14/01/2017 Match of the Day

COMMENTATOR: Just brilliant, just brilliant!

COMMENTATOR: What a turn, what a goal!

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

It was a day when football paid tribute to former England

manager Graham Taylor, who died this week at the age of 72,

no more so than at Vicarage Road, where Taylor enjoyed so much

Watford versus Middlesbrough, one of eight games on the way.

In the company of Danny Murphy and Ian Wright.

We start though at the King Power Stadium where Champions Leicester

hosted the favourites to take their crown.

Leaders Chelsea were missing top-scorer Diego Costa after reports

COMMENTATOR: One noticeable absentee as Chelsea bid to embark on another

winning run, top-scorer, Diego Costa, is not with the squad in the

East Midlands for a fixture Chelsea lost last season and proved to be

Jose Mourinho's final game in charge. Leicester welcome back their

top-scorer, Jamie Vardy, after a four-match absence. Their recent

signing makes his debut. A third league start for 20-year-old Ben

Chilwell. Willian replace ares Costa for Chelsea. That is the only team

beaten by Spurs. N'Golo Kante makes a first return to the club where he

won the title last season. It's Leicester hoping to build on the

four points they havic taen from the last six with back-to-back clean

sheets. Matic. Is Albrighton quickly on to that. Quickly into the path of

Vardy. He's gone Musa up with him. Here is Musa. Still going.

Courtois's intervention. Nervous moment inside the first 90 seconds

there for Chelsea. Musa's pace something Leicester are hoping to

utilise today. Fresh from those two goals in the FA Cup win at Everton.

He got around Azpilicueta. At his near-post, as you would have

expected him to, Courtois. Matic assessing the situation for Chelsea

who went 102 days unbeaten in the Premier League prior to that defeat

to Tottenham. Pedro. Potential crossing for Alonso. Back to Matic

instead. Patient possession from Chelsea. Everybody, except Vardy,

back behind the ball for Leicester. Azpilicueta, trying to guide it

through to Hazard. It might still come to him. Then Alonso - 1-0

Chelsea. Six minutes gone and the league leaders are in front. Marcos

Alonso with his second Premier League goal for the club. Without

their top-scorer, they have still found the back of the net early on.

Leicester didn't deal with the first cross. Lovely little touch back by

Hazard. Very calm finish, you have to say, with his right foot, by

Marcos Alonso, who swept in past Kasper Schmeichel, into that bottom

corner. Perfect start for Chelsea as they look to bounce back from events

at White Hart Lane. Leicester 0, Chelsea 1. 10 minutes in, in

reference to the shirt Number 10, Leicester fans lighting up the FK in

support of former hero and club ambassador Alan Bichanall. He

suffered a heart attack and today he had heart surgery. I'm sure that

sight will lift his spirits. The man who is named Fifa's Coach of the

Year, he already has food for thought today. Mahrez, Slimani away

at the African Cup Of Nations. Almost caught Courtois out.

Certainly a situation the Belgium goalkeeper felt he needed to deal

with. An interesting run of home games for Leicester, today,

Manchester United and Liverpool all heading to the east Midland. They

have taken 18 of their 21 points so far this season at the King Power

Stadium. Willian. Trying to get away from Fuchs. Fouled by Fuchs.

Chelsea, free-kick. It will be the first yellow card of the day for the

Austrian. Willian had got away from him. He quite clearly had hold of

his shirt. Willian himself to take it. In towards Luiz. Back to Alonso.

Deflected - 2-0. Well, the unlikely source of Marcos Alonso has provided

both Chelsea goals. That one with a slice of luck about it, but it's

taken them just six minutes of the second-half, after it took them six

minutes in the first, to beat Kasper Schmeichel. And the league leaders

have a two goal cushion. Luiz didn't get there, Alonso had time to steady

himself, and it brushed off the Leicester captain, Wes Morgan.

That's what diverted it past Kasper Schmeichel who, despite that

outstretched arm, couldn't keep it out. Difficult for Leicester, but

just look what it means to Conte con. -- Antonio Conte. Leicester 0,

Chelsea 2. Claudio Ranieri used to admire Antonio Conte as a player. He

tried to sign him once. He's been glowing from his praise for Conte as

a manager. He somehow has to try to find a way back against his Chelsea

team here. Leicester finding it very difficult to get a touch of the ball

in this second-half. Moses will reach that. It comes to Alonso! What

a story that would have been. Difficult ball for him to hit,

coming out of the sky. But the way things are going today, that could

easily have flown into the back of the net. Alonso. Almost found

Hazard. Kante. Super ball. Moses. It will still come back to Kante.

Pedro. Willian's onside, and Pedro has surely sealed it for Chelsea.

Leicester didn't deal with that, and Pedro scores his seventh goal of the

season. And Chelsea score three without their top-scorer, and look

set for an immediate return to winning ways. This was untidy at

best from Leicester's point of view. Static here. Pedro, unmarked, had

the simple task of heading that into the back of the net. His first goal

away from Stamford Bridge this season. Clear clear daylight between

them and last year's champions. I guess managers like goals to be

shared around the time. When your left-wingback gets to it must be a

good day. Into Marcos is a player who is very important. Today he

played very well, but not only today because against Tottenham it's not

easy. We did this and we must be pleased. We're helping the team to

get the wins and working hard to be there. We just got to keep the hard

work and keep winning. I think our performance was good, but of course

when you concede goals against this team it's difficult to equalise. We

tried to do our best. We close all the space, but they found two goals

at the beginning of each match and then it was difficult for us. One

player missing today, Diego Costa, why wasn't he in the squad today?

Diego Costa stopped his training on Tuesday because he felt a pain in

his back. He wasn't available for the game. Chelsea fans reading all

kind of reports this morning about break down in communication between

you and him. Has there been a bustup, is everything OK? But I

think that, in this situation, you can listen to a lot of things. In my

career, in my experience, as a coach, I always, if there ares

problems, I'm used to solving the problems in the changing room. Never

during a press conference and, yeah, but I repeat "if", if there are the

problems. We will get on to Costa in a moment. Of course, he wasn't on

the pitch today, but they didn't miss him. The three upfront more

than made up for him. You were waxing lyrical for the match about

them? Rightly so. They played on Boxing Day without Costa and these

three played upfront and did really well. They took it up a notch today.

