:00:00. > :00:46.Football lost one of it's favourite faces today.
:00:47. > :00:53.He was a player, a union leader, a manager, director,
:00:54. > :00:55.chairman, TV presenter, executive, pundit, linesman
:00:56. > :01:04.He did it all and he did it all so well.
:01:05. > :01:11.Good evening and welcome to Match of the Day for the start of the 1973-4
:01:12. > :01:15.season. Football is back on television at the start of a year of
:01:16. > :01:19.renewed hope and determination on all sides. I've never seen a side
:01:20. > :01:29.play with such delightful enthusiasm for the game.
:01:30. > :01:33.COMMENTATOR: It's a goal! Nearly 30,000 people watched the
:01:34. > :01:36.gameplaying ?69 now and what marvellous value-for-money it turned
:01:37. > :01:42.out to be. Good afternoon to you, welcome to Match of the Day live
:01:43. > :01:45.from Old Trafford. It's time in the game for change. It needed new
:01:46. > :01:51.impetuous. Losing games in football is not something they wanted to do.
:01:52. > :01:55.You don't want to do that. I've finally met someone of a like mind.
:01:56. > :02:05.I'm not saying I think so, I'm trying to outline the possibilities.
:02:06. > :02:11.Be quiet, will you. You won't get it better than that. Good evening and
:02:12. > :02:12.welcome to Match of the Day on the last Saturday of the Football League
:02:13. > :02:16.season. Our thoughts are
:02:17. > :02:19.with Jimmy's family. Much of what we take for granted
:02:20. > :02:22.in the modern game came from his drive to change
:02:23. > :02:24.the sport he loved. He also was instrumental
:02:25. > :02:28.in introducing the panel of pundits. On this edition of Match of the Day,
:02:29. > :02:31.Martin Keown and Jermaine Jenas We start in Manchester
:02:32. > :02:37.where Louis Van Gaal has faced Fans might remember that Norwich's
:02:38. > :02:41.last three trips to Old Trafford resulted in a 4-0 defeat
:02:42. > :02:43.on each occasion. Steve Wilson was there to see
:02:44. > :02:54.the latest installment. COMMENTATOR: Fans of Manchester
:02:55. > :02:59.United are desperate for a handbrake of thumping win. It's been a while
:03:00. > :03:03.and with Mourinho now gone from Chelsea and linked this morning with
:03:04. > :03:09.Old Trafford, the spotlight will turn firmly onto Louis van Gaal.
:03:10. > :03:12.Tidings of Wayne Rooney's return for a 500th United appearance should
:03:13. > :03:21.bring comfort and who knows some joy. As significantly, perhaps,
:03:22. > :03:27.Smalling, Jones and Young come into an experienced back four. Norwich's
:03:28. > :03:34.youthful boss was only 10 when Louis van Gaal won his first trophies as a
:03:35. > :03:37.manager that the UEFA Cup with Ajaz. Wayne Rooney has started this game
:03:38. > :03:43.as United's centre forward, not Martial. United's Number Ten is
:03:44. > :03:46.playing as a traditional number nine while United's number nine, Martial
:03:47. > :03:53.is tucked away on the right hand side. Here is Juan Mata on-the-run.
:03:54. > :03:59.Mata still going. Was he fouled? Rooney's shot. A goal kick. Lovely
:04:00. > :04:03.driving run from Juan Mata. He's being chased by Gary O'Neil all the
:04:04. > :04:08.way. Well, that looked to me like it should have been a free-kick right
:04:09. > :04:11.on the edge of the penalty area for the touch by Olsson on Mata. It
:04:12. > :04:16.wasn't a penalty, it wasn't in the box, but I think it was a foul.
:04:17. > :04:27.Norwich are looking comfortably second best. Alex Tettey, here.
:04:28. > :04:36.Brady. Hoolahan. Tettey, nice turn, can get the shot away here. Wasted
:04:37. > :04:41.the chance to do so. His turn was exquisite, his shot anything but. A
:04:42. > :04:44.lovely touch away to set up the left-footed shot. What fold was
:04:45. > :04:49.really disappointing. This time last year Alex Neil was preparing himself
:04:50. > :04:56.to play for Hamilton abg demcle against Ross County. It's been quite
:04:57. > :05:00.a rise. Now Juan Mata has it. Nice exchange with Rooney. And, again.
:05:01. > :05:05.Rooney's shot took a deflection. It's a corner. Flicked off Gary
:05:06. > :05:10.O'Neil on its way. Mata really is at the heart of absolutely everything
:05:11. > :05:14.that Manchester United do well. Manchester United much the more
:05:15. > :05:19.dangerous side, but it's goalless. That's a good ball. Now Nathan
:05:20. > :05:24.Redmond, Jerome to his right hand side he found him. If he can find
:05:25. > :05:31.Brady square he's in. Jerome might go alone. He scores. Cameron Jerome
:05:32. > :05:33.has put Norwich City in front at Old Trafford. Only the second goal
:05:34. > :05:37.Manchester United have conceded here in the Premier League this season.
:05:38. > :05:43.It's completely against the run of play. Redmond into Cameron Jerome,
:05:44. > :05:47.got through the challenge of Ashley Young, held off Carrick. David de
:05:48. > :05:52.Gea won't be pleased. It was straight at him in the end. Cameron
:05:53. > :05:57.Jerome has put Norwich City in front with seven-minutes of the first half
:05:58. > :06:02.to play on adown in which they have been beaten 4-0 in their last three
:06:03. > :06:07.visits, lost the last of their six visits they haven't won here since
:06:08. > :06:12.1989. Well, they're winning now. Manchester United with the lion's
:06:13. > :06:15.share of possession in the first half, but, again, failing to turn it
:06:16. > :06:23.really into chances, let alone goals. Rooney. No, Tettey took it
:06:24. > :06:30.away. Tettey continued his run, if Cameron can find him. He can. Alex
:06:31. > :06:33.Tettey here. 2-0 to Norwich. Alex Tettey has doubled their lead.
:06:34. > :06:39.Another break away, another Norwich goal. And the boos ring around Old
:06:40. > :06:46.Trafford now. Mixed with Norwich cheers. Rooney outmuscled by Tettey.
:06:47. > :06:50.The Cameron Jerome back into the Norwegian midfielder. He's almost
:06:51. > :06:56.toed it into the corner. This goal isn't going to win too many beauty
:06:57. > :07:03.contests, but it's a crucial one for Norwich. Potentially, a telling one
:07:04. > :07:08.for Louis van Gaal and Manchester United. Manchester United have it
:07:09. > :07:14.all to do here. Why does it always rain on me, as the song goes! The
:07:15. > :07:21.one thing van Gaal has been able to cling to has been that defensively
:07:22. > :07:25.they've been sound - not today. Ashley Young, free-kick. Brady is
:07:26. > :07:30.not at all sure that was the right decision. Not at all sure. 30
:07:31. > :07:35.minutes to go. It's been taken. Martial clips it in. Rooney!
:07:36. > :07:41.Memories of the overhead against Manchester City down at the other
:07:42. > :07:50.end of Old Trafford. No glory. Not this time. Well, this would surely
:07:51. > :07:58.be the greatest result of his fledgling managerial career, Alex
:07:59. > :08:03.Neil. Just about kept in by Young. Decent cross. Too high for Rooney.
:08:04. > :08:11.Martial, can he dig it out? He can. Manchester United are back in the
:08:12. > :08:15.hunt. Anthony Martial, 24 minutes to play. Something to get them off
:08:16. > :08:20.their seats. Something to cling to. Something to build on. Manchester
:08:21. > :08:27.United on the scoresheet. Really good ball in. Just too high for
:08:28. > :08:34.Rooney. Martial showed persistence and a rattling finish from
:08:35. > :08:40.six-yards. Anthony Martial, having gone nine Premier League games
:08:41. > :08:49.without a goal. Is this the platform for a comeback? Manchester United 1,
:08:50. > :08:55.Norwich City 2. Ashley Young to Carrick. Into the feet of Martial.
:08:56. > :09:03.He's got the free-kick. He's got the free-kick. Russell Martin, adjudged
:09:04. > :09:11.to have foul Anthony Martial. Juan Mata, for Manchester United. Mata.
:09:12. > :09:16.Well pushed out by Declan Rudd are youed. Went for precision rather
:09:17. > :09:22.than pace, a bit more pace and it might not have been saveable.
