:00:46. > :00:51.Merry Christmas! Eight Premier League games on the way to blow away
:00:52. > :00:55.those Boxing Day cobwebs. Alan Shearer and Iain Wright couldn't
:00:56. > :00:59.wait to get out of the house this morning. Chelsea have led the
:01:00. > :01:02.Premier League at Christmas on four previous occasions and gone on to
:01:03. > :01:07.win the title every time. Antonio Conte's side were chasing a 12th
:01:08. > :01:16.straight victory. They faced Bournemouth, who won at Stamford
:01:17. > :01:19.Bridge earlier this season. What a difference a year makes. Last year,
:01:20. > :01:25.Chelsea were only three points above the relegation zone, and now they
:01:26. > :01:29.are exposed clear at the hoping that history repeats itself. On each of
:01:30. > :01:32.the previous four occasions they have led at this point, they have
:01:33. > :01:37.lifted the title. A couple of changes today, with two influential
:01:38. > :01:52.players, suspended. Bournemouth welcome back Andrew
:01:53. > :01:57.Surman, who returns after missing seven matches with a hamstring
:01:58. > :02:11.injury. There starts for Brad Smith and Dan Gosling.
:02:12. > :02:18.David Luiz on him straightaway. He has done well. Some space for Pedro.
:02:19. > :02:27.Cook coming across. David Luiz continues his run into the penalty
:02:28. > :02:32.area. Pedro with the shot. Was not too far in front of Eden Hazard, by
:02:33. > :02:37.the way, running in at the far post. Always going wide of the goal.
:02:38. > :02:44.Hazard was about two steps behind in the end.
:02:45. > :02:54.Excellent play from Hazard. Collected by Pedro. The two players
:02:55. > :02:58.combining well. Hazard looks for the opportunity, finding Fabregas, who
:02:59. > :03:11.was closed down by Gosling. Chelsea have a corner. Quick thinking by
:03:12. > :03:22.Fabregas. Willian. Taking an Adam Smith over on that far side.
:03:23. > :03:31.Tidy play, Doug Cadwell, brilliant put away by Pedro! -- dog out well.
:03:32. > :03:37.A superb goal! Chelsea ahead, midway through the first half. With a goal
:03:38. > :03:43.of real quality. They have been patient, and now they have pounced.
:03:44. > :03:49.It was Hazard in possession outside the penalty area. First-time ball in
:03:50. > :03:55.by Fabregas, and then the way Pedro dug the ball out. It was right
:03:56. > :04:00.underneath his feet. A delightful chip, well out of the reach of
:04:01. > :04:17.Bournemouth's goalkeeper, Artur Boruc. Smashing goal.
:04:18. > :04:27.Good save by Thibaut Courtois. He was quick to keep that one out.
:04:28. > :04:37.That's the best we have seen from Bournemouth up to now.
:04:38. > :04:54.The referee was close enough. It looked as though he was perfectly in
:04:55. > :05:02.line to see the challenge. He just got a touch of the ball, Fabregas.
:05:03. > :05:08.Straight onto the head of Nemanja Matic, and it tees up Jack Wilshere!
:05:09. > :05:17.Good response from Eddie Howe's team.
:05:18. > :05:24.Pedro slips away from Andrew Surman. He is still going. The job falling
:05:25. > :05:31.to Willian. Nice idea, aiming to tee up Hazard.
:05:32. > :05:37.Bournemouth's defensive shield keeping them at bay for the time
:05:38. > :05:41.being. Chelsea looking for a little opening they can take advantage of.
:05:42. > :05:48.Down goes Hazard. So tough to deal with. When it spins like that. Simon
:05:49. > :05:51.Francis penalised. Chelsea with the free kick in clearly what is a very
:05:52. > :05:58.dangerous position. Round the wall, oh! Just hitting the
:05:59. > :06:29.bar. Up and over, not quite down. Just slips from Harry Arter's grasp.
:06:30. > :06:33.Alarm bells are ringing for Bournemouth here, as Hazard goes
:06:34. > :06:40.down, and Chelsea have a penalty. Three minutes into the second half.
:06:41. > :06:44.Hazard, so hard to keep tabs on, and a foul by Simon Francis. As Hazard
:06:45. > :06:59.tried to skip away from him. 2-0! Artur Boruc nowhere near it. And
:07:00. > :07:04.that was a beautifully taken penalty. Full of confidence and
:07:05. > :07:17.precision. Bournemouth came back from 3-1 down
:07:18. > :07:26.in the second half against Liverpool not long ago. Willian, scampering
:07:27. > :07:33.clear, away from Andrew Surman. At the feet of Hazard. He may fancy
:07:34. > :07:40.this. He does! And Pedro, had he got on the end of that, he had the goal
:07:41. > :07:49.at his mercy. Chelsea really getting into their stride at the start of
:07:50. > :07:53.this second half. He is as intense at two up as he would be if they
:07:54. > :07:57.were two down. Just trying to force their way into the penalty area.
:07:58. > :08:01.Plenty of blue shirts back from Chelsea. Excellent play from
:08:02. > :08:07.Willian. Things could open up for Chelsea. Eden Hazard, Pedro is up
:08:08. > :08:15.with him. William wants it! Blocked by Artur Boruc. Danger still not
:08:16. > :08:22.clear. The momentum from that move has gone. Willian certainly posed a
:08:23. > :08:32.few problems for the Bournemouth defence from here.
:08:33. > :08:38.The Chelsea fans are full of festive cheer inside Stamford Bridge at the
:08:39. > :08:46.moment, as their team pile forward once again. Smith gets the better of
:08:47. > :08:55.Marcos Alonso. It will be a Chelsea ball.
:08:56. > :09:03.Chelsea quick to take the corner. Hazard looks for any opening. Trying
:09:04. > :09:09.to connect to Moses! It was nearly three. Moses scored the winner
:09:10. > :09:10.against Tottenham here a month ago, and it was a decent looking
:09:11. > :09:28.opportunity here. Excellent saves by Thibaut Courtois.
:09:29. > :09:32.He has been outstanding this season, only conceding 11 goals all season,
:09:33. > :09:38.and he had to be on his toes to keep out that effort from the Bournemouth
:09:39. > :09:47.substitute, then a cathode-ray. Interception by Pedro. -- the
:09:48. > :09:53.Bournemouth substitute, Benik Afobe. It still Pedro. A little deflection,
:09:54. > :10:00.past Artur Boruc, into the back of the net. Three goals, three points
:10:01. > :10:04.for Chelsea. Pedro, just as he has done through the afternoon, kept
:10:05. > :10:10.going, and finally it flicks in their and it fell his way. As the
:10:11. > :10:15.ball wrong-footed the Bournemouth goalkeeper. And Chelsea strengthen
:10:16. > :10:24.their hold on the summit of the Premier League. We gave them many
:10:25. > :10:29.chances to score more goals, but the attitude for the period of the
:10:30. > :10:40.players, today we played a game without two important players, but I
:10:41. > :10:44.think we played very well. All the team today played well with good
:10:45. > :10:51.intensity and mentality. Getting a very good important win today, on
:10:52. > :10:57.Boxing Day, for the supporters and everybody and the team. Very happy.
