02/12/2017 Match of the Day

Hello.

And Rooney... Oh my word!

Brady goes

And Rooney... Oh my word!

Brady goes

alone and finishes beautifully with

his right foot.

Salah... Rifled in.

Vardy. Spectacular.

He finds the top

corner!

Raheem Sterling! Oh my

goodness!

Hello.

It's been a busy week.

And after some thrilling goals

on Tuesday and Wednesday,

the Premier League has delivered

again.

Eight games on the way

as the chasing pack tries to keep

in touch with Manchester City.

Alan Shearer and Ian Wright took

a break from researching Panamanian

players to watch the action.

We begin with Arsenal

against Manchester United.

It's one of English football's

greatest rivalries, and it gave us

a breathtaking match.

At the Emirates Stadium,

Steve Wilson.

They have met 225 times since Newton

Heath first took on Woolwich Arsenal

and the name changes can't disguise

that familiarity has largely bred

contempt. Neither club, neither

manager, willingly gives ground to

the other. Even a handshake can be

cursory. Respect grudging. Alexandre

Lacazette's inclusion for Arsenal is

a major surprise after he hobbled

off in the midweek win over

Huddersfield with a groin injury.

His return allows Arsene Wenger to

pick an unchanged 11. Alexis Sanchez

has scored in each of his last

three. A similar story for

Manchester United. Nemanja Matic fit

after limping out of Tuesday's win

at Watford. Like Arsene Wenger,

Mourinho sticks with the same 11,

those Lacen Ibrahimovic is absent

from the bench. -- vote Zlatan

Ibrahimovic. Interesting to see how

fit Lacazette and Matic are. Jose

Mourinho said Matic wanted to play,

and I trust him to know whether he

is able to or not. Koscielny.

Powered by Antonio Valencia. Lukaku

wants it. Here is Paul Pogba and a

chance for Valencia. He dallied but

he scores anyway. Valencia but

Manchester United in front inside

four minutes. Terrible goal for

Arsenal to concede. Valencia cut out

the crossfield pass, took the

return, then drove under to check. I

think he'll be disappointed to see

that go through his legs and into

the net. -- under Petr Cech.

Mustafi chased by Lingard,

dispossessed by Lingard. Here is

Lukaku, beautifully played, Martial,

Lingard. 2-0! Arsenal orchestrate

their own downfall again. And

Manchester United 's take full

advantage. They are two up after ten

minutes. What was Mustafi doing? The

German is under no pressure. He can

see Lingard coming. He believes, he

dallies, he turns into trouble. He

couldn't stop Lukaku. Martial's it

is neat. And the finish is sublime.

Manchester United lead at the

Emirates 2-0 with only ten minutes

having been played. Mustafi... Not

only his disappointment and knocked

him to the ground, he's been getting

treatment as well. The worst

possible start for Arsene Wenger's

side, and the man of the goals

they've conceded. Martial.

Beautifully played. Valencia.

Lingard. Lukaku. Young at the back

post. Ashley Young. Arsenal appeal

for handball. Matic... Deflected.

Martial just dispossessed by Ramsey,

how important was that? Now the

break is on. Mesut Ozil. Alex will

be. Four against four. Lacazette,

Sanchez. Can he get there? Not

quite. What a game bubbling up here.

End-to-end. Arsenal attacking like a

side that believes they could still

win this game. History would suggest

they can't. Manchester United have

played 72 games since they last

conceded more than two in a match.

In those the corner, goes the Matic

header. In by Granit Xhaka. So

fortunate. How it didn't go in I'm

not Lacazette knows. Deflection

backed off his knee rolled

agonisingly in front of the post.

Sanchez. It's fallen to Lacazette

who missed it, gets a second chance.

Might get a third. Off the bar.

Iwobi can't finish. Granit Xhaka.

Huge let off for Manchester United.

The deflection carried it to

Lacazette, one chance missed. Second

chance. Off the bar and wide by

Xhaka. Arsenal get a goal, this

could turn into one of the great

games of the season. Brilliant touch

from Ramsay. Matic on bug. No foul.

Bellerin. Well hedged, well saved.

