:00:10. > :00:23.It's a goal. Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. And Keegan... Look at his
:00:24. > :00:33.face... Just look at his face! Look at that. Oh, look at that. What a
:00:34. > :00:39.goal, oh what a goal. Shearer, yes! Oh my goodness me, what a goal.
:00:40. > :00:43.Absolutely magnificent. The Barclay's Premier League took
:00:44. > :00:48.a breather at the weekend as the FA Cup took centre stage,
:00:49. > :00:50.but it's back with a bang and we have eight crucial
:00:51. > :01:28.games for you. The January transfer
:01:29. > :01:29.window might have shut, but after a late night fax
:01:30. > :01:32.we managed to register Garry Monk in time for the show,
:01:33. > :01:35.alongside stalwart Danny Murphy. The last 11 teams to be top
:01:36. > :01:38.of the league at the beginning of February have all gone
:01:39. > :01:40.on to win the title. Leicester City started the day three
:01:41. > :01:43.points clear at the summit and looked to remain
:01:44. > :01:45.there with victory over Liverpool. Your commentator at the King
:01:46. > :01:58.Power, Jonathan Pearce. So is the unbelievable believable
:01:59. > :02:04.for the table-toppers? The last team to lead the Premier League into
:02:05. > :02:08.February, but fail to win the title was Arsenal in 2003. Is the possible
:02:09. > :02:11.actually impossible for Liverpool. Only two sides have qualified from
:02:12. > :02:18.the Champions League from 34 points of less. Their current tally at this
:02:19. > :02:20.stage. Leicester are unchanged. Jamie Vardy is set to sign a new
:02:21. > :02:34.contract within days. Liverpool have been involved in two
:02:35. > :02:50.tough cup ties while Leicester have been rest bg. That could be key.
:02:51. > :02:58.Mahrez goes left and comes so close. A bright and ineventive start from
:02:59. > :03:03.Leicester. Why we should be surprised. It is the way they have
:03:04. > :03:12.been playing all season. Oh, goodness me, it was close! Cut
:03:13. > :03:14.inside, bent it. Just wide. Mahrez involved in 21 Premier League goals
:03:15. > :03:33.this season. Just one league game this season,
:03:34. > :03:37.Robert Huth missed through suspension. He has been a telling
:03:38. > :03:45.factor in Leicester's improvement over the last year. But he seemed to
:03:46. > :03:50.lead with an arm there against Lallana and the referee's having a
:03:51. > :03:58.word. His arm came out and caught Lallana. Leicester, as
:03:59. > :04:02.table-toppers, will now be under the spotlight like they never have been
:04:03. > :04:05.before. The scrutiny will get closer and Cloeter. He will have to watch
:04:06. > :04:28.that, Robert Huth. On to the bar and over. Mignolet
:04:29. > :04:31.with the save. Leicester on the counterattack nearly ripped
:04:32. > :04:47.Liverpool to shreds. Henderson caught high. Leicester doing their
:04:48. > :04:53.own gegen press. Both managers missed out on deadline day target,
:04:54. > :05:01.Leicester were after Remi from Chelsea. Liverpool were after
:05:02. > :05:08.Teixeira. Lovren has given it away. He maybe clipped Vardy. He looked
:05:09. > :05:17.towards the referee. He is fuming. Strong Leicester claims for a free
:05:18. > :05:24.kick waved away. A cracking start to the game here. Milner with a lovely
:05:25. > :05:32.ball in. Henderson is offside, it wouldn't have counted, but that is a
:05:33. > :05:37.save by the way - what a save! Schmeichel will be Nashing his teeth
:05:38. > :05:40.that that save won't go down in the record books. Because it is a
:05:41. > :05:48.special one. I'm not too sure that is a foul you know? Roy Hodgson
:05:49. > :05:59.looking at Vardy and one or two others. That is a terrible throw.
:06:00. > :06:09.That is kid's stuff. Mahrez - brilliant save! Liverpool nearly
:06:10. > :06:16.shot themselves in the foot. An elementary mistake by Moreno. One of
:06:17. > :06:18.few games I have seen this season where I can honestly say I have no
:06:19. > :06:35.idea who is going to win. That is a good Liverpool move. A
:06:36. > :06:42.lovely move. Patience and precision. Henderson with a good run. Just
:06:43. > :06:48.nicked away from Drinkwater. It was a vital nick too. At one moment you
:06:49. > :06:50.think Leicester are rocking, but they answer the questions and come
:06:51. > :07:03.back. Look at Can getting back there. He
:07:04. > :07:28.measured him for pace. Moreno tried to catch Schmeichel
:07:29. > :07:37.unawares, but the keeper got the punch away. Will Liverpool call on
:07:38. > :07:43.Christian Benteke? They did on Boxing Day and his goal won the day
:07:44. > :07:51.against Leicester. Here is Can on the counter. Dispossessed by
:07:52. > :07:59.Drinkwater. What a game he has had. Mahrez felt he was pushed.
:08:00. > :08:10.Lovren goes for it. Oh! What a screamer! What a goal that is!
:08:11. > :08:18.Unbelievable! No wonder he is smiling! Sensational stuff. On the
:08:19. > :08:26.hour, Mignolet, who has been very good for Liverpool, is beaten by a
:08:27. > :08:31.stunner. Over the top, they love to play it. He didn't hesitate. He knew
:08:32. > :08:44.exactly what he was going to do. That as players will tell you, is a
:08:45. > :08:51.worldy - world class! Jamie Vardy could have scored the goal there
:08:52. > :08:55.that finally convinces the doubters that Leicester City can go all the
:08:56. > :08:56.way. Liverpool have played very well, but that is an extraordinary
:08:57. > :09:14.goal to win any game. Oh, astounding. The goalkeeper
:09:15. > :09:21.saves. Leicester think they should have had a penalty. But what a
:09:22. > :09:26.breath-taking passage of play. Any team that plays football as
:09:27. > :09:32.brilliantly as beautifully as this, deserves to win a title. Should they
:09:33. > :09:35.have had the penalty? Oh, I don't think he helped himself by the way
:09:36. > :09:57.he went down. There was contact in there.
:09:58. > :10:11.Mahrez on the outside he has gone for goal and it will come to Vardy.
:10:12. > :10:17.It is two! Leicester 2, Liverpool 0. An error of judgment here by Sakho.
:10:18. > :10:22.Under pressure from Vardy, Liverpool never really got their shape back
:10:23. > :10:27.and when it came to Vardy, Lovren had switched off. A bit fortunate
:10:28. > :10:36.that the shot came across, but what a finish that is. The place is
:10:37. > :10:42.absolutely rocking. The Leicester fans, if you're still not believing
:10:43. > :10:49.- believe, this could happen. Jamie is very fast and create a lot of
:10:50. > :10:54.dangerous ball for the defenders. But it was unbelievable how he found
:10:55. > :10:58.him with the long ball Vardy and Vardy had the time to look the
:10:59. > :11:04.keeper out of the goal and score a fantastic goal. I were looking all
:11:05. > :11:08.game and he was quite far off his line and I just took me chance and
:11:09. > :11:12.it has gone over the top of him. I think the prooepg is when you can --
:11:13. > :11:16.Premier League is when you can win you should do it and we should do it
:11:17. > :11:23.more often when we are in the game. I think today we were enough in the
:11:24. > :11:27.game to win it. We had moments that could be more clear. That is what I
:11:28. > :11:33.would have seen. We have to work. Every player in the team is working
:11:34. > :11:37.their socks off. It is no coincidence that we are at the top
:11:38. > :11:41.of the table, we are grafting and fighting for each other. Two big
:11:42. > :11:45.away games, Manchester City and Arsenal. Yes, we are in good
:11:46. > :11:49.condition, we are free of the pressure, we enjoy during the
:11:50. > :11:53.training, the players have a very good feeling between them and that
:11:54. > :12:01.is the result. The next two games are crucial? Of course. Ray another
:12:02. > :12:07.sparkling performance from Leicester and the impossible dream, dare I say
:12:08. > :12:12.it is becoming a possibility. I didn't agree with Mr Klopp there, I
:12:13. > :12:16.thought Leicester were better in every department. We usually talk
:12:17. > :12:22.about their work rate, but some of their play tonight was Sen Tacingal
:12:23. > :12:28.and so many -- sensational and so many good performances. Mahrez again
:12:29. > :12:33.is, his ability to get the team up the pitch, to create. His end
:12:34. > :12:36.product is great. He makes the right decisions at the right time. He gets
:12:37. > :12:42.in the inside right position and they allow him on his left foot. His
:12:43. > :12:50.touch, his confidence. You can see it in him. He is flying. They didn't
:12:51. > :12:59.sign any big names, but keeping him was as significant. A good save. And
:13:00. > :13:08.he was the instigator of the move of the match. Barcelona. It is like
:13:09. > :13:13.Barcelona. He was outstanding and he has remained so consistent this
:13:14. > :13:19.season and he has been a good provider for Vardy. He was
:13:20. > :13:22.instrumental in providing the chance for Vardy, that stunning goal, which
:13:23. > :13:26.we should probably look at a few times. What did you make of that? It
:13:27. > :13:30.has to be one of goals of season already. With Mahrez it is his
:13:31. > :13:35.awareness, when to dribble and when to pass. Look at that for a pass.
