:00:44. > :00:50.Hello, the Barclays Premier League is back and again it doesn't
:00:51. > :00:51.disappoint. Over the next 90 minutes, eight crucial games for
:00:52. > :01:32.you. 27 goals in eight games, we have the
:01:33. > :01:39.Messi and Soares of the Match of the Day team with us, Shearer and Ian
:01:40. > :01:44.Wright. Brilliant and bite, you can work out which is which. Knowledge
:01:45. > :01:47.has started to believe survival is a possibility, starting the day just
:01:48. > :01:51.outside the bottom three and three points ahead of their opponents,
:01:52. > :01:58.Newcastle. Jonathan Pearce is that Carrow Road. COMMENTATOR: Positive
:01:59. > :02:05.result against Palace and Sunderland would elevate knowledge to safety
:02:06. > :02:19.but defeat for Newcastle would see them looming closer to relegation.
:02:20. > :02:25.Martin is sidelined so wisdom comes in. Newcastle forced to give Karl
:02:26. > :02:34.Darlow only a second Premier League outing in goal after Rob Elliott was
:02:35. > :02:40.injured on international duty. Jack Colback is banned and Anita will
:02:41. > :02:47.fill in we believe. Seven away points in Newcastle this season.
:02:48. > :02:57.Only seven goals away from home, the lowest in the top flight. Good
:02:58. > :03:01.header on and just over, that is what he can do, Papiss Cisse back on
:03:02. > :03:06.the side and that is what Newcastle are looking for. Missed three months
:03:07. > :03:14.with injury but looked sharp there. This I would think is the hardest
:03:15. > :03:25.job of his managerial career. Jonny Howson, Mbokani, it knowledge have
:03:26. > :03:31.the lead but it is ruled out. He went to early and was caught by the
:03:32. > :03:34.assistant's flag and the work is undone. Mbokani just needed to look
:03:35. > :03:50.along the line. Norwich should have been ahead. That is a poor ball out.
:03:51. > :03:55.Naze myth stealing the yard, terrific, really good save. Back in
:03:56. > :04:03.the middle, Mbokani there again but wide. Norwich should have been
:04:04. > :04:09.ahead, he has kept Newcastle in it, the understudy goalkeeper has saved
:04:10. > :04:20.Newcastle with a terrific stop. One minute stoppage to play. The wayside
:04:21. > :04:30.still in it. The free kick here, pushed by Cheick Tiote. Last chance
:04:31. > :04:36.of the half. Brady from Norwich to swing it in from the edge of the
:04:37. > :04:44.box, Mbokani in there with him, and it comes, 1-0 Norwich. They take the
:04:45. > :04:48.lead. Newcastle's shaky defence let him go in stoppage time at the end
:04:49. > :04:55.of the first half. That could prove so precious for Norwich City. He has
:04:56. > :04:59.looked dangerous since joining the club at set pieces and get his first
:05:00. > :05:08.goal and Norwich lead on half-time. Could be a huge goal. Townsend, has
:05:09. > :05:22.been on the periphery of the game. Delayed the first ball in, Perez was
:05:23. > :05:29.dangerously on the shoulder of wisdom. Towns and rolling inside,
:05:30. > :05:34.gets the shot away, oh, wide. Would not have counted anyway, he was
:05:35. > :05:40.offside. A suck of the cheeks from the Newcastle boss. Is he on? He is
:05:41. > :05:50.onside, that made that they horrible miss them. Always a splash of colour
:05:51. > :05:59.in the spring, Newcastle, Black and Whites. Townsend, decent delivery,
:06:00. > :06:04.Mitrovic. It has been coming and Norwich only have themselves to
:06:05. > :06:08.blame. That could prove a game changer and a seasoned changer.
:06:09. > :06:17.Mitrovic equalises. He got ahead of his defender, Norwich let him go and
:06:18. > :06:27.looped the header in, 1-1, game on and the relegation rat race once
:06:28. > :06:33.again looks feisty. That is a risky position to give away a free kick.
:06:34. > :06:39.Does make some strange decisions. This sort of position at the end of
:06:40. > :06:50.the first half, Norwich took the lead. Brady float it in, better
:06:51. > :06:55.defending this time around. Back inside, squeezes through, on the
:06:56. > :07:02.turn, comes out Jonny Howson, charged down by Townsend. Here is
:07:03. > :07:11.Mbokani. Good chance, it should have been in. Tried to readjust, it clear
:07:12. > :07:17.his feet but it was blocked, Newcastle stayed in, Mbokani onside,
:07:18. > :07:25.can he get the shot away? It is a belter, Norwich City back ahead.
:07:26. > :07:30.Newcastle are level for three minutes and they stood and stared
:07:31. > :07:36.and invited Norwich onto them. Mbokani made them pay. Rolling
:07:37. > :07:41.inside into the gap and hammered it. First goal since January, it has
:07:42. > :07:48.been an emotional ten days for him, he scores a goal that means that
:07:49. > :08:00.much. Look at that. Sissoko down the line. Wisdom has had a decent game.
:08:01. > :08:08.Perez. High into the box, looking for Papiss Cisse. That is a penalty.
:08:09. > :08:13.Almost point-blank range but the referee was well positioned. The
:08:14. > :08:18.question, could he have got out of the way? Gary O'Neil with the touch.
:08:19. > :08:23.Well, well, they have given Newcastle a route back into this
:08:24. > :08:31.game. And who knows how costly that could prove. Mitrovic for his second
:08:32. > :08:35.goal of the game. It is in, the keeper got very close to it, what
:08:36. > :08:48.the change he has made, they believe and he has given them new belief.
:08:49. > :08:53.Expertly done. Norwich have had this failure this season to put games to
:08:54. > :09:02.bed at Carrow Road. Taylor back, Papiss Cisse, what a save. Splendid
:09:03. > :09:07.goalkeeping. That save could yet keep Norwich in the division. He had
:09:08. > :09:12.to stretch every inch of his six feet four. Brilliant goalkeeping.
:09:13. > :09:17.Terrific entertainment for the neutral. He is Redmond, Sissoko
:09:18. > :09:26.should force and out wide, got the cross in. Whips the cross back into
:09:27. > :09:34.the middle, Brady, will it come towards Jonny Howson, Martin Olsson!
:09:35. > :09:42.Unbelievable. This isn't happening, man who has not scored September
:09:43. > :09:47.2014. Would you believe it? A suspicion of handball there but kept
:09:48. > :09:55.his nerve and his discipline. What about the technique here in the
:09:56. > :10:05.shot. Low, hard, precise. 3-2 on delirium at Carrow Road. Going over
:10:06. > :10:15.to the right hand side, Norwich have won. Three huge points and for
:10:16. > :10:21.Newcastle United, this will be a dagger to the very heart. Such an
:10:22. > :10:24.unlikely goal-scorer, Martin Olsson, after Newcastle had twice clawed
:10:25. > :10:32.their way back into it through Mitrovic. Norwich are edging nearer
:10:33. > :10:37.to safety. Strange game because we were the better team throughout the
:10:38. > :10:40.game and deserved to hold the lead on two occasions but it seemed at
:10:41. > :10:45.the end as if we had failed to capitalise on a game that I felt we
:10:46. > :10:50.should have won. It looked like it would end a draw but then we got the
:10:51. > :10:54.winning goal in the 93rd minute. We just said to keep going, we knew we
:10:55. > :10:59.were going to create something that is what we did. I said I didn't
:11:00. > :11:04.fancy him at all, a freeze-frame of where's the ball going, I would have
:11:05. > :11:11.said wide of the right post all day. It was nice. Today, we conceded in
:11:12. > :11:19.the, after the last minute in the first half. And the reaction the
:11:20. > :11:23.second half was good, and at 2-2, we had control of the game.
:11:24. > :11:32.Disappointed because I felt the team was working hard enough for winning
:11:33. > :11:36.games. Are you saying you did that on purpose? It was not good for me I
:11:37. > :11:39.can assure you. Anyone at the game has gone home with their money 's
:11:40. > :11:45.worth which is great. I am delighted for our supporters because we are
:11:46. > :11:49.starting to turn it around, three games, picking up seven points after
:11:50. > :11:56.a poor run for us which was disappointing. We need to build on
:11:57. > :12:00.that now. Wheldon Road, entertaining to watch Alan Shearer watching this
:12:01. > :12:03.game this afternoon, did Norwich deserve the three points? They
:12:04. > :12:08.probably did because they were up for it for 90 minutes rather than
:12:09. > :12:12.45, unlike Newcastle. Newcastle did not perform at all in the first
:12:13. > :12:17.half, could not get to grips with Norwich, particularly Naismith.
