18/03/2017 Match of the Day


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COMMENTATOR: Just brilliant, just brilliant!

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COMMENTATOR: What a turn, what a goal!

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

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We're down to the final four in the FA Cup and the last eight

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in the Champions League, but there are 20 Premier League

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clubs who've got plenty to play for between now and May.

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And we've reunited Alan Shearer and Graeme Le Saux.

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It's now 22 years since they won the title with Blackburn!

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We begin at the Hawthorns and, with the race for Champions League

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places intensifying, Arsenal travelled to

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The home side, managed by Tony Pulis, seemed sure

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Even victory here will not be a enough to lift Arsenal back into the

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top four. But Arsene Wenger has seen his team lose three of the last four

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Premier League games. For once Champions League qualification is no

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guarantee. West Brom have lost their way since reaching the safety of 40

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points. Tony Pulis has urged his side to not let the season Peter

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out. Chris Brunt and Salomon Rondon recalled today. Yacob and

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Robson-Kanu drop to the bench. Tony Pulis operating with a five-man

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midfield. Our store with two changes from the side that beat Lincoln in

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the FA Cup. Monreal replacing Kieran Gibbs at left-back, Danny Welbeck

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coming in for Giroud, and will play through the centre with top scorer

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Alexis Sanchez on the left. Mesut Ozil is ruled out through injury.

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Arsenal's away record this season is nothing to write home about, just

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six wins on their travels. Recently on the road they have been awful,

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losing four of their last six. The Cameroon defender Allan Nyom

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stepping forward. On he goes. What a run. Rondon was waiting for the

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cross. Fantastic run from Allan Nyom. Taking on all comers and

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beating them all. Having done so much graphed, so much hard work, all

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that was lacking was the past to pick out Rondon, who would have had

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a tap in. Early warning for Arsenal. Livermore has made a good run

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through the centre. Its McClean with little more still there if he needs.

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McClean goes himself. Straight at Petr Cech. Good counterattack from

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West Brom. Chris Brunt fed it into the path of James McClean who tried

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to beat Cech by power. First corner of the game. Bright start, 12

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minutes gone. Chadli with it. Headed in. It's Craig Dawson whose scores.

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West Bromwich Albion, who have this reputation of being so dangerous

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from set pieces, have scored another one. Dawson was completely unmarked

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as he ran to attack that. Not sure whether Ramsey should have kept an

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eye on him. Outjumped Koscielny, and from that close in, he wasn't going

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to miss. The pressure is beginning to mount again on Arsene Wenger.

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Sanchez is completely unmarked. What a chance. Took his time and finds

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the net. Superb response from Arsenal. What a cool, cool finish

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from the Chilean. His 22nd of the season, Albion caught napping.

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Sanchez couldn't believe the amount of time he had. Time to get his feet

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right and left it high into the roof of the net with Ben Foster

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committed. A brilliant finish from Sanchez. Just what he needed.

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And its level up in the skies as well. One banner once Arsene Wenger

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to go and the other one wants him to stay.

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Sanchez is on his way again, picking out a Ramsey in the box. Ramsey's

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shot. Great save from Foster. Can Walcott help it home? Great block

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from Allan Nyom who eventually clears his lines. A lovely turn and

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spinner from Ramsey. And Allan Nyom kept out of Walcott.

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McClean eager to chase. Petr Cech is not moving well, has thrown the ball

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out of play. Hobbling awkwardly as he cleared that. Embrace for David

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Ospina, handshake for his manager. Off to the treatment room he goes.

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Rondon chasing, Monreal is back with him. The Spaniard was determined for

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Arsenal. Monreal does well to hold up the

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attacker. Chris Brunt crosses. Rondon got in big and above

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Koscielny, but couldn't steer it on goal. Hal Robson-Kanu, the Welsh

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international, to come on. And number nine, Salomon Rondon. Tony

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Pulis making a big decision. Horrible misjudgement from Mustafi.

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Hal Robson-Kanu is in behind. Fletcher getting forward. Chris

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Brunt behind McClean at the moment. Chadli calls for it on the edge.

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Here is the Belgian. It is clipped by David Ospina. And it's in!

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Stabbed home by Hal Robson-Kanu less than two minutes after coming off

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the bench. Monreal leads the Arsenal protest. They feel as though there

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was an Albion player offside in the midst of all that. Neil Swarbrick

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now deep in conversation with his assistant on the far side. I think

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they have called that right. I think the Albion player who was offside

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was not interfering with play, because all the Arsenal players were

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in front of him, and he did not touch the ball. Although he's

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offside when the ball is prodded home, he's not interfering with

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play. Horrendous descending from Arsenal. They can protest all they

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like, but they are behind again. -- horrendous defending. All thanks to

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Hal Robson-Kanu. Arsenal began the day five points outside the top

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four. Well defended by Allan Nyom who chases his own clearance. Good

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battling from Walcott. His tenacity has brought opportunity may be for

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Arsenal as they win a corner. It hits the bar! Albion get it

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clear. Danny Welbeck against the crossbar. After that, Mustafi went

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down having been caught by Robson-Kanu.

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Good interception by Evans. Chris Brunt looks for Robson-Kanu, who is

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goal side of Mustafi. David Ospina is all over the place initially

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again. Good block. In goes Chadli! Blocked on the line by Mustafi. The

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danger still isn't over. Chris Brunt takes it on and lifts it over.

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Mustafi got hopelessly caught out. Ospina came, went home, then made a

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good block and almost brings down Chadli. His shot was superbly

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blocked by Mustafi. Arsenal living on their nerves. Just about get away

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with it. West Brom on the move again. So easy

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as they pick their way forward. It's behind for the corner. West Brom's

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first goal came from a corner. The goal-scorer, Dawson, in the mix

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again. A wicked delivery, and it's in! It's a second for Craig Dawson!

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If you don't learn your lesson is, you have no right to finish in the

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top four of the Premier League. Terrific delivery, but who on earth

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in yellow is keeping an eye on Craig Dawson? Oxlade-Chamberlain saw him

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come and let him go. And that's the outcome. Defensively, that's

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shocking. What a master plan Tony Pulis has put together today. Nine

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major trophies in his 21 years at the helm at Arsenal Football Club,

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but is his time up in 2017? A typical Premier League game

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between a team who tries to play and a who defends well. They were

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focused, determined, produced a top-level performance physically.

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And they caught us on the set pieces and had one break. That made the

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difference. If you look at what the players have achieved with what we

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have got, that's absolutely fantastic. You will always have runs

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of games where you don't pick up points. We are no different to

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anyone else outside the top six. The lads have worked so hard in all the

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games, never giving anything but their best. It's about time Dawson

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scored some goals! It's important to chip in when we can. The delivery

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was great into the box and it's a strength of hours. Great performance

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and important to bounceback and we all put in a great shift. Massive

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three points for us. It leads is in a unique situation that we haven't

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had before. It means as well that we face a big problem, to regroup and

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find resources to sort out to deal with the problem. That will demand

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some togetherness and some serious challenges, because we play against

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City at home in the next after the break. That could be another big

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game for us. STUDIO: Marvellous win for West Brom but Arsenal were out

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thought and outfought. Before we get onto Arsenal, West Brom bullied

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Arsenal all over the park. They were much, much better in every position

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and deserve a lot of credit for doing that. Onto Arsenal. There has

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been a lot of chat from the media and pundits about Arsene Wenger's

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future. Not a lot spoken by his players. His players spoke today in

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that game. Judging by that performance and recent performances,

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they don't want him in that job. Arsene Wenger will have looked at

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his players today and asked for a reaction. Said, come on, guys. I've

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been criticised Tomer Hemed from pillar to post. Give me something

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today. -- criticised, hammered. They were embarrassing apart from

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Sanchez, I thought. West Brom were brilliant, set up to counterattack

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asked all time after time. Arsenal were so open it's unbelievable.

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Bellerin is meant to be one of the quickest players in the league, but

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he mustn't let McClean run that way with so much space. A ball in, ball

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back and through. Into the back four with ease. Decent save from Petr

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Cech. They try a crossfield ball and is look at how open Arsenal are. The

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lack of support in front of defenders. When you lose the ball

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you have to do see danger signs, smell the danger to get the ball

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away. There is nothing there. One pass down the line and all of a

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sudden West Brom are in the 18-yard box having a pop at goal. A long

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ball up and they win the first ball. The players switch off,

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Oxlade-Chamberlain, Koscielny, Monreal. Fletcher in so much space.

