:00:52. > :01:02.Chelsea in front. Chelsea in such a strong position now. They have
:01:03. > :01:06.thrown away two Champions League qualification points. And it's in!
:01:07. > :01:13.Birds have surely when it in stock which time? And Spurs are still in
:01:14. > :01:18.the hunt. Should have been in but somehow he missed. What a win this
:01:19. > :01:22.is. Hello, after the midweek matches it
:01:23. > :01:24.looked like the title was down to a two horse race
:01:25. > :01:27.between Chelsea and Spurs. Coming up we'll see all the top four
:01:28. > :01:29.in action, A crucial day in the Premier League,
:01:30. > :01:34.and Jermaine Jenas and Phil Neville After their remarkable late win
:01:35. > :01:37.at Swansea this week, Tottenham started the day seven
:01:38. > :01:40.points behind Chelsea. They took on Watford
:01:41. > :01:42.in the lunchtime kick-off, and Simon Brotherton
:01:43. > :01:56.was at White Hart Lane. Tottenham are trying to keep the
:01:57. > :02:03.title race interesting but it must seem like there winning games than
:02:04. > :02:09.still at times. For Spurs now it is a case of win and hope. Harry Kane
:02:10. > :02:13.is back for Tottenham, rather more quickly than expected, missing only
:02:14. > :02:17.three games with an ankle injury but he is back on the bench today with
:02:18. > :02:24.mixed -- Vincent yams and leading the attack. Adrian Mariappa will
:02:25. > :02:31.start in the lead for the first time this season -- Vincent Janssen. Troy
:02:32. > :02:35.Deeney has been left on the bench. Watford now sitting back. Erickson
:02:36. > :02:40.in towards the Vincent Janssen. Good save by Gomes. Vincent Janssen close
:02:41. > :02:47.to what would be only his second goal in the Premier League. Janssen
:02:48. > :02:54.sees his effort saved by the feet of Heurelho Gomes.
:02:55. > :03:02.Eric Dier with that ball forward. Straight in. Brilliant cross!
:03:03. > :03:06.Somehow kept out on Janmaat keeps it away. When Trippier put the ball in
:03:07. > :03:16.their like a certainty Tottenham would score. The first time in four
:03:17. > :03:18.Trippier, bouncing off Janssen of the bar and scooped away by Jan
:03:19. > :03:35.Matt. -- yang marked. Trying to nip in their ahead of Eric
:03:36. > :03:44.Dier. Chippy was there. Good point from Tottenham's point of view.
:03:45. > :03:51.Kieran Trippier has done well. Could really open up now. Dembele E.
:03:52. > :03:55.Getting into a real hustle. The referee happy to play advantage. He
:03:56. > :04:01.will have to come back to that. Now it is Dele Alli. What a goal! What a
:04:02. > :04:11.goal, what a season, what a player! And what a decision there from the
:04:12. > :04:21.referee to let the game continue. All the applause the Dele Alli.
:04:22. > :04:28.Tottenham one, Watford zero. What an untidy tangle between the pair of
:04:29. > :04:33.them that was for Dele Alli. Took the return pass from Son and how
:04:34. > :04:38.about that for a Finnish? Dele Alli with his 19th goal of the season.
:04:39. > :04:48.And it's a winning combination once again.
:04:49. > :04:57.Pressure all coming from Tottenham here. They look for a second goal
:04:58. > :05:09.seven minutes from half-time. Son against that won. And Diana lashes
:05:10. > :05:26.it home! -- Eric Dier lashes it home. Son involved in the build-up
:05:27. > :05:30.once again. Dier did not need asking twice. Taking the chance with both
:05:31. > :05:40.hands. The last couple of minutes of the first half. A bit of space here
:05:41. > :05:46.for Eriksen. He will like that. Son in possession. Son goes the goal and
:05:47. > :05:54.finds the net. Tottenham three, Watford nil. And Son scores for the
:05:55. > :06:00.third league match in a row. Spurs have not lost at home league game to
:06:01. > :06:05.Watford since 1985 and it doesn't look like they are going to lose to
:06:06. > :06:11.them this afternoon either. Three up before the break, and having been
:06:12. > :06:20.built -- been involved in the build-up for the first two, ten two
:06:21. > :06:31.keeps the third for himself. -- Son keeps the third for himself.
:06:32. > :06:43.Doucoure in the centre. Watford do have a corner.
:06:44. > :06:53.Cathcart jumping for it. Eriksen away. Dick Ore thought about having
:06:54. > :06:59.a card at the shirt. Here come Tottenham now, raising forwards. It
:07:00. > :07:04.is Jan Vertonghen. Just pipped inside the penalty area by Daryl
:07:05. > :07:08.Janmaat. What a run that was. And what a rarity that would have been,
:07:09. > :07:15.a goal for Jan Vertonghen. His last goal came two seasons ago. Here is
:07:16. > :07:27.Eriksen. Lots of lovely green space to run into. Kieran Trippier on the
:07:28. > :07:31.overlap. It goes past. Janssen to Son who absolutely buries it. It is
:07:32. > :07:36.his second goal of the match, Tottenham's forth. It will be a four
:07:37. > :07:45.point gap to Chelsea by the final whistle. Trippier in support of
:07:46. > :07:49.Eriksen. Just look at Son coming in completely unmarked. Didn't he catch
:07:50. > :07:56.it well? Full of confidence, gleefully despatching the ball home.
:07:57. > :08:02.And now with a goal either side of half-time, Son Heung-min makes it
:08:03. > :08:07.4-0. And the afternoon is about to get even better for Tottenham
:08:08. > :08:13.Hotspur supporters everywhere. With the return of their talismanic
:08:14. > :08:17.striker Harry Kane. Fear is what high it would be a long time before
:08:18. > :08:23.we saw him back on the pitch when he went off injured in the FA Cup tie
:08:24. > :08:28.against Millwall. The raw is long, loud and hearty from the faithful as
:08:29. > :08:29.Harry Kane makes his return having missed only three games through
:08:30. > :08:48.injury. Now it is with Trippier. Plenty of
:08:49. > :08:54.white shirts forward. In fighting for Kane and nearly five. A lovely
:08:55. > :09:00.move here from Tottenham. He got himself in the right place. Almost
:09:01. > :09:07.ending with a goal. Tottenham happy to just move the ball around and
:09:08. > :09:15.take their time. Eric Dier, scorer of Tottenham's second goal. Kieran
:09:16. > :09:22.Trippier forward, into Son. Oh, off the top of the Barca. Wonderful
:09:23. > :09:33.play. And I'm lucky not to get his third of the game. -- and unlucky.
:09:34. > :09:34.Tottenham completely in control. Craig Cathcart is left holding his
:09:35. > :09:56.knee. Harry Kane the Tottenham. Off the
:09:57. > :10:01.bar. What a grandstand finish that was so nearly was. It was the last
:10:02. > :10:06.kick of the game. Drama to the end. It matters not, Tottenham had put
:10:07. > :10:11.this one to bed long, long ago. The gap to Chelsea have closed the four
:10:12. > :10:17.point. Tottenham with the 14th home win of the season, unbeaten in front
:10:18. > :10:28.of their own fans, emphatic winners today. Tottenham for, Watford nil.
:10:29. > :10:34.We played really well. A massive reason frosts. A third win in the
:10:35. > :10:39.week. Very important for us to narrow the gap against Chelsea. Keep
:10:40. > :10:46.pushing, keep believing and full credit to the players. Congratulate
:10:47. > :10:51.them, makes us feel really proud. Everything seems to change in the 15
:10:52. > :10:55.minutes before half-time, and at 3-0 at half-time it is too far to come
:10:56. > :11:01.back against a team like this? Transition macro yes, exactly, in
:11:02. > :11:04.the first 30 minutes and even after the first goal we were playing very
:11:05. > :11:10.well but then of course it is very difficult once they score from
:11:11. > :11:21.outside. They managed to do what they did and it becomes really
:11:22. > :11:24.difficult. Maybe at times in the last season we've got to worry den
:11:25. > :11:29.tents and thought to much about things. This season we're just going
:11:30. > :11:35.game by game and really focusing on the games and just playing off the
:11:36. > :11:42.ball and enjoying it. Presumably watching the Bournemouth match
:11:43. > :11:52.later? Yes, of course. Now we will go home. Yes, of course we will put
:11:53. > :11:55.ourselves in front of the TV. A very impressive six straight Premier
:11:56. > :12:03.League wins, 11 on the bounce now offer Tottenham.