:13:36. > :13:39.When we watched it, we won't expecting h imto hit that ball. You
:13:40. > :13:41.can have a go at the centre halves, but you can't take anything from
:13:42. > :13:53.that. An unbelievable strike. It will be up there as goal of the
:13:54. > :13:56.season. With Vardy in the side, you have the ability to play balls over
:13:57. > :14:00.the top and they don't have to be perfect, because he can chase them
:14:01. > :14:07.down. It was interesting to hear him say that he had been looking at
:14:08. > :14:10.Mignolet off his line. There is intelligence to his game, not just
:14:11. > :14:15.rushing at them. His Linda play was good, confidence was so high. It's a
:14:16. > :14:21.big dilemma for Roy Hodgson, if he will play him, Harry Kane or maybe
:14:22. > :14:28.both. -- linkup play. What you make of Liverpool's progress under Jurgen
:14:29. > :14:33.Klopp? It is a bit staccato? He has brought a way of playing, we can see
:14:34. > :14:36.the style he is going for. He seems a bit inconsistent. That cutting
:14:37. > :14:42.edge, they haven't got. They definitely missed Sturridge. You can
:14:43. > :14:46.see when they played Southampton, what he brings, the creativity. When
:14:47. > :14:50.you coming to a club and try to change the whole style, it has to
:14:51. > :14:54.take time? For sure, I think he will be looking at this season as getting
:14:55. > :14:58.a look at the league, getting a deal, understanding what team he has
:14:59. > :15:01.come players he has and what he might need in the summer. He put his
:15:02. > :15:03.stamp on it, but we will probably see more towards the end of the
:15:04. > :15:05.season and next season. The worst kept secret in football
:15:06. > :15:07.was confirmed on Monday when Manchester City announced that
:15:08. > :15:10.Pep Guardiola would be taking over Manuel Pellegrini may well
:15:11. > :15:13.lead his side to four trophies before he arrives,
:15:14. > :15:15.and that quest continued at the Stadium of Light watched
:15:16. > :15:25.by Steve Wilson. This is Manuel Pellegrini's 100th
:15:26. > :15:29.Premier League game in charge of Manchester City and there will be
:15:30. > :15:33.only 14 more after tonight. With so much at stake, there should be no
:15:34. > :15:36.pep talk required. Sam Allardyce has been busy in the transfer window.
:15:37. > :15:49.Two of his new faces start City bringing Joe Hart, Silva and
:15:50. > :15:54.Aguero, who sat out the comprehensive cup win at Aston
:15:55. > :16:04.Villa. Iheanacho keeps his place. Iheanacho will be playing with huge
:16:05. > :16:13.confidence after the impressive hat-trick he got at Villa Park.
:16:14. > :16:21.Clichy got the cross in. The ball ended up safely enough in the gloves
:16:22. > :16:29.of Mannone. It's been a big week for Lamine Kone. He was instrumental in
:16:30. > :16:33.wanting to get the news out there yesterday about Pep Guardiola
:16:34. > :16:38.replacing him at the end of the season. He will be asking his
:16:39. > :16:41.players now to not let that become a distraction or an excuse to lose any
:16:42. > :16:58.focus. Aguero's shot... Got some real power
:16:59. > :16:59.behind it as well. Caught it well. It is off target, but sweetly timed
:17:00. > :17:20.by Aguero. It came through to Aguero, who
:17:21. > :17:24.scores! You cannot give Sergio Aguero chancers like that. He had
:17:25. > :17:30.injured himself in the process of scoring. That will be a real worry
:17:31. > :17:34.for Manuel Pellegrini. He would probably give the goal back if he
:17:35. > :17:40.could prevent the injury. They are concerned about Aguero here. Yaya
:17:41. > :17:44.Toure, to Navas, deflection on the cross, and it fell beautifully for
:17:45. > :17:52.Sergio Aguero, who was simply never going to miss that. But it was a
:17:53. > :17:59.little touch by Jones, as Aguero puts the foot out to sweep it into
:18:00. > :18:03.the back of the net. Looks like his sock has been shredded by that
:18:04. > :18:08.challenge. That goal means he is now the top scorer in the Premier League
:18:09. > :18:15.in 2016. His sixth of the colours a year. At kick-off, he was joint top
:18:16. > :18:27.with him, Jermain Defoe. -- calendar year.
:18:28. > :18:34.Dipping, but not quite enough from Aguero. A lovely effort. Iheanacho
:18:35. > :18:42.did ever so well. John O'Shea is trying to shove him over. Well,
:18:43. > :18:46.until Manuel Pellegrini, in 2014, only one Manchester City manager had
:18:47. > :18:53.ever won two trophies in the same season, Joe Mercer back in 1970.
:18:54. > :19:01.Pellegrini did that and might do it again.
:19:02. > :19:06.The ball was still in play and Manchester City might break.
:19:07. > :19:16.Free kick. Just words for Jesus Navas, no more. Jeremain Lens will
:19:17. > :19:31.take this. Kone, with a free header! He put it
:19:32. > :19:47.wide, and he was onside. Chances do not come much more clear than that.
:19:48. > :19:57.Borini, back to Kirchhoff, intelligently, but he seemed to be
:19:58. > :19:59.overstretching as he tried to reach it. There is a whiff of a Sunderland
:20:00. > :20:10.goal in the air. Defoe! Excellent save! Jones!
:20:11. > :20:16.Brilliant! Great goalkeeping. Fantastic goalkeeping by Joe Hart.
:20:17. > :20:24.Sunderland have finished in fine style at the end of the first half.
:20:25. > :20:28.Brilliant save from Joe Hart. Defoe, and then Jones. Was it the post, or
:20:29. > :20:33.Joe Hart the second time? It didn't go in, that is what really matters.
:20:34. > :20:37.A brilliant save. Then it is the post, as Billy Jones followed up,
:20:38. > :20:58.that denied Sunderland the equaliser.
:20:59. > :21:06.Jones, with the shot! Excellent save by Joe Hart again. Billy Jones
:21:07. > :21:12.thought he had done it, yeah. A really good strike.
:21:13. > :21:22.'S with the corner, and Joe Hart. -- Khazri with the corner. Defoe,
:21:23. > :21:29.chance, and over the top from O'Shea. Kone at the near post might
:21:30. > :21:30.have got a little flick. John O'Shea, way over the top of the
:21:31. > :21:49.crossbar. Blocked by Fernando, and it's a
:21:50. > :21:52.corner. Looked so promising, he has been in the goals of late, Van
:21:53. > :22:00.Aanholt. Again, going for the near post.
:22:01. > :22:11.Fernando, with the header. It was a good delivery. It needed defending.
:22:12. > :22:21.Really, really good ball, Joe Hart flying, and driven over by Yann
:22:22. > :22:24.M'Vila. Great ball in by Van Aanholt. He had a lot of time to
:22:25. > :22:38.think about this, and settle himself.
:22:39. > :22:51.Van Aanholt delivered it and won A corner off Sagna.
:22:52. > :22:59.Kirchhoff got a head on it, and it was out by Otamendi. Otamendi was
:23:00. > :23:06.tallest and strongest. All hands to the pump.