:12:18. > :12:22.Newcastle were not repaired to send anyone out, they had two sitting
:12:23. > :12:26.midfielders, Cheick Tiote and Jonjo Shelvey and he caused them problems
:12:27. > :12:30.for the whole game, it they gave him far too much space and Norwich
:12:31. > :12:35.worked well, they should have had two or three goals in the first half
:12:36. > :12:39.and only got one. I was screaming at the TV for someone to pick him up,
:12:40. > :12:44.look at the space he is in time and again in the first half. Four
:12:45. > :12:49.defenders, it eventually comes to Brady, he is free, far too much
:12:50. > :12:53.space to give Newcastle and they got punished. And they just could not
:12:54. > :13:00.cope with him at all and the pace of him. He was clever, cute. Running in
:13:01. > :13:04.behind, a good ball, brilliant how people sit across and he should
:13:05. > :13:13.score. A very good save but brilliant from Norwich. They
:13:14. > :13:16.deserved it. What changed for the Newcastle perspective? Piller row
:13:17. > :13:21.much better. I am sure Rafa Benitez said they had to get ten yards
:13:22. > :13:25.further up the pitch, he took off Cheick Tiote and brought an Perez,
:13:26. > :13:31.and got the full-backs onto the pitch, the left-back, you now have
:13:32. > :13:35.three or four players into the box, he brought an Mitrovic with half an
:13:36. > :13:39.hour to go. I was very surprised he didn't start with him. I know he had
:13:40. > :13:44.been on international duty and may have been carrying an injury but he
:13:45. > :13:47.changed the game. Because of the full-backs and people in the box,
:13:48. > :13:53.they could put the ball in there and had a threat in the area. Jonjo
:13:54. > :13:57.Shelvey, again, ten yards further up and instead of getting it from the
:13:58. > :14:03.centre halves and trying to spray 60 or 70 yard passes, he was better in
:14:04. > :14:06.the second half. You have bodies in the box again and Mitrovic has been
:14:07. > :14:13.a nuisance in there. He caused problems when he came on. Janmaat is
:14:14. > :14:14.further up, good ball from Townsend and a good header, they got
:14:15. > :14:25.themselves back into the game. Better going forward, but still
:14:26. > :14:29.problems for Newcastle at the other end. Only Aston Villa have conceded
:14:30. > :14:31.more problems, one of the reasons they are staring at the
:14:32. > :14:36.Championship. You can't give anyone a free header from six yards out.
:14:37. > :14:41.Mbemba should be picking from close up but he's not. Unacceptable to
:14:42. > :14:46.have that amount of room in the box so close to goal. This is worse,
:14:47. > :14:50.Mbokani gets the ball and Janmaat has to close him down. He doesn't,
:14:51. > :14:54.but he can't allow him to cut inside. He already has taken three
:14:55. > :14:58.touches with his right foot, has to show him down the line. Can't allow
:14:59. > :15:06.him to come inside, and I don't know what the goalkeeper should be doing,
:15:07. > :15:12.should save that. Norwich kept on going, and I think this is handball,
:15:13. > :15:16.hitting Jonny Howson's hand twice. But a great strike from Martin
:15:17. > :15:20.Olsson. The referee should see that, once there, and again, should have
:15:21. > :15:23.been a free kick. But Newcastle getting themselves back in the game
:15:24. > :15:29.and then defending like they did, that's why they are sharing at that
:15:30. > :15:34.-- staring at the Championship. We will let Ian Wright speak. Norwich,
:15:35. > :15:41.seven points from nine, suddenly in good shape. They are fighting for
:15:42. > :15:46.their lives and they no they are in a real fight and making a good fist
:15:47. > :15:50.of it. Spurs are chasing the title, and they needed three points against
:15:51. > :15:54.Liverpool to keep Leicester in their sights. Could they improve their
:15:55. > :16:02.Anfield record of just one win in the last 21 league visits? Conte two
:16:03. > :16:07.Spurs' job is to see if Leicester City have a pressure point. The
:16:08. > :16:12.league leaders will be watching the action closely. Spurs hoping to win
:16:13. > :16:14.at an field, something they have rarely found straightforward.
:16:15. > :16:20.Liverpool's chances of finishing in the top watch row are all but over.
:16:21. > :16:24.Destination Dortmund on Thursday but no thinking of that in the team
:16:25. > :16:28.selection with Henderson and James Milner returning, Daniel Sturridge
:16:29. > :16:35.leading the line. Erik Lamela injured his calf on international
:16:36. > :16:41.duty and Son comes in. Their only change. Harry Kane on 21 has as many
:16:42. > :16:46.Premier League goals this season as Liverpool's top three scorers
:16:47. > :16:50.combined. Spurs played a Uefa cup semifinal here in 1973. Difficult to
:16:51. > :16:57.think they have played as crucial a game on this pitch since. Searching
:16:58. > :17:01.ball from Danny Rose, a great ball for Kyle Walker. Four in the middle
:17:02. > :17:06.for Tottenham. Son gets away from Emre Can with his first touch,
:17:07. > :17:19.Eriksen with a great hit. Ericsson's effort against the
:17:20. > :17:25.woodwork would not have counted. -- Eriksen's. The first one would have
:17:26. > :17:26.done. Mignolet with the Parry, and when it comes to Son, he's clearly
:17:27. > :17:42.offside. No foul by Kevin Wimmer on Lallana.
:17:43. > :17:50.Henderson for Liverpool. Sturridge is sniffing in the middle. Cut out
:17:51. > :17:59.by Son, and it's a smart save from Lloris to prevent the own goal. Son
:18:00. > :18:04.here, he felt he had to do something to cut it out, certainly didn't mean
:18:05. > :18:08.to do that. The teams at the moment looked very evenly matched. Small
:18:09. > :18:17.margins might decide this game. Mistake from Sakho. This Harry Kane
:18:18. > :18:23.go alone? Right across the face of Simon Mignolet. Eriksen couldn't
:18:24. > :18:28.reach it at the far post. Mistake from Sakho and Tottenham on to it,
:18:29. > :18:34.pouncing immediately. Harry Kane almost had to many options. In the
:18:35. > :18:41.end, did neither one thing nor the other.
:18:42. > :18:48.Well played from Coutinho to Sturridge. On the side and it's a
:18:49. > :18:53.good save from Lloris. Really big chance on Daniel Sturridge on his
:18:54. > :18:58.favourite side and he didn't test Hugo Lloris anything like as much as
:18:59. > :19:03.he would have wanted to. You would expect Sturridge to score from here.
:19:04. > :19:05.Clearly onside. The Frenchman must have feared the worst but actually
:19:06. > :19:14.made a fairly comfortable save. Harry Kane away from Sakho. Dele
:19:15. > :19:21.Alli to his left. Harry Kane... Great block from Lovren. Tremendous
:19:22. > :19:26.block. Potentially a big moment in the game. It was a really good
:19:27. > :19:30.opportunity for Harry Kane. He has Dele Alli to his left hand side and
:19:31. > :19:35.ignored him. Great challenge from Lovren.
:19:36. > :19:42.Good ball from Coutinho. Lallana turned away from Sturridge.
:19:43. > :19:46.Lallana's shot, and it's a tremendous save from Lloris.
:19:47. > :19:55.Danny Rose is pulling Sturridge's shirt, but the save from Lloris was
:19:56. > :20:10.made harder by the fact Lallana didn't hit it right.
:20:11. > :20:18.Sturridge to Coutinho, nice. Passed into the back of the net by Philippe
:20:19. > :20:25.Coutinho! It's an exceptional finish by Liverpool's little Brazilian.
:20:26. > :20:29.It's a wonderful goal. All that is best about Liverpool seems to
:20:30. > :20:37.involve this man again. It's such a good finish. Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham
:20:38. > :20:43.Hotspur. Philippe Coutinho with a goal of high quality again. And now
:20:44. > :20:44.what do Tottenham Hotspur have in their locker? Because they are
:20:45. > :20:59.behind at Anfield. Driven to Sturridge! Coutinho and
:21:00. > :21:03.Sturridge combine again, this time Coutinho to Daniel Sturridge. He did
:21:04. > :21:05.everything he could to try to get over it and head it back across but
:21:06. > :21:19.couldn't get over it enough. Alderweireld for Tottenham. Not a
:21:20. > :21:23.bad idea. Eriksen does well. Great turn by Harry Kane, and a brilliant
:21:24. > :21:34.goal by Harry Kane! He's done it again. When Tottenham are looking
:21:35. > :21:39.for a goal, up steps Harry Kane. Credit to Christian Eriksen, because
:21:40. > :21:45.he chased this all the way, did ever so well to keep it in play. But look
:21:46. > :21:53.at that from Kane, it's fantastic. Brilliantly done. There's nothing to
:21:54. > :22:00.aim at. Liverpool 1-1 Tottenham. Harry Kane.
:22:01. > :22:16.Eriksen's shot, and it's a really good save from Mignolet. It's an
:22:17. > :22:19.outstanding save by the Liverpool goalkeeper. Really well struck by
:22:20. > :22:24.Christian Eriksen, and Mignolet got a big hand on it.
:22:25. > :22:31.This is being played at a furious pace now. Good ball, Henderson, it
:22:32. > :22:37.takes a ricochet off a Tottenham boot for a Liverpool corner. A
:22:38. > :22:44.reflection of Liverpool's season, they have not won back home Premier
:22:45. > :22:45.League games all season. Coutinho's corner, out by Alderweireld.
:22:46. > :22:55.Henderson hit that well. It comes back to Coutinho, who is
:22:56. > :23:03.onside. Coutinho takes on Walker and oh! The ball is still in play. How
:23:04. > :23:09.that didn't end up in the back of the Tottenham net, he phrased it
:23:10. > :23:14.across goal. What a lift for Tottenham if they could win here,
:23:15. > :23:31.having been a goal down to Coutinho. -- he fizzed it. They would give
:23:32. > :23:34.everything they have to see a ricochet off somebody's backside
:23:35. > :23:41.into the back of the Liverpool net. What a journey home it would be.
