:00:58. > :01:03.MUSIC COMMENTATOR:
:01:04. > :01:08.It is a red card. Look at the emotion from the
:01:09. > :01:23.Sunderland manager. But it's very high. Lukaku scores! And Liverpool,
:01:24. > :01:30.with 90 seconds to go. Cardiff City level and it is Kim Bo-Kyung. Hello
:01:31. > :01:32.there. We have all just about recovered from last weekend's
:01:33. > :01:36.exceptional Premier League fare and we have six more games what you want
:01:37. > :01:38.this week was Mac Match Of The Day, packed full of stories, good goals
:01:39. > :02:09.and fine football. Not quite royalty but footballing
:02:10. > :02:12.aristocracy in the studio. They are both probably quite relieved Spurs
:02:13. > :02:17.are not planning until Sunday. Danny Murphy making his Match Of The Day
:02:18. > :02:20.debut, Les Ferdinand. We start with table topping Arsenal in a league
:02:21. > :02:25.fixture that has not taken place since 1962. The Gunners faced a
:02:26. > :02:28.tricky trip to Cardiff City Stadium, a venue where Manchester
:02:29. > :02:32.City lost earlier in the season and when Manchester United were helped
:02:33. > :02:36.just six days ago. A win would take the Gunners seven points clear at
:02:37. > :02:41.the top. Jonathan Pearce was in the Welsh capital.
:02:42. > :02:53.Cardiff City should be proud of him says the manager of Aaron Ramsey, he
:02:54. > :02:58.was the youngest player at 16 years and 124 days. Building 2009, he was
:02:59. > :03:02.struggling and ruled off. Now more mature he returns as arguably the
:03:03. > :03:05.Premier League's Player of the Season so far. Cardiff's fans will
:03:06. > :03:09.try to stoke up a hostile atmosphere, just as they did taking
:03:10. > :03:16.four points of the Manchester clubs. Last week's Kim Bo-Kyung put
:03:17. > :03:20.replacing Peter Odemwingie and their only change. Arsenal, in their first
:03:21. > :03:26.league visit to Cardiff in 52 years, make three changes from their
:03:27. > :03:34.midweek win over Marseille. Gibbs, Arteta and Cazorla return.
:03:35. > :03:57.They are side that dominates the ball in most games they play.
:03:58. > :04:09.He goes for another early goal and was so unlucky not to get it. Cowie
:04:10. > :04:14.charged down. It is a throw to Cardiff. It could have been, it
:04:15. > :04:18.should have been, it was so nearly a goal for Arsenal. Wilshere had so
:04:19. > :04:24.splendidly again. Drifted into space, got the shot away ending legs
:04:25. > :04:24.-- bending deliciously. A great technique, the goalkeeper well
:04:25. > :04:43.beaten. Wilshere so unfortunate. It was met by the dangerous
:04:44. > :04:47.Campbell. A great attack by Cardiff. This is a team that can threaten the
:04:48. > :04:51.very best on this ground and he knows, Campbell, he is back in the
:04:52. > :04:57.reckoning for an England call-up. Played just 11 minutes for his
:04:58. > :04:57.country in February 2012 against Holland, scored against Manchester
:04:58. > :05:15.United last week. The flag has stayed down and he is
:05:16. > :05:18.on side. He doesn't realise it. Djourou did not give a shout out
:05:19. > :05:24.because he thought he was offside, the flag stayed down. Wash Giroud.
:05:25. > :05:28.This is astonishing. As the ball is played there, he is on side but
:05:29. > :05:32.watch from the second touch, he is offside by what, three yards? But
:05:33. > :05:38.the flag stays down. He then realises, oh, goodness me, I am on
:05:39. > :05:44.side and look, the exasperation from one or two team-mates. See if we can
:05:45. > :05:48.see once again. A lovely ball by Wilshere, once again. Did Ozil touch
:05:49. > :05:54.it? It is difficult to tell from there. From this angle it looks as
:05:55. > :06:02.if he did get a touch because the ball beard. That is a big clue. The
:06:03. > :06:05.ball veered. Another big crowd in this ground. They have broken the
:06:06. > :06:16.attendance record four times here this season. Gives may think that
:06:17. > :06:21.Wales are playing Australia down the road. A great goal! He scored the
:06:22. > :06:28.goal that put Arsenal ahead, Aaron Ramsey, it had to be! No
:06:29. > :06:34.celebration. The Cardiff fans, let me tell you, are giving him a
:06:35. > :06:39.standing ovation. Jubilant Arsenal fans, you would expect, but Cardiff
:06:40. > :06:41.fans are applauding Aaron Ramsey, who got into the gap and finished
:06:42. > :06:57.brilliantly. He was respectful to his former
:06:58. > :07:01.club, the club that gave him his chance. Cardiff City, to a man,
:07:02. > :07:07.respond to do the same way that his Arsenal manager did. That is a
:07:08. > :07:09.really lovely footballing moment. In these days of such football
:07:10. > :07:19.cynicism. We are into stoppage time now and we
:07:20. > :07:29.have four minutes of stoppage time to play.
:07:30. > :07:42.That is a lovely ball, he has been all over the pitch, he has been
:07:43. > :07:50.having a terrific game, so has Ozil. All the best teams play in little
:07:51. > :08:21.triangles. It was a brilliant, brilliant
:08:22. > :08:25.Arsenal move. Not his day so far. They mixed up a magical potion of
:08:26. > :08:29.passes and movement and Ramsey pulled it back and Turner was
:08:30. > :08:33.well-positioned. The Arsenal fans have been singing the name of Pat
:08:34. > :08:38.Rice, the Cardiff fans applauded the name of Pat Rice. A lovely touch,
:08:39. > :08:43.that, as the former assistant manager to Arsene Wenger fights his
:08:44. > :08:49.own personal battle against illness, and we wish him well. Cardiff try to
:08:50. > :09:04.fight their way back into the game. That is a sensational save! It is
:09:05. > :09:20.not yet away. Szczesny is so improved this season,
:09:21. > :09:26.mature, always a good shot stopper. It used to make crated -- he used to
:09:27. > :09:27.make crazy decisions. That is a brilliant save. You would have
:09:28. > :09:42.thought it was in. Szczesny has kept five clean sheets
:09:43. > :09:47.in his last six games for Arsenal and Poland. The last man to score
:09:48. > :09:53.against Szczesny, Robin Van Persie of Manchester United. With a manager
:09:54. > :09:55.like this and home support like this, Cardiff have all the makings
:09:56. > :10:07.of a team that can stay up. I good move for Arsenal, no finish
:10:08. > :10:13.again. Chances are coming to seal the game and going. A lovely first
:10:14. > :10:15.touch but he could not clear his feet properly. There is the Cardiff
:10:16. > :10:29.City owner, Vincent Tan. A brilliant finish, Flamini settles
:10:30. > :10:35.it! Arsenal going seven points clear at the top of the Premier League
:10:36. > :10:39.tonight! A terrific move. They certainly decided to go up through
:10:40. > :10:46.the gears and finished the game. It is his first goal in English
:10:47. > :10:46.football since January 2008 for Arsenal against Newcastle. A
:10:47. > :11:07.cracking finish. I good build-up. Another astute pass by Ozil, such a
:11:08. > :11:15.talented creator of goals and a really sharp finish. He knows that
:11:16. > :11:28.Szczesny saved when it was 1-0, was absolutely vital.
:11:29. > :11:32.There was no question of a foul by Walcott for me and Arsenal breaking
:11:33. > :11:47.out. A brilliant goal, it had to be Aaron
:11:48. > :11:51.Ramsey. He started the goal-scoring. He has finished its full of respect
:11:52. > :11:55.to the team that set him on his way to a football career. The Cardiff
:11:56. > :12:00.City fans applaud him again. They have been brilliant throughout. But
:12:01. > :12:05.Arsenal, this was some test for them, and Ramsey and the Gunners
:12:06. > :12:10.have come through it with flying colours. The colours today, yellow
:12:11. > :12:19.and blue. The Bluebirds beaten. Cardiff nil, Arsenal three.
