22/02/2014 Match of the Day


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are in front, the other teams can win it.

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I am sure that the three will fight win it.

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I am sure that the three will fight until

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Each one of our games is all playing today. Arguably

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Each one of our games is significant. There are seven of

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them, top, bottom, or both. Those teams who did not play in the FA Cup

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last week took their respects -- took their opportunity to pay their

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respects to the late great Sir Tom Finney.

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Sir Tom spent his whole career at suppressed -- at Preston North End

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and scored many goals. He died last Friday night at the age of 91. Our

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first game tonight takes us to the errors. Sunderland will be in London

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next weekend hoping to win this season's first piece of silverware.

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The League Cup finalists were playing the Arsenal.

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But cast in bronze, another statue the Gunners great unveiled by the

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man himself before Arsenal face opponents against whom he scored one

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of his greatest goals, January 1997. It left as all speechless.

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Plenty of chatter about today's Arsenal team which shows five

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changes from Wednesday's defeat to Bayern Munich. Amongst those left

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out, Ozil, not on the bench either due to an old-fashioned term is a

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dead leg. Eight changes for Sunderland after their win last

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weekend. Only John O'Shea, Vergini and Borini stay in, with the Deeney

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getting his first Premier League starts, for in the suspended Wes

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Brown. That is the only difference from their last league action two

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weeks ago. Sunderland just can't get near the ball right now. Exhibition

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stuff from Arsenal. It is Giroud, 1-0! Arsenal have

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dominated from kick-off. Wilshere combined well with two team-mates

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and a clever ball into Giroud. It was not picked off -- up. Giroud

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ends a run of four games without a goal with his 15th of the season in

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all competitions. And Arsenal corner. The Gunners keep

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on coming. Adam Johnson, the first time we have

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seen him on the ball. Sunderland are on the break for the

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first time. It nearly caught Szczesny out. I don't think Marcos

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Alonso was intentionally going for gold air. It just shows what could

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happen to Arsenal. Having most of the ball, playing most of the game

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in the Sunderland half, but look how Sunderland could break.

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That touch was a little too intricate from Giroud, although it

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did deceive Vergini. There was some power behind that

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shot. The Arsenal fans behind the goal initially were urging Wilshere

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to have a go. He did not fancy it. Podolski was also going to. -- was

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always going to. Arsenal, unbeaten in the last 14th home league games

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against the Black Cats. The last Sunderland away win, at Highbury, in

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1983. Giroud is in and he has finished

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expertly. An absolute gift. A nightmare moment for Vergini.

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No real conviction in what they were doing here. Nowhere for Bardsley to

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go, in fairness. That was just careless. How well did he take this

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first time tucked in beautifully. Gus Poyet had said in the build-up

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to this game that Vergini's form meant that Wes Brown might not get

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his place back for the Capital Cup Final next weekend. That might have

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made up the head coach's mind. Rosicky is in, brilliant! Absolutely

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brilliant. Rosicky first involved there and again from Wilshere and

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again to finish it off. It is his first Premier League goal

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of the season. He will not get one better than that in this campaign.

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Arsenal might be out of sight before half-time. That is the best of the

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bunch additives Arsenal three, Sunderland nil. -- that is the best

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of the bunch additives Arsenal three, Sunderland nil.

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Borini, going for gold and Szczesny, forced to save.

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Vergini, he is having one. He is having one. That would top it off. A

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hapless slice into his own net. It comes towards Koscielny! Arsenal

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don't need any help in scoring goals. Koscielny had the freedom of

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the penalty area to attack that. Firmly off the forehead, his first

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goal of the season, Arsenal's fourth of the day.

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He has a way of getting his team ready for freezing Manchester City

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at Wembley, this has not gone to plan for Gus Poyet. Arsene Wenger is

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backed to winning ways, delighted. The title challenge is well and

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truly on for Arsenal. Sunderland, still in the thick of the relegation

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scrap. Lord out by Szczesny, finally it is

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away from calm passion -- push from Flamini. He's an young thought he

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had got a measure of consolation for Sunderland there. -- Ki Sung-Yueng.

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It is Gnabry, straight at Mannone. Four Arsenal shirts in the box. He

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lacked composure. Good, midfield running from Jack Wilshere here. It

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was that touch, that first touch of the ball took the chance away from

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him. He has got his scarf on and the model of himself outside. Ask the

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question at half-time about possibly becoming the boss of Arsenal one

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day, I am not sure that Dennis Bergkamp can. When the manager can't

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fly, you have a problem for away ties in Europe.

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The way this has been going, with ten minutes left, then maybe a bit

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of consolation or goal difference damage limitation for Sunderland

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before the end of the day. Well delivered by Larsson, a little too

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close to Szczesny. Now it is Ceccherini. How on earth did he find

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a gap through that lot? -- Giaccherini. One to control, two to

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hit it. A crowd of players in the way, there is no touch of anybody

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else. It is cleanly and from his boot. It is Arsenal four, Sunderland

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one. The Italian has his fourth goal of the season.

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Wednesday night we had to give a lot, to win today is fantastic. The

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three points are welcome. It is always tricky after a Champions

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League game. We want to show we are committed and up for it and we

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played some fantastic football today. The reaction of the team was

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really good, convincing, the way we won the game and I am happy to be

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where we are. It was a great ball and that is what the supporters want

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to see. We enjoy passing move football. I am glad I scored today.

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They are quality team, you have to be on top of your game and they can

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carry one or two players but if the whole team is having a bad day it is

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a tough start. If we play similar to today, we are going to be

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embarrassed again next week so we need to be very careful and try to

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make sure that we do things better as a team that we control the game

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better, because we give the ball to the opposition all the time and

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sooner or later Manchester City is going to score. We are there, it is

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down to the consistency of our performances and it was important to

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win the game because we played the draw against Manchester United and

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it was important to win a gay. Arsenal are back to winning ways

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after a miserable midweek and they never looked comfortable today. Back

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to the winning ways and their best, they have had a sluggish couple of

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weeks by their own high standards. They were a better team today,

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thoroughly deserved the victory. Sunderland were one or two players

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have their eye on their Cup Final next week and never really got

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started. The game was over within 40 minutes and some of the performances

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for Sunderland were really poor. You had a good look at Giroud today.