:23:42. > :23:51.Sakho on the volley away. Dembele through the crowd and tipped away by
:23:52. > :23:56.Mignolet. Another good save by Mignolet. Hit well by M Bailey, and
:23:57. > :24:04.it was just about on target. It needed saving. The whistle goes and
:24:05. > :24:08.Pochettino's reaction is to punch the turf. It's a point, but his
:24:09. > :24:14.immediate reaction implies he feels it's two lost. I think it's two
:24:15. > :24:19.lost. We wanted to come here and get three points to put the pressure on
:24:20. > :24:22.Leicester. From a goal down we did well to come back into the game and
:24:23. > :24:27.create chances. It's a shame we couldn't get the second goal. You
:24:28. > :24:32.took Philippe Coutinho to Espanyol from Inter Milan. You know him well.
:24:33. > :24:38.I know him very well. He was 18, and we took him from Inter Milan and he
:24:39. > :24:45.spent time with us at Espanyol. It was good to see him again. But a bit
:24:46. > :24:51.disappointed with him, because why?! He has scored! It was an open game
:24:52. > :24:58.with two teams with good attitudes, brilliant attitudes. At the end,
:24:59. > :25:05.yeah... After five minutes of talking, it seems a deserved draw.
:25:06. > :25:10.We are working as hard as we can. We will see what Leicester do tomorrow
:25:11. > :25:15.and go from there. The shot of Pochettino tells you, two points
:25:16. > :25:21.dropped by Spurs rather than one game. Two evenly matched sides. It
:25:22. > :25:25.was, but I think Spurs just shaded it. You can see the reaction from
:25:26. > :25:31.Pochettino, they know what Leicester do, it could be two points dropped.
:25:32. > :25:34.Anything that happens with Liverpool, it'll be down to the
:25:35. > :25:38.consistency of Coutinho. Daniel Sturridge is having that kind of
:25:39. > :25:42.day, a poor effort and he could have done better. This isn't what we want
:25:43. > :25:50.to see from Coutinho, blatant cheating for me. Not only does he
:25:51. > :25:56.not get touched, he screams as well! SCREAMING
:25:57. > :26:01.Thanks for the sound effects, Alan. Great movement from Daniel Sturridge
:26:02. > :26:05.here. Brilliant 1-2, flying past Eric Dier. The quality he has, when
:26:06. > :26:10.you get into those situations, he does passes it into the net. He has
:26:11. > :26:14.time and space, and you want to see him picked up. Daniel Sturridge not
:26:15. > :26:18.having a great day, and that is a Supercross, just head it back where
:26:19. > :26:26.it's coming from. But that was the kind of game he was having. Somebody
:26:27. > :26:30.has to take the chance here. Brilliant cross and fantastic skills
:26:31. > :26:36.here. Kyle Walker, one of our most athletic and quick players, twisting
:26:37. > :26:43.his blood all over the place. Angry with himself. He gives the
:26:44. > :26:46.goalkeeper the optics back here, -- the eyes here. Could have easily won
:26:47. > :26:53.the game through the quality of Coutinho. A slow burner for Harry
:26:54. > :26:57.Kane for Spurs, but eventually we saw another classic finish. In the
:26:58. > :27:01.first half I thought he was feeling the effects of international
:27:02. > :27:06.football because he was a bit slower than he normally is. He had one or
:27:07. > :27:11.two chances here. He's screaming to get in the box here, but he was
:27:12. > :27:15.quite slow, not really a shot or cross, and Lovren had the chance to
:27:16. > :27:22.get back in. Just tiredness? Probably, yeah. He out muscles Sakho
:27:23. > :27:27.again. Doesn't really do anything and gives Lovren the chance to get
:27:28. > :27:33.back in. Works well here, a poor touch, and then Emre Can is able to
:27:34. > :27:37.put the danger away. Two chances in the first half, and a big feature of
:27:38. > :27:42.the Tottenham game is the diagonal ball from Alderweireld, into
:27:43. > :27:47.Eriksen, and the rest from Kane is world-class. Just brilliant, the way
:27:48. > :27:51.he touches it, his technique with his left foot. No coincidence he
:27:52. > :27:56.continues to find the bottom of the net. It's just world-class
:27:57. > :28:01.finishing. Two or three months ago with Harry Kane the question was,
:28:02. > :28:05.would he start for England? Well, he will start for England. The question
:28:06. > :28:11.now is, will he start on his own or will somebody be alongside him
:28:12. > :28:18.Nestor brilliant. -- alongside him? Brilliant. If Harry Kane was in his
:28:19. > :28:23.sharpest he could have had a few today. We will forgive you for the
:28:24. > :28:27.Crow impression. Arsene Wenger thinks that if Arsenal win their
:28:28. > :28:30.last eight games they will have a chance of winning the Premier
:28:31. > :28:35.League. That quest started against Watford who beat them three weeks
:28:36. > :28:39.ago in the FA Cup. To the Emirates for this one. COMMENTATOR: Danny
:28:40. > :28:43.Welbeck's third Premier League goal in five games since his return
:28:44. > :28:47.helped Arsenal to winning ways at Goodison Park. He has since won his
:28:48. > :28:53.first England cap in more than a year, and he starts in an unchanged
:28:54. > :28:56.team. The Watford top scorer, Odion Ighalo, has played in every league
:28:57. > :29:01.match this season and scored here in the FA Cup victory 20 days ago. But
:29:02. > :29:09.he only has one Premier League goal in his last 11 games.
:29:10. > :29:26.Monreal on the overlap. A heavy touch but still able to get it back
:29:27. > :29:39.across. Alex Iwobi, Sanchez demanding it
:29:40. > :29:47.come and receiving it, good save but the second attempt, he is in again,
:29:48. > :29:51.Alexis Sanchez. One goal in his last 13 Premier League games but a strong
:29:52. > :29:58.header in and a good save from Gomez but you see how quick Sanchez reacts
:29:59. > :30:10.and he couldn't miss. Exactly the start Arsene Wenger ordered.
:30:11. > :30:16.Approaching the seventh minute. Two days ago, it is 15 years to the day
:30:17. > :30:26.since football lost David Rocky Rocastle. His wife Janet and
:30:27. > :30:42.children are guests of the club today. That has broken to Alex
:30:43. > :30:54.Iwobi. Welbeck. Alex Iwobi once more, good try.
:30:55. > :30:56.He is certainly not lacking in confidence and it needed tipping
:30:57. > :31:15.over. Sanchez has got away and pulled it
:31:16. > :31:22.back and it is Alex Iwobi. Two Premier League starts, two Premier
:31:23. > :31:27.League goals for the teenager. His first at the Emirates Stadium.
:31:28. > :31:34.Sanchez looks up, finds Alex Iwobi and are confident but calm finish
:31:35. > :31:38.for the 19-year-old. What a run he is having, from starting in the Nou
:31:39. > :31:43.Camp to getting his first Premier League goal at Goodison Park and now
:31:44. > :31:46.his first goal at the emirates after his competitive international debut
:31:47. > :31:54.for Nigeria, loving every second of it. The way this game has gone,
:31:55. > :31:55.Quique Sanchez Flores has had to make substitutions earlier than he
:31:56. > :32:06.would have expected. Sanchez almost found Hector Bellerin
:32:07. > :32:14.but the Spaniard wins it back, Sanchez. Alex Iwobi waiting, cleared
:32:15. > :32:18.but then deflected. Hector Bellerin will claim the goal. Arsenal have
:32:19. > :32:27.settled this game inside three minutes of the second half. You have
:32:28. > :32:31.to credit them for winning it back then, and then, when it eventually
:32:32. > :32:38.came back to him, his shot was deflected off Ben Watson and that
:32:39. > :32:44.deceived Heurelho Gomes. Hector Bellerin will claim his third
:32:45. > :32:58.Arsenal goal and put any lingering doubt away. Alex Iwobi. Sanchez, a
:32:59. > :33:08.beautiful ball, Alex Iwobi. I'd go alone, he has. Mesut Ozil. Alex
:33:09. > :33:16.Iwobi so close to his second of the day and Arsenal's fourth. Look how
:33:17. > :33:19.easily they get through again. They stood off him and were nearly
:33:20. > :33:42.punished, back off the crossbar. The referee's assistant gave that
:33:43. > :33:51.free kick. Swung in by Watson, Deeney at the back post, away by
:33:52. > :34:01.Monreal, virtually off the line. Nathan Ake. That was incredible.
