05/03/2016

:00:08. > :00:12.Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

:00:13. > :00:16.COMMENTATOR: Goals came and went. And, Keegan.

:00:17. > :00:20.Look at his face! Just look at his face!

:00:21. > :00:23.Look at that. Oh, look at that!

:00:24. > :00:26.What a goal. Oh, what a goal.

:00:27. > :00:57.yet another twist in this fascinating tale. Manchester City,

:00:58. > :01:04.three league defeats in a row. Has Arsenal's Championship chance

:01:05. > :01:09.disappeared tonight? It's a big dent for Tottenham. The biggest smile of

:01:10. > :01:12.the night will be on the face of Claudio Ranieri.

:01:13. > :01:15.Hello, after more twists and turns at the top of the table,

:01:16. > :01:17.we could be in for the most exciting title race

:01:18. > :01:21.There's just 10 games for the leaders left and we have

:01:22. > :01:25.We've also got four Premier League winners' medals in the studio.

:01:26. > :01:31.Martin Keown will gladly tell Alan Shearer the split.

:01:32. > :01:33.We start with Martin's former club, Arsenal, who travelled

:01:34. > :01:35.to White Hart Lane for the most eagerly anticipated

:01:36. > :01:39.Despite those midweek defeats, both teams remain in touching

:01:40. > :01:43.distance of Leicester and a win for Spurs would take them top,

:01:44. > :01:58.Some have called it the biggest north London derby ever. Well, given

:01:59. > :02:03.the rich history between these two, that might be taking they hype a

:02:04. > :02:08.step too far but it's undoubtedly a huge Liz Smith big clash at the top

:02:09. > :02:14.of the Premier League. -- hugely significant class. Spurs make four

:02:15. > :02:19.changes, it is Kyle Walker and Danny Rose's don't start, Dembele is back

:02:20. > :02:21.from an injury, Dele Alli is bit and kicking off after making a big

:02:22. > :02:26.difference from the bench in midweek. There are four differences

:02:27. > :02:30.to Arsenal's team, from their own setback to Swansea three days ago,

:02:31. > :02:36.none those have started many if any Premier League games this season.

:02:37. > :02:41.There's a start for Kieran Gibbs, a second thought Danny Welbeck, and

:02:42. > :02:46.first time in the league 11 for Mohamed Elneny and David Ospina,

:02:47. > :02:56.what a game to come in with two with Petr Cech ruled out. -- what a game

:02:57. > :03:07.to come into. Kane helped it on, helped it on beautifully to Lamela.

:03:08. > :03:15.Kane again. Ali Lamah said. -- Ali Lamah said. If you were marking it

:03:16. > :03:20.down on a scar called you might have Spurs slightly ahead. Arsene

:03:21. > :03:24.Wenger's 48 game against Spurs as Arsenal manager. For Mauricio

:03:25. > :03:33.Pochettino, it's only his fifth north London derby.

:03:34. > :03:40.A good challenge by Gabriel. Des Walker, there's Lamela, that's a

:03:41. > :03:47.really good safe by Ospina. Lightning quick reactions. The

:03:48. > :03:50.biggest moment of the match so far. Lamela used the pace of the ball

:03:51. > :03:57.across. Ospina was quick enough as well.

:03:58. > :04:05.He has lost it, then gets his hands on the ball to get it back. The

:04:06. > :04:11.referee is quite happy for Spurs to get on with it, and now he'll bring

:04:12. > :04:14.it back and give them a free kick for hand ball and yellow card

:04:15. > :04:18.Coquelin as well. The presence of Alli and Dyer was too much for him,

:04:19. > :04:23.he took the laws and the ball into his own hands, quite early, although

:04:24. > :04:30.a defensive mid -- it's quite early for a defensive midfielder to be on

:04:31. > :04:34.a caution. Well back, teeing up Bellerin maybe. What a finish that

:04:35. > :04:40.is, a brilliant goal from Aaron Ramsey. That is so well taken.

:04:41. > :04:47.Arsenal make the first breakthrough on derby day. That is the away end

:04:48. > :04:52.of White Hart Lane. That is the only end jumping for now. It was a

:04:53. > :04:55.Tottenham tackle, that directed the ball into Danny Welbeck's Pask, a

:04:56. > :05:01.really good spot from Danny Welbeck and Bellerin but what about the

:05:02. > :05:07.finish. Facing away from goal, Aaron Ramsey, quick thinking, instinct and

:05:08. > :05:10.control. Arsenal have control. Tottenham Hotspur nil, Arsenal won.

:05:11. > :05:21.Nothing in the game other than the Arsenal goal, that's the important

:05:22. > :05:26.part at the break, it seems. Mertesacker won it, couldn't turn it

:05:27. > :05:33.Gabriel's way. Kane brought down by Coquelin. Coquelin is on a booking.

:05:34. > :05:38.And as Michael Oliver gone to his pocket? I think he has. Yes, the

:05:39. > :05:44.yellow card is out. And so is the red. And Arsenal might have a goal

:05:45. > :05:48.advantage, but with a long time to go in the game Spurs have a man

:05:49. > :05:53.advantage. Potentially a game changer. In trouble the moment he

:05:54. > :05:56.went down the slide, as soon as Kane touched it away, you knew what was

:05:57. > :06:01.going to come. There have been questions asked recently of Arsene

:06:02. > :06:11.Wenger's team and their ability to really scrap. Now, they have to.

:06:12. > :06:20.Alli's shot, deflected wide. A Spurs corner. Spurs really coming at ten

:06:21. > :06:27.men Arsenal now. In from Lamela, flicked across. A great save,

:06:28. > :06:32.Ospina. Kane is claiming it went over the line. He is behind the line

:06:33. > :06:37.there, now, of course the technology is place. How desperately close is

:06:38. > :06:41.that? That is as close as they come. There's just that tiny portion of

:06:42. > :06:46.the ball that is not over the line, enough to keep Arsenal in front.

:06:47. > :06:56.Room for Rose on the left if Dembele can hold it, and he can. It's Danny

:06:57. > :06:59.Welbeck who is chasing after Rose. Elneny's header, and Ospina hasn't

:07:00. > :07:04.managed to keep it in. A Spurs corner.

:07:05. > :07:12.Eriksen delivers. Lamela went for it. Over the line now, for what old

:07:13. > :07:19.-- for Alderweireld. Spurs level. And going for the Gunners. Lamela

:07:20. > :07:25.went for it, and it broke very kindly for Alderweireld. He finished

:07:26. > :07:29.more like a centre forward than a centre-back, buried it. His third

:07:30. > :07:32.Spurs goal. Surely the one that has meant the most so far. Spurs one,

:07:33. > :07:50.Arsenal one. Mertesacker was beaten to it by

:07:51. > :08:00.Alli. Kane, what a goal, that's an incredible strike by Harry Kane!

:08:01. > :08:04.Total turnaround. We've talked about hunger, Dele Alli demonstrated it

:08:05. > :08:13.there. He chased down Mertesacker. He kept the ball in and Harry Kane

:08:14. > :08:19.did the rest. And then some! Kane had one look up, hit it, curled it,

:08:20. > :08:24.Ospina is nowhere near it. Three or four minutes ago, Arsenal's world

:08:25. > :08:26.had started to rock but still looked solid enough. Now the ten men are

:08:27. > :08:41.down. Spurs two, Arsenal one. Walker going hell for leather down

:08:42. > :08:46.the outside. Kane, a shooting chance, just pulled it. He has

:08:47. > :08:51.already maintained his terrific record in north London derbies. Even

:08:52. > :08:57.though in relative terms, he is still a rookie in them. His header

:08:58. > :09:02.almost gave it to Dier, kept alive by Ramsey. Danny Welbeck was fouled

:09:03. > :09:06.by Dier, who is going to be the next name in the book. That puts him on

:09:07. > :09:10.to nine cautions for season, which means he is one away from a two

:09:11. > :09:11.match ban and there is a few weekends to go before the deadline

:09:12. > :09:21.passes. Arsenal showing a bit of spirit now.

:09:22. > :09:29.Deloraine, into Sanchez, Sanchez levels at! -- Bellerin, into

:09:30. > :09:33.Sanchez. Another goal that is superbly taken. Arsenal show their

:09:34. > :09:38.mettle, the ten men are back in the game. It could be a goal against

:09:39. > :09:42.Arsenal back -- it could be the goal that gets Arsenal back in the title

:09:43. > :09:48.race. He only has one shot at this and he takes it. In fact, it's since

:09:49. > :09:51.going down to ten men that Arsenal have really got forward and shown

:09:52. > :09:53.they are still in this, well and truly in it again now. Spurs two,

:09:54. > :10:04.Arsenal two. Kane nicely onto Eriksen and

:10:05. > :10:09.Mertesacker, stretches out one of those long legs to good effect.

:10:10. > :10:13.Giroud wriggled his way past the challenge of Dier and was being held

:10:14. > :10:19.back and they were making the point to the referee that Dier got a

:10:20. > :10:22.yellow card not so long ago. I don't think the referee will issue another

:10:23. > :10:27.one just yet, though you wonder if he hadn't got a yellow, might he

:10:28. > :10:32.have got one there? I think he might often. That is a let off for Spurs,

:10:33. > :10:37.it would have levelled it up, ten against ten. Eriksen tries his luck

:10:38. > :10:41.and he was nearly the match-winning hero for Spurs. Eriksen very nearly

:10:42. > :10:50.caught Ospina out, it's another good save. What a second-half we have

:10:51. > :10:55.seen at White Hart Lane. Gabriel, oh dear, what a calamitous way to lose

:10:56. > :11:00.it that might have been. How quickly was Gabriel's heart beating after

:11:01. > :11:10.this? Sliced off his shin pad, then a helpless stare back.

