:00:56. > :01:00.One of the joys of international breaks during a season is that it
:01:01. > :01:04.makes us look forward even more to our dollop of premier league
:01:05. > :01:05.football. And let me tell you, it doesn't disappoint. Seven smashing
:01:06. > :01:38.games for you. Great games, all to be enjoyed in
:01:39. > :01:43.the company of Alan Hansen and debutant, Kevin Kilburn. We start
:01:44. > :01:48.with the day's early kick-off, a pulsate in Merseyside derby. Everton
:01:49. > :01:58.and Liverpool went into the game in fine form. The commentator was Steve
:01:59. > :02:01.Wilson. -- a pulsating. As eagerly anticipated as ever, the
:02:02. > :02:05.local edge to the Merseyside derby has never dulled. The national
:02:06. > :02:12.importance has been owned and revived. Sixth against second with
:02:13. > :02:18.the whole Premier League across this one. Everton make one change. Ross
:02:19. > :02:22.Barkley comes in, having featured as a substitute in England's Wembley
:02:23. > :02:28.friendlies. He is making his first appearance in the Derby and this
:02:29. > :02:30.will not be friendly. Joe Allen has played only 34 minutes Premier
:02:31. > :02:36.League football this season but he starts today, as does John Flanagan,
:02:37. > :02:43.whose only previous outing was in defeat at Arsenal. Sturridge is
:02:44. > :02:44.fully fit. Luis Suarez is starting, 16 hours and 15 minutes after he
:02:45. > :02:59.left the pitch for Uruguay. In the end, Flanagan decided to
:03:00. > :03:27.settle for a corner. Gerard to take. Coutinho! It's in! Inside five
:03:28. > :03:33.minutes! The Brazilian strikes. The stadium is silent. Everton is
:03:34. > :03:40.behind. Liverpool strike first in the Derby. And Everton will reflect
:03:41. > :03:45.on some pretty indifferent defending from the corner. Clipped in by
:03:46. > :03:52.Steven Gerrard. No one picked up Coutinho. And McCarthy is actually
:03:53. > :03:57.standing at the back of his net. If he was on the line, you might have
:03:58. > :04:16.kept it out but he is in the net. And Liverpool lead.
:04:17. > :04:26.The free kick goes Everton's way. Actually, that might have been for
:04:27. > :04:32.an earlier offence by Coutinho. His first taste of this fixture, Roberto
:04:33. > :04:44.Martinez. And it is not the start he was looking for. And a chance at the
:04:45. > :04:54.back post. It is one each! Mirallas obsidian. What a start for this
:04:55. > :05:02.Merseyside derby. -- pops it in. Two set pieces, two examples of poor
:05:03. > :05:11.defending, two goals. Leighton Baines, into the box. Ricocheted
:05:12. > :05:20.into the path of Mirallas, who puts it into the net. And Liverpool's
:05:21. > :05:25.lead lasted barely three minutes. This game has taken off early. Joy
:05:26. > :05:47.unbridled. Lukaku is in on goal. He did not do
:05:48. > :05:54.enough. Belgian against Belgian. That was a great chance for Lukaku.
:05:55. > :05:56.Pienaar, a great ball through to Lukaku. Many lay was off his line.
:05:57. > :06:19.-- Mignolet. Liverpool, free kick. In a happy
:06:20. > :06:24.position indeed. That's from Barry, treading on Luis Suarez's free kick
:06:25. > :06:34.-- left foot. Seven games for Liverpool this season. Eight goals.
:06:35. > :06:46.Luis Suarez, nine goals. Luis Suarez, and Liverpool regained their
:06:47. > :06:54.lead. And we're still only in the 19th minute of the game. Luis
:06:55. > :07:04.Suarez, it curled in beautifully. Right into the corner. That is a
:07:05. > :07:07.majestic free kick. That is just about perfection. And Luis Suarez
:07:08. > :07:17.has put Liverpool back in front. Everton did not deserve to be
:07:18. > :07:34.behind. That was brilliant and it needed a
:07:35. > :07:37.smart save from Mignolet. It is not often a player put in as good a 20
:07:38. > :07:45.minutes as Ross Barkley has done in the last 20 minutes. Luis Suarez is
:07:46. > :07:58.hopping. Ian Rush, 25 goals in Merseyside derbies for Liverpool.
:07:59. > :08:05.The last thing Suarez needed was that challenge, or any, struggling
:08:06. > :08:16.with his right knee. Mirallas to come out. That is very high from
:08:17. > :08:21.Mirallas. Everton do not look happy. I'm not sure what Phil Dowd has
:08:22. > :08:30.said. Luis Suarez, in full view of Phil Dowd, taken out by Kevin
:08:31. > :08:33.Mirallas. And it is going to be a yellow card. Probably the least he
:08:34. > :08:51.could have expected. Steven Gerrard jumped with his elbow
:08:52. > :08:55.raised. Everton players are very, very unhappy about that. Steven
:08:56. > :09:02.Gerrard, clearly jumped with an elbow. In the direction of the
:09:03. > :09:11.Everton man. Look at this. He did not make contact with the elbow.
:09:12. > :09:23.That is probably what saved him. The second half has not found any
:09:24. > :09:34.good save from Mignolet. A big opportunity for Everton. Denied by
:09:35. > :09:56.Simon Mignolet. It has fallen to Joe Allen! What an
:09:57. > :10:02.opportunity that was. They may not get a better chance than that. He
:10:03. > :10:06.could have touched it in to Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan will say that
:10:07. > :10:09.he should have done but he certainly should not have missed the target.
:10:10. > :10:18.Chances do not come clearer than that.
:10:19. > :10:25.Lukaku! Mignolet comes, and that is not the first vital save that
:10:26. > :10:35.Mignolet has made. The could and should have been more
:10:36. > :10:45.than three goals in this game. -- they could. Lukaku is denied again.
:10:46. > :11:03.Great passing. Of the highest quality from Ross Barkley.
:11:04. > :11:11.A foul by Lucas. I would suggest that this is pretty close to the
:11:12. > :11:19.spot from where Luis Suarez scored in the first half. It is going to be
:11:20. > :11:30.Lukaku. Deflected and saved by Mignolet. Many lay, trying to reach
:11:31. > :11:42.it but he cannot. -- Mignolet. It is anyone's. Lukaku! 2-2. Everton
:11:43. > :11:52.level. Lukaku scorers. And the stadium explodes. When he comes back
:11:53. > :12:05.in, it falls to Lukaku and he is not going to miss that. Game on. 2-2. 18
:12:06. > :12:16.minutes ago. -- to go. This stand is shaking, I swear. What annoys. --
:12:17. > :12:18.what a noise. And it just might be that Everton go on and win this
:12:19. > :12:26.game. Steven Gerrard with the corner. They
:12:27. > :12:54.could break here. Lukaku gives it away. What a rotten
:12:55. > :13:00.bass. He cannot believe it. -- rotten bass. Steven Gerrard, blocked
:13:01. > :13:18.again. Luis Suarez! Great save. Tremendous
:13:19. > :13:27.staff by Tim Howard. It was the Uruguayan against the American. It
:13:28. > :13:37.looked every inch like a goal. This is helter-skelter staff.
:13:38. > :13:52.Denied buying Mignolet, who has been the busier keeper. -- denied by.
:13:53. > :14:02.It is an Everton corner. Another saved by Mignolet, another with his
:14:03. > :14:18.left foot. Lukaku scorers! And only once since
:14:19. > :14:29.the Second World War have Everton come from behind to win a Merseyside
:14:30. > :14:36.derby. He beats the keeper once, and then again. With a smashing header.
:14:37. > :14:46.And Everton are seven minutes away from winning this game. Look at the
:14:47. > :14:53.delight. They are not there yet. Martin Skrtel...
:14:54. > :15:09.He apologises, Distin. The yellow card is shown to Sylvain Distin. The
:15:10. > :15:17.sixth yellow of the game. And it is in from Sturridge! It is the re-3,
:15:18. > :15:25.Daniel Sturridge. -- it is the re-3. Gerard's free kick, smashed in with
:15:26. > :15:29.pace. Sturridge in the corner of the net. Tim Howard, he does not see it.