:10:58. > :11:00.I thought we were well in the game today. Frustrating, because many
:11:01. > :11:06.elements of the game plan worked. Of course, when you get beaten 3-0, we
:11:07. > :11:13.can't be too upbeat. But it was fine margins. The second goal, just after
:11:14. > :11:19.half-time, was the decisive moment. To win 12, nine in a row, it's not
:11:20. > :11:28.easy in this league, and it's fantastic, this run. It's important
:11:29. > :11:35.now to continue this run between four days, that game against Stoke
:11:36. > :11:40.City. Another exhilarating display from Chelsea. I think it's the speed
:11:41. > :11:45.on the break that was breathtaking. They looked strong and confident in
:11:46. > :11:51.every department. 12 wins on the spin, a club record. That's without
:11:52. > :11:55.two of their big hitters, but you are right, the way they win the ball
:11:56. > :12:00.back, they are straight into you. They've got guys that they can run
:12:01. > :12:04.with the ball at pace, and that causes problems, as it did with
:12:05. > :12:09.Bournemouth. Once they got the first goal, it was just a matter of how
:12:10. > :12:14.many. Their one touch and to touch play were brilliant at times, and
:12:15. > :12:20.here, you would think Hazard would take the easy option, to push it out
:12:21. > :12:24.to the right to Moses, but no. The way he turns... Actually, you can't
:12:25. > :12:29.see any space through that Bournemouth back three as it was
:12:30. > :12:35.today, but Pedro just drags it out. The touch and turn, they are 1-0 up,
:12:36. > :12:38.and this is brilliant. They have got guys who have got pace and they drag
:12:39. > :12:45.the team forward. You see David Luiz in there. Pedro, who was brilliant
:12:46. > :12:50.also today, and Hazard, who is in scintillating form. When you have a
:12:51. > :12:53.guy who can do this as well, touch, turn, ability to run and dribble
:12:54. > :13:00.with the ball and run straight into that defence. He caused them so many
:13:01. > :13:06.problems. Willey, who also had a fantastic game, he is another one
:13:07. > :13:10.that can do it. -- Willian. They caused them huge problems. A
:13:11. > :13:15.brilliant save from Artur Boruc. This is the final go. Pedro,
:13:16. > :13:19.unfortunate that it is taken away from him, because it would be given
:13:20. > :13:27.as an own goal, because look at the pace he has got. They are literally
:13:28. > :13:32.red hot at the moment. A question on Eden Hazard, how can a player that
:13:33. > :13:38.is so unbelievably good about such an off-season? Yeah, a bad patch,
:13:39. > :13:46.but a whole season? Hard to fathom. Absolutely. The manager made him
:13:47. > :13:52.unhappy. Ten clean sheets in 12 games, and the goalkeeper playing
:13:53. > :13:56.his part. It was fine margins, and Chelsea played computer., but like
:13:57. > :14:01.against Sunderland, he made two saves against Sunderland and he did
:14:02. > :14:04.it again today. You know that the goalkeeper's concentration would
:14:05. > :14:08.have to be high, especially playing a team playing as well as Chelsea.
:14:09. > :14:16.This is great from Jack, running through the bodies, great save. That
:14:17. > :14:22.was at 1-0, a great save. Jack Wilshere played very well, that pass
:14:23. > :14:28.Benik Afobe. You think that Annika Beck, with some start, might get a
:14:29. > :14:30.better contact, but Thibaut Courtois has come out well. When you're
:14:31. > :14:37.goalkeeper is concentrating like that, it will be very hard.
:14:38. > :14:43.Three straight wins have helped Manchester United close the gap on
:14:44. > :14:48.the top four. David Moyes was back at Old Trafford for the first time
:14:49. > :14:52.since being sacked by United, with Sunderland.
:14:53. > :14:56.Guy Mowbray watched. Not a given time and a near enough impossible
:14:57. > :15:02.job, that's what David Moyes thought of his time at Old Trafford. They
:15:03. > :15:06.win on his return is possible. His Sunderland team are listed at the
:15:07. > :15:15.longest odds in the Premier League to get a win. 49 goals for clubs and
:15:16. > :15:24.country in 2016 so far for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. His Sweden colleague,
:15:25. > :15:29.Sebastian Larsson, will be hoping to make the most of any Sunderland set
:15:30. > :15:32.pieces. It was said Larsson is scored the only goal the only time
:15:33. > :15:38.the Black Cats of won at Old Trafford since 1968. Over the many
:15:39. > :15:45.years and many meetings between these clubs, the highest scoring
:15:46. > :15:52.every game came on a Boxing Day 1950, when Sunderland won 5-3 here
:15:53. > :16:00.after a 2-1 win the previous day at Roker Park. Pickford could not hold
:16:01. > :16:07.that. He had cover. Djilobodji tears. There is a menacing air about
:16:08. > :16:11.Manchester United in these opening minutes. They look like a team that
:16:12. > :16:20.has won their last four games and have gone ten unbeaten. The
:16:21. > :16:23.Sunderland fans making a lot of noise. They are buoyed by what they
:16:24. > :16:32.have seen. Their team has got a free kick. Daley Blind had a hold of
:16:33. > :16:43.Victor Anichebe. He can't really argue about that one. Saved by David
:16:44. > :16:50.De Gea. Djilobodji back in but only into the arms of the goalkeeper.
:16:51. > :16:53.Victor Anichebe used his power to get a couple out of the way at the
:16:54. > :17:02.end of the wall. Over the top by Valencia. The United fans shouting
:17:03. > :17:12.because of a collision. The referee signals there is nothing in it. Juan
:17:13. > :17:18.Mata is only looking at the boar. You can't say the same about carne.
:17:19. > :17:22.I can fully understand why United were looking for it. We have seen
:17:23. > :17:31.the reaction from the manager many times before.
:17:32. > :17:45.Pogba! Another super Jordan Pickford said. There have been plenty of
:17:46. > :17:49.those this season. There is an angle that tells differently. No torch
:17:50. > :17:52.from Pickford, who might have saved the shot word not for the deflection
:17:53. > :18:00.that sent the ball spinning against the post. -- word not four.
:18:01. > :18:10.Borini! United have numbers back. Sunderland will reflect on that and
:18:11. > :18:17.think they should have had a goal. Real confusion between Marcus Rojo
:18:18. > :18:18.and Daley Blind. A good block by David De Gea. Then they were crowded
:18:19. > :18:40.out. Daley Blind! He finds a way through
:18:41. > :18:46.to score. It's and assist her Ibrahimovic. The first goal of the
:18:47. > :18:50.season for Daley Blind. All that attacking talent on the field and it
:18:51. > :19:00.is Daley Blind who runs through to fire on airing the into the corner.
:19:01. > :19:07.-- unerringly. He hit it very smartly indeed. Rough look on
:19:08. > :19:08.Sunderland given how the game has been going. Manchester United
:19:09. > :19:32.striker first. -- luck. Pickford saves. A lovely pass from
:19:33. > :19:43.Zlatan Ibrahimovic. That would have been a really special goal. That was
:19:44. > :19:54.awful from Djilobodji. He was far too casual. Mkhitaryan. Ibrahimovic.
:19:55. > :20:03.Great save from Pickford. Really, really good stop. Ibrahimovic down.
:20:04. > :20:10.No penalty. The shot from Pogba. It won't spin Daley Blind's way.
:20:11. > :20:14.Cleared by Borini. Jordan Pickford is brilliant with his hands but that
:20:15. > :20:20.might be his best save of the day with his boot. Ibrahimovic was
:20:21. > :20:27.onside. Then down under the challenge of carne. The referee's
:20:28. > :20:31.view was obscured. If anything, he put himself against the Sunderland
:20:32. > :20:39.player rather than the other way around. Clearly not a penalty.
:20:40. > :20:57.It is Pogba. Ibrahimovic. It is 2-0 Manchester United. A celebration
:20:58. > :21:06.that says, job done, game won. Sunderland the masters of their own
:21:07. > :21:13.downfall. Lost possession. Pogba kept his cool. Ibrahimovic was never
:21:14. > :21:18.going to do anything else with that. He has got 17 goals this season. And
:21:19. > :21:35.Manchester United should be on their way to another three points.
:21:36. > :21:42.The last son Sunderland gave the ball away cheaply it cost them. What
:21:43. > :21:48.a finish from Mkhitaryan! It has cost them big-time. That is a
:21:49. > :21:55.brilliant, beautiful finish from Henrikh Mkhitaryan. You will do well
:21:56. > :22:01.to see a better goal than that this Boxing Day, even though he offside.
:22:02. > :22:07.As that comes in from Ibrahimovic, Mkhitaryan was offside. Not that it
:22:08. > :22:13.matters because it has counted. And as it has counted, we have to put it
:22:14. > :22:16.down as a wonderful goal. When facing away, when you can't do
:22:17. > :22:26.anything else, try something special. He is special. The board is
:22:27. > :22:33.about to go up to tell us how many minutes left. Borini! That is
:22:34. > :22:38.brilliant. We are getting a show at the end at Old Trafford. That is a
:22:39. > :22:42.cracker from Fabio Borini by way of consolation for his Sunderland side.
:22:43. > :22:48.Nothing David De Gea could do. He caught it perfectly. Fabio Borini
:22:49. > :22:53.has had an injury hit first half of the season. That is his first goal
:22:54. > :23:00.of the season. I don't think it will get Sunderland any will reward. --
:23:01. > :23:07.any reward. Did you have words at half-time to
:23:08. > :23:11.get the players going? All, yes. I walked to the dressing room before
:23:12. > :23:17.the end of the first of because I was in the need of a good meeting.
:23:18. > :23:19.And I know that in eight, nine minutes, you have to be organised to
:23:20. > :23:25.give the information that you want to give. That is why I came before.