:11:11. > :11:17.Ramsey running through, Aaron Ramsey in on goal. What a good challenge by

:11:18. > :11:20.Kevin Wimmer, it will be an Arsenal corner but it was very nearly and

:11:21. > :11:26.Aaron Ramsey women. A lovely ball played through -- very nearly and

:11:27. > :11:30.Aaron Ramsey winner. What a vital challenge from Kevin Wimmer, he

:11:31. > :11:36.can't afford to get that even 1% wrong. It happens, sometimes it's

:11:37. > :11:38.more difficult to play against 10th and 11th. I feel disappointed for

:11:39. > :11:46.the last few minutes but happy with the effort. The sending off changed

:11:47. > :11:51.the momentum of the game. Did you have any argument is with the yellow

:11:52. > :11:55.card? We should not have tackles, unless you are completely sure, but

:11:56. > :12:01.I thought he was a bit behind. The regret is that Dier didn't get a

:12:02. > :12:04.second yellow but only the referee can explain that. I think we needed

:12:05. > :12:07.a performance like that after the couple of the feeds we have had. We

:12:08. > :12:11.needed to come here and get something and we managed to do it

:12:12. > :12:15.with ten men and the end. We should have finished the game off, got a

:12:16. > :12:21.third and fourth and it would have been a happy day but if you give

:12:22. > :12:22.topside is a bit of room, give them any chances to have

:12:23. > :12:25.topside is a bit of room, give them any chances to have a shot at goal

:12:26. > :12:27.they punish you and that's what happened today. Martin Kaymer you

:12:28. > :12:33.have participated in about 20 North London derbies and watched many

:12:34. > :12:36.more. This was a pretty good one, wasn't it? After 20 minutes this

:12:37. > :12:40.game really came alive, strangely I think both teams will be

:12:41. > :12:44.disappointed, certainly with Arsenal in control and a player sent off but

:12:45. > :12:48.once Tottenham went in front they would have liked to finished the

:12:49. > :12:52.game off. Arsenal played with two holding midfield players, a big

:12:53. > :12:56.change from their point of view. Honours even, Alan. It went the

:12:57. > :13:05.distance. If you had to make a decision who won on points, who

:13:06. > :13:09.would you have given it to? Although in the first ten or 15 minutes where

:13:10. > :13:10.Tottenham did very well and got off to a good start, Arsenal then got

:13:11. > :13:11.Tottenham did very well and got off to a good start, Arsenal then got

:13:12. > :13:14.the goal and frustrated Tottenham, very much like West Ham did in

:13:15. > :13:17.midweek. Then what they ended up doing, Tottenham, because they sat

:13:18. > :13:23.deep, Arsenal, started kicking it long into Harry Kane with no success

:13:24. > :13:26.and it kept coming back at them, no joy, easy headed for Mertesacker,

:13:27. > :13:30.then this happens. It's a stupid challenge, what on earth is he

:13:31. > :13:34.doing? Harry Kane has gone absolutely nowhere there. He is on

:13:35. > :13:37.the touchline then the game changes. Arsenal looked comfortable from set

:13:38. > :13:41.pieces until that point. What on earth are they doing there? All the

:13:42. > :13:46.defenders apart from one are in the six yard box, then 1-1. It looked

:13:47. > :13:54.dodgy again from set pieces, Harry Kane didn't really have a sniff

:13:55. > :13:56.until then, then he gets his confidence up. I don't know what

:13:57. > :14:00.Mertesacker is doing, take the ball out or take the man out and he takes

:14:01. > :14:03.neither out. Having said all that, that is a world-class finish. He is

:14:04. > :14:06.not offside, gives is keeping him onside, Dele Alli, it's a decent

:14:07. > :14:10.running but Mertesacker just has to deal with that situation there, get

:14:11. > :14:14.rid of the ball, but it into touch or put Alli into touch, one or the

:14:15. > :14:19.other. He doesn't do either. It's brilliant to watch from Harry Kane.

:14:20. > :14:26.Great technique, the crowd is now up, Tottenham are now at Arsenal,

:14:27. > :14:29.chances galore, having said all that I have to give credit to Arsenal for

:14:30. > :14:32.the way they battled back and a draw didn't suit either team. Not at all.

:14:33. > :14:34.I suppose Arsenal, on many occasions people accuse them of being a soft

:14:35. > :14:43.touch. No sign of that today? There was desire to get back into

:14:44. > :14:48.the game and quality to go with it. That impressed me. Arsene Wenger

:14:49. > :14:53.wants them to play football. Not at their best recently. A goal down

:14:54. > :14:58.here. Down to 10-men. Ramsey's ball. Look at this. Great pace from

:14:59. > :15:07.Sanchez. He could do better. Look at this. On the carpet, as Wenger likes

:15:08. > :15:12.it. Good pace onto it. Sanchez no goals, which say it is all. Arsenal

:15:13. > :15:17.deserve credit. Tottenham were lucky Dier didn't get sent off. It would

:15:18. > :15:22.have been 10-men a piece. Bellerin later on. Should have gone for that.

:15:23. > :15:26.Arsenal will feel really that they maybe should have gone on to win the

:15:27. > :15:29.game. They will be disappointed. Ramsey, when he plays in that

:15:30. > :15:36.central position, difficult to defend. Sometimes he's a liability.

:15:37. > :15:41.He was unlucky there. Great challenge. Denied Arsenal the

:15:42. > :15:45.winner. Fantastic game to watch, wasn't it? Livened up. Great to

:15:46. > :15:47.watch. Leicester City would have enjoyed

:15:48. > :15:49.watching at lunchtime as they prepared to take

:15:50. > :15:52.on Watford at Vicarage Road. A win for the Foxes and they'd

:15:53. > :16:05.be five points clear. COMMENTATOR: Watford's Holebas comes

:16:06. > :16:14.in at left back. Ake moves inside to centre-half. Outstanding Ighalo

:16:15. > :16:18.returns from his hamstring injury. Leicester's only change. They are

:16:19. > :16:25.guaranteed to be top tonight come what may. Win and they will be top

:16:26. > :16:29.by five points. Played well Watford at Old Trafford midweek. Unfortunate

:16:30. > :16:38.to lose to Manchester United. Holebas being played in by Deeney.

:16:39. > :16:41.Deflected. Holebas, who wasn't in the starting line-up, almost putting

:16:42. > :16:46.Watford in front in the opening seconds. Watford have been relegated

:16:47. > :16:50.in each of their last three top-flight seasons, they certainly

:16:51. > :16:57.won't go down this term. Simpson, for Leicester.

:16:58. > :17:07.Okazaki putting Ake under pressure. No foul there, Okazaki. That is a

:17:08. > :17:10.corner. Great foil for Jamie Vardy is Okazaki. Corner kick has been

:17:11. > :17:16.taken quickly. Curled in by Albrighton. Good save. It could be a

:17:17. > :17:24.tap-in, Okazaki. Ake saved the day. Albrighton is there. Holebas did

:17:25. > :17:29.enough. What a let-off here. Christian Fuchs had the sight of

:17:30. > :17:36.goal. Hit it well. Good save by Gomes. Ake to the rescue. Okazaki

:17:37. > :17:40.was following up. He has steered Leicester magnificently, calmly and

:17:41. > :17:49.charmingly to the top of the table. Mahrez, Watson in quickly for

:17:50. > :17:55.Watford. Nyom kept it away from Kante. Contact after the ball had

:17:56. > :18:03.gone. Watford have the free-kick. For that challenge from cant can. --

:18:04. > :18:07.Kante. Leicester always ask a question, two up in Mahrez and

:18:08. > :18:12.Vardy. That came with a good header. It clipped the woodwork on its way

:18:13. > :18:21.over. A good climb from Ake. Good header. It smudged the top of the

:18:22. > :18:27.bar. Kante. Ricochet might favour Vardy. He has the better of Prodl.

:18:28. > :18:33.Mahrez is onside. Vardy can't quite finish. Mahrez and Vardy, very much

:18:34. > :18:38.Leicester's A Team this season. Could not quite put them in front

:18:39. > :18:53.here. Ranieri thought it was going to be 1-0 Leicester. He wasn't the

:18:54. > :19:00.only one. Amrabat. Amrabat in the middle. Amrabat. It's going to come

:19:01. > :19:05.to Deeney! Straight to where Schmeichel was hoping it would go.

:19:06. > :19:06.Fell nicely for Deeney. That deflection favoured Schmeichel, it

:19:07. > :19:21.might not have done. Capoue. Suarez. Away from Drinkwater. Good

:19:22. > :19:27.run this by Suarez. Deflection. Did well, Schmeichel. Really good run

:19:28. > :19:32.this by Suarez. Picked it up here. Shrugged off the first challenge,

:19:33. > :19:37.and the second. The shot deflected. Watford having a terrific season.

:19:38. > :19:45.Overshadowed by the exploits of Leicester City, of course.

:19:46. > :19:54.Drinkwater. Schlupp to King. King to NGolo Kante. Wriggle, find Schlupp.

:19:55. > :19:58.Yellow shirts, working hard. King. Fuchs, a little bit of room now.

:19:59. > :20:07.Comes to meet him. A decent ball. Oh, the header put it back into

:20:08. > :20:15.trouble. Mahrez - scores! Fantastic Mr Fox. Riyad Mahrez puts Leicester

:20:16. > :20:19.in front. In a game of precious few opportunities. The first that has

:20:20. > :20:26.fallen the way of Riyad Mahrez ends up in the back of the Watford net.

:20:27. > :20:33.That header was ill-judged. That finish was beautifully judged.

:20:34. > :20:37.Leicester make the breakthrough. Riyad Mahrez, yet again, 16 goals

:20:38. > :20:53.for the season. Put a price on that one, if you will. Drinkwater.

:20:54. > :21:07.Good play by cant can. The referee will pull out a card here for Ake.

:21:08. > :21:14.Free-kick is a training ground routine -- Kante. Pushed out. King,

:21:15. > :21:26.still there for them. Schlupp gets the return from Drinkwater, into

:21:27. > :21:29.Morgan. Huth's header. Watford have failed to score in four of their

:21:30. > :21:37.last five Premier League matches. Here's Amrabat. Decent ball that.

:21:38. > :21:39.Ighalo sniffing. Leicester's two central defends were sleeping,

:21:40. > :21:44.Amrabat was hoping for a penalty, then got the shot away. He is still

:21:45. > :21:50.protesting, Amrabat, he might have had a penalty kick. Morgan and Huth

:21:51. > :21:54.both ended up on the ground. Amrabat reacted more quickly than Fuchs. Put

:21:55. > :22:06.it straight into Schmeichel's gloves. Here's Holebas for Watford.

:22:07. > :22:11.Taking on King. King slid a foot in. A hole at left back. Here is Mahrez.

:22:12. > :22:23.Mahrez inside Watson. Outside Watson. Still going, Gomes with a

:22:24. > :22:29.good save. Trying to catch a fish with a tea spoon, Mahrez. Have you

:22:30. > :22:33.to accept your' not going to do it. Abdi, Watson. Nyom. Good possession

:22:34. > :22:40.for Watford. Looking for way forward. Ball in towards Deeney.