:12:20. > :12:30.The script was written for Arsenal -- fourth Ramsey to come back and
:12:31. > :12:33.score goals. We came back here to years ago and he had a nightmare in
:12:34. > :12:38.the game and that shows you how much he has improved other player. I was
:12:39. > :12:42.really pleased the fans reacted the way they did and I have a lot of
:12:43. > :12:48.respect for them. This is where I started off my career. They realise
:12:49. > :12:52.that I need to make the next step, I think, and they were really
:12:53. > :12:59.respectful. I give them my respect as well by not celebrating. It was a
:13:00. > :13:03.fantastic atmosphere here today, not just for myself but the support they
:13:04. > :13:06.give their team and I am sure with that support and the players they
:13:07. > :13:11.have there will be all right this season. We were playing a top team
:13:12. > :13:16.and on the break they are dangerous. But I thought the second half
:13:17. > :13:22.especially we were very brave, and if the header was in it was one
:13:23. > :13:27.each, that is the difference, the fine lines in the game. Going seven
:13:28. > :13:32.points clear, you must be delighted with that position? When you play,
:13:33. > :13:37.you do your job and see what happens after but if you do your job well
:13:38. > :13:41.you can relax. He will be relaxed this evening, that is the shore. The
:13:42. > :13:45.Arsenal must -- machine motors on and it seems to stem from this
:13:46. > :13:50.remarkable midfield and their flex ability. It does and they were a
:13:51. > :13:54.pleasure to watch. The biggest compliment I can pay if I could not
:13:55. > :14:01.pick one player out. They were also good, even though Ramsey scored two.
:14:02. > :14:07.We see will shipping a centre forward position. You have Giroud on
:14:08. > :14:11.the right, Ramsey is the supporting striker, look what Ozil are his, he
:14:12. > :14:19.is covering for Sagna in the right back position. Wilshere unlucky, a
:14:20. > :14:22.great effort not to go 1-0 up. Ozil was brilliant again. This time you
:14:23. > :14:27.have got Giroud on the left wing, Wilshere again in the centre forward
:14:28. > :14:30.position, Cazorla coming in off the right causing Cardiff all sorts of
:14:31. > :14:35.problems. The tempo they passed with, the freedom they played with
:14:36. > :14:40.which Arsene Wenger gives them, it is causing all sorts of problems.
:14:41. > :14:43.Again Wilshere outside on the left, Giroud in the right wing coming off
:14:44. > :14:48.the right position, gives this time just to confuse Cardiff even more
:14:49. > :14:52.nearly getting in. Cardiff thinking, who is picking him up, arguing with
:14:53. > :14:57.each other. It went on all afternoon, just brilliant rotation.
:14:58. > :15:01.I have watched Arsenal three or four times this season and each player
:15:02. > :15:03.has the capability of playing in different positions. Wilshere
:15:04. > :15:09.picking out Cazorla, should do better. Then in the latter stages of
:15:10. > :15:14.the game you have got Ozil on the right this time and just when you
:15:15. > :15:18.need a holding midfielder to come on and shore up the game, where does
:15:19. > :15:24.the pop-up, centre forward. Flamini comes on thinks there's a space,
:15:25. > :15:28.Ozil picks him out. All afternoon, the performance. You need combined
:15:29. > :15:35.intelligence. You need top-class players and that is what they have
:15:36. > :15:41.got. People continue to tell me that in the game, you were one of them a
:15:42. > :15:47.few weeks ago, completely rule out Arsenal. Not sure about your earlier
:15:48. > :15:52.opinions, Les, this is your first time. Numerous people keep telling
:15:53. > :15:58.me Arsenal can't win the league, why? Because of the opposition they
:15:59. > :16:04.faced. They haven't played the big boys. Played a lot the games. Lost
:16:05. > :16:07.at Manchester United. They haven't play Man City or Chelsea. That is
:16:08. > :16:11.the real test. That is why there is a lack of conviction in saying they
:16:12. > :16:15.will win the title. What is your view? When you are seven points
:16:16. > :16:20.clear at the top you have to be taken as serious contenders. Going
:16:21. > :16:23.forward, if Giroud gets injured for Arsenal, that would be my only
:16:24. > :16:28.concern. I don't think they have a ready-made replacement for him.
:16:29. > :16:33.Would that be an obvious thing he would address in the transfer
:16:34. > :16:39.window? I think coming into January you have over a month to go, if
:16:40. > :16:44.Arsenal are going to be serious title contenders that is the
:16:45. > :16:50.position they have to address. They only have Bendtner he is not
:16:51. > :16:59.producing. Walcott is back, but he is not an all out striker. Giroud,
:17:00. > :17:05.you seldom see this, pretty much gave himself offside. It looks like
:17:06. > :17:09.it has gone straight through here. The striker will hit it in the back
:17:10. > :17:14.of the net and whatever the consequences are, sometimes they get
:17:15. > :17:19.booked for doing it. He almost says to the lineman, catch me up. I'm
:17:20. > :17:26.offside. The linesman can't see. Giroud knows he has touched it. He
:17:27. > :17:33.goes - I will stop. He will learn his lesson. We won't see him do that
:17:34. > :17:40.again. Good job they didn't draw 0-0. They may have conceded a late
:17:41. > :17:43.equaliser in that epic Merseyside Derby last weekend, but Everton
:17:44. > :17:46.still maintained their unbeaten home record for 2013. A win at Goodison
:17:47. > :17:49.against Stoke City would catapult them into the Premier League's top
:17:50. > :17:53.four. The Potters meanwhile were looking to build on last weekend's
:17:54. > :17:56.first win since August. Guy Mowbray watched this one. It surely can't be
:17:57. > :17:58.as good as a game as the one here last weekend, here's hoping. Whilst
:17:59. > :18:01.Everton fans might expect a result today, it's more about hope for
:18:02. > :18:08.Stoke supporters. Their side has only one twice here in 22 visits
:18:09. > :18:14.since England won the World Cup. Everton have replaced one left back
:18:15. > :18:21.with another, Leighton Baines' place taken by Bryan Oviedo. Osman and
:18:22. > :18:43.Deulofeu are in the team. In come Assaldi and Muniesa for his
:18:44. > :18:54.Premier League debut. Charlie Adam. Can only give the ball away to
:18:55. > :18:57.Oviedo. He was signed from F cope Haguen, 16 months ago. Cameron's
:18:58. > :19:15.foul, leaning into Steven Pienaar. -- Copenhagen. Everton get another
:19:16. > :19:25.free-kick. This is more central central. You would think more
:19:26. > :19:31.scorable. Gerard Deulofeu 19years old, he has scored for Everton
:19:32. > :19:35.against Stevenage in the Capital One Cup. He has got it through the wall.
:19:36. > :19:44.He couldn't beat Begovic. Confident start. Found the gap. Martinez has
:19:45. > :19:52.been a dad for eight days. His daughter was born last Friday. He
:19:53. > :20:00.doesn't look that tired. The ref are row is happy for Everton to press
:20:01. > :20:09.on. How many step overs? The shot deflected. Muniesa clears. Pienaar
:20:10. > :20:15.was struggling for breath. He has had the wind taken out of his sails.
:20:16. > :20:19.That is why - oh, not surprised he can't breathe. Good save that from
:20:20. > :20:21.Begovic. He was moving the other way andle managed to adjust the arms.
:20:22. > :20:34.McCarthy. -- and managed to adjust the arms.
:20:35. > :20:37.Good effort. Well in control there. So confident he tried to pass it
:20:38. > :20:39.into the corner of the goal. Didn't curl enough. Begovic knew it was
:20:40. > :20:48.just going to miss. Cameron. Crouch, with a knock down
:20:49. > :20:51.for Walters. Another chance for Walters. Straight down the middle.
:20:52. > :21:00.Straight at Howard. Stoke's best moment of the match so
:21:01. > :21:08.far. A bit of good fortune for Walters there, he couldn't make the
:21:09. > :21:09.most of it. There's Barry. The as we approach half-time, something is
:21:10. > :21:24.starting to happen in the game. Pienaar, Deulofeu, Barry, Deulofeu -
:21:25. > :21:29.scores! His first Premier League start, his first Premier League
:21:30. > :21:36.goal. He has been the player, more than anybody else on the pitch so
:21:37. > :21:42.far, that has caught the eye. Away from Whelan, Pienaar put the brakes
:21:43. > :21:49.on, with the tap-back, Barry managed to squeeze squeeze it through to
:21:50. > :21:56.Deulofeu, who did the same, beating the advancing Asmir Begovic. Everton
:21:57. > :22:02.one, Stoke City nil. A brave called made by mart Martinez after last
:22:03. > :22:09.week's display against Liverpool to make changes midfield. It's working.
