:00:46. > :00:53.Hello, just four games over the next hour but plenty for fans of those
:00:54. > :00:58.eight teams to get excited about. Martin Keown and Road will it have
:00:59. > :01:02.been big citable all afternoon. Though not necessarily showing it
:01:03. > :01:08.now. The first stop is Anfield as Rafa Benitez returned in a week
:01:09. > :01:14.after giving Newcastle fans hope. The one thing he wants for his 56th
:01:15. > :01:21.birthday is three massive points. It is into the net, Newcastle have
:01:22. > :01:26.bundled it in. You can feel the relief. Right around the ground. And
:01:27. > :01:31.he is there to finish it, three goals that mean three points that
:01:32. > :01:37.mean the world to Newcastle. He got what he wanted on Saturday, another
:01:38. > :01:46.big test tonight. It is Sergio Aguero for Manchester City. An eater
:01:47. > :01:48.has scored, the Right back has scored in off the left-hand post and
:01:49. > :02:01.Newcastle United are level. COMMENTATOR: The welcome is a warm
:02:02. > :02:04.one from the Anfield faithful, the question is whether Liverpool will
:02:05. > :02:09.be too hot to handle for a Newcastle side still looking for their first
:02:10. > :02:14.away point of 2016 and fighting for survival in the Premier League. One
:02:15. > :02:17.man they won't have to face is Mamadou Sakho, after Liverpool were
:02:18. > :02:22.informed yesterday that they were investigating a possible doping
:02:23. > :02:26.violation. He is not currently suspended but has been withdrawn by
:02:27. > :02:31.the club while the process plays out. Kolo Toure takes his place.
:02:32. > :02:36.Daniel Sturridge starts in place of devout Origi, the Newcastle news is
:02:37. > :02:40.more straightforward after taking four points from their previous two
:02:41. > :02:49.games, they are unchanged following the draw with Manchester City.
:02:50. > :02:55.The referee gets us underway at the start of a big week for Liverpool as
:02:56. > :03:00.they try to push on in the Premier League and prepare to face a
:03:01. > :03:05.Villarreal in the first leg of the Europa League semifinal on Thursday
:03:06. > :03:09.night. A big day for Newcastle United as well as they look for
:03:10. > :03:16.their first points on the road since the turn of the year. Rafa Benitez
:03:17. > :03:21.trying to engineer a way out of the bottom three to preserve Newcastle's
:03:22. > :03:25.Premier League status. One thing for certain, he is guaranteed a warm
:03:26. > :03:32.welcome in these parts as Mignolet gets to the ball ahead of Perez.
:03:33. > :03:41.James Milner keeps the ball in play. Here is less sells -- Lascelles.
:03:42. > :03:51.Benitez's name ringing out around Anfield.
:03:52. > :03:59.The ball up towards storage, first on inside the penalty area and never
:04:00. > :04:04.pull, one minute and eight seconds, -- Liverpool, Daniel Sturridge
:04:05. > :04:09.scores, Liverpool one, Newcastle United zero. The welcome for Rafa
:04:10. > :04:15.Benitez did not last long. The match has barely kicked off and the first
:04:16. > :04:18.Liverpool attack of the game, Daniel Sturridge is there, just onside,
:04:19. > :04:24.able to bring the ball down and on the turn he finds the bottom corner.
:04:25. > :04:27.A lightning start for Liverpool and Daniel Sturridge now has scored
:04:28. > :04:34.seven goals in seven starts against Newcastle. It is number 11 on the
:04:35. > :04:43.season and the first of the afternoon. Liverpool have won
:04:44. > :04:52.back-to-back league games at Anfield for the first time since last May.
:04:53. > :04:56.The header on, Stuart was strong in winning it back. Joe Allen. Here's
:04:57. > :05:06.the goal-scorer, storage, he fancied another one. Stuart winning the ball
:05:07. > :05:29.back initially. Then feeding it through to Daniel Sturridge.
:05:30. > :05:35.Sailing over the top of Cisse's head, he has had nothing to work
:05:36. > :05:39.with in the game so far. Looking for his first goal in the league since
:05:40. > :05:49.November, Papiss Cisse, but to be fair, he was injured for a while.
:05:50. > :05:58.Space here for Moreno, turning inside, now it is with Adam Lallana
:05:59. > :06:06.and it is 2-0. Lallana guides it high into the net to Karl Darlow's
:06:07. > :06:14.right and with half an hour played, it is Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle
:06:15. > :06:20.United. A lovely pass into space. Lallana with a little bit of room,
:06:21. > :06:28.just enough time to set himself up and send the ball out of reach, just
:06:29. > :06:32.under the crossbar. Already it looks a long way back for Newcastle in
:06:33. > :06:37.this game. They haven't offered anything at also far. Desperate for
:06:38. > :06:42.the point is to try and claw their way out of the bottom three. This is
:06:43. > :06:49.Sissoko now. Kevin Stewart chasing back.
:06:50. > :06:56.To Haifa Cisse, almost therefore Perez who goes down under the
:06:57. > :07:02.challenge of Randall. Randall was very clumsy in diving in an Perez
:07:03. > :07:06.but he gets away with it. Watch this as he goes diving in, could easily
:07:07. > :07:16.have given away a penalty looking at it again.
:07:17. > :07:29.Sissoko is furthest forward through the middle. Andros Townsend,
:07:30. > :07:34.supported by Sissoko. Onto the head of Cisse and Newcastle have a goal.
