04/02/2017 Match of the Day


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COMMENTATOR: Just brilliant, just brilliant!

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COMMENTATOR: What a turn, what a goal!

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COMMENTATOR: Look at that. Oh, look at that!

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They began the day nine points clear at the top of the Premier League,

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with the other challengers bunched well behind.

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We'll see 28 goals and all the top four in the next 90 minutes.

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Plus the thoughts of our front two - Alan Shearer and Ian Wright.

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We start with Chelsea against Arsenal.

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It followed midweek matches which strengthened the position

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The Premier League gives back and it could be the biggest week yet. This

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fixture is rarely dull. That's it up for Kaboul. Deflected. All over the

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place, Arsenal. David Luiz to hit it and he called them out. Wijnaldum,

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Liverpool back on terms. A big moment in the Premier League title

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race. Mignolet has kept it out. This is the night that Arsenal lost the

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title. The result that will suit the leaders far more. Your commentator

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at Stamford Bridge was Jonathan Pearce.

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COMMENTATOR: Antonio Conte's transformation of

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Chelsea began with the 3-0 hammering at Arsenal on September the 24th,

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which saw them three points behind their London rivals. 15 victories in

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the 17 subsequent games means another wing will lift them 12

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points clear the Gunners, effectively ending their title

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hopes. Pedro, who scored four in his last five games, replaces Willian

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for Chelsea, in their only change from Anfield. They've won their last

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ten home games this season and their last four here against Al is --

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against Arsenal. Walcott, looking for his 100th goal, replaces Giroud,

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who goes to the bench. Oxlade-Chamberlain, who came on

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against Watford, starts for the injured Ramsay. Bellerin will be a

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welcome change for the Arsenal fans who know they are in the last chance

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saloon. Good afternoon for the Arsenal manager, sitting out his

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suspension -- and awkward afternoon for the Arsenal manager, sitting out

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his suspension amongst the supporters. Azpilicueta, part of the

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back three brought in by Conte after that game at the Emirates. When they

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were beaten so badly. But they've taken a chance there. Method Ozil,

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risky by Chelsea. Iwobi. A chance to shoot and place it, he nearly found

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the back of the net. Only a deflection saved Chelsea from an

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embarrassing start. Really bright start to the game. Charged

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atmosphere, as there always is. Hazard floating into a central

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position. Back to Moses. Koscielny has been drawn out for Arsenal, that

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could be a worry. The woodwork! And in from the rebound. Reacted

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quickest was Alonso, and Chelsea, the league leaders, our ahead from

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their first meaningful attack of the game. Arsenal couldn't withstand it.

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Our Arsenal heading out of the title race? Another big step for Chelsea

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here. Mustafi was left isolated in the middle. In came the cross.

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Bellerin Ford Diego Costa, Bellerin was there, absolutely poleaxed. The

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little Arsenal full-back at two jobs to do in there. Took a real back in

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the face. He looks completely dazed -- he took a real hit in the face.

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Chelsea lead. A perfect start for him. Off goes Bellerin on and on

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comes Gabriel. Arsenal may moan about that and say it should have

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been a foul. Quick release to Hazard. Couldn't risk a challenge.

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Diego Costa is there. Diego Costa held onto it, the chance has gone.

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Didn't lift his head quickly enough. Oxlade-Chamberlain, look at the

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pressure on him by Conte. Costa grimacing as if the decision should

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have gone his way. He should have been more decisive, there. Arsenal

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just got back at it. Anguished. A lovely ball. Alonso stretching

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Arsenal in towards Pedro. Spilled by Cech. It would have been a lovely

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goal. Not for better check, but Chelsea's build-up was lovely to

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watch. Easy on the eye, precise. Cech nearly gifted than the goal.

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Conte makes great theatre on the touchline. Walcott is wide, a lovely

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ball. Theo Walcott with a cross. Arsenal have their six corner, one

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more than Chelsea so far. Not since Iwobi's very early effort that was

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deflected wide have they created anything. Here's Coquelin. Ozil

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picks out Oxlade-Chamberlain. In comes the cross, a free header, a

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great save. Gabriel denied by the acrobatic Courtois. It was straight

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at Courtois. Gabriel really should have scored there. Sanchez is

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turning out, bringing in Monreal. He is Iwobi. A good period here for

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Arsenal. Monreal to the left line, back to Coquelin, brings in Ozil.

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Can he get the shot away? He was obscured by Walcott, who wandered

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across. Alexis Sanchez kicked the far post in frustration. He made the

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deep run in. There's nothing to suggest at the moment Arsenal can

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get back into the game. Diego Costa to Hazard. Chased by Coquelin, too

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strong for him. Chelsea fans rise to Eden Hazard. Into the box.

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Brilliant! A brilliant goal by Eden Hazard. Strength, purpose,

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technique. Chelsea two, Arsenal nil. A title winning display by Chelsea.

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Abramovich is delighted. From the minute he picked it up, he meant

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business, and Arsenal were backpedalling. Bewitched the arts

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and old defenders and tucked it home. Terrific individual gold -- he

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bewitched the Arsenal defenders. It looks as if Chelsea are clearing

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another hurdle on their way to the title. They'll take some stopping

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now. Sheer delight. Brilliant celebrations for the manager. He is

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irrepressible! Sanchez trying to get beyond Azpilicueta and does. Mustafi

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shakes for the cross. Well back with a header on, good save. Idle for

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long times in the game, but still alert. As to get down smartly, a

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clever header from Welbeck. Stars of the Premier League watched by stars

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of the silver screen, will Farrell and John C Reilly there. Now listen

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to this reception. From Chelsea fans for Fabregas coming on against

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Arsenal, they'll love this and especially for Hazard, a standing of

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Asian and the scoring of the terrific second goal. -- a standing

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ovation. They will love this. Arsenal fans won't.

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Cech misplaces it. Fabregas. That's to complete Arsenal's misery. He

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doesn't celebrate. But Arsenal fans will be crestfallen he got the

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third, and Petr Cech, a nightmare for him. There are days in the late

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winter and early spring when you see champions in the making, and this is

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one of those days. Chelsea have been superb. Arsenal have been run

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ragged. They accepted the gift, moments after coming on. Chess

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Fabregas, the old Arsenal hero, puts his team to the sword. Chelsea

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three, Arsenal nil. The look says it all. Eden Hazard, Man of the Match.

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His goal was simply sublime. Three minutes of stoppage time being

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played. Monreal with across, a consolation for Arsenal, just a

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consolation. In terms of the game it won't mean much now. In terms of the

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title race, I'm afraid it's all over for the Gunners. Should he have

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started? That's the question Arsenal fans will ask as he gets his 11th

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goal of the season. Today has been the story of the team that is built

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on championship winning foundations against the team that has seen those

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foundations absolutely crumble. As bad as they were Arsenal in

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September, Chelsea have been so very, very good today. They have

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completely turned the tables on their north London rivals this

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season. It was an important game against Arsenal, because I consider

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Arsenal one of the six teams that can fight for the title, until the

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end of the season. For this season, to win and to put them 12 points

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behind is important for us. The first goal is always going to be

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decisive. Were you unhappy about it? If you look at the repetition in the

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number of -- reputation in the number of games recently, you can

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feel a bit sorry, but I think it's was 100% a foul, even dangerous

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play. Did you think the first goal was a foul? In England, never. In

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Italy or in other countries, maybe. What a goal by Eden Hazard? Eden

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Hazard has a good technique. He can score goals, to date, he scored a

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beautiful goal, good for him. It's good to score beautiful goals

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against a massive team, so today I enjoyed the game, also the goal. We

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scored three beautiful goals and we deserved to win the game. Let me

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take you back to September at Arsenal, 3-0 down. Did you think

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then you would this position so early? Honestly, I must be crazy to

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think this is the situation now, yes, because honestly, at the start

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it wasn't good for many reasons but only through the work, work, work,

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it helped the players show you can change the situation, also when the

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situation is not good. Another win for Chelsea, as they seem willing

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march inexorably towards the title. Way too good for Arsenal. Yes, this

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was a chance for Arsenal to run the words straight down our throats, the

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critics like me, who say Arsenal won't win the league, and they

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failed miserably again. Having said that, Chelsea were superb. They

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bossed them from start to finish. Two performances in particular,

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Hazard and Kante were brilliant. I don't think I've ever seen a guy who

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is as fit as this guy, who gets around the pitch as much as this

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guy, Kante. How many times he breaks up play and stops the opposition in

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their tracks, and he can play as well. We said it many, many times.