:09:23. > :09:28.Memphis. Showing it to Brady, taking it away from him. Drops onto the
:09:29. > :09:36.head of Olsson, Young. Out by Mulumbu. Redmond here, it's a two
:09:37. > :09:48.man counter-attack for Norwich. It's Nathan Redmond. Picks out Howson.
:09:49. > :09:55.Mbokani Bezua ahead of him. Mulumbu, good save. A follow-up from Howson,
:09:56. > :09:59.they made the challenge. Howson feeling that Blind found him.
:10:00. > :10:04.Mulumbu shot, good save by David de Gea. When it ams could out, look at
:10:05. > :10:08.this. Howson... Well I think his back lift, with his right foot, made
:10:09. > :10:16.contact with Blind, rather than the other way round. He takes a note. He
:10:17. > :10:24.is barking out instructions and encouragement. Mulumbu is down,
:10:25. > :10:32.Carrick, forward. Juan Mata. Mata. Great ball. Smalling - wide! Maybe
:10:33. > :10:37.the wrong man in the wrong place. But it fell to Chris Smalling
:10:38. > :10:47.invitingly. Wonderful vision from Mata. Smalling trying to divert it
:10:48. > :10:51.beyond Declan Rudd with Wayne Rooney hoping for a header in his
:10:52. > :10:58.direction. The chance has gone. We've never lost this season at
:10:59. > :11:05.home. And then we lose so you can see what confidence is doing to
:11:06. > :11:10.players. We have lost, but now it is very important that everybody sticks
:11:11. > :11:15.together. The fans, I have to say, that the fans were very good. They
:11:16. > :11:18.were still supporting after the second goal of Norwich, I think. .
:11:19. > :11:24.But it was not good enough today. Have you to win against Norwich. We
:11:25. > :11:29.know that. Most people it will come as a shock. To us we had the belief
:11:30. > :11:32.all season. You know, we had the determination and some great
:11:33. > :11:35.performances away at some of the big earthquake sides. Magnificent result
:11:36. > :11:42.for us. Something we can't rest on. We have to build on this and push on
:11:43. > :11:47.over the busy Christmas period. Do you feel you will be given the
:11:48. > :11:52.chance to come through this? Yeah. It's not to me, I think to say about
:11:53. > :11:57.that question. But we shall see. Straight after the game we grabbed
:11:58. > :12:04.a word with the Norwich manager, Congratulations. I'm sure you
:12:05. > :12:08.enjoyed that today. How important is that victory for Norwich? Yeah, I
:12:09. > :12:12.think it's really important. You know, I think some of the games
:12:13. > :12:18.we've had this season so far have been, sort of, tightly contested.
:12:19. > :12:21.You know we went to Chelsea 1-0, Manchester City 2-1, Liverpool 1-1.
:12:22. > :12:24.We have been in the games. We have been playing reasonable football at
:12:25. > :12:28.times and had good opportunities. Our problem has been the fact that
:12:29. > :12:37.we've been the makers of our own downfall at times. Today, all the
:12:38. > :12:40.errors we have been making is have been eradicated. The boys were
:12:41. > :12:45.fantastic and deserve to win the game. We know how hard it is to be a
:12:46. > :12:48.manager in the Premier League your methods have come into question.
:12:49. > :12:52.It's vindication of what you're trying to do at Norwich? Yeah. You
:12:53. > :12:56.will always be questioned as a manager. Everybody gets criticised.
:12:57. > :12:59.Everybody has people who thinks their opinions are better than the
:13:00. > :13:05.manager at the time. Which is fine. That's football at the top level you
:13:06. > :13:09.know I think every manager goes in with their eyes open. There will be
:13:10. > :13:13.focus on Manchester United after another home defeat. Do you care
:13:14. > :13:19.about that at all? No. We need to take care of ourselves. It's never
:13:20. > :13:24.easy when you are a manager on the end of a defeat or poor performance.
:13:25. > :13:31.It comes round much we will have it at some stage. I'm pleased with my
:13:32. > :13:35.lads today, they deserved the victory. Thank you very much. Well
:13:36. > :13:37.done, first vebth are you in 26 years, no win in six now for
:13:38. > :13:50.Manchester Martin?
:13:51. > :13:56.It was a fantastic all-round display from Alex Neill and his players,
:13:57. > :14:01.very well thought out. They seem to be in full control from the first
:14:02. > :14:05.minute, it was quick thinking from Russell Martin, picking out Nathan
:14:06. > :14:11.Redmond. Not just happy to pop it off, he is thinking of finding
:14:12. > :14:15.another pocket of space. He clears the Manchester United team out.
:14:16. > :14:19.Finds Cameron Jerome, and even Brady. And he finds the back of the
:14:20. > :14:31.net. An easy throw in. No one taking
:14:32. > :14:40.charge. He goes through midfield, lays it off. Now, look at the side
:14:41. > :14:47.line, Smalling. Jerome scores from there. Smalling is quick, allows him
:14:48. > :14:52.to get the wrong side of him. Ashley Young should get across and deal
:14:53. > :14:59.with it. Kamikaze defending. They have been decent at the back but you
:15:00. > :15:04.cannot give goals of a Socheat Be. What I like about Norwich, Bassong
:15:05. > :15:10.could drop off but he wins it. Tutte backs him up and he is on his way.
:15:11. > :15:16.The goal-scorer becomes the provider.
:15:17. > :15:25.When this goes into Rooney, he has two secure it. It goes beyond.
:15:26. > :15:30.Ashley Young, for me, he is not sprinting.
:15:31. > :15:37.He needs to get back quickly. It is so simple.
:15:38. > :15:42.Running through, a toe poke. Punished again. At this point,
:15:43. > :15:48.Manchester United had been on the attack. They have pace in attacking
:15:49. > :15:55.areas, they have brought in players. It was a well thought out plan. To
:15:56. > :16:01.execute it at old Trafford when it matters is what is important. That
:16:02. > :16:07.is what Norwich did. He is laughing there. Do you think
:16:08. > :16:12.he got away with a dodgy finish? I think he did. This is slow motion
:16:13. > :16:16.which makes it look worse. A fantastic run to the edge of the
:16:17. > :16:22.box. As he strikes it. I'm not sure he knows where it is going which
:16:23. > :16:30.makes it harder for the De Gea. A power poke. He has bamboozled the
:16:31. > :16:37.goal keeper. Well done to Norwich. For Manchester
:16:38. > :16:40.United, Ryan Giggs on the touch line, in the second half, how
:16:41. > :16:45.perilous a position is the current manager?
:16:46. > :16:51.In a very tough position, his job is under serious threat and it would
:16:52. > :16:55.not surprise me if he lost his job. Since he went out of the Champions
:16:56. > :17:00.League, it has cranked up the pressure. Was Ryan Giggs auditioning
:17:01. > :17:06.for the job? In the technical area, it was
:17:07. > :17:13.worrying. The fact Jose Mourinho is available,
:17:14. > :17:18.people are adding things up, the next home game against Chelsea, the
:17:19. > :17:23.rumour mill is in full business. You can understand why it puts more
:17:24. > :17:29.pressure on Louis Van Gaal. Yes, pressure, but they should stick
:17:30. > :17:31.with Louis Van Gaal. If they did with another three trophies --
:17:32. > :17:35.another trophy, that is pressure. MUSIC: Winter Wonderland
:17:36. > :18:03.by The Courteeners. Last Christmas, Leicester
:18:04. > :18:05.were bottom of the Premier League. This time around they went
:18:06. > :18:21.to Everton knowing they could open There is no stopping Lukaku right
:18:22. > :18:28.now, a scorer in seven successive games, on 15 goals for the season,
:18:29. > :18:32.the same total Jamie Vardy has in the League alone. No stopping him
:18:33. > :18:37.all season. With Mahrez creating scoring in
:18:38. > :18:38.every game, we have the Premiership's three hottest players
:18:39. > :18:50.all on the same field. The early tempo and the way the ball
:18:51. > :18:51.is being knocked around, you can seek confidence in both sets of
:18:52. > :19:05.players. He got himself set, Barkley. You
:19:06. > :19:29.could almost see the mind ticking as he waited for the cross.
:19:30. > :19:37.The referee thinks the Japanese player has been brought down.