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They are better team with Giroud in team. It is tough playing up front

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on your own. You have to have midfielders who are prepared to

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support you but prepared to run beyond you and it makes your life as

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a forward a lot easier because often you are fighting two Centre has on

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your own. You see Giroud, marked by crochet, he is a decent position but

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he has nothing to do until he has a decision to make. Wilshere and

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Rosicky there, he goes in short and leaves the space behind them, which

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crochet has to go into, so runners of the ball and it is a beautiful

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goal, a beautiful weight of pass, a very good finish. In this goal, it

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is sensational. The passing, the moving, the weight of the pass, off

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the ball, one touch and the finish is absolutely sublime as well and it

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is right up there with the goal Wilshere scored against Norwich, I

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think it was. The passing and movement is brilliant and Rosicky is

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prepared to get past Giroud, making his life easier, not having to fight

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two centre halves. I have Giroud circles, look at the four willing to

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get beyond him, to get into the box. Wilshere has run with the ball,

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Gnabry has come on as a sub, through the legs, should actually do

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better. Sunderland were all over the place but it was a very good

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performance from Arsenal. Giroud got two and Arsenal don't

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play their best sometimes against the best sides? If you look at

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Arsenal and their performances this season, I can't remember too many

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sides who have gone away from home and losing six at Etihad and five

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and Anfield. They keep on passing the test. I just feel that, because

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blowing it away at Etihad and Anfield, the way that Liverpool

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annihilated them. The big games, lots coming up, I think the

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opposition will start very, very qu lyly against Arsenal and it will be

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up to them to resist. Can they resist? We will wait and see. When

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teams win it is because their forwards win goals. It's not the

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forwards fault. How many did Suarez score? Absolutely. You are trying to

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tell me that Suarez had a bad season. Arsenal are a better team

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with Giroud in it. They are. I was surprised he left him out on

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Wednesday night against Bayern Munich. Poyet said no-one was

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quaranteed a place on the team? They have done so well, Sunderland, Wes

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Brown and O'Shea who have played together for a long time. Today, the

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first two goals, the third goal was brilliant. The first two goals were

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give mes. Unlike Sunderland. So three points for Arsenal, could the

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league leaders match that? Here's a little statistic to warm the hearts

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of Chelsea fans. Whenever Mourinho has been top of a league in

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February, in any country, he has never lost the title. Today, Everton

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were the visitors to Stamford Bridge under the watchful eye of Simon

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Brotherton. never lost the title. Today, Everton

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were the visitors to Stamford Frank Lampard makes his 572 Premier League

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appearance, joint second on the all-time list alongside David James,

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but behind Ryan Giggs. Everton have been forced into making a change

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minutes before the kick-off. Steven Naismith, who scored the winner in

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the reversed fixture starts instead of Armand Traore, who injured his

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hamstring in the warmup. Good pass from Osmond. Naismith with the

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layoff. Tremendous shot. Fine save. A rise g drive. Petr Cech pushed it

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behind for a corner. Good play from Everton. The win earlier this season

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at Goodison over Chelsea was Everton's first in the Premier

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League under Roberto Martinez. Pienaar, looking for Mirallas. This

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is Naismith. Promising for Everton. A little deflection behind off Gary

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Cahill. Take it is for a corner. There was a real threat from Roberto

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Martinez's team. It wouldn't come down quickly enough for Kevin

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Mirallas. The that unbeaten home record, still very much intact. The

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only one in the Premier League. Eden Hazard, away from Gareth Barry.

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Checking his run. Willian. Hazard and Eto'o, Eto'o with a

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chance. Saved by the legs of Tim Howard. Rare shot on goal for

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Chelsea in this first half. Here's Hazard. Good movement by

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Lampard. Saved by Howard. It's away by Jagielka. Lampard found himself

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in a great position there. Every goal from him seems like a landmark

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goal. His next one will be as well, the 250th of his club career. Here

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is Samuel Eto'o now. Looking for Hazard again. Shouts for handball.

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It goes behind. Chelsea's players claiming for a handball. Let's have

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a little look here. It is blocked by Phil Jagielka's arm. No wonder they

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were shouting for a penalty. Initial shot saved by Tim Howard. We still

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await the first goal of the match. The Everton fans aric maing all the

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noise inside Stamford Bridge. Is -- who are making. Osman. A little

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deflection almost squeezed it inside the near-post. Cech just able to get

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down at the last moment. Good save by Petr Cech. Look at the space for

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Lampard. Can he make the most of it? Willian.

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He needs to be on his toes here. It was off Naismith head. It will be

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another corner. Willian with the kick. Naismith,

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again, with the header clear, only as far as Hazard. Shot from Hazard.

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Good save. Eto'o, with the header. Ivanovic, blocked again! Aerobatic

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stuff from the Everton goalkeeper. Tim Howard, faced by a flurry of

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activity, making the save the first time, then the second. Everton

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survive. How about this for making yourself look big and making the

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block? Most of those Chelsea supporters a little disappointed, I

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think, with what they've seen so far. Hazard. Now Ramires. Ramires

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may fancy this one. Oh, he wasn't too far away. There wouldn't have

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been much time for Everton to respond had he sneaked that one into

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the corner of the net. Just wide of Tim Howard's right hand post.

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Still time for a chance or two. Ramires. Looking to carve one out.

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Still going, down he goes, over the leg of Jagielka. He gets a yellow

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card. Let's have a look again. It should be the angle. Jagielka just

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left his leg out. A couple of minutes gone in added time. Not

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quite now or never, not far off it for Chelsea. Frank Lampard will take

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it. Good ball in. It's a goal! Chelsea have won it. John Terry,

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right at the end of the game, in the third minute of added time. There

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will be no coming back for Everton now. Chelsea, set is to stay top of

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the Premier League. My goodness me, they left it late. Finally,

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Everton's defence is breached. It's two of the old guard that have done

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the job, Frank Lampard with the free-kick. Blocked by Tim Howard.

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John Terry was right there. It may have gone in off Tim Howard. Chelsea

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won't worry about that. 12 unbeaten for Chelsea now in the Premier

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League. It guarantees them top spot for the rest of the weekend. The

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last-minute, luck is a word that comes immediately into the picture,

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but I think the players never gave up. They were always trying to win.

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We played eye to eye from the beginning until the end. We had the

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bleter chances -- better chances from open play. The team were at

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their best in the first 10-15 minutes. Over all we were the team

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that deserved the victory. There is a gap between deserving the victory

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and getting the victory. That is where the work needs to be in. We

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went to Everton earlier in the season, we were in control and we

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lost a tight game. There this is the way it goes.s we see these games

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time and time again. We might have deserved that luck for certain

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performances lately. You found a way to win in the end. The it keeps the

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pressure up on everybody else at the top? Can ask them. For us, it's a

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good feeling to be one more week in that position. Good feeling for us

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to go for the next game against Fulham and put the foot in -- at

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Craven Cottage as the leaders of the Championship. That's a good feeling.

