01/10/2016 Match of the Day

After another depressing week for English football we needed

something to lift the spirits and the Premier League

Six games on the way for tonight's two-ball

We start at the Liberty Stadium where Swansea, who've not won

since the opening day of the season, faced an in-form Liverpool side

Commentary comes from Simon Brotherton.

Swansea haven't won at home in the league since the last time they

hosted Liverpool, in May. Jurgen Klopp's side words preoccupied

against the game with Villa Real. Now they have a laser-like focus on

the league. There's one change for the home team today, with Llorente

missing the match because of a rib injury. Borja Baston, a summer

arrival from Atletico Madrid, makes his first Premier League start.

Fernandes is not written it enough to return, so Mike van der Hoorn

continues alongside Amat in. Lovren returns for Liverpool after missing

last week's win over Hull with a virus. Loris Karius keeps his place

in the goal up week after breaking his area league debut. Origi is

named in the substitutes after recovering from a foot injury.

Swansea City with just one point from nine at home so far, that point

accrued in a 2-2 draw with Chelsea. They've lost a couple at home

already. Routledge River Tawe space to run into. Rangel on the outside

if required. Over the top of the bar, the first chance of the game

falls to Swansea. It was a good one. It could not be guided in past

carriers. An excellent -- past Karius. An excellent chance for

Borja Baston. Swansea computing here. Now Sigurdsson forward, the

flag stays down. Borja Baston racing through. Sigurdsson is inside the

penalty area but suddenly found himself surrounded, as redshirts

came piling back into the box. Promising from Swansea, just about

onside. Karius stays on his line. It's in,

over the line by Leroy Fer. Swansea City have the lead after seven

minutes. Just the start they needed. The pressure is really on. They

haven't won since the opening day and what a confidence booster this

could be. The ball headed back in at the far post, flicked into what is

Leroy Fer, who added the finishing touch. It was a tight one. I think

he's just about onside as the ball comes over. It may have deflected

off Lovren anyway. Another game goes by in which Liverpool have failed to

keep a clean sheet. They haven't managed one at all so far in the

Premier League this season. It hasn't mattered with the number of

goals they've scored. Lallana has taken aback, stayed on the ground.

-- has taken a hit, stayed on the ground. A hit on the leg. Lallana

may have to come off, it would seem. Forward by Milner, straight onto

Jordi Amat's had. That will be a free kick for a foul by Henderson. I

should think he will go into the book. First yellow card of the game.

Liverpool not really enjoying this first half. Gylfi Sigurdsson with

the pixel Swansea. Was another chance to make it to and Borja, with

his second heading opportunity of the game can't find the back of the

net. Steve Kaplan and Jason Irving, the owners of Swansea City, here to

watch the match today. I'm sure happy with the start made by the

team. There's the man who wasn't -- whose side haven't won since the

opening day against Burnley. I delivery into Firmino, this is

Sturridge, no penalty and a free kick for Swansea City. There will be

a booking for simulation for Daniel Sturridge, from Mike Oliver.

Sturridge bursting into the box, felt that touch on his chest from

the Swansea defender. It wasn't a heavy touch, but there was a touch.

Mike Oliver saying, no, he will be disappointed to see his team hasn't

had a shot on target in the first half. Firmino, away from Britton and

Fabianski team required to make a decent save for the first time in

the game. Certainly -- the crowd is getting behind the home team, a

tremendous atmosphere inside the Liberty. Mane for Liverpool, gets a

free kick for the challenge by Leon Brittan. He will be booked by the

referee. Mane is on the wall, Coutinho that's the ball straight

into the middle of it. Bacchin by Henderson, Firmino, Liverpool level

at 1-1. Swansea's defenders are across at the far side, there's no

flag. Firmino celebrates. Liverpool are back in the game. Nine minutes

into the second half. As the ball comes in, he's onside. Initially the

wall does its job, it deflects back out off Leroy Fer. Roberto Firmino

is there Liverpool. To score his fourth goal of the season. Liverpool

have taken less than ten minutes in the second half to come right back

in it. Liverpool's tales are up. Nathaniel Clyne, Wijnaldum going

racing through the middle but looks frustrated the ball didn't come.

It's still with Liverpool now. Mane in towards Sturridge.

Coutinho. Suddenly, Swansea City are creaking and on the ropes. Much,

much better from Liverpool. Coutinho combining with Wijnaldum and not far

away from finding the corner of the net. He is looking a lot happier

since the break. And no wonder. Suddenly, wave after wave of

red-shirted attacks bearing down on the Swansea penalty area. Van der

Hoorn challenge, no foul, it's James Milner, Bacchin Tomane and the block

is made by Kyle Naughton. -- back into Mane. The referee had a great

view, waving play on, and Mane going for gold, sees the ball ricocheting

and deflecting over the top. Just hangs in the air, doesn't quite

land on Firmino's head. Well, hooked up high in the air but no breast --

no distance at all by Barrow. Firmino tries the shot. The referee

gives Liverpool penalty. What frustration for Swansea City. Rangel

with a challenge on Firmino, here it is. Firmino down, as he felt

Rangel's arms touch the back of his shirt. Liverpool now with a glorious

opportunity to take the lead and James Milner will try and give

Liverpool the lead here. That's precisely what he does. That could

be a hammer blow for Swansea City today. In the 84th minute of the

game, an excellent penalty from Milner. Liverpool lead for the first

time today and they have just over five minutes to hang onto it.

Swansea City, have they got a final flourish in them to rescue

something, or will Sturridge budget beyond reach? He can't. Coutinho

brings a save from Fabianski you. Van der Hoorn can't get the ball

away. Mike van der Hoorn finally does clear, up towards Barrow, but

there hasn't really been a threat from Swansea since half-time in this

game. Rangel with a delivery. Van der Hoorn can't turn it home. What a

chance, right at the last moment of the game. Mike van der Hoorn, up

from the back and a clear view of goal, and Swansea's last opportunity

at salvaging a point has surely gone, now. We need a good result but

this is not a good period for us. The performance was good. My players

gave me an answer of character and qualities in the first half,

perfect, spot on, I think. The resort -- the right result would

have been a draw. Did you feel any pressure coming into the game

because of recent results? There's a lot of talk about the manager and

his future? I think we showed today that we are behind our coach. We

want to win for our coach. We didn't. I thought we could have done

better in the first half, I know we could have done better. Our build-up

was static, so it was easy, so we forced a reaction in the second

half. The we got the job done but we can't do that every week because we

will be punished and it will be difficult to get back in the game.