:19:38. > :19:42.Leicester have a penalty. Not too many Everton complaints about it,
:19:43. > :19:47.Oscar Zaki macro in front. Funes Mori was holding on. Now, the chance
:19:48. > :19:50.to give Leicester the lead and continue their record of having
:19:51. > :19:56.scored in every Premiership game this season.
:19:57. > :20:04.Mahrez beats Howard. Tucked as far into the corner as it would go.
:20:05. > :20:27.Leicester City lead again. The party continues.
:20:28. > :20:42.In four Lukaku! One, two, three goes at it. It is Lukaku who bites back
:20:43. > :20:49.for Everton. In bold there, a port touch in fairness from Cleverley.
:20:50. > :21:00.Patients displayed by Barkley. Everton's persistence paid off.
:21:01. > :21:09.A bump from King and barred from Kante. Turning out to be a good
:21:10. > :21:14.effort on goal which Schmeichel had to say. A positive drive from Ross
:21:15. > :21:21.Barkley, strong as well. The England manager here, not
:21:22. > :21:26.shopping on the last day of Christmas. In a steamed company with
:21:27. > :21:36.Amanda Holden by his side. Makes a change to Gary Neville I suppose.
:21:37. > :21:51.He wouldn't have bet him finding the corner, either. Trying to dig it out
:21:52. > :21:56.of his feet and catch out Tim Howard.
:21:57. > :22:02.You can see the way the game is evolving, Everton feel as if they
:22:03. > :22:08.are on top, more attack wise, Leicester picking them up on the
:22:09. > :22:13.counter. He is down, it will be a penalty. Tim Howard didn't get there
:22:14. > :22:20.in time. The second Leicester penalty of the game, a yellow card
:22:21. > :22:25.for the Everton keeper. Mahrez and Vardy double at once more
:22:26. > :22:29.and as soon as Vardy gets to the ball first, Howard is in a spot of
:22:30. > :22:31.bother. From the spot for the second time
:22:32. > :22:50.today it will be Mahrez. He scores again. Same result. Other
:22:51. > :22:55.side. Two more in the bag for Mahrez who
:22:56. > :23:21.has gone to 14 for the season, only one behind Jamie Vardy.
:23:22. > :23:32.Three for Leicester! Vardy makes the goal and a grinning Okazaki scores
:23:33. > :23:38.it to put the Foxes in control. It came from an Everton throw, this is
:23:39. > :23:42.classic Leicester City, closing down, parrying, Albrighton got in
:23:43. > :23:47.the way, Vardy finds his strike partner for the day and gives Ake
:23:48. > :23:59.did really well to finish it off. It might have finished the game off --
:24:00. > :24:05.-- Okazaki. He used to be known as the Tinker
:24:06. > :24:07.man, he's said it should be changed to the thinker man. All of festival
:24:08. > :24:22.because him super man. -- all of Leicester will be calling
:24:23. > :24:30.him. That is in. There is hope for
:24:31. > :24:35.Everton. Into the corner from Morales and
:24:36. > :24:43.Everton have two minutes to find an equaliser.
:24:44. > :24:45.Great defending again. Look at that for a shot, first time, no messing,
:24:46. > :24:57.Morales. -- Mirallas. He was impeded, a foul
:24:58. > :25:17.just outside the area. Schmeichel is down to save and hold
:25:18. > :25:26.on. The inevitable handball shouts as the ball bounced around.
:25:27. > :25:38.Just over two minutes of injury time played.
:25:39. > :25:49.This is the Leicester break. De Laet getting there. And still... Howard
:25:50. > :26:01.keeps Everton in with a glimmer of hope. The chance had gone there but
:26:02. > :26:05.a stroke of luck got it back in. Out of time, it is time for
:26:06. > :26:12.Leicester City fans to cheer Christmas with their side on top of
:26:13. > :26:16.the Barkley Premier League. Very, very happy with our
:26:17. > :26:21.performance. We worked so hard over because untreated during the whole
:26:22. > :26:26.match. Maybe in the first half we were nervous, we didn't start very
:26:27. > :26:30.well. In the second half it was much better.
:26:31. > :26:35.We have a sense of getting control and being comfortable and that
:26:36. > :26:39.allowed Leicester to get three goals from disappointing positions from
:26:40. > :26:52.us. We have to be a lot better in order to allow the away team to see
:26:53. > :26:57.our way of playing. It was difficult but I stay focused
:26:58. > :27:05.in my game, stay focused in my mind. And I scored the penalty. I did my
:27:06. > :27:10.maximum and I scored. Our target is 40 points. After, I
:27:11. > :27:14.want to speak to my players. It is important to understand what they
:27:15. > :27:20.believe they can achieve. I speak and I say my ideas.
:27:21. > :27:26.Every week, they keep doing the business. We have talked about Vardy
:27:27. > :27:30.and Mahrez, match winners again. So many players who provided the
:27:31. > :27:36.platform for those stars to shine. We haven't got enough time to show
:27:37. > :27:41.the players. It is a shame. So many good performances. No fluke. They
:27:42. > :27:45.are turning into a top team. Wes Morgan is a player a lot of teams
:27:46. > :27:51.looked at but nobody wanted to take him. He is thereby right. And, my
:27:52. > :27:58.thing, like Abel, he dealt easily with the players. Kante, he is a joy
:27:59. > :28:07.to watch, she sees danger, he floats around midfield. Very nimble, full
:28:08. > :28:12.of pace. He homes in on Lukaku. Couldn't get there but the first,
:28:13. > :28:17.gets them with a second. So many good players. Fuchs at the
:28:18. > :28:23.back, left back, very difficult down that bright side today with Everton
:28:24. > :28:29.very strong. He is very patient. No one is going past him. Late in
:28:30. > :28:34.the game, still with energy, battling. Kante offering help on the
:28:35. > :28:39.left-hand side. Fuchs makes the challenge,
:28:40. > :28:43.outstanding. Roberto Martinez had a moan about
:28:44. > :28:50.some of the big decisions, let us run through them.
:28:51. > :28:54.This is the first goal, the penalty. Vardy I like in this, he is the
:28:55. > :28:59.provider. This is about endeavour, gets the
:29:00. > :29:12.other side of his opponent. Look at this for confident. -- confidence.
:29:13. > :29:20.Of the Everton defence. Boy, does he punish them. He runs free with the
:29:21. > :29:24.ball the weight of pass. That is where he wants to get to, Vardy.
:29:25. > :29:27.Stone is apparently the best defender in Europe. Think again much
:29:28. > :29:33.he gets in so easily. Howard comes flying out. 100%, penalty. This is
:29:34. > :29:36.where you see it here. I like this, this reminds me of playing again.
:29:37. > :29:42.Almost at match speed. Weight of pass. Beautiful. Perfection. So full
:29:43. > :29:46.of confidence. Mahrez making better decisions. Vardy being collective.
:29:47. > :29:51.This fella, puts it in the other corner to wind up the goalkeeper.
:29:52. > :29:57.First-class. This one here, two players again who don't get credit.
:29:58. > :30:01.Albrighton and King doing the grafting. Win it back. Pass it
:30:02. > :30:10.there. Straight line. Make it is look easy. Okazaki. Good first
:30:11. > :30:14.touch, puts it away. Were Everton out played do they lack
:30:15. > :30:19.ruthlessness? I can understand why you ask me. That I have been happy
:30:20. > :30:24.with Everton. They made major steps in comparison with last year. First
:30:25. > :30:28.time they were beaten in six games. Martinez will be happy with their
:30:29. > :30:33.process so far. I think they are under achieving Everton. Too many
:30:34. > :30:38.teams doing better than them thechl have to punish teams. Last week they
:30:39. > :30:41.let Norwich back in. More to come. Martinez will test his patience.
:30:42. > :30:47.When will you say that Leicester can win the tie 8, by the way? Well... I
:30:48. > :30:51.think they prefer it when people say they don't win it it will take the
:30:52. > :30:56.pressure off them. As they go through these stages - You have to
:30:57. > :30:58.take them seriously, it's as simple as that.
:30:59. > :31:02.Next up, Sunderland who made the trip to Stamford Bridge to face
:31:03. > :31:06.The champions started the day just one point outside the bottom three
:31:07. > :31:22.COMMENTATOR: economy sea are champions. -- Chelsea are champions.