:22:10. > :22:19.Shawcross. Chased by Deulofeu, and to good effect. McCarthy. Deulofeu.
:22:20. > :22:35.Barry is arriving. Osman too. Coleman! That is a remarkable goal.
:22:36. > :22:39.It's not one that Mark Hughes will be happy about one little bit. All
:22:40. > :22:45.the players lined up in the middle for Deulofeu. None of them could
:22:46. > :22:50.profit. Too much for Osman. Miscontroled by Barry. I'm pretty
:22:51. > :22:56.sure it miss-hit by Coleman into the net. It goes down as Seamus
:22:57. > :23:01.Coleman's second goal of the season, however it goes in. Everton are
:23:02. > :23:04.fully in control of this now. Whelan jumped a little too early. It might
:23:05. > :23:12.have gone the other way. He seemed to land on Pienaar. He has judged
:23:13. > :23:16.the South African of leaning evening. Could have given Stoke a
:23:17. > :23:27.way back into the game. Adam to chip it in. It's behind for
:23:28. > :23:35.a corner. Off the head of Distin. Stoke City's first corner of the
:23:36. > :23:39.match. Crouch beaten by Distin. Walters with the hook. Howard with
:23:40. > :23:42.the easy claim and quick distribution. Deulofeu is running
:23:43. > :23:50.away. Lukaku is charging down the middle with Coleman. Deulofeu. Can
:23:51. > :23:55.he do it by himself? Lukaku. Begovic with two important blocks. A bit of
:23:56. > :24:01.an argument between Deulofeu and Lukaku who wanted it given to him
:24:02. > :24:07.sooner. Begovic's block. Lukaku was screaming for the ball at that
:24:08. > :24:13.stage. He did get the ball, then Begovic was in his way too. Barry.
:24:14. > :24:27.Oaf to Barry. Defended by Shawcross. Everton are seeking a third to well
:24:28. > :24:45.and truly kill the game off. He's going to shoot. And shoots
:24:46. > :24:51.brilliantly! A right foot smasher. From Bryan Oviedo, three goals,
:24:52. > :24:57.three points surely for Martinez' men. Oviedo's first goal for Everton
:24:58. > :25:03.is one to remember. Left-footed, didn't mind. He was happy to take it
:25:04. > :25:15.on. Nearly take the net off. In off the post. Stoke City won't be coming
:25:16. > :25:24.back from this. Everton three, Stoke City, nil. Kenwyne Jones, found
:25:25. > :25:30.Crouch. A chance for Stoke here. Howard save. Hasn't had many to make
:25:31. > :25:36.today. He keeps his cleansheet intact by keeping out Peter Crouch.
:25:37. > :25:59.Oviedo, smart work, Lukaku! He gets his goal. Oviedo the provider this
:26:00. > :26:05.time. Lukaku, who was about to be replace. I was about to say - well,
:26:06. > :26:11.you can't score every game. Lukaku is doing that at the moment. His
:26:12. > :26:21.eighth goal of the season. He has had to be patient to wait for that
:26:22. > :26:30.chance. Tap the ball in. Go for a rest.
:26:31. > :26:41.Jelavic, he's in. He can't score. He can't get a goal at the moment. He
:26:42. > :26:45.won't get a better chance than that, for a few games, I should think. You
:26:46. > :26:49.maded a few changes, a couple from the game last week against
:26:50. > :26:55.Liverpool. Oviedo was terrific? He is growing, getting stronger. He is
:26:56. > :26:59.an enormous talent. We knew he would take time to get used to the
:27:00. > :27:03.physicality of the British league. He showed in the last two
:27:04. > :27:07.performances he is getting ready and wants to help the team. I'm pleased
:27:08. > :27:11.with the manner he did that, not just the quality he brings, the
:27:12. > :27:15.discipline and the aspects that apply he needs to bring in the game.
:27:16. > :27:18.He has the excitement every time he gets on the ball. The crowd gets
:27:19. > :27:25.excited and something can happen. You are looking at Gerrard coming in
:27:26. > :27:28.and making a big impact. Oviedo had to bide his time and work in a
:27:29. > :27:32.professional manner to take his opportunity and probably that was
:27:33. > :27:36.the most satisfying individual performance that we had. Conceding
:27:37. > :27:41.either side of half-time knocked the stuffing out of us. The last two
:27:42. > :27:47.goals really was a case of us trying to get back in the game and chasing
:27:48. > :27:52.it and left ourselves open. The two goals either side of half-time took
:27:53. > :27:55.the game away from us. Great performance from Everton. They
:27:56. > :27:59.continue to impress. Level on points with Chelsea and Liverpool.
:28:00. > :28:03.Impressive start? You look at the fact that Martinez was at Wigan and
:28:04. > :28:08.the way he got them playing nice football, he has gone to Everton,
:28:09. > :28:13.with all due respect to Wigan players, he has better players,
:28:14. > :28:18.applied the great system, they are on the front footing all the time.
:28:19. > :28:22.It's producing good stuff for him. Talked about the star man of the
:28:23. > :28:26.day, not a man, a boy, Gerard Deulofeu. He is on-loan from
:28:27. > :28:31.Barcelona? Exceptional. You are talking about home debut in front of
:28:32. > :28:35.the Everton fans. We know how passionate they are. He showed
:28:36. > :28:39.calmness, pace, skill. I mean, here on the right he pops up on the
:28:40. > :28:44.right. He thinks - I will show them what I have, attack the full-back.
:28:45. > :28:48.Gets the shot away. Good end product. Good save from the
:28:49. > :28:53.goalkeeper. I will take the free-kick, no problem. Good
:28:54. > :28:58.technique, zips it over the wall. Good save from the goalkeeper. Tries
:28:59. > :29:02.to stay on his feet. Who says all foreigners are divers? This was
:29:03. > :29:07.typical of him all day. This was the best run of the day. He looks, sees
:29:08. > :29:11.open space, he runs into it. Tight control. Tries to stay on his feet
:29:12. > :29:15.again. Last-ditch tackle, good defending from Stoke. We see his
:29:16. > :29:24.confidence, look at him, he reminds me of a little Giniho. He is 19years
:29:25. > :29:28.of age. They think a lot of him at Barcelona? No wonder. This I really
:29:29. > :29:34.like. He is willing to run off the ball without the ball. He shows
:29:35. > :29:39.calmness, doesn't panic. In the box, picks his man. Luck off Barry there.
:29:40. > :29:44.That was the killer goal, in my opinion. To round off his
:29:45. > :29:49.performance. Give and go with Pienaar. Clever football, like with
:29:50. > :29:56.Barcelona, if you like, the icing on the cake from him. There is a lot to
:29:57. > :30:00.come from him this season. Barkley was on the bench today after a
:30:01. > :30:05.performance against Liverpool last week that I thought was exceptional.
:30:06. > :30:10.Stoke are trying to slightly change their style over time. They are
:30:11. > :30:14.going to need patience there, aren't they? They are. They found it
:30:15. > :30:20.difficult today. Difficult to get into the game. A good chance early
:30:21. > :30:24.doors. The they played it into the goalkeeper's hands. Never got into
:30:25. > :30:33.the game once Everton got into their side. -- stride. The auspices
:30:34. > :30:37.weren't good ahead of the London Derby at Upton Park. West Ham have
:30:38. > :30:40.made their second worst start to a Premier League season and had
:30:41. > :30:43.registered the lowest percentage of shots on target in the division.
:30:44. > :30:46.Fulham have endured their worst-ever start to a Premier League season and
:30:47. > :30:50.mustered the fewest attempts on goal in the division. Hoping to see at
:30:51. > :30:55.least one shot on goal was Steve Wilson.