:07:35. > :07:40.Papiss Cisse goes for the first time in the Premier League since the end
:07:41. > :07:48.of November. Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United, just the start to the second
:07:49. > :07:51.half that Newcastle required. The ball goes forward, leaving it to
:07:52. > :07:56.Vurnon Anita, pinpoint cross onto Cisse's head and he powerfully
:07:57. > :08:06.heading the ball into the back of the Liverpool net. Newcastle, who
:08:07. > :08:10.didn't pose a threat at all in the first half may yet make a game of
:08:11. > :08:16.this. They have something to work with, they have a foothold now, that
:08:17. > :08:21.is for sure. Here is Joe Allen again now. Sturridge with three in the
:08:22. > :08:27.penalty area alongside him. Still going, the challenge, Andre Mariner
:08:28. > :08:32.says no penalty and Newcastle can break with Wijnaldum. Cisse is in
:08:33. > :08:36.lots of space in the centre, here he is, Papiss Cisse, still going,
:08:37. > :08:41.Mignolet dives in, still with Newcastle and Townsend sticks it
:08:42. > :08:45.into the cop. It was end to end stuff, Liverpool claiming they
:08:46. > :08:49.should have had a penalty at one end and they could easily have conceded
:08:50. > :08:57.at the other. Andre Mariner had a clear view. He said no penalty and
:08:58. > :09:02.look at Cisse. So much space, turning inside Alberto Moreno, held
:09:03. > :09:08.up by Mignolet and Townsend getting right underneath the ball. Here is
:09:09. > :09:15.the challenge again by Cheick Tiote, nothing doing for Liverpool. Patient
:09:16. > :09:27.from Liverpool. Miller in towards Joe Allen, with
:09:28. > :09:34.the header, it falls to Firmino but it won't count. He wags his finger
:09:35. > :09:43.but it stays 2-1. Liverpool close to a third goal, Milner floated it in
:09:44. > :09:50.and Roberto Firmino was offside. Newcastle have lost nine in a row
:09:51. > :10:00.away from home. Tiote goes forward. Andros Townsend, Wijnaldum and Cisse
:10:01. > :10:05.with him. Townsend still going. Does it for the Cisse, Jack Colback with
:10:06. > :10:09.the shot and it is 2-2, Jack Colback's first goal of the season.
:10:10. > :10:15.Mignolet was slightly wrong-footed and could not stop it from going
:10:16. > :10:18.past, 2-0 down at the break and seemingly out of the match,
:10:19. > :10:24.Newcastle United are level with 25 minutes to go. What a turnaround
:10:25. > :10:30.here. Liverpool looked so comfortable in the first half a not
:10:31. > :10:36.so much now. Townsend's cross fell to Jack Colback, his shot deflected
:10:37. > :10:45.past the Liverpool goalkeeper. It comes off Dejan Lovren I think. It
:10:46. > :10:52.deflects off Lovren and Mignolet was slightly wrong-footed in that
:10:53. > :10:53.instance. 2-2. What a game we have on our hands now, a complete
:10:54. > :11:08.turnaround here. All hands on deck here for
:11:09. > :11:17.Newcastle, it is in with Lallana, right across the face of the goal.
:11:18. > :11:29.Liverpool threatening here. Just whistling past the far post. Back to
:11:30. > :11:39.the drawing board for Liverpool. Milner picks out Firmino, support
:11:40. > :11:44.from Lallana. The flag stays down. Lallana, into that near post,
:11:45. > :11:50.Liverpool just looking for that moment of invention to force a third
:11:51. > :11:55.goal and go back in front. A comfortable 2-0 lead evaporating in
:11:56. > :12:05.the second half. The supporters in fine voice, enjoying the Merseyside
:12:06. > :12:13.sunshine this afternoon. Coutinho, but an easy clearance for Paul
:12:14. > :12:17.Dummett. Up towards Mitrovic, he has some support here from Jonjo
:12:18. > :12:22.Shelvey. Shelvey holds up one but not two. Dejan Lovren comes away
:12:23. > :12:29.with it and the picks out Coutinho, Liverpool with a chance to break.
:12:30. > :12:36.Sturridge awaits on the far side. The substitute in supportive here.
:12:37. > :12:41.The ball finds Coutinho. Ricocheting away off Vurnon Anita. Newcastle
:12:42. > :12:50.with work to do to hold onto that point. Liverpool just cannot find
:12:51. > :12:55.third goal. In the end, were they to point is that got away from you?
:12:56. > :12:59.Definitely. In the second half we took our foot off the gas but credit
:13:00. > :13:03.to Newcastle, fighting for every point and they probably feel they
:13:04. > :13:08.deserve it in the end. We played well and we needed to adjust things
:13:09. > :13:12.and how we were doing things on the pitch and then the reaction of the
:13:13. > :13:20.players was fantastic. They showed character and belief and we could
:13:21. > :13:24.have even won the game with the counterattacks we had. No one really
:13:25. > :13:29.understands why they are in the relegation zone, they have quality
:13:30. > :13:33.but we were clearly the better team today. That is important, in the end
:13:34. > :13:39.you should usually win a game like this but in this situation, things
:13:40. > :13:45.like this can happen and you have to accept it. I think I can say it was
:13:46. > :13:51.a clear penalty on Daniel Sturridge. Identity know why the referee did
:13:52. > :13:56.not give it. A while since you scored? Yes. It would have been an
:13:57. > :14:01.important one for the point and in that situation, we are delighted
:14:02. > :14:06.with it. We will come to Newcastle in a moment but a lot of discussion
:14:07. > :14:11.on how Liverpool go forward with their attacking options. Jurgen
:14:12. > :14:13.Klopp has asked if you judge a strike on goals or combinations, how
:14:14. > :14:26.did they do today? They did OK. It was exciting. They
:14:27. > :14:32.tried to find as much they could. You can see all three in front of
:14:33. > :14:35.the goal. They were doing a lot for scoring goals, getting there in the
:14:36. > :14:39.box. There were a lot of opportunities. It was a bit messy in
:14:40. > :14:45.the beginning but they tried. Here you have another one. Firmino goes
:14:46. > :14:53.in there all by himself. Not a lot of combination between these three,
:14:54. > :14:59.but they try. Here again, pressing. Lallana, of course, on the outside.
:15:00. > :15:04.This is, I think, a clear penalty. I don't know why this wasn't a
:15:05. > :15:08.penalty. This is just individual skills. A fantastic goal from
:15:09. > :15:14.Sturridge. Here again, a good strike. All three want to attack. It
:15:15. > :15:24.was a risk, because eventually in the second half you could see why it
:15:25. > :15:27.was a risk. But as they all tried to impress Jurgen Klopp, you are not
:15:28. > :15:35.surprised they are relying on individuals? Yes, they all want to
:15:36. > :15:38.show how good they are. Origi had preference and he paid him back. Now
:15:39. > :15:46.he is injured. All three want to show who has to play. If you want
:15:47. > :15:50.this in the team they have to play continuously, and they don't.
