11/02/2017 Match of the Day

Chelsea may be clear at the top, but it's incredibly close elsewhere

Coming up, we'll see teams competing for the top four, and those involved

in the tightest of scraps to stay up.

Danny Murphy and Ian Wright have sampled life at

We begin with Liverpool against Tottenham,

who started the day fifth and second respectively.

Your commentator at Anfield was Guy Mowbray.

COMMENTATOR: When the New Year began, Liverpool were second, seven

points clear of Tottenham in fifth. Just six weeks later, the table has

turned with Spurs having won 11 more points than their hosts in 2017.

Three more went begging for Liverpool at Hull last week, and

with Dejan Lovren still injured, just one change to the team with

Wijnaldum replacing Emre Can. Adam Lallana is fit after a slight

Achilles problem and faith has been kept with Mignolet in goal. Spurs

unchanged with Ben Davies again filling in for the injured Danny

Rose at left-back in the same 11 that did just enough to beat

Middlesbrough. A Harry Kane penalty won it, his seventh goal in seven

games, and he's played two, scored two at Anfield so far in his career.

It's a bitterly cold evening at Anfield. The sun has gone. You get

the feeling this will be a game that will have plenty in it to keep us

all warm. The smiles have gone from Liverpool in recent weeks, as has

their habit of winning football matches, especially here, five home

matches without a victory for the first time since going six without

success in October 2012. Eriksen muscled out of it. Great work by

Wijnaldum. Coutinho gets lucky. Mane through the middle and Firmino

further left. Here's Firmino... The touch took it away from goal but

he's still scrapping. Coutinho, blocked by Alderweireld.

Coutinho couldn't trick his way past Walker. Dembele, side-by-side with

Firmino, just barring his way to goal and the move broke down with

that first touch of Roberto Firmino. It came to Dele Alli.

Wijnaldum won it back first. Alderweireld will tidy up by

steering it safely back to Hugo Lloris.

Incomes Lallana to pitch the ball. Firmino to Wijnaldum. Through two

Mane, who stays ahead of Davies, and scores! Sadio Mane, reaches double

figures of goals for the season. Liverpool boss back high-intensity

start to the evening has been rewarded. Adam Lallana deserves some

credit there. -- Liverpool's high-intensity start. So too

Wijnaldum and Firmino. Lovely ball through two Mane. He wasn't going to

be caught. Clipped it past Lloris, off-balance as he did so. That's

lifted Liverpool's spirits. Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur. It

ends a run for Liverpool of conceding first in three successive

Premier League games. Are they going to run through to score a second

very quickly? Firmino doesn't quite have the express pace of Mane,

couldn't get away. Walker is quick enough but got the ball caught

between his boots. James Milner with the throw.

Nobody there in red. Mane is there now. He has Firmino to help him.

Lallana is over. Lallana! Firmino! Mane! Two! Two in just over two

minutes. And the second scored, despite two saves from Hugo Lloris.

Again, Liverpool so quick about their business. The opposite was

true about Eric Dier. He doesn't make too many mistakes like that,

but he needed too much time. Beaten clear by Lloris, but not to a safe

place. Reacted well enough first time, but can't get back to stop

Mane's effort, over the head of Davies. Jurgen Klopp's men have a

2-0 lead and we have only played 19 minutes. Lots of thinking and

stroking of the chin is going on. In the Spurs management seeks. Walker,

he might have caused a problem for his fellow defenders. Here's Mane

again! Side of the net. That would have been some hat-trick. Deflected

behind. Fired across and it was Dembele who headed away. Clever

header from Milner. Firmino stopped by Wanyama. Uncertain from Eric

Dier. Joel Matip. Mane is here again. It was a rocket shot that has

been kept out by Lloris. Goodness me, Sadio Mane's back, all rights!

What a start to the night he's had. Super save by Lloris, really strong

hand. The thought last week was that Liverpool looked a little fatigued.

Maybe they're intense play had caught up with them. They have

rediscovered it tonight. Davies through to Son, who is on site.

Superb stop by Mignolet, who stood up and blocked. -- who is onside.

Partway to redemption after his drop of the ball at Hull a week ago.

Eriksen lifts it to Dele Alli, and it's headed over the bar by Lucas.

Finally Spurs start to put Liverpool under a bit of pressure. How did

Dele Alli find himself so free in the box like that? This is a great

block by Mignolet, made sure Son had no targets. They are not enjoying

their trip up to Merseyside so far. They have been here 81 times in the

past, and have only won eight times. Even these tackles are turning into

good passes. Coutinho's shot saved by Lloris, who is keeping Spurs just

about in it. It's two, it could have been three, four, five. Miller finds

Coutinho, swept into the path of Wijnaldum. -- Milner finds. Mane on

a hat-trick. He might have had four goals today. Went home with the

match ball twice in his Southampton days, once against Manchester City

and once against Aston Villa. That one came inside three minutes.

That's a late one, it's another yellow card. Harry Winks, who hasn't

been on long. He's caught the mood of his team-mates, but in truth, he

did try to pull out. Matip! No power on it. Just in front

of Joel Matip, and I think it was Matip's header, easy for Lloris to

keep out. Interesting to note that Spurs will play four more games

before Liverpool play again. Dembele has lost it.

Coutinho, wide. A third goal would seal it. Jurgen Klopp would want to

see it sooner rather than later. Coutinho just trying to time it

right. Never got a clear sight, opted to fire through the legs of

Alderweireld, but it was always wide.

Emre Can looks for Firmino to chase it. Lloris has come a long way here.

Wijnaldum! It curls away from the goal. Oh! Spurs very nearly gifted

Liverpool won anyway. Ben Davies, just for a second, didn't know where

Lloris was going. The first time in 2017, they are

going to enjoy a win in Saturday night. I think they know it. There

is a general feeling that Spurs' fight is over today. Is it terminal

as far as their title challenge is concerned? After last week you

needed a response. Do you get the feeling as a manager that yes,

you're going to get one and you can feel it? Yes. But that would mean I

had no idea in the first half, how good... But the week was... We're

not too long together, but long enough. These boys were not happy

with their own performance. They knew about the need to show a

reaction. It was outstanding, but mixed up with a bit of relief. God!

It happens today, at a day when another team is here, not when we

train or something like this. It was good, so that's what we have too

tried to bring on pitch every week. It's true that on the table we are

one point above them, but today for the first half, we didn't show that.