:22:41. > :22:44.Brought it down well. Ighalo! Three, four opportunities Watford have

:22:45. > :22:51.created. Every one has gone straight at Kasper Schmeichel. The smile will

:22:52. > :22:59.break out on the Italian's face right now. They've done it again.

:23:00. > :23:03.Another hurdle negotiated. Leicester City have won again, they are five

:23:04. > :23:12.points clear at the top of the Premier League. Yeah, important win.

:23:13. > :23:17.Big battle. We knew that. Now, there will be only battle. There wasn't a

:23:18. > :23:26.big difference between Leicester and Watford today. The goal is for

:23:27. > :23:29.Leicester. Little bit tired about this situation. Do you get a sense

:23:30. > :23:37.that neutral supporters are all behind you? Yeah. Yeah. I feel this

:23:38. > :23:41.because a lot of people stop me on the way and say - if I don't win, I

:23:42. > :23:47.want Leicester to win the title. Thank you. There is a good energy

:23:48. > :23:53.behind us. If you work, play good, you can win the game, otherwise not.

:23:54. > :24:00.So I think we're in a good way. If you carry on like that, maybe some

:24:01. > :24:04.things are crazy. You keep doing those crazy things. Not for the

:24:05. > :24:08.first time this season the magician that is Mahrez was the difference,

:24:09. > :24:12.Alan It won't be the last time either, Gary. He is without doubt,

:24:13. > :24:16.for me, the player of the season. Absolutely sensational. He has to

:24:17. > :24:21.deal with this more and more often. He is dealing with it fine. Not only

:24:22. > :24:27.do two players get back to defend and go up against him, but it's

:24:28. > :24:29.three on this occasion. Ake, Capoue, Ben Watson, showing him where they

:24:30. > :24:34.want him to go. Take the ball off him. He didn't get frustrated. He

:24:35. > :24:39.kept wanting the ball and getting on the ball. Three players again, all

:24:40. > :24:44.around him. They know he is without doubt the danger man. They take the

:24:45. > :24:49.ball off him. Watford also tried to stop the supply line before actually

:24:50. > :24:53.got in to him by sitting someone in front of him. Just in the line

:24:54. > :24:57.there. The player has a look to see where he is. They stop it. Gets in

:24:58. > :25:01.front of him. They can't find him in the gap there. It comes out wide to

:25:02. > :25:05.Schlupp. He comes back inside. This time Watson is having a look to see

:25:06. > :25:10.where he is. Stops the supply line, again. But, as I said, you cannot

:25:11. > :25:14.keep a good man down. Ball out wide. Drifts in. They lose concentration

:25:15. > :25:19.for a second. Who is on the edge. Box? Him. A superb touch. An even

:25:20. > :25:26.better finish. Unbelievable that is, Martin. The way he changes the angle

:25:27. > :25:30.there. He shows there the patience. He didn't get chances, when he did

:25:31. > :25:34.and took it. Shows so class there. Player of the season. Footballer of

:25:35. > :25:41.the Year, do you think? He has to be up there? In the mix. Don't forget

:25:42. > :25:46.Vardy. 15 goals and 11 assists in the league, unbelievable in 28

:25:47. > :25:50.games, superb. We talked about Mahrez, Kante, we talked about

:25:51. > :25:54.Vardy. Of late, Danny Drinkwater has been consistent as anyone for

:25:55. > :25:58.Leicester? Impressed with him today. Roy Hodgson in the crowd would have

:25:59. > :26:02.been also. He is almost their extra defender. He recognises danger

:26:03. > :26:07.remember brilliantly. He doesn't just put it into the crowd. He has

:26:08. > :26:11.quality, calms himself down. A pass. Range of passes as well. I'm seeing

:26:12. > :26:16.him as an outside chance for France. Look at this for a pass - quality.

:26:17. > :26:22.On a sixpence for Albrighton. Sets up another attack. He's everywhere.

:26:23. > :26:26.He sees danger. Goes back to help his defender, Fuchs. Two v one hechl

:26:27. > :26:29.wants to get forward. He calms himself down. He recognises he has

:26:30. > :26:34.to play. That is the other side of the game. Follows on. Look at that

:26:35. > :26:38.for a crisp little pass. Dink to Vardy, running into space.

:26:39. > :26:41.Fantastic. He's infectious the way that he runs around for the team.

:26:42. > :26:46.This is late in the game here. He knows he has to get back. Got to do

:26:47. > :26:50.the hard miles. He wants to win a Premier League. Look at this. He

:26:51. > :26:53.doesn't want to give it away at a vital time in the game. Fantastic.

:26:54. > :26:57.If you remember when Roy was on here, about three weeks ago, I

:26:58. > :27:00.actually said to him about Mark Noble in the West Ham game. All he

:27:01. > :27:03.wanted to talk about then was Drinkwater. That tells you how much

:27:04. > :27:08.he thinks of him. He's been excellent this season. Nine games

:27:09. > :27:12.left, five points clear. It's beginning to look like it might be

:27:13. > :27:17.possible. What do you reckon, Alan I want to know whether you have a gym

:27:18. > :27:22.membership. Have you to start working on your pecs. You are going

:27:23. > :27:26.to be sitting in that chair, in your pants doing Match of the Day next

:27:27. > :27:32.season. If you don't get to the gym will lend you one of my missus'

:27:33. > :27:37.bras. That I will not do under any circumstances. Even if they win the

:27:38. > :27:40.league. Watford can't score at the moment? No they have dried up

:27:41. > :27:44.completely in front of goal. Two defeats. One away at Manchester

:27:45. > :27:46.United and then today. I think they will be safe, Gary, disaint poked

:27:47. > :27:50.with today's performance. OK. Two games down, we've six more

:27:51. > :28:15.intriguing match-ups to come. MUSIC: Surprise Yourself

:28:16. > :28:22.by Jack Garratt. Everton's new ownership has brought

:28:23. > :28:28.renewed optimism to Goodison ahead The Hammers now have their eyes

:28:29. > :28:32.on a Champions League spot, but hadn't beaten the Toffees

:28:33. > :28:42.in the last 15 Premier League COMMENTATOR: In recent times Everton

:28:43. > :28:46.have been indebted to Lukaku for preserving that incredible unbeaten

:28:47. > :28:53.run against the Hammers. He scored in seven successive games against

:28:54. > :29:02.them. There is one change for the hosts, Stones replaces Barry. Games

:29:03. > :29:06.Collins is the sixth absentee from the backline. Only alteration

:29:07. > :29:08.against the victory against Spurs which left West Ham a point off the

:29:09. > :29:21.top four. A sloppy ball, but Lennon did

:29:22. > :29:28.exceptionally well. Lukaku brings in Coleman, who has real licence to

:29:29. > :29:32.roam today. The first corner of the match is conceded by Reece Oxford,

:29:33. > :29:41.safety first from the teenager, and rightly so. The first corner of the

:29:42. > :29:46.contest, tried to climb high. McCarthy steadies himself and that's

:29:47. > :29:51.a lovely save from Adrian, who just sort of held himself in midair

:29:52. > :29:55.almost to push it over the bar. These two could meet in the FA Cup

:29:56. > :30:03.in the latter stages, and it being played like it's a Cup tie. Terrific

:30:04. > :30:10.tempo. Great ebb and flow. Here is BA -- Oviedo, now Lukaku, he has

:30:11. > :30:14.goal fight, and scores. Incredible record against them. You could have

:30:15. > :30:19.backed him before the game, I'm sure, and your money would have been

:30:20. > :30:24.safe. He just turned the young man Oxford, and found the finish off the

:30:25. > :30:34.far post, into the corner of the net. It is Everton one, it is West

:30:35. > :30:41.and nil. -- West Ham nil. A good turn from Mirallas. Terrific, he was

:30:42. > :30:46.clipped, I think. Well, actually, the referee says that they dive. My

:30:47. > :30:52.first view, I thought he was clipped, but Anthony Taylor is a

:30:53. > :30:57.dance-like close of the Diamanti says Mirallas took a dive. -- he is

:30:58. > :31:05.a lot closer than I am and he says Mirallas took a dive, and he gets a

:31:06. > :31:07.yellow card. Lennon turns Cresswell. Mirallas has gone into the area.

:31:08. > :31:15.Lukaku with hanging back on the edge. It's an Everton corner.

:31:16. > :31:21.Barkley with the outswing, Funes Mori doesn't get to it, Stones gets

:31:22. > :31:26.his forehead to it. It's kept alive by Coleman. Hit sitcom are unlucky,

:31:27. > :31:34.great save, Adrian, brilliant from Bartley. Mirallas hits it and that

:31:35. > :31:38.takes a deflection, Lukaku back in again. Absolutely sumptuous piece of

:31:39. > :31:39.skill from Barkley, and the save from Adrian was outstanding at the

:31:40. > :31:53.end of it. Now Mirallas. Two away to the right-hand side, but

:31:54. > :31:57.the pass was poor, and there is a late challenge here by Kevin

:31:58. > :32:02.Mirallas. This could be trouble. He is on a yellow card for simulation

:32:03. > :32:08.earlier. He is getting spoken to by Anthony Taylor, and he is walking

:32:09. > :32:13.the thinnest of tight ropes. It did look a bookable offence, I have to

:32:14. > :32:18.say, as Cresswell got this one away for West Ham. I think it's a second

:32:19. > :32:24.yellow. He's gone, Everton down to ten. And that earlier decision of a

:32:25. > :32:30.dive has cost Kevin Mirallas enormously, and Everton. The debate

:32:31. > :32:37.is whether or not he deserved the yellow card for a dive earlier, not

:32:38. > :32:41.for the second yellow. Almost an hour, Everton will be down to ten

:32:42. > :32:48.men in this game, but they are repelling West Ham quite well. On

:32:49. > :32:52.towards Lukaku, back to London. Brilliant from Everton, what a goal

:32:53. > :32:56.that is. Absolutely outstanding from Everton. A brilliant combination,

:32:57. > :33:03.Lukaku aren't Lennon, and Lennon gets his second goal of the week,

:33:04. > :33:07.poking it beyond Adrian. It's the 32nd time that Aaron Lennon has

:33:08. > :33:09.scored in the Premier League, and in none of those matches has his team

:33:10. > :33:23.ever lost. Tackled by Besic, forward it goes,

:33:24. > :33:32.from McCarthy. Everton have four forward in this attack. Still Besic,

:33:33. > :33:38.still Besic! It's on the edge, penalty.