:31:23. > :31:30.Their troubles have increased. The misery goes on. Another dagger to
:31:31. > :31:37.the heart of Jose Mourinho. Another miserable episode in Chelsea's
:31:38. > :31:40.dreadful defensive of the title. Jose Mourinho has now been sacked.
:31:41. > :31:46.Jonathan Pearce was at Stamford Bridge.
:31:47. > :31:53.COMMENTATOR: Guus Hiddink bass as interim manager says he's delighted
:31:54. > :31:56.to reknew his special relationship with the Chelsea fans who clearly
:31:57. > :32:01.don't want to forget the Special One. They have talked of a toxic air
:32:02. > :32:07.here. Captain John Terry has denied player power had any part in
:32:08. > :32:11.Mourinho's down haul. Eddie Newton in charge today, they will remain as
:32:12. > :32:22.assistant managers under Hiddink. They make two changes. Fabregas
:32:23. > :32:27.won't be a popular replacement. His name and that of Diego Costa were
:32:28. > :32:33.booed when the teams were read out. Kaboul has recovered from sickness
:32:34. > :32:40.to return for Sunderland. They can play the same back five so effective
:32:41. > :32:44.at winning at Palace last months. Chltth Chelsea fans at kick-off are
:32:45. > :32:49.singing the name, Jose Mourinho. Didier Drogba. Had he been here this
:32:50. > :32:57.season, would the trouble behind-the-scenes have occurred? The
:32:58. > :33:01.fans at Stamford Bridge stand up for the Special One, that is the chant.
:33:02. > :33:11.He will forever be be in their hearts. The message is clear - they
:33:12. > :33:20.are unhappy at this week's decision. Terry goes for the near-post.
:33:21. > :33:24.Ivanovic 1-0. Maybe that will stop them thinking about The Special One.
:33:25. > :33:30.It was a special header. Ivanovic's name, when it was read out pre-match
:33:31. > :33:35.was booed am now they are cheering him. Courtois beaten too easily
:33:36. > :33:39.there. Good leap, but the Sunderland defender was poor. I wonder if he's
:33:40. > :33:47.really well. Ivanovic puts Chelsea ahead. Sunderland, 31 goals conceded
:33:48. > :33:52.now this season. They have only won three, they are in desperate peril.
:33:53. > :34:00.Ivanovic into the box. Put away by Pedro. Chelsea are 2-0 up against
:34:01. > :34:05.Sunderland in 12 minutes. Sam Allardyce feared a reaction from the
:34:06. > :34:08.Chelsea players and fans. They've given Guus Hiddink, the new
:34:09. > :34:12.interimle manager, just what he wanted to see. They're playing good
:34:13. > :34:17.football, football they've been capable of all season. They haven't
:34:18. > :34:32.performed. They are today. A slice of luck about it. There is the
:34:33. > :34:38.ricochet. Pedro first to react. Still the fans are singing the name
:34:39. > :34:43.Jose Mourinho. A feeling here that Sunderland are a bit part players in
:34:44. > :34:51.a soap opera. Throughout it all, Sam Allardyce has a job to do. Oscar is
:34:52. > :34:57.available. One more pass would send it out to Azpilicueta on the left.
:34:58. > :35:04.Oscar all the way through. Denied by pant pan. Chelsea are quite
:35:05. > :35:12.literally walking through Sunderland's defence.
:35:13. > :35:20.Matic, lovely, well done, Fabregas, really good football by Chelsea.
:35:21. > :35:24.Willian, Pedro. Fabregas, again Pedro, chip to the far-post, looking
:35:25. > :35:28.for Costa. It would have been a beauty. It would have been a very
:35:29. > :35:34.fine team goal. They are playing with a sense of freedom and relief.
:35:35. > :35:45.As if a huge weight has been lifted from their shoulders.
:35:46. > :35:51.Perhaps Sunderland have lost the momentum. No idea to break Chelsea
:35:52. > :35:57.down. Beats Willian. Touch heavy. In there. Went down quite early. Wins
:35:58. > :36:01.the penalty. Seemed to me to be going down as the goalkeeper made
:36:02. > :36:10.the challenge. A yellow card for Pantilimon. There's a nudge. There
:36:11. > :36:18.was the nudge from the goalkeeper's arm, up-and-over and into the mid
:36:19. > :36:24.drift. Oscar with the penalty. That's three. It is a perfect way
:36:25. > :36:31.for Chelsea to bounce back after this week's events. Sunderland have
:36:32. > :36:34.started the second-half brightly. But within five minuteses of the
:36:35. > :36:40.resumption, they are out of the game. The fans aren't singing his
:36:41. > :36:49.name though. They have been singing one name throughout.
:36:50. > :37:00.Borini goes down, that's a free-kick. If they are booing at 3
:37:01. > :37:07.had-0 up. What would it be like if Sunderland get back into the game?
:37:08. > :37:13.Johnson floats it in. Around the corner was Kaboul. It's in. They
:37:14. > :37:17.have one back. Borini as a substitute. Sunderland provided a
:37:18. > :37:21.response. His first goal since returning to the club.
:37:22. > :37:26.Well-rehearsed routine. Keeper couldn't keep it out. Borini
:37:27. > :37:32.bundling it in, off his knee. It doesn't matter how they go in. 3-1.
:37:33. > :37:36.First time Chelsea have scored three in the league since they won up at
:37:37. > :37:44.West Brom in a curious game back in August. Kaboul. High through the
:37:45. > :37:52.middle. Towards Defoe. That's a big chance. For a man with 243 career
:37:53. > :37:54.goals, and so much composure normally in that position, he lacked
:37:55. > :38:01.any. Diego Costa, saw the run of Pedro.
:38:02. > :38:15.Didn't release. Here's Willian. Good ball. Oscar. Tried to tee it
:38:16. > :38:20.up. Gets the shot away. Ripples the side-netting. Much more like the
:38:21. > :38:26.Chelsea of old. Oscar gliding into space. Bent the ball, but not quite
:38:27. > :38:32.enough. Willian, Pedro is in a good position, wide, Terry is up in
:38:33. > :38:37.support. Here is Pedro. Punched and over. Good build-up. His touch was
:38:38. > :38:46.far too heavy. He was always stretching to get the shot away.
:38:47. > :38:54.Pedro nearly came out of it. With the ball. So the Mourinho after show
:38:55. > :38:58.party ends with celebrations if muted. The man with the most
:38:59. > :39:02.satisfied smile tonight will be Jose Mourinho. There was a lot of
:39:03. > :39:08.pressure on us before the game. Listen, we brought that on ourself-.
:39:09. > :39:12.Before the game we are big enough to stand up be counted for. Today we
:39:13. > :39:15.needed everyone and everyone is sue peesh. You have to accept equal
:39:16. > :39:20.responsibility if your' involved. I was involved. As fa far as I'm
:39:21. > :39:24.concerned it's a collective responsibility issue. All of us are
:39:25. > :39:28.in this position not one or two individuals. That is me speaking
:39:29. > :39:32.individually. One or two performed, the rest haven't. That is behind us
:39:33. > :39:35.now. That is in the past. We have to move on and start winning football
:39:36. > :39:39.matches. Chelsea need to be higher in the league than we are. Were you
:39:40. > :39:44.disappointed with the reaction of some sections of the crowd today to
:39:45. > :39:49.certain players? Honestly I think we have to understand the crowds and
:39:50. > :39:54.understand the emotion they have very good and massive support for
:39:55. > :40:00.Jose Mourinho. Which he deserves in anyway. Because what he done for
:40:01. > :40:04.this club, what he done for us as a team, is massive. Obviously a
:40:05. > :40:07.traumatic week for them. We have to play them and be professional about
:40:08. > :40:12.what we try to do. We haven't been, in terms of how we played in the
:40:13. > :40:17.first half. Certainly, as a manager, fellow manager to another, you know,
:40:18. > :40:21.it was always great. We always, we were great to see him come back.
:40:22. > :40:27.What he achieved. What he succeeded as a manager we strive to be the
:40:28. > :40:30.best we can. What he achieved over the last 10-15 years is
:40:31. > :40:34.phenomenonal. Guus Hiddink what did he say to you? He said hello to
:40:35. > :40:40.everyone. He was watching the game from upstairs. We will start to work
:40:41. > :40:45.from tomorrow together. Looking forward to him coming in. The guys
:40:46. > :40:48.have done a great job in a short space of time over the weekend.