:15:51. > :15:55.Coutinho was on the bench as well. He has to still find the right
:15:56. > :15:59.combination of players. As far as Newcastle are concerned, their first
:16:00. > :16:03.away point for four months. Rafa Benitez said he told about half-time
:16:04. > :16:09.they had nothing to lose in the second half. He was right. The
:16:10. > :16:12.fighting spirit they showed, a renewed fighting spirit. This man
:16:13. > :16:15.knows what he wants from his team. Wijnaldum came on in the second half
:16:16. > :16:20.and they scored three when it's into it. Timing was perfect. Liverpool
:16:21. > :16:27.running out of energy, difficult game in the week. Look at this for a
:16:28. > :16:30.ball from Vurnon Anita. Cisse rises, almost out of the ground, a great
:16:31. > :16:35.header. There is great quality with this. They have great players who
:16:36. > :16:40.now believe they can get out of trouble. That is the difference.
:16:41. > :16:45.Another one here, wondering if this is a penalty... Not for me. From one
:16:46. > :16:51.end of the pitch to another. Almost like Leicester, they want to get
:16:52. > :16:55.people forward. They have good pace, Townsend can run. Cisse's touch is
:16:56. > :16:59.poor here. You can do it quicker with more finesse. In the end towns
:17:00. > :17:04.and puts it over. That showed what was going to come later. This was
:17:05. > :17:08.the goal. Townsend occupies so many players, they don't want him to come
:17:09. > :17:14.and shoot but he uses his right foot to good effect. Jack Colback
:17:15. > :17:18.arriving in the box, expressing himself or stop they deserved that
:17:19. > :17:21.bit of luck. When you talk about belief, is it easier to have belief
:17:22. > :17:26.when you don't have anything to lose? When the shackles are off? I
:17:27. > :17:30.think there comes a moment when you can just go for it. You are as well
:17:31. > :17:33.as downs of the EULA that their fixtures coming up, difficult games
:17:34. > :17:40.ahead. It might even go to the last game of the season against
:17:41. > :17:42.Tottenham. Manchester City have a Champions League semifinal against
:17:43. > :17:47.row Madrid to worry about on Tuesday night. After being held midweek by
:17:48. > :17:51.Newcastle a win was vital over Stoke to keep on track for a top four
:17:52. > :17:57.finish. At the Etihad Stadium, Alistair Mann. Ten points in the
:17:58. > :18:00.last four games should do it for Manchester City, but distractions
:18:01. > :18:05.don't come much bigger than a Champions League semifinal. The
:18:06. > :18:08.balancing act has to be right or the beginning of the Pep Guardiola Iran
:18:09. > :18:16.may have an alarming omission. Manuel Pellegrini doesn't one is
:18:17. > :18:22.10-year to and on a negative. Sergio Aguero is leading the line. He makes
:18:23. > :18:29.three changes to the team that drew against Newcastle. Stoke Barzan Matt
:18:30. > :18:35.Targett is eight more points this campaign to record the club's
:18:36. > :18:42.highest ever Premier League goal. Afellay broke down with a knee
:18:43. > :18:51.injury yesterday. Income Joselu, Mame Biram Diouf and Muniesa. Last
:18:52. > :18:55.season Stoke recorded their first-ever win at Etihad Stadium in
:18:56. > :19:01.the Premier League by scoring their first ever league goal. Another
:19:02. > :19:07.success today would complete the visitors first ball over Manchester
:19:08. > :19:14.City in 35 years. That is really nicely done from a go wherever.
:19:15. > :19:19.Typical of him. He brings in Iheanacho and Iheanacho, just beyond
:19:20. > :19:24.the far post. It was delightful again from Sergio Aguero. Iheanacho,
:19:25. > :19:29.who was so precise, it just seemed as though it would nestle in the
:19:30. > :19:33.corner. Ideally Manuel Pellegrini would have had his side safely
:19:34. > :19:39.secured in the top four and being able to rest most of his side for
:19:40. > :19:42.Tuesday, but no such luxuries. Kevin De Bruyne on the bench is the only
:19:43. > :19:50.man who has been protected, so to speak. Here is Imbula, on towards
:19:51. > :19:57.Arnautovic. Mangala goes with him. Not too much support for Arnautovic.
:19:58. > :20:02.A good ball towards Imbula, who hits it, and it dipped, but not quickly
:20:03. > :20:06.enough as far as he was concerned. Stoke continued to pose as many
:20:07. > :20:15.problems to Manchester City as Manchester City do to them. Muniesa.
:20:16. > :20:23.On towards Arnautovic, took it well. Clipped in towards Joselu, who
:20:24. > :20:28.couldn't quite readjust his body and get the kind of header he was after.
:20:29. > :20:29.Just get the sense Stoke are starting to enjoy this performance
:20:30. > :20:43.that they are putting in. Here is not us. It is a dangerous
:20:44. > :20:46.ball, well defended by Bardsley. How many times in those positions have
:20:47. > :20:54.you seen a defender put it into the back of his own net? And then their
:20:55. > :20:59.post... It goes in, I think it was Fernando who got the telling touch.
:21:00. > :21:03.He wheels away in celebration. Otamendi was just behind him but it
:21:04. > :21:09.was Fernando's goal. Manchester City take the lead from a set piece.
:21:10. > :21:14.Stoke, in open play have largely kept Manchester City at bay, but you
:21:15. > :21:20.can see Fernando just in front of Otamendi, glances it and it is
:21:21. > :21:28.Manchester City leading Stoke City 1-0. As much relief as joy on the
:21:29. > :21:37.face of the manager. Muniesa wants it. Faced by Zabaleta and it goes to
:21:38. > :21:41.Arnautovic. Good tackle by Otamendi. Here is Navas. Aguero up in front of
:21:42. > :21:47.him. Continued his run, Navas, Aguero plays it to him. Iheanacho
:21:48. > :21:54.making his way towards the penalty spot. Navas plays it. Iheanacho and
:21:55. > :22:00.onto Toure. Try to square it to the far side to a wearer. Iheanacho
:22:01. > :22:06.again. Toure once more. Down goes Iheanacho. The referee... He has
:22:07. > :22:11.given a penalty. Well, I thought the gesture was no penalty, but he has
:22:12. > :22:16.just almost apologetically pointed to the spot, Bobby Madley. Shawcross
:22:17. > :22:22.just putting his arm across Iheanacho and Bobby Madley, ever so
:22:23. > :22:28.casually, just gently pointed to the spot. Sergio Aguero has missed a
:22:29. > :22:29.couple of spot kick 's this campaign, but he does not miss this
:22:30. > :22:40.one. Goal number 28 of the season, and
:22:41. > :22:44.Sergio Aguero gives Manchester City the kind of advantage from which you
:22:45. > :22:50.would sense they might well have the three points already.