:12:04. > :12:10.Two goals for Son and he continues to impress? He really does. He has
:12:11. > :12:15.kicked on from last season. This year, 11 goals for him. He is having
:12:16. > :12:19.a massive impact. Especially when they did not have Harry Kane in the
:12:20. > :12:23.side, he is one of the players who stood up and made things happen for
:12:24. > :12:30.Tottenham. He is not a player who just wants to pass the ball from
:12:31. > :12:32.side to side and play in the safe zones, very comfortable in tight
:12:33. > :12:36.situations. He wants to turn and make things happen. His goal today
:12:37. > :12:40.was brilliant and these are the goals he was scoring when he was at
:12:41. > :12:47.Leverkusen. The ability to hit the ball as cleanly as he does with both
:12:48. > :12:53.feet is phenomenal. This finishes with his right foot. The opportunity
:12:54. > :12:59.he had to get a hat-trick, the only thing that will haunt him, that is
:13:00. > :13:04.the clear-cut that you will see. This folly, which is a good volley,
:13:05. > :13:09.but he will be disappointed he did not stick it into the back of the
:13:10. > :13:12.net and the fans thoroughly enjoyed his performance today and I am sure
:13:13. > :13:17.the manager brought him off to rest him for the next game. He really was
:13:18. > :13:21.that important and has been for Spurs all season. Especially when
:13:22. > :13:26.Harry Kane has been missing as well. If there is one place Tottenham are
:13:27. > :13:31.well covered it is at full-back, your position, Phil. It was Trippier
:13:32. > :13:36.who impressed you today? He was the talismanic? He was, I thought he was
:13:37. > :13:40.the best player on the pitch. He made five good chances for Spurs to
:13:41. > :13:48.score. It is only his third start of the season. This is unbelievable
:13:49. > :13:53.technique from him. Janssens was -- should score. He has got a running
:13:54. > :13:58.behind. That taken first time, firing at Crosby six yard box,
:13:59. > :14:04.Janssen again has got to anticipate it he knows it is the first time
:14:05. > :14:10.passing side. He knows he has got to make the overlap and it is not just
:14:11. > :14:14.a 10-15 yard overlap, you are talking 16, 17 yard overlap without
:14:15. > :14:19.touching the ball. And the most important part, the technique of
:14:20. > :14:24.crossing, I think that is where he is so impressive. He picks out Son
:14:25. > :14:28.at the far post. He sticks it in the net. You look at Harry Kane in the
:14:29. > :14:33.middle, he knows that ball is going into that danger area just inside
:14:34. > :14:38.the six yard box. Kane makes the run. I think he should score here,
:14:39. > :14:43.Harry Kane. It is impossible for Gomes the keeper to punch it away.
:14:44. > :14:46.Son should score. For someone who has only made three starts, an
:14:47. > :14:59.unbelievable performance today. It was the mentality that
:15:00. > :15:03.disappointed Pochettino last year. They have kicked on from that. The
:15:04. > :15:07.comments from Eric Dier about how they were tense before and now they
:15:08. > :15:10.feel more relaxed in this campaign tells you everything you need to
:15:11. > :15:16.know about how much they have progressed. Pochettino is doing a
:15:17. > :15:19.good job with them? Root they are the best coached team in the Premier
:15:20. > :15:26.League and a young team getting better and better. They have deep
:15:27. > :15:30.deep cold of that manager, he is one of the best. More speculation about
:15:31. > :15:37.Walter Mazzarri and his job, he has done a decent job really. That is
:15:38. > :15:40.the way Watford do things. There should not be doom and gloom, they
:15:41. > :15:47.sack their managers and change their players, that is the system, to
:15:48. > :15:53.shock. It would not surprise me to have a new manager next season. That
:15:54. > :15:56.victory cup Chelsea's lead to four points ahead of the evening kick-off
:15:57. > :16:04.as they travelled to a much improved Bournemouth and Steve Wilson was
:16:05. > :16:08.watching. COMMENTATOR: The message from White Hart Lane has made it to
:16:09. > :16:13.Dorset loud and clear, Spurs are ready and waiting for any sign of
:16:14. > :16:16.Chelsea weakness. Having drawn with Arsenal, Manchester United and
:16:17. > :16:20.Liverpool in 2017, there are no reasons to be fearful for
:16:21. > :16:25.Bournemouth. Eddie Howe makes one change, Brian Fraser comes them and
:16:26. > :16:31.Joshua King has nine goals in his last ten games. -- Ryan Fraser.
:16:32. > :16:35.Victor Moses and Nemanja Matic are back for Chelsea. Diego Costa is
:16:36. > :16:40.hoping to avoid a fourth successive league game without scoring, that
:16:41. > :16:45.was the head -- his longest lean streak at Chelsea.
:16:46. > :16:57.Charlie Daniels for Bournemouth. King has been in such fantastic form
:16:58. > :17:08.of late. But it was a well timed challenge. David Luiz. That is a
:17:09. > :17:13.magnificent reaction save by Thibaut Courtois to bail out David Luiz
:17:14. > :17:16.here. Phrasal whips the ball in and swing from the Brazilian and a very
:17:17. > :17:30.good save by Thibaut Courtois. That is a good ball. Fraser running
:17:31. > :17:38.at David Luiz, King offering support. Fraser. It was a chance am
:17:39. > :17:45.a lovely vision by Jack Wilshere and perfect execution of the past to get
:17:46. > :17:47.Fraser away. Didn't have the pace to get away from David Luiz and the
:17:48. > :18:04.technique to bend it goalwards. Pedro is in a good position, Diego
:18:05. > :18:10.Costa with a great term. And it ends up in the back of the net. By hook
:18:11. > :18:13.or by crook, Diego Costa has scored here for Chelsea. Certainly didn't
:18:14. > :18:22.go in in the manner in which he meant it. I Victor Moses with lots
:18:23. > :18:26.of space and a lovely turn by Diego Costa but a massive slice heading
:18:27. > :18:32.wide but for the deflection of Adam Smith. Confirmation that this is an
:18:33. > :18:35.own goal, it is going well wide before it skims off the head of the
:18:36. > :18:46.lunging and unlucky Adam Smith. Literally a slice of luck.
:18:47. > :18:55.How about that of a ball into Eden Hazard, he is an side. Around Artur
:18:56. > :19:00.Boruc and he makes it to macro. If the first one had a slice of good
:19:01. > :19:04.fortune about it, the second is brilliantly created and expertly
:19:05. > :19:10.finished. Fantastic contribution from Angola Kante and a brilliant
:19:11. > :19:15.and composed finish by Eden Hazard. What about that for a pass.
:19:16. > :19:22.Absolutely gorgeous. Eden Hazard accelerating away and comfortably
:19:23. > :19:29.deceiving Artur Boruc there. That is a high-quality goal. Eden Hazard
:19:30. > :19:46.with a lovely fade away from Artur Boruc. Bournemouth 0- two Chelsea.
:19:47. > :19:56.King has made a good run into the middle Benik Afobe, so unlucky. I
:19:57. > :20:00.can only think that Bournemouth must have run over a whole basket full of
:20:01. > :20:05.Black Cats this morning because here is another bit of bad luck. It could
:20:06. > :20:13.easily have hit Thibaut Courtois and gone in but instead it went behind
:20:14. > :20:19.and they did not even get a corner. Good tackle by Kante, they might be
:20:20. > :20:32.away here. Costa through the middle, deflected. This is what Kante does.
:20:33. > :20:40.Won it and allowed Chelsea to spring onto the attack. There were rumours
:20:41. > :20:51.that Antonio Conte might be off for a return to Italy after this season.