Sanchez. Rojo away. Bellerin for

Arsenal. Kolasinac Arsenal. A

bobble, saved by de Gea. Surely they

will crack. Extraordinary pressure

from Arsenal. It's a nice height

from de Gea. A great save. -- good

save, not a great save. Lacazette,

tripped by Matic, free kick Arsenal.

He is calling Matic over. The

referee disinclined to get his

yellow card out. There is a huge

difference between 2-0 and 2-1. In

it goes from Sanchez. It came off

Xhaka, didn't cross the line. Xhaka

Square. Koscielny. Pogba made a

challenge. Arsenal still have the

ball. Still don't have a goal.

Iwobi. Lacazette. Great turn.

Incredible block, appealing for

handball. Against Victor Lindelof.

Somehow Manchester United have kept

this out again. A brilliant stop,

came off Lukaku, great save by de

Gea. Who cannot believe his team

have not scored. Can Arsenal whip up

another storm? Ozil, Sanchez.

Beautifully clipped in. It's in.

Lacazette scores. Arsenal are back

in the game. What a curious way to

score. But score they have. When

this was clipped in by Alexis

Sanchez it looked certain comedy two

would score, is definitely an side,

he knocked it, inadvertently, I

think straight into the path of

Lacazette, who did the rest. It's

2-1.

Mourinho's face a picture.

Anthony Martial for Man United

through to Lingard. Lingard here,

can he finished? It gets the block.

The bouncing ball hits the post.

Monreal blocks from Martial.

Arsenal's turned to survive. Looked

for all the world as though that was

bouncing in. The very last moment it

bounced up onto the woodwork.

Lindelof has given it away. Here is

bug with space, that spells danger.

Lacazette. Granit Xhaka. Iwobi

onside. Lacazette! Brilliant save.

Fantastic. Unbelievable David de

Gea. Incredible double saved by the

United goalkeeper. This is a very,

very special double save indeed.

Lacazette. Brilliant. To recover for

the Sanchez rebound is

extraordinary. Saves simply don't

come any better. Bug. Sanchez little

flick, cut out by Rojo. Matic to

Lukaku. Paul Pogba to his right hand

side. Steaming forward. Pogba. A tap

in for Lingard. Always the

counterattacking threat. The two go

cushion is restored. Lovely touch

from Romelu Lukaku. Pogba's run was

brilliant. The way he shrugged off

Koscielny and fed Lingard made it

unmissable. Lingard has two.

Manchester United have three. What a

performance from Manchester United

to absorb so much pressure from such

a good side. And then hit on the

counter. Mark as read from

Manchester United, finding Pogba.

Through two Hector Bellerin. The

referee across to talk to Pogba

here. The suggestion is that Pogba

trod on Hector Bellerin. The

Frenchman is protesting his

innocence. Andre Marriner has his

red card out. Paul Pogba has been

sent off. Ironic applause world go

down well either. Here it is.

Bellerin. He has trodden right on

the back of his knee, Pogba. Andre

Marriner saw that as a deliberate

act and has sent Paul Pogba. Paul

Pogba will miss the Manchester derby

next weekend. Ozil. Cleared by

Matic. Now it's a battle of strength

between Lukaku and Koscielny. A foul

by Laurent Koscielny on Romelu

Lukaku and the card is yellow. What

you can say is the foul is a long

way from Petr Cech's goal. You would

have a clear run through on goal.

Jose Mourinho is apoplectic. He

believes it's red card. Iwobi.

Lacazette to Djourou. Ozil. Well

back. -- Giroud. Massive shout,

nothing given. Welbeck has clearly

beaten Darmian. That is a penalty

kick all day long. It's been an

extraordinary display from

Manchester United. A lesson in how

to soak up pressure as intense as it

comes.

The lads dug deep today.

Especially for staff towards the

end, under a lot of pressure. Second

half we had to regroup and

reorganise and change our formation

to adapt.

Amazing attitude from

every one of them. A part of the

quality that they showed, quality in

many things. They should also an

amazing character in difficult

moments of the game.