:30:56. > :31:01.Maiga's last goal for West Ham was a year ago tomorrow. Their entire
:31:02. > :31:05.starting 11 have just two league goals between them this season.
:31:06. > :31:10.Scott Parker served West Ham with enormous distinction and was voted
:31:11. > :31:13.football writers' Player of the Year in their relegation season of 2011.
:31:14. > :31:15.Today, he finds himself captaining Fulham in a similarly precarious
:31:16. > :31:38.position. A yellow card for Kieran Richardson.
:31:39. > :31:42.A free kick for West Ham. A lovely ball from Noble. Good pace from
:31:43. > :31:51.Downing, got there first, Richardson took him out. Off the woodwork, I
:31:52. > :31:56.think it was Maiga macro -- I think it was Maiga's head. Driven in by
:31:57. > :32:04.Noble and Maiga's head rattles back off the post. Just two points from
:32:05. > :32:06.their last five elite games, Sam Allardyce has described this and
:32:07. > :32:15.their game at Crystal Palace on Tuesday as make or break games.
:32:16. > :32:31.The header is just wide of the post. West Ham will be looking back now on
:32:32. > :32:38.the chances they have missed. Maiga of the post, Collins just wide of
:32:39. > :32:43.the post. 20 minutes have been played and Fulham will be quite
:32:44. > :32:46.relieved it is still 0-0. It is nearly ten years since Fulham want
:32:47. > :32:55.on this ground. That was an FA Cup tie. -- since Fulham won on this
:32:56. > :32:59.ground. An excellent save. Richardson a little slow to get
:33:00. > :33:02.across and it is a good drive from Downing, well dealt with by
:33:03. > :33:18.Stekelenburg. Straight into the gloves of
:33:19. > :33:19.Stekelenburg. Certainly West Ham have posed questions of Stekelenburg
:33:20. > :33:38.and Fulham have of Jaaskelainen. Parker is down and hurt but West Ham
:33:39. > :33:46.will not worry about that. Diame's shot deflected in. West Ham have the
:33:47. > :33:52.lead! Diame, just 75 seconds into the second half of the game, but
:33:53. > :33:56.West Ham in front. Parker was hurt here and Fulham wanted the game to
:33:57. > :34:04.stop. Sidwell was then caught in possession by Diame and Diame simply
:34:05. > :34:07.accelerated away into the gap. A big deflection of Amorebieta beat
:34:08. > :34:14.Stekelenburg and West Ham one, Fulham nil and full are behind again
:34:15. > :34:35.looking at maybe a sixth consecutive defeat in league and cup macro.
:34:36. > :34:48.Kassam could not control it. That was one of Fulham's most threatening
:34:49. > :34:51.moments. -- Kasami. The best you can say about full as they have
:34:52. > :34:59.threatened to threaten, but they haven't really. -- the best you can
:35:00. > :35:00.say about full as they have threatened to threaten, but they
:35:01. > :35:12.haven't really. Downing has beaten his man but
:35:13. > :35:19.missed the target. There could easily have been a second for West
:35:20. > :35:24.Ham. . It is a good save to start with but Stewart Downing leaves
:35:25. > :35:31.Zverotic with a lovely turn. He really should hit the target and he
:35:32. > :35:35.knows it. Under new ownership, all with the alarm bells will ring for a
:35:36. > :35:36.manager when the man who owns the club is not the man who appointed
:35:37. > :35:47.him. Kasami's shot was not far wide. That
:35:48. > :35:51.was not far wide at all. Fulham need to use this as a platform to kick on
:35:52. > :36:04.because it is the closest they have come to scoring all afternoon.
:36:05. > :36:11.It comes back of the bar. Stewart Downing almost got his first goal
:36:12. > :36:18.for the club here. Ten minutes to go. This is a crucial ten minutes
:36:19. > :36:24.for Fulham and Martin Jol. They don't look like they have any belief
:36:25. > :36:29.left in the tank. Here is Morrison, will he finished them off? It is a
:36:30. > :36:35.clumsy challenge, they have got away with it. Diame and put wide by
:36:36. > :36:39.Morrison. Fulham unbelievably still in this game. Was this a penalty?
:36:40. > :36:43.Morrison has only just come on. I think the referee has called that
:36:44. > :36:46.right, actually. The legs came together of Kasami and Morrison.
:36:47. > :36:50.Diame tries to skip through and Morrison really should score. All
:36:51. > :36:54.you can say is he has only just come on.
:36:55. > :37:05.Goal! And Cole scores! And that will surely finish Fulham. You would not
:37:06. > :37:10.find a more popular goal-scorer amongst the West Ham fans. Released
:37:11. > :37:17.in the summer, Carlton Cole, brought back by the manager as striker after
:37:18. > :37:18.striker ended up on the injury table. Carlton Cole slides in to the
:37:19. > :37:32.second. The Fulham supporters who have
:37:33. > :37:33.headed from west to east have seen a pretty poor display from their side
:37:34. > :37:51.today. Joe Cole, it is three. Well,
:37:52. > :37:57.tremendous stuff from Morrison. Well, I hope Martin Jol has some
:37:58. > :38:01.friends of the Fulham board room because God knows, he doesn't seem
:38:02. > :38:05.to matter of many on the pitch. Fulham have simply crumbled here.
:38:06. > :38:06.Morrison skips through and sets up Joe Cole and Cole rattles home the
:38:07. > :38:19.third. Fulham were anonymous at the start,
:38:20. > :38:24.invisible by the end. West Ham United have their first home victory
:38:25. > :38:31.since the opening day of the season. It was comfortable.
:38:32. > :38:36.We have a great belief that if we keep creating chances they will
:38:37. > :38:43.score goals, and that was in abundance today. Three very good
:38:44. > :38:47.goals scored. Today was an away game, so not easy. The first goal
:38:48. > :38:52.really killed us. On the other hand I think we showed some mentality in
:38:53. > :38:56.other games before but we certainly have to be strong because otherwise
:38:57. > :39:00.we end up with a problem. When you look around the dressing room are
:39:01. > :39:04.there enough people willing to be standing up and getting counted when
:39:05. > :39:08.it gets tough? It got tough today and there was not much of a response
:39:09. > :39:14.in all honesty. I think there is. At the end of the day the manager takes
:39:15. > :39:18.all the flak, really. But ultimately us as players need to take massive
:39:19. > :39:21.response ability. He is the one who picks us and we go out there,
:39:22. > :39:25.really, so it is not nice being down and confidence is low. I don't think
:39:26. > :39:31.it is a fact that players are not willing to put in the hard work
:39:32. > :39:34.because we are. You made -- you made substitutions in quick succession
:39:35. > :39:38.and all three players had a big part in revitalising things and scoring
:39:39. > :39:41.goals. Before that it should have been comfortable anyway. Before
:39:42. > :39:45.those substitutions that should have been comfortable. It wasn't. We made
:39:46. > :39:52.it comfortable at the endodontic -- added to the relief at West Ham. It
:39:53. > :39:54.is a 14 player game, the managers think about putting players on and
:39:55. > :40:00.it can change the game, things like that. You have to be ready. It was
:40:01. > :40:04.nice to get on and have an impact. It was a good performance all round.
:40:05. > :40:09.It was good to see him coming on. An important win for West Ham, your
:40:10. > :40:13.former club, and great to see them playing with a striker as well? Yes,
:40:14. > :40:17.it was. Five Premier League games without playing with a striker and
:40:18. > :40:22.today Maiga played up front for West Ham.
:40:23. > :40:28.He was involved in the play all the time. What he did to the full back
:40:29. > :40:35.for what he stretched them and they haven't had that in recent weeks --
:40:36. > :40:39.the Fulham back four. He was unlucky and hits the post. All around he
:40:40. > :40:46.just stretched Fulham the whole time and allowed West Ham to get on the
:40:47. > :40:49.foot. He flicks things on and no one is running behind. This is what he
:40:50. > :40:55.did, just created space. What that allowed was for the West Ham team to
:40:56. > :41:00.get up the field. Eventually it caused that much havoc. We see him
:41:01. > :41:04.backing into people, the ball comes back and gets a great striking. A
:41:05. > :41:09.good save from the goalkeeper. He was unlucky not to score, does well,
:41:10. > :41:15.checks back on his left side and it was a real form in Fulham's side.
