:00:47. > :00:55.Can Leicester complete mission impossible? That was not in the
:00:56. > :01:05.script. A chance for Drinkwater to find a way in. And he has. And it is
:01:06. > :01:10.beautifully laid off, fabulous. On target, it is in the net. Gardner
:01:11. > :01:15.has done it again. Yet another twist in this fascinating tale.
:01:16. > :01:20.Good evening, after Leicester City were held at home last night by West
:01:21. > :01:46.Brom, could their title rivals take advantage this evening?
:01:47. > :01:54.And as well as all of that, we will have other highlights and the other
:01:55. > :01:59.four games played on Tuesday. Alan Shearer and Danny Murphy had plenty
:02:00. > :02:04.to discuss. We start in the east and West birds travelled to West Ham,
:02:05. > :02:06.knowing victory would put them in the top of the table. Your
:02:07. > :02:15.commentator is Jonathan Pearce. This is one of the most anticipated
:02:16. > :02:30.derbies in recent years. Tottenham have not lost away in the
:02:31. > :03:03.league since the opening day. Spurs away from home as a unit have
:03:04. > :03:13.been very consistent. Just that one away defeat at Manchester United.
:03:14. > :03:29.West Ham United get their first corner kick of the game. And it is
:03:30. > :03:41.in! That is five in his last seven home games. What a start for West
:03:42. > :03:48.Ham United. Hugo Lloris got his hand to it, but could not keep it out. It
:03:49. > :04:06.was poor defending. Nasser Chadli simply let it go.
:04:07. > :04:19.That is a good save. Mark Noble needed no second asking. West Ham
:04:20. > :04:31.goal in the last season at Upton Park against Tottenham would be a
:04:32. > :04:40.special for Noble. That was whiskey and Hugo Lloris had to get there at
:04:41. > :04:44.full stretch. In a big London derby it is the Championship contenders
:04:45. > :04:49.who are on the ropes and who are wobbling a little bit. Spurs are not
:04:50. > :05:22.at their best, far from it. Spurs were on the back foot and very
:05:23. > :05:30.nearly back on the ropes. A golden moment for West Ham United. His team
:05:31. > :05:40.has picked up more points from losing positions than any other team
:05:41. > :05:50.in the top flight. What a difference he has made to Spurs.
:05:51. > :06:01.He was very high up the pitch. The referee has reached for a yellow.
:06:02. > :06:04.The ball was also bouncing very near the Spurs keeper. I am not sure
:06:05. > :06:13.whether he would have got that anyway.
:06:14. > :06:24.They have players who can unlock the defence in a blink of an eye.
:06:25. > :06:34.Trippier got into a dangerous position unmarked. That was awkward
:06:35. > :06:53.for him. Spurs have started the second half with a jaunty step.
:06:54. > :07:05.Aaron Cresswell was arriving. A good run from the full-back, he came from
:07:06. > :07:08.a deep position. That was Nathan Dyer. This is more promising from
:07:09. > :07:28.Spurs. It is turned away as Harry Kane
:07:29. > :07:31.tried to flick it into an empty net. All of a sudden Tottenham thunder
:07:32. > :07:36.into action and are close to levelling. He scuffed it and it was
:07:37. > :07:52.a bad miss. The keeper got lucky. He may be made his run too early.
:07:53. > :08:30.Tottenham are getting closer. Suddenly West Ham looked to break.
:08:31. > :08:45.He has pulled him down. It has gone the other way. He definitely pulled
:08:46. > :08:51.him back. And he was pushed off it by Davies. Antonio was going
:08:52. > :08:55.nowhere. He played very well for his team. It is a yellow card for the
:08:56. > :09:07.full-back. It was a sensational delivery in. It
:09:08. > :09:30.bent in deliciously, invitingly. He got a nudge on it and that was
:09:31. > :09:37.enough to unbalanced Harry Kane who is not having a happy night. He
:09:38. > :09:39.might have seen it late. But by his standards that had to hit the target
:09:40. > :10:11.and did not. Aaron Cresswell has had a bit more
:10:12. > :10:20.freedom tonight to get forward. And West Ham have done it! They are so
:10:21. > :10:25.close to the top four. It is an away defeat for the first time since the
:10:26. > :10:35.opening weekend and the biggest smile will be on the face of Claudio
:10:36. > :10:40.Ranieri. It was maybe the best performance, it was a perfect game
:10:41. > :10:45.from the first whistle. We were fantastic. We were dominating, we
:10:46. > :10:52.were on the front foot straightaway. The goal helped of course. To be
:10:53. > :10:58.fair it was great in every aspect. Technically we overran them and we
:10:59. > :11:01.were better on the second ball and individuals and all that and
:11:02. > :11:05.switching sides and everything. Tottenham come out and they pressure
:11:06. > :11:09.you and they are right on top of you and we said we would do that to them
:11:10. > :11:19.today and we managed to do it and we managed to keep a clean sheet. The
:11:20. > :11:24.team do not feel free to play in the wake that we played at the beginning
:11:25. > :11:30.of the season. The first half was difficult, but in the second half we
:11:31. > :11:36.created some chances. We deserved in the second half a little bit more.
:11:37. > :11:41.But it is difficult and West Ham is a physical team and it was difficult
:11:42. > :11:46.conditions. It helped them more than us. Slaven Bilic is right to be
:11:47. > :11:51.thrilled with the way they are playing, but for those who have
:11:52. > :11:57.enjoyed as neutrals, we did not see the attacking of Spurs tonight. They
:11:58. > :12:01.lacked energy, Harry Kane was isolated, there was no spark, their
:12:02. > :12:06.passing was slow. Having said that, Slaven Bilic change the system and
:12:07. > :12:13.played five at the back as he did at Southampton. He did it tonight and
:12:14. > :12:16.it worked an absolute treat. It nullified the attack of the
:12:17. > :12:24.full-backs of Tottenham, which is a feature of their play. This was the
:12:25. > :12:28.theme of the game. The ball up to lamellar and the three centre-half
:12:29. > :12:36.is dominated for a vast moments of the game. Harry Kane got no joy. He
:12:37. > :12:41.lacked support. If Collins loses that, it does not matter because he
:12:42. > :12:46.has support in behind him. But he does not, he wins the first and
:12:47. > :12:50.second. They were dominant. In the second half there was no change.
:12:51. > :12:54.They had numbers behind the ball when they had to defend because
:12:55. > :13:00.Spurs came back into the game a little bit. Noble was brilliant
:13:01. > :13:06.again this evening. Collins has gone off and Oxford comes on and he slots
:13:07. > :13:12.into the back four. As I said, there is Harry Kane on his own, isolated
:13:13. > :13:16.again. No joy whatsoever. West Ham thoroughly deserved the three
:13:17. > :13:29.points. I thought they were fantastic.
:13:30. > :13:37.Six in his last eight home games for Antonio. It was a decent ball in but
:13:38. > :13:41.it was poor defending at the near post from Tottenham. Have a look at
:13:42. > :13:47.Mason's position. There is no way you can have your back to goal
:13:48. > :13:51.there. You have got to be on the half term. If anybody tries to get
:13:52. > :13:56.in front of you, it is your job to stop them. But because of his body
:13:57. > :14:03.position, he has not got a clue where he is. It is a very good
:14:04. > :14:07.header but poor defensively from Tottenham. Spurs did have some key
:14:08. > :14:13.men missing. We have spoken about their squad, but it does show there
:14:14. > :14:18.are certain players they need. Especially on a night like tonight,
:14:19. > :14:23.with West Ham full of energy and tenacity. They were missing Dembele,
:14:24. > :14:27.and Dele Alli was on the bench. That lost them the legs and energy. Also
:14:28. > :14:32.for me, personally, the two full-backs of Walker and Danny Rose
:14:33. > :14:37.give them a bit more attacking threat down the two they had in
:14:38. > :14:44.tonight. But it is only their first defeat on the road since the opening
:14:45. > :14:47.day of the season. After Sunday's defeat at Manchester United, Arsenal
:14:48. > :14:53.were hoping to get their challenge back on track against a Swansea side
:14:54. > :14:58.who came in to the game just three points above the relegation zone.