:33:39. > :33:46.Well, we have had everything now, haven't we? Two goals, a red card,

:33:47. > :33:50.now an Everton penalty. It was right on the edge when Besic took a

:33:51. > :33:57.tumble. He tried to tiptoe his way through. Where was he caught? Gosh,

:33:58. > :34:05.that was close. Romelu Lukaku to give Everton a 3-0 lead.

:34:06. > :34:16.It's saved! It's saved, Adriana hero. Lukaku's penalty not the best,

:34:17. > :34:23.and Adrian, who made some heroic saves in an FA Cup tie against

:34:24. > :34:28.Everton last season, is at it again. Now Barkley. Besic again,

:34:29. > :34:36.energetically bursting forward, on towards Lukaku. Lukaku turns away.

:34:37. > :34:40.And a good stop by Adrian. He has made three, four, maybe five really

:34:41. > :34:42.important stops today, all West Ham -- or West Ham would have been

:34:43. > :34:58.finished. Up towards Payet on the volley,

:34:59. > :35:02.strikes the arm of Besic. No question he hits his arm, but could

:35:03. > :35:04.he possibly have got out of the way? He was only a couple of feet from

:35:05. > :35:16.it. Here is Noble. There is the goal

:35:17. > :35:23.West Ham have been seeking. Antonio with the header, and there's 12 and

:35:24. > :35:34.a half minutes, plus added time, to go. West Ham have halved the deficit

:35:35. > :35:38.now. Michail Antonio grabs his first goal for West Ham away from Upton

:35:39. > :35:40.Park, and there's genuine belief among the travelling supporters that

:35:41. > :35:47.they can get something from this game.

:35:48. > :36:01.Carroll goes towards it and the header is into the back of the net

:36:02. > :36:05.from Sakho. Two goals in quick succession, and West Ham have turned

:36:06. > :36:12.it completely around. And now, they will be eyeing the three points.

:36:13. > :36:16.Sakho, who only returned after three months out with injury midweek,

:36:17. > :36:27.returns with a goal today. It is 2-2, with around about nine minutes

:36:28. > :36:30.to go. Alberto Martinez has more than played his part by keeping

:36:31. > :36:38.Everton upbeat and positive, and going for the third goal. Claims of

:36:39. > :36:41.a hand ball against Kouyate, Anthony Taylor says no way, although the arm

:36:42. > :36:45.was a little bit away from the body and it did travel. Well, that's not

:36:46. > :37:02.a bad claim, is it? Against Kouyate. Up towards Carroll, headed away by

:37:03. > :37:06.Funes Mori and towards Payet, and Payet steals it for West Ham United

:37:07. > :37:13.and Everton hearts are broken. 2-0 down, a missed penalty that could

:37:14. > :37:18.have made it 3-0, and instead, it's West Ham who are gathering up the

:37:19. > :37:25.points at Goodison Park. Everton two, West Ham three. When you get a

:37:26. > :37:28.defeat you want to look at the opposition, that they have done more

:37:29. > :37:28.than you and they deserve to win over

:37:29. > :37:30.opposition, that they have done more than you and they deserve to win

:37:31. > :37:34.over the 90 minutes. Clearly, today, the feeling is very similar to the

:37:35. > :37:40.one we had this season at home. We have never had any sort of look, or

:37:41. > :37:46.breaks. The fact is if we had scored a penalty will you would've lost the

:37:47. > :37:52.game 3-4 - zero but you can't deny from the first minute we were the

:37:53. > :37:56.dominating side, and we were unlucky to go two down. I think the referee

:37:57. > :38:01.was very picky and didn't understand the game at all. You don't want to

:38:02. > :38:04.see it so early in the game, the referee feels there's not enough

:38:05. > :38:08.contact but it's not a free kick, don't give a free kick and that's

:38:09. > :38:12.it. We will come to those decisions shortly but what a fabulous game of

:38:13. > :38:17.football it was between two teams playing entertaining football, great

:38:18. > :38:23.to watch. You picked out one person in particular, that's Lukaku. He had

:38:24. > :38:27.quite a day of downs? It was like a basketball match, end to end,

:38:28. > :38:47.Lukaku when he's in the mood. Playing

:38:48. > :38:52.against a give and go from Lennon. Nice feet, puts into his path, 2-0.

:38:53. > :38:56.This is when he should have been a hero. The keeper is off his line, he

:38:57. > :38:59.should be more ruthless. He should have a hat-trick, gets his goal but

:39:00. > :39:04.he should have had a hat-trick. Great save, denies him at 2-0, and

:39:05. > :39:09.he was outstanding but you have to give credit to West Ham, the way

:39:10. > :39:12.they came back into the game. A busy day for the referees, Roberto

:39:13. > :39:19.Martinez not too happy with a number of decisions. Your view? Mirallas

:39:20. > :39:23.died, it's a yellow card whether you like it or not. He dived, he tried

:39:24. > :39:27.to gain advantage. He tried to win his team a free kick. You can look

:39:28. > :39:32.at the referee, he knows it's a dive. This is his second one, I have

:39:33. > :39:36.no complaints at all, when you have a yellow card you can't tackle like

:39:37. > :39:43.that on Pressel. He gets a yellow card and a red card. It shouldn't

:39:44. > :39:45.have been a penalty, he's outside the box, contacted outside the box,

:39:46. > :39:49.so I didn't think that was a penalty. Besic again, one more two

:39:50. > :39:52.penalty appeals, this one was definitely one, others I didn't

:39:53. > :39:56.think were. Kouyate has put it on towards the ball there because he is

:39:57. > :40:01.12 yards away from it, he hasn't got time to move it, so I thought it was

:40:02. > :40:07.a penalty -- he has got time to move it. Spectacular comeback from West

:40:08. > :40:11.Ham, they are Murdoch -- they are made of sturdy stuff these days?

:40:12. > :40:15.It's the manager, a change of approach, he brought Sakho want to

:40:16. > :40:19.go up top alongside him and Andy Carroll creates mayhem when he is in

:40:20. > :40:24.there. No doubt about it, all those is into the box, Antonio off the

:40:25. > :40:29.line, heads sworn in. Now Payet has got good quality players in their,

:40:30. > :40:33.he knows he can make the pass, and this is a wonderful pass that he

:40:34. > :40:38.puts in. Sakho gets his goal. Then right back in this game, they know

:40:39. > :40:42.they can pass it from deep. There's Carroll, he has the running Sakho

:40:43. > :40:45.that makes a little flick, a lovely flick, Payet who reads things so

:40:46. > :40:51.well and sees where the opportunities are. Bilic is thinking

:40:52. > :40:58.to himself, how good eye, the changes I have made? He can't

:40:59. > :41:01.believe it, a sparkling comeback from West Ham.

:41:02. > :41:03.Next to Newcastle and their game with Bournemouth.

:41:04. > :41:05.A win for Eddie Howe's side and they'd be 11 points clear

:41:06. > :41:08.of the Magpies while heaping further pressure on Steve McClaren.

:41:09. > :41:15.At St James' Park for us, Martin Fisher.

:41:16. > :41:22.Steve McClaren next two changes to the side that suffered its sixth

:41:23. > :41:27.consecutive away defeat on Wednesday with Perez and Riviere replacing

:41:28. > :41:31.Mitrovic and Gouffran. Josh King passed fit to start the ball must,

:41:32. > :41:35.but Harry Arter misses out with an Achilles problem, so Dan Gosling,

:41:36. > :41:42.who spent four years on Tyneside comes into their midfield. It's the

:41:43. > :41:50.eighth time these sides have ever met. Bournemouth have only won two

:41:51. > :41:56.of those. In steps shall be again, he has done well. Lines at the shot,

:41:57. > :41:58.where does it go? Just wide. Let to score for Newcastle since his

:41:59. > :42:05.January move, Jonjo Shelvey. His only game -- his only goal was

:42:06. > :42:15.against Bournemouth in the penalty spot. One win in their last five

:42:16. > :42:21.matches. Afobe, King waits in the box. It is back for Daniels to

:42:22. > :42:26.cross, up goes Ritchie, dealt with by Dummett. It will drop here for

:42:27. > :42:31.Smith. It is a better ball looking for Afobe, wouldn't quite fit but he

:42:32. > :42:35.still gets the shot away and the first murmurs of discontent sweeping

:42:36. > :42:40.across St James' Park. Good position taken up by Afobe, it wouldn't quite

:42:41. > :42:44.drop him quickly enough. Bournemouth starting the day eight points clear

:42:45. > :42:48.of Newcastle and the rest of the relegation zone, looking in to

:42:49. > :42:52.increase that with victory here today but Shelvey in the way. In

:42:53. > :42:56.steps Gosling. Shelvey goes to ground, dangerous but he got

:42:57. > :43:01.something on the ball. Gradel comes away with it. Afobe waits in the

:43:02. > :43:06.middle, deflects and its in off Taylor and Bournemouth take the

:43:07. > :43:13.lead. One of the three Geordies in this Newcastle team, the unfortunate

:43:14. > :43:22.man, good work here from Max Gradel, who stuck to his tax. Ding, -- stuck

:43:23. > :43:27.to his task. Nobody near to the cross that was delivered by King.

:43:28. > :43:31.Taylor, in his desperation to clear the danger, only manages to beat his

:43:32. > :43:35.own goalkeeper at the near post. It's a horror moment, it's the sort

:43:36. > :43:39.of thing that happens to you when you feel as though luck is going

:43:40. > :43:43.against you and you can't buy a win. A must win game, and his side Trail,

:43:44. > :43:58.with half an hour played. The flag stays down, Riviere hugs it

:43:59. > :44:02.across, a decent ball. Taylor is in the box, Taylor with the shot,

:44:03. > :44:06.deflected wide. If there is one man who would desperately want a goal

:44:07. > :44:11.today after what happened at the other end earlier in the half, it's

:44:12. > :44:19.Steven Taylor. The expression shows it all.

:44:20. > :44:34.Collected by King, it's two against two here. Afobe wants it, forced

:44:35. > :44:40.wide, it's a poor pass. Taylor away. Worth a shot, good save, Elliot.