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He was just superb today. The way he gets around, the amount of grassy

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covers, the moves he breaks up, sets up Costa here, and they couldn't

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live with him today. He was absolutely superb. This guy also.

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This is what they gave him stick for, not getting back, not working,

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but he is composed, he is calm. You just want to leave him with the ball

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at his feet, he will put you on your backside. This is good, this is

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where the goal comes from. He is off now, and once he gets it, it is

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skill, technique, strength, pace. This reminds me of the picture of

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Maradona. Look at it, look, hasn't got a clue where he is going,

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Koscielny. Coquelin falling off him. Watch Koscielny, we see is number,

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all over the place. They just can't contain players playing that well in

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the system. We sought the start of Kante, he has made more tackles than

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any Premier League player in the last three seasons, and he has only

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been here a season and a half! By contrast, what was Arsenal's game

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plan? You have to press Chelsea, put them under pressure. Arsenal against

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Watford, that was a poor as I have seen, and to be fair, Arsenal

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started well. Sanchez telling everyone, let's push forward, Theo

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is in a good position, the Ox is in a good position, Ozil is in a good

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position. Courtois is going to try and go back, this is good, Ozil is

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in, they get the ball, you are thinking, brilliant. They were

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starting slow, they get the ball to Alex Iwobi, brilliant, here we go.

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But that was it, they gave them too much time on the ball, and it was

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just too easy for Chelsea, they were superb. The closing down was not

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good. Look at the difference between Alonso and Walcott, Walcott has a

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look at where he is, but he should track back. Koscielny has to work

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harder to stop the cross coming in. That is not enough. Once the ball

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comes in, it is too late, Walcott, it is a mismatch. You are right,

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Wenger said that was a foul, but he is just being aggressive. Look out

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easy bases, a throw from the keeper, long ball, this is embarrassing. --

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look how easy this is. No pressure on the ball whatsoever, simple pass,

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Chelsea attacking again. This is from one of their corners, Arsenal,

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the keeper picks it up. Ozil is walking back, Costa is in the box,

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and he plays the ball in, they are in trouble. No protection in front

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of the back four, simple ball up to Costa, they are into the final third

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again, and they were absolutely superb, Chelsea. It was an

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embarrassing performance from Arsenal. It was, Alexi Sanchez

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playing the centre forward role, not his usual self. Not one of his good

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days, I didn't understand what he was trying to do, he made it so much

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easier for the Chelsea back three than it should have been. He was

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angry, he was frustrated, and rightly so. He is moaning because

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the ball is not coming in, exactly the same thing again, frustrated.

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When that happens, you come deeper for the ball, so now the Chelsea

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back three are delighted with him. 40 yards from goal, no problem

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whatsoever. Olivier Giroud is not on the pitch yet, so he is on the

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left-hand side. This is a superb ball across, he should be in there,

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he is their best player, he will put it in the back of the net.

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Remarkably, their best player at 50 touches of the ball, not one of them

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was in Chelsea's box, and that summed up Arsenal today. Arsene

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Wenger does divide opinion amongst fans, they get into a terrible rage.

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Social media is going crazy, and he has got a tough couple of months

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coming up. At this time of the season, the crux end, they are

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starting to slip up, fall away, you know what I mean, he has got really

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serious thinking to do, really serious thinking to do at the end of

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the season, what he wants to do - has it got the stomach to do this

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again? Top four again? They are not going to win the league.

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Two teams in contrasting form met at Goodison Park.

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Everton had taken 14 points out of a possible 18 since Boxing Day,

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while one win in seven had left Bournemouth

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looking nervously over their shoulders.

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It was a remarkable match, watched by Steve Wilson.

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The 19-year-old makes his first evidence that after joining from

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Charlton, he has only made an impression, scoring four minutes

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after coming on in the win over Manchester City. Tyrone Mings makes

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only his third Premier League start since sustaining a knee injury 18

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months ago, and a second serious injury to strike a Callum Wilson

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rules him out for the rest of the season, a bitter blow for Eddie

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Howe. Mike Jones is the referee, and it is Everton who will get this game

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under way, kicking towards that end in the first 45 minutes. And

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immediately, a free kick for a foul by Josh King, that must be one of

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the quickest of the season. Schneiderlin out to Williams.

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Lukaku into McCarthy, back to Lukaku, space, goal! Romelu Lukaku!

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What a start for Everton! Bournemouth sliced open. Brilliant

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finish. Everton 1, Bournemouth 0. Just what he didn't need! Romelu

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Lukaku's goal timed officially and 30 seconds, the joint fastest scored

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in the Premier League this season, equal to Pedro's for Chelsea against

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Manchester United. The cross laid into the feed of

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Lukaku. Great footwork from Ademola Lookman.

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He left Harry Arter brilliantly, just couldn't find the finish. He

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doesn't look terribly thrilled, Ronald Koeman.

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Nice touch to Barkley and back again, Lookman is in the middle, so

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is Schneiderlin. Romelu Lukaku, great stuff from Lukaku, McCarthy,

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and in! A big slice of luck about the way this ended up in the back of

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the Bournemouth net, but it is 2-0 to Everton. And it is James

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McCarthy's first goal of the season. McCarthy right to point at Lukaku,

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because he made it, McCarthy scored it. Bournemouth in bother here.

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Oh, that is dreadful, Lukaku through! What on earth was he doing?

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29 minutes played, and Bournemouth have conceded three already, and it

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is the 12th time this season they have conceded three or more. This is

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a horror show at the moment for the visitors. And a stroll for the

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hosts. Bournemouth have started the second are very much better than

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they started the first, which, it has to be said, the bar was not set

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very high. Wilshere, clipped up to Josh King, and he has got one back

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for Bournemouth. It is a quality ball from Wilshere, the first touch

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was lovely from King, just glancing it past the keeper into the net. It

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is 3-1. You wonder if that is a platform on

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which something happens, we will have to wait and see. A chance for

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Bournemouth here, a good save, it is a corner, and Josh King turns away,

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knowing that he might have made it 3-2. What a turnaround we would have

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had then. Dangerous, in, it is 3-2, Josh King

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has got another one! Extraordinary stuff, there is still 21 minutes to

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play! At half-time, they were absolutely nowhere, and now they are

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just one goal behind. And this, suddenly, is going to be a very

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nervous 20 minutes for Everton. Well, he has seen it all already

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this season, Eddie Howe. They came back miraculously against Liverpool,

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they crumbled against Arsenal, they looked nowhere today, and now they

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might get something from this game. Here is Jack Wilshere, good tackle,

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and it needed to be. Kevin Mirallas here. Arter's shot! Corner. You

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cannot believe what is happening in front of him, the Everton keeper.

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They thought they should have a free kick, his shot was heading wide

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anyway. Bournemouth have a corner. In goes the corner kick, Leighton

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Baines arrives. Arter! Fabulous save! The Everton fans behind that

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goal cannot believe what they are seeing, their team are hanging on

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here. Great hit from Harry Arter, really good reactions from the

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keeper. At the moment, he is keeping evident's lead intact. I would not

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like to have a punt on who is going to score the next goal. Lukaku.

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Lukaku... Abstract! -- hat-trick! He has been brilliant today. With eight

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minutes to go, that should do it, 4-2 Everton. And another good

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finish, hat-trick Lukaku. Three goals for him. I hesitate to say it,

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but probably three points for Everton. Lukaku, he is in again! He

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has scored again! Lukaku has four, Everton have five!