:23:07. > :23:12.They really good defensive header. Manchester City celebrate three of
:23:13. > :23:15.the hardest earned points they will get all season. It has finished 0-
:23:16. > :23:24.one. The performance is very, very good,
:23:25. > :23:28.probably the best since I have been here. We haven't got any points out
:23:29. > :23:35.of it, but it was something that we can hopefully build on. Next time,
:23:36. > :23:38.converted the chances. If we can do that, we might start picking up
:23:39. > :23:43.three points with those types of performances. Joe Hart was
:23:44. > :23:49.exceptional today, two or three really terrific saves? Yes, yes,
:23:50. > :23:54.important saves, that is why he is a very good goalkeeper. Normally, he
:23:55. > :23:59.doesn't have too much work, so it is good for him to have some games, to
:24:00. > :24:02.demonstrate why he is number one. You made this big announcement
:24:03. > :24:06.yesterday about your future. You must be delighted, the way the
:24:07. > :24:12.players have responded today? Yes, of course. Delighted not only for
:24:13. > :24:16.this game, but what is important is it is my 100th game, to win it is
:24:17. > :24:21.important, but I am very happy that we are still playing, every game we
:24:22. > :24:24.have played the whole season. We are here to win titles, that is what we
:24:25. > :24:28.are here to do. We back him all the way, we love him as our manager. We
:24:29. > :24:31.appreciate that we have a job to do this season. Next season is next
:24:32. > :24:33.season. Sunderland were fantastic. If they carry on like that, they
:24:34. > :24:43.will have no problems. Tough game for Manchester City, it
:24:44. > :24:49.came down to the finishing of Aguero. I never tire of seeing him,
:24:50. > :24:53.it's funny with strikers, some you know they will score in certain
:24:54. > :24:57.situations. Manchester City, with a player like that on the pitch, you
:24:58. > :25:03.are always in with a chance of winning. It's his awareness, again.
:25:04. > :25:06.Always on the move. Any time he is in those positions come you know
:25:07. > :25:12.what the result is going to be. A fantastic finish. That was the
:25:13. > :25:15.difference tonight. Danny, no question that large portions of the
:25:16. > :25:21.game, Sunderland dominated and had bags of chances? They played well,
:25:22. > :25:30.put City under a lot of pressure. Manchester City played 4-4-2, which
:25:31. > :25:34.didn't really work for them. Kone is not going to get a better chance
:25:35. > :25:37.than that. This is Jermain Defoe, probably his best chance of the
:25:38. > :25:41.evening. Does well to get the turn, what a save from Joe Hart, his left
:25:42. > :25:46.hand side. Jones should probably score from the rebound, that tight
:25:47. > :25:52.angle. Joe Hart, showing why he is the number one at the moment. He is
:25:53. > :25:56.getting some competition for that place as well. Jones, another good
:25:57. > :26:01.save. Second half, Sunderland bombarded them. But so much pressure
:26:02. > :26:05.on city, O'Shea, not known for his finishing, especially on his left
:26:06. > :26:10.foot. A lot of this in a game, scrambles, balls into the box that
:26:11. > :26:13.City struggled to deal with. On tonight's performance, you would
:26:14. > :26:18.give Leicester every chance against Manchester City at the weekend. Calm
:26:19. > :26:22.down! Lets not get carried away. Jermain Defoe is not necessarily a
:26:23. > :26:27.player that we associate with the violent side of the game, but a
:26:28. > :26:30.couple of incidents? The first one, there was nothing in it. He did
:26:31. > :26:36.catch him, his eyes are completely on ball. His elbow was in his
:26:37. > :26:41.face... It was in his face, but we talked about that before. This
:26:42. > :26:45.second one, he has a look, a bit naughty. He hasn't hit him with any
:26:46. > :26:55.power, more of a protective arm. They were not best pleased with him.
:26:56. > :26:59.A little lad, big strong defenders? Exactly. Pep Guardiola, coming in, a
:27:00. > :27:04.weird situation when a manager is in charge but he is not out, but he has
:27:05. > :27:08.a few months to go, a strange situation for the man in charge? It
:27:09. > :27:12.would be a difficult situation. I imagine he is extremely disappointed
:27:13. > :27:14.with the decision, especially when you have been so successful and in
:27:15. > :27:18.with a chance of being successful again this season. I have to say, I
:27:19. > :27:22.think he handled the situation magnificently. How he spoke
:27:23. > :27:34.yesterday, how humble he was. I think it is a touch of class. A real
:27:35. > :27:37.gentleman, whatever happens, it has been a pleasure to have him in the
:27:38. > :27:38.Premier League. Who is to say he will not be here next season? With
:27:39. > :27:40.another club? Interesting to see. Back-to-back wins for Tottenham has
:27:41. > :27:42.given them some breathing space in the race for Champions
:27:43. > :27:44.League qualification. They went in search of a third
:27:45. > :27:47.consecutive victory at Norwich, who last time out scored
:27:48. > :27:53.four - but still lost. Norwich City have reinforced their
:27:54. > :27:56.team in a bid to stay amongst the elite, but Tottenham are looking to
:27:57. > :27:58.reinforce their position amongst the top four, having not lost on the
:27:59. > :28:02.road in the Premier League since the opening weekend of the season. The
:28:03. > :28:05.Norwich manager Alex Neill makes five changes following their
:28:06. > :28:09.high-scoring defeat to Liverpool. Among them, a debut for Timm Klose
:28:10. > :28:15.in central defence, recently arrived from Wolfsburg. Kevin Wimmer start
:28:16. > :28:18.in midfield for the first time. Vertonghen suffered a knee injury in
:28:19. > :28:24.the last league game at Crystal Palace.
:28:25. > :28:30.Alex Neil will help his team can stop conceding goals at such an
:28:31. > :28:45.alarming rate. This is nice from Tottenham and a
:28:46. > :28:54.first touch from Klose and away by Howson. Tottenham win the first
:28:55. > :28:58.corner of the match with exactly a minute played.
:28:59. > :29:10.Eriksen with the kick and away off the head of Tettey. Tottenham
:29:11. > :29:18.starting this match very brightly and Eriksen with a save and an easy
:29:19. > :29:25.finish for Alli. 1 minute and 37 seconds on the watch and Tottenham
:29:26. > :29:28.ahead already. Alli scored a spectacular goal against Crystal
:29:29. > :29:36.Palace in their last Premier League match. This one was much more
:29:37. > :29:40.straight forward. The ball fell nicely for Eriksen. Alli the first
:29:41. > :29:47.to react. In the second minute of the game. So far so good. What a
:29:48. > :29:58.start for Mauricio Pochettino's team.
:29:59. > :30:13.Tettey is captaining Norwich today. The first effort on goal from the
:30:14. > :30:20.home side in the game. Comfortable for the Tottenham goalkeeper. Alex
:30:21. > :30:31.Neil's team do tend to get on the the score sheet. They're going to
:30:32. > :30:38.have to tonight to get anything. Very nearly two. What a lovely goal
:30:39. > :30:45.that nearly was. Away from the full-back and the fibbing from the
:30:46. > :30:51.heel of Korean forward. Kane takes it beautifully. A good save and Alli
:30:52. > :30:55.almost following up and we have a penalty kick here for Tottenham. As
:30:56. > :31:00.the ball comes in, there was a lovely touch and turn from Kane.
:31:01. > :31:06.After the initial save, a challenge on Ali from Bassong and Kevin Friend
:31:07. > :31:12.points to the spot. Tottenham with the chance to take a two goal lead
:31:13. > :31:15.inside the opening half an hour. Harry Kane with a chance to score
:31:16. > :31:34.for the third league match in a row. Confidently dispatched. While
:31:35. > :31:38.Norwich will argue the referee's decision, Tottenham have very much
:31:39. > :31:45.worth the two goal lead in this opening half an hour. Alex Neil
:31:46. > :31:46.looking to clear up and get some explanation about that penalty
:31:47. > :32:10.decision I think. Very nearly squeezed it home. A
:32:11. > :32:15.venomous shot from Kane. Harry Kane slamming the ball against the post
:32:16. > :32:19.here. Took Pinto one way and then the other and the ball bouncing back
:32:20. > :32:24.off the foot of the post. Straight down the throat of the defence from
:32:25. > :32:44.Olsen. Naismith trying to find a way through. The challenge by Wimme
:32:45. > :32:51.reshgs. It was a muscular challenge. Alli is feeling unwell. But it won't
:32:52. > :32:57.get easier for Norwich fans, because Chadli has scored three goals in the
:32:58. > :33:04.last four matches before today. In from Jarvis and a good header and
:33:05. > :33:10.nearly a goal for Norwich City. A good ball in from Jarvis, flicked
:33:11. > :33:15.off the head of Stephen Naismith and Norwich in danger of losing their
:33:16. > :33:20.fourth league match in a row. Hovering just above the trap door at
:33:21. > :33:33.the moment in the Premier League. Chadli going for the ball with up
:33:34. > :33:45.Mbokani. Chadli looked as if he stepped into up Mbokani. I think up
:33:46. > :33:50.Mbokani is fine. Bassong is there and the flag is up and Norwich don't
:33:51. > :34:01.have the goal they thought they had scored. S up and Norwich don't have
:34:02. > :34:05.the goal they thought they had scored. Norwich have been better in
:34:06. > :34:09.this half. They thought they had got a foot hold in the game. There, he
:34:10. > :34:24.is offside as Naismith pokes it forward. His team have been better
:34:25. > :34:30.at the start of this second half. Mulumbu has given it away to Kane.
