:00:18. > :00:24.COMMENTATOR: Just brilliant, just brilliant!
:00:25. > :00:36.COMMENTATOR: What a turn, what a goal!
:00:37. > :00:43.COMMENTATOR: Look at that. Oh, look at that!
:00:44. > :00:49.They began the day nine points clear at the top of the Premier League,
:00:50. > :00:50.with the other challengers bunched well behind.
:00:51. > :00:54.We'll see 28 goals and all the top four in the next 90 minutes.
:00:55. > :00:59.Plus the thoughts of our front two - Alan Shearer and Ian Wright.
:01:00. > :01:02.We start with Chelsea against Arsenal.
:01:03. > :01:07.It followed midweek matches which strengthened the position
:01:08. > :01:20.The Premier League gives back and it could be the biggest week yet. This
:01:21. > :01:30.fixture is rarely dull. That's it up for Kaboul. Deflected. All over the
:01:31. > :01:41.place, Arsenal. David Luiz to hit it and he called them out. Wijnaldum,
:01:42. > :01:46.Liverpool back on terms. A big moment in the Premier League title
:01:47. > :01:49.race. Mignolet has kept it out. This is the night that Arsenal lost the
:01:50. > :01:54.title. The result that will suit the leaders far more. Your commentator
:01:55. > :01:57.at Stamford Bridge was Jonathan Pearce.
:01:58. > :02:02.COMMENTATOR: Antonio Conte's transformation of
:02:03. > :02:06.Chelsea began with the 3-0 hammering at Arsenal on September the 24th,
:02:07. > :02:10.which saw them three points behind their London rivals. 15 victories in
:02:11. > :02:12.the 17 subsequent games means another wing will lift them 12
:02:13. > :02:19.points clear the Gunners, effectively ending their title
:02:20. > :02:24.hopes. Pedro, who scored four in his last five games, replaces Willian
:02:25. > :02:28.for Chelsea, in their only change from Anfield. They've won their last
:02:29. > :02:32.ten home games this season and their last four here against Al is --
:02:33. > :02:38.against Arsenal. Walcott, looking for his 100th goal, replaces Giroud,
:02:39. > :02:40.who goes to the bench. Oxlade-Chamberlain, who came on
:02:41. > :02:46.against Watford, starts for the injured Ramsay. Bellerin will be a
:02:47. > :02:50.welcome change for the Arsenal fans who know they are in the last chance
:02:51. > :02:55.saloon. Good afternoon for the Arsenal manager, sitting out his
:02:56. > :02:58.suspension -- and awkward afternoon for the Arsenal manager, sitting out
:02:59. > :03:04.his suspension amongst the supporters. Azpilicueta, part of the
:03:05. > :03:08.back three brought in by Conte after that game at the Emirates. When they
:03:09. > :03:14.were beaten so badly. But they've taken a chance there. Method Ozil,
:03:15. > :03:18.risky by Chelsea. Iwobi. A chance to shoot and place it, he nearly found
:03:19. > :03:25.the back of the net. Only a deflection saved Chelsea from an
:03:26. > :03:31.embarrassing start. Really bright start to the game. Charged
:03:32. > :03:38.atmosphere, as there always is. Hazard floating into a central
:03:39. > :03:44.position. Back to Moses. Koscielny has been drawn out for Arsenal, that
:03:45. > :03:52.could be a worry. The woodwork! And in from the rebound. Reacted
:03:53. > :03:59.quickest was Alonso, and Chelsea, the league leaders, our ahead from
:04:00. > :04:02.their first meaningful attack of the game. Arsenal couldn't withstand it.
:04:03. > :04:10.Our Arsenal heading out of the title race? Another big step for Chelsea
:04:11. > :04:21.here. Mustafi was left isolated in the middle. In came the cross.
:04:22. > :04:25.Bellerin Ford Diego Costa, Bellerin was there, absolutely poleaxed. The
:04:26. > :04:31.little Arsenal full-back at two jobs to do in there. Took a real back in
:04:32. > :04:37.the face. He looks completely dazed -- he took a real hit in the face.
:04:38. > :04:43.Chelsea lead. A perfect start for him. Off goes Bellerin on and on
:04:44. > :04:50.comes Gabriel. Arsenal may moan about that and say it should have
:04:51. > :04:58.been a foul. Quick release to Hazard. Couldn't risk a challenge.
:04:59. > :05:03.Diego Costa is there. Diego Costa held onto it, the chance has gone.
:05:04. > :05:10.Didn't lift his head quickly enough. Oxlade-Chamberlain, look at the
:05:11. > :05:14.pressure on him by Conte. Costa grimacing as if the decision should
:05:15. > :05:20.have gone his way. He should have been more decisive, there. Arsenal
:05:21. > :05:37.just got back at it. Anguished. A lovely ball. Alonso stretching
:05:38. > :05:42.Arsenal in towards Pedro. Spilled by Cech. It would have been a lovely
:05:43. > :05:47.goal. Not for better check, but Chelsea's build-up was lovely to
:05:48. > :05:52.watch. Easy on the eye, precise. Cech nearly gifted than the goal.
:05:53. > :06:04.Conte makes great theatre on the touchline. Walcott is wide, a lovely
:06:05. > :06:07.ball. Theo Walcott with a cross. Arsenal have their six corner, one
:06:08. > :06:11.more than Chelsea so far. Not since Iwobi's very early effort that was
:06:12. > :06:18.deflected wide have they created anything. Here's Coquelin. Ozil
:06:19. > :06:22.picks out Oxlade-Chamberlain. In comes the cross, a free header, a
:06:23. > :06:29.great save. Gabriel denied by the acrobatic Courtois. It was straight
:06:30. > :06:36.at Courtois. Gabriel really should have scored there. Sanchez is
:06:37. > :06:44.turning out, bringing in Monreal. He is Iwobi. A good period here for
:06:45. > :06:53.Arsenal. Monreal to the left line, back to Coquelin, brings in Ozil.
:06:54. > :06:57.Can he get the shot away? He was obscured by Walcott, who wandered
:06:58. > :07:06.across. Alexis Sanchez kicked the far post in frustration. He made the
:07:07. > :07:10.deep run in. There's nothing to suggest at the moment Arsenal can
:07:11. > :07:20.get back into the game. Diego Costa to Hazard. Chased by Coquelin, too
:07:21. > :07:24.strong for him. Chelsea fans rise to Eden Hazard. Into the box.
:07:25. > :07:33.Brilliant! A brilliant goal by Eden Hazard. Strength, purpose,
:07:34. > :07:41.technique. Chelsea two, Arsenal nil. A title winning display by Chelsea.
:07:42. > :07:44.Abramovich is delighted. From the minute he picked it up, he meant
:07:45. > :07:52.business, and Arsenal were backpedalling. Bewitched the arts
:07:53. > :07:59.and old defenders and tucked it home. Terrific individual gold -- he
:08:00. > :08:03.bewitched the Arsenal defenders. It looks as if Chelsea are clearing
:08:04. > :08:08.another hurdle on their way to the title. They'll take some stopping
:08:09. > :08:18.now. Sheer delight. Brilliant celebrations for the manager. He is
:08:19. > :08:26.irrepressible! Sanchez trying to get beyond Azpilicueta and does. Mustafi
:08:27. > :08:30.shakes for the cross. Well back with a header on, good save. Idle for
:08:31. > :08:39.long times in the game, but still alert. As to get down smartly, a
:08:40. > :08:43.clever header from Welbeck. Stars of the Premier League watched by stars
:08:44. > :08:51.of the silver screen, will Farrell and John C Reilly there. Now listen
:08:52. > :08:56.to this reception. From Chelsea fans for Fabregas coming on against
:08:57. > :08:59.Arsenal, they'll love this and especially for Hazard, a standing of
:09:00. > :09:06.Asian and the scoring of the terrific second goal. -- a standing
:09:07. > :09:16.ovation. They will love this. Arsenal fans won't.
:09:17. > :09:28.Cech misplaces it. Fabregas. That's to complete Arsenal's misery. He
:09:29. > :09:32.doesn't celebrate. But Arsenal fans will be crestfallen he got the
:09:33. > :09:37.third, and Petr Cech, a nightmare for him. There are days in the late
:09:38. > :09:44.winter and early spring when you see champions in the making, and this is
:09:45. > :09:51.one of those days. Chelsea have been superb. Arsenal have been run
:09:52. > :09:56.ragged. They accepted the gift, moments after coming on. Chess
:09:57. > :10:04.Fabregas, the old Arsenal hero, puts his team to the sword. Chelsea
:10:05. > :10:14.three, Arsenal nil. The look says it all. Eden Hazard, Man of the Match.