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Fantastic display. Evident's number 10, four goals for Everton's

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formidable Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku basking in the admiration. 16

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league goals now this season, 17 in all.

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Afobe, it comes off the post, and Arter has put it in the back of the

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net, it is 5-3. It was pinball, ping-pong, and then in from Arter.

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Here is the goal line camera. That suggests that the whole of the ball

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had gone behind. I don't think that goal should have stood. Great run by

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Josh King. Don't forget, he is on a hat-trick.

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Barkley celebrates and scores! In an unusual order at the celebration

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normally follows the goal! A very enjoyable game for the neutral, and

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for Everton. Unless I have lost count, I think it is Everton 6,

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Bournemouth 3. Crazy game, crazy game of football.

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During the game, different systems for both teams, change system,

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change system, and it really was a tactical battle. But they came back

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in again, really good football, they made it really difficult. Obviously,

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we scored the two goals, the game and a knife edge, the crowd getting

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nervous, then we can see the fourth goal, which really knocked the

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stuffing out of us. When I was driving to the stadium, I was like

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thinking that I had a good feeling today, so it is just about instinct,

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really, something that we worked on in training as well, all the

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finishing in training is about instinct. So I am really happy that

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everything worked today, happy for the other players as well, everybody

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put a shift in. Romelu Lukaku showed again today he

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is maybe one of the best finishers in football, because what he showed

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today was really outstanding. It certainly was a bonkers game, wasn't

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it? A remarkable performance from Romelu Lukaku. Cracking goals. He's

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got all the attributes to be a stop -- a top striker. Isn't the one yet?

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23 years of age, he's getting there, can score goals, already has a good

:29:26.:29:30.

scoring ratio. But today, he was just absolutely superb. The touch,

:29:31.:29:35.

the give and go here was brilliant. Give, and get it back. The touch

:29:36.:29:40.

again, a little backlift and before the keeper. Blink. It's in the back

:29:41.:29:44.

of the net. Side netting. The keeper has no chance with that one. This

:29:45.:29:49.

one is a gift. From Simon Francis, touch with the right foot, a little

:29:50.:29:53.

pink, clever, full of confidence. Too much space from Bournemouth.

:29:54.:29:58.

Again, give and go, gets into the box, a good ball across, and a

:29:59.:30:04.

clever finish. Really clever finish, cultured, into the back of the net.

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The volley control. It's superb. This is a brilliant goal. This is

:30:09.:30:11.

what I said about pace and power. Two quick for the Bournemouth

:30:12.:30:15.

players. Brilliant from Ross Barkley. A right foot finish this

:30:16.:30:20.

time. The keeper has no chance. Two quick and too strong, he was

:30:21.:30:26.

absolutely superb today. Already, 172 appearances, 76 goals. One thing

:30:27.:30:31.

I think will take to the next level as in last three years, 30 times

:30:32.:30:37.

against top six opposition appearance but only scored three

:30:38.:30:41.

goals. If you can keep on going... Perhaps because the team don't play

:30:42.:30:45.

so well. He's been in a struggling team at times, but I think he can

:30:46.:30:49.

get there. Certainly can. You enjoyed Ross Barkley's goal,

:30:50.:30:55.

particularly his premature celebration? I never thought of

:30:56.:31:00.

doing that! I thought he had a fantastic game today. This sums up

:31:01.:31:02.

the confidence of him. He's done brilliant. But here, the

:31:03.:31:05.

celebration. I like it, there's nothing wrong with it. Don't hit a

:31:06.:31:13.

bobble here! You remember doing that when you were a kid at school,

:31:14.:31:16.

heading it in and stuff like that. I'm glad to see he's got the

:31:17.:31:20.

confidence to do that. He gets a lot of stick for enjoying the moment.

:31:21.:31:25.

Bournemouth conceded 31 in the last 12 days. That's a recipe for

:31:26.:31:30.

disaster. One win in eight, a shocking record. It coincides with

:31:31.:31:36.

Nathan Ake, going back to Chelsea. They've conceded 13 in the last

:31:37.:31:39.

four. It's not good form. He's got to be worried about, Eddie. Good to

:31:40.:31:42.

watch though. Having steered Sunderland

:31:43.:31:45.

to safety last season, for the first time as

:31:46.:32:13.

Crystal Palace manager. this was all about another

:32:14.:32:16.

battle to beat the drop. Sam Allardyce has called it an

:32:17.:32:33.

ultimate six pointer, but his first encounter with Sunderland since

:32:34.:32:37.

leaving in the summer isn't the only subplot. Patrick van Aanholt lines

:32:38.:32:40.

up against his former side, two weeks after playing for them, as

:32:41.:32:44.

Palace stick with the same team that won at Bournemouth mid Wales full --

:32:45.:32:50.

mid week. David Moyes had them is to bring him his Everton old boys and

:32:51.:32:55.

one starts today. Oviedo replaces Manquillo, their only other change

:32:56.:33:07.

sees Januzaj preferred. It's going to be a free kick and an early

:33:08.:33:14.

yellow card for Sebastian Larsson. Larsen knew that Zaha had the pace

:33:15.:33:18.

to get past him and didn't get much of the ball, but a fair bit of

:33:19.:33:23.

Wilfried Zaha. Having replaced Sam Allardyce in the summer, David Moyes

:33:24.:33:27.

thinks the Sunderland players have a lot to thank Allardyce four, mainly

:33:28.:33:29.

keeping them in the Premier League last season. Van Aanholt on the

:33:30.:33:41.

scene for Palace. Sunderland fans making their feelings about Patrick

:33:42.:33:45.

van Aanholt clear, as Rodwell brings it forward and puts it in for Defoe

:33:46.:33:51.

to chase. Defoe up against Ward. Defour forces a fine save out of

:33:52.:33:56.

Wayne Hennessey. -- Defoe. Sam Allardyce said Jermain Defoe is

:33:57.:33:59.

simply electric and his players couldn't afford one slip against him

:34:00.:34:04.

today. Hennessey keeps him at bay early on.

:34:05.:34:08.

Rodwell helped it onto Januzaj. Januzaj was the meat in a Palace

:34:09.:34:25.

sandwich there. Van Aanholt and McArthur closing in on him.

:34:26.:34:31.

Larsson takes, looking for Kone, who gets the header in. Can't deal with

:34:32.:34:41.

it and Kone puts it in. Sunderland have the early lead for stop Kone

:34:42.:34:48.

reacted quickest. Party time for those Sunderland fans, who have had

:34:49.:34:50.

precious little to cheer on their travels this term. Lamine Kone, one

:34:51.:34:58.

of the stars of Sunderland's second half of the campaign, after being

:34:59.:35:02.

brought in by Sam Allardyce last season, has dealt an early blow to

:35:03.:35:06.

his former manager. Crystal Palace nil, Sunderland one.

:35:07.:35:13.

Zaha has won possession back off Larsen, then caught from behind by

:35:14.:35:19.

Sebastian Larsson, who has already been cautioned and has to watch his

:35:20.:35:25.

step here. 20 minutes played, and the Palace fans baying for a second

:35:26.:35:30.

booking. Well, I've seen yellow cards given for that kind of thing

:35:31.:35:34.

in the past. Puncheon leaves it for Cabaye. It's a good ball and away by

:35:35.:35:40.

Rodwell as far as Van Aanholt. On for Delaney. He's kept it in. Dann

:35:41.:35:45.

is up there and Tomkins somehow sends it wide. The best chance

:35:46.:35:50.

Palace have had midway through the first half. It's a good cross from

:35:51.:35:54.

the defender and his fellow centre-back failed to hit the target

:35:55.:36:00.

from close range. It's a really big chance that, for Crystal Palace.

:36:01.:36:11.

Ledley, pocket picked by N'Dong. Danger here. Oh, brilliant! Didier

:36:12.:36:21.