:20:52. > :21:01.Given to Nemanja Matic. Moses. Eden Hazard. Clipped in and the header is
:21:02. > :21:12.wide in the end from Moses. Eden Hazard again, just flicking it up
:21:13. > :21:21.for Moses. Marcos Alonso dispossessed by Adam Smith. Fraser
:21:22. > :21:28.into Benik Afobe, to King, that is a good ball. King goes the goal and it
:21:29. > :21:33.is in. That took a deflection as well but it is just what Bournemouth
:21:34. > :21:37.needed and maybe Lady luck has turned in their favour. He can't
:21:38. > :21:48.stop scoring at the moment, Joshua King. That is ten in 11. A great all
:21:49. > :21:51.in by Benik Afobe. Flicked off David Luiz and passed Thibaut Courtois,
:21:52. > :21:58.2-1. The deflection helped defeat the goalkeeper but it is Joshua
:21:59. > :22:02.King's goal, a different game now. This was just before Bournemouth
:22:03. > :22:08.embarked on the move to their goal. Antonio Conte saw it. Bournemouth
:22:09. > :22:18.feeling they could yet get something from this game. Well hit on his
:22:19. > :22:22.right foot, that is not far wide. He had won in the first half on his
:22:23. > :22:28.left which was pretty wild but this on his right foot was almost laser
:22:29. > :22:48.like. Firm and low and very nearly true. Here is Eden Hazard. Good
:22:49. > :22:56.effort by Pedro to reach that. Good ball, Eden Hazard here. A spot of
:22:57. > :23:03.bother. Costa could not have been far away. Great stuff from Pedro.
:23:04. > :23:10.And then from Eden Hazard to lash it across goal. Diego Costa couldn't
:23:11. > :23:17.quite reach it. Pedro is really swifter when he gets going. Eden
:23:18. > :23:25.Hazard. Diego Costa. This has been well worked by Chelsea. Marc Pugh's
:23:26. > :23:31.he'll was well timed. The challenge on Diego Costa wasn't and it is a
:23:32. > :23:40.free kick to Chelsea. For that on Diego Costa. Cook really slid into
:23:41. > :23:45.him. This is within range. David Luiz might feel it is almost too
:23:46. > :23:49.close for him to do one of his dippers and he has indeed taken
:23:50. > :23:53.other place on the end of the wall, leaving it for Marcos Alonso. That
:23:54. > :24:02.is a good free kick and Chelsea are 3-1 up. Marcos Alonso, great goal.
:24:03. > :24:07.When you think of the talents in this Chelsea team who were not on
:24:08. > :24:12.that free kick am a beautifully struck by Marcos Alonso. No saving
:24:13. > :24:21.that. Absolute perfection. Midway through the second half of the game,
:24:22. > :24:30.Bournemouth 1-3 Chelsea. A big goal for Antonio Conte and Chelsea.
:24:31. > :24:38.Moses, danger here. Moses away from Wilshire. Excellent save by Artur
:24:39. > :24:44.Boruc. Harry Arter should clear here for Bournemouth. Look at this from
:24:45. > :24:49.Artur Boruc. I think it took him in the face actually. Tottenham would
:24:50. > :24:55.have thought please with their performance are you really had to
:24:56. > :25:04.win today? Your macro yes. A win was important for us. But also it was
:25:05. > :25:11.good to find this situation and see our opponent and only four points,
:25:12. > :25:18.it was good for us. Our reaction was very good. We played a good game and
:25:19. > :25:24.we started in the right way. It is not easy. Lou macro it was a tight
:25:25. > :25:28.game today and we were well in it. It doesn't have if you go to macro
:25:29. > :25:34.down against a side of this quality but it was the world-class free kick
:25:35. > :25:41.that ended the game. We have to work to be champion. He shunted and it
:25:42. > :25:50.slipped off my head and went in. It is a very lucky goal from their
:25:51. > :25:56.point of view. It was a fantastic pass and the free kick of Marcos
:25:57. > :26:02.Alonso was fantastic. The only problem is we still conceded one
:26:03. > :26:05.goal. It is a small problem. We had some hope before half-time and
:26:06. > :26:11.thought we could get back into it but when they got the third goal, it
:26:12. > :26:16.made it hard for us. Today we lost to probably the best team in the
:26:17. > :26:19.league. STUDIO: Hard to find a weakness in this Chelsea team,
:26:20. > :26:23.whether it be at the back, middle or upfront. You said you felt Tottenham
:26:24. > :26:28.were the best coached team in the league but what about these? They
:26:29. > :26:32.are brilliantly coach. If you look at Chelsea and if they have any
:26:33. > :26:36.weaknesses or can they be hurt going forward. I look at the defence and
:26:37. > :26:40.how it is set up. He picked the strongest team with Victor Moses
:26:41. > :26:44.back in. They have a brilliant goalkeeper that pulls up saves at
:26:45. > :26:48.important times. A poor mistake by David Luiz and Thibaut Courtois says
:26:49. > :26:54.that. They are well drilled at set pieces. Somebody goes and attacks it
:26:55. > :26:58.all the time. When you think you broke through the midfield and you
:26:59. > :27:04.think you are onto the back foot, Azpilicueta pulls out a really good
:27:05. > :27:08.tackle. Kante and Matic comeback. A slight mistake from Matic but look
:27:09. > :27:12.at the recovery run from hazard. Canty always takes the ball of the
:27:13. > :27:16.opponents and you almost have a human shield in front with Matic and
:27:17. > :27:22.Kante. The thing that is so impressive is they are so
:27:23. > :27:25.disciplined in their defending. That way stay on their feet and take the
:27:26. > :27:33.bull from the opposition, they are brilliant. They break like electric
:27:34. > :27:36.when they do get the ball. I think Chelsea are most effective when they
:27:37. > :27:39.don't have the ball. They can break teams down and they have done that
:27:40. > :27:43.on numerous occasions with the unbelievable players they have got.
:27:44. > :27:48.When they don't have it, I worry the teams. Teams think they are in
:27:49. > :27:52.control but this is where Chelsea press. They sense someone in trouble
:27:53. > :27:57.and when they win it back, the numbers they can fly forward with
:27:58. > :28:01.our brilliant. They go straight for the jugular and that time, cost and
:28:02. > :28:05.not in great form at the minute, doesn't score. But look at the shape
:28:06. > :28:10.they get. They have the shape in the back five, the midfield are in play.
:28:11. > :28:14.Kante is known for pressing the ball and he could press but he keeps his
:28:15. > :28:21.shape and understands and knows he cannot leave holes in behind him.
:28:22. > :28:24.Bournemouth will feel in control. They will find a moment to break it
:28:25. > :28:29.down but the reality is that Chelsea are the ones in control. Hazard is
:28:30. > :28:33.in the great position with Pedro to attack whenever they win that ball.
:28:34. > :28:38.Wilshire wins the ball and things it is getting tighter and tighter. They
:28:39. > :28:43.are gone in a flash and it is a fantastic ball from Kante. And this
:28:44. > :28:47.finish from Eden Hazard. I play in massive amount of form but the way
:28:48. > :28:53.he dragged it his left and finished it was Gillian. In terms of breaking
:28:54. > :29:00.down that macro it was brilliant. For me, they are so potent when they
:29:01. > :29:04.don't have the ball. When Eden Hazard Pedro back in that shape,
:29:05. > :29:07.they are thinking about going forward despite being back there.
:29:08. > :29:11.They almost half cheating thinking if they win it, they have the energy
:29:12. > :29:16.to get up there. I think Eden Hazard at the moment is the best in the
:29:17. > :29:21.Premier League. It says a lot that Spurs have won their last six games
:29:22. > :29:24.and are still seven points behind. They are relentless. I can't see
:29:25. > :29:29.anyone catching them. Anything thrown at them they have handled.
:29:30. > :29:34.Tottenham are doing all they can do but it is hard to see this Chelsea
:29:35. > :29:38.team dropping enough points? It is hard. Today was their biggest test
:29:39. > :29:43.for that. You understand Spurs did what they did in the early kick-off
:29:44. > :29:46.and cut it to four points, this is a confident Chelsea side. But it is
:29:47. > :30:02.football. Five more matches for you still to
:30:03. > :30:12.come. A super save by Mignolet. Delph encouraged to shoot again.
:30:13. > :30:22.Just kept out. Their's no flag, it's Dawson. What a save! Negredo. What a
:30:23. > :30:25.save! We were hoping from goals for Stoke against Liverpool. Their
:30:26. > :30:29.previous six Premier League meetings have produced 27 of them and
:30:30. > :30:37.Liverpool remain this season's top scorers. Watching was Guy Mowbray.
:30:38. > :30:47.No player has scored more for Stoke City against Liverpool than Jon
:30:48. > :30:50.Walters. None of Liverpool's scorers start this one, with chief
:30:51. > :30:58.goal-scoring responsibility down to Divock Origi. Teenagers Trent
:30:59. > :31:07.Alexander-Arnold and Ben Woodburn also start with Kameni oh, Coutinho
:31:08. > :31:13.and Sturridge all sub stash back Coutinho and Firmino.