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And it's a brilliant save from Petr Cech. Second half, same thing

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happens time and time again. This is on the edge of the West Brom box.

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One pass, take a touch, pick your head up, and the ball in behind.

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It's so simple, it's embarrassing. One against one with the goalkeeper.

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I could have shown another three or four times that happened. It was

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incredible. By contrast, West Brom were compact, organised disciplined

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and effective. They know their identity and set up a deeper blocked

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to counter Arsenal. But all the hard work is done on the training ground.

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It's set up between this back four and a bank of five in front of them.

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You have Livermore and Chris Brunt working together. Livermore pointing

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to Rondon to drop in. As soon as he loses it he drops back in. He knows

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his role and the space he has to fill. This frustrated Arsenal, who

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played into their hands and didn't show creativity. They tried to get

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wide but you can see the banks working across the pitch. It kept

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going. Fletcher was really in control of that midfield. He's

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pointing around, has a word with Dawson. Doesn't forget his own

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responsibility. He is leading the team. When the ball goes to an area

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where he needs to close down, off he goes and Livermore provides cover.

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Sanchez tries some tricks to get down the side but can't get in

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there. He rushes his pass and West Brom get the ball back. You had this

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pattern. It's hard work. You have to do understand what the plan is and

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work as a team. The commitment, communication and effort, and then

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you get the reward. West Brom enjoyed this part of the game. It

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sets them up nicely. Arsenal are a broken team by the end. They can't

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complete several passes. West Brom set-pieces and Arsenal

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couldn't cope? They couldn't at all. Tony Pulis did his homework. They

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like zonal marking. This is like watching an under-10s game the way

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Arsenal defend here. No leadership, no characters. Dawson, free run in.

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Once he has a run on thes Arsenal defenders. . I don't know what

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Ramsey is doing whether he he is blocking them. Six or seven Arsenal

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players. 6 foot plus, four go for the same ball. He gets a run, it's

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embarrassing. No way to defend like that and expect to win a football

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match. The third goal, from the other side of the pitch. Seven

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Arsenal players defending. You have a situation where you have players

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meant to be man marking, they are not. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and

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Ramsey there. Other players in the penalty area that are meant to be

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zonal marking. Which means you stay in your space. Bellerin outside the

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post. You should be inside covering the goal. You are doing nothing

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outside the post. You see five, six Arsenal players getting drawn out of

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their zones, sucked into an area. By the end of it, any one of three West

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Brom players could have scored that goal. It's so basic. Have you to

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work. They are scoring that many goals, 14 Premier League goals from

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corners, West Brom, more than any other team in a long shot. Hardly

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surprising it's come. Well, at his post-match press

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conference, Arsene Wenger was asked If you are to announce a decision on

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your future will that change the attitude of the fans who are

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protesting flying planes in the sky? Don't worry. I know what I will do

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in my future. You will soon know. I see. Very soon. He divides opinion

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amongst Arsenal fans. Even their aeroplanes can't agree, can they? Is

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from that,, do you read anything, does that suggest he is going to go?

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I read he is going to go. He looks a broken man, he does. If he's got his

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contract there, and he is saying, I know my future and he hasn't signed

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that contract, that suggests to me he's going. I agree. OK. Fair

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enough. Next, Stoke City against Chelsea,

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who were beginning to look Could anything stop Antonio Conte's

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team, as they started the day 10 points clear at the top

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of the table. COMMENTATOR: Arnason returns having

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missed the draw at Manchester City through illness. Diouf drops the

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bench. Antonio Conte prior to this has made 14 changes all service. He

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can't called call on Hazard because of injury. There is a recall for

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Pedro with eight goals in his last 12 games. A blustery afternoon. A

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draw against Manchester City last time out the only point that Stoke

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have managed against any of the top five so far this season. That's

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terrific from Costa. There is space for Alonso to attack. Pedro and

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Willian in the penalty area. Foul by Arnautovic. A Chelsea free-kick.

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Set play opportunity for the league leaders. Willian's delivery. Tried

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to catch out Lee Grant at his near-post, and succeeding. Quick

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thinking from Willian. Disappointing from Lee Grant. The league leaders

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are in front. Knew what he was doing. He saw the gap and Lee Grant

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will be disappointed with that. At his near-post. Got across, got both

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hands to it, but couldn't keep it out. Willian scored twice against

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Stoke on New Year's Eve. He hadn't scored since then, he has now. His

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team are in front again. 13 minutes gone, Stoke 0, Chelsea 1. Willian's

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touch. Costa. Tried to get the free-kick there and

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he's furious he didn't. He's been booked for dissent. He is bubbling

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at the moment, Diego Costa. He now has to be careful for the remaining

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74 minutes. He felt there was a foul there by Martins Indi. There wasn't.

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Oh, dear. Then his reaction earned him the yellow card. Costa. Matic.

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Bardsley's challenge wasn't timed. It's a free-kick to Chelsea. Was

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always committed here, Bardsley. Willian this time to Pedro. Moses.

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Is Alonso, onside, straight at Lee Grant, who managed to keep it out.

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Well-worked from Chelsea. Alonso's run, unmarked, onside, on his weaker

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foot. He's scored in three of his last six Premier League games.

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Plenty for Mark Hughes' thoughts now. Arnautovic. Walters did well.

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Alonso penalised, Stoke free-kick. To Arnautovic, good cross. Kante in

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the way. Stoke's first corner of the game. Quick thinking from Phil

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Bardsley. Good movement from Arnautovic and first time cross. An

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excellent reading of the situation from N'Golo Kante. Allen to deliver

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the corner. Until comes Martins Indi, but he's offside. He doesn't

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know yet, but it won't count. He's celebrating. Anthony Taylor is

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coming over to the referee's assistant, just wants to clarify the

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situation. It's a push. The goal has been ruled out.

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He saw the foul. There is a push there on Azpilicueta by Saido

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Berahino that the referee's assistant saw and that is why that

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Stoke goal doesn't count. Pieters. That's gone Stoke's way. Can Stoke

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ask Chelsea a question here? Lifted in by Pieters. Courtois, a penalty.

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The foul on Jonathan Walters by Gary Cahill. Stoke have a penalty. I

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didn't think there was too much in that. Gary Cahill, a little nudge on

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Walters. Walters himself will have the opportunity to level it up. Here

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he comes. Emphatic penalty. Stoke City are back on terms. No

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clean sheet for Chelsea and Contety. Cahill penalised for the foul on

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Walters. Who duly despatched the spot-kick, high above Courtois. It's

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Stoke 1, Chelsea 1. Alonso's throw. That looked a bag one on Diego Costa

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this time. Antonio Conte leaping in the air to show his disgust at this

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one. It was Bardsley, actually. Phil Bardsley has gone in the referee's

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book. Costa is still down. Welcome to Stoke, Antonio. Kante. Now

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Willian on the burst, Costa and Martins Indi going down off the

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ball. Then Pieters taking down Pedro. That will earn him a yellow

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card and a Chelsea free-kick. Bruno Martins Indi also shown the yellow

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card there. Willian, Alonso and Luiz behind the Chelsea free-kick. It's

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to be Alonso. Well, Lee Grant was beaten. Chelsea a whisker away from

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regaining the lead. Oh and Diouf reacting to Alonso's challenge.

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Anti-tailor in to defuse that situation. Terrific strike from

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Alonso. Goalkeeper beaten all end up. Back off the crossbar. Fabregas.

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Willian. Here is Pedro. Well kept out by Lee Grant. That was like

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flicking a switch for Chelsea. Well stopped by Grant. Stoke have dug

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deep, but they haven't seen it out yet. Pieters. He was under pressure

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from Loftus-Cheek. That's what forced the error. It's a Chelsea

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corner. Fabregas with it. David Luiz with the header. It came back to

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Cahill. The man who gave away the penalty at that end in the first

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half has restored Chelsea's lead in the second-half with less than four

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minutes to go. He scores against Stoke for the second time this

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season and they are back in front. Well, David Luiz's header was a tame

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one. It was the intervention from Pieters that caused it. Stuck his

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leg out and it came straight back to Cahill, who couldn't miss. Stoke

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frustrated. Chelsea absolutely delighted. Look what it means on the

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Chelsea bench. They have done what potential champions do. Azpilicueta

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to pick out Pedro. Costa wants it. Costa's got it. Costa has hit the

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woodwork. We've seen the good, bad and ugly of Diego Costa today. That

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was another bit of very good. Azpilicueta. Loftus-Cheek.