:34:02. > :34:05.Deeney's cutback but Monreal watched it all the way. Unable to find the
:34:06. > :34:23.target. It might come to Deeney. David
:34:24. > :34:32.Ospina who has had nothing to do all afternoon, 20 minutes from time is
:34:33. > :34:44.called upon to make a save. Long from Mesut Ozil. Campbell. There is
:34:45. > :34:53.Walcott and in the final few sections of them 90 minutes, Theo
:34:54. > :35:03.Walcott makes it 4-0. Wonderful ball from Mesut Ozil. And Campbell was
:35:04. > :35:14.positive here. Walcott couldn't miss. His fifth Premier League goal
:35:15. > :35:25.of the season. And a thumping defeat for Watford of the season. Arsenal
:35:26. > :35:28.4-0 Watford. I am happy because we had a good performance and overall,
:35:29. > :35:37.we scored goals and we didn't concede. We kept the game at a good
:35:38. > :35:43.flow even when we were 3-0 up. The macro after the third and fourth
:35:44. > :35:49.minute, it is difficult to play against Arsenal with the spaces on
:35:50. > :35:55.the pitch. I think we looked a bit soft and light, to come here and
:35:56. > :36:01.play against Arsenal when you are soft or light is impossible. We
:36:02. > :36:05.spoke about Alex Iwobi at Everton, his first emirates goal today. I am
:36:06. > :36:11.pleased with his talent but even more with his attitude and his
:36:12. > :36:15.willingness to learn and contribute with teamwork. When you are young,
:36:16. > :36:22.you dream about it, I am happy for the team and happy wee won 4-0 on it
:36:23. > :36:27.is all for the team, glad we got the three points. Can you feel some are
:36:28. > :36:34.meant moving? It is the start, we have to keep it going and just focus
:36:35. > :36:40.on the process and that means the quality of our game. That gives us a
:36:41. > :36:44.chance. Your boss is smiling, Mesut Ozil getting in trouble this week
:36:45. > :36:48.for suggesting that Arsenal have screwed it up, Arsene Wenger says
:36:49. > :36:52.they can still win it, what do you think? You can't expect in to say
:36:53. > :36:56.anything different but Mesut Ozil realises it will take a massive
:36:57. > :36:59.capitulation from Leicester and Tottenham and Arsenal need to win
:37:00. > :37:04.all of their games. He is right to say all he is saying because of the
:37:05. > :37:10.chances they have had to be amongst it. He maybe believes they have
:37:11. > :37:16.missed those chances. You can't expect Arsene Wenger to say anything
:37:17. > :37:20.else in that respect but with Alex Iwobi and Welbeck, I am really
:37:21. > :37:24.excited about that partnership. We have to look back at the top man,
:37:25. > :37:30.Sanchez, back to his best. Watching him a few weeks back, he would
:37:31. > :37:35.randomly Alli and trying to do too much, this is his goal, tries to get
:37:36. > :37:41.on the back post, Nathan Ake tried to get back in but loses him. A good
:37:42. > :37:45.header but that is the reaction, like Quique Sanchez Flores is, if
:37:46. > :37:50.you lose a goal that early against Arsenal, you are in trouble. Great
:37:51. > :37:53.ball back to Alex Iwobi, he deserved the goal, brilliant. This is where
:37:54. > :37:57.he was running into blind alleys a couple of weeks ago, now getting
:37:58. > :38:03.into that space and he is going again. This one sets up Hector
:38:04. > :38:08.Bellerin's goal and he gets his goal but it is great to see him busy and
:38:09. > :38:14.moving. This is fantastic stuff again. Getting the ball, lays it in
:38:15. > :38:20.and then he blasts into that area, taking two players with him. And
:38:21. > :38:25.Alex Iwobi hits the crossbar, unlucky. This one for Mesut Ozil, a
:38:26. > :38:31.nice ball around the corner, I wanted him to take it on the right
:38:32. > :38:36.foot now, he doesn't, tries the left foot and gets a well-deserved round
:38:37. > :38:41.of applause. The Watford boss said they were soft and weak. They
:38:42. > :38:44.probably were today, their mind will be on the semifinal, they are just
:38:45. > :38:49.below mid table, their forwards, week after week, we talked about
:38:50. > :38:54.Ighalo and Deeney only having four goals in the last 12 games between
:38:55. > :38:58.them. That is where their problems lie. Two months ago Manchester City
:38:59. > :39:01.were in the title race but for defeat in six games has seen them
:39:02. > :39:04.fall away and they face a battle to finish in the Champions League
:39:05. > :39:11.spots, they went to Bournemouth in search of a win. COMMENTATOR: Two
:39:12. > :39:16.changes for Bournemouth, Lewis Grabban starts for the first time in
:39:17. > :39:20.the league since returning to the club and Republic of Ireland
:39:21. > :39:24.international cocaine comes in. Manchester City welcome back Kevin
:39:25. > :39:28.de Bruyne after missing 12 matches with a knee injury, one of five
:39:29. > :39:33.changes including Willy Caballero playing in goal for the injured Joe
:39:34. > :39:36.Hart. 15 points bind the leaders Leicester, they're more pressing
:39:37. > :39:42.concern is making sure they stay in the top four. Bournemouth looking to
:39:43. > :39:46.start quickly here which is something they didn't do at
:39:47. > :39:50.Tottenham when they were a goal down inside a minute and never really
:39:51. > :39:56.recovered. Beautiful time from David Silva, took cocaine out of the game.
:39:57. > :40:08.-- took Eunan O'Kane. It falls kindly for Silva, Kevin de Bruyne,
:40:09. > :40:13.got the idea. It very nearly came off. Manchester City with the
:40:14. > :40:16.Belgian back in the team for the first time since the end of January
:40:17. > :40:21.and we have already seen nice touches from him in the opening
:40:22. > :40:28.minutes of the game. All the way across and in, Fernando. Inside
:40:29. > :40:32.seven minutes, the perfect start for Manchester City and for the second
:40:33. > :40:36.match in a row, Eddie Howe and Bournemouth find themselves behind
:40:37. > :40:42.early. The corner came over from Jesus Navas. It was barely a flick
:40:43. > :40:48.but a good height for Fernando. He was able to send it goal would bind
:40:49. > :41:03.the diving Artur Boruc, well taken, Manchester City lead.
:41:04. > :41:09.Daniels, playing himself into trouble. In by Aguero, Kevin de
:41:10. > :41:14.Bruyne, brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Bournemouth only have
:41:15. > :41:20.themselves to blame, sloppy play at the back but my goodness they were
:41:21. > :41:26.made to pay for it. Sensational goal from Manchester City. Charlie
:41:27. > :41:31.Daniels, when he made that Dart infield from the left full-back
:41:32. > :41:34.position, you could sense he was surrounded. Quickly dispossessed and
:41:35. > :41:37.it rapidly unravelled for Bournemouth, wonderful
:41:38. > :41:44.improvisation, skill and precise finishing. Manchester City made that
:41:45. > :41:49.look so easy. It has been a nice return to the first team for Kevin
:41:50. > :41:53.de Bruyne so far. You always wonder which Manchester City is going to
:41:54. > :41:58.turn up, a very businesslike and lethal looking one so far today.
:41:59. > :42:16.Rising high, Aguero, it is three. Unbelievable start of the game for
:42:17. > :42:20.Manchester City, three goals in 18 minutes and Aguero, one of the
:42:21. > :42:23.shorter players on the field, rising high above the Bournemouth defence
:42:24. > :42:32.who couldn't keep the ball out of the net. Manchester City three goals
:42:33. > :42:39.up here. Look at the leap and Steve Cook unable to claw the ball away
:42:40. > :42:46.from the goal line. What a jump from Aguero, Bournemouth stunned.
:42:47. > :43:06.No free kick, not cleared away and off the bar, Fernandinho with the
:43:07. > :43:15.shot. 8-ball's width away from being the fourth of the afternoon inside
:43:16. > :43:22.25 minutes. Just getting away from Max Gradel. He goes down, the
:43:23. > :43:29.referee has the look and brings the playback, Bournemouth have a free
:43:30. > :43:34.kick. Just getting the Achilles of the Bournemouth player. Away by Adam
:43:35. > :43:40.Smith, in by Steve Cook, Max Gradel swings his leg, Lewis Grabban. He
:43:41. > :43:41.lets it run for a corner. Bournemouth's first corner of the
:43:42. > :43:54.match after half an hour. Interesting looking ball-in-hand
:43:55. > :43:57.Cavaliere with the save but did not fulfil King, Cavallaro has had
:43:58. > :44:02.nothing to do for half an hour but was paying attention here when he
:44:03. > :44:06.was required. Just a flick header from Steve Cook and athletically
:44:07. > :44:12.pushed away by the Manchester City goalkeeper. Bournemouth ard two
:44:13. > :44:18.points short of the much talked about 40, they will have to go some
:44:19. > :44:24.to reach that mark by the end of the day.
:44:25. > :44:32.Good save by Artur Boruc and it needed to be, very close to goal
:44:33. > :44:35.number four for Manchester City. Caught it superbly. Eddie Howe's
:44:36. > :44:46.team haven't been in this game so far. Given away, collected by
:44:47. > :44:49.Aguero. Kolarov ahead of him... Aleksandar Kolarov, and Artur Boruc
:44:50. > :44:53.with the save. Aguero couldn't get it out from under his feet quick
:44:54. > :44:58.enough. Artur Boruc has made a couple of saves in this second half,
:44:59. > :45:05.the latest one, his boot keeping it out. City under pressure from those
:45:06. > :45:09.behind them, maths West Ham and Manchester and this is the perfect
:45:10. > :45:25.response from Manchester City. Kolarov, what a goal! Wonderful
:45:26. > :45:33.finish from Aleksandar Kolarov, with almost the last kick of the game.
:45:34. > :45:37.Thunderous strike. The Serb celebrates and it's the perfect
:45:38. > :45:41.response from Manchester City with others reading down their neck.
:45:42. > :45:48.Convincing and comprehensive winners on the south coast. -- with others
:45:49. > :45:55.breathing down. It was the last kick of the game, the icing on the cake.
:45:56. > :46:02.You looked as if you had never been away. I wouldn't say that. I feel
:46:03. > :46:07.like it now, but I'm happy personally and the team played very
:46:08. > :46:11.well today. When the team plays well like that, is it more frustrating
:46:12. > :46:15.for you, why couldn't you play like that every week? Because it's
:46:16. > :46:22.football. Today we pressed high and that was important to push the
:46:23. > :46:27.opponent in their box. We scored, and that's important, we are a
:46:28. > :46:31.scoring team. Is there any issue in the players heads of being on 38
:46:32. > :46:33.points and having what looks like a decent cushion between yourselves
:46:34. > :46:40.and those at the bottom of the table? I don't know, the human brain
:46:41. > :46:43.is complex. I like to think the players haven't stopped doing what
:46:44. > :46:48.has brought them all the good things and the points we have. We have
:46:49. > :46:51.played two very good teams and we have caught them on bad days, when
:46:52. > :46:56.we haven't been near our level. We have to make sure next week we are
:46:57. > :46:59.back on that. Good time to find some form for the team, just when others
:47:00. > :47:04.were putting you under pressure for that fourth spot. Yeah, we know
:47:05. > :47:09.that, but we showed everyone today that we are up for the task. Today
:47:10. > :47:14.we did well, so we have to maintain that level in the next games.