:31:14. > :31:18.Good work by Ben Woodburn. Woodburn goes in again and this possesses Joe
:31:19. > :31:22.Allen. He has Divock Origi to the left. He is trying to do as much as
:31:23. > :31:27.he can buy himself by claiming a foul which he is not going to get.
:31:28. > :31:34.That is the best moment of the game so far for the 17-year-old. Tigerish
:31:35. > :31:42.work. Was never able to get the ball out in front of him to really have a
:31:43. > :31:53.run at Ryan Shawcross and co-. Peters chased by a -- Divock Origi.
:31:54. > :31:58.There have been one or two defenders today who have got away with errors.
:31:59. > :32:00.That was the biggest of the lot by Dejan Lovren. He is always
:32:01. > :32:18.struggling. That will come to Milner. Milner
:32:19. > :32:24.wants it again. Klein finds Woodburn. Woodburn turns, claims his
:32:25. > :32:29.foul. Mike Dean wants nothing to do with that. Stoke try and get it
:32:30. > :32:32.away. Ryan Shawcross is not exactly blessed with blistering pace. Here
:32:33. > :32:54.is Adam. There are three in the centre and
:32:55. > :33:04.it's headed in! Jon Walters gets another goal against Liverpool. What
:33:05. > :33:08.a key time to get this one. It came after Liverpool felt they might have
:33:09. > :33:15.a penalty with Ben Woodburn going down on the edge of the Stoke box.
:33:16. > :33:21.Stoke broke away. That the touch that made the goal, Shaqiri away
:33:22. > :33:28.from club band. It is a lovely clip to Walters and Walters buries it.
:33:29. > :33:35.This is what Jurgen Klopp was taking issue with. He felt that Erik
:33:36. > :33:39.Pieters had fouled the 17-year-old as he tried to turn and keep
:33:40. > :33:43.Liverpool pressing on the edge of the box. It was certainly a clumsy
:33:44. > :33:49.challenge. Mike Dean had a good view of it. He did not think it was an
:33:50. > :33:56.unfair one. Two Liverpool half-time changes. The two teenagers replaced
:33:57. > :34:05.by Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino. Shaqiri, brilliantly done.
:34:06. > :34:09.He put the brakes on. Arnautovic was in a good spot. Shaqiri looked
:34:10. > :34:19.sharp. It is his first game since January. He had a calf problem. A
:34:20. > :34:27.super save by Mignolet. He has just kept Liverpool in it. It is amazing
:34:28. > :34:36.the Stoke Miss. Georginio Wijnaldum gets in a real mess. He heads it to
:34:37. > :34:47.add them. Adam. Will that come back to bite Stoke City? Milner Winslet.
:34:48. > :34:53.Wins it. Liverpool are so much crisper and more purposeful going
:34:54. > :35:01.forward since the half-time changes. Origi with a chance to shoot. Always
:35:02. > :35:09.wide. A Liverpool shop has been a red thing in this game. -- a
:35:10. > :35:12.Liverpool shop has been a bad thing in this game. Brilliant work from
:35:13. > :35:24.Klein. I super save. Really well struck by
:35:25. > :35:33.Philippe Coutinho. Liverpool starting to pepper the Stoke City
:35:34. > :35:38.net. Coutinho takes it. It is headed onto the bar. Lovren attacks it with
:35:39. > :35:43.vigour. A really good corner. Lovren has a free run at it. That is the
:35:44. > :35:47.loudest the Liverpool fans have been all afternoon. Their team behind but
:35:48. > :35:52.in terms of the balance of power in the game at the moment, shifting
:35:53. > :36:17.themselves on top. A chance now! Chance buried by
:36:18. > :36:24.Philippe Coutinho. The Liverpool equaliser that has been coming ever
:36:25. > :36:29.since he came on at half-time. Patient work by Emre Can. That was
:36:30. > :36:38.nearly a perfect ball in by Sturridge. Stoke thought they had
:36:39. > :36:43.dealt with it. The clearance went straight to Philippe Coutinho who
:36:44. > :36:52.scores for the third game in a row. 1-1.
:36:53. > :37:06.Firmino onside. What a finish! What a, what a finish! On long ball over
:37:07. > :37:14.the top and one later and Liverpool have the lead. Look at Firmino.
:37:15. > :37:21.There he goes. He is not tracked and he is onside. That is how to hit
:37:22. > :37:25.them. Firmino is allowed to go by himself and he watched it all the
:37:26. > :37:35.way onto his boot. One look at goal, one looked down at the ball and then
:37:36. > :37:36.that hit. It is 1-2 to Liverpool. Two in two minutes by the Brazilian
:37:37. > :37:49.super subs. Can Stoke hit back immediately?
:37:50. > :37:54.Arnautovic traces on in? Great save, Mignolet. That was Berahino's big
:37:55. > :38:03.moment. How on earth did he keep it out? What on earth has happened to
:38:04. > :38:07.this game? It has come alive. Two massive saves by Mignolet in this
:38:08. > :38:11.half. The way it has come about, I think Jurgen Klopp will be as
:38:12. > :38:16.pleased with the victory as any he has seen this season. Erik Pieters.
:38:17. > :38:21.They have got to get it in soon. They will not do it. Liverpool win
:38:22. > :38:30.away from home for the first time in the Premier League in 2017. With
:38:31. > :38:36.your two goal-scorers, was it a close thing selecting them or was
:38:37. > :38:48.there a jazz? We had to wait to see how Philippe Phelps. -- how he felt.
:38:49. > :38:54.Then he said, I am fine. I said thank you and maybe we will start
:38:55. > :38:57.you on the bench. We had two outstanding opportunities. We had
:38:58. > :39:00.three guys in the six yard box and not one of them has dispatched the
:39:01. > :39:08.ball in the back of the net. It should be a clear goal. To be fair
:39:09. > :39:11.to their keeper he made a magnificent save from Saido
:39:12. > :39:15.Berahino. You feel it is maybe not your day. It is great to have his
:39:16. > :39:20.moments and also afterwards to win the game, that is why I love the job
:39:21. > :39:26.and why I will keep working every day to improve. Simon Mignolet, what
:39:27. > :39:31.a save. That was genius and I really am really happy for him. He saved
:39:32. > :39:37.our life today. Job done, feels good, nice weather, 63 points, I
:39:38. > :39:43.could not feel better in this moment.
:39:44. > :39:50.Jurgen Klopp is happy. They made the changes at half-time and it really,
:39:51. > :39:56.really worked, didn't it? Did. When I saw the team sheet before the game
:39:57. > :40:03.I actually fancied Stoke. They were missing the players like Coutinho
:40:04. > :40:09.and Firmino. Stoke dominated. Jurgen Klopp changed the system. He went to
:40:10. > :40:14.three at the back. This was a poor goal to give away. Shaqiri went away
:40:15. > :40:18.too easily. Lovren has got to come around and see the run of Jon
:40:19. > :40:23.Walters. He doesn't. It is a simple tap in from Jon Walters. Stoke
:40:24. > :40:28.deserved that. At half-time, desperate measures. Coutinho had
:40:29. > :40:33.been sick and Firmino who was tired came on and all of a sudden the game
:40:34. > :40:38.changed. Possession, they controlled the game. The movement was fantastic
:40:39. > :40:43.from both Coutinho and Firmino. This running behind, they were stretching
:40:44. > :40:46.defenders and it is because of that combination, of Coutinho and
:40:47. > :40:52.Firmino, they link up so well together. Coutinho comes in off the
:40:53. > :40:57.left-hand side, shoots from that distance. A brilliant save from
:40:58. > :41:00.Grant. This was the goal. It is all about the awareness, sniffing where
:41:01. > :41:05.the ball will land and the finish is sublime. This is the second goal, a
:41:06. > :41:09.simple ball over the top. Poor defending from Stoke. This is
:41:10. > :41:13.probably the goal of the day from Firmino. Smashes it into the top
:41:14. > :41:21.corner and I think probably the most important three points of the
:41:22. > :41:23.season. A big turning point in the second half. Simon Mignolet has
:41:24. > :41:27.taken some stick on occasions but he deserves praise this evening? Both
:41:28. > :41:32.goalkeepers have taken some stick that Simon Mignolet today was
:41:33. > :41:38.phenomenal. This is them at 1-0 down, it could easily have been 2-0
:41:39. > :41:46.down. How has Charlie Adam not put it in the back of the net? He got
:41:47. > :41:53.his leg out and away from danger. This one from Berahino. Your initial
:41:54. > :41:57.reaction is he has moved. Jurgen Klopp is known for giving out hugs
:41:58. > :42:02.after the game but I don't think there has been one as strong as that
:42:03. > :42:08.after the game for his goalkeeper. Stoke will be checked. They will.