:23:26. > :23:30.The game was going in a direction that, despite the 1-0, Sunderland
:23:31. > :23:36.were in the game. We were making some mistakes, not just tactically,
:23:37. > :23:40.but certainly individual ones. It related to concentration. The second
:23:41. > :23:45.half was completely different. I was incredibly disappointed with the
:23:46. > :23:46.second and third goals. The third goal was offside. Incredibly
:23:47. > :23:50.disappointed with the goal was offside. Incredibly
:23:51. > :23:55.could tell Manchester United were getting a bit nervous. We are always
:23:56. > :23:57.in with a chance. Poor by us because we had gotten ourselves into a
:23:58. > :24:03.period of the game where we could take more risks. What do you do now
:24:04. > :24:06.between here and Burnley? It is a huge game. I am sure we will
:24:07. > :24:07.between here and Burnley? It is a huge game. I am
:24:08. > :24:10.between here and Burnley? It is a players ready, get them recovered,
:24:11. > :24:18.back for the next game. It is a tough period for us, two away games.
:24:19. > :24:24.We will get ourselves ready. And you had a chance to see Henrikh
:24:25. > :24:30.Mkhitaryan's goal again? Yes, it was a great goal, great finish. You can
:24:31. > :24:32.see how clever a player he is. So clever that he thinks first to do
:24:33. > :24:40.such a thing. It is something to enjoy. We will,
:24:41. > :24:44.but that shortly. Zlatan Ibrahimovic as come to the Premier League lead
:24:45. > :24:49.in his footballing life, but he has adapted as quickly as anyone I can
:24:50. > :24:54.remember coming from abroad. I think only Messi has scored more goals in
:24:55. > :25:00.2016 and he has? People did doubt him at the start. There were things
:25:01. > :25:03.you saw him where he gave up possession, a bit easy on the ball.
:25:04. > :25:10.Falling over too easily. Getting used to it. But the quality that he
:25:11. > :25:15.has got, once you get people running off of him. He got themselves in
:25:16. > :25:19.position today. Sunderland could not get near him. If you give him that
:25:20. > :25:25.kind of time, and he has got runners, he will lay them in. He has
:25:26. > :25:29.got that ability. He has two hit the target from here, especially given
:25:30. > :25:36.his form at the moment. He is in a position where he is not picked up.
:25:37. > :25:42.Good save from Pickford. How he does not get a penalty for that, I don't
:25:43. > :25:46.know. What more do you need? Pogba has three assists this season and
:25:47. > :25:51.all of them have been to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. They have a lovely
:25:52. > :25:57.relationship. This Manchester United team looking very dangerous. This is
:25:58. > :26:02.just exemplary. This is unbelievable. I can't believe what I
:26:03. > :26:06.am seeing. I think he is a great addition to the Premier League, to
:26:07. > :26:10.have someone of his stature with his hunger and desire. A lot of kids can
:26:11. > :26:14.look up to him. I think we need another look at the
:26:15. > :26:18.Mkhitaryan goal. Admittedly it should have been given offside. But
:26:19. > :26:23.under these circumstances, perhaps they should introduce a law that
:26:24. > :26:28.says you can't give it offside if the goal is that good. This is
:26:29. > :26:34.outrageous. It was brilliant. To even try that. We should be looking
:26:35. > :26:40.at that for the next six months. It was just brilliant ability. To even
:26:41. > :26:48.try that, never mind put it in the net. Incredible. The signs are much
:26:49. > :26:55.better for Manchester United. You're looking at Mkhitaryan, it looks like
:26:56. > :26:58.he's getting himself going. You mentioned Marcus Rojo and Jones at
:26:59. > :27:09.the back. Quality players in good form. They
:27:10. > :27:15.need more players to score goals, Sunderland? That's right. A big game
:27:16. > :27:45.for the next against Burnley. Six games still to come.
:27:46. > :27:52.Still much to enjoy. Swansea have the worst defensive record in the
:27:53. > :27:56.league going into their game against West Ham, who have moved clear of
:27:57. > :27:57.the bottom three after back-to-back wins. John Ruddy was at the Liberty
:27:58. > :28:07.Stadium. Swansea's form here will be crucial
:28:08. > :28:16.to their chances of staying up. Two vital home matches here next.
:28:17. > :28:23.Spanish striker Borja Baston has been used more as a substitute this
:28:24. > :28:26.season, but he starts today as Fernando Llorente is on the bench.
:28:27. > :28:33.Mike van der Hoorn comes into a Swansea defence that have conceded
:28:34. > :28:38.16 goals in five matches. Andre Ayew was Swansea's top scorer last
:28:39. > :28:43.season, leading to a big-money move to West Ham. He hasn't yet scored
:28:44. > :28:49.for the Hammers. Andy Carroll has an excellent record against Swansea,
:28:50. > :28:58.for goals -- four goals in five appearances.
:28:59. > :29:06.Plenty of energy in the Swansea midfield in the early exchanges. Can
:29:07. > :29:11.he get this shot away, Borja Baston? It all looked so promising for
:29:12. > :29:16.Swansea. Borja trying to create a bit of room. There were two
:29:17. > :29:23.defenders in front of him, and he slices it horribly wide. Bradley
:29:24. > :29:29.says his future could depend on what happens here today and against
:29:30. > :29:30.Bournemouth on New Year's Eve. Carroll fouled by Mike van der
:29:31. > :29:54.Hoorn. Searching ball, looking for Carroll.
:29:55. > :29:59.Scrambled in by Andre Ayew! Fabianski couldn't cover. And Andre
:30:00. > :30:03.Ayew, Swansea's top scorer last season, gets his first goal for West
:30:04. > :30:10.Ham against his former club. Fabianski got his hands to it, but
:30:11. > :30:13.only succeeds in pushing the ball directly into the path of his former
:30:14. > :30:20.team-mate. And it was simple for Andre Ayew.
:30:21. > :30:33.Carroll with the header. Reed able to get it away. Not too far, though.
:30:34. > :30:38.Bodies tumbling all over the place. Play continues, and eventually
:30:39. > :30:42.Swansea get a free kick. It was Jacob Cornetto's challenge
:30:43. > :30:51.eventually that was ruled to have overstepped -- opus stepped the
:30:52. > :30:56.mark. Cheikhou Kouyate's challenge eventually overstepped the mark.
:30:57. > :31:01.Sigurdsson, cold it, just pushed away by Randolph. That was heading
:31:02. > :31:09.into the bottom corner. Superbly driven in towards goal by
:31:10. > :31:21.Sigurdsson. What Swansea want is a win. What they need is a goal.
:31:22. > :31:30.Momentum couldn't quite continue. Carroll takes a touch of a Swansea
:31:31. > :31:36.man, Mike van der Hoorn, and out for the corner. Andy Carroll in loads of
:31:37. > :31:41.room, and they were quick to close him down.
:31:42. > :31:53.First corner of the second half. Turned in! Winston Reid! The
:31:54. > :31:59.defender doubles West Ham's lead with a goal early in the second
:32:00. > :32:05.half. Reed making the run, and able to get his head to it, despite there
:32:06. > :32:12.being two Swansea defenders in close attendance. And it's another hammer
:32:13. > :32:19.blow for Swansea City. West Ham are the target of a major soft drinks
:32:20. > :32:22.manufacturer also owns several other sporting clubs around the world, but
:32:23. > :32:24.the West Ham high rocky have pointed out they don't need to sell a
:32:25. > :32:31.majority stake in the club. Denied by Randolph. Another hugely
:32:32. > :33:05.important save from Darren Randolph. Fernandez thought about the cross,
:33:06. > :33:11.left it for Dimitri Payet. In towards Edimilson Fernandes. Turned
:33:12. > :33:20.away, pushed away by Fabianski. Turned in by Antonio! And it stands!
:33:21. > :33:23.Well, Michail Antonio seemed to pause for a moment, as if expecting
:33:24. > :33:31.a flag. I think everybody else did as well. Goal number eight of the
:33:32. > :33:36.season for Michail Antonio. Edimilson Fernandes, the substitute,
:33:37. > :33:41.playing a key part, but he is clearly on-site here, Antonio, as
:33:42. > :33:45.the ball is turned infield. A third goal for West Ham and surely three
:33:46. > :34:00.points for them. -- he is clearly onside.
:34:01. > :34:09.Nathan Dyer, faced by two West Ham defenders. Fernando Llorente! 3-1.
:34:10. > :34:14.It can only be a consolation goal for Swansea at this late stage.