:34:31. > :34:35.Kane could finish it off. And its off the post and away and Harry Kane
:34:36. > :34:43.hits the post for the second time in the game. Well, Mulumbu there caught
:34:44. > :34:47.in possession and Kane so close to scoring Tottenham's third. He has
:34:48. > :34:54.scored from the penalty spot in the first half, but he has hit the post
:34:55. > :35:01.once in each half. So far a job well done by Mauricio Pochettino's side.
:35:02. > :35:06.They're heading for a 12th league win of season. A season that is
:35:07. > :35:12.starting to shape up nicely for Tottenham. Being chased by Eriksen
:35:13. > :35:16.and it is Kane and another chance to make it three and he doesn't miss
:35:17. > :35:22.this time. In the last minute of the match Harry Kane's second of the
:35:23. > :35:28.night, Tottenham's third, three goal, three points, Norwich 0,
:35:29. > :35:33.Tottenham 3. Olsen hassled, dispossessed, claiming he was
:35:34. > :35:38.fouled. No offside against Kane and from the Tottenham striker a trade
:35:39. > :35:42.mark finish. Most of the damage done in this game early in the match and
:35:43. > :35:50.despite an improved Norwich City performance in the second half,
:35:51. > :35:55.Tottenham comfortable winners. I think it help us scoring early in
:35:56. > :36:00.the game. I think after we dominated the game and in the second half we
:36:01. > :36:06.showed a lot of maturity and I'm pleased. It is just poor defending.
:36:07. > :36:10.We play the first phase of the corner and we don't pick up well
:36:11. > :36:16.enough in the box and the lad gets a free shot and he makes a great save
:36:17. > :36:21.and they're following it and we are not. And from then it is tough. It
:36:22. > :36:25.is probably the softest penalty I have seen all season. I have seen it
:36:26. > :36:32.back numerous time and I still think it is the softest penalty I have
:36:33. > :36:38.seen. How is Ali? He is OK. At half-time he felt unwell and a bit
:36:39. > :36:48.dizzy. On the advice of the doctor we tried to not take a risk and that
:36:49. > :36:52.was it. When you have conceded five in in your previous game, the last
:36:53. > :37:00.thing you want to do is concede early in the game. That is what
:37:01. > :37:06.happened to Norwich. Ridiculous. He must be furious. They did clear the
:37:07. > :37:09.first phase F you watch as the ball goes back n every single player is
:37:10. > :37:13.looking at the ball. Nobody apart from one there just sees him and
:37:14. > :37:21.doesn't do anything. Too late. It is like being in a playground. It is
:37:22. > :37:26.two minutes into the game. It is not when you're tired. They have given
:37:27. > :37:31.themselves a mountain to climb against a hell of a good side and
:37:32. > :37:39.from that minute Tottenham were dominant. Alli is good at that. It
:37:40. > :37:49.was a really good performance from Tottenham. Two more goals for Kane,
:37:50. > :37:55.14 in his last 15. Soft penalty? Softish. But his all round game,
:37:56. > :37:59.Kane is phenomenal. Outside the box, his strength and power. But that
:38:00. > :38:05.there, I can see how it's been given. From a different angle, maybe
:38:06. > :38:11.it is soft. But a great, well taken penalty. Keeper no chance. He could
:38:12. > :38:15.have had more. It is his power and pace and aggression and that is what
:38:16. > :38:19.I like, his aggression to want to create something for himself or the
:38:20. > :38:23.team. That pure energy he has. And when he is in the positions he tries
:38:24. > :38:28.to work the keeper or the target. That what is good strikers do. And
:38:29. > :38:34.again good pressing. Either foot, right or left. This is a very cool
:38:35. > :38:38.finish. Executed it really well. It was good that I think that he
:38:39. > :38:44.shifted it. He didn't shift it I should say on his right foot. He is
:38:45. > :38:50.so confident and so two-footed, you don't see that with many strikers.
:38:51. > :38:54.Although he had missed a couple, it didn't affect his confidence. That
:38:55. > :38:57.is important. His level of performance has been good I even
:38:58. > :39:01.when he wasn't scoring at the start of season. His performances were
:39:02. > :39:06.there. He is a player that is for sure.
:39:07. > :39:09.FA Cup progress over the weekend might have eased the pressure
:39:10. > :39:11.on Louis van Gaal, but another anodyne performance at home
:39:12. > :39:13.and all eyes will once again be on the Dutchman.
:39:14. > :39:16.They faced a Stoke side who have never won at Old Trafford
:39:17. > :39:44.Carrick returns for Manchester United. His last start was on Boxing
:39:45. > :39:51.Day against Stoke. Yesterday ?18.3 club record signing was not
:39:52. > :39:55.registered in time to play tonight. Manchester United will be sick of
:39:56. > :40:02.hearing the figure that only three of the first goals have been scored
:40:03. > :40:09.in the Premier League all season. Rooney went for goal. With six goals
:40:10. > :40:14.in your last six games, confidence is back in the vains of Wayne
:40:15. > :40:22.Rooney. This was a comfortable one for Jack Butland in the end.
:40:23. > :40:56.It is a terrific delivery and Lingard finishes it off. It is his
:40:57. > :41:03.third of the season and Manchester United lead inside 14 minutes and
:41:04. > :41:11.Borthwick Jackson on his birthday with the ball in. It was well read
:41:12. > :41:17.and well watched by Lindegaard, who gave Butland no chance. A great
:41:18. > :41:21.finish from Lindegaard and for once the perfect start at Old Trafford
:41:22. > :41:26.for Manchester United. We haven't seen too many of those during the
:41:27. > :41:29.campaign. That is just the 13th league goal that Manchester United
:41:30. > :41:34.have scored at Old Trafford this season. Incredibly they're the
:41:35. > :41:40.second lowest scorers at home in the league. Will that settle them down?
:41:41. > :41:46.Here they come again. Martial might go alone. Side netting. He will be
:41:47. > :41:51.disappointed with that. He had done all the work himself. Step past
:41:52. > :41:57.Johnson as if he wasn't there and went for the narrow angle. Tried to
:41:58. > :42:21.catch Butland out and nearly succeeded.
:42:22. > :42:30.Bags of space. Oh, what a finish! Tot drawer Manchester United goal.
:42:31. > :42:38.That was almost rolling back the seasons. Finished brilliantly by
:42:39. > :42:43.Martial. It started from their own penalty area with Carrick and from
:42:44. > :42:47.then on each touch was perfection. Awareness here from Rooney. Terrible
:42:48. > :42:53.marking from Stoke's point of view. But what about that for a finish?
:42:54. > :42:59.From Martial. His sixth Premier League goal. Swept past Jack
:43:00. > :43:04.Butland. No chance for the Stoke keeper. Nothing boring about that
:43:05. > :43:08.whatsoever. Manchester United have scored twice inside ten minutes and
:43:09. > :43:26.lead 2-0. That took a slight deflection on the
:43:27. > :43:33.way. This was certainly travelling. Just clipped off Smalling. A Stoke
:43:34. > :43:40.corner. Looking for Crouch. Fellaini there first.
:43:41. > :43:49.It came to Walters. He cowln't quite keep it down. Walters has never
:43:50. > :43:54.scored against Manchester United. At the end of the head tennis it
:43:55. > :44:03.dropped to him and he just got under neath it. Warm applause from the
:44:04. > :44:10.black arm bands being worn by Manchester United in marking the
:44:11. > :44:12.58th anniversary of the Munich air disaster when 23 people lost their
:44:13. > :44:37.lives. Just needed a touch! Mata might well
:44:38. > :44:43.smile. That was a big chance to make it three. When this comes back in
:44:44. > :44:45.from Darmian, Mata timed his run and miscued the header. He doesn't look
:44:46. > :45:05.satisfied, but he will be inside. Good strength from Rooney. And he
:45:06. > :45:10.finishes at off. Roger East has given the free kick. It wasn't clear
:45:11. > :45:17.in the first instance what the referee had done. Rooney is furious.
:45:18. > :45:21.Louis van Gaal is dismayed. Was it a push? Or was it an old-fashioned
:45:22. > :45:26.shoulder barge? I don't think there is a lot in that.