It was absolutely sublime. See three players play so well on the same

day. Their underen staing, their linkup, their rotation. Pedro,

Hazard and Willian, you see the three. This is the first goal. What

I like about this, the three of them end up in the box, it's well and

good-looking pretty with flicks - what a touch from Hazard - you have

to have end product. These three had that in abundance. Leicester tried

really hard. They did OK in the first half. They had to resort to

fouling them and little touches round the corner. Awareness of each

other's positions. Each one willing to run behind without the ball as

well, which is also important. Their variation in play killed Leicester.

This is fantastic counter-attack. Hazard touch, brilliant as always.

Good pass from Willian. Pedro has his confidence back, five goals,

five assists. More than he got in the whole of last season. You see

the confidence with this touch. Every time they looked up they had

the option of one of the others. The biggest compliment I can play them

is me and Ian Wright were watching and didn't mention Costa once. No.

The skill. They actually nearly got in so many times, the intra-Kasse in

which they were playing, as I say, the three of them together was

absolutely fantastic. They gave the rest of the team the ability to have

time on the ball. Leicester had to drop off. They couldn't press, every

time they pressed these three would hurt them. This was nearly

unbelievable. What a touch from Pedro. I know you love that one.

Yes, it was fantastic. I don't think Leicester did too bad. They were on

top, top form. Passing the ball and getting the ball with players around

them. One touch. We saw it all there. Brilliant today. We have no

idea really the truth behind what is going on with Costa. We hear a big

money move to China being muted. Him denying it, that isn't at all

happened. His manager saying no bustup. Pulled out of training with

a bad back. It would from the outside that could unsettle the

camp. The performance today would say nod not. Would you be confident

of him moving through this season with those three upfront? I'm not

sure. We don't know what's happened. For him to come out at this stage,

when thee need him so much, it seems very strange. I feel that the way

the players, the way the players played today, they looked like they

were enjoying it. They didn't his miss him today. The sooner they sort

it out the better echlt he has 14 goals. You need someone like that in

your team. He seems to have almost tried to derail what is going on.

Would you be surprised if he was to be attracted to China at this point

in his career? Diego Costa does not strike me as the kind of person who

is bothered what people think. There may be some reason, but he is

playing in a top club in the top league. It is maybe the money. It

does not make much difference to him. Maybe it is his back, but

somebody has turned him. 12 months ago you would not have got Leicester

players looking at offers like that when they were under way to a title.

Today they are not looking at a title, but Claudio Ranieri. They

played well. They change the system, they played quite well, but they did

not have the quality. I think they will be fine, it was an OK

performance, but Chelsea's performance was something else.

Spurs have yet to lose at home in the league this season.

They faced West Brom, who've not been beaten

Spurs have won the league if Dele Alli had not been suspended in

April's 1-1 draw. Is there a more informed European midfielder right

now? Tottenham revert to the side that beat Chelsea ten days ago.

Nacer Chadli makes his first White Hart Lane return. There is a

flourish about Tottenham when they are playing well.

He came very close. West Bromwich Albion should have stopped the cross

coming in. They should have been more aware in the middle. Harry Kane

got in behind Gareth McAuley. Very much an attack against defence

discipline. Kristin Eriksson had a bit of space, Harry Kane, 1-0. 11

minutes gone. To be honest it has been coming. It came on the shoulder

of the last defender. Just level. Finished astutely. Goal 13 of the

campaign. What a way to celebrate becoming a new dad. Harry Kane for

the first time, a goal for Spurs. It has not been easy with the injury to

Jonny Evans. They do not beat the first man with a free kick, how

disappointing. The flag is up. The first chance

created by West Bromwich Albion. Had also left it for Fletcher, that

would have been allowed to build up. Deflected and just about kept out by

Ben Foster. The West Brom goalkeeper is having a fit campaign. The shot

bobbled on its way through. Harry Kane got the touch and Ben Forster

got a hold of it. Kristin Ericsson behind brands. Deflected twice and

in for Spurs and deservedly so. It is a long afternoon ahead for West

Brom. Kristin Ericsson will insist it is

his eighth goal of the season. There was a double ricochet and off Gareth

McAuley. Ben Foster was wrong-footed. Spurs are very good

and coasting. Harry Kane is a real handful today.

West Brom are giving it away. It has been a super Spurs performance. It

is ruled out by the linesman's flag. Offside. What a lovely move. He just

went too early. An imperious flick to put it beyond the goalkeeper.

Dele Alli was to his left-hand side. Harry Kane off the post. Spurs have

been brilliant. Harry Kane is on fire today. Then Foster had just

enough onto the post. Two up, they could have had four or five.

A chance for West Bromwich counter. That was not too far away. That was

their most meaningful attack of the game, the first real effort they

have had on the Spurs goal. It did not hit the target, but it was not

far away. It is a corner kick. Toby Alderweireld was allowed to

turn. Again they are denied by Foster. Twice he denies Tottenham

Hotspur. With his leg first of all. Then it bounced horribly in front of

him. He was a bit fortunate. Fortune favours the brave. He has had a good

game and a good season, Ben Foster. Harry Kane is in the middle and he

wraps it up. Given away cheaply by West Bromwich Albion, but finished

in real style. For West Bromwich Albion there is no way back now.

Walker with the steel and the prison and Harry Kane with the finish. 3-0.

Tottenham have had 20 attempts on the West Bromwich Albion goal. 11 of

them have been on target. West Brom are yet to force a save from Hugo

Lloris. Harry Kane with a hat-trick! That is

it. What a week it has been for him. Brilliantly set up by Dele Alli.

Impudently done, extravagantly done. Two goals in four minutes for Harry

Kane. It makes it a handsome victory for Spurs. A Harry Kane match ball,

a Harry Kane hat-trick, Harry Kane changing nappies tonight. I am a new

dad. It is a good feeling and what a great way to finish the week off.

Mentally and physically where you OK, because a become completely ruin

your stride. We have been fine, the little girl is great, I have got a

good wife, getting up in the middle of the night. It has been a busy

week, but once I have enjoyed. It was amazing the way they played. The

feeling the team translated to the stands. It was 45 minutes of amazing

football and I am very pleased because it was amazing. If you come

to these grounds against these teams you have to be at your best, not

just technically, but mentally as well, and we were not today. If you

are not on it at these grounds, they will punish you. We gave some sloppy

goals away, we never really got going. I do not take anything away

from Tottenham, they are a good team and good luck to them for the rest

of the season. It was a bad day for us. We are on a great run of form at

the minute. We need to keep it up, we cannot afford to drop any points.