If you want to win the Premier League, yes, because you need to

show more. If not, we will fight for the top four. All the top six. But

it's difficult to fight for the Premier League. Everybody has been

brilliant and try to stay positive and work really hard in training,

listen to the manager and what he wants us to do. I felt as though we

did that this weekend. To go to the champions, that has to be our aim.

We need this consistently. That's the thing we have to do now.

STUDIO: Much better than Liverpool. Terrific performance and no doubt

about the star of the show. Sadio Mane, and he missed a chance, could

have scored a hat-trick in six minutes. He once scored one for

Southampton in less than three minutes. He's top man. I think it's

one in seven games that they won, they beat Plymouth Argyle. They

couldn't win a game without him. The four, only played two Times in three

months together, but when they play together it's like Mane is the one,

with the extra bit of pace and threatening behind. Lallana as well.

But Mane going behind, he can intercept and is away threatening

behind. I don't think they have been doing that recently as often as they

should have been doing. That's because he wasn't there. He gives

you that threat and he's always getting in and around. This was the

goal. Ben Davies had no chance trying to mark him today. Strength,

composure. Lallana sensing the danger and stealing the ball. They

are away. This is brilliant. When you see it from the other angle, the

focus on that ball to make sure he hits the target. He can sense the

danger. Kyle Walker doesn't know what's going on. Danny will go into

that. That's a brilliant save from Lloris. They couldn't deal with

them. Eight shots on target, and in the first half. They were absolutely

back to top stuff today, Liverpool. They will be a problem again. Cheeky

backheel. He is phenomenal. Gets a nice hug from the manager and he

deserves it. By contrast, and we don't usually say this because Spurs

are usually solid, but they were a bit of a shambles. I couldn't

believe what I was watching. Last year, the best defensive record. I

think they are joint best this year. Always solid, hard to break down,

but they were all over the place. Why do you think that was? They went

to a back four, I know they have injury problems with Vertonghen

missing. Most of the time this season may have played with three

against the big teams and have done quite well. This was the back four,

and even early on the full-backs were too far from the centre halves.

Mane running behind creating confusion. Look at the space behind.

All well and good playing a back four, but playing that high against

the pace of Liverpool, they found it easy to get round the side. And the

lack of concentration as well. That's not a back four! I don't know

what that is. I can't even give it a name. It became so easy. If it

wasn't for Dembele getting back in they would have been two or three

down in the first ten minutes. It carried on the whole game.

Alderweireld, for me he's probably the best centre-half in the Premier

League, last season especially. Makes a bad decision and steps out.

Even if he steps out, they are too high. Playing against somebody with

that pace, especially with Danny Rose is not there. Davies is a good

footballer but he doesn't have the athleticism of Rose. Mane and

Liverpool knew that. Terrible pass from Walker and he's given him five

yards. If it's Danny Rose, it's not the same problem. I thought they

should have stuck with what they have done against the big sides,

playing three. It was infectious. The sloppiness and bad decision

making. They got away with murder. It was so unlike the Tottenham we

have seen for the last 12 months. Spurs' away record against the other

five in the top six doesn't make very good reading. They have got to

turn that around if they want to be a very good challenger. There is a

lack of pace when they break on teams away from home because they

are a bit deeper. It is also a different mindset when they go away,

they have got to improve, and quickly. A great win for Liverpool,

back in form. Sunderland remained bottom

after last week's 4-0 win at Crystal Palace,

but were now just two They hosted Southampton,

who'd lost six of their last Sunderland forced to make a change

to the side that produced that coupon buster at Palace. Jack

Rodwell ruled out with a damaged hamstring. Another ex-Evertonians,

Darron Gibson, is called up by David Moyes for his first Sunderland

start. The name Gabbiadini was once sung with real gusto in these parts.

Marco Gabbiadini, a Wearside hero in the late 80s, Manolo Gabbiadini has

already made an impact at Southampton, scoring on his debut.

Today he is joined by Tadic and Redmond up front, as Saints look to

hold their alarming slump in form. Southampton's last game before the

EFL Cup final in one month's time. You could hardly call it a warm up.

Bryan Oviedo to lift it in. Poor clearance for Januzaj, and it came

off Mike Bertrand, whose initial had offered the opportunity to the

Belgian. -- it came off Bertrand. Oviedo. Wasn't dealt with

effectively by Bertrand. Januzaj couldn't punish him to the maximum.

The has only scored once. The land, that was in the EFL Cup. -- has only

scored once for Sunderland. Januzaj outmuscled by Yazidi.

Looking to flick it through to Gabbiadini. Only could come so far

before putting the brakes on. It will fall for Cedric! Gabbiadini had

the foresight to pick out somebody on the edge of the box. Fortunately

for Sunderland, it is a player who never scored in the Premier League,

Cedric. Ward-Prowse. Romero has done well to dig that out

and find Bertrand. Quality ball, and it soon! Of Gabbiadini last, and

Mannone had no answer. Manolo Gabbiadini, Southampton's record

signing, makes it two in two. It's all about the delivery from Ryan

Bertrand, though. Whips it in. Off Kone's head and onto the of

Gabbiadini. Yes, it's off the top of Kone's head, it caresses the forearm

of Gabbiadini before nestling into the bottom corner. Ward-Prowse for

Tadic. And again, Tadic in a bit of space at the moment. Lovely turn!

Lovely finish! 2-0 Southampton. Well, if there was any doubt as to

who got the final touch was pumped's first goal, no doubt whatsoever that

the second belongs to Gabbiadini. A shake of the head by David Moyes.

What a time for Sunderland to concede a second goal. It looked bad

that one down, but that two down there is a mountain to climb. Great

spin from Gabbiadini. In most composed finish. Three goals in 1.5

games now for the Italian. He might have cost ?15 million, but right now

that looks money well spent. Malone, not a strong enough touch to keep it

out. -- Victor Mannone. They have seen this sort of situation down the

years, confidence up after the morale boosting victory a week ago,

and it all comes tumbling down at home. He has been the fall side,

Manolo Gabbiadini, it's a long way back for Sunderland now. This is

Dave is. Now Romero. Davies again. Tadic inching his way closer, and

letting it fly! Plenty of power. Malone got a good fist to it. --

Victor Mannone. It doesn't look like last week's victory at Palace was a

liftoff after all. Ward-Prowse has got to be good to beat Victor

Mannone from there. It was nearly very good from James Ward-Prowse.

Scored in Southampton's previous away wins this season. Claude Puel

looking to become the first Southampton manager to win a major

bid of silverware for 41 years. Indigo is the cross. He is waiting!

