16/08/2014 Match of the Day

It?s 50 not out for Match of the Day and after a summer of discontent

for English football we're back to banish those Brazilian blues.

Seven games on the way from the opening day of the

All eyes of course on a Dutchman making his debut in Manchester.

Yes Ruud Gullit is alongside Alan Shearer.

12 months ago the new Manchester United manager led out his team

Today the new Manchester United manager led out his team

I have coached the number one in the Netherlands. I have worked for

Barcelona, and in my opinion it was number one in Spain. Now I am at

Manchester United, number one in England.

Up against Louis Van Gaal was the league's youngest manager,

Luke Shaw is injured and Robin van Persie is not up to full fitness.

Swansea did manage their first win at Old Trafford last season in

January in the FA Cup. They have never managed to win in league

football. Young. This is right from Swansea City. That was a good shot

from Sigurdsson. The back three of Manchester United have passed it

around between themselves nicely. Nothing wrong with the tackle. It

does not want his debut to end this early, but it might. Most of

Manchester United's problems last season came at Old Trafford. The

most home defeats since 1973, 74. Phil Jones is on to that. Jones has

a go. Only Arsenal played more successive passes in the Premier

League and Swansea's last season. Chance to hit it his first ever goal

for Swansea City. The approach was really nice. It needed some finish.

Managed to score four goals for Sunderland last season in his loan

spell. But is the first time he has had a net as a Swansea player.

Swansea fans are singing, " you are getting sacked in the morning". Same

old jokes in the new season. Little bit of unrest in the crowd at

Manchester United. Finding it difficult to get the ball out of

their own half. Taylor has to be careful. Just make sure he could not

run freely towards the ball. Garry Monk was watching that and all the

time getting ready to make a change. I think we will see Neil

Taylor replaced. Rooney! 1-1. But home by the new Manchester United

captain. Just over seven minutes of the second half for United to draw

level. Strong attacking from Jones. Sigurdsson backing into his own net

and Rooney got this space to apply the finish. Not the most spec

vacuolar overhead kick he has ever scored, but a very important one. --

spectacular. Move it, pass it, keep it, break when you can. Juan Mata

wanted the return. Manchester United free kick. Jordi Amat went in there.

Did he really need to do with Rooney moving away from the goal? So

close! The fans were getting up to celebrate a Rooney double. It has

been all Manchester United since half-time.

It is a tap in. De Gea cannot keep it out. These are the players who

have brought delighted to the travelling fans from South Wales.

Manchester United caught out by Vic were clear taken free kick. The

mis-kick went straight to Sigurdsson. This is a Swansea side

but failed to beat any of the top nine teams in the Premier League

last season. It is on again for them here on the first day of the new

campaign. Manchester United have not lost their first home game of the

Premier League season since the inaugural Premier League season,

against Everton. Fellaini pulling away with a knock-down. It is Wayne

Routledge on the run. Swansea are ever closer to their first ever

league away win to Manchester United. Fellaini helps it. Smalling

is back, handball shouts. You cannot give handball for that. He is not

even looking, his arm is out. Mike Dean was never going to. Louis van

Gaal, beating in his first man chest Das macro Premier League game as

Manchester United manager. Came to get three points and we executed it

well enough. Could have done better, but that is the way I am. The

players know that. In terms of coming to Manchester United, for the

fans who travelled appear, obviously a great day for them, we have to

make sure we get another three points next week. What is your

verdict on this game? I don't think I to speak about the verdict. It is

very disappointing. We have lost our first home match because we did not

reach the level we can reach. We knew it was going to be difficult

with them playing three at the back. I thought this shape we set out to

play with work perfectly. We got the goal first and it gave us a lot of

belief. We were very nervous in the first half will stop wrong choices.

That is a pity. In the second half, we never played as a team.

Therefore, I am responsible. When you cannot bring it on your first

home match, it is disappointing for the fans. It is a pity. Brilliant

result was Swansea but not the start we expected the Louis van Gaal?

Before I say anything, I have to give great credit to Swansea. But I

think this could be a blessing in disguise. In what way? It could say

to the money men at Manchester United they need three top players

for them to challenge to get into the top four, let alone challenge

for the championship. Will they come because they will not be playing

Champions' League? That is the issue. It was similar last year when

they left it so late to sign players, they were wanting. The

first goal, was a remarkable team effort, 29 passes? I said about

Swansea and how well they passed it. 29 passes, started from the

goalkeeper. Swansea and how well they passed

it. 29 passes, No pressure on the ball whatsoever. Manchester United

might be getting a breather, but so might Swansea. We all know this is

their game, Swansea. They pass it and they move and they are

comfortable on the ball pulled into halves, three defenders against one

centre forward. Wilfred Bony. They are passing it left to right under

no pressure. Not an issue. Eventually it goes back to the

goalkeeper. Both sides are comfortable here.

It's not really an issue. It goes back. This is where the problem

lies. You can see Shelvey coming in for the ball here. He gets it there.

