:00:00. > :00:08.Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
:00:09. > :00:14.COMMENTATOR: Goals came and went. And, Keegan.
:00:15. > :00:16.Look at his face! Just look at his face!
:00:17. > :00:20.Look at that. Oh, look at that!
:00:21. > :00:24.What a goal. Oh, what a goal.
:00:25. > :01:04.Hello, there may only be three matches in the Barclays Premier
:01:05. > :01:07.League, but they could well turn out to be key ones at both ends
:01:08. > :01:10.In the studio, plenty of big match experience in the shape
:01:11. > :01:14.of Jermain Jenas and Trevor Sinclair.
:01:15. > :01:17.Let's start at the Vitality Stadium where Bournemouth and Swansea both
:01:18. > :01:20.knew that three points would move them a long way towards safety.
:01:21. > :01:22.Eddie Howe's side were looking for back-to-back wins at home
:01:23. > :01:33.COMMENTATOR: Well Eddie Howe won't admit it but Premier League survival
:01:34. > :01:36.is within touching distance for Bournemouth. 37 points has been
:01:37. > :01:42.enough to secure Premier League safety in each of the last four
:01:43. > :01:47.seasons. Both clubs are already tantalisingly close to that tally.
:01:48. > :01:52.Bournemouth name the same side that deepened the gloom on Tyneside last
:01:53. > :01:59.week with Dan Gosling downpour advertising for the injured Harry
:02:00. > :02:02.Arter in midfield. Joshua King and Afobe forming a danger partnership.
:02:03. > :02:10.Swansea have made a couple of changes. One enforced. Fer in
:02:11. > :02:16.midfield having made impact as a sub in the win over Norwich. Barrow
:02:17. > :02:22.replacing Ayew, he is out with an ankle injury. Here's Surman. One of
:02:23. > :02:31.two ever presence in the Bournemouth side. Max Gradel. Away from Barrow.
:02:32. > :02:37.Decent ball in as well. King trying to make something of it. Well, Max
:02:38. > :02:42.Gradel, who has missed a huge chunk of this season with a knee injury,
:02:43. > :02:49.already producing a quality centre there for Joshua King. Leroy Fer.
:02:50. > :02:54.Rangel to his right, in lots of room. The pass slightly delayed.
:02:55. > :02:57.Rangel now with work to do. Bournemouth have plenty of bodies
:02:58. > :03:09.back behind the ball. Sigurdsson. Rangel's gone for the return.
:03:10. > :03:17.Bournemouth felt that Cork had used his hand. The referee didn't see it.
:03:18. > :03:24.It might not count now has Gradel bears down on ground. Took too long.
:03:25. > :03:28.Fouled in the end by Fernandez. Confused as to why Gradel didn't
:03:29. > :03:31.release the ball earlier. Having delayed he was scared his colleagues
:03:32. > :03:38.were running into offside positions. Bournemouth will settle for this
:03:39. > :03:41.free-kick. Surman might just fancy teasing this to the back post. He
:03:42. > :03:46.goes for goal. Good effort, against the post. I think Fabianski probably
:03:47. > :03:51.had it covered anyway. It would have been something of a rarity for
:03:52. > :03:55.Andrew Surman. His last goal was at Nottingham Forest, over a year ago.
:03:56. > :04:06.Rangel. Barrow has the pace to get away from Daniels, and then goes
:04:07. > :04:15.down. Now then, this angle should provide some clarity. Barrow too
:04:16. > :04:24.quick for Daniels. Does he get the ball before the player? Does he get
:04:25. > :04:28.anything of the ball, in fact? Alan Curtis again patrolling the
:04:29. > :04:31.technical area for Swansea today. Curtis again patrolling the
:04:32. > :04:35.Francesco Guidolin left hospital today but not considered well enough
:04:36. > :04:38.to be on match duty this afternoon. Pushed away by Fabianski it. Will
:04:39. > :04:43.drop for Gradel. Pushed away by Fabianski it. Will
:04:44. > :04:48.the lead. Oh, Max Gradel will enjoy that. He went on record as saying at
:04:49. > :04:54.times during his recovery he felt that he wanted to give up the game.
:04:55. > :04:57.But he's come back this month and made a real impact. None more so
:04:58. > :05:04.than this goal here. Fabianski came, needed to do better with the push
:05:05. > :05:10.away. It fell invitingly to Max Gradel. The Ivorian slots it home.
:05:11. > :05:12.In truth, it's no more than Bournemouth deserve. They had the
:05:13. > :05:14.better of the opening exchanges here. Max Gradel gives them the
:05:15. > :05:28.lead. Bournemouth 1, Swansea City 0. Tony Pulis, the West Bromwich Albion
:05:29. > :05:36.manager. Very much involved in the Bournemouth story not so long ago.