:15:30. > :15:52.What a game of football. here are Daniel Sturridge and
:15:53. > :15:58.Suarez. Suarez hits it. Tim Howard is furious with his defenders. He
:15:59. > :16:03.hated really firm and true, Luis Suarez. It was headed in -- he hit
:16:04. > :16:25.it really firm and true. The shot is blocked and Phil Dowd
:16:26. > :16:31.says that is that, what an end to an extraordinary Merseyside derby. To
:16:32. > :16:36.get ahead in the scoreline, to get to 3-2, we were so close to the
:16:37. > :16:41.final whistle, it is disappointing to get the final reward that I felt
:16:42. > :16:45.we deserved. It is a difficult team to play at home, one of our rivals
:16:46. > :16:50.and we are disappointed not to have won the game, but we did not deserve
:16:51. > :16:55.to lose the game and we ended up getting a point. You can understand
:16:56. > :16:59.why Liverpool would ask for a red card. I don't think it is a red card
:17:00. > :17:05.incident, he is trying to win the ball but he closes his eyes and
:17:06. > :17:09.looks away. In my eyes, it was probably the right thing to do. I
:17:10. > :17:14.thought Mirallas was lucky to be on the field, it was a poor, poor
:17:15. > :17:17.challenge. I would be interested to know if Luis Suarez had made the
:17:18. > :17:23.challenge what the outcome would have been. Three goals made by
:17:24. > :17:28.Belgian players, but three goals conceded by goalkeeper is not very
:17:29. > :17:35.nice but you have to accept that. It was a great game, he's a great
:17:36. > :17:40.competitor and I love to play against those kinds of players. What
:17:41. > :17:44.a superb game of football, as entertaining as it gets. Without a
:17:45. > :17:49.shadow of a doubt, the best Merseyside derby I have ever seen.
:17:50. > :17:57.It could easily have been 6-6, two good side is not interested at all
:17:58. > :18:00.in defence, it was a great game to watch. A couple of controversial
:18:01. > :18:05.moments, let's get those out of the way. As usual. I have to agree with
:18:06. > :18:13.Brendan Rodgers, Mirallas is very lucky to be on the pitch. From that
:18:14. > :18:19.angle, it is bad, but from this angle, Kevin... Phil Dowd had a very
:18:20. > :18:25.good game but that incident there, I think Mirallas is very lucky. It was
:18:26. > :18:31.a bad challenge. And then the Steven Gerrard challenge on Barra here. --
:18:32. > :18:36.on Barry. He is leading with the elbow but he doesn't make any
:18:37. > :18:41.contact. At the worst, it is a yellow card. Nothing at all in that,
:18:42. > :18:46.Gareth Barry gets up, it is an honest challenge. There were moments
:18:47. > :18:50.in that game when it was extraordinarily open. When it gets
:18:51. > :18:56.to 2-2, you feel both sides will play for a draw but not today. It is
:18:57. > :19:03.amazing. This is 2-2, Liverpool have a corner and we pick up Lukaku
:19:04. > :19:09.there. He runs past seven or eight reds. Suarez goes back but Lukaku
:19:10. > :19:14.keeps going. Suarez says he has had enough, it is for against two, a
:19:15. > :19:20.poor pass and Steven Gerrard, supposed to be in a holding position
:19:21. > :19:24.is wide right and Suarez has gone up field. There are enough bodies back
:19:25. > :19:28.there but when it comes back to him, it is a phenomenal ball into the
:19:29. > :19:36.box. You would have thought Suarez, he would bury this. It is a great
:19:37. > :19:41.cross. And then in the 91st minute, you would think, just play for a
:19:42. > :19:46.point. Great save by Howard. And the last kick of the ball in the 94th
:19:47. > :19:49.minute, there are so many defenders but Everton thread their way
:19:50. > :19:55.through, McCarthy gets it and it could have gone into the back of the
:19:56. > :19:59.net. It is the best 3-3 you will ever see. The goalkeepers conceded
:20:00. > :20:03.six between them but they were outstanding. Howerd was great but
:20:04. > :20:09.Mignolet, who has had a fantastic season so far, was unbelievable.
:20:10. > :20:14.This was the best save of the day. Lukaku clean through, he gets a
:20:15. > :20:19.great hand on that. He had to be inch perfect. This time, he kept on
:20:20. > :20:27.singing with his feet, a great save there. -- saving with his feet. At
:20:28. > :20:30.the near post. A good break by Everton, they are good on the
:20:31. > :20:36.counter attack. Mignolet comes out again, saves with his left foot. And
:20:37. > :20:41.Lukaku, who had been pretty quiet on the day, a good save. But the one
:20:42. > :20:48.coming up, a great first touch by Lukaku, Mignolet is out quick and
:20:49. > :20:53.another fantastic save. It could have been anything. Kevin, you are
:20:54. > :20:58.keeping a close eye on Ross Barkley, whose development continues very
:20:59. > :21:01.well indeed, very promising. There were a few making their derby debut
:21:02. > :21:07.today but Ross Barkley settled so well into the game. He was relaxed
:21:08. > :21:10.on the ball, taking it in tight areas. Picking the ball up on the
:21:11. > :21:15.edge of his own box, beating players. He plays a wonderful ball
:21:16. > :21:20.into Lukaku. He started in this manner and continued through the
:21:21. > :21:23.whole game. The way he manipulates the ball, Roberto Martinez says he
:21:24. > :21:28.is a special player who England should treasure. This is a big year
:21:29. > :21:31.for him and a big year for England in the World Cup and he has to be a
:21:32. > :21:36.player who comes into contention with his performance. Throughout the
:21:37. > :21:40.game, he was picking up the ball and running and beating players. A
:21:41. > :21:44.wonderful touch into Pienaar and to cap it off, takes the ball on the
:21:45. > :21:50.half term and slides a wonderful ball through to Lukaku. You can see
:21:51. > :21:53.that sometimes he has got to learn when to release it and when to run,
:21:54. > :22:00.that is the big thing but that will come. I honestly think he's getting
:22:01. > :22:03.better and better. At the start of the season, I watched him against
:22:04. > :22:07.Chelsea and I thought he was giving it away too much but he has
:22:08. > :22:12.improved, left foot, right foot, strong. It is nice to see an English
:22:13. > :22:16.player take people on. Wonderful game. The next game was first
:22:17. > :22:21.against third in the Premier League. If Doctor Who were to travel back in
:22:22. > :22:29.time to see Southampton's blast away win against Arsenal he would have to
:22:30. > :22:31.set the space and time coordinates to 1987 and Highbury. Even Alan
:22:32. > :22:35.Hansen was still playing. Southampton, though, took a run of
:22:36. > :22:41.eight league games unbeaten to the Emirates.
:22:42. > :22:43.Southampton have taken the lead. Liverpool beaten for the first time
:22:44. > :22:52.this season. They have equalised! Manchester
:22:53. > :23:09.United will be devastated. Adam Leventhal causing real problems
:23:10. > :23:16.-- Adam macro-team. Southampton fans will be walking on air. Watching for
:23:17. > :23:22.us will be John Monson. Mertesacker was one of 15 players on
:23:23. > :23:26.international duty this week and after scoring the winner against
:23:27. > :23:30.England, he takes his place in a side that includes Jack Wilshire and
:23:31. > :23:34.Theo Walcott on the bench after a hernia repair. Adam Lallana showed
:23:35. > :23:39.up well in his first international is and leads a team which includes
:23:40. > :24:03.England colleagues Rodriguez and Rickie Lambert. Hooiveld comes in.
:24:04. > :24:15.Artur borage gets it off the line. Very close for Jack Wilshire and
:24:16. > :24:19.Arsenal. -- Artur Boruc. It is a nice effort. Inside of the post but
:24:20. > :24:35.the right side of the line for Boruc.
