:00:51. > :00:53.It?s 50 not out for Match of the Day and after a summer of discontent
:00:54. > :00:57.for English football we're back to banish those Brazilian blues.
:00:58. > :00:59.Seven games on the way from the opening day of the
:01:00. > :01:38.All eyes of course on a Dutchman making his debut in Manchester.
:01:39. > :01:40.Yes Ruud Gullit is alongside Alan Shearer.
:01:41. > :01:45.12 months ago the new Manchester United manager led out his team
:01:46. > :01:48.Today the new Manchester United manager led out his team
:01:49. > :02:13.I have coached the number one in the Netherlands. I have worked for
:02:14. > :02:18.Barcelona, and in my opinion it was number one in Spain. Now I am at
:02:19. > :02:25.Manchester United, number one in England.
:02:26. > :02:27.Up against Louis Van Gaal was the league's youngest manager,
:02:28. > :03:25.Luke Shaw is injured and Robin van Persie is not up to full fitness.
:03:26. > :03:29.Swansea did manage their first win at Old Trafford last season in
:03:30. > :03:46.January in the FA Cup. They have never managed to win in league
:03:47. > :04:06.football. Young. This is right from Swansea City. That was a good shot
:04:07. > :04:17.from Sigurdsson. The back three of Manchester United have passed it
:04:18. > :04:24.around between themselves nicely. Nothing wrong with the tackle. It
:04:25. > :04:31.does not want his debut to end this early, but it might. Most of
:04:32. > :04:41.Manchester United's problems last season came at Old Trafford. The
:04:42. > :05:01.most home defeats since 1973, 74. Phil Jones is on to that. Jones has
:05:02. > :05:12.a go. Only Arsenal played more successive passes in the Premier
:05:13. > :05:27.League and Swansea's last season. Chance to hit it his first ever goal
:05:28. > :05:51.for Swansea City. The approach was really nice. It needed some finish.
:05:52. > :05:53.Managed to score four goals for Sunderland last season in his loan
:05:54. > :06:00.spell. But is the first time he has had a net as a Swansea player.
:06:01. > :06:11.Swansea fans are singing, " you are getting sacked in the morning". Same
:06:12. > :06:17.old jokes in the new season. Little bit of unrest in the crowd at
:06:18. > :06:25.Manchester United. Finding it difficult to get the ball out of
:06:26. > :06:35.their own half. Taylor has to be careful. Just make sure he could not
:06:36. > :06:39.run freely towards the ball. Garry Monk was watching that and all the
:06:40. > :06:50.time getting ready to make a change. I think we will see Neil
:06:51. > :06:58.Taylor replaced. Rooney! 1-1. But home by the new Manchester United
:06:59. > :07:11.captain. Just over seven minutes of the second half for United to draw
:07:12. > :07:14.level. Strong attacking from Jones. Sigurdsson backing into his own net
:07:15. > :07:20.and Rooney got this space to apply the finish. Not the most spec
:07:21. > :07:33.vacuolar overhead kick he has ever scored, but a very important one. --
:07:34. > :07:42.spectacular. Move it, pass it, keep it, break when you can. Juan Mata
:07:43. > :07:57.wanted the return. Manchester United free kick. Jordi Amat went in there.
:07:58. > :08:03.Did he really need to do with Rooney moving away from the goal? So
:08:04. > :08:15.close! The fans were getting up to celebrate a Rooney double. It has
:08:16. > :08:37.been all Manchester United since half-time.
:08:38. > :08:55.It is a tap in. De Gea cannot keep it out. These are the players who
:08:56. > :09:01.have brought delighted to the travelling fans from South Wales.
:09:02. > :09:15.Manchester United caught out by Vic were clear taken free kick. The
:09:16. > :09:32.mis-kick went straight to Sigurdsson. This is a Swansea side
:09:33. > :09:37.but failed to beat any of the top nine teams in the Premier League
:09:38. > :09:45.last season. It is on again for them here on the first day of the new
:09:46. > :09:53.campaign. Manchester United have not lost their first home game of the
:09:54. > :10:04.Premier League season since the inaugural Premier League season,
:10:05. > :10:17.against Everton. Fellaini pulling away with a knock-down. It is Wayne
:10:18. > :10:20.Routledge on the run. Swansea are ever closer to their first ever
:10:21. > :10:30.league away win to Manchester United. Fellaini helps it. Smalling
:10:31. > :10:35.is back, handball shouts. You cannot give handball for that. He is not
:10:36. > :10:43.even looking, his arm is out. Mike Dean was never going to. Louis van
:10:44. > :10:50.Gaal, beating in his first man chest Das macro Premier League game as
:10:51. > :10:53.Manchester United manager. Came to get three points and we executed it
:10:54. > :10:59.well enough. Could have done better, but that is the way I am. The
:11:00. > :11:02.players know that. In terms of coming to Manchester United, for the
:11:03. > :11:06.fans who travelled appear, obviously a great day for them, we have to
:11:07. > :11:13.make sure we get another three points next week. What is your
:11:14. > :11:17.verdict on this game? I don't think I to speak about the verdict. It is
:11:18. > :11:26.very disappointing. We have lost our first home match because we did not
:11:27. > :11:31.reach the level we can reach. We knew it was going to be difficult
:11:32. > :11:37.with them playing three at the back. I thought this shape we set out to
:11:38. > :11:41.play with work perfectly. We got the goal first and it gave us a lot of
:11:42. > :11:49.belief. We were very nervous in the first half will stop wrong choices.
:11:50. > :11:59.That is a pity. In the second half, we never played as a team.
:12:00. > :12:02.Therefore, I am responsible. When you cannot bring it on your first
:12:03. > :12:08.home match, it is disappointing for the fans. It is a pity. Brilliant
:12:09. > :12:16.result was Swansea but not the start we expected the Louis van Gaal?
:12:17. > :12:23.Before I say anything, I have to give great credit to Swansea. But I
:12:24. > :12:31.think this could be a blessing in disguise. In what way? It could say
:12:32. > :12:35.to the money men at Manchester United they need three top players
:12:36. > :12:41.for them to challenge to get into the top four, let alone challenge
:12:42. > :12:45.for the championship. Will they come because they will not be playing
:12:46. > :12:48.Champions' League? That is the issue. It was similar last year when
:12:49. > :12:55.they left it so late to sign players, they were wanting. The
:12:56. > :13:01.first goal, was a remarkable team effort, 29 passes? I said about
:13:02. > :13:02.Swansea and how well they passed it. 29 passes, started from the
:13:03. > :13:05.goalkeeper. Swansea and how well they passed
:13:06. > :13:12.it. 29 passes, No pressure on the ball whatsoever. Manchester United
:13:13. > :13:18.might be getting a breather, but so might Swansea. We all know this is
:13:19. > :13:22.their game, Swansea. They pass it and they move and they are
:13:23. > :13:31.comfortable on the ball pulled into halves, three defenders against one
:13:32. > :13:38.centre forward. Wilfred Bony. They are passing it left to right under
:13:39. > :13:39.no pressure. Not an issue. Eventually it goes back to the
:13:40. > :13:49.goalkeeper. Both sides are comfortable here.
:13:50. > :13:53.It's not really an issue. It goes back. This is where the problem
:13:54. > :13:57.lies. You can see Shelvey coming in for the ball here. He gets it there.