:34:15. > :34:17.Fernando Llorente, finally finding a way past Darren Randolph. But it's
:34:18. > :34:42.all too little, too late. Sofiane Feghouli's ball in. It sits
:34:43. > :34:50.up nicely for Carroll! West Ham's 3-goal advantage is restored within
:34:51. > :34:57.a matter of moments. Swansea get a goal back. 3-1. But, almost
:34:58. > :35:08.immediately, Andy Carroll continues his good run against Swansea. West
:35:09. > :35:17.Ham 4, Swansea 1. Really good performance from us, and the goals
:35:18. > :35:27.helped, because there is no bad time for a goal, but we scored first at
:35:28. > :35:33.crucial times. We believed in three weeks everything can change. And now
:35:34. > :35:41.it's changed, to be fair, but it's still very tight. We fail to
:35:42. > :35:45.continue like this, continue to improve, get more results. We are
:35:46. > :35:49.our own worst enemy right now. We are in such a rut. No matter how we
:35:50. > :35:54.start, we seem to find a way to go down immediately. You feel like it
:35:55. > :35:59.takes some confident away. You try and hang in there a bit, we spoke
:36:00. > :36:04.about that at half-time and started the second half with a repeat. We
:36:05. > :36:09.didn't deal with Dimitri Payet's delivery well enough. These are
:36:10. > :36:13.small mistakes. When you do this in the Premier League, you pay the
:36:14. > :36:17.price. It's what made me turn the corner against Sunderland a couple
:36:18. > :36:21.of weeks ago, but now we have lost three on the bounce. We have to try
:36:22. > :36:25.and work on the training ground this week. We've got a game on New Year's
:36:26. > :36:30.Eve against Bournemouth and we need to turn things around. If we perform
:36:31. > :36:34.like that for the rest of the season, we will struggle. I knew
:36:35. > :36:39.what I was getting into, and I knew what I control. I show up every day,
:36:40. > :36:45.my message to the players, no, I wouldn't be where I am if I wasn't
:36:46. > :36:50.resilient and have an ability to be strong and carry on, so that's what
:36:51. > :36:56.I'm going to do. Definitely a terrific win for West Ham, but it's
:36:57. > :37:01.looking grim for Swansea. 29 goals conceded in 11 games in charge. It's
:37:02. > :37:06.obvious where the problems lie they have conceded three or more goals as
:37:07. > :37:09.well. When you look at the goals they conceded today, West Ham were
:37:10. > :37:12.brilliant but they didn't have to work too hard for the goals they
:37:13. > :37:19.scored. They are not working hard enough, Swansea. They got giving
:37:20. > :37:22.Mark Noble far too much time on the ball. Somebody has to close him
:37:23. > :37:28.down. Andy Carroll does brilliantly at the far post. A terrible mistake
:37:29. > :37:32.from the goalkeeper. They were gifted a goal straightaway. No
:37:33. > :37:36.excuse for it, a good ball in, but Winston Reid gets above the
:37:37. > :37:40.defenders, Jack Cork and Alfie Mawson. There is no way should win
:37:41. > :37:45.that ball. He gets above them because he wants to. He wants it
:37:46. > :37:50.more than the defenders. It more than him -- to him in that
:37:51. > :37:55.situation. Swansea have to work harder. Look at the lack of closing
:37:56. > :37:59.down, lack of effort. Any of those three players could close Dimitri
:38:00. > :38:06.Payet down. Fernandes runs in behind, eating too easily, and it's
:38:07. > :38:11.not offside. A good finish from Antonio. All of the defenders with
:38:12. > :38:18.their arms up. Probably saved the worst till last. Again, they've got
:38:19. > :38:22.to stop the cross coming into the box for Andy Carroll. That's the
:38:23. > :38:27.first part. But Angel Rangel, what on earth were you doing, turning
:38:28. > :38:32.your back in the six yard box as a defender? Sometimes you got to be
:38:33. > :38:37.prepared to take one in the face. He is not. That's embarrassing. In many
:38:38. > :38:40.ways, I suppose it always looked a gamble, bringing in Bob Bradley,
:38:41. > :38:47.primarily because he hasn't really managed in a top league in world
:38:48. > :38:51.football. It was a big point, bringing him with his lack of
:38:52. > :38:54.experience of the players in the Premier League, and of our league,
:38:55. > :39:00.and it was always going to be a big ask for him to keep Swansea up. For
:39:01. > :39:04.West Ham, things looking a lot brighter, three wins on the bounce.
:39:05. > :39:09.Pleased for Andre Ayew, getting his first league goal this season,
:39:10. > :39:14.especially after his injury. Michail Antonio, since the start of the
:39:15. > :39:20.season, 16 goals now, five more than anyone else. I'm pleased, because it
:39:21. > :39:25.was starting to get a bit tight for them. They had to dig out after the
:39:26. > :39:30.Arsenal game. Bottom of the table Hull were the only team in the
:39:31. > :39:34.league yet to win a game in December. Man City began the day in
:39:35. > :39:41.third place after the last weekvictory against Arsenal.
:39:42. > :39:48.Christmas can be full of surprises and Hull will be desperately hoping
:39:49. > :39:51.this can be one of them. Dieumerci Mbokani once again leads
:39:52. > :39:55.the line, searching for his first goal for the club in a team that has
:39:56. > :40:03.scored only 14 goals so far, the lowest in the league. Kevin De
:40:04. > :40:04.Bruyne's influence important again, as Sergio Aguero serves the final
:40:05. > :40:16.match of his suspension. They had taken five points from the
:40:17. > :40:21.last nine home, but ultimately it will be the result here that will
:40:22. > :40:30.decide their top-flight future. Kevin De Bruyne. Fought by Dawson.
:40:31. > :40:38.The Hull skipper was always committed.
:40:39. > :40:48.Yaya Toure and David Silva deep in conversation over this free kick.
:40:49. > :40:59.It is to be Yaya Toure. David Marshall not prepared to take a
:41:00. > :41:06.chance in that situation. Safety first from Marshall. 21 of the last
:41:07. > :41:12.24 teams to be bottom at Christmas have been relegated. They are hoping
:41:13. > :41:14.to defy that statistic with Hull, just as West Brom, Sunderland and
:41:15. > :41:25.Leicester did. Crossing opportunity for Ahmed
:41:26. > :41:32.Elmohamady. Livermore! He did well there. The cross was slightly behind
:41:33. > :41:37.him. That is the kind of quality that Hull need into the penalty area
:41:38. > :41:42.if they are to ask Man City a question.
:41:43. > :41:56.Driven away by Dawson. Here is Kevin De Bruyne. Three options for him. It
:41:57. > :42:00.was Michael Dawson who atoned for his own error early in that movie
:42:01. > :42:04.and made the block. It is still potentially live here for Manchester
:42:05. > :42:12.City. -- his own error early in that move. Deploying went for goal on the
:42:13. > :42:17.near post, and hit the post! He beat Marshall at the near post, who was
:42:18. > :42:23.mightily relieved to see that haven't got past him and into the
:42:24. > :42:30.back of the net. Clever effort. We set half-time -- whatever was said
:42:31. > :42:38.at half-time certainly resulted in a rise of tempo.
:42:39. > :42:50.Was Ahmed Elmohamady pulled back by Kolarov? He was. City furious. A
:42:51. > :42:59.Hull free kick. Snodgrass behind it for Hull. It comes Snodgrass,
:43:00. > :43:04.looking for any kind of touch! Whipped in by the Scottish
:43:05. > :43:10.international. Livermore trying to make something of a second ball.
:43:11. > :43:14.Snodgrass again. Still not clear. There is the header! Off the line
:43:15. > :43:31.from Bacary Sagna. Well read by him. Snodgrass has lost out. It come
:43:32. > :43:34.Manchester City. Raheem Sterling. Trying to keep up with him. It was
:43:35. > :43:38.the substitute. His appointing cross. Bacary Sagna very much in the
:43:39. > :43:49.right place at the right time here. Who would have predicted Hull, with
:43:50. > :43:55.just one clean sheet all season and Manchester City with 36 goal --
:43:56. > :44:03.goals, would be scoreless at this stage?
:44:04. > :44:15.Robertson came in. He made the challenge. He didn't time it. No
:44:16. > :44:21.protest from the Scotsman. Direct run from Raheem Sterling. No need
:44:22. > :44:26.for any debate. It is the ninth penalty that Hull have conceded this
:44:27. > :44:39.season. It is Yaya Toure, who assumes responsibility. 18 minutes
:44:40. > :44:42.remaining. He takes it very calmly. He dispatches his third Premier
:44:43. > :44:47.League goal of the season. They have not been at their best. They have
:44:48. > :44:52.been frustrated for large periods of this game. But the most important
:44:53. > :44:58.statistic is that Manchester City are in front as far as they are
:44:59. > :45:15.concerned. Torre kept his cool. -- Toure.