The teams around us always seemed to be winning and we have to make sure

we are as well. Straight league wins, equalling their own record,

Harry Kane with the record, but you want to look at the wingbacks. You

feel they were instrumental in everything they did today. Yes, they

were. These two have consolidated under Chelsea. Rose and Walker,

especially at home, they are unbelievable. We could have picked

out a few, but these two are the ones in particular. You will see

Danny Rose on the left. They had a thankless task trying to deal with

Danny Rose, arguably one of the best left-back in Europe at the moment. A

great ball in and Harry Kane should score. This is brilliant, the

communique said, they have obviously had words. Watch this pass from Toby

Alderweireld. Absolutely fantastic. They get a corner out of it. He has

got his man there. He does not get close enough. He is doing this all

day. Nacer Chadli. This is the goal. Once you have got the insurance of

one Yama and Mousa Dembele, you can go forward and play. That was a

great pass from Kristin Ericsson and look who pops up on the right-hand

side, Danny Rose again. They got a little bit of luck here, but they

deserve the luck. They were brilliant today. Kyle Walker has

been having a nightmare of a month. Olivier Giroud pinned him at

Arsenal, but now you see his determination. A great cross into

Dele Alli and that is a great finish. Just brilliant. They were

really good. Spurs' last ten goals have been scored by Harry Kane or

Dele Alli, and he impressed you today even though he was not on the

scoresheet. There is nothing he cannot do, this lad. He is athletic,

he scores goals, he is confident at the moment. I know he loves these

little nutmeg. Poor old fletch. It has happened to me at times and I

know how he feels. He is just playing with freedom. He is enjoying

it. Look at this, fantastic. He is getting better. I did not know he

had this type of quality and vision, but he is just getting better. Look

at that for a pass. A great scoop, it makes it easy for Harry Kane.

They were all brilliant. A day to forget for West Brom.

Swansea's new boss, Paul Clement, took charge at the Liberty Stadium

for the first time since replacing Bob Bradley.

Opponents Arsenal began the day in fifth, eight

COMMENTATOR: Neighan Dyer who won the title on-loan at Leicester City

last season makes only his second start in the league for Swansea in

the current campaign while Stephen Kingsley plays at full-back with

Taylor suffering a fractured cheek bone in tlang. Mesut Ozil returns

for Arsenal after missing three matches through illness. Olivier

Giroud who signed a new contract this week is in fine form with a

goal in each of the last four games. Task number one you would think for

Paul Clemmit is to put out a Swansea side with greater resilient i, a

side that doesn't crumble at the back. Naughton's long ball. Could

get Nathan Dyer away, Koscielny is right on him. Sigurdsson well

forward. Routledge and Llorente in the centre. Well saved there by

Cech. First attempt on goal in the match. It's come from the home team,

Kyle Naughton involved in both end of the field. Almost finishing off

the move. This effort here, palmed away at full stretch. Paul Clemmit

is quick to add to his backroom staff there the very familiar figure

of Claude. Kingsley, Routledge. Good play by Wayne Routledge. Support -

Sigurdsson! Second decent attempt on goal from Swansea City in the first

13 minutes or so. I have to say, Arsenal have barely got out of

second gear here so far in this game. They haven't tested Fabianski

so far. Is that about to change? Here's Sanchez. Good one. Saved at

the near-post by Lukasz Fabianski. Liberty Stadium looking a picture at

the moment. I wonder what's at the end of that? Premier League survive,

of course would do Paul clement very nicely indeed. Naughton. In to Dyer.

Surrounded and dispossessed. Ozil now finds Ramsey. He's got Iwobi

alongside him. Ramsey, right across the face of goal. Somehow Giroud

couldn't make contact with it. This is Sanchez. Alarm bells for Swansea.

The header from Ozil. It's in from Olivier Giroud. After all the good

work for Swansea City, Arsenal make the breakthrough. From the look on

his face it would appear it might be the last contribution that Olivier

Giroud makes to the game. They have barely got out of second gear here

in this first half, but against the run of play, Arsenal force the

breakthrough here. Ramsey with the ball across. Giroud couldn't quite

make contact the first time. Loitering on the edge of the

six-yard box. He snapped at the chance and buried it. So Olivier

Giroud has scored in each of the last five games now for Arsenal.

He's also scored on each of his last nine starts for the Gunners. It's

Swansea 0, Arsenal 1. Despite indicating he wanted to come off it

looks as if Giroud is in fact staying on the pitch. Pitch. Dyer

with the ball in. Llorente. Down he goes. Swansea City do not have a

penalty. Ki Sung-Yueng has a yellow card for simulation. Here it is once

again. This is Lorne Llorente with the turn into Ki Sung-Yueng. Coming

together with the boot of Laurent Koscielny. The referee felt he was

looking for this one. Yeah, it is was the final angle that gave us the

evidence we were looking for. Well spotted there by the officials. Not

a good ball. Collected by Dyer. White shirts swarming forward. Dyer

send it over the top of the crossbar. Another cross field ball

goes awry, but once more they get away with it.

Ozil. Finding Sanchez. Iwobi in the centre. Three, four, five also there

for Arsenal. Giroud is one of them. Here's Sanchez. Lovely ball. Great

chance, fine save by Fabianski to deny Aaron Ramsey. The pressure is

still on. Iwobi. The deflection sends it behind. Lovely ball in. The

turn from Ramsey. Fabianski with the initial save there. Victory today

would give Arsenal the double over Swansea for only the second time.

1982-83. Fabianski goes for it. Sanchez, away by Llorente.

Sigurdsson can't turn. Still with Arsenal. Iwobi. It's blocked, and

it's curled into the back of the net. The block took the sting out of

the shot, but it redirected it over the top of Lukasz Fabianski and into

the back of the net. Arsenal's sustained pressure at the start of

this second-half pays off. Arsenal swarming forward at every available

opportunity. The ball ricochetting off Jack Cork. Here it is once

again, Iwobi attempts to put the ball in and the block merely

redirects it over the top of Swansea's goalkeeper and beyond his

reach. Olivier Giroud forced out of the match with a foot injury.