:13:58. > :14:02.He moves a little bit. He gets it back. I mentioned the three centre
:14:03. > :14:07.halves. He has time to his head up. This is what he does. Three centre
:14:08. > :14:15.halves are now marking no-one. One of those centre halfs should be
:14:16. > :14:20.right up beside Bony there and tackling and crunching him. Now they
:14:21. > :14:25.become a problem and come alive. Swansea work it well. Dyer is in a
:14:26. > :14:30.decent position, marking him well. Sigurdarson gets the ball. He makes
:14:31. > :14:34.the run into that space what Young has vacated. Blackett goes with him
:14:35. > :14:39.he gets done. He goes in tight. Smalling has to see that danger
:14:40. > :14:42.early. He has to get across there and cover Blackett because Blackett
:14:43. > :14:47.is in trouble now. By the time Smalling goes over, it's too late.
:14:48. > :14:51.Look at this space that Ki has. Where is Fletcher, the midfielder,
:14:52. > :14:55.who is picking them up? It summed them up whether they played three or
:14:56. > :14:57.five at the back our four at the back in the second-half. They
:14:58. > :15:02.weren't good enough and good enough by a long way. They changed that
:15:03. > :15:06.structure in the second-half to a four. It didn't seem to help much?
:15:07. > :15:13.Is No, the thing is, they scored a goal immediately. It comes this
:15:14. > :15:18.moment, Blackett. Why did you give this ball back. A free-kick there.
:15:19. > :15:22.Smalling is thinking, was it a free-kick, yes or no. He thinks, OK,
:15:23. > :15:29.kick it very quick. Still there is nothing wrong in that moment. OK.
:15:30. > :15:34.Young is now playing left back. Now you can see also why he is a
:15:35. > :15:39.striker, or a winger, and not a defender. Goes underneath it. This
:15:40. > :15:43.is a little bit of luck. I think Swansea were looking for their luck.
:15:44. > :15:48.So many bodies into the box. It comes to Swansea player. Sigurdarson
:15:49. > :15:48.finished it, luckily. Where is the marking again?
:15:49. > :15:59.finished it, luckily. Where is the marking again? It's poor. He has a
:16:00. > :16:05.big job on his hands your country Mann? He has a big job. You could
:16:06. > :16:10.see the players thinking - where I have to be? My big surprise when you
:16:11. > :16:18.play the 3-5-2 system with Holland it was a necessity because we had
:16:19. > :16:22.bad defenders. It happens also for Manchester United. You have to play
:16:23. > :16:32.attacking football. He adapted the game with the national team, also
:16:33. > :16:40.Manchester United. He played Ajax4-3-3. Bayern Munich 4-3-3.
:16:41. > :16:43.Played always attack. All of a sudden he will play this game with
:16:44. > :16:48.Manchester United. It was a surprise for me that he did... He changed it
:16:49. > :16:52.after 45 minutes. I must say they scored a goal immediately. I
:16:53. > :16:58.thought, OK, will we see something better? But we didn't. No, which
:16:59. > :17:03.didn't. We were talking about it. If you were a Swansea player, would you
:17:04. > :17:06.be afraid of that line-up? When you say that in the dressing room before
:17:07. > :17:11.the game. That Manchester United game wouldn't scare me. If there was
:17:12. > :17:14.an opportunity for Swansea to get - I suspect we might see transfer
:17:15. > :17:22.action over the next couple of weeks. We shall see.
:17:23. > :17:23.We've already seen our first managerial casualty
:17:24. > :17:26.of the season, Tony Pulis leaving Crystal Palace following a row over
:17:27. > :17:29.Keith Millen was in charge for the trip to Arsenal.
:17:30. > :17:32.The Gunners already have a trophy to their name
:17:33. > :17:34.after victory over Manchester City in the Community Shield.
:17:35. > :17:42.Arsenal surf into the new season on a wave of optimism. Crystal Palace
:17:43. > :17:48.are flounders among the tides already. Palace are looking for a 17
:17:49. > :18:00.boss following the departure of Tony Pulis. Arsenal are unchanged from
:18:01. > :18:08.the Community Shield success. The summer signings make their league
:18:09. > :18:11.debuts. Koscielny is fit. # the World Cup winners won't be
:18:12. > :18:15.considered until next weekend, at the earliest. Pal lace give debuts
:18:16. > :18:34.to their new boys. COMMENTATOR: Crystal Palace did well
:18:35. > :18:41.here for a long period last season, they lost 2-0. Didn't get the
:18:42. > :18:55.plaudits they deserved that day. Defending doggedly. A shot away.
:18:56. > :18:59.Speroni did well. He turned a wickedly dipping ball away. It
:19:00. > :19:06.bounces very late. Good goal keeping. Steve Parish will hope to
:19:07. > :19:15.get a new man into the manager's hotseat right soon. He is on the
:19:16. > :19:24.phone right now. He has worked with Ian Moody the clinical director
:19:25. > :19:31.previously at Cardiff. Szczesny. Koscielny blocks and gets there
:19:32. > :19:37.second time. Campbell comes in. It's still loose. Had he gone down there,
:19:38. > :19:44.that would be have been interesting. Gibbs steers it away. Didn't get
:19:45. > :19:53.distance on it. Definitely going in. Koscielny with the challenge there.
:19:54. > :20:00.That looked fair. First corner of the day for Palace. Hangeland, on
:20:01. > :20:05.his debut, scores. What a sensation at the Emirates. He caused trouble
:20:06. > :20:09.for Arsenal in his Fulham days. He has done so again. Arsenal have lost
:20:10. > :20:15.possession. Crystal Palace have the lead. Got the highest. Didn't need
:20:16. > :20:20.to get too high, to be honest. Made the late run in. Not tracked.
:20:21. > :20:26.Terrible defending. 10 minutes left in the first half. Crystal Palace
:20:27. > :20:30.lead at Arsenal, two-days after losing their manager. I can tell you
:20:31. > :20:34.who will be the most delighted man, seeing that ball hit the back of the
:20:35. > :20:35.net, he will be watching back on the South Coast and his name is, Tony
:20:36. > :20:50.Pulis. Very little movement around the edge
:20:51. > :21:03.of the Palace box when Arsenal attack. Two minutes of stopage time
:21:04. > :21:14.announced. -- stoppage. Koscielny, 1-1, brilliantly lofted free-kick.
:21:15. > :21:20.Koscielny levels, superbly executed. Koscielny initially onside. Palace
:21:21. > :21:30.let him go and paid the penalty. Brilliantly delivered. On the stroke
:21:31. > :21:47.of half-time, Koscielny makes it Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 1.
:21:48. > :21:59.Corner kick in. Not convincing by arsenal, at the heart of their
:22:00. > :22:05.defence. No Mertesacker of course today. Here's Ramsey. He was
:22:06. > :22:13.certainly caught by Puncheon. Arsenal given the right to play on.
:22:14. > :22:17.Palace getting men back very, very quickly. The referee will book
:22:18. > :22:32.Puncheon for that rather clumsy challenge. That was on Aaron Ramsey.
:22:33. > :22:39.Look at the number of yellow shirts back. Arsenal will need something
:22:40. > :22:47.special to win this. Giroud, back across goal. Did they get a touch?