He moves a little bit. He gets it back. I mentioned the three centre

halves. He has time to his head up. This is what he does. Three centre

halves are now marking no-one. One of those centre halfs should be

right up beside Bony there and tackling and crunching him. Now they

become a problem and come alive. Swansea work it well. Dyer is in a

decent position, marking him well. Sigurdarson gets the ball. He makes

the run into that space what Young has vacated. Blackett goes with him

he gets done. He goes in tight. Smalling has to see that danger

early. He has to get across there and cover Blackett because Blackett

is in trouble now. By the time Smalling goes over, it's too late.

Look at this space that Ki has. Where is Fletcher, the midfielder,

who is picking them up? It summed them up whether they played three or

five at the back our four at the back in the second-half. They

weren't good enough and good enough by a long way. They changed that

structure in the second-half to a four. It didn't seem to help much?

Is No, the thing is, they scored a goal immediately. It comes this

moment, Blackett. Why did you give this ball back. A free-kick there.

Smalling is thinking, was it a free-kick, yes or no. He thinks, OK,

kick it very quick. Still there is nothing wrong in that moment. OK.

Young is now playing left back. Now you can see also why he is a

striker, or a winger, and not a defender. Goes underneath it. This

is a little bit of luck. I think Swansea were looking for their luck.

So many bodies into the box. It comes to Swansea player. Sigurdarson

finished it, luckily. Where is the marking again?

finished it, luckily. Where is the marking again? It's poor. He has a

big job on his hands your country Mann? He has a big job. You could

see the players thinking - where I have to be? My big surprise when you

play the 3-5-2 system with Holland it was a necessity because we had

bad defenders. It happens also for Manchester United. You have to play

attacking football. He adapted the game with the national team, also

Manchester United. He played Ajax4-3-3. Bayern Munich 4-3-3.

Played always attack. All of a sudden he will play this game with

Manchester United. It was a surprise for me that he did... He changed it

after 45 minutes. I must say they scored a goal immediately. I

thought, OK, will we see something better? But we didn't. No, which

didn't. We were talking about it. If you were a Swansea player, would you

be afraid of that line-up? When you say that in the dressing room before

the game. That Manchester United game wouldn't scare me. If there was

an opportunity for Swansea to get - I suspect we might see transfer

action over the next couple of weeks. We shall see.

We've already seen our first managerial casualty

of the season, Tony Pulis leaving Crystal Palace following a row over

Keith Millen was in charge for the trip to Arsenal.

The Gunners already have a trophy to their name

after victory over Manchester City in the Community Shield.

Arsenal surf into the new season on a wave of optimism. Crystal Palace

are flounders among the tides already. Palace are looking for a 17

boss following the departure of Tony Pulis. Arsenal are unchanged from

the Community Shield success. The summer signings make their league

debuts. Koscielny is fit. # the World Cup winners won't be

considered until next weekend, at the earliest. Pal lace give debuts

to their new boys. COMMENTATOR: Crystal Palace did well

here for a long period last season, they lost 2-0. Didn't get the

plaudits they deserved that day. Defending doggedly. A shot away.

Speroni did well. He turned a wickedly dipping ball away. It

bounces very late. Good goal keeping. Steve Parish will hope to

get a new man into the manager's hotseat right soon. He is on the

phone right now. He has worked with Ian Moody the clinical director

previously at Cardiff. Szczesny. Koscielny blocks and gets there

second time. Campbell comes in. It's still loose. Had he gone down there,

that would be have been interesting. Gibbs steers it away. Didn't get

distance on it. Definitely going in. Koscielny with the challenge there.

That looked fair. First corner of the day for Palace. Hangeland, on

his debut, scores. What a sensation at the Emirates. He caused trouble

for Arsenal in his Fulham days. He has done so again. Arsenal have lost

possession. Crystal Palace have the lead. Got the highest. Didn't need

to get too high, to be honest. Made the late run in. Not tracked.

Terrible defending. 10 minutes left in the first half. Crystal Palace

lead at Arsenal, two-days after losing their manager. I can tell you

who will be the most delighted man, seeing that ball hit the back of the

net, he will be watching back on the South Coast and his name is, Tony

Pulis. Very little movement around the edge

of the Palace box when Arsenal attack. Two minutes of stopage time

announced. -- stoppage. Koscielny, 1-1, brilliantly lofted free-kick.

Koscielny levels, superbly executed. Koscielny initially onside. Palace

let him go and paid the penalty. Brilliantly delivered. On the stroke

of half-time, Koscielny makes it Arsenal 1, Crystal Palace 1.

Corner kick in. Not convincing by arsenal, at the heart of their

defence. No Mertesacker of course today. Here's Ramsey. He was

certainly caught by Puncheon. Arsenal given the right to play on.

Palace getting men back very, very quickly. The referee will book

Puncheon for that rather clumsy challenge. That was on Aaron Ramsey.

Look at the number of yellow shirts back. Arsenal will need something

special to win this. Giroud, back across goal. Did they get a touch?