And Victor Mannone is saving. -- in those the cross. His second touch

since coming off the bench for the goal-scorer, Gabbiadini. Very nearly

made sure of the points here. Bertrand trying to get forward,

Redmond delayed the past beautifully. Bertrand with the ball

across, and it soon! I rather think the final touch came off Mike

Denayer. Gabbiadini might get the first goal in that of it being an

own goal, but I think that one has to go down as an own goal by the

hapless Jason Denayer. And it rather sums up Sunderland's miserable

afternoon on a miserable, wet grey day at the Stadium Of Light.

Bertrand picking out Long. Long in again! And he will claim that one!

Shane Long with his fifth of the season. So open at the back here,

it's embarrassing. And Long just steers it alongside Victor Mannone.

If last week's Triumph suggested hope for Sunderland, today's 4-0

thrashing suggests relegation for Sunderland. If body language reveals

anything, it reveals the lack of optimism that David Moyes has of

getting Sunderland out of this relegation mess. So many red seats

visible now. Oh, it soon! -- it is in! It won't count. A yellow card

shown to Khazri. He has just flicked it in with his knuckles, that's why

it was disallowed. The sound of booing echoing around the Stadium Of

Light from the final whistle. David Moyes is battling a lost cause at

the moment, it seems. Final score, 4-0 to Southampton. They did play

well. We didn't play as well as we played last week. We made a couple

of defensive mistakes. But overall, you know, it is a little bit of

expectation. It is on us to win. Sometimes this season we have not

taken it. We have a great chance to move out of the bottom three today

if the results had gone for us. And we just didn't. We weren't quite

good enough to do it. It was a fantastic game for us. A good

attitude, a good spirit since the beginning of this game. And it was

difficult, because we played a team in confidence with their last

results. We had a team who started today's game really well for 20, 25

minutes, and they got a goal that was off the centre forward's arm,

difficult for the referee to see it, but it still makes a big difference.

What is it like playing with Manolo Gabbiadini, your new team-mate? You

set him up for his second goal of the game was ill and he is a very

good player. He just came and he started very well. He wants to play

smart. I'm happy that he scores goals. He was scoring goals. We have

seen Gabbiadini score goals at Sunderland before, but that was

Marco Gabbiadini, this is Manolo Gabbiadini, he looks like a really

good signing. A bargain committee is turning out to be. He scored a good

goal against West Ham. This is what David Moyes is talking about, it is

difficult to see. I am impressed with the running. You see it from

the other angle. It was a good run, in between them.

He got himself in there. David Moyes can be upset but it wouldn't have

made too much different. The first goal is always important, though. It

is his movement, a great run off the defender. He tries to put Tadic in,

it doesn't quite work out. This is a super goal. Kone could be tighter on

him, but still took the opportunity, brilliant turn. Not seeing too many

of those goals at the moment, that was fantastic, look at that. You

know something, he nearly gets a hat-trick, he just doesn't quite get

the purchase on it. Hear coming back, calm. You wouldn't see me

doing that. Like I say, done all of his best work, they have got a bit

of a bargain from Napoli first up white won 4-0 away at last week, and

now they have lost, you can't be more erratic than that. Their home

form has been awful. Jermain Defoe has got 58% of Sunderland's goals

this season. If he is not getting chances, nobody else is going to

school for them. They are defensively all over the place. They

are the one side for me who don't look like they can stop conceding

goals. Last week they had a one-off performance but generally they are

easy to score against an play against. Five more matches for you

on tonight's show. Two straight defeats had left

Arsenal 12 points off the top, prompting intense speculation

about the future of Arsene Wenger. His fault!

LAUGHTER They played a much-improved

Hull City, watched by Steve Wilson. Lauren Koscielny's equaliser in the

2014 FA Cup final wipe out in early 2-0 hole lead and ended a nine year

run without a trophy, one of nine won by Arsene Wenger whose future is

the talking point at the Emirates. Hull's 4-point wall from games

against Manchester United and Liverpool have given them plenty of

reasons to be cheerful. Will this be part three? Everton loan the Oumar

Niasse it replaces the injured Hernandez.

Huddleston trying to help. The Kelly and forward. Alexis Sanchez onside!

-- Coquelin forward. Just did enough to make it difficult for Alexis

Sanchez. It was keeper's poor clearance which started it.

Iwobi running Markovic. -- running into Markovic. They are still in the

middle! Great chance! Krasinski back in. Out by Laurent Koscielny. Tom

Huddlestone. Robertson for Hull. Too high for

Clucas, comfortable for Cech. Iwobi got himself caught. Markovic racing

clear. Niasse in a great position. Just didn't quite anticipate where

the ball was coming. It is a very, very cold early afternoon in north

London. It shows just how open the game is as well. A good-looking ball

from Ndiaye, he has picked out Rusedski. Great header! Could save

by Cech. Niasse denied. Wonderful ball by Krasinski. They really

decent header from Niasse. The save from Cech is equal to it.

Hull's corner again. Coquelin away, Mesut Ozil, Sanchez ahead of him.

Lazar Markovic in the way for Hull City. Gives it back to us all. The

break is still an -- gives it back to Mesut Ozil.

Lovely 1-2... Bellerin! Just required the finish. Completely

blocked the defence. Maybe just coming to the wrong man.

McGuire's head. Huddlestone was a bit late but advantage played.

Coquelin is fine. It's fallen to Alexis Sanchez, and he's missed it!

He cannot believe it. It's come off the defender, so the fact he was

standing in an offside position was immaterial. And you would put

everything you had on Alexis Sanchez to stick that in the back of the

net. Marco Silva won here as the coach of Olympiakos last season in

the Champions League. Thrilling 3-2 victory for the Greek side. Have to

admire the way Hull City have gone about the first 33 minutes of the

game. Alex Iwobi wriggles through. Mesut Ozil. Plenty of red and white

shirts. Out by Huddlestone, in by Kieran Gibbs. Off the line, and in

by Alexis Sanchez. You can't say it hasn't been coming. It's the third

time Alexis Sanchez has scored against Hull City this season. Six

red and white shirts forward. Shot blocked on the line. Jakupovic

couldn't gather it. Although the whole city goalkeeper is complaining

about a possible handball, it does bounce off the goalkeeper's leg onto

Sanchez's hand. The linesman on the near side watching closely. The goal

stands. Hull City complain, Alexis Sanchez scores.

A little bit of room here for Alexis Sanchez. He could pick a pass in. He

finds Alex Iwobi. Straight to Huddlestone. He cut out the route

back to Alexis Sanchez. Nice change of direction by Markovic. Oumar

Niasse is in the middle. Niasse. It's dangerous. Good save by Cech.