:42:09. > :42:12.They are on a bad run. You expect Stoke to finish in the top of the
:42:13. > :42:22.table and mark Huws will want a strong end of the season. Full. Now
:42:23. > :42:30.attention turns to the top four finish.
:42:31. > :42:41.Within some company on the bench David Silva captains stop Claudio
:42:42. > :42:47.Bravo is recalled to goal after seven Premier League matches out of
:42:48. > :42:52.the firing line. Hull's defences weekend with the absence of Harry
:42:53. > :42:55.Maguire. But strikers like the money as have helped them out of the
:42:56. > :42:59.bottom three. The Senegal international has three in his last
:43:00. > :43:05.three Premier League games -- Umar Yass.
:43:06. > :43:16.Manchester City are looking for a quite professional day at the
:43:17. > :43:23.office. Into Davitt Silva. A double save from Jacopo Witte.
:43:24. > :43:30.A good reaction from the Hull goalkeeper. The first time he was
:43:31. > :43:39.asked a question and he had two positive answers. What a run he has
:43:40. > :43:44.been on since arriving at the club. 17 points from 33. Can he pick up a
:43:45. > :43:50.few up away from home to help their survival cause?
:43:51. > :43:59.Toure. We have seen a few of those down the years. Flying to the top
:44:00. > :44:06.corner. Not dipping enough from Yaya Toure. The only Premier League
:44:07. > :44:15.manager not to name an unchanged team in the season today. Four
:44:16. > :44:24.changes today, 96 for the season. Now Aguero looking for that half a
:44:25. > :44:29.yard. A yellow card for the Brazilian player, the first of the
:44:30. > :44:38.day and it is a Manchester City free kick. Aguero was to click for him.
:44:39. > :44:49.That is Yaya Toure territory. It is to be Toure. A good try as well. He
:44:50. > :44:54.could not stretch the Hull goalkeeper either side. A fairly
:44:55. > :45:01.tame opening half an hour. That will suit Hull City down to the ground.
:45:02. > :45:04.confident Chelsea side. But it is football.
:45:05. > :45:13.It is an own goal, Elmohamady. So unfortunate. Terrific delivery by
:45:14. > :45:21.Navas that caused it. In the attempt to try and clear, Elmohamady could
:45:22. > :45:31.only put it past his own goalkeeper. That is unfortunate for the visitors
:45:32. > :45:35.and Marco Silva. I am sure deep down Hull knew they would have to score
:45:36. > :45:49.today, that just confirms it. They have failed to score 13 times in 31
:45:50. > :45:56.league games. Ev Andrew, near us. Got his angles or wrong. This was a
:45:57. > :46:03.golden opportunity. It came at him quickly. He just got his feet or
:46:04. > :46:06.wrong. You get the feeling that Manchester City are having a Sunday
:46:07. > :46:13.drive in the sunshine in second gear. If required, they could go up
:46:14. > :46:20.the gears and speed further down the lane.
:46:21. > :46:29.A bit of space for Silva. He had now left to his right, turned inside
:46:30. > :46:35.Robertson and Doctor shoulder, terrific from Stirling, Aguero,
:46:36. > :46:39.surely. And he squeezed it in. It has taken less than three minutes at
:46:40. > :46:45.the start of the second half. And Sergio Aguero makes it ten in ten
:46:46. > :46:52.for him. This was all created by Raheem Sterling. Power, pace. And
:46:53. > :47:02.then when it came to Aguero, it was never really in doubt. Sergio Aguero
:47:03. > :47:14.has scored 30 goals in his last 43 Premier League starts. Nearly
:47:15. > :47:22.another own goal. Dawson would have been the unfortunate man. This could
:47:23. > :47:27.easily have been number three. Manchester City search for their
:47:28. > :47:36.200th Premier League victory. Fabulous from Silva. Toure to pick
:47:37. > :47:43.out Sterling. He goes round Dawson, players over if he sees them. Fabian
:47:44. > :47:49.Delph, just his second Premier League start of the season and it is
:47:50. > :47:55.marked with a goal. Sterling again and the heart of it. Sunday was the
:47:56. > :48:01.easy option to his left but he went for the more difficult one. -- sane
:48:02. > :48:07.was the easier option. I frustrating season for Fabian Delph but he will
:48:08. > :48:11.certainly have enjoyed that moment. 60 Premier League goals on the
:48:12. > :48:19.season for Manchester City, 64 conceded for Hull City. So is,
:48:20. > :48:31.Fabian Delph encouraged to shoot began. Making up for lost time,
:48:32. > :48:38.Fabian Delph. Much more important challenges lie ahead in the
:48:39. > :48:53.remaining six games after today. It is a Hull corner. Well defended by
:48:54. > :48:58.Manchester City. Space for Maloney. Both back to Ranocchia. Manchester
:48:59. > :49:04.City will not have their clean sheet. The Italian has his second
:49:05. > :49:08.Premier League goal. Claudio Ranieri on his return to the starting
:49:09. > :49:17.line-up is beaten. They didn't deal with the first corner. Clever from
:49:18. > :49:22.Maloney but that was not a strong shot and cloudier Bravo will feel he
:49:23. > :49:34.should not have been beaten by that. Only consolation for Hull. The macro
:49:35. > :49:41.they created a few chances and again, the attitude in the way they
:49:42. > :49:49.tried to play. We need to get back to winning ways. We did not have a
:49:50. > :50:01.good performance. At sometimes we looked tired. We were unlucky with
:50:02. > :50:05.the first goal. We tried to react as well at the end with one more
:50:06. > :50:10.striker but they had too much. I thought we had a few chances that we
:50:11. > :50:15.probably needed to be more clinical in the first half. But we kept going
:50:16. > :50:21.and the goals went in. I needed that. My first two macro shots
:50:22. > :50:26.nearly hit my wife in the stands to be honest. I wasn't sure if I would
:50:27. > :50:30.have another crack but it was there for me and luckily it went on the
:50:31. > :50:36.back of the net. With the only frustration not to get a clean
:50:37. > :50:46.sheet? Yes. We defended poorly at set pieces. When you have six or
:50:47. > :50:53.seven players, strikers, could this go to the last day, the race for the
:50:54. > :50:56.Champions League? Definitely. Definitely, no question about it. A
:50:57. > :51:02.comfortable victory for Manchester City in the end. Also, a very
:51:03. > :51:05.creative performance from Raheem Sterling. A decent performance from
:51:06. > :51:11.Manchester City but he was their standout performer. When they needed
:51:12. > :51:16.someone to be that creative spark and be that difference, he was the
:51:17. > :51:21.man. He was almost unplayable at times today. His decision-making was
:51:22. > :51:26.spot on. He had space in front of him, he got it out of his feet and
:51:27. > :51:30.got it into the box. A tough clearance with Dawson. This time, he
:51:31. > :51:35.looks at the bodies he draws into him. Taking on half the team with
:51:36. > :51:39.him there. He creates another opportunity for his side. You don't
:51:40. > :51:46.want to get caught in this situation with him. One-on-one, he goes by him
:51:47. > :51:51.with ease and gets his head up and picks out Silva. He would expect to
:51:52. > :51:57.stick that one away. This is the goal. So quick how he goes by
:51:58. > :52:02.people. He is around the six yard box and an absolute tap in for
:52:03. > :52:08.Aguero. But again, decision-making at the right times. They are good
:52:09. > :52:12.balls in good areas for strikers to get on the end of. This was the
:52:13. > :52:17.finish for Fabian Delph towards the end. Dawson getting caught in a part
:52:18. > :52:22.of the pitch you probably didn't want to be. Gets his head up and
:52:23. > :52:25.picks out Fabian Delph who has had a frustrating season and must have
:52:26. > :52:33.enjoyed that given the injuries he has had to endure this season.
