02/01/2017 Match of the Day

Two days into 2017, and nothing changes.

We've goals, penalties, red cards, the lot, in six Premier League

matches for you over the next 80 minutes.

Martin Keown and Kevin Kilbane have the stamina for nonstop

football and lasted out the festive period!

Manchester City's defeat to Liverpool on New Year's Eve left

them outside the top four and ten points adrift of Chelsea.

A win over Burnley to start the year with three points was a must.

It's a game that had a bit of everything,

watched at the Etihad by Steve Wilson.

It is a work in progress on and off the park and City are remodelling

their usual dressing room and tunnel area hence the temporary way onto

the pitch for a match which they surely need to win after three

Premier League defeat in December. Less than 48 hours since losing at

Liverpool, Pep Guardiola makes four changes. Leaving at Sergio Aguero is

a choice that few would make but Iheanacho is in and he has six goals

in only seven starts so far this season. Burnley make two changes,

Johann Gudmundsson and Jeff Hendrick come in for the suspended Dean

Marney and Steven Defour who was on the bench. Andre Gray's treble macro

against Sunderland made him the first Burnley striker to score a

top-flight Patrick Saint Peter Noble in 1975. -- hat-trick.

Ben Mee has given it to Sterling and disease if a Nacho but well saved by

Tom Heaton. Raheem Sterling, Tom Heaton again brilliantly. The

Burnley goalkeeper has performed heroics not once but twice and how

happy is Ben Mee to have got out of jail? He gave it straight to

Sterling and that is a good save to deny Iheanacho. And to swamp Raheem

Sterling. His performance at Anfield was his only game since the red card

on the 3rd of December. He can't be tired but he is short of match

practice. You will not get that on the bench. Good ball from Toure to

Iheanacho. De Bruyne once it, that is two sight of goal for Iheanacho,

the like of which he so often thrives on. He ignored those around

him but missed the target. The usual -- an unusual position for Pep

Guardiola to be in, out of the top four and ten points off the lead.

Nice idea by Fernandinho. Ward was there and that is a corner. It is

played short to Kevin De Bruyne. Navas. Yaya Toure, good save again

by Tom Heaton will stop he was caught -- Burnley were caught a

little unawares at the corner. Heat might have seen it late but he would

be disappointed to have been beaten by that -- Heaton. There are

definite rumblings of frustration after half an hour. Fernandinho has

gone in on Gudmundsson and the card is going to come out for the

Brazilian. It is a red card! Fernandinho is sent off for

Manchester City. Guardiola turns away in despair. Fernandinho cannot

believe it but he is sent off. It is a scissor action, both feet are off

the ground. They scissor into Gudmundsson and for the third time

this season, Fernandinho is sent off. And the pressure on Guardiola

mounts. Burnley have drawn here in both their previous Premier League

matches at Manchester City, 3-3 and 2-2. Barnes goes for gold and he

gets a glare from those around him. Gudmundsson to the left and Gray and

Boyd to his right but he saw the goal beckoning but got it all wrong.

No surprise to the Sergio Aguero coming out for the second half,

replacing Kelechi Iheanacho, and David Silva it also on as Jesus

Navas makes way. Guardiola is trying to get the fans going and looking

pretty animated, the Manchester City manager.

Silva nicely to De Bruyne to Sterling. A good change of feed and

Aguero, no. How often do you see Sergio Aguero smash those into the

net? Ward did well. It wouldn't quite sit down for him and Ward

reacted so quickly. Silva to De Bruyne and onto Sagna, promising.

Good luck. Ward again. That was dangerous from Sagna and cleared by

Keane to Clichy. And it's in! Right in the corner, Clichy hit it, may

have taken a touch on its way in but Manchester City are in front. Relief

all around the Etihad. Sagna knocked it up, Keane headed it away but

there was a lot of room for Clichy who got it on to his right foot and

through the legs and into the corner. Gael Clichy with only his

third ever goal for Manchester City, all the way through. Our whole

different complexion to the game now with his team suddenly behind. That

is a great ball from Andre Gray, Defour tried to head it to Hendrik

but cleared by Yaya Toure and now Kevin De Bruyne with space for magic

city where there had been none. Sterling a way. He has done over, it

did not look like a touch to me but Aguero puts it in! And Manchester

City are leading by two and how about this for a finish from Sergio

Aguero? Played through to Sterling. No foul, no penalty but how about

that? Michael Keane standing on the post as he cannot believe that

Aguero has put it through there. Look how small that gap is for

Aguero. That is quite a brilliant finish. The expression has not

changed too much from Guardiola but the scoreline certainly has. Free

kick given. Raheem Sterling, I think Hendrik probably initiated that.

Midway point of the second half. It is Boyd, deflected, corner. He hit

it well enough. Two seasons ago they came back from 2-0 down here to get

a point, Burnley. Flicked on at the near post and is it in? I think it

must be! My goodness me, it is a goal. Two or three times it might

have crossed the line and in the end it did, no point in the City players

are doing. Sagna has been shown a yellow card for his reaction after

the goal was given. Here it is, flicked on by Keane. Very awkward,

Bravo did not do much with it, that probably was over the line from Mee

and then it was headed out of the hands of the goalkeeper by Andre

Gray. Bravo missed it, that did not cross the line, Ben Mee hit it and

it crossed the line. That is the goal, Ben Mee scored it. The

protests were that Andre Gray headed out of the hands of Bravo and he

might have done but the goal had already been scored. Sagna got the

yellow card as City protested. George Boyd is trying to get the

ball back. He got a yellow card for that, Sagna. Tension everywhere you

look inside the Etihad, not least the technical areas.