:05:37. > :05:39.Paloschi. Fer. Barrow to his right. Swansea have two in the box at the
:05:40. > :05:47.minute though. Sigurdsson make it is three. Barrow makes it four. He has
:05:48. > :05:52.the shot away, and he scored! Mo Barrow with a wonderful reply for
:05:53. > :05:58.Swansea wrchl is he heading? He has someone in the Swansea bench he
:05:59. > :06:03.wants to say thank you to. They help Barrow celebrate what is his first
:06:04. > :06:06.ever Premier League goal. Well Bournemouth just backed off here as
:06:07. > :06:12.Barrow inched his way into the box and finds the smallest of gaps
:06:13. > :06:17.through a thicket of players and beats Boruc at the far-post. Two
:06:18. > :06:23.minutes after going behind, Swansea City draw level. Bournemouth 1,
:06:24. > :06:37.Swansea 1. It's another winger. It's Mo Barrow. This season, Bournemouth
:06:38. > :06:41.edging their way all the time Premier League safety. If they could
:06:42. > :06:47.do it before Easter that would be quite some achievement. Fer. Had to
:06:48. > :06:52.stretch. In doing so it came off King. It reached Gradel. King wants
:06:53. > :06:57.it back. Good shot. Too strong for Fabianski. Josh King scores again.
:06:58. > :07:01.Fabianski was certainly at fault for the first. He might have to bear a
:07:02. > :07:06.brunt of the blame for that one too. Beaten at the another post. The
:07:07. > :07:10.power that Josh King summons up here is quite impressive. Fer lost it,
:07:11. > :07:18.Gradel took his time to pick the pass. King, who scored from a not
:07:19. > :07:22.dissimilar angle against be Newcastle a week ago, repeats it.
:07:23. > :07:27.Fabianski can only help it onto the post here. Bournemouth, back in
:07:28. > :07:31.front, five minutes into the second-half. Gradel turns provider.
:07:32. > :07:42.King, with his fifth goal of the season. Cork.
:07:43. > :07:48.Two to his right. One of them being Rangel the other being Barrow, a
:07:49. > :07:56.chance to cut this back. It will drop for Sigurdsson. It's 2-2. Gylfi
:07:57. > :07:58.Sigurdsson does it again. Seven in his last 11 Premier League games
:07:59. > :08:03.now. Swansea are right back his last 11 Premier League games
:08:04. > :08:09.match once more. Well, it was poor defending from Bournemouth. Gomis
:08:10. > :08:13.given too much time on the ball. When Barrow crossed it, Bournemouth
:08:14. > :08:19.didn't deal with it. Sigurdsson was on hand to find the top corner. His
:08:20. > :08:24.ninth goal of the season. Matching his tally for the whole of last
:08:25. > :08:30.season. It's Bournemouth 2, Swansea 2. Just as it finished at the
:08:31. > :08:44.Liberty, when these sides met there, back in November. Work to do again.
:08:45. > :08:48.Fires the shot goalwards. Good Parry from Boruc. That's the most
:08:49. > :08:52.dangerous the Italian has looked all afternoon. It very nearly put
:08:53. > :08:56.Swansea in front for the first time today. Battling and hassling,
:08:57. > :09:06.straight at the goalkeeper, it if truth be told. It needed dealing
:09:07. > :09:12.with. Back to Daniels. Here's O'Kane. Bournemouth have used all
:09:13. > :09:17.their three changes. They are queueing up. Here's King. Good
:09:18. > :09:22.tackle by Ashley Williams. If truth be told, the first touch here from
:09:23. > :09:23.Josh King was too heavy. Rangel committed himself. Williams across
:09:24. > :09:37.to make the tackle. Ritchie swings it in. Up goes Cook.
:09:38. > :09:43.3-2, Bournemouth, scored here against Southampton in their last
:09:44. > :09:49.home fixture. Cook does it again. For the third time today,
:09:50. > :09:52.Bournemouth take the lead. Swansea caught napping somewhat in the
:09:53. > :09:55.middle. Whipped across by Matt Ritchie. Cook did well and flicks it
:09:56. > :09:56.beyond Fabianski into the top Ritchie. Cook did well and flicks it
:09:57. > :10:02.corner. It's a great finish. His Ritchie. Cook did well and flicks it
:10:03. > :10:05.third of the season. Bournemouth's third of the day. Bournemouth 3,
:10:06. > :10:21.Swansea City 2. Taylor. It's beyond him. It might
:10:22. > :10:27.come from Emnes. It was blocked by Daniels. One or two of the Juan sea
:10:28. > :10:34.players felt he had blocked it with his arm. Was his arm in an unnatural
:10:35. > :10:39.position? It was slightly stretched. It would have been harsh. These
:10:40. > :10:44.three points today will surely ensure their involvement in the
:10:45. > :10:47.Premier League next season. Three wins on the bounce for Bournemouth.
:10:48. > :10:52.They they still have eight games left to play. It finishes at the
:10:53. > :10:59.Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth 3, Swansea City 2. What a season for
:11:00. > :11:03.the Cherries. Are you beginning to believe you are safe yet? No. We
:11:04. > :11:07.still feel we have more work to do, but we were' moving in the right
:11:08. > :11:10.direction. That is four really good results for us in huge fixtures of
:11:11. > :11:13.the today was an excellent performance. I thought we gifted
:11:14. > :11:17.them three goals, set-piece at the end. We kept clawing ourselves back
:11:18. > :11:22.in the game. Had opportunities to go in front. No, individual errors have
:11:23. > :11:26.cost us. You know, we are really disappointed. We need to win. We
:11:27. > :11:30.need to win probably another two games. 38 points on the board. In
:11:31. > :11:34.the recent past that would be enough to clinch Premier League survival.