:24:36. > :24:46.There is Ramsay. After the post! What a season he is happening. --
:24:47. > :24:54.off the post. He made it all possible with the run from midfield,
:24:55. > :24:57.Aaron Ramsey. That was so delicate. Aaron Ramsey was telling Martin
:24:58. > :24:59.Keown on Football Focus how confident he is feeling these days
:25:00. > :25:14.and that was an example of it. Boruc against Giroud taking a
:25:15. > :25:20.chance. And Giroud is going to score. And the goalkeeper has had
:25:21. > :25:24.another nightmare. Artur Boruc, who a couple of weeks ago was beaten by
:25:25. > :25:28.his opposing goalkeeper at Stoke, has now conceded a goal but
:25:29. > :25:39.Pocchetino could never have seen coming. A real dilly-dally by the
:25:40. > :25:43.Polish goalkeeper. And Olivier Giroud gets his ninth of the season
:25:44. > :25:48.in the 22nd minute. How many times did he have a chance to get this
:25:49. > :25:59.way, Boruc? In the end, it was an early Christmas present for Giroud.
:26:00. > :26:11.There was an earlier foul, the ball had gone when Lallana was impeded.
:26:12. > :26:23.Lallana! Turned over by Szczesny. From the new England international.
:26:24. > :26:30.Bad mistake by Arsenal, saved by the goalkeeper. Incidentally, that goal
:26:31. > :26:31.that Boruc gave away was only the sixth that Southampton have conceded
:26:32. > :26:49.this season. Lambert offside. Rickie Lambert was
:26:50. > :26:58.flagged offside but it was Rodriguez who plays the ball out, then touches
:26:59. > :27:03.the return on. Southampton started with more possession, Arsenal then
:27:04. > :27:09.had a very good spell, so it has been a first half of ebb and flow
:27:10. > :27:17.here at the Emirates. Southampton made, prior to today, their best
:27:18. > :27:21.ever start to a top-flight season. Schneiderlin and Lallana! A chance
:27:22. > :27:25.for Southampton. And after the week he has had, you would not have
:27:26. > :27:27.backed against Lallana in that position. Arsenal left too much
:27:28. > :27:42.space. Well, you couldn't blame Boruc
:27:43. > :27:55.there, it wasn't a very good backpass by Nathaniel Clyne.
:27:56. > :28:06.A good bit of play by Mesut Ozil. The shot finishing up in the arms of
:28:07. > :28:13.Boruc. And here is the return of Theo Walcott, out with and abdominal
:28:14. > :28:17.problem for several weeks, he has had a hernia operation. He will
:28:18. > :28:46.replace Santi Cazorla. Well, he really does give Arsenal an
:28:47. > :28:51.extra edge and an extra option, doesn't he? They may do without him
:28:52. > :28:56.and without Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, those players have been missing. But
:28:57. > :29:13.Walcott here from a difficult angle, not far away.
:29:14. > :29:22.Mertesacker thought he was impeded. Penalty! Penalty to Arsenal and the
:29:23. > :29:29.big German plays a part again. Jose Fonte looks crestfallen. Mertesacker
:29:30. > :29:32.was having his shirt pulled, you would have to say. With Mikel Arteta
:29:33. > :29:49.off the pitch, it falls to Giroud. And he puts it away! Giroud... His
:29:50. > :29:56.second goal of the game said the goalkeeper at the wrong way, and
:29:57. > :29:59.that really ties the game up. -- sent the goalkeeper.
:30:00. > :30:05.Could you believe what you are seeing in the 22nd minute from
:30:06. > :30:09.Boruc? It happens, you know. Players are quick to close you down and
:30:10. > :30:17.maybe he was a bit too confident but Giroud did very well. I don't know
:30:18. > :30:27.why, but I stayed on my feet. I was a bit lucky and I took the ball and
:30:28. > :30:31.scored, it is nice. TRANSLATION: It is not necessary to analyse what
:30:32. > :30:34.happened, we also it is clear what happened. We want to support our
:30:35. > :30:39.keeper, these things can happen and we have to work in the future so it
:30:40. > :30:43.doesn't happen again. You had Theo Walcott back today and Mertesacker.
:30:44. > :30:46.But it is underestimated how you are still top of the league and have
:30:47. > :30:53.coped with all of these injuries and you still have Podolski Alex
:30:54. > :30:58.Oxlade-Chamberlain to come back. Yes, of course. I give quality to
:30:59. > :31:03.the -- credit to the quality of the players who have played and will no
:31:04. > :31:09.comeback. And it will make is even stronger. A little earlier I spoke
:31:10. > :31:12.to Jack Wilshire. The team is going well at the top of the league. Can
:31:13. > :31:16.you take it all the way, is there a confidence there? We know it's only
:31:17. > :31:20.a good start, we have to continue it. We showed great character this
:31:21. > :31:24.season when the games have been touch. Especially after the first
:31:25. > :31:27.game of the season when we were disappointed, we didn't play well,
:31:28. > :31:36.it was at home. People expected us to crumble a bit. We picked
:31:37. > :31:43.ourselves up and we were on a great run from there. It was a shame your
:31:44. > :31:49.shot didn't go in? It. It was the only thing I could do. Aaron's was a
:31:50. > :31:52.different class. It was a great piece of skill. He has done it a
:31:53. > :31:57.number of times this season. Hopefully, he can keep it going. Is
:31:58. > :32:02.the fitness now with the ankle. We hear a lot about your ankles and you
:32:03. > :32:06.need protection. What is the issue, is it something that concerns you? I
:32:07. > :32:10.read in the paper this week I was injured. I don't know where that
:32:11. > :32:13.came from. It's complete nonsense. Someone has obviously made that up.
:32:14. > :32:19.I played half an hour against Germany. I came back, trained all
:32:20. > :32:24.week and played today. I'm all right at the moment. You never know what
:32:25. > :32:29.can happen in any game. It's good to get 90 minutes under my belt. I
:32:30. > :32:35.can't remember when I last did that. England play a different style to
:32:36. > :32:40.this Arsenal side. How difficult is to adapt into that? It is different.
:32:41. > :32:44.Arsenal we like to play through the lines and bring everyone into play.
:32:45. > :32:48.Like Chile did against us. I think we do try and do that as well
:32:49. > :32:52.internationally. It is tough, we don't play together every week. When
:32:53. > :32:55.we come together it's only for a short amount of time. You know, it
:32:56. > :32:59.is difficult. I think we are trying to get that way of playing into our
:33:00. > :33:04.game and hopefully before the World Cup we have a couple more friendlies
:33:05. > :33:08.and can improve on that. It's going well for Arsenal this season. All
:33:09. > :33:17.the best, thank you for talking to us. Thanks, Gary. Cheers. Great
:33:18. > :33:22.place to start the two pieces of skill from Wilshere and Ramsey. Jack
:33:23. > :33:27.looked stronger and fitter today. Good he got 90 minutes in. Arsenal
:33:28. > :33:32.weren't fantastic by their standards. The two bits of skill
:33:33. > :33:39.coming up are sensational. On his weaker side. That is phenomenonal
:33:40. > :33:43.playing. Two British players, isn't it, that have come through various
:33:44. > :33:49.clubs here. There is so much talk there is no talent. This is
:33:50. > :33:53.wonderful technique. He is so unlucky Ramsey, he has had an
:33:54. > :33:58.outstanding season. Has had the season of his life. If that was from
:33:59. > :34:03.a Brazilian or Spaniard you are drooling over it. Brilliant. We will
:34:04. > :34:09.not go over how he can win the title. You have said it 1,000 times.
:34:10. > :34:16.Ask, Kevin. You need luck to win a title you need a goalkeeper - have
:34:17. > :34:23.you ever seen anything quite like the Boruc howler? Goalkeepers all
:34:24. > :34:26.think they can play. When I used to play with Bruce I could tell when he
:34:27. > :34:31.was going to dribble. He would take it on his weaker side to bring it
:34:32. > :34:36.back onto his strong side. Boruc did the same today. He is left-footed.
:34:37. > :34:40.We will see with the first clip we show. He is left-footed and explain
:34:41. > :34:46.it through. The first one, no pressure on the ball what so ever.