:14:59. > :15:04.John Motson was watching this one. Mesut Ozil has got 18 persists this
:15:05. > :15:11.season. Arsene Wenger makes three changes since the Manchester United
:15:12. > :15:16.match, after which there have been lots of inquests. Arsenal's former
:15:17. > :15:20.cup final goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski starred at Tottenham on
:15:21. > :15:27.Sunday. But Francesco Guidolin is in hospital with an infection. Alan
:15:28. > :15:32.Curtis takes charge. They have made six changes. Stephen Kingsley makes
:15:33. > :15:37.his league debut. Bafetimbi Gomis starts up front on the ground where
:15:38. > :15:42.he scored the winner last season. Snow falling at this stage of the
:15:43. > :15:49.evening. The empty seats suggest some rupees might have found it hard
:15:50. > :16:10.to get here. Here he is, Joel Campbell. Campbell again.
:16:11. > :16:17.Having seen Arsenal here at home to Leicester and Hull, I have to say,
:16:18. > :16:23.they just need to be a bit quicker around the penalty box. You could
:16:24. > :16:25.understand it if there was some nervousness about Arsenal and their
:16:26. > :16:32.supporters after Sunday. This is Joel Campbell trying to put that to
:16:33. > :16:38.rest. Sanchez! It will not go for him at the moment. All will it?! He
:16:39. > :16:47.has hit the post! Alexis Sanchez, still looking for his first Premier
:16:48. > :16:51.League goal since October. This is Campbell. Aiming for the far post.
:16:52. > :17:07.Here comes Coquelin. Campbell! He sneaked in on the other
:17:08. > :17:13.side! Joel Campbell, just short of 15 minutes and Arsenal are in the
:17:14. > :17:17.lead! Well, Joel Campbell scored three very useful goals when he had
:17:18. > :17:21.that run in the first team. He started this attack on the right and
:17:22. > :17:27.then somehow manoeuvred himself into a position where he could beat
:17:28. > :17:36.Fabianski. Good running by him and a good finish with his left foot.
:17:37. > :17:41.Campbell was preferred tonight to Theo Walcott in the starting
:17:42. > :17:42.line-up. Bear in mind that Oxlade-Chamberlain is now out for
:17:43. > :17:59.what is expected to be eight weeks. Routledge, now on the left. Leroy
:18:00. > :18:03.Fer! Well, that is something we saw when he was playing in fits and
:18:04. > :18:13.starts for Queens Park Rangers. He has a fierce shot.
:18:14. > :18:24.A little bit of wrestling there. Play goes on. Routledge! And he has
:18:25. > :18:29.equalised! Wayne Routledge for Swansea! Arsenal were just standing
:18:30. > :18:39.around thinking something might have been given earlier. Was there a foul
:18:40. > :18:45.on the halfway line? It was Amat wrestling with Ozil. Neither
:18:46. > :18:48.defender was quick enough to catch him. Maybe they thought he was
:18:49. > :19:03.offside, but Wayne Routledge has scored.
:19:04. > :19:21.Mertesacker! And Giroud hits the bar! This is Ozil. Ramsey!
:19:22. > :19:22.Mertesacker headed the ball back beautifully. It was the right thing
:19:23. > :19:36.to do. Still no luck for Sanchez or
:19:37. > :20:12.Arsenal. Gylfi Sigurdsson! And the chip
:20:13. > :20:20.across was too strong for Bafetimbi Gomis. But that was an opportunity
:20:21. > :20:26.for Swansea City to take the lead. On this form, Arsenal do not look
:20:27. > :20:34.like champions. Nevertheless, here is Ramsey.
:20:35. > :20:40.Oh, there is a free kick given. Right on the edge of the area.
:20:41. > :20:43.Swansea are clearly unhappy with the award of that free kick. Williams
:20:44. > :20:54.has charged Ozil in the back. Oh, he has hit the bar, as Giroud
:20:55. > :21:24.did in the first half! Oh, it is a foul. Ayew was brought
:21:25. > :21:28.down. Free kick to Swansea in a dangerous position. Gylfi Sigurdsson
:21:29. > :21:35.putting the ball down. Petr Cech did not make it! Ashley Williams has run
:21:36. > :21:38.across to the Swansea supporters, and they have taken the lead! What
:21:39. > :21:45.on earth happened in the Arsenal defence?! Arsene Wenger is
:21:46. > :21:55.complaining, but Swansea have gone ahead at the Emirates.
:21:56. > :22:13.It was a bit of a mess in the area. Petr Cech did not make it.
:22:14. > :22:20.Williams is after Walcott. It is a free kick. It is almost a repeat of
:22:21. > :22:33.Leicester, this. They conceded a's free kick on that side of the pitch.
:22:34. > :22:43.Ozil, as he did against Leicester. Well, Bobby Madeleine must be
:22:44. > :22:49.checking his watch, surely. The goalkeeper is not going to come!
:22:50. > :22:50.Corner to Arsenal. Surely this is the last chance. And Petr Cech is up
:22:51. > :23:11.for Arsenal! Gomis needs to run this down to the
:23:12. > :23:16.corner flag if he can. What a waste. But is it! Swansea have done it! But
:23:17. > :23:22.now the inquests will start all over again regarding Arsene Wenger and
:23:23. > :23:28.Arsenal. We stopped playing, and they took the ball and scored the
:23:29. > :23:33.goal. I believe it was just under the referee's eyes, and we were
:23:34. > :23:38.caught by surprise because he did not give the foul. He had two hands
:23:39. > :23:42.around his neck and pulled him down. We had a difficult start to the
:23:43. > :23:46.game. We changed the shape of the team a little bit of and second
:23:47. > :23:51.half, we were excellent. We will try and build on this. It is not enough.
:23:52. > :23:55.We need to get a run going up to the end of the season. It has been a
:23:56. > :23:59.difficult preparation period for the game with the manager in hospital -
:24:00. > :24:08.do you think the players did a bit extra for him? I am sure they did.
:24:09. > :24:12.He is obviously delighted. Hopefully this will raise his spirits about.
:24:13. > :24:21.Three defeats in a row - can you believe that? No, but I have to.
:24:22. > :24:24.Thank you for your time. It was not a great start to the evening for
:24:25. > :24:28.Swansea. We understand that Francesco Guidolin is comfortable in
:24:29. > :24:33.hospital but he will be there for the next few days. To lose your head
:24:34. > :24:37.coach before the match, having picked his starting XI, as we
:24:38. > :24:44.understand it, but you want to give credit to Alan Curtis? Yes, he
:24:45. > :24:47.recognised after 20 minutes that they were getting dominated by
:24:48. > :24:54.Arsenal, who could have been three or four up. They tweaked it. They
:24:55. > :24:58.started with a diamond, then he went to a 4-3-3, which stemmed the flow.
:24:59. > :25:03.The other thing to give him credit for, at half-time, he was not happy
:25:04. > :25:06.with that, he threw Sigurdsson on and went even more attacking and
:25:07. > :25:14.went for the win. You would not expect that from Swansea in their
:25:15. > :25:18.situation. That was a 50-50, for me. You can see the tactical change,
:25:19. > :25:28.Routledge on the left, Ayew on the right. Running in behind
:25:29. > :25:34.Mertesacker. That got them back in the game. Confidence grew.