N'Dong with a wonderful strike and a huge goal for Sunderland. Big Sam's

:36:22.:36:25.

side are in big trouble now. Didier N'Dong with his first goal for

:36:26.:36:31.

Sunderland, and his first goal for anyone since November 2015. Joe

:36:32.:36:37.

Ledley won't want to see the replay again. He fell asleep. N'Dong was

:36:38.:36:43.

alert. Then chanced his arm in great fashion from long range. Hennessey

:36:44.:36:49.

couldn't do much about that. Crystal Palace nil, Sunderland two.

:36:50.:36:57.

Larsen, as -- clever pass. Releasing it at Januzaj. Januzaj, waiting for

:36:58.:37:06.

support, gets it in the shape of Jermain Defoe. 3-0 Sunderland.

:37:07.:37:11.

Staggering stuff from the visitors. And the boos ring out around

:37:12.:37:16.

Selhurst Park. Jermain Defoe, so often the saviour for Sam Allardyce,

:37:17.:37:20.

when he was in charge of Sunderland last season, has dealt a devastating

:37:21.:37:28.

blow to him today. He timed his run perfectly and then steered it beyond

:37:29.:37:31.

Hennessey will stop Jermain Defoe with his 13th goal in the Premier

:37:32.:37:35.

League this season. Threaded through for Defoe. Danger

:37:36.:37:58.

here. Jermain Defoe! 4-0 Sunderland. Incredible! Devastating from Jeff

:37:59.:38:06.

ain't -- Jermain Defoe. The Sunderland supporters can barely

:38:07.:38:10.

believe it, and the Palace fans are leaving in their droves. And we're

:38:11.:38:15.

not even at half-time yet. And you're not fit to wear the shirt

:38:16.:38:21.

reverberates around Selhurst Park, in stark contrast, three goals in

:38:22.:38:25.

the space of five minutes have Sunderland in Greenland. It's the

:38:26.:38:31.

stuff of nightmares for Crystal Palace -- Sunderland are in dream

:38:32.:38:34.

land. A bit of room here for Jason

:38:35.:38:45.

Puncheon. McArthur, a good hit, not far away. Ironic cheers from the

:38:46.:38:52.

home fans, as Palace have a rare sight of goal. His team have lost

:38:53.:39:00.

their last five away league games. Talk about ending a losing run in

:39:01.:39:06.

style. He is Zaha, meanwhile, Wilfried Zaha, away from Jones. Put

:39:07.:39:11.

in on a plate, and income from Puncheon. Brilliantly saved by Vito

:39:12.:39:16.

Mannone. Jason Jason Denayer back there as well. The combination of

:39:17.:39:22.

the pair of them. Sunderland closing in on their first clean sheet away

:39:23.:39:26.

from home this season. The last shutout on the road came in April's

:39:27.:39:30.

win in Norwich, and Sam Allardyce was the man in charge.

:39:31.:39:36.

Wilfried Zaha, fisted away by Mannone. Townsend onto the rebound.

:39:37.:39:52.

Andros Townsend and Mannone again, and from Benteke. Dallas simply

:39:53.:39:58.

aren't going to score today. Almost a wry smile on Sam Allardyce's face.

:39:59.:40:04.

-- Palace simply aren't going to score today. Three chances in quick

:40:05.:40:09.

succession, the first two saved by Mannone and then Christian Benteke

:40:10.:40:12.

couldn't get that one on target. It's a game that we had to win

:40:13.:40:18.

today. And you know, for some reason, when the pressure is on we

:40:19.:40:23.

always perform. So we will hopefully keep it going. From a personal point

:40:24.:40:29.

of view how will this result affects you today? Deeply, in all honestly.

:40:30.:40:33.

As long as I've been doing this job and as experienced as I am, I'm

:40:34.:40:38.

slightly in shock at the moment by what I've watched and what I've

:40:39.:40:42.

experienced. In fairness to his team today, Dave's team were very good.

:40:43.:40:48.

We were not at the races today. It gives is a real lift, a great

:40:49.:40:52.

chance. We have an idea of where we need to get to. We have games at

:40:53.:40:56.

home I believe that the Stadium Of Light we are capable of winning, so

:40:57.:40:59.

we have to try to show that. A brilliant effort from Sunderland, a

:41:00.:41:03.

fabulous performance away from home but your old team, Palace, got

:41:04.:41:09.

something. They did. Sunderland need credit, they were under pressure

:41:10.:41:19.

coming the game. Sam probably thought it would be a good day,

:41:20.:41:21.

dancing with the mascot, but that's where it ended in respect of smiles.

:41:22.:41:25.

Kone was magnificent, too strong. The keeper has to punch that, but

:41:26.:41:29.

his reaction there to get that on target and volley it in, that was

:41:30.:41:32.

fantastic. He's got to do better, Hennessey. Fantastic reaction from

:41:33.:41:40.

him. Here, I think he's headed it to him, Delaney, he's got to tell him

:41:41.:41:43.

to turn. Just a little bit of information for me there and he

:41:44.:41:48.

tries to control it. The keeper doesn't move his feet well enough

:41:49.:41:53.

for me. It's a good strike. But they were playing well. By now they were

:41:54.:41:58.

really flying, Sunderland were Pirelli -- Sunderland were playing

:41:59.:42:02.

brilliantly. This is a good move for them. Jermaine Defoe does really

:42:03.:42:06.

well, comes off his man, links played brilliantly. It was so easy.

:42:07.:42:10.

Sunderland couldn't believe what was going on. Januzaj played very well.

:42:11.:42:15.

Jermaine still has so much time and space, I think the goalkeeper is too

:42:16.:42:19.

close to his near post. But Jermaine has done what he does, if you give

:42:20.:42:23.

him that time in the box. He hits the target and score the game. For

:42:24.:42:28.

me, Oviedo, who literally bottomed up Wilfried Zaha for the game, he

:42:29.:42:31.

played fantastically well. Januzaj's passes brilliant but Jermain his

:42:32.:42:41.

movement, you can't let him turn and do that. It summed up Palace,

:42:42.:42:46.

everything was sloppy and slow, no intensity, nothing. If you get the

:42:47.:42:50.

first goal against Palace you have a good chance of winning the game

:42:51.:42:54.

because they are so mentally weak. People keep saying they have good

:42:55.:43:25.

players, they keep mentioning Zaha, Benteke, Puncheon, Townsend. These

:43:26.:43:27.

guys have been poor now for over a year.

:43:28.:43:33.

Hull against Liverpool wasn't easy to predict,

:43:34.:43:35.

Hull had produced some encouraging performances

:43:36.:43:37.

while Liverpool were still waiting for a first league win in 2017.

:43:38.:43:42.

Hull City were the busiest club in the transfer window, and there are

:43:43.:43:58.

debuts today for the two latest arrivals. And a late change too,

:43:59.:44:02.

when Michael Dawson was injured in the warm up, a first start and a

:44:03.:44:14.

home debut for the -- Ranocchia. A boost to the attacking play with the

:44:15.:44:19.

return of Sadio Mane, the club's top scorer in the Premier League this

:44:20.:44:20.

season. Sadio Mane has knocked it down to

:44:21.:44:41.

Firmino, that did strike Niasse of Robertson. The referee has ruled it

:44:42.:44:48.

was not hand to ball. A double deflection on that, it came off

:44:49.:44:51.

Maguire first before slamming against the left hand of Robertson.

:44:52.:44:56.

Would have been very harsh on Hull. Henderson, that is in point, that,

:44:57.:45:13.

all the way up to Firmino. He looks towards Mane. That is wide. It was

:45:14.:45:21.

flat that by the Hull keeper, but importantly he has kept it down to

:45:22.:45:26.

Coutinho, but he kept on going to smother the shot.

:45:27.:45:38.

Hernandez not quick enough to make the most of that pass, Matip had the

:45:39.:45:46.

head start. If Hull had looked the other way, there was a gaping hole

:45:47.:45:51.

where James Milner usually is. Given away again, Emre Can takes it. That

:45:52.:45:59.

will be a hell city corner. All does not seem well at times with

:46:00.:46:07.