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How important a goal was that? How big and significant a win was that?

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It was big, mega big. I'm not saying they didn't play that well, it was a

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tight performance, we are coming to expect from Chelsea. Average. You

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are watching them and the superstars and the side, the quality players.

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I'm thinking, it 's a dull game. Nothing much is happening here.

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Everton I think, I don't agree with Roberto Martinez, I don't think they

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deserved to win but I thought they would get something out of the game.

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I thought it was harsh about Everton. You can't make a decision

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about who scored the goal. I think you will find we are definitive

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about who scored the goal. Go on We think it's an own-goal. The school

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of thought - Ivanovic clicks it. He doesn't get anywhere near it. Terry

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doesn't get near it. Where it's possible I would give the goal to

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the attacking player. On this occasion I can't. It touched Tim

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Howard, gone in, it's an own-goal. It has been credited to John Terry.

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Three people were credit #d, an own-goal, Frank Lampard then finally

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Terry. Quite a few suggesting that Ivanovic did get a touch. Terry may

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have been offside. We thought we would make - You have eyes. What do

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you think? It's not for me, I haven't got opinions. Actually, I

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was going to ask our viewers to make a decision. You lot can be the

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dubious goals committee tonight. Who do you think scored the winner. Go

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to the BBC website site. Cast your vote or tweet hashtag plus one of

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the surnames on screen to @bbcmotd. We shall reveal the answer at the

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end of the show. England's centre half is undoubtedly John Terry. You

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say, position, position, position. Jagielka, is good positioning. John

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Terry is one of the best there has ever been. Where Jagielka scores

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highly is pace. John Terry looks as if he is running in quick sand. Good

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save by Cech. Jagielka is quick, up against Hazard, matches him. Hazard

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is no slouch. There are a couple of bits of play coming up here. The

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first one, John Terry looks as though he will dive in there. He

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takes him back into the box. Sometimes it can be dangerous. He

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has tan him down-the-line. That is magnificent play. For the goal,

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leading up to it, the free-kick, in my opinion, this is a poor challenge

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by Jagielka. He can take Ramires, down-the-line. He is relatively

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quick. Leaves the leg there. The referee has no option. Heading

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ability, a up could of clips here. What is impressive about these two

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clips is how far they get the distance on the head there. Terry

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scores massively is in possession. Two great feet. Is he left-footed or

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right-footed? Is comfortable either side. Such a massive advantage

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because you can build up the play. You can link. Jagielka, all right

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footed. He doesn't want to come back on his left. He can come back and

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join the play. Come inside play it to Barry, play it to Disley. Tin. He

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fires down-the-line. Club partnerships are sometimes the best.

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We know he will not play for England. Mr Shearer, do you think

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the fact that he knows he is not playing for England, does that make

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him a better player for Chelsea? I'm convinced he doe does. I retired

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from England before 30, I had three serious injuries. It gave me six

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years of a career at the top level. I'm convinced the same thing is

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happening to John Terry. You don't have to travel across the world,

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nine or ten times, friendlies, you can rest at home, not training. The

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pressure of playing for England and being England captain, put that

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together, he has had one or two injuries this season, he is playing

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as well as he ever has done. That is the reason why. We concentrated on

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Chelsea. You thought Everton should have deserved a draw? They did.

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Impressive away from home. Apart from going hammered at Anfield. They

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have an impressive record away from home. They played quite well today.

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Let's move on. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had his abacus out this week

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targetting five wins from 12 games to keep Cardiff in the Premier

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League. Steve Bruce and Hull went cross-country hoping to mess up his

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maths. Invigilating the 90 minute exam in South Wales was Alistair

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Mann. Fife changes for Cardiff as they seek to end the month as they

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began it with a home win. There is a Premier League debut for Cala.

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Two alterations for the visitors, the league return of McGregor from a

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three-match ban for his sending off at CIS al-Palace. Jelavic

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partnership continues upfront. A great tackle by Long. That is just

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the kind of player he is, not just content with making forward groans

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-- forward runs, Shane Long. Here is the Zaha, trying to weave

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his way through and rings out the best in McGregor, who saves it at

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the second attempt. A wonderful player, particularly when Crystal

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Palace were making their run to the Premier League in the last campaign

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and now with an opportunity at Cardiff, Zaha is taking it. Here is

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Jones, talking of taking opportunities, and he almost does

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there and is stopped by McGregor. Two saves within a minute and

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suddenly Cardiff City has started to open up Hull down the middle. Ole

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Gunnar Solskjaer was saying before the game that his opposite number,

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Steve Bruce, trying to convince him not to go into management, but it

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was too much hassle. He has given that away to Jelavic and he has Long

:30:47.:30:55.

in support of him top and he returns it to Jelavic. I wonder. In the end

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to keep it at 0-0. He drilled into the corner of the

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net and Hull City do take the lead! It was a lovely combination between

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Long and Jelavic. Marshall did well to spread himself, but when the ball

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was prodded into the path of Huddlestone by Livermore,

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Huddlestone drove it into the corner of the goal. There is a real

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deflection off Taylor as Huddlestone hits it and it sends it away from

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the despairing Marshall. A great ball in, Figueroa just about

:31:30.:31:49.

got it. Jones could not steer it in. Wolff Eikrem never really connected

:31:50.:31:54.

with the intended shot but Jones almost turned into a cross and

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prodded it wide with his head. The flag stays down, Long with an

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opportunity, finds Jelavic. Wonderful, that is absolutely

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terrific from the new strike partnership. They have not been

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together very long, but they have clearly got a wonderful

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understanding and between the two of them they have cooked up a second

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goal. Long lays it beautifully into his

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path, but there was still plenty of work to do and Jelavic did it with

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aplomb. No wonder there is a massive smile on his face and a scowl on

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his. Forward, Hull City, with Long, who

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eats up the ground. Jelavic, what a chance that was. He

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turns away in disgust, because he could have wrapped this game up and

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he hooked it beyond the post. Jones and Campbell looking for it,

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and it was Huddlestone that got the final touch. It was a brave

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challenge from Tom Huddlestone, as Campbell was about to pull the

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trigger. Very bravely done. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes it will be

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their home guard -- their home games that will ultimately decide their

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fate. This will have been warned that he targeted for maximum points.