:22:48. > :22:52.Just a goal kick. They have been a better team with him on. It was a
:22:53. > :22:54.tight title race last season. Many people predict his team will be
:22:55. > :22:55.involved tight title race last season. Many
:22:56. > :23:02.people predict his team will be in an even tighter race this campaign.
:23:03. > :23:05.Oxlade-Chamberlain. Monreal was caught there by Puncheon. He is
:23:06. > :23:10.going to be in trouble here. He has already been booked. He has got to
:23:11. > :23:17.go. Oh, what a shame for Crystal Palace. Definite second bookable
:23:18. > :23:23.offence. 90 seconds to go. Off goes Puncheon. He will miss next week's
:23:24. > :23:28.London Derby against West Ham. Caught the Arsenal player late.
:23:29. > :23:39.Palace have to defend with 10-men for a couple of minutes. Hangeland
:23:40. > :23:44.went for the same ball then as Jedinak. It will be heartbreak for
:23:45. > :23:52.Palace to lose it here. Oxlade-Chamberlain with a corner
:23:53. > :23:54.kick. Away. Here's Arteta. Wide. Oxlade-Chamberlain
:23:55. > :24:01.kick. Away. Here's Arteta. Wide. there. Up goes Koscielny. And
:24:02. > :24:08.Giroud. They've won it. The flag stays down. Aaron Ramsey, all
:24:09. > :24:14.Crystal Palace's heard work has come to nothing. Today, they have shown
:24:15. > :24:20.the qualities of a Tony Pulis side, but, at the end, it's the Gunners
:24:21. > :24:24.who have won it. Debuchy with a first cross, Koscielny allowed to
:24:25. > :24:29.attack it. Giroud did as well, onside. Comes off the goalkeeper.
:24:30. > :24:35.Ramsey follows it in. Correct decision. The goal stands. One
:24:36. > :24:41.minute into stoppage time. Ramsey starts this season as he started
:24:42. > :24:46.last. Crystal Palace maded it very difficult for you? Yeah, they made
:24:47. > :24:52.it very difficult in defending very well. And in taking their first
:24:53. > :24:58.opportunity on the corner. After that, they made it very tight. They
:24:59. > :25:05.were physically very strong. Never gave up. We need to keep going. In
:25:06. > :25:09.the end, our desire got us through. And, maybe still lack a bit of
:25:10. > :25:13.sharpness in the final third. Mentally we were there and focussed.
:25:14. > :25:17.That is why we got the three You scored points. Terrific goals last
:25:18. > :25:21.season, blockbusters, you are six-yard box little poacher? Yeah,
:25:22. > :25:25.you know, I didn't have the best of games today. I will be the first to
:25:26. > :25:29.admit that. I kept on trying. Trying to get into the right areas.
:25:30. > :25:35.Finally, 93rd minute it went in. We were prepared for today's game. We
:25:36. > :25:40.were confident much I was proud of the togetherness, the workrate, the
:25:41. > :25:46.organisation. Arsenal moved the ball well in general play. We limited
:25:47. > :25:49.them to a few attacks. The biggest disappointment is the manner of
:25:50. > :25:54.goals we conceded. Generally we are good strong side from set-pieces. We
:25:55. > :25:59.pride ourselves on that. To concede the goals, probably un-Arsenal-like
:26:00. > :26:05.not like us to concede. That is the disappointing thing from today.
:26:06. > :26:10.After the game I spoke to the Crystal Palace coach could-Chairman.
:26:11. > :26:14.Football has a habit of rubbing salt into gaping wounds. It must have
:26:15. > :26:18.been cruel? Very difficult. The lads were fantastic though. That shows
:26:19. > :26:22.the spirit we have at the club. Really proud of them today. What
:26:23. > :26:25.have been through this week, along with the rest of the club. It bodes
:26:26. > :26:28.well for the rest of the It must season. Have been a tough few days
:26:29. > :26:32.happening before the start of the season. Explain to us what has gone
:26:33. > :26:36.wrong I can't really. I mean, I'd love to be able to tell you
:26:37. > :26:39.everything that went wrong. There was a good transfer budget agreed.
:26:40. > :26:44.You know, there was a lack of targets that I think that the
:26:45. > :26:48.manager felt were good enough in the window. It came to a point where he
:26:49. > :26:52.felt he didn't want to carry on. I can't have people at the football
:26:53. > :26:56.club that aren't 100% committed to what we're trying to do. Reluctantly
:26:57. > :27:01.I agreed to let him go and let him out of his contract. Do you suspect
:27:02. > :27:04.perhaps that Tony is in a position where he did brilliantly last
:27:05. > :27:08.season, that perhaps he thinks maybe there is a job out there that is
:27:09. > :27:13.better than Crystal Palace? You would have to ask him. I think he
:27:14. > :27:17.intends to work. You have to make that assumption, wouldn't you? You
:27:18. > :27:20.have to assume he doesn't want to be at this club, he feels there is a
:27:21. > :27:26.club that can give him the things he wants that will make him happy in
:27:27. > :27:31.the role. You know, look - Do you feel let down by him? I can't be let
:27:32. > :27:35.down for what he achieved for us. He doesn't owe us anything. I don't
:27:36. > :27:39.think we owe Tony anything. He did a fantastic job for us. We are what we
:27:40. > :27:42.are. I built the club from administration to where we are now
:27:43. > :27:45.by taking decisions on what I think are right and create an environment
:27:46. > :27:50.that I think is a positive environment. If people don't feel
:27:51. > :27:53.they can work in that environment it's right for them to move on. What
:27:54. > :27:57.happens now and where that manager ends up, we will all see, won't we,
:27:58. > :28:00.maybe that will give us a better picture at some point. What about
:28:01. > :28:04.looking ahead? I doubt you want to share it with us, who is in your
:28:05. > :28:10.thoughts at the moment? Worth an ask? Well, listen, I think obviously
:28:11. > :28:14.we are looking for experience again. I think there are lots and lots of
:28:15. > :28:18.candidates that we have been sent. Last time I felt I had more time. I
:28:19. > :28:22.think now, with the window closing, it's really important that we get
:28:23. > :28:27.somebody in as soon as possible. So, I think you saw me quite busy at
:28:28. > :28:31.times, even during the match, trying to set things up. We saw last year,
:28:32. > :28:38.experience in this league is so very important. I think that we will not
:28:39. > :28:40.be straying too far from somebody with an intimate knowledge of the
:28:41. > :28:45.league as a player or manager. That will be our first port of call. It
:28:46. > :28:49.narrows the list down a little bit for you. If you'd like to see an
:28:50. > :28:53.extended version of that interview go to the BBC sport website, Palace
:28:54. > :29:15.fans. Who should he go for? director at Crystal Palace. He gave
:29:16. > :29:23.us a clue when Tim Sherwood has had both. Be interesting. I heard Arsene
:29:24. > :29:28.Wenger saying yesterday, the season has come a little bit too soon, he
:29:29. > :29:34.senses. They were not great today, but they have got a result. That has
:29:35. > :29:39.to be the most positive. They did not play well at all. Crystal Palace
:29:40. > :29:45.frustrated them and they made so many errors from their big layers.
:29:46. > :29:53.Jack Wilshire gets caught on the ball with his head down. -- players.
