch the feet. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Why would he
:02:03. > :02:07.play him anywhere else? Well, Manchester City for the last three
:02:08. > :02:09.or four years have played him in a whole roll and when they get
:02:10. > :02:14.desperate they get him forward and it is a good plan B but I would play
:02:15. > :02:18.him forward all the time. Like Chelsea, they did not play
:02:19. > :02:21.particularly well but they found a way to win. Mark Hughes accused them
:02:22. > :02:23.of being a bit way to win. Mark Hughes accused them
:02:24. > :02:26.of being a professional in their challenges. We are one month away
:02:27. > :02:31.from Sport Relief, which gives you plenty of time to get involved in
:02:32. > :02:36.this. Life is all about challenging yourself and achieving your own
:02:37. > :02:46.goals. Sport Relief is back. Could you do it? I can do it. I could do
:02:47. > :03:02.it. I could do it. We could all do it. To enter an event, visit...
:03:03. > :03:06.Also, life without curling and slopestyle starts on Monday. It is
:03:07. > :03:08.the final day of the Winter Olympics on Sunday, followed by the opening
:03:09. > :03:19.ceremony. If you are watching on the iPlayer,
:03:20. > :03:23.it can all this entirely. The highest-paid man in the history of
:03:24. > :03:27.English football was on display at Selhurst Park today. Rooney and Coke
:03:28. > :03:31.turned up to face Crystal Palace side who were looking for a fourth
:03:32. > :03:36.straight win and -- with the team under Marc Pugh list. -- Marc Pugh
:03:37. > :03:48.list. He returns today, nine months after
:03:49. > :03:53.injuring his knee in the play-off semifinal. The loss of Wayne Rooney
:03:54. > :03:56.to Manchester United would have been almost ill calculable. Certainly
:03:57. > :04:01.more than nearly ?5 million his five and a half year new deal will cost.
:04:02. > :04:06.Signing and paying a player of similar calibre would have been more
:04:07. > :04:13.expensive. It has been quite a turnaround since Tony Pulis came to
:04:14. > :04:20.Selhurst Park. There seems to be little hope for them, in all
:04:21. > :04:25.honesty. A lovely lay-off to Januzaj. He struck the shot wide.
:04:26. > :04:30.But he is already looking lively, Januzaj. He featured more as a
:04:31. > :04:31.substitute than a starter in recent weeks, just taking him out of the
:04:32. > :04:45.spotlight a little bit. Januzaj has generally stayed wide on
:04:46. > :04:47.the left touchline, waving his foot at the ball but not fooling ward. He
:04:48. > :05:00.gets a corner. It is requiring stewards to keep a
:05:01. > :05:05.barrier between those Palace fans and Wayne Rooney. I suspect
:05:06. > :05:06.something might have been thrown in the direction of Wayne Rooney from
:05:07. > :05:25.the Crystal Palace supporters. A lovely, floated ball which is
:05:26. > :05:30.headed right off the line and over the bar by Vidic. That is the
:05:31. > :05:36.nearest we have had to a goal. Rooney clipping beautifully. Vidic
:05:37. > :05:41.could not quite convert it when it dropped down. He perhaps should have
:05:42. > :05:49.done. Crystal Palace have won their last three Premier League games at
:05:50. > :05:54.home. Palace have a free kick. Inter Milan saying this week they are
:05:55. > :05:58.close to agreeing a deal to sign Vidic at the end of the season when
:05:59. > :06:00.he leaves Old Trafford. Not a huge amount in that, to be honest. Tom
:06:01. > :06:15.Ince looks quite keen on this. De Gea is down at his near post,
:06:16. > :06:24.pushes it out for a corner. Whether it was going in or not, I don't
:06:25. > :06:27.know, but neither did De Gea. I don't think either side has done
:06:28. > :06:31.enough to be in front, Manchester United might argue they have had the
:06:32. > :06:36.best chance and they would be right too, but here is Fellaini looking
:06:37. > :06:40.for Van Persie, who is onside. It might come to Fellaini, who misses
:06:41. > :06:45.the target. A big chance for Fellaini. What a time to score it
:06:46. > :06:52.would have been as well, half-time approaching. Mata made sure it came
:06:53. > :07:01.back to the Belgian and he has missed the target and missed it by a
:07:02. > :07:06.couple of yards. Manchester United, five defeats and just three wins in
:07:07. > :07:11.their last ten. Here is Puncheon. Well, he got some sort of shot away
:07:12. > :07:16.but it was not much of one. Comfortably saved by De Gea. A good
:07:17. > :07:26.start to the second half for Tony Pulis and Crystal Palace.