Heavily strapped ankle. Looking for Sigurdsson. Cut out. Collected by

Alex Iwobi. Arsenal just pose a threat every time they come forward.

Oh, it's deflected in off Kyle Naughton. There's no doubt that's an

own-goal. Once again, it is Alex Iwobi with the shot on goal, just as

it was minutes before. And, for the second time in a row, his shot takes

a wicked deflection, which carries the ball past Lukasz Fabianski. But

more importantly for Arsenal, it means they now lead Swansea 3-0. The

journey down the M4 looks like it's been a worthwhile one for those

travelling supporters. Arsenal look as if they might do something every

time they go forward. Iwobi, beautiful play. Now it's Alex

Oxlade-Chamberlain. Ramsey tries to shoot. Sanchez does, Arsenal lead by

4-0. It is turning into something of a rout here in this second-half.

Alexis Sanchez has his 16th goal of the season. Brilliant build-up,

lovely pass from Iwobi. Collected by Oxlade-Chamberlain. Ramsey beaten to

the initial shooting opportunity, but there you see the ball going in

Sanchez general direction. He only needs half a chance, doesn't he? How

many times have we seen that. The interception for Alexis Sanchez, who

makes it four. Worrying situation for Swansea. They have now conceded

at least three goals in seven of the last nine matches they've played.

Iwobi with the ball out wide. Here's Oxlade-Chamberlain. Welbeck and

Perez in the centre. Back towards Welbeck. Just behind him. Cleared

away by Sigurdsson, only as far as Xhaka. He brings a save from

Fabianski. Good shot, fine save. Well-struck by the Swiss

international. A decent save, too. Brooding and quietly steaming in a

corner there, Alexis Sanchez. His Eden Hazard loves playing hitch

didn't want to come off at all. Sigurdsson. He's done well, just

over the top. That's the best we have seen from Swansea City for

quite some time in this match. Paul clement's first league match will

end with a heavy defeat. For long periods we looked solid defensively.

Didn't do enough on the attacking side. We had a big claim for a

penalty, having looked back at it, I have that luxury, it's a penalty.

You know, Arsenal were better than us on the day. How difficult is if

to pick them up? We all have a can difficult job on our hands. We get

back on the training field and work on bet getting the basics right. If

you keep working hard and get the organisation right you have a better

chance. I think the first half was very intense physically and Swansea

played very well. They gave a lot in the first half to stop us from

playing and they did it very, very well. And, they are technically a

good side. In the second-half our pace took over and maybe we were

fortunate on one or two goals as well, but we were dominating the

game after. Were you a goalscorer? At least one of them, I'm claiming

the first one at least, I was on target. I would like to claim that.

The second one I can let slide. The first was my goal. He has neither.

If we talk about Mesut Ozil, you were impressed by his contribution.

A lot said about his contract negotiations, he missed games

through illness as well? They missed him for a few games. He made a real

difference today. Swansea deserve credit for the first half,

definitely. But he was exceptional in crucial areas of the pitch 82

touches, he makes the right decisionsing nine times out of ten.

Picks Sanchez out. Great ball there. This is early in the game, actually

in the first half Arsenal didn't create too much. Anything they did

create was through him. He was up for it. He took the ball in his own

half. Nice bits of skill. Watch this for a touch. That is what he gives

you, that quality in the final third. I know there is a loft people

who say he doesn't turn up in the big games, he was back today. I

think they are a better team when he is in it. OK he gets lucky with the

header there. Right foot. Always clinical with his passing. Always

sees it. Runs without the ball, crucial when you are playing that

role. You can't be prepredictable, always to feet. He was unlucky today

with some of the runs he made. He didn't quite get the right pass, but

him and Sanchez together make Arsenal an exceptional team and a

really dangerous team. When he he is not there, they don't quite have

that same cutting edge. They get a bit of luck... The scoreline

flattered them a little bit. I was impressed with him today considering

he had three games out. Paul clement doesn't agree with the referee, he

thinks Swansea should have had a penalty, what was your take? Is

sdmoo Paul said he saw it and thought it was a penalty. I don't

agree with him. I think, yes, Koscielny sticks his foot out, what

Ki does he he searches for the foot. You see, Koscielny's foot comes, he

plants it, he searches. He kicks the foot for me, Ki, I think the referee

has it right. I can feel Swansea fans - it's Arsenal you are sticking

up. If I was Paul I would want that. That is it. You see a lot of

penalties where the players do the same thing and they are given. They

will feel hard done by. I didn't think that was a penalty. One

incident we should talk about and have a look again. Sanchez

instrumental in many things. World-class player, but Brilliant.

Not very happy about being taken off when his team were 4-0 up. You can

see his face. He is disappointed. He doesn't want to be taken off. When

you have the contract talk and everything going on. He is integral

to Arsenal. If he was gone, as much as they say Ozil, if he is not

there, there is a massive problem. You see that picture. He doesn't

want to be taken off. He wants to continuously play. I hope it's not

something that they are using as excuses for him to get out of the

club and maybe his representatives and stuff... Arsene Wenger say it's

cultural and different cultures react differently. If we put it down

to now. Paul clement, you know him well, he has a big task in hand.

There are games he expects to win, maybe that wasn't one anyway? That

is fair. He will be on the training pitch as long as he can be. He's a

work aholic. He's got great attention to detail. I think he will

be quite savvy in the next few weeks in the transfer market. They will

improve. They did in the first half. Whether it will be enough, I am

anticipate not sure. Tough job. Job. I'm not sure.

West Ham playmaker Dimitri Payet missed the game against

Crystal Palace after manager Slaven Bilic said the Frenchman no

Palace arrived at the London Stadium just one point

COMMENTATOR: Joint chairman's notes are emphatic, they will not sell

Dimitri Payet this transfer window. The onus shifts to Andy Carroll to

be the tallsyman. He was signed back in 2013 by Sam Allardyce when he was

the Hammers boss. Allardyce himself has been dismissive regarding

speculation about Christian Benteke, who he says quite simply is going

nowhere. Palace's record signing is their top-scorer despites ming a

penalty last month in Allardyce's first match in charge against

Watford. We are inside the last 20 minutes of a first half that has

been bereft of chances, really. Here's Feghouli. Noble. Getting away

from Ward and driving West Ham forward. And Carroll! Well, that's

the best move of the match by a mile. Carroll is very disappointed

that he couldn't get over the top of it. Good move, West Ham. He's maybe

woken this crowd up. A quarter of an hour to go. Just really one

opportunity for Andy Carroll to reflect upon thus far. Palace

haven't really offered anything. Here's Puncheon though to try and

change that. Away by Collins. Good connection. Randolph was in a good

position to gather it. It's just as as well as he was because Cabaye

hits this as truly as he would intended.