:34:47. > :34:50.We see Giroud here. He ain't chasing back to press him. Watch this. He
:34:51. > :34:55.drops the shoulder there. He comes on the right hand side. Takes it on
:34:56. > :34:58.his right. There is nobody there. Drops the shoulder again. Take it is
:34:59. > :35:03.on his left. Terrible. Then you are thinking. He has to play percentages
:35:04. > :35:07.every single time. Lambert, he goes after Szczesny. He gets rid of it
:35:08. > :35:11.quick, as you should do. It comes back to the goalkeeper here. The
:35:12. > :35:15.Giroud this time decides, I will take a chance. I will press him. He
:35:16. > :35:19.goes on his right foot, brings it to his left, goes to his right and
:35:20. > :35:24.brings it back to his left. For goodness sake. He has 10 chances to
:35:25. > :35:33.clear it. Just kick it. But, no, I will be clever. I think I can play.
:35:34. > :35:40.This time? No! No. This time! This time! No, no. I mean... You go to a
:35:41. > :35:46.place like Arsenal, it's a gift. It's crazy. We understand how
:35:47. > :35:51.keepers have to play. Szczesny takes one touch and clears the danger or
:35:52. > :35:57.looks to play. Southampton shouldn't be too disheartened they have had a
:35:58. > :36:02.terrific season. No. These next few games will be the test of their
:36:03. > :36:05.season. Arsenal today they have Chelsea and Manchester City in the
:36:06. > :36:09.next few weeks. They have had a good start to the season. Best start in
:36:10. > :36:16.the top-flight of history. They have a long way to go.
:36:17. > :36:21.Our next game was the day's late kick-off, a London Derby between
:36:22. > :36:24.West Ham and Chelsea. This was the 100th meeting of the clubs in all
:36:25. > :36:27.competitions and it was watched at Upton Park by Jonathan Pearce. West
:36:28. > :36:32.Ham's exciting prospect Morrison has become an internet sensation and is
:36:33. > :36:35.tipped by some to force his way into England's World Cup squad. You have
:36:36. > :36:39.to show the level of consistency that has become the hallmark of
:36:40. > :36:43.Frank Lampard's career. He returns to his old club having scored four
:36:44. > :36:54.goals in the last five seasons against them. Joey O'Brien returns.
:36:55. > :36:59.Ashley Cole is only fit enough for the Chelsea bench.
:37:00. > :37:11.West Ham have four home points from their five games here. Both records
:37:12. > :37:25.need drastic improvement. It's not really away. That was risky
:37:26. > :37:28.by Nolan. He was aiming at his goalkeeper. Was irritated by the
:37:29. > :37:31.fact that Tomkins headed it away and didn't let it go the through to
:37:32. > :37:33.Jaaskelainen, I don't think it would have made it. I think the young
:37:34. > :37:44.defender did the right thing. West Ham defending very deep. Demel!
:37:45. > :37:49.Oh, took a chance. Jaaskelainen has conceded a penalty. Oh, West Ham
:37:50. > :38:00.United have shot themselves in the foot. No card given. What a mistake
:38:01. > :38:09.by Demel am they got away with one. Oscar took the tumble. Anywhere, but
:38:10. > :38:13.there. As he comes out, well his slithering legs made contact on
:38:14. > :38:19.Oscar. I think the referee got it right. Mourinho is asking the fourth
:38:20. > :38:25.official why no card? Lampard against his old team. Scores against
:38:26. > :38:29.them again. That's ended his worst Premier League scoring drought in a
:38:30. > :38:36.decade. Going back to August. His first goal in 11 Premier League
:38:37. > :38:45.games. Chelsea are ahead. Bludgeoned in. No doubt, another successful
:38:46. > :38:57.penalty by Lampard. This time it came from one nil down to win it
:38:58. > :39:03.3-1. Lovely ball. Oscar. Chelsea 2-0 up. Beautifully struck. It was a
:39:04. > :39:07.goal scored with effortless ease. Right from the back, Chelsea were
:39:08. > :39:12.allowed to play out. Collins got sucked into the ball. Hazard spung
:39:13. > :39:17.away from him. Look at the time that Oscar had on it. Ran into space,
:39:18. > :39:23.travelled with the ball, into more space, and finished past
:39:24. > :39:26.Jaaskelainen. There are very few teams that could come back from a
:39:27. > :39:40.2-0 deficit against Chelsea. West Ham making a double change. Joe
:39:41. > :39:58.Cole is being withdrawn. The crowd don't like the fact that Joe Cole
:39:59. > :40:08.has gone off. Diame has come on with Maiga. Good ball in. One-two played
:40:09. > :40:15.back to him. A fine save. It was arcing in the air. It was definitely
:40:16. > :40:21.going in. There are un ees stir I think so amongst the West Ham fans,
:40:22. > :40:28.groans and moans and boos at half-time. Oscar, beautifully done.
:40:29. > :40:34.Collins rescued West Ham. Really beginning to function as a flowing
:40:35. > :40:39.football team. Oscar has had a terrific game. Eto'o denied by the
:40:40. > :40:45.big centre half. Lampard's corner! It was Cahill's header, off the line
:40:46. > :40:51.by Noble. Too strong in there for the defenders, Noble well
:40:52. > :40:57.positioned. People have been quick to criticise Chelsea this season.
:40:58. > :41:03.They highlighted the fortunate escape against West Brom to claw
:41:04. > :41:07.back a point. They have only lost one game in all competitions. Good
:41:08. > :41:14.exchange of passes here by Chelsea. They are on the edge of the box
:41:15. > :41:21.already. Eto'o, further back is Oscar! Would have been a brilliant
:41:22. > :41:27.third. So fluent and create. A poor finish. West Ham United have not yet
:41:28. > :41:36.had a shot on target. They are not winning home games. They won't
:41:37. > :41:44.unless they can create more. Away as far as Downing.
:41:45. > :41:54.Demel is doing well. A side step away from Lampard. Demel's cross.
:41:55. > :42:00.Wide! Maiga had a real chance to bring West Ham back into it, after
:42:01. > :42:07.Demel's hard work. Power, finesse, balance, oh, an appalling finishing
:42:08. > :42:17.at the end of it all. Dear, oh, dear. Here comes Lampard, cruise the
:42:18. > :42:24.Upton Park turf, as he did as a Hamer. Never been greatly welcomed
:42:25. > :42:33.back by the fans in the same way as they always create Joe Cole's
:42:34. > :42:39.return. Good switch of play Byram ram. In towards Hazard, hit it first
:42:40. > :42:44.time. Back to Lampard. He has two, Chelsea have three. They have the
:42:45. > :42:51.three points. The highest scorer in Chelsea history. Again, gets goals
:42:52. > :42:56.at Upton Park, his old club. He hit it so succinctly. Over the years, he
:42:57. > :43:00.has been a genuine Premier League legend. Lamp with his second. It's
:43:01. > :43:09.been a very, very good Chelsea display. West Ham nil, Chelsea
:43:10. > :43:12.three. A Thorpely deserved victory for Chelsea. West Ham looking for a
:43:13. > :43:28.consolation. -- thoroughly. In it goes, saved by Cech. That is
:43:29. > :43:32.the first effort West Ham have had on target in the game, in the third
:43:33. > :43:37.minute of stoppage-time. The last touch of the game is the closest
:43:38. > :43:40.they have come, not close enough. Lampard outstanding with two.
:43:41. > :43:44.Chelsea dominant right from the start. A superb away performance.
:43:45. > :43:50.They won it it deservedly. They won it well. West Ham United nil,
:43:51. > :43:55.Chelsea three. From the first minute they looked very solid, very
:43:56. > :44:00.compact, big stability in our game. I don't have numbers, but for sure
:44:01. > :44:05.we had, especially in the first half, very good, easy, solid ball
:44:06. > :44:12.possession. We were always a threat when we could play behind the
:44:13. > :44:17.pressure. I think in normal conditions we should score the goal
:44:18. > :44:21.before. If you make the mistakes against Chelsea we made together,
:44:22. > :44:25.you can only expect to lose as we lost today. That is the ultimate
:44:26. > :44:30.scenario when you play a team who is as good as Chelsea. We showed we
:44:31. > :44:35.were at the races tonight. Once we went a goal ahead our football was
:44:36. > :44:41.scored. We could have scored a few more goals. We showed the attitude
:44:42. > :44:45.we have to show. We want to win the league this year. It will be tough.