:45:27. > :45:31.Denied his seventh goal in seven games.
:45:32. > :45:38.Look at the space down the middle for Manchester United.
:45:39. > :45:45.Martial looking for Rooney. Clinical. 3-0 Manchester United.
:45:46. > :45:53.Seven goals in seven games for Wayne Rooney. Three points, surely, on
:45:54. > :45:57.their way now. Where the Stoke defence was, only they will know
:45:58. > :46:03.will stop Mata waited, Martial knew exactly where Rooney was. And he was
:46:04. > :46:07.not going to miss that. Manchester United had only scored 12 goals at
:46:08. > :46:12.home in the Premier League all season before tonight. Now they have
:46:13. > :46:18.three inside 53 minutes. The smiles are there for all to see.
:46:19. > :46:23.A little bit more like the football he used to watch from the technical
:46:24. > :46:27.area. Early cross from the Italian, and a
:46:28. > :46:42.good cross as well. Rooney was trying to arrow that
:46:43. > :46:49.towards the top corner. Time to himself. The initial delivery from
:46:50. > :46:53.Darmian. All too comfortable for Manchester United in this kind of
:46:54. > :47:01.area. With the form that Wayne Rooney is in, why not? No problem
:47:02. > :47:06.with the connection. 3-0. How pleasing was that today? Yes, I'm a
:47:07. > :47:10.very happy coach. I have seen fantastic goals, team goals, I
:47:11. > :47:16.think. Building up from the back, finishing like that, and also
:47:17. > :47:21.controlling the game in the second half. So, I was very pleased with
:47:22. > :47:26.the performance of my players. We were expected to do well here, we
:47:27. > :47:31.went to Liverpool and won for the first time in 30 odd years. We had a
:47:32. > :47:35.similar record here, to be honest, but never really looked like getting
:47:36. > :47:41.a positive result, which is a shame. In possession, we had a number of
:47:42. > :47:46.chances. A little bit more quality, and we could have converted some of
:47:47. > :47:50.them. From the first whistle, we were on top. As soon as the first
:47:51. > :47:54.goal went in, we knew we were going to get the second and third. Does
:47:55. > :47:59.that show you, when you get an early goal, what a difference it can make?
:48:00. > :48:05.Yes, it settle the nerves of the fans, the players, the coach, even.
:48:06. > :48:09.We always believe in ourselves, we have a great team, a young team. We
:48:10. > :48:11.believe, that is important, we need to keep this level and try to win as
:48:12. > :48:22.many games as we can. The first goals they have scored a
:48:23. > :48:24.home game in the first half since September, an extraordinary
:48:25. > :48:27.statistic. When you are looking at a side having a tough season, you
:48:28. > :48:31.don't expect one of their young signings, even with a heavy price
:48:32. > :48:38.tag, to be the shining star, and he has been, Anthony Martial? I've been
:48:39. > :48:43.really impressed, Friday night, Derby County in the cup, he was
:48:44. > :48:47.exceptional. He was the one spark. He is creating chances, providing
:48:48. > :48:51.for Rooney, going past players so easily. He's getting the ball in
:48:52. > :48:52.much more dangerous areas. You can see, he's getting closer to the box
:48:53. > :49:03.a lot more. I'd like to see him more central,
:49:04. > :49:08.but for now, he does find it easy to go past players with pace and power.
:49:09. > :49:11.The question with young players is always about their end product, do
:49:12. > :49:16.they make the right decisions? More often than not, he is. He knows when
:49:17. > :49:20.to pass, to shoot, to dribble. Nobody could handle him, one-on-one.
:49:21. > :49:25.Stoke tried to double up. He doesn't mind going on his left foot, a big
:49:26. > :49:30.plus, when you play that side, it becomes very unpredictable. This is
:49:31. > :49:36.what we are used to seeing United do, breaking on teams, playing with
:49:37. > :49:42.pace and precision. Rooney looks sharp again. He spots the runner,
:49:43. > :49:46.Martial. Fabulous finish? Similar to Rooney's goal on Friday night. Real
:49:47. > :49:49.quality, and carried on in the second half. That is the end product
:49:50. > :49:55.I am talking about, on his so-called weaker foot. A really brilliant
:49:56. > :49:59.signing, he could turn out to be. He could be there for years and become
:50:00. > :50:05.a legend. As for Louis van Gaal, good week, turned a corner? Bit more
:50:06. > :50:08.belief, hope, confidence? He will be happy with the performance, that is
:50:09. > :50:13.the main thing. He said it there, they were dynamic, they played with
:50:14. > :50:16.pace, they broke with pace when they counted and that is the Manchester
:50:17. > :50:23.United we all know. He will be pleased with the week. Bad week for
:50:24. > :50:27.Stoke? Really disappointing, out of both cups, big defeat tonight. I
:50:28. > :50:35.still think, overall, the progression is positive, for
:50:36. > :50:35.marquees on the job he has done. -- Mark Hughes.
:50:36. > :50:37.When Arsenal and Southampton last met in December,
:50:38. > :50:41.the Saints won 4-0 and it featured one of the goals of the season.
:50:42. > :50:43.That game put a dent in Arsenal's title ambitions
:50:44. > :50:45.and they were looking to avoid a repeat at the Emirates.
:50:46. > :50:55.Arsenal have gone three Premier League games without a win, but
:50:56. > :50:58.their chances of putting that right are surely improved by the return of
:50:59. > :51:05.Alexis Sanchez. He is fresh from scoring the winner in the cup at
:51:06. > :51:08.Burnley as well. Charlie Austin does not play tonight for Southampton,
:51:09. > :51:13.nursing a minor injury. They did fine without him against the Gunners
:51:14. > :51:19.on Boxing Day, when Shane Long got two of their four goals.
:51:20. > :51:27.Last time out, Southampton won 1-0 away to Manchester United. Tonight,
:51:28. > :51:28.they are looking to win away to Arsenal for the first time in the
:51:29. > :51:44.Premier League era. Ozil was onside, and a brilliant
:51:45. > :51:44.take. Locked by the big book of Forster.
:51:45. > :51:56.-- blocked by the big boot. It was so nearly an Arsenal goal. Ozil is
:51:57. > :52:00.on the run. How about that? Sanchez and Ozil back together, in an
:52:01. > :52:02.Arsenal starting line-up. Ready to shine. Arsenal will need them too,
:52:03. > :52:20.to come away with all three points. Monreal, half scampering back to
:52:21. > :52:30.retrieve the ball, half asking for a penalty. Giroud's header, turned
:52:31. > :52:38.wide. Mesut Ozil was in, with the goal at his mercy. Here is the
:52:39. > :52:43.header from Giroud. Ozil thought he had scored. Most inside the ground
:52:44. > :52:45.thought he had scored. I have a feeling Arsenal supporters will have
:52:46. > :52:46.to be patient tonight. A little bit of frustration bubbling around the
:52:47. > :53:02.ground. Sadio Mane found Ward-Prowse. A
:53:03. > :53:08.great effort, dipping all the time. Only just over Petr Cech buzz
:53:09. > :53:42.crossbar. Ozil could not turn and fire. This
:53:43. > :53:46.is wonderful from Alexis Sanchez, in combination with Campbell. A clumsy
:53:47. > :53:54.end to one of the best movies of the night.
:53:55. > :54:15.Giroud, denied by Forster. Another big save from the big man in
:54:16. > :54:23.Southampton's goal. A really nice attempt from Olivier Giroud. The
:54:24. > :54:24.chants of come on, Arsenal, just carrying an extra note of
:54:25. > :54:28.desperation. How on earth did Ozil not go to
:54:29. > :54:47.ground? Another chance, maybe? Another save
:54:48. > :54:51.from Forster. He has been superb for Southampton. Spread his big frame to
:54:52. > :55:04.keep them out twice. Sanchez with the jump, and Forster
:55:05. > :55:11.tips behind. Van Dijk puts it further out. Arsenal stepping up a
:55:12. > :55:16.gear. So is Fraser Forster. Save after save. Southampton are having a
:55:17. > :55:27.spell where they just cannot get out. A wonderful cross and Koscielny
:55:28. > :55:31.put it over. What a ball, and he could not get himself over the top
:55:32. > :55:44.of the ball to keep it down. Over the bar it went.
:55:45. > :55:56.Turned behind by a Wanyama, with Ramsay threatening to pounce. They
:55:57. > :56:08.are getting closer to it, you sense. That was met strongly by Giroud,
:56:09. > :56:11.with some evidence, that his shirt is being pulled and he is being
:56:12. > :56:17.unfairly challenged. It was nearly off his shoulder.