In by Arfield, Vokes. It was a chance. He got himself in front of

Otamendi but just not enough contact on the ball. He knew he could have

done more with it. I don't care who you are playing, if you only have

ten men for an hour and you take three points in the Premier League,

you deserve some credit. Lowton looking for Vokes who won the

header. Steven Ward, a chance, tee, just tipped over by Bravo. Good

reactions from the goalkeeper -- Keane. It was behind Keane and he

did well to put it goalwards. Good feet from the goalkeeper.

We knew we had to fight and work for each other and we have been lucky to

score two goals and I think the boys who came on did brilliantly also it

is a well deserved three points, no matter what happened with the rest

and everything. Three points will be remembered -- with the referee. We

lost our way and that can happen. When they were 11 I thought we were

doing a good job. We were delivering a good performance. Credit to them

as well, they're ten men, should have been down to nine of course

with Sunni kicking our man. If the referee sees it and gives it a

yellow colour it has to be read. You won it the hard way. Yes, that's

true. What was your verdict on the game and the performance because you

showed real spirit after going down to ten men? Yes, that's true. We won

against a lot of circumstances and a tough game so we are happy for that.

The sending off, what was your view of the red card? You're the

journalist, not me. You are the manager, I'm sure the fans would

like to know. Ask them at -- asked the referee. Are you concerned that

is his third red card this season, is discipline problem? We will

accept like I said before. The team with more ball possession, always

have sent off. I had to understand the rules here in England. I know

you are specialist but I had to understand it. The inter-predation

is different in England? Of course, yes. -- interpretation. You don't

seem that happy that you have won. More than you believe I'm happy. I'm

so happy, believe me, happy New Year. Art Manchester City still in

the title race? Yesterday no, why today we are in the race? Thank you.

A pleasure. I've never seen anybody so happy! Slightly tetchy but let's

start, he is obviously not happen with the -- not happy with certain

incidents, starting with the red card. No doubt in my mind that it

was quite clear. Immediately when I saw it I thought it was a red card.

He is reckless and out-of-control. Lee Mason took his time to make the

decision but once he has called that I think it is correct. He was in a

good position and he can see it clearly. No doubt in my mind. 100%.

That is the third in six games. It is indefensible, you don't want to

see that. It is a bad one, you see those sort

of challenges and you hope for the best that there is no serious injury

to the opposition. They have a few red cards going on, seven, and for a

team that generally keeps possession, that is surprising. But

that lead to a change of shape, Pep Guardiola did well to create a

performance out of his team. Strangely, the manager was right, it

affected them when they went down to ten men, Yaya Toure went and sat

very deep, and the fullbacks pushed on, Silva and Aguero came off the

bench. The manager is saying, come on, I want you to wake up, to the

fans. We know that the midfield players, De Bruyne and Silva, I

different class. Suddenly there is more snap and Christmas, and Gael

Clichy was setting the tone and wanted to get forward. That link up

then with Sterling, that was more like it, despite the fact that the

philosophy of the manager is, we are down to ten men, we are going to

attack. Why can't Yaya Toure sit in that deep role at the end of his

career? And the full-backs again push on, take the initiative, it

doesn't matter that we are down to ten men. Both full-backs were

outstanding, one crossing for another, and the brain are trying to

get the ball in, and Gael Clichy, he doesn't score many goals, but this

one was vital for him today. It was a completely different performance

in the second half, the fans were one with the team, and Burnley were

behind. Manchester City were not happy with the confusion, Guardiola

either. Clear it up for us. There was a misunderstanding around the

goal. I'm not sure whether Lee Mason himself realised it at first, that

is the goal, the Ben Mee strike. A lot of people were saying, the

Manchester City players thought it was the foul from Andre Gray on

Claudio Bravo, but it is this one here from Ben Mee, a clear strike,

that was the one he gave. I think he just went to talk to the assistant

to clear everything up in his own mind, but it was a goal. In

fairness, Guardiola is not happy with the challenge, and look at his

arm. The only arm in the air should be the goalkeeper's. For me, that is

a foul. I am not having that. I think he has to be stronger, I know

he has come through bodies, there is little contact. He is there to

provoke the goalkeeper, to be a nuisance. Goalkeepers are wrapped in

cotton wool! News just in that Joey Barton has re-signed for Burnley,

dependent on whether he gets any kind of ban whether he will play,

but that is the news that has just come in. One down, five games still

to come. COMMENTATOR: Opportunity for Daniel

Sturridge. Rondon with the header. He has poked

it through, Ross Barkley! Ramirez has blasted it wide.

Less than 48 hours after their last match,

They made the trip to Sunderland looking to follow up that victory

over Manchester City on New Year's Eve.

A match with impact at both the top and bottom of the table.

Liverpool begin the New Year with Chelsea still on their sites, and

with their own momentum and believe building as they go in search of a

fifth consecutive Premier League victory. Sunderland have lost four

of their last five games, they are without the injured cone a and

Anichebe, so there are starts for Rodwell and low. Jermain Defoe is

the only player to start every league match. Despite finishing

their win over Manchester City less than 44 hours ago, Jurgen Klopp

makes only one change, Captain Jordan Henderson misses out against

his former club, so there is a recall for Daniel Sturridge who

scored in each of his last three outings against Sunderland.

Defoe had time to shoot. Straight at the former Sunderland goalkeeper,

Simon Mignolet. Liverpool won't want him in this kind of situation too

often. It is still in play, and Firmino

will get to it. It goes early to Mane, opportunity for Daniel

Sturridge, and denied by Mannone, and cleared by a shave. -- O'Shea.