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Determined to have a go. Shawcross with the block. Chelsea with the

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corner. The last-minute of stoppage-time. Ryan Shawcross just

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needs to maintain his control here. He's been given a yellow card for

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time wasting now, that's for Fabregas. Paperwork for Anthony

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Taylor tomorrow. Here's Loftus-Cheek. A foul on Fabregas.

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Phil Bardsley is one of those already on a yellow card. Stoke's

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misery is compounded with a red for Phil Bardsley in the last-minute of

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stoppage-time. Fabregas had beaten Joe Allen. Bardsley came across.

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Nowhere near the ball. It's important to find a direct way to

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win be because if you come here, against Stoke, and you think that

:27:46.:27:51.

you will win without fight, for sure you lose. But we were prepared for

:27:52.:27:58.

this type of game and I think we showed this. We ran them really

:27:59.:28:02.

close today and we asked questions of them. In fairness,

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champions-elect and players that have won championships they know how

:28:09.:28:12.

to handle those moments. Cred credit to them. I didn't think they

:28:13.:28:16.

deserved to win today, to be perfectly honest. I thought a draw

:28:17.:28:22.

would be a fair result. Champion teams keep going and make things

:28:23.:28:25.

happen for themselves. That is what they have been able to do all

:28:26.:28:31.

season, in fairness. We need to take 21-points to win the league. Yeah,

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we must think this, me and my players, because there are ten games

:28:37.:28:42.

to go. But this season isn't finished. No, not quite. Chelsea's

:28:43.:28:48.

march towards that title shows no site of abating? Nearly there.

:28:49.:28:55.

It was a scrappy game, no Eden Hazard, but they showed great

:28:56.:29:01.

experience, how to see a game out. They showed a great will to win and

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a will to be champions. They dug it out in the end. It was Gary Cahill

:29:07.:29:11.

who was in the right place at the right time. The last few minutes.

:29:12.:29:15.

David Luiz does well to keep the ball alive. Poor mistake from

:29:16.:29:20.

Pieters. He gets a few goals. He does. It was such a big win today,

:29:21.:29:25.

so important, and even the players will think how huge it was. The

:29:26.:29:30.

manager, great reaction from all of them, the way they celebrated at the

:29:31.:29:36.

end, was pretty telling. Very close, Chelsea 's comfortable and confident

:29:37.:29:39.

in Antonio Conte's Systems. They work on it every day in training.

:29:40.:29:46.

That system, the 343. They don't mind the physical side of the game.

:29:47.:29:52.

We saw that with Costa. They can drop into a five when they need to,

:29:53.:29:55.

under pressure they can bring the wingbacks in. But when they go

:29:56.:30:00.

forward, when the game is scrappy they have natural width with Alonso

:30:01.:30:04.

and Moses out why. And they are clinical. When they get a chance

:30:05.:30:08.

they take it or hit the target. 22 games, won 19, only lost one. And no

:30:09.:30:16.

Hazard today. A couple of contentious decisions in the first

:30:17.:30:20.

half. Anthony Taylor gets this one right. It's a foul from Berahino on

:30:21.:30:27.

Azpilicueta. He shoves him there, goes to check with his assistant to

:30:28.:30:31.

make sure it's right and it's the correct decision. But it's a clear

:30:32.:30:36.

push from Berahino to stop him going to head the ball. A few minutes

:30:37.:30:42.

later, I think that's on his mind. He wasn't 100% sure it's correct. He

:30:43.:30:47.

gives a penalty for that. There has never been a push there. It clips

:30:48.:30:54.

his heel a little bit, but they're -- there's no way it's a penalty.

:30:55.:30:59.

Walters comedy goes down, but he's not claiming he has been pushed. --

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Walters, he goes down. Two down, five matches

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still to come. Leicester City's heroics in beating

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Sevilla left them as England's only representative in the quarter-finals

:31:28.:31:30.

of the Champions League. But this weekend was all

:31:31.:31:36.

about the battle to stay They faced West Ham

:31:37.:31:40.

at the London Stadium, COMMENTATOR: Seeking one more for 50

:31:41.:31:50.

Premier League goals, Andy Carroll hasn't scored here at the London

:31:51.:31:53.

Stadium since is a wonder goal against Crystal Palace more than two

:31:54.:31:57.

months ago. That was also the last time the Hammers won here. Sam Byram

:31:58.:32:02.

replaces the injured Mark Noble. Kouyate moves to midfield and Andre

:32:03.:32:07.

Ayew is preferred to Feghouli. Injury to skipper Wes Morgan

:32:08.:32:34.

Albrighton tried to find Drinkwater, who won it. Tries to find Vardy.

:32:35.:32:42.

Good from Leicester. A noticeable spring in their step! Did Vardy get

:32:43.:32:47.

a touch on that or is it Mahrez's goal? I think it might be the

:32:48.:32:53.

latter. 1-0 to Leicester and that's the most important stat of the lot.

:32:54.:32:57.

We are only in the fifth minute. The cross came in with whip and paste

:32:58.:33:01.

from Mahrez. It goes straight into the back of the net, I think. Vardy

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tried to dart across it. Riyad Mahrez with his ninth of the season,

:33:08.:33:12.

fifth in the Premier League. The Shakespeare era is off to another

:33:13.:33:16.

bonus start. He will know there was an element of good fortune about the

:33:17.:33:20.

goal, but his side are behind again here. It has not been home sweet

:33:21.:33:28.

home at all for West Ham at the new stadium. Winston Reid concedes a

:33:29.:33:32.

free kick, which Roger East is adamant was a foul on Okazaki.

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Leicester haven't lost any of the last five meetings against West Ham.

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Certainly started positively here and it's 2-0! Robert Huth

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unremarked, the flag stays down. Leicester, within seven minutes, R

:33:53.:33:56.

two clear already. This is a bit of Comedy of Errors from a West Ham

:33:57.:34:03.

perspective. Robert Huth in acres of space. Robert Huth couldn't mess,

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and Robert Huth didn't miss. West Ham are absolutely gobsmacked.

:34:13.:34:18.

Leicester City are on their way to four wins out of four under the new

:34:19.:34:20.

manager. Antonio fouled. Drinkwater is

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penalised because of this challenge on the back of Antonio. Not too much

:34:30.:34:33.

doubt about it. This is their first sight of the

:34:34.:34:42.

West Ham goal, really. And they have scored from it! They have built the

:34:43.:34:47.

platform necessary to get them back in the game courtesy of Lanzini. We

:34:48.:34:53.

have a game on here. A delightful free kick from Lanzini. Nothing

:34:54.:34:58.

Schmeichel could do about it. That side of his net was guarded by the

:34:59.:35:06.

wall but Lanzini has got an absolutely -- that absolutely

:35:07.:35:06.

perfectly. Good play from Leicester. West Ham

:35:07.:35:17.

happy to clear for the corner. Albrighton had made a great burst to

:35:18.:35:19.

get involved in that move. Robert Huth is in there. Benalouane

:35:20.:35:34.

is in there. It might reach one of them. And it reaches Jamie Vardy,

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who restores the Leicester 2-goal advantage. Only his second away goal

:35:39.:35:44.

of the season. With West Ham finding their way back into the game,

:35:45.:35:47.

Leicester once again wrestle control of it. He hasn't been anywhere near

:35:48.:35:54.

as prolific as he was last season. But he has restored Leicester's

:35:55.:35:59.

2-goal advantage. In a half full of incident, full of chances, it's also

:36:00.:36:05.

been full of goals. It's been an absolute dream start for him. Three

:36:06.:36:10.

games in charge and three victories. But can he crack this away hoodoo?

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They haven't won away from home since last April.

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Lanzini. That was travelling. Just beyond the post, though. Sure

:36:21.:36:28.

Michael appears to pull his arms away, confident it's going beyond

:36:29.:36:33.

and not into his goal. And he was right -- Schmeichel appears.

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Mahrez on towards Vardy. Outcomes Randolph and Vardy scoops it beyond

:36:44.:36:53.

him and out of play. Vardy didn't quite get the connection that he was

:36:54.:36:55.

hoping for. Good tackle by Ndidi on Antonio.