:45:16. > :45:30.Keven De Bruyne. Ian Nacho! -- Ian Nacho! The substitute doubles
:45:31. > :45:42.Manchester City bus advantage. Not surprisingly De Bruyne involved in
:45:43. > :45:49.the build-up. He knew exactly where David Silva was available. First
:45:50. > :45:52.time delivery. Highly intelligent. Iheanacho had the simple task in the
:45:53. > :46:05.end of scoring his six goal of the season. -- sixth. It may be time for
:46:06. > :46:13.Manchester City to fashion one more opportunity. Raheem Sterling. It is
:46:14. > :46:18.a known goal. Hull don't deserve that. Curtis Davies can do nothing
:46:19. > :46:24.about it. It is three points and three goals for Manchester City.
:46:25. > :46:28.Three wins in a row. It doesn't necessarily reflect the game, the
:46:29. > :46:39.scoreline. This was unfortunate for the bottom club. It is the last
:46:40. > :46:44.action of the game. When the manager told me I was going on, I was very
:46:45. > :46:50.excited. The only thing in my mind is to help my team work hard and get
:46:51. > :46:56.a goal. That is what I did. The penalty was the major turning point.
:46:57. > :47:00.The player has suffered a harsh lesson. He has to stay on his feet.
:47:01. > :47:03.He has to shuffle the player across into an area where maybe his
:47:04. > :47:08.team-mate can do a little better at making the tackle. But he has
:47:09. > :47:15.learned from that. And he will learn a lot more at this level. It is a
:47:16. > :47:22.special day, the day after Christmas day, when the people go to see their
:47:23. > :47:25.teams play. It is a huge tradition, a marvellous tradition. I'm glad to
:47:26. > :47:32.be part of it for the first time in my life. Victory is not enough
:47:33. > :47:40.because the other teams are strong as well. Now we go on to Anfield. A
:47:41. > :47:47.workmanlike performance from Manchester City. They wore her --
:47:48. > :47:55.Hull down in the end. Good to see Yaya Toure back on form.
:47:56. > :47:59.It is brilliant to see. What is good to see easy has got his down and he
:48:00. > :48:04.has started five of the last seven games. He looks fantastic. His touch
:48:05. > :48:08.is everywhere. You can see him everywhere. Totally ran the game. He
:48:09. > :48:14.has got himself in positions like this. Too strong for the players
:48:15. > :48:18.around him. Always looking forward with his passes. Getting things
:48:19. > :48:26.going for City. Easy save for the goalkeeper. He was giving it,
:48:27. > :48:33.lending it, dropping off. Pushing at forward. He kept City going. He kept
:48:34. > :48:39.them moving. Brilliant. Sometimes you get people to constantly passing
:48:40. > :48:42.sideways. With Yaya, he wants to go forward. He still has the strength
:48:43. > :48:47.and energy and fitness to and win a for his team. Again, he gets the
:48:48. > :48:54.ball, he is trying to see what is happening. Can he played forward?
:48:55. > :49:02.Yes, he can. He goes and gets it. Plays a little 1-2. That is the kind
:49:03. > :49:07.of luck E is having. This is is 12 Premier League penalty on the spin E
:49:08. > :49:13.hasn't missed. Gets the ball here and gives it back early doors. I
:49:14. > :49:16.thought Hull were a bit unlucky. But when you have quality players
:49:17. > :49:24.against you, that is the way it goes. Brilliant he was today.
:49:25. > :49:29.Superb. 72 minutes before Manchester City scored. The scoreline was
:49:30. > :49:36.harsh. Hull award definitely in it. They had chances. Hull have only
:49:37. > :49:40.scored 14 goals in 17 games. That is where you think, you are creating
:49:41. > :49:46.chances, you have to take one somewhere along the line. If not for
:49:47. > :49:51.a silly tackle in the box, they were well in that game.
:49:52. > :49:54.Back-to-back defeats had left Arsenal nine points behind Chelsea
:49:55. > :49:58.before the game today against West Brom. Steve Wilson was watching at
:49:59. > :50:02.the Emirates. More than a thousand games each
:50:03. > :50:06.under the microscope and you don't last that long without developing a
:50:07. > :50:14.thick skin. Arsene Wenger has needed his since those defeats. Ready for
:50:15. > :50:18.the fight, he says, in today's programme notes. Olivier Giroud
:50:19. > :50:21.makes his first Premier League start of the season. Giroud got a
:50:22. > :50:27.hat-trick on his last league start against Aston Villa last May.
:50:28. > :50:31.Solomon Rondon's hat-trick against Swansea 12 days ago, was only the
:50:32. > :50:34.fifth scored by a West Bromwich Albion player in the Premier League
:50:35. > :50:42.history. They have lost their last five matches here.
:50:43. > :50:49.A very low-key atmosphere inside the Emirates at the start of this game.
:50:50. > :50:54.Alexis Sanchez. A Gipper that was well off target in the end.
:50:55. > :51:03.Generated some power with precious little backlift but not direction.
:51:04. > :51:09.Tony Pulis's West Bromwich Albion play -- West Bromwich were a therapy
:51:10. > :51:15.start of play. The last time they finished higher than eight was 1981.
:51:16. > :51:22.Sanchez stayed on his feet superbly. Lovely stuff from Alexis Sanchez
:51:23. > :51:28.again. So many Arsenal players are good to watch. But none of them
:51:29. > :51:31.carry the threat of Alexis Sanchez. I don't think anything West Brom
:51:32. > :51:36.have done in this first part is unpredictable. They have defended
:51:37. > :51:49.well, been really resolute. A shooting chance. Blocked by Yacob.
:51:50. > :51:57.Several people thought Giroud might have been felled. It did not look
:51:58. > :52:07.like it to me. Santa has had enough. Kieran Gibbs. Yacob got a little
:52:08. > :52:16.touch on it. Sanchez could not put it away. Terrific double saved by
:52:17. > :52:25.Ben Foster. In from Gibbs. Teach up nicely from Iwobi. Good save. Great
:52:26. > :52:33.reactions. Arsenal's corner. Sanchez Torrens, find space and hits the
:52:34. > :52:40.post! -- turns. Strong challenge on Sanchez by Evans. Brilliant
:52:41. > :52:45.awareness from Alexis Sanchez. But couldn't find the finish. Still a
:52:46. > :53:04.long way to go in this game. Sanchez got the shot away.
:53:05. > :53:15.Tremendous save from Foster. It was rising with real venom. Foster's
:53:16. > :53:24.touch took it on its way. Yacob lost it. Giroud... Good feed by Olivier
:53:25. > :53:30.Giroud. And by Ben Foster, who stuck out his left foot and saved it. A
:53:31. > :53:36.new contract signed just the other day and he is earning his corn. As
:53:37. > :53:44.the seconds go by, Tony Pulis will be feeling they might get something
:53:45. > :53:53.today. Rondon used his body well. Taking on fish only. He has got a
:53:54. > :54:03.corner. -- Koscielny. Just past the midway point of the second half.
:54:04. > :54:10.Goalless at Arsenal. Albion corner. Right through the whole crowd of
:54:11. > :54:15.players lined up. It wasn't too far away from Gareth McAuley, I think.
:54:16. > :54:24.Now it's a corner from the other side. And Chris Brunt. Lofted in.
:54:25. > :54:31.Petr Cech came and dropped it. Yacob has put it over. Petr Cech fluffed
:54:32. > :54:35.it. Drafted straight to the Argentine, who lifted it straight
:54:36. > :54:46.over the bar from very close range. A real let off for Arsenal.
:54:47. > :54:55.Lucas... Great ball right across the goal. Neither Ozil Norah Giroud
:54:56. > :55:01.could get anything on it. A great ball in by Lucas. Try though he
:55:02. > :55:11.might, Olivier Giroud just couldn't get onto it. Nine minutes remaining.
:55:12. > :55:18.An important nine minutes for the Arsenal manager. Here is Lucas. A
:55:19. > :55:26.decent ball. Off target by Hector Bellerin. Maybe the wrong man in the
:55:27. > :55:31.middle on the end of it. It should've been Bellerin to Lucas.
:55:32. > :55:34.Might have been a different outcome. It is now looking increasingly
:55:35. > :55:46.likely that Tony Pulis and West Bromwich Albion will leave here with
:55:47. > :55:55.a point. Mesut Ozil. Scooped into words Giroud. He scores! Olivier
:55:56. > :56:06.Giroud break the deadlock with only four minutes to play. Olivier Giroud
:56:07. > :56:13.has done it. And all West Bromwich Albion's stubborn resistance
:56:14. > :56:17.disappears. He uses strength to get in front of Gareth McAuley and
:56:18. > :56:25.looped a header over Ben Foster and into the net. I don't know if he
:56:26. > :56:29.played that make you played monopoly on Christmas night but that feels
:56:30. > :56:37.like a get out of jail. Bellerin scampers down the touchline. Aaron
:56:38. > :56:46.Ramsey making the run. Knocked into words Sanchez. The chance. Saved by
:56:47. > :56:56.Foster. An important victory for Arsenal. Anything but spectacular
:56:57. > :57:02.but three points are three points. We really needed these three points.