:41:16. > :41:20.Kept on the move, stretching them back all the time. Perhaps because
:41:21. > :41:23.he hasn't played for while his finishing was perhaps not up to the
:41:24. > :41:27.standard it should be at the moment but he got himself into positions
:41:28. > :41:31.and I am sure West Ham supporters were happy to see a centre forward
:41:32. > :41:35.playing up front today. It makes defences thing when they have to go
:41:36. > :41:45.both ways. Exactly, Carlton Cole came on. That is sods law, Maiga
:41:46. > :41:53.does the ground work and he gets the goal. Arthur Fulham's woes, where do
:41:54. > :41:56.you start? What you want to do is you want to give a good account of
:41:57. > :42:00.yourself but I found Fulham doing this all day long, just giving the
:42:01. > :42:07.ball away. You see Taarabt, picks the ball up, tries to do too much,
:42:08. > :42:10.loses it. All into Bent, kicks it out of play. One thing you do know
:42:11. > :42:13.in the Premier League, you keep giving the ball away, Sidwell kicks
:42:14. > :42:18.the ball out of play. You keep giving the ball away the Premier
:42:19. > :42:23.League, you will be punished. Just continually gave the ball away and
:42:24. > :42:29.in the end it culminated in West Ham scoring their first goal. They had
:42:30. > :42:37.no threat, Fulham. That was the problem. Scott Parker come loses the
:42:38. > :42:43.ball, Amorebieta should come up and, I have lost his name now...
:42:44. > :42:48.Carlton Cole under pressure, but it doesn't. Diame, sorry, the ball is
:42:49. > :42:57.in the back of the net. He's under the cosh now? In contrast you have
:42:58. > :43:01.Darren Bent on the opposition side, one of the best strikers there is
:43:02. > :43:06.around and he has one touch in the whole of the 90 minutes in the
:43:07. > :43:09.opposition's penalty area and that is in stark contrast to what West
:43:10. > :43:14.Ham did today. Martin Jol? Where is his position at the moment? He's
:43:15. > :43:17.under pressure and it is not about the losing of games it is the manner
:43:18. > :43:22.in which they have to lose -- that the manner in which they have lost
:43:23. > :43:27.them. They have conceded 14 goals and scored two. There is a problem.
:43:28. > :43:31.Scott Parker was talking about a lack of confidence. You can see that
:43:32. > :43:37.in the play. I fear for them, they have tough games coming up. We have
:43:38. > :43:41.a bonus Match Of The Day for you this Wednesday night with highlights
:43:42. > :43:46.from all ten midweek Premier League matches, 10:35pm on BBC One. On
:43:47. > :43:52.Friday we will have the World Cup draw live from Brazil at 4:30pm on
:43:53. > :43:57.BBC Two. Before all that Match Of The Day 2 Extra is back at 12:15pm
:43:58. > :43:59.this Sunday lunchtime followed on Sunday evening by a quadruple
:44:00. > :44:37.helping of match highlights. There is the Football League show
:44:38. > :44:41.tonight. In a week dominated by managerial casualties a four has
:44:42. > :44:47.gone this evening with David Flickcroft sacked by Barnsley. Our
:44:48. > :44:51.feature is a contest between Huddersfield and Burnley and the
:44:52. > :45:03.best from the early kick-off with Bournemouth and Brighton. See you
:45:04. > :45:06.after the Match of the Day. Early season talk of a crisis at Newcastle
:45:07. > :45:09.United seems a distant memory. Having won four of their last six
:45:10. > :45:13.matches, another three points in the day's late game against West Brom
:45:14. > :45:16.would take them into the top five. The Baggies though have only lost
:45:17. > :45:20.once on the road this season. Steve Bower was at St James' Park. Remy
:45:21. > :45:28.has scored in his last three matches, newicals have won them all,
:45:29. > :45:33.. For Newcastle Debuchy returns. Shane Long looks to continue his run
:45:34. > :45:38.of three goals in two games against the club and manager who twice tried
:45:39. > :45:44.to sign him record just a fourth West Brom win so far this season.
:45:45. > :45:51.11 minutes into the game, the Newcastle supporters remembering
:45:52. > :45:59.their former Number Eleven, Gary Speed. , Mulumbu, won back by
:46:00. > :46:06.Cabaye. Ameobi. Back to Cabaye. He will be encouraged to shoot. He
:46:07. > :46:10.didn't catch it. Alan Pardew is nine days away from celebrating three
:46:11. > :46:15.years in charge at Newcastle. It makes him the second longest-serving
:46:16. > :46:24.manager in the Premier League, behind one Arsene Wenger. Will West
:46:25. > :46:32.Brom be punished. Cabaye, into the path of Remy. You can tell what is
:46:33. > :46:47.in his mind. West Brom were able to get numbers behind the ball.
:46:48. > :46:53.Sissoko. Ridgewell, good strength from Sissoko. Tremendous upper body
:46:54. > :46:58.strength from Sissoko, Debuchy's delivery, Remy's header
:46:59. > :47:06.off-the-shoulder of Billy Jones. Steve Clarke is back on familiar
:47:07. > :47:16.territory where he began his coaching career as an assistant.
:47:17. > :47:32.Well defended by McAuley. Won by Santon. He tried his luck, deflected
:47:33. > :47:38.for a Newcastle corner. All back to defend this for West Brom. Delivered
:47:39. > :47:43.by Cabaye. Punch by Myhill. It wasn't a great connection. In by
:47:44. > :47:47.Gouffran. He scores for the third home game running for Newcastle.
:47:48. > :47:54.They are in front, nine minutes before half-time. An un goal to
:47:55. > :48:00.concede, as far as West Brom are concerned. Myhill misjudged the
:48:01. > :48:04.punch. Gouffran got up higher than Mulumbu and headed it into the back
:48:05. > :48:09.of the net. The simple lest of goals really, one that West Brom will feel
:48:10. > :48:14.they could have avoided. Fifth goal of the season for Gouffran. The
:48:15. > :48:19.ninth time that Alan Pardew's team have taken the lead in the Premier
:48:20. > :48:22.League this season. Now Santon. Important moments these for West
:48:23. > :48:29.Brom, in stoppage-time at the end of the first half. Olsson away.
:48:30. > :48:39.Sissoko. Cabaye. Brilliant turn from Remy. There wasn't any contact.
:48:40. > :48:44.Brilliant vision from Cabaye. The slightest of contact, in fair...
:48:45. > :48:53.Well, he did have hold of his shirt, from that angle. He clearly thought
:48:54. > :48:57.it was. Touch from Ameobi, Ridgewell ahead of Remy. It's back with
:48:58. > :49:02.Ameobi. That is a lovely ball to Remy, who is still going. Myhill
:49:03. > :49:06.stops it. Nervous moments for West Brom, but they survive. Steve Clarke
:49:07. > :49:12.in his first season as manager won eight of his first 13 games. If they
:49:13. > :49:18.were to win today it would be their fourth win in this season's first
:49:19. > :49:26.13. Still in play, Sessegnon. Stopped by Coloccini. Up towards
:49:27. > :49:30.Long. It might come to Brunt, 1-1. Chris Brunt for West Bromwich
:49:31. > :49:36.Albion, his first goal in 11 months. It brings his team level, just eight
:49:37. > :49:40.minutes into the second-half. Newcastle initially thought this had
:49:41. > :49:46.gone out of play. West Brom kept it alive. Long couldn't get there.
:49:47. > :49:51.Brunt could. That the was an infatic finish to drive it past Tim Krul. A
:49:52. > :49:56.goal from nowhere. It has West Bromwich Albion level through their
:49:57. > :50:00.skipper, Chris Brunt. Newcastle one, West Brom, one. They probably knew
:50:01. > :50:07.they had to score next, and they have done. All square again. No
:50:08. > :50:11.cleansheet for Newcastle today, former assistant manager, his team
:50:12. > :50:17.have got him an equaliser. Jones with the throw. Gouffran.