:07:27. > :07:34.Evra, what does the referee say? Penalty! Patrice Evra, brought down
:07:35. > :07:37.on the edge of the penalty area and Manchester United have the
:07:38. > :07:44.opportunity to take the lead. Januzaj into Evra, Chamakh flies in.
:07:45. > :07:49.There is contact. I think it is just inside the penalty area. Michael
:07:50. > :07:54.Oliver has a great view of it and it is a foolish striker's challenge
:07:55. > :07:55.from Chamakh and it is a penalty to Manchester United. Robin Van Persie
:07:56. > :08:19.is going to take it. Speroni moved the wrong way. Cool as
:08:20. > :08:22.you like, Robin Van Persie strikes home for Manchester United and it
:08:23. > :08:29.has been quite a return from injury from the Dutchman. It is his fourth
:08:30. > :08:31.goal in just over four and a half games since he came back from that
:08:32. > :08:52.injury. A good save, Chamakh trying to get
:08:53. > :08:57.to the rebound has fouled Patrice Evra. A good save by De Gea, to deny
:08:58. > :09:04.Cameron Jerome, who has only been on the pitch for a matter of seconds.
:09:05. > :09:13.It is a really good save bided gay. -- by De Gea.
:09:14. > :09:20.It comes to Rooney, a great finish. A tremendous finish from Wayne
:09:21. > :09:25.Rooney. He fires home a great right footed volley, to make it two and
:09:26. > :09:32.put the game beyond the reach of Crystal Palace and to show a gain
:09:33. > :09:43.white Manchester United are investing so much in his future.
:09:44. > :09:50.Surely, Manchester United home and dry. That is quite a goal. Wayne
:09:51. > :10:04.Rooney moves to 209 for Manchester United.
:10:05. > :10:11.He did not quite get the angle, but he was not far away. The angle
:10:12. > :10:14.seemed to be getting more difficult all the time for Robin Van Persie
:10:15. > :10:19.but he nearly got the job at you right. That would have knocked the
:10:20. > :10:25.stuffing out of Crystal Palace. -- he nearly got the angles right. I
:10:26. > :10:31.good drive, it moved a bit and I think De Gea saw its late as it came
:10:32. > :10:38.through Rooney. A decent game, a good win for United. Palace nil,
:10:39. > :10:41.Manchester United two. We have not conceded many goals, Tony has had
:10:42. > :10:46.them well organised and hard to play against. It was not easy for us. We
:10:47. > :10:50.thoroughly deserved victory and played well enough to get it and in
:10:51. > :10:57.the end we got there. No excuses, we have played like today, what we have
:10:58. > :11:03.to do is dust ourselves down and get on with the last 12 games of the
:11:04. > :11:06.season. Wayne is great, his training, his effort, what he has
:11:07. > :11:14.done for the team and his performances have merited being as
:11:15. > :11:19.good as talked about as he has been. It was just a matter of getting it
:11:20. > :11:23.done and enjoying my football and it is great for myself and hopefully
:11:24. > :11:29.for the fans that I am here to stay and help the club be successful and
:11:30. > :11:32.hopefully we can do that. A much-needed win for Manchester
:11:33. > :11:35.United, bringing to an end an impressive Palace run-up home. He
:11:36. > :11:41.was all over the papers this morning and the pitch today, but in a good
:11:42. > :11:46.way. Yes, I think using just -- he is adjusting the game to accommodate
:11:47. > :11:51.Mata. He is playing in a deeper role, you can see him picking up the
:11:52. > :11:57.ball on the halfway line and he did that a lot today. By living the
:11:58. > :12:04.other two guys up front, Van Persie and Mata, we freeze it when the ball
:12:05. > :12:09.goes out wide to Mata. He has four guys ahead of him including Van
:12:10. > :12:12.Persie, Mata and Januzaj, and he played that position in more of a
:12:13. > :12:18.supporting role. Exactly the same again, coming into the halfway line.