:47:15. > :47:20.STUDIO: City struggling on the road in recent weeks. Do we need to talk
:47:21. > :47:24.about Kevin? We do, he's missed 12 games and Man City have missed him.
:47:25. > :47:28.It's no coincidence they have struggled when he hasn't been in the
:47:29. > :47:31.team. Took his time in the first ten or 15 minutes to get in the game,
:47:32. > :47:39.but he kept going and got his reward in the end. A bit rusty, loses the
:47:40. > :47:43.ball here, but he got into it, just finding his aim with this one. A
:47:44. > :47:50.lovely little turn, testing the goalkeeper. But you can't mess
:47:51. > :47:57.around at the back when these three guys are around. A superb finish,
:47:58. > :48:05.Silva, Aguero, eventually falling to the groin. Bang, bang. Great volley,
:48:06. > :48:12.lovely touch from Silva, side foot into the corner of the net. --
:48:13. > :48:17.falling to De Bruyne. Similar here, early in the second half, inside of
:48:18. > :48:20.the right foot. I like this, he gets clattered and loses the ball. He
:48:21. > :48:25.just gets up, doesn't moan to the referee, wins the ball back and City
:48:26. > :48:29.on the attack again. He was taken off with half an hour to go, given a
:48:30. > :48:35.rest, and he deserves that, save him for the Champions League midweek.
:48:36. > :48:38.Honest from Eddie Howe afterwards, do you think Bournemouth have
:48:39. > :48:42.switched off? They have played two good teams in the last few weeks.
:48:43. > :48:48.People saying 36 points will keep you safe, and they have 38. It's
:48:49. > :48:51.been a fantastic season. West Ham and Crystal Palace have FA Cup hopes
:48:52. > :48:55.this season, but the Premier League clash was just as crucial with West
:48:56. > :49:00.Ham looking up and Palace the other way. Still desperate for their first
:49:01. > :49:08.league win this year. COMMENTATOR: Michail Antonio has scored in each
:49:09. > :49:14.of West Ham 's Mac last four league games at the Boleyn Ground. Again he
:49:15. > :49:21.is playing as a makeshift right back today. That could be interesting to
:49:22. > :49:26.Bakary Sako on the Crystal Palace left, his first start in nearly
:49:27. > :49:31.three months. Jason Puncheon is also back for Alan Pardew. Yohan Cabaye
:49:32. > :49:41.and Adebayor both ruled out as The Eagles look for their third win on
:49:42. > :49:46.the trot here. West Ham winning five of their last six at home. They
:49:47. > :49:48.haven't conceded in the last three. Sergio Aguero was the last player to
:49:49. > :50:00.score against them here in January. Bolasie was just held back by
:50:01. > :50:03.Ogbonna. Not sure the referee saw that, the assistant referee on the
:50:04. > :50:08.near side did, and quickly raised the flag. Crystal Palace have scored
:50:09. > :50:16.a lot of their goals from set pieces this season, and it's a good
:50:17. > :50:20.delivery and it's in! Adrian's mistake and Delaney heads it home.
:50:21. > :50:24.What a soft goal for West Ham to concede. I think the ball was going
:50:25. > :50:29.out of play and Adrian decided to flick it away, he didn't need to and
:50:30. > :50:35.put it on the head of Damien Delaney who couldn't believe his fortune. 15
:50:36. > :50:39.minutes gone and Crystal Palace take the lead, Damien Delaney's first
:50:40. > :50:45.goal since the opening day of the campaign, and they don't come any
:50:46. > :50:50.more giftwrapped than that. What a howler from Adrian. Is that the bit
:50:51. > :50:52.of luck Crystal Palace need to fashion their first win in the
:50:53. > :51:02.Premier League in 2016? Wide for Antonio. Bakary Sako has
:51:03. > :51:08.Noble with him if he needs him. Chooses to cross himself. It crosses
:51:09. > :51:14.to Lanzini, and it's 1-1. It doesn't take West Ham long, two and a half
:51:15. > :51:21.minutes after Thalys take the lead. -- after Palace take the lead.
:51:22. > :51:26.Lanzini levels it. Antonio might be playing at right back, but he's
:51:27. > :51:29.playing at right wing here, too clever for Bakary Sako, who doesn't
:51:30. > :51:35.do enough to clear the cross. The ball falls inviting way to the
:51:36. > :51:40.Argentine. The first touch kills it dead, and the second fires it passed
:51:41. > :51:43.a hapless Wayne Hennessey in the Crystal Palace goal. Disappointment
:51:44. > :51:50.for Alan Pardew, having taken the lead with a freak opener, they can
:51:51. > :51:58.only hold on for two and a half minutes.
:51:59. > :52:06.Souare waiting on the left, with the chance to deliver. Crystal Palace at
:52:07. > :52:10.five in the box, a great ball in and a missed opportunity for Jason
:52:11. > :52:14.Puncheon. He knows he reread should have fired it home. Puncheon hasn't
:52:15. > :52:21.scored all season. Missed opportunity for Alan Pardew's men to
:52:22. > :52:27.restore their lead. Payet moves away from Zaha easily. Souare clears for
:52:28. > :52:35.Palace. Only as far as Payet again. Free kick given. The referee just
:52:36. > :52:39.hesitated for a moment, wondering if West Ham would benefit from the
:52:40. > :52:45.advantage. I guess when you have Payet in your team, a free kick from
:52:46. > :52:48.here is something you want. Palace have seven in the wall, West Ham
:52:49. > :52:56.have put a couple of players on the end. Payet strikes and it's in! What
:52:57. > :53:02.a goal by Dimitri Payet! Couldn't have placed it any better! Right
:53:03. > :53:07.into the corner. Four minutes from half-time and West Ham take the
:53:08. > :53:12.lead. This can be watched over and over again. The dip, the bend, it
:53:13. > :53:18.couldn't have been delivered with any greater precision. West Ham fans
:53:19. > :53:20.are getting used to seeing those in the claret and blue. Dimitri Payet,
:53:21. > :53:34.what a signing he has been. Kouyate, it is too short and Gayle
:53:35. > :53:38.might get in. Brilliant from Adrian. It's not over, Bakary Sako, and it's
:53:39. > :53:43.off the line. Fabulous from Aaron Cresswell. Others correctly got
:53:44. > :53:48.involved on the edge of the penalty area from a shocking backpass,
:53:49. > :53:55.Cresswell darts back to the goal-line in this happens. Superb
:53:56. > :53:59.play from the West Ham left-back. They haven't won a Premier League
:54:00. > :54:04.game since the 19th of December, and that was away at Stoke City. That
:54:05. > :54:12.support challenge from Kouyate. And it's a red card! -- that's a poor
:54:13. > :54:16.challenge. That might completely change the picture here. Kouyate,
:54:17. > :54:22.probably still playing at awful backpass through his mind here, a
:54:23. > :54:27.terrible challenge on Dwight Gayle. He is high, off the ground, and he
:54:28. > :54:33.fears the worst. Mark Clattenburg had no hesitation. That kind of
:54:34. > :54:35.challenge has to be punished with a red. Kouyate off, and opportunity
:54:36. > :54:45.knocks for Crystal Palace. Puncheon finds Bakary Sako. Mr
:54:46. > :54:55.Palace have their tails up. They sense West Ham could the there...
:54:56. > :54:56.What an opportunity for Bakary Sako. Bolasie's storming run and Bakary
:54:57. > :55:10.Sako couldn't keep it down. Souare's cross, it's teasing, and it
:55:11. > :55:13.drops the Dwight Gayle! 2-2, and it has been coming in the last five
:55:14. > :55:19.minutes. Dwight Gayle gobbles up the opportunity after an untidy mess
:55:20. > :55:25.between Ogbonna and Winston Reid. Pardew senses Palace could get more
:55:26. > :55:28.than a point today. Difficult cross for West Ham to deal with from
:55:29. > :55:32.Souare, but they should have done better than they managed, and it
:55:33. > :55:36.couldn't have bounced more invitingly to Dwight Gayle. He was
:55:37. > :55:40.sent off when the sides met at Selhurst Park earlier in the season,
:55:41. > :55:45.and he's back to haunt the Hammers today. West Ham have only lost twice
:55:46. > :55:50.at Upton Park this season, both defeats way back in August. Bakary
:55:51. > :55:56.Sako with an ambitious ball forward. Nobody gets a decent touch. Bolasie
:55:57. > :55:59.take some Cresswell. Into the box, not the worst cut back, Bakary Sako
:56:00. > :56:06.arriving and Winston Reid hurls his body in the way. West Ham hearts in
:56:07. > :56:09.mouths here as the ball spun behind their defenders. They thought for a
:56:10. > :56:18.second it could be a winning goal. We don't want to be in this position
:56:19. > :56:27.but we showed today the spirit of Custer Palace and the fans are still
:56:28. > :56:32.with us, and it's a tricky run and we thank them for that. How
:56:33. > :56:38.significant was the red card, and was it a red card? It's never a red
:56:39. > :56:42.card. In the last few weeks it's the fourth time that big decisions have
:56:43. > :56:46.been given against us. We had a sending off in this fixture at the
:56:47. > :56:50.start of the season which we thought was harsh. Ironically, I think that
:56:51. > :56:57.is harsh as well. Don't worry, make no mistake, we will not moan, we
:56:58. > :57:01.will come back tomorrow and play good football again. STUDIO: We will
:57:02. > :57:03.get to the red carpet after the game Ian Wright said there were two
:57:04. > :57:10.individuals you were desperate to talk about. Adrian and Payet. We
:57:11. > :57:17.will start with Adrian. I can't believe what he does here. As a
:57:18. > :57:23.goalkeeper you just want a -- wants to clear goal lines will stop get it
:57:24. > :57:27.as far away as possible. But he should be pushing it away with both
:57:28. > :57:34.hands. Delaney does well to get it in from the angle but you have to
:57:35. > :57:39.say Adrian is at fault. With our mates who we will move on to...