Good effort by Niasse. Maybe too straight, but a good save by Cech

nonetheless. Kieran Gibbs ran into Markovic here.

What's the decision? It will be a yellow card for Kieran Gibbs.

Markovic is absolutely furious. Hull City are saying that if that's only

a yellow card, then Arsenal have got away with one. Markovic is quick.

There is no one between Kieran Gibbs and Cech. He's last man. And he

didn't seem to have eyes for the ball at all. Gibbs is blocked, might

be lucky. Hull certainly think so. -- is booked. Comes through to

Elmohamady. Four in a box for Hull. Good ball in, Coquelin had to deal

with it. Here's Robertson. Arsenal need to defend here. Maguire. Good

feet, chipped in. Promising. Markovic! Comfortable save for Cech

in the end. But there are alarm bells for Arsenal when Hull get

bodies forward. Hull asking the questions as the

game ticks on. Five to play. Robertson takes on the defender.

Deep cross, was never going to be won. Markovic gets what he wants, a

corner. Evandro will take this. Good pace on that. They really good ball

in and Diomande got his head on it but didn't get over it. When he

watches this again, Diomande will think this is a chance. Hull City

will have all eyes on the board in a minute. They still fancy themselves

to get one here, Hull. Robertson. It's a corner. You have to hand it

to Hull. They are the team asking the questions. Arsenal are the team

holding on. Clucas with a corner kick. It is met by Robertson and

Alexis together. Clucas, room and time for the cross. Out by Mustafi.

Elmohamady shanked it. Did Elmohamady handle it? Not according

to the referee. Remaining four minutes. Sanchez. Jakupovic has

come. He's in no man's land. Lucas in the middle. -- Clucas in the

middle. Surely handball. Spotted by the officials. It's going to be a

red card and a penalty. He has moved his arm in the direction of the ball

which was certainly going in the back of the net. No other call for

Mark Clattenburg to make. Alexis Sanchez, he missed a penalty against

Hull City in the reversed fixture last autumn. He tries to make it

two. And he does. And finally, the points are safe. Hard and low and

close to Jakupovic though it was, the keeper couldn't get down.

Arsenal 2-0 Hull City. Job done. I thought we played resilient,

focused, organised. But we were under big pressure to win the game.

Hull played well. Overall we needed to be focused to the end to get away

with a positive result. You can see why they have made results against

big teams recently. It was a good performance most of the first half.

We controlled all the second-half. Caused Arsenal big problems

second-half. I gather the referee has actually apologised to you at

half-time collectively for awarding the goal. The referee says he has

missed it. If he hasn't seen it, then he can't give it. It's

disappointing, but if the referee hasn't seen it, we can't be too

critical. Noticeable today that there were banners in the ground

saying, Arsene state. I have big respect for this country and this

club. -- Arsene stay. I have been here 20 years. But my job is to make

these people happy. When I don't do it I feel, of course, guilty. That's

why it was important for us to win. After the game Arsene Wenger spoke

to the press and somebody asked him about your comments where you

suggested that you felt that from meeting him the other night that he

might be on his way out. And he was going to retire. He responded by

saying, I could be tired because I get up early in the morning and

finished late at night, but I didn't give any indication about my future.

Any thoughts? I got the tiredness right. It was a question and answer

and it was a really good evening. The way the boss was speaking,

talking about coming to the end and his demeanour and how it was going,

in my opinion, it was a feeling. It's my opinion. I could be wrong. I

seldom am! But I could be wrong. I base it on that and I stick by it. I

think with everything that's going on... There are tough games coming

up and I think he has massive decisions to make and I think this

might be his last season. Time will tell. Danny, Hull had an unfortunate

game. A couple of bad decisions. Really bad. I felt for them. It

seems like when you down the bottom you don't get the rub of the green.

But this one, it's obviously a handball and you can't score with

your hand and it stands. Whether he meant it or not, doesn't matter. I

can understand why the referee doesn't see it, but the assistant is

looking down the line. Don't know why he doesn't see it. This one was

the same. Kieran Gibbs is back, he hasn't played enough and I like him.

He takes him out here. Markovic was brilliant today, a threat. If he

doesn't take him out, he's through on goal, one against one. It's a

possible red card and that's two really bad decisions. I felt for

them, but another good performance from Hull, really positive.

Oxlade-Chamberlain, you like him in the central role for Arsenal. I do,

we both like that. We are big fans of his. Wherever he plays, he's a

threat, but he doesn't play enough for me. In this central role, you

see the aspects of his game. He can pass and be productive, he can play

between the lines. He can play big diagonal balls out wide. A lot of

Arsenal midfielders can do that, but what can he give the other

midfielders don't give? He's more dynamic. He is quicker, stronger. He

still wants to get in the box from a central position. Good awareness,

played round the park you have to to be strong. This

is brilliant here. Unbelievable. You're right, no one else, none of

the other Arsenal midfielders do that. He has this ability that so

many other players don't. Why hasn't he been a regular? So injured and

stuff like that. He has been injured and can't seem to hold down a place.

It annoys me, thinking, why was he taken off in that game when he was

having such a good game? It must be so demoralising for him. Maybe he

was tired, has to get up early. Depends how early he got up. Hull

look an entirely different proposition under Silva. They had

51% possession at Arsenal. We are talking about a in the bottom three

of the table. Markovic was brilliant today. This is another great chance

for Oumar Niasse. Mustafi, where he ends up, so much more space where

you can play him offside. Goes across and misses the opportunity.

He could have got a foot on it. They were brilliant. They really went at

Arsenal. Another great chance, Oumar Niasse has to try to headed back

across the goal. Petr Cech makes a simple save at the end. But it's

superb play. Again, getting down the wing. He played very well today,

Grosicki. What's amazing about Huddlestone, Markovic was great, but

I'm a big fan of Huddlestone, they don't play him because they don't

think he does enough defensively. You don't need to defend if you keep

the ball as well as they did today. And McGuire, his last four games,

against Chelsea, United. Four points against the last four big teams

recently. Other teams should worry. Four weeks ago you thought they were

certainties to go down but now they look like they have a chance of

staying up. We shall see. Manchester United were unbeaten

in the league since October, but still hadn't climbed

higher than sixth. Watford visited Old Trafford having

won there just once, in the Taylor and Blissett

era 38 years ago. COMMENTATOR: Zlatan Ibrahimovic has

reached the 20 goal mark for the tenth season in a row in his career.