:56:18. > :56:25.Pulled down from the sky by Sanchez and off the line by Ward-Prowse. It
:56:26. > :56:29.just will not go in for Arsenal. They seem to be trying a lot harder
:56:30. > :56:32.than they were for large parts of the first half. But spirited stuff
:56:33. > :56:47.from the Saints. Ozil, to Sanchez, and swatted clear
:56:48. > :56:50.by Forster. What a challenge that was from van Dijk. Risky, maybe, but
:56:51. > :56:58.not when you get it just right. You can sense every bit of the
:56:59. > :57:05.frustration Arsene Wenger is feeling. We created the chances, I
:57:06. > :57:08.cannot fault on that front. We created quality chances and it is
:57:09. > :57:14.difficult to find somebody in our team who had no chances. One point
:57:15. > :57:18.away against Arsenal, it's a good result. Of course, to get a good
:57:19. > :57:26.result against them, against a very good quality team, you need to be
:57:27. > :57:32.lucky. We have that on our side, we had good defending and a great
:57:33. > :57:36.goalkeeper today. We know that he is back, the fourth clean sheet in a
:57:37. > :57:40.row. You know when you come places like this, you will be worked. It is
:57:41. > :57:44.about doing your job for the team. I thought we defended really well. We
:57:45. > :57:49.were really compact at times and I think everybody put in a good shift.
:57:50. > :57:52.With the current run of results, people will say it is the same old
:57:53. > :57:58.Arsenal, it is slipping away, what would be your answer? Luck, I don't
:57:59. > :58:05.know why you say same old Arsenal. For 20 years, we are at the top of
:58:06. > :58:10.the Premiership. In recent years, we have not been in the position, this
:58:11. > :58:15.period of time, certainly not last year, to win the Championship. At
:58:16. > :58:22.the moment, you have to say, yes, we dropped points and our opponents
:58:23. > :58:25.don't. But we have to keep fighting, keep believing.
:58:26. > :58:33.Not sure he enjoined that question! It is hard to see how Arsenal didn't
:58:34. > :58:38.manage to win. The main reason was the Fraser Forster. He was
:58:39. > :58:44.magnificent. Yes. There is always a danger when you have been out for a
:58:45. > :58:48.long time, there is a bit of rustiness or nervousness, but to
:58:49. > :58:55.play four games and four clean sheets and the way he kept his team
:58:56. > :59:02.in the game, a lot of them reaction saves, but such a big fella and he
:59:03. > :59:06.has been magnificent. A lot of them reaction where wruf to spread --
:59:07. > :59:12.where you have to spread yourself. And you can see the agility. It is
:59:13. > :59:17.the sheer size of him, he fills the goal and when you're bearing down as
:59:18. > :59:23.a striker, it is intimidating the way he commands the box. You can see
:59:24. > :59:27.he is always alert and on his toes. This is a great save. Spreads
:59:28. > :59:36.himself, stays high and a good tackle. But to move his body that
:59:37. > :59:42.quick. Good news for England. People were saying there is just Hart a if
:59:43. > :59:48.he gets hurt, there is Butland and Forster. As for the title race, no
:59:49. > :59:56.wins in four for Arsenal and they have dropped below Spurs, which nay
:59:57. > :59:59.won't be happy about. No of course. The continual form and terrific
:00:00. > :00:05.performances from Leicester means the gap is got bigger again. It is
:00:06. > :00:08.becoming a fantastic race for the title and I can't wait for the
:00:09. > :00:11.weekend. It is an extraordinary season.
:00:12. > :00:14.Football Focus kicks it all off on Saturday at 12.10.
:00:15. > :00:17.Final Score will bring you all the goals as they happen.
:00:18. > :00:21.Match of the Day will have the best of the action from the day's eight
:00:22. > :00:24.games And away from the football, the Six Nations starts this weekend
:00:25. > :00:31.and BBC One has France-Italy followed by Scotland-England
:00:32. > :00:33.In the context of Aston Villa's season, three games unbeaten
:00:34. > :00:37.is a purple patch and they will have to continue that form at West Ham.
:00:38. > :00:39.Slaven Bilic's side started the day 6th and are chasing
:00:40. > :00:58.After drawing with Liverpool in the cup, sla even Bilic reverts to the
:00:59. > :01:06.same teem that started the last league game with one exception,
:01:07. > :01:10.Tompkins starts, despite receiving 13 stitches on the weekend.
:01:11. > :01:20.Agbonlahor plays his first Premier League game in two months. Aston
:01:21. > :01:31.Villa looking to remain unbeaten for a fourth game in a row. By their own
:01:32. > :01:42.standards, it is a run they won't want to allow to slip. Agbonlahor,
:01:43. > :01:47.it may have struck an arm, but the referee said play on. The referee
:01:48. > :01:58.happy that was not intentional hand ball. That is the debate that has
:01:59. > :02:02.been had. Dom nanls of territory and -- dominance of territory and
:02:03. > :02:10.possession continuing, but can Aston Villa make this pressure count? West
:02:11. > :02:17.Ham under pressure as Bilic and most of crowd scream for the players to
:02:18. > :02:25.come out. What has happened to Cresswell, a straight red card. Ayew
:02:26. > :02:32.is sent straight to the dressing room. Jonathan Moss is take nothing
:02:33. > :02:36.nonsense. Elbow to the face from Ayew to Cresswell and that is the
:02:37. > :02:39.reaction of his manager. Doesn't even look at the player as he
:02:40. > :03:02.departs the field. Plenty to aim for in the middle.
:03:03. > :03:06.Antonio is at the back post and Tompkins and over the top by
:03:07. > :03:13.Valencia. I don't think it was going in from Tom kinls. So have a lens --
:03:14. > :03:21.Tompkins, but Valencia couldn't keep it down. Payet, many of his starting
:03:22. > :03:26.positions have been like this, from deep positions. That is good vision
:03:27. > :03:31.to pick out Tompkins. Kouyate was at the back post and it was alert
:03:32. > :03:46.defending by Richards to put it out for the corner.
:03:47. > :03:54.Collins is at the back post. What a chance and hooked off the line by
:03:55. > :04:02.Richards. A goal-saving interception from the captain. Well, West Ham
:04:03. > :04:11.have turned it up a notch and Richards with a crucial touch. It
:04:12. > :04:19.will fall for Noble. What a save! Mark Noble could not have wished to
:04:20. > :04:22.hit that any sweeter. Now Remi Garde's team are hanging on. West
:04:23. > :04:33.Ham trying to up the tempo again. Gueye is slightly built, but he
:04:34. > :04:40.knows how to get stuck in. That was just outside the penalty area and a
:04:41. > :04:47.free kick to West Ham. Payet - woodwork! As well as the ball
:04:48. > :04:50.hitting the post, I think the goalkeeper may have rattled his
:04:51. > :04:54.hands off the woodwork as well. Because of the nature of the game
:04:55. > :04:58.and the early red card, if Aston Villa can get a draw, it will feel
:04:59. > :05:06.like a win. Of course they would like a win proper. Antonio, what a
:05:07. > :05:11.brilliant ball from Mark Noble and what a slick finish from Antonio!
:05:12. > :05:18.They have played against ten men for a long, long time. Look at the
:05:19. > :05:22.vision and most important think execution and Antonio with a
:05:23. > :05:27.purposeful, direct header, that is a really good finish as well. Three
:05:28. > :05:33.goals in six weeks from Antonio. It could be a goal that keeps Slaven
:05:34. > :05:40.Bilic's men in touch with the race for a European place. What does Remi
:05:41. > :05:43.Garde do? He has ten men on the field and at the moment West Ham are
:05:44. > :05:53.not giving his team a sniff. Cresswell - what a goal that would
:05:54. > :05:59.have been. How many passes in the build up to that? West Ham denied
:06:00. > :06:09.the second goal that would surely secure the three points.