You had a penalty kick, James Milner is a cool customer to have, it

seems. I've no idea, I didn't see it! I trust you will be watching

tonight, Jurgen! Distinctive halves, I have to say. Very different.

Swansea in the first half, pretty dominant really. They were dominant.

They deserved their 1-0 lead. You can't accuse the Swansea players of

not working for their manager, who is obviously under pressure. But

Swansea did to Liverpool what Liverpool have been doing to most

teams this season. They actually pressed them high they worked very

hard, and they forced Liverpool into mistakes. They basically stopped

them playing and didn't allow them to get their football game going.

They didn't go in one, so they were passed off. They went as a group and

hunted in a pack and won the ball high up the pitch. A decent effort

from Herb -- from Fer, who did very well. The middle of the park,

they're all working for the manager, forcing the wall back to the

goalkeeper and just not letting them play at all. For that first half

they were brilliant, deserved their 1-0 at half-time. There could have

been some more. By contrast, the second half is very much belonged to

Liverpool? It did, as good a Swansea were in the first half I thought

Liverpool were poor. Their attitude and approach to the game, I don't

think Jurgen Klopp would have been happy with that and there would have

been harsh words said at half-time. You can almost tell there was

because the reaction from the players in the second half was

completely brilliant. That's what you want from your players. Use all

their the clip of them hunting impacts to get the ball back,

players making runs now, reactions to get the ball back as soon as

possible. Milner was influential, involved in a lot of very good play

in that second half, not giving up on anything, making sure he was put

in -- putting the Swansea players under a lot of pressure all the

time. When you do that, you tend to create chances. Players were

releasing themselves from positions and then you can break from these

deep deeper positions. Liverpool in the second half were very dominant.

Time and time again players released themselves, Swansea just tired I

felt. They caught them on the ball, sorry, on a number of occasions,

where they could have put them to bed. They did deserve their 2-1 in

the end. It was that first half display was not so good. It

certainly wasn't. I suppose if Liverpool are to be title contenders

they are going to have to work on their defending set pieces because

they are letting a few in? Yes, they are. The third goal this season

they've conceded from a set piece and they've conceded too many, also

from normal play. You've got three guys marking, Henderson, Wijnaldum

and Milner. The rest are zonal marking. Henderson is on Fer, the

eventual goal-scorer. He is marking him, his man. When that ball comes

in, he's got to stick with him. If he drops to Fer he's still got a

free header. Henderson has already lost. But when the ball goes over

your head you can't just switch off say that's my job done now because

it hasn't gone to my marker. You have to engage again and find out

where your money is. Henderson is six or seven yards off Fer, they

lose their head at the far post and it is a tap in from yard out. That

is just switching off and thinking someone else will do the rest for

me. That's not the case. You've got to stay alive and stay alert when

the ball goes over your head. Engage and see where it goes. Can they

contend? I think so. Agree? Yes. After picking up just one point

from their last three games, Chelsea were in action at Hull,

who've picked up just one point Those defeats at Arsenal and against

Liverpool poured cold water on early talk of Chelsea being fit for a

title challenge this season. They need to regroup, and maybe Hull

provide ideal opposition, they have only won four of 44 meetings between

the clubs. Hull's lightning start of the season is a distant memory. Mike

Phelan makes three changes, Elmohamady is suspended after his

red card at Anfield last week. David Meyler comes into right back.

Henriksen and Mbokani make their first starts. Huddlestone and

Hernandez make way. Antonio Conte has dropped Ivanovic and Fabregas

today with Marcos Alonso coming in at left back. Four years after

signing for Chelsea, Victor Moses makes his full Premier League debut

for the club. Before kick-off, a minute's applause to mark the sad

passing of a 13-year-old fan, Megan Pratt, who was going to be mascot

today but died on Thursday after a brave battle with illness.

Jake Livermore able to shake off Hazard. The Hull Golden Boy at the

moment, Robert Snodgrass with four goals already this season. Useful

dummy and Mbokani goes down under David Luiz.

Clumsy challenge from the Brazilian. Ideal territory for Robert

Snodgrass. Scored a wonderful free kick against Burnley to rescue a

point not so long ago. Takes it on, and the deflection made life

uncomfortable for Courtois. The big Belgian had to change direction

here. That's a splendid stop from Courtois. Not the start he was

anticipating. David Meyler, closed down quickly by

Alonso, but still found Sam Clucas. Snodgrass crosses deep. It drops for

Mason, and again. Twice Chelsea got bodies in the way. Alonso was sucked

out by the need to close down David Meyler and there is suddenly a

massive space for Snodgrass. So much time, Hull had two attacking that,

Mason's first shot blocked, as was the second.

Kante feeds Moses who is one-on-one against Robertson, whose

backpedalling. Moses, again guilty of overelaborate play. The chance

was there to get it in the box. Just wonder if Moses might have been

caught as he tries to dance his way into the box. Diomande's challenge.

The ball has gone, and he catches Moses.

On by Mbokani. Snodgrass stopped initially by Luiz. Cahill gets it

clear. Livermore regains its the whole city so well. Mason with the

shot, and Courtois with good hands to turn it around. -- regains it for

Hull city. Mason is never shy to take it on from distance. The first

half looks as though it will finish as it started, with a great Courtois

stop. Hazard turns away from Diomande.

Steps inside Robertson, and it's a good drive. Finally David Marshall

is required to make a superb stop. This was a dazzling run and a

powerful drive. Chelsea unbeaten against Hull city in the Premier

League, winning six of their eight meetings. Livermore, oh dear.