:52:34. > :52:38.Please for him as well. Hull, since Silva's arrival, at home, terrific
:52:39. > :52:43.but one point from 18 away from home. They have played Watford,
:52:44. > :52:47.Sunderland and Spurs, you would think they would win two of those.
:52:48. > :52:50.They need to win one away from home on three victories and they will be
:52:51. > :52:56.saved, Marco Silva has done amazing job. West Ham against Swansea
:52:57. > :53:00.promised to be a tense affair, a couple of months ago, West Ham were
:53:01. > :53:04.ninth but a terrible run has led them to a battle for survival and
:53:05. > :53:11.Swansea had fallen back into the bottom three this week. Commentary
:53:12. > :53:16.from Jonathan Pearce. COMMENTATOR: Jonathan Pearce is safe in his job.
:53:17. > :53:20.The joint chairman says the board has 100% faith in him. Robert
:53:21. > :53:24.Snodgrass comes in for Andy Carroll, who is only fit enough for the
:53:25. > :53:33.bench. Mark Noble plays his 400th game for the club. Swansea name an
:53:34. > :53:41.unchanged side from the side that collapsed against Tottenham,
:53:42. > :53:45.Fabianski was declared fit. Looking to get between the centre-backs, was
:53:46. > :53:52.he fouled? It was right on the edge of the box. Eight poor touch by
:53:53. > :53:57.Snodgrass and he has found his man. Went between the two macro
:53:58. > :53:59.centre-backs. He got a touch on it before he went down. The referee got
:54:00. > :54:10.it right. Looking to go on the outside, a
:54:11. > :54:17.decent cross to the far stick. Brought down well. Men supporting in
:54:18. > :54:26.the position, in comes the cross, Snodgrass of the far post. Just kept
:54:27. > :54:30.out. He thought it was in. Slack marking at the far post here allowed
:54:31. > :54:36.Snodgrass to creep between the two macro defenders. Sunglasses,
:54:37. > :54:44.T-shirts, one or two of those T-shirts a little on the tight side
:54:45. > :54:49.chaps. Mawson took a chance. Antonio to his left-hand side, Snodgrass
:54:50. > :54:57.with opposition to the right, good save by Fabianski. Fine goalkeeping.
:54:58. > :55:09.You may have seen it late as well. -- he may have seen it late. Now,
:55:10. > :55:14.Carol. Leroy Fer as Routledge in the penalty area. Looking for the cross
:55:15. > :55:27.and Jose Fonte was well-positioned. Swings the corner looking for Leroy
:55:28. > :55:34.Fer and Fernandez was behind him, it was loose until Antonio gave it a
:55:35. > :55:40.go. West Ham have to be excited on set pieces, Fernandez drifting off
:55:41. > :55:48.his marker. Slaven Bilic prowling his technical area. I can't see him
:55:49. > :55:54.playing any further part, Antonio's hamstring has gone. A really big
:55:55. > :56:02.blow for West Ham. Off goes the top scorer. A real concern for Slaven
:56:03. > :56:11.Bilic. Concerning days for both of these teams. Steady possession from
:56:12. > :56:20.West Ham, where are they going with it. There is the drive, 1-0, a
:56:21. > :56:24.splendid opening goal. He started moving into higher positions a
:56:25. > :56:30.couple of minutes ago and it has paid off for West Ham United. A good
:56:31. > :56:38.ball to him. Took two or three touches. And I rode into the corner.
:56:39. > :56:44.-- and an arrow into the corner. A really good goal. He got a yellow
:56:45. > :56:50.card for his celebrations by the way. 1-0 West Ham. Swansea have made
:56:51. > :57:04.two macro half-time changes. The rent a comes on for Tom Carroll and
:57:05. > :57:11.Routledge. Crosses back into the middle. Edged out and finds the side
:57:12. > :57:15.netting in the end. Sam Byram up from the back. Looking for his first
:57:16. > :57:22.goal for the club. Regular scorer in his Leeds United days. Very untidy,
:57:23. > :57:27.seemed to lift is foot over the challenge. Lanzini driving. Looking
:57:28. > :57:33.for the crossfield ball, driven across. A more confident striker
:57:34. > :57:40.might have taken it in stride and shot at goal. Snodgrass, Snodgrass
:57:41. > :57:49.again. Deflected away to Lanzini, he could finish it here for West Ham
:57:50. > :57:53.United. It was a blatant dive. Quite rightly cautioned. You need to look
:57:54. > :57:55.at this replay on Match of the Day and take a long look at himself.
:57:56. > :58:13.Totally unacceptable. A super save, did he get a touch on
:58:14. > :58:19.it or did it fly over. I thought he touched it. That is a sheepish look
:58:20. > :58:24.from Darren Randolph which suggest he might have got a touch on it. I
:58:25. > :58:36.think he got his fingertips to it, I think that is a terrific save.
:58:37. > :58:44.Lanzini with the shot blocked. Oh what a save that is by Lukasz
:58:45. > :58:55.Fabianski. It would have settled the game. Fabianski did so well, he has
:58:56. > :59:03.had a good season. A good pass by the young man who turns 21 on the
:59:04. > :59:08.15th of this month. Lanzini has turned Fernandez inside out. He has
:59:09. > :59:13.dispatched Kyle Naughton as well, should have buried it, should have
:59:14. > :59:18.been two macro. Brilliant setup, no finish. Crucially he lacked
:59:19. > :59:25.composure in there when he needed it most. A good run by Lanzini. It is
:59:26. > :59:30.not the old West Ham way and it is not the way of Brooking or
:59:31. > :59:39.Devonshire, it is grim and totally necessary. It is displayed in here
:59:40. > :59:43.to Sigurdsson. Vital defending by Sam Byram who has forced the
:59:44. > :59:47.goalkick. And the first man, Mark Noble, 400 games for West Ham and he
:59:48. > :59:54.knows the importance of that vital piece of defensive play by the
:59:55. > :59:55.23-year-old Sam Byram. And with that, Swansea's chance for an
:59:56. > :00:12.equaliser might have gone. Slaven Bilic wants it all over.
:00:13. > :00:18.We've had a stoppage time. Slaven Bilic, look at the relief! What a
:00:19. > :00:26.release of tension. A big victory this for West Ham. It is a huge win
:00:27. > :00:35.and I congratulate the boys because they put everything in. Spirit,
:00:36. > :00:41.teamwork, being followed in the first place, but then also being
:00:42. > :00:46.dangerous. We gave everything and we deserved to win, we deserved three
:00:47. > :00:50.points. It is a very poor result for us and I cannot stand here and say
:00:51. > :00:55.we deserved anything more than what we got. I think in the first half we
:00:56. > :01:00.played with a lot of anxiety, a lot of fear and that affected even our
:01:01. > :01:05.ability to do the basics and battle and be aggressive and in the second
:01:06. > :01:09.half, we made changes which were in an attempt to be more positive but
:01:10. > :01:15.we lost our identity, our shape and it became very scrappy. Today was so
:01:16. > :01:19.important and for someone who has been at the club so long and
:01:20. > :01:23.realises how much it means to people, they emphasised that to the
:01:24. > :01:27.lads at half-time going in 1-0, it is probably the most important game
:01:28. > :01:34.they will play for long time and I think they realised that. We came
:01:35. > :01:37.out winners. Six weeks ago we had a gap and we lost it. In five games we
:01:38. > :01:47.don't want to let it happen again. Two teams under pressure but West
:01:48. > :01:52.Ham handled it best? This game is all about writ, spirit and
:01:53. > :01:56.determination. There's not much to pick out in analysis but what they
:01:57. > :02:00.did was they had a standout performer in James Collins at the
:02:01. > :02:04.back who was that player who was prepared to put his body on the
:02:05. > :02:09.line, prepared to head those balls away in difficult moments. It was
:02:10. > :02:14.not a game for the fancy players, so to speak. It was a time for them to
:02:15. > :02:18.dig deep and get the result they desperately needed. He is throwing
:02:19. > :02:25.his body in front of the ball, good delivery from Sigurdsson, gets his
:02:26. > :02:28.head on that one. He is defending against the rent he was so pivotal
:02:29. > :02:33.with those balls that come into the box for Swansea. Two yards off his
:02:34. > :02:37.line. -- against Llorente. It is a great clearance. This tells you
:02:38. > :02:42.everything about the pressure of the game. Sam Byron comes across and
:02:43. > :02:46.don't get me wrong, it is a good block but I don't think it warranted
:02:47. > :02:49.this type of celebration from the players. You can understand because
:02:50. > :02:55.the amount of pressure they have been under as a club and players and
:02:56. > :02:59.a manager, that is why, that clearance or winning the game meant
:03:00. > :03:06.so much for them. You can see it with Slaven Bilic Chad the end. He
:03:07. > :03:13.deserved it with that reaction. The honey moon period is over? Does well
:03:14. > :03:17.and truly over. I watched them at Bournemouth a couple of weeks ago.