:25:35. > :25:39.Sigurdsson comes on, gets in early in the second-half. This takes a
:25:40. > :25:53.tiny bubble. I will give him the benefit of the doubt. He gave them a
:25:54. > :25:57.couple extra creative force. Yes, he is yard offside. When you are down
:25:58. > :26:03.the autumn, you need a bit of luck. The goalkeeper does not cover
:26:04. > :26:05.himself in glory. Not the bravest. But second-half performance from
:26:06. > :26:10.Swansea was not that other side in trouble at the bottom. Petr Cech
:26:11. > :26:16.will miss the north London derby with a muscular injury, and the next
:26:17. > :26:20.few games. Swansea have an incredible record against Arsenal.
:26:21. > :26:23.They have taken more points off them at Arsenal against any other team
:26:24. > :26:29.since they came into the Premier League, Swansea. It is funny, you do
:26:30. > :26:34.have some teams you have good luck against. They did ride their luck at
:26:35. > :26:41.times today. Alexis Sanchez was again very unlucky with so many of
:26:42. > :26:45.his efforts today. He has been a big favourite of mine for a long time,
:26:46. > :26:50.but things are not going for him at the moment. He was trying, he was
:26:51. > :26:55.always in the right place, kept trying to demand the ball. But when
:26:56. > :27:02.things are not going for you... This was a hell of a strike. Here, good
:27:03. > :27:15.feet again. Here, he should do better. And then, the courage to
:27:16. > :27:21.take the free kick. Allan, as a goal-scorer, you kept going, didn't
:27:22. > :27:26.he? That is the important thing. The time to worry is when you are not
:27:27. > :27:29.getting the chances. Eventually they have to start going in. Arsenal's
:27:30. > :27:36.issues have been repeated over and over again, season after season,
:27:37. > :27:41.with the question marks hanging over them - lack of leadership, lack of
:27:42. > :27:46.fight. And it will continue, because you think, after the results last
:27:47. > :27:49.night with Leicester, and after Old Trafford, you would think they would
:27:50. > :27:51.come out tonight and try and make a statement. It just was not there -
:27:52. > :28:11.again. Manchester City faced Liverpool.
:28:12. > :28:24.Comedy comes from Guy Mowbray. There are five changes to the
:28:25. > :28:31.line-up. Three changes for city. They would always put Joe Hart in
:28:32. > :28:44.gold. But he has a big path to follow after the Wembley heroics.
:28:45. > :29:05.It is straight down the barrel for Joe Hart.
:29:06. > :29:23.Sergio Aguero could not anticipate and get the slide in.
:29:24. > :29:30.He has to keep doing that and showed that he has got the confidence to do
:29:31. > :29:40.it. He has got to ignore the noise from the crowd every time anything
:29:41. > :29:44.he tries does not work perfectly. Lallana found himself a bit up room
:29:45. > :29:54.in the centre of the field and he scores! Adam Lallana beats Joe Hart
:29:55. > :30:03.from some distance. He is surrounded by his team-mates. It seemed almost
:30:04. > :30:10.surprised when he turned to find that he was as free as a bird. Quite
:30:11. > :30:15.a few in the crowd were surprised when that went all the way in. It
:30:16. > :30:28.must have bounced three or four times on its way in. Jurgen Klopp
:30:29. > :30:33.was surprised. How did that coping? Adam Lallana bought a ticket and
:30:34. > :30:40.Liverpool have got the best price. He has scored three goals in his
:30:41. > :30:46.last four Premier League games. He could not be beaten from 12 yards by
:30:47. > :30:58.three Liverpool players and then Adam Lallana pops up from 25 yards
:30:59. > :31:04.or so. That was brilliantly taken and so was the goal. James Milner
:31:05. > :31:12.against his old team. His oldest team in a whole lot of trouble. It
:31:13. > :31:17.is a very good team tonight. Look at the touch to control it from James
:31:18. > :31:23.Milner. Adam Lallana has been pretty good as well. The pass was played in
:31:24. > :31:29.with pace and malware was good enough to deal with it and beats Joe
:31:30. > :31:34.Hart with precision. The first goal caught Jurgen Klopp on the hop, but
:31:35. > :31:46.we have got the fist pump for goal number two.
:31:47. > :31:50.Manchester City get a first kick as we move into first half additional
:31:51. > :32:14.time. Milner belted it away and Liverpool
:32:15. > :32:19.get a free kick as well. Sergio Aguero was left alone. Liverpool
:32:20. > :32:23.cannot afford to do that again. Milner craned his body forward. He
:32:24. > :32:45.kept his arms out wide and away. It was poked clear of Adam Lallana
:32:46. > :32:55.by Fernandinho. It will be a throw for Liverpool.
:32:56. > :33:05.There is something about this ground. It is the only ground that
:33:06. > :33:20.city have managed to win at since Sheikh Mansour took over in 2008.
:33:21. > :33:31.And Liverpool are running away with it! It is hard to see a way back for
:33:32. > :33:35.Manchester City now. What a blow to their hopes of winning the title bid
:33:36. > :33:43.is. They are getting a pasting at Anfield. Gael Clichy could not keep
:33:44. > :33:50.it Lallana threads it through at the right time. Since goals in his last
:33:51. > :33:55.seven Premier League appearances. Liverpool have put three in
:33:56. > :34:02.Manchester City's net tonight. Another brilliantly taken goal.
:34:03. > :34:05.Barring an amazing comeback it will mean all three points for Jurgen
:34:06. > :34:23.Klopp's team. That was a big hand from Joe Hart to
:34:24. > :34:34.prevent further damage because that was rocketing in. Another defensive
:34:35. > :34:39.error. Milner did not have to crack that. City took 21 points from their
:34:40. > :34:44.first nine Premier League games of the season. Assuming they get
:34:45. > :34:55.nothing tonight, it will be 26 from the 18 that have followed. It is a
:34:56. > :35:00.free kick to Liverpool. Vincent Kompany is an angry captain. He will
:35:01. > :35:10.be a brother in arms with Benteke and a summer with Belgium.
:35:11. > :35:18.I think even Joe Hart thought that was in. He was rooted to the spot.
:35:19. > :35:29.He gets it through the wall. Joe Hart barely moved.
:35:30. > :35:42.Oh, my word! That would have crowned it. Out of nowhere. One long ball
:35:43. > :35:47.out from neglect. Then Benteke and Joe Allen just had a go. It came
:35:48. > :35:52.down beautifully for him and he struck it sweetly. What a sweet
:35:53. > :35:58.night this has been for Liverpool. Sunday just about forgotten. It was
:35:59. > :36:07.really good, it was like it should be. I told them before the game to
:36:08. > :36:14.show that we wanted it more. From the first second on that was the
:36:15. > :36:20.attitude. That was the best performance we have done until now.
:36:21. > :36:28.There was a lot of frustration out there and you could see that how we
:36:29. > :36:33.played today. We try to bounce back. When you lose a file it lasts for a
:36:34. > :36:39.long time. It is difficult to have an excuse, but if you ask me the
:36:40. > :36:42.team did not recover from last week and it was an intensive week with
:36:43. > :36:48.the Champions League in Ukraine and coming back on Thursday and 120
:36:49. > :36:52.minutes in the final of the capital cup, said the team today was not
:36:53. > :36:59.fresh and we could not have a high pace. With results tonight it is
:37:00. > :37:10.tightening up at the top. What have you got your site on? We do not know
:37:11. > :37:19.at the moment, but I heard Bayern Munich loss. He is a character and
:37:20. > :37:23.he wants a reaction and he wants to see character from his team and we
:37:24. > :37:29.saw that tonight. There is one player in particular on who you know
:37:30. > :37:35.very well. James Milner worked hard, that is what he does. I am reluctant
:37:36. > :37:40.to praise anyone who works hard because working hard should be the
:37:41. > :37:45.norm for any footballer, but he puts the shift in. If you have five or
:37:46. > :37:49.six of him in a team, you could not go far wrong. You know what you will
:37:50. > :37:55.get from him, whatever position you put him in, he will do a very good
:37:56. > :37:58.job for you. The way he takes the ball and the touch with his right
:37:59. > :38:06.foot and puts it in with his left foot. Defensively he hit the near
:38:07. > :38:11.post, stepping back, covering on the line and doing a good job in there
:38:12. > :38:17.and he can play very well all over the park. In midfield, picking the
:38:18. > :38:21.pieces up. He is quicker than the Manchester City midfield. Loitering
:38:22. > :38:26.on the edge of the box. He is very good at most things. He got the
:38:27. > :38:31.reception he deserved and he played a big part in it tonight. After the
:38:32. > :38:39.disappointment at the weekend he is one of the guys you can say, I can
:38:40. > :38:48.rely on him. He has been playing in 41 and matches. Will he
:38:49. > :38:54.significantly add to the squad? He will be a big part of Jurgen Klopp's
:38:55. > :38:59.plans going forward. Because of his age he will not demand that he will
:39:00. > :39:04.play in every game, but he will not be moaning at the manager. You see
:39:05. > :39:11.it on the training ground and that is how good he is. City looked like
:39:12. > :39:15.they had nothing to prove and it was a very lacklustre performance. Yes,
:39:16. > :39:21.they were sloppy and they looked tired. This piece is sloppy from
:39:22. > :39:25.them in every aspect, but it is also wonderful pressing from Liverpool
:39:26. > :39:28.and a brilliant reaction to the disappointment at the weekend.