Straight to Willian. Diego Costa, Marshall comes a long way and Costa

against the post. And Kante blasts it over the bar. Hull City living

dangerously there. It all stemmed from the careless ball out of

defence. When it was fed through to Costa, kept his feet, got away from

Marshall. The flick from Livermore took it on to the post. N'Golo Kante

just isn't a finisher. Kante seizes the loose ball once

more. Costa, so strong and determined. Willian, gets the shot

away! Chelsea take the lead on the hour. Such an improvement in this

second half. They needed it. Whatever he said to them during the

break has paid dividends. It was sloppy from Robertson. Here is the

key moment, Costa against Curtis Davies. Costa uses it wisely.

Willian used Hazard as a decoy. Knew what he was trying to do and he

bends it magnificently into the top corner. His second goal of the

campaign. His last goal was Chelsea's last victory against

Burnley. Will that goal set them up for a return to winning ways? Hull

City 0- one Chelsea. Alonso finds Matic. Matic goes on,

and on he goes. Might have to do it all himself. Diego Costa! 2-0.

Almost an identical replica to the gold from Willian. In terms of where

Diego Costa put the shot. His sixth of the campaign.

But how much credit does Nemanja Matic deserve? His striding,

purposeful, determined run. Diego Costa knew what was on as the ball

rolled his way. It's a long way back for Hull City now. Chelsea rampant.

You sense Chelsea are almost toying with Hull before looking for the

third goal. They might get it now. Willian goes down. No interest from

either the referee or his assistant on the far side. Davies is the

defender. He's got the ball but then catches Willian afterwards. That's a

penalty. Cahill looking for Oscar, who is on

the shoulder of Livermore. Willian in support, so is Costa. Alonso is

arriving. He finds across, and it's a good one. Pedro couldn't apply the

finish at the back post. He was scuttling in as quickly as he could,

the little Spaniard. Could have been three, four, more, but Chelsea will

settle for two and three points. After the last couple of weeks we

have been working on different things. We have been conceding a lot

of goals and I think today the team concentrated for 90 minutes and kept

the clean sheet. You made changes with Ivanovic and Fabregas left out.

Do you think that decision was justified? No, but when you are in a

great team you have the opportunity to choose the best situation every

week, in every game. Then it's normal that I want to win. I've

asked the players to learn certain lessons and I think deep down we are

doing that. We are slowly getting there. It's seven points. We have to

be pretty pleased with that return because a lot of other teams haven't

got that. The defeats for Chelsea were very heavy, but it's important

to have a good answer, a good reply today, from the players. Yeah, we

must follow it this way. Important victory for Chelsea. Interesting

watching Kante at Chelsea. Slightly different role, hasn't he? He was

terrific day but playing slightly different to how he did at

Leicester. At Leicester he had less possession. He was naturally deeper.

Chelsea control far more games so he finds himself in more advanced

positions on the pitch. Interesting to see him perform at times in these

positions. Simple ball out wide, getting people involved. I like to

see Kante's reaction when they lose the ball, that's why they bought

him, he sets the trigger, trying to win the ball back for his side. Did

that on numerous occasions today. Wins the ball there. In the second

half he was the catalyst, he wanted to be the driving force in midfield

to take the game to Hull. He gets in these positions here and doesn't

quite trust himself. Tries to find Hazard. Most midfielders would let

fly there. He has the ability to do it. When he picks up his head and

has the weight of pass across. Lovely slip to Costa. Not this bit!

The follow-up, you have to say he went to pieces a little bit. But

again, winning the ball back all game for Chelsea and in the second

half he was the main driving force that enabled them to get the 2-0

victory. Good display from him. The other positive is Diego Costa back

to his best. Six Premier League goals this season. Today I thought

he was brilliant. He led by example. He played in the right way, was

aggressive in the right way. He brought his team-mates into the

game. Since he signed for Chelsea, there is only Aguero and Harry Kane

who have scored more Premier League goals than he has. He ran in behind,

he was very difficult to play against today because he was in that

right mood, not looking to dive around and get other players booked.

He was aggressive in the right way. Assist for Willian. Everything about

his game today I liked. This was a brilliant run. Didn't get it but he

created space for Matic. First time, back of the net. The keeper has no

chance. When he plays like that I'm a massive fan of his. Hull, a good

start, but they have gone off the boil. A tough run of fixtures. It's

perhaps the lack of quality am at the end product. Exactly that. For

45 minutes they held their own, passing it around nicely, and they

seemed to have composure in the right areas of the pitch. It was a

very assured performance from them. You can tell they have played a lot

of tough sides because they did not seem overawed by the occasion of

playing Chelsea. In areas of the pitch like that, do they have that

added quality? It was tight in there, Mason and Clucas playing

well. But did they have the options? The ball comes to Mbokani, and it

comes back to Mason, are they doing enough to attack the Chelsea

defence? It wasn't enough today, far too easy for the Chelsea defence.

The ball would often go back and switch. More often than not it would

come to nothing. I feel with the run of games they have coming up,

Bournemouth away, stuck at home, Watford away, still tough fixtures,

but this is the area Mike Phelan and his team need to refine. -- Stoke

away. Two down, four to go. It's into Troy Deeney. That's

through and wide. Well saved by Jordan Pickford. Little touch from

Barry. Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe

described being linked to the England job as an unwelcome

distraction ahead of his side's trip to Watford, who came unstuck

at Burnley on Monday night. If what Watford win tonight they go

but Chelsea into the top eight of the Premier League. It's a high one,

and it's gone in from the header down. Lots of questions for Watford

to answer about how they defended that. Right foot cross into the

mixer, into the back of the net and Will -- Keane doubles their lead.

Steve Wilson was at Vicarage Road. COMMENTATOR: Three years ago, Troy

Deeney scored three in a Zig Zag in one Watford win over Bournemouth,

Eddie Howe's heaviest managerial defeat. Two more goals will take

Deeney to 100 for the club. It's just over two years since Jack

Wilshere played 90 minutes and six months since Bournemouth won away.

Wilshere start in an unchanged side. Graham Taylor here, the former

Watford manager, who celebrated his birthday this week. Nearly 20 years

since Bournemouth won on this ground. Wilson with Sebastian Prodl,

and the free kick given for handball by the Austrian. Yellow card for

Sebastian Prodl, who felt he had been knocked over and fouled.