Just a goal kick. They have been a better team with him on. It was a

tight title race last season. Many people predict his team will be

involved tight title race last season. Many

people predict his team will be in an even tighter race this campaign.

Oxlade-Chamberlain. Monreal was caught there by Puncheon. He is

going to be in trouble here. He has already been booked. He has got to

go. Oh, what a shame for Crystal Palace. Definite second bookable

offence. 90 seconds to go. Off goes Puncheon. He will miss next week's

London Derby against West Ham. Caught the Arsenal player late.

Palace have to defend with 10-men for a couple of minutes. Hangeland

went for the same ball then as Jedinak. It will be heartbreak for

Palace to lose it here. Oxlade-Chamberlain with a corner

kick. Away. Here's Arteta. Wide. Oxlade-Chamberlain

kick. Away. Here's Arteta. Wide. there. Up goes Koscielny. And

Giroud. They've won it. The flag stays down. Aaron Ramsey, all

Crystal Palace's heard work has come to nothing. Today, they have shown

the qualities of a Tony Pulis side, but, at the end, it's the Gunners

who have won it. Debuchy with a first cross, Koscielny allowed to

attack it. Giroud did as well, onside. Comes off the goalkeeper.

Ramsey follows it in. Correct decision. The goal stands. One

minute into stoppage time. Ramsey starts this season as he started

last. Crystal Palace maded it very difficult for you? Yeah, they made

it very difficult in defending very well. And in taking their first

opportunity on the corner. After that, they made it very tight. They

were physically very strong. Never gave up. We need to keep going. In

the end, our desire got us through. And, maybe still lack a bit of

sharpness in the final third. Mentally we were there and focussed.

That is why we got the three You scored points. Terrific goals last

season, blockbusters, you are six-yard box little poacher? Yeah,

you know, I didn't have the best of games today. I will be the first to

admit that. I kept on trying. Trying to get into the right areas.

Finally, 93rd minute it went in. We were prepared for today's game. We

were confident much I was proud of the togetherness, the workrate, the

organisation. Arsenal moved the ball well in general play. We limited

them to a few attacks. The biggest disappointment is the manner of

goals we conceded. Generally we are good strong side from set-pieces. We

pride ourselves on that. To concede the goals, probably un-Arsenal-like

not like us to concede. That is the disappointing thing from today.

After the game I spoke to the Crystal Palace coach could-Chairman.

Football has a habit of rubbing salt into gaping wounds. It must have

been cruel? Very difficult. The lads were fantastic though. That shows

the spirit we have at the club. Really proud of them today. What

have been through this week, along with the rest of the club. It bodes

well for the rest of the It must season. Have been a tough few days

happening before the start of the season. Explain to us what has gone

wrong I can't really. I mean, I'd love to be able to tell you

everything that went wrong. There was a good transfer budget agreed.

You know, there was a lack of targets that I think that the

manager felt were good enough in the window. It came to a point where he

felt he didn't want to carry on. I can't have people at the football

club that aren't 100% committed to what we're trying to do. Reluctantly

I agreed to let him go and let him out of his contract. Do you suspect

perhaps that Tony is in a position where he did brilliantly last

season, that perhaps he thinks maybe there is a job out there that is

better than Crystal Palace? You would have to ask him. I think he

intends to work. You have to make that assumption, wouldn't you? You

have to assume he doesn't want to be at this club, he feels there is a

club that can give him the things he wants that will make him happy in

the role. You know, look - Do you feel let down by him? I can't be let

down for what he achieved for us. He doesn't owe us anything. I don't

think we owe Tony anything. He did a fantastic job for us. We are what we

are. I built the club from administration to where we are now

by taking decisions on what I think are right and create an environment

that I think is a positive environment. If people don't feel

they can work in that environment it's right for them to move on. What

happens now and where that manager ends up, we will all see, won't we,

maybe that will give us a better picture at some point. What about

looking ahead? I doubt you want to share it with us, who is in your

thoughts at the moment? Worth an ask? Well, listen, I think obviously

we are looking for experience again. I think there are lots and lots of

candidates that we have been sent. Last time I felt I had more time. I

think now, with the window closing, it's really important that we get

somebody in as soon as possible. So, I think you saw me quite busy at

times, even during the match, trying to set things up. We saw last year,

experience in this league is so very important. I think that we will not

be straying too far from somebody with an intimate knowledge of the

league as a player or manager. That will be our first port of call. It

narrows the list down a little bit for you. If you'd like to see an

extended version of that interview go to the BBC sport website, Palace

fans. Who should he go for? director at Crystal Palace. He gave

us a clue when Tim Sherwood has had both. Be interesting. I heard Arsene

Wenger saying yesterday, the season has come a little bit too soon, he

senses. They were not great today, but they have got a result. That has

to be the most positive. They did not play well at all. Crystal Palace

frustrated them and they made so many errors from their big layers.

Jack Wilshire gets caught on the ball with his head down. -- players.