Warning signs for Sunderland. Mannone needed to make sure. To deny

the former Newcastle player on his return to the north-east. It was on

target. Look at Daniel Sturridge, nobody anybody near him, had time to

assess the situation, decent start by Mannone, good start idea tally

in. Jordan Pickford one of eight members of the first-team squad

unavailable for David Moyes today. That was well pushed away by

Mignolet. This would have been a collectors item. Mignolet did what

you would have expected him to do. Five wins in 29 managerial meetings

against Liverpool for David Moyes. Here goes Mane, but was a shooting

opportunity, but it was blocked by Djilobodji.

Lallana, and that was almost an own goal. It is a corner, Larsson was

stretching. Jurgen Klopp's 50th Premier League game in charge of

Liverpool today. Lovren and then Sturridge! 1-0 Liverpool. Brilliant

reaction from Daniel Sturridge, who scores against Sunderland for the

fourth game running in his career. And marks his return to the starting

line-up with the opening goal. It was a missed kick from Lovren, and

Sturridge was alive to the situation and flicked it past Mannone. 47th

goal that Liverpool have scored this season, their first off the New

Year. Sunderland held out for only 20 minutes.

Wijnaldum had to be careful there, and Sunderland get the penalty.

Clumsy from the Estonian, and Ndong had got away from Wijnaldum.

Mignolet trying to deny Jermain Defoe his tenth league goal of the

season. Which he can't. Defoe marks his

450th Kneer league appearance -- Premier League appearance with yet

another goal, and it is one that Sunderland needed. They have

levelled it up after 25 minutes. Mignolet went the right way, but it

was tucked into that bottom corner by Jermain Defoe.

Sunderland tales are up, no flag, Jermain Defoe is in, and many are

brilliantly, the follow-up from Borini. They are not going to get

too many big chances today, and that was one of them. Ndong looked

offside. Sturridge, and eventually it is

going to reach Clyne. And Mane was almost on the end of it. To reflect

delivery from Nathaniel Clyne, and watch Mane. That is a lovely touch,

and this is Renee. It is still alive with Defoe. Januzaj up against

Moreno. It is waved away. Understandably they are appealing

for everything in their situation at the moment. They didn't look any

intentional use of the arm there. Sturridge trying to stay onside. He

has got it now. Lallana, in towards Sturridge, excellent stop from

Mannone A. First time in the second half that Liverpool have managed to

find a way through. The Sunderland back line cleverly done by Lallana.

Sturridge denied by Mannone. Moreno with the Liverpool corner, looking

for the touch at the near post came off Ndong, and Mane was alive to the

situation to put Liverpool back in front. It was flicked on by a

Sunderland player. The home team were looking for offside. Sadio Mane

with what could be another important Liverpool goal. Here is Larsson.

Super term, and he was caught by Lucas, according to Anthony Taylor.

It is a Sunderland free kick. Just turned away from the Brazilian. Can

Sunderland use this position to their advantage? It is to be Seb

Larrson, the wall did its job, and it is a penalty! There was a big

appeal, and Anthony Taylor for the second time in the game have given

Sunderland a penalty for handball against Mane. Let's have a look.

Yes, he definitely sticks his arm out, it was a good spot from the

referee. Mane in the wall can have no complaints, and the man who

thought he might have won it for Liverpool at one end has given a

penalty away at the other. Defoe has beaten many LA wants from the spot.

Can he repeated? -- beaten Mignolet. Can he draw Sunderland level for the

second time in the game? Yes, he can! Emphatic penalty from Defoe.

Twice they have trailed, and twice they have come back, courtesy again

of their main man. The smile is an ironic one from Jurgen Klopp.

Emre Can, Lallana might fancy a crack. Mannone in the way again.

Liverpool corner. Well, Lallana with four goals these last five league

games, saw the gap, comfortable save from Mannone. What a response he has

had from his players today. It really has been an excellent effort

from Sunderland. WHISTLE

And it is a precious point David Moyes and Sunderland, two dropped

the Liverpool in their pursuit Chelsea at the top of the league,

and it has finished the Stadium Of Light 2-2.

I thought we matched their energy firm most of the game, we played

against a good team and we hung in when we had to. We had some

opportunities and made good saves but we had good chances, two. I just

thought the spirit today was brilliant. Definitely the reaction

that the manager wanted after the Burnley game. And especially with

the two games in a short space of time, to show that sort of character

and show that the energy levels were important, we are happy with the

point. Criticism, positive or negative, for me is pretty much not

possible, because I don't know how it feels. I don't know exactly what

I saw, so my team really fighting, and I am proud of them, I was not

sure that they could do it, they did it, we could have played better in a

few moments. Of course we would like to win the games today and get the

three point com to put us forward. But it is football, you have to

accept it, you have many games. We have to try to make sure we win at

home, that is one of the keys, to pick up some points on the road. But

we said from the start, this is going to be difficult, it is not

changing that the players did a great job today to get as point. Two

penalties for Sunderland, what did you make of those, Kevin?

The first one was soft but there was certainly contact on Ndong. This was

a lovely touch from Januzaj. The initial contact from Wijnaldum and

Ben Klavan coming in, he did not have anywhere to go but I think it

was a foul. -- then Klavan. I think it is fortunate. That was the

composure that Jermain Defoe has showed so often. It was not the

penalty that Jurgen Klopp was concerned about, it was the foul

here. There is slight contact and Jermain Defoe goes over slightly

easily. They don't need much these days! That is it and Anthony Taylor

it in a good position but there was no doubt about this, clear penalty.

Anthony Taylor sees it clearly. Another one that Jermain Defoe tucks

away nicely. Two good penalties. Jermain Defoe is very important for

Sunderland and you thought he linked up well with Januzaj in particular.