A little break for Townsend again and then he is caught and it is a

free kick for Crystal Palace. You can trace this pattern of play all

the way back to Mark Noble's miss timed pass on halfway. And it ends

on a yellow card for a mistimed tackle a few minutes' later. Of all

players, West Ham kid who spent the vast of his career with the Hammers,

it could have come back to want them here. What a chance.

It is a great ball by Andy Carroll. He was put under pressure and it is

a corner. Well defended by Tomkins. Excellent defending. Tomkins only

straight to Sofiane Feghouli. Free kick to West Ham. They have played

three games in a row without scoring. Prior to that they had won

three in a row in the Premier League. Swansea, Hull and Burnley.

They want to recapture that form again. That was Andy Carroll, but it

was wide. He moved it from right to left and drove it wide.

He was onside and the shot was pretty good. Only he will know for

sure if he was going for the spectacular into the corner. Antonio

Cesaro side. He will get there in front of Hennessy. And it is turned

in by Sofiane Feghouli. And in a game of precious few opportunities

might it be enough to win it but Mark round the goalkeeper and

Antonio was going for glory, but there was Sofiane Feghouli and West

Ham are in front. David Sullivan has backed exactly what his manager said

about the Dimitri Payet situation. He ain't going nowhere. What he

wanted today was a response from his players and they have responded.

Andy Carroll on the far side. Oh, that is tremendous! Just sit back

and admire this sensational goal. Andy Carroll has been to reflect

today. He has scored one of the best goals that this stadium has

witnessed. And you can hear the second roar from the West Ham

supporters who are watching on the big screen and it is worth watching

over and over again. He has provided an absolute sumptuous Dimitri Payet

style goal. He can still provide moments of sheer class.

Antonio and in space on the left-hand side is Manuel Lanzini.

Oh, lovely. It is a wonderful West Ham response to a troubled week at

the club. Two fantastic West Ham goals in this second half, both with

a technique that you would have wanted to savour. This enormous West

Ham United crowd will go away from the London stadium and they will

remember this afternoon very fondly indeed. It is a pride, the

overriding emotion? Yes, that is a good word, it is pride, it is

everything. I would like to congratulate the guys. They showed

basically everything we asked them for. OK, the first half was a

nervous one and all that, but together with the crowd, they were

banned Davison from the kick-off. We gave everything and in the second

half we were magnificent. The concentration and the way you play

has to last for the whole period of the game and unfortunately for us we

gifted two and then three. If you gift them, you will not get

anywhere. It is a bitterly disappointing end to what looked

like a comfortable performance. How do you rate that amongst your goals?

I think it has got to be the best one I have scored. It is one of the

important ones for the club and for me it is fantastic and I am happy

with the result and the way the lads play. After the 5-0 drubbing in the

FA Cup last week it was really important, and with the Dimitri

Payet stuff as well, and it came eventually, a good performance. Yes,

it did. It was quite the poor game with the midfielder is getting

beyond the ball. On this occasion Mark Noble does do it as we can see.

Sofiane Feghouli had a fantastic game today. Andy Carroll is the only

one in the box and he picks out really well, but unfortunately he

could not keep it down. He worked really hard today and that is what

the West Ham fans wanted. They wanted to see people chasing and

working hard. Andy Carroll forces the goalkeeper into a rushed cake

and they get the possession that. That was a superb pass. It is super

stuff. Sofiane Feghouli had a really good game today. The West Ham fans

will be pleased with his contribution. Tomkins had a super

defensive header. When they got the ball in the box, Crystal Palace have

all sorts of problems. They could not deal with it. This is a good

cross. Tomkins had a really good game. Then Andy Carroll comes in

with a fantastic strike. That is as good as I have seen. That is the

best contact. Unbelievable. That was better contact than Wayne Rooney's

against Manchester City. I know it was a bigger game. And just rewards

for his contribution. His manager needed it, the club needed it, it

was a great performance. It is not quite the same as Diego Costa, but

there are parallels with Dimitri Payet and the club and the fans are

disappointed with how this is panning out with him. How will it be

resolved? What will happen? The fact he said I do not want to be here,

they have got to get rid of him. Keeping him would be cutting off

their nose to despite their face. They cannot afford him. He is a

great player and they did wonders with him and he did wonders for

them, but take the money. Whatever happens, the promises broken. You do

not say I do not want to play for the club any more. It was not a good

day for Crystal Palace and big Sam has only had a return of one point.

They have not experienced that bounce they were expecting. Today

they were quite disappointing. Christian Benteke, for Sam he is a

big man, get the ball into him and get some second balls and they are

not doing it. We saw it happening with Andy Carroll, but it is not

happening with him, they have got to do it quickly.

Make a note, Match of the Day 2 moves to BBC Two this week,

an early start time as well, at 10.00pm.

5 Live and the BBC Sport website will have commentary

of Manchester United versus Liverpool at 4.00pm.

There's live football on Tuesday when non-league Lincoln take

on Ipswich Town in the FA Cup Third round replay, BBC One at 8.00pm.

That's followed by Cup highlights on Wednesday,

including Liverpool's trip to Plymouth, 10.45pm on BBC One.

Scotland is the best. They are our main players. Nelson, Robert the

Bruce, James Joyce, Tom Jones. Jonny Wilkinson's feed. We built the

Titanic. We invented the bicycle. Dragons. The kilt. Bagpipes. Spotted

Dick. The six Nations starts on the 4th of February across the BBC.

Bottom of the table Hull had new manager Marco Silva in charge

for the first time in the Premier League.

They faced Bournemouth who won the reverse fixture

Martin Fisher was at the KCOM Stadium.