:57:40. > :57:44.Unbelievable. Why so good, why is it such a class free kick? We know what
:57:45. > :57:49.Payet can do. Wayne Hennessey says, I know what you're about, mate.
:57:50. > :57:56.Seven men in the wall. To beat me, you will have to put it in the top
:57:57. > :58:01.corner. And there, that's where he puts it. That is top corner. When
:58:02. > :58:13.people say they want to put it in the top corner, that's what they
:58:14. > :58:16.mean. It's not say verbal -- it's not saceable. He must be thinking,
:58:17. > :58:23.he can't get it in there, but it's perfect. It's his reputation, he has
:58:24. > :58:30.seven men in the wall instead of the usual four. He thinks you can't beat
:58:31. > :58:34.him. Both managers saying it wasn't a red card for Kouyate. What people
:58:35. > :58:41.are getting sent off for, this is it, his foot is high, his studs
:58:42. > :58:49.showing. It doesn't seem malicious. I don't think it's a straight red
:58:50. > :58:58.card, what do you know about tackling? What do you know? Peter
:58:59. > :59:05.Schmeichel still has a swoosh in his head! I know what the manager has
:59:06. > :59:10.said, it's not malicious, but he has to go for it. You usually behave for
:59:11. > :59:19.Gary Lineker. He's throwing Petersham I Kaladze. -- he's
:59:20. > :59:23.throwing the tissue Michael -- Peter Schmeichel at me.
:59:24. > :59:36.COMMENTARY MONTAGE: What a screamer. What a goal. Leicester City can go
:59:37. > :59:40.all the way. Lester's match against Southampton features alongside
:59:41. > :59:41.Manchester United against Everton and the March goal of the month.
:59:42. > :00:05.Troy Deeney is among the guests. England's women continue their quest
:00:06. > :00:15.for European Championship qualification.
:00:16. > :00:22.There is a fight going on here between two Newcastle players,
:00:23. > :00:27.Kieron Dyer and Li Bo you are having a fight, what on earth is going on?
:00:28. > :00:32.I have never seen such a thing. A red card for Kieron Dyer which means
:00:33. > :00:41.it will have to be a red card for Lee Bo you, it is. Good grief. He
:00:42. > :00:49.was always the Peacemaker. I said to him he was on fire, not hunch Dyer.
:00:50. > :00:55.With Norwich beating Newcastle, what could Sunderland produce at home
:00:56. > :01:01.against West Brom. Could the Black Cats find a crucial win after three
:01:02. > :01:04.straight draws? COMMENTATOR: With Sunderland finding it hard to shut
:01:05. > :01:08.teams out, no wonder Sam Allardyce says they have to score twice to win
:01:09. > :01:12.and that will be tough against a West Brom side that is solidly
:01:13. > :01:17.packed through the centre. One change for Sunderland from the Derby
:01:18. > :01:22.two weeks ago with Jack Rodwell making way for the Cattermole who is
:01:23. > :01:25.back in the side as captain. Two differences for Albion, James
:01:26. > :01:30.Chester and Sandro come in, Stephane Sessegnon paying the price for later
:01:31. > :01:37.than expected return after playing for Benin. There are starts for
:01:38. > :01:52.Jonny Evans and Craig Gardner but James McClean is on the bench.
:01:53. > :02:06.Younes Kaboul, right winger, good try. Dare we say, Jamie Vardy like
:02:07. > :02:16.from Jermain Defoe. The instinct knows what the best chance is of
:02:17. > :02:24.finishing that. Castro, -- Khazri, the cross, Defoe missed it. Of all
:02:25. > :02:30.the players. It is a customary cracking Khazri cross but Defoe made
:02:31. > :02:37.the gesture to head it goalwards but didn't connect.
:02:38. > :02:41.Fabio Borini breaking into the middle and now Defoe goes,
:02:42. > :02:50.Cattermole arriving as well, Lee Cattermole. Met by Ben Foster at the
:02:51. > :02:59.crucial time, to add insult to it, it smacks back off Lee Cattermole
:03:00. > :03:10.and goes for a goal kick. Scoreline, it has gone as many predicted. Fabio
:03:11. > :03:19.Borini. Bundles through, and it hit Foster. Saved by the chin of the
:03:20. > :03:25.Albion keeper. Jan Kirchhoff never scored for Bayern Munich or his time
:03:26. > :03:27.in the Bundesliga, now, his first goal in the Premier League would be
:03:28. > :03:38.very timely. Cattermole tries his luck but Defoe
:03:39. > :03:44.was in the way and in the way of his shot, a superb block tackle by
:03:45. > :03:48.Gareth McAuley. Sunderland corner, Sunderland coming. Nine minutes into
:03:49. > :04:01.the second half, that is the first corner of the entire game. Taken by
:04:02. > :04:11.Khazri, Defoe tried to flick it. It is a time to pray.
:04:12. > :04:28.Rondon but turned away with Berahino poised to pounce. Fabio Borini, he
:04:29. > :04:31.checks and shoots, Foster saves. A frustrated Fabio Borini who could
:04:32. > :04:38.not have done a great deal better there. It looked to the Sunderland
:04:39. > :04:47.fans as though it was a goal. A great bit of movement, well struck
:04:48. > :04:56.shot but Foster was equal to it. Jan Kirchhoff. Defoe, brilliantly taken,
:04:57. > :05:06.Foster in the way again. It just won't go in for Sunderland. Ben
:05:07. > :05:17.Foster, turns 33 tomorrow. That is a massive save. Cattermole with a good
:05:18. > :05:25.ball, Defoe. It is blocked behind, a Sunderland corner. He is finding the
:05:26. > :05:42.space now, Jermain Defoe but he just can't quite find the net. Sandro.
:05:43. > :05:48.Defoe under pressure, Cattermole, that is Yann M'Vila, Fabio Borini.
:05:49. > :05:52.And it is offside, it won't count, the flag went up straightaway and
:05:53. > :05:59.enjoyed squeezes it over the line but in vain. This could be one of
:06:00. > :06:05.the most important flags of the season. From that shot, it was about
:06:06. > :06:10.right and from that one it is right from Fabio Borini's effort, he was
:06:11. > :06:17.offside but goodness me that was close. That is where it ends at the
:06:18. > :06:22.Stadium Of Light. A point come one point could be the difference for
:06:23. > :06:28.Sunderland at the end of the season and Sam Allardyce will feel that it
:06:29. > :06:32.had be three today. Your birthday tomorrow, not a bad way to
:06:33. > :06:37.celebrate. Thanks for bringing that up, we will take that today, it was
:06:38. > :06:40.a tough match. We knew Sunderland would be scrapping for their lives
:06:41. > :06:44.but fair play to the lads in front of me, they were digging deep at the
:06:45. > :06:48.end and we are the happy team with a point. The elusive clean sheet came
:06:49. > :06:53.today which was the important thing but 22 attempts on goal and that guy
:06:54. > :06:59.who just walked out of here, Ben Foster in unbelievable form,
:07:00. > :07:05.outstanding form. And right at the very end, when we thought we had got
:07:06. > :07:11.the goal we needed to get the three points, the linesman sticks 's flag
:07:12. > :07:16.up. Would you consider that a job well done? Yes, we have 40 points
:07:17. > :07:19.now so we are pleased. We have to go to Arsenal, Manchester City and
:07:20. > :07:24.Tottenham so we needed to get the points as quickly as we could and I
:07:25. > :07:29.am delighted for everyone at the club. Are you thinking about a
:07:30. > :07:34.possible trip to France? Gray I am not thinking about anything really,
:07:35. > :07:42.I had a serious injury, ten months in total and at the moment I am
:07:43. > :07:46.looking after it a bit. He knows the situation with my knee, I hope it
:07:47. > :07:51.can clear itself up and I can get back to full fitness. Sam Allardyce
:07:52. > :07:57.must be watching this wondering how on earth they did not win, 22 shots
:07:58. > :08:01.but no goals. But he was one of the main reasons, Ben Foster made some
:08:02. > :08:05.great saves. They couldn't do much more. They did a lot of work down
:08:06. > :08:08.the right-hand side, not enough paste from Jermain Defoe on the
:08:09. > :08:14.flick but this was a better chance for him. He has to get his head out
:08:15. > :08:18.and punch it on to that, total neck. Cattermole in on the right, bad
:08:19. > :08:24.touch. Those are the margins, those are the kind of touches you need to
:08:25. > :08:29.get right, you need to kill it dead. This is Jan Kirchhoff, such a good
:08:30. > :08:34.save, he made himself big. Saves it in the face, that is the kind of day
:08:35. > :08:38.he was having. You would expect him to save this but he has hit it very
:08:39. > :08:42.well, Fabio Borini, to be fair but he has made a great save again. This
:08:43. > :08:47.one, the cuts inside and you would expect in to make that say but he
:08:48. > :08:51.pushes it away. Like we were talking about with Adrian. Defoe, stays up,
:08:52. > :08:58.gives him the eyes but this, that is a fantastic save. He stays up and
:08:59. > :09:03.saves it with his feet, fantastic. I think he has half a chance if he is
:09:04. > :09:08.not injured, why not take him to France? Interesting stat for West
:09:09. > :09:13.Brom, the seventh time this season they have failed to register a shot
:09:14. > :09:18.on target, that is a remarkable statistic. It is not pretty at times
:09:19. > :09:23.but Tony Pulis said it, 40 points, Newcastle and Sunderland would take
:09:24. > :09:28.that now. Was this definitely offside? It was. He tries his best
:09:29. > :09:33.to get himself back onside and when we see it from other angle, those
:09:34. > :09:39.are the margins. That is the margin for them, stopping them getting
:09:40. > :09:44.three points, could he get back quicker? I am not sure, he tried his
:09:45. > :09:49.best but it is the way it goes. It can be that tight, Aston Villa
:09:50. > :09:53.started 12 points from safety with relegation hanging over them and
:09:54. > :09:58.Remi Garde's timer at the club was brought to an end finally this week.