:57:03. > :57:07.Job done today. It was very hard. West Brom played really well. Six at
:57:08. > :57:15.the back, three midfield. They never gave up. But where, it is a big win.
:57:16. > :57:22.The goal is a bit of a killer, isn't it, especially coming in the 86th
:57:23. > :57:26.87th minute. Yeah, Cheers! Nobody likes losing so late. But you know
:57:27. > :57:31.you are going to be under the pass at a place like the Emirates. They
:57:32. > :57:37.threw everything at us. Fair play to Olivier. It was a great header and a
:57:38. > :57:41.great goal. Then Foster has made some fantastic saves but we are
:57:42. > :57:46.disappointed not to have seen the game at are. We had a couple of bad
:57:47. > :57:51.results and we had to take some bad luck on the chin. It is an
:57:52. > :57:54.important, interesting period when you go through a period like that.
:57:55. > :57:59.An interesting test for the players to see how they can live with it.
:58:00. > :58:06.How can they respond to that? That is why it was important to win.
:58:07. > :58:08.Just stole my question. The fact it was such hard work after a couple of
:58:09. > :58:23.defeats. A crucial victory? Was. They had six at the back, Matt
:58:24. > :58:30.Phillips dropping back, Chris Brunt dropping back, making it difficult.
:58:31. > :58:33.Arsenal tried to get round the side. Maybe you could whip that in with a
:58:34. > :58:38.bit more vengeance, a bit more anger in it, but you see the body in
:58:39. > :58:41.there. When they did get past them, they've got all of the bodies in
:58:42. > :58:47.there, clearing, getting the ball away. Kieran Gibbs comes round. Good
:58:48. > :58:53.link up play with Sanchez. Again, look at the bodies. He plays it
:58:54. > :59:01.there, Jacob. Second half, Sanchez comes out, get the ball, and he is
:59:02. > :59:06.trying to take them all on. Then he turns back, look at all the bodies,
:59:07. > :59:10.so many to get past. He can't get past them and Chris Brunt clears it.
:59:11. > :59:16.This is the warning for them, the bit of time, get the ball into
:59:17. > :59:20.Olivier Giroud. I didn't think this happened enough today. He got a good
:59:21. > :59:27.head on it. This was the ball. -- the goal. Gareth McAuley gets
:59:28. > :59:32.pinned. Once this comes in, you just want a good ball. Too strong for
:59:33. > :59:39.him, he is on the way down, and that is a fantastic header. Brilliant.
:59:40. > :59:44.Not for the first time this season, you have seen Arsenal scoring late,
:59:45. > :59:50.three point oh a point at Old Trafford. They are prepared to put
:59:51. > :59:55.it in the box and it has worked today. While it is important to have
:59:56. > :59:58.a goal 's keeper -- goalkeeper -- goal-scoring form, and Olivier
:59:59. > :00:07.Giraud was a classic. A bit like Diego Costa. A superb header. Lots
:00:08. > :00:10.more football coming up this week, Radio 5 Live has commentary of
:00:11. > :00:11.Liverpool against Stoke City tomorrow and Southampton against
:00:12. > :00:35.Spurs on Wednesday. Three months after losing the
:00:36. > :00:40.England job, Sam Allardyce was back in the Premier League, taking charge
:00:41. > :00:44.of Crystal Palace, who sacked Alan Pardew on Thursday. Watford provided
:00:45. > :00:49.the opposition. They had lost four of their last five. In Premier
:00:50. > :00:54.League terms, Crystal Palace have had a year to forget. It has been
:00:55. > :00:59.one Sam Allardyce will fight hard to ever forget and, after admitting is
:01:00. > :01:03.invent exit after just 67 days was one of the darkest moments of his
:01:04. > :01:09.career, he says he hopes to put all of that debate by succeeding with
:01:10. > :01:14.Palace. Walter Mazzarri makes two changes, the captain Troy Deeney
:01:15. > :01:31.beginning on the bench. Two changes for Palace, Ledley and MacArthur are
:01:32. > :01:39.injured. Wilfried Zaha. Fancying his chances on the run. He looks to be
:01:40. > :01:45.in a spot of bother after this challenge and Wilfried Zaha. Landed
:01:46. > :01:50.awkwardly. I think that is his lot, inside two minutes. Walter Mazzarri
:01:51. > :02:00.looks like he is going to be forced into a change.
:02:01. > :02:08.So, this player, who was left out of the team in favour of Janmaat at
:02:09. > :02:17.right back. This is Nordin Amrabat. Given away. Townsend for Palace.
:02:18. > :02:22.Into Yohan Cabaye. Townsend again. Wilfried Zaha looks in the mood to
:02:23. > :02:29.have a run at the back line. Off-loaded to Townsend. He is going
:02:30. > :02:36.to a go. First real shock in anger for Palace, but more injury worries
:02:37. > :02:42.for Watford. Valon Behrami is down. Having already lost Daryl Janmaat
:02:43. > :02:47.early on, there might be a second change for Watford inside 12
:02:48. > :02:52.minutes. The message is Walter Mazzarri is going to have to bring
:02:53. > :02:57.on another substitute. Captain Troy Deeney, who was dropped to the
:02:58. > :03:02.bench, will get an early opportunity to try and get up to goal number 100
:03:03. > :03:09.for Watford, as he steps on for the Swiss. Sam Allardyce's side probably
:03:10. > :03:15.having the better of the opening 25 minutes or so.
:03:16. > :03:24.Andros Townsend on the charge. Into Yohan Cabaye! Lovely goal from
:03:25. > :03:30.Crystal Palace. Yohan Cabaye with a clinical finish. And the man who
:03:31. > :03:38.scored from the start to give Palace a 1-0 win here last season gets the
:03:39. > :03:43.first goal Sam Allardyce's Palace rate. Good work from Andros Townsend
:03:44. > :03:49.to win the ball and spin away from a trio of Watford players. Yohan
:03:50. > :03:57.Cabaye timed his run perfectly, and how about that for a finish?
:03:58. > :04:15.Won by Ward. Punshon, asking a lot of Wilfried Zaha. Christian Benteke!
:04:16. > :04:21.Was he clipped by Heurelho Gomes? He was. Watford have gifted Palace a
:04:22. > :04:27.penalty. Doesn't look like there is going to be a card forthcoming from
:04:28. > :04:32.Mark Clattenburg. A horrible moment from Heurelho Gomes and Sebastian
:04:33. > :04:43.Prodl. Christian Benteke won the penalty and will take it as well.
:04:44. > :04:49.Saved by Heurelho Gomes! Heurelho Gomes makes amends immediately. He
:04:50. > :04:52.does have a pretty good record when it comes to keeping penalties out,
:04:53. > :05:02.although that was a poor effort from Christian Benteke.
:05:03. > :05:09.Troy Deeney couldn't get there. Odion Ighalo might though. Hennessey
:05:10. > :05:13.hesitated, and Odion Ighalo sends it wide. First genuine sight of goal at
:05:14. > :05:20.Watford have had. Odion Ighalo with it. Troy Deeney got nowhere near the
:05:21. > :05:21.header, but Palace switched off somewhat and Odion Ighalo had the
:05:22. > :05:35.opportunity to punish them. It is off Townsend for a Watford
:05:36. > :05:58.corner. Penalty! And a yellow card as well.
:05:59. > :06:06.Well, Damien Delaney is the man booked by Mark Clattenburg. Pulling
:06:07. > :06:14.back Sebastian Prodl as he tried to get a run at goal. And Troy Deeney,
:06:15. > :06:25.who has the opportunity to finally get his 100th Watford goal. Troy
:06:26. > :06:30.Deeney! Is wait is over. The fifth Watford player to reach 100 goals
:06:31. > :06:38.for the club, and the barren run that stretched back to October has
:06:39. > :06:46.come to an end in emphatic style. Watford 1, Crystal Palace 1.