:10:15. > :10:20.His goal was simply sublime. Three minutes of stoppage time being
:10:21. > :10:25.played. Monreal with across, a consolation for Arsenal, just a
:10:26. > :10:30.consolation. In terms of the game it won't mean much now. In terms of the
:10:31. > :10:34.title race, I'm afraid it's all over for the Gunners. Should he have
:10:35. > :10:38.started? That's the question Arsenal fans will ask as he gets his 11th
:10:39. > :10:42.goal of the season. Today has been the story of the team that is built
:10:43. > :10:47.on championship winning foundations against the team that has seen those
:10:48. > :10:50.foundations absolutely crumble. As bad as they were Arsenal in
:10:51. > :10:54.September, Chelsea have been so very, very good today. They have
:10:55. > :10:58.completely turned the tables on their north London rivals this
:10:59. > :11:03.season. It was an important game against Arsenal, because I consider
:11:04. > :11:10.Arsenal one of the six teams that can fight for the title, until the
:11:11. > :11:16.end of the season. For this season, to win and to put them 12 points
:11:17. > :11:19.behind is important for us. The first goal is always going to be
:11:20. > :11:27.decisive. Were you unhappy about it? If you look at the repetition in the
:11:28. > :11:32.number of -- reputation in the number of games recently, you can
:11:33. > :11:37.feel a bit sorry, but I think it's was 100% a foul, even dangerous
:11:38. > :11:42.play. Did you think the first goal was a foul? In England, never. In
:11:43. > :11:48.Italy or in other countries, maybe. What a goal by Eden Hazard? Eden
:11:49. > :11:57.Hazard has a good technique. He can score goals, to date, he scored a
:11:58. > :12:01.beautiful goal, good for him. It's good to score beautiful goals
:12:02. > :12:07.against a massive team, so today I enjoyed the game, also the goal. We
:12:08. > :12:11.scored three beautiful goals and we deserved to win the game. Let me
:12:12. > :12:16.take you back to September at Arsenal, 3-0 down. Did you think
:12:17. > :12:25.then you would this position so early? Honestly, I must be crazy to
:12:26. > :12:33.think this is the situation now, yes, because honestly, at the start
:12:34. > :12:42.it wasn't good for many reasons but only through the work, work, work,
:12:43. > :12:49.it helped the players show you can change the situation, also when the
:12:50. > :12:52.situation is not good. Another win for Chelsea, as they seem willing
:12:53. > :13:05.march inexorably towards the title. Way too good for Arsenal. Yes, this
:13:06. > :13:11.was a chance for Arsenal to run the words straight down our throats, the
:13:12. > :13:13.critics like me, who say Arsenal won't win the league, and they
:13:14. > :13:15.failed miserably again. Having said that, Chelsea were superb. They
:13:16. > :13:19.bossed them from start to finish. Two performances in particular,
:13:20. > :13:23.Hazard and Kante were brilliant. I don't think I've ever seen a guy who
:13:24. > :13:26.is as fit as this guy, who gets around the pitch as much as this
:13:27. > :13:31.guy, Kante. How many times he breaks up play and stops the opposition in
:13:32. > :13:38.their tracks, and he can play as well. We said it many, many times.
:13:39. > :13:41.He was just superb today. The way he gets around, the amount of grassy
:13:42. > :13:47.covers, the moves he breaks up, sets up Costa here, and they couldn't
:13:48. > :13:53.live with him today. He was absolutely superb. This guy also.
:13:54. > :14:01.This is what they gave him stick for, not getting back, not working,
:14:02. > :14:05.but he is composed, he is calm. You just want to leave him with the ball
:14:06. > :14:13.at his feet, he will put you on your backside. This is good, this is
:14:14. > :14:21.where the goal comes from. He is off now, and once he gets it, it is
:14:22. > :14:26.skill, technique, strength, pace. This reminds me of the picture of
:14:27. > :14:31.Maradona. Look at it, look, hasn't got a clue where he is going,
:14:32. > :14:37.Koscielny. Coquelin falling off him. Watch Koscielny, we see is number,
:14:38. > :14:43.all over the place. They just can't contain players playing that well in
:14:44. > :14:46.the system. We sought the start of Kante, he has made more tackles than
:14:47. > :14:52.any Premier League player in the last three seasons, and he has only
:14:53. > :14:59.been here a season and a half! By contrast, what was Arsenal's game
:15:00. > :15:03.plan? You have to press Chelsea, put them under pressure. Arsenal against
:15:04. > :15:08.Watford, that was a poor as I have seen, and to be fair, Arsenal
:15:09. > :15:13.started well. Sanchez telling everyone, let's push forward, Theo
:15:14. > :15:17.is in a good position, the Ox is in a good position, Ozil is in a good
:15:18. > :15:22.position. Courtois is going to try and go back, this is good, Ozil is
:15:23. > :15:27.in, they get the ball, you are thinking, brilliant. They were
:15:28. > :15:31.starting slow, they get the ball to Alex Iwobi, brilliant, here we go.
:15:32. > :15:37.But that was it, they gave them too much time on the ball, and it was
:15:38. > :15:41.just too easy for Chelsea, they were superb. The closing down was not
:15:42. > :15:47.good. Look at the difference between Alonso and Walcott, Walcott has a
:15:48. > :15:51.look at where he is, but he should track back. Koscielny has to work
:15:52. > :15:55.harder to stop the cross coming in. That is not enough. Once the ball
:15:56. > :16:03.comes in, it is too late, Walcott, it is a mismatch. You are right,
:16:04. > :16:08.Wenger said that was a foul, but he is just being aggressive. Look out
:16:09. > :16:15.easy bases, a throw from the keeper, long ball, this is embarrassing. --
:16:16. > :16:20.look how easy this is. No pressure on the ball whatsoever, simple pass,
:16:21. > :16:24.Chelsea attacking again. This is from one of their corners, Arsenal,
:16:25. > :16:32.the keeper picks it up. Ozil is walking back, Costa is in the box,
:16:33. > :16:37.and he plays the ball in, they are in trouble. No protection in front
:16:38. > :16:41.of the back four, simple ball up to Costa, they are into the final third
:16:42. > :16:45.again, and they were absolutely superb, Chelsea. It was an
:16:46. > :16:50.embarrassing performance from Arsenal. It was, Alexi Sanchez
:16:51. > :16:54.playing the centre forward role, not his usual self. Not one of his good
:16:55. > :16:59.days, I didn't understand what he was trying to do, he made it so much
:17:00. > :17:03.easier for the Chelsea back three than it should have been. He was
:17:04. > :17:08.angry, he was frustrated, and rightly so. He is moaning because
:17:09. > :17:13.the ball is not coming in, exactly the same thing again, frustrated.
:17:14. > :17:18.When that happens, you come deeper for the ball, so now the Chelsea
:17:19. > :17:24.back three are delighted with him. 40 yards from goal, no problem
:17:25. > :17:28.whatsoever. Olivier Giroud is not on the pitch yet, so he is on the
:17:29. > :17:32.left-hand side. This is a superb ball across, he should be in there,
:17:33. > :17:38.he is their best player, he will put it in the back of the net.
:17:39. > :17:43.Remarkably, their best player at 50 touches of the ball, not one of them
:17:44. > :17:48.was in Chelsea's box, and that summed up Arsenal today. Arsene
:17:49. > :17:53.Wenger does divide opinion amongst fans, they get into a terrible rage.
:17:54. > :17:58.Social media is going crazy, and he has got a tough couple of months
:17:59. > :18:03.coming up. At this time of the season, the crux end, they are
:18:04. > :18:07.starting to slip up, fall away, you know what I mean, he has got really
:18:08. > :18:11.serious thinking to do, really serious thinking to do at the end of
:18:12. > :18:17.the season, what he wants to do - has it got the stomach to do this
:18:18. > :18:19.again? Top four again? They are not going to win the league.
:18:20. > :18:22.Two teams in contrasting form met at Goodison Park.
:18:23. > :18:25.Everton had taken 14 points out of a possible 18 since Boxing Day,
:18:26. > :18:27.while one win in seven had left Bournemouth
:18:28. > :18:28.looking nervously over their shoulders.
:18:29. > :18:37.It was a remarkable match, watched by Steve Wilson.
:18:38. > :18:43.The 19-year-old makes his first evidence that after joining from
:18:44. > :18:47.Charlton, he has only made an impression, scoring four minutes
:18:48. > :18:52.after coming on in the win over Manchester City. Tyrone Mings makes
:18:53. > :18:55.only his third Premier League start since sustaining a knee injury 18
:18:56. > :19:00.months ago, and a second serious injury to strike a Callum Wilson
:19:01. > :19:08.rules him out for the rest of the season, a bitter blow for Eddie
:19:09. > :19:15.Howe. Mike Jones is the referee, and it is Everton who will get this game
:19:16. > :19:23.under way, kicking towards that end in the first 45 minutes. And
:19:24. > :19:26.immediately, a free kick for a foul by Josh King, that must be one of
:19:27. > :19:39.the quickest of the season. Schneiderlin out to Williams.
:19:40. > :19:51.Lukaku into McCarthy, back to Lukaku, space, goal! Romelu Lukaku!
:19:52. > :20:08.What a start for Everton! Bournemouth sliced open. Brilliant
:20:09. > :20:15.finish. Everton 1, Bournemouth 0. Just what he didn't need! Romelu
:20:16. > :20:20.Lukaku's goal timed officially and 30 seconds, the joint fastest scored
:20:21. > :20:22.in the Premier League this season, equal to Pedro's for Chelsea against
:20:23. > :20:41.Manchester United. The cross laid into the feed of
:20:42. > :20:50.Lukaku. Great footwork from Ademola Lookman.