:29:54. > :29:59.Ramsey, sloppy pass. Pallas worked very well. Sanchez, who I am sure
:30:00. > :30:13.will do better than this throughout the season. Poor cross. Cazorla with
:30:14. > :30:18.the ball. It was poor from Arsenal. Cazorla, the ball out this time.
:30:19. > :30:23.Oxlade-Chamberlain came on and it was no different from him. But the
:30:24. > :30:27.positive thing for Arsenal is, they kept it going. Surely they cannot
:30:28. > :30:38.play as bad as this for a long time? We kept going and got the winner and
:30:39. > :30:42.that has to be a good sign. Ramsey is a ?40 million player. The way he
:30:43. > :30:50.came back from his injury, he was the one he missed last season. If
:30:51. > :30:54.they can keep him fit, they will have a go for the title. I have been
:30:55. > :31:01.impressed with their signings. Where do you think Arsenal stand? Last
:31:02. > :31:05.year they started so well. They could not cope at Christmas and then
:31:06. > :31:13.they went down. Normally this is a good sign. If you win games in a bad
:31:14. > :31:25.way, you played badly but win it, it is a good sign. Hopefully Arsenal,
:31:26. > :31:41.for as long as possible can battle for the title. They have to get
:31:42. > :31:46.better results against the bigger teams. They need a striker, a
:31:47. > :32:23.goal-scorer. COMMENTATOR: Back pedalling here. .
:32:24. > :32:25.-- making a nuisance of himself here. He got a toe between the two
:32:26. > :32:30.of them. Good news owning a season ticket
:32:31. > :32:49.next to him, isn't it! Pienaar, well found by Barry.
:32:50. > :32:54.Pienaar tried to go outside. Has run himself a corner. Leicester
:32:55. > :33:04.protesting here that the ball had crossed line, I think. Pienaar
:33:05. > :33:09.trying to go outside. Dipper to the near-post. Almost found Distin.
:33:10. > :33:14.Baines, does he hit it? Yes, he does. Deflected. Good save by
:33:15. > :33:22.Schmeichel. McGeady here for Everton. Oh, fantastic finish.
:33:23. > :33:28.Fantastic finish by McGeady for Everton. Had nothing to aim at, but
:33:29. > :33:35.scores his first goal for the club. It 's a great stop by Schmeichel.
:33:36. > :33:38.Goalkeeper making himself big. McGeady found just about the only
:33:39. > :33:45.spot in which the ball would find the back of the net. This is a
:33:46. > :33:52.magnificent finish from Aiden McGeady. It's Leicester 0, Everton 1
:33:53. > :33:57.and McGeady puts the visitors in front. Leicester looking for an
:33:58. > :34:19.instant response. Corner kick driven into the
:34:20. > :34:29.near-post. Ulloa scores. One each. On his debut. Only behind for 60
:34:30. > :34:37.seconds. Leicester 1, Everton 1. Nigel Pearson allows himself a hint
:34:38. > :34:42.of a smile. Ulloa, first return on ?8 million spent. 1-1. A bit of pin
:34:43. > :34:54.ball. Then a good reaction from the striker. Unlucky Everton in Distin's
:34:55. > :34:58.attempt at a clearance. Canoned straight into Ullo he reacted well.
:34:59. > :35:01.Half way through the first half and already Leicester 1, Everton 1. The
:35:02. > :35:20.place is, literally, bouncing! Out by Morgan only to Naismith. That
:35:21. > :35:25.wasn't far wide. Really good campaign last season for Everton.
:35:26. > :35:37.Popping up with important goals. Wasn't far away with that one.
:35:38. > :35:46.Here's Pienaar. Nicely done. Back to Pienaar. Naismith. 2-1 Everton.
:35:47. > :35:49.Tremendous goal. Steven Naismith restores Everton's lead with just
:35:50. > :35:56.seconds in the first half to go. Lovely goal. Really smart goal from
:35:57. > :36:02.Everton. Pienaar's little backheel. That slip from Knockaert really
:36:03. > :36:05.helped Baines. It's a very good finish from Naismith, right Ted end
:36:06. > :36:11.of the half. Really, really good time to score, as the old cliche
:36:12. > :36:16.goes. Everton have done exactly that. Hint of good fortune about it.
:36:17. > :36:25.Pienaar was slipping. Knockaert did, but Everton score, it's 2-1. Not too
:36:26. > :36:29.much in the way of chances in the second-half. That will suit Everton
:36:30. > :36:39.more than it does Leicester. Good run. It is's wild and wayward. Great
:36:40. > :36:43.pace from Schlupp, motored away. Absolutely thrashed it over the bar.
:36:44. > :36:48.Best chance of the second-half for either side. Roy Hodgson here
:36:49. > :36:56.watching an Everton backline which includes three of his players.
:36:57. > :37:12.Stones, Jagielka and Baines. Slightly theatrical about Ulloa's
:37:13. > :37:25.fall to ground, but the free-kick is given. Barry has a yellow card.
:37:26. > :37:28.Dispossessed by Mahrez. Knocked out of it by Gareth Barry who has
:37:29. > :37:31.already had a yellow card for something not dissimilar to that.
:37:32. > :37:36.The Leicester fans are reminding the referee of that fact. Well, look at
:37:37. > :37:42.Gareth Barry here, he got a yellow card for something very similar to
:37:43. > :37:50.that. He's got away with it. Referee Can mike Jones, deciding that was
:37:51. > :37:59.not deserving of a second yellow. -- Mike. Holding off Baines. Turning
:38:00. > :38:09.inside Barry. Mahrez goes for goal. Deflection. Good chance, Wood, 2-2.
:38:10. > :38:15.Chris Wood, with the equaliser for Leicester City. With only five
:38:16. > :38:22.minutes to go, it might earn them a point. It might even be the platform
:38:23. > :38:28.for a win, who knows. Chris Wood strokes home the equaliser. Mahrez
:38:29. > :38:34.drifting inside caused the trouble again. He has done well. Fell nicely
:38:35. > :38:40.for Wood much he took it well. Leicester 2, Everton 2. Very cooly
:38:41. > :38:47.done by the substitute. What an exciting start to life as a Premier
:38:48. > :38:52.League Chairman. Thrills and spills into the 90th minute and beyond. You
:38:53. > :38:56.can tell the Premier League is back! It's certainly nice to come away
:38:57. > :39:01.today with something. Whether we deserved to win it or not is
:39:02. > :39:05.debatable. They are a very good side with some quality individuals. And,
:39:06. > :39:11.I'm convinced that our players can adapt to life in the Premier League
:39:12. > :39:17.very quickly. Disappointing that I feel we threw two points away. But,
:39:18. > :39:24.on the other side,, before the game we didn't expect an easy fixture. We
:39:25. > :39:28.expected Leicester to put a real energetic and enthusiastic display.
:39:29. > :39:32.Unfortunately, we couldn't get the three points that I feel is what we
:39:33. > :39:36.should have got. To use the cliche, you have to hit the ground running
:39:37. > :39:40.today was a good start? Definitely much we have big games coming up. We
:39:41. > :39:46.can put ouris selves about and get points. We have a squad capable of
:39:47. > :39:51.doing that. Cracking game against two excellent sides, I would say!