Mourinho says he's confident the 35 will be at Manchester United next

season having made more appearances than any other player so far. He

supported today by the recall Anthony Martial with Marcus Rashford

on the bench. Tom Cleverley was part of the last Manchester United squad

to win a Premier League title. He's never managed to beat his former

club. But what the dog unbeaten in the four Premier League games he has

played since joining on loan from Everton. -- but Watford are

unbeaten. The 59th anniversary of the Munich air disaster. Relatives

of those killed are guests of the day's game. United players wearing

black armbands in respect of that. Mkhitaryan wants to have the shot

and does have the shot. Safely gathered by Gomes. Mkhitaryan is

full of confidence at the moment. Wanted to try to get the effort in

there. Couldn't generate any power. Watford play on. Holebas! He had the

confidence to have a go. The referee playing the advantage. It was

curling the wrong way, as far as the Greek international was concerned.

15 league games unbeaten, the longest unbeaten run in any of

Europe's top five leagues. United's longest unbeaten league run since

the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson as well.

Pogba has time to have a look. Gomes was equal to it. Wasn't closed down

there, Paul Pogba. Was just looking for the top corner. United have used

30 players this season, 19 different nationalities.

Zarate showing some cleverness here, but not stretching David de Gea.

Pogba tries to lift it forward towards Ibrahimovic. He's onside

here. Frustrated again, because he timed the run. Was definitely on the

side. His first touch was exemplary. -- definitely on the side. As it

dropped, he got right underneath it. Pogba. Trying to link up with

Ibrahimovic. Given away by Sebastian Prodl.

Valencia away from Niang. Still going, Valencia. Pogba! Denied by

Gomes began. -- again. And it all came from the strength and

subsequent awareness of Antonio Valencia down the right-hand side.

He knew where the goal was. Gomes able to get there if second time. --

a second time. Carraro. Mata on the move. Here he is. It's still alive.

Mkhitaryan! There goes another one. The two Spaniards linked up

beautifully. Terrific awareness from Mata. No composure from Mkhitaryan.

He wants to see one of these chances in the back of the net as soon as

the. So will he. -- as soon as possible.

Mata again making an intelligent front. What a save from Gomes to

deny Ibrahimovic! Well, he is building quite a

repertoire already, Gomes, that might have been the best of the lot.

Watford are giving the ball away far too cheaply. They are going to be

punished, surely, sooner or later. Here is Mkhitaryan... Martial!

Through Juan Mata! You did feel it was a case of when and not if. Gomes

finally beaten by Mata, whose goal in this fixture last season, he was

involved in the build up. Martial drove it across. And Mata tucked it

away. Just pulled up Sebastian Prodl. And swept it over. It had

been coming. Mata for Manchester United, 1-0. Manchester United

actually don't play Premier League game after today until the 4th of

March. Pogba being lysed. -- penalised.

Stretching. Can Watford make anything of this?

Zarate! What a spectacular save from de Gea. He did really well to keep

that out. The Argentinian got this up and over the wall. He had to move

smartly to his right hand side, David de Gea. Beaten just once in

the Premier League in Old Trafford in the last 20 matches.

Martial is onside. Still Martial... And he has squeezed it home! Jose

Mourinho delighted to see the second in the back of the net! Right on the

hour mark. The man back in the team today, back with a goal. He was

onside when it was set in by Ibrahimovic. Took his time to assess

the situation and then cleverly dispatched it into the bottom corner

of the near post. Just his third Premier League goal of the season,

and it is one that will change the scoreline. 2-0.

Niang holding off... And here is an opportunity. It is one Daryl Janmaat

cannot get close to taking. Ibrahimovic wanted it. It's gone to

Rashford instead. Now Ibrahimovic has it.

He has still found Mkhitaryan... And Ibrahimovic! Just got his angles and

little mixed up. Wonderful strength and vision in the first place from

the Swede to find Mkhitaryan. He went with his right. And that was

the end result. In the first half, the football was fabulous. And the

fans, they got behind the team just before we scored the goal, because

we were playing phenomenal. So I'm really happy with that. We started

very well. But then during the game, of course, especially in the

midfield we have to play more the ball. We kept to much, we kept

losing the ball, and then they scored. We lost a bit of focus for

four or five minutes. Then on the second half, we were playing well,

but it was our mistake that allowed the second goal, maybe we could have

got at least one point. Before I got the job, people were saying that Man

Utd have to play football in a certain way. And I agree, I agree

totally, you have to play in a certain way. You cannot play like

some successful teams in the Premier League. But they play in a

completely different style. We have to play attacking football. What is

it like to play in the team at the moment, creating so many chances?

Very incredible. When you play with, you know, Anthony, Henrikh, Paul,

you create chances and enjoy the pitch. You have to be careful

because you need to be consistent on how you defend. Obviously, Watford

came here to try and defend very good and take us in the

counterattack. They did well, but I think we played good football today.

We went in a convincing way. Won on the scoresheet again. I met him the

other day, spoke a bit of time with him -- Janmaat on the scoresheet

today. A delightful chap and enough lovely footballer. I wonder if he

thought the same about you! He probably did! Were you speaking

Spanish to him? I wasn't going to show off! I am a big fan of him. His

transformation is amazing. When he had his two Player of the Year

seasons with Chelsea and Mourinho got rid of him, when he went united,

I thought, it's all over. But to be fair to him coming he has not called

down and got himself back involved in the side. -- he has knuckled

down. Out of all of the striking options, he has become, he is the

most reliable goal-scorer. He is always calm in front of goal, he is

inventive and creative. And today was again clever. And just so

exquisite in the technical aspect of the game. He knows when... I mean,

look at that, that looks easy, but it's not. It's being calm. The goal

was just perfect. That's coming up in a minute. Picking out the right

choices in the final third is the hardest thing to do on a football

pitch. He gets in these little positions. Lovely touch here.

Awareness. Martial as well today. Mkhitaryan is getting to his best.