:20:51. > :20:58.He left Harry Arter brilliantly, just couldn't find the finish. He
:20:59. > :21:04.doesn't look terribly thrilled, Ronald Koeman.
:21:05. > :21:12.Nice touch to Barkley and back again, Lookman is in the middle, so
:21:13. > :21:20.is Schneiderlin. Romelu Lukaku, great stuff from Lukaku, McCarthy,
:21:21. > :21:27.and in! A big slice of luck about the way this ended up in the back of
:21:28. > :21:33.the Bournemouth net, but it is 2-0 to Everton. And it is James
:21:34. > :21:45.McCarthy's first goal of the season. McCarthy right to point at Lukaku,
:21:46. > :21:55.because he made it, McCarthy scored it. Bournemouth in bother here.
:21:56. > :22:09.Oh, that is dreadful, Lukaku through! What on earth was he doing?
:22:10. > :22:14.29 minutes played, and Bournemouth have conceded three already, and it
:22:15. > :22:21.is the 12th time this season they have conceded three or more. This is
:22:22. > :22:31.a horror show at the moment for the visitors. And a stroll for the
:22:32. > :22:34.hosts. Bournemouth have started the second are very much better than
:22:35. > :22:42.they started the first, which, it has to be said, the bar was not set
:22:43. > :22:48.very high. Wilshere, clipped up to Josh King, and he has got one back
:22:49. > :22:55.for Bournemouth. It is a quality ball from Wilshere, the first touch
:22:56. > :22:58.was lovely from King, just glancing it past the keeper into the net. It
:22:59. > :23:07.is 3-1. You wonder if that is a platform on
:23:08. > :23:16.which something happens, we will have to wait and see. A chance for
:23:17. > :23:20.Bournemouth here, a good save, it is a corner, and Josh King turns away,
:23:21. > :23:23.knowing that he might have made it 3-2. What a turnaround we would have
:23:24. > :23:41.had then. Dangerous, in, it is 3-2, Josh King
:23:42. > :23:47.has got another one! Extraordinary stuff, there is still 21 minutes to
:23:48. > :23:53.play! At half-time, they were absolutely nowhere, and now they are
:23:54. > :23:59.just one goal behind. And this, suddenly, is going to be a very
:24:00. > :24:03.nervous 20 minutes for Everton. Well, he has seen it all already
:24:04. > :24:08.this season, Eddie Howe. They came back miraculously against Liverpool,
:24:09. > :24:10.they crumbled against Arsenal, they looked nowhere today, and now they
:24:11. > :24:22.might get something from this game. Here is Jack Wilshere, good tackle,
:24:23. > :24:34.and it needed to be. Kevin Mirallas here. Arter's shot! Corner. You
:24:35. > :24:38.cannot believe what is happening in front of him, the Everton keeper.
:24:39. > :24:43.They thought they should have a free kick, his shot was heading wide
:24:44. > :24:49.anyway. Bournemouth have a corner. In goes the corner kick, Leighton
:24:50. > :24:56.Baines arrives. Arter! Fabulous save! The Everton fans behind that
:24:57. > :25:01.goal cannot believe what they are seeing, their team are hanging on
:25:02. > :25:05.here. Great hit from Harry Arter, really good reactions from the
:25:06. > :25:10.keeper. At the moment, he is keeping evident's lead intact. I would not
:25:11. > :25:17.like to have a punt on who is going to score the next goal. Lukaku.
:25:18. > :25:32.Lukaku... Abstract! -- hat-trick! He has been brilliant today. With eight
:25:33. > :25:40.minutes to go, that should do it, 4-2 Everton. And another good
:25:41. > :25:48.finish, hat-trick Lukaku. Three goals for him. I hesitate to say it,
:25:49. > :25:54.but probably three points for Everton. Lukaku, he is in again! He
:25:55. > :26:21.has scored again! Lukaku has four, Everton have five!
:26:22. > :26:28.Fantastic display. Evident's number 10, four goals for Everton's
:26:29. > :26:41.formidable Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku basking in the admiration. 16
:26:42. > :26:58.league goals now this season, 17 in all.
:26:59. > :27:08.Afobe, it comes off the post, and Arter has put it in the back of the
:27:09. > :27:17.net, it is 5-3. It was pinball, ping-pong, and then in from Arter.
:27:18. > :27:22.Here is the goal line camera. That suggests that the whole of the ball
:27:23. > :27:29.had gone behind. I don't think that goal should have stood. Great run by
:27:30. > :27:36.Josh King. Don't forget, he is on a hat-trick.
:27:37. > :27:51.Barkley celebrates and scores! In an unusual order at the celebration
:27:52. > :27:58.normally follows the goal! A very enjoyable game for the neutral, and
:27:59. > :28:03.for Everton. Unless I have lost count, I think it is Everton 6,
:28:04. > :28:08.Bournemouth 3. Crazy game, crazy game of football.
:28:09. > :28:14.During the game, different systems for both teams, change system,
:28:15. > :28:22.change system, and it really was a tactical battle. But they came back
:28:23. > :28:26.in again, really good football, they made it really difficult. Obviously,
:28:27. > :28:30.we scored the two goals, the game and a knife edge, the crowd getting
:28:31. > :28:35.nervous, then we can see the fourth goal, which really knocked the
:28:36. > :28:39.stuffing out of us. When I was driving to the stadium, I was like
:28:40. > :28:43.thinking that I had a good feeling today, so it is just about instinct,
:28:44. > :28:47.really, something that we worked on in training as well, all the
:28:48. > :28:51.finishing in training is about instinct. So I am really happy that
:28:52. > :28:53.everything worked today, happy for the other players as well, everybody
:28:54. > :29:01.put a shift in. Romelu Lukaku showed again today he
:29:02. > :29:09.is maybe one of the best finishers in football, because what he showed
:29:10. > :29:14.today was really outstanding. It certainly was a bonkers game, wasn't
:29:15. > :29:19.it? A remarkable performance from Romelu Lukaku. Cracking goals. He's
:29:20. > :29:25.got all the attributes to be a stop -- a top striker. Isn't the one yet?
:29:26. > :29:30.23 years of age, he's getting there, can score goals, already has a good
:29:31. > :29:35.scoring ratio. But today, he was just absolutely superb. The touch,
:29:36. > :29:40.the give and go here was brilliant. Give, and get it back. The touch
:29:41. > :29:44.again, a little backlift and before the keeper. Blink. It's in the back
:29:45. > :29:49.of the net. Side netting. The keeper has no chance with that one. This
:29:50. > :29:53.one is a gift. From Simon Francis, touch with the right foot, a little
:29:54. > :29:58.pink, clever, full of confidence. Too much space from Bournemouth.
:29:59. > :30:04.Again, give and go, gets into the box, a good ball across, and a
:30:05. > :30:08.clever finish. Really clever finish, cultured, into the back of the net.
:30:09. > :30:11.The volley control. It's superb. This is a brilliant goal. This is
:30:12. > :30:15.what I said about pace and power. Two quick for the Bournemouth
:30:16. > :30:20.players. Brilliant from Ross Barkley. A right foot finish this
:30:21. > :30:26.time. The keeper has no chance. Two quick and too strong, he was
:30:27. > :30:31.absolutely superb today. Already, 172 appearances, 76 goals. One thing
:30:32. > :30:37.I think will take to the next level as in last three years, 30 times
:30:38. > :30:41.against top six opposition appearance but only scored three
:30:42. > :30:45.goals. If you can keep on going... Perhaps because the team don't play
:30:46. > :30:49.so well. He's been in a struggling team at times, but I think he can
:30:50. > :30:55.get there. Certainly can. You enjoyed Ross Barkley's goal,
:30:56. > :31:00.particularly his premature celebration? I never thought of
:31:01. > :31:02.doing that! I thought he had a fantastic game today. This sums up
:31:03. > :31:05.the confidence of him. He's done brilliant. But here, the
:31:06. > :31:13.celebration. I like it, there's nothing wrong with it. Don't hit a
:31:14. > :31:16.bobble here! You remember doing that when you were a kid at school,
:31:17. > :31:20.heading it in and stuff like that. I'm glad to see he's got the
:31:21. > :31:25.confidence to do that. He gets a lot of stick for enjoying the moment.