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Lanzini has been fouled. Free kick to West Ham. Okazaki doesn't like

:37:13.:37:17.

the decision. Looks a little bit too far around but you never know with

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Lanzini. -- too far out. Lanzini lining it up to the same corner.

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Schmeichel parries it away but I think it might have clipped the

:37:33.:37:36.

outside of the post anyway. Schmeichel makes sure and you can

:37:37.:37:37.

understand why he does. Nodded back by Carroll and turned in

:37:38.:37:50.

by Ayew. West Ham are back in it. Carroll nods it back. Ayew thumps it

:37:51.:37:55.

into the roof of the net. Back post corner. Carroll nods it back, Ayew

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helps it in and Schmeichel can't help it. West Ham once again have

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brought a 2-goal deficit down to one. And it's very much a contest.

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Andre Ayew celebrates his fourth goal for West Ham.

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Jose Fonte looking towards Carroll. Got a touch on it. Headed away by

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Ndidi. Masuaku. Antonio. Carroll tries to get there.

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Was it over the line? No. A good look at the watch from the referee

:38:47.:38:50.

to check. Schmeichel managed to scoop it out. Does well with this,

:38:51.:38:56.

almost over the line when he makes the save, but the ball wasn't.

:38:57.:39:02.

Here's Antonio. Brilliant again from Antonio. Going straight at

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Leicester. Ayew is on the side! He's missed it! What a chance. And he

:39:13.:39:19.

knows it. Outstanding from Antonio. Ayew onside. The goal was at his

:39:20.:39:26.

mercy but he puts it over the bar. The comeback should have been

:39:27.:39:30.

completed right there and then. It wasn't, and Leicester are still

:39:31.:39:31.

holding the advantage. Antonio does well. And it's another

:39:32.:39:49.

West Ham corner. Prowling around his technical area, looking and hoping

:39:50.:39:56.

and probably expecting his side will equalise, such is their head of

:39:57.:40:01.

steam at the moment. Carroll leaks. An almighty scramble. Kouyate

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couldn't quite turn it in. Carroll there again. Deflection straight

:40:07.:40:12.

into the arms of Schmeichel. It's a siege. It really is a siege. But

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Leicester just about managing to keep West Ham out. All the agonies

:40:19.:40:22.

and ecstasies of management have all come his way today.

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Here's Ayew. It's good from Ayew, and he's fouled, a free kick just in

:40:26.:40:38.

front of the D. Ayew went straight at Chilwell. A combination of P and

:40:39.:40:43.

Ndidi brought him down. Probably Ndidi the man who felled him.

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Snodgrass is hovering over this, looking for his first for West Ham.

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If this goes in the roof will rattle at the London Stadium. Deflection.

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Carroll. Great save from Schmeichel. Unbelievable goalkeeping. He had no

:40:59.:41:02.

right to save it. Everybody looking at the flag. It didn't go up.

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Schmeichel, well, it was like a penalty save, only in some ways it

:41:09.:41:13.

was harder. That's unbelievable. He's learned that from his dad, no

:41:14.:41:22.

question. I think we started off really good, got the goals and got

:41:23.:41:26.

in front. But it was to the backs to the wall in the second half. Really

:41:27.:41:30.

pleased to get the result at the end of the day. In this league you can't

:41:31.:41:37.

afford to be 3-1 down and then turn the game around. But Leicester

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showed quality and character. -- but the lads showed quality and

:41:41.:41:45.

character. We created more than enough chances at least to get a

:41:46.:41:49.

point. Can you sum up the week for you personally and for the team. It

:41:50.:41:53.

must have been incredible. On the outside you try to keep calm and

:41:54.:41:58.

collected because it's important the players stay focused. But I'm

:41:59.:42:01.

immensely proud of the results we've got. Absolutely outstanding save at

:42:02.:42:06.

the end. What was going through your head? Please hit me! It's one of

:42:07.:42:13.

them. It bounces to him and you try to make yourself as big as you can

:42:14.:42:16.

and hope that it hits you. Nine times out of ten it doesn't. This

:42:17.:42:23.

time luck was on my side. Kasper Schmeichel, those two saves were

:42:24.:42:26.

astonishing. He's probably the one Leicester player whose form has

:42:27.:42:30.

dipped this season. His performance was pivotal to Leicester winning

:42:31.:42:34.

their first away game of the season. He was magnificent, a Man of the

:42:35.:42:39.

Match performance without doubt. He's been in incredible form. He has

:42:40.:42:43.

been for a while. He's worked hard. Crosses and balls into the box.

:42:44.:42:48.

These saves, Andy Carroll does everything right. Thank goodness for

:42:49.:42:52.

the goal decision system, because that left hand, the way he claws

:42:53.:42:56.

that ball away is incredible. He has to move his feet to get there. This

:42:57.:43:01.

is even better. Point-blank range. You could say Andy Carroll should

:43:02.:43:12.

score, but he manages to bring out his arm and punch it away. His old

:43:13.:43:17.

man did that time and time again. It was so reminiscent of him coming out

:43:18.:43:21.

there with a big strong hand. Superb save. For West Ham, Lanzini

:43:22.:43:30.

continues to impress. This was a fantastic game of football. Both

:43:31.:43:34.

teams played well, but now that Payet has gone, Lanzini has stepped

:43:35.:43:37.

up and decided he wants to be the man. He had the complete midfield

:43:38.:43:41.

performance today. He's happy to make angles for people and get

:43:42.:43:46.

forward. He always wants the ball. Plays it simple, keeps it moving.

:43:47.:43:51.

The creates a block in front of his backline, but when he wins it he

:43:52.:43:55.

gets forward and gets his head up. This is fantastic, winning the ball

:43:56.:44:01.

back, doing his job for the team. Round the corner, gets the ball

:44:02.:44:04.

back, a pass forward again. Keeps going forward and he wants the ball.

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It's a joy to have a player in the team who always wants the ball in

:44:10.:44:13.

tight situations. Turns defence into attack. Comes off the line. Moves

:44:14.:44:17.

position a lot. He draws people towards him which creates space for

:44:18.:44:22.

his team-mates. This is the second free kick. He is a long way out, but

:44:23.:44:27.

it's such a vicious free kick, forces Schmeichel to make the save.

:44:28.:44:35.

This is a wonderful strike. Keeps it simple, lines up with the ball,

:44:36.:44:37.

knows when he wants to put it and Schmeichel is rooted to the spot.

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Perfect free kick from a short distance.

:44:41.:44:42.

Everton hosted Hull having been rocked by the news that

:44:43.:44:44.

Romelu Lukaku has rejected the offer of a new contract.

:44:45.:44:47.

Meanwhile, the visitors were focused on Premier League survival

:44:48.:44:49.

and started the day two points from safety.

:44:50.:44:51.

COMMENTATOR: Two years left on his contract for Romelu Lukaku, that

:44:52.:45:00.

could equate to 50 odd goals, put a price on that. Everton hope they

:45:01.:45:04.

won't have to. Victory today would take them above Manchester United

:45:05.:45:08.

for now and maybe nearer their aim of European football. Hull's aim is

:45:09.:45:18.

simply to survive. Everton loanee is not available. Davies returns having

:45:19.:45:21.

recovered from a hamstring injury. Getting on to it here, Clucas. Has

:45:22.:45:45.

support. Clucas inside the penalty. Markovic at the back post. Here's

:45:46.:45:47.

Javier Hernandez. Ashley Williams made the block for Everton. Hull

:45:48.:45:49.

have started in a sprightly fashion here. Leighton Baines gave him a

:45:50.:45:55.

shove with his right hand. Accurately brace his birthday next

:45:56.:46:01.

Tuesday, Ronald Koeman. He turns 54 -- celebrates. The referee didn't

:46:02.:46:10.

spot that shirt pull. Everton so strong at home. They have only lost

:46:11.:46:16.

one of their 14 home Premier League games so far this season.

:46:17.:46:22.

Barkley, looking for the run of Davies, who is onside. Davies,

:46:23.:46:33.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin! What a lovely way to get off the mark. Dominic

:46:34.:46:39.

Calvert-Lewin, his first Everton goal, put on a plate for him. Lovely

:46:40.:46:50.

run by Davies. Great awareness from Davies. A confident finish from

:46:51.:46:56.

another promising young Blue. Everton 1, Hull City 0. It was an

:46:57.:47:14.