:50:18. > :50:30.Remy into Sissoko, shooting opportunity. Oh! What a strike from
:50:31. > :50:37.Sissoko! Four minutes after West Brom had drawn level, Newcastle are
:50:38. > :50:45.back in front with an absolute stunner from the French
:50:46. > :50:51.international. Little cushion header from Remy. Look at that, no chance
:50:52. > :50:58.at all for Myhill. Outside of the right foot. That flew into the top
:50:59. > :51:04.corner. He scored three goals in fuss first four games for Newcastle.
:51:05. > :51:08.Hadn't scored since until today. He will not tire watching this over and
:51:09. > :51:14.over again. That is a special strike. Newcastle two, West Brom,
:51:15. > :51:18.one. His team have only lost once in the last nine games. They need a
:51:19. > :51:25.goal now as we tick into the last quarter of an hour. Remy.
:51:26. > :51:32.Ameobi trying to win the corner. In the end, very nearly caught Myhill
:51:33. > :51:37.out. A terrible throw. It's Cabaye, it's straight at Myhill. The West
:51:38. > :51:41.Bromwich Albion goalkeeper will be hugely relieved that that was
:51:42. > :51:47.straight at him. Look at that throw. Put his team-mate in all kinds of
:51:48. > :51:52.trouble. He has drawn his last two matches in the Premier League 2-2.
:51:53. > :51:59.He will take a repeat of that now. Jones for West Brom. He has found
:52:00. > :52:04.Long. Was he caught by Santon? He was. West Bromwich Albion have a
:52:05. > :52:11.free with little over a minute in normal timing remaining. He caught
:52:12. > :52:16.Long. Concentrations time for Newcastle United. Up towards Olsson.
:52:17. > :52:22.Morrison got his head to it. It is still alive with McAuley. A packed
:52:23. > :52:28.penalty area to aim for. Up go the heads. It was wide. Just pulls away
:52:29. > :52:34.here, the substitute. Slightly behind him. He couldn't direct it on
:52:35. > :52:39.target. Is that the last chance for a West Bromwich Albion equaliser?
:52:40. > :52:47.There is no flag. It is Sissoko. Cabaye waiting in the middle. Now
:52:48. > :52:51.Cabaye. Appeals for handball. They still don't get their penalty, they
:52:52. > :52:57.get a corner. They haven't had a penalty all season, Newcastle. He
:52:58. > :53:01.shouts "handball." I thought West Bromwich Albion were terrific today.
:53:02. > :53:05.They have only lost one away from home. There was a resilience about
:53:06. > :53:09.them. We wouldn't be denied. We have a strong spirit. They scored, they
:53:10. > :53:12.equalised, we had our best spell after that. Was the timing of that
:53:13. > :53:17.second goal crucial for you, you were level for four minutes The
:53:18. > :53:21.timing was everything. At that stage we were on the front foot. We were
:53:22. > :53:27.the team with the momentum and could win it. It rocked us. It was a great
:53:28. > :53:34.strike. He doesn't score many, when he does they seem to be spectacular.
:53:35. > :53:37.Sissoko has been terrific for us. At the has been at the heart of
:53:38. > :53:41.everything good we have done in the last month. He deserves it. As a
:53:42. > :53:47.team, you know, after the game there we knew how hard we had to work
:53:48. > :53:52.today. Who would have thought a month or so ago that Newcastle would
:53:53. > :54:00.be up to fifth at this stage? They were excellent today, powerful, well
:54:01. > :54:06.balanced. You know they must have been playing well with Ben Arfa
:54:07. > :54:12.sitting oen the bench, strength and breadth. French players have scored
:54:13. > :54:21.more goals this season for Newcastle than any French club other than
:54:22. > :54:27.Leon. It's working. If you are a Geordie fan you are not bothered
:54:28. > :54:32.about that. Ameobi has been playing Remy by himself. Ameobi makes a run
:54:33. > :54:38.across the front-line. Gouffran making the goal. Here, Sissoko. What
:54:39. > :54:43.is great about this strike. As it comes across he pauses. Looked like
:54:44. > :54:46.he was going to hit it first time, just pauses and catches it right
:54:47. > :54:53.and, bang, straight into the back of the net. This is in contrast to
:54:54. > :54:58.Giroud. Strikers try to put it in the back of the net and take the
:54:59. > :55:02.yellow card afterwards. The Baggies made a decent fist of it? Once they
:55:03. > :55:07.scored their goal they got back into it and had a couple of chance where
:55:08. > :55:12.is they could have gone 2-1 up. Missed those chances. Newcastle
:55:13. > :55:16.looked strong today. Are solid, well-organised and tough to beat?
:55:17. > :55:20.Considering that is only their second defeat on the road he has
:55:21. > :55:26.done a great job Steve Clarke, they have played well this season.
:55:27. > :55:32.Crystal Palace had a new permanent manager in place. Tony Pulis' first
:55:33. > :55:34.game at the helm was away to fellow strugglers Norwich City. The
:55:35. > :55:39.Canaries versus the Eagles, with Simon Brotherton perched on the
:55:40. > :55:43.gantry. Among the changes today for injure-hit Norwich City Bassong
:55:44. > :55:49.captains the side and plays for the first time since the 7-0 defeat at
:55:50. > :55:56.Manchester City. Cameron Jerome comes into the Palace team. He was
:55:57. > :56:02.openingly critical of Tony Pulis's management following their time
:56:03. > :56:18.today. The other change sees Puncheon start in place of Bolasie.
:56:19. > :56:27.That was comfortable for Ruddy. The baseball cap is back in the
:56:28. > :56:41.technical areas of the Premier League. A few months on from his
:56:42. > :56:47.time at the Britannia Stadium. Redmond for Norwich City. Picking
:56:48. > :56:55.out Hoolahan. A combination with Hooper. The now Martin on the
:56:56. > :56:59.overlap. He had to get that right. Joey Francis among the interested
:57:00. > :57:04.spectators here. This is Hoolahan once more for Norwich. Chamakh
:57:05. > :57:11.nudged out of the way. Hoolahan looking to cause mayhem. Hauled down
:57:12. > :57:18.by Bannan. The Scot disagreeing with the decision given by the referee.
:57:19. > :57:25.Had a little pull of the shirt. Redmond with the delivery. Oh, off
:57:26. > :57:30.the bar and headed away! Jedinak got his head in there. Norwich City so,
:57:31. > :57:35.so close to taking the lead here, inside the first 10 minutes. As the
:57:36. > :57:38.ball bounced down it looked so inviting for Fer, he didn't get
:57:39. > :57:49.there first, Jedinak was able to clear. It was Elmander's effort
:57:50. > :57:53.coming down off the crossbar. Crystal Palace managing to survive.
:57:54. > :57:58.Hoolahan, popped over to the left hand side. They have swapped wings a
:57:59. > :58:12.few minutes in. Redmond causing real problems. Beaten away. Norwich City
:58:13. > :58:18.tails are up here. Redmond. Constantly swapping wings. Moxey
:58:19. > :58:24.tried to get hold of him there. Hoolahan into the centre. A chance
:58:25. > :58:28.for Hooper. 1-0 for Norwich. Beautifully worked. The game has its
:58:29. > :58:32.first goal, after half an hour. Norwich City score a first half goal
:58:33. > :58:37.for only the second time all season. At the end, it was very neatly
:58:38. > :58:43.worked. Redmond had got away from Moxey, who tried to get hold of him
:58:44. > :58:48.on the touchline. Hooper almost got it caught underneath his feet. He
:58:49. > :58:54.kept a cool head and managed to just guide it into the bottom corner and
:58:55. > :59:05.Chris Hughton's team break the deadlock at Carrow Road.
:59:06. > :59:13.Jason Puncheon once more, saved by Ruddy. Jerome nearby. Here's Bannan.
:59:14. > :59:24.So close to an equaliser for Palace. Somehow the ball stays out.