:44:41. > :44:45.Can't help but feel that Bournemouth should have done a whole lot better

:44:46. > :44:50.than they did, two against two at times there and ultimately it was

:44:51. > :44:53.Adam Smith who chanced his arm. Steve McClaren admitted yesterday

:44:54. > :44:59.that he is in a fight to save his job. At the moment that job appears

:45:00. > :45:01.to be slipping through his fingertips, because this performance

:45:02. > :45:11.is not good enough. Janmaat with the approach. Back to

:45:12. > :45:19.him. Worth a shot. Good save by Boruc. First time that Boruc has

:45:20. > :45:27.been tested today. Janmaat, up from right back, with the effort. Space

:45:28. > :45:31.for Ritchie. Grabban made himself available. Ritchie. Here's King. In

:45:32. > :45:38.on goal. What a chance. What a finish! Is that the finish of Steve

:45:39. > :45:48.McClaren and Newcastle United? Listen to the boos. Joy on the faces

:45:49. > :45:51.of those Bournemouth players. Again, the Newcastle defence, shoddy. One

:45:52. > :45:58.or two step up, one or two step back. King onside. What a hammer

:45:59. > :46:01.finish that is. What a hammer blow for Newcastle United and their

:46:02. > :46:08.prospect of staying in the Premier League. A game described as a

:46:09. > :46:16."must-win" for Steve McClaren, as head coach of Newcastle. Does that

:46:17. > :46:28.goal mean the end of his short reign on Tyneside? Shelvey. It will run

:46:29. > :46:38.here for Perez. A great ball. Perez! Goal. Is the fightback on? Perez

:46:39. > :46:46.with 10 minutes to go. Breathes fresh hope into the lungs of

:46:47. > :46:52.Newcastle United. Quality ball from Jonjo Shelvey. He's definitely

:46:53. > :47:00.onside. It's a tidy finish, too. Boruc going to ground early. Perez,

:47:01. > :47:08.making sure it's on target. Newcastle 1, Bournemouth 2. Surman.

:47:09. > :47:13.Grabban stopped by Anita. It will run here for Perez. Wijnaldum,

:47:14. > :47:20.deflected wide. It goes the right side of the post from a Bournemouth

:47:21. > :47:25.point of view. Daniels. Grabban wants it square. Daniels takes on

:47:26. > :47:33.the shot and scores! Charlie Daniels, for Bournemouth. He puts

:47:34. > :47:37.Newcastle out of their misery. He settles the issue for Bournemouth.

:47:38. > :47:43.Look how easy it is here for Charlie Daniels. Sails forward and thinks -

:47:44. > :47:47.I might as well have a go. What a finish at the end of it. His third

:47:48. > :47:54.of the season. His first from open play. It's a huge day for

:47:55. > :47:59.Bournemouth. For their manager, Eddie Howe. I thought it was

:48:00. > :48:02.thoroughly deserved. I thought we were very good for the majority of

:48:03. > :48:05.the game. Made it look nervy at the end much the third goal was the

:48:06. > :48:09.icing on the cake for us. Technically, it was a really good

:48:10. > :48:12.performance. Could have been more. From our perspective it was tighter

:48:13. > :48:16.than it should have been. In the main, very pleased with everybody.

:48:17. > :48:20.It's been a great week for us that's seven That is definite points. Ly a

:48:21. > :48:25.performance, if we carry on like that, that's going down material.

:48:26. > :48:30.Without a shadow of a doubt. The only real positive is we got 10

:48:31. > :48:34.games to go. We know that, in the 10 games, we have to find the fighters.

:48:35. > :48:39.The crowd here can work one or two ways. I thought we wanted to

:48:40. > :48:43.dominate the ball and try and frustrate the crowd. For spells of

:48:44. > :48:48.the game we did that. I think, as I say, it can work two ways.

:48:49. > :48:52.Thankfully we got on top. You are confident you will get a chance to

:48:53. > :48:56.make sure Newcastle are in the Premier League? I hope so. I believe

:48:57. > :49:02.in what we are doing and our staff. I believe in the players with 10

:49:03. > :49:07.games to go. We are lucky it's not two or three. That's not good. We

:49:08. > :49:12.have been brutally honest, if we keep playing like that, this club

:49:13. > :49:17.will go down. Oh, oh. . We go. Can I say one thing first. Can you temper

:49:18. > :49:20.your rant with a little bit of praise for Bournemouth who I thought

:49:21. > :49:24.they were I thought Bournemouth terrific. Were fantastic. They have

:49:25. > :49:27.come up from the Championship and determined and will stay in the

:49:28. > :49:33.Premier League. Because of this. Because of their attitude. That is

:49:34. > :49:36.1-0 up trying to get men forward. Committing men forward and watching

:49:37. > :49:39.each other's backs. Defending, doubling up. They are determined

:49:40. > :49:42.that they are not going to let Newcastle in at goal. Working for

:49:43. > :49:46.each other. Scrapping for each other. Mitrovic comes in. Look at

:49:47. > :49:50.the players surrounding him? Look at the players throwing their bodies on

:49:51. > :49:53.the line. In contrast. Look at this. This is Bournemouth's second goal.

:49:54. > :50:03.One pass takes six Newcastle players out of the game. Have a look at

:50:04. > :50:09.Ritchie in the middle. He doesn't get the ball. Colback is on the

:50:10. > :50:15.half-way line. Ritchie is free on the right hand side. No-one is with

:50:16. > :50:19.him. Grabban look at the space. He is not doing anything whatsoever

:50:20. > :50:23.Lascelles. I cannot tell you what Taylor is doing. I don't know iechl'

:50:24. > :50:29.not sure he know what is he is doing. A massive error. That is

:50:30. > :50:33.brilliant from Bournemouth. Embarrassing from Newcastle United

:50:34. > :50:36.Steve McClaren in trouble? In massive trouble. He has to take his

:50:37. > :50:40.fair share of the blame. The whole club is a mess, Gary, from top to

:50:41. > :50:43.bottom. We have seen statements from the Chief Executive, the fitness

:50:44. > :50:47.coach saying how fit the players are. From the manager, from the

:50:48. > :50:50.captain and from the players today, backing the manager. If that is a

:50:51. > :50:55.performance to say we are backing the manager, they are really in

:50:56. > :50:59.trouble. There is no statements of intent on the pitch, where it

:51:00. > :51:04.matters. That is the problem. No Academy players coming through. The

:51:05. > :51:10.chief scout holds all, if not, most of the power with players coming in

:51:11. > :51:16.and coming out. Team lacks character, leaders. ?15 million

:51:17. > :51:19.striker. If they can't score goals, he is sat on the bench. That tells

:51:20. > :51:24.you where the problems lie with Newcastle. Everywhere. You with

:51:25. > :51:28.Steve McClaren with England. Has he got what it takes as a manager to

:51:29. > :51:32.turn it around? I thought he was an excellent coach. Not a manager for

:51:33. > :51:37.me. You are looking around now, nine defeats from 12. Keeps saying 10

:51:38. > :51:40.games to go. Looked like a rabbit caught in the headlights in that

:51:41. > :51:48.interview. With managers knocking around with the calibre of Moyes,

:51:49. > :51:53.Brendan Rodgers you wonder if they will make a change. I'm not sure he

:51:54. > :51:58.he has a say on players coming in and out. On the board is another

:51:59. > :52:01.bizarre decision. Let's move on. Come on.

:52:02. > :52:03.After three straight league defeats, Manchester City were looking

:52:04. > :52:06.to put their title challenge back on track and probably couldn't have

:52:07. > :52:08.asked for better opponents than Aston Villa.

:52:09. > :52:10.Remi Garde's side are winless from their last 13 games

:52:11. > :52:18.COMMENTATOR: No team has won the Premier League, having been beaten

:52:19. > :52:21.eight times in a season. Manuel Pellegrini refused to rule his team

:52:22. > :52:26.out. Amongst his changes today are the return after injury of Yaya

:52:27. > :52:31.Toure and a recall for Wilfried Bony. Aston Villa captain, Richards,

:52:32. > :52:37.makes 200 Premier League appearance ever his career. 179 were for City.

:52:38. > :52:41.He held a crisis meeting this week with Remi Garde following the 18th

:52:42. > :52:49.defeat of Villa's season against Everton. Could be a very tiring day

:52:50. > :52:54.for Aston Villa. Fernandinho. Aguero's onside. Had time to bring

:52:55. > :53:01.it down. Stilling Aguero. -- still Aguero. Well, somehow, Guzan got a

:53:02. > :53:07.hand to it. Terrific stop from the American. Far too much room for

:53:08. > :53:11.Sergio Aguero. What about those two touches? Aguero knew what he was

:53:12. > :53:17.doing. The faintest finger tip was able to tip it aside. You would

:53:18. > :53:23.think that would be the first of many for Guzan this afternoon.

:53:24. > :53:30.Toure. Clichy encouraged to make tracks.

:53:31. > :53:37.What a ball. Bony should have finished it off. Sensational

:53:38. > :53:42.delivery from Clichy. This is a striker's dream. Bony won't want to

:53:43. > :53:48.see that again. Back in the team, he should have marked it with a goal.

:53:49. > :53:52.He insists his team are capable of going on a winning run. The last

:53:53. > :53:57.team to win the title with eight defeats in the season was Everton

:53:58. > :54:02.back in 1987. Although that was a 42-game season. It's not been done

:54:03. > :54:10.in the Premier League era. City certainly pushing and probing.

:54:11. > :54:19.Here's Toure. Aguero. Guzan at full stretch once more, to keep out

:54:20. > :54:24.Sergio Aguero. Had to make the save. In charge of a team who scored have

:54:25. > :54:33.just 11 away goals all season. Six points from a possible 42 away from

:54:34. > :54:44.Villa Park. Lescott's block. A swing from Ayew. Clark, of all people.

:54:45. > :54:48.Then Ayew. Joe Hart was required. A little sloppy and scrappy from

:54:49. > :54:53.Manchester City's point of view. This fell kindly for Ayew. Hart had

:54:54. > :54:59.to be alert down to his left hand side. Good save from the Manchester

:55:00. > :55:07.City goalkeeper. Manchester City failed to score in six games this

:55:08. > :55:10.season. Aguero. Taking on Sissoko. The pullback was beautiful for

:55:11. > :55:19.Silva. He was trying to set up Toure! At last, for Manchester City,

:55:20. > :55:23.it has taken them less than three minutes of the second-half. It's the

:55:24. > :55:29.returning Yaya Toure to put them in front. . It was well-worked, too.

:55:30. > :55:35.Aguero at the heart of it. Had the awareness to see Silva. He, in turn,

:55:36. > :55:39.found Toure, who just guided it into the bottom corner. Guzan beaten.