:44:46. > :44:51.If we play with the same desire we did today we have the talent to do
:44:52. > :44:56.so. Two big est games we faced since we have been back at the Premier
:44:57. > :45:02.League. We have to have the nerve and bottle to make sure we win both
:45:03. > :45:08.upcoming matches, if not win one and draw one. That bore resemblance to
:45:09. > :45:12.the sort of performances we saw consistently under Mourinho on his
:45:13. > :45:16.previous spell at Chelsea, more like it? Right from the first whistle
:45:17. > :45:21.they were right at it. The key to the win today was the three
:45:22. > :45:26.midfielders. There was Lampard, Hazard and Oscar. Oscar was
:45:27. > :45:33.outstanding throughout this game. We see Oscar circled. He puts a really
:45:34. > :45:37.good ball into Lampard. Finds the target, couldn't get the power to
:45:38. > :45:41.beat Jaaskelainen. A wonderful ball played in by Hazard. Lampard making
:45:42. > :45:46.the box with that run. We see the three of them, lovely ball played
:45:47. > :45:50.into Hazard from Lampard, straight into Oscar. A wonderful finish from
:45:51. > :45:58.Oscar. This was throughout the game. This was a break, end to end stuff
:45:59. > :46:06.here from Chelsea. The ball to Hazard. All heavily involved,
:46:07. > :46:11.Ramires, into Eto'o, Azpilicueta was a good overlap. Pulled back, who is
:46:12. > :46:16.arriving, Oscar. His 109th game since the Olympics for Oscar. He
:46:17. > :46:20.showed no signs of tiring. Incredible energy from him today. We
:46:21. > :46:25.see here, the ball played out wide. Two of them, Oscar and Hazard making
:46:26. > :46:29.the box. Hazard on the end of it. Falls out to Lampard. Brilliant
:46:30. > :46:35.finish. Again, just to cap it all off, Lampard, 35 years old, 95th
:46:36. > :46:42.minute of the game, gives the ball away, but he tracks back, he wins
:46:43. > :46:46.the ball back with a wonderful challenge. Outstanding performance
:46:47. > :46:51.by those three. West Ham, least said the better. Can't score goals. Only
:46:52. > :46:54.two teams scored less goals than them. They have cracking games
:46:55. > :47:02.coming up they have to get points at. Certainly have.
:47:03. > :47:08.This week's Match of the Day 2 sees both Manchester clubs in action with
:47:09. > :47:14.United travelling to Cardiff and City entertaining Tottenham.
:47:15. > :47:26.At home, they are lethal. Spurs are in front. It is the
:47:27. > :47:33.Bluebirds in front. Van Persie! And Everton lead.
:47:34. > :47:43.Before that, Peter Schmeichel will be among Mark Chapman's guests on
:47:44. > :47:47.Match of the Day 2 extra. One month after parting company with
:47:48. > :47:49.a 50-something balding manager with the distinctive accent who started
:47:50. > :47:54.his playing career at Bristol Rovers, Crystal Palace and appointed
:47:55. > :47:59.a 50-something balding manager with a distinctive accent who started his
:48:00. > :48:05.career at Bristol Rovers. Tony Phyllis was in the stands watching
:48:06. > :48:08.his new team attempt to win their first game for three months. -- Tony
:48:09. > :48:18.Pulis. It was not going to be easy. Tony Pulis finally put pen to paper
:48:19. > :48:32.on a two and a half year deal this lunchtime but it is just a watch for
:48:33. > :48:35.the Palace boss today. The Scottish International has only conceded once
:48:36. > :48:39.in four games since signing in the summer. The white gale replaces
:48:40. > :48:49.Jurong Thomas for Palace. -- and white gale. He is their top scorer.
:48:50. > :49:14.Their last goal came nearly six hours ago.
:49:15. > :49:21.Bolasie didn't see him. Wasteful with the opportunity. Palace playing
:49:22. > :49:29.neat football. Bolasie, with his head down. He had one thought on his
:49:30. > :49:33.mind. Maybe the centre would have been the better option. Most of Hull
:49:34. > :49:51.City's games this season have been tight affairs. 31-1 victories.
:49:52. > :50:02.Boyd's shot. Brodie, able to claim it easily. One of the most difficult
:50:03. > :50:08.things he has had to do so for. That sums up the poor of a that we have
:50:09. > :50:14.been served so far. -- pure fear. In 21 years of management, Tony
:50:15. > :50:19.Peerless has never been relegated. But he will have a job on his hands
:50:20. > :50:37.keeping Palace in the premier league. -- Tony Pulis. Sagbo! A real
:50:38. > :50:43.chance. Great save by Spero me. -- is Speroni. Sagbo is denied by
:50:44. > :50:49.Speroni. Excitement of both ends. Boyd does ever so well to get away
:50:50. > :50:52.from two tenacious midfielders. And Sagbo could not quite get the ball
:50:53. > :51:00.from underneath his feet. By the time he had done, Speroni was there.
:51:01. > :51:01.And at the other end, Bolasie keeping out Dwight Gayle. Good work
:51:02. > :51:20.by Elmohamady. A real chance for Bolasie. How long
:51:21. > :51:23.does he want? ! Eventually, the chance is gone. And Bolasie has
:51:24. > :51:29.followed through with his challenge. Livermore is down on his
:51:30. > :51:32.backside. The very least Palace should have done was get a shot on
:51:33. > :51:39.target but instead, Yannick Bolasie is sent off. Did he slipped here as
:51:40. > :51:47.he went in to make the challenge? It is a soft red. On the letter of the
:51:48. > :51:51.law, maybe if it is one that brings a red card. It is a nasty one and it
:51:52. > :52:03.could have caused Livermore serious damage.
:52:04. > :52:06.Will the referee's red card steer them towards another home victory
:52:07. > :52:22.today? Brilliant from to roam! A real
:52:23. > :52:31.chance at a goal! Barry Bannan! Crystal Palace take the lead. Ten
:52:32. > :52:36.minutes after being reduced to ten men. Barry Bannan's first goal for
:52:37. > :52:46.two years. Fabulous work by Cameron to Rome. -- Jerome. Twisting and
:52:47. > :52:55.turning, the vision to pick out Barry Bannan. And Crystal Palace are
:52:56. > :53:01.in front. On their way to their first win since the end of must
:53:02. > :53:06.delete words -- since the end of August.
:53:07. > :53:17.It will be a corner. So important that Palestine on to the extra two
:53:18. > :53:25.points. Spur Ronnie cannot get to it. Years of the line. -- Speroni.
:53:26. > :53:33.Back against the post. Heroic defending by Palace. They got some
:53:34. > :53:37.luck. Rosenior hitting the post. That would have been his first goal
:53:38. > :53:43.for four years. But Palace do enough to come away with three mass points.
:53:44. > :53:47.I'm delighted with the players because of their effort and
:53:48. > :53:56.commitment. They showed great spirit and a little bit of quality when
:53:57. > :54:00.they needed to. We did not do enough to score or create a goal. At this
:54:01. > :54:05.level, you have to create something. We know it is difficult but today,
:54:06. > :54:10.it was not our day. You have a new manager now, Tony Pulis. Did he have
:54:11. > :54:14.a word with the players? He did not come in. He let Keith do the job. He
:54:15. > :54:22.has worked with us all week so think the new gaffer, I'm sure we will
:54:23. > :54:26.speak to him on Monday. We have a great shot of him responding to the
:54:27. > :54:30.last-minute drama. He was heading them off the line himself, him and
:54:31. > :54:34.the chairman. I'd got the message to go three at the back during the last
:54:35. > :54:40.couple of minutes. My thought he might have run down himself. A good
:54:41. > :54:45.win for him. Massively important result for Crystal Palace. A fillip
:54:46. > :54:48.for Tony Pulis before he takes over. Keith Millen will take full credit
:54:49. > :54:55.for the result. The clean sheet in the last few games, it was very much
:54:56. > :55:02.a Tony Pulis like performance. Crystal Palace defended very deep,
:55:03. > :55:10.allowing hulk of possession. -- allowing hulk position. They took a
:55:11. > :55:13.goal well and I'd think it was always going to be one go either
:55:14. > :55:15.way. Was a substitution that may have been the moment.