:09:59. > :10:02.We need fighting spirit, quality and we have not got quality enough. With
:10:03. > :10:07.him in the dugout, there is no smile on the face at the football club.
:10:08. > :10:13.Another misjudgement, an error and another black day. Villa stay rooted
:10:14. > :10:19.to the bottom. Aston Villa just looked like they are defeated.
:10:20. > :10:25.Beaten again. No one can turn to Remi Garde and say he got them
:10:26. > :10:32.relegated. They met Chelsea at Villa Park. COMMENTATOR: In the wake of
:10:33. > :10:38.Remi Garde's departure, Eric Black has made two changes, Micah Richards
:10:39. > :10:43.returns at centre-back and a recall for Carlos Sanchez in midfield.
:10:44. > :10:48.Gabby Agbonlahor is left out pending enquiries into an off the field
:10:49. > :10:52.incident. John Terry and Gary Cahill are both missing with injuries so
:10:53. > :10:58.the 20-year-old American from New York Red Bulls makes his debut
:10:59. > :11:03.alongside Branislav Ivanovic. Willian and hazard are also absent
:11:04. > :11:06.and Diego Costa is suspended. Chelsea defending the 14 match
:11:07. > :11:15.unbeaten run in the Premier League since Guus Hiddink was appointed. He
:11:16. > :11:22.knocks the defender away. Support coming in from the Sanchez, who
:11:23. > :11:30.concedes the corner. Fabregas goes across to take it.
:11:31. > :11:40.This is Pedro. Just skims the roof of the net. He has scored five goals
:11:41. > :11:55.so far and was not so far away. He has sustained a good challenge
:11:56. > :12:01.their, and it is Loftus cheeks who has put it in the net, deflected, I
:12:02. > :12:07.think he will claim it. His first Premiership goal for Chelsea. And
:12:08. > :12:19.Aston Villa, not for the first time this season caught absolutely cold
:12:20. > :12:21.here. Via the foot of Joleon Lescott, it gives Brad Guzan no
:12:22. > :12:41.chance. 1-0 Chelsea. Coming inside, this is what he likes
:12:42. > :12:46.to do and he flicks it in here to kill, Thibaut Courtois forced to
:12:47. > :12:51.make the save. The productive force for Aston Villa there. He did a lot
:12:52. > :12:59.of work on the left-hand side, then he found Carlos Gil and then Thibaut
:13:00. > :13:02.Courtois made the save, it was driven against his body, Eric Black
:13:03. > :13:10.knows that is the closest they have come. The new setup at Villa Park,
:13:11. > :13:14.Steve Hollis, Brian Little, David Bernstein and Adrian Bevington, they
:13:15. > :13:22.are the men charged with the job of rebuilding this famous club.
:13:23. > :13:28.Fabregas. Alexandre Pato went down and it looks as though the referee
:13:29. > :13:34.has given a penalty to Chelsea. It was a clumsy challenge and he was
:13:35. > :13:38.certainly punished for it. It is going to be Alexandre Pato, who
:13:39. > :13:45.could well be scoring his first goal for Chelsea here.
:13:46. > :13:55.What a good penalty, that is how they take them, he smashes it into
:13:56. > :13:59.the net. He has made it Aston Villa 0- to Chelsea. You can't help
:14:00. > :14:05.feeling that he might be presiding over the last rites of Aston Villa
:14:06. > :14:14.has a Premier League club. 31,000 inside Villa Park today. Makes it
:14:15. > :14:19.look half empty, doesn't it? Alexandre Pato opened his Chelsea
:14:20. > :14:21.account from the spot. And here he is again. A useful through ball and
:14:22. > :14:33.it is Pedro. 3-0 to Chelsea. I don't know where
:14:34. > :14:41.Eric Black and his team go from here, but this is another example of
:14:42. > :14:46.where Pato played a part. The ball played through Aston Villa and it
:14:47. > :14:52.was put away nicely by Pedro. Good bit of play by Chelsea in the first
:14:53. > :14:57.minute of the second half. Pedro scores his sixth goal of the season
:14:58. > :15:01.to make it 3-0. Guus Hiddink only lost one league match when he was
:15:02. > :15:09.last in charge. He has not lost one in the Premier League in this spell.
:15:10. > :15:15.Goodness, Aston Villa are wide open again on that side. Brad Guzan makes
:15:16. > :15:24.half a save and Pedro! It's his second. Chelsea's fourth, and Pato
:15:25. > :15:30.had a hand in it again. What about the space on Chelsea's left, Villa's
:15:31. > :15:36.right-hand flank? Nobody covering it. The ball came across, Brad Guzan
:15:37. > :15:47.made the save but Pedro turned in from the tight angle. Aston Villa 0-
:15:48. > :15:50.four Chelsea. Just look at those supporters, proud history, what
:15:51. > :15:59.future? We are at the time of the game where a lot of them have been
:16:00. > :16:04.leaving in protest. Loftus-Cheek. Pato. Well, what Pato would have
:16:05. > :16:13.made of it, I don't know, because Alan Hutton bundled him over. Hutton
:16:14. > :16:16.scored an own goal when Chelsea beat them at Stamford Bridge earlier in
:16:17. > :16:20.the season. And that's what they think of the owner. He's not often
:16:21. > :16:28.here, which is why the banner is so victory at -- vitriolic.
:16:29. > :16:32.Loftus-Cheek has gone down and Hutton might face some thing from
:16:33. > :16:39.the referee. Alan Hutton already on a yellow card, and it looks like a
:16:40. > :16:46.red. That just about compounds Villa's misery. Alan Hutton sent off
:16:47. > :16:50.for a second yellow card offence. Aston Villa down to ten men. If you
:16:51. > :16:52.wanted to see Aston Villa in the debt is of despair, it has to be
:16:53. > :17:02.today. We are not delighted at losing 4-0.
:17:03. > :17:06.Thereafter things that run a little deeper, if you like, but we are a
:17:07. > :17:09.professional football club, and we needed to be professional today. I
:17:10. > :17:12.have outlined that, and we will continue what we need to do to get
:17:13. > :17:16.the club back where it should be. It was not the most difficult game, to
:17:17. > :17:20.be honest. You have to make a judgment on when the tough games are
:17:21. > :17:27.coming in and when some youngsters might step in or start, but the
:17:28. > :17:32.experience for them was good. Placards and protest around the
:17:33. > :17:36.stadium. It will take a long time to get the supporters back onside. It's
:17:37. > :17:41.got to happen, and it will happen. How quickly that happens, I don't
:17:42. > :17:46.know. I understand the frustration. We have only won two games at home,
:17:47. > :17:50.and there can be a disconnect between fans and players, but we
:17:51. > :17:54.carry on. We have to try to change their minds, and the only way we can
:17:55. > :17:58.do that is by performing on the pitch. STUDIO: Chelsea now have the
:17:59. > :18:01.longest unbeaten run of any side in the Premier League this season. I
:18:02. > :18:06.get the feeling you want to address the situation at Villa Park. It was
:18:07. > :18:14.an embarrassing performance from Aston Villa again. As soon as they
:18:15. > :18:17.went 1-0 down, their heads dipped. Lescott doesn't have a clue where
:18:18. > :18:23.Loftus-Cheek is, looking behind him and not in front of him. A goal down
:18:24. > :18:27.and be heads go down. There is nobody with Pedro at all in the
:18:28. > :18:33.middle. This little 1-2, it's very good from Chelsea, but it takes four
:18:34. > :18:37.players out of the game, all ball watching. Simple but effective from
:18:38. > :18:45.Chelsea. But it's embarrassingly Aston Villa. Richards pulls out of
:18:46. > :18:49.the tackle. I don't know what Guzan is doing. Hits his chest when he
:18:50. > :18:53.goes to save it. Another goal for Pedro. It was like a training game
:18:54. > :18:57.for Chelsea. They were good, but they didn't have to work hard
:18:58. > :19:01.because Aston Villa were hopeless. It was like a preseason game. I
:19:02. > :19:06.genuinely feel for the fans. The next appointment is crucial. They
:19:07. > :19:12.have to get rid of a load of players. It's a double dip. If they
:19:13. > :19:19.go, they could go again. It has happened to bigger clubs. It's all
:19:20. > :19:23.right saying they have to get rid of players, and half of them will be on
:19:24. > :19:28.big wages, but other players have to come in. They have made changes at
:19:29. > :19:34.boardroom level. The fans are very unhappy. The decision for who to go
:19:35. > :19:37.for in the dugout is huge, and David Moyes is currently favourite. Some
:19:38. > :19:44.big names on the board. Moyes and Pearson. You have to look at
:19:45. > :19:48.Pearson. After what happened at Leicester, they have to consider
:19:49. > :19:52.Nigel Pearson. Whoever they get, they have a massive job on their
:19:53. > :19:55.hands. Stoke City on target for their best ever Premier League
:19:56. > :20:00.campaign with Europa League football a real target for next city. But
:20:01. > :20:04.taking on a Swansea side with three victories in their last four.