Mazzarri is absolutely livid with that decision from Mike Dean. Prodl

thought he had been fouled but knew if the decision didn't go his way

then he would be in trouble. Looks like six of one, half dozen of the

other. Prodl knew there was a problem, deliberately handled and no

question about that. Mazzarri is on a final warning, I think.

Smith tried the backheel to find Wilshere but Stanislas is onto it.

Deflection on the cross. Wilson's header. 1-0 to Bournemouth. Callum

Wilson puts Bournemouth in. -- front. A deflection on the cross,

and it's a lovely finish. Good play by Stanislas, a little deflection

off Holebas, but it went on to the head of Callum Wilson, who surprised

Heurelho Gomes, who will not be happy with his contribution.

Bournemouth lead by a goal to nothing.

Play on, says Mike Dean, though he is just acknowledged the foul by

Smith. Here's Ighalo, trying to turn Arter. Ighalo, nicely left by

Roberto Pereyra. Excellent double save. Artur Boruc, it's a yellow

card, shown to Adam Smith for the foul in the build-up. Well spotted

by Mike Dean. Holebas really felt bad. It was high and dangerous on

the left-back is still down. It was a good advantage played by Mike

Dean, because Watford very nearly equalised. A nice dummied by Roberto

Pereyra. That's a nice fave. Mazzarri's birthday today, 55, the

Italian. There have to be easier ways to celebrate your birthday!

Wilson nicked it. Wilshere joining him in the area. Wilson stays on his

feet. He tees up Surman, who wastes the chance. Wilson stayed on his

feet, nicked it away from Prodl. Is that a foul? Others might have gone

down. In the end he teed up Surman on Surman's finish was horrible. I

wouldn't want to pick a winner at the moment between these two sides,

evenly balanced, beautifully poised actually. It's a corner off Daniels.

Watford's corner. Told in by Holebas. Prodl, so unlucky.

Fantastic invention from Troy Deeney. What would you say if this

had gone in? Well, it's like the old scorpion kick, of the goalkeeper.

Watford throw, they are in a bit of a hurry. Deeney. 1-1. Troy Deeney

levels for Watford. His 99th goal for the club. One more needed to

become only the fifth Hornet ever to reach 100. He owes a debt of thanks

to Amrabat for Rizwan, the throw-in quickly taken. Amrabat left Daniels

and left him far too easily and Deeney couldn't believe his luck.

Well done, Amrabat. For Troy Deeney that's fruity finish. It's 1-1. --

that the routine finish. Jack Wilson, he's hit the post. --

Wilshere. It's a lovely little run but onto the face of the post,

rather than the back of the net. This is Isaac Success for Watford,

the 20-year-old comes on for Ighalo. He's got a lot going for him, the

young Nigerian. Hooked into Deeney. Good save by

Artur Boruc. So close here. -- so close here to his 100th, Troy

Deeney. A decent save. Ibe goes off. On comes the Norwegian

international. Artur Boruc with the long clearance. In towards King, a

strong header by Kaboul. Steve Cook here for Bournemouth,

into Stanislas. Surman, lofted in the general direction of King but a

mistake by Holebas. King has good feet. He's got Wilshere in front of

him. Josh King going alone. It is deflected, he's scored. Bournemouth

back in front. Josh King within a minute of coming onto the pitch puts

Eddie Howe's side back in front. Well, look at this. Two little

tricks, Jack Wilson almost in his way says get out of my road -- Jack

Wilshere. Certainly helped it on its way. It's come off Kaboul into the

back of Watford's net. It's King's goal, the shot on target, you won't

take it away from him. That's how it feels when your substitution works a

treat. Holebas, Success. Tricky, strong quick customer, he's got a

free kick. I think Mike Dean has done the right thing, Success, 2-2.

Another goal from another substitute. Isaac Success in his

first ball Watford. It's all square again, with 25 minutes still to

play. It's a really good ball in, a cracking header. He's used the paste

off the delivery and redirected it. Impassive for the first time in the

game, practically, Walter Matt Ari. No one else's. It's 2-2. Great noise

now at Vicarage Road. Amrabat for Watford, what a thoroughly

entertaining game this has been. Roberto Pereyra behind Daniels.

Scooped in four Deeney. Mike Dean has given a free kick for the foul

on Artur Boruc. He pointed back towards the halfway line, the

referee, I thought he had given the goal. No way, not me, says Deeney.

Definitely onside, Roberto Pereyra. Lofted it up to Deeney. The first

question is did the ball crossed the line, but that became immaterial

because Deeney jumped into Boruc in the opinion of Mike Dean.

A great run from Smith, right-hand side. King might feed him. Here he

is, Smith, a tap in, surely? Wilshere has hit the post again.

He's hit the same post in almost the same place. I great run from Smith.

Jack Wilshere off the woodwork and now Jack Wilson off the pitch. Dan

Gosling comes on to replace him. Stanislas could get this right now

to Smith. Smith running away from Behrami. A free kick, right on the

edge of the penalty area. Prodl caught enough of Smith for Mike Dean

to give that free kick. It Stanislas, and he has hit the

woodwork as well. Well, three times now Bournemouth have hit Watford

woodwork. It's a really good effort by Stanislas. An inch and a half

lower, and Gomes would not have got there. when you scored two and hit

the woodwork three times you're going to be disappointed. We are

disappointed especially when you take the lead, you think it should

be enough. I thought it was a game of end to end stuff, both teams in

it. It was very even but we had the best chances. It's your birthday

today, can you allow yourself a celebration today, because the

performance was much better? TRANSLATION: We haven't played

better complaint to Burnley, much better. I'm very happy with this.