:39:52. > :39:55.What would you say Leicester, top half probably? I was impressed with
:39:56. > :39:58.the way they came back against a very good Everton side today. Showed
:39:59. > :39:59.a lot of character. You don't get too much time
:40:00. > :40:03.a lot of character. You don't get too much to learn in this League. It
:40:04. > :40:09.took them 45 minutes to work Everton out. They really struggled in that
:40:10. > :40:10.first half, particularly with Everton's left hand side.
:40:11. > :40:14.first half, particularly with Everton's left hand side. As many
:40:15. > :40:18.teams do? Absolutely. They won't be the first or the last to struggle
:40:19. > :40:22.against these two Baines and Pienaar in particular. They understanding
:40:23. > :40:26.that they have. They work it so well down that left hand. Know each
:40:27. > :40:30.other's gamin side out. In the first half, that was their out every
:40:31. > :40:34.single time. Baines, into Barry this time, lovely little ball to Pienaar.
:40:35. > :40:37.Their movement is brilliant. As I said, they know what they're going
:40:38. > :40:43.to do. They know where they are going to run. Sometimes you think
:40:44. > :40:48.they are telepathic. It looks that way. The ball into Lukaku this time.
:40:49. > :40:53.The movement off him from Pienaar again, comes into McGeady, should
:40:54. > :40:58.actually do a little bit better. Misses, this was the goal. It's a
:40:59. > :41:02.good ball out. Good movement. Little back flick, as I said, he knows
:41:03. > :41:06.where he is going to be. Into Pienaar again. That is a brilliant
:41:07. > :41:09.finish. It really is from Naismith. They struggled in the first half.
:41:10. > :41:15.They turned it around in the second-half though. They adapted to
:41:16. > :41:22.the circumstances? The manager made the right decision. Drinkwater got
:41:23. > :41:28.injured he brought Hammond on, which, because Drinkwater struggled
:41:29. > :41:33.in the first half. He was in the right place at the right time. They
:41:34. > :41:37.went in with numbers, instead of one going in against two. Closing down
:41:38. > :41:42.there. King gets the ball and wins it. There was a better balance to it
:41:43. > :41:45.second-half. He didn't get it first time. There he didn't give up.
:41:46. > :41:50.Hammond, look, he gets a touch and they snuff it out. That enabled them
:41:51. > :41:55.to do is get a foothold in the game. Another one of his substitutes,
:41:56. > :41:59.Schlupp, great run, good ball. Terrible, terrible finish I'm
:42:00. > :42:03.afraid. You get chances at this level, you have to finish them off.
:42:04. > :42:06.Chris Wood, another substitute, Pearson, who might have been on his
:42:07. > :42:10.way this week, he gets the chance. That is a very, very good finish. I
:42:11. > :42:14.think, I don't think they deserve to win the game. I definitely think
:42:15. > :42:18.they deserved to get a point out of it. Probably the right result. Ruud,
:42:19. > :42:26.Leicester have something of a stuff start, fair to say Yes. Especially
:42:27. > :42:29.the first three, unbelievable. Stoke, Manchester City, Manchester
:42:30. > :42:34.United and Crystal Palace you get points out of that. The thing is
:42:35. > :42:39.also, against the bigger clubs, you know, everybody is enthusiastic.
:42:40. > :42:43.Everybody gives a little bit more. Don't doubt about these games. They
:42:44. > :42:46.look on paper they look tough. Believe in yourself, like today.
:42:47. > :42:48.That will give them great confidence the way they played in the
:42:49. > :42:54.second-half. Certainly will. No team in
:42:55. > :42:57.the League won fewer games than West Brom last season, so plenty to work
:42:58. > :43:00.on for new head coach, Alan Irvine. The Baggies opened up against
:43:01. > :43:14.a Sunderland side hoping to build West Brom feature three new faces
:43:15. > :43:19.including Craig Gardner whose debut is against the club where he spent
:43:20. > :43:25.the last three seasons. Sunderland have two debutantes including Jack
:43:26. > :43:31.Rodwell who has played 16 league games in the last two years. Wickham
:43:32. > :43:59.stars also. COMMENTATOR: Rodwell, foul. Such a
:44:00. > :44:03.frustrating time at Manchester City in all competitions in two years, 26
:44:04. > :44:07.games. Larsson to deliver the free-kick. Wes Brown is unmarked at
:44:08. > :44:14.the back post. Got the header back across. Cleared as far as
:44:15. > :44:20.Cattermole! What a strike from Lee Cattermole. Inside the first five
:44:21. > :44:27.minutes of the new season. A shot on goal to remember. The marking here
:44:28. > :44:32.from West Brom, questionable to say the least. They didn't deal with it.
:44:33. > :44:41.Cattermole had plenty to do. Foster had no chance. He couldn't have
:44:42. > :44:45.struck it more sweetly. It was the first touch that made it. What about
:44:46. > :44:50.the second one? Lee Cattermole, the unlikely man to score Sunderland's
:44:51. > :44:57.first goal of the new season. All the planning of pre-season, worse
:44:58. > :45:03.possible start for the new West Bromwich Albion manager. Nine
:45:04. > :45:08.minutes. It will be the moment to honour the club legend to help his
:45:09. > :45:11.family raise awareness of the key issues surrounding head injuries in
:45:12. > :45:16.football and start a minute long applause for the supporters to show
:45:17. > :45:23.their support for the Justice for Jeff Campaign. Here comes the new
:45:24. > :45:31.boy again. Fletcher showing urgency. Foul by Dorrans. The free-kick
:45:32. > :45:35.opportunity is Sunderland's. The right foot of Larsson to deliver it.
:45:36. > :45:44.Is there a Sunderland head on the end of it? There was. It was almost
:45:45. > :45:51.2-0. The unlikely source of Roberge. He has never scored. That was a
:45:52. > :45:56.chance to do so. He walked through the door on 8th October last year.
:45:57. > :46:03.There has never been a dull moment since at Sunderland Football Club.
:46:04. > :46:19.Gardner takes over. He tries his luck! ! Mannone tipped that over.
:46:20. > :46:28.Good reflexes from Mannone. Gardner. Still going. What is the referee
:46:29. > :46:40.going to do here? He is giving them a penalty. He is saying that they
:46:41. > :46:45.pulled Anichebe's shirt. Sunderland can't believe it. Roberge got close
:46:46. > :46:59.to him. Berahino has the chance to level it up from the penalty spot.
:47:00. > :47:03.Which he duly does! Their top-scorer in all competition of last season,
:47:04. > :47:08.he's up and running for the new season. The new look West Brom are
:47:09. > :47:15.level. Three minutes before half-time. Cooly tucked away into
:47:16. > :47:23.the bottom corner, from Berahino, to send Mannone the wrong way. West
:47:24. > :47:33.Brom, who have plenty of the ball have their equalising goal. Brunt.
:47:34. > :47:50.Nicely weighted pass from Dorrans. Cleared by van Aanholt. Promising
:47:51. > :48:05.start. Back in from Dorrans. Mannone back
:48:06. > :48:16.pedalling, didn't get enough on it. The flag was up. Referee assistant
:48:17. > :48:23.said Sunderland free-kick. Back in from Dorrans. Was Mannone impeded?