Liverpool's defending. Hull's corner they can bite was... A debut goal

:46:08.:46:22.

for Alfred N'Diaye. It seemed as though the threat had gone when it

:46:23.:46:26.

bounced up to Simon Mignolet. He beat her Nando's to it, but he not

:46:27.:46:32.

decisive enough. He drops down to the boot of Alfred N'Diaye, who had

:46:33.:46:40.

an empty net to tap the ball into. Hull City 1, Liverpool 0 with

:46:41.:46:48.

half-time looming. Only one Liverpool win in four games at this

:46:49.:46:55.

stadium, having been unbeaten at the old ground. Jakupovic clauses away,

:46:56.:47:09.

that is the closest Liverpool have come to scoring, Mane attacks it, it

:47:10.:47:13.

comes off the head of Robinson, but it was dipping under the Barbie for

:47:14.:47:15.

Jakupovic got his fingertips to it. -- it was dipping under the bar

:47:16.:47:35.

before. Mane, a little too hurried. Robertson tries to get Hull away, it

:47:36.:47:43.

is a good ball, Hernandez, it's just ran away from him with that first

:47:44.:47:47.

touch. Good bit of keeping from Mignolet, all of a sudden Hull what

:47:48.:47:51.

threatening to take the game away from Liverpool. Very good work from

:47:52.:47:57.

Grosicki. Deflected behind for yet another

:47:58.:48:23.

Liverpool corner. That scowl has been permanent ever since Hull took

:48:24.:48:31.

the lead. It is headed away by Ranocchia, there is Milner, Mane.

:48:32.:48:41.

Good ball in, here is Milner, can't find a way through. Surely now! Oh,

:48:42.:48:47.

it is wide. Of all the people for that to fall to and do that with it,

:48:48.:48:52.

you would have put quite a lot on Phillippe Coutinho firing that one

:48:53.:48:57.

in two draw Liverpool level. They are queueing up, it is on a plate,

:48:58.:49:02.

it is the wild spin of the ball which must have resulted in doing

:49:03.:49:06.

that, it must have been a factor. He normally hits them so clearly.

:49:07.:49:25.

It is scooped up towards Niasse, he is in an goal to seal it, surely,

:49:26.:49:38.

for Hull City! 2-0 to The Tigers! Jurgen Klopp is about to see his

:49:39.:49:43.

Liverpool side go five Premier League games without a win, and they

:49:44.:49:47.

have been caught out today by one from a set piece and then a simple

:49:48.:49:55.

one over the top. And didn't Niasse do well! Mignolet has to back away.

:49:56.:50:02.

Into the net before he is challenged by Matip. The striker who cannot get

:50:03.:50:08.

a game for Everton, he can barely get a training session with the

:50:09.:50:11.

first steam, he now seems to have wrapped up the points for his new

:50:12.:50:14.

club against Liverpool. It is deflected wide for a corner,

:50:15.:50:31.

not that they have done Liverpool much good today. How many is that

:50:32.:50:44.

now? 14! It is a Coutinho corner. Clucas out as far as Henderson,

:50:45.:50:48.

brilliant save by Jakupovic, keeping his clean sheet in tact, it could

:50:49.:50:53.

well be Hull's first-aider home in the Premier League all season. That

:50:54.:50:58.

tells the story, Jurgen Klopp seemingly resigned to his fate

:50:59.:51:04.

today. I was not happy, I was angry with the first, and second half,

:51:05.:51:08.

yes, it was better, but that is the minimum we expect, but it is our

:51:09.:51:14.

fault, our mistake. Yes, we have to change it. Fantastic result for us,

:51:15.:51:18.

very good performance, we play as a team, and the first words for our

:51:19.:51:25.

supporters, fantastic. At the moment I am enjoying it, but what I wanted

:51:26.:51:29.

is to keep our club in the Premier League, that is our goal for this

:51:30.:51:36.

season. But of course we're not in charge of the Premier League. Great

:51:37.:51:42.

result for Hull, Liverpool in a rut. One of the problems that Klopp faced

:51:43.:51:46.

when he took over Liverpool was they were defensively poor. 15 months

:51:47.:51:51.

into his reign, they are still really poor, despite having

:51:52.:51:54.

different and goalkeepers. Defensively poor from corners again

:51:55.:51:59.

this season, Henderson is not even looking at the ball. Three men are

:52:00.:52:07.

free, Maguire has a free header in, two men free, seven yards out.

:52:08.:52:13.

N'Diaye and Hernandez, and the keeper makes another mistake. It is

:52:14.:52:18.

a simple goal, far too easy for Hull to score that goal. This is their

:52:19.:52:23.

second one, brilliant tackle from Robertson, and it is a straight

:52:24.:52:28.

ball, 40 yards down the middle, Niasse gets in the middle of Matip

:52:29.:52:34.

and Clucas, I think the keeper can do better, but that is too easy.

:52:35.:52:39.

That is a long ball over the top, in between the two defenders. That

:52:40.:52:43.

can't be allowed to happen, and that is while it would pool will not win

:52:44.:52:49.

the title. Terrific performance from Hull, they have really upped their

:52:50.:52:53.

form with Marco Silva. Seven signings in January, seven points

:52:54.:52:58.

from 12 under their new manager, they look well organised, very

:52:59.:53:02.

compact, very tight. They all seem to know exactly what they are doing.

:53:03.:53:08.

They were just superb the whole game, they didn't give Liverpool any

:53:09.:53:14.

space whatsoever. 50-50s they won, aggressive in the right way. And a

:53:15.:53:20.

reading of the game was also brilliant, Maguire looks to his

:53:21.:53:24.

right hand side, he sees Firmino running in there, but he's not going

:53:25.:53:28.

to let him do that, he is too clever for him, too quick on this occasion.

:53:29.:53:33.

There was no space through the middle whatsoever, I set out compact

:53:34.:53:36.

and tight they were, look, there is no way through, and they didn't have

:53:37.:53:42.

an macro answer to that, Liverpool. And also, everyone doing their

:53:43.:53:48.

shift, this is a centre forward doing his job, running back, doing

:53:49.:53:55.

his bit for the team. Not to be encouraged, Alan! Hull were superb,

:53:56.:53:57.

they deserved the three points. the only team

:53:58.:54:00.

with an unbeaten home record, against Middlesbrough, who'd won

:54:01.:54:04.

just once on their travels. Harry Kane faces Middlesbrough in

:54:05.:54:13.

the league for the first time today, he scored against 22 of the 24

:54:14.:54:18.

previous Premier League opponents he has come up against. Hugo Lloris is

:54:19.:54:24.

back in goal, Ben Davies starts in place of Danny Rose. Alvaro Negredo

:54:25.:54:27.

has been involved in half of Middlesbrough's goals this season

:54:28.:54:30.

and scored twice the last time they won in the league back in December.

:54:31.:54:35.

Calum Chambers returns from a foot injury, Stewart Downing is preferred

:54:36.:54:40.

to Cristhian Stuani on the left. Tottenham are the side with the only

:54:41.:54:44.

unbeaten home record in the Premier League, they have won nine of their

:54:45.:54:50.

11 home matches so far, with two draws. Middlesbrough without a win

:54:51.:54:58.

since the middle of December. Forshaw in trouble, dispossessed, a

:54:59.:55:05.

chance for Son, good save by Victor Valdes under way by Gibson for a

:55:06.:55:10.

throw. Tottenham quick to break, look at the space for Son Heung-min,

:55:11.:55:15.

brought the save at full stretch. Mauricio Pochettino saying ahead of

:55:16.:55:18.

this one that the most important thing is to be ready to take the

:55:19.:55:21.

possibility if Chelsea give the possibility. Beautiful ball, Dele

:55:22.:55:33.

Alli! And so nearly 1-0. Eriksen managed to find the gap, and Dele

:55:34.:55:36.