Ramsey, sloppy pass. Pallas worked very well. Sanchez, who I am sure

will do better than this throughout the season. Poor cross. Cazorla with

the ball. It was poor from Arsenal. Cazorla, the ball out this time.

Oxlade-Chamberlain came on and it was no different from him. But the

positive thing for Arsenal is, they kept it going. Surely they cannot

play as bad as this for a long time? We kept going and got the winner and

that has to be a good sign. Ramsey is a ?40 million player. The way he

came back from his injury, he was the one he missed last season. If

they can keep him fit, they will have a go for the title. I have been

impressed with their signings. Where do you think Arsenal stand? Last

year they started so well. They could not cope at Christmas and then

they went down. Normally this is a good sign. If you win games in a bad

way, you played badly but win it, it is a good sign. Hopefully Arsenal,

for as long as possible can battle for the title. They have to get

better results against the bigger teams. They need a striker, a

goal-scorer. COMMENTATOR: Back pedalling here. .

-- making a nuisance of himself here. He got a toe between the two

of them. Good news owning a season ticket

next to him, isn't it! Pienaar, well found by Barry.

Pienaar tried to go outside. Has run himself a corner. Leicester

protesting here that the ball had crossed line, I think. Pienaar

trying to go outside. Dipper to the near-post. Almost found Distin.

Baines, does he hit it? Yes, he does. Deflected. Good save by

Schmeichel. McGeady here for Everton. Oh, fantastic finish.

Fantastic finish by McGeady for Everton. Had nothing to aim at, but

scores his first goal for the club. It 's a great stop by Schmeichel.

Goalkeeper making himself big. McGeady found just about the only

spot in which the ball would find the back of the net. This is a

magnificent finish from Aiden McGeady. It's Leicester 0, Everton 1

and McGeady puts the visitors in front. Leicester looking for an

instant response. Corner kick driven into the

near-post. Ulloa scores. One each. On his debut. Only behind for 60

seconds. Leicester 1, Everton 1. Nigel Pearson allows himself a hint

of a smile. Ulloa, first return on ?8 million spent. 1-1. A bit of pin

ball. Then a good reaction from the striker. Unlucky Everton in Distin's

attempt at a clearance. Canoned straight into Ullo he reacted well.

Half way through the first half and already Leicester 1, Everton 1. The

place is, literally, bouncing! Out by Morgan only to Naismith. That

wasn't far wide. Really good campaign last season for Everton.

Popping up with important goals. Wasn't far away with that one.

Here's Pienaar. Nicely done. Back to Pienaar. Naismith. 2-1 Everton.

Tremendous goal. Steven Naismith restores Everton's lead with just

seconds in the first half to go. Lovely goal. Really smart goal from

Everton. Pienaar's little backheel. That slip from Knockaert really

helped Baines. It's a very good finish from Naismith, right Ted end

of the half. Really, really good time to score, as the old cliche

goes. Everton have done exactly that. Hint of good fortune about it.

Pienaar was slipping. Knockaert did, but Everton score, it's 2-1. Not too

much in the way of chances in the second-half. That will suit Everton

more than it does Leicester. Good run. It is's wild and wayward. Great

pace from Schlupp, motored away. Absolutely thrashed it over the bar.

Best chance of the second-half for either side. Roy Hodgson here

watching an Everton backline which includes three of his players.

Stones, Jagielka and Baines. Slightly theatrical about Ulloa's

fall to ground, but the free-kick is given. Barry has a yellow card.

Dispossessed by Mahrez. Knocked out of it by Gareth Barry who has

already had a yellow card for something not dissimilar to that.

The Leicester fans are reminding the referee of that fact. Well, look at

Gareth Barry here, he got a yellow card for something very similar to

that. He's got away with it. Referee Can mike Jones, deciding that was

not deserving of a second yellow. -- Mike. Holding off Baines. Turning

inside Barry. Mahrez goes for goal. Deflection. Good chance, Wood, 2-2.

Chris Wood, with the equaliser for Leicester City. With only five

minutes to go, it might earn them a point. It might even be the platform

for a win, who knows. Chris Wood strokes home the equaliser. Mahrez

drifting inside caused the trouble again. He has done well. Fell nicely

for Wood much he took it well. Leicester 2, Everton 2. Very cooly

done by the substitute. What an exciting start to life as a Premier

League Chairman. Thrills and spills into the 90th minute and beyond. You

can tell the Premier League is back! It's certainly nice to come away

today with something. Whether we deserved to win it or not is

debatable. They are a very good side with some quality individuals. And,

I'm convinced that our players can adapt to life in the Premier League

very quickly. Disappointing that I feel we threw two points away. But,

on the other side,, before the game we didn't expect an easy fixture. We

expected Leicester to put a real energetic and enthusiastic display.

Unfortunately, we couldn't get the three points that I feel is what we

should have got. To use the cliche, you have to hit the ground running

today was a good start? Definitely much we have big games coming up. We

can put ouris selves about and get points. We have a squad capable of

doing that. Cracking game against two excellent sides, I would say!