They think we

didn't start well at all at the back

and we are guilty of that. But

overall our performance was, I must

say, through patches absolutely

brilliant. We should have come back,

we had enough chances. We produced

excellent quality and we're not

decisive enough. Nor in our box, nor

in their box.

I wonder which save

you are most proud of? My favourite

was the one from Lacazette and the

follow-up from Sanchez.

It was so

quick, it probably was the most

difficult save. I think as well we

were at 2-1 so it was an important

save.

Your thoughts on the red card.

I have no thoughts, to speak about

the red card I had to speak about

Koscielny action, I have to speak

about Arsenal players and the beauty

of the grass, I have to speak a lot

of things and I don't.

We'll have a

say on them very shortly. What a

wonderful game of football. It was

Premier League at its very best.

Scintillating stuff end to end. A

very clerical Manchester United.

It was a magnificent game of

football. We have eulogised about

Manchester City going forward many

times, but what we saw from United

during this game was as good as what

we have seen from Manchester City

over the season. They were just

breathtaking. At times, they were

too quick and sharp for Arsenal,

their pace and power. Valencia gets

this one. They work it very well.

And they went after Arsenal

straightaway, but them under

pressure, wanted to get in behind,

gave them no time on the ball. They

were too quick and clever for them.

1- and 2- touch football, great

pace, great run. I thought Lingard

was magnificent also. A magnificent

piece of skill, into his path, thank

you very much. And he is too strong

for them. And this goal here. I

mentioned the 1- and 2- touch

football. They were too good for

them going forward. Pogba,

one-on-one on the box, too strong

for Koscielny. Went across it, a tap

in for Lingard again.

Arsenal played

some sumptuous football at times

going forward. Defensively,

particularly early, they weren't

quite at it.

Arsenal had 33 shots

today. There were mistakes in that.

I'm not taking anything away from

Manchester United. Koscielny wins

the ball back, and you don't play

across the pitch like that. Monreal

has displayed with Valencia. The

three of them get dragged towards

pub, and that leads to that. With

this one, Monreal has got to give

him an option. He is on his weak

method. He tries to go inside, then

he totally commits himself. You see

Martial and Koscielny, not close

enough to Martial. He commits

himself with Mustafi. I think

Lingard finishes it well. This one,

flicking, and then one pass from

Matic takes them all out. You look

at Monreal, he is diving in, and

he's not going to win that bolt from

Lukaku. You look at Xhaka, here, he

has got to stay with him. He is not

looking where Lingard is, and in the

end, he gets a tap in. I think the

goals could have been avoided by

just switching on.

A few decisions

to look at, Alan, various ones.

Pogba...

And he will miss Manchester

City now, probably.

I think it is a

red card.

He did say.

It looks

terrible when we slow it down.

The

momentum, but you look at Pellerin.

It looks nasty.

Slow motion often

does.

He is endangering the opponent

there, so they can have no

complaints. That is a red card.

It

is unlucky, a momentum thing.

You

think so? That is a yellow card, no

doubt about it, but when you look at

it here, because the covering

player, he is running out towards

the corner flag, and Pellerin I

think we'll get back anyway, so I

think it is the correct decision, a

yellow card.

This is a penalty. The

linesman is there. Arsenal needed

that. Especially the way they

started. They make mistakes. He has

got together.

Players often get

criticised for going down too

easily, jumping up and having a pop

at the referee. There was no call

from Danny Welbeck. He tries to play

on, so he needs help from the

officials. That is a penalty.

David

De Gea, what an exceptional go peep

-- goalkeeper. Some truly

astonishing saves.

I think he is the

best goalkeeper in the world. That

is from his own player, Lukaku, with

his left hand. It is a brilliant

save, it really is.

You look at

Lacazette may he has done everything

right, thinks he has scored. But

when you look at it from this angle.

That breast, so strong. And that

leg.

How does he get it into that

position?

That was amazing.

We could

have shown five or six of his saves

the day, but we had to cut it down.

Brilliant.

Brighton have had an impressive

start to life back in the top flight

- just one defeat in seven helping

to establish them in mid table.

They hosted Liverpool

and their free-scoring forwards.