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Gash this will have been warned that he targeted for maximum points.

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That is game over, surely. Three goals, two for Jelavic, who goes

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over to the jubilant Hull City supporters, who have made their way

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to South Wales and Jelavic, who scored a sweet one in the first

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half, has scored an equally clever one in the second. Good, powerful

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header, out of the reach of the despairing Marshall.

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He is concealing his emotions but the pride that he must be feeling in

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his side must be immense. Livermore, 4-0 to Hull City. There

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are still 23 minutes to go and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer slumps into his

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chair. Poor communication allowed Elmohamady to burst through and he

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saw the run-off Livermore and there was a slide rule pass into the

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corner of the net and it makes Hull City's afternoon that little bit

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more pleasurable. Hundreds of Cardiff City fans just bolted for

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the exit is that ball hit the back of the net and there is more joining

:35:55.:35:56.

them. Was that a faultless performance? We

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could have passed it better in the first half. It is important you have

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something at the top end of the pitch and the bits of magic we

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produced at the top end of the pitch have won the game and changed the

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dimensional and Jelavic is going to get the plaudits but Long has made

:36:18.:36:22.

two as well which is terrific to see. The lads who came in January,

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we are thankful they have got a couple of goals since they got here

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and they are all around players. As a manager you have to try positives

:36:35.:36:38.

out of circumstances like that. Which will you take? Non-, today.

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You can't, because you cannot find any positives when you lose 4-0

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against a team which is around the same position as you are, especially

:36:51.:36:58.

not when we dominated and created chances. These are the games you

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need points from. Even Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks a little bit older

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after that one. It is easy to get things wrong in the January transfer

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window. Many clubs have done it, Steve Bruce up very well. He bought

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very well in January and the summer, he got Huddlestone, Livermore, who

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is on loan, Steve Bruce is right. The two at the top make the

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difference. They were a constant threat today. You create chances and

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these guys will score goals. They are working very hard there to get

:37:29.:37:33.

the ball back, to help the team out into Jelavic. Unselfish, from Long.

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Jelavic should score there, he does not. It is a good save from

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Marshall. The ball comes back to Huddlestone, he gets a bit of luck

:37:44.:37:49.

with his strike but it is a good strike. Their movement I thought was

:37:50.:37:54.

brilliant. A little turn inside, watch the way Long runs in behind.

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He has pace, he will do that all afternoon, trying to running behind.

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They worked very well together and it is a very good finish. I

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mentioned Long, running in behind, defenders hate that. They don't like

:38:08.:38:12.

running back towards their own goal. Rosenior picks it up on the

:38:13.:38:16.

far end. Long is trying to get in there, Jelavic is in there, a good

:38:17.:38:21.

ball, a very good header. The partnerships, the best partnerships

:38:22.:38:25.

I played in, in Ferdinand and sharing and Sutton, I did not have

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to work at it. It just worked and happened. It clicks from the start?

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It just clicked and looking at -- the same thing has happened. There

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have been five goals, it is working. Hull away from trouble, Cardiff are

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in the thick of it. Solskjaer said he wanted five wins from 12 games,

:38:47.:38:52.

he needs five from 11. Can he get that? Where do you want me to start?

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They have no chance. They rely so heavily on the goalkeeper, the

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goalkeeper against Villa, against Norwich, where they got three points

:39:04.:39:06.

at home was sensational. The minute they come away from the 18-yard line

:39:07.:39:12.

they are in trouble. They have won five in 27, so I can't see them

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winning five in 11. It has been a packed day in the Football League,

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all the talking points followers with Manish. There is the details.

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On Sunday, Match Of The Day 2 returns with a tasty triple.

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That means that Match Of The Day 2 Extra is back as well on Sunday. BBC

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One at 12:15pm for healthy lunchtime debate. At the start of February,

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West Ham were in the bottom three, one win in ten and questions over

:40:08.:40:11.

the future of their manager. They went into today's game at home to

:40:12.:40:15.

Southampton looking for their fourth straight win. Playing Connect Four

:40:16.:40:17.

at Upton Park was Martin Fisher. Adrian has kept four clean sheets in

:40:18.:40:30.

a row. Another shutout today would see him match Phil Parkinson Mac

:40:31.:40:34.

record from 1985. The Hammers are unchanged. Squad rotation may have

:40:35.:40:39.

played its part in Southampton's exit last week, no such gamble today

:40:40.:40:45.

at Schneiderlin and Cork all start. Six changes but it is the same team

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that beat Hull two weeks ago. Lallana wants it back. That there is

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a free kick. -- that is a free kick. Steven Davis with this free kick,

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plenty forward for Southampton. There is the goal, a beautiful

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header. Yoshida with it. A delightful header.

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It is a glancing header from the Japanese and Adrian, who has been in

:41:35.:41:42.

such superb form of late, has no answer to that. West Ham have been

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warm weather training in Dubai over the last week or so. It looks like

:41:49.:41:53.

they were still having the sunshine when Yoshida flicked that goal

:41:54.:41:58.

beyond the goalkeeper, Adrian. Lovely football from Southampton.

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There is the commentator's curse! As soon as you heap praise on them,

:42:05.:42:10.

they give the ball away. Kevin Nolan, the flag stays down, Jarvis!

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He equalises. His first Premier League goal since last April.

:42:18.:42:32.

That this tight. I think it is Fonte who may have been level. Boruc, as

:42:33.:42:45.

he came out, could not smother the shot and Jarvis does enough to poke

:42:46.:42:48.

it beyond the Polish keeper. Jarvis with his first goal since he

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netted against Wigan last April. Six games since they were beaten at home

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by Chelsea on New Year's Day. Searching ball from McCartney.

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Downing wins the corner of Chambers. Tomkins, Collins, Cole and Demel,

:43:20.:43:29.

all looking to attack this. Kevin Nolan in his usual position, back to

:43:30.:43:34.

goal, looking for the second bowl. West Ham in front! Two minutes after

:43:35.:43:43.

equalising, West Ham take the lead. It is Carlton Cole, the man in for

:43:44.:43:50.

the suspended Andy Carroll. That is his 50th Premier League goal,

:43:51.:43:54.

unlucky not to score there but first to respond, Yoshida made a mess of

:43:55.:43:59.

clap trying to clear his lines and Cole Hammers it home. For the third

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time in a row, West Ham have scored twice in a game. It is a real sign

:44:06.:44:09.

of the newly discovered confidence in the West Ham ranks that they have

:44:10.:44:14.

responded so impressively from going behind so early on.