The local so little combinations, look at that. Everyone of them was

at it. Mata, because of the fact that he is scoring now, probably one

of the first names on the team sheet. Look at the table. Aside from

Chelsea, two point separates the next five teams. Manchester United

right back in that top four race here. When you look at it, look at

the way that no more playing today, Arsenal seem to be winning games and

not playing brilliantly -- Tottenham are playing today. Manchester United

have not lost since October, they are on the march. They are, and

playing football that everybody wants to see. Looking good, a

threat. A run of six wins in nine

matches had taken West Ham Their opponents West Brom

were a place above them Michail Antonio scored at the

Hawthorns in September, as West Ham slumped to a 4-2 defeat. It is his

job to lead the attack today, with Andy Carroll absent with a groin

problem. Nacer Chadli scored two goals for Albion that they, and is

named in an unchanged line-up this afternoon. Fit again Jonny Evans and

Yakov have been named among the substitutes. A warm embrace between

the two managers. Tony Pulis certainly has a hand shake for some

people. The slight feeling that West Ham haven't been entirely

comfortable in their new surroundings sometimes this season,

some tentative performances. But they have won as many at home as

Manchester United have so far. Here comes Morris. -- Morris. Promising

play! And the opening goal of the match for West Bromwich Albion, for

Nacer Chadli. Superb chart start for Albion! Slaven Bilic, animated and

unhappy. His team behind to an early goal. Let's have a look at the

talent. West Ham unhappy, -- the challenge. West Ham say they should

have had a free kick. Didn't Nacer Chadli take that opportunity well?

Mark Noble with the ball, moving forward. The challenge coming here

on Sofiane Feghouli. Referee Michael Oliver incurring a raft of the West

Ham bench early on. Snodgrass, watched very closely by Gareth

McAuley. Getting a little bit too handy that with the West Ham player.

Free kick for the home team. Robert Snodgrass with the delivery,

curling bat on in! Does he get a touch? The all-important final touch

was off Ben Foster. With that in by Snodgrass. Kept out by Foster. --

whipped in by Snodgrass. Saved by Ben Foster in front of the watching

England manager, Gareth Southgate. Forward by Mark Noble towards

Antonio. A real physical duel with Dawson and McAuley.

Interestingly, Antonio just pushed Dawson out of the way, as that shot

comes in and smacks the crossbar. Solomon Rondon, so close. The lips

winning in the air. Rondon, tremendous effort. West Brom without

a win away to West Ham since 2003. 14 years ago. A long way to go yet,

though. Robert Snodgrass once again for West Ham. Foster under pressure.

Keeps it at bay. West Ham... The flag grows up! -- goes up. The fired

up straightaway. Michael Oliver totally surrounded by players from

both teams here. The flag went up on the near side as the ball headed for

the back of the net. As the shot comes in, you see Michail Antonio

tackling with the goalkeeper, and the goal this allowed for offside as

a result. And it seems as though Slaven Bilic's first-team Assistant

Manager has been sent off amid the melee following that disallowed

goal. Lanzini in towards the Doully, Snodgrass beat into it. Chris Bryant

sliding in. Behind for a West Ham corner. -- towards Feghouli.

Foster is there! It drops almost on the line. Couple of appeals from

West Ham players that it had gone over. It didn't quite fall for

Michail Antonio there. Phillips clears his lines.

The Doully... Will he find a way through? Down inside the penalty

area goes Robertson was. Michael Oliver is not impressed. -- goes

Robert Snodgrass. Snodgrass goes to ground under pressure from Jake

Livermore. So far this season, West Brom have only lost one match to a

side outside of the current top seven in the table. This by 1-0 at

Bournemouth back in the autumn. Snodgrass... Dangerous delivery!

Looking for the head of Antonio. Still the pressure is on. Lanzini!

Smacks the bar! Feghouli is there! It is 1-1. This time West Ham are

more denied their equalising goal. And Slaven Bilic is all smiles now.

Ben Foster finally beaten. It was Lanzini here with this cracker of a

shot. Foster made the save, did really well. But they Doully was

there to snaffle the chance with a loose ball fell at his feet -- but

Feghouli. Suddenly it is a different game with a different atmosphere.

Past forward and collected. Mike Goodes saved by Foster! Lanzini

couldn't quite get on the end of it before it was hacked away. West Ham

close to taking the lead. Heading for a point apiece at the moment,

but still time to win the game. Lanzini turning away from Yakov! Oh,

it is a superb goal! Brilliant stuff. Manuel Lanzini inside the

last five minutes. Lanzini turns away from Claudio Yakov and finds

the bottom corner. Is this the goal that will secure all three points

for West Ham today? Well, he'll be happy if it stays like this. His

team behind at the break. They are not over the line yet.

Bilic barking up the assistant on the near side. He is halfway down to

the corner flag, Slaven Bilic. West Bromwich Albion's all here now.

And West Ham will have everybody back inside their own penalty area.

Ben Foster is coming up for this one, too. West Brom have to throw

the lot at West Ham this here in search of a last-gasp equalising

goal in added time. Oh, they've got their equaliser! Three minutes into

added time! Jonny Evans was there at the far post. What a dramatic, late

twist here. West Ham are almost there. But West Bromwich Albion

would not lie down, they would not be beaten, and Jonny Evans, back in

the team after injury, off the bench, equalises right at the end of

the game. And he can't quite believe it. Watch the kit, make! And to cap

it all for West Ham, Slaven Bilic has been sent off.

What agitated you the most this afternoon? Everything. I'm the first

one to say that it's very hard for the referees nowadays, the pace of

the game and everything, contact sport. When you are on the wrong end

in all the major decisions, and there were more than a few, you

can't live with so many of them. I thought it was a good game, a lot of

talking points. People say there is no atmosphere, but I thought it was

fantastic today from both sets of supporters. First time I've been to

the stadium and it was excellent. I thought we would find it difficult

to hit them on a break because they have been defending a lot. Some

tired legs, but we are masters of set pieces. I really rate him, he

knows that, but I can't get over this. I will go home tonight and

instead of having three points and being so happy before the break and

everything, to have that bitter feeling, it's awful. And the referee

was... Sorry for the words, nothing personal, but the referee today was

awful. Slaven Bilic is not a happy bunny.

He complained about a lot of decisions and we have picked out a

feud. The first one we will see, you have seen them given. It doesn't

look like much to me, to be honest. You do get them sometimes. You do

get them. If I was Slaven Bilic I would probably want that. He tries

to lay it off, and he's been bundled into. Some give it and some don't,

but he has to defend better than that. It was too easy. This was the

disallowed goal. Antonio coming back and pushes the keeper. We see it

from the other angle. He's offside here behind the keeper. And then he

actually lays hands on him. He gets this one right. Took a while but

they got the right decision. That's the most important thing, you don't

mind them taking their time. This one, he flicks it. Antonio gets a

touch. It's irrelevant, comedy does touch it through his legs back, it's

a West Brom throw, but it's not a problem. Get men behind the ball.