:06:47. > :06:57.Now Fraizer Campbell. Bringing in Wilfried Zaha. Wilfried Zaha keen to
:06:58. > :07:05.run. He goes down in the area. Mark Clattenburg is going to caution
:07:06. > :07:16.Wilfried Zaha for simulation. It's fair to say he cannot believe that
:07:17. > :07:19.call. Wilfried Zaha, the cross, Miguel Britos, but he didn't need
:07:20. > :07:28.too much of an invitation to go to ground. Welcome back to the Premier
:07:29. > :07:32.League, Sam. I think we dropped two points today. I think we had the
:07:33. > :07:36.opportunity ourselves to win three points, and then I think that, when
:07:37. > :07:41.that didn't happen and we didn't achieve that, I think that Wilfried
:07:42. > :07:46.Zaha, that challenge was a definite penalty for me. He has got contact,
:07:47. > :07:51.and we all know that, if you get contact like that, if he tries to
:07:52. > :07:58.stay on his feet, they would be no way that he gives a penalty. He goes
:07:59. > :08:03.down with the contact. Finally you have got the 100 mark? How does it
:08:04. > :08:09.feel? It's been a long time coming. It played on my mind that, maybe
:08:10. > :08:14.overthinking and trying to score the perfect goal, I suppose. But, no, I
:08:15. > :08:18.haven't played well the last couple of weeks. The manager dropped me,
:08:19. > :08:21.which is fair enough. I just wanted to prove I have still got some in
:08:22. > :08:27.the tank. He put me on and I tried to show what I'm about. On a
:08:28. > :08:34.personal note, did you enjoy the cut and thrust of a match situation
:08:35. > :08:38.again? You've got to remember that, for many years, I only enjoy after
:08:39. > :08:41.the game if we have won or drawn. I have never enjoyed a game in my life
:08:42. > :08:48.as a manager and I'm not going to start now. There are obvious things
:08:49. > :08:52.that big Sam needs to focus on. I suppose the most obvious is set
:08:53. > :08:56.pieces. Absolutely. They were punished with the penalties. They
:08:57. > :09:00.got away with one just before that as well. There is one thing we know
:09:01. > :09:05.that Sam will do. Mark Clattenburg is actually looking at this
:09:06. > :09:11.situation. Delaney and Sebastian Prodl. Delaney get away with it. He
:09:12. > :09:15.has got hold of him. Pulling the shirt over the back of his head. The
:09:16. > :09:22.referee didn't give that. Exactly the same thing happened five minutes
:09:23. > :09:27.later. The referee decides, rightly so, to give that one. His hands up
:09:28. > :09:30.all over him, pulling him back, pushes him over, and it is
:09:31. > :09:35.definitely a penalty, no doubt about it. Do you think he gave that out
:09:36. > :09:41.because he didn't give the first one? Definitely. Troy Deeney had
:09:42. > :09:45.been left out, hadn't scored for a while, looking to get his 100th goal
:09:46. > :09:49.for Watford, and we are saying, I bet he gets it straight down the
:09:50. > :09:58.middle, and he did. Did Wilfried Zaha dive or not? Was it a foul? Big
:09:59. > :10:05.Sam thinks so. I don't think he did catch him. I think it is one of
:10:06. > :10:10.those where Wilfried Zaha's, Miguel Britos is coming, he's not actually
:10:11. > :10:14.made a challenge. I'm not sure how Sam is a definite about it. He gets
:10:15. > :10:22.booked for it. When we see it on the other angle, even here... Does he
:10:23. > :10:26.pushed his leg in? What do you think? I don't think it's a penalty.
:10:27. > :10:33.At the end of the game, the mascot dived in front of Wilfried Zaha.
:10:34. > :10:38.Personally, I think that's quite amusing. Wilfried doesn't think so.
:10:39. > :10:42.He got the hump. And big Sam says that carried the Hornet is out of
:10:43. > :10:52.order and he wants the FA to have a look at it! He will probably get him
:10:53. > :10:59.banned. Do him for diving! Is Sam the best man for Palace? Definitely.
:11:00. > :11:04.Was Alan Pardew unlucky? After his record this year, I think they are
:11:05. > :11:10.fortunate to have somebody like Steve Parish asking him for as long
:11:11. > :11:15.as he did. Champions Leicester 21 points worse off than this stage
:11:16. > :11:22.last season. Everton arrived at the King Power Stadium without an away
:11:23. > :11:25.win since September. Jamie Vardy is everywhere today at
:11:26. > :11:29.this stadium except where he is needed, at the pitch. The England
:11:30. > :11:39.striker is suspended, as are Robert whose and Christian Fuchs, so a
:11:40. > :11:44.player makes his debut. Mason Holgate makes his first state since
:11:45. > :11:48.August as Everton go with free at the back. Find him, Joel Robles is
:11:49. > :11:57.in for the injured Martin Stekelenburg.
:11:58. > :12:06.Williams clearance, only as far as Daniel Amartey. Good shot. Well
:12:07. > :12:10.played by Joel Robles. Confident enough to take on the drive on the
:12:11. > :12:17.half volley from distance. The last time Everton came here in May,
:12:18. > :12:20.Leicester beat them 3-1 and ended the afternoon by lifting the Premier
:12:21. > :12:25.League trophy. All very different today, as Leicester begin the
:12:26. > :12:35.afternoon just three points above the relegation zone.
:12:36. > :12:56.Barry's delivery. Schmeichel collects.
:12:57. > :13:07.There is Demarai Gray. Demarai Gray's shot! Claudio Ranieri
:13:08. > :13:12.bumbling today, going for Demarai Gray instead of Riyad Mahrez.
:13:13. > :13:15.Normally, when it is the kick out from Schmeichel, it is Jamie Vardy
:13:16. > :13:22.who he aims for. Today it is the place for Demarai Gray. Not far from
:13:23. > :13:26.beating Joel Robles at his far post. Not much fun for Everton away from
:13:27. > :13:34.home this season. They lost the last four in a row.
:13:35. > :13:45.A touch was all it required. Kevin Mirallas could not get his toe to
:13:46. > :13:48.it. He will wonder how one has he didn't get any contact. Had he done
:13:49. > :13:58.so, the deadlock might well have been broken. Leicester have changed
:13:59. > :14:09.their formation. Kevin Mirallas is after. He scores! Is first goal
:14:10. > :14:23.since August. The direct approach pays dividends. Put down by Joel
:14:24. > :14:31.Robles. It clicked off the Polish defender, taking it beyond Kasper
:14:32. > :14:36.Schmeichel. Just a tiny flick from the defender. Schmeichel deceived.
:14:37. > :14:45.Ronald Koeman off his seat to lead the celebrations. The champions
:14:46. > :14:46.behind at home. Claudio Ranieri's team have never been blessed with
:14:47. > :15:12.great pace at the back. Joe! -- by Joe! There was power in
:15:13. > :15:14.the header. But Joel Robles read it well. He was in the right place to
:15:15. > :15:30.make the save look very easy. Should have scored. Ronald Koeman
:15:31. > :15:39.knows it. Ranieri knows it. He certainly does. Lukaku put it on a
:15:40. > :15:40.plate for him. This would have settled the game. Intelligent use of
:15:41. > :15:59.the ball by Albrighton. Lukaku runs against Farsala ski. He
:16:00. > :16:06.never looked like missing. Never looked like messing. Romelu Lukaku
:16:07. > :16:12.reaches double figures again this season in the Premier League. And
:16:13. > :16:15.Everton have the points. And for only the third time on the Claudio
:16:16. > :16:21.Ranieri, Leicester City are going to lose at the King Power Stadium in
:16:22. > :16:26.the Premier League. It started when Simpson failed to get the better of
:16:27. > :16:30.Ross Barkley in the box. Lukaku sensed he might be in. Strong enough
:16:31. > :16:36.to get away from Morgan. Clever enough to get away the next
:16:37. > :16:44.defender. And calm enough to put it past Kasper Schmeichel. Leicester
:16:45. > :16:46.ageing ever nearer the bottom three. It's been some fall for the
:16:47. > :16:52.champions. How far will they drop. Leicester is
:16:53. > :16:57.always difficult away. I think we played well. I think the second half
:16:58. > :17:06.was better than the first. We dominated already. Our ball position
:17:07. > :17:08.was not of that quality. It was better at 1-0. Then you see the
:17:09. > :17:17.difference. A very good team performance. We fight. Defending
:17:18. > :17:24.well. We make it very difficult. Dangerous in the counterattack. A
:17:25. > :17:28.clean sheet is also very important. This year the gaps between the teams
:17:29. > :17:32.is really close. All the teams are improving, which is good. You have
:17:33. > :17:38.to be at the top of your level every weekend. This season is this way.