Everton move which started with Morgan Schneiderlin pulling the

:47:15.:47:15.

shirt of Hernandez. Then seconds later Everton had scored. Here's

:47:16.:47:17.

Barry. Not the ball Lukaku was looking for from Barry. He is making

:47:18.:47:20.

that point now. No cloud reaction to Lukaku. Given his failure to sign a

:47:21.:47:28.

new contract, which is on the table for him. Clucas, just too high.

:47:29.:47:37.

Great chance for Sam Clucas. Everton off the hook here. William's

:47:38.:47:43.

hesitation, uncertainty, and Clucas just couldn't get it down. Good

:47:44.:47:54.

running here. Clucas couldn't control it. The attack has broken

:47:55.:47:58.

down. The counter-attack is building. Barkley to Lukaku.

:47:59.:48:07.

Lukaku, still going, still going. Ignored Dominic Calvert-Lewin who

:48:08.:48:11.

was possibly better placed to his left hand side. Once he found space,

:48:12.:48:18.

he had eyes only for the goal. Davies. That's dangerous. He got

:48:19.:48:29.

there. Clucas stretching. Lovely touch. He wants it from Baines.

:48:30.:48:32.

Baines drilling it away to Lukaku. Brilliant ball. Lukaku, onside.

:48:33.:48:41.

Lukaku. He goes for goal, again. A really good save by Jakupovic. Great

:48:42.:48:51.

ball by Leighton Baines. Lukaku his only other option was Barkley. Not

:48:52.:49:19.

impossible that they could leave Goodison Park with something, Hull

:49:20.:49:19.

City. Into the side-netting from Andrew Robertson. He knows he might

:49:20.:49:20.

have done more with that. Took it first time and didn't hit it cleanly

:49:21.:49:26.

at all. Here's Barkley. Davies. A foot in again. That is a foul. Tom

:49:27.:49:35.

Huddlestone is off. Straight red card for Tom Huddlestone. That makes

:49:36.:49:40.

it difficult for Hull City. The referee couldn't be closer to it. He

:49:41.:49:49.

misses the ball, straight into his standing foot. It's dangerous. Hull

:49:50.:49:55.

City will play the last 17 minutes of this game with 10-men. Tom Davies

:49:56.:50:02.

making way, Enner Valencia coming on. Valencia having finally broken

:50:03.:50:12.

his duck as an Everton player in 3-2 defeat at White Hart Lane at the

:50:13.:50:15.

beginning of the month. Williams, Valencia. Oh, beautifully back into

:50:16.:50:25.

his path. Enner Valencia - 2-0 Everton. Hull City carved open by a

:50:26.:50:33.

Valencia-Lukaku combination. The substitute, who has only been on the

:50:34.:50:39.

pitch for a matter of moment helps himself to a second goal in Everton

:50:40.:50:44.

Blue. Beautiful dink return from Lukaku. Smartly taken from Valencia.

:50:45.:50:49.

That should seal three points for Everton. Valencia. Oh, good ball,

:50:50.:50:59.

Lukaku. 20th league goal of the season for Romelu Lukaku. The first

:51:00.:51:08.

Everton striker to reach that goal since Gary Lineker in 1986. Lineker

:51:09.:51:13.

didn't stop at 20. I doubt whether Lukaku will either. Good ball by

:51:14.:51:20.

Valencia. Typical finish by Lukaku. The scoreline a little harsh on Hull

:51:21.:51:23.

City, but it is Everton 3, Hull 0. Short. It could be a fourth. Lukaku,

:51:24.:51:46.

it surely will be. Elabdellaoui with the mistake. Lukaku with another

:51:47.:51:50.

goal. At the end of a week in which he has made headlines at Goodison

:51:51.:51:55.

Park by rejecting the richest contract a club has ever offered a

:51:56.:51:59.

player, but he soaks up the love anyway with two late goals. It's

:52:00.:52:06.

4-0. I think the final result today didn't reflect what happened on the

:52:07.:52:12.

pitch. It's too harsh that red card. OK, that killed the game for Hull. I

:52:13.:52:16.

think they played well. They make it really tough. Everton today was not

:52:17.:52:24.

at the best. I saw one game until 70 minutes and after another game. We

:52:25.:52:28.

didn't deserve this result or the decision. Until then we compete. We

:52:29.:52:32.

came and brought big problems for Everton. After, the game changed.

:52:33.:52:39.

For me, my players and my fans we didn't deserve the decision. It

:52:40.:52:43.

shows the club and the gaffer is willing to give young players an

:52:44.:52:45.

opportunity in the first team. We've all played our part when we have

:52:46.:52:48.

been given the chance. It's proved we can play at this level. Can you

:52:49.:52:54.

give those Everton fans some hope that Barkley and Lukaku will both be

:52:55.:52:58.

Everton players next season? You need to have hope in life, that's

:52:59.:53:01.

the best. Both are key players for the team. Everton will do the

:53:02.:53:06.

maximum to keep these two players. Always the final decision is by the

:53:07.:53:10.

player himself. Is we will come to that shortly. 1-0 the game was

:53:11.:53:14.

balanced. Hull were a threat. Then the decision to send Huddlestone

:53:15.:53:20.

off. What did you make of it? It was a tough decision for the referee. I

:53:21.:53:25.

would have given given a yellow instead of a red. I understand why

:53:26.:53:29.

he had has given it. It was clumsy, it was careless. He didn't go in

:53:30.:53:34.

with two feet. I know it was high. You think it was a red card? I

:53:35.:53:38.

looked at it from the referee's view. From that angle you can't see

:53:39.:53:42.

it well. The ref is the other side of the ball. His foot is high over

:53:43.:53:49.

the ball. From this angle, the referee's angle, it's difficult. He

:53:50.:53:51.

might have a straight leg. He might have gone over the top. The referee

:53:52.:53:57.

is looking at protecting players. He obviously considers that endangering

:53:58.:54:03.

the opponent. It's marginal. It's harsh. You have to back the ref.

:54:04.:54:09.

Orange. Lukaku becomes the first Everton player in history to score

:54:10.:54:14.

20 league goals in a season because obviously football didn't exist

:54:15.:54:18.

pre-Premier League, there you have it? Onaries an athlete. I don't know

:54:19.:54:27.

who the other one is. Look at that picture! -- one's. He got two goals.

:54:28.:54:36.

One assist. Lovely given goal to Valencia who had been on just over a

:54:37.:54:50.

minute. On the last man, pace, in between, with the confidence he has

:54:51.:54:51.

this season, no way he ises ming that. A clever finish. A gift here.

:54:52.:54:52.

A step over, one-on-one with the keeper, again. He's absolutely

:54:53.:54:55.

flying. He looks the real deal, doesn't he? He has everything, left

:54:56.:54:59.

foot, right foot. When he is running into space and attacking defenders

:55:00.:55:05.

he must terrify him. He is Drogba like. He hasn't hit those heights.

:55:06.:55:09.

You see the reaction with the fans. He is giving them lots of love. In

:55:10.:55:13.

good company before turning 24 years of age. The impressive thing, also

:55:14.:55:20.

Gary, his fifth full season. He hasn't as yet this season, he is on

:55:21.:55:23.

target to play over 30 games in every one of those seasons as well.

:55:24.:55:29.

Superb. It is. What player scores 20 league goals for Everton and decides

:55:30.:55:32.

to leave at the end of the season. Do you think he will go? I think he

:55:33.:55:37.

will go, yes. The big boys will come sniffing for him. Top clubs take

:55:38.:55:41.

him? Manchester United will look for a forward or two. Arsenal will be

:55:42.:55:46.

looking for a forward, even Chelsea. Maybe even Liverpool as well. He's

:55:47.:55:50.

got that, he has that ability. . Will only get better. 23 years of

:55:51.:55:54.

age. Got a fantastic goalscoring record. They paid ?28 million for

:55:55.:55:58.

him three years ago. When you look at the prices now we would talk

:55:59.:56:03.

about ?60-70 million for him. Is that all? OK, we will move on from

:56:04.:56:07.

that. Just three points separated

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Bournemouth and Swansea ahead of their meeting at the Vitality

:56:10.:56:11.