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He got the header away against the post. He cleared brilliantly.

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Rodriguez! Lambert desperately unfortunate. He got the better of

:44:38.:44:40.

Collins. He has won the corner of Downing.

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Strong shouts from the Southampton supporters in that corner of the

:44:55.:44:59.

grand suggesting it might have come off the arm of Downing. The corner

:45:00.:45:05.

has been taken quickly. Appeals for handball. Nodded behind by Carlton

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Cole. Southampton felt there was a hand. Did it strike hand of James

:45:12.:45:19.

Collins? It just strikes the left hand. Mark Clattenburg, again cause

:45:20.:45:24.

of some irritation. A difficult one for the referee to see. Collins was

:45:25.:45:31.

the meat in the Southampton sandwich.

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The goalkeeper is still to be tested in the second half. Ramires saw

:45:42.:45:51.

James Collins brilliantly that he could not supply the finish.

:45:52.:46:00.

Adam Lallana took it early and he has put it wide. The chances are

:46:01.:46:06.

coming the Southampton but they are not taking them. I think Adam

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Lallana panicked. He felt that McCartney was going to get back and

:46:14.:46:20.

snuffle at the opportunity. Southampton are trailing the 20

:46:21.:46:24.

minutes to go. West Ham are pushing for a third goal with Stewart

:46:25.:46:32.

Downing. A lovely cross. Nolan! 3-1, West Ham. How many goals does he

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score from inside the six yard box! Joyous scenes in the stands at Upton

:46:40.:46:44.

Park. Daylight between the home side and the visitors. Southampton has

:46:45.:46:51.

pressed throughout the first half and missed several opportunities.

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West Ham and their captain, Kevin Nolan, was not going to miss this.

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Cole almost scored. Nolan with great acrobatics did. West Ham are on

:47:03.:47:09.

course for their fourth consecutive Premier league victory. They have

:47:10.:47:12.

beaten Swansea, Aston Villa, Norwich and are now well on the way to

:47:13.:47:18.

beating Southampton. Exam must be in line for the Manager of the Month

:47:19.:47:20.

award. -- Big Sam. That was a good effort and it was

:47:21.:47:34.

against the bar. A spectacular attempt at goal from the Senegalese

:47:35.:47:40.

international. We have carried on where we left off. Four wins on the

:47:41.:47:46.

trot from the position we have started from has been outstanding.

:47:47.:47:50.

We started with the resilience at Chelsea. We were quite lucky today.

:47:51.:48:03.

We conceded our first and then there was a clear penalty in the second

:48:04.:48:09.

half which would have meant 2-2. At the penalty gone through, we could

:48:10.:48:14.

have won. We were unlucky with the decision. It was an unlucky day for

:48:15.:48:20.

us. Any danger of you getting the Manager of the Month award? None. We

:48:21.:48:29.

spoke to the big contender for man of the month.

:48:30.:48:36.

What a February it has been. We knew, once we had all our injured

:48:37.:48:45.

players back, suspended players back, we would have a really good

:48:46.:48:50.

chance of picking up points. We were really good at home last year

:48:51.:48:54.

picking up points. This year, the first six months was really tough.

:48:55.:49:02.

We stuck together. We have kept the camaraderie tight. We have kept

:49:03.:49:07.

together. Now we are getting the rewards. It was not too long ago you

:49:08.:49:13.

were receiving criticism for your two red cards. Your manager said he

:49:14.:49:17.

needed to get back in the squad as soon as possible and repay the team.

:49:18.:49:23.

Do you feel you have done that? When I spoke to Sam, after the New Year's

:49:24.:49:28.

Day incident, the second one, it was really cards on the table stuff.

:49:29.:49:33.

Everything got said there and then. It was put to bed quite quickly. You

:49:34.:49:39.

know him so well. It is a long-term relationship with than -- Sam. There

:49:40.:49:50.

was a lot of criticism. I do tend not to read the papers and not to

:49:51.:49:56.

try to watch you boys and watch sky sport and everything that is going

:49:57.:50:01.

on. I knew what I had to do and that was to work hard, knuckle down and

:50:02.:50:06.

make sure that I started to repay the boys. The people who stuck by me

:50:07.:50:13.

within that time. I had all my family who were absolutely terrific

:50:14.:50:19.

at that time. I worked really hard with our psychologist. Your goal

:50:20.:50:24.

this afternoon was acrobatics. You are 31 years old. Does it come to a

:50:25.:50:29.

stage when you think, that will hurt the hip tomorrow! ? I have got a

:50:30.:50:39.

sore hip. Everyone knows that Sam builds a great backroom staff. They

:50:40.:50:43.

have been looking after me massively this week. I was quite confident.

:50:44.:50:51.

Thankfully I'm not feeling 31. I know you have your four-year-old

:50:52.:50:55.

lad. He has watched you today as well. Is he a proud young man? Say

:50:56.:51:06.

hello, mate. He is a proper fan. He loves West Ham. He has been in the

:51:07.:51:12.

box all day. He was brought down because he wanted to see me. He is a

:51:13.:51:18.

great kid. I must mention my daughter, Jasmine, as well or I will

:51:19.:51:24.

be in trouble. She is not interested in all of that. Thank you. Cheers!

:51:25.:51:33.

It is interesting that he said exam stuck with him, the club stuck with

:51:34.:51:42.

Big Sam and everyone is happy. -- Big Sam stuck with him. He was

:51:43.:51:49.

always going to get them out of trouble with his experience.

:51:50.:51:53.

Pochettino was having a moan about some of the decisions that went

:51:54.:52:02.

against Southampton. He was right with won and wrong with the other.

:52:03.:52:09.

Jarvis was offside. Once he got in there, it was a decent touch. The

:52:10.:52:15.

goalkeeper came out and it was a good goal. The assistant was on the

:52:16.:52:22.

line. This was a handball. It looked that it might have been Collins.

:52:23.:52:35.

There is a bit of history there. I am glad he got one right. Thank you

:52:36.:52:46.

very much for clearing that up. Barcelona were in Manchester this

:52:47.:52:51.

week. Mark Hughes took Stoke back to his old club, hoping to prolong the

:52:52.:52:58.

Blue Moon Blues. Jonathan Pearce was over the moon to be watching this

:52:59.:53:00.

one. Martin Demichelis keeps his place in

:53:01.:53:19.

the team. Stoke are unchanged, predicting a three match unbeaten

:53:20.:53:21.

run. -- protecting. All Pellegrini needs to do is look

:53:22.:53:38.

at Mark Hughes to see what perceived failure brings for a Manchester City

:53:39.:53:39.

boss. Stoke with 11 men behind the ball.