He's really not happy there. Defending the wrong side, trying to

nick in front, and then the second play. How many mistakes, where do

you start? The goalkeeper is pushing. This goal has been given to

Gareth McAuley and not Jonny Evans, which we can't work out. Did it come

off the top of his head? Why didn't they ask Jonny Evans just then? The

key is that the two West Ham centre halves are outjumped by the West

Brom centre halves, simple as that. It's the pressure of management,

isn't it? Two teams in the middle of the table going quite nicely as

well. Match of the Day 2 switches

to BBC Two tomorrow, and features a cracking

goal of the month. Elseehere, Match of the Day 2 Extra

will discuss the weekend's The BBC has live coverage of France

against Scotland in the Six Nations. And there's commentary

on Swansea against Leicester - the big relegation six-pointer -

on Radio 5 Live. Will he or won't he? That's the

question taxing the nation. He will say it's down to the

players, but it's not bad for his CV either. He didn't.

Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce said he was "in shock"

after their heavy defeat to Sunderland.

Could he lift his team for the difficult trip to Stoke City?

COMMENTATOR: Milivojevic, deadline day signing from Olympiakos Mexes

Palace debut today. And Sobhi, back from the Africa Cup of Nations.

Saido Berahino is on the bench again. Palace without the injured

Scott Dann but Andros Townsend starts after trouble in Stoke in a

4-1 win at Selhurst Park in September. Mamadou Sakho and Jeffrey

Schlupp are both on the bench. The Palace fans have taken up their full

allocation and their travelling costs have been subsidised by the

club. Crystal Palace have only won five of their last 47 Premier League

games. But one of them was against Stoke in September when they crushed

them at Selhurst Park. Decent header. Arnautovic fourstroke. Good

save by Hennessey. Comes out on the far side to Sobhi. Decent effort. A

very good save. Much needed, Hennessey, he didn't have one of his

best games against Sunderland last week. The goal might have looked

big, but Hennessey made it look smaller. Sam Allardyce has made a

career out of keeping teams out of trouble, getting them out of

trouble. Can he do it again? James McArthur goes to Townsend's

left. Decent piece of play by Crystal Palace. Townsend. James

McArthur was in there. Seem to remember he's God two goals with

headers in one match earlier in the season, James McArthur, against

Liverpool. -- he scored two goals. It was a good build-up. Townsend

with the cross, just wide of the near post. For those who like

football history, Stoke's old ground, the Victoria Ground, is only

two or three minutes away from here, and it still hasn't been built on

after all-day years here at the Britannia. Mark Hughes has led them

to ninth, ninth and ninth again in the last three seasons. Sobhi on the

run against Joel Ward. He has beaten him and Stoke City have three in the

middle. Still Sobhi. Joe Allen, surely! Just recently, his

finishing, the strongest point in his game in some peoples opinion,

it's gone little bit awry for Joe Allen. He's missed a few chances in

recent weeks and there's another one. The Egyptians Sobhi away on the

left, beating Joel Ward. They have three in there. Joe Allen pulls away

to the far post and heads over. Joe Allen, near post! Corner. This

has been a good ten minutes for Stoke City. Martins Indi comes

forward. And he came in behind Crouch. It was off the line.

Possibly Andros Townsend there. Martins Indi with the header. That's

the nearest we have come to a goal. Andros Townsend, guarding the

left-hand post, and didn't he do well to hook that out? It wasn't

easy. That's meant for Andros Townsend. Oh, yes, free kick against

Shawcross. Is it a booking as well? Yes, it is. Townsend has been a

handful when he's had the chance to run with the ball. Shawcross sticks

out a leg, no doubt about the foul. Played nicely. Deflection, chance,

oh! Benteke, perhaps should have done better with the ricochet.

Townsend played the free kick short to Jason Puncheon. A couple of

deflections and Benteke just couldn't get on the end of it.

Pieters turned away from Zaha. Sliding tackle by Jason Puncheon.

Here he is again. Good close skill from Arnautovic.

He's got Sobhi in here. Joe Allen! He's put Stoke City ahead. He's

something of a poacher from that position, Joe Allen. He gives Stoke

the lead here. Sobhi sets up the play. Joe Allen rifles that right

into the corner. Arnautovic, and then Sobhi with the assist. Joe

Allen with the finish. And that is his sixth goal of the season since

coming here from Liverpool. Sam Allardyce looking for an injection

from Jeffrey Schlupp. Not a bad cross. That could have

been the equaliser for James Tomkins. Perhaps it should have

been. Good ball from James McArthur. And Tomkins volleyed over the bar.

As the rain and sleet falls down, it's cold comfort for Crystal

Palace, this. If there ever was a game to win ugly, today was the day.

We have done that sometimes. We have slipped up and not in it as often as

we should have done. Stoke playing at home in the second half, that was

their only shot on target in the entire second half and it was a goal

and their winner. It shows you how will we have done defensively, but

in the end it's another 1-0 defeat and not the point at least that I

think we deserved today. When they break through, is a great crossfield

ball from Arnautovic, picking out Sobhi. Good lay off just to the side

of Joe Allen who had to readjust a little bit. Good finish in the end

and a goal worthy of winning a Premier League game. Got a fewer

earlier in the season when I first played. Been on a bit of a drought.

Thankfully stuck with me in that position and I've got one today.

Hopefully can go on another run again. In terms of performance and

effort from the players, they are getting better in terms of what we

want to try and do. We have to keep battling on and keep believing.

It's a battle. Stoke back in ninth, they have finished their the last

three seasons. They know their place. When you have Crouch in the

side, he's such a good target man and holds it up so well. Arnautovic,

Joe Allen and Crouch linked up so well today. That was unlucky, nearly

fantastic. Arnautovic now taking a chance to go beyond Peter Crouch.

Crouch was brilliant again today. Six at seven, six foot eight,

whatever. Joe Allen's movement was brilliant. James McArthur didn't

know where he was. Both of them gambling beyond Crouchy and an

unfortunate, tame effort from Arnautovic. Poor touch but he wins

it back. Sobhi with Van Aanholt, and Van Aanholt has to be more aware of

where Sobhi is. A great ball in from Arnautovic. He holds it up well. Joe

Allen does what he has done all game, backing up the front man,

finishing brilliantly. Had to readjust his step. Sixth goal of the

season. They really good finish and they deserved it today. They

consummate each other well, those three. Experience and cleverness and

power. Palace, more resilient than they were last week but they can't

buy a result. The support up to Benteke is not as good as it should

be. This should be an easy lay off to him, but they get it wrong. He's

laid off and goes towards the box. Townsend, get it to Van Aanholt.