:20:05. > :20:12.COMMENTATOR: Jakob Haugaard makes a Premier League debut in place of the
:20:13. > :20:16.injured Jack Butland. There have been many penalties in this fixture
:20:17. > :20:21.recently, including the ones scored by Bojan to settle the last meeting
:20:22. > :20:27.in October. There were two controversial spot kicks last time,
:20:28. > :20:32.one considered by Angel Rangel, and then the Swansea boss Garry Monk
:20:33. > :20:39.said the officials had been conned by a dive, in sensing Mark Hughes in
:20:40. > :20:44.the process. Only Leicester and Spurs ahead of Stoke in the current
:20:45. > :20:49.form table. Swansea in their best run of the campaign after three wins
:20:50. > :20:53.in their last four matches. Confidence shouldn't be a problem
:20:54. > :20:59.for either side today. Arnautovic lets the ball run. Just for a moment
:21:00. > :21:10.it is alluded Fernandez. Still with Arnautovic. Must be and is, no
:21:11. > :21:15.offside. Afellay accepts the gift while Swansea look for the flag. Two
:21:16. > :21:21.or three Swansea players felt it had to be offside, but didn't look like
:21:22. > :21:26.it was. Certainly with the way the ball was crossed, it was never going
:21:27. > :21:36.to catch Afellay off. Nowhere if. It was so simple. -- no way. It was all
:21:37. > :21:40.about lack of concentration from the Swansea defenders, and Afellay on
:21:41. > :21:50.his 30th birthday celebrates his second Premier League goal.
:21:51. > :21:58.Another Stoke free kick, this time for the foul by Sigurdsson. I don't
:21:59. > :22:03.think you can complain about that decision. Stoke have been well on
:22:04. > :22:11.top here, but just one goal to show for their control of this game.
:22:12. > :22:16.Maybe it should have been two. Joselu peeling off his marker again,
:22:17. > :22:23.and with the time and room he had, he ought to have scored. Only
:22:24. > :22:27.Francesco Guidolin's 10th game in charge of Swansea, but already being
:22:28. > :22:30.asked about his future, and the odds seem to be against him being Swansea
:22:31. > :22:38.manager at the start of the new season. Lovely from Bojan. Terrific.
:22:39. > :22:43.Is there a finish at the end of it? There might be for Afellay! It
:22:44. > :22:49.deserved so much more. Delightful from Bojan. Drifted away from a
:22:50. > :22:53.couple of Swansea players as if they hadn't even been in his wake. A
:22:54. > :22:59.shame there was no finish at the end of what would have been a picture
:23:00. > :23:02.book goal from Stoke City. If anything, Stoke will feel that 1-0
:23:03. > :23:08.doesn't quite reflect their domination.
:23:09. > :23:23.Bojan, promising for Stoke. Bojan! Goal! He loves to score. A smile as
:23:24. > :23:27.broad as anyone inside the stadium. He can change a match. A little bit
:23:28. > :23:34.of room, and he went straight into the gap. The finish was unerringly
:23:35. > :23:39.accurate, a little piece of it from Fabianski, but never enough to
:23:40. > :23:44.prevent it nestling in the corner. It will take one heck of a comeback
:23:45. > :23:49.from Swansea to stop Stoke gathering three more points in this
:23:50. > :23:53.exceptional campaign. Still plenty of time for Swansea, but they
:23:54. > :24:01.haven't shown enough to demonstrate they can score once, never mind
:24:02. > :24:05.twice. Routledge does well, leaving Pieters for dead. Plenty of space
:24:06. > :24:14.for Routledge. The cross isn't bad. Sigurdsson. Oh, he scored! Swansea
:24:15. > :24:18.are back in it. Still half of the second half to go. He has been a
:24:19. > :24:23.real bright spark in a fairly average season for Swansea City.
:24:24. > :24:28.Gylfi Sigurdsson's 10th Premier League goal, and his shot had
:24:29. > :24:32.sufficient venom and the element of surprise about it. The debutant
:24:33. > :24:42.goalkeeper couldn't get anywhere near it. Swansea looked beaten, but
:24:43. > :24:49.are now anything but. 2-1. We can hear the genuine frustration around
:24:50. > :24:57.the Stoke City supporters. Sigurdsson, tried to take it in his
:24:58. > :25:03.stride. Dispossessed. Stoke want to mount a counterattack, but they will
:25:04. > :25:15.not. Kyle Naughton to Montero, in the side to Williams, and on towards
:25:16. > :25:20.Montero again. Back to his skipper. Paloschi on the turn, and he scores,
:25:21. > :25:24.Swansea are level! You couldn't have seen this coming 20 minutes ago.
:25:25. > :25:32.Stoke with a measure of control that seemed immovable. But how quickly
:25:33. > :25:38.football changes. Sigurdsson makes it 2-1, Paloschi, the substitute,
:25:39. > :25:45.2-2. What had been a quiet afternoon for the debutant goalkeeper,
:25:46. > :25:50.Haugaard, he has been beaten by two shots that have deflected beyond
:25:51. > :25:55.him. Stoppage time at the end of a really fascinating duel, as it has
:25:56. > :26:00.turned out. Joselu tries to win it. It was the kind of match that
:26:01. > :26:05.deserved a late twist will stop it didn't arrive, and it stays 2-2.
:26:06. > :26:15.We played well, but Stoke as well. The first time Stoke have been
:26:16. > :26:20.better in the first half, but my team better in the second, I think.
:26:21. > :26:26.The result was all right, OK for us. I'm happy because I saw my team
:26:27. > :26:33.played to win, to attack. Maybe we got a bit defensive when they got
:26:34. > :26:36.beginner shall goal back. -- they got the initial goal back. It was
:26:37. > :26:43.just the second shot on target in the second half, and we have been in
:26:44. > :26:47.to see the referee, and the linesman apparently told him that one of the
:26:48. > :26:51.Swansea players was in an offside position. He has made a movement to
:26:52. > :26:55.get out of the way of the ball, should have been offside, but we
:26:56. > :26:57.don't get too many of those decisions, unfortunately.
:26:58. > :27:01.Disappointed because we played well enough to win, but in the last six
:27:02. > :27:05.games, we have to make the best of each and every one of them. STUDIO:
:27:06. > :27:11.That was at the Britannia Stadium, not the liberty. Two changes for
:27:12. > :27:19.Swansea, and it made the difference. You have to give Guidolin credit.
:27:20. > :27:26.Montero and Paloschi change the game. You want them to have an
:27:27. > :27:31.effect, substitutes. A mistake, and Montero, who has been missing for
:27:32. > :27:34.large parts of the season, causes problems and eventually it comes
:27:35. > :27:40.into Paloschi and it was a wonderful first and second touch. Gets a bit
:27:41. > :27:45.of luck with the deflection, and the keeper can't do anything about it.
:27:46. > :27:49.That's what you need as a manager. You want substitutes to affect the
:27:50. > :27:54.situation, and they did. Stoke continue a good season and on for a
:27:55. > :27:58.record points total. Already four points better off than this time
:27:59. > :28:02.last year, and you have to say its progress for Mark Hughes who has
:28:03. > :28:07.done brilliantly at Stoke. Finishing ninth in the last two seasons. Let's
:28:08. > :28:10.see how it affects the Premier League table. Largely unchanged at
:28:11. > :28:17.the top with Leicester's lead down to four.
:28:18. > :28:24.Aston Villa could be relegated next weekend. Newcastle are six from
:28:25. > :28:29.safety after precious three points for Norwich. Sunderland stained in
:28:30. > :28:33.the bottom three after their fourth straight draw. On the back pages,
:28:34. > :28:40.the Sunday Times says Pochettino has urged his Tottenham side to steal a
:28:41. > :28:43.lead after they dropped crucial points at Liverpool. An explosive
:28:44. > :28:47.drugs story on the front page of that paper pointing the finger at
:28:48. > :28:54.several Premier League papers. Roy Hodgson quotes on the front page of
:28:55. > :29:01.the Sunday mail. And the Sunday express claim incoming Manchester
:29:02. > :29:04.City boss Pep Guardiola is targeting Luis Suarez. Gentlemen, thank you
:29:05. > :29:08.for your insights, always a pleasure. After another day of
:29:09. > :29:15.Premier League action, the men with the biggest smiles on their faces,
:29:16. > :29:22.Alex Neil and Claudio Ranieri. Gary, we are very happy!