:12:19. > :12:22.He is trying to pick the pass over the top into Mata. There is the
:12:23. > :12:25.three guys ahead of him again and he is limiting his time in the
:12:26. > :12:30.opposition box, but when he gets there, as we see here, he still is
:12:31. > :12:36.deadly. There is no doubt about that. What a finish that is, a great
:12:37. > :12:42.technique. He does his shift in his old -- in his own box. He heads the
:12:43. > :12:46.ball out. It is great use for all four United that he has committed
:12:47. > :12:52.his long-term future there. -- it is great news. When you think he will
:12:53. > :12:58.be there for five and a half years, will the crown be passed on to young
:12:59. > :13:04.Wayne? If one guy can do it, it is him. If he keeps scoring goals, he
:13:05. > :13:09.can do it. Some people get very angry about the months Wash get very
:13:10. > :13:17.angry about the amount of money he is paid. He has earned ?2500 during
:13:18. > :13:20.the course of Match Of The Day! I tell you what, Manchester United are
:13:21. > :13:25.better with him than without him because what he brings to the table
:13:26. > :13:30.is quality and industry. The cost to replace him would have been more
:13:31. > :13:38.than what his contract is, salary, transfer fee and... Crystal Palace
:13:39. > :13:43.are better with clueless. -- with Tony Pulis. We come to two teams
:13:44. > :13:48.that like a managerial shuffle, at the Hawthorns it was manager number
:13:49. > :13:55.two against manager number three for Steve -- against manager number 34
:13:56. > :14:03.Fulham. Steve was watching this one. They have had five managers but ten
:14:04. > :14:07.wins between them this season. Fulham are hoping that Felix Magath
:14:08. > :14:13.is the man to save them. A recall for Rodallega, a second league start
:14:14. > :14:18.in over a year. His Spanish counterpart has not managed to win
:14:19. > :14:24.at West Brom, Pepe Mal's six attempt to do so is aided by the return of
:14:25. > :14:29.Olsson in defence after a hamstring injury. Fulham get the Felix Magath
:14:30. > :14:32.era under way, 12 games to go and their third Manager of the Season
:14:33. > :14:38.thinks they need to win six of them. Survival very much at the
:14:39. > :14:47.forefront of West Bromwich Albion minds as well. Heitinga's free kick.
:14:48. > :14:53.Rodallega was close. In came Sidwell. Another big chance for
:14:54. > :14:55.Fulham. It was Steve Sidwell who it fell to. Again, it came from
:14:56. > :15:24.Dejagah. He was unmarked. Reet -- Riether's throw. West Brom might
:15:25. > :15:34.be able to break here. It's back to Bifouma. A real chance. Denied.
:15:35. > :15:42.Bifouma had time. Stekelenburg made the save. He lost his gum, he was
:15:43. > :15:48.that irrate trying to get his instructions across there. That
:15:49. > :16:02.one's for the bin. Three in the centre. It's Dejagah. 1-0, Fulham.
:16:03. > :16:10.Ashkan Dejagah, he won a title in Germany. He scores the first Fulham
:16:11. > :16:15.goal to give the visitors a lead. Straightaway he ran over to his new
:16:16. > :16:23.manager. Lovely weight pass from Rodallega. Richardson's pass could
:16:24. > :16:27.have reached Holtby. Dejagah showed good composure. He drilled home his
:16:28. > :16:32.second ever Premier League goal. Past the dive of Ben Foster. 29
:16:33. > :16:43.minutes gone. The bottom club are in front at the Hawthorns.
:16:44. > :16:48.McAuley, very nearly with a heavy touch, allowed Fulham in. It has
:16:49. > :16:54.come back to Rodallega. It's still Rodallega! That needed dealing with
:16:55. > :16:58.by Ben Foster. Hugo, Rodallega, on only his second Premier League
:16:59. > :17:00.start, in over a year, very nearly scored for the first time in 13
:17:01. > :17:21.months. Ridgewell. Nice foot work from Morrison.
:17:22. > :17:27.Straight back at Fulham at the moment though. Brunt. Morrison. Good
:17:28. > :17:37.block by Dejagah. Headed away by Sidwell. Then brunt! Somehow,
:17:38. > :17:41.Maarten Stekelenburg was able to keep that out. This was travelling
:17:42. > :17:48.from Chris Brunt. A very good save by the Dutch international. Olsson.
:17:49. > :17:59.Now, Brunt. Good turn from Morrison. Good hit too as well. Denied by
:18:00. > :18:06.Stekelenburg. Berahino couldn't keep it in. He has been worth much more,
:18:07. > :18:14.the Dutch goalkeeper, so far he has his cleansheet intact. Anichebe.