:40:49. > :40:51.Credit to all the players and the team today. Our thoughts are with
:40:52. > :40:55.the manager we are disappointed it falls on his head unfortunately.
:40:56. > :40:58.Strong words particularly from John Terry there. Hard to judge that
:40:59. > :41:03.performance without comparing it to what happened under Mourinho. Did
:41:04. > :41:09.you see something today, that you haven't seen at other points in the
:41:10. > :41:14.season? Well, look Steve Hollands has taken over. Mourinho sacked a
:41:15. > :41:18.couple of days ago. Not a huge amount that can happen in that
:41:19. > :41:23.amount of time. Today I did see a vibrant, confident Chelsea team.
:41:24. > :41:27.There was a lot of confidence within those players. The one of those
:41:28. > :41:32.players was Oscar. He was really outstanding throughout the game. He
:41:33. > :41:37.was the catalyst for Chelsea today. He really had a swagger about his
:41:38. > :41:40.game. Not only that, there was a tenacity about his game. Anything
:41:41. > :41:44.that was good that came from Chelsea, it came through him. When
:41:45. > :41:49.you are hitting diagonals like that, without even thinking about it, you
:41:50. > :41:53.know you're Haying a good day. I like that word He has a real kind of
:41:54. > :41:59.confidence and swagger about his play. He wants the ball constantly.
:42:00. > :42:03.Don't get me wrong, Sunderland wasn't great. Loved this. Complete
:42:04. > :42:09.awareness of what is around him. Casual. It is. Every time he got the
:42:10. > :42:12.ball he is in 10-15 yards of space. Sam Allardyce won't want to see this
:42:13. > :42:16.again. Not sure what the Sunderland players were doing, after you, after
:42:17. > :42:19.you, I will go and try and score. It was brilliant from Oscar, not great
:42:20. > :42:23.from Sunderland. This is another mark of his confidence in dangerous
:42:24. > :42:28.areas. Dinking it over strikers who are closing him down. When you you
:42:29. > :42:34.are in that mood as a midfield player you just want to get on the
:42:35. > :42:39.ball. He finds himself in goalscoring areas. Doesn't get them
:42:40. > :42:43.on that occasion. His penalty stuck away coolly. It was a standing
:42:44. > :42:48.ovation which he thoroughly, thoroughly deserved. I mean, he came
:42:49. > :42:52.off on the 82nd minute there is an indication of how influential he was
:42:53. > :42:54.on this Chelsea team, 108 touches all over the pitch. Absolutely
:42:55. > :43:01.everything was going through him today. It was a good performance
:43:02. > :43:05.from Chelsea. John Terry spoke well, saying it's not about one
:43:06. > :43:16.individual. That performance was not there last week against Leicester
:43:17. > :43:22.from Oscar. That would worry. Mourinho had obviously lost the
:43:23. > :43:27.players. That is the biggest thing. What happened to Sunderland? Three
:43:28. > :43:31.defeats. Next up Manchester City, Liverpool. They didn't get off the
:43:32. > :43:35.bus today. They were really embarrassing for them. We saw shots
:43:36. > :43:39.of Guus Hiddink, players said they met him, he said hello. Was there
:43:40. > :43:43.six years ago, successful in their time there. Didier Drogba involved
:43:44. > :43:48.as well. How will his role play out at Stamford Bridge? From what I
:43:49. > :43:53.understand he is likely to pop-up on the bench again for Chelsea, kind of
:43:54. > :43:57.in an adviser kind of role. Maybe for Diego Costa. He will be around.
:43:58. > :44:00.He can obviously be the link between Guus Hiddink and the players given
:44:01. > :44:06.the history he has with the players and the club. Where can they get
:44:07. > :44:09.this season under Hiddink? They won the FA Cup, got into the Champions
:44:10. > :44:14.League. They will not do that this season. There is plenty to play for.
:44:15. > :44:17.They know him, he has that advantage being of course. Great record at the
:44:18. > :44:21.club last time out in the Premier League.
:44:22. > :44:23.Tottenham were hoping for a quick response to their home defeat
:44:24. > :44:26.Their manager Mauricio Pochettino faced a familiar trip back
:44:27. > :44:59.His successor Ronald Koeman reverts to his normal formation today. There
:45:00. > :45:00.Reid calls Clasie, Tadic. After that defeat by Newcastle, Spurs have
:45:01. > :45:16.Dembele back row back from injury. Both clubs in their different ways
:45:17. > :45:24.want to get back on track. A good run for Southampton. It was a very
:45:25. > :45:29.good run and could easily have led to the first goal. A lovely ball
:45:30. > :45:34.chipped in. Alderweireld who played for Southampton for one season moved
:45:35. > :45:43.across just in time to block that from Mane. A busy period coming up
:45:44. > :45:50.for all the Premiership clubs, football on Boxing Day, two days
:45:51. > :45:57.later, first weekend in January. Tadic, and Mane was there again,
:45:58. > :45:59.it's a good save by Lloris, headed away by Toby Alderweireld,
:46:00. > :46:07.Southampton feel they should be ahead largely through Vinay. --
:46:08. > :46:32.Mane. King tried to shoot across the
:46:33. > :46:38.goalkeeper, one of the best moves by Tottenham in the first half. Aiming
:46:39. > :46:43.for the far side. A little flick by a Southampton foot which makes it a
:46:44. > :46:50.better save. A dull December day down south. There hasn't been much
:46:51. > :46:54.about this match in the first half yet to get the crowd off their
:46:55. > :47:02.seats. Savagely dealt with there, Harry
:47:03. > :47:08.Kane for Spurs scores against the club where he was once on loan.
:47:09. > :47:15.Harry Kane is on a roll here. Ten in the last ten games for Harry Kane.
:47:16. > :47:20.There was a bad foul. Look at that. But Harry Kane, it was an advantage
:47:21. > :47:25.beautifully played by referee Kevin Friend. Look at Harry Kane. He
:47:26. > :47:35.doesn't miss from there, or very rarely. Tottenham Hotspur take the
:47:36. > :47:40.lead five minutes before half time. And he is delighted. He is one of
:47:41. > :47:41.our own, that is the chance which we hear now from the Tottenham
:47:42. > :48:01.supporters. Dele Alli came in from the far side,
:48:02. > :48:08.and Southampton had nobody there. Dele Alli enhances his growing
:48:09. > :48:12.reputation. But, goodness, where was the marking from Southampton, a
:48:13. > :48:18.question Ronald Koeman may well ask in the dressing room at half-time.
:48:19. > :48:27.They had players forward, Spurs, but was he looking for offside? He
:48:28. > :48:45.certainly let Dele Alli go. Southampton zero, Tottenham two.
:48:46. > :48:56.Picked out off the air by Lloris, there were blue shirts all around.
:48:57. > :49:02.At least they got a strike in. No festive cheer for Southampton at
:49:03. > :49:06.this stage. This won't be the best of weekends for Ronald Koeman.
:49:07. > :49:09.Southampton slipping at the moment to their fifth consecutive
:49:10. > :49:16.Premiership match without a win. Tottenham are still putting them in
:49:17. > :49:23.trouble. It should have been three, surely? Carroll getting forward.
:49:24. > :49:28.There were any number of them. Lamela got to the goal line and Tom
:49:29. > :49:35.Carroll with the shot, not enough power to beat Gazzaniga. If you are
:49:36. > :49:37.a Spurs fan and maybe even the boss, why would you let Newcastle back
:49:38. > :49:45.into the game last Sunday? What a good save. Lloris makes a
:49:46. > :50:16.very good save to keep it at 2-0. The Southampton captain. Nearly a
:50:17. > :50:19.dilemma for Gazzaniga. Oh, dear. A very unhappy note on which to end
:50:20. > :50:30.a very unhappy afternoon. If you analyse the game and you
:50:31. > :50:39.watch the first goal, then I am very worried because that is defending at
:50:40. > :50:45.the turn of and not the level you need to win the game against teams
:50:46. > :50:49.like Tottenham. So naive that situation. That tells everything on
:50:50. > :50:54.the pitch. A very difficult game, very tough.
:50:55. > :51:00.Southampton are a very good team. It was difficult from the beginning,
:51:01. > :51:05.the first 20 minutes were difficult. But it is true after 20 minutes we
:51:06. > :51:17.settled our bases on the pitch and managed the game.