:11:35. > :11:39.As a player, you just want to keep going, you know. When you're winning
:11:40. > :11:44.it's a good feeling. I love to win games. Even though you are safe, you
:11:45. > :11:47.need to keep winning when you are winning games you're happy. The way
:11:48. > :11:51.he's come back has been a breath of fresh air. Hit the ground running.
:11:52. > :11:55.Shown incredible attitude to his work. He is such a good guy, really
:11:56. > :12:00.pleased to see good things happen for him. A very happy manager. Three
:12:01. > :12:03.massive wins on the spin for Bournemouth at just the right time.
:12:04. > :12:07.It was a great game to watch, wasn't it? Exactly that. Great game to
:12:08. > :12:10.watch. Both teams going for it. Swansea deserved their countried I
:12:11. > :12:15.well within that as well. One player in particular that I wanted to shed
:12:16. > :12:18.a little bit of praise to. Max Gradel, he's had a tough time, bad
:12:19. > :12:23.cruciate injury in August. He's come Gradel, he's had a tough time, bad
:12:24. > :12:27.back in the last three games and added energy to an energetic side.
:12:28. > :12:31.It must be great for Eddie Howe to see him back from minute one he was
:12:32. > :12:36.at it today. Deliveries, tracking back to help his team-mates. I think
:12:37. > :12:39.that shows from that type of challenge that the fear of the
:12:40. > :12:43.injury is out of his mind, which is great. Not prepared to stay on the
:12:44. > :12:48.wing. Wants to get into goalscoring positions. Fabianski should have
:12:49. > :12:52.done better there. Lovely finish which puts Bournemouth 1-0 up. He
:12:53. > :12:56.has to concentrate on that one. Sticks it in the bottom corner. You
:12:57. > :12:58.can tell his manager has done a good job over those months when he was
:12:59. > :13:02.injured. Got a good relationship with imhad. He
:13:03. > :13:04.injured. Got a good relationship him just for that. When he is in
:13:05. > :13:08.these positions. Good head, could have had a shot. A number 6 options,
:13:09. > :13:12.great for Bournemouth. Question marks over Fabianski. It was nice to
:13:13. > :13:19.see him pick the right pass at the right time. To get that from his
:13:20. > :13:26.fans must have spent special after so many months on the sidelines.
:13:27. > :13:31.Throughly deserved. They spoke every day him and the manager. You said
:13:32. > :13:37.Swansea had a good game. You are impressed for Sigurdsson. When mow
:13:38. > :13:41.bar row gets it right he is unplayable, isn't he? Times today he
:13:42. > :13:46.was unplayable. He is quick and very direct. He was one of the players
:13:47. > :13:50.that impressed especially over the space of 60 minutes. Constantly
:13:51. > :13:56.pushing Bournemouth back towards their own-goal. Very quick. Daniels
:13:57. > :13:59.had a fantastic season he gave him a tough time, early doors within this
:14:00. > :14:02.game. You could tell the Swansea players are confident he will catch
:14:03. > :14:07.anything. That's a foul. He didn't get the foul. He got a corner. It
:14:08. > :14:11.wasn't a penalty. It was a foul. You can see here, again. When he gets
:14:12. > :14:16.going, Gosling having to drag him down. If he doesn't. He is away. You
:14:17. > :14:22.try and trap him in a corner, quick feet. He can shift and move quick.
:14:23. > :14:26.Unfortunate not to pick someone out. This is his goal. Hug youings the
:14:27. > :14:30.touchline. Gives himself space. What I like about this most, he has
:14:31. > :14:34.bodies in the box, he has confidence within himself. He is thinking about
:14:35. > :14:39.trying to get a shot on. Wants to come inside. Step over, finds the
:14:40. > :14:43.bottom corner and guides it in. Impressive. Even for this goefl,
:14:44. > :14:46.towards the end of the game he started to fade much he played a
:14:47. > :14:50.part in the goal for the other player I was impressed with and had
:14:51. > :14:55.been impressed. Six goals for Gylfi Sigurdsson in 2016. He has been
:14:56. > :15:04.phenomenon in helping Swansea kind of stop the bleeding really.