Good run around him, but it doesn't go to him. It's a good overlap. I

feel sorry for Benteke, that's the service he was dealing with today.

Worked hard today, we saw him closing down. His nearest man is

Andros Townsend. Benteke could maybe get back to feet, but doesn't and

it's an aimless ball over. They say they are working hard and it's

getting better, but they need to do a lot more going forward. I agree.

At the start of the day Middlesbrough had the worst attack

in the Premier League, with just 19 goals

They faced an Everton side who went goal-crazy

Aitor Karanka believes that his side's defensive solidity is still

the foundation on which to build survival. To radio hasn't scored

from open places Christmas. One change for the hosts, as Stuani

replaces Downey. Romelu Lukaku's form against Bournemouth means he

registered more league goals last Saturday since Boro have since they

last won a match on December 17. He just needs two more to become the

club Bulls cause scorer of the Premier League. Everton will be

strong favourites to emerge victorious today. Middlesbrough out

of sorts, real concern they might end up back in the championship. The

Grady gives chase himself. He gets there in front of... He had two

options and didn't play it to either of them. Stuani got the ball, he

shouldn't. You can hear the moans and groans all over the Riverside.

Forshaw had options both to write on the left. He knows the significance

of turning one point into three as they tried to emerge from the bottom

three. Traore, he is a joy to watch. He is

so bold and so willing to take a chance. And he almost finds a way

through. And somehow, I think Coleman in the end got the decisive

touch. Everton repel Middlesbrough. Again, Traore. Willingness to take

players on, whatever the circumstances. And he is willed on

by all of the Middlesbrough supporters, every time he gets near

the goal. It's a good game, this. Middlesbrough suddenly hanging in

there. It's a little bit short. Davies pounces. And Lukaku has a run

through on goal! And it's a great save by Valdes. I think that most in

the ground were expecting that from a Lukaku would tuck that one away.

Out of virtually nothing, it was Davies winning the ball in midfield,

and immediately setting Lukaku away. Now there's got his angle is exactly

right. And he denies the Premier League's top scorer -- Victor Valdes

got his angles right. Space out wide for Coleman. In towards Lookman on

the far side. And Victor Valdes came out very, very quickly. Kept alive

by Baines. Barkley has it. Lookman again. And again, Lookman. The shot

was charged down. And Lookman has very, very quick feet, the way in

which he transferred it from one to the other just opened it up for him

after Coleman's Ross reached him on the far side. Good block by Valdes.

Second time he has been needed after earlier denying Lukaku. Two very

different needs for the points. Middlesbrough to get away from

trouble. Everton to get themselves European qualification. Fabio.

Traore has definitely switched sides in the second period. Here it comes

from the left, and goes with his right! Just beyond the post. Well,

he just continues to give Everton headache after headache. They have

scored just three goals in the last seven games. Four occasions they

have failed to hit the opponents' net. They are the league's lowest

scorers, with just 19 goals. Well, Baines with a very strange looking

through. And indeed, it is a foul from. And Middlesbrough get a bit of

a bonus. Well, they have won a corner. If Middlesbrough should get

the opening goal they will be able to trace that all the way back to a

very strange from from Leighton Baines. I think it slipped out of

his arms. -- a very strange throw. The header has gone, it is off the

line by Baines. They very nearly did take advantage. Gibson turns away

disappointed that Everton have a player on each post. At least on the

post that mattered. And it was Leighton Baines. It is a foul day on

the side. But it could still be a very important one for

Middlesbrough. Barkley, on towards Lookman, great

opportunity, and another good save by Valdes. That's the third time

that he has blocked an Everton attempt. I think all three were with

his legs. They are on an excellent run, Everton. And they are certainly

looking at the teams above them and wondering if they might be able to

catch them. Traore with the term. Gestede, on it goes to Chambers. And

a terrific header and the brilliant save! And Gestede so close to

getting his first goal for Middlesbrough. And he would have

done, but for the outstanding goalkeeping of Joel Robles.

Middlesbrough are unable to score again. We played really well. They

were really good team in good form. We had chances to score within a

minute of the game, we didn't concede one goal. Once again I have

to say well done to the players. It is funny you should get 61 week and

number next. It sometimes happens in football? Of course it is different,

you can't compare one week to the next one. It is also about

Middlesbrough. They are defending well, they are strong, it is not

easy to create a lot of chances. We had some, but we didn't score. How

do you assess where you were and where you can be going in the next

few weeks? I think we need to keep going and keep trust in us. Again,

we are playing against a really good team, the last three or four games,

they have been with Tottenham and Everton today. We have competed

against every single team. I think we should have won one or two, but

we are playing against these teams, I think we're playing in this way,

we can beat them stop like they are compete in the fight. Or a struggle

to score goals, while? Well, they have got the best events of record

outside the top six -- why do Boro struggle to score goals. This is why

they don't score enough goals, especially at home. They are so set

on having the good shape, which is fine. This is in the first two

minutes, trying to have the full press but not really convinced by

it. Easy for Everton to play out, dominated the first half in terms of

possession. Generally there feeling is, retreat, get men behind the ball

and be hard to beat. I understand that, it is a fine balance. If they

stay playing this way, you will say well done. They're not playing

Barcelona, no disrespect to Everton, they did play well last week. You

can be too respectful. They did entertain the fans last week. This

is Middlesbrough, nine players on one quarter of the pitch trying to

get the ball back. All working hard, good distances. When you do win the

ball back, where do you go? You can't go anywhere, you have one guy

up front. It keeps coming back. They are scared to commitment forward.

Nearly a good ball to the striker, but you want somebody trying to get

something to it. It was too easy for Everton at first. Middlesbrough got

better on the second half. Everton a bit flat. They scored 61 week and

didn't score the next, they should have saved one. That is Everton this

season, great one week and not good the next. That was a little bit

flat. We're just about out of time. Ian

Ambani, thank you. Before we leave you, let's have a look as we always

do at the Premier League table. Tottenham's defeat ensure that

Chelsea remain nine points clear. There is little to choose between

the chasing pack. Arsenal and Liverpool move above Manchester

City, who play Bournemouth on Monday. Manchester United stay

sixth. Southampton are the only other side in the bottom half to

collect points, their win list them to places to 11. Let's see what the

Sunday papers have to say. Sergio Aguero feels under appreciated at

Manchester City and will leave this summer, according to the Son. The

Times says Murray is here Pochettino has all but conceded that

Tottenham's title hopes is over. Manchester United are just two

points of second.