Commentary from Martin Fisher.

Brighton are faring best of the

three promoted clubs, but they have

yet to take a point from many of the

so-called big six. They haven't

managed a goal in their last two

outings, and Izzy Brown aims to help

them solve that problem as he makes

his first start in two months. Emre

Can and Wijnaldum are in the back

three. Movement on the far side in

the shape of Alexander Ronald. A

cross looking for the Mina. That was

a quality ball in from Trent

Alexander-Arnold. Firmino was that

meet in between the two slices of

Brighton bread. Couldn't quite force

it home. -- Firmino. Murray waits in

the centre. And he might get to

it... Murray! What a chance for

Brighton! Murray under pressure from

Wijnaldum could not control the shot

and steers it horribly wide. A

tactical plan by Hughton, happy to

let Liverpool have the ball and

defend en masse. The final touch

came off Stevens. It will be a

Liverpool corner. Apart from the

less than convincing opening five

minutes, Brighton have looked pretty

solid at the back. Let's look at

what Coutinho can provide here. Emre

Can has scored for Liverpool.

Brighton go behind from a set piece,

and that will hugely annoy Chris

Hughton. Murray and Duffy in there

for Brighton, but Can able to

squeeze in between them, and

Liverpool take the lead. Brighton

will have to change their tactics

somewhat. Here is Salah, breaking

through. Coutinho on the left,

Firmino one of our site. And it is

two. Two goals in the space of two

minutes. Already, the game looks

just about dead. And three danger

men, Salah, Firmino and Coutinho,

combine perfectly. In the blink of

an eye, Liverpool go to up. Any goal

in the opening ten minutes or so

might change the complexion. Away

from Alexander Arnold. Murray, what

an opportunity, and what a save from

Mignolet! That was the chance. Is

there further punishment awaiting

brighter now? Salah carries and goes

on, in the path of Firmino. And he

buries it. What a cruel blow for

Brighton. Murray's effort

brilliantly saved by Mignolet, but

it is a chance he really should have

put away. Brown's ball in was

magnificent, Murray hits the target

but hits the leg of Mignolet. From

there gun in, Liverpool made them

pay. That's the crucial ball, into

the path of Salah, and as he runs at

retreating Brighton defenders, he

saw out of the corner of his either

run of Firmino, who took it in his

stride and thumped beyond Matthew

Ryan. And Liverpool, for the sixth

time this season, have scored three

in a game, and the three point out

there is now. Firmino is on a

hat-trick. 0- three. It's the first

time Brighton this season have

conceded three, and it might get

worse yet. Emre Can didn't need to

get involved. The goalkeeper tried

to tell him it was coming through to

him. Brighton's first corner of the

game. Penalty given. The referee saw

something there and this. Graham

Scott points at the spot. No great

complaints from Liverpool. Henderson

perhaps on Duffy. I've seen much

stronger pushes than that not

punished. My, my! That is generous,

to put it mildly. So, Glenn Murray,

from the penalty spot. Not going to

miss this time. If only the chance a

few minutes earlier had found the

back of the net. You sense that it's

too little too late, but at least

they are on the scoresheet. 1-3,

Murray's fifth of the season. He

squared... What a tackle from

Alexander Ronald. A fabulous run. He

went for the return, and then just

couldn't get over Mignolet.

Alexander Arnold was across.

Twisting this way and that away from

Stevens, eventually brought down. He

has won his side a free kick, and it

might well be he who will take it.

Drag back after drag, a spurt of

pace, a bit more trickery, and it is

Davy Propper who takes him down.

Fabulous expect just absolutely

fabulous. Watch the defenders jumpy.

Coutinho keeps it low. Oh, it's

brilliant! So smart. Sheer class.

1-4. 18 goals in Liverpool's last

six games. Here is Coutinho, looking

to shake off Stevens. He has

Robertson to his left. Coutinho goes

alone, and it is deflected. Another

own goal from Lewis Dunk. Coutinho

had Robertson to his left but

ignored him because he fancied

another crack at goal. It has to go

down as an own goal. It looked like

it was heading wide. 1-5. The most

goals Liverpool have scored in the

Premier league this season.