There were a number of things. Their workrate, you would not associate

Defoe and Januzaj with workrate but they work extremely hard. The

hold-up play from Januzaj at times was excellent, getting each other

into the game as well. This was a lovely pass from Januzaj and

travellers from Defoe, recognising that his team-mate was offside --

cleverness. He should have scored of course. But overall, without the

ball, at times Liverpool dominated possession, 70% throughout the game

and Jermain Defoe said himself, David Moyes was looking for a

reaction. I think these two brought so much to Sunderland, he allowed

the team to get up the pitch with them by their hold-up play and work

weight. That was what stood out for me. -- work rate. And Januzaj with

him, neither one of them switched off, they forced Liverpool backwards

at times. This was crucial as well, the hold-up play. Great first touch

from Januzaj, bringing Defoe into it but then the ability to take a few

touches and allow his team-mate to get up in support. He deserved his

pat on the back. I felt they both played really well as a pair. Jurgen

Klopp has made it pretty clear he is not much for this festive period

with games close together. He has got a point, hasn't he? For sure, it

is part of the workload and he looked tired himself and what he

asked his team to do would be in hot -- with the high-intensity game, it

has taken something out of them and next up is Manchester United in the

Premier League with an FA Cup game against Plymouth in between. It has

been a good half a season for them but they are now eight points behind

Chelsea. If he thinks this season is bad, wait until next year with the

extra -- festive list is 16, 20 third, 26, 30 and first January,

enjoy that! The last time Manchester United

visited West Ham, it was for that dramatic final league game at Upton

Park. This time they travelled

to the London Stadium off the back Jonathan Pearce watched their last

encounter, and he was back again Saint Anne Upton Park farewell, West

have been looking to baptise their new home with a big victory and

could this be the date as Sofiane Feghouli, Pedro Obiang and Manuel

Lanzini come in? It is a first league start for Feghouli. Michael

Carrick had turned against his old side, with three changes at the back

with Jones, Rocco and Darmian coming in. -- Rojo. Pogba takes it from

Mkhitaryan and he is looking for the return. Feghouli was their first

four West Ham and the first link up. West Ham so far have had more of the

ball and this is Lanzini on the counter with Creswell on the left

but he chooses Payet. Lanzini, he shoots and it is a fine save. A good

move by West Ham who have started strongly. One of the most positive

start they have made this season on this ground. It is a more confident

West Ham side debate of the one shell-shocked by Arsenal here a few

weeks ago. Feghouli the first touch was heavy and the second took him

into Jones. Mike Dean was right up there and Manchester United are

fuming. Jones rolled away, several tumbles. The referee is giving

himself thinking time. He will call him back and it is red. Slaven Bilic

is incandescent. Feghouli Buk first touch was poor, he slides in with

his feet off the ground. I think that is harsh. I think his studs

were low. In his first league start for West Ham, Sofiane Feghouli is

dismissed after a quarter of an hour.

Cleared by Nordtveit, it bounced back off Ogbonna into the danger

territory. Antonio Candreva it away and he now goes into a wider

position -- can get it away. That is a free kick for the challenge by

Lindegaard. The West Ham fans are incensed -- Lingard. He is asking

why there is one rule for one and one for another. It was a foul and

that is about it. Tensions are running high.

Valencia at supporting well, that stretched West Ham. Back across

goal, brilliant save, off the post and it stayed out! The referee says

no gold despite appeals from Manchester United. West Ham rode

their luck, people might say Dave deserves a slice of it. It stays at

0-0 -- they deserve. Suspicion of side, great save and then Jesse

Lingard off the post. Was it over? Goodness me. A smidgen. West Ham

have dug in deep and shown plenty of resolve that was missing in the

opening weeks of the season here. Good challenge by Obiang. Can West

Ham spring on the counter? Payet, good challenge by Rojo, nothing

wrong with that. Spirited stuff from West Ham.

Lanzini was there and he gets the shot away and that is a splendid

save by de Gea. The ball was behind Lanzini but he got there and

wriggled and made space for himself and a good save.

That is a foul for West Ham. This time it is Herrera who is amused. It

is a wretched state of affairs when supporters are calling for free

kicks every time a tackle is made -- Lees.

Antonia's header goes wide. That was a chance and they won't get many.

The defending from Rojo was not great. Manchester United making

another change. Marcus Rashford coming on for Jesse Lingard. Given

away, this is Lanzini, played short to Obiang and back to Lanzini. It is

Michail Antonio! That was the moment West Ham could have made heroes of

themselves. But Manchester United are countering at speed, Rashford in

behind, Ibrahimovic in the middle. That chance has gone as well.

Antonio knows how important that might have been. Given away cheaply

by Manchester United. Lovely weight on the path by Lanzini, Antonio

waited for his moment and was onside but could not score. -- on the pass.

Lovely ball from Carrick. Rashford full of youthful exuberance and pace

and skill and Mata! 1-0! The substitutes have found a way

through. Hard on West Ham. Moments after Antonio had a great chart at

one end, Rashford had to be patient this season, started on the bench

but what a lovely run and pull back and a fine finish by Mata. A good

finish, a good goal, 1-0. A chance here for Manchester United

and Pogba! He has placed it wide. He should have sealed it. Lovely ball

slipped into Rashford by Ibrahimovic and it just veered wide at the last

moment. Good work again by Carrick. Whatever he has done today, Michael

Carrick, he has done well. That cross rifled away, a good by

Rashford. Ibrahimovic. He holds onto it, Rashford to the right, Ogbonna

closes on him and get the shot away. It nearly slipped through. Oh! It

hit the post. Pogba might shoot from there,

Herrera should do. Ogbonna was quick to close. Ibrahimovic! That has

sealed things. Unfortunate ricochet for West Ham United who did not get

it away and as a result Manchester United have surely sealed this.

Watch for the bounce. Off Ogbonna. It is a poor attempted clearance.