:51:18. > :51:24.A great ball. After last week when we got the first goal, he was saying
:51:25. > :51:28.after the game, keep punting. After the first one, we kept going and got
:51:29. > :51:30.the second and looking for the third.
:51:31. > :51:34.Another good game for Dele Alli. You had a good look at your old team
:51:35. > :51:40.and wanted to pick someone else from midfield.
:51:41. > :51:46.Dembele, it was good to have him back, he was a thorn in
:51:47. > :51:48.Southampton's side. I was looking at the battle between himself and
:51:49. > :51:58.Wanyama. He came out on top. Things like this, winning tackles,
:51:59. > :52:06.constantly putting Spurs in a good position. He has this awareness. He
:52:07. > :52:11.Ralls away. They are trying their hardest. He is so strong. I have
:52:12. > :52:17.trained with this guy and you can't get the ball from him. That is the
:52:18. > :52:22.beauty of Mousa Dembele, he goes by people whenever he wants. Things
:52:23. > :52:26.like that incident. He want to try to take the ball but he is so
:52:27. > :52:32.comfortable under pressure. Give him the ball, and this is the second
:52:33. > :52:39.half, 2-0 up, you need someone strong in midfield. Up against
:52:40. > :52:49.Wanyama, he is too strong. Brilliant. Get off me. A beautiful
:52:50. > :52:52.little turn. He was a pleasure to watch.
:52:53. > :52:57.Can he hit a diagonal? What has gone wrong with
:52:58. > :53:02.Southampton? Really strong from Ronald Koeman, naive, no killing
:53:03. > :53:06.mentality is what he said afterwards.
:53:07. > :53:13.They have dried up in front of goal. At the start of the season, 19 from
:53:14. > :53:16.the first 12, now two goals from five.
:53:17. > :53:23.They keep losing players. The manager has been strong with
:53:24. > :53:27.criticism. I think he is in control. The fixtures don't get any easier,
:53:28. > :53:30.Arsenal are up next. Difficult times for Southampton.
:53:31. > :53:34.Match Of The Day 2 comes from a studio not too
:53:35. > :54:07.All Sunday's action on Monday, and some more Star Wars
:54:08. > :54:12.You can see all the details on the 12 contenders,
:54:13. > :54:32.and how to register to vote, on the BBC Sport website.
:54:33. > :54:44.COMMENTATOR: A great cross, Cantona, yes! Eric Cantona's first goal for
:54:45. > :54:45.Manchester United. He knows how to celebrate, and he knows how to
:54:46. > :54:48.finish. That was from 1992, a year
:54:49. > :54:51.after that was the last time West Brom and Bournemouth
:54:52. > :54:53.met in the league. Tony Pulis was the Bournemouth boss
:54:54. > :54:56.in the old Division 2 back then! Today, he was in charge
:54:57. > :54:58.of the other lot. Both teams were under
:54:59. > :55:09.the watchful eye of Alan Green. Both sides are unbeaten in four but
:55:10. > :55:13.Bournemouth have caught the eye with successive victories over Chelsea
:55:14. > :55:22.and Manchester United. Albion are unchanged.
:55:23. > :55:26.There is one late change for Bournemouth. King who scored against
:55:27. > :55:39.United has succumbed to a hamstring injury.
:55:40. > :55:47.A good save by Myhill. Stanislas scored direct from a
:55:48. > :55:52.corner against Manchester United last weekend. This was a ferocious
:55:53. > :56:00.shot and a good save by the Welsh goalkeeper.
:56:01. > :56:05.Eddie Howe recognises his side have it renders boost listing them out of
:56:06. > :56:17.the relegation spot for the moment. -- listing.
:56:18. > :56:25.I think that is a result of the previous refereeing decision not to
:56:26. > :56:34.give a free kick. It was certainly a bad tackle. Will it be a yellow
:56:35. > :56:38.card? It is a red card! Mike Dean felt there was a master Naas in that
:56:39. > :56:46.challenge from the Irishman that merited red and not yellow. That is
:56:47. > :56:56.the first challenge. Here is the red card tackle. Awful. The referee is
:56:57. > :57:13.quite right. Look at that. Not good enough from the Irishman.
:57:14. > :57:19.Headed wide by Ritchie, what a great opportunity for Bournemouth to take
:57:20. > :57:21.the lead. He thinks he was being pushed. There was a push their by
:57:22. > :57:40.Brunt. A good save. Excellent strike.
:57:41. > :57:43.Albion carry more threat in the second half than they did in the
:57:44. > :58:03.entire 45 minutes of the first. What a goal! With his first touch of
:58:04. > :58:08.the long pass laid to him, wonderful, what about the shot? Hit
:58:09. > :58:17.left footed, surging past Myhill into the goal. They take the lead
:58:18. > :58:19.they richly deserve. All the pressure is on West Bromwich
:58:20. > :58:35.Albion. Ronned Ron, Dawson. Oh, corner.
:58:36. > :58:40.Doesn't matter that they are down to 10-men. We know that Albion are good
:58:41. > :58:44.at set-pieces. Baggy supporters sense the possibility of an
:58:45. > :58:52.equaliser. Here it comes. Headed down. It's an equaliser, Rondon.
:58:53. > :58:57.McAuley with the header on. Did it cross the line, or was it Rondon in
:58:58. > :59:01.the end? I'm not even sure if Rondon got a touch. It may have come off
:59:02. > :59:09.the inside of the post. Wouldn't you know it, 1-1.
:59:10. > :59:20.Looking for Lambert. He was fouled. Oh, yes, definitely. Another
:59:21. > :59:25.set-piece for Bournemouth to defend. Gardner with the free-kick. Glided
:59:26. > :59:34.in. Wide! I was sure that was a header in. Dawson with a great
:59:35. > :59:37.opportunity to put Albion in front. The angle I looked at, that was 2-1.
:59:38. > :59:59.Tony thought it was in as well. If there is a winner, you wouldn't
:00:00. > :00:03.bet on which side is going to score it. Bournemouth have a corner. Pugh
:00:04. > :00:22.to take the corner. Now Sessegnon. Oh, well played. Lambert.
:00:23. > :00:36.Bournemouth have it back. Gosling. Gosling. Penalty. Fletcher the
:00:37. > :00:42.culprit. Oh, was it inside? I think that was outside. But Charlie
:00:43. > :00:50.Daniels, the left full-back, has a chance to score the winning goal
:00:51. > :01:00.after Smith put Bournemouth in front. Oh! He cracked it in on the
:01:01. > :01:02.underside of the crossbar. Well, there may be some controversy over
:01:03. > :01:06.the penalty, whether it was a penalty or whether it should have
:01:07. > :01:13.been a free-kick. Was it inside? Was it outside? No disputing the finish.
:01:14. > :01:17.Daniels smashed that in. One last chance. One long ball for Albion.
:01:18. > :01:33.Driven towards Lambert. Good challenge. Oh, goodness, Rondon
:01:34. > :01:38.went in with his head first there. Now, Rondon's in big trouble here.
:01:39. > :01:48.Not only did he go in with his head, he followed through with his foot.
:01:49. > :01:52.Completely lost it, Rondon. Red. Again, the referee is right.
:01:53. > :01:57.Complete indiscipline on behalf of the two Albion players who have been
:01:58. > :02:04.sent off today. West Brom deservedly beaten at home, yet again. I thought
:02:05. > :02:07.we were dominant for 60 minutes. The first 60 minutes despite the fact
:02:08. > :02:13.they had the sending off didn't change anything. Good with with the
:02:14. > :02:18.ball without creating enough clear-cut chances. I thought a goal
:02:19. > :02:21.was on the way. The sending off is reckless and stupid challenge from
:02:22. > :02:26.James. He has reacted off a challenge from Smith. I could see
:02:27. > :02:29.him coming out the corner of my eye. Obviously, unluckily I jumped in the
:02:30. > :02:33.air. If I didn't jump in the air my leg was standing I think he could
:02:34. > :02:35.have broke my leg. Did you have any view in terms of the penalty whether
:02:36. > :02:40.the incident was inside or outside the area? That would be the only
:02:41. > :02:45.thing up for debate for me. It was a definite foul. Whether it was inside
:02:46. > :02:54.or out-Ied I don't know. Let us get to to that McClean red card. Neither
:02:55. > :02:58.of you were happy, why? It's the petulence that annoyed me. Whether
:02:59. > :03:04.that is a foul can't happen. You can tell he is annoyed. He goes after
:03:05. > :03:08.him straightaway. He waits for him. What happens next is poor. Terrible.