:22:51. > :22:58.Half-time substitution for Stoke City. It is a forced one. Jakob
:22:59. > :23:02.Haugaard taking the place of Shay Given, who succumbs to a groin
:23:03. > :23:09.problem, having only just ousted Haugaard. No offside. Joselu waiting
:23:10. > :23:15.in the middle. Here it comes. Joselu. Should have scored, and he
:23:16. > :23:18.knows it. Delightful livery from Arnautovic, just where a striker
:23:19. > :23:24.wanted. The kind of place where you can take it in your stride. Opens up
:23:25. > :23:29.his body and puts it wide. Perhaps in that moment, the chances of stop
:23:30. > :23:36.finding the goal is necessary to take something from this game have
:23:37. > :23:42.just evaporated. Here is Iheanacho, on target, helped over the top by
:23:43. > :23:44.Haugaard. Iheanacho slipped but got himself up quickly enough to get it
:23:45. > :23:56.on target. A good ball from Bardsley. Smothered
:23:57. > :24:04.away by Otamendi. They have threatened in this second half,
:24:05. > :24:08.Stoke. Whelan's Corner. The mere post header is wide. A few Stoke
:24:09. > :24:16.City supporters thought that was nestling in the corner of the net
:24:17. > :24:23.not be of it. -- not the side of it. Otamendi has been beaten to it by
:24:24. > :24:27.Arnautovic. Still looks the likeliest way back into it,
:24:28. > :24:32.Arnautovic. A lovely save from Joe Hart. An out of it has certainly
:24:33. > :24:36.looked sharp today, and if anyone is going to get Stoke back into the
:24:37. > :24:40.game, you feel it will be him. He very nearly did there. Fernando.
:24:41. > :24:54.Toure. It is a lovely ball by Navas. Here
:24:55. > :25:06.is Zabaleta. Iheanacho wants it and gets it. 3-0. He does have an
:25:07. > :25:11.exceptional scoring record, Iheanacho. That is tens of the
:25:12. > :25:17.season, fewer than starts he has had this campaign. Manchester City
:25:18. > :25:22.pre-match might have said to themselves, let's get two or three
:25:23. > :25:26.in front and take off our star men and Iheanacho has given them their
:25:27. > :25:31.third goal now. Manchester City three, Stoke City zero. Mark Hughes
:25:32. > :25:37.will be bitterly disappointed with the way things have gone in the last
:25:38. > :25:43.few weeks. One win in the last seven games, after being in a position in
:25:44. > :25:50.which European football seemed a possibility. Fabian Delph. Bony.
:25:51. > :25:55.Iheanacho bursting clear. Are they going to concede four three matches
:25:56. > :26:01.in a row? Yes, they are. Stoke City playing like a side who probably
:26:02. > :26:04.want this city to end. Manchester City with the perfect preparation
:26:05. > :26:12.for the biggest game in their recent history. And Iheanacho continues to
:26:13. > :26:17.show just what an exceptional talent he is. There was plenty of work for
:26:18. > :26:23.him to do, but he did it exceptionally well. Manchester City
:26:24. > :26:32.four, Stoke City zero. An assist for Wilfried Bony and another goal for
:26:33. > :26:35.Iheanacho. Yaya Toure has been hopping around for quite a few
:26:36. > :26:40.minutes now. The only negative that was left for Manuel Pellegrini was
:26:41. > :26:45.one of his players picking up a knock. A routine 4-0 victory, and
:26:46. > :26:50.although Yaya Toure may have picked up a knock, it has been nothing but
:26:51. > :26:51.the ideal preparation head of their Champions League semifinal. The
:26:52. > :27:04.final score 4-0. Was that in many ways the perfect
:27:05. > :27:11.way to prepare for a Tuesday night Sammy -- semifinalist at yes. It was
:27:12. > :27:21.important to focus on this game. It is important for this team to arrive
:27:22. > :27:25.to the semifinal when we beat PSG. But domestic games are important,
:27:26. > :27:30.because this club needs to be in the Champions League next year. Yaya
:27:31. > :27:35.Toure perhaps any concern ahead of Tuesday? Yes, unfortunately for us
:27:36. > :27:41.Yaya might have a muscle injury. How much of a bonus has Iheanacho been
:27:42. > :27:45.for you this is investment a very important player. I think he has a
:27:46. > :27:49.great future for this club. A great striker and scores lots of goals.
:27:50. > :27:55.But he also comes back and plays for the team, not just a box player. I'm
:27:56. > :28:00.very happy for him. If you have a place in the squad for Brown Madrid,
:28:01. > :28:05.how it is leading would it be for such a young player to be involved?
:28:06. > :28:09.It would be a dream come true, I would be very happy to play against
:28:10. > :28:13.them if I'm given the chance. I will do the same, work hard, work harder
:28:14. > :28:17.and make sure I get my chances and get goals and help the team to
:28:18. > :28:23.succeed. You have never been one to talk about injuries, but Afellay's
:28:24. > :28:28.in training yesterday, Shay Given earlier, these things happen when
:28:29. > :28:32.you want to push on for your record Premier League total? We are a
:28:33. > :28:37.little bit short, in fairness. I think you can see in our play we are
:28:38. > :28:42.half a yard short here and there. That impact on what you can do and
:28:43. > :28:45.how you can affect the game. We have injuries, the one yesterday was a
:28:46. > :28:48.big blow to everyone in the club because Afellay has done
:28:49. > :28:52.exceptionally well this year. But it is one of those, we will pick
:28:53. > :28:57.ourselves up. Three games to go, we have to make a better fist of it
:28:58. > :29:00.than we did today. A perfect game for Manchester City ahead of Real
:29:01. > :29:05.Madrid but helped by the opposition? They were. 12 goals they have
:29:06. > :29:09.conceded in just three matches. 10th in the table, had to be critical.