:15:05. > :15:16.And Swansea played their part in a fantastic game today. Bournemouth
:15:17. > :15:26.are so fit. The statistics show that nobody runs further then Eddie Howe
:15:27. > :15:30.'s team season. If you look at Bournemouth, they have not got the
:15:31. > :15:34.millions of pounds that Man City or Man United have. They put the
:15:35. > :15:41.foundations in in mid-season, getting the lads entre fit. And then
:15:42. > :15:45.you see it in the 78th minute. They have got the calmness and the
:15:46. > :15:50.ability to get ball down in this situation. It is not about players
:15:51. > :15:55.not wanting to do it, it isn't switching off because they are
:15:56. > :15:58.fatigued. And Swansea were tired. In the end, Bournemouth get the
:15:59. > :16:04.rewards. You talk about bravery in football. There is an opportunity to
:16:05. > :16:10.clear the ball here. Once, twice, three times. This is brilliant for
:16:11. > :16:16.me. That is bravery in football. This is around the 85th minute. And
:16:17. > :16:21.it is all because of him. He has installed it in his players to say,
:16:22. > :16:25.don't launch it, I know you can keep it. They managed the game to
:16:26. > :16:29.perfection and got the three points which for me have confirmed their,
:16:30. > :16:31.league survival. He is the highest ranked English manager in the
:16:32. > :16:34.Premier League. Norwich started the weekend
:16:35. > :16:36.in the relegation spots and have only won once in
:16:37. > :16:38.the league this year. They were taking on a Manchester
:16:39. > :16:41.City side desperate for a win to boost their faltering
:16:42. > :16:53.title challenge. This is not a game to lose.
:16:54. > :16:57.Manchester City, ten points adrift of Leicester, with a game in hand.
:16:58. > :17:03.Norwich City, in the bottom three, having lost eight out of nine. Alex
:17:04. > :17:07.Neil makes four changes, including giving a first start in the Premier
:17:08. > :17:13.League to Patrick Bamford. He has never scored a top-flight goal.
:17:14. > :17:20.Pellegrini's side won here in the cup in January and Norwich have not
:17:21. > :17:27.shut since. Fernando starts, in city's only change. You would be
:17:28. > :17:32.surprised if there were not goals in this game. If necessity is the
:17:33. > :17:39.mother of invention, then there should be plenty of it today. Aguero
:17:40. > :17:48.has made a run. David Silva looks for him. Free kick. Gary O'Neil
:17:49. > :17:56.skips and jumps and hops and gets in the referee's face in protest. It is
:17:57. > :18:04.like being between a rock and a hard place here for Norwich. It is either
:18:05. > :18:12.Aguero or David Silva. It is Aguero! Little puff of the cheeks from John
:18:13. > :18:21.Ruddy. Well hit by Aguero. Slightly less comfortable save than it might
:18:22. > :18:26.have been. Vincent Kompany. Deflected to Fernandinho. Aguero.
:18:27. > :18:33.Clichy is in space on the left. Aguero goes for gold. A long, long
:18:34. > :18:36.spell of Manchester City possession ending with a surprisingly tame
:18:37. > :18:49.effort from Aguero. You expect him to be a little bit more frightening
:18:50. > :18:58.than that. -- threatening. Came off Bamford. Fernandinho did well. Good
:18:59. > :19:10.shout for handball against Clichy, not given. Over the last seven or
:19:11. > :19:16.eight minutes, a contest has broken out. But here is Aguero. Good
:19:17. > :19:17.effort! Really good save by Ruddy. Tremendous effort from Sergio
:19:18. > :19:55.Aguero. Otamendi is sleeping! Bamford is in!
:19:56. > :20:02.And he has hit the bar! So unlucky! Look at Otamendi here, fast asleep.
:20:03. > :20:16.Really good strike from Patrick Bamford. That close to his first
:20:17. > :20:19.ever Premier League goal. He will be disappointed with this first half I
:20:20. > :20:20.think, Pellegrini. His side were very, very dominant for the first 20
:20:21. > :20:28.minutes. At times in the second very, very dominant for the first 20
:20:29. > :20:40.of this first 45, they have been under the cosh. David Sillito's
:20:41. > :20:45.deflection might have proved to be deflection might have proved to be
:20:46. > :20:55.very tricky for Joe Hart. -- David Silva.
:20:56. > :21:00.David Silva, great run. Aguero, onside! Could not get through Timm
:21:01. > :21:16.Klose. City come again. It is a long time
:21:17. > :21:21.to just defend for Norwich. Here goes Aguero. Timm Klose makes the
:21:22. > :21:28.challenge right on the edge of the box! Aguero ended up in the box. The
:21:29. > :21:36.referee says the challenge was outside.
:21:37. > :21:48.David Silva, blocked by the wall. Away by Howson. Anxiety is seldom
:21:49. > :22:00.far from Manuel Pellegrini's face. It is certainly evident now.
:22:01. > :22:15.That deflection is going to come to Mbokani. Dorrans! Well, well, well.
:22:16. > :22:25.Look at this deflection off Sagna, and suddenly Norwich are in.