What would you say Leicester, top half probably? I was impressed with

the way they came back against a very good Everton side today. Showed

a lot of character. You don't get too much time

a lot of character. You don't get too much to learn in this League. It

took them 45 minutes to work Everton out. They really struggled in that

first half, particularly with Everton's left hand side.

first half, particularly with Everton's left hand side. As many

teams do? Absolutely. They won't be the first or the last to struggle

against these two Baines and Pienaar in particular. They understanding

that they have. They work it so well down that left hand. Know each

other's gamin side out. In the first half, that was their out every

single time. Baines, into Barry this time, lovely little ball to Pienaar.

Their movement is brilliant. As I said, they know what they're going

to do. They know where they are going to run. Sometimes you think

they are telepathic. It looks that way. The ball into Lukaku this time.

The movement off him from Pienaar again, comes into McGeady, should

actually do a little bit better. Misses, this was the goal. It's a

good ball out. Good movement. Little back flick, as I said, he knows

where he is going to be. Into Pienaar again. That is a brilliant

finish. It really is from Naismith. They struggled in the first half.

They turned it around in the second-half though. They adapted to

the circumstances? The manager made the right decision. Drinkwater got

injured he brought Hammond on, which, because Drinkwater struggled

in the first half. He was in the right place at the right time. They

went in with numbers, instead of one going in against two. Closing down

there. King gets the ball and wins it. There was a better balance to it

second-half. He didn't get it first time. There he didn't give up.

Hammond, look, he gets a touch and they snuff it out. That enabled them

to do is get a foothold in the game. Another one of his substitutes,

Schlupp, great run, good ball. Terrible, terrible finish I'm

afraid. You get chances at this level, you have to finish them off.

Chris Wood, another substitute, Pearson, who might have been on his

way this week, he gets the chance. That is a very, very good finish. I

think, I don't think they deserve to win the game. I definitely think

they deserved to get a point out of it. Probably the right result. Ruud,

Leicester have something of a stuff start, fair to say Yes. Especially

the first three, unbelievable. Stoke, Manchester City, Manchester

United and Crystal Palace you get points out of that. The thing is

also, against the bigger clubs, you know, everybody is enthusiastic.

Everybody gives a little bit more. Don't doubt about these games. They

look on paper they look tough. Believe in yourself, like today.

That will give them great confidence the way they played in the

second-half. Certainly will. No team in

the League won fewer games than West Brom last season, so plenty to work

on for new head coach, Alan Irvine. The Baggies opened up against

a Sunderland side hoping to build West Brom feature three new faces

including Craig Gardner whose debut is against the club where he spent

the last three seasons. Sunderland have two debutantes including Jack

Rodwell who has played 16 league games in the last two years. Wickham

stars also. COMMENTATOR: Rodwell, foul. Such a

frustrating time at Manchester City in all competitions in two years, 26

games. Larsson to deliver the free-kick. Wes Brown is unmarked at

the back post. Got the header back across. Cleared as far as

Cattermole! What a strike from Lee Cattermole. Inside the first five

minutes of the new season. A shot on goal to remember. The marking here

from West Brom, questionable to say the least. They didn't deal with it.

Cattermole had plenty to do. Foster had no chance. He couldn't have

struck it more sweetly. It was the first touch that made it. What about

the second one? Lee Cattermole, the unlikely man to score Sunderland's

first goal of the new season. All the planning of pre-season, worse

possible start for the new West Bromwich Albion manager. Nine

minutes. It will be the moment to honour the club legend to help his

family raise awareness of the key issues surrounding head injuries in

football and start a minute long applause for the supporters to show

their support for the Justice for Jeff Campaign. Here comes the new

boy again. Fletcher showing urgency. Foul by Dorrans. The free-kick

opportunity is Sunderland's. The right foot of Larsson to deliver it.

Is there a Sunderland head on the end of it? There was. It was almost

2-0. The unlikely source of Roberge. He has never scored. That was a

chance to do so. He walked through the door on 8th October last year.

There has never been a dull moment since at Sunderland Football Club.

Gardner takes over. He tries his luck! ! Mannone tipped that over.

Good reflexes from Mannone. Gardner. Still going. What is the referee

going to do here? He is giving them a penalty. He is saying that they

pulled Anichebe's shirt. Sunderland can't believe it. Roberge got close

to him. Berahino has the chance to level it up from the penalty spot.

Which he duly does! Their top-scorer in all competition of last season,

he's up and running for the new season. The new look West Brom are

level. Three minutes before half-time. Cooly tucked away into

the bottom corner, from Berahino, to send Mannone the wrong way. West

Brom, who have plenty of the ball have their equalising goal. Brunt.

Nicely weighted pass from Dorrans. Cleared by van Aanholt. Promising

start. Back in from Dorrans. Mannone back

pedalling, didn't get enough on it. The flag was up. Referee assistant

said Sunderland free-kick. Back in from Dorrans. Was Mannone impeded?