:29:10. > :29:13.But you're going to be. This is a set piece, I would have players on
:29:14. > :29:17.the post. That is an important position for him, the smallest
:29:18. > :29:23.player in the team. He has to go and attack this. Wollscheid, Fernando
:29:24. > :29:27.makes a run on him any wind that race. That could have easily been
:29:28. > :29:29.avoided. Players on the post, attack the ball better. But a huge leg up
:29:30. > :29:42.to Manchester City. It is fair enough to drop off but
:29:43. > :29:47.then you have to deal with it. This is why I don't wink he is
:29:48. > :29:55.international quality, he is not mobile enough. Here, the brings him
:29:56. > :29:59.down, there was a time when he was busy around him, Aguero, this is a
:30:00. > :30:04.nice penalty, the lifts it, there is a lot of skill in that. This is
:30:05. > :30:09.Wollscheid, for some reason he is playing left-back here, he has to
:30:10. > :30:13.anticipate that better. In the box, Shawcross is dropping off towards
:30:14. > :30:20.the goal when he should be picking up in the nachos in the box. This is
:30:21. > :30:25.later in the game, Fabian Delph given all sorts of space. You have
:30:26. > :30:29.to get the right balance, they passed the ball well but they are
:30:30. > :30:34.making mistakes, again it is Wollscheid. Looking along the line,
:30:35. > :30:38.deal with it. It is so easy because they have had an outstanding season
:30:39. > :30:45.and they are letting it fall away and it is the basics, and this man
:30:46. > :30:50.up front, we talk about Rashford and youngsters. Why is he not getting
:30:51. > :30:54.the same amount of praise as other youngsters who have broken through
:30:55. > :31:00.this season? 11 goals in eight starts and 15 shots on target, he
:31:01. > :31:07.should be on the back pages more. That is remarkable, 11 goals from 15
:31:08. > :31:12.shots. It is, Marcus Rashford is English, he is Nigerian but a great
:31:13. > :31:15.story for the Manchester City academy. Manuel Pellegrini should be
:31:16. > :31:21.given credit because he has created space in the squad for him. That is
:31:22. > :31:24.good, you look at the difference with Manchester United, they were
:31:25. > :31:32.panicking because everybody was injured, so they had to play young
:31:33. > :31:37.players. I would love Loftus jig at Chelsea, I want to see this player
:31:38. > :31:41.more often and it is better for the English national team, most teams in
:31:42. > :31:45.the top five don't have time for players to get in, the youngsters to
:31:46. > :31:51.get in because they need instant success. That is why they buy
:31:52. > :31:56.players but sometimes they have them in their academy. Can you talk me
:31:57. > :32:01.back through that 1-2. When you talk about Shawcross here, he comes out,
:32:02. > :32:05.as you said, you can understand him coming out but if you want him to go
:32:06. > :32:11.back there, it is very difficult for him to go back at pace when the
:32:12. > :32:16.striker is committing forward, is there a problem with his body shape.
:32:17. > :32:20.He is coming out Square, if you turn your body sideways, you are coming
:32:21. > :32:26.out to go back and he is coming at the square. That is the space he
:32:27. > :32:34.wants, you must know the space. That is the danger. He should anticipate
:32:35. > :32:38.the fact he wants to play the 1-2. You have to back up already, you
:32:39. > :32:47.know what is coming, you block it off beforehand, that is the point.
:32:48. > :32:53.And he reacts. It is very clumsy. You also used the telephone from the
:32:54. > :32:56.1920s. Aston Villa's relegation was confirmed last weekend but
:32:57. > :32:57.Southampton arrived with Europa League qualification at the front of
:32:58. > :33:08.their mind. Two changes for Villa, both
:33:09. > :33:14.enforced. Micah Richards skippers the side after replacing Ciaran
:33:15. > :33:18.Clark who had a foot injury. Kieran Richardson's calf injury sees Carlos
:33:19. > :33:23.Sanchez in midfield. Jay Rodriguez makes his first Premier League start
:33:24. > :33:30.since October among four changes for Southampton, Cedric, Davies and
:33:31. > :33:36.Romeo also come in. When Yama running into a bit of traffic.
:33:37. > :33:43.Trying to find Jordan Ibe but they deal with it easily enough. Bertrand
:33:44. > :33:54.over the top, it might break if a Shane Long, what a chance, so close
:33:55. > :33:58.to a goal inside of two minutes. It is far too easy already for
:33:59. > :34:04.Southampton and the booing begins. We have played less than three
:34:05. > :34:12.minutes and already "You are not fit to wear the shirt is reverberating
:34:13. > :34:27.around Villa Park. This is Rodriguez Tadic in the middle. Shane Long is
:34:28. > :34:31.there as well Hutton gets it away. Bertrand with the early ball in,
:34:32. > :34:39.Brad Guzan didn't come and it is 1-0 Southampton, so easy. Shane Long hit
:34:40. > :34:42.the bar within three minutes and finds the net within a quarter of an
:34:43. > :34:49.hour. So straightforward for the Saints. Bertrand got the ball back,
:34:50. > :34:54.picked out his past and just look at the space for Shane Long and the
:34:55. > :35:00.freedom of the six yard box and he was never going to miss. And rarely
:35:01. > :35:05.will be Irishmen have an easier opportunity than that. That has
:35:06. > :35:09.caused the biggest cheer of the afternoon for Aston Villa
:35:10. > :35:13.supporters, some paper protest planes making it as far as the
:35:14. > :35:20.pitch. Wanyama with a bit of room here. Good overlapping run from
:35:21. > :35:26.Cedric and it is behind for another Southampton corner. Villa could do
:35:27. > :35:32.with the half-time whistle coming now and we are only half an hour in.
:35:33. > :35:37.It is taken short, Bertrand gets it back, Wanyama in a bit of room,
:35:38. > :35:42.Lescott doesn't deal with it. Wanyama and van Dijk, still van
:35:43. > :35:46.Dijk. For the second time in the game, Southampton hit the frame of
:35:47. > :35:52.the goal. Villa are struggling to deal with it and then the strike
:35:53. > :35:58.beats Brad Guzan and was only a matter of inches away from rolling
:35:59. > :36:01.in. Ronald Koeman believes a top six finish and European qualification is
:36:02. > :36:06.still possible but that they have to win each of their last four games to
:36:07. > :36:14.have a chance. Alan Hutton, out wide, it almost went to Hutton but
:36:15. > :36:20.did come to Lescott who shot straight down the throat of Fraser
:36:21. > :36:23.Forster. Doug Ellis there, what on earth must he make of the
:36:24. > :36:29.disintegration of this once fine club?