:18:15. > :18:22.Caught by Parker. Yellow card, for the Fulham midfielder. No complaint
:18:23. > :18:31.about that one. Quickly taken by West Brom. Pulled back, Vydra. Has
:18:32. > :18:35.it gone over? Is Mike Dean looks to his assistant and says yes, West
:18:36. > :18:40.Bromwich Albion have the breakthrough. They have done it
:18:41. > :18:44.again, four home games running, trail 1-0, they've pulled it back to
:18:45. > :18:50.1-1. Stekelenburg thought he kept it out. Tried to retrieve the
:18:51. > :18:54.situation. The Dutch international goalkeeper won't want to see it
:18:55. > :18:58.again. His desperate second attempt to retrieve it failed. Let's clear
:18:59. > :19:01.this up with the goal decision system. No doubt. Big moment for
:19:02. > :19:14.West Brom. Killer moment for Fulham. Mitroglou for Fulham. They feel they
:19:15. > :19:36.can score at the other end as well. Anichebe. It's all about the
:19:37. > :19:40.delivery. It came off the player for a West Ham corner. Brunt has the
:19:41. > :19:45.angle for the shot. Well kept out. Anichebe! Stekelenburg might have
:19:46. > :19:50.been at fault for the goal, but this was a really good save, down to his
:19:51. > :19:57.left hand side. That was on target. Is that a hard one to take, given
:19:58. > :20:03.the time of the equaliser? Sure. So near to victory. Yeah, disappointed,
:20:04. > :20:10.sure, but the whole game it was correct, yeah. I think it was quite
:20:11. > :20:20.good. The first half bad. Too open on the pitch. The second-half, a
:20:21. > :20:26.good, but we need two points more. New manager walks in. A fresh start
:20:27. > :20:31.for everyone. New faces. So, it's a clean slate for everyone. Autumn the
:20:32. > :20:36.boys know that they are involved in the remaining 11 games. The Premier
:20:37. > :20:50.League is very, very beautiful for the fans, for The Spectators. This
:20:51. > :20:53.is very, very bad for the coaches. The newest Premier League boss,
:20:54. > :20:58.great pair of glasses. What about his team, what did he learn? He has
:20:59. > :21:01.to stop his game conceding silly do goals. They have conceded 59 goals
:21:02. > :21:08.this season. That is far too many. So if they are going to get out of
:21:09. > :21:12.it, he has to do something there. No wins for Mel at West Brom. You
:21:13. > :21:16.looked at player that makes a difference to him. The last three
:21:17. > :21:25.home games, Anichebe scored two games. He contributed massively
:21:26. > :21:30.today. Liverpool at home, came on as sub1-0 down. Suicidal pass back,
:21:31. > :21:36.passe cross the goal. Good hit. This is against Chelsea. He leaves Leeds
:21:37. > :21:43.for dead and gets in front of Cech. Today came on, 1-0 down, he turns,
:21:44. > :21:48.Scotty Parker brings him down. Gets up quick, gets on with it. Takes the
:21:49. > :21:53.pass. Strength and aggression. A good cut back to Vydra. It's in the
:21:54. > :21:58.back of the of net. Eventually. Eventually. Massive mistake by the
:21:59. > :22:04.goalkeeper. Good point for West Brom. If they are going to stay up,
:22:05. > :22:09.they will have to start winning You said Cardiff no chance. Do you give
:22:10. > :22:17.Fulham a chance? No. Concede too many goals. 59. Far too many. Let's
:22:18. > :22:27.get the result of our Match of the Day Who Scored poll. Ic it was
:22:28. > :22:32.Ivanovic. The majority agree with you, they think it's a Howard
:22:33. > :22:42.own-goal. For once. I want to know who the 2% are? That doesn't affect
:22:43. > :22:45.the table. Let's look at how today's results have affect the top of the
:22:46. > :22:58.Premier League table. Manchester United are into the top
:22:59. > :23:02.six for the first time since the turn of the year. There's no change
:23:03. > :23:05.in the relegation zone. Fulham stay bottom, although they and West Brom
:23:06. > :23:08.were the only teams in the bottom seven to avoid defeat. Now the
:23:09. > :23:12.papers tomorrow. Most of them dominated by the Six Nations. The
:23:13. > :23:15.Mailon Sunday leads with Martinez accusation that the Chelsea used
:23:16. > :23:20.every trick in the book to try and gain an advantage. In the Sunday
:23:21. > :23:23.Times, they say Drogba is considering an offer to rejoin
:23:24. > :23:29.Chelsea in the summer as both a player and a coach to the club's
:23:30. > :23:34.strikers. That is it for another Match of the Day. Alans' thank you
:23:35. > :23:40.very much. I don't know what the collective noun is for Alans.
:23:41. > :23:43.Whether it came off the the foot, the hair it counted and it could be
:23:44. > :23:50.a crucial one. Goodbye.