:31:26. > :31:30.Bournemouth conceded 31 in the last 12 days. That's a recipe for
:31:31. > :31:36.disaster. One win in eight, a shocking record. It coincides with
:31:37. > :31:39.Nathan Ake, going back to Chelsea. They've conceded 13 in the last
:31:40. > :31:42.four. It's not good form. He's got to be worried about, Eddie. Good to
:31:43. > :31:45.watch though. Having steered Sunderland
:31:46. > :32:13.to safety last season, for the first time as
:32:14. > :32:16.Crystal Palace manager. this was all about another
:32:17. > :32:33.battle to beat the drop. Sam Allardyce has called it an
:32:34. > :32:37.ultimate six pointer, but his first encounter with Sunderland since
:32:38. > :32:40.leaving in the summer isn't the only subplot. Patrick van Aanholt lines
:32:41. > :32:44.up against his former side, two weeks after playing for them, as
:32:45. > :32:50.Palace stick with the same team that won at Bournemouth mid Wales full --
:32:51. > :32:55.mid week. David Moyes had them is to bring him his Everton old boys and
:32:56. > :33:07.one starts today. Oviedo replaces Manquillo, their only other change
:33:08. > :33:14.sees Januzaj preferred. It's going to be a free kick and an early
:33:15. > :33:18.yellow card for Sebastian Larsson. Larsen knew that Zaha had the pace
:33:19. > :33:23.to get past him and didn't get much of the ball, but a fair bit of
:33:24. > :33:27.Wilfried Zaha. Having replaced Sam Allardyce in the summer, David Moyes
:33:28. > :33:29.thinks the Sunderland players have a lot to thank Allardyce four, mainly
:33:30. > :33:41.keeping them in the Premier League last season. Van Aanholt on the
:33:42. > :33:45.scene for Palace. Sunderland fans making their feelings about Patrick
:33:46. > :33:51.van Aanholt clear, as Rodwell brings it forward and puts it in for Defoe
:33:52. > :33:56.to chase. Defoe up against Ward. Defour forces a fine save out of
:33:57. > :33:59.Wayne Hennessey. -- Defoe. Sam Allardyce said Jermain Defoe is
:34:00. > :34:04.simply electric and his players couldn't afford one slip against him
:34:05. > :34:08.today. Hennessey keeps him at bay early on.
:34:09. > :34:25.Rodwell helped it onto Januzaj. Januzaj was the meat in a Palace
:34:26. > :34:31.sandwich there. Van Aanholt and McArthur closing in on him.
:34:32. > :34:41.Larsson takes, looking for Kone, who gets the header in. Can't deal with
:34:42. > :34:48.it and Kone puts it in. Sunderland have the early lead for stop Kone
:34:49. > :34:50.reacted quickest. Party time for those Sunderland fans, who have had
:34:51. > :34:58.precious little to cheer on their travels this term. Lamine Kone, one
:34:59. > :35:02.of the stars of Sunderland's second half of the campaign, after being
:35:03. > :35:06.brought in by Sam Allardyce last season, has dealt an early blow to
:35:07. > :35:13.his former manager. Crystal Palace nil, Sunderland one.
:35:14. > :35:19.Zaha has won possession back off Larsen, then caught from behind by
:35:20. > :35:25.Sebastian Larsson, who has already been cautioned and has to watch his
:35:26. > :35:30.step here. 20 minutes played, and the Palace fans baying for a second
:35:31. > :35:34.booking. Well, I've seen yellow cards given for that kind of thing
:35:35. > :35:40.in the past. Puncheon leaves it for Cabaye. It's a good ball and away by
:35:41. > :35:45.Rodwell as far as Van Aanholt. On for Delaney. He's kept it in. Dann
:35:46. > :35:50.is up there and Tomkins somehow sends it wide. The best chance
:35:51. > :35:54.Palace have had midway through the first half. It's a good cross from
:35:55. > :36:00.the defender and his fellow centre-back failed to hit the target
:36:01. > :36:11.from close range. It's a really big chance that, for Crystal Palace.
:36:12. > :36:21.Ledley, pocket picked by N'Dong. Danger here. Oh, brilliant! Didier
:36:22. > :36:25.N'Dong with a wonderful strike and a huge goal for Sunderland. Big Sam's
:36:26. > :36:31.side are in big trouble now. Didier N'Dong with his first goal for
:36:32. > :36:37.Sunderland, and his first goal for anyone since November 2015. Joe
:36:38. > :36:43.Ledley won't want to see the replay again. He fell asleep. N'Dong was
:36:44. > :36:49.alert. Then chanced his arm in great fashion from long range. Hennessey
:36:50. > :36:57.couldn't do much about that. Crystal Palace nil, Sunderland two.
:36:58. > :37:06.Larsen, as -- clever pass. Releasing it at Januzaj. Januzaj, waiting for
:37:07. > :37:11.support, gets it in the shape of Jermain Defoe. 3-0 Sunderland.
:37:12. > :37:16.Staggering stuff from the visitors. And the boos ring out around
:37:17. > :37:20.Selhurst Park. Jermain Defoe, so often the saviour for Sam Allardyce,
:37:21. > :37:28.when he was in charge of Sunderland last season, has dealt a devastating
:37:29. > :37:31.blow to him today. He timed his run perfectly and then steered it beyond
:37:32. > :37:35.Hennessey will stop Jermain Defoe with his 13th goal in the Premier
:37:36. > :37:58.League this season. Threaded through for Defoe. Danger
:37:59. > :38:06.here. Jermain Defoe! 4-0 Sunderland. Incredible! Devastating from Jeff
:38:07. > :38:10.ain't -- Jermain Defoe. The Sunderland supporters can barely
:38:11. > :38:15.believe it, and the Palace fans are leaving in their droves. And we're
:38:16. > :38:21.not even at half-time yet. And you're not fit to wear the shirt
:38:22. > :38:25.reverberates around Selhurst Park, in stark contrast, three goals in
:38:26. > :38:31.the space of five minutes have Sunderland in Greenland. It's the
:38:32. > :38:34.stuff of nightmares for Crystal Palace -- Sunderland are in dream
:38:35. > :38:45.land. A bit of room here for Jason
:38:46. > :38:52.Puncheon. McArthur, a good hit, not far away. Ironic cheers from the
:38:53. > :39:00.home fans, as Palace have a rare sight of goal. His team have lost
:39:01. > :39:06.their last five away league games. Talk about ending a losing run in
:39:07. > :39:11.style. He is Zaha, meanwhile, Wilfried Zaha, away from Jones. Put
:39:12. > :39:16.in on a plate, and income from Puncheon. Brilliantly saved by Vito
:39:17. > :39:22.Mannone. Jason Jason Denayer back there as well. The combination of
:39:23. > :39:26.the pair of them. Sunderland closing in on their first clean sheet away
:39:27. > :39:30.from home this season. The last shutout on the road came in April's
:39:31. > :39:36.win in Norwich, and Sam Allardyce was the man in charge.
:39:37. > :39:52.Wilfried Zaha, fisted away by Mannone. Townsend onto the rebound.
:39:53. > :39:58.Andros Townsend and Mannone again, and from Benteke. Dallas simply
:39:59. > :40:04.aren't going to score today. Almost a wry smile on Sam Allardyce's face.
:40:05. > :40:09.-- Palace simply aren't going to score today. Three chances in quick
:40:10. > :40:12.succession, the first two saved by Mannone and then Christian Benteke
:40:13. > :40:18.couldn't get that one on target. It's a game that we had to win
:40:19. > :40:23.today. And you know, for some reason, when the pressure is on we
:40:24. > :40:29.always perform. So we will hopefully keep it going. From a personal point
:40:30. > :40:33.of view how will this result affects you today? Deeply, in all honestly.
:40:34. > :40:38.As long as I've been doing this job and as experienced as I am, I'm
:40:39. > :40:42.slightly in shock at the moment by what I've watched and what I've
:40:43. > :40:48.experienced. In fairness to his team today, Dave's team were very good.
:40:49. > :40:52.We were not at the races today. It gives is a real lift, a great
:40:53. > :40:56.chance. We have an idea of where we need to get to. We have games at
:40:57. > :40:59.home I believe that the Stadium Of Light we are capable of winning, so
:41:00. > :41:03.we have to try to show that. A brilliant effort from Sunderland, a
:41:04. > :41:09.fabulous performance away from home but your old team, Palace, got
:41:10. > :41:19.something. They did. Sunderland need credit, they were under pressure
:41:20. > :41:21.coming the game. Sam probably thought it would be a good day,
:41:22. > :41:25.dancing with the mascot, but that's where it ended in respect of smiles.
:41:26. > :41:29.Kone was magnificent, too strong. The keeper has to punch that, but
:41:30. > :41:32.his reaction there to get that on target and volley it in, that was
:41:33. > :41:40.fantastic. He's got to do better, Hennessey. Fantastic reaction from
:41:41. > :41:43.him. Here, I think he's headed it to him, Delaney, he's got to tell him
:41:44. > :41:48.to turn. Just a little bit of information for me there and he
:41:49. > :41:53.tries to control it. The keeper doesn't move his feet well enough
:41:54. > :41:58.for me. It's a good strike. But they were playing well. By now they were
:41:59. > :42:02.really flying, Sunderland were Pirelli -- Sunderland were playing
:42:03. > :42:06.brilliantly. This is a good move for them. Jermaine Defoe does really
:42:07. > :42:10.well, comes off his man, links played brilliantly. It was so easy.
:42:11. > :42:15.Sunderland couldn't believe what was going on. Januzaj played very well.