:48:24. > :48:28.As you can see, Craig Dawson's header was over the line. A big call
:48:29. > :48:33.again from the referee. Finally poised this one. The ground where
:48:34. > :48:47.Sunderland have lost their last five games at. Olsson. Dorrans. Mannone
:48:48. > :48:55.kept it out. Back in from Gardner. At the back post was Berahino. Two
:48:56. > :49:14.for him. Two for West Brom. They lead for the first time today. The
:49:15. > :49:33.early ball from Gardener was clever and teasing. Sunderland, who led 1-0
:49:34. > :49:38.after five minutes head towards the last quarter of an hour 2-1 down.
:49:39. > :49:57.Home supporters in very good voice at the moment. Cattermole. Larson!
:49:58. > :50:26.2-2. Well worked from Sunderland. Said Larsson who scored only one
:50:27. > :53:22.Premier League goal all season, scores
:53:23. > :53:32.It makes it interesting for the viewers to watch. I think that Poyet
:53:33. > :53:49.did a unbelievable job to stay in. Match of the Day 2 is back with two
:53:50. > :54:05.cracking games: The Football League Show follows us,
:54:06. > :54:08.it's repeated on Sunday mornings this season and something else to
:54:09. > :54:24.look out for this week. He is tone deaf! If you listen, that
:54:25. > :54:28.song, the thing that comes immediately to you is Match of the
:54:29. > :54:32.Day. As soon as that came on, you dropped what you were doing. Boom,
:54:33. > :54:35.straight sat down, eyes glued to the TV. It's football. It's people. It's
:54:36. > :54:51.Match of the Day! He doesn't look too happy about the
:54:52. > :54:54.position of the wall. Hunt! Oh, what a goal! They don't come much better
:54:55. > :55:04.than that. Right out of the book. On the first
:55:05. > :55:09.line too! I didn't realise in the original edit they missed the back
:55:10. > :55:14.flick. Willie on the main coverage they got it on the replay. We will
:55:15. > :55:14.have a goal of the season for you every week.
:55:15. > :55:21.have a goal of the season for you every
:55:22. > :55:25.West Ham manager, Sam Allardyce, marked his 400th Premier League
:55:26. > :55:28.game against a Spurs side making their first appearance under new
:55:29. > :55:38.Big Sam won his first match on opening day 13 years ago as Bolton
:55:39. > :55:40.won 5-0 at Leicester City. Among the scorers that day, his current
:55:41. > :55:57.captain, Mr Reliable, Kevin Nolan. Just one new face in the Spurs
:55:58. > :55:59.starting line-up. The new face in the dug-out has the Tottenham fans
:56:00. > :56:13.buzzing. COMMENTATOR: Good delivery. Just
:56:14. > :56:19.wide what a debut that would have been had this found the corner. Real
:56:20. > :56:28.menace from that right hand side. Fouled by Rose.
:56:29. > :56:33.Vanishing spray seen at the ground for the first time. I think they
:56:34. > :56:41.will get quickly fed up of cheering it every time it is used. Downing to
:56:42. > :56:49.whip it in. Headed over by Rose. Third West Ham corner. At the
:56:50. > :56:56.moment, it's real backs to the wall stuff for Tottenham Hotspur. Claret
:56:57. > :57:01.shirts by the penalty spot as it is driven in. Nolan with the shot.
:57:02. > :57:10.Claims handball. I think the assistant referee has given it. Yes,
:57:11. > :57:14.he has! Nolan's shot, blocked by Norton, who used his arms. Nolan on
:57:15. > :57:26.the turn. How many times have we seen him score from that kind of
:57:27. > :57:30.range? It's a red card, double jeopardy for Naughton. A goalscoring
:57:31. > :57:38.opportunity denied by the use of his hands. Last season, Tottenham had
:57:39. > :57:47.Kaboul sent off early on. This season they have lost a man as Noble
:57:48. > :57:54.puts it wide. Mark Noble misses from the spot. He never does that! What a
:57:55. > :58:01.let-off for Tottenham Hotspur. Sends the keeper the wrong way, but his
:58:02. > :58:06.shot misses the post and drifts wide.
:58:07. > :58:20.They can't afford to lose it there. Unlucky not to get the better of
:58:21. > :58:30.Bentaleb. I think the yellow card was coming out.
:58:31. > :58:35.Sam Allardyce's team would be expected to win this. If they don't,
:58:36. > :58:41.there will be criticism from their own supporters.
:58:42. > :58:54.Tottenham on the counter. Adebayor blocked by couldliness. Out comes
:58:55. > :58:59.the yellow. James Collins, dismissed. Adebayor committing
:59:00. > :59:08.Collins here. Referee, perfectly positioned to see that. As an out
:59:09. > :59:13.and out body check. Collins goes. Tottenham are right back in the game
:59:14. > :59:17.now. Townsend. Can he provide the spark?
:59:18. > :59:26.Eriksen, Townsend. Worthy of a shot. Oh, good shot too! Superb save from
:59:27. > :59:29.Adrian, who, bearing in mind, has had nothing to do pretty much all
:59:30. > :59:37.afternoon. Townsend put everything behind that. It was flying.
:59:38. > :59:51.Took far too long. Noble is through here for West Ham. Noble's shot.
:59:52. > :59:56.Smart stop from Lloris. It all stemmed from this casual play from
:59:57. > :00:05.Kaboul. Suddenly Mark Noble was in. Both teams going for it now. Noble,
:00:06. > :00:16.Downing. Plenty back for Spurs. Downing in. Downing. Great save by
:00:17. > :00:25.Lloris. Lovely setup play by Nolan. Downing, through on goal. Lloris, so
:00:26. > :00:37.big, great save, brave stop too. Dyer. Into the feet of Holby.
:00:38. > :00:41.Setting up Bentaleb to let fly. Punched away by Adrian. Chances are
:00:42. > :00:47.coming at both ends. We haven't got long to go. A shade over two minutes
:00:48. > :00:56.of added time to play. Not sure either team deserves to win this.
:00:57. > :01:04.Bentaleb. Dyer is in here. Dier on his debut win it is for Tottenham
:01:05. > :01:09.Hotspur. How about this for a story? Eric Dier, 20 years of age. On his
:01:10. > :01:13.Tottenham Hotspur debut. Starts the day at centre half. Spent most of
:01:14. > :01:19.the afternoon playing at right back. Well, he finished up winning the
:01:20. > :01:23.game for Tottenham Hotspur. In the third minute of injury-time. Well,
:01:24. > :01:26.they weren't that busy in the transfer market over summer,
:01:27. > :01:34.Tottenham Hotspur, unlike 12 months ago. Pochettino has started with a
:01:35. > :01:37.victory against the odds. It has been our problem for a while
:01:38. > :01:41.converting chances. It's there again today. Like I said, with 20 attempts
:01:42. > :01:47.at goal today and created some really good chances. None more so
:01:48. > :01:51.when Downing go the through. This is a big league. It doesn't have punish
:01:52. > :01:57.you. It has punished us to the hilt today. How did you find yourself
:01:58. > :02:01.that far forward in injury-time? I'm not that sure, to be honest. The
:02:02. > :02:06.assistant manager was saying to the manager - what is he doing there? Is
:02:07. > :02:13.I don't really know, to be honest. Happily scored. I'm confident I'm
:02:14. > :02:17.going to score. It's life. You know, if you keep taking them law of
:02:18. > :02:21.averages you will miss one. It probably cost us the game today. I
:02:22. > :02:26.will be the first one to step up next time. Don't worry about that.