Everybody knows that when you play

Brighton here, they defendant very

disciplined, which meet you don't

have a lot of opportunities usually.

We needed a little bit. We were in

the right spaces, but we scored the

first one with a set piece. Then the

next one, the counterattack, wow.

Liverpool did what we know they can

do. They can only do it if you give

them the opportunity. With

Manchester City, probably

offensively the best in the

division, counterattack quickly. You

have to organise well from that.

Probably the biggest disappointment

was that at 30 minutes we were still

in the game. We had the best chance

of the game through Glenn Murray,

and on 30 minutes, we concede from a

set play. These are the type of

games that you can't afford to do

that.

We knew when we got promoted

that day like these could come along

in the Premier league, and if you're

not quite on it, like today, you can

get punished. It is about how we

come back. We have a great group and

I'm sure we'll come back strong.

Did

feel a Coutinho steal the show with

that free kick?

It is nice. We need

to thank our analysts. The wall

jumps. You need to have the balls

for it. He has, obviously, and the

ball rolled in. It was a nice one,

yes.

Yes, good planning. That

Liverpool front three, when they are

on fire, they have explosive and can

demolish teams.

Unbelievable.

Unbeaten in six matches, scoring

five, just so quick. They have

everything in that front three. They

have got Mane on the bench. Salah,

Firmino and Coutinho, it is just the

place. This is what they are waiting

for. The only thing I am surprised

with here is that Salah doesn't

score this one, with his form at the

moment. Like Chris Hughton said,

they have come up against one of the

best counterattacking teams in

Europe, I would say, the way they

are going forward. Brighton have not

conceded more than two goals in any

league game. This has been an

eye-opener for them. They have come

up against real quality. A brilliant

ball from Salah, and Firmino there

to tap it in. The pace and skill.

Glenn Murray, there, he is thinking

goal, and within 15 seconds, great

pass, Salah is away, running, pace,

and you see Firmino coming in, a

great move, and 14 seconds it is in

the back of your net. Just quality.

Scintillating stuff end to end. A

very clerical Manchester United.

When you consider they had Wijnaldum

and Emre Can in the back three with

Lovren as well, a very good

performance.

Chris Hughton didn't

appear to happy with Mr Klopp at the

end.

The thing with Jurgen Klopp,

when you score four or five, the

fist pumping and the Girling, it

gets to you in the end. I'm sure

there are other managers who feel

the same way about him. Doing

peoples heads in.

Chelsea went into

the weekend as one of the Premier

League form teams having taken 16

points in the last possible 18.

Newcastle arrived at

Stamford Bridge with just a point

from their last five matches.

Watching was Steve Bower.

Rafa Benitez is back at the bridge

for the first time since his

seven-month spell in charge of

Chelsea ended with a European

trophy. No such targets for

Newcastle as he makes three changes

including the recall of Dwight

Gayle, who scored at Old Trafford a

fortnight ago. The champions have

four back in including Danny

Drinkwater, reunited with N'Golo

Kante for just a second time in a

Chelsea shirt. Chelsea have won 15

of the last 20 Premier League

matches and know they have to keep

on winning with the chase above them

not showing a glimmer of light at

the moment. Murphy. Almost. It broke

to Dwight Gayle. Swept in by Dwight

Gayle. Just as he did two weeks ago

at Old Trafford, Dwight Gayle but

Newcastle in front. It came off him,

then Alonso. As Murphy went in,

Dwight Gayle was a light to the

situation, kept his cool and calmly

rolled in his second goal of the

season. His first counted for

nothing at Manchester United. What

will that do today's outcome. Rafa

Benitez is only won ones here in 12

matches as a visiting manager. There

is a long time to go. So far so

good. Rudiger. Has found Morata.

Chelsea think it is a penalty. Kevin

friend is totally unmoved. Offside

anyway. Newcastle might feel the

flag should have been up anyway, so

justice was done. Here is

flag should have been up anyway, so

justice was done. Here is Kante

trying to drive Chelsea forward.