:55:16. > :55:19.way. Was a substitution that may have been Early on, Chamakh was
:55:20. > :55:24.playing up front on his own. Paul McShane was dominating. It was a
:55:25. > :55:31.great challenge. The was a clash of heads, with Paul McShane going in
:55:32. > :55:36.against him. And Chamakh went off. Cameron Jerome came on, and of
:55:37. > :55:40.course Tony Pulis will know him only too well. There has been some
:55:41. > :55:46.history between the two. He made a real difference. He was physical, he
:55:47. > :55:49.was a powerful target man. And he brought other players into the game.
:55:50. > :55:54.This incident, he made his own chance. It was great power, and it
:55:55. > :55:59.led to the goal. It was a good ball played into him. And he beat Figaro.
:56:00. > :56:08.He pulled it back to Barry Bannan. It was a smash and grab. Excellent
:56:09. > :56:12.win, nonetheless. It is a massive job, he has got, Tony Pulis, to turn
:56:13. > :56:18.this around. But that is the thing. He has come in today, and they are
:56:19. > :56:22.in so much trouble right now. People are questioning Tony Pulis for
:56:23. > :56:25.taking the job, but he must see something in the squad that he can
:56:26. > :56:31.work with, to get them out of trouble. It is a wonderful start for
:56:32. > :56:35.them. Watching them so for, they do not like -- they do not look like
:56:36. > :56:39.they have enough quality to get in that position. Newcastle United took
:56:40. > :56:44.on Norwich City. The last time the Canaries were at St James's Park was
:56:45. > :56:50.in 1988. Even Alan Hansen was still playing. Guy Mowbray was the
:56:51. > :56:53.commentator. He was unbeatable at Spurs a
:56:54. > :56:57.fortnight ago with a Premier League high of 14 saves. No wonder that Tim
:56:58. > :57:01.Krul described the game as the highlight of his career. One of
:57:02. > :57:09.Norwich's leading lights has been Leroy Fer, a scorer against West Ham
:57:10. > :57:11.last game. He sets -- he sits opposite Tim Krul next summer in
:57:12. > :57:34.Orange. And it's in the net! What a soft
:57:35. > :57:40.goal for Norwich City to concede. What an easy goal for Loic Remy to
:57:41. > :57:45.score. Norwich were hit for seven by Manchester City in their last away
:57:46. > :57:51.game. And it looks as though no lessons have been learned. That is
:57:52. > :57:53.as easy as it gets. The run from Gouffran took the defenders away.
:57:54. > :57:59.The other defenders were just standing there. Chris Hughton comes
:58:00. > :58:05.across as such it placid character, unruffled most of the time. He is
:58:06. > :58:06.livid. His team has lost their last three away games, conceding 15
:58:07. > :58:20.goals. Well controlled by Redmond, but the
:58:21. > :58:23.shot was not. Newcastle, caught out by a simple ball down the middle,
:58:24. > :58:32.onside. Nathan Redmond, he was quick. He put his foot through it
:58:33. > :58:39.with too much power. His 50th Premier League game as Norwich City
:58:40. > :58:49.manager. So far, he has won 13 and drawn 30, and lost 20. Tiote court
:58:50. > :58:57.Redmond, using his arm to protect himself as much as anything. --
:58:58. > :59:02.caught. Tim Krul had to react. Leroy Fer goes in and it is cleared. But
:59:03. > :59:11.with some difficulty by Newcastle United. He almost created a chance
:59:12. > :59:13.for Norwich, Redmond. Since Newcastle took the lead, the best
:59:14. > :59:27.chances have fallen to the visitors. Williams has found Loic Remy.
:59:28. > :59:33.Crossing like a winger. And Loic Remy finished like a defender. He is
:59:34. > :59:40.a full-back... He was accidentally caught. The thing with Loic Remy, in
:59:41. > :59:49.January he turned down Newcastle to move to QPR.
:59:50. > :00:00.Canon Sissoko finish? Not this time. He has not for a long time.
:00:01. > :00:11.Ameobi, cutting across the ball. It is still 1-0 to Newcastle.
:00:12. > :00:19.Agonisingly wide. Newcastle in a mess.
:00:20. > :00:27.There is only one way he can score. Tim Krul was beaten.
:00:28. > :00:39.Signs that Norwich are far from beaten.
:00:40. > :00:51.Ameobi is having a great game. That is a clever ball.
:00:52. > :01:04.Ameobi attacks it! But he could not hold it. And Gouffran is there to
:01:05. > :01:08.score. That was great to watch how it all developed. It started with
:01:09. > :01:15.the spin from Shola Ameobi, then from Loic Remy. But there is still
:01:16. > :01:19.an awful lot to happen. Look at Ameobi as he gets into the box, he
:01:20. > :01:24.tells Gouffran to stand first. It is a good header, John Ruddy should
:01:25. > :01:34.have done better but Gouffran was in the right place. That is what Ameobi
:01:35. > :01:39.has done all game, every ball in the air, he has attacked it and won it.
:01:40. > :01:41.Chris Hughton, his priority now is to make sure it doesn't become 3-0
:01:42. > :01:54.and game over. Newcastle looking for three and
:01:55. > :01:58.Ameobi is kept out by John Ruddy. If anybody on the field deserves to
:01:59. > :02:13.score the next goal, it is Shola Ameobi.
:02:14. > :02:22.It was definitely on to have a go at goal. In between the two beautifully
:02:23. > :02:26.and he sliced it. Conversations between two men who have both been
:02:27. > :02:27.in charge of Newcastle United. Colin Calderwood had a spell as caretaker
:02:28. > :02:45.for a time. Climbed higher, but not quite high
:02:46. > :02:54.enough. He had to jump early to attack this ball.
:02:55. > :03:02.If the scoreline stays the same, Norwich 's next game at home is a
:03:03. > :03:05.must win game. The cheers are getting louder from the Norwich
:03:06. > :03:09.fans, with another corner going to them.
:03:10. > :03:17.Headed towards goal and into the goal. Norwich might be back in
:03:18. > :03:22.this. A thumping effort from Leroy Fer, perfectly directed. There is
:03:23. > :03:26.still hope for them in this game and a corner finally tells for the
:03:27. > :03:33.Canaries. Superb stuff from the Dutch man, to score with a header
:03:34. > :03:35.from there when you are up against the defender of Coloccini 's stature
:03:36. > :03:58.takes some doing. Cisse is offside. It doesn't matter
:03:59. > :04:04.that he finishes. How close was it? Very, very close. He was onside.