:22:26. > :22:29.Dorrans could see the corner of the goal. So tempting, but he could not
:22:30. > :22:45.hit it. Look like handball given against
:22:46. > :22:51.Martin. City free kick. This can be a cruel game. And Norwich fans
:22:52. > :22:51.having deal would they would say more than
:22:52. > :22:57.having deal would they would say outcomes this season. They have put
:22:58. > :23:04.so much into this. Budget is a City free kick. -- but it is a City free
:23:05. > :23:13.kick. Fernandinho. Clipped in two Fernandinho. Sterling
:23:14. > :23:39.is there. Iheanacho... Cleared by Graham Dorrans. Mbokani
:23:40. > :23:41.allows Fernando to retrieve it. That could easily have fallen better for
:23:42. > :23:55.Manchester City. Here is Otamendi. could easily have fallen better for
:23:56. > :24:07.Into the 89th minute of the game. Aguero! Goal kick. The man for all
:24:08. > :24:17.seasons, the man of so many Manchester City moments, Sergio
:24:18. > :24:20.Aguero. But off target. Three minutes of additional time were
:24:21. > :24:25.indicated. And now three minutes have been played. And that is
:24:26. > :24:28.indicated. And now three minutes for the referee. And Manchester City
:24:29. > :24:33.find themselves further than ever from the Premier League title. And
:24:34. > :24:39.Norwich City just might have taken one small step towards safety. This
:24:40. > :24:42.is a point no-one expected them to win. Their first clean sheet since
:24:43. > :24:55.the second day of 2016. Really frustrating afternoon for
:24:56. > :25:00.City? Yes, I cannot see us getting too much air time tonight from that
:25:01. > :25:04.game. It was an OK performance in the fact that we did not give any
:25:05. > :25:08.chances, but we did not create many. That is not good enough for us. I
:25:09. > :25:12.think we dominated the game from the first minute till the end, but we
:25:13. > :25:19.must create more space against a team which today offended very well.
:25:20. > :25:24.I thought we worked extremely hard. In the first half we had some good
:25:25. > :25:27.play about the edge of the box. Patrick Bamford hits the bar. Second
:25:28. > :25:31.half we get penned in tough, we broke away, had a couple of things.
:25:32. > :25:35.Graham Dorrans had an opportunity from the edge of the box. I thought
:25:36. > :25:41.the boys got what they merited today, which was a hard earned
:25:42. > :25:44.point. If you spent a couple of days around the training ground, you
:25:45. > :25:50.would see that no-one has got their shoulders down. Everyone is
:25:51. > :25:53.positive. I think that helps us. We needed a result like today,
:25:54. > :25:58.especially against a big team like City to help us turn this around.
:25:59. > :26:03.You have to give Norwich a lot of credit. They worked ever so hard and
:26:04. > :26:06.made it difficult for you. Yes, good for them, but I am not really
:26:07. > :26:11.bothered about Norwich. It is about how we perform. It is a good result
:26:12. > :26:18.for them, not for us. Good assessment there from Joe Hart.
:26:19. > :26:23.Manchester City have not won back-to-back league games for a long
:26:24. > :26:26.time now. It is not championship form, is it? For me, they have
:26:27. > :26:34.probably given themselves too much to do. They need to win every game
:26:35. > :26:38.now, because they have only got nine left. I think they have left it too
:26:39. > :26:41.late. Norwich got so many men behind the ball and they were unable to
:26:42. > :26:47.break them down. It sums up Manchester City's season this year.
:26:48. > :26:50.What about Sergio Aguero? Normally today he would have scored a few
:26:51. > :26:54.goals, it did not click? Did not quite happen. I think they are a bit
:26:55. > :26:57.too much reliant on Sergio quite happen. I think they are a bit
:26:58. > :27:04.He has scored nine goals since the turn of the year, which is the most
:27:05. > :27:09.in the Premier League. The defenders are backing off, they are not
:27:10. > :27:14.interested in getting tight. Superb strike and equally great save. This
:27:15. > :27:21.is not by accident, it goes through the defender's legs. A lot of good
:27:22. > :27:26.strikers do that. Again, so brave on the ball. And then he has got this
:27:27. > :27:30.desire, which you see from so many South Americans. Comes up against
:27:31. > :27:35.another defender - what is he going to do? Does the same thing. And he
:27:36. > :27:40.backs himself and that is just amazing play. I think a few more of
:27:41. > :27:47.the City players need to have that about them. Here, retaining
:27:48. > :27:51.possession, so important. Without Yaya Toure, without Kevin De Bruyne.