:06:10. > :06:19.Noble! And so close to the top corner. You have got to admire the
:06:20. > :06:21.persistence of Valencia there. So close to just spinning into the top
:06:22. > :06:36.corner from Mark Noble. Sinclair has done well. And Tompkins
:06:37. > :06:41.puts it out for a corner. This is a rare opportunity for Aston Villa and
:06:42. > :06:42.with the score at 1-0, it gives the travelling fans something to cling
:06:43. > :06:53.to. Villa have committed many of their
:06:54. > :07:00.ten men forward. Kouyate is there and this could seal the deal. Three
:07:01. > :07:06.points surely for West Ham United. They have played against ten men for
:07:07. > :07:11.a long, long time. Just as Aston Villa win a corner and feel they
:07:12. > :07:14.might be able to nick something, they get caught out, committing too
:07:15. > :07:20.many forward - as they had to do of course. But West Ham were quick and
:07:21. > :07:29.efficient and Kouyate with his fourth of the season. The first for
:07:30. > :07:35.him since September. No coming back for the ten men of Aston Villa now
:07:36. > :07:41.surely. Especially in the second half we played the way we... The way
:07:42. > :07:46.a team should play against ten men. We scored a great goal, a great
:07:47. > :07:51.cross and a great header and then when we scored the second one it was
:07:52. > :07:56.game over. There was one talking point, the red card. Oh I would like
:07:57. > :07:59.to mention the first big point in the game before the red card, this
:08:00. > :08:04.is a clear penalty that we should have been awarded. It was a clear
:08:05. > :08:10.hand ball and it was before the red card. Everything is against us. In
:08:11. > :08:13.the three games we play we have been denied three clear penalties in a
:08:14. > :08:21.row and I feel it is a lot of things. Remi Garde is unhappy with
:08:22. > :08:25.that decision and the sending off. Garry, what did you think. Didn't
:08:26. > :08:30.you have something similar at Swansea? We had if same situation at
:08:31. > :08:36.Liverpool and it was given. I don't think it is a personality. I think
:08:37. > :08:42.the player has no idea where the ball is. It is definitely not
:08:43. > :08:50.intentional. He is not looking. This is madness. This is crazy. This is
:08:51. > :08:59.what when you're at the bottom of league and every point is vital. It
:09:00. > :09:05.must be exasperating. There is nothing to trigger it. There no
:09:06. > :09:09.reaction. That is deliberate. West Ham dominated, as you would expect
:09:10. > :09:14.against a ten man side at the bottom and got their reward. Yes, they have
:09:15. > :09:19.got some creative and pacy players and Aston Villa did fight all the
:09:20. > :09:23.way to the end, but this was a super ball from Noble and Antonio who
:09:24. > :09:28.scored a good header against Liverpool, shows his willingness to
:09:29. > :09:35.get in the box and it is a clifr header. Outside the back post. This
:09:36. > :09:41.was a great breakaway, Aston Villa putting men forward. And it is
:09:42. > :09:46.Valencia who plays the right pass at the right time and Kouyate with a
:09:47. > :09:53.decent finish. The keeper goes down a bit early and makes it easy. With
:09:54. > :09:54.his feet strangely. West Ham sitting behind that top four and can be
:09:55. > :09:58.pleased with themselves. 1989 was the last time Bournemouth
:09:59. > :10:01.made the trip to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace
:10:02. > :10:03.and they won that game 3-2. Eddie Howe's side will be looking
:10:04. > :10:17.for a repeat of that victory A Crystal Palace player hasn't
:10:18. > :10:25.scored in the Premier League for over nine hours. The Palace captain
:10:26. > :10:30.returns and Adebayor is on the bench. Alan Pardew said it is almost
:10:31. > :10:37.certain the striker will play a part. Afobe has four goals already.
:10:38. > :10:57.Ritchies replaces Stanislas. Ritchie drives it across. Did that
:10:58. > :11:03.hit the arm of Soares? Hennessey should tip this one over. It is a
:11:04. > :11:09.corner kick. There was an inquiry there from Bournemouth as to whether
:11:10. > :11:13.they might get a penalty here. As the ball is driven in by Ritchie, it
:11:14. > :11:34.would seem to strike the arm of Soares.
:11:35. > :11:43.Towards Afobe. What a chance for Bournemouth. But it was straight
:11:44. > :11:48.back across goal from the striker. A wonderful ball into the area. And
:11:49. > :11:56.Afobe unable to turn it towards goal.
:11:57. > :12:23.They get a corner. Comes of Arter. Puncheon with the signal.
:12:24. > :12:30.Plenty of heads go up and Lee will get there first. Lovely touch.
:12:31. > :12:39.Zaha drives it across and turned in for the opening goal of the night.
:12:40. > :12:45.Scott Dann puts Crystal Palace in front. Nine hours and 27 minutes
:12:46. > :12:50.since the Palace player last scored in the Premier League. That was Lee
:12:51. > :12:55.and he played a part in the movement there, a great backheel and how
:12:56. > :13:01.about this for a ball in, Zaha drives it across hard, fast and firm
:13:02. > :13:05.and Dann is on the end of it. It is his fourth goal of season and the
:13:06. > :13:11.first time he has scored four goals in the Premier League in a season.
:13:12. > :13:20.Crystal Palace's new American investors in attendance. Joshua
:13:21. > :13:26.Harris. Each owning an 18% stake in Crystal Palace.
:13:27. > :13:38.Getting away from Dann and finding the corner, a brilliant goal from
:13:39. > :13:43.Pugh. It brings Bournemouth level. Eddie Howe's team back on level
:13:44. > :13:47.terms. Mark Pugh, who scored the winner in the FA Cup tie at
:13:48. > :13:54.Portsmouth at the weekend and he has got his team back at 1-1. Didn't
:13:55. > :14:04.look to be too much on there, but he turned Dann one way and then the
:14:05. > :14:10.other. It is a precise finish. Marc Pugh gets his fourth of the season
:14:11. > :14:18.and it is all square at Selhurst Park.
:14:19. > :14:26.Jedinak looking for somebody, there is nobody there a minute.
:14:27. > :14:34.Appeals from the penalty, only really from Mile Jedinak and the
:14:35. > :14:54.Palace supporters, no other players joining in the appeals.
:14:55. > :15:07.Harry Arter tried to set up Matt Ritchie, Benik Afobe! He heads in
:15:08. > :15:18.the rebound. Bournemouth, from 1-0 down, lead 2-1. Arter with the ball
:15:19. > :15:23.infield. A fantastic save from Hennessy. Benik Afobe following up.
:15:24. > :15:28.His header, just able to triple over the goal line. A despairing dive
:15:29. > :15:35.from Hennessy, to try to get it. But he couldn't do so. This is wonderful
:15:36. > :15:43.from the goalkeeper. Afobe at full stretch. And it just goes in.
:15:44. > :15:56.Emanuel Adebayor is on for Crystal Palace.
:15:57. > :16:06.That was a collision off the ball. Simon Francis, the Bournemouth
:16:07. > :16:16.captain, involved, with Chung-Yong Lee. There is the look from Frances.
:16:17. > :16:32.There is the touch. He can consider himself a touch fortunate, I think.
:16:33. > :16:59.Boruc. Able to make the stop and maintain Bournemouth's lead.
:17:00. > :17:12.Options in the middle, if he can drive it across, Adebayor! Goalkick.
:17:13. > :17:17.I think there were a fair few inside Selhurst Park who thought that was
:17:18. > :17:25.the equaliser. Determined run from Wilfried Zaha. Kept going. As
:17:26. > :17:30.Adebayor turns it towards goal, it is only just the wrong side of the
:17:31. > :17:34.post. When we went a goal down, we had to show real resilience and stay
:17:35. > :17:39.in the game. We were not very good first half. We came back, and I felt
:17:40. > :17:43.we deserved it in the end. They are a team that worked very hard, they
:17:44. > :17:47.worked extremely hard tonight. Two big chances, they have scored them.
:17:48. > :17:52.We had two or three of them ourselves. Really and truly, it's
:17:53. > :17:58.hard to take that we have lost, but, as I say, it is for us to rebound
:17:59. > :18:01.and that is what we have to do. I've never played in the Premier League
:18:02. > :18:06.before, I've played four games and got three. I know it is early days,
:18:07. > :18:08.there are still 14 of 15 to go, I just want to keep doing well and
:18:09. > :18:16.take it game. Not only scoring, supplying all of
:18:17. > :18:20.the stats as well! The first time this season they have come from
:18:21. > :18:23.behind to win a game in the league, they are going well? Era excellent,
:18:24. > :18:29.he's done a great job, Eddie. A new team, just promoted, most important
:18:30. > :18:33.is to set milestones, your first win, first away win, try to get
:18:34. > :18:36.back-to-back wins, which is very difficult. But you said, coming from
:18:37. > :18:38.behind, that is another one that will give them confidence for the
:18:39. > :18:45.rest of the season. Crystal Palace, no question what
:18:46. > :18:48.their problem is, they haven't got a striker that can score goals. One
:18:49. > :18:54.between their strikers in the league, quite a statistic in itself.