Was the offside? Certainly planted it away. The mistake from Obiang. I

think he is offside as it comes in and he is. The trailing leg makes

him offside. He had the goal disallowed on New Year's Eve that

would have given him 51 in the calendar year of ready 16, as many

as Messi. Rashford checks back, he can see the runner, Herrera. Good

stop by Randolph, not the most powerful shot but beautifully set up

again by Rashford. He is the Blair, Rashford. I think

he is the one, very professional and mature -- the one. People in the

academy, Mr Van Gaal Forshaw, everybody had a contribution for his

formation which we try to enhance in the next couple of years but for

sure he is a Manchester United player, Manchester United DNA and

quality. A lot of positives but again an equity with the refereeing

decision. The first one, every time you need a TV camera and slow

motion, OK, they don't have it in real-time. To be fair, and I said it

to Mourinho and the fourth official, I would not be happy with a yellow

card. It looked like the other way round to be fair. The more you see

it, the more it is Jones who went to the dangerous tackle with what you

call them scissors. When you play for a club like Manchester United,

you always try to do these things, you always try to win and make this

a routine. Now we have to keep going. We have a few points still to

get into the top four and our rivals are winning so we need to keep going

with this positive run. Manchester United going really well at the

moment, but only one place to start and the game changed with the red

card for Feghouli. Absurd position. A massive mistake from Mike Dean.

Quite remarkable, it is so early in the game, 15 minutes in. I don't

know how he can be this certain because I can't work out who is

fouling hoop. It is a big tackle, Feghouli goes in and he is trying to

make a perfect tackle. For me it is more of a foul from Jones. The

reaction probably get the player sent off. It is such a bad decision.

It is the reaction from Phil Jones, that's that gets Feghouli sent off.

How can he be certain it is a challenge... It is a bad decision.

Mike Dean this season, another red card. He is top of the list. He does

seem to seek some attention on occasion. A chance of retrospective

action? We saw a similar one with Vardy. I felt Vardy should have been

given approval and I think Feghouli should be as well. I can't see it

being a red card. West Ham battled for a long time. But in the end

back-up of substitutions from Jose Mourinho, particularly Rashford it

was terrific when he came on. He came on around the hour mark at

everything that United were lacking, he gave it to them. Off the ball

movement, penetrative runs, that is what he gives you. For all that

United were lacking at times, and I think that was largely down to the

sending off, West Ham with ten men did not help United but when

Rashford came on, the immediate impact, off the ball running,

movement behind, he did something to Ibrahimovic as well. He is a

nightmare for defenders. He stops and changes direction and that

change of pace and there is intelligence. He picks up beautiful

as well. That is quality. There is a little jinked that sells the

defender. Then as you say, the awareness to pull it back, it is top

class. Ibrahimovic this time needed that help on the pitch and that

movement. He makes three runs here and he is switching his body around.

He knows exactly where he wanted, brilliant. It is instinctive and he

knows exactly what he wants. He makes the players might up for them.

When he sets off, give me the ball here. He is waiting and he picks out

the pass and he did everything in that game and there was loads we

could have shown. West Ham didn't have the best of the

decisions, Ibrahimovic was offside for the second goal. I are punished

again by the officials, the officials don't do it deliberately

but they have to get it right. If you watch it from this angle, there

is no excuse, because the players are not flying around, they are

walking. That is something Slaven Bilic said as well, it wasn't as if

they were moving at high speed, it is at a slow pace, the defenders are

walking, that is not a difficult decision, so a poor day for the

officials again. It's been two years since Tony Pulis

took over at West Brom, and things look better than ever

at The Hawthorns. His first league game

in charge of the club was a 1-0 win over Hull,

and they were the Hal Robson-Kanu celebrated by

scoring the winner on Saturday, but Salomon Rondon returns the starting

line up here with the Welsh international back on the bench.

Michael Dawson will be one of those out to stop Rondon today, he has

been valuable at both ends of the field for Hull, having equalised

when the sides last met in November. West Bromwich Albion up to eighth in

the table at the start of play following that victory at

Southampton on Saturday, but they have lost three of the last four

without scoring a goal. Hull City having a dismal run of results,

particularly on the road. Snodgrass turning away from Fletcher, Jacob

tries to step in. Being penalised there by Mark Clattenburg. Snodgrass

has been integral to their goals, he has been involved in exactly 50% of

them. Is Ben Foster about to be tested for the first time this

afternoon? So, Robert Snodgrass who scored against Everton in the last

match firing in the free kick, and it was a good one, bringing the save

to this has been a very assured and

confident start from Hull, belying the recent results. That was a great

chance, and a goal but Hull City thoroughly deserve, Robert Snodgrass

applies the village -- finishing touch. Hull have been asking the

questions in the game so far, they are on the attack again, Elmohamady

with the cross, and Snodgrass getting in with determination, and

he does it again for Hull. He has got to be happy with what he has

seen from his team so far today, three wins so far this season for

Hull. Good header brings the save from

Marshall, the header from Matt Phillips. Darren Fletcher tries to

get it in past Livermore, but can't. Brunt has joined the attack, Maguire

heads it clear, a little lay-off now to Mbokani. In to Diomande,

Elmohamady and Snodgrass getting in each other's way. And the save from

Foster. West Bromwich Albion are creaking and rocking at the back

there, the ball played in by Mbokani, excellent play by Gareth

McAuley. It was Brunt with the delivery, a good header that needed

saving. Maguire felt he might have got a

goal kick then. Phillips with the delivery, straight onto the head of

Chris Brunt, and straight into the back of the net. A powerful,

unstoppable header, and West Bromwich Albion right back in it

four minutes into the second half, and it is a brilliant header,

completely unmarked, Chris Brunt, his second goal of the season and he

had plenty of time to make sure he was on target.