:27:52. > :27:56.And Sterling is on the bench. Those are the other three main goal
:27:57. > :28:01.threats in the Man City team. They were not on the pitch and it just
:28:02. > :28:06.did not happen for Aguero. And they could not score. And Bony today did
:28:07. > :28:11.not even touch the ball within five yards of the penalty box. What about
:28:12. > :28:17.Patrick Bamford, did he impress you, was it a gamble? He sees him in
:28:18. > :28:21.training so he obviously thinks he is ready to go. He was not amazing,
:28:22. > :28:27.he did some of the simple things really well. He probably had Norwich
:28:28. > :28:32.'s effort at goal. Holding the ball up. Simple stuff, people might say,
:28:33. > :28:36.what is special about that? Norwich were under the cosh and so much that
:28:37. > :28:41.this was really important to give their defence they respite. Again,
:28:42. > :28:45.good strength, holding it up well. He does not just hold it up, he
:28:46. > :28:51.picks out a team-mate and then looks to get in behind. Here, anticipating
:28:52. > :28:57.that getting in front of Otamendi. Slowing it all down. What a
:28:58. > :29:09.technique that is. Absolutely pure striker. If that was on target, Joe
:29:10. > :29:16.Hart does not get anywhere near it. A good lazy leg. We call it a
:29:17. > :29:21.swinger. If we look at Manchester City's formation, you spoke about
:29:22. > :29:22.the 4-4-2, and they changed it in the second-half, but they could not
:29:23. > :29:30.get through. Silva is playing oen the win. I want
:29:31. > :29:34.Manchester City in the dangerous areas creating havoc. When he gets
:29:35. > :29:37.on it, things happen. As soon as he gets that ball. He's looking
:29:38. > :29:42.forward, looking to probe and pick people out. People make runs as
:29:43. > :29:46.well. Unfortunately, for Manchester City that time, it didn't quite come
:29:47. > :29:49.off. Also, Norwich were resilient today. Very strong. They made it
:29:50. > :29:54.difficult for Manchester City at times. I just think that City were
:29:55. > :29:57.very... They didn't move the ball quick enough. When you are in these
:29:58. > :30:05.areas they are very static. Look at the numbers that Norwich have got in
:30:06. > :30:10.the box here. Move it quicker is what he needs to be doing. All those
:30:11. > :30:13.numbers in the box. It make it is hard to breakthrough. I think when
:30:14. > :30:17.they were in the 4-4-2 system originally, it made it hard. That
:30:18. > :30:21.was just easy for Norwich in the end. When you have that many bodies.
:30:22. > :30:26.Look at Fernandinho here. Does he make that run? I'm not sure that he
:30:27. > :30:29.does. When you have Fernandinho and Fernando in the middle of the box,
:30:30. > :30:34.yes, they bring something to the table. They have very mobile. You
:30:35. > :30:39.know, they can be combative, do they have that creativity that I felt
:30:40. > :30:42.City lacked today? Now, I mean Norwich were absolutely brilliant
:30:43. > :30:45.Deserved the point. Who knows, come the end of the season, it could be a
:30:46. > :30:52.very vital one. A few more of those would go down very nicely.
:30:53. > :30:55.One game to go and plenty more football on the BBC over the next
:30:56. > :30:59.few days. On the iPlayer, you can see a re-run of the FA Cup
:31:00. > :31:00.quarter-final between Everton and Chelsea, highlights
:31:01. > :31:03.In the Premier League, Tottenham's trip to Aston Villa
:31:04. > :31:06.will be one of the games on Match of the Day 2,
:31:07. > :31:09.followed by highlights of both Sunday's FA Cup quarter-finals.
:31:10. > :31:12.Then the draw for the last four of the FA Cup will be
:31:13. > :31:16.Jermain and Heston Blumenthal picking the balls out of the bag.
:31:17. > :31:19.Heston keen to get the recipe for your Wembley Cake from the Bake
:31:20. > :31:27.I thought you might get that in. Perhaps not!
:31:28. > :31:29.Stoke and Southampton are safely in mid-table,
:31:30. > :31:36.but a decent end to the season could see either side contend
:31:37. > :31:42.COMMENTATOR: A timely return to fitness of skipper Ryan Shawcross is
:31:43. > :31:50.the only change for a Stoke side on a four match unbeaten run, three of
:31:51. > :31:57.them victories. Whelan makes his 300th appearance for the club.
:31:58. > :32:03.Targett replaces suspended St'S skipper, Fonte, sent off against
:32:04. > :32:07.Sunderland last weekend. The 20-year-old preferred to Yoshida.
:32:08. > :32:12.Long for Mane is the other alteration for the visitors.
:32:13. > :32:17.Long for Mane is the other victory would take them to seventh.
:32:18. > :32:21.A win for Southampton would take them above today's hosts. Butland's
:32:22. > :32:27.save save. He was facing the wrong way. It was a terrific attempt.
:32:28. > :32:33.save save. He was facing the wrong header from a player who hasn't
:32:34. > :32:41.scored since November. Davis with the corner. Now it's gone in. Turned
:32:42. > :32:45.in at the near-post. Pelle, who almost scored moments earlier,
:32:46. > :32:50.applies the finish seconds later. His first Premier League goal since
:32:51. > :32:56.November. 12 kwaims games without one. He's certainly made amends
:32:57. > :33:06.today. Southampton take the early initiative. Great header it was,
:33:07. > :33:13.too. Ronald Koeman has quietly gone about his business, hasn't he? A Top
:33:14. > :33:15.10 finish seems assured. Long is going to get there first.
:33:16. > :33:21.10 finish seems assured. Long is for the second time, makes a smart
:33:22. > :33:25.stop. Well, it was such a simple move this one. Shane Long, the
:33:26. > :33:29.difficulty for him was to make sure he stayed onside, which he did. His
:33:30. > :33:36.shot was on target. Butland with the save. Stoke yet to fashion a genuine
:33:37. > :33:38.chance. Fraser Forster hasn't touched it with his gloves, I
:33:39. > :33:43.chance. Fraser Forster hasn't think. Tadic, tries to guide in a
:33:44. > :33:51.cross towards Pelle. Davis, retrooefs on the far side.