:53:40.:53:53.

Time for Fernandinho to measure the shot. It was always rising. Ryan

:53:54.:53:58.

Shawcross! A gentle pass back. He had it all to

:53:59.:54:16.

do, so did Joe Hart. That was really good goalkeeping. A good move by

:54:17.:54:22.

Stoke City. It was a passing move. The touch gave Charlie Adam too much

:54:23.:54:28.

to do. He got there well. Well done, Joe Hart! His team do not have the

:54:29.:54:34.

luxury of being safe yet, far from it.

:54:35.:54:39.

David Silva making the run. Edin Dzeko has been the game 's brightest

:54:40.:54:47.

player. That would have been a lovely goal. The best move of the

:54:48.:54:54.

game for Manchester City by some margin. He nearly made them pay.

:54:55.:55:13.

Good approach work but no finish. Manchester City, in comparison with

:55:14.:55:23.

their performances here earlier in the season, were a bit lacklustre.

:55:24.:55:31.

An effort from range stand the keeper. No one was there for the

:55:32.:55:36.

follow-up. A rare moment of direct the ball from Manchester City. It

:55:37.:55:43.

was pending. Their first effort from target in the second half. It came

:55:44.:55:45.

from the substitute. That was an interesting substitution

:55:46.:56:13.

by Manchester City. I thought it was one they would make earlier. I

:56:14.:56:21.

thought they would take off Samir Nasri or a forward.

:56:22.:56:31.

The deadlock is finally broken. Yaya Toure! The manager made a

:56:32.:56:39.

substitution, changed his mind, made another one. Yaya Toure has broken

:56:40.:56:48.

the deadlock. 1-0 to Manchester City. Eventually it has come. The

:56:49.:56:54.

keeper got a hand to it and could not keep it out. They got in

:56:55.:57:02.

behind. A lovely, low fizzing cross. Into the corridor of uncertainty and

:57:03.:57:08.

Yaya Toure made certain. It has not been the best game of his career. A

:57:09.:57:13.

very important substitution made by the manager. Was the substitution

:57:14.:57:21.

made for tactical reasons or injury reasons? He has another look across

:57:22.:57:31.

the bench. There is is. I think that signifies he has a tight hamstring.

:57:32.:57:38.

It was not tactical. What a relief that will be for Yaya Toure. I think

:57:39.:57:42.

he knew he was not playing that well. Not his sort of a game will

:57:43.:57:49.

stop the introduction of Garcia allowed him to make that forward

:57:50.:57:56.

thrust. Charlie Adam was gobbled up by Yaya Toure. What a mess! He has

:57:57.:58:07.

kicked the post in anger. What a glaring opportunity. If you make the

:58:08.:58:11.

sort of impact he did on the post on the ball, it would have been 2-0.

:58:12.:58:26.

That was a great block. A magnificent challenge. A lovely

:58:27.:58:36.

move, the best move of the game. Look at that flick!

:58:37.:58:58.

Was it a handball? That would have been a moment. Back in his first

:58:59.:59:06.

club in England, it would have been a good point to prove. It was not

:59:07.:59:11.

handball. It was a darting effort at a short but it was worldwide.

:59:12.:59:20.

Based on our clean sheet, I think it is very important to be very

:59:21.:59:25.

concentrated for the counter attack, set pieces. If we are

:59:26.:59:34.

defending in that way, it could be one - zero. It was very important to

:59:35.:59:39.

keep a clean sheet and to be patient. Find we executed our game

:59:40.:59:44.

plan really well. We were a threat on the break when we read gained

:59:45.:59:49.

possession. I thought we were organised. It was difficult to break

:59:50.:59:57.

us down. We dragged ourselves back into the game. We had a few chances

:59:58.:00:04.

sporadically. It was a dangerous game. We had control and created

:00:05.:00:10.

more chances. As I said, ultimately, we deserved to win but it was a very

:00:11.:00:11.

tricky game. A significant win for Manchester

:00:12.:00:22.

City. Do you think they are having a wobble? Wobble? They have lost one

:00:23.:00:26.

in 15 and if they win the game in hand, they go top of the league. Not

:00:27.:00:32.

about wobble, is it? It is because of the way they are playing. Chelsea

:00:33.:00:36.

beat them at home, they drew at Norwich, Barcelona hammered them.

:00:37.:00:42.

Today, no pace, intensity. The way they have been playing at home, they

:00:43.:00:46.

have been brushing sides away. The passing wasn't there, the movement

:00:47.:00:49.

wasn't there, Stoke were comfortable and in the first half they had the

:00:50.:00:53.

better chances. When it is like that you have to have a plan B. Height

:00:54.:00:57.

and strength, stick somebody up front with height and strength and

:00:58.:00:59.

that is front with height and strength and

:01:00.:01:02.

that what they did. Yaya Toure, who is a brilliant player, he can't

:01:03.:01:07.

influence anything back there. You have is to be a world beater to play

:01:08.:01:11.

a killer pass from there. It is a waste of time to play there. You

:01:12.:01:15.

have to get him forward. When he got forward in the second half, this is

:01:16.:01:19.

what happens as well, you get frustrated. He plays the ball to

:01:20.:01:24.

Zabaleta. It is a terrible pass. But look, you can see the passion there

:01:25.:01:27.

and he wants to win. He gets forward, a brilliant ball in there

:01:28.:01:33.

and Dzeko, you would have scored that, Dan. It is that bad. The

:01:34.:01:38.

reaction is great as well. Get him in a forward position. The last 25

:01:39.:01:43.

minutes, they created four or five chances. This is what he is

:01:44.:01:47.

brilliant at, getting forward, driving forward, getting Manchester

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City in play. This is a goal, the way he adjusts his feet was

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terrific. Watch the feet. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Why would he

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play him anywhere else? Well, Manchester City for the last three

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or four years have played him in a whole roll and when they get

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desperate they get him forward and it is a good plan B but I would play

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him forward all the time. Like Chelsea, they did not play

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particularly well but they found a way to win. Mark Hughes accused them

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of being a bit way to win. Mark Hughes accused them

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of being a professional in their challenges. We are one month away

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it. I could do it. We could all do it. To enter an event, visit...