The players have given me a nice present today, with this point

unfortunately if there would have been slightly more concentrated in

some moments of the game they would have given me the three points but

I'm happy now with this point. Obviously delighted with the goal,

it's bringing confidence and keep working hard for the team. It seemed

to pay off. Disappointed not to take three points having taken the lead

twice. Can I ask you what make of Troy Deeney? He's a handful, he's a

strong lad. He's causing the defences all sorts of problems and

he has got his goal today, unfortunately for us. Fair play to

him. Hopefully he can carry on doing what he's doing. It brings is

straight to Troy Deeney. I know you want to focus on him. He's possibly

on the brink of an England call-up, it's not inconceivable, Harry Kane

injured? Correct, Harry Kane injured. A couple of games coming

up, Malta and Slovenia. He's been outstanding. These are montage of

what he's been doing for Watford over the years. This is not

something new. I find myself saying were always asking could we bring in

Andy Carroll, a hold-up man, are there any better than holding up the

ball than Troy Deeney? We've got a lack of leaders. He's Watford's

skipper, leading by example. Can he put the ball in the back of the net?

He has scored three in the last four. He's a goal-scorer. I enjoy

watching him play and the players enjoy his leadership. He is a

handful in the box. He's good with the ball at his feet. May be he has

an opportunity. He's an integral part of how Watford play and I like

the way he leads the team, he drags them forward and Rashford is ahead

of him, Vardy and Sturridge, Kane is injured but if there is another

injury that comes along then yes, he should be given an opportunity.

Quite close. As the Bournemouth, always good to watch, they placed

nice football, attacking, score goals. They are doing OK, you

consider the stature and financial clout of the club compared. They can

be very pleased with their start, 12 in the league, eight points, they

have Hull, Stoke, Spurs, they have chances. You don't worry about them,

do you? They play good stuff. West Ham, who've lost four

in a row - conceding 14 goals in the process -

faced a Middlesbrough side who themselves came into the game

on the back of three defeats. Jonathan Pearce was at

the London Stadium. Slaven Bilic has called for troubled

West Ham to approach this as calmly and professionally as possible,

defending his decision to allow the players a night out. Still making

personnel changes and the formation alteration to end their worst start

to the Premier League since 2002, when they went down. Jordan Rhodes

starts for the first time. Boro look to end an awful record.

A decent header await by Barragan. -- header away by Barragan. West Ham

have a problem. Sam Byram has gone down and he's holding the back of

his right hamstring, it would seem. This could be another blow to Slaven

Bilic. He threw himself through the air their seemed to land awkwardly.

Fairly innocuous at the time, then he had his hand on his hamstring?

Well, a major upset this for West Ham United. It's a good win in the

air -- good wind in the air. He wasn't too far wide. Good start by

Boro. A promising scoring record at Ajax unaware he won two league

titles. Cost 3.8 million in the summer, hasn't yet got off is about

the Boro. Slaven Bilic maintains the atmosphere hit isn't flat. They've

been very positive. He told Mark Noble the captain to take his meal

out for a -- his team out for a meal together. He says that bonding

session was as good as it was 20 years ago, when he was playing.

Payet's season hasn't really ignited yet. Very good block. Good defending

by Chambers. Hasn't scored in the league this season. He last scored

in the lead against Accrington. I think Valdes had it covered anyway.

Good ball. Here's Antonio to take on Chambers. Payet following up. Goes

for gold. It would have been a worthy opener in league football

this season for him. Rolled in from the left hand side. "Body To bend

the ball in, bent it wide. It's a poor tackle. Kouyate miss

timed it. It's Downing with it, hit the wall.

Payet turns it away to the speed of Antonio. A heavy touch, but he has

the speed to keep it in play. Payet is behind him. Switches it to Noble.

They have a player over on the far side, it's Ogbonna. Mark Noble. One

of the best efforts we have seen so far. They look at their best as a

counterattacking team. Mark Noble, who cares so much about every minute

in a West Ham shirt, but it wide. Here's Payet, Arbeloa a bit late so

he goes left and Noble. Antonio out there. Kouyate has arrived and

nearly get on the on the end trying to create. That's what he needs to

do. Antonio drifts wide, Kouyate has to get in there. He could not bring

it down and get the effort on goal. Should be a corner if it goes out.

Hasn't gone out yet. Antonio, comes back to Mark Noble. He shoots and it

hits the bar. That's the closest we've come. Tore forces the corner,

West and ending the half strongly. Bent deliciously, off the woodwork,

but didn't in. -- West Ham ending the half strongly. Jordan Rhodes is

on the side. Adrian was hesitant. Rhodes sends it forward with Winston

Reid getting it away. Got there, but was second best. The suspicion of

some shirt tugging on Rhodes. Was it enough to concede a penalty? Don't

know, but took a chance. The West Ham defence is under

pressure. The block comes in. As soon as the West Ham move broke down

at one end, too many players walking, not defending as an 11 and

Rhodes crept in behind. Third corner of the game for Middlesbrough. Off

the line by Mark Noble. The referee says it is crossed, it's a goal, and

Middlesbrough lead. The fans are delighted. Stuani crept through and

more trouble for West Ham. Got a yard away from poor marking. Clearly

over the line. That's why the goal decision system is there. Problem

for West Ham United, they went decisive enough defending. Antonio

let him get away and Middlesbrough lead at the London Stadium. It might

act as a wake-up call. Winston Reid hangs it in the air for

Payet. Slips beyond Barragan. Two waiting in the middle. Roles in the

side, good run by Payet. Is this his moment? Is this his moment?! It's

his moment! One moment in time may change everything. Sensational goal.

West Ham were behind for five minutes. Slipped away from Barragan,

inside the next challenge, carried on going and waited until he could

get a shot away and tickled at home. His season has barely flickered, now

it has ignited. Now we can hear the effect of the London Stadium roar.

Zaza wins it back and finds Payet. Isolated with Chambers. Support

arriving through Mark Noble. He's bundled over on the edge of the

penalty area by Martin De Roon. He gets a yellow card. Just outside the

box. He's brought them back into the game. Can Payet put them ahead? Hit

the wall. Thundered goalwards by Arbeloa, but wide. Goals have been

sparely delivered over the years. Six at Real Madrid in six years, and

six at Liverpool. West Ham United get a point to end their run of four

league defeats in a row. Still disappointed it wasn't the win they

crave. A very good point for Middlesbrough. A good point,

especially after the last three defeats. Today, I said before the

game that West Ham, it's true they are not in their best moment but

they have amazing players. We could see, their goal was amazing. For us,

I am pleased because it's one more point. And to play with this

attitude and intensity, I told them after the game that this is the way.