Michael Dawson going up with Al Mohammed Deif. -- Elmohamady. For

the first time this afternoon, I think if you were forced to pick a

winner from these two, you would probably go with the home team now.

Nacer Chadli is coming off, and Hal Robson-Kanu is coming on to replace

him, scored the winner on Saturday in his first league start for the

club, can he do it off the bench here today? The ball comes in to the

penalty area, it is 2-1! No, it is not! No, it has been given! Everyone

carried on as if it wasn't a goal, but it was. And before Marshall

could get rid of the ball, Mark Clattenburg signals it is a goal.

And West Bromwich Albion celebrate their second of the afternoon that

turns the game around. Gareth McAuley is there are once again,

just watch him, getting up high and getting his head on the ball. It was

blocked on the line by Sam Clucas, but was it before the ball had

crossed the line? Clearly not. Here is the confirmation. Clearly a goal.

2-1 West Brom, and now it is the West Bromwich Albion supporters in

full voice, and here they come again. And here they come again,

Matt Phillips surging forward, and he could go all the way. Here comes

the shot, and the deflection carries it just over the top of the bar. It

was a vital deflection off the boot of Michael Dawson, and West Bromwich

Albion looking to give themselves a bit of elbow room and add to their

one goal lead. Rondon finding Robson-Kanu.

It is a stretch, it is Morrison, it is three! And surely it is another

home winner for West Bromwich Albion? The first half produced such

high hopes for Hull, but it seems a long time ago now, and with just

over 15 minutes to go, they are in a whole, because they are losing 3-1.

The flick by Rondon, the finish by James Morrison, it is 3-1.

Just over ten minutes remaining, too much on that, but I think Nyom had a

slight miscommunication with Chris Brunt. James McClean getting ready

to come on, Tony Pulis preparing for another change. Here it comes from

Snodgrass again, good save by Foster. And it was Michael Dawson

getting to the ball first, it was blocked on the line.

We change things around 20 minutes into the first half, their shape was

much more potent than ours, and Johnny came in to give us the

opportunity. I am disappointed again because we don't carry out the basic

defence duties which is marking set pieces. Everybody has an individual

role to play, everybody has a man and a marker and knows the routine,

but if you switch off and the concentration goes, you get

punished. When we are in a completely dominant position, you

know? We went in well at half-time, but within five minutes, the game

has swung round again, the set piece goal which is West Brom's strength,

to be honest. We suckered ourselves into the situation of giving another

way after that, so it is annoying and disappointing. We work on set

pieces and do a lot of stuff, it is nice to get one. I am not often in

there, but when I saw the ball coming in right to my head, I just

close my eyes and hit it! Two years you have been at West Brom this

week, it is going quite well, isn't it? Yes, 29 points, we are

delighted, it has been a good year for us. What we have to do is try to

bring a couple of players into improved the group and give

everybody a lift again. We take nothing for granted, it is such a

tough league. He is not making it look that offer the moment, but

having said that, as Mike Phelan said, Hull played well in the first

half and made it difficult for them. Mike Phelan said it is as good as

they have played this season, in the first half. They had a lot of

chances throughout the first half, it was just disappointment again,

ultimately the same as the Everton game. They conceded from set play

right on the stroke of half-time in their last game. It is the way they

played, Huddlestone was excellent in possession. There were a lot of

diagonal balls being hit right-to-left left-to-right, getting

Mbokani and Diomande into the game, but it was lacking the final ball

from these positions. Clucas gets beyond the defence, could he delayed

a little? But this was a brilliantly worked goal, a diagonal ball,

Snodgrass has been Hull City's best performer this season, but then this

happens. And something again that Mike Phelan spoke about, doing the

dirty bits of the other end, it was actually a block, Harry Maguire

getting a block on his own man, Mbokani, both goals you feel, it was

on the line... He was behind the line. Again, getting the basics

wrong, two set he says controlling the second-half. Goal-line

technology has kicked in! Tony Pulis is doing well. That smile on his

face has never been bigger than the time he has been a manager, he has

put a good team right through the core, Jonny Evans, Fletcher, Nacer

Chadli, Robson-Kanu, everyone chipping in, it is a good story,

fantastic. They certainly are. Plenty more football

across the BBC this week. Radio 5live have Premier League

commentaries for you over Arsenal continue their title

challenge at Bournemouth, then it's leaders Chelsea looking

to make it 14 league wins in a row Then the Premier League takes

a break and the FA Cup returns. On Friday it's West Ham

against Man City, followed by Spurs Both Everton and Southampton started

the year in the top half of the table, but there's an air

of dissatisfaction at both clubs. Ronald Koeman expects his side

to be performing better, while boos greeted Southampton's

final game of 2016. While combing says it is not about

revenge for him today, and he is sure there will be no repeat of what

he called one of Everton's worst displays of the season in their

defeat at St Mary's in November. A first Toffees start for 19-year-old

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Marianne Lennon also coming in. The second

match running, six changes, and among them, Joseph on replacing

Virgil van Dyck. Tadic, a clever pass, and Baines has

won the ball, just about kept it in play as well.