:03:09. > :03:13.It's a really, really bad challenge. You know, we heard from Adam Smith,
:03:14. > :03:17.if his legs are planted in the ground he breaks his leg. I can't
:03:18. > :03:22.believe he's surprised going for that. An unbelievable tackle. You
:03:23. > :03:27.see the aggression on his face. He meant it. You see it from there. His
:03:28. > :03:31.face there. Trying to hurt him. It's not his proper foot, shall we say.
:03:32. > :03:36.He is a left-footed player. No excuse. It's not as if he hasn't got
:03:37. > :03:40.form. A few weeks ago, a carbon copy. The manager is right to dig
:03:41. > :03:44.him out. He needs to calm down and put his energy into staying on the
:03:45. > :03:48.pitch. What about the pinning penalty should it have been given,
:03:49. > :03:53.in your opinion? I think it was, they were very fortunate to get it.
:03:54. > :03:56.For me it was just outside, just watching it. I think he gets
:03:57. > :04:02.punished here, Fletcher. Gets the wrong side of him. OK, benefit goes
:04:03. > :04:08.with the front player. Just outside. As a centre midfield player, driving
:04:09. > :04:12.towards goal, last-minutes of the game, Fletcher trying to stay up
:04:13. > :04:17.much his legs are tangled inside Gosling's. Look at his leg. In
:04:18. > :04:22.between him iechl want that as a centre midfield player. My old mate,
:04:23. > :04:25.Daniels, stick it is away. Three straight wins for Bournemouth.
:04:26. > :04:29.Much-needed momentum. We need to praise them. They have really got
:04:30. > :04:33.things going? Everything about them is positive. Even when things
:04:34. > :04:37.weren't going for them, they had the mind-set that it will come. Right
:04:38. > :04:40.now I think those little moments are starting to turn for Eddie Howe.
:04:41. > :04:48.That is why they are winning three in three at the moment. Chelsea,
:04:49. > :04:53.Manchester United and now a run-of-the-mill mixture against West
:04:54. > :04:59.Brom a fantastic Christmas fixture for Eddie Howe.
:05:00. > :05:01.When Stoke last played at home, they gave Manchester City
:05:02. > :05:04.This time around, they were up against a Crystal Palace team
:05:05. > :05:07.who have been excellent away from home this season.
:05:08. > :05:08.Simon Brotheron was at the Britannia.
:05:09. > :05:11.Stoke City turned on the style seeing off Manchester City 2-0.
:05:12. > :05:14.Crystal Palace should provide a stern test. They have won ten
:05:15. > :05:20.Premier League games on the road in 2015. A record bettered only by
:05:21. > :05:24.Arsenal. Stoke's record signing Shaqiri returns to their starting
:05:25. > :05:28.line-up in front of a full house at the Britannia Stadium. Ledley makes
:05:29. > :05:37.his second Premier League start of the season for Crystal Palace. Who
:05:38. > :05:49.are without the influential Yohan Cabaye here.
:05:50. > :06:00.Strikes against the post. Van Ginkel. Stoke City close to taking
:06:01. > :06:04.the lead with this effort. The cross from Pieters. The shot from Van
:06:05. > :06:10.Ginkel which hatled the foot of the post. 26 points on the board,
:06:11. > :06:20.Crystal Palace enjoying their best ever start to a Premier League
:06:21. > :06:31.season. -- rattled. Zaha down inside the box. Palace have a penalty here.
:06:32. > :06:36.Whelan with a challenge on Zaha. Zaha felt the boot on the outside of
:06:37. > :06:42.his left foot. Hit the turf. Now what a chance for Crystal Palace
:06:43. > :06:51.here. It's Connor Wickham against Jack Butland. Wickham scores! It's
:06:52. > :06:58.his first goal for Crystal Palace. Straight down the middle of the
:06:59. > :07:00.goal. It's, basically, the first thing that Jack Butland has had to
:07:01. > :07:15.do. Stoke City 0, Crystal Palace 1. Johnson now for Stoke. A chance to
:07:16. > :07:19.shoot. Good save by Hennessey. Away from Bards ward. Much better from
:07:20. > :07:21.Stoke City. Johnson still looking for his first goal in a Stoke City
:07:22. > :07:46.shirt. Oh! Just wide of the post. Hennessey
:07:47. > :07:50.can only stand there and watch and wait and hope that the ball didn't
:07:51. > :08:02.Nestle into the far corner. Just watch this. Stoke still pursuing
:08:03. > :08:08.that equalising goal. Van Ginkel leaving it for Arnautovic. Good play
:08:09. > :08:15.from Stoke. Johnson, a chance. Good save by Hennessey to deny them.
:08:16. > :08:30.Crystal Palace defenders urge them to get on with the game. Shaqiri.
:08:31. > :08:35.Whipping that one in off the head of Delaney. Hennessey gets his fist to
:08:36. > :08:40.it. Shaqiri has got an acre of space over there. Decent ball in.
:08:41. > :08:48.Arnautovic couldn't quite turn it in. Was there a handball inside the
:08:49. > :08:54.penalty area? The referee says yes. Stoke City have a penalty kick. This
:08:55. > :08:56.is the third match in which he has refereed Stoke thissen is. He has
:08:57. > :09:05.awarded a penalty in every one of them. Let's have a look here.
:09:06. > :09:10.Clearly strikes Delaney on the arm. A chance to level it up. Oh, he has.
:09:11. > :09:20.Hennessey bangs his fist into the ground in frustration. He nearly had
:09:21. > :09:28.that one. Bojan Krkic are back in it. Hit with pace. Enough to get it
:09:29. > :09:33.past Wayne Hennessey. Bojan scores his fourth goal of the season.
:09:34. > :09:46.Suddenly the Britannia is bouncing again. Bolaise for Palace. Great
:09:47. > :09:50.stop by Jack Butland. Vital save by the Stoke City goalkeeper with
:09:51. > :10:04.two-and-a-half minutes of the 90 remaining. Real chance here for
:10:05. > :10:09.Crystal Palace. Bolaise denied. What an excellent season Jack Butland is
:10:10. > :10:23.having. In it comes towards Delaney. Only half cleared. Delaney tries a
:10:24. > :10:27.shot. So does - oh, Lee Chung-Yong. He has only been on the field a few
:10:28. > :10:35.minutes. With two minutes to gshgs Crystal Palace lead for the second
:10:36. > :10:40.time today. It's a real body blow for Stoke City. Delaney's shot is
:10:41. > :10:46.blocked. Sweetly-struck here by the Korean. He struck it so well. It
:10:47. > :10:51.means that Crystal Palace are on the verge of their fifth away win of the
:10:52. > :10:59.season. Stoke City 1, Crystal Palace 2. The second-half that Stoke bossed
:11:00. > :11:04.us a little bit. Which is unusual for us. We showed all the qualities
:11:05. > :11:09.of why we are where we are because we have quality in the group, but we
:11:10. > :11:12.have got a spirit amongst us that sees them type of results for us
:11:13. > :11:16.away from home. We did it since I've been here. The group were tremendous
:11:17. > :11:21.today. The players deserve this victory. We were totally the
:11:22. > :11:25.dominant side today. We have lost the game that we shouldn't have lost
:11:26. > :11:30.that game today, in terms of general play and taking the ball down and
:11:31. > :11:34.creating chances. Trying to break a resolute Crystal Palace side who got
:11:35. > :11:38.the benefit of a penalty just at the half-time break. Second-half they
:11:39. > :11:42.were quite prepared just to sit back. Perhaps a draw would have been
:11:43. > :11:48.a fair result, in my opinion. The but the goal that won it was
:11:49. > :11:52.something special. Lee Chung-Yong arrived here. He hasn't had a lot of
:11:53. > :11:58.opportunities. That's going to wake all of Asia up tonight. A great
:11:59. > :12:03.goal. Let us give ourselves a wake again. We talk about goals born on
:12:04. > :12:07.the training ground and work beautifully in the game. This wasn't
:12:08. > :12:11.one of those. What a strike. If they worked on this in the training
:12:12. > :12:15.ground, it's brilliant. I tell you that, it starts as a normal corner
:12:16. > :12:22.into the box. This is probably the part they worked on. The strike from
:12:23. > :12:30.Mutch. You can't take anything from the goal. Unbelievable strike from
:12:31. > :12:33.Lee, late doors, smash and grab from Crystal Palace. The the spin on the
:12:34. > :12:37.ball. Only one way you can hit that ball. If you strike that with your
:12:38. > :12:42.laces it will go in a different direction. When it spins like that
:12:43. > :12:49.he made his mind up how he - He calculated that. He made his mind
:12:50. > :12:53.up, hit it with the instep and generates the swerve that makes if
:12:54. > :12:57.go in the back of the net. Do Crystal Palace get the credit they
:12:58. > :13:02.deserve? I don't think do. 11 wins. In 16 away games. Not a full year
:13:03. > :13:05.that Pardew has been at the club. Turned them around. Exciting to
:13:06. > :13:11.watch twochlt good teams in good form today and Stoke should have got
:13:12. > :13:15.more out of this. Mark Hughes will be disappointed. Stoke dominated
:13:16. > :13:19.that game. Third game they have lost in 12 from Stoke. So much positive
:13:20. > :13:22.stuff for Stoke. Fist goal they conceded with Shawcross since he has
:13:23. > :13:28.been back in the team today as well. A big fan much Shawcross, aren't
:13:29. > :13:31.you? He is getting that way. Growing on me. Growing on Keown, always a
:13:32. > :13:38.good thing to be involved in. Back-to-back wins for Newcastle have
:13:39. > :13:40.lifted them out of the relegation zone, and they welcomed
:13:41. > :13:43.an Aston Villa side to St James' Park who are setting unwanted
:13:44. > :14:08.records of their own: 15 league An unchanged team for Newcastle.