:03:18. > :03:21.They looked like they had lost all confidence, the goals had dried up,
:03:22. > :03:25.the result on Wednesday night would have been a killer, scoring three
:03:26. > :03:30.goals in the last five minutes. Today, West Ham were by far the
:03:31. > :03:36.better team. Paul Clement has somehow to galvanise the squad and
:03:37. > :03:39.get the confidence back in them. Confidence is so important.
:03:40. > :03:47.Especially at this time in the season. When push comes to shove.
:03:48. > :03:59.Two more games for you on Match of the Day two. Jagielka and Everton
:04:00. > :04:07.have the lead. Vardy, six goals in seven games. There is also
:04:08. > :04:10.commentary on Everton versus Leicester on BBC Radio 5 Live. The
:04:11. > :04:15.final round of the Masters is live from Buster on BBC Two. Germaine
:04:16. > :04:20.Greer each is in the first episode of the Jamie Johnson football
:04:21. > :04:26.podcast. You can download it by going to the CBBC or 5 Live website.
:04:27. > :04:34.And the World Snooker Championship is back on the BBC next Saturday --
:04:35. > :04:43.Jermaine Jenas is on the Jamie Johnson football podcast. Arteta,
:04:44. > :04:51.good strike and goal! The title just might have gone. Mario Balotelli
:04:52. > :04:59.will get a second yellow card here. Mancini can do nothing but shake his
:05:00. > :05:03.head. No relegation worries for Brom and Southampton this season. They
:05:04. > :05:06.went into their match at the Hawthorns in eighth and ninth
:05:07. > :05:12.respectively. Mark Scott was the commentator.
:05:13. > :05:19.Tony Pulis is never finished in the top half of the table in his eighth
:05:20. > :05:23.season managing the team. West Brom have missed Matt Phillips while he
:05:24. > :05:28.has been out injured. Phillips starts for the first time since
:05:29. > :05:38.February today with Salamon Rondon and James Morrison also brought in.
:05:39. > :05:46.Southampton Harmison some key men. Ryan Bertrand is in for Stan McQueen
:05:47. > :05:51.at the back. -- Southampton are missing some key men. Bruce Kavanagh
:05:52. > :06:00.is the referee this afternoon. He is officiating his first ever Premier
:06:01. > :06:08.League game. A good save from Fraser Forster. The
:06:09. > :06:15.first real flight of goal in the game. Morrison chancing his arm from
:06:16. > :06:24.distance. Forster had to get down quickly to keep it out. Chablis
:06:25. > :06:30.could not keep his effort down. Tony Pulis has West Brom on course to
:06:31. > :06:35.equal their best league position since 1981 with the Baggies
:06:36. > :06:39.finishing eighth four seasons ago. Forster sends it long. It has broken
:06:40. > :06:51.kindly for Shane Long. He is into the area. Jordy Clasie! A brilliant
:06:52. > :06:57.goal. Jordy Clasie's first-ever strike in the Premier League and
:06:58. > :07:03.it's fairly flew past Ben Foster. It all came from the long clearance
:07:04. > :07:08.upfield. Long managed to find a pocket of space and then passed into
:07:09. > :07:10.the box. An intelligent pass to Dusan Tadic. Jordy Clasie then
:07:11. > :07:32.struck it perfectly. There was a coming together between
:07:33. > :07:33.Shane Long and Jonny Evans but Chris Kavanagh decided there was nothing
:07:34. > :07:48.in it. It is Salomon Rondon. A brilliant
:07:49. > :07:52.save from Fraser Forster. Dangerous dogs away. Eventually, over the top
:07:53. > :08:00.from Matt Phillips. It was all happening there. Rondon did what he
:08:01. > :08:08.should do and sent it back across goal. Before that, Long was through
:08:09. > :08:18.on goal. Evans doesn't seem to make any contact with him whatsoever.
:08:19. > :08:24.Jordy Clasie was caught late thereby Phillips. That will be the second
:08:25. > :08:29.booking of the game and the second for a West Brom man. He cannot have
:08:30. > :08:33.any complaints about that. I tell you what, some challenges this
:08:34. > :08:45.season of that ilk have been met with more than a yellow card.
:08:46. > :08:53.Forster manages to just get his hand to the ball. The bounce saw the ball
:08:54. > :09:03.almost get away from him and he had to slap it away from acclaimed's
:09:04. > :09:10.path. A lovely move this from Southampton. Is there an end
:09:11. > :09:16.product? There might be. Redmond. It would have been a fabulous goal.
:09:17. > :09:18.Made a pretty solid connection Nathan Redmond. Unfortunately it was
:09:19. > :09:40.too close to Ben Foster. Given away. Tadic on the scene to
:09:41. > :09:42.Southampton. Dusan Tadic. It was a whisker away. The most relieved man
:09:43. > :09:51.inside the Hawthorns is Ben Foster. That was an intelligent pass. Here
:09:52. > :10:13.is Robson carne. -- Robson Hal Robson-Kanu scored a screamer
:10:14. > :10:24.early on in the season fluffed his lines here.
:10:25. > :10:32.I wonder if Tony Pulis will be getting a bit concerned about West
:10:33. > :10:42.Brom's lack of goals? Brunt with the free kick. Morrison to perhaps have
:10:43. > :10:48.a hit. Livermore. There is no flag, it is Dawson! What a save and what a
:10:49. > :10:53.miss. Fraser Forster has had precious little to do this
:10:54. > :10:58.afternoon, but when called upon here, he produced a splendid save.
:10:59. > :11:06.Southampton felt that Dawson were offside. He is clearly on. That was
:11:07. > :11:19.a tremendous stop from Fraser Forster. That was a good ball. It is
:11:20. > :11:28.out for a West Brom corner. This might be their last chance. Chadli
:11:29. > :11:34.delivers, brunt flicks on and Forster to the rescue again. Twice
:11:35. > :11:42.in stoppage time Fraser Forster has been on hand to deny West Brom a
:11:43. > :11:47.leveller. Jonny Evans 's that slapped away by Forster. Fraser
:11:48. > :11:51.Forster the Southampton hero in the end as Claude Puel's side give
:11:52. > :11:57.themselves a chance of growing up some ground on West Brom in eighth.
:11:58. > :12:02.It is nice to contribute, nice to do my job and the defence have been
:12:03. > :12:10.awesome. Today it was just might turn and it is a fantastic win for
:12:11. > :12:16.us. A strong end to the season. There is a quality with the direct
:12:17. > :12:27.play, the free kicks. But it was difficult with the pressure. It is
:12:28. > :12:32.good to win today. We have had 38 goals and 38 shots on target. What
:12:33. > :12:37.we have to do is have a little bit more composure and little more
:12:38. > :12:41.steadiness in front of goals. We have slashed opportunities and
:12:42. > :12:46.chances today. But you can't fault the players. The last 20, 25
:12:47. > :12:48.minutes, they really showed their mettle and they kept going. We just
:12:49. > :13:05.needed a break and we never got it. It was not West Brom's day but it
:13:06. > :13:09.was Geordie classy's goal -- it was Jordy Clasie's day and his goal was
:13:10. > :13:13.a classy goal. It was unbelievable in a game where I thought
:13:14. > :13:17.Southampton were pretty fortunate, were they to win any game, it was
:13:18. > :13:22.the lay-off and the speed from tad itch and he struck it really well.
:13:23. > :13:25.He got his opportunity to play and Southampton are on a good run at the
:13:26. > :13:29.moment. Claude Puel needs a good end to the season because I do think
:13:30. > :13:32.Southampton fans are totally convinced with him. They are doing
:13:33. > :13:51.all right though. They always are, they are in the top half
:13:52. > :13:54.of the table and they should have a good end to the season. West Brom
:13:55. > :13:56.have stopped scoring. But what a season they have had. Middlesbrough
:13:57. > :13:58.and Burnley met at the Riverside after contrasting results midweek.