COMMENTATOR: The serious stuff starts here for new boss Marco

Silva. He is boosted by the return of a Belle Hernandez who makes his

first start in over two months. There is a more familiar look to

Bournemouth after those wholesale changes in the FA Cup that backfired

so badly last weekend. Artur Boruc makes his 100th Premier League

appearance and it is the first Premier League start for Tyrone

Mings, 17 months after he signed for the club.

Dawson got just enough on that. Here is Jack Wilshere for Bournemouth.

And Fraser goes down under the challenge of McAuley and it is a

penalty. Yet another soft penalty conceded by Hull City this season.

Inside 100 seconds. McGuire's challenge on Fraser and the referee

was in the perfect position to see it and give it and that is the tenth

penalty that Hull City have conceded this season. Junior Stanislav scored

from the spot in the 6-1 win against Hull City back in October. He has

not scored a goal since. He puts this one away. He put it away with

consummate ease. It was always going to be a hard afternoon for Hull

City. It has just become a whole lot more difficult. Marco Silva was only

appointed nine days ago. He is a surprise choice, but he has

succeeded everywhere he has been. That was not far wide. He had a bit

of room, he got away from Snodgrass. Hull City will always be a special

club for Eddie Howe. He made his first ever appearance as a player

against Bournemouth in December 95. Junior Stanislas is in there.

McGuire will get it away eventually. Andy Robertson had a bit of time. He

fires its end. And they have the equaliser through Fernandez. That is

what his return might bring for Hull City, the ability to find the back

of the net. A decent build-up starting with the goalkeeper. That

was a lovely reverse ball. Full is to now Hull City are right back in

the game at 1-1. What a shot. Abel Hernandez with his

second of the afternoon. Look at that celebration. Look at the way he

attacked Tyrone Mings from the off here. Knew what he was about. Got it

on his left boot and - bang, Boruc has no chance whatsoever. Hull City

are 2-1 in front, five minutes into the second-half. Arter. Huddlestone.

Neat for Maguire. Up the line for Diomande. Lovely football at the

moment from Hull. Hernandez, Snodgrass and Clucas all interested.

Hernandez got his head to it. Well, this is lovely stuff from Hull. They

are looking anything but a team anchored to the foot of the Premier

League table at the moment. He doesn't speak the best English,

Marco Silva, whatever he said to his team at the break, he got the

message across. Poor challenge from Smith. Pretty much been all Hull

City since the second-half got under way. 2-1 they lead, Snodgrass with

the cross. It will drop here for Huddlestone. A good shot - it's in.

It came off a Bournemouth player. Tyrone Mings, his first ever Premier

League start. He scores the own-goal. Tom Huddlestone's gamble

to try the volley pays off. It's three years since Tom Huddlestone

last scored a Premier League goal here. He might try and claim this

one. But that touch from Mings is the decisive one. Hull City have

scored two quick goals at the start of this second-half and, suddenly,

they are romping away with it. King. Slides away from Dawson. Into

the box, and feeding Pew. He goes down. Shot was accurate from

Wilshere. Well dealt with by Jakupovic. Bournemouth felt they

might have had a penalty in the build-up to this. This challenge, as

he went down, Wilshere took on the shot. That didn't look too

dissimilar to the one that was given in the first few minutes of the

game. I feel happen yip, what I saw in the game I saw one team with a

big, big speed, it's important be for me. Very happy with it because

they worked. Happy really when I saw the fantastic behaviour with our

fans. For me it's important also. Disappointed with the first goal,

disappointed with all three, that is the story of our run. They think

we've been bad defensively, any chance we conceded they have taken.

We conceded three goals again. Again, that must be alarming to you

minute. The number of teams who score three against you? There seems

to be a pattern emerging defensively. Something we have to

put right quickly. You are off the bottom-of-the-table. How important

is that psychologically? It is. The main thing is the points, we need to

get as lose to 40 points as soon as possible. As I say,let three points

today, because none of the teams got too far away from it it puts us in a

decent motion position and back in the mix. That is the bounce we are

talking about that Sam Allardyce didn't have with Crystal Palace,

they will be delighted with that? Yeah. I thought they were good

today. Especially going a goal down. It showed a lot of character coming

back. It's goals. That is what they needed. Hernandez nicked a few in

the Championship. He stays in the middle of the goal. He stays in the

middle of the pitch. Is sounds obvious that. When you look at

Benteke and people, you know what I'm saying, he doesn't stay in the

middle of the pitch. When you have a ball put in like that. You have a

chance to do that. He is in the middle being the vocal point. Javier

Hernandez is on fire running at you. He knows he wants to get on his left

foot. He moves it quick, hits it quick there. It's a really good

finish. It's what they need. Hernandez's first game back since

the beginning of November. They have missed him and his potential goal

threat? Absolutely. He is a goalscorer. He gets his header and

running at the defenders. Pretty quick and sharp and knows where the

goal is. Eddie Howe sounded down, "there is a pattern emerging, I have

to look at this." To concede those goals, they had a great run of form

before that? Huge. They rested everybody for the Cup game last

week, ready for this game. You couldn't tell that in that

performance. The way they capitulated in games I have seen

recently is a worry moving forward. They have to stop conceding goals so

easily. Too easy to play against. OK.

Sunderland, who began the day in the bottom three,

Mark Hughes's men have never won a league game at the Stadium

COMMENTATOR: If you are good enough, you are old enough, in Jermain Defoe

case more or less invaluable for Sunderland. 11 goals this season, he

has scored in his last two Premier League games as his former club and

country colleague Peter Crouch. He has earned a new contract until the

end of next season. He will be 36 at the end of this month. Inn with the

season only just into its second-half, it's another high

pressure day on Wearside. This time of the year is when the ride really

begins for Sunderland. They are used to that, it's happened Forfar too

many years in a row. Johnson. Good ball in from Johnson. Crouch was met

by Donald Love. Look at Peter Crouch's expression. That tells you

what a good chance it was for him. On to the shoulder and against to

Donald Love. Credit to the full-back though. Mark Hughes had stressedlet

need to get their act together this week. Encouraging signs now from the

Stoke team. Another groan for Sunderland for giving the ball away.

This could be Costly. Arnautovic. Stopped by the boot of Mannone. The

Stoke pressure has been mounting. Hughes team have their reward for

taking control of the game by taking the lead. Arnie is the chant. Vito

Mannone dug him out once, the shot found the target. Only his third

goal this season. It's made it Sunderland 0, Stoke City 1.