:17:39. > :17:46.Nothing is right. Nothing is easy. We must continue to work hard and to
:17:47. > :17:53.be very attentive in the little details. Only the little details
:17:54. > :18:00.make us down. Now we have to react as as soon as possible.
:18:01. > :18:07.Such a stark contrast from last season. Leicester now can't win a
:18:08. > :18:12.game to save their life. One win in nine. Yes, but I thought Everton
:18:13. > :18:17.were worthy winners. They were more aggressive. A bit more direct.
:18:18. > :18:25.Leicester were missing Christian Fuchs and Robert Huth.
:18:26. > :18:29.That came from the goalkeeper. That has troubled 80 yards, something
:18:30. > :18:35.like that. That can't be allowed to happen. In the wonderful world of
:18:36. > :18:41.statistics, the 50th goalkeeper that has had an assist. Not a bad assist
:18:42. > :18:50.from Ross Barkley. Lukaku too strong. The defender can't touch
:18:51. > :18:57.him. One hell of a finish. Pace, power, aggression. A superb finish
:18:58. > :19:03.and a very good win for Everton. Leicester cannot blame the Champions
:19:04. > :19:09.League, can they? No, they can't. They need to get lively.
:19:10. > :19:12.They are in serious trouble now. Only Chelsea and Spurs have won
:19:13. > :19:23.Morley games than Burnley this season. They played Middlesbrough.
:19:24. > :19:30.A stoppage time equaliser from Michael Caine in a pivotal
:19:31. > :19:37.Championship fixture the last time these teams met in April. -- Michael
:19:38. > :19:42.Keane. Only Spurs and Chelsea won more home games than Burnley this
:19:43. > :19:46.season. Negredo may be Middlesbrough's top scorer, but he
:19:47. > :19:53.only took his tally to five with a brace last time out. Middlesbrough's
:19:54. > :20:00.four wins again -- so far been against teams in the bottom half of
:20:01. > :20:03.the table. It is a sell-out crowd. Both sets of supporters have sold
:20:04. > :20:13.their allocations. What an opportunity. Should have been taken
:20:14. > :20:19.by Stuani. Burnley were caught.. By the ball over the top. Stuani with
:20:20. > :20:25.plenty of opportunities to maybe even steady himself further, drove
:20:26. > :20:42.it beyond the far post. He will feel that his side have begun nervously.
:20:43. > :20:48.Victor Valdes with the save. It is the first time that the
:20:49. > :21:00.Middlesbrough goalkeeper has been extended. It was a decent stop,
:21:01. > :21:01.actually. It may not have had the power but it certainly had the
:21:02. > :21:13.accuracy. Steve Gibson in attendance. A beautiful turn. The
:21:14. > :21:20.deflection on the cross wasn't great. An almighty scramble. Dean
:21:21. > :21:27.Marney fell to the floor. The referee could not have been less
:21:28. > :21:43.moved. Handballed, was it? The ball definitely struck Chambers' are arm.
:21:44. > :21:53.A free kick in a promising situation for Burnley. Arfield and George Boyd
:21:54. > :21:58.poised to strike this. Boyd strike said. Victor Valdes, who was just
:21:59. > :22:03.shifting his weight the wrong way, managed to readjust and get his hand
:22:04. > :22:08.to the ball. Just watch Victor Valdes. He starts to go the other
:22:09. > :22:14.way and moves his body to the right to make the save. Whenever these
:22:15. > :22:25.teams get together, there aren't many goals. 31-0s.
:22:26. > :22:34.You get the feeling a goal might be decisive. Just as well there were no
:22:35. > :22:37.doubts about the challenge. When you come sliding in like that as a
:22:38. > :22:50.defender, you know that if you miss time it, it is a penalty. The Dodig
:22:51. > :22:54.right. -- he got it. Stuani's header went upwards rather than with any
:22:55. > :23:03.Grey Power. Tom Heaton with a secure safe. Joey Barton is set to become a
:23:04. > :23:12.Burnley player in the New Year, providing the FA enquiry does and
:23:13. > :23:19.ban him from doing so. It is a corner. Just as well that Ashley
:23:20. > :23:25.Ward -- that Ward stretched out and got it. Ninth grader was poised and
:23:26. > :23:36.ready. -- Negredo. Gibson is one of those poised and ready. Flicked on
:23:37. > :23:42.by Stuani, who, for the second time in this half, found himself
:23:43. > :23:45.unchallenged. He was playing down the significance of this fixture but
:23:46. > :23:49.he will know that three points against the team just above them
:23:50. > :23:54.will be huge. Middlesbrough looking to try to make something of it. The
:23:55. > :24:01.challenges laid from Fabinho. And he will get a card. We may not have had
:24:02. > :24:10.a goal. But we now have booking number nine. -- Fabinho.
:24:11. > :24:17.Andre Gray! It has crept over the line. Andre Gray has put it in. And
:24:18. > :24:27.the Middlesbrough players cannot believe it. What a bonus that is for
:24:28. > :24:32.Burnley. From virtually nothing, Victor Valdes couldn't keep it out.
:24:33. > :24:35.Andre Gray turns away in celebration. He will be kicking
:24:36. > :24:43.himself for not keeping this one out. Just a long punt forward. The
:24:44. > :24:48.connection wasn't that good. But it was on target. Andre Gray has given
:24:49. > :24:55.Burnley a precious, precious lead in a game of genuine significance above
:24:56. > :24:59.the bottom three. It was a close game, an ugly game at
:25:00. > :25:02.times. I thought the conditions were really hard today. The wind was
:25:03. > :25:09.swirling, the ball was going all over the place. It probably didn't
:25:10. > :25:12.show through the lens. They are a fair side. They have only been
:25:13. > :25:16.beaten twice away. They have the tenth best record in the division.
:25:17. > :25:20.We knew they would not be easy to knock over but we got there in the
:25:21. > :25:23.end. These kinds of games don't come
:25:24. > :25:31.again. We have lost an amazing opportunity. We have to think now
:25:32. > :25:36.about the future. The future is Man United next week. Your art to work
:25:37. > :25:39.hard for it is today? Yes, not the best conditions. It is not a game
:25:40. > :25:46.many people will be watching back. It was windy. It was horrible. It is
:25:47. > :25:49.about trying to make something. We got some luck in the end that we
:25:50. > :25:57.have been waiting for. We managed to win it. Another home
:25:58. > :26:04.win for Burnley. 19 points from ten home games. An astonishing home
:26:05. > :26:08.record? Yes, it is. I watched them against Manchester City and they got
:26:09. > :26:11.the ball into Sam Vokes. But they didn't have Andre Gray playing with
:26:12. > :26:18.him. I thought that was really strange. This was just route one.
:26:19. > :26:24.Big man. In the right area. Yes, he has got a little bit of luck. A
:26:25. > :26:29.fantastic header from Sam Vokes. He is just close enough. A good hit. He
:26:30. > :26:35.got it on target. That's what you have to do. That's what Burnley have
:26:36. > :26:44.to do. Get two up front and just battered teams. Both managers said
:26:45. > :26:50.it wasn't the best game. Both teams several points above the drop zone.
:26:51. > :26:55.Both promote. Both doing well? Think they will be very pleased with the
:26:56. > :27:01.progress after rating games. Both in reasonably comfortable positions.
:27:02. > :27:05.Middlesbrough tried to play more exciting football. After 18 games,
:27:06. > :27:09.both teams will be very happy with where they are. You would have
:27:10. > :27:14.thought so. Thank you very much. We're just about out of time. Before
:27:15. > :27:22.we leave, let's look at the Premier League table. Chelsea stretched
:27:23. > :27:28.their lead to seven points. Manchester City move into second.
:27:29. > :27:34.Everton are into seventh. With the bottom three all losing, a draw is
:27:35. > :27:39.an to leave Crystal Palace two points above the relegation zone.
:27:40. > :27:47.Leicester dropped to 16. Burnley NSX points clear of trouble. Let's look
:27:48. > :27:49.at the papers. The Guardian focuses on Antonio Conte, who says that
:27:50. > :27:57.Chelsea proved their title credentials by willing without cost
:27:58. > :28:04.and Kante. The Telegraph describes the miraculous Scorpion kick by
:28:05. > :28:09.Mkhitaryan. And Sam Allardyce once the Crystal Palace mascot to be
:28:10. > :28:09.banned after he mocked Wilfried Zaha diving.
:28:10. > :28:33.-- mascot. Goodbye. It's like a joke, though,
:28:34. > :28:36.it's like an Irishman, a Scotsman, an Englishman and
:28:37. > :28:39.a French actress walk into a bar. Your man says, "Go," at the start
:28:40. > :28:43.and there's a hooter at the finish.