:36:30. > :36:46.Jordan Gay you, Sanchez. That is not the best of passes from Bacuna, it
:36:47. > :36:51.is on a plate, Shane Long, denied by Brad Guzan for now but there is
:36:52. > :37:02.Tadic and it is two. Another gift wrapped goal and the atmosphere is
:37:03. > :37:07.turning more and more toxic. They can hardly believe what they asked
:37:08. > :37:11.the ink. It was an horrific past and Joleon Lescott was done for pace,
:37:12. > :37:17.Guzan did well to prevent the initial effort but Tadic was never
:37:18. > :37:25.going to pass up the opportunity once Shane Long set him up. Aston
:37:26. > :37:28.Villa 0- two Southampton. I don't think they are necessarily heading
:37:29. > :37:40.off early to beat the queues at the bar. He has scampered away from
:37:41. > :37:46.Cedric, looked like he was being tugged there. Two Villa pies come
:37:47. > :37:53.together, and westward has got one back for Aston Villa. Finally some
:37:54. > :38:00.cause for cheer for the long-suffering home fans. Ashley
:38:01. > :38:05.Westwood, whose causes first goal in almost two years to give Aston Villa
:38:06. > :38:12.something to cling on to going into half-time. It is only the 24th goal
:38:13. > :38:17.in the Premier League this season for the division's weakest attack.
:38:18. > :38:22.If there had been a boxing match in the first half, the referee would
:38:23. > :38:27.surely have ended it. But that goal has changed the complexion a little.
:38:28. > :38:33.It goes through for Shane Long, good save by Guzan. Southampton starting
:38:34. > :38:38.to take charge of the game once again. A lovely pass from Tadic am a
:38:39. > :38:46.Shane Long timed his run excellently and Guzan stood up well. Brian
:38:47. > :38:53.Little one of two remaining board members after the exit of Lord King
:38:54. > :38:58.and David Bernstein this week. Shane Long will have to go it alone for
:38:59. > :39:07.now, back to Tadic, game over now, surely. Dusan Tadic with his second
:39:08. > :39:11.of the game. It is set to be another Mutalib -- miserable afternoon for
:39:12. > :39:16.the home fans and Southampton will keep their top six hopes alive.
:39:17. > :39:21.Villa have the worst defence in the league and there was sliced open to
:39:22. > :39:25.easily again here. There were three around Tadic but to be fair, there
:39:26. > :39:34.was a slight deflection on its way past Guzan. 19 minutes to play and
:39:35. > :39:38.it is Aston Villa 1-3 Southampton. As has been the case in previous
:39:39. > :39:47.games, the Aston Villa fans choosing the 74th minute to make their
:39:48. > :39:52.feelings clear, 74th minute because the club were founded in 1874 and
:39:53. > :40:00.yet again, the proud history, what feature is the question posed.
:40:01. > :40:03.Hutton forcing a save from Fraser Forster, who was surprised as much
:40:04. > :40:10.as anything about having something to do I reckon. A clever run and
:40:11. > :40:16.with two in the centre, he perhaps used that as a decoy to smash it
:40:17. > :40:24.goalwards. The corner is cleared away by Davies. It will come to
:40:25. > :40:31.Westwood, a second of the game for Ashley Westwood. The most unlikely
:40:32. > :40:39.goal-scorer has got two in one game for Aston Villa today. The corner
:40:40. > :40:43.was initially cleared as far as Jack Grealish, who got it in there, Rudy
:40:44. > :40:49.Gestede had it taken off his toes but it came for Westwood and with
:40:50. > :40:57.five minutes to go, Aston Villa are back within a goal. Long has done
:40:58. > :41:16.well to win a foul. Tadic, Cedric, Mane, it is all over
:41:17. > :41:25.now. Sadio Mane makes it 4-2 Southampton. With what could well be
:41:26. > :41:30.the last kick of the game. As Villa Park completely empties out. A
:41:31. > :41:37.lovely clipped ball in from Cedric and Mane again afforded so much room
:41:38. > :41:49.to guide it beyond Guzan. More charitable defending from the hosts.
:41:50. > :41:53.Aston Villa 2-4 Southampton. A little bit frustrated, normally 2-0
:41:54. > :41:58.up at half-time but then the second half was totally different. We gave
:41:59. > :42:02.them believe in a better result than today and also in the final part of
:42:03. > :42:08.the game but finally we decided the game and we were by far the better
:42:09. > :42:13.team. We responded to losing difficult goals. At 1-0, I felt we
:42:14. > :42:18.were the team more likely to score but we conceded a silly goal which
:42:19. > :42:22.puts you on the back foot. Then we got back into the game and again we
:42:23. > :42:26.conceded. To have to score five goals in the Premier League to win a
:42:27. > :42:31.game is not an easy challenge so it is something we have to rectify. We
:42:32. > :42:34.still believe that in the final part of the season that we can get
:42:35. > :42:40.something in Europe that starts with winning games and we did that job
:42:41. > :42:45.today. Shane Long has good in six of his last seven league games against
:42:46. > :42:49.Aston Villa, you can understand why he was chosen today? It was also an
:42:50. > :42:53.away game so you have a bit more space but I like the movement of
:42:54. > :43:00.this player. He always gets in spaces in behind players, but hind
:43:01. > :43:12.the opposition. In the beginning, he hits the crossbar, he makes and self
:43:13. > :43:17.busy. This was offside by the way. In the Graziano Pelle they have
:43:18. > :43:23.another striker. Here, he stays away because he knows the ball is coming.
:43:24. > :43:32.Again, this could be another goal. A similar moment to this. He stays
:43:33. > :43:37.calm, waiting for the players and a goal for Southampton. I like this
:43:38. > :43:41.player and I think when you are playing against a team that tries to
:43:42. > :43:47.attack more and there is more space behind you, he is excellent. But
:43:48. > :43:53.Graziano Pelle playing at home that against a team parking the bus, he
:43:54. > :43:57.is great. We watched the game, we would ask what Joleon Lescott is
:43:58. > :44:00.doing but you were trying to educate me and you will try and educate
:44:01. > :44:08.everyone that it is more a collective thing.