:04:05. > :04:08.What a chance to wrap it up. Norwich had a really good second
:04:09. > :04:14.half, but I felt we were in control of the game, really. We had chances
:04:15. > :04:18.second half to seal the game, and took too long on the passes, didn't
:04:19. > :04:22.make the right decisions, but it is the third win on the trot for us and
:04:23. > :04:28.a big win, because this was important as the Chelsea or Spurs
:04:29. > :04:32.game, make no mistake. Players have responsibilities, staying close to
:04:33. > :04:38.your man, particularly that early in the game. It gives Newcastle the
:04:39. > :04:42.lift that they want at home, and it allows them to have a bit of
:04:43. > :04:46.ascendancy from that moment. So, yes, disappointed with the goals
:04:47. > :04:50.that we conceded in the first half period. We had to do something about
:04:51. > :04:54.it second-half and we did, but in the end, not enough. Not quite
:04:55. > :05:00.enough and Newcastle march up the table. It is a strange game,
:05:01. > :05:03.Newcastle were under pressure and three straight wins, they are
:05:04. > :05:07.cruising. Norwich were struggling away from home, the last defeat by
:05:08. > :05:13.Wayne was a humiliation at Manchester City and the big thing
:05:14. > :05:18.here is they do not want to lose a goal early -- the last defeat away
:05:19. > :05:22.from home was a humiliation. But they conceded early. Johnson wasn't
:05:23. > :05:29.close enough to Loic Remy who is in brilliant form. He loses his man,
:05:30. > :05:34.Johnson is in no man's land, Loic Remy is in and two minutes into the
:05:35. > :05:38.match, you are one down. And here, Ameobi with a header, John Ruddy
:05:39. > :05:41.spills it and there is very little chance of getting back after
:05:42. > :05:44.individual mistakes. And if you don't eradicate them and start
:05:45. > :05:53.picking up points away from home, you will be in massive trouble. Loic
:05:54. > :05:56.Remy has made a difference. Massive. No defenders reacted there and
:05:57. > :06:00.Gouffran reacted and that was game over. Two more games to go but
:06:01. > :06:06.first, let's hear what is on offer on the Football League Show. Thank
:06:07. > :06:11.you, Gary. A fair few talking points on the show tonight. The featured
:06:12. > :06:16.match is between two promotion chasers, Nottingham Forest and
:06:17. > :06:21.Burnley, and highlights of Wigan against Brighton, and as Movember is
:06:22. > :06:28.reaching its climax, Clem has been dented the Den has a number of
:06:29. > :06:34.Millwall players try to raise money. So join us after the Match of the
:06:35. > :06:37.Day or we will be on the BBC iPlayer all week. There is live Rugby union
:06:38. > :06:44.on Sunday afternoon when the all Blacks take on Ireland in Dublin.
:06:45. > :06:47.Now, after their victory over Manchester City, Sunderland were
:06:48. > :06:50.hoping to build on that fine performance against Stoke side
:06:51. > :06:57.looking for their first league win in nine games.
:06:58. > :07:00.Charlie Adam's controversial injury time penalty rescued a point of the
:07:01. > :07:04.Stoke at Swansea last time out, extending their run without a win to
:07:05. > :07:09.eight matches. He starts today for his 100th Premier League appearance.
:07:10. > :07:13.Glenn Whelan is also back. Sunderland kept their first clean
:07:14. > :07:16.sheet in the morale boosting win over Manchester City, helped by the
:07:17. > :07:21.timely return of Wes Brown, who starts a Premier League match for
:07:22. > :07:22.just the second time in 20 on Munster in an unchanged Sunderland
:07:23. > :07:39.line-up. -- in 21 months. Full marks to Begovic but Steven
:07:40. > :07:42.Fletcher knows that was a golden chance. Beautifully found by
:07:43. > :07:48.Johnson. Played onside by Ryan Shawcross. Begovic stood up as long
:07:49. > :08:05.as possible and got the all-important touch.
:08:06. > :08:14.It was almost a calamity for Stoke, cleared in the end by Shawcross. It
:08:15. > :08:20.is a good job Ryan Shawcross was in the correct position to get that
:08:21. > :08:26.clear. He did say when he took the job that the change in style would
:08:27. > :08:28.be revolution rather than revolution. The changing fortunes
:08:29. > :08:42.certainly won't happen overnight. Support from Charlie Adam!
:08:43. > :08:48.Breakthrough for Stoke inside half an hour. Mark Hughes's team in
:08:49. > :08:53.front, his sixth goal for the club, just the 11th Stoke outscored all
:08:54. > :08:58.season. Fantastically timed run by N'Zonzi, who kept his composure,
:08:59. > :09:04.looked up and what a cool finish by Charlie Adam. He calmly stroked it
:09:05. > :09:06.into the bottom corner. Both teams have had half chances but it is
:09:07. > :09:28.Stoke city who go in front. A little more encouraging from
:09:29. > :09:35.Sunderland point of view. Wes went flying in there. Charlie Adam is
:09:36. > :09:41.down. Now, Stoke are unhappy with the challenge. It is a red card for
:09:42. > :09:49.Wes Brown. Gus Poyet cannot believe it. And Wes Brown on just his second
:09:50. > :09:54.Premier League start in 21 months has it ended by Kevin Friend, who
:09:55. > :09:58.sends him off. Look at the emotion from the Sunderland manager, he
:09:59. > :10:04.cannot believe the referee's decision. It is the first red card
:10:05. > :10:07.this referee has shown all season. He gets the ball first and then
:10:08. > :10:14.catches Charlie Adam on the follow-through. Brown. Ball first.
:10:15. > :10:24.The interpretation of Kevin friend will be interesting -- Kevin friend.
:10:25. > :10:26.Wes Brown clearly won the ball and you have to say that Sunderland and
:10:27. > :10:32.Gus Poyet's frustration is understandable.
:10:33. > :10:45.Stoke will feel some anxiety and nerves at only 1-0.
:10:46. > :10:51.A decent strike from Adam Johnson, a man who has only scored once in his
:10:52. > :10:57.last 27 Premier League matches. He is due a goal. He has calmed down a
:10:58. > :10:59.touch, at least the coat is back on, that came off in all of the
:11:00. > :11:12.furore. Begovic had to improvise. He didn't
:11:13. > :11:17.catch Fletcher, according to the referee. The Sunderland striker is
:11:18. > :11:27.still grounded. Sunderland and Gus Poyet are furious. Begovic out, and
:11:28. > :11:31.he got the ball first. Kevin Friend got that one right.
:11:32. > :11:39.Mark Hughes looking to close this one out and reach his 100th victory
:11:40. > :11:41.as a Premier League manager. The first Welshman ever to do that if he
:11:42. > :11:54.can get the three points today. Just a fraction away, John Walters,
:11:55. > :11:58.from making it 2-0. Any kind of contact and surely Stoke would have
:11:59. > :12:04.doubled their advantage. Fabulous delivery from Charlie Adam.
:12:05. > :12:08.Sunderland have been beaten in ten of their last 12 away games in the
:12:09. > :12:26.Premier League. N'Zonzi has made the run. Here he
:12:27. > :12:29.is! 2-0, Stoke. Stephen N'Zonzi -- Steven Nzonzi settles the nerves
:12:30. > :12:41.around the Britannia Stadium, it has been a long time coming, but they
:12:42. > :12:45.finally get the second. Crouch was the provider, saw the gap,
:12:46. > :12:50.beautifully weighted pass and a very calm and clinical finish from
:12:51. > :12:55.N'Zonzi. Put on a plate for him by Peter Crouch and dispatched much to
:12:56. > :13:02.the relief of the majority of this stadium. Stoke might be able to add
:13:03. > :13:18.one more. And it should have been 3-0. Again,
:13:19. > :13:26.Crouch the provider and he should have hit the target at least.
:13:27. > :13:38.Two footed tackle? No. Not in control of his body? No. Contact?
:13:39. > :13:43.No. The referee took four seconds, the linesman hasn't put his flag up,
:13:44. > :13:47.the fourth official hasn't talked. Please explain it. At the time, I
:13:48. > :13:52.thought it was reckless and his foot was high and he did catch Charlie,
:13:53. > :13:56.in fairness, so you have to be careful in those circumstances but
:13:57. > :13:59.obviously, it is one of those that is the interpretation and if you are
:14:00. > :14:03.reckless and out of control, there is a danger you might get sent off
:14:04. > :14:07.in this day and age. He caught me, but I spoke to the referee and he
:14:08. > :14:11.said it was the force after the tackle. That is why he got sent off.