Alli almost squeezing it in the near post.

:55:37.:55:45.

Now Dele Alli, Bernardo, Calum Chambers. Corner. The pressure is

:55:46.:55:57.

building on Middlesbrough. And they had smashed against the post from

:55:58.:56:03.

Alderweireld. -- the header. The closest we have come to a goal with

:56:04.:56:07.

Alderweireld, he seizes effort bounced away to safety. Just one win

:56:08.:56:13.

on the road all season, Middlesbrough, their first away

:56:14.:56:18.

match, 2-1 at Sunderland in August. The home crowd doing their bit to

:56:19.:56:28.

try to roar the home team on. Harry Kane, a chance, lovely flowing

:56:29.:56:32.

football from Tottenham, wonderful first starch stuff, Kane with the

:56:33.:56:35.

opportunity but couldn't keep it under the crossbar. That is twice

:56:36.:56:37.

now Tottenham have gone close. Son Heung-min, dangerous, Tottenham

:56:38.:57:03.

are in, but it will not count, offside against Harry Kane. The flag

:57:04.:57:07.

was up sharpish on that one, let's have a look again. And Harry Kane in

:57:08.:57:17.

an offside position. It has been a while since Middlesbrough won here

:57:18.:57:26.

back in the league, September 2000 and two. Now it is with Son

:57:27.:57:29.

Heung-min, Harry Kane is ahead of him. And a shot from Eriksen brings

:57:30.:57:37.

the save! You could see Son was looking to see if there was a chance

:57:38.:57:41.

to get a shot in, but he let it roll for Christian Eriksen. Just a hint

:57:42.:57:47.

of anxiety from some sections of the home crowd. A long way to go.

:57:48.:57:59.

Dele Alli sliding it through, down goes Son under pressure, and

:58:00.:58:06.

Tottenham have a penalty. Here it is again, it was Bernardo, just

:58:07.:58:13.

catching the Korean with his leg, there, catching the left leg of Son

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Heung-min, it is Kane against Valdes, and it is 1-0 Tottenham. And

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Middlesbrough's defences finally breached from 12 yards. And Kane

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facing Boro in the league for the first time in his career, he has a

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goal against them already, and he has now scored against 23 of the 25

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teams he has faced in the Premier League. Tottenham, by the way, could

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go unbeaten in the league for 12 matches for the first time in five

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years, looking to close that gap a little bit on Chelsea. Dele Alli,

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perfectly placed, Son Heung-min up against Bernardo. It was close, just

:58:57.:59:04.

shaving the outside of the post and the netting.

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Launches it for Patrick Bamford, Negredo, Marten de Roon, oh, it was

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a chance 4-iron added time equaliser for Middlesbrough, and that Janssen

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is just slipped through their fingers. The little flick from

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Negredo, Marten de Roon sends and wide of the posts. The final score,

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Tottenham Hotspur 1, Middlesbrough 0.

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I think we played well, I'm disappointed it was only 1-0. It is

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only 1-0, you can concede a chance and the game is open. It's an

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important three points for us today. I told them at half-time the way

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they had to play, with pressure, because if you are here trying to do

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something and playing under pressure is impossible. At the end we had

:00:05.:00:10.

chances to score. I think we played a lot better today than we did

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midweek. It was a similar game. They dropped deep and made it difficult.

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We should have scored more, to be fair. We will take 1-0. You have

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lost two matches all season but Chelsea are not getting any closer.

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I'm not frustrated about that, Chelsea have lost one game against

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is, that speaks well of us because we can beat them but on the same

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time we need to believe and try to reduce the gap. Another win, a vital

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win, though they didn't really stamp their overall dominance. It was a

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vital win because they have watched teams dropping points around them in

:00:51.:00:53.

the day, so they had to win the game. They had a lot of possession.

:00:54.:00:57.

A bit sloppy in the final third, but it could have been so, so different

:00:58.:01:02.

in the last minute, with all that good work could have been undone.

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Middlesbrough pushing forward, as they had to do, chasing the game.

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Marten de Roon finds himself free. That is a big opportunity.

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Basically, the last kick of the game he decides to go with it on the

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volley, rather than front of the foot rather than hit it with the

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side of the foot. It could have been so different. Tono Manaj Chelsea's

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closest challengers Ian. It's quite a big gap -- Tottenham are now

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Chelsea's closest challengers, Ian. It needs Chelsea to have a bit of a

:01:34.:01:38.

collapse and the other teams to consistently win. Is it all over? I

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think so. Even if Chelsea had a couple, they haven't got that kind

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of running them where they totally capitulate. They are playing too

:01:47.:01:51.

well. I can see them losing one or two, but I don't see other teams

:01:52.:01:56.

winning every game. Battle for Champions League places, might as

:01:57.:02:01.

well give up! You never know. Two more games for you on this week's

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Match of the Day 2. COMMENTATOR:

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How about that? Wayne Rooney, record-breaker. It's Gylfi

:02:12.:02:22.

Sigurdsson. This is a thumping. There's also commentary on Leicester

:02:23.:02:29.

against... Coming up on the NFL show we are in

:02:30.:02:47.

Houston for all the build-up to Super Bowl L one. We'll be meet both

:02:48.:02:54.

sets of players and interview Lady Gaga. That's ahead of the Super Bowl

:02:55.:02:57.

tomorrow night on BBC One, after Match of the Day 2.

:02:58.:03:04.

COMMENTATOR: Shearer, Ameobi, this is the chance,

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it's a goal, it's a record goal for Shearer. He's done it at St James'

:03:13.:03:24.

Park,... Getting a bit overexcited I thought their!

:03:25.:03:27.

Southampton may have reached the EFL Cup final,

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but their league form had suffered of late

:03:30.:03:31.

with five defeats from their last six games.

:03:32.:03:33.

They played West Ham at St Mary's, watched by John Motson.

:03:34.:03:39.

Jose Fonte's second game for West Ham is on familiar territory, he

:03:40.:03:49.

played many games for Southampton. Southampton's big capture in the

:03:50.:03:56.

transfer window was Gabbiadini. Sofiane Boufal starts with

:03:57.:04:01.

Gabbiadini today. Fit again Jay Rodriguez makes it three up front.

:04:02.:04:04.

Robert Snodgrass starts for the first time for West Ham, though

:04:05.:04:08.

without the injured Sam Byram. So Kouyate comes in at right back. West

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Ham here with Snodgrass. He started on the left, Robert Snodgrass, and

:04:18.:04:22.

Feghouli has started on the right for West Ham. Antonio upfront with

:04:23.:04:24.

Carroll. This is Feghouli. Andy Carroll is

:04:25.:04:38.

coming in fast side. The sort of ball he thrives on. And applauds

:04:39.:04:43.

Feghouli. That could have been an uncomfortable start for Southampton.

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West Ham of course still troubled by absentees upfront. Sakho injured, IU

:04:52.:05:01.

has gone to the African cup. Gabbiadini has scored on his debut!

:05:02.:05:05.

What a wonderful start for the man from maples Lexmark only needed one

:05:06.:05:12.

touch -- the man from maples! Only needed one touch. At least one

:05:13.:05:20.

defender is appealing for offside. The angle isn't great. West Ham are

:05:21.:05:25.

still trying to catch up with him. But he thumps that into the roof of

:05:26.:05:29.

the net, above the goalkeeper's net. Looking at that again, two

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Southampton players going level with all beyond the West Ham defence.

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Bertrand is definitely offside. Gabbiadini, borderline, but the goal

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stands. That's a nice through ball for

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Carroll. And West Ham United equalise! It had to be Andy Carroll.

:05:59.:06:05.

Good approach play by Obiang. And Slaven Bilic sees his side get off

:06:06.:06:13.

the hook here, after 14 minutes. Obiang does well here from midfield.

:06:14.:06:21.

The defender wasn't quite tight enough and Carroll, with the

:06:22.:06:25.

experience of a good striker, slides the ball past Fraser Forster.