As you can see, Craig Dawson's header was over the line. A big call

again from the referee. Finally poised this one. The ground where

Sunderland have lost their last five games at. Olsson. Dorrans. Mannone

kept it out. Back in from Gardner. At the back post was Berahino. Two

for him. Two for West Brom. They lead for the first time today. The

early ball from Gardener was clever and teasing. Sunderland, who led 1-0

after five minutes head towards the last quarter of an hour 2-1 down.

Home supporters in very good voice at the moment. Cattermole. Larson!

2-2. Well worked from Sunderland. Said Larsson who scored only one

Premier League goal all season, scores

It makes it interesting for the viewers to watch. I think that Poyet

did a unbelievable job to stay in. Match of the Day 2 is back with two

cracking games: The Football League Show follows us,

it's repeated on Sunday mornings this season and something else to

look out for this week. He is tone deaf! If you listen, that

song, the thing that comes immediately to you is Match of the

Day. As soon as that came on, you dropped what you were doing. Boom,

straight sat down, eyes glued to the TV. It's football. It's people. It's

Match of the Day! He doesn't look too happy about the

position of the wall. Hunt! Oh, what a goal! They don't come much better

than that. Right out of the book. On the first

line too! I didn't realise in the original edit they missed the back

flick. Willie on the main coverage they got it on the replay. We will

have a goal of the season for you every week.

have a goal of the season for you every

West Ham manager, Sam Allardyce, marked his 400th Premier League

game against a Spurs side making their first appearance under new

Big Sam won his first match on opening day 13 years ago as Bolton

won 5-0 at Leicester City. Among the scorers that day, his current

captain, Mr Reliable, Kevin Nolan. Just one new face in the Spurs

starting line-up. The new face in the dug-out has the Tottenham fans

buzzing. COMMENTATOR: Good delivery. Just

wide what a debut that would have been had this found the corner. Real

menace from that right hand side. Fouled by Rose.

Vanishing spray seen at the ground for the first time. I think they

will get quickly fed up of cheering it every time it is used. Downing to

whip it in. Headed over by Rose. Third West Ham corner. At the

moment, it's real backs to the wall stuff for Tottenham Hotspur. Claret

shirts by the penalty spot as it is driven in. Nolan with the shot.

Claims handball. I think the assistant referee has given it. Yes,

he has! Nolan's shot, blocked by Norton, who used his arms. Nolan on

the turn. How many times have we seen him score from that kind of

range? It's a red card, double jeopardy for Naughton. A goalscoring

opportunity denied by the use of his hands. Last season, Tottenham had

Kaboul sent off early on. This season they have lost a man as Noble

puts it wide. Mark Noble misses from the spot. He never does that! What a

let-off for Tottenham Hotspur. Sends the keeper the wrong way, but his

shot misses the post and drifts wide.

They can't afford to lose it there. Unlucky not to get the better of

Bentaleb. I think the yellow card was coming out.

Sam Allardyce's team would be expected to win this. If they don't,

there will be criticism from their own supporters.

Tottenham on the counter. Adebayor blocked by couldliness. Out comes

the yellow. James Collins, dismissed. Adebayor committing

Collins here. Referee, perfectly positioned to see that. As an out

and out body check. Collins goes. Tottenham are right back in the game

now. Townsend. Can he provide the spark?

Eriksen, Townsend. Worthy of a shot. Oh, good shot too! Superb save from

Adrian, who, bearing in mind, has had nothing to do pretty much all

afternoon. Townsend put everything behind that. It was flying.

Took far too long. Noble is through here for West Ham. Noble's shot.

Smart stop from Lloris. It all stemmed from this casual play from

Kaboul. Suddenly Mark Noble was in. Both teams going for it now. Noble,

Downing. Plenty back for Spurs. Downing in. Downing. Great save by

Lloris. Lovely setup play by Nolan. Downing, through on goal. Lloris, so

big, great save, brave stop too. Dyer. Into the feet of Holby.

Setting up Bentaleb to let fly. Punched away by Adrian. Chances are

coming at both ends. We haven't got long to go. A shade over two minutes

of added time to play. Not sure either team deserves to win this.

Bentaleb. Dyer is in here. Dier on his debut win it is for Tottenham

Hotspur. How about this for a story? Eric Dier, 20 years of age. On his

Tottenham Hotspur debut. Starts the day at centre half. Spent most of

the afternoon playing at right back. Well, he finished up winning the

game for Tottenham Hotspur. In the third minute of injury-time. Well,

they weren't that busy in the transfer market over summer,

Tottenham Hotspur, unlike 12 months ago. Pochettino has started with a

victory against the odds. It has been our problem for a while

converting chances. It's there again today. Like I said, with 20 attempts

at goal today and created some really good chances. None more so

when Downing go the through. This is a big league. It doesn't have punish

you. It has punished us to the hilt today. How did you find yourself

that far forward in injury-time? I'm not that sure, to be honest. The

assistant manager was saying to the manager - what is he doing there? Is

I don't really know, to be honest. Happily scored. I'm confident I'm

going to score. It's life. You know, if you keep taking them law of

averages you will miss one. It probably cost us the game today. I

will be the first one to step up next time. Don't worry about that.