:44:09. > :44:20.This is a restart here. Get info front and Mark from behind. He
:44:21. > :44:25.allows the two against one to develop. Richardson dropped in on
:44:26. > :44:29.two Rodriguez Perez what is he doing? He is detached. Bring him
:44:30. > :44:35.back in. The marking is terrible. I expect Eric Black to sort this out.
:44:36. > :44:40.Look at this from Bacuna. Deal with that, Lescott. We know he is not the
:44:41. > :44:44.quickest. That sums up their season. They are going back when they should
:44:45. > :44:49.be going forwards. They get punished. It looks comical. This
:44:50. > :44:54.one, two midfield players. He can just pick out a pass. You have to
:44:55. > :44:57.protect the defence, that is what you are there for. Look at Jack
:44:58. > :45:03.Grealish doesn't you have to defend. Don't just play when you have the
:45:04. > :45:07.ball. He switches. Soares walks into position. Now Lescott again. He has
:45:08. > :45:10.been bamboozled by the work that has gone on in front of him. They are
:45:11. > :45:15.not doing the basics and they need to sort this out. They need to
:45:16. > :45:19.analyse well, work on the training pitch to put these basics right,
:45:20. > :45:26.because a lot of these goals could have been prevented today. Match of
:45:27. > :45:40.the Day to on Sunday features battles at the top and bottom.
:45:41. > :45:47.# If you apply some pressure # See how things turn out
:45:48. > :46:01.# If you apply some pressure #. On Monday night, Spurs against West
:46:02. > :46:06.Brom. Tomorrow, highlights of the second semi final in the FA Cup.
:46:07. > :46:10.Earlier in the day you can watch the London Marathon. Ballmer 's's win
:46:11. > :46:14.over Aston Villa last weekend took them over the 40 points barrier and
:46:15. > :46:21.safe for another season in the top flight. They welcomed Chelsea to the
:46:22. > :46:25.coast. Here is Martin Fisher. Lewis Grabban gets a rest after Ballmer
:46:26. > :46:29.today, still looking for his first goal since his return to the club in
:46:30. > :46:35.January. Matt Ritchie drops to the bench. Callum Wilson again among the
:46:36. > :46:40.subs. Eden Hazard makes his first Chelsea start since the Champions
:46:41. > :46:45.League defeat to PSG. An injured hip has been the problem. Last season's
:46:46. > :46:50.PFA Player of the Year has gone 29 Premier League games without a goal.
:46:51. > :47:02.Francis. King wrestling for space in the middle. The cross is too strong.
:47:03. > :47:09.They should be open to bring it clear but have failed to do so. A
:47:10. > :47:10.lovely ball from Q. Daniels. Grabban screaming for it on the edge.
:47:11. > :47:24.Hammered away by Matic. There is Diego Costa for Chelsea.
:47:25. > :47:29.Now Fabregas. Pedro to his right and Pedro is in here with a great
:47:30. > :47:38.chance. Pedro sticks it home! Chelsea take the lead with their
:47:39. > :47:42.first for a forward. Diego Costa started them moving. Fabregas all
:47:43. > :47:49.the run of Pedro, who was clearly onside. And the Spaniard finishes
:47:50. > :47:57.with great coolness to dink it beyond the advancing figure of Artur
:47:58. > :48:01.Boruc. 1-0 to Chelsea and the bad news from a Ballmer perspective is
:48:02. > :48:02.this season they have only taken four points from losing positions.
:48:03. > :48:20.Elphick. -- bad news for Ballmer. He has done enough to force the
:48:21. > :48:28.corner. If run of itch unhappy at the lack of instruction from his
:48:29. > :48:35.goalkeeper here. Punched away unconvincingly by Begovic and Cook
:48:36. > :48:42.blasts it over the bar. Steve Cooke looked to score, but couldn't keep
:48:43. > :48:52.it down. Over the top towards King. He has done well. Stanislas. Drives
:48:53. > :48:57.it across. Grabban's header. It looked in. Found space in the box,
:48:58. > :49:01.but unable to test Begovic on this occasion.
:49:02. > :49:19.Willian, Fabregas, the backheel for Hazard. Takes an Boruc and schools.
:49:20. > :49:23.It has been a long time coming, Eden Hazard's first Premier League goal
:49:24. > :49:28.since last May. Warm congratulations from his team-mates. They have felt
:49:29. > :49:32.his pain this season. Beautifully set up from Fabregas. It looked like
:49:33. > :49:38.Bournemouth got a good shape about themselves. The backheel changed
:49:39. > :49:47.that and nobody pressed Hazard, who took an art Boruc from 22 yards and
:49:48. > :49:50.the goalkeeper found wanting. Eden Hazard's name on the scoresheet for
:49:51. > :49:58.the first time this season in the Premier League. An awkward one for
:49:59. > :50:03.Begovic. Just as enough to touch it onto his bar. On another day, that
:50:04. > :50:08.drops in and the goalkeeper has a very, very red-faced. It's dropping,
:50:09. > :50:15.it's dropping, just gets enough on it. Bournemouth corner. Francis with
:50:16. > :50:22.a delivery. Elphick with the header, and this time Begovic can't keep it
:50:23. > :50:28.out. Tommy Elphick's first goal of the campaign, his first goal in over
:50:29. > :50:33.a year. Bournemouth deserve that. And Tommy Elphick just got enough on
:50:34. > :50:39.this and Begovic couldn't get quite enough on his attempt to get it
:50:40. > :50:44.away. Agonisingly close to steering it beyond the back post, but Elphick
:50:45. > :50:50.stores and Bournemouth back in it, as they deserve to be. Just 92
:50:51. > :50:57.seconds between Hazard's goal and the reply from Elphick. Mark Pugh,
:50:58. > :51:04.somehow got past three and fed Grabban who is onside. Grabban! Went
:51:05. > :51:08.for power, when perhaps placement might have brought greater reward.
:51:09. > :51:14.Fabulous run from Mark Q. Chelsea's offside trap again not working. They
:51:15. > :51:18.are getting through act Will today, Bournemouth. If there is one thing
:51:19. > :51:23.we have learned about Bournemouth this season it is never write them
:51:24. > :51:33.off. Bournemouth on the move again. Stanislas for Grabban. Brings down
:51:34. > :51:38.John Obi Mikel. Did he? Corner kick given. The fans behind the goal were
:51:39. > :51:45.appealing more in hope than expectation. A bit clumsy from
:51:46. > :51:58.Mikel. Got nothing of the ball, I don't think. No penalty. Matic.