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Noble drives it forward. It goes via Feghouli here to Kouyate. Carroll

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was coming in again. Cresswell. Carroll takes the defenders away.

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There's an opportunity for another white shirt to come in on the

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blindside. It was well by Cresswell. -- it was well volleyed by

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Cresswell. That's going to be a corner to West

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Ham. The second of the match. Well, Fonte was coming in on that

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and hope, the drive has gone all the way through from Obiang. Well,

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Southampton weren't expecting that. Slaven Bilic sees his side take the

:07:37.:07:42.

lead in the match for the first time. As this ball comes out of the

:07:43.:07:48.

crowded penalty area, Obiang latches onto it. I'm not sure if that

:07:49.:07:52.

touched a foot on the way through, but there's no doubt at all that it

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was accurate. Pedro Obiang's first ever goal for West Ham.

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This is Snodgrass. Goes down. Free kick given.

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Against Ron Mayo. -- Romeu. There was definitely contact there. Mark

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Noble's free kick is bent in. It's there.

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Well, it went in off Steven Davis, there's no doubt about that. I think

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that might have fooled Fraser Forster as well. But Mark Noble

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hoping to make it his fifth goal of the season, courtesy of the dubious

:08:44.:08:45.

goals committee. It's a poor header, and Gabbiadini

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should have scored. It should have been a newcomer's second goal and he

:08:59.:09:02.

knows it, the manager. The ball just rising nicely for him. The shot

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rising just too much. Well, there's David Gold and David Sullivan, the

:09:10.:09:15.

two owners of West Ham United. There have been rumours of offers from

:09:16.:09:20.

abroad but at the moment they are keeping the English ownership

:09:21.:09:23.

steadfast, what there is a bit, in the Premier League. -- what there is

:09:24.:09:30.

of it. We're going into the 90th minute and West Ham still have a 3-1

:09:31.:09:35.

lead. Steven Davis to Nathan Redmond. Interception there is by

:09:36.:09:39.

Cresswell. He dallied too long and should have been punished for it.

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Really a very good chance to get back to 3-2 therefore Southampton. A

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mixture of stout defending by West Ham and poor finishing by

:09:51.:09:55.

Southampton has meant they are now facing a home defeat. Difficult to

:09:56.:10:05.

-- again, but we have the productivity to play and score, now

:10:06.:10:09.

it's time to find a good clean sheet, good confidence about this

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possibility because it's difficult after the result. The guys did

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fantastic, fantastic. We had a game plan but it's them who have done it,

:10:25.:10:28.

who executed it in the best possible way. We were behind the ball,

:10:29.:10:32.

closing them down, we pressed them when we could do it and when we had

:10:33.:10:39.

the ball, when we could penetrate, we ran behind and then we could

:10:40.:10:45.

switch sides and switch the ball we kept it. Scored three goals so

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basically a great team performance. Was it tough to mentally block

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outdoor surroundings today? Of course. Almost eight seasons here so

:10:54.:10:59.

it's always tough but I think all in all, with the help of my team-mates

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and the West Ham supporters we did a great job and the most important was

:11:05.:11:09.

the three points. Good start for him. West Ham climbing the table and

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Andy Carroll is banging in the goals at present. He said, they've got to

:11:14.:11:20.

try to stop the supply to him and you do. Is goal-scoring, five in

:11:21.:11:24.

six, he's playing fantastically. They said to try to stop the supply

:11:25.:11:29.

but they didn't do it. Feghouli, too much time and space to put it in.

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For Andy Carroll it's amiss in his current form. He was dangerous all

:11:36.:11:41.

day. When it comes back in he actually points to Obiang to put it

:11:42.:11:45.

out of the win, because maybe he wants the cross but there's so much

:11:46.:11:49.

bass when you look, so much space for Obiang and behind the

:11:50.:11:52.

Southampton defence there that Andy Carroll makes the run in there. It's

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a good pass. He finishes it really well. He's stepped up at a time that

:11:56.:12:00.

West Ham needed him to, especially with the Payet De Bakker. He has to

:12:01.:12:06.

stay away from injuries. Not long ago since we were talking about West

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Ham being in deep trouble. Saints are struggling. They are in the cup

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final, so they can't let it affect their league form. I have sympathy,

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they've lost Virgil van Dijk and Fonte.

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Coming up, we'll see West Brom against Stoke,

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Watford produced one of the results of the season

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who have been formidable at home but poor away.

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Zarate makes his debut for Watford, the Argentine back in English

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football after a year in Italy with Fiorentina. Niang is on loan from

:12:46.:12:54.

Milan. New signings are on the bench. Scott Arfield comes in for

:12:55.:12:59.

the injured Steven Defour. 28 points at Turf Moor for Burnley, just one

:13:00.:13:01.

away from home. It will be gathered by Heaton. He

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looks for the quick throw out. Niang with the challenge and it was a bad

:13:17.:13:21.

one. Michael Oliver is going to have words with M'Baye Niang. For this

:13:22.:13:23.

challenge. Cleverley running into a bit of

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trouble. Hendrick followed through, there might be another yellow card,

:13:39.:13:44.

or might it be even more? It's more, it's red! Jeff Hendrick is sent off

:13:45.:13:48.

and we've played just six minutes at Vicarage Road. Reorganisation needed

:13:49.:13:55.

from Sean Dyche and Burnley. Jeff Hendrick, sent off for this

:13:56.:14:00.

challenge, over the top, straight into the Watford defender. Burnley

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will have to play over 80 minutes of this match with ten players.

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Prodl looking for Cathcart on this nearside and finds him. Kouyate

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drives it high, Jakupovic! -- Jakupovic. Perfect delivery by

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Deeney. Able to pick out a precise ball into the penalty area, and Troy

:14:45.:14:52.

Deeney is on the end of it. Problem is mounting for Burnley and Sean

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Dyche. Niang, Deeney, Niang. Just pushed over, superbly placed by

:15:03.:15:11.

Niang. This was heading in until Heaton got his hands to it.

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Boyd goes down outside the penalty area, a free kick to Burnley.

:15:24.:15:38.

Barton, tipped over by Gomes. That looked to be heading into the top

:15:39.:15:45.

corner from Joey Barton, Gomes made sure it didn't.

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Holebas towards Niang, 2-0! Heaton is beaten for a second time with

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just seconds left in the first of. Holebas with plenty of power on the

:16:10.:16:15.

cross. Niang rising, a terrific header, and it is Watford 2, Burnley

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0. Burnley's first corner of this

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second half, and only their second in total, a match where we have only

:16:32.:16:36.

had four corners. It was Keane who got there. Diverted behind by Gomes

:16:37.:16:50.

at the last moment. Slight touch there off award. Cleverley finds

:16:51.:16:55.

Niang with pinpoint accuracy. Deeney! What a save that is from

:16:56.:17:02.

heat and! That looked like it was going to be goal number 34 Watford!

:17:03.:17:06.

-- number three for Watford. It is a Burnley penalty, yellow card

:17:07.:17:31.

as well for Sebastian Prodl, the shot strikes his arm, and Burnley's

:17:32.:17:37.

pressure may very well paid dividends here. Ashley Barnes

:17:38.:17:42.

against Heurelho Gomes. Barnes drives it in, just, and is there

:17:43.:17:47.

hope for Burnley still? It is only their fifth goal away from home in

:17:48.:17:50.

the Premier League this season, off the post and in.

:17:51.:17:59.

Ashley Barnes! Gomes with the save. That was the chance for Burnley to

:18:00.:18:09.

snatch a rare point on their travels.

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Just over 30 seconds of the minimum of four minutes' additional time

:18:17.:18:27.

remaining. Troy Deeney! The whistle had gone, I think, for handball.