Stadium. A win for either side could ease

:56:12.:56:13.

their relegation concerns. COMMENTATOR: Harry Arter has been

:56:14.:56:23.

unable to shake off the calf problem he got last week, Surman comes into

:56:24.:56:27.

midfield after a ban. After being left out of the latest England

:56:28.:56:33.

squad, Jack Wilshere begins on the Bournemouth bench again. Ayew starts

:56:34.:56:40.

with Kingsley and Ki Sung-Yueng featuring for the first time since

:56:41.:56:47.

January. January. Top-scorer Llorente has recovered from a dead

:56:48.:56:53.

leg. Here is Gosling, quickly closed down. Weaved his way through, Joshua

:56:54.:57:01.

King. Fraser. Ryan Fraser! First genuine chance of the game. Ryan

:57:02.:57:05.

Fraser, called up to the Scotland squad for the first time this week,

:57:06.:57:11.

dragging his final effort wide. Eddie Howe always felt Swansea had a

:57:12.:57:16.

good group of players who could do well in the Premier League he says

:57:17.:57:23.

Paul Clement has galvanised them as they inch their way up the table.

:57:24.:57:28.

Here is Fer, went for the early ball, came off Daniels. Fer cranking

:57:29.:57:33.

up for a long one. Llorente gets the header. Sigurdsson. Well, by his

:57:34.:57:43.

standards that goes down as a chance. Mawson. Kingsley is on the

:57:44.:57:53.

charge, on the left hand side. Smith is has caught Kingsley there. That

:57:54.:58:03.

will be a Swansea free-kick. Sigurdsson over the free-kick.

:58:04.:58:07.

Decent delivery. It was just glanced wide of his own-goal by Joshua King.

:58:08.:58:16.

The man who got a hat-trick here last weekend almost opened the

:58:17.:58:18.

scoring, but not in the way he would have wanted. Cook.

:58:19.:58:29.

Cook, just ran away from him. It has broken for Joshua King. Pugh back to

:58:30.:58:39.

Joshua King. Now it's Afobe. It's in. Benik Afobe, who couldn't score

:58:40.:58:45.

a penalty last week, has fired Bournemouth in front this time

:58:46.:58:51.

around. Afobe, who scored in Birmingham's victory at Swansea

:58:52.:58:57.

earlier on this season, has scored against the Swans once again. He had

:58:58.:59:03.

the benefit of a deflection off Alfei Mawson. A grin on his face

:59:04.:59:08.

there. If they take the goal off him, that will quickly disappear.

:59:09.:59:13.

Won four, lost four in the Premier League for Swansea since Paul

:59:14.:59:17.

Clement took over. Three of those defeats came against Arsenal,

:59:18.:59:21.

Manchester City and Chelsea. Taken down well by Leroy Fer.

:59:22.:59:28.

Sigurdsson has a go. Not a bad effort and a pretty good save from

:59:29.:59:33.

Artur Boruc. Wonderful technique from Sigurdsson. Probably was just

:59:34.:59:44.

drifting wide. Benik Afobe up against Mawson.

:59:45.:59:53.

Won back well by Bournemouth. Gosling! Good hit. Top save from

:59:54.:00:04.

Fabianski as well. Swansea played themselves into a spot of bother

:00:05.:00:08.

there, and they were very nearly punished by Dan Gosling. If Eddie

:00:09.:00:13.

Howe's side win today, it will be the first time in just over a year

:00:14.:00:17.

that they have managed back-to-back league victories. Well won by

:00:18.:00:25.

Gosling. Joshua King. Benik Afobe with a real chance. 2-0,

:00:26.:00:31.

Bournemouth. And that one certainly is Benik Afobe's goal. Credit to

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Joshua King for the run and then the well weighted pass to Afobe. Inch

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perfect finish by him beyond Fabianski, and he will feel he

:00:48.:00:52.

should have two to his name. He certainly has at least one in the

:00:53.:00:56.

bag. Surely it's all three points wrapped up for Bournemouth as well.

:00:57.:01:03.

Pugh pokes it through to Wilshere. On his own at the moment. It's stood

:01:04.:01:13.

up towards King. What a save from Fabianski. Josh King keeps it alive.

:01:14.:01:19.

It's too high for Afobe. Now Wilshere. A good ball in again.

:01:20.:01:28.

Smith... And Fabianski gratefully gathers. This was a top drawer save

:01:29.:01:35.

from Fabianski, he flung himself into the path of it and beat it

:01:36.:01:39.

away. Delighted today with the back-to-back wins. Something we are

:01:40.:01:46.

pleased to achieve and it's a long time since we have been solid enough

:01:47.:01:51.

to keep a clean sheet. Bournemouth were deserving of the victory, they

:01:52.:01:55.

were more clinical than us. The situation is not bad. We have come a

:01:56.:01:59.

long way in the last two and a half months. We are in 17th, and when I

:02:00.:02:06.

came in we were bottom on 12 points. If the season finished tomorrow we

:02:07.:02:10.

would be happy in 17th and we will play at this level next season. The

:02:11.:02:15.

fact is we have nine games to go. It's important now we have two home

:02:16.:02:19.

games. Bournemouth have just shown that if you put together

:02:20.:02:22.

back-to-back wins you can climb out of that situation and we have to do

:02:23.:02:26.

the same. Football is a funny old game. I have never gone hiding in my

:02:27.:02:30.

life. I missed a couple of chances last week but have kept going,

:02:31.:02:34.

worked on my finishing and one has gone in for me today. I will keep

:02:35.:02:38.

going and get as many goals as I can before the end of the season. What

:02:39.:02:42.

is turned around in the last fortnight? I don't think anything

:02:43.:02:45.

has turned around, the players have just stuck with it, didn't get too

:02:46.:02:50.

negative and managed to ride out a mini period where we didn't get

:02:51.:02:55.

things as he wanted to. That mental resilience has been keep. Two

:02:56.:03:01.

consecutive wins takes the heat off. It was merited. Bournemouth were not

:03:02.:03:05.

exceptional but they played well enough. Swansea tried to be

:03:06.:03:08.

defensive to begin with and it worked for 30 minutes until they

:03:09.:03:13.

lost their shape, needlessly. Fernandez here, they are in a good

:03:14.:03:18.

line, and there is no danger until Fernandes decides he will suddenly

:03:19.:03:21.

stepped out to engage with Josh King. That leaves a gap for a

:03:22.:03:26.

striker to run in. Benik Afobe gets away. He's lucky with the shot.

:03:27.:03:32.

Unlucky not to get the goal! Marginally going past the post, so

:03:33.:03:36.

it deflects off Mawson. He didn't get that goal, but he certainly will

:03:37.:03:41.

get this one. He gets on the other side of Mawson again. Gets his feet

:03:42.:03:45.

mixed up. Very good finish, in off the post. Three big points for

:03:46.:03:50.

Bournemouth. That's them out of trouble now. Swansea offered very

:03:51.:03:55.

little today. They were very poor. But they have been playing very

:03:56.:03:56.

well. They had an off day. The tense battle for the top four

:03:57.:04:03.

will take centre stage The race for the top four is well

:04:04.:04:05.

and truly on. Before that, Match of the Day 2

:04:06.:04:20.

Extra will analyse the weekend's Radio 5 Live then has

:04:21.:04:23.

commentary on two matches. Tottenham versus Southampton

:04:24.:04:28.

is followed by Manchester City against Liverpool, live

:04:29.:04:30.

from the Etihad. And also coming up on the BBC

:04:31.:04:33.

is a special programme I don't think I have grieved

:04:34.:04:45.

properly. I've not given myself that time to sit down and really flush

:04:46.:04:52.

everything out. Two years ago former England captain Rio Ferdinand lost

:04:53.:04:55.

his wife to cancer, leaving him as sole parents to their three

:04:56.:04:59.

children. Now I'm at the point where I want to go out there to see what's

:05:00.:05:04.

available for families who have somebody pass away. There is a life

:05:05.:05:06.

out there afterwards. I have seen that documentary and

:05:07.:05:12.

it's very powerful. Sam Allardyce began life

:05:13.:05:17.

as Crystal Palace manager with an away draw at Watford

:05:18.:05:19.

on Boxing Day. Ahead of the return

:05:20.:05:21.

at Selhurst Park, Palace had finally managed back-to-back victories

:05:22.:05:24.

to take them out Watching this one

:05:25.:05:25.

was Jonathan Pearce. COMMENTATOR: Is Tunnel King Sam

:05:26.:05:34.