:59:25. > :59:32.Here's the effort of the game. Ruddy making the save. Bannan saying,
:59:33. > :59:38.leave it to me. Firing the shot in. Up onto the crossbar, the ball
:59:39. > :59:41.bouncing away to safety. Agony for Tony Pulis and everybody else on the
:59:42. > :59:59.Crystal Palace bench. Now, it's Bannan. Moxey runs outside
:00:00. > :00:03.him. Puncheon wants it in. Oh, it could so easily have been sliced
:00:04. > :00:09.into the back of his own net by Bassong. Have Palace applying some
:00:10. > :00:15.pressure. Norwich happy to see it go behind for a corner as this one went
:00:16. > :00:21.whistling into the six-yard box. It was a lucky escape. Palace's first
:00:22. > :00:33.corner of the second-half, their fourth of the match. Bannan in. Just
:00:34. > :00:36.over the top at the far-post. It was Delaney as Crystal Palace push and
:00:37. > :00:44.probe and get closer and closer to an equaliser. Cheers in from the
:00:45. > :00:48.home crowd as Becchio prepares to come on for his first Premier League
:00:49. > :00:53.appearance of the season. He has only played 14 minutes in the first
:00:54. > :00:57.team this season. A player who went public inside the last week with his
:00:58. > :00:58.frustrations that didn't go down well with his manager, Chris
:00:59. > :01:11.Hughton. It is quite a nervy Carrow Road.
:01:12. > :01:12.There is going to be a card from Chris Foy for Russell Martin. Here
:01:13. > :01:34.is the challenge. A decent effort. Skimming wide of
:01:35. > :01:39.the post from the substitute. It is almost a year since Norwich City
:01:40. > :01:43.last won back-to-back home games in the league. It is the year that --
:01:44. > :01:44.it is win that Chris Hughton could really do with. Three minutes
:01:45. > :02:09.remain. Jerome did not get hold of the ball
:02:10. > :02:13.at all. Kebe and Jerome and Ruddy relieved to flop down on top of the
:02:14. > :02:20.ball. He knows there will not be many more chances in this game.
:02:21. > :02:21.Palace working hard, but they just can't get up to the Norwich City
:02:22. > :02:33.penalty area. A free kick. The game still balanced
:02:34. > :02:35.on a knife edge. If Palace are going to score, you get the feeling it is
:02:36. > :02:57.going to have to be now. How about this for a scramble as
:02:58. > :03:03.Gayle goes down. He was not fouled by Bassong and that should be enough
:03:04. > :03:08.for Norwich City. I thought we defended very well and we restricted
:03:09. > :03:12.them to minimal chances. But these are the defining moments in the
:03:13. > :03:16.game. We scored a very good goal and I hope they are going to show that
:03:17. > :03:21.and possibly it might even be one of those contenders, you never know,
:03:22. > :03:26.for goal of the month. But we needed Martin Olsson to clear one of the
:03:27. > :03:30.line, which was fabulous shot. We had to battle and dig deep for the
:03:31. > :03:35.second half but we were worthy winners. You took the ball -- you
:03:36. > :03:40.took the goal well. It surprised me, I did not expect it, but I put
:03:41. > :03:43.it in the back of the net. There is a better feel going into
:03:44. > :03:47.Wednesday's game at Anfield than they would have been if we had not
:03:48. > :03:51.got the result. Right at this moment it feels like a big win. We just
:03:52. > :03:56.need to make sure that we have more of them.
:03:57. > :04:04.A valiant effort by Crystal Palace and I spoke to Tony Pulis. Thank you
:04:05. > :04:08.for talking to us. Obviously not the ideal result to start your tenure,
:04:09. > :04:11.but you must have been encouraged by certain aspects of the performance?
:04:12. > :04:16.I thought we did really well. The first 20 minutes you have to give
:04:17. > :04:20.Norwich credit, there was a better team. After that we gradually got
:04:21. > :04:23.ourselves in that game and did exceptionally well in the second
:04:24. > :04:26.half. I am disappointed we did not get the breaks. You have not been
:04:27. > :04:31.there long and you have to assess all your players. What sort of
:04:32. > :04:35.position do you feel you are in at the moment in terms of the quality
:04:36. > :04:38.that you have? It is very difficult, obviously I have only had a week
:04:39. > :04:42.there but the lads have been fantastic. They have really worked
:04:43. > :04:46.hard and bought into everything we are trying to do. They have shown
:04:47. > :04:49.bits and pieces today but you need a bit of quality and Premier League
:04:50. > :04:55.experience to win these types of games, especially when you are on
:04:56. > :04:58.top for so long in the second half. I think certain aspects of your game
:04:59. > :05:04.that you are known for, particularly during your time at Stoke, do you
:05:05. > :05:11.intend to use similar sort of tactics for Crystal Palace? If those
:05:12. > :05:14.tactics keepers in the league for six years running and get to a cup
:05:15. > :05:20.final and get to the last 13 in Europe, yes! You have two home games
:05:21. > :05:26.against West Ham and Cardiff, they are vital, the home games? Every
:05:27. > :05:30.game you go into is vital. There are about seven sides in this league
:05:31. > :05:34.that we cannot compete against. The rest, other good day, you can pick
:05:35. > :05:38.up points and that is what we have to do. We have to try to play these
:05:39. > :05:41.and pick points up on these games. It is a massive asked to keep
:05:42. > :05:47.Crystal Palace up from where they are now. The biggest challenge of
:05:48. > :05:54.your career? Yes, very much so. When the season finishes, close season is
:05:55. > :05:58.the time when you spend your time and energy preparing for the next
:05:59. > :06:03.season -- the closed season. People think you have six or eight weeks
:06:04. > :06:07.off, I always done it the other way, trying to get players who will
:06:08. > :06:11.push the team on. That is not happened because there has been a
:06:12. > :06:16.change of manager here. The window is important for us. It is important
:06:17. > :06:21.in respect that if we can make one or two results up to it and keep as
:06:22. > :06:24.close and get one or two players in, I can remember signing James Beattie
:06:25. > :06:28.and he did fantastic for us, people like that who could turn the tide.
:06:29. > :06:32.But I know as well as everybody else this is going to be a real tough
:06:33. > :06:37.job. Thank you for talking to us, I know you are supposed to be with us
:06:38. > :06:41.on Match Of The Day last week but you took the Crystal Palace job
:06:42. > :06:47.instead. I hope it was nothing against us! Of course not! We wish
:06:48. > :06:52.you well. Thank you very much, thank you. A big ask for Tony Pulis. Let's
:06:53. > :06:56.start with Norwich because it is an important win for them, two
:06:57. > :07:00.consecutive home wins for Chris Hughton. very important. Most of the
:07:01. > :07:05.teams have struggled at home so he will be pleased to get two
:07:06. > :07:10.back-to-back wins. He said you need a bit of quality and Norwich had
:07:11. > :07:13.that day. Hoolahan, who hasn't played, this is only his second game
:07:14. > :07:19.of the season, he came into the side today and he was the difference.
:07:20. > :07:25.Everything he did today warranted him being at the side. He is a
:07:26. > :07:28.Number ten and perhaps that is why Chris has not played him because he
:07:29. > :07:33.plays in that role just behind the front man and is always looking to
:07:34. > :07:36.probe. He gets on the ball, he is a very clever player, looking to get
:07:37. > :07:41.people in, get himself in and what I like about him as well, if he is not
:07:42. > :07:48.probing he is trying to get into the box himself. We see him laid the
:07:49. > :07:53.ball off here, getting in the right place, but this is what he does.
:07:54. > :07:59.Good feet, goes around people, get fat people, and the shot is a bit
:08:00. > :08:04.weak but you see his intention. This sums up his quality. An excellent
:08:05. > :08:09.goal. An excellent goal, good build-up from Norwich. Redmond does
:08:10. > :08:12.well here as well. Took the fullback on all afternoon, plays into
:08:13. > :08:20.Elmander. Amanda was so that was a cross shot -- Elmander will fete was
:08:21. > :08:26.a cross shot. He gets the goal that every cent of Ford wants to score.
:08:27. > :08:30.He is brave. As the Crystal Palace, signs of encouragement in the last
:08:31. > :08:35.couple of weeks with some reasonable results and performances but it is a
:08:36. > :08:39.monumental task ahead. It is a big one but if you could choose one man,
:08:40. > :08:43.it would be him. I know from Stoke that his players give him everything
:08:44. > :08:47.and if you can get the Palace players playing with the same tempo
:08:48. > :08:51.and desire, they have half a chance. Aston Villa have amassed most of
:08:52. > :08:54.their points on their travels this season, having lost four out of six
:08:55. > :08:58.at Villa Park. They had an opportunity to improve the home
:08:59. > :09:02.record against Sunderland side who have suffered five away defeats in a
:09:03. > :09:05.row. Failing to score in the last four of those. Martin Fisher was our
:09:06. > :09:14.in the West Midlands. Without a goal in his last six
:09:15. > :09:21.games, Christian Benteke will welcome the visit of Sunderland, as
:09:22. > :09:25.he scored a hat-trick in April. Luna included after a hamstring injury.