:14:09. > :14:12.Ayew takes a central role today. Gestede drops to the bench. Westwood
:14:13. > :14:31.returns to the starting line-up. Can Newcastle take a risk?
:14:32. > :14:48.The first sight of goal at either end after half an hour.
:14:49. > :15:02.Cisse had to pull up. Chasing this pass. A big role for Mitrovic as he
:15:03. > :15:13.comes on. Scoring the winner against Tottenham last weekend.
:15:14. > :15:31.Guzan had to watch it all the way, a clever header from the Serbian
:15:32. > :15:34.international. Slightly behind him, he improvised
:15:35. > :15:42.extremely well. Newcastle corner.
:15:43. > :15:48.Colocinni, Newcastle are in front, it is the captain with his second
:15:49. > :15:53.Premiership goal since January 20 11. Newcastle searching for their
:15:54. > :16:02.third consecutive victory are in front.
:16:03. > :16:09.Guzan couldn't keep it out. He doesn't get many, Colocinni, he
:16:10. > :16:19.enjoyed that. That came quickly at Elliott who had
:16:20. > :17:00.to be alive to the situation. Half a chance which is why he would
:17:01. > :17:02.is frustrated -- he is frustrated. Eventually it came to the Zoko on
:17:03. > :17:15.his weaker foot. -- Sissoko. An early cross, just a fraction too
:17:16. > :17:31.strong. How did he miss that? Wijnaldum was
:17:32. > :18:06.totally unmarked. He doesn't need telling.
:18:07. > :18:17.A decent try, what a goal from a you back row, something out of nothing
:18:18. > :18:22.and something special -- from Ayew. They needed a piece of magic and he
:18:23. > :18:28.has certainly provided it. Didn't look to be a particularly inviting
:18:29. > :18:35.situation, then he thumped it passed Elliott. It is a special goal. His
:18:36. > :18:44.fourth in the Premiership. Just after the hour. Villa are back on
:18:45. > :18:55.terms. Here is Ayew, good movement.
:18:56. > :19:02.Gestede wasn't too far away from sliding into this, and excellent
:19:03. > :19:07.run, awareness and delivery from Ayew. Newcastle never do it the
:19:08. > :19:24.straightforward way. That was a chance and Newcastle's
:19:25. > :19:31.top scorer couldn't take it. A better build up, and link up play.
:19:32. > :19:44.Wijnaldum scuffed his effort. Frustration for the Dutchman.
:19:45. > :19:54.He gets a corner kick at the end of it. Two minutes of the 90 remaining.
:19:55. > :20:01.Aston Villa corner, everybody back to defending for Newcastle. What a
:20:02. > :20:06.save from Elliott to deny Gestede, he is such a threat in the air, the
:20:07. > :20:09.former Blackburn striker, how high he gets up. That was looping in.
:20:10. > :20:28.The seconds are ticking away. He couldn't repeat his feat of last
:20:29. > :20:30.weekend. Slightly behind Perez who couldn't finish it. It has finished
:20:31. > :20:39.at St James's Park. If you look at the second half,
:20:40. > :20:46.there is a little bit of frustration. But it is fair for both
:20:47. > :20:53.teams. We didn't play well in the first 45 minutes, we didn't win any
:20:54. > :20:59.challenge, we were up of the game in terms of impact and intensity. The
:21:00. > :21:02.last 45 minutes were much better. Frustration, going through the
:21:03. > :21:10.chances. I can't believe we never won that game. 2-0 up, we should
:21:11. > :21:14.have been. Then they equalised. If you look at the last three games
:21:15. > :21:18.where we connected seven points, we would have taken one point last week
:21:19. > :21:23.and three points this, it evens itself out. We are competitive,
:21:24. > :21:31.going forward, just frustrated we did not make it through.
:21:32. > :21:33.The one key chance, you have seen that a hundred times and can't work
:21:34. > :21:45.out how he missed it. A crucial point. Newcastle are
:21:46. > :21:50.hugely on top. Wijnaldum picks it up. Happy doesn't stick that in the
:21:51. > :21:55.back of the net, I don't know. Newcastle would have won
:21:56. > :21:59.comfortably. No matter how little you watch it, I don't know how he
:22:00. > :22:06.missed it especially nearside. Four minute later, fair play to
:22:07. > :22:17.Aston Villa, they were a different team. All-round good play. As
:22:18. > :22:22.finishers go... A huge part in a recent Aston Villa got a draw today.
:22:23. > :22:26.He has shown real character and spirit in the second-half.
:22:27. > :22:30.Were a different team in the second-half, whether it was the
:22:31. > :22:35.pitch, the rain, whether they were one goal down, or the manager who
:22:36. > :22:38.gave them a rollicking half-time. Aston Villa are playing for pride
:22:39. > :22:44.because they won't get out of trouble. It is about thinking
:22:45. > :22:49.towards the future. Remy Garde needs to put a team together.
:22:50. > :22:51.He has money to spend, are they too far adrift?
:22:52. > :23:02.Can they do a Leicester? When I look at Aston Villa, I don't
:23:03. > :23:06.see any goal is to get them out of trouble.
:23:07. > :23:13.If they are relegated, their salary will drop by 50%.
:23:14. > :23:16.Some encouragement for Villa fans, Leicester, the last two teams bottom
:23:17. > :23:22.at Christmas have stayed up. Amazing. It will be a miracle.
:23:23. > :23:26.We like miracles at Christmas. Here's how all that affects
:23:27. > :23:35.the Barclays Premier League table. Leicester are guaranteed a Christmas
:23:36. > :23:40.number one in a remarkable turnaround, 12 months ago they were
:23:41. > :23:44.three points adrift at the bottom. Manchester City have the chance to
:23:45. > :23:56.narrow the advantage on Monday. Aston Villa will spend Christmas Day
:23:57. > :24:00.at the bottom is. -- the bottom. The newspapers are filled with
:24:01. > :24:11.managerial movements. Jose Mourinho may have eyes on Old Trafford.
:24:12. > :24:17.Chelsea in talks with Diego Simenone.
:24:18. > :24:20.And Louis Van Gaal, his job on the line.
:24:21. > :24:23.Big thank you to Jermaine and Martin.
:24:24. > :24:26.We'll leave you in the capable hands of a man who presented this show
:24:27. > :24:40.To finish the programme, boys and girls from this score are giving
:24:41. > :24:47.their version of the Match Of The Day tune.
:24:48. > :24:53.It is a national game, it plays in sunshine...
:24:54. > :24:56.He was an innovator, instigator and an inspiration.
:24:57. > :25:00.He has had a full and extraordinary life in the world football and he
:25:01. > :25:01.will be very much missed.