:55:40. > :55:44.They held out for the first half, but for only three minutes of the

:55:45. > :55:49.second. Will that release the shackles from Manchester City? Silva

:55:50. > :55:57.leaves it for Bony. 'S looking for Aguero. Oh, it rebounded to him.

:55:58. > :56:04.Richards, in trying to make the defensive challenge, involved in the

:56:05. > :56:09.goal. He read the situation on the stretch. He hit it against Aguero.

:56:10. > :56:16.It rolled into the back of the net. City 2, Villa 0. Supports his club

:56:17. > :56:24.to the end. Certainly had troubled times in his day. Aguero.

:56:25. > :56:35.Oh, lovely lick linkup with Silva. Aguero! That was a goal of the

:56:36. > :56:39.highest quality. The understanding between Aguero and Silva there for

:56:40. > :56:42.all to see. A sweet finish as well from Manchester City's top-scorer.

:56:43. > :56:49.Lovely little scoop past. Look at the weight of the return ball from

:56:50. > :56:54.Silva. Straight into his stride. What about the finish? Once again,

:56:55. > :57:04.Aston Villa are looking at damage limitation.

:57:05. > :57:24.Silva. Sterling, Toure. Strength from him. Toying with Villa here. In

:57:25. > :57:31.a Vaz in towards Silva. Sterling! -- Navas. Four for City after just one

:57:32. > :57:34.goal in 13 games, Raheem Sterling was able to get his sixth Premier

:57:35. > :57:37.League goal for the club. Look at the cross here? Look at the

:57:38. > :57:48.defending? Sterling couldn't believe his luck. He expects a bit of effort

:57:49. > :57:50.and pride. He hasn't seen an awful lot of that since he took the job.

:57:51. > :58:03.Straight to Sterling. Iheanacho brought down. Manchester

:58:04. > :58:11.City penalty. No need to debate that one. Villa's day going from bad to

:58:12. > :58:17.worse. So Sergio Aguero, with the chance to complete a seventh

:58:18. > :58:23.Manchester City hat-trick. Can he add another match-ball to his

:58:24. > :58:29.collection? He can't. He can't believe it. Straight against the

:58:30. > :58:38.post. Guzan went the right way. It'll matter not in the outcome

:58:39. > :58:40.today. Well, Aston Villa supporters, 28 successive seasons watching

:58:41. > :58:45.top-flight football for their team it. Looks as though it's going to

:58:46. > :58:51.end with a women per. City 4, Aston Villa 0. It was important to be

:58:52. > :58:57.patient because the first half we created chances. Guzan made a good

:58:58. > :59:02.save. We dominate the game. We had good recovery of the ball. It was

:59:03. > :59:10.just a matter to change, to make some moments faster. We scored four

:59:11. > :59:17.goals. Can you make a fight of this? Yes. We still can, but every week

:59:18. > :59:22.I'm asking the same question. Of course, until the end we can do it,

:59:23. > :59:26.why not? We have to be realistic as well and if we play like the first

:59:27. > :59:28.45 minutings, we have a chance. If we play bike the second-half, we

:59:29. > :59:35.have no chance. Very comfortable for City and

:59:36. > :59:38.curtains for Aston Villa. All too easy, wasn't it? City didn't break

:59:39. > :59:48.sweat, to be honest. Villa did all right for 45 minutes,

:59:49. > :59:52.they got everyone behind the ball, there was effort and commitment from

:59:53. > :59:57.them. Everyone that behind the ball working, a very good tackle from

:59:58. > :00:01.Lescott. You are thinking at half-time they have got a bit of a

:00:02. > :00:06.chance, again, everyone behind the ball, good ball into Aguero. It's a

:00:07. > :00:09.good save from Guzan, I think Lescott on the line was probably

:00:10. > :00:16.getting anyway but then the second half comes and the spaces start to

:00:17. > :00:20.appear. As soon as this first one, there's space for Silva, we are

:00:21. > :00:25.starting -- we are sat watching this and thinking it could be four or

:00:26. > :00:30.five. Look at Agbonlahor here. 2-0 down already, what was he doing?

:00:31. > :00:36.Look at everyone walking around for Aston Villa. They have thrown the

:00:37. > :00:40.Tao Lin, they have accepted they are going to be relegated. No pressure

:00:41. > :00:44.on the ball, they have to give it a go. Good play from Silva and City

:00:45. > :00:49.and Aguero, a good finish, but it looks as if the Villa players have

:00:50. > :00:54.thrown in the towel, they have no chance of staying up. No chance, you

:00:55. > :00:59.would think. As for the title race, City are still in it, I suppose.

:01:00. > :01:02.Without doubt, they have a game in hand and I fully expect them to win

:01:03. > :01:08.that and go above Arsenal, so if Arsenal are in the race, surely Man

:01:09. > :01:14.City are. How do you see it? How do I see it? It's been a bonkers season

:01:15. > :01:17.already but I hope that Leicester do it. Me to.

:01:18. > :01:19.That wasn't the only big game in Manchester this weekend,

:01:20. > :01:22.as the Sport Relief 57 hour five-a-side battle came

:01:23. > :01:24.Featuring over 1,100 players and many familiar faces.

:01:25. > :01:29.It was a comprehensive 547-529 victory for Team Shearer.

:01:30. > :01:32.As part of its ongoing support, the Premier League is turning every

:01:33. > :01:43.The total raised so far is over ?370,000, and still rising.

:01:44. > :01:50.Well done, Alan, how are your legs? They are in bits, my knees, my

:01:51. > :01:54.thighs, everything. When it was put to me to play 12 hours I thought,

:01:55. > :01:57.you know what, I'll give it a go, it will not be too bad but it was

:01:58. > :02:01.agony. It's going to a fantastic course though, over 1000 people took

:02:02. > :02:08.part and it was absolutely brilliant. I saw you get a bit nasty

:02:09. > :02:11.at one point, the old Shearer came out! You got nutmegged for a start,

:02:12. > :02:17.that you getting not there. You didn't like that, did you? Watch

:02:18. > :02:22.this retaliation! That was 30 seconds later. What I didn't like

:02:23. > :02:27.was the taps me on the shoulder and said keep your legs, shut, sun, so

:02:28. > :02:29.that was my chance to take him out. A great effort. You can show your

:02:30. > :02:43.support. Well done to all involved for

:02:44. > :02:56.raising money for such a great cause and thank you for your donations.

:02:57. > :02:59.The real Goal of the Month is back on Sunday's Match of the Day 2,

:03:00. > :03:01.along with Crystal Palace against Liverpool and West Brom

:03:02. > :03:10.We've two live games next weekend, Reading against Crystal Palace

:03:11. > :03:13.on Friday night and Everton take on Chelsea on Saturday.

:03:14. > :03:15.The last time Sunderland travelled to St Mary's they endured

:03:16. > :03:21.They took on a Saints team looking to recover from back-to-back

:03:22. > :03:38.defeats. Charlie Austin is ruled out for a

:03:39. > :03:42.month through injury. There are five changes. Borini's reward for a

:03:43. > :03:48.stunning goal to rescue a point on Tuesday as a starting place today,

:03:49. > :03:51.Defoe is on the bench, Kaboul was at the back, John O'Shea's calf injury

:03:52. > :03:56.hasn't recovered sufficiently for him to play from the start. Sam

:03:57. > :03:59.Allardyce is yet to get the better of Ronald Koeman, he will hope that

:04:00. > :04:03.changes here on the south coast today. Ronald Koeman hasn't given up

:04:04. > :04:07.hope of a European spot but he was really furious with his side's

:04:08. > :04:14.defeat just down the road at Bournemouth on Tuesday night. Nodded

:04:15. > :04:23.down for Tadic, a good save from Mannone, and it's just over the top.

:04:24. > :04:28.Mannone denies the matchwinner at the Stadium Of Light, Tadic. Never

:04:29. > :04:32.relegated from the Premier League, may be the toughest task yet. Virgil

:04:33. > :04:45.van Dijk has gone through firmly N'Doye. The wrong foot, firm to the

:04:46. > :04:49.player, and takes a card. Khazri to take a free kick and Forster didn't

:04:50. > :04:56.get there. It's over the top for the follow-up bike Kirchhoff. Fraser

:04:57. > :05:00.Forster, but a little touch on its way to the woodwork, perhaps seeded.

:05:01. > :05:07.Khazri close to breaking the deadlock in the most unusual way. --

:05:08. > :05:15.perhaps it did. Romeu nipping in. Out by Davis. Here is Bert Rand, a

:05:16. > :05:21.low cross and Romeu was there and Mannone denies him. The Spaniard

:05:22. > :05:24.involved in that move early on, Bert Rand making good yardage on the

:05:25. > :05:31.left-hand side, and the sliding connection from the Spaniard,

:05:32. > :05:39.Mannone keeping it out. The rain isn't really lashing down now. A

:05:40. > :05:42.free kick given against Ryan Bertrand, difficult conditions both

:05:43. > :05:48.sets of players, the rain pouring in and even some hail. There you go, if

:05:49. > :05:56.you are the manager's but you'll get a blanket as well. -- brother. This

:05:57. > :05:59.is Borini on the volley, just over from Fabio Borini. He has scored one

:06:00. > :06:08.absolute cracker already this week, and he was very close to another one

:06:09. > :06:13.then. Ryan Bertrand is Borini, Borini almost gets the wrong side of

:06:14. > :06:21.him. Support from M'Vila, N'Doye in the middle, the shot parried away by

:06:22. > :06:24.Forster. It needed the feet of Clasie to get it away for

:06:25. > :06:32.Southampton. There is Borini, trying to outsmart Ryan Bertrand. With the

:06:33. > :06:37.help of M'Vila, then the save from Fraser Forster. Sunderland make

:06:38. > :06:41.their first change, N'Doye is withdrawn and on comes Jermain

:06:42. > :06:46.Defoe, their leading scorer. Still time. This is Borini, he has taken

:06:47. > :06:50.that really well. He needs to stand up strong and Fonte will be

:06:51. > :06:56.penalised here and the Southampton skipper could be in big trouble.

:06:57. > :07:02.It's a red card! Jose Fonte is sent off, drama with 11 minutes to play.

:07:03. > :07:07.Southampton are down to ten men. Kirchhoff's ball, Borini's touch in

:07:08. > :07:13.his stride and then Fonte, getting all wrapped around his man. The arms

:07:14. > :07:17.out, twisted round. You might argue he got some of the ball, he

:07:18. > :07:21.certainly took the man. He receives a red card and Southampton will play

:07:22. > :07:27.the final 11 minutes with ten men. What an opportunity this could be

:07:28. > :07:30.for Sunderland now. Van Aanholt and Larsson standing over this free

:07:31. > :07:35.kick. Van Aanholt to strike it, saved by Forster. The right side and

:07:36. > :07:44.a good height for Fraser Forster to deal with that one.