:39:29. > :39:33.City's players are technically gifted and they play better than
:39:34. > :39:39.this. Whether it is tiredness or attitude, I think it is a mixture of
:39:40. > :39:44.both. Not too many of them were up for it tonight. I am not sure
:39:45. > :39:50.tiredness is an excuse. They never got going. Liverpool swarmed all
:39:51. > :39:57.over them. Normally Manchester City with that quality can play through.
:39:58. > :40:02.They gave the ball away, there was a lack of concentration and Liverpool
:40:03. > :40:07.were swarming all over them. Fernando probably was the only
:40:08. > :40:10.player who I can give real credit to and he kept going when they were
:40:11. > :40:17.losing. The rest gave it up far too easily. Look at them in the wall.
:40:18. > :40:23.They move out of the way of the wall, which is an embarrassment. I
:40:24. > :40:30.know they are 3-0 down, but they have to defend properly. Pellegrini
:40:31. > :40:33.said they showed signs of tiredness. Liverpool played extra time on
:40:34. > :40:41.Sunday as well, so that is not an excuse. Man of the moment Marcus
:40:42. > :40:46.Rashford was looking to add to his four goals against Watford side
:40:47. > :40:51.whose only victory at Old Trafford came in 1978.
:40:52. > :40:55.Steve Wilson watched this one. 25 years to the day since Ryan Giggs
:40:56. > :40:59.made his Manchester United debut, and another precocious teenager has
:41:00. > :41:06.caught the imagination. Marcus Rashford is one of six United
:41:07. > :41:13.debutants. Troy Deeney was unlucky to score a last minute own goal
:41:14. > :41:17.which gave United a win at Vicarage Road, but he has had an outstanding
:41:18. > :41:18.campaign which might end with Watford finishing in their highest
:41:19. > :41:38.position since 1983. Ighalo found room brilliantly and he
:41:39. > :41:43.did very well. This is great movement by Ighalo. He had three
:41:44. > :41:52.redshirts around him and look how he made room. Terrific stuff. A lively
:41:53. > :42:06.start from the team who have not won on this ground since 1978. Ighalo
:42:07. > :42:17.did not make the most of that mistake. That was a mistake by daily
:42:18. > :42:18.blind. He hit it very early, but he hit it very tamely. That will be a
:42:19. > :42:48.free kick. Tremendous technique from Morgan
:42:49. > :42:50.Schneiderlin. He had a long time to look at that and he hit it
:42:51. > :43:00.brilliantly. Just wide! He wants a corner,
:43:01. > :43:28.Ighalo. Lovely interchange. Now, Ighalo has got away. Deeney
:43:29. > :43:34.cannot believe that his strike partner did not set him up in front
:43:35. > :43:47.of an open goal. De Gea makes the save. De Gea has not got there.
:43:48. > :43:55.Well, Manchester United have got away with it again. Here is away.
:43:56. > :44:02.Blind stuck his foot out and away went over. The referee had a good
:44:03. > :44:07.view of that. Ighalo has had as many chances in this first half at Old
:44:08. > :44:16.Trafford as many an opposition striker gets in a whole career.
:44:17. > :44:22.Watford have only lost one of their last seven in league and cup. To win
:44:23. > :44:27.at Old Trafford would be a real landmark for them in what has been a
:44:28. > :44:36.season of men rouble days. Well hit! Really well hit! -- season of
:44:37. > :44:50.memorable days. That was not far off target.
:44:51. > :45:03.Free kick to Manchester United. That was the toughest thing goalkeeper
:45:04. > :45:09.Gomes has had to do all night. Memphis, into the wall. Pressure now
:45:10. > :45:21.from Manchester United, maybe their best of the game. Rashford gliding
:45:22. > :45:31.past Holebas. Oh, any touch and surely it would have been a goal!
:45:32. > :45:42.Herrera has gone past Abdi. Mata! They are definitely getting closer
:45:43. > :45:53.now. Good play, good fresher from Manchester United. Herrera getting
:45:54. > :45:56.the better of Abdi. Manchester United have certainly benefited. He
:45:57. > :46:09.is now playing on the right of the three.
:46:10. > :46:21.Blocked by Blind, and it is a corner. Looked certain to score.
:46:22. > :46:33.Suddenly, Daley Blind's left foot comes out to block it. Oh, he has
:46:34. > :46:44.missed it from two yards out! He is being pulled by Darmian. Lucky he
:46:45. > :46:47.did not concede a penalty. You still feel with nine minutes to go that
:46:48. > :46:56.there may well be a winner in this. Martial, taken out a free kick.
:46:57. > :46:58.Britos is protesting his innocence. Mike Jones is having none of it.
:46:59. > :47:12.Yellow card. Eight minutes to play. Mata! That
:47:13. > :47:18.was in from the moment it left his boot. The deadlock is broken. Not
:47:19. > :47:32.even a flicker from the manager. Perfect execution. The game has
:47:33. > :47:42.deserved a goal. It has got a really good one. Great night for me. So
:47:43. > :47:45.honoured to be the captain today. Obviously, very happy for the goal
:47:46. > :47:49.and for the victory. It was not a very good game but we have to win
:47:50. > :47:54.this kind of game and we did it today. We need to be happy because
:47:55. > :48:00.finally, the performance was amazing. We played with a Hyde
:48:01. > :48:06.personality. We tried to control the match. Can you believe all three
:48:07. > :48:14.teams above you lost tonight? Yes, that is the Premier League. We have
:48:15. > :48:19.lost also matches. The difference between clubs is so small. What do
:48:20. > :48:24.you say to those people who wrote off Manchester United and work of
:48:25. > :48:29.Louis van Gaal? Maybe you were also one of them. Never!