Dimitri Payet scored some goal in that game, have you seen many

better? Yes, we know him for a long time. He's a magnificent player. He

scores like a Leo Messi goal at Barcelona. Fantastic finish. It's a

massive goal for us. We can't keep depending on Dimi. We know he's a

world-class player but you can't keep depending on him like this. We

need to be better going forward. It's a lot to keep on asking him to

come up with goals like this. STUDIO: After the game I spoke to

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic. After four consecutive defeats, at least

you stopped the rot. You are right, Gary. Of course we were looking for

a win, considering that we were playing at home against a team, with

the greatest respect, but still in the bottom half of the table. But

there were a lot of positives today. We showed what the team should be

all about. We showed character, fighting, the spirit and quality as

well. At the moment we are not playing the greatest football. We

are not creating a lot of chances, but we came back and at the end of

the day we get a point. It might be crucial for us. You were trailing in

this particular game, and then we saw a moment of pure magic from

Payet. It was a great goal, great individual goal. As you say, I

agree, it was pure magic. But in a situation like this you need your

best players to do something extra. And this was definitely a moment of

something special that he brought us back into the game. How about you

personally, have you felt the pressure over the last week or so?

Look, I feel the pressure, but what kind of pressure, I feel it because

I am not happy with the way we are playing. I'm not happy with our

position in the table. And I'm not happy because we lost four Premier

League games on the trot. Of course, it's below my standards. Of course,

I'm feeling the pressure about it. We showed today, although we didn't

win, and we are happy with the result but it's not exactly what we

wanted. But we showed that the team is alive, that there is character,

and that we are together. We wish you all the best and thank you for

talking to us. Thank you, Gary. It kind of stopped the rot in one way.

But there is only one place to start, that extraordinary goal from

Dimitri Payet. Quite possibly the greatest goal ever seen at the

London Stadium! They've not had a lot to shout about at this stadium.

But that today, wow. Sends one down, two down. He eventually goes past

five players, sending three of them down on their backsides. Pure

brilliance. The confidence, touch. The turn. We will never get tired of

seeing this, will we? It was amazing. Just what they needed, just

what they wanted, and without a shadow of a doubt, it will be in

goal of the season. What was amazing, Winston Reid got an assist!

It was a good ball. Good point for Middlesbrough away from home. You

picked out Adam Forshaw, you thought he was exceptional. I did.

Middlesbrough have been on the best run themselves. Some poor

performances and poor results. Adam Forshaw came in and put a really

good performance in midfield. He has a great range of passing. He doesn't

shy away from a pass. I like to see midfielders taking risks. Jordan

Rhodes should do better with that particular pass. He was happy to

take the ball in tight situations, try to make things work for

Middlesbrough today. He was always very comfortable with the ball at

his feet, his back to goal. Another example of how easy those passes

seemed to come to him, and how accepting he is just hit them. Today

just a constant thing for him in Middlesbrough side. Seemed very

comfortable and looks like he had been playing there for a number of

years. I think you will hold onto his spot for a few weeks. A point

that probably appeased both sides. There's a pretty special Goal

of the Month vote coming up # I won't let you down... At

Arsenal, I like the spirit of the club, and the potential of the club.

My main ambition is of course to bring success to the team. And to

satisfy all the people who love Arsenal.

Arsene Wenger, 20 years at Arsenal. He has been linked of course with

possibly being the next England manager. These are the odds. Is that

conceivable? His contract runs out at the end of the season? By all

accounts he turned it down twice, so it's not his dream job. I would be

surprised. Arsene Wenger was mentioned for the Germany job some

14 or 15 years ago when Germany were in a crisis, but they decided to

back one of their own in Jurgen Klinsmann, gave him the power to

restructure everything, and I think that's how we should go. Appoint an

Englishman, sending out the right message to young aspiring coaches in

the country. Gareth Southgate has the best interview for the job, four

games to get it right. If he impresses and get the right people

around him, I think we should progress in that way. Jermaine,

they're that many obvious in this candidates to choose from. -- there

are not that many. I think we only have ourselves to blame. We have let

too many get away from the system. Players like Frank Lampard and

Steven Gerrard. In what sense have we let them get away? The FA, there

is not much there in terms of giving them the room to grow and keeping

them a little bit closer to the FA and to say, we want you to be part

of this. There is not enough of a carrot. They make life very

difficult to get your badges. It's not as easy as it should be. We

allow so much experience just go out of the window. I personally would

like to see somebody like Glenn Hoddle put in place somebody like,

Alan, Rio, Lampard, with them to go along for the journey, to gain the

experience. They kind of did that with Gary Neville alongside Roy

Hodgson. But then they both go. I felt like Gary was tarnished with

the same brush as Roy. We don't know if Gary had his own thoughts on

whether he was being forced into making certain decisions. He might

have had his own thoughts, but implementing those and telling your

manager to do that is a different thing. I think they have made the

right decision in giving it to Gareth. He knows a lot of the

players from the U21s system. It gives people time to sit down and

reflect. But it has been such an embarrassing week in English

football. I didn't think it could get lower than the Euros when we

were beaten by Iceland. I think we are at rock bottom now, so the one

encouraging sign is, there is only one way to go now. Is it time to

tear everything up and start again? Maybe take a chance, like the

Germans have done in the past with their own will stop they also put

they also put such emphasis on the coaching badges, but if they gave it

to a foreign manager, what incentive does that give out to people coming

to the end of their career, who have been in tournaments and no what has

gone wrong. That's where you need to drag the information from, I think.

Sam Allardyce's former club Sunderland, who began the day

bottom of the table, welcomed West Brom to

This fixture has finished 0-0 the past two seasons.

Guy Mowbray was hoping for better this time around.