:13:59. > :13:59.Boro were seven points from safety while Burnley pulled clear with
:14:00. > :14:11.victory over Stoke. Two sides who battled out of the
:14:12. > :14:16.Championship last season. Without a win since December 17, this is a
:14:17. > :14:25.must win for Middlesbrough. The back new made four changes. Rudy Gestede
:14:26. > :14:32.without a win in his last 40 Premier League games as the lone striker.
:14:33. > :14:38.Ashley Barnes is preferred to Sam Vokes. Sean Dyche still looking for
:14:39. > :14:41.his first away win of the season. Middlesbrough have actually lost
:14:42. > :14:48.fewer games than Burnley this season and yet it is they who are staring
:14:49. > :14:51.down the barrel. For Middlesbrough, Riverside has been accommodating for
:14:52. > :15:06.the visitors. Rudy Gestede attacking it but did
:15:07. > :15:12.not time his run well enough. And a handball against Grant Leadbeater.
:15:13. > :15:19.Too much what we expected so far. A run from Heaton. A foul by Ayala
:15:20. > :15:23.leading over the top of Ashley Barnes. He is claiming that the
:15:24. > :15:27.Burnley forward was backing into him. It is an inviting position here
:15:28. > :15:41.for Burnley. Brady felt that Victor Valdes got a
:15:42. > :15:48.touch to that. Yes, off the top of the bar. One of the other reason
:15:49. > :15:56.there is not much optimism at Middlesbrough is they still have
:15:57. > :16:02.four of the top five to play. Barnes has now caught him in the face with
:16:03. > :16:07.his arm. Is this about Lethbridge? He will probably argue that it was.
:16:08. > :16:16.Maybe a touch of an elbow afterwards. Watch the left elbow.
:16:17. > :16:25.Unnecessary. The backheel doesn't come off. A long way to go between
:16:26. > :16:28.here and goal and had to go for it. Good tackle, really just stood in
:16:29. > :16:42.his way. Just happy to stand in the way of the forward. It is teased in.
:16:43. > :16:50.Ayala across. And nobody can get a touch. Nothing wrong with the cross
:16:51. > :16:55.from Daniel Ayala. It was a backheel of sorts. It took Middlesbrough
:16:56. > :17:00.seven years to return to the Premier League. They have to make more of a
:17:01. > :17:06.fight than they are putting up at the moment to stay in it longer than
:17:07. > :17:14.one season. Does well to feed it to Clayton. The cross is deep. And
:17:15. > :17:19.turned behind by Keane. That is more like it from Middlesbrough, that is
:17:20. > :17:23.what the home fans want to see. Action in the opponent's penalty
:17:24. > :17:29.area. Comes back here followed bitter. They need a good delivery.
:17:30. > :17:33.And it is in the corner and he turned down to his right to make the
:17:34. > :17:37.save. Already Middlesbrough have done more in the opening two minutes
:17:38. > :17:44.of the second half than they managed in the entirety of the first 45.
:17:45. > :17:48.Ward getting forward on this left-hand side. He will get that
:17:49. > :17:58.away. He committed himself, the cutback is good. Robbie Brady. He
:17:59. > :18:13.had a hand, died in, the dummy from Barnes. -- dived in. Couldn't quite
:18:14. > :18:19.tag it in. Negredo. What a save by Mason. What a goal that would have
:18:20. > :18:25.been. That brings an end to that burst of excitement. Negredo is
:18:26. > :18:32.capable of this kind of athleticism. A good save by Heaton. Burnley
:18:33. > :18:36.certainly since the end of their winless run away from home is there
:18:37. > :18:44.for them today has Ward gets away from Clayton. Good save by Victor
:18:45. > :18:49.Valdes. Burnley applying real pressure at the moment. A fabulous
:18:50. > :19:05.surge down the left from Stephen Ward. Need, stepping inside Brady.
:19:06. > :19:15.The home support clamour for a red card but it is just a yellow. He
:19:16. > :19:21.would have felt that had he got away from Keane, he would have been in on
:19:22. > :19:24.goal. Keane got away with it there perhaps, could have been a read. A
:19:25. > :19:30.presentable opportunity for Middlesbrough. An array of bodies in
:19:31. > :19:39.the wall looking to block the path Stewart Downing takes it on. It was
:19:40. > :19:43.flicked behind. Helped on its way. Middlesbrough supporters urging
:19:44. > :19:48.their team to get the all-important goal. Heaton stays at home and it is
:19:49. > :19:57.off the line again. And it was low to and again. -- lantern.
:19:58. > :20:07.The cheers of those Middlesbrough fans are the people who didn't hear
:20:08. > :20:13.the whistle. But here is the earlier clearance by Matthew Lowton on the
:20:14. > :20:19.line. Stewart Downing's free kick and Matt Lowton helps out his
:20:20. > :20:25.goalkeeper there. It is that kind of moment that can define a season. The
:20:26. > :20:31.lads were terrific in terms of their effort. The fighting spirit at the
:20:32. > :20:37.end. We deserved to win the game. Should it have been a red card? From
:20:38. > :20:40.where I was, I thought it was a disappointing decision, that is all
:20:41. > :20:45.I would say. He was the wrong side and in control of the ball, it
:20:46. > :20:49.dropped onto his right foot, so I know certainly Patrick would have
:20:50. > :20:52.had a free shot at goal. Why heart was in Monmouth, I slipped and took
:20:53. > :20:59.him down but it is one of those, I got away with it so I was grateful.
:21:00. > :21:03.It was awkward today, there were chances to get wins, awkward for us
:21:04. > :21:08.because people expect at some point we got to win the game away from
:21:09. > :21:11.home, including myself of course. It is a balanced view but another point
:21:12. > :21:17.on the table and another clean sheet. A rare point away from home
:21:18. > :21:23.for Burnley. I suppose in many ways, there are no goals in the game but
:21:24. > :21:28.one key talking point. Red card or not? For me it is a red card. They
:21:29. > :21:34.talked about Keane saying he got away with one and I agree with him.
:21:35. > :21:39.He can say he slipped. I don't care, Patrick Bamford is in on goal. It is
:21:40. > :21:46.not that bad a touch that it has got away from him. It is a red card. The
:21:47. > :21:50.law states obvious goal-scoring opportunity. Identikit was a red
:21:51. > :21:55.card. That touch takes him a little bit to the right. Tom Heaton is
:21:56. > :21:59.coming out as well. I wonder if Martin Atkinson thought the touch
:22:00. > :22:03.was not great and Tom Heaton was coming out. I thought he gave the
:22:04. > :22:07.benefit to Michael Keane who obviously slipped. If Michael Keane
:22:08. > :22:13.is running towards Patrick Bamford and drags his shirt. The first touch
:22:14. > :22:21.doesn't take further on, it him to the right. From what Atkinson's
:22:22. > :22:26.angle, I can see why he doesn't want to send him off there. Maybe the
:22:27. > :22:30.keeper could have come out and got the ball. I think he is in that
:22:31. > :22:35.50-50 area. And that is why I think yellow as that of red. Middlesbrough
:22:36. > :22:41.and need a miracle, don't they? Arsenal, city, Chelsea, six points
:22:42. > :22:46.from safety. Can't score, it is looking bleak. Thank you where much
:22:47. > :22:50.indeed, we are out of time but before we say goodbye, let us look
:22:51. > :22:59.at the Premier League table. The gap at the top unchanged. Victories for
:23:00. > :23:05.Liverpool and Manchester City with them seven points adrift of the
:23:06. > :23:09.final Champions League spot. West Ham are the only side in the bottom
:23:10. > :23:15.half to win and Swansea remain two points from safety. But see what the
:23:16. > :23:18.Sunday papers have to say. The Sun focuses on Eden Hazard who says
:23:19. > :23:23.Chelsea passed the test of their title credentials by beating
:23:24. > :23:27.Bournemouth. The Telegraph highlights commence Antonio Conte
:23:28. > :23:32.who he likes the pressure of being pursued by Spurs. And the star
:23:33. > :23:37.claims Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will sign a two-year contract
:23:38. > :23:41.extension. On Grand National day, there were no fall was at the top,
:23:42. > :24:03.Chelsea are seven clear with seven to jump, good night.
:24:04. > :24:06.I have never known an atmosphere like this.