:07:45. > :07:53.A hand in there from Pelle. Just the two away wins from Sunderland, a

:07:54. > :07:56.window of opportunity here surely to snatch a third. Virgil van Dijk's

:07:57. > :08:08.header. This could break for Jermain Defoe.

:08:09. > :08:13.And Sunderland have scored! Off the bench, with a critical goal, and

:08:14. > :08:20.Jermain Defoe breathes life into Sunderland's relegation battle, for

:08:21. > :08:27.big Sam's men. Yoshida only just on the field, beaten to it by Kone, and

:08:28. > :08:30.Defoe does what he does best, finds the net, gives Sunderland the

:08:31. > :08:35.advantage, and there's only five minutes to play. He says his side

:08:36. > :08:43.can't keep clean sheets. Well, they need to now. Sunderland on the brink

:08:44. > :08:47.of a huge win. Romeu forward, Pelle. Support from Bert Rand, red and

:08:48. > :08:58.white shirts piling into the middle. Van Dyck! -- Virgil van Dijk. Virgil

:08:59. > :09:01.van Dijk may well have just rescued a point for Ronald Koeman's

:09:02. > :09:07.Southampton. The ten men piling the players forward and they get their

:09:08. > :09:15.reward. It's a good finish, as well. Nothing Mannone could do about that

:09:16. > :09:18.one. The pace on the finish and despite the extra defender on the

:09:19. > :09:25.field, the extra player on the field as well, Sam Allardyce's side can't

:09:26. > :09:29.hold out. Virgil van Dijk's third goal for Southampton, and what must

:09:30. > :09:34.he be thinking now? At this moment in time the dejection amongst all

:09:35. > :09:41.others is clear, in the dressing room, how important it was to see

:09:42. > :09:43.this game out, being 1-0 up and conceding a goal. We should have

:09:44. > :09:49.taken three points here today which would have made life so much more

:09:50. > :09:54.easier in the relegation battle. We showed character and belief. Still

:09:55. > :09:59.we stand on the pitch to get one point but don't forget the first 85

:10:00. > :10:04.minutes, because that wasn't the level of softened. When you are down

:10:05. > :10:08.and scrapping for results and you need that little bit of luck, a bit

:10:09. > :10:12.disappointed. We should have seen the game out, to be honest. Ten

:10:13. > :10:19.seconds to go and they score, massive disappointment. We throw so

:10:20. > :10:21.many good points away with good performances, is very frustrating

:10:22. > :10:28.but we can only hope that the performance will only ultimately

:10:29. > :10:32.bring us the results we need, very, very quickly. Sam looks a bit

:10:33. > :10:37.scrambled there, the emotional ups and downs, especially as a manager.

:10:38. > :10:43.It was Defoe who was nearly the hero, a super sub, no other player

:10:44. > :10:48.scores more off the bench. He comes alive in the box, you think a great

:10:49. > :10:52.result, 85 minutes, the job is done, but he is blaming O'Shea for the

:10:53. > :10:55.goal. Kirchhoff was on before him, playing in front of Pelle. Stopping

:10:56. > :11:00.any of the balls that were being peppered in from the him. Now he has

:11:01. > :11:04.a free ball into the front man, into Pelle's chest, not a lot O'Shea can

:11:05. > :11:08.do with this when he's behind him but he can do an awful letter -- an

:11:09. > :11:12.awful lot better from the cross that comes in. For a player of his

:11:13. > :11:16.experience, Virgil van Dijk has gone in from the back, a great finish and

:11:17. > :11:21.John O'Shea should do better. He knows that, Sam. 15 games without a

:11:22. > :11:24.clean sheet now. That's been their downfall. Southampton are tough

:11:25. > :11:37.opponents, going through a pretty solid spell.

:11:38. > :11:40.Alan, Sunderland are grinding under Big Sam, aren't they? You look at

:11:41. > :11:43.they are given hope and I mentioned Newcastle before, nothing really to

:11:44. > :11:45.hope for. At least for some they are working, going in the right

:11:46. > :11:49.direction, strong, tough to beat, in two games time it is Sunderland and

:11:50. > :11:52.Newcastle, one of them will stay up, I think.

:11:53. > :11:54.Swansea's impressive win at Arsenal provided a bit of breathing space

:11:55. > :11:56.for them at the bottom, while opponents Norwich

:11:57. > :11:58.are still struggling after seven defeats in eight.

:11:59. > :12:12.With Guidolin absent, Alan Curtis takes charge. The Italian has picked

:12:13. > :12:20.the team from his hospital bed. Six changes from the Emirates. Two

:12:21. > :12:24.changes from Norwich, Steven Naismith comes in, Gary O'Neil

:12:25. > :12:31.replaces the injured Tettey, as Alex Neil switches to a back four. It's a

:12:32. > :12:36.big match at the bottom, and the top man in the game is here to see it,

:12:37. > :12:40.recently elected Fifa president, Gianni Infantino has made the short

:12:41. > :12:45.trip from Cardiff, where he was attending a meeting yesterday. Alex

:12:46. > :12:49.Neil believes this Norwich lose this one they can pretty much forget

:12:50. > :12:52.about catching Swansea, and it will be just about competing against the

:12:53. > :13:00.likes of Newcastle and Sunderland at the bottom. Good hit, a decent save

:13:01. > :13:03.at the near post from Lukasz Fabianski. Nathan Redmond, who

:13:04. > :13:06.scored his first goal since October against Chelsea in midweek with the

:13:07. > :13:13.first real shot in anger this afternoon. Sigurdsson on four Ayew,

:13:14. > :13:18.who has done well to bring it down, but loses out to Johnny Howson.

:13:19. > :13:23.Howson towards Naismith, for Cameron Jerome. Fabianski with a solid save.

:13:24. > :13:27.Probably the best sight of goal that Norwich have had all afternoon.

:13:28. > :13:33.Always a safe you would expect Lukasz Fabianski to make. Alan

:13:34. > :13:36.Curtis said irrespective of what happens at Arsenal, Swansea's next

:13:37. > :13:40.three games were always going to be the defining once for them, with

:13:41. > :13:43.Bournemouth and Villa to come after this.

:13:44. > :13:59.Jerome hits it straight. Ayew has Paloschi in the centre, goes down on

:14:00. > :14:04.the edge and goal kick is the award. He came across to make the block.

:14:05. > :14:10.It's right on the edge of the penalty area. Ayew cuts inside,

:14:11. > :14:19.Klose takes a bit of a gamble, his leg is out, you know. That falls for

:14:20. > :14:23.Redmond, Pinto is on his bike here. Pinto is still going. Routledge,

:14:24. > :14:29.with good tracking back, and not a bad pass either, to send Sigurdsson

:14:30. > :14:34.on the chase. Gylfi Sigurdsson come are plenty of support, almost

:14:35. > :14:42.threaded it through for Barrow. It comes for Cork, now Fer, who can hit

:14:43. > :14:46.them. Fer has picked up Sigurdsson, 1-0 Swansea. Joyful Alan Curtis, as

:14:47. > :14:53.Gylfi Sigurdsson scores what could be a huge goal for both Swansea and

:14:54. > :14:59.Norwich City. Cool as you like from the Icelandic midfielder. His eighth

:15:00. > :15:06.goal of the season, and his six in Swansea's last ten league games.

:15:07. > :15:13.Leroy Fer, the ex-Norwich player the assist. Francesco Guidolin would be

:15:14. > :15:14.very proud of the passion shown by his Debaty this afternoon, Alan

:15:15. > :15:23.Curtis. -- deputy. They are the only team in the

:15:24. > :15:38.Premier League this season yet to keep a clean sheet away from home.

:15:39. > :15:49.This is certainly in Sigurdsson's range. He's going to chances his arm

:15:50. > :15:54.here. Here. It's Sigurdsson. Oh! It was nearly splendid. Ruddy palm it

:15:55. > :15:58.is behind. Sigurdsson showing his quality from dead ball situations,

:15:59. > :16:08.over the wall, and almost under the bar. Norwich in a hurry. Here's

:16:09. > :16:12.Russell Martin. Now, Redmond. Norwich with plenty forward, as they

:16:13. > :16:17.have to do. Redmond. Stands it up to the far-post. Bamford's up there.

:16:18. > :16:26.Hoolahan looking for it. Williams away. Back in by Gary O'Neil.

:16:27. > :16:32.Norwich coming on strong late on. There's no flag here against

:16:33. > :16:38.Hoolahan. Still Hoolahan. Looking for the angle. Redmond. In to

:16:39. > :16:45.Fernandez. That's a poor clearance, and Redmond! He's a whisker away

:16:46. > :16:48.from levelling for Norwich. Woin Routledge will be the most relieved

:16:49. > :16:55.man inside the Liberty Stadium after putting that chance on a plate for

:16:56. > :17:05.Nathan Redmond. Hoolahan. In towards Bamford. No foul. It's still

:17:06. > :17:15.Bamford! Well, Patrick Bamford with a lovely swivel of the hip.

:17:16. > :17:21.Fabianski, down quickly. O'Neil, up towards Mbokani. Into trouble there.

:17:22. > :17:26.Mbokani. Releasing Hoolahan. Early bam in towards Bamford! Another

:17:27. > :17:30.decent chance for Patrick Bamford. A good ball in from Hoolahan. Bamford

:17:31. > :17:36.rising, just couldn't get the angle he was looking for. Swansea edging

:17:37. > :17:43.closer to safety in the safe hands of Alan Curtice. Strange game. The

:17:44. > :17:46.fist half was poor probably from both sides. Upped the game

:17:47. > :17:51.second-half. Got the goal. I think we were hanging on a little bit at

:17:52. > :17:54.the end. I guess it's probably two teams desperate for the I don't

:17:55. > :17:58.think points. There was anything in the match. I don't think Swansea was

:17:59. > :18:03.the better side. I think it was pretty even. We had opportunities at

:18:04. > :18:06.the end. To be honest, I've been saying the same things for the last

:18:07. > :18:10.three or four games. They managed to get the goal, we don't. How

:18:11. > :18:13.fortunate are you to Alan Curtice when you have the situation with the

:18:14. > :18:18.manager being in hospital at the moment? Yeah. He has a lot of

:18:19. > :18:22.experience. Unfortunate what's happened to the manager. Hopefully,

:18:23. > :18:26.he'll get better over the weekend. I think it's very good to have someone

:18:27. > :18:31.like Curtice who knows the club and knows what it means to the city. As

:18:32. > :18:35.I said, he's very experienced and brings that calmness that we Another

:18:36. > :18:40.win for need. Swansea. Nine points clear of the drop-zone. Norwich,

:18:41. > :18:44.problems, Alan? Yeah. Problems with the way they conceded the goal,

:18:45. > :18:50.Gary. Trying to attack down the right hand side. Pinto gets the

:18:51. > :18:56.ball. Attacking full-back. Brill yanlt from Routledge, tracking back.