:42:16. > :42:19.Jermaine still has so much time and space, I think the goalkeeper is too
:42:20. > :42:23.close to his near post. But Jermaine has done what he does, if you give
:42:24. > :42:28.him that time in the box. He hits the target and score the game. For
:42:29. > :42:31.me, Oviedo, who literally bottomed up Wilfried Zaha for the game, he
:42:32. > :42:41.played fantastically well. Januzaj's passes brilliant but Jermain his
:42:42. > :42:46.movement, you can't let him turn and do that. It summed up Palace,
:42:47. > :42:50.everything was sloppy and slow, no intensity, nothing. If you get the
:42:51. > :42:54.first goal against Palace you have a good chance of winning the game
:42:55. > :43:25.because they are so mentally weak. People keep saying they have good
:43:26. > :43:27.players, they keep mentioning Zaha, Benteke, Puncheon, Townsend. These
:43:28. > :43:33.guys have been poor now for over a year.
:43:34. > :43:35.Hull against Liverpool wasn't easy to predict,
:43:36. > :43:37.Hull had produced some encouraging performances
:43:38. > :43:42.while Liverpool were still waiting for a first league win in 2017.
:43:43. > :43:58.Hull City were the busiest club in the transfer window, and there are
:43:59. > :44:02.debuts today for the two latest arrivals. And a late change too,
:44:03. > :44:14.when Michael Dawson was injured in the warm up, a first start and a
:44:15. > :44:19.home debut for the -- Ranocchia. A boost to the attacking play with the
:44:20. > :44:20.return of Sadio Mane, the club's top scorer in the Premier League this
:44:21. > :44:41.season. Sadio Mane has knocked it down to
:44:42. > :44:48.Firmino, that did strike Niasse of Robertson. The referee has ruled it
:44:49. > :44:51.was not hand to ball. A double deflection on that, it came off
:44:52. > :44:56.Maguire first before slamming against the left hand of Robertson.
:44:57. > :45:13.Would have been very harsh on Hull. Henderson, that is in point, that,
:45:14. > :45:21.all the way up to Firmino. He looks towards Mane. That is wide. It was
:45:22. > :45:26.flat that by the Hull keeper, but importantly he has kept it down to
:45:27. > :45:38.Coutinho, but he kept on going to smother the shot.
:45:39. > :45:46.Hernandez not quick enough to make the most of that pass, Matip had the
:45:47. > :45:51.head start. If Hull had looked the other way, there was a gaping hole
:45:52. > :45:59.where James Milner usually is. Given away again, Emre Can takes it. That
:46:00. > :46:07.will be a hell city corner. All does not seem well at times with
:46:08. > :46:22.Liverpool's defending. Hull's corner they can bite was... A debut goal
:46:23. > :46:26.for Alfred N'Diaye. It seemed as though the threat had gone when it
:46:27. > :46:32.bounced up to Simon Mignolet. He beat her Nando's to it, but he not
:46:33. > :46:40.decisive enough. He drops down to the boot of Alfred N'Diaye, who had
:46:41. > :46:48.an empty net to tap the ball into. Hull City 1, Liverpool 0 with
:46:49. > :46:55.half-time looming. Only one Liverpool win in four games at this
:46:56. > :47:09.stadium, having been unbeaten at the old ground. Jakupovic clauses away,
:47:10. > :47:13.that is the closest Liverpool have come to scoring, Mane attacks it, it
:47:14. > :47:15.comes off the head of Robinson, but it was dipping under the Barbie for
:47:16. > :47:35.Jakupovic got his fingertips to it. -- it was dipping under the bar
:47:36. > :47:43.before. Mane, a little too hurried. Robertson tries to get Hull away, it
:47:44. > :47:47.is a good ball, Hernandez, it's just ran away from him with that first
:47:48. > :47:51.touch. Good bit of keeping from Mignolet, all of a sudden Hull what
:47:52. > :47:57.threatening to take the game away from Liverpool. Very good work from
:47:58. > :48:23.Grosicki. Deflected behind for yet another
:48:24. > :48:31.Liverpool corner. That scowl has been permanent ever since Hull took
:48:32. > :48:41.the lead. It is headed away by Ranocchia, there is Milner, Mane.
:48:42. > :48:47.Good ball in, here is Milner, can't find a way through. Surely now! Oh,
:48:48. > :48:52.it is wide. Of all the people for that to fall to and do that with it,
:48:53. > :48:57.you would have put quite a lot on Phillippe Coutinho firing that one
:48:58. > :49:02.in two draw Liverpool level. They are queueing up, it is on a plate,
:49:03. > :49:06.it is the wild spin of the ball which must have resulted in doing
:49:07. > :49:25.that, it must have been a factor. He normally hits them so clearly.
:49:26. > :49:38.It is scooped up towards Niasse, he is in an goal to seal it, surely,
:49:39. > :49:43.for Hull City! 2-0 to The Tigers! Jurgen Klopp is about to see his
:49:44. > :49:47.Liverpool side go five Premier League games without a win, and they
:49:48. > :49:55.have been caught out today by one from a set piece and then a simple
:49:56. > :50:02.one over the top. And didn't Niasse do well! Mignolet has to back away.
:50:03. > :50:08.Into the net before he is challenged by Matip. The striker who cannot get
:50:09. > :50:11.a game for Everton, he can barely get a training session with the
:50:12. > :50:14.first steam, he now seems to have wrapped up the points for his new
:50:15. > :50:31.club against Liverpool. It is deflected wide for a corner,
:50:32. > :50:44.not that they have done Liverpool much good today. How many is that
:50:45. > :50:48.now? 14! It is a Coutinho corner. Clucas out as far as Henderson,
:50:49. > :50:53.brilliant save by Jakupovic, keeping his clean sheet in tact, it could
:50:54. > :50:58.well be Hull's first-aider home in the Premier League all season. That
:50:59. > :51:04.tells the story, Jurgen Klopp seemingly resigned to his fate
:51:05. > :51:08.today. I was not happy, I was angry with the first, and second half,
:51:09. > :51:14.yes, it was better, but that is the minimum we expect, but it is our
:51:15. > :51:18.fault, our mistake. Yes, we have to change it. Fantastic result for us,
:51:19. > :51:25.very good performance, we play as a team, and the first words for our
:51:26. > :51:29.supporters, fantastic. At the moment I am enjoying it, but what I wanted
:51:30. > :51:36.is to keep our club in the Premier League, that is our goal for this
:51:37. > :51:42.season. But of course we're not in charge of the Premier League. Great
:51:43. > :51:46.result for Hull, Liverpool in a rut. One of the problems that Klopp faced
:51:47. > :51:51.when he took over Liverpool was they were defensively poor. 15 months
:51:52. > :51:54.into his reign, they are still really poor, despite having
:51:55. > :51:59.different and goalkeepers. Defensively poor from corners again
:52:00. > :52:07.this season, Henderson is not even looking at the ball. Three men are
:52:08. > :52:13.free, Maguire has a free header in, two men free, seven yards out.
:52:14. > :52:18.N'Diaye and Hernandez, and the keeper makes another mistake. It is
:52:19. > :52:23.a simple goal, far too easy for Hull to score that goal. This is their
:52:24. > :52:28.second one, brilliant tackle from Robertson, and it is a straight
:52:29. > :52:34.ball, 40 yards down the middle, Niasse gets in the middle of Matip
:52:35. > :52:39.and Clucas, I think the keeper can do better, but that is too easy.
:52:40. > :52:43.That is a long ball over the top, in between the two defenders. That
:52:44. > :52:49.can't be allowed to happen, and that is while it would pool will not win
:52:50. > :52:53.the title. Terrific performance from Hull, they have really upped their
:52:54. > :52:58.form with Marco Silva. Seven signings in January, seven points
:52:59. > :53:02.from 12 under their new manager, they look well organised, very
:53:03. > :53:08.compact, very tight. They all seem to know exactly what they are doing.
:53:09. > :53:14.They were just superb the whole game, they didn't give Liverpool any
:53:15. > :53:20.space whatsoever. 50-50s they won, aggressive in the right way. And a
:53:21. > :53:24.reading of the game was also brilliant, Maguire looks to his
:53:25. > :53:28.right hand side, he sees Firmino running in there, but he's not going
:53:29. > :53:33.to let him do that, he is too clever for him, too quick on this occasion.
:53:34. > :53:36.There was no space through the middle whatsoever, I set out compact
:53:37. > :53:42.and tight they were, look, there is no way through, and they didn't have
:53:43. > :53:48.an macro answer to that, Liverpool. And also, everyone doing their
:53:49. > :53:55.shift, this is a centre forward doing his job, running back, doing
:53:56. > :53:57.his bit for the team. Not to be encouraged, Alan! Hull were superb,
:53:58. > :54:00.they deserved the three points. the only team
:54:01. > :54:04.with an unbeaten home record, against Middlesbrough, who'd won
:54:05. > :54:13.just once on their travels. Harry Kane faces Middlesbrough in
:54:14. > :54:18.the league for the first time today, he scored against 22 of the 24
:54:19. > :54:24.previous Premier League opponents he has come up against. Hugo Lloris is
:54:25. > :54:27.back in goal, Ben Davies starts in place of Danny Rose. Alvaro Negredo
:54:28. > :54:30.has been involved in half of Middlesbrough's goals this season
:54:31. > :54:35.and scored twice the last time they won in the league back in December.