:48:30. > :48:34.I am sure he has got a little notebook and he knows exactly who
:48:35. > :48:42.those people are! Obviously, we will have a look at the table in a
:48:43. > :48:46.moment. They are moving up. What is amazing is, considering the
:48:47. > :48:50.negativity surrounding Manchester United, they are now level on points
:48:51. > :49:03.with Man City. Watford were really good tonight and gave them a scare,
:49:04. > :49:08.especially this man, Ighalo. If he had been playing with the same
:49:09. > :49:13.confidence that he was ten - 15 games ago, they could have been in
:49:14. > :49:20.trouble, because he kept giving them problems with his pace. De Gea is
:49:21. > :49:25.one of the best in one-to-ones. Again, here, he does not come
:49:26. > :49:29.rushing out and do anything stupid. But I do think a confident striker
:49:30. > :49:34.would have put that away. Again here, he does not get it under
:49:35. > :49:38.control quickly enough. It was not just him. Watford created a hell of
:49:39. > :49:46.a lot of good opportunities on the evening. But he played well. Watford
:49:47. > :49:53.will be really disappointed coming away from there with nothing. Man
:49:54. > :49:56.United are a team, under Sir Alex Ferguson, you never wrote them off
:49:57. > :50:02.until the whistle. Getting the winner again tonight. They have
:50:03. > :50:07.still got that resolve. We have seen this position before. Memphis runs
:50:08. > :50:19.over the ball. The goalkeeper should not get hit. It is his side. You can
:50:20. > :50:24.just see him stepping to his left. Gomes should just keep picking it up
:50:25. > :50:29.and throwing it out and putting his side on the attack. So many 'keepers
:50:30. > :50:34.do that. They do not learn their lessons. If you put it over the wall
:50:35. > :50:39.and it goes in the top corner, you say, you cannot do anything about
:50:40. > :50:44.it. But that was the goalkeeper's side. Now, level with Man City. It
:50:45. > :50:47.is incredible and that's why we love it so much because none of us can
:50:48. > :50:52.predict what is going to happen! We try! Newcastle's away form gave
:50:53. > :50:56.little cause for optimism ahead of their trip to Stoke. Only Aston
:50:57. > :51:06.Villa had kicked up fewer points on the road. Stoke search for their
:51:07. > :51:12.third win in a row. Arnautovic looks to continue his best hole scoring
:51:13. > :51:18.season yet. He has got six in his last eight Premier League James at
:51:19. > :51:25.the Britannia Stadium. Steve McClaren makes four changes to the
:51:26. > :51:29.side which was thrashed at Chelsea. Jonjo Shelvey captains Newcastle for
:51:30. > :51:35.the first time. Fellow gender re-signing Andros Townsend is ruled
:51:36. > :51:44.out with a hamstring injury. -- fellow January signing. Wednesday
:51:45. > :51:53.night in the Potteries, driving wind and rain, perhaps Newcastle's not
:51:54. > :52:10.their most favourite destination. That could easily have deceived Rob
:52:11. > :52:16.Elliot. But he was alive to the situation. He is looking for his
:52:17. > :52:22.team to win three league games in a row for the second time this season.
:52:23. > :52:30.So important Newcastle can stay in the game here. Arnautovic... He
:52:31. > :52:34.finds Shaqiri. Up against Dummett. Well held by Elliott. You can see
:52:35. > :52:47.the confidence coming back to Stoke. He says his team needs to be much
:52:48. > :52:50.stronger away from home. Newcastle have lost 16 of their last 20 Franny
:52:51. > :53:06.Lee away games. Cleared by Pieters, picked up by
:53:07. > :53:11.Shelvey. Passing opportunity for Janmaat. Taylor theatrically went to
:53:12. > :53:26.ground there. Stoke, who are unbeaten in their
:53:27. > :53:44.last four Premier League matches against Newcastle.
:53:45. > :53:57.They got a 0-0 draw at St James' Park back in October. That was the
:53:58. > :54:01.first goal the straw in the league between these two teams since 1977.
:54:02. > :54:13.Shelvey looks for the early ball to Riviera.
:54:14. > :54:27.Approaching the last ten minutes. It comes to Diouf. Shaqiri... Onto his
:54:28. > :54:32.left! Finally! It is a first goal at the Britannia Stadium for Xherdan
:54:33. > :54:37.Shaqiri. At last the home supporters have seen a moment of quality and
:54:38. > :54:38.the deadlock is broken. And it is the Swiss international with his
:54:39. > :54:54.third Premier League goal. He has had his moments throughout
:54:55. > :55:01.the evening. That is the finest one. And Newcastle's resistance is
:55:02. > :55:03.broken. You have to say, the way this game was going, it was going to
:55:04. > :55:20.take a strike like that. Lovely, from Shaqiri. Imbula! He was
:55:21. > :55:30.trying to guide it into the bottom corner.
:55:31. > :55:40.Riviera... He has only ever scored one Premier League goal. That would
:55:41. > :55:51.have been a perfect time to double his tally. There is the cross from
:55:52. > :55:59.Sissoko. Almost reached Perez. Won back by Shelvey. There is the
:56:00. > :56:06.effort! What a save from Butland! That is a match-winning save. This
:56:07. > :56:14.is what will keep his 10th clean sheet of the season and deny Doumbia
:56:15. > :56:24.his first goal in English football. The Ivory Coast international for it
:56:25. > :56:36.was in. -- thought it was in. Arnautovic! What a strike! That is
:56:37. > :56:41.the last action of the game. One goal was enough for Stoke to win
:56:42. > :56:44.three games in a row for just the second time this season and
:56:45. > :56:50.condemned Newcastle to a 15th league defeat. Games like that you have
:56:51. > :56:54.just got to stick at it and keep on knocking on the door, which is what
:56:55. > :57:05.we did. We got our rewards in the end. Glad we do not have to play
:57:06. > :57:10.against Jack Butland every week. He denied us a victory at St James, and
:57:11. > :57:17.what a magnificent save at the end to deny as a point which I thought
:57:18. > :57:25.we deserve. This game is cruel. Thankfully managed to get a good
:57:26. > :57:31.hand on it. It was at a nice height. It took for ever to land and me for
:57:32. > :57:36.ever to get up so I am glad somebody else cleared it. Newcastle have been
:57:37. > :57:41.horrendous away from home. But this 18 days they have just had without a
:57:42. > :57:45.game, Steve McClaren spoke about trying to change the attitude - and
:57:46. > :57:47.you did sequences of it today. There did not seem to be that much between
:57:48. > :57:57.the two teams? Jack Butland had one very good save
:57:58. > :58:02.at the end, but other than that I cannot remember when he was
:58:03. > :58:09.troubled. Seven goals away from home this season. They conceded 32. But
:58:10. > :58:17.it was a good strike. It was a good strike from Shaqiri. It is in the
:58:18. > :58:25.middle of the goal and the ball goes in, it is a very good strike.
:58:26. > :58:29.Shaqiri has a bit of luck, but it goes in the middle of the goal and
:58:30. > :58:34.with his hand on his head, that is what he thinks about it. This is the
:58:35. > :58:44.save that Steve McClaren was talking about. That was a terrific save.
:58:45. > :58:49.That was one of a few best chances. Jack Butland did have a Man of the
:58:50. > :58:53.Match performance up at Newcastle this season, but not good enough
:58:54. > :58:57.again. They have to win their home game on Saturday against
:58:58. > :59:01.Bournemouth. Before we get into last night's action, you have got a big
:59:02. > :59:07.game coming up, a mammoth five-a-side challenge against none
:59:08. > :59:11.other than Robbie Savage. That is media city and that is the pitch and
:59:12. > :59:18.they are getting it ready for you tomorrow. How long will you be
:59:19. > :59:22.playing? Just three days. It is for a fantastic cause and it will be
:59:23. > :59:27.very difficult and we hope to raise a few quid. We had the Wembley
:59:28. > :59:32.challenge a couple of years ago and raised nearly half ?1 million. If we
:59:33. > :59:38.can do the same, we will be delighted. You have roped in some of
:59:39. > :59:45.your mates to play. There are a few coming in over the next few days.
:59:46. > :59:48.Danny, you have had your call. At the King Power Stadium Leicester
:59:49. > :59:55.faced a West Brom side looking to win three games in a row for the
:59:56. > :00:00.first time since 2012. Nobody knows the Leicester fairy
:00:01. > :00:04.tale better than Andy King. Seven years ago this week he was in a side
:00:05. > :00:20.held to a 1-1 draw by Stockport County. Tonight he deputises. Danny
:00:21. > :00:27.Simpson returns from suspension. Saido Berahino keeps his place in a
:00:28. > :00:45.Baggies side showing just one change as Chester replaces Chris Brunt.