:18:55. > :18:57.Adebayor, worth a punt? Era definitely, he has proven that lots
:18:58. > :19:01.of clubs that when he first goes there he tends to do well. This is
:19:02. > :19:06.the first time he has not scored on his debut. He did come close and
:19:07. > :19:11.made an impact. A shot from Puncheon, didn't quite get the
:19:12. > :19:16.impact on that one. The next chance... Most of the crowd thought
:19:17. > :19:20.it was in. That would have been a story. He doesn't quite manage to
:19:21. > :19:27.work his foot around. Definitely worth a point in the 14 or 15 games
:19:28. > :19:31.remaining. He has great ability. The question is whether he is able to
:19:32. > :19:33.keep up the levels of fitness and my training on his own. Will take a few
:19:34. > :19:35.weeks, no doubt. Swansea City have put a small
:19:36. > :19:38.gap between themselves and the relegation zone
:19:39. > :19:40.following a couple of straight wins. They travelled to West Brom looking
:19:41. > :19:43.for a third straight victory against a side whose home form has
:19:44. > :19:53.dipped in recent weeks. Signed from Queens Park Rangers,
:19:54. > :19:57.Sandro is the only change to the West Brom 11 that drew a blank
:19:58. > :20:00.against Aston Villa in the last outing in the Premier League.
:20:01. > :20:10.Despite scoring two against Pete Brown Saturday, Saido Berahino is on
:20:11. > :20:15.the bench. Still a West Brom player, despite Spec elation about his
:20:16. > :20:18.future. Reward for the stunning victory at Goodison Park in his
:20:19. > :20:30.first game at the helm. Sigurdsson was on target, as was Ayew.
:20:31. > :20:45.He has done well to keep it alive. A terrific save already from
:20:46. > :20:54.Fabianski, to deny Fletcher. That is a really fine stop. The chairman is
:20:55. > :21:00.believed to be setting up talks with Saido Berahino to try to talk about
:21:01. > :21:01.his future, come up with some kind of compromise that is suitable for
:21:02. > :21:13.both parties. Sigurdsson, going for something very
:21:14. > :21:18.special. Foster managed to get it away. Out of absolutely nothing,
:21:19. > :21:23.West Brom hesitancy, he got his foot in the way and smacked it goal
:21:24. > :21:25.bound. Foster readjusts his position and clause eight inches beyond the
:21:26. > :21:42.post. Was fouled? Yes. Williams protests
:21:43. > :21:44.his innocence. Tried to get his arms out of the way, but I think he had
:21:45. > :21:54.done enough to pull Fletcher down. Interesting. I don't think that is
:21:55. > :22:00.part of the rehearsed move! After all of that, it is now a different
:22:01. > :22:05.player taking the cake. Now Sessegnon will deliver.
:22:06. > :22:11.Good ball, and they should have scored. Well, it may have been
:22:12. > :22:17.ridiculous at first, but it was nearly sublime. The delivery from
:22:18. > :22:19.Sessegnon, helped on by Dawson, should have been helped into the
:22:20. > :22:32.net. Routledge, onside. Good block by
:22:33. > :22:36.Foster. Almost made the impact he made on his AC Milan debut as a
:22:37. > :22:41.teenager, back in 2008. He scored within 20 seconds. He has almost
:22:42. > :22:48.scored within a couple of minutes of his Swansea debut.
:22:49. > :22:59.Ayew is onside. The shot on the turn lacked the power. Sigurdsson could
:23:00. > :23:03.not get to it. The game is really stretching out. Chances are starting
:23:04. > :23:09.to be created at both ends, with regularity.
:23:10. > :23:17.Paloschi target well, first try, Sigurdsson, 1-0. There have been so
:23:18. > :23:21.many chances for both sides. It was who is going to be the most accurate
:23:22. > :23:29.when it counted. Sigurdsson is that man. West Brom, just torn asunder
:23:30. > :23:36.after Paloschi had turned into trouble. Sigurdsson cast it beyond
:23:37. > :23:47.Foster. In a 64th minute, Swansea in front.
:23:48. > :23:57.Vinnytsia be, good at effort. -- Anichebe. That was arrowing into the
:23:58. > :24:08.roof of the net. That is a terrific attempt. Well saved. The little
:24:09. > :24:15.flick was delightful. Delivery terrific, Paloschi, almost a debut
:24:16. > :24:19.goal. Cork then puts it wide of the frame of the goal. He has looked a
:24:20. > :24:23.terrific player today, and almost capped a really encouraging debut
:24:24. > :24:28.with a goal. The base of the post denies him. The West Bromwich Albion
:24:29. > :24:37.fans believe that their side have suffered a sixth home reverse. What
:24:38. > :24:50.a transfer Dawson! It's gone wired. His hands on his head.
:24:51. > :25:01.After West Brom Corner, off the line, twice! And then in! Right at
:25:02. > :25:10.the end, by Rondon. They almost scored moments earlier from Dawson.
:25:11. > :25:16.They have done now, from Rondon. Brave was Anichebe. Off the line,
:25:17. > :25:22.somehow, by Sigurdsson. Turned in by Rondon. It looks like the chance had
:25:23. > :25:29.gone. 8.4 West Brom, much to Tony Pulis's delight. Some great saves
:25:30. > :25:33.tonight. We had some wonderful, wonderful opportunities. We were
:25:34. > :25:39.relieved we got something out of it, but we should have won. At the
:25:40. > :25:46.beginning, and 1-1, it could be a good result. At the end, now I am
:25:47. > :25:55.disappointed. My team played very well. I am an optimist, I am
:25:56. > :25:59.positive. But disappointed at the moment, in this moment. Here's a
:26:00. > :26:02.good kid, hopefully gets his head down and we're getting back to full
:26:03. > :26:09.fitness. I'm pleased the window is over again. Speculation after
:26:10. > :26:12.speculation. This season we have not had him fully on board at all.
:26:13. > :26:18.Fingers crossed we get him right for the next 15 games.
:26:19. > :26:25.A player with bags of potential, he has to apply himself? If Tony Pulis
:26:26. > :26:31.says he's not fit enough, that is the last's vault, he has had plenty
:26:32. > :26:40.of time to do that. -- the lad's vault. Your former club, a kick in
:26:41. > :26:44.the teeth at the end? They will be disappointed to go away at West
:26:45. > :26:49.Brom, in the past, they have not particularly played well there, to
:26:50. > :26:51.be 1-0 up and concede a goal, there will be disappointed. It must be
:26:52. > :26:58.mixed emotions, a manager who has left a club when you had a good
:26:59. > :27:01.spell, you lose your job, and you don't really know what you want? You
:27:02. > :27:07.want to be part of it and see them doing well? Of course, but a
:27:08. > :27:10.fantastic opportunity for me at Swansea. I've been there for 12
:27:11. > :27:14.years, I have nothing but good feelings for them. I said at the
:27:15. > :27:18.time, only a matter of time before the players start to perform again
:27:19. > :27:21.and move up the league. That is what you will see them doing. Still work
:27:22. > :27:24.to be done, but you will see them moving up the league with the
:27:25. > :27:30.confidence they have. Would you like to get back into the management
:27:31. > :27:36.game? For sure. Loved it? Loved every moment of it. Its hardware,
:27:37. > :27:38.difficult, I had a break, but watched a lot of football. Just
:27:39. > :27:43.looking forward to being refreshed and going back into it. It's only a
:27:44. > :27:46.matter of time, I'm sure, you did a good job at Swansea and we hope you
:27:47. > :27:50.get back in as soon as possible. Thank you very much, and Danny as
:27:51. > :28:05.well. Let's have a look at the Barclays Premier League table.
:28:06. > :28:10.Defeats for the bottom two mean no change to the relegation places.
:28:11. > :28:15.Newcastle play tomorrow and we'll get out of the bottom three if they
:28:16. > :28:19.win at Everton. Let's see what the morning papers say. Unsurprisingly,
:28:20. > :28:23.one man splashed across the back pages. The Daily Mail calls Jamie
:28:24. > :28:27.Vardy's wonder strike one of the goals of the season. The Telegraph
:28:28. > :28:33.also has a picture of that strike and says Leicester are on course for
:28:34. > :28:38.the title. The Daily Star says German whizz kid LeRoy will be a
:28:39. > :28:46.target for Pep Guardiola. We will leave you with a goal from Vardy,
:28:47. > :28:49.another Leicester party. Come on, it's tardy.