:54:36. > :54:40.Calum Chambers returns from a foot injury, Stewart Downing is preferred
:54:41. > :54:44.to Cristhian Stuani on the left. Tottenham are the side with the only
:54:45. > :54:50.unbeaten home record in the Premier League, they have won nine of their
:54:51. > :54:58.11 home matches so far, with two draws. Middlesbrough without a win
:54:59. > :55:05.since the middle of December. Forshaw in trouble, dispossessed, a
:55:06. > :55:10.chance for Son, good save by Victor Valdes under way by Gibson for a
:55:11. > :55:15.throw. Tottenham quick to break, look at the space for Son Heung-min,
:55:16. > :55:18.brought the save at full stretch. Mauricio Pochettino saying ahead of
:55:19. > :55:21.this one that the most important thing is to be ready to take the
:55:22. > :55:33.possibility if Chelsea give the possibility. Beautiful ball, Dele
:55:34. > :55:36.Alli! And so nearly 1-0. Eriksen managed to find the gap, and Dele
:55:37. > :55:45.Alli almost squeezing it in the near post.
:55:46. > :55:57.Now Dele Alli, Bernardo, Calum Chambers. Corner. The pressure is
:55:58. > :56:03.building on Middlesbrough. And they had smashed against the post from
:56:04. > :56:07.Alderweireld. -- the header. The closest we have come to a goal with
:56:08. > :56:13.Alderweireld, he seizes effort bounced away to safety. Just one win
:56:14. > :56:18.on the road all season, Middlesbrough, their first away
:56:19. > :56:28.match, 2-1 at Sunderland in August. The home crowd doing their bit to
:56:29. > :56:32.try to roar the home team on. Harry Kane, a chance, lovely flowing
:56:33. > :56:35.football from Tottenham, wonderful first starch stuff, Kane with the
:56:36. > :56:37.opportunity but couldn't keep it under the crossbar. That is twice
:56:38. > :57:03.now Tottenham have gone close. Son Heung-min, dangerous, Tottenham
:57:04. > :57:07.are in, but it will not count, offside against Harry Kane. The flag
:57:08. > :57:17.was up sharpish on that one, let's have a look again. And Harry Kane in
:57:18. > :57:26.an offside position. It has been a while since Middlesbrough won here
:57:27. > :57:29.back in the league, September 2000 and two. Now it is with Son
:57:30. > :57:37.Heung-min, Harry Kane is ahead of him. And a shot from Eriksen brings
:57:38. > :57:41.the save! You could see Son was looking to see if there was a chance
:57:42. > :57:47.to get a shot in, but he let it roll for Christian Eriksen. Just a hint
:57:48. > :57:59.of anxiety from some sections of the home crowd. A long way to go.
:58:00. > :58:06.Dele Alli sliding it through, down goes Son under pressure, and
:58:07. > :58:13.Tottenham have a penalty. Here it is again, it was Bernardo, just
:58:14. > :58:18.catching the Korean with his leg, there, catching the left leg of Son
:58:19. > :58:25.Heung-min, it is Kane against Valdes, and it is 1-0 Tottenham. And
:58:26. > :58:33.Middlesbrough's defences finally breached from 12 yards. And Kane
:58:34. > :58:37.facing Boro in the league for the first time in his career, he has a
:58:38. > :58:42.goal against them already, and he has now scored against 23 of the 25
:58:43. > :58:46.teams he has faced in the Premier League. Tottenham, by the way, could
:58:47. > :58:49.go unbeaten in the league for 12 matches for the first time in five
:58:50. > :58:56.years, looking to close that gap a little bit on Chelsea. Dele Alli,
:58:57. > :59:04.perfectly placed, Son Heung-min up against Bernardo. It was close, just
:59:05. > :59:10.shaving the outside of the post and the netting.
:59:11. > :59:17.Launches it for Patrick Bamford, Negredo, Marten de Roon, oh, it was
:59:18. > :59:21.a chance 4-iron added time equaliser for Middlesbrough, and that Janssen
:59:22. > :59:29.is just slipped through their fingers. The little flick from
:59:30. > :59:33.Negredo, Marten de Roon sends and wide of the posts. The final score,
:59:34. > :59:38.Tottenham Hotspur 1, Middlesbrough 0.
:59:39. > :59:47.I think we played well, I'm disappointed it was only 1-0. It is
:59:48. > :59:54.only 1-0, you can concede a chance and the game is open. It's an
:59:55. > :00:01.important three points for us today. I told them at half-time the way
:00:02. > :00:04.they had to play, with pressure, because if you are here trying to do
:00:05. > :00:10.something and playing under pressure is impossible. At the end we had
:00:11. > :00:15.chances to score. I think we played a lot better today than we did
:00:16. > :00:19.midweek. It was a similar game. They dropped deep and made it difficult.
:00:20. > :00:24.We should have scored more, to be fair. We will take 1-0. You have
:00:25. > :00:29.lost two matches all season but Chelsea are not getting any closer.
:00:30. > :00:33.I'm not frustrated about that, Chelsea have lost one game against
:00:34. > :00:40.is, that speaks well of us because we can beat them but on the same
:00:41. > :00:45.time we need to believe and try to reduce the gap. Another win, a vital
:00:46. > :00:50.win, though they didn't really stamp their overall dominance. It was a
:00:51. > :00:53.vital win because they have watched teams dropping points around them in
:00:54. > :00:57.the day, so they had to win the game. They had a lot of possession.
:00:58. > :01:02.A bit sloppy in the final third, but it could have been so, so different
:01:03. > :01:05.in the last minute, with all that good work could have been undone.
:01:06. > :01:11.Middlesbrough pushing forward, as they had to do, chasing the game.
:01:12. > :01:16.Marten de Roon finds himself free. That is a big opportunity.
:01:17. > :01:20.Basically, the last kick of the game he decides to go with it on the
:01:21. > :01:23.volley, rather than front of the foot rather than hit it with the
:01:24. > :01:29.side of the foot. It could have been so different. Tono Manaj Chelsea's
:01:30. > :01:33.closest challengers Ian. It's quite a big gap -- Tottenham are now
:01:34. > :01:38.Chelsea's closest challengers, Ian. It needs Chelsea to have a bit of a
:01:39. > :01:42.collapse and the other teams to consistently win. Is it all over? I
:01:43. > :01:46.think so. Even if Chelsea had a couple, they haven't got that kind
:01:47. > :01:51.of running them where they totally capitulate. They are playing too
:01:52. > :01:56.well. I can see them losing one or two, but I don't see other teams
:01:57. > :02:01.winning every game. Battle for Champions League places, might as
:02:02. > :02:06.well give up! You never know. Two more games for you on this week's
:02:07. > :02:11.Match of the Day 2. COMMENTATOR:
:02:12. > :02:22.How about that? Wayne Rooney, record-breaker. It's Gylfi
:02:23. > :02:29.Sigurdsson. This is a thumping. There's also commentary on Leicester
:02:30. > :02:47.against... Coming up on the NFL show we are in
:02:48. > :02:54.Houston for all the build-up to Super Bowl L one. We'll be meet both
:02:55. > :02:57.sets of players and interview Lady Gaga. That's ahead of the Super Bowl
:02:58. > :03:04.tomorrow night on BBC One, after Match of the Day 2.
:03:05. > :03:12.COMMENTATOR: Shearer, Ameobi, this is the chance,
:03:13. > :03:24.it's a goal, it's a record goal for Shearer. He's done it at St James'
:03:25. > :03:27.Park,... Getting a bit overexcited I thought their!
:03:28. > :03:29.Southampton may have reached the EFL Cup final,
:03:30. > :03:31.but their league form had suffered of late
:03:32. > :03:33.with five defeats from their last six games.
:03:34. > :03:39.They played West Ham at St Mary's, watched by John Motson.
:03:40. > :03:49.Jose Fonte's second game for West Ham is on familiar territory, he
:03:50. > :03:56.played many games for Southampton. Southampton's big capture in the
:03:57. > :04:01.transfer window was Gabbiadini. Sofiane Boufal starts with
:04:02. > :04:04.Gabbiadini today. Fit again Jay Rodriguez makes it three up front.
:04:05. > :04:08.Robert Snodgrass starts for the first time for West Ham, though
:04:09. > :04:17.without the injured Sam Byram. So Kouyate comes in at right back. West
:04:18. > :04:22.Ham here with Snodgrass. He started on the left, Robert Snodgrass, and
:04:23. > :04:24.Feghouli has started on the right for West Ham. Antonio upfront with
:04:25. > :04:38.Carroll. This is Feghouli. Andy Carroll is
:04:39. > :04:43.coming in fast side. The sort of ball he thrives on. And applauds
:04:44. > :04:51.Feghouli. That could have been an uncomfortable start for Southampton.
:04:52. > :05:01.West Ham of course still troubled by absentees upfront. Sakho injured, IU
:05:02. > :05:05.has gone to the African cup. Gabbiadini has scored on his debut!