:00:46. > :01:00.And Rondon scores. That was not in the script. Fletcher's through ball
:01:01. > :01:04.and he had the physical strength to hold off Huth. That is the first
:01:05. > :01:19.that Leicester City have conceded at home in the Premier League in 2016.
:01:20. > :01:28.The header from Jamie Vardy was a bit too straight. Foster very safely
:01:29. > :01:40.gathering it. Another decent opportunity for Leicester.
:01:41. > :01:50.Leicester win a free kick. Saeed Berahino on Drinkwater. It is
:01:51. > :02:12.another corner. Drinkwater finds the way in. A
:02:13. > :02:16.deflection takes it into the net. That kind of good fortune is just
:02:17. > :02:23.what you need is a title winning season. It did not look like it was
:02:24. > :02:29.going to get anywhere near into the back of the goal, but it takes a
:02:30. > :02:33.deflection and loops over the top of Foster. When goals like that go in
:02:34. > :02:46.you just think it is going to be Leicester's year.
:02:47. > :02:54.The energy and the momentum and the drive of Leicester is evident as
:02:55. > :02:57.Jamie Vardy slams a header against the bar. It was straight off his
:02:58. > :03:14.forehead and against the frame of the goal.
:03:15. > :03:26.Oh, fabulous! Out of all the players it is Andy King who put Leicester in
:03:27. > :03:30.front. The lay-off from Mahrez was irresistible, the finish from King
:03:31. > :03:35.exceptional. This side never ever give up. They are relentless in
:03:36. > :03:48.pursuit of victory. They have the lead again.
:03:49. > :03:58.That was a handball by Mahrez. It is a free kick in a very promising
:03:59. > :04:02.position. It was a good decision from Mark Clattenburg. Gardner has a
:04:03. > :04:11.good record from this kind of position. It is in the net and
:04:12. > :04:17.Gardner has done it again. Schmeichel was absolutely stranded.
:04:18. > :04:24.Gardner putting it in an area where no goalkeeper can get anywhere near.
:04:25. > :04:25.Early in the second half there is another twist in this fascinating
:04:26. > :04:39.tale. That was another good delivery, but
:04:40. > :05:02.this time it was against the top of the bar.
:05:03. > :05:11.That was a good save. It took a significant deflection on the way
:05:12. > :05:15.through. Foster just about prevents it going in. Rondon has won a
:05:16. > :05:37.corner. They tried to catch Leicester
:05:38. > :05:41.unawares with an early delivery. Rondon is mightily frustrated that
:05:42. > :05:42.he could not get it under the crossbar. A real scare for
:05:43. > :06:01.Leicester. Jamie Vardy is in pursuit. And he
:06:02. > :06:08.has got to the ball as well. Typical Jamie Vardy. A good save by Foster.
:06:09. > :06:13.Most players would have given this one up, but not Jamie Vardy. He
:06:14. > :06:27.thought, that is mine. He got there, he was on target, but Foster was to
:06:28. > :06:32.the rescue. A great block by Foster. It just broke for Morgan and he
:06:33. > :06:38.batted it goal bound, but it is a terrific stop from Foster. Listen to
:06:39. > :06:41.the Leicester City supporters. The last few seconds could be so
:06:42. > :06:47.significant. They are well aware of it. Mahrez across the face of the
:06:48. > :06:57.goal, but agonisingly just beyond it.
:06:58. > :07:03.Despite Leicester's relentless pursuit they will not extend their
:07:04. > :07:10.lead at the top. We played much better than Norwich. In Norwich we
:07:11. > :07:16.won and today we drew. I am not happy, but I am satisfied. We played
:07:17. > :07:21.very well. Sometimes you can do everything, but the ball does not
:07:22. > :07:27.want to go inside. We created a lot of chances and probably should have
:07:28. > :07:31.won the game, but they scored. It is disappointing, but there are plenty
:07:32. > :07:35.of positives. We created a lot of chances and we have to pick
:07:36. > :07:39.ourselves up again for Saturday. We should have kept the ball better
:07:40. > :07:43.tonight. We played really well against Palace on Saturday. There
:07:44. > :07:47.were probably more opportunities tonight to have done the same. I am
:07:48. > :07:52.pleased with the players, they showed a lot of character and
:07:53. > :07:57.commitment. From now on in I hope Leicester actually do it. It is a
:07:58. > :08:01.mark of where Leicester have come that they are 2-1 up and they
:08:02. > :08:07.concede a goal and people are disappointed the league leaders have
:08:08. > :08:11.not held onto their lead. Yes, it is. They should not be disappointed
:08:12. > :08:15.because the level of their performance has remained so
:08:16. > :08:22.consistent. Nothing has changed. Talk about confidence to go and win
:08:23. > :08:26.the game, that was 2-2. Jamie Vardy was causing all sorts of problems
:08:27. > :08:31.for the West Brom back four. They kept throwing men forward. The
:08:32. > :08:36.substitutions were positive. Everything they tried was to win the
:08:37. > :08:43.game. This is Jamie Vardy again. Look at the work ethic. It was a
:08:44. > :08:47.good save from the goalkeeper. I do not think they will be worried about
:08:48. > :08:52.the result at all. Even last night when they did not note the night's
:08:53. > :08:57.results. They will look at their performance and be happy with it. If
:08:58. > :09:03.you look at the pattern of the game, you think they will start to tighten
:09:04. > :09:07.and think about it too much. This is not getting too tight. This is a
:09:08. > :09:11.team that is nice and confidence and trying to make things happen and
:09:12. > :09:15.playing with the real freedom that you would not expect that this state
:09:16. > :09:20.of the season. I do not believe they are going to get nervous, they are
:09:21. > :09:24.playing with confidence. It is a case of whether their quality comes
:09:25. > :09:32.through in the next ten games. Their next five games look winnable. The
:09:33. > :09:36.teams they are up against in the relegation battle, you might expect
:09:37. > :09:42.them to sit deeper, so they will have to find ways around that. After
:09:43. > :09:48.what has happened tonight, they will be more than happy. A great week for
:09:49. > :09:51.them, no problem. First, Sunderland were looking to climb out of the
:09:52. > :09:58.bottom three against Crystal Palace who had not won in ten. John Murray
:09:59. > :10:02.was at the Stadium Of Light. Sam Allardyce has set the target of
:10:03. > :10:09.winning four points from their matches this week. Jack Rodwell
:10:10. > :10:16.comes in this evening. He is preferred to Lee Cattermole. Yannick
:10:17. > :10:20.Bolasie is back in the team. The last time he started was the last
:10:21. > :10:31.time they won in the Premier League, over ten weeks ago. Added by your is
:10:32. > :10:36.on the bench. Sunderland have not won at home in successive matches
:10:37. > :10:45.since the latter end of the last season. That might have been on
:10:46. > :11:00.target. That could have been a crucial deflection.
:11:01. > :11:10.What is saved! That is a great piece of goalkeeping work. Scott Dann must
:11:11. > :11:36.have thought that was goal bound. That was not the contact that he
:11:37. > :11:43.wanted with the chest down. And it is in! It has taken a clear
:11:44. > :11:51.deflection. That is the little break that Sunderland really wanted. Scott
:11:52. > :12:01.Dann is shaking his head. That tells us that he got the touch. Certainly
:12:02. > :12:20.Hennessey had this covered. But no chance after that touch from Scott
:12:21. > :12:24.Dann. That is a foul. Scott Dann, having deflected the goal past is
:12:25. > :12:51.goalkeeper, now picks up a yellow card.
:12:52. > :12:59.And it is in from Connor Wickham. Connor Wickham has scored on his
:13:00. > :13:15.return to Sunderland. That is three goals in two games for
:13:16. > :13:23.Connor Wickham. 1-1, just past the hour. Here is one for Connor Wickham
:13:24. > :13:39.to chase. I think that is what you would call
:13:40. > :13:47.an exaggerated reaction. And it has not been bought by the officials.