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Also, life without curling and slopestyle starts on Monday. It is

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the final day of the Winter Olympics on Sunday, followed by the opening

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ceremony. If you are watching on the iPlayer,

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it can all this entirely. The highest-paid man in the history of

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English football was on display at Selhurst Park today. Rooney and Coke

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turned up to face Crystal Palace side who were looking for a fourth

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straight win and -- with the team under Marc Pugh list. -- Marc Pugh

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list. He returns today, nine months after

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injuring his knee in the play-off semifinal. The loss of Wayne Rooney

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to Manchester United would have been almost ill calculable. Certainly

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more than nearly ?5 million his five and a half year new deal will cost.

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Signing and paying a player of similar calibre would have been more

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expensive. It has been quite a turnaround since Tony Pulis came to

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Selhurst Park. There seems to be little hope for them, in all

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honesty. A lovely lay-off to Januzaj. He struck the shot wide.

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But he is already looking lively, Januzaj. He featured more as a

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substitute than a starter in recent weeks, just taking him out of the

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spotlight a little bit. Januzaj has generally stayed wide on

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the left touchline, waving his foot at the ball but not fooling ward. He

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gets a corner. It is requiring stewards to keep a

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barrier between those Palace fans and Wayne Rooney. I suspect

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something might have been thrown in the direction of Wayne Rooney from

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the Crystal Palace supporters. A lovely, floated ball which is

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headed right off the line and over the bar by Vidic. That is the

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nearest we have had to a goal. Rooney clipping beautifully. Vidic

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could not quite convert it when it dropped down. He perhaps should have

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done. Crystal Palace have won their last three Premier League games at

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home. Palace have a free kick. Inter Milan saying this week they are

:05:50.:05:54.

close to agreeing a deal to sign Vidic at the end of the season when

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he leaves Old Trafford. Not a huge amount in that, to be honest. Tom

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Ince looks quite keen on this. De Gea is down at his near post,

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pushes it out for a corner. Whether it was going in or not, I don't

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know, but neither did De Gea. I don't think either side has done

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enough to be in front, Manchester United might argue they have had the

:06:28.:06:31.

best chance and they would be right too, but here is Fellaini looking

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for Van Persie, who is onside. It might come to Fellaini, who misses

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the target. A big chance for Fellaini. What a time to score it

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would have been as well, half-time approaching. Mata made sure it came

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back to the Belgian and he has missed the target and missed it by a

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couple of yards. Manchester United, five defeats and just three wins in

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their last ten. Here is Puncheon. Well, he got some sort of shot away

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but it was not much of one. Comfortably saved by De Gea. A good

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start to the second half for Tony Pulis and Crystal Palace.

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Evra, what does the referee say? Penalty! Patrice Evra, brought down

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on the edge of the penalty area and Manchester United have the

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opportunity to take the lead. Januzaj into Evra, Chamakh flies in.

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There is contact. I think it is just inside the penalty area. Michael

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Oliver has a great view of it and it is a foolish striker's challenge

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from Chamakh and it is a penalty to Manchester United. Robin Van Persie

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is going to take it. Speroni moved the wrong way. Cool as

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you like, Robin Van Persie strikes home for Manchester United and it

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has been quite a return from injury from the Dutchman. It is his fourth

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goal in just over four and a half games since he came back from that

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injury. A good save, Chamakh trying to get

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to the rebound has fouled Patrice Evra. A good save by De Gea, to deny

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Cameron Jerome, who has only been on the pitch for a matter of seconds.

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It is a really good save bided gay. -- by De Gea.

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It comes to Rooney, a great finish. A tremendous finish from Wayne

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Rooney. He fires home a great right footed volley, to make it two and

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put the game beyond the reach of Crystal Palace and to show a gain

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white Manchester United are investing so much in his future.

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Surely, Manchester United home and dry. That is quite a goal. Wayne

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Rooney moves to 209 for Manchester United.

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He did not quite get the angle, but he was not far away. The angle

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seemed to be getting more difficult all the time for Robin Van Persie

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but he nearly got the job at you right. That would have knocked the

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stuffing out of Crystal Palace. -- he nearly got the angles right. I

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good drive, it moved a bit and I think De Gea saw its late as it came

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through Rooney. A decent game, a good win for United. Palace nil,

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Manchester United two. We have not conceded many goals, Tony has had

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them well organised and hard to play against. It was not easy for us. We

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thoroughly deserved victory and played well enough to get it and in

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the end we got there. No excuses, we have played like today, what we have

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to do is dust ourselves down and get on with the last 12 games of the

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season. Wayne is great, his training, his effort, what he has

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done for the team and his performances have merited being as

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good as talked about as he has been. It was just a matter of getting it

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done and enjoying my football and it is great for myself and hopefully

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for the fans that I am here to stay and help the club be successful and

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hopefully we can do that. A much-needed win for Manchester

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United, bringing to an end an impressive Palace run-up home. He

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was all over the papers this morning and the pitch today, but in a good

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way. Yes, I think using just -- he is adjusting the game to accommodate

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Mata. He is playing in a deeper role, you can see him picking up the

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ball on the halfway line and he did that a lot today. By living the

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other two guys up front, Van Persie and Mata, we freeze it when the ball

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goes out wide to Mata. He has four guys ahead of him including Van

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Persie, Mata and Januzaj, and he played that position in more of a

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supporting role. Exactly the same again, coming into the halfway line.

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He is trying to pick the pass over the top into Mata. There is the

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three guys ahead of him again and he is limiting his time in the

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opposition box, but when he gets there, as we see here, he still is

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deadly. There is no doubt about that. What a finish that is, a great

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technique. He does his shift in his old -- in his own box. He heads the

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ball out. It is great use for all four United that he has committed

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his long-term future there. -- it is great news. When you think he will

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be there for five and a half years, will the crown be passed on to young

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Wayne? If one guy can do it, it is him. If he keeps scoring goals, he

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can do it. Some people get very angry about the months Wash get very

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angry about the amount of money he is paid. He has earned ?2500 during

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the course of Match Of The Day! I tell you what, Manchester United are

:13:18.:13:20.

better with him than without him because what he brings to the table

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is quality and industry. The cost to replace him would have been more

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than what his contract is, salary, transfer fee and... Crystal Palace

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are better with clueless. -- with Tony Pulis. We come to two teams

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that like a managerial shuffle, at the Hawthorns it was manager number

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two against manager number three for Steve -- against manager number 34

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Fulham. Steve was watching this one. They have had five managers but ten

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wins between them this season. Fulham are hoping that Felix Magath

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is the man to save them. A recall for Rodallega, a second league start

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in over a year. His Spanish counterpart has not managed to win

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at West Brom, Pepe Mal's six attempt to do so is aided by the return of

:14:19.:14:24.