Tadic lost his concentration, and loses possession, as well. Rodriguez

is tending to his team-mate, who clattered into the hoardings as he

jostled with Leighton Baines. A good challenge from Baines, and Cedric

came off the worse for wear. Gueye with a free header, and that was

saved well from Ross Barkley by Forster. Ross Barkley, who scored

Everton's leveller at Hull on Friday with the first real opportunity of

the game. Cedric is off with a head injury that he suffered from that

collision with the perimeter boards. So, 22-year-old Jack Stephens is

going to come on for Cedric for his Premier League debut. Tadic, Baines

got there first. Here is Lukaku now, and it does come for Ross Barkley,

looking for Lukaku. Romelu Lukaku! Foster works with his legs, first

sight of goal that Everton's top scorer has had, but it is a save you

always expect Forster to make. The Everton major shareholder, Farhad

machinery, to the left of your screen there. Ronald Koeman expect

to be busy in the transfer window, so he might expect to be busy

writing some checks. Forster was scrambling but it is a

corner for Everton. Seamus Coleman has been a goal threat recently,

deciding to chance his arm. Short to Coleman. Now there is a

chance for Southampton on the counterattack, Redmond in plenty of

spate with Rodriguez and Tadic coming forward. -- plenty of space.

Ward-Prowse and Rodriguez with his hand, I think, has put it in the net

but the flag was up anyway. He was just offside. He had his arms up.

Joel Robles with the flick and it came off the arm of Jay Rodriguez.

Claude Puel's team have had the most hectic festive fixture programme of

any Premier League team, the only team playing their three matches in

the space of just six days. Good turn from Rodriguez and still...

Very nearly a wonderful goal from Jay Rodriguez.

Romeu into Redmond but well read by Williams and it might break for

Everton. Still Lukaku, allowed to charge and hit but a poor effort

from Romelu Lukaku. A genuine -- genuine chances few and far between

this afternoon but that was one of the better ones.

Rodrigues done, Redmond is onside, Nathan Redmond! Straight at Robles.

The best Southampton have had since the break. It was too close to

Robles who got his angles right. This is Mirallas, looking for

Lukaku, good strength and a nice ball and this is Coleman to Lukaku!

Forster says but put in by Enner Valencia! The substitute has a near

immediate impact. Lukaku deserves plenty of credit here, playing it on

to Seamus Coleman and he got up well and it was a decent header. Forster

made the save, the bounce went to Everton and there was Enner

Valencia, 12 minutes after coming off the bench. He was in the right

place to score his first goal for Everton. 1-0.

Ross Barkley again, nice from Everton, Leighton Baines. Valencia

and was he brought down? Penalty! Maya Yoshida going through the back

of Enner Valencia. And having come on from the bench to score the

opening goal for Everton, Valencia has now won a penalty that could

wrap up the points for the Toffees. Leighton Baines... 2-0 Everton! And

surely that'll do for the Toffees this afternoon. Leighton Baines with

his second goal of the season, both of which have been penalties. He

spoke about his knotty technique in the match day programme today and

showed just how good he is at executing them. 2-0.

Redmond manages to win the corner out of Valencia. Ward-Prowse takes

it, flicked on and sent over the top by Williams. Brilliant defending

from Ashley Williams. A good delivery in the first place and

Williams somehow sent it over the bar. Valencia. Stephens.

Dispossessed, Davies, Lukaku! It is all over now! Romelu Lukaku with a

cracking finish to finish off Southampton. Goal number 11 of the

season for Romelu Lukaku. Southampton are their own worst

enemies here, Fonte was dispossessed, Davies with a crisp

first-time ball and Lukaku absolutely smashed it beyond Fraser

Forster. I don't think Southampton will want to see a rebirth of that

defending in a hurry, slack stuff from the Saints and punished by

Lukaku. 3-0. The first off, not good, I think we

missed some tempo in the game -- first half. When it was higher we

created opportunities to score and that was the problem in the first

half. It was not really that intensity in the game and we brought

that in after half-time. Then you see the final result. How worried

are you, three defeat in a row, the worst losing run for Southampton in

the league for two years? Yeah, it is like Boxing Day and now it is

important to recover, recover on your body and also your head to

prepare good games for the future. And a cup game, important for us

now. Now the transfer window is open, had he been making some calls

already? Everybody knows the people in the club knows what we want and

what we want to change and it is up to them. Do you expect to be busy? I

am busy with the fixture is what we have and may be the board will be

busy to bring some players in, yes. Everton, it took them a while to get

going but they rallied and scored late goals. Ross Barkley seems to be

returning to form. He certainly does, Ronald Koeman is talking about

bringing in players but he works well with the players he has.

Watching this from afar coming years been patient with him, had him in

the team and dropped him and brought him back and today he was running

the show. We know he has good ability for the shooting ability

with either foot from distance, that is not in question but he has tidied

up his game. His football intelligence, is it fair? Nothing

wrong with this, nice and simple and tidy. Plenty of vision in his game.

He has got to go on now and prove it game after game. Look at this for

vision, a lovely ball. You can see the pass. This leads to a penalty.

He is dictating everything, he is the player, suddenly in a few days

or weeks, he is dictating the play. He is lending it to people, good

vision, he pops it off but he is the man in the team to make things

happen. The manager has made that happen for him. He has made him

comfortable. It was a silly challenge from Yoshida on Valencia.

He goes off to see his manager and it is about the relationship between

them. Three defeats on the bounce for Southampton, cause for concern?

Claude Puel spoke about recovery and if anybody needs the time,

Southampton do, three games in five days. It is tiredness probably and

they are stretching their squad. But they should be OK.

If you start the year ahead of the current champions,

you're either flying or a title defence is going badly.

It was the latter for Leicester City as they travelled to Middlesbrough

for the day's early kick-off, watched by Guy Mowbray.

Amongst five Middlesbrough changes, Brad Guzan is in goal for the first

time since August with Victor Valdes ruled out. No sign of arrest for the

industry is Marten de Roon, is workrate has been impressive and he

will be important again. Five Leicester changes as well and it

will have been a blow to lose Islam Slimani with a fever or what would

have been his final game before the Africa Cup of Nations and with Jamie

Vardy still suspended, it opens up the place for Leonardo Ulloa to

start for the first time this season. If you are a certain vintage

it is hard to think of Middlesbrough against Leicester without going back

to 1997 and the foxes' League Cup final win thanks to the winner from

Steve Claridge a replay. Mahrez is on the move in the centre.