:33:52. > :33:54.Southampton are certainly willing to engage Stoking quite high up the
:33:55. > :33:59.pitch. Stoke are struggling to get out of their half at times. There's
:34:00. > :34:13.Pelle. Tadic, Pelle. Good effort! Terrific
:34:14. > :34:18.finish. 2-0 Southampton. They've had all the chances. They have scored
:34:19. > :34:24.the goals. Pelle, who hadn't scored in 12 matches in the Premier League,
:34:25. > :34:29.he weighs in with two. The bending shot which just seemed to elude Jack
:34:30. > :34:32.Butland, I think when the goalkeeper watches this back he will be
:34:33. > :34:36.disappointed with himself for not being able to get something on it.
:34:37. > :34:40.Not that is of any concern to the Italian. Second minute of three of
:34:41. > :34:47.added time, at the end of the first half. Stoke 0, Southampton 2.
:34:48. > :34:52.Arnautovic, Whelan. Won back by Davis. On it goes, first time,
:34:53. > :34:57.towards Long. Terrific ball as well. What an opportunity now. Tadic is
:34:58. > :35:03.there in the middle. Here's Tadic. And still... He was too deliberate.
:35:04. > :35:08.He was too slow. Cameron takes it from him. Big moment in the game you
:35:09. > :35:13.feel because Southampton could and maybe should have garn teamed the
:35:14. > :35:18.victory. You don't get too many opportunities like this. Two against
:35:19. > :35:22.one with just seconds remaining, at the end of the first half. You are
:35:23. > :35:27.leading 2-0, you know a third goal will finish the contest, but Tadic
:35:28. > :35:31.just takes too long. Trying to just be absolutely certain of finishing
:35:32. > :35:38.it. He allows Cameron to take it from him. Stoke City's supporters
:35:39. > :35:40.trying to do what they can to lift their team's spirits. They look
:35:41. > :35:48.trying to do what they can to lift fashion their first genuine
:35:49. > :35:52.clear-cut chance of the match. Better from him, as far as Imbula.
:35:53. > :35:59.Of a lie. A great ball in. Better from him, as far as Imbula.
:36:00. > :36:02.turned in on the near-post by Arnautovic. Stoke needed to score
:36:03. > :36:08.early in the second-half, and they've done it. We now have a game
:36:09. > :36:13.on our hands. You just wonder now whether or not that Tadic miss may
:36:14. > :36:16.come back to haunt Southampton. Good move from Stoke and their first
:36:17. > :36:20.attempt on target, turned into move from Stoke and their first
:36:21. > :36:25.net by Arnautovic, in great scoring form. It's his tenth Premier League
:36:26. > :36:29.goal of the season. Stoke may well think that not just a point, but
:36:30. > :36:35.perhaps all three might be in the offing if they can gather some
:36:36. > :36:41.momentum. It's 2-1. Now, all of a sudden, it's Stoke with belief. Only
:36:42. > :36:46.lost one of their last six home games. Four victories in that time.
:36:47. > :36:51.They have lost a number of home games, but not in recent times.
:36:52. > :36:57.Arnautovic tries to haul them back in again. A decent hit first time.
:36:58. > :37:06.Good stop from Forster. Enough power in the hands to take it away from
:37:07. > :37:14.danger. Koeman has plenty more to come. Of a lie on towards Cameron.
:37:15. > :37:17.On it goes towards Diouf. And it takes a deflection off van
:37:18. > :37:20.On it goes towards Diouf. And it goes out for a corner. Well, they
:37:21. > :37:26.weren't fashioning chances in the first half, they most certainly are
:37:27. > :37:30.in the second. An equaliser, that seemed fairly unlikely in the first
:37:31. > :37:35.half, now seems almost inevitable in the second. Two years since they
:37:36. > :37:41.last went five matches without defeat in the Premier League. Pelle.
:37:42. > :37:47.Tadic, trying to get there, and he does. Is he caught? Well Lee Mason
:37:48. > :37:51.looked at his assistant on the near side, Andy gash rot who was unmoved.
:37:52. > :37:57.In the end, he's pointed to a goal kick. He doesn't believe Tadic
:37:58. > :38:02.dives. He doesn't believe he was fouled either. Garrat. This is the
:38:03. > :38:07.moment Tadic - Butland comes to him. Oh, I think that's a penalty all day
:38:08. > :38:13.long, I'm afraid to say. Once this ball goes away, he is caught by
:38:14. > :38:18.Butland. I think the feeling is that Tadic has made too much of it. If
:38:19. > :38:23.that's the case, surely it's a yellow card for simulation, neither
:38:24. > :38:33.occurs. It's a tough one for Lee Mason. In the end, he awards
:38:34. > :38:42.neither. Long, fouled. Free-kick. It's exactly what Southampton want.
:38:43. > :38:47.Difficult to argue. Ward-Prowse and Bertrand hovering. It's going to be
:38:48. > :38:57.Ward-Prowse! Brilliant attempt. Butland couldn't get to it. His
:38:58. > :39:03.crossbar did. His side looked set for the comeback when they scored
:39:04. > :39:08.early in the second-half, credit for Southampton for drawing the sting.