:09:26. > :09:31.Wes Brown is OK to play. His red card at Stoke last weekend
:09:32. > :09:35.overturned by the FA on Tuesday. Gardner and Borini ARPA recalled as
:09:36. > :09:37.well. Gus Poyet still looking for his first points and goal on the
:09:38. > :10:03.road with Sunderland. It is a good stop from Mannone.
:10:04. > :10:07.Villa are looking bright. Villa are looking positive. Weimann feeding
:10:08. > :10:12.Agbonlahor, plenty of time to size up what was on offer and a
:10:13. > :10:17.comfortable save in the end by Mannone. Surely Aston Villa's most
:10:18. > :10:23.famous supporter, hoping to bring them a bit of luck as they try to
:10:24. > :10:29.get their third home win of the season.
:10:30. > :10:41.This looks encouraging for Aston Villa. Benteke, it is over! His goal
:10:42. > :10:45.drought continues, his first real chance of the afternoon. Lovely
:10:46. > :10:49.football from Villa, good work initially by Weimann. Supported by
:10:50. > :10:54.El Ahmadi. I thought for a moment as it reached the feet of Westwood we
:10:55. > :10:59.were on for two goals in two games from the former Crewe player.
:11:00. > :11:05.Instead he picked out Benteke and Benteke just leaning back slightly.
:11:06. > :11:10.Fires it over. Paul Lambert racked up his 50th Premier League game for
:11:11. > :11:19.Aston Villa on Monday. 14 of those have ended in victory.
:11:20. > :11:25.It might reach Gardner, he's offside, it went down -- it won't
:11:26. > :11:30.count. He thought for a second he had put Sunderland ahead on his
:11:31. > :11:34.former stomping ground but the flag was quickly raised. A very good
:11:35. > :11:40.decision but it did come off the last but when the pass was made,
:11:41. > :11:42.Gardner was offside. Sunderland coming into this game on the back of
:11:43. > :11:56.five consecutive away defeats. A foul by Clark on Fletcher. From up
:11:57. > :12:03.here that looked six and two threes. The arm is certainly raised
:12:04. > :12:09.and made contact with Fletcher, a good decision from Nielsen Wash from
:12:10. > :12:16.Neil Swarbrick. Villa are holding a high line here.
:12:17. > :12:23.Did that strike the hand of Clark? A corner has been given but the
:12:24. > :12:27.Sunderland players convinced that as that was knocked across by O shape
:12:28. > :12:33.it struck the hand of Ciaran Clark. There is the header. Brown could not
:12:34. > :12:38.get to it and it definitely catches the hand of Clark and he did seem to
:12:39. > :12:41.move his arm across to knock it away. Sunderland will feel that at
:12:42. > :12:45.the moment they are not getting the rub of the green. A lucky escape for
:12:46. > :13:09.Ciaran Clark. That is a corner. It took a huge
:13:10. > :13:14.deflection off Delph. Sunderland can try again to break the deadlock with
:13:15. > :13:23.a set piece. Instead of loss and this time it is Borini. -- instead
:13:24. > :13:34.of loss. Borini has put it over. How has he missed that? ! Giaccherini
:13:35. > :13:39.missing an open goal. Villa's defence caught cold again, Bardsley
:13:40. > :13:46.finding Giaccherini. It looks harder to miss than score. Giaccherini, who
:13:47. > :13:49.last season helped Juventus to the Syria a title cannot find a goal to
:13:50. > :14:03.help Sunderland move off the bottom of the Premier League there.
:14:04. > :14:10.Sunderland in all kinds of trouble here. The shot from Agbonlahor
:14:11. > :14:13.produces a smart save by Mannone. The first real linkup play between
:14:14. > :14:17.Benteke and Agbonlahor in this second half. Agbonlahor was in
:14:18. > :14:30.behind. Kept out by Mannone. Dossena on the overlap. The cross
:14:31. > :14:39.cut out by Ron Vlaar. Dossena on the overlap. The cross
:14:40. > :14:40.cut Sunderland's turned to have a little spell of their own.
:14:41. > :14:53.Giaccherini... Borini's header, and I think Brad
:14:54. > :14:59.Guzan got a fingertip to turn it over the bar. The first time the
:15:00. > :15:03.Villa goalkeeper has been called into action. Excellent work by
:15:04. > :15:10.Giaccherini, and Borini gets a fabulous touch. Does Brad Guzan get
:15:11. > :15:15.a touch? If he does, it is a fabulous save. You started off
:15:16. > :15:20.particularly brightly, with Agbonlahor having a couple of
:15:21. > :15:24.chances. That is the pleasing thing, a few lads have come back and got
:15:25. > :15:29.some game time under their belt, as well as a clean sheet, which is more
:15:30. > :15:35.than we have done recently. That it was not a classic. We never deserved
:15:36. > :15:41.to win the game. It is a good point because we performed we made it
:15:42. > :15:47.difficult for Villa, we kept a clean sheet. It is a good point. Now, you
:15:48. > :15:51.will ask, for three points, we were the ones creating the better
:15:52. > :15:56.chances. But sometimes when you are down at the bottom, nothing goes for
:15:57. > :16:00.you. The crossbar and a miss from two yards, but I am really pleased
:16:01. > :16:05.with the point. Off to Southampton now? Yes, as I said before, there
:16:06. > :16:14.are positive things, for games unbeaten. Things are OK. No goals,
:16:15. > :16:17.not that much excitement, but a first away point for Gus Poyet since
:16:18. > :16:22.he took charge at Sunderland, and you can see signs of improvement?
:16:23. > :16:26.Definitely. They played good football, they had the better
:16:27. > :16:31.chances. I do not know what to say about this. I have missed some
:16:32. > :16:35.chances in my time, but I do not know if I ever missed one as easy as
:16:36. > :16:39.this. But they played with confidence. They had spells in the
:16:40. > :16:48.game when they were in control. They looked more like the home team. I
:16:49. > :16:51.have seen that look a few times. And then they had a few good chances in
:16:52. > :16:57.the second half. This was a good header. And overall, he is pleased,
:16:58. > :17:05.but in their predicament at the moment, he knows that those
:17:06. > :17:09.performances are going to be turned into victories, if they are going to
:17:10. > :17:18.do anything. Aston Villa, struggling at home, 11 wins out of 45 at home.
:17:19. > :17:21.It can only be that, they are set up as a counterattacking side. It is
:17:22. > :17:26.probably better to win away from home, goes you can counterattack
:17:27. > :17:31.better. At home, the emphasis is on you to attack. But yes, they are
:17:32. > :17:37.struggling at home. There must be something in between. But it is a
:17:38. > :17:40.big hitch, big teams go there and quite enjoyed playing football
:17:41. > :17:44.there. I have always thought that. Before we leave you, let's take a
:17:45. > :17:56.look at the Barclays Premier League table.
:17:57. > :18:07.Crystal Palace replace Sunderland at the bottom. Norwich move four points
:18:08. > :18:11.clear of the relegation zone. The Sunday Telegraph claims Tottenham
:18:12. > :18:16.have drawn up a list of candidates in case they decided to sack Andre
:18:17. > :18:22.Villas-Boas. It also says Martin Jol's for future will be decided in
:18:23. > :18:27.the next 24 hours. The Sunday Times says Martin Jol is clinging to his
:18:28. > :18:32.job. The Independent on Sunday reports that Hull's owners may sell
:18:33. > :18:36.up because of opposition to the idea of renaming the club. That is it
:18:37. > :18:40.from us, on the day that Aaron Ramsey returned home as the Premier
:18:41. > :18:44.League's rising star. You can take the boy out of Cardiff, but you
:18:45. > :18:49.cannot take Cardiff out of the boy.