:13:48. > :13:53.So, Palace with the corner. It has been caught in the wind again.
:13:54. > :14:02.Wickham has scored again! Crystal Palace, from 1-0 down, lead by 2-1.
:14:03. > :14:06.Sunderland are shattered by this, not least the fact that it is the
:14:07. > :14:11.returning Connor Wickham who has scored both of the goals. And that
:14:12. > :14:41.is two in the space of seven minutes.
:14:42. > :14:59.What a goal from Fabio Borini! How important for Sunderland?! He has
:15:00. > :15:10.picked out that far post. And it is 2-2. I have been frustrated because
:15:11. > :15:14.I did not play much. When I got the ball in the box I only thought about
:15:15. > :15:27.one thing, to score a goal. I work hard every day to get the chance. It
:15:28. > :15:36.was very important we did not lose this game. I wanted to shake them up
:15:37. > :15:52.in the media yesterday, my guys, just get them into gear.
:15:53. > :16:05.I am slightly relieved to be honest that we got a point out of this one.
:16:06. > :16:09.Norwich City are boosted by the return from injury of their talisman
:16:10. > :16:14.Wes Hoolahan. Sebastien Bassong is still ruled out. Alex Neil will go
:16:15. > :16:20.with three at the back again. It is a formation which nearly claimed a
:16:21. > :16:34.point at Leicester City on Saturday. Bertrand Traore makes his first ever
:16:35. > :16:40.start for Chelsea. Fellow 20-year-old Kenedy will play at left
:16:41. > :16:44.back. Norwich have been sinking like a stone down the Premier League
:16:45. > :16:45.table. They now face a team who they have not beaten in their last 12
:16:46. > :17:09.meetings. Norwich on the front foot briefly.
:17:10. > :17:17.Now, it is Hazard. He has got Kenedy to his left. Chelsea attacking with
:17:18. > :17:23.purpose. What a goal! 41 seconds on the clock! And 20-year-old Kenedy
:17:24. > :17:33.scores his first ever Franny Lee goal. What a start for Chelsea. What
:17:34. > :17:38.a nightmare start for Norwich. He has scored this season in the League
:17:39. > :17:42.Cup. His only previous start in the Premier League was the home game
:17:43. > :17:54.against Norwich in November. Cracking finish. Take nothing away
:17:55. > :17:59.from the quality of the strike. Chelsea, who were unbeaten away in
:18:00. > :18:10.the Premier League since Guus Hiddink came in, are off to a flyer.
:18:11. > :18:15.It's going to be a yellow card for the Norwich City defender. He was
:18:16. > :18:29.not quick enough or clever enough to stop Hazard. Fabregas over it. Well
:18:30. > :18:35.stopped by Ruddy. If there was a touch from Ivanovic, it was a small
:18:36. > :18:46.one. That is a good save. It could prove to be very important. Diego
:18:47. > :18:56.Costa onside! Beautiful finished! His first sight of goal brings a
:18:57. > :19:08.goal. Norwich ask the linesman how on earth the flag was not raised. He
:19:09. > :19:15.does look offside. That does not take anything away from the quality
:19:16. > :19:18.of the finish. You saw Costa glancing towards the assistant as
:19:19. > :19:25.though he expect to do flag to be raised. It wasn't. -- expected the
:19:26. > :19:42.flag. Jerome! Off the bar! If this goes
:19:43. > :19:48.in, the complexion of the game-changers. Hoolahan does well to
:19:49. > :19:54.get any kind of cross in. Jerome gets too much on it. Easily the
:19:55. > :20:03.worst run of results next Neil has suffered since coming to Norwich
:20:04. > :20:14.just over a year ago. That is a good ball for Redmond! Norwich are back
:20:15. > :20:25.in it! Nathan Redmond's first goal since the middle of October.
:20:26. > :20:34.Good run from Redmond and a splendid finish. Beating Courtois at the near
:20:35. > :20:37.post. Norwich will feel that they might be back in business yet. It is
:20:38. > :21:01.a fantastic strike. Redmond, on another mazy dribble.
:21:02. > :21:06.What a difference a goal makes. Great noise around Carrow Road now.
:21:07. > :21:15.As they go in search of what would be a massive equaliser. Their
:21:16. > :21:25.second-half efforts have brought no reward. Chelsea go home with another
:21:26. > :21:34.three points from their travels. We were a little bit of complacent in
:21:35. > :21:37.the first half already. Also second-half, in not killing the game
:21:38. > :21:43.off. We had options to do so but we didn't. And then they pushed us
:21:44. > :21:49.rather far. Second goal, hugely controversial. It was not
:21:50. > :21:53.controversial, it was offside. I think we had enough chances in the
:21:54. > :21:56.game to get something from it. Second-half, the lads gave
:21:57. > :22:03.everything they have got. You cannot really ask any more. The start is
:22:04. > :22:06.the frustration for me. When you are fighting a relegation battle, it was
:22:07. > :22:12.not a good first minute of the match. It is not, it is naive. It is
:22:13. > :22:22.people trying hard but not organised. You can see six Norwich
:22:23. > :22:28.players in one quarter of the pitch. You need one or two screening the
:22:29. > :22:31.back four. Then the mistakes continue. Back four dropping off.
:22:32. > :22:41.The central midfielder has got to get closer. It is too passive. And
:22:42. > :22:46.then they get some bad luck. This is offside. I think the linesman is too
:22:47. > :22:52.far ahead of play. Changes his angle. When you are down there
:22:53. > :22:58.sometimes, everything goes against you. 2-0, the game was over. They
:22:59. > :23:05.did show some spirit in the second half. But Norwich are going to be
:23:06. > :23:10.down there. Crystal Palace have gone right off the boil. Sunderland will
:23:11. > :23:18.be relieved to get a point from that. One or two people today have
:23:19. > :23:23.said to me that they think it was a fluke. Being from Newcastle, I am
:23:24. > :23:29.going to disagree and say it was a fantastic strike! If he hits it with
:23:30. > :23:38.the inside of his foot, I will say, yes, it is across, but because he
:23:39. > :23:41.hits it with that part of his foot, I would say he is going to goal. It
:23:42. > :23:47.could be a massive point for Sunderland. I think it was a great
:23:48. > :23:52.strike, not across. Our final two games feature bottom of the table
:23:53. > :23:59.Aston Villa at home to Everton. Before that, it is the south coast
:24:00. > :24:06.derby. One change to the side which drew at Watford. Max Gradel makes
:24:07. > :24:10.his first start since August. Josh King plays after becoming a father
:24:11. > :24:22.to a baby boy earlier today. Southampton make three changes. Jose
:24:23. > :24:29.Fonte is the only remaining player from the side which won here five
:24:30. > :24:34.years ago in League One. We expected a cracking atmosphere inside this
:24:35. > :24:45.tight little ground and we have got one, for such an eagerly anticipated
:24:46. > :24:50.fixture in these parts. There was a good effort from Matt Ritchie!
:24:51. > :24:51.Bournemouth have gone close inside 60 seconds. Fraser Forster, called
:24:52. > :25:12.into action. Ward-Prowse - Mane has made the run.
:25:13. > :25:18.Austin! Charlie Austin, the former Poole town striker, gets a great
:25:19. > :25:23.chance just five minutes in, to silence the home fans. Ronald Koeman
:25:24. > :25:28.was told yesterday there were some similarities between him and Eddie
:25:29. > :25:39.Howe. Both defenders, both blonde. Koeman then asked, did Eddie Howe
:25:40. > :25:47.ever play for Barcelona? Fonte wants to shadow it. And King has done
:25:48. > :25:54.really well... He has won a free kick. Some physical football going
:25:55. > :25:59.on between the two at the moment. What a chase from King. Fonte
:26:00. > :26:21.commits the foul. And it is turned back in! Steve
:26:22. > :26:25.Cook! Bournemouth lead after half an hour in the south coast derby!