:05:06. > :05:12.What a wonderful start for the man from maples Lexmark only needed one
:05:13. > :05:20.touch -- the man from maples! Only needed one touch. At least one
:05:21. > :05:25.defender is appealing for offside. The angle isn't great. West Ham are
:05:26. > :05:29.still trying to catch up with him. But he thumps that into the roof of
:05:30. > :05:36.the net, above the goalkeeper's net. Looking at that again, two
:05:37. > :05:41.Southampton players going level with all beyond the West Ham defence.
:05:42. > :05:42.Bertrand is definitely offside. Gabbiadini, borderline, but the goal
:05:43. > :05:58.stands. That's a nice through ball for
:05:59. > :06:05.Carroll. And West Ham United equalise! It had to be Andy Carroll.
:06:06. > :06:13.Good approach play by Obiang. And Slaven Bilic sees his side get off
:06:14. > :06:21.the hook here, after 14 minutes. Obiang does well here from midfield.
:06:22. > :06:25.The defender wasn't quite tight enough and Carroll, with the
:06:26. > :06:35.experience of a good striker, slides the ball past Fraser Forster.
:06:36. > :06:46.Noble drives it forward. It goes via Feghouli here to Kouyate. Carroll
:06:47. > :06:50.was coming in again. Cresswell. Carroll takes the defenders away.
:06:51. > :06:55.There's an opportunity for another white shirt to come in on the
:06:56. > :06:57.blindside. It was well by Cresswell. -- it was well volleyed by
:06:58. > :07:03.Cresswell. That's going to be a corner to West
:07:04. > :07:31.Ham. The second of the match. Well, Fonte was coming in on that
:07:32. > :07:36.and hope, the drive has gone all the way through from Obiang. Well,
:07:37. > :07:42.Southampton weren't expecting that. Slaven Bilic sees his side take the
:07:43. > :07:48.lead in the match for the first time. As this ball comes out of the
:07:49. > :07:52.crowded penalty area, Obiang latches onto it. I'm not sure if that
:07:53. > :07:56.touched a foot on the way through, but there's no doubt at all that it
:07:57. > :08:07.was accurate. Pedro Obiang's first ever goal for West Ham.
:08:08. > :08:14.This is Snodgrass. Goes down. Free kick given.
:08:15. > :08:26.Against Ron Mayo. -- Romeu. There was definitely contact there. Mark
:08:27. > :08:32.Noble's free kick is bent in. It's there.
:08:33. > :08:39.Well, it went in off Steven Davis, there's no doubt about that. I think
:08:40. > :08:43.that might have fooled Fraser Forster as well. But Mark Noble
:08:44. > :08:45.hoping to make it his fifth goal of the season, courtesy of the dubious
:08:46. > :08:58.goals committee. It's a poor header, and Gabbiadini
:08:59. > :09:02.should have scored. It should have been a newcomer's second goal and he
:09:03. > :09:09.knows it, the manager. The ball just rising nicely for him. The shot
:09:10. > :09:15.rising just too much. Well, there's David Gold and David Sullivan, the
:09:16. > :09:20.two owners of West Ham United. There have been rumours of offers from
:09:21. > :09:23.abroad but at the moment they are keeping the English ownership
:09:24. > :09:30.steadfast, what there is a bit, in the Premier League. -- what there is
:09:31. > :09:35.of it. We're going into the 90th minute and West Ham still have a 3-1
:09:36. > :09:39.lead. Steven Davis to Nathan Redmond. Interception there is by
:09:40. > :09:46.Cresswell. He dallied too long and should have been punished for it.
:09:47. > :09:50.Really a very good chance to get back to 3-2 therefore Southampton. A
:09:51. > :09:55.mixture of stout defending by West Ham and poor finishing by
:09:56. > :10:05.Southampton has meant they are now facing a home defeat. Difficult to
:10:06. > :10:09.-- again, but we have the productivity to play and score, now
:10:10. > :10:18.it's time to find a good clean sheet, good confidence about this
:10:19. > :10:24.possibility because it's difficult after the result. The guys did
:10:25. > :10:28.fantastic, fantastic. We had a game plan but it's them who have done it,
:10:29. > :10:32.who executed it in the best possible way. We were behind the ball,
:10:33. > :10:39.closing them down, we pressed them when we could do it and when we had
:10:40. > :10:45.the ball, when we could penetrate, we ran behind and then we could
:10:46. > :10:50.switch sides and switch the ball we kept it. Scored three goals so
:10:51. > :10:53.basically a great team performance. Was it tough to mentally block
:10:54. > :10:59.outdoor surroundings today? Of course. Almost eight seasons here so
:11:00. > :11:04.it's always tough but I think all in all, with the help of my team-mates
:11:05. > :11:09.and the West Ham supporters we did a great job and the most important was
:11:10. > :11:13.the three points. Good start for him. West Ham climbing the table and
:11:14. > :11:20.Andy Carroll is banging in the goals at present. He said, they've got to
:11:21. > :11:24.try to stop the supply to him and you do. Is goal-scoring, five in
:11:25. > :11:29.six, he's playing fantastically. They said to try to stop the supply
:11:30. > :11:35.but they didn't do it. Feghouli, too much time and space to put it in.
:11:36. > :11:41.For Andy Carroll it's amiss in his current form. He was dangerous all
:11:42. > :11:45.day. When it comes back in he actually points to Obiang to put it
:11:46. > :11:49.out of the win, because maybe he wants the cross but there's so much
:11:50. > :11:52.bass when you look, so much space for Obiang and behind the
:11:53. > :11:55.Southampton defence there that Andy Carroll makes the run in there. It's
:11:56. > :12:00.a good pass. He finishes it really well. He's stepped up at a time that
:12:01. > :12:06.West Ham needed him to, especially with the Payet De Bakker. He has to
:12:07. > :12:11.stay away from injuries. Not long ago since we were talking about West
:12:12. > :12:15.Ham being in deep trouble. Saints are struggling. They are in the cup
:12:16. > :12:19.final, so they can't let it affect their league form. I have sympathy,
:12:20. > :12:22.they've lost Virgil van Dijk and Fonte.
:12:23. > :12:25.Coming up, we'll see West Brom against Stoke,
:12:26. > :12:29.Watford produced one of the results of the season
:12:30. > :12:33.who have been formidable at home but poor away.
:12:34. > :12:45.Zarate makes his debut for Watford, the Argentine back in English
:12:46. > :12:54.football after a year in Italy with Fiorentina. Niang is on loan from
:12:55. > :12:59.Milan. New signings are on the bench. Scott Arfield comes in for
:13:00. > :13:01.the injured Steven Defour. 28 points at Turf Moor for Burnley, just one
:13:02. > :13:16.away from home. It will be gathered by Heaton. He
:13:17. > :13:21.looks for the quick throw out. Niang with the challenge and it was a bad
:13:22. > :13:23.one. Michael Oliver is going to have words with M'Baye Niang. For this
:13:24. > :13:38.challenge. Cleverley running into a bit of
:13:39. > :13:44.trouble. Hendrick followed through, there might be another yellow card,
:13:45. > :13:48.or might it be even more? It's more, it's red! Jeff Hendrick is sent off
:13:49. > :13:55.and we've played just six minutes at Vicarage Road. Reorganisation needed
:13:56. > :14:00.from Sean Dyche and Burnley. Jeff Hendrick, sent off for this
:14:01. > :14:04.challenge, over the top, straight into the Watford defender. Burnley
:14:05. > :14:13.will have to play over 80 minutes of this match with ten players.
:14:14. > :14:18.Prodl looking for Cathcart on this nearside and finds him. Kouyate
:14:19. > :14:44.drives it high, Jakupovic! -- Jakupovic. Perfect delivery by
:14:45. > :14:52.Deeney. Able to pick out a precise ball into the penalty area, and Troy
:14:53. > :15:02.Deeney is on the end of it. Problem is mounting for Burnley and Sean
:15:03. > :15:11.Dyche. Niang, Deeney, Niang. Just pushed over, superbly placed by
:15:12. > :15:23.Niang. This was heading in until Heaton got his hands to it.
:15:24. > :15:38.Boyd goes down outside the penalty area, a free kick to Burnley.
:15:39. > :15:45.Barton, tipped over by Gomes. That looked to be heading into the top
:15:46. > :16:01.corner from Joey Barton, Gomes made sure it didn't.
:16:02. > :16:09.Holebas towards Niang, 2-0! Heaton is beaten for a second time with
:16:10. > :16:15.just seconds left in the first of. Holebas with plenty of power on the
:16:16. > :16:17.cross. Niang rising, a terrific header, and it is Watford 2, Burnley
:16:18. > :16:31.0. Burnley's first corner of this
:16:32. > :16:36.second half, and only their second in total, a match where we have only
:16:37. > :16:50.had four corners. It was Keane who got there. Diverted behind by Gomes
:16:51. > :16:55.at the last moment. Slight touch there off award. Cleverley finds
:16:56. > :17:02.Niang with pinpoint accuracy. Deeney! What a save that is from
:17:03. > :17:06.heat and! That looked like it was going to be goal number 34 Watford!