It's an important win. I will say congratulations to my player because

it was very great performance. After the penalty it's a difficult game.

We play like a team. It this is an important team. The we deserve in

the end to win the game. Good to hear him talking in English,

finally! What do you think? Let us start first and foremost with the

red card for Naughton. There was a lot of feeling on Twitter. People

couldn't believe it. Was a penalty sufficient? It is a penalty. The

ball gets in. He blocks it with his hands up. You try to block the ball.

If it's intentionally, the ball goes towards the goal. It's a penalty.

Also, a red card. That are the rules. You think that is a red card?

You think that is a red card Auto I think it is a red card. That is the

rules. If you know it. By accident, you lift up your arm. You see that

the ball goes towards goal. In that moment, it's a red card. The referee

has to show common sense there. A penalty. I agree with you. But he

can't... You can't tell me that ball was certain to go in the net. If he

is on the goal-line. It goes towards goal. Not sure that is hitting the

target. The goalkeeper might save it. Never been a red card. Disagree

with you on that. This was a blessing for Tottenham. They played

poorly. with you on that. This was a

blessing for Tottenham. They played poorly. It was absolutely... You

weren't impressed with the performances of two of Tottenham

signings Eriksen... Eriksen was a success. He plays right wing. All

the time in the middle. Never in his position. OK. You think, all the

time, Mellor, he has something. OK, he comes in positions, you think,

OK, he does well here. To get a good cross in. Look what happens. You

think, OK, beginning of the game. Here, he gets the ball. Naughton on

the right side all by himself. He doesn't see it. Loses the ball. Then

we get here again. In the middle. You think, good ball. You think, OK,

easy ball. Eriksen, again in the middle. Plays it. This was going on

the whole time. You think to yourself - you cannot play like this

in a team. The second-half he put Lamela on the left side. All the

time trying to do the difficult stuff. He has no clue what he is

doing here. He has a trick in the beginning. Every time, if you look

at him, you think he has something. Maybe if he plays a little bit more,

you know, he think it is coming out. He has something. Ability. It

doesn't come out. Eriksen also, he will not the one to attack much he

puts him in the second-half. Puts him in the middle. Puts Lamela on

the outside so he can do less danger. West Ham have to score

penalties. Let him off that one. The last three teams to come up

via the play-offs all survived. QPR will be hoping

that run continues. They kicked off at Loftus Road

against a Hull side who survived comfortably last season after

promotion from the Championship. Tom Ince who turned down Inter Milan

to join them. The onus will be on Nikica Jelavic to provide the goals.

It is the first ever meeting of these two sides in the top division.

Towards Jelavic who met it could not direct it. He applauds the ball in

by the 20-year-old. Harry Redknapp, I am sure, wanted to be an England

manager at once time, but it I am sure, wanted to be an England

happy to bring in Glenn Hoddle on his coaching staff. Unlucky. The

header flashed across the face of the goal. Steve Bruce has only

managed two victories on the opening match of Premier League Steve --

Premier League season. It was the collision that looked more

accidental than anything else. It was strong, but I don't think it

will persuade referee. Robertson. Austin got that and then Bruce made

up for any errors he might have made earlier. Did not look as though it

should reach Austin, but he went through the challenge of Chester and

Bruce came in to finish off the clearance. Off the line. Punched

away by McGregor. Two or three players descended on it. Allan

McGregor completed the job. Was that out of play? No, said the

assistant. Now it has gone out of play and that will be a corner.

Davis has made his way forward. Chester is in there and Mac Shane is

by the penalty spot. It is met by Chester and Hull are in front. The

last time James Chester scored a goal was in the FA Cup final against

Arsenal. His side were beaten and bad day, but as Ferdinand shakes his

head, might it be a different result? It was Ferdinand 's closest

to Chester, but could not wrap him up. No defender on the far post will

stop it was not guarded and the visitors take the lead. Huddleston.

Tom Ince. Livermore, good ball. Tom Ince is round the outside. Soup

plate. Great lark by Rob Green. Excellent counterattack. -- block.

Robert Green did everything a goalkeeper would like to do in that

position. Good header again by Chester. Surely a candidate for Man

of the Match. That was the kind of all you can put into your own net if

you are not concentrating. Ferdinand did not realise it was coming.

Barton has lost out to Huddleston. It was a surprise lock on

Ferdinand's face when he realised the ball landed at his feet. Zamora.

Block by Chester. Handball, penalty! No hesitation. Chester, the

goal-scorer is a gas he has been penalised for a handball, as is his

manager. -- aghast. The referee had no hesitation. I think he has got

that wrong. His arm does not connect with the ball. It is the side of his

chest. It is a really hard decision. Charlie Austin, can he get his first

ever Premier League goal? Saved by the goalkeeper! They could not turn

in the rebound. Steve Bruce will feel a sense of justice. It is a

good stop. Gets beyond Chester. Austin to his right, Bobby

Zamora... Great tackle. Harry Redknapp's anguish is obvious.