:26:26. > :26:29.Delight for the home fans. A second goal of the season for Steve Cook.
:26:30. > :26:45.Ritchie's delivery. Real pace on it. His first goal since September the
:26:46. > :27:09.12th, and it comes on a big stage. There is an incident in the dugout
:27:10. > :27:13.area at the moment. Way has been stopped. Mike Dean has called a halt
:27:14. > :27:17.to proceedings just moments before half-time due to an incident on the
:27:18. > :27:23.touchline, we think involving the fourth official Kevin Friend. It
:27:24. > :27:31.seems that he may have fallen over. We have a new fourth official for
:27:32. > :27:35.the second half. He is a National League referee from West Sussex. He
:27:36. > :27:44.replaces Kevin Friend, who suffered a head injury and has been taken to
:27:45. > :27:50.hospital as a precaution. Fonte away, but only into the stands.
:27:51. > :28:00.Southampton still searching for some inspiration. Foul by Virgil van
:28:01. > :28:08.Dijk. They can sense it, what a great night this would be for AFC
:28:09. > :28:13.Bournemouth if they were to hold on. Ritchie's free kick. Afobe! 2-0! And
:28:14. > :28:29.that could be game over! Four goals in seven games. As with
:28:30. > :28:38.the first goal it was Richie's delivery. He gets the necessary
:28:39. > :28:44.result. It is Bournemouth's first league victory over Southampton 458
:28:45. > :28:55.years and it is a convincing one for Eddie Howemen. We had problems
:28:56. > :28:58.because they dig tactics with the left full-back in Bournemouth and he
:28:59. > :29:02.played very offensively and that made a lot of problems on the right
:29:03. > :29:09.side and that is why we changed the system. But the difference was they
:29:10. > :29:13.were more hungry than we were today. It is one of those night we will
:29:14. > :29:17.remember in the future. We have had a few of them and this is one that
:29:18. > :29:26.will be right up there. It is a game we have not won for a long time. I
:29:27. > :29:35.have always said that I do not think Southampton considered as a rival,
:29:36. > :29:39.so it is nice to be on top tonight. Villa look for a miracle from their
:29:40. > :29:44.remaining fixtures having won just three Premier League games this
:29:45. > :29:51.season. Rab Suzanne is back in goal having been on the bench for the
:29:52. > :30:01.last seven. Romelu Lukaku will fancy his chances of being the league's
:30:02. > :30:20.highest scorer. Kevin Mirallas is on.
:30:21. > :30:36.That was almost a tourist it turned from Romelu Lukaku. It is the first
:30:37. > :30:43.corner of the night. It is their first attack of the night and Aston
:30:44. > :30:51.Villa are trailing. He was pretty much unchallenged. He gets away from
:30:52. > :30:55.his marker, Micah Richards. The Argentine international gets his
:30:56. > :31:13.fourth goal for Everton six months to the day since he joined them.
:31:14. > :31:24.It was a low cross from Cissokho and Villa are still pressing. It is much
:31:25. > :31:31.better from Aston Villa as they search for an equaliser. It sat up
:31:32. > :31:34.nicely for Ashley Westwood. Looking for his first goal in almost two
:31:35. > :31:57.years. Last scored in May 20 14. It was so easy for Everton. Look at
:31:58. > :32:03.the room that Berkeley has. It was a terrific ball that Kevin Mirallas
:32:04. > :32:10.ran onto. All Lennon has to do is to side foot it in for his fifth goal
:32:11. > :32:17.of the season for Everton. Half an hour played and it is 2-0. Everton
:32:18. > :32:21.are unbeaten in 19 matches in the Premier League this season when
:32:22. > :32:34.scoring first. They are looking good for many more tonight.
:32:35. > :32:49.It fell two be a joke and it was cleared away by Joleon Lescott.
:32:50. > :32:57.That was a terrific save. Brad Guzan denied Romelu Lukaku 's 22nd goal of
:32:58. > :33:20.the season. Romelu Lukaku with goal number three
:33:21. > :33:27.for Everton and a piece of Everton history as well. He becomes the
:33:28. > :33:36.first Everton player to score 17 goals in the Premier League in one
:33:37. > :33:42.season. Tony Cottee and Koscielny both got 16 goals in one campaign.
:33:43. > :33:48.He is onside and in space and he turned it in. There is no way he was
:33:49. > :33:59.going to miss from there. The third goal for Everton.
:34:00. > :34:13.That was blocked by Jagielka and it is behind for a corner.
:34:14. > :34:23.Two chances in quick succession for Ashley Westwood. There were plans
:34:24. > :34:28.for a mass walk-out by Villa supporters at this time. Certainly
:34:29. > :34:33.looking around there are people who are making their way towards the
:34:34. > :34:45.exit. I wonder what the reaction of the Villa hierarchy will be to this.
:34:46. > :35:03.Aston Villa have a goal back. Rudy Gestede. The deficit is reduced.
:35:04. > :35:08.Delighted with the performance and the result. Disappointed we did not
:35:09. > :35:12.keep a clean sheet because it was a soft moment and we had a man off the
:35:13. > :35:16.pitch and we conceded. Apart from that I could not be happier. We
:35:17. > :35:25.upped the performance that was needed. This is our job and we have
:35:26. > :35:29.to be adults and professional until the end and we have to play with
:35:30. > :35:36.passion and desire and dedication to win the game because this is
:35:37. > :35:41.football. Sometimes it is difficult for us, it is very difficult, but I
:35:42. > :35:48.try to make sure everybody believes it is possible. They are anchored to
:35:49. > :35:52.the bottom of the table and it is desperate times and the fans have
:35:53. > :35:59.given up all hope, walking out after 74 minutes. I am surprised they
:36:00. > :36:02.lasted 74 minutes. They have been supportive all season and now they
:36:03. > :36:08.are venting their frustration. Aston Villa has been flirting with danger
:36:09. > :36:14.all season and they inevitable will happen. They have been in the
:36:15. > :36:18.bargain basement for too long now. There is always hope when a new
:36:19. > :36:26.owner comes in, are they going to inject that cash? Everton have got
:36:27. > :36:34.that hope at the moment. They will get lotss of cash to come. It seems
:36:35. > :36:38.promising and there is a good nucleus and the potential in that
:36:39. > :36:48.squad. If they keep those players, things are looking more promising
:36:49. > :36:52.for the team. Enrique phobic, his ?10 million price tag has already
:36:53. > :37:06.off. All his goals are in similar positions. They are in the danger
:37:07. > :37:11.area. These are his four goals. He is first to react in the six yard
:37:12. > :37:16.box. That is exactly what Bournemouth needed with the injuries
:37:17. > :37:22.they have two Callum Wilson, etc. ?10 million, very good. I do not
:37:23. > :37:29.think Bournemouth will go down. They go to Newcastle over the weekend.
:37:30. > :37:33.Let's not speak about that. Kevin friend, the fourth match official
:37:34. > :37:37.was released following his fall which was very dramatic. He was
:37:38. > :37:42.concussed, but he has been released from hospital. Thank you very much.
:37:43. > :37:46.Let's have a look at the table this evening. Leicester's advantage at
:37:47. > :38:08.the top remains three points. Sunderland are out of the bottom
:38:09. > :38:13.three for the first time since November. All the papers are leading
:38:14. > :38:20.with Leicester and their growing title claims. The Times says it is
:38:21. > :38:26.now for them to lose. A similar story in the mirror. They suggest
:38:27. > :38:34.the Foxes will be laughing whilst watching their three main title
:38:35. > :38:38.rivals falter. On a night where perhaps the biggest winners of all
:38:39. > :38:41.did not even play this evening, they will sleep well in Leicester
:38:42. > :38:50.tonight. Good night.