COMMENTATOR: There haven't been many mentions of Sunderland amid this

week's sorry England's tail. Maybe there ought to have been. We will

never know, but if Sam Allardyce had stayed they might not have been

bottom. Five Sunderland changes including a first league start this

season for Wahbi Khazri, and one of his responsibilities is to improve

the side's set piece delivery. Unchanged West Brom, including two

Sunderland old boys from the start, Jonny Evans and James Maclean, who

today plays in the Premier League for the 100th time. Sunderland start

with only one result being thought about. Today they desperately need a

win. Just one point from their opening six games. A two-week break

coming up, and it's only four weeks before they play their next home

game. Ndong with support from Manquillo,

ignored, because Duncan Watmore was in field. Jermain Defoe misses the

target, and he was on the side. Just the man David Moyes would have

wanted the chance to fall too. He is on the side all right. All looking

towards the net, and he's as mystified as anyone else.

Chadli wants it. He's on his own to receive it. Turned and shot, well

saved by Pickford. Matt Phillips again. McClean jobs. Allan Nyom...

And it bounces back into the hands of Pickford. Safe in in. Jordan

Pickford came into the Sunderland side after injury to Vito Mannone

just three games into the season. Looks as though he might take some

shifting from the side. Game number 1001 as a manager for Tony Pulis.

The next millennium begins. Good determination, it bounced

through nicely to Phillips. Here's Chadli, he's beaten Pickford. It's

really well taken goal by Chadli. Yacob deserves some credit. It

looked as though he might have lost the ball to Kirchhoff, but he went

in determinedly. He has helped himself to his third go for -- his

third goal in his fourth goal for them. You can hear how much that has

deflated the crowd here. What will that do to confidence which had

looked pretty good until that point? Watmore. Always struggling to keep

his balance there. Dawson finds McLean. Albion could be in. Help

from Rondon, it doesn't reach him though. What a chance for Albion to

double their lead before the break. McClean is in, got to give a thumbs

up to having Manquillo the way he got back to him. -- Manquillo, the

way he got back to him. McClean is looking for Rondon,

O'Shea's header has gone straight to Darren Fletcher. Beaten by Pickford.

This is Dawson. Chadli. Able somehow to chest the ball down, turn and

fire, but fire wide. It was one old friend to another with O Shea is

finding his old Manchester United colleague Fletcher with the

clearance. Strong hands from Pickford but he didn't get it to a

safe place. Three Sunderland players could only stand and watch Chadli

stand and get the shot away in amongst them. Kone was lucky, it

wasn't decisive. He found an dong. -- Ndong. He found Van Aanholt. It

beats McClean. Watmore has his head down. It's to, blocked by Evans,

cleared by Evans. Two very good chances for Jermain Defoe, chances

he would normally put away. Khazri did well to know where Defoe was but

he wanted to be absolutely certain and it was well watched by Yacob and

in particular, Evans. A frustrating match for Sunderland's manager, who

just want the first Premier League win of the season.

Comfortably knocked away by Yacob. Chadli threw towards Rondon. Rondon

has to do it by himself. He is capable. He is denied by Pickford.

Phillips was trying to get there to help him out but Rondon was never

going to pass. He's wanting Phillips to run onto this. Van Aanholt can

neatly find Ndong and get up for the return path as well. David Moyes

waives his team forward. I use full run from Watmore behind Khazri.

There from Patrick van Aanholt. -- there's the equaliser from Patrick

van Aanholt. He's over to the team doctor. Patrick van Aanholt was the

player at Spurs recently who was pulled out of the starting line up

before the match because of problems reportedly with a cardio test and

he's giving his thanks fair as he plays the ball into the ground and

it loops up over the helpless foster to get Sunderland back into it and

maybe to spark the sort of revival that Crystal Palace enjoyed against

them last week. That's got the place buzzing.

Phillips is well-placed. Phillips, right across the face. Gardner

wasn't far away from it. I think 1-1 is pretty fair. In the whole balance

of the afternoon. We needed a second goal. We had 21 crosses and needed

shots on goal today. Their supporters were fantastic. They kept

behind them and when it's 1-0 there's always a chance that they

can score or you make a mistake and they can score, so we needed that

second goal and I thought we had enough good opportunities in the

final third to have at least got that but fair play to Sunderland.

They kept going, kept at it and yes, we're disappointed. We were pushing

for the second goal, it just didn't come. It's not a great result but at

the end we have to accept it and now looking forward for the next game.

We needed three points, it wasn't a point we were after but when it was

1-0 down and into 75 minutes, I'd have taken a point if we could do

but I've got to say well done to the players. They stuck at it, they

never gave in, they kept going. They gave everything they could to get

something out of the game. It was a managerial change that probably

change things. After his problems on a fortnight ago, Patrick van Aanholt

came on and transformed things. He did, just over half an hour ago,

David Moyes actually put him on the left side of midfield rather than

left-back and he changed the game. He gave them a bit of pace and

energy and creative passing. There is one of his first ones, superb

ball, a chance created, a half chance for Jermain Defoe. He was the

one that grabbed the game by the scruff of his net, did his shift

defensively also. Winslet, sets them up on the front foot again, helping

out again -- he wins it. Away they go again. I thought he was

brilliant, he definitely changed the game for them. A beautiful ball in

behind, a weighted pass into Khazri, who perhaps should have done better,

better touch. But this is the best part. Going back again, defensive,

he's the one that wins it, drags his team forward. He gains 20-30 yards

running with the ball. Good ball in, doesn't admire that, follows it.

Good work by Watmore. I don't care if it's the scruff or not, he

deserves it. David Moyes deserved it because it was willing to change it.

When you put someone onto the pitch, you're asking them to affect the

game and he definitely did that. Is the third time in four seasons

Sunderland have failed to win a game in the first seven matches.

Extraordinary start? It goes in keeping with how they've struggled

towards the end of each of those seasons as well. It's not happy

times in those games. Something needs to change. They should

probably start the season in March. Tony Pulis thought they should have

gone on and won the game from 1-0 up. They were profligate times. They

were sloppy. They got into very good situations into the final third.

They got the goal, that was lacking in the second goal. A decent chance,

a good chance from McClean. Sloppy from Chadli. Final pass was poor.