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Would you agree that Watford's first half performance was better than

:18:37.:18:40.

your second? Yes, and this is why I am very angry, things were too

:18:41.:18:47.

close, and this is what we should have done, 4-0, and we didn't do it,

:18:48.:18:50.

we have to grow out of this mentality. You have just come out of

:18:51.:18:56.

the referee's dressing room, what was your conversation? Only asking

:18:57.:19:02.

why the goal-scorer, Niang, was not sent off, because he had been booked

:19:03.:19:06.

earlier in the game, then he ran into their crowd, and we are told

:19:07.:19:10.

you are not allowed to do that. It is a tough one for referees, there

:19:11.:19:14.

is not a lot of contact, but it is tough not to send him off, because

:19:15.:19:20.

of the foot going over, et cetera. So that happens. Familiar faces are

:19:21.:19:28.

on show, Tony Pulis Saido Berahino is not his problem any more, he will

:19:29.:19:33.

be hoping Stoke's new boy doesn't cause any problems if he comes off

:19:34.:19:37.

the bench on his return to the Hawthorns. The West Brom boss says

:19:38.:19:42.

he is more fearful of Peter Crouch, who is four goals in his last five

:19:43.:19:48.

games. Pulis is able to hand a debut to his most recent capture, ?10

:19:49.:19:52.

million signing Jake Livermore replaces Claudio Yacob. That is for

:19:53.:19:58.

Peter Crouch to attack. Morrison making the run, he got in

:19:59.:20:20.

there, Morrison! Less than six minutes in, James Morrison, who

:20:21.:20:24.

scored in the week against his former club, Middlesbrough, has

:20:25.:20:29.

scored again, against Stoke, to give West Brom the lead. Right from the

:20:30.:20:33.

edge of their own penalty area, Chadli weighted, he had seen the run

:20:34.:20:39.

of Morrison. Critically, goal side of Glenn Whelan, he tucked it away

:20:40.:20:47.

very confidently for his fifth Premier League goal of the season.

:20:48.:20:53.

He did describe West Brom as his bogey team prior to this game, lost

:20:54.:20:58.

eight of 16 managerial meetings with them, and he has not had a good

:20:59.:21:03.

start to this one either. Rondon once the early ball, so did Chadli.

:21:04.:21:16.

Super strike, but no way by Lee Grant. Chadli wants to take it on,

:21:17.:21:19.

then he wanted the pass from Rondon, good reactions from Grant.

:21:20.:21:31.

Martins Indi, a little bit of space for Joe Allen, possible opportunity

:21:32.:21:47.

for Arnautovic. In towards Shawcross, really attacking this,

:21:48.:21:49.

the Stoke skipper, defended well. Arnautovic, that is a better cross,

:21:50.:22:09.

Joe Allen! Just got in the pocket of space, totally unmarked, might have

:22:10.:22:15.

been more problematic for the West Brom goalkeeper. Crouch trying to

:22:16.:22:24.

help that towards Arnautovic. It has been a physical battle with Nyom.

:22:25.:22:31.

Away by Livermore, only as far as Whelan, Bardsley. He has never

:22:32.:22:38.

scored a Premier League goal ever was Stoke, Phil Bardsley. He would

:22:39.:22:43.

be an unlikely scorer, Ben Foster had that one covered. The boos

:22:44.:22:53.

around the Hawthorns will tell you that it is time for Saido Berahino

:22:54.:23:00.

to come on. He played 121 times here, joined the club at the age of

:23:01.:23:06.

12. He gets the welcome that he expected. Stoke have not really

:23:07.:23:14.

stretched Ben Foster. Into the last 20 minutes at the

:23:15.:23:30.

Hawthorns, McClean. Oh, good effort, away by Grant.

:23:31.:23:41.

And West Brom have conceded ten goals in the last 15 minutes of

:23:42.:23:50.

games this season. Arnautovic finds Allen, back to Whelan, many West

:23:51.:24:03.

Brom bodies back there. Back in from Bardsley, and in came Erik Pieters,

:24:04.:24:11.

who was wondering how we could not find the target. He is almost there,

:24:12.:24:17.

victory over his former club. It is another home win for West Brom, a

:24:18.:24:24.

seventh of the season, and it is a sweet one for Tony Pulis against his

:24:25.:24:30.

old club. I thought, first off, Steve, we played really well, the

:24:31.:24:34.

interchange and movement, Chadli, Morrison, on that side of the pitch,

:24:35.:24:40.

you know, the disappointing thing was, Steve, that we only came in 1-0

:24:41.:24:45.

up. It is difficult against West Brom if you allow them to get a

:24:46.:24:49.

lead, they are very adept at getting people behind the ball and playing

:24:50.:24:52.

on the break. We made it difficult for ourselves just by virtue of how

:24:53.:24:59.

we started the game. Second half, you saw a different side of the

:25:00.:25:03.

team, a side that can really work hard. No handshake with Mark Huws. I

:25:04.:25:11.

went to look for him, he was walking away to their supporters, no

:25:12.:25:16.

problems with me. I was there, I would have shook his hand, but he

:25:17.:25:19.

didn't at the beginning of the game either. I was the guest, surely.

:25:20.:25:27.

A bit of aggravation there, we always shake at the end of the show,

:25:28.:25:36.

without fail! West Brom going really well. Superb, they have won six of

:25:37.:25:41.

their last seven home games, and that was such a good goal. Not the

:25:42.:25:48.

customary set piece. Fletcher, good ball into Chadli, he drives forward,

:25:49.:25:55.

the run of Morrison, the weight of the past is just brilliant, such a

:25:56.:26:02.

good goal, not offside, timed it perfectly, the finish is clever.

:26:03.:26:06.

Over the goalkeeper, brilliant run, very good finish. Another good win

:26:07.:26:13.

for West Brom. These two sides look like they are battling for eight.

:26:14.:26:19.

Magnificent effort by West Brom. As regards the other game, Watford

:26:20.:26:24.

against Burnley, Ian, a bit of controversy in that one, the sending

:26:25.:26:28.

off to look at, a bit of a wild challenge as well. I think the first

:26:29.:26:34.

one we are going to see, this was just a bit clumsy, not a challenge,

:26:35.:26:40.

he has actually slipped, it could have been quite dangerous, but there

:26:41.:26:45.

is no challenge there. Overzealous, I think. But that is a red card, he

:26:46.:26:52.

is over the ball, very dangerous. I think he is very fortunate. You

:26:53.:27:00.

know, if we see it here, that could have been really bad. I don't think

:27:01.:27:04.

there's any complaints about that, I don't think he had any complaints.

:27:05.:27:10.

Sean Dyche did complain later. I thought he had a very good game, on

:27:11.:27:17.

loan from AC Milan, Kouyate, this was a super effort, great save.

:27:18.:27:28.

-- Niang. This is better from Niang, guides and into the corner. That is

:27:29.:27:37.

what Sean Dyche was complaining about, he wanted him to get a yellow

:27:38.:27:41.

card. Under the laws of the game, but not really! We're just about out

:27:42.:27:47.

of time, time to shake hands! Before we leave you, a look at the Premier

:27:48.:27:52.

League table. Chelsea are a three wins clear of second placed

:27:53.:27:57.

Tottenham, while defeats for Arsenal and Liverpool give Manchester City

:27:58.:28:00.

the chance to go third when they face Swansea. Sunderland are still

:28:01.:28:03.

at the foot of the table, victory over Crystal Palace has brought them

:28:04.:28:07.

level on points with Sam Allardyce's side. Only two points separate the

:28:08.:28:11.

bottom six, which includes champions Leicester City! Some of the football

:28:12.:28:20.

headlines in the Sunday newspapers. The Star quotes Arsene Wenger

:28:21.:28:23.

conceding the title to Chelsea. The Mail on Sunday leads on Mark Hughes

:28:24.:28:27.

questioning the timing of Saido Berahino's two match ban, publicised

:28:28.:28:32.

ahead of their game today. And Didi Hamann has told the Sunday Times it

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was madness to give Jurgen Klopp a six-year deal last summer.

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and heading for the title Hazard-free.

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Don't let go of that towel. I'm not! Hurry up!

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