:17:07. > :17:31.-- number three for Watford. It is a Burnley penalty, yellow card
:17:32. > :17:37.as well for Sebastian Prodl, the shot strikes his arm, and Burnley's
:17:38. > :17:42.pressure may very well paid dividends here. Ashley Barnes
:17:43. > :17:47.against Heurelho Gomes. Barnes drives it in, just, and is there
:17:48. > :17:50.hope for Burnley still? It is only their fifth goal away from home in
:17:51. > :17:59.the Premier League this season, off the post and in.
:18:00. > :18:09.Ashley Barnes! Gomes with the save. That was the chance for Burnley to
:18:10. > :18:16.snatch a rare point on their travels.
:18:17. > :18:27.Just over 30 seconds of the minimum of four minutes' additional time
:18:28. > :18:36.remaining. Troy Deeney! The whistle had gone, I think, for handball.
:18:37. > :18:40.Would you agree that Watford's first half performance was better than
:18:41. > :18:47.your second? Yes, and this is why I am very angry, things were too
:18:48. > :18:50.close, and this is what we should have done, 4-0, and we didn't do it,
:18:51. > :18:56.we have to grow out of this mentality. You have just come out of
:18:57. > :19:02.the referee's dressing room, what was your conversation? Only asking
:19:03. > :19:06.why the goal-scorer, Niang, was not sent off, because he had been booked
:19:07. > :19:10.earlier in the game, then he ran into their crowd, and we are told
:19:11. > :19:14.you are not allowed to do that. It is a tough one for referees, there
:19:15. > :19:20.is not a lot of contact, but it is tough not to send him off, because
:19:21. > :19:28.of the foot going over, et cetera. So that happens. Familiar faces are
:19:29. > :19:33.on show, Tony Pulis Saido Berahino is not his problem any more, he will
:19:34. > :19:37.be hoping Stoke's new boy doesn't cause any problems if he comes off
:19:38. > :19:42.the bench on his return to the Hawthorns. The West Brom boss says
:19:43. > :19:48.he is more fearful of Peter Crouch, who is four goals in his last five
:19:49. > :19:52.games. Pulis is able to hand a debut to his most recent capture, ?10
:19:53. > :19:58.million signing Jake Livermore replaces Claudio Yacob. That is for
:19:59. > :20:20.Peter Crouch to attack. Morrison making the run, he got in
:20:21. > :20:24.there, Morrison! Less than six minutes in, James Morrison, who
:20:25. > :20:29.scored in the week against his former club, Middlesbrough, has
:20:30. > :20:33.scored again, against Stoke, to give West Brom the lead. Right from the
:20:34. > :20:39.edge of their own penalty area, Chadli weighted, he had seen the run
:20:40. > :20:47.of Morrison. Critically, goal side of Glenn Whelan, he tucked it away
:20:48. > :20:53.very confidently for his fifth Premier League goal of the season.
:20:54. > :20:58.He did describe West Brom as his bogey team prior to this game, lost
:20:59. > :21:03.eight of 16 managerial meetings with them, and he has not had a good
:21:04. > :21:16.start to this one either. Rondon once the early ball, so did Chadli.
:21:17. > :21:19.Super strike, but no way by Lee Grant. Chadli wants to take it on,
:21:20. > :21:31.then he wanted the pass from Rondon, good reactions from Grant.
:21:32. > :21:47.Martins Indi, a little bit of space for Joe Allen, possible opportunity
:21:48. > :21:49.for Arnautovic. In towards Shawcross, really attacking this,
:21:50. > :22:09.the Stoke skipper, defended well. Arnautovic, that is a better cross,
:22:10. > :22:15.Joe Allen! Just got in the pocket of space, totally unmarked, might have
:22:16. > :22:24.been more problematic for the West Brom goalkeeper. Crouch trying to
:22:25. > :22:31.help that towards Arnautovic. It has been a physical battle with Nyom.
:22:32. > :22:38.Away by Livermore, only as far as Whelan, Bardsley. He has never
:22:39. > :22:43.scored a Premier League goal ever was Stoke, Phil Bardsley. He would
:22:44. > :22:53.be an unlikely scorer, Ben Foster had that one covered. The boos
:22:54. > :23:00.around the Hawthorns will tell you that it is time for Saido Berahino
:23:01. > :23:06.to come on. He played 121 times here, joined the club at the age of
:23:07. > :23:14.12. He gets the welcome that he expected. Stoke have not really
:23:15. > :23:30.stretched Ben Foster. Into the last 20 minutes at the
:23:31. > :23:41.Hawthorns, McClean. Oh, good effort, away by Grant.
:23:42. > :23:50.And West Brom have conceded ten goals in the last 15 minutes of
:23:51. > :24:03.games this season. Arnautovic finds Allen, back to Whelan, many West
:24:04. > :24:11.Brom bodies back there. Back in from Bardsley, and in came Erik Pieters,
:24:12. > :24:17.who was wondering how we could not find the target. He is almost there,
:24:18. > :24:24.victory over his former club. It is another home win for West Brom, a
:24:25. > :24:30.seventh of the season, and it is a sweet one for Tony Pulis against his
:24:31. > :24:34.old club. I thought, first off, Steve, we played really well, the
:24:35. > :24:40.interchange and movement, Chadli, Morrison, on that side of the pitch,
:24:41. > :24:45.you know, the disappointing thing was, Steve, that we only came in 1-0
:24:46. > :24:49.up. It is difficult against West Brom if you allow them to get a
:24:50. > :24:52.lead, they are very adept at getting people behind the ball and playing
:24:53. > :24:59.on the break. We made it difficult for ourselves just by virtue of how
:25:00. > :25:03.we started the game. Second half, you saw a different side of the
:25:04. > :25:11.team, a side that can really work hard. No handshake with Mark Huws. I
:25:12. > :25:16.went to look for him, he was walking away to their supporters, no
:25:17. > :25:19.problems with me. I was there, I would have shook his hand, but he
:25:20. > :25:27.didn't at the beginning of the game either. I was the guest, surely.
:25:28. > :25:36.A bit of aggravation there, we always shake at the end of the show,
:25:37. > :25:41.without fail! West Brom going really well. Superb, they have won six of
:25:42. > :25:48.their last seven home games, and that was such a good goal. Not the
:25:49. > :25:55.customary set piece. Fletcher, good ball into Chadli, he drives forward,
:25:56. > :26:02.the run of Morrison, the weight of the past is just brilliant, such a
:26:03. > :26:06.good goal, not offside, timed it perfectly, the finish is clever.
:26:07. > :26:13.Over the goalkeeper, brilliant run, very good finish. Another good win
:26:14. > :26:19.for West Brom. These two sides look like they are battling for eight.
:26:20. > :26:24.Magnificent effort by West Brom. As regards the other game, Watford
:26:25. > :26:28.against Burnley, Ian, a bit of controversy in that one, the sending
:26:29. > :26:34.off to look at, a bit of a wild challenge as well. I think the first
:26:35. > :26:40.one we are going to see, this was just a bit clumsy, not a challenge,
:26:41. > :26:45.he has actually slipped, it could have been quite dangerous, but there
:26:46. > :26:52.is no challenge there. Overzealous, I think. But that is a red card, he
:26:53. > :27:00.is over the ball, very dangerous. I think he is very fortunate. You
:27:01. > :27:04.know, if we see it here, that could have been really bad. I don't think
:27:05. > :27:10.there's any complaints about that, I don't think he had any complaints.
:27:11. > :27:17.Sean Dyche did complain later. I thought he had a very good game, on
:27:18. > :27:28.loan from AC Milan, Kouyate, this was a super effort, great save.
:27:29. > :27:37.-- Niang. This is better from Niang, guides and into the corner. That is
:27:38. > :27:41.what Sean Dyche was complaining about, he wanted him to get a yellow
:27:42. > :27:47.card. Under the laws of the game, but not really! We're just about out
:27:48. > :27:52.of time, time to shake hands! Before we leave you, a look at the Premier
:27:53. > :27:57.League table. Chelsea are a three wins clear of second placed
:27:58. > :28:00.Tottenham, while defeats for Arsenal and Liverpool give Manchester City
:28:01. > :28:03.the chance to go third when they face Swansea. Sunderland are still
:28:04. > :28:07.at the foot of the table, victory over Crystal Palace has brought them
:28:08. > :28:11.level on points with Sam Allardyce's side. Only two points separate the
:28:12. > :28:20.bottom six, which includes champions Leicester City! Some of the football
:28:21. > :28:23.headlines in the Sunday newspapers. The Star quotes Arsene Wenger
:28:24. > :28:27.conceding the title to Chelsea. The Mail on Sunday leads on Mark Hughes
:28:28. > :28:32.questioning the timing of Saido Berahino's two match ban, publicised
:28:33. > :28:36.ahead of their game today. And Didi Hamann has told the Sunday Times it
:28:37. > :28:38.was madness to give Jurgen Klopp a six-year deal last summer.
:28:39. > :28:41.and heading for the title Hazard-free.
:28:42. > :29:20.Don't let go of that towel. I'm not! Hurry up!