:14:12. > :14:14.I would never try and get him sent off and at the time, I didn't think
:14:15. > :14:24.it was a red card but sometimes in the game, that happens. From every
:14:25. > :14:29.angle, it was a decision that was... I don't know. I would like, for the
:14:30. > :14:34.first time, last week, somebody apologised, to Steve Clarke. So
:14:35. > :14:40.either we will have an apology for the first time or you don't make me
:14:41. > :14:45.appeal and you just take the red card away and we move forward. We
:14:46. > :14:48.have a mistake from the referee, players accept mistakes, everybody
:14:49. > :14:53.accepts the mistake and we move forward. He has calmed down a
:14:54. > :14:57.fraction. We better have a look at it, because... Speaking I totally
:14:58. > :15:03.agree with Gus Poyet, I can't see where it is a sending-off. It is not
:15:04. > :15:06.high, it is not late, it is not over the top. There is a degree of
:15:07. > :15:13.aggression in the follow-through, but what is the criteria? I think it
:15:14. > :15:20.is an absolute joke. He gets 100% of the ball. Kevin friend takes his
:15:21. > :15:24.time, wait three or four seconds before he gives him the red card,
:15:25. > :15:28.Charlie Adam is jumping away from the challenge, so I cannot
:15:29. > :15:33.understand that and Gus Poyet was rightly infuriated. The code comes
:15:34. > :15:37.off. If you are sliding in, you have to slide with a degree of aggression
:15:38. > :15:41.and I suppose that is why he has been sent off but there is no
:15:42. > :15:48.contact. He gets all of the ball, it is a really good tackle and it is a
:15:49. > :15:51.well timed tackle. It slowed down Sunderland's momentum. Stoke were
:15:52. > :15:57.leaving anyway so we will never know whether it affected the result. The
:15:58. > :16:00.final game is Fulham against Swansea and the last time Fulham when this
:16:01. > :16:02.picture at home was in 1997 and Alan Hansen had long since retired. --
:16:03. > :16:25.this fixture. Our next match is Fulham taking on
:16:26. > :16:53.Swansea City. The big decision for Andre Marriner
:16:54. > :16:56.who gave that late penalty to Chelsea in the last round of Premier
:16:57. > :17:03.League games here, running into the box. The referee I think has got
:17:04. > :17:10.that one right. Michael Laudrup is having to balance the domestic and
:17:11. > :17:23.European footballing diary this season.
:17:24. > :17:31.Looks for Darren Bent. Tremendous ball. Oh, it was a good chance.
:17:32. > :17:35.Lovely flighty pass from Scott Parker. Darren Bent got on the end
:17:36. > :17:42.of it, but he couldn't quite squeeze it into the bottom corner of the
:17:43. > :17:45.net. There is Rene Meulensteen who was highly thought of by the players
:17:46. > :17:50.during his time at Manchester United. Making an impact quickly at
:17:51. > :17:58.Fulham as well on the training field. The header falls to Darren
:17:59. > :18:02.Bent. Oh, he smacks the post. Fulham so close to taking the lead. My
:18:03. > :18:15.goodness me, Darren Bent really caught this one. He waited for it to
:18:16. > :18:21.drop. The ball ricochetting away. Martin Jol coming under increase
:18:22. > :18:28.pressure. It will be his neck on the line if his results don't improve in
:18:29. > :18:34.the next few matches. Dyer with a chance. Good save by Stekelenburg.
:18:35. > :18:41.Maarten Stekelenburg was solid when required. As Swansea broke, Dyer
:18:42. > :18:46.with a clear shooting chance. The right leg of the Dutch goalkeeper
:18:47. > :18:49.saving the day. Swansea sensing they might be able to get something here
:18:50. > :19:16.in this phase of the game. Oz foul. It's an awkward one. It's
:19:17. > :19:28.gone in! Such a difficult ball to deal with.
:19:29. > :19:37.It skids across the penalty box. It hits Aaron Hughes. They are
:19:38. > :19:45.celebrating with Wilfried Bony. It's not his goal. Unfortunately for
:19:46. > :19:46.Aaron Hughes and Fulham, it's an own-goal that puts them behind at
:19:47. > :19:58.home. De-Guzman disowe cressed. Darren
:19:59. > :20:07.Bent is up there as well. It's Darren Bent. He tries to find
:20:08. > :20:14.Berbatov. Suddenly it was Fulham swarming forward. Parker finding a
:20:15. > :20:19.way through. Encouragement for the home fans as they try something
:20:20. > :20:24.different from the corner. Parker. Oh, he scored. Superb strike from
:20:25. > :20:31.Scott Parker. Its his first goal for Fulham. What a time to get it.
:20:32. > :20:37.Bringing them right back into the game now. They have the best part of
:20:38. > :20:39.half an hour still to go. It's game on, once again, as Fulham draw
:20:40. > :20:52.level. Swansea, with a defender on the
:20:53. > :20:58.post, he still couldn't get there. Parker leads from the front for
:20:59. > :21:03.Fulham. There's quite a buzz around the Cottage here, following that
:21:04. > :21:07.goal from Scott Parker. He looks a little bit happier now, doesn't he,
:21:08. > :21:12.Martin Jol, as he tries to keep out the cold of this chill afternoon.
:21:13. > :21:17.Swansea trying to respond quickly having conceded the equaliser. He
:21:18. > :21:28.has found Bony. Good save by Stekelenburg. Well, the back flip
:21:29. > :21:31.from Lemar found Bony. A full length save from Maarten Stekelenburg. One
:21:32. > :21:34.goal a piece in the second-half. It's Swansea, in terms of the
:21:35. > :21:44.attacking play, who have been creating far more since the break.
:21:45. > :21:54.Jonjo Shelvey, Shelvey! It's a blockbuster. Swansea lead, for the
:21:55. > :21:59.second time today. Jonjo Shelvey's second goal of the season. What a
:22:00. > :22:06.belter it is as well. He digs it out rising drive, high into the net.
:22:07. > :22:10.Past the dive of Maarten Stekelenburg. Swansea now have every
:22:11. > :22:14.chance of claiming their third away win of the season. It's back to the
:22:15. > :22:20.drawing board for the Dutch duo and Fulham. How does it leave you
:22:21. > :22:26.feeling after an afternoon like that? Terrible. I think the first
:22:27. > :22:30.half I think Bent could have scored a hat-trick. We should have been up,
:22:31. > :22:35.we didn't. We wanted to surprise them. If it won't come off, it could
:22:36. > :22:39.turn against you. With the own-goal we scored we didn't react quick
:22:40. > :22:44.enough. So important for us to get a result today. We got it. We got a
:22:45. > :22:47.very good result am we won the game. I think a part of that we played
:22:48. > :22:52.very well, especially in the second-half, even in the last 15 to
:22:53. > :22:57.20 minutes of the first half. I think it was well-deserved. Has
:22:58. > :23:01.Rene's arrival given you more time to turn it around? A bit more time,
:23:02. > :23:06.I don't know. It's always, if you are in the bottom Fife or six, even
:23:07. > :23:14.in the bottom half you always get pressure. Any manager in any team.
:23:15. > :23:20.-- five. They are struggling, can't score? Two big London Derbies, it's
:23:21. > :23:25.important to get something out of that West Ham and Tottenham games
:23:26. > :23:30.coming up. He is under serious pressure. It's up to Rene
:23:31. > :23:36.Meulensteen to try and help him out. Swansea are a solid side? Played
:23:37. > :23:40.really well as Michael Laudrup said. They were under pressure, they found
:23:41. > :23:45.it hard being in Europe, brilliant win. Big win for Swansea.
:23:46. > :24:00.Absolutely. Certainly was. We are about out of time. Let's look at the
:24:01. > :24:02.table: : League leaders Arsenal extend their advantage to four
:24:03. > :24:04.points, with Chelsea moving alongside second-placed Liverpool.
:24:05. > :24:07.Tottenham and the two Manchester clubs all have the opportunity to
:24:08. > :24:11.claim fourth spot on Sunday. Sunderland return to the foot of the
:24:12. > :24:14.table as a consequence of their defeat and a first win since August
:24:15. > :24:22.for Crystal Palace. Fulham complete the bottom three, while Stoke climb
:24:23. > :24:31.three places to 14th. Now a look at the back pages: The Sunday Telegraph
:24:32. > :24:38.centre on Brendan Rodgers anger with Mirallas's challenge on Suarez.
:24:39. > :24:44.Wayne Rooney rejects the claim by Sir Alex Fergusson that he was unfit
:24:45. > :24:57.last season saying that statistic prove yore wise. -- otherwise.
:24:58. > :25:04.A day of red shirts, red cards and faces. . Goodbye.