Allardyce leading another great escape? Palace are back from a

:05:35.:05:37.

training break in Morocco, making one change from the win over West

:05:38.:05:41.

Brom a fortnight ago. Jeff Schlupp in for the injured Van Aanholt. Two

:05:42.:05:45.

clean sheets in a row, conceding six in seven as Allardyce plug the

:05:46.:05:49.

leaks. Craig Cathcart appearing for the first time in a month for

:05:50.:05:55.

Watford. Janmaat also fit. Holebas and Okaka drop to the bench. Etienne

:05:56.:06:02.

Capoue is OK after a midweek virus. Zaha uses his pace against Cathcart

:06:03.:06:07.

and gets in between the two defenders. No free kick. Zaha

:06:08.:06:12.

certainly played for it. I think it's a foul there, and I think it

:06:13.:06:17.

was outside the box when the foul started. The referee was brilliantly

:06:18.:06:20.

placed and said there was no infringement at all. He always said

:06:21.:06:26.

that Crystal Palace fans wouldn't see a significant improvement until

:06:27.:06:28.

March. Or even later on, in April. Clever ball by Jason Puncheon, one

:06:29.:06:44.

of the game 's best passes so far. Zaha to the dead-ball line. Away by

:06:45.:06:51.

Kaboul. Deflected from Cabaye. The best we have seen from Crystal

:06:52.:06:54.

Palace. Really important header away. Great piece of wing play by

:06:55.:07:01.

Zaha. Watford chop and change so many times in the close season, you

:07:02.:07:06.

wonder if he will be here next season. A modest career over 13

:07:07.:07:09.

years and 11 clubs as a player. James Tomkins got it away. Tom

:07:10.:07:21.

Cleverley foraged. Niang on the outside of Josh Ward. Tomkins will

:07:22.:07:30.

get it away. Cabaye was running with Cleverley and he has gone down

:07:31.:07:34.

holding the back of his head. Cabaye behind Cleverley. Tom Cleverley

:07:35.:07:37.

certainly moved his arm back. Tom Cleverley certainly

:07:38.:07:41.

moved his arm back. Now Zaha. To stretch the legs and

:07:42.:07:50.

run Cathcart. Brilliantly played. He's been the game's best player.

:07:51.:07:55.

Brilliantly through to Puncheon. Hanging on, Sebastian Prodl. Was

:07:56.:08:02.

there a cuff? The referee will try to calm things down. Martin Atkinson

:08:03.:08:10.

has had a brilliant game. Cuffed him with the right hand. Silly from

:08:11.:08:15.

Zaha. Townsend, up through the gears. This is what he can do. He

:08:16.:08:21.

gets the cross in as well. It comes to Wilfried Zaha. Is this Palace's

:08:22.:08:28.

big moment? Over he goes. Good run by Townsend. Why doesn't he do it

:08:29.:08:30.

more often? Zaha lifted it over. Townsend doubles up with Kelly. Back

:08:31.:08:45.

in two Niang. That looked like a stamping challenge. Niang stays down

:08:46.:08:55.

and the Watford fans howl. Zaha is taken out by Sebastian Prodl. That

:08:56.:09:00.

will be a yellow card. Watford fans enraged that a free kick wasn't

:09:01.:09:04.

given at the other end. Risky challenge to make in there. He makes

:09:05.:09:09.

contact with the foot of Niang. Martin Atkinson might have been

:09:10.:09:14.

blindsided by it. Should have been a free kick, and if it was, it should

:09:15.:09:18.

have been a yellow card. At the other end, Sebastian Prodl certainly

:09:19.:09:22.

takes an Zaha. Definite course double -- caution able offence.

:09:23.:09:37.

Crystal Palace take the lead. Watford scratch their heads. Troy

:09:38.:09:41.

Deeney has a great scoring record against Crystal Palace, and he has

:09:42.:09:45.

scored four Crystal Palace. Lovely delivery in. The knee got across his

:09:46.:09:53.

man. He beat his own keeper. -- Troy Deeney got across his man. Doesn't

:09:54.:09:56.

matter how they go in when you are at the bottom of the table. It's

:09:57.:10:01.

become a bit steamy in the second half. To be honest, it needed to. A

:10:02.:10:06.

long-range effort, nearly beat Hennessey. He had to react smartly

:10:07.:10:11.

to Doucoure. Probably Watford's best effort of the game. Moving horribly

:10:12.:10:18.

in the air for the goalkeeper. Hennessey had to make sure. The

:10:19.:10:22.

jacket is off, the gloves are off. He's annoyed. Britos, good work by

:10:23.:10:31.

Jason Puncheon again, pressure rising. Townsend up through the

:10:32.:10:36.

gears. Britos struggling. Plans to Zaha. Brilliant block from Cathcart.

:10:37.:10:43.

Cabaye! That would have settled it. Certainly since the goal Crystal

:10:44.:10:46.

Palace have been by far the better team. The jacket is back on. Is that

:10:47.:10:56.

a signal of acceptance? Watford about to go four league games

:10:57.:11:01.

without a win. One last time. Looking for Troy Deeney. Hennessey

:11:02.:11:05.

comes and doesn't get there. Niang! Over the bar. The last chance of the

:11:06.:11:10.

game has come and gone. Troy Deeney foraged so hard for it and took a

:11:11.:11:16.

clout. Crystal Palace have held onto a crucial victory. Watford not yet

:11:17.:11:23.

clear of danger. Watford made it really tough. They had recently won

:11:24.:11:27.

away at Arsenal, but we toughed it out with them and our quality paid

:11:28.:11:33.

off in the end. Walter, do you think Watford should have had a free kick

:11:34.:11:36.

for a foul before Crystal Palace scored? TRANSLATION: We are not

:11:37.:11:41.

happy and disappointed as well because there was a foul before the

:11:42.:11:48.

goal. In our favour. The goal was also an own goal. We didn't deserve

:11:49.:11:53.

to lose, absolutely. A little lapse of concentration on my part. The

:11:54.:11:58.

ball dipped in front of me. I put my head down and it ended up in the

:11:59.:12:02.

back of the net. I'm not one for apologising, it's just a mistake.

:12:03.:12:08.

The out of possession work to now since I got here, that has improved

:12:09.:12:12.

so much. It's why we are getting victories. They are shutting down

:12:13.:12:15.

the opposition and making it difficult for them. When they get

:12:16.:12:19.

the ball, there is quality to get as the victory. Not the greatest game

:12:20.:12:24.

in Crystal Palace's history at Selhurst Park. But Sam and the

:12:25.:12:29.

Palace fans won't care one jot. It's one of the rare occasions where a

:12:30.:12:31.

team wins a game without registering a shot on target. We will talk about

:12:32.:12:38.

Sam and his defensive duties. When he was at Sunderland, his first 15

:12:39.:12:43.

games, 28 goals conceded, his second 15, just 16. It gets a while for him

:12:44.:12:53.

to get his team how he wants them. -- he takes a while. Sakho is a key

:12:54.:12:58.

component to the backline. He is positive, gives a solid feel to the

:12:59.:13:03.

backline. He wants to defend. As quite good discipline as well. That

:13:04.:13:07.

has encouraged his team-mates to work hard together. Looking at them

:13:08.:13:12.

as a unit, Niang can't get past them so decides to have a long-range

:13:13.:13:16.

effort. He also has some composure, good qualities. Pulls the ball out

:13:17.:13:21.

when he has time and place it to set off the attack for Palace. Even when

:13:22.:13:26.

he doesn't win the ball, he's a nuisance. Doesn't win the first one,

:13:27.:13:30.

but gets the second. Scruffy clearance to get it away from

:13:31.:13:34.

danger. It sums up what Crystal Palace are doing under Allardyce.

:13:35.:13:38.

The looks a bit clumsy, but I liked him at Liverpool. I'm surprised they

:13:39.:13:42.

let him go. He cost a bit, but he has made a difference to what was a

:13:43.:13:44.

struggling team. Time was running out for Sunderland

:13:45.:13:49.

after a run of one win in ten had left them rooted to the bottom

:13:50.:13:52.

of the table. If they were to pull off

:13:53.:13:55.

another great escape surely they had to beat Burnley,

:13:56.:13:57.

who currently possess one of the worst away records

:13:58.:13:59.

in Premier League history. At the Stadium of Light

:14:00.:14:01.

was Guy Mowbray. COMMENTATOR: Harry Kane is the only

:14:02.:14:06.