:18:57. > :19:03.Redmond is, there. He doesn't track back. O'Neil does, he fills in as

:19:04. > :19:07.right back. He follows the back. He slips over. Time to get up. Look at

:19:08. > :19:12.Pinto and Redmond. Not bothering the at all to get back and cover him.

:19:13. > :19:17.The ball eventually falls to him. He is free. If there is one guy who you

:19:18. > :19:23.can't leave free it's him. Look. So much space. Finish, 1-0, game over.

:19:24. > :19:26.That is the difference. That is the difference. Norwich had chances to

:19:27. > :19:30.get back in. They missed a few. That is the difference. Swansea on a

:19:31. > :19:35.decent run. Their manager picked the team from his hospital bed. He will

:19:36. > :19:39.be encouraged and help him on the road to recovery? 100%. Alan is

:19:40. > :19:44.great to turn to into this situation. Six points in a week,

:19:45. > :19:47.Gary. Sigurdsson, really a player so underrated. Eight goals now he

:19:48. > :19:50.grabbed this season. They came into form at the right time. Sglm scores

:19:51. > :19:53.great goals as well. Chelsea are displaying a run of form

:19:54. > :19:56.worthy of champions - 11 games unbeaten since Guus Hiddink

:19:57. > :19:58.took charge, just one off a Premier League record

:19:59. > :20:00.for a new manager. Stoke City have hit their straps too

:20:01. > :20:03.with three straight wins. At Stamford Bridge

:20:04. > :20:08.for us, John Roder. COMMENTATOR: Eden Hazard hasn't

:20:09. > :20:14.scored in the Premier League since last May. Only two goals all season

:20:15. > :20:18.compared to the 19 he got last year when he was he voted Player of the

:20:19. > :20:22.Year. Willian returns to the starting line-up. Diego Costa has a

:20:23. > :20:29.slight injury but should be fit for the Champions League in midweek.

:20:30. > :20:33.Arnautovic got the goal back in November. Diouf replaces Walters. 15

:20:34. > :20:35.appearances in all competitions without a goal for the Senegal

:20:36. > :20:55.international. He picked it up. Diouf. In towards

:20:56. > :20:59.Diouf. What a chance for Stoke. Diouf making the run through the

:21:00. > :21:03.middle. Able to get on the end of the cross. Without a goal since late

:21:04. > :21:12.September, Diouf. That was an excellent chance. Flag stays down.

:21:13. > :21:17.Shaqiri. Arnautovic at the near-post. Diouf! It was always

:21:18. > :21:22.going wide, as Arnautovic tried to squeeze it in from a very tight

:21:23. > :21:31.angle indeed. Two great chances for Stoke in this first half. Diouf,

:21:32. > :21:50.unable to take either of them. Hazard. Cahill. Afellay. Matic.

:21:51. > :21:54.Traore. Oh, brilliant. Utterly brilliant from Armand Traore.

:21:55. > :21:58.Chelsea make the breakthrough. The 20-year-old, on only his second

:21:59. > :22:05.Premier League start, he gets the opening goal. -- Traore. Traore

:22:06. > :22:10.making room for himself. There was no way that Jack Butland was going

:22:11. > :22:15.to get anywhere near this. It flies past the Stoke keeper. Chelsea 1,

:22:16. > :22:19.Stoke 0. Stoke had the better chances, up to that goal. How Costly

:22:20. > :22:35.will those two misses from Diouf be? Arnautovic palmed away by Courtois.

:22:36. > :22:39.The follow-up is over. It was just Cameron on the end of Courtois'

:22:40. > :22:48.punch away. He couldn't keep his header down. Wollscheid. Shaqiri.

:22:49. > :22:54.Shaqiri - brilliant save from court kour. That was heading for the

:22:55. > :23:02.bottom corner. Xherdan Shaqiri burst away. -- Courtois. Courtois was able

:23:03. > :23:08.to get a hand to it. Quickly dispossessed by Traore. He's got

:23:09. > :23:12.Willian up ahead with him. Willian, now.

:23:13. > :23:19.Butland with the save. Both goalkeepers called into action in

:23:20. > :23:30.quick succession. Butland right behind the effort from Willian

:23:31. > :23:35.though. Getting away from Whelan with ease. Willian with the ball

:23:36. > :23:44.across. Set up there for Remy. Stoke able to get it away. Loftus-Cheek.

:23:45. > :23:47.Appeals for a penalty. Goal kick. That was according to Mark

:23:48. > :23:51.Clattenburg. Not one single Chelsea player going to the referee to

:23:52. > :23:59.question the lack of a decision in their favour here.

:24:00. > :24:10.Shaqiri two, in the middle. Towards Arnautovic. Diouf! 1-1. Stoke are

:24:11. > :24:15.back on level terms. Diouf, who missed two glorious chances in the

:24:16. > :24:28.first half, has made amends. The word from the technical area is that

:24:29. > :24:32.Diouf was will be toe placed. His heat header with Courtois in

:24:33. > :24:37.no-man's land. The ball in. Courtois's clearance. Diouf keeps

:24:38. > :24:42.his composure it is level at Stamford Bridge. Hardly ever seen

:24:43. > :24:46.this. His last touch of the ball is to score. Now he's been replaced. He

:24:47. > :25:02.signs off in style. Fabregas. Remy, brings in Baba.s

:25:03. > :25:09.chance of a shot from distance. Butland behind it. It was looking

:25:10. > :25:22.that that Baba was going to unleash a shot, and so it proved. Pieters.

:25:23. > :25:30.Imbula. Still going, Imbula. Wonderful run. Imbula. Able to pull

:25:31. > :25:34.it back. Bojan. Can he get a shot away? He can. Courtois with the

:25:35. > :25:40.save. A real scare for Chelsea there. Magnificent run here from

:25:41. > :25:44.Imbula. Looked at though it might go out of play there, not so. Bojan

:25:45. > :25:51.forced wide in an toefrt try to get his shot away. We got the fist goal,

:25:52. > :25:55.beautiful goal off Traore. Decisive not to have the second goal through

:25:56. > :26:01.the Pam on Oscar, it was clear to see that. Any referee will give a

:26:02. > :26:05.free-kick when it's outside the box. But it was incompetent side the box.

:26:06. > :26:10.He decided clearly not. But it was - contigency was a key point. From

:26:11. > :26:16.there on I think Stoke got a lot of encouragement. An equaliser, we are

:26:17. > :26:20.grateful for that. I didn't think it was what we deserved. We deserved

:26:21. > :26:24.more on the day. Excellent away performance. Took the game to

:26:25. > :26:28.Chelsea. Maybe we were encouraged by the team they picked and took that

:26:29. > :26:32.as motivation. In the end we got a point. It was the least we deserved

:26:33. > :26:36.today. Another good effort from Stoke. We have seen great goals this

:26:37. > :26:39.evening, no question about that. Traore's was right up there.

:26:40. > :26:44.Fabulous effort, Martin? Fantastic effort. I think, four goals in the

:26:45. > :26:50.last five appearances. We don't see a lot of him. When we do, he has

:26:51. > :26:55.quality. Good movement. I think one is unlucky. Comes on his right foot.

:26:56. > :27:00.As we see in a minute. We see how good his left foot is, like a wand.

:27:01. > :27:04.Stuck to his foot the ball. He hits it, he spanks it. It stays hit. Some

:27:05. > :27:10.finish from a young man. Brilliant. Great finish. I'm hearing good

:27:11. > :27:17.things they think a lot about him at Chelsea. Absolutely. Interesting, I

:27:18. > :27:22.mean, Guss has that report, 12 games unbeaten from that match could have

:27:23. > :27:24.lost it right at the end. He rested Costa, presumably because of the

:27:25. > :27:28.Champions League? You would think so. He's pivotal to their chances of

:27:29. > :27:32.getting through that game. It made sense, I think, to rest him if he is

:27:33. > :27:35.carrying an injury? Given the fact that Chelsea mid-table this season

:27:36. > :27:39.as well. Yes. Stoke, mart incompetent, they are on something

:27:40. > :27:45.of a roll, aren't they, going well? You have to sake Mark Hughes, every

:27:46. > :27:48.time you look up Butland issic maing an outstanding save. Of a lay,

:27:49. > :27:57.Arnautovic, they are growing in strength. I think they have a chance

:27:58. > :28:01.of getting into the Europa League spot -- Aellay. You You never know

:28:02. > :28:08.who will qualify for that competition. Brilliant to see. Good.

:28:09. > :28:12.OK. I thought you were going to say something, to be perfectly honest

:28:13. > :28:15.we're just about out of time anyway. I would have to jump in anyway.

:28:16. > :28:22.Thinking about that bra. Thank you very much.

:28:23. > :28:25.Leicester are now five points clear at the top after they won and Spurs

:28:26. > :28:29.Manchester City have cut the gap on the leading trio to two points,

:28:30. > :28:32.while West Ham have risen to fifth, just a point further back.

:28:33. > :28:34.Aston Villa, Newcastle and Norwich all lost,

:28:35. > :28:36.which allowed Sunderland to move a point clear

:28:37. > :28:39.But victories for Swansea and Bournemouth mean the bottom four

:28:40. > :28:51.A look at Sunday's back pages. The mail On Sunday. Steve McClaren's

:28:52. > :28:57.determination to hang on to his job at Newcastle the Sunday Telegraph

:28:58. > :29:01.say they are lining up David Moyes. The Sunday Times says that Chelsea

:29:02. > :29:03.have their eye on Tottenham's Pochettino as a potential next

:29:04. > :29:09.permanent boss. So five points clear

:29:10. > :29:11.with nine games to go. This actually might

:29:12. > :29:19.happen, you know. I might even need Mrs Shearer's bra,

:29:20. > :29:26.goodbye.