:39:09. > :39:13.Five minutes of added time on the fourth official's board. Crouch for
:39:14. > :39:21.the knock down. Wouldn't break for Diouf. Up by Imbula. Cleared again,
:39:22. > :39:28.this time by Romeu. Back in by Shawcross and away by Romeu. That's
:39:29. > :39:37.a foul by Mane. The card is coming. Red! Red for Sadio Mane. Well, he's
:39:38. > :39:44.not been on the field very long, but Lee Mason believes it's violent
:39:45. > :39:48.conduct. Well, I suspect that Southampton will probably want that
:39:49. > :39:54.to be reviewed. That'll be for another day. Pieters certainly felt
:39:55. > :39:58.the brunt of it. Mane appears to his eyes on the ball. It was all, very,
:39:59. > :40:02.very quick. You know the rules, if it isn't a penalty, then it's
:40:03. > :40:09.diving. You have the linesman, you have the referee. I can understand
:40:10. > :40:13.it's very tricky decision. The red card I think it's - you have to know
:40:14. > :40:18.that if it's not a red card because it's a totally different situation
:40:19. > :40:21.than a penalty. I don't think he's caught him. I think he challenged
:40:22. > :40:28.for the ball. He hasn't thrown an arm or anything. I was surprised it
:40:29. > :40:33.was a red card, to be perfectly honest. We had a read real go at it.
:40:34. > :40:39.One back. Good move. Finished well from Marko. Couldn't get that final
:40:40. > :40:41.goal to at least get a draw. I thought merited a draw from
:40:42. > :40:45.ourselves under difficult circumstances. Big decisions. Will
:40:46. > :40:50.Lee Mason be watching this from behind a cushion? They will be
:40:51. > :40:56.fortunate because the fact that Southampton won the game. This, he
:40:57. > :40:59.is getting nowhere near it. Stonewall penalty for me. I think
:41:00. > :41:04.the instant last week when Liverpool got the penalty against Crystal
:41:05. > :41:08.Palace, Benteke went down might have had something to do with the
:41:09. > :41:15.linesman not get involved. Definite for me. Why do you think he didn't
:41:16. > :41:21.get give it? I don't know. He knows he got away with one. Between him
:41:22. > :41:25.and the linesman, who is 10-15 yards away I don't know how they didn't
:41:26. > :41:29.give it there. It might have been Pieters crossing the line that
:41:30. > :41:32.blocked the referee's views. Between the both of them it has to be given.
:41:33. > :41:38.Blatant penalty. Here is the other one. Key decision. Mane goes with
:41:39. > :41:42.his arm down. He does not take his eye off the ball. Pieters has a bit
:41:43. > :41:46.to answer for. Lee Mason, straight red. Can't understand that. We need
:41:47. > :41:50.consistency that is not showing any. Hemp He was lucky his poor decisions
:41:51. > :41:54.didn't affect the game. The best thing that came out of it was the
:41:55. > :42:00.fact Southampton won this game. You know, can see here, in this last
:42:01. > :42:05.clip, look how low his arm is, not above his shoulder. No elbow
:42:06. > :42:09.involved, a clash of heads. Ner never a straight red. Pelle got the
:42:10. > :42:15.goals. Interesting to see you shouting at the telly because of
:42:16. > :42:21.Tadic's miss. Why was it so bad The only person to be relieved that
:42:22. > :42:24.Southampton won the game other than Lee Mason will be Tadic. That ball
:42:25. > :42:28.is saying - put me in the back of the net. The goalie can go near or
:42:29. > :42:35.far-post. He chops it. OK, there it, the net. The goalie can go near or
:42:36. > :42:39.what will you do. He decides to, no, I will leave it. That is something
:42:40. > :42:43.that you would be embarrassed to do in training, let alone a Premier
:42:44. > :42:45.League game. OK. Nice watching you shouting today you two. Thank you
:42:46. > :42:51.for that. Let's confirm how those three games
:42:52. > :42:53.have affected the table. Manchester City were the only team
:42:54. > :42:56.from the top four in action, but they failed to
:42:57. > :42:58.make the most of it. They are nine points off
:42:59. > :43:00.the leaders Leicester, who play Rafa Benitez's
:43:01. > :43:02.Newcastle on Monday. Southampton's victory over Stoke has
:43:03. > :43:04.taken them above the Potters Bournemouth are up to 13th,
:43:05. > :43:07.their highest position since September, and 13 points clear
:43:08. > :43:10.of the relegation zone. Let's have a look at what's
:43:11. > :43:18.happened on the back pages. One picture across the Sunday
:43:19. > :43:26.papers. Here it is on the Mail on Sunday, Costa appeared to bite Bare
:43:27. > :43:33.in an FA Cup game. The Sun on Sunday Benayoun yet to speak to Ashley the
:43:34. > :43:49.owner. And Blanc in line to replace Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford.
:43:50. > :43:56.That's it for another Match of the Day, in a week where this
:43:57. > :43:59.programme was voted the Best Sports Show on the TV.