Englishman to score more Premier League goals than Jermain Defoe this

:14:07.:14:10.

season. Perhaps it's only right to be 34-year-old has been recalled for

:14:11.:14:14.

England duty more than three years after his last Three Lions game.

:14:15.:14:18.

Maybe one day Andre Gray will receive the same honour. He's on the

:14:19.:14:22.

right track with seven goals in his last 11 Premier League games,

:14:23.:14:25.

including a hat-trick against Sunderland on New Year's Eve. All

:14:26.:14:31.

Premier League referees today are using the soon to be issued new 12

:14:32.:14:33.

sided ?1 coin. Lowton heard the shout of keepers

:14:34.:14:46.

then. Pickford in too much of a hurry to get the ball away. Find

:14:47.:14:54.

Arfield. Ward, beaten Januzaj. Burnley have a corner. It has come

:14:55.:15:00.

from Pickford's hurried clearance. It's been a feature of Burnley's

:15:01.:15:04.

corners that they've always been on the move. Here they go again. Why is

:15:05.:15:10.

Joey going? Too high for Joey Barton. Ben Mee. Norburnly corner.

:15:11.:15:26.

He felt he might have been pushed by Ben Mee, Oviedo. Arfield in.

:15:27.:15:32.

Couldn't get high enough. Rodwell, not far enough out. Boyd, blocked by

:15:33.:15:36.

Gibson. I think it did strike his hands, but he was no more than an

:15:37.:15:45.

inch away from George Boyd. Stopped by the arm of Gibson, but the

:15:46.:15:49.

distance involved and the ferocity of the strike I think ruled out the

:15:50.:15:56.

claim quite quickly. Sunderland's owner is in attendance today for

:15:57.:15:59.

only the second time at the Stadium of Light all season. Ben Mee. Down

:16:00.:16:10.

as though caught by Januzaj. Burnley press on in attack mode with Andre

:16:11.:16:17.

Gray. Won't reach Boyd. Ben Mee is still down. Januzaj. He's the player

:16:18.:16:23.

at the centre of it for Sunderland. Trying it get away from Hendrick.

:16:24.:16:27.

Free-kick Sunderland with Burnley angry they didn't get one just a few

:16:28.:16:33.

moments ago. Miss timed his jump for the ball, certainly. That is total

:16:34.:16:37.

accidental coming together. Both teams struggling for goals. Burnley

:16:38.:16:42.

have scored eight away from home. Sunderland have only scored in one

:16:43.:16:45.

of their last seven games anywhere. Ward. Gray. Arfield. Barnes -

:16:46.:16:56.

misses. The flag stayed down. Huge opportunity for Burnley. Good work

:16:57.:17:02.

by Andre Gray. And by Scott Arfield. It might have been just a boot

:17:03.:17:08.

offside. He looks bang in line, you know. That's how difficult it is.

:17:09.:17:24.

Boyd. Oviedo. Borini! Defoe wanted it pulled back and across. Borini

:17:25.:17:32.

didn't seem sure which boot to take it on, and it was tame. Jones nipped

:17:33.:17:38.

in ahead of Ben Mee and Defoe keeps his balance. Looked as though there

:17:39.:17:46.

was a nudge from Keane. A good save by Heaton to denied Januzaj. Januzaj

:17:47.:17:51.

tries to keep things moving. There's Larsson! Sunderland haven't had

:17:52.:17:56.

better chances than the ones they've already managed in the second-half.

:17:57.:18:02.

That is well kept out by Heaton. Barton. Boyd will do really well to

:18:03.:18:07.

get to that. He's done really well. Arfield puts it over. That was

:18:08.:18:23.

Barton. Larsson getting in Gibson's way. Pickford collects. Burnley

:18:24.:18:31.

asked for a penalty. Play on. Januzaj, it has to be the right ball

:18:32.:18:40.

in. He can't mess this. The ball never came in. Larsson. This's a

:18:41.:18:48.

good ball in. It's headed wide. What a chance for Sunderland. Bill ill-

:18:49.:18:59.

Jones. Hard to see the Black Cats getting a better chance than that

:19:00.:19:02.

today. Jones got just ahead of the ball. It wasn't far away from

:19:03.:19:08.

getting a touch from Defoe either. Burnley were adamant they should

:19:09.:19:11.

have had a chance to score from 12 yards out. Larsson who stopped the

:19:12.:19:16.

effort from Ward. It was Barnes down, with Oviedo going for the

:19:17.:19:20.

ball. I think it missed everything. Gibson. Defoe. He uses his body to

:19:21.:19:31.

get across. Defoe goes on. Can't get the shot away though because of

:19:32.:19:36.

Michael Keane. His clearance isn't good though, straight to Jones.

:19:37.:19:40.

Jones will be on to it, again. Januzaj! It's a whisker wide. Listen

:19:41.:19:51.

to the noise now though. There is something building and brewing for

:19:52.:19:55.

Sunderland. I think Tom Heaton had the shot covered, just about.

:19:56.:20:02.

Denayer. Vokes has the better of him. Denayer tries to stop him.

:20:03.:20:09.

Stopped by Pickford, cleared by O'Shea. Jason Denayer has apologies

:20:10.:20:15.

to make to everybody else in red and white. He nearly put his side into

:20:16.:20:19.

deep, deep bother. Seemingly no danger. That touch invited Vokes in.

:20:20.:20:25.

Vokes just wanted it a whole lot more. Through to Jones. Jones never

:20:26.:20:30.

really had it under his full control. It's broken to Borini. Huge

:20:31.:20:37.

save from Heaton. Jones fought bravely. Borini struck it quite

:20:38.:20:42.

sweetly. Is that just a sign that it's not going to be their day. It's

:20:43.:20:49.

not their season. It's a missed opportunity, but it's also a point.

:20:50.:20:52.

I know that between now and the end of the season we will have to win

:20:53.:20:57.

quite a few games. We were always going have to draw some. It wasn't

:20:58.:21:02.

one for the want of trying or for the players giving their all. We

:21:03.:21:05.

have to say we didn't quite get what we wanted today. I thought we had

:21:06.:21:09.

two golden chances and a possible penalty for a handball. I thought we

:21:10.:21:13.

were in control of the game. Without being too dominant, we were in

:21:14.:21:17.

control first half they came out and had a better second-half. They had

:21:18.:21:20.

to win. They threw caution to the wind. Almost went into a 4-2-4 they

:21:21.:21:26.

created chances. A game of missed chanced on both sides. Does it put

:21:27.:21:31.

pressure on you as a manager when you know the owner is in the stands

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watching on? No, none at all. Impressed with that one. A stinker

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that really, wasn't it? That is being polite, Gary. That is why it

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was last on the show. There is not so much to talk about. Same old

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story for Sunderland. Don't worry we felt the same as well you had a nod

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there. If Defoe don't score quite often Sunderland don't score. 24 he

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has. They had one or two chances. Januzaj first there. I mean this one

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is the biggest one. What a ball that is from Larsson. Billy Jones,

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far-post, an absolute sitter. Sitter! He doesn't even hit the

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target. Has to score there. A brilliant ball in. Even the last

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couple of minutes falls to Borini. 24 goals in 28 games with

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Sunderland. It's not enough. That has been their problem. A lot to do

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to stay up. They have. They are getting cut adrift. It was a decent

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point for Burnley. They are ticking along. Struggled away from home

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generally. We are about out of time. Thank you boys. Let's look at the

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Premier League table. Chelsea are 13 points clear. The biggest Premier

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League league for almost two years and could win the Premier League

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with three at the back. Everton go sixth ahead of Manchester United.

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They have played three games more. Sunderland are seven points from

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safety while Hull miss the chance to climb out of the relegation zone.

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Crystal Palace are four points clear of trouble. Leicester have a six

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point buffer. The papers. Arsene Wenger refuse to say whether he's

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staying or going is crazy. The Mail adds he will resist pressure during

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the international break. Harry Kane is winning the race to be England's

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long-term captain, according to the Sun.

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Chelsea dig in to send Conte crazy in the dug out.

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From all of us here, a very good night.

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The good men and women of law enforcement

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