Zamora. Good stop by Allan McGregor. Great power on the shot and Allan

McGregor with two hands, farming it away. It has not been their day.

When it opened up for Remi to hit one, he belted it at goal. The first

goal in the Premier League is always important and we got it. Then we had

a few chances to clinch the game. I could not fault any of them.

Everybody put a shift in. If we continue to play like that, we will

be OK. James Chester was outstanding? He really was terrific.

The Rectory was out to make his day in misery. I have rang Mike Riley.

It is a penalty for Jelavic, and the other one was an awful decision

which could have cost us. But it sticks with me that these decisions

are still given and we have two stop it. We agree it was a mistake. We

sat with Rio in Rio and he told us how to mark at corners and set

pieces whether you get hold of a man. Rio said he wasn't a fan of

zone marking. He is not a fan of man marking either because James Chester

loses him. He is looking at the man and does not have a clue where the

ball is. Look at the ball, where is your man? He loses him totally. Good

movements, good strength but Rio will tell you himself, he should do

better. All of the finishing crack this we did on Copacabana beach, it

falls to him. It wasn't a good debut for him but I am sure it will get

better. Stoke did the double over Aston

Villa last season winning 2-1 here in December. 4-1 at Villa Park in

March. No trouble for Guzan. Mark Hughes has concluded some transfer

business today signing Victor Moses from Chelsea on loan. Villa finding

it difficult to keep Stoke out. He was spoken of as the next big thing

when he broke into the Barcelona team at the age of 16. He is trying

to get his career back on track here at Richardson with the run down the

far side. Aston Villa might be in. Gabrielle Agbonlahor puts it wide.

The presence of Shawcross was just enough. Whelan. Shawcross. Finds

Bardsley. Goes for the bottom corner. Pushed away by Guzan and he

gathers it at the second attempt. Stoke's best chance as we approach

half-time. Aston Villa have lost the last six Premier League matches,

conceding 17 goals and scoring just twice. N'Zogbia. Might fall here for

Andreas by men. Can he have a second opportunity? He can, he has put

Aston Villa in front. He got half a dozen goals last season for Aston

Villa. He has got the first of this new campaign. Was in plenty of

space. Weimann made amends from the rebound. The goalkeeper could not

stop it going in. Stoke City going down a goal. This game desperately

needed a goal. Now it has one. Peters was looking to get away from

N'Zogbia. That was a great block from Vlaar. Optimistic shouts from

the Stoke supporters for a penalty. An enquiry from Bardsley. We will

have another look. the Stoke supporters for a penalty.

An enquiry from Bardsley. Didn't look to be too much in it. Stoke

City lost only three times in the Premier League last season. They

were beaten by Norwich, Liverpool and Tottenham. Peter Crouch with the

header. Whelan stopped in his tracks. Goes for goal. Knows he

could have done a lot better. It all stems from Peter Crouch winning the

header in the end. Adams spreads it wide. But the touch of Gabrielle

Agbonlahor. It looked very promising indeed for Aston Villa. Look at the

number of players coming forward. Frustrating afternoon for Mark

Hughes. Shawcross, has two hit this long. Towards Crouch. Might drop

here. Villa scramble it away. Aston Villa win all three points.

Excellent. But though we had a ten minute period in the first half we

could not get into it, but after that I thought we were excellent. I

thought we were a threat all afternoon. It was a brilliant

performance from the whole team. It is a tough place to come to. We got

the clean sheet and the win. We can improve, it is the first game of the

season. It is a wake-up call. Now we need to get our heads down and work

hard and get back on track. The back four were on stack -- outstanding.

Ron Vlaar has only played 45 minutes since the World Cup. And Senderos

was fantastic. It was a massive performance. I think they have lost

their last six away games at the end of last season. To clean sheet and

three points. Vlaar and were outstanding. Vlaar had a great World

Cup. Nobody expects did it. Vlaar goes for the ball and Senderos

clears it. Unbelievable. Throws himself in there. They did

everything to win the game. Great reaction. This is what you need.

I must ask you about title predictions. Ruud Gullit, who do you

think will win the title? I think Chelsea has to win the title. Has to

win it? With the investment they make, last year was not a very good

season. I think they have the team to do it. They have to beat

Manchester City, who again did it. Manchester United, I don't see it

happening at the moment, but you never know. Aske me in two weeks

time, a lot can happen in the transfer window. At the minute,

Chelsea and Manchester City. Chelsea. Great to have you with us.

Let's have a look what the Sunday morning newspapers have to say,

which are dominated by Manchester United. The Sunday Telegraph leads

on Louis van Gaal same confidence has been smashed. The Sunday express

says Louis van Gaal says some of his players cannot cope with the

expectation to perform. Paul Scholes accuses the new manager

of negative tax. That is it on the day when Louis van Gaal was welcomed

to the Premier League and received a large custard pie, or maybe it was a

Welsh cake.