:02:27. > :02:36.It's an important win. I will say congratulations to my player because
:02:37. > :02:43.it was very great performance. After the penalty it's a difficult game.
:02:44. > :02:48.We play like a team. It this is an important team. The we deserve in
:02:49. > :02:53.the end to win the game. Good to hear him talking in English,
:02:54. > :02:58.finally! What do you think? Let us start first and foremost with the
:02:59. > :03:02.red card for Naughton. There was a lot of feeling on Twitter. People
:03:03. > :03:06.couldn't believe it. Was a penalty sufficient? It is a penalty. The
:03:07. > :03:12.ball gets in. He blocks it with his hands up. You try to block the ball.
:03:13. > :03:17.If it's intentionally, the ball goes towards the goal. It's a penalty.
:03:18. > :03:22.Also, a red card. That are the rules. You think that is a red card?
:03:23. > :03:27.You think that is a red card Auto I think it is a red card. That is the
:03:28. > :03:31.rules. If you know it. By accident, you lift up your arm. You see that
:03:32. > :03:35.the ball goes towards goal. In that moment, it's a red card. The referee
:03:36. > :03:39.has to show common sense there. A penalty. I agree with you. But he
:03:40. > :03:43.can't... You can't tell me that ball was certain to go in the net. If he
:03:44. > :03:48.is on the goal-line. It goes towards goal. Not sure that is hitting the
:03:49. > :03:55.target. The goalkeeper might save it. Never been a red card. Disagree
:03:56. > :03:57.with you on that. This was a blessing for Tottenham. They played
:03:58. > :03:59.poorly. with you on that. This was a
:04:00. > :04:04.blessing for Tottenham. They played poorly. It was absolutely... You
:04:05. > :04:12.weren't impressed with the performances of two of Tottenham
:04:13. > :04:17.signings Eriksen... Eriksen was a success. He plays right wing. All
:04:18. > :04:23.the time in the middle. Never in his position. OK. You think, all the
:04:24. > :04:27.time, Mellor, he has something. OK, he comes in positions, you think,
:04:28. > :04:35.OK, he does well here. To get a good cross in. Look what happens. You
:04:36. > :04:40.think, OK, beginning of the game. Here, he gets the ball. Naughton on
:04:41. > :04:45.the right side all by himself. He doesn't see it. Loses the ball. Then
:04:46. > :04:50.we get here again. In the middle. You think, good ball. You think, OK,
:04:51. > :04:56.easy ball. Eriksen, again in the middle. Plays it. This was going on
:04:57. > :05:04.the whole time. You think to yourself - you cannot play like this
:05:05. > :05:08.in a team. The second-half he put Lamela on the left side. All the
:05:09. > :05:12.time trying to do the difficult stuff. He has no clue what he is
:05:13. > :05:16.doing here. He has a trick in the beginning. Every time, if you look
:05:17. > :05:22.at him, you think he has something. Maybe if he plays a little bit more,
:05:23. > :05:27.you know, he think it is coming out. He has something. Ability. It
:05:28. > :05:31.doesn't come out. Eriksen also, he will not the one to attack much he
:05:32. > :05:38.puts him in the second-half. Puts him in the middle. Puts Lamela on
:05:39. > :05:40.the outside so he can do less danger. West Ham have to score
:05:41. > :05:48.penalties. Let him off that one. The last three teams to come up
:05:49. > :05:51.via the play-offs all survived. QPR will be hoping
:05:52. > :05:53.that run continues. They kicked off at Loftus Road
:05:54. > :05:55.against a Hull side who survived comfortably last season after
:05:56. > :06:30.promotion from the Championship. Tom Ince who turned down Inter Milan
:06:31. > :06:42.to join them. The onus will be on Nikica Jelavic to provide the goals.
:06:43. > :06:49.It is the first ever meeting of these two sides in the top division.
:06:50. > :07:03.Towards Jelavic who met it could not direct it. He applauds the ball in
:07:04. > :07:04.by the 20-year-old. Harry Redknapp, I am sure, wanted to be an England
:07:05. > :07:16.manager at once time, but it I am sure, wanted to be an England
:07:17. > :07:33.happy to bring in Glenn Hoddle on his coaching staff. Unlucky. The
:07:34. > :07:42.header flashed across the face of the goal. Steve Bruce has only
:07:43. > :07:57.managed two victories on the opening match of Premier League Steve --
:07:58. > :07:59.Premier League season. It was the collision that looked more
:08:00. > :08:17.accidental than anything else. It was strong, but I don't think it
:08:18. > :08:21.will persuade referee. Robertson. Austin got that and then Bruce made
:08:22. > :08:28.up for any errors he might have made earlier. Did not look as though it
:08:29. > :08:31.should reach Austin, but he went through the challenge of Chester and
:08:32. > :08:40.Bruce came in to finish off the clearance. Off the line. Punched
:08:41. > :08:51.away by McGregor. Two or three players descended on it. Allan
:08:52. > :09:14.McGregor completed the job. Was that out of play? No, said the
:09:15. > :09:21.assistant. Now it has gone out of play and that will be a corner.
:09:22. > :09:26.Davis has made his way forward. Chester is in there and Mac Shane is
:09:27. > :09:33.by the penalty spot. It is met by Chester and Hull are in front. The
:09:34. > :09:41.last time James Chester scored a goal was in the FA Cup final against
:09:42. > :09:44.Arsenal. His side were beaten and bad day, but as Ferdinand shakes his
:09:45. > :09:49.head, might it be a different result? It was Ferdinand 's closest
:09:50. > :09:55.to Chester, but could not wrap him up. No defender on the far post will
:09:56. > :10:09.stop it was not guarded and the visitors take the lead. Huddleston.
:10:10. > :10:19.Tom Ince. Livermore, good ball. Tom Ince is round the outside. Soup
:10:20. > :10:26.plate. Great lark by Rob Green. Excellent counterattack. -- block.
:10:27. > :10:35.Robert Green did everything a goalkeeper would like to do in that
:10:36. > :10:43.position. Good header again by Chester. Surely a candidate for Man
:10:44. > :10:49.of the Match. That was the kind of all you can put into your own net if
:10:50. > :11:01.you are not concentrating. Ferdinand did not realise it was coming.
:11:02. > :11:04.Barton has lost out to Huddleston. It was a surprise lock on
:11:05. > :11:15.Ferdinand's face when he realised the ball landed at his feet. Zamora.
:11:16. > :11:25.Block by Chester. Handball, penalty! No hesitation. Chester, the
:11:26. > :11:32.goal-scorer is a gas he has been penalised for a handball, as is his
:11:33. > :11:41.manager. -- aghast. The referee had no hesitation. I think he has got
:11:42. > :11:49.that wrong. His arm does not connect with the ball. It is the side of his
:11:50. > :11:53.chest. It is a really hard decision. Charlie Austin, can he get his first
:11:54. > :12:02.ever Premier League goal? Saved by the goalkeeper! They could not turn
:12:03. > :12:14.in the rebound. Steve Bruce will feel a sense of justice. It is a
:12:15. > :12:25.good stop. Gets beyond Chester. Austin to his right, Bobby
:12:26. > :12:37.Zamora... Great tackle. Harry Redknapp's anguish is obvious.