:51:59. > :52:02.Further left is Baba. The return is on. Diego Costa weights. He was an
:52:03. > :52:08.inch away from putting home Chelsea's third. Bournemouth
:52:09. > :52:15.fortunate not to concede a third there. Chelsea, of course, on course
:52:16. > :52:19.for their lowest finish in 20 years. Finished 11th and a Glenn Hoddle in
:52:20. > :52:32.1996. It could be even lower. Daniels. Find the head of Ivanovic.
:52:33. > :52:37.Stanislas. Wasn't far wide. Hasn't scored since getting the opening
:52:38. > :52:43.goal against Manchester United back in December. He has come close
:52:44. > :52:46.today. They have lost four of their last six here, Bournemouth,
:52:47. > :52:51.including the last two against Liverpool and Manchester City.
:52:52. > :52:58.Fabregas. A lovely ball. Willian is in and he makes it three.
:52:59. > :53:04.Bournemouth had no answer to that and it is a lovely finish from
:53:05. > :53:08.Willian. Another assist from Cesc Fabregas. He has run the show today
:53:09. > :53:11.from a Chelsea point of view. He just saw the movement and delivered
:53:12. > :53:40.exquisitely. -- Willian's finish. Five minutes of added time to play.
:53:41. > :53:45.Fabregas with a backheel. Matic takes it on and still goes on.
:53:46. > :53:52.Hazard gets his second of the day. And the smile is back on the face of
:53:53. > :53:58.the Belgian. Matic with the hard work, Hazard falling in, tapped
:53:59. > :54:02.home, and all of a sudden scoring goals in the Premier League is easy
:54:03. > :54:07.again for him. Eddie Howe will know if Bournemouth had taken some of the
:54:08. > :54:11.chances in the first half it might have been a different story, but
:54:12. > :54:18.Chelsea have brushed them aside in the second half and romped home to
:54:19. > :54:23.comfortable win in the end. I am happy today, I've worked hard in the
:54:24. > :54:28.last month to be fit again. Today I am happy to play again and to be on
:54:29. > :54:33.the scoresheet. It is good for me and for the club. He had a difficult
:54:34. > :54:40.time and he worked hard. I talked to him before the game. This week in
:54:41. > :54:44.training he enjoyed it very much, and when one is enjoying with his
:54:45. > :54:48.quality, then he will be efficient and he was efficient today. We were
:54:49. > :54:51.very good in the first half, very pleased, played with great intensity
:54:52. > :54:55.and good quality and cause them problems. I think the difference
:54:56. > :54:59.between the two teams if they took their chances brilliantly when they
:55:00. > :55:03.came and we weren't... We were too generous. I get the sense your
:55:04. > :55:10.supporters don't want Tottenham to win the league? We don't want, we
:55:11. > :55:15.don't want! The fans, the club, the players we don't want Tottenham to
:55:16. > :55:18.win the Premier League. But in football, you never know. We hope
:55:19. > :55:24.for Leicester, because they deserve to be champions this season, but we
:55:25. > :55:28.will see. We have a game next week against Tottenham. If we can beat
:55:29. > :55:33.them, it will be good. They also play Leicester City on the final
:55:34. > :55:37.game of the season. In most post match interview is there quite dull,
:55:38. > :55:41.but that makes me smile. From a player point of view, do you like
:55:42. > :55:45.him? The Tottenham players are listening to that right now, they
:55:46. > :55:48.might think he is goading them. They might think, where has he been all
:55:49. > :55:55.season? He's got his first goal today but he is a great talent. That
:55:56. > :55:59.will be a tough game for Tottenham. I can understand it... LAUGHTER
:56:00. > :56:07.You may feel it but you wouldn't say it. The game is run by Cesc
:56:08. > :56:12.Fabregas. Yes, this was a typical gamer of two teams, nothing to play
:56:13. > :56:17.for. It's sunny, nice weather and Fabregas had all the space to do
:56:18. > :56:22.what he does best. Passes here left and right. When you give him all
:56:23. > :56:27.that kind of space, he can play well, very, very well. Here again,
:56:28. > :56:34.for Pedro. Should have done better here. Could have done better. He
:56:35. > :56:40.gets a second chance here, Pedro, and I think this is a classy finish.
:56:41. > :56:45.I like that very much. Here, a backheel, Hazard, and scored his
:56:46. > :56:50.first goal. And everybody was very happy. Look at the space he has. If
:56:51. > :56:58.you give him that space, Willian, a good finish as well. Then it becomes
:56:59. > :57:02.easy. It is a typical game, last game, nobody wants to get hurt,
:57:03. > :57:07.nobody wants to get injured. He has the time and space. Good Antonio
:57:08. > :57:15.Conte build a team around him next season? He needs to be better
:57:16. > :57:19.against the teams equal to Chelsea. Especially against a midfield to run
:57:20. > :57:30.and go at you. Fabregas is not a typical guy like this. When Pirlo
:57:31. > :57:35.came to Juventus he played around him. I don't know if he will want to
:57:36. > :57:39.do that with Chelsea, it could be a possibility. But Fabregas, if he
:57:40. > :57:46.gets the space, he is fantastic, but under pressure... He can have
:57:47. > :57:56.doubts. Let's finish with the latest Barclays Premier League table.
:57:57. > :58:03.Leicester and Spurs have home games against Swansea and West Brom. Aston
:58:04. > :58:07.Villa already down. Difficult to predict the other two. Newcastle a
:58:08. > :58:10.point from safety, Sunderland could move out of the bottom three by
:58:11. > :58:16.avoiding defeat against Arsenal tomorrow. Let's take a look at some
:58:17. > :58:19.of the Sunday papers. The Sun on Sunday leading with Mamadou Sakho
:58:20. > :58:23.potentially facing a six-month ban after failing a drug test. The Mail
:58:24. > :58:26.on Sunday have gone with Claudio Ranieri wanting his Leicester
:58:27. > :58:31.defenders to stay physical. According to the Sunday Express, Man
:58:32. > :58:39.United will unveil Jose Mourinho next month. Thank you to Ruud Gullit
:58:40. > :58:41.on Martin Keown. If you disagreed with them to buy it was probably
:58:42. > :58:43.much ado about nothing.