Olsson in defence after a hamstring injury. Fulham get the Felix Magath

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era under way, 12 games to go and their third Manager of the Season

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thinks they need to win six of them. Survival very much at the

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forefront of West Bromwich Albion minds as well. Heitinga's free kick.

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Rodallega was close. In came Sidwell. Another big chance for

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Fulham. It was Steve Sidwell who it fell to. Again, it came from

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Dejagah. He was unmarked. Reet -- Riether's throw. West Brom might

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be able to break here. It's back to Bifouma. A real chance. Denied.

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Bifouma had time. Stekelenburg made the save. He lost his gum, he was

:15:35.:15:42.

that irrate trying to get his instructions across there. That

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one's for the bin. Three in the centre. It's Dejagah. 1-0, Fulham.

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Ashkan Dejagah, he won a title in Germany. He scores the first Fulham

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goal to give the visitors a lead. Straightaway he ran over to his new

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manager. Lovely weight pass from Rodallega. Richardson's pass could

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have reached Holtby. Dejagah showed good composure. He drilled home his

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second ever Premier League goal. Past the dive of Ben Foster. 29

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minutes gone. The bottom club are in front at the Hawthorns.

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McAuley, very nearly with a heavy touch, allowed Fulham in. It has

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come back to Rodallega. It's still Rodallega! That needed dealing with

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by Ben Foster. Hugo, Rodallega, on only his second Premier League

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start, in over a year, very nearly scored for the first time in 13

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months. Ridgewell. Nice foot work from Morrison.

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Straight back at Fulham at the moment though. Brunt. Morrison. Good

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block by Dejagah. Headed away by Sidwell. Then brunt! Somehow,

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Maarten Stekelenburg was able to keep that out. This was travelling

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from Chris Brunt. A very good save by the Dutch international. Olsson.

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Now, Brunt. Good turn from Morrison. Good hit too as well. Denied by

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Stekelenburg. Berahino couldn't keep it in. He has been worth much more,

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the Dutch goalkeeper, so far he has his cleansheet intact. Anichebe.

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Caught by Parker. Yellow card, for the Fulham midfielder. No complaint

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about that one. Quickly taken by West Brom. Pulled back, Vydra. Has

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it gone over? Is Mike Dean looks to his assistant and says yes, West

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Bromwich Albion have the breakthrough. They have done it

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again, four home games running, trail 1-0, they've pulled it back to

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1-1. Stekelenburg thought he kept it out. Tried to retrieve the

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situation. The Dutch international goalkeeper won't want to see it

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again. His desperate second attempt to retrieve it failed. Let's clear

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this up with the goal decision system. No doubt. Big moment for

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West Brom. Killer moment for Fulham. Mitroglou for Fulham. They feel they

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can score at the other end as well. Anichebe. It's all about the

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delivery. It came off the player for a West Ham corner. Brunt has the

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angle for the shot. Well kept out. Anichebe! Stekelenburg might have

:19:41.:19:45.

been at fault for the goal, but this was a really good save, down to his

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left hand side. That was on target. Is that a hard one to take, given

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the time of the equaliser? Sure. So near to victory. Yeah, disappointed,

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sure, but the whole game it was correct, yeah. I think it was quite

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good. The first half bad. Too open on the pitch. The second-half, a

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good, but we need two points more. New manager walks in. A fresh start

:20:21.:20:26.

for everyone. New faces. So, it's a clean slate for everyone. Autumn the

:20:27.:20:31.

boys know that they are involved in the remaining 11 games. The Premier

:20:32.:20:36.

League is very, very beautiful for the fans, for The Spectators. This

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is very, very bad for the coaches. The newest Premier League boss,

:20:51.:20:53.

great pair of glasses. What about his team, what did he learn? He has

:20:54.:20:58.

to stop his game conceding silly do goals. They have conceded 59 goals

:20:59.:21:01.

this season. That is far too many. So if they are going to get out of

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it, he has to do something there. No wins for Mel at West Brom. You

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looked at player that makes a difference to him. The last three

:21:13.:21:16.

home games, Anichebe scored two games. He contributed massively

:21:17.:21:25.

today. Liverpool at home, came on as sub1-0 down. Suicidal pass back,

:21:26.:21:30.

passe cross the goal. Good hit. This is against Chelsea. He leaves Leeds

:21:31.:21:36.

for dead and gets in front of Cech. Today came on, 1-0 down, he turns,

:21:37.:21:43.

Scotty Parker brings him down. Gets up quick, gets on with it. Takes the

:21:44.:21:48.

pass. Strength and aggression. A good cut back to Vydra. It's in the

:21:49.:21:53.

back of the of net. Eventually. Eventually. Massive mistake by the

:21:54.:21:58.

goalkeeper. Good point for West Brom. If they are going to stay up,

:21:59.:22:04.

they will have to start winning You said Cardiff no chance. Do you give

:22:05.:22:09.

Fulham a chance? No. Concede too many goals. 59. Far too many. Let's

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get the result of our Match of the Day Who Scored poll. Ic it was

:22:18.:22:27.

Ivanovic. The majority agree with you, they think it's a Howard

:22:28.:22:32.

own-goal. For once. I want to know who the 2% are? That doesn't affect

:22:33.:22:42.

the table. Let's look at how today's results have affect the top of the

:22:43.:22:45.

Premier League table. Manchester United are into the top

:22:46.:22:58.

six for the first time since the turn of the year. There's no change

:22:59.:23:02.

in the relegation zone. Fulham stay bottom, although they and West Brom

:23:03.:23:05.

were the only teams in the bottom seven to avoid defeat. Now the

:23:06.:23:08.

papers tomorrow. Most of them dominated by the Six Nations. The

:23:09.:23:12.

Mailon Sunday leads with Martinez accusation that the Chelsea used

:23:13.:23:15.

every trick in the book to try and gain an advantage. In the Sunday

:23:16.:23:20.

Times, they say Drogba is considering an offer to rejoin

:23:21.:23:23.

Chelsea in the summer as both a player and a coach to the club's

:23:24.:23:29.

strikers. That is it for another Match of the Day. Alans' thank you

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very much. I don't know what the collective noun is for Alans.

:23:35.:23:40.

Whether it came off the the foot, the hair it counted and it could be

:23:41.:23:43.

a crucial one. Goodbye.

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