Shawcross. O'Shea. Crouch. Penned in the corner by Borini. That

was the aim. Great play from the Austrian. Played

in again, and he scores again! Brilliantly worked by Stoke City.

Marko Arnautovic is the Potters main man on Wearside today. Two goals

inside the first 22 minutes. He played the one-twos as freely as you

like before getting in to score. 2-0. Another risky ball. Away from

Rodwell. Oh, Mannone's lost it. So close to being a calamitous third

goal conceded by Sunderland. Almost one for the goalkeeper's blooper's

hand back. He's had enough. He's seen plenty of that. Erik Pieters.

Charlie Adam. Mannone, he knows Crouch is am coulding. Crouch beats

it to it, it's in. No suggestion of a foul. It's a clean header into the

net. Well, he got away with the last one, the Italian creeper, he almost

looks close to tears that one. He had in his mind, as the ball came

over, the threat of Peter Crouch coming towards him, he panicked. A

hesitant goalkeeper who got his timing all round. Peter Crouch's

99th Premier League goal, his 49th goal for Stoke City, and they might

have won the points on Wearside already today. It's Sunderland 0,

Stoke 3. Bruno Martins Indi. With the

faintest of flicks. Here's Arnautovic. Donald Love forced him

to give the ball away. Borini. Rodwell goes for it. Back to him,

again. It's pulled wide. In fact, it's turned wide. Good defending by

Shawcross. Jack Rodwell sized up his options before letting fly. Straight

Attlee grant. Shawcross prevented him from putting in the follow-up.

-- at Lee Grant. Important Sunderland get back into this and

get the crowd on side as soon as they can. Jermain Defoe, first

chance he had all day. He's put it in. Sunderland have a way back.

That's Jermain Defoe for you. He is Sunderland's only hope. Mark Hughes

won't be happy. Defoe on-the-run. With his usual relaxed, composed fib

finish, control off the thigh is deliberate. Quick check to see if

the flag is up. He does as well as anybody in the game, still at the

age of 34. Crouch. Finds Januzaj. He picks out

Borini. Borini might have a go at goal here. He does. He stings the

hands of Grant. Bruno Martins Indi turns the ball away. That is what

Sunderland supporters need to see. Direct and positive. Johnson.

Thought he was impeded. Mike Dean agrees with that. Free-kick for

Stoke. That was Johnson trying to get on to the return pass. He runs

into Jack Rodwell. A chance for Stoke City to get three goal

breathing space, again. Charlie Adam really fancies this. Arnautovic

leaves it for Adam. Adam fires wide with Mannone flying through the air.

Too much bend on it. Van Aanholt. Defoe. There's Rodwell.

Oh, dear me. Snatched at the chance. What a chance. David Moyes looksure

Yeos. They need those opportunities.s We were excellent I

thought first half for 40 minutes of it we had a little bit of a wobble

just towards the end, we make made a mistake. Can't afford to do with

that with Jermain Defoe around. They got a goal. Sunderland, if I'm

honest, didn't create a great deal against us. More our mistakes that

let them have a glimpse of the game in the second-half. We were never

really in trouble throughout the proceedings today. It's a good

response. The players need to take responsibility. They need to stop

making individual mistakes. I did didn't think overall our performance

was that bad. By the time we got three goals we made the game very

difficult. They stuck at it in the second-half. We created one or two

chances ourselves, we weren't quite able to take them. I had that time

on the bench to reflect and think - where are things going? I've got a

new Lees of life, I'm playing again and loving every minute of it.

Playing in the Premier League and hopefully I have confirmed my

selection. Peter was magnificent. He brought people into the game. A

credit to his profession today. He as a new contract. He is 36 this

month and one goal off 100. Incredible. You can't help but love

him. He hats a new Lees of life. His performances in the last few weeks

have been great. He knows what he is good at. He knows how to nick goals.

He is always in the box when the ball goes wide. He has a good touch,

as you see there for the goal. He scored in his last three games. His

hold-up play is just superb. People criticise him for a lack of

mobility. When you have that aerial power. I know the keeper is awful

there, he should do better, you have to get up there and head it in. He

is difficult to play against. This is how desperate he is to stay in

the team. Look. He's doubling up at right-back. When you want him using

his pace... No he is a credit to his profession to be able to do the

running, great defensive header as well. He deserves real credit for

revitalising his career. As for Sunderland, I think same old

Sunderland. The Liverpool game was the only time really I'd seen them

play well at home. Yeah. Relying on Jermaine too much. David Moyes is

saying the players have to take responsibility - I get. That he

chooses them and works with them day in and day out. He has to take some

responsibility, too. Their performances generally have been

poor. The fans fed up. Leaving as early as 35 minutes today.

All seven of Burnley's wins this season have come at home.

Southampton, who'd lost their last three in the league,

were the latest team to try their luck at Turf Moor.

Jay Rodriguez was born and schooled in Burnley and joined his local club

as a ten-year-old and left for Southampton in 2012. He has not

played here since and may not today, he is on the bench. Seldom any room

for sentiment in team selection. He was muscled out of it illegally

by Shayne Ward Prowse. A free kick to Burnley. They are in a good

position here. They can conjure something from this range. It is

crowded in front of the keeper. Then me looked like he got a push in the

back. -- then me. It probably was just heading inside

that post, Ben Mee with the block. He is Dusan Tadic again. This is the

best spell they have had in the game really. Ben Mee was in the right

place at the right time. That was well played. Dusan Tadic on the

Bali. -- volley. Off the line. Southampton are really

threatening now. That was a good save from Tom Heaton to deny Ward

Prowse. There was a big shout after that

block. He got himself down well. That has lifted the fans.

Dean Marney is making way and Burnley fans welcome back Joey

Barton. It is his first Premier League outing since made 2015. That

was a good free kick. It is stopped on the line by Tom Heaton and

Burnley got away with it. It looked for a second as if it was going to

squirm its way into the back of the net. Burnley have got a free kick

and Southampton are ruing the fact the brakes did not go their way.

They might have done. You have the distinct impression that they will

not be a barrel full of goals in this game. One might be enough. Boyd

was thinking about the spectacular and wanting a free kick and getting

a free kick. He stuck his foot out. Burnley have a chance. This would be

quite a return if Joey Barton could put this into the back of the

Southampton net. Joey Barton against the wall. Through the wall and N.