:12:38. > :12:42.Zamora. Good stop by Allan McGregor. Great power on the shot and Allan
:12:43. > :12:52.McGregor with two hands, farming it away. It has not been their day.
:12:53. > :12:58.When it opened up for Remi to hit one, he belted it at goal. The first
:12:59. > :13:04.goal in the Premier League is always important and we got it. Then we had
:13:05. > :13:10.a few chances to clinch the game. I could not fault any of them.
:13:11. > :13:14.Everybody put a shift in. If we continue to play like that, we will
:13:15. > :13:24.be OK. James Chester was outstanding? He really was terrific.
:13:25. > :13:34.The Rectory was out to make his day in misery. I have rang Mike Riley.
:13:35. > :13:40.It is a penalty for Jelavic, and the other one was an awful decision
:13:41. > :13:43.which could have cost us. But it sticks with me that these decisions
:13:44. > :13:52.are still given and we have two stop it. We agree it was a mistake. We
:13:53. > :13:56.sat with Rio in Rio and he told us how to mark at corners and set
:13:57. > :14:07.pieces whether you get hold of a man. Rio said he wasn't a fan of
:14:08. > :14:11.zone marking. He is not a fan of man marking either because James Chester
:14:12. > :14:16.loses him. He is looking at the man and does not have a clue where the
:14:17. > :14:21.ball is. Look at the ball, where is your man? He loses him totally. Good
:14:22. > :14:24.movements, good strength but Rio will tell you himself, he should do
:14:25. > :14:33.better. All of the finishing crack this we did on Copacabana beach, it
:14:34. > :14:36.falls to him. It wasn't a good debut for him but I am sure it will get
:14:37. > :15:23.better. Stoke did the double over Aston
:15:24. > :15:43.Villa last season winning 2-1 here in December. 4-1 at Villa Park in
:15:44. > :15:49.March. No trouble for Guzan. Mark Hughes has concluded some transfer
:15:50. > :16:01.business today signing Victor Moses from Chelsea on loan. Villa finding
:16:02. > :16:05.it difficult to keep Stoke out. He was spoken of as the next big thing
:16:06. > :16:21.when he broke into the Barcelona team at the age of 16. He is trying
:16:22. > :16:25.to get his career back on track here at Richardson with the run down the
:16:26. > :16:38.far side. Aston Villa might be in. Gabrielle Agbonlahor puts it wide.
:16:39. > :16:48.The presence of Shawcross was just enough. Whelan. Shawcross. Finds
:16:49. > :16:56.Bardsley. Goes for the bottom corner. Pushed away by Guzan and he
:16:57. > :17:08.gathers it at the second attempt. Stoke's best chance as we approach
:17:09. > :17:10.half-time. Aston Villa have lost the last six Premier League matches,
:17:11. > :17:22.conceding 17 goals and scoring just twice. N'Zogbia. Might fall here for
:17:23. > :17:31.Andreas by men. Can he have a second opportunity? He can, he has put
:17:32. > :17:35.Aston Villa in front. He got half a dozen goals last season for Aston
:17:36. > :17:50.Villa. He has got the first of this new campaign. Was in plenty of
:17:51. > :18:00.space. Weimann made amends from the rebound. The goalkeeper could not
:18:01. > :18:02.stop it going in. Stoke City going down a goal. This game desperately
:18:03. > :18:27.needed a goal. Now it has one. Peters was looking to get away from
:18:28. > :18:37.N'Zogbia. That was a great block from Vlaar. Optimistic shouts from
:18:38. > :18:42.the Stoke supporters for a penalty. An enquiry from Bardsley. We will
:18:43. > :18:45.have another look. the Stoke supporters for a penalty.
:18:46. > :18:51.An enquiry from Bardsley. Didn't look to be too much in it. Stoke
:18:52. > :18:54.City lost only three times in the Premier League last season. They
:18:55. > :19:01.were beaten by Norwich, Liverpool and Tottenham. Peter Crouch with the
:19:02. > :19:11.header. Whelan stopped in his tracks. Goes for goal. Knows he
:19:12. > :19:25.could have done a lot better. It all stems from Peter Crouch winning the
:19:26. > :19:44.header in the end. Adams spreads it wide. But the touch of Gabrielle
:19:45. > :19:54.Agbonlahor. It looked very promising indeed for Aston Villa. Look at the
:19:55. > :20:03.number of players coming forward. Frustrating afternoon for Mark
:20:04. > :20:21.Hughes. Shawcross, has two hit this long. Towards Crouch. Might drop
:20:22. > :20:34.here. Villa scramble it away. Aston Villa win all three points.
:20:35. > :20:47.Excellent. But though we had a ten minute period in the first half we
:20:48. > :20:54.could not get into it, but after that I thought we were excellent. I
:20:55. > :20:57.thought we were a threat all afternoon. It was a brilliant
:20:58. > :21:08.performance from the whole team. It is a tough place to come to. We got
:21:09. > :21:24.the clean sheet and the win. We can improve, it is the first game of the
:21:25. > :21:34.season. It is a wake-up call. Now we need to get our heads down and work
:21:35. > :21:36.hard and get back on track. The back four were on stack -- outstanding.
:21:37. > :21:38.Ron Vlaar has only played 45 minutes since the World Cup. And Senderos
:21:39. > :21:40.was fantastic. It was a massive performance. I think they have lost
:21:41. > :21:42.their last six away games at the end of last season. To clean sheet and
:21:43. > :21:45.three points. Vlaar and were outstanding. Vlaar had a great World
:21:46. > :21:57.Cup. Nobody expects did it. Vlaar goes for the ball and Senderos
:21:58. > :22:01.clears it. Unbelievable. Throws himself in there. They did
:22:02. > :22:12.everything to win the game. Great reaction. This is what you need.
:22:13. > :22:22.I must ask you about title predictions. Ruud Gullit, who do you
:22:23. > :22:31.think will win the title? I think Chelsea has to win the title. Has to
:22:32. > :22:34.win it? With the investment they make, last year was not a very good
:22:35. > :22:39.season. I think they have the team to do it. They have to beat
:22:40. > :22:43.Manchester City, who again did it. Manchester United, I don't see it
:22:44. > :22:52.happening at the moment, but you never know. Aske me in two weeks
:22:53. > :22:55.time, a lot can happen in the transfer window. At the minute,
:22:56. > :23:03.Chelsea and Manchester City. Chelsea. Great to have you with us.
:23:04. > :23:06.Let's have a look what the Sunday morning newspapers have to say,
:23:07. > :23:13.which are dominated by Manchester United. The Sunday Telegraph leads
:23:14. > :23:25.on Louis van Gaal same confidence has been smashed. The Sunday express
:23:26. > :23:27.says Louis van Gaal says some of his players cannot cope with the
:23:28. > :23:38.expectation to perform. Paul Scholes accuses the new manager
:23:39. > :23:46.of negative tax. That is it on the day when Louis van Gaal was welcomed
:23:47. > :23:48.to the Premier League and received a large custard pie, or maybe it was a
:23:49. > :24:00.Welsh cake.