Decision-making was poor. If that -- if they had got the second goal

there was no doubt about it. Rondon went on to win the game because the

pressure was building upon Sunderland. OK.

Time to catch up on last night's action.

Everton were looking to bounce back from defeat at Bournemouth

against a Crystal Palace side seeking a fourth straight win.

Yannick Bolasie scored nine times in 19 Premier League appearances for

Crystal Palace, now Everton's biggest summer acquisition bids to

score against them as he faces his former club for the first time. His

former team-mate Williams -- Wilfried Zaha is recalled by Pardew

as he changes the winning team. He replaces Cabaye for Palace, who have

lost only one of their last six meetings against Everton. Looking

for their third home league win in a row, unbeaten in six at Goodison in

the Premier League. He's found him brilliantly, the offside flag was up

on Damien Delaney. He's my -- Damien Delaney is mightily relieved, had he

been onside that was a penalty to Everton. I mistake. Lukaku against

Delaney. Straight at Mandanda. Trying to create something for

himself. He wasn't happy last weekend. Some players are finding it

difficult to adapt to the style that he wants. Fabulous play. A summer

signing from Aston Villa, a former Villa player looking for Lukaku.

Might fall to the Belgian again, it was a high foot as well. It's an

Everton free kick, right on the edge of the penalty area. Delaney saw the

intention of the high boot. Jagielka actually handballs it. Delaney

hasn't made any contact and you could argue it should be an indirect

free kick anyway. Lukaku with it. And they made the most of that

opportunity. Ramallo Lukaku in his -- with his fifth goal in six

Premier League games to give Everton lead, up and over the wall. Mandanda

indicating who wanted the water jump. They didn't. Everton --

Mandanda indicated he wanted the wall to job. They didn't and Everton

are in front. Ledley kept it alive to Zaha. Off goes Ward, outside of

him. Ledley is trying to inject more pace

into the game. Benteke jumping and jumping superbly. What a header from

Christian Benteke. Something out of nothing. He had so much to do there.

What a leap. An inch perfect header. That is exactly why Crystal Palace

brought into the club. Everton one, Palace one. That has changed the

atmosphere around Goodison Park. Benteke back on Merseyside with a

goal. Heerkens Bolasie against his former club. He's got... What a

challenge from Kelly. He was the saviour, Martin Kelly. The two

Belgians, international team-mates. Lukaku and Benteke, on the

scoresheet. Finally poised at Goodison. Palace corner. The fifth

of the game. Away by Bolasie. Straight back in

from Ward. It's another good header. It's Delaney this time. Palace lead,

but the flag is up. Flagged for offside, I think. Delaney is on.

That's a big call. Watch James McArthur, he's offside. He doesn't

touch the ball but does the official think that he's active and in some

way has interfered with the goalkeeper's vision? That is the

thought process of Simon Bennett, the referee's assistant. Few issues

with the officials so far tonight. And Everton corner.

Barkley's corner. A little touch from Barry. Jason Puncheon on the

post in the right place at the right time.

Townsend, in towards Benteke. Well defended the game. Cleared only as

far as Zaha. Another block and another corner.

Away by Jagielka. Back from Ward. The flag stayed down that time. It

was a big chance for Tomkins. Everton were waiting for the offside

flag to go up and it wasn't forthcoming. Couldn't really stretch

Stekelenburg in the end. It's all square, Everton one, Crystal Palace

one. 1-0 up, you are disappointed with

the final result, but I think it's a fair result. Delaney's header, if

you were Alan Pardew would you be aggrieved it didn't stand? Of

course. It's a goal, and then maybe 1-2 to Crystal Palace. But maybe a

lot of decisions I didn't understand. Terrific point, you may

be disappointed you couldn't get all three? Maybe. I thought we played

well. We showed resilience again, went behind at Sunderland and again

today. We fought back and were the bosses of the second half, I

thought. Have you had an explanation as to why Damien Delaney's goal

wasn't given? It's a tricky one all round for the referee. I want -- I

won't hold them to ransom on that. And to come from behind at a place

like this, not many teams will do that this season. We have worked

hard this year. We are trying to change things around. I was pleased

with the second half because a lot of teams, and I've had teams who

maybe couldn't cope with the second half, but we pushed on and have the

resilience to do it and the quality to get back into it. Palace on a

roll, and they could conceivably on another day have been given the

decision. What did you make of the offside goal? I thought it was a

correct decision. A tough decision. Delaney gets up well and win is a

good header. If you watch McArthur, he makes a movement towards the

ball, which is the law this season. We see there that he goes to try and

head it there. The linesman over there, Simon Bennett, he gets it

absolutely spot on. He calls the referee Jon Moss over. Not very

often we praise the officials, but that was a tough decision and one

they got right. You don't mind them taking time to get it right.

Belgian strikers in form, one for each club. Yeah, absolutely

brilliant goals. Lukaku's first-ever free kick in the Premier League.

That he's actually taken. I don't know why he suddenly thought he'd

had enough,. Where has he been hiding? This header is phenomenal.

To generate that type of power. The cross isn't sent in with pace. He

gets above him, and if you see a better header than that this season

I will be surprised. Their game has changed with him in the side. Balls

into the box are a constant that and it's what Palace needed. Three goals

in his last four games. Lukaku with his fifth of the season. Both on

fire. Doesn't half make a difference when you're strikers scoring. We are

just about out of time. Thank you to you both. Let's have a look at the

Premier League table. Liverpool's fourth consecutive win

moves them up to second. Leaders Manchester City

take their undefeated record to fellow pacesetters

Tottenham on Sunday. Sunderland are still searching

for a first win but a point against West Brom moves them

off the bottom. West Ham also somewhat

stopped their rot today, but they too remain in the drop zone

alongside Stoke, who play A look at the morning papers. The

Mail on Sunday reporting that Manchester United's uncapped forward

Jesse Lingard will be included in Gareth Southgate's first England

squad. The Sunday express reporting that Ryan Giggs is set to replace

Francesco Guidolin as Swansea manager during the international

break. Liverpool are galloping

up the table.