Joey Barton has only been on the pitch a couple of minutes. Back in

the Premier League, back with Burnley, back with a goal. How about

that? Deflected on its way. That might have been crucial, taking it

beyond Ben Forster's fingertips. What were the odds on that?

Time is very much against them now. Two and a half minutes to go. Off

the head of Tom Heaton. He gets a really good contact on it. This is

Jay Rodriguez. Tom Heaton pushing him away. A great double save. A

great double save by Tom Heaton. As super header from Van Dyke. That was

a brilliant save. Southampton are a good side. They took the game on

early on and they came out pressing and of the front foot and they have

got good technicians in their side. Early in the second half they

started the game, but as the game went on you felt the sense that we

would get something. It was difficult after this game because I

think it was a strong game for us with good attitude, good play. It

was difficult to play against a slow ball in the second half. But it was

interesting. Just to make a goal. They deserved it. It is probably not

the best free kick I ever hit, but it hit the back of the net and from

a personal point of view it is quite nice. But some of the blocks that

the guys made. Then the double save by Tom Heaton at the end. It is not

about me, it is about the team and I am delighted we have got three

points. He said it is not all about him, but his manager will be happy

to say it was. A great story, he has had his ups and downs. He is well

liked there and he made an impact. He got a bit of fortune. I think the

keeper thought he would go over the wall or through the wall where the

gap is. He does take a big step right. You have got to keep your

position. But it nicks Ryan Bertrand's backside. I think the

keeper will be disappointed. This is a wonderful double save. If the

league table was in home form, Burnley would be dead. It may well

just be what keeps them up. It may well just be

what keeps them up. There were emotional scenes

at Vicarage Road as Watford fans celebrated the memory of Graham

Taylor. Middlesbrough provided

the opposition. Vicarage Road today, a stadium that

was developed so much in Graham Taylor's time. He was manager here

for 14 years in two spell. He showed how to build a club and not just 18.

His wife Rita and his daughters Joanne and Karen are there. Families

are here to share the occasion with the supporters. They share is such a

unique affinity, the new signing Tom Cleverley is on the Watford bench.

New signing Rudy Gestede is on the bench.

His first touch was not good enough and he is the top scorer would you

believe. That should have been number six for Etienne Capoue. His

first touch was not good enough. Middlesbrough have only won one of

their last 23 away games in the Premier League.

A chance for Stuani. But, no, the flag is up for offside. I would say

it was marginal. Doucoure! A chance for his first

Watford goal. Headed on by Troy Deeney. Doucoure brought a save out

of Valdez. That is a foul by Gibson on Okaka. He is cross to say the

least. Anyway, it is a free kick to Watford. It is going to be taken by

Etienne Capoue. They have piled the big men forward and Middlesbrough

have pulled everybody back. That was the header by Okaka. It was a hard

chance for Okaka, but Valdes was equal to it. Even their own fans are

getting restless now. A chance at the far post is wasted

again! Doucoure puts his head in his hands because he looked to have got

the better of Fabi and should have scored.

Rudy Gestede won it back well. That could have been a debut to remember.

Formerly a goal-scorer at Blackburn. Not so productive at Aston Villa.

Tom Cleverley, it is against the post. That was Etienne Capoue and it

was over. That was Watford's best chance of the afternoon and it fell

to the man who has just come on and come back to the club, Tom

Cleverley. When the ball comes out Etienne Capoue shoots high and wide.

Walter Mazzarri puts his head in his hands. He was pleading for Watford

to create a chance like that. It has been a disappointing afternoon for

the Spectator and less somebody get something now. It was wide. He got

beyond the two defenders. Victor Valdes stuck his left foot out. And

in fairness and in tribute to Graham Taylor, the occasion has been far

more memorable than the match could ever have been. It was not the best

game to watch, but for us it was a good game and we showed that once

again we are a consistent team. We would like to have had more chances.

We had some in the first half, but in the second half they were a

strong team, physical. We were defending and trying to play, but we

could just defend. In the second half we had six or seven chances to

score. Two came off the post and we can say that they were very lucky.

Overall I am happy with the performance. I think the fans were

top drawer today in terms of their efforts and what they showed and

everybody could see what it meant to people around the place. As for the

performance, probably not the best, but we created a lot of chances. It

hit the post and I am disappointed not to score. Today was more about

Graham Taylor, not really about the result. A win would have been nice,

but obviously it did not go that way. The win would have given the

fans that extra special feeling that they were reflecting Graham Taylor's

memory really well. We did not see certain things, but we spoke about

the fact he was always a gentleman, he was always very nice. And Troy

Deeney had the best chance. Yes, it was a good chance, the way he broke

through was brilliant. Maybe he could have gone round the side of

the goalkeeper. In the end you have to give Victor Valdes credit. It was

a great save. He saved it. It was unfortunate. It would have been nice

to get that. Unfortunate on such a sad day.

Middlesbrough, back-to-back goalless draws. Hard to beat, well-organised.

Had a chance. Hard to beat. Really good shape, lacking goals. OK. Thank

you very much, guys. Chelsea's win extends their lead

at the top to seven points, with Liverpool playing

Manchester United on Sunday. Tottenham's sixth consecutive

Premier League win, a joint-club record,

moves them up to second. Swansea's fifth defeat in six

games sees them drop Hull's first win in ten matches

means they jump two places to 18th. The back pages tomorrow. According

to the Sun Times marr say hope to tie up a deal for Payet despite West

Ham insisting he will not be sold. Chelsea's senior players are trying

to persuade Diego Costa not to go to China on a ?30 million a year deal

says the Mail on Sunday. The Sun on Sunday says that Marcus Rashford may

be signed on-loan. We'll leave you with the words

of Graham Taylor, a true football man who never lost his love

for the game. The sound of hitting a football

thrilled me. I'm very fortunate I'm a manager and I'd like to remain

one, it's simply so I can hear a football being struck. At the end of

the day, when a ball is kicked, when a game is played, when you are on a

football pitch, I have a feeling in the pit of my stomach that this is

where I belong. They want me to write and

produce - for a boy band. Oh. Your album's

getting five-star reviews, I mean, you must feel like

you're dreaming.