There is Christian Fuchs having a shot. Always wide but it is bright

and breezy from Leicester from the off. The Leicester fans are early on

making their presence felt on Teesside, CHANTING

, we know what we are, champions of England -- they are chanting. They

will not be singing it next season. An easy shift and run away from

Fuchs by Traore and he goes down just inside the area. The referee

did not shake his head immediately so you do have a think. It is a

brilliant burst of pace. It might have been about earlier on. I don't

think Robert Huth did much wrong, he was just trying to block him. And it

was just outside the box anyway. There have been one of two signs

that Adama Traore will cause problems for Leicester City. Three

making their way into the box. Traore taking his time getting

there. Now that is to want to ruin but it was just behind him and he

had to dig at it. Desperate that it was towards Marten de Roon. He is

making a positive impact for Middlesbrough. You get the feeling

that Gaston Ramirez has sensed that because every time he has the ball

he is looking for Traore who has got the beating of Fuchs and was away

from King that time as well. Ramirez, for sure. -- Adam Forshaw.

A big deflection. Who off? The goalkick has been given. It was Wes

Morgan. That had to be a Middlesbrough corner. It should not

come as a great surprise that we are goalless at this stage at a ground

that has witnessed fewer goals than any other in the Premier League this

season. Marvellous towards Okazaki, it beat Brad Guzan. The brightest

passage of play from Leicester so far in the second half. So much

effort from both teams but neither has really looked like scoring.

Chambers to Traore, neatly worked. Not exactly tidy but that is Adam

Forshaw, friendly macro -- Friend and that is awkward. Nobody could

get the touch. Fabio has a crack but it is wide. Well wide. We have had

one at the other end that Brad Guzan couldn't gather and now George

Friend with a beautiful ball. Morgan could not touch it and Huth dared

not. Negredo did not gamble. De Roon. Headed out by Amartey and

straight to Clayton. Friend reads Simson and how close can he get? --

beats Simpson. It came on to his wrong foot. He did well against

Simpson and Andy King and that was his inswinger.

Leicester have a problem in that Riyad Mahrez stayed down for quite

some time but he is OK now which will be not just a relief to

Leicester but anybody hoping that Algeria do well next month in the

Africa Cup of Nations. That is Ulloa going for it and Guzan saves and

holds. What part of the body did that come off? Ulloa just managed to

peel away from Gibson and get an effort on target.

Plenty of time to consider the cross for Fabio, Morgan looked hesitant

and that is Ramirez! He has blasted it wide and Wes Morgan breathed a

huge sigh of relief because it looked like the Leicester captain

had gifted Gaston Ramirez the winner. In a game of few chances,

that one had to be taken. Huth stuck out a leg at the right

time for Leicester. Mousset takes on and beats Adam Clayton who tried to

drag him back. Ahmed Musa, now this is Amartey.

In towards Ulloa, and it is over the top. It is fair to say, not the

greatest of games to start off a New Year at the Riverside Stadium, a

game of precious few chances and generally low on quality. 0-0.

I suspect you are the more frustrated of the two managers with

that. Yes, but we played again today, what we can't forget is that

they are the Premier League winners, and our team, again, we showed we

were better than them. Claudio, where you happy with that? We

started well, the spirit was fantastic, the second clean sheet in

a row, we were very solid, strong, and tried to go on the

counterattack. It was a good match, good game. I have asked you before

about Adama Traore. Is he getting there? He is improving, and we have

to keep him, but he needs to learn. Not the best game, no goals, but

should Middlesbrough have had a penalty? Yes, I do think they should

have had a penalty, it was again, Traore, and he spoke about him

there, Karanka. There was definite contact, and it was another one

today that the officials have got wrong. It looks just outside to me.

Traore was involved in that decision, and he is an interesting

player. Karanka talking about doing that, how do you get him better than

here is? He has amazing pace, he just embarrasses players. I'm not

sure the pitch is big enough for him at times. He runs out of play there,

and this one here, this is brilliant, it is the change of pace

as well. You can't just run at people, they know where he is going,

but they can't stop him, good movement in the box and maybe they

should score there. When he has time and space, this is what they need to

work on with him, pick out the deliveries. He has two good moves

here, a good run being made to the near post and the far, and it is an

awful cross. I feel as though he can get himself in better goal-scoring

positions as well. He is electric, but he constantly wants the ball to

his feet, I think you can move with play and follow the other side, get

himself in a goal-scoring position. Too far off there, he is never going

to score from there, he always wanted to his feet, but he has

certainly got something. The fans love him. As for Leicester, four

points in two games, two clean sheets on the bounce, unbeaten in

2017, this could be their year! I think they have had their year. I

think they need to steady the ship, two clean sheets was important, but

that tide has probably set. It is not easy at this time of year. That

is it for the festive football this season, thank you very much indeed,

but before we go, let's have a look at the Premier League tables.

Liverpool's slip-up at Sunderland means Chelsea extend their lead if

they've beat Tottenham on Wednesday to eight points. Manchester City are

backed up to third, while Manchester United's sixth win keeps the race to

the top four bunched up. Sunderland remain in the bottom three along

with Hull, who have won just once since August. Crystal Palace face

Swansea in a crunch clash on Tuesday. This is what the morning

papers have to say. The Daily Star have quotes from Slaven Bilic in

which he blames Manchester United's Phil Jones for getting Feghouli sent

off, while the Mirror says the realm of dread are plotting a move the

Dele Alli. We all got a Pep talk, goodbye. I am so happy, believe me.

Happy New Year, goodbye.