Morata looking for Hazard. They've

already had their fourth corner of

the game. Short to Hazard. Lifted in

by Kante. Christiansen's header. Off

the woodwork. -- Christensen.

Mightily close to his first Chelsea

goal. A decent response from the

champions. Alonsoa tax that one.

Cleared by Mbemba. -- Alonso attacks

that one. Azpilicueta now. It'll

come to Hazard. No real surprise it

is Eden Hazard with an equaliser.

His seventh goal in ten games in all

competitions. Really good response,

having gone behind.

He accepted gratefully. Chelsea were

almost level first here. Kante's

Ross met brilliantly by

Christiansen. -- cross. David Luiz

not included in the squad today,

that subplot continues. Ritchie's

header has dropped straight to

Moses. Morata. Chelsea in front.

Alvaro Morata with his ninth Premier

League goal for the club. Matt

Ritchie's error, unfortunately for

him and Newcastle, punished. Morata

just stooped to head its low, they

might feel they could have dealt

better with the cross as well.

Lejeune didn't get there, neither

did Mbemba. Morata did and Chelsea

lead. Christensen. Looking very at

home in this Chelsea team. He's been

allowed to continue man found Moses.

Can he get it across? He can. That

was all about Andreas Christensen

bringing it right from his own half.

Moses might have been a fraction of

side. -- offside. Hazard has a lot

of space to run into. Drinkwater.

Hazard. Almost. Terrific touch from

Drinkwater. Inches away from getting

on the end of that. Eden

Hazard Fabregas. Trying to slide in.

Moses reaching over. He didn't time

it. Chelsea penalty. Chelsea finally

have their first Premier League

penalty of the season. Fabregas with

the ball, Moses with the run.

Ritchie always committed. Eden

Hazard has scored 11 out of 13

Premier League penalties for

Chelsea. He has the opportunity to

add to that total. Which he cheekily

and calmly does. The lack of

confidence there from the Belgian.

-- no lack of confidence. Audacious.

Lazard has only ever scored one

Chelsea hat-trick and it came

against Newcastle. He might have the

opportunity for another. He is

denied by Darlow. History almost

repeating itself. A one and only

Premier League hat-trick at Stamford

Bridge against Newcastle Darlow did

enough to deny the match ball.

Hazard is not going to get his

hat-trick. Understandably rested by

Antonio Conte. Standing ovation, let

me tell you, he's been fabulous

again today.

Our start wasn't good

enough. But after 1-0 down we

started to play, to create chances.

Played with good intensity. Played

good football. Our start was a bit

slow.

Disappointed because we

started really well. We had an idea

how to punish them and we did it. We

made mistakes. When you play against

top-class players normally you pay

for that.

Talk me through the

penalty.

It's just a penalty.

It

wasn't a normal one was it?

In my

head you know, when I take the ball

in my hand, I say to myself, do

this, it's the best way to score, I

think. I knew the goalkeeper would

move somewhere. I tried to shoot in

the middle. It's a goal, it's good.

After the draw in Russia, has there

been joking in the dressing room

between the English and Belgian

players?

I spoke with Gary Cahill. I

said good luck against Belgium. It's

going to be a good game. We'll see.

A good draw for us, we looking

forward to playing against England

for sure.

He could be a major hazard

to England progressing. Electrical

little player isn't he?

Unplayable

at times today, Gary, he was

magnificent. Newcastle couldn't get

near him. His running of the ball,

running with the ball. So

intelligent. Linkup play with

Morata. That isn't a coincidence he

finds himself in between the two

centre halves. He doesn't want to

stand up against them. What a

magnificent ball. The touch, an

excellent save. His game had

everything with it today. Merino and

doesn't stay with him. Little bit of

showboating, if anyone can, he can.

He was running the show, another

lovely ball. Linkup play with

Morata, the understanding of his

game. When he's in that position you

can't touch, look how quick his feet

are here. Left foot, right foot.

And

he's falling down.

It was

magnificent. He can turn you. He's

got everything in his game. Driving

into the back line of Newcastle.

Little give and go. 1-2 pace,

running with the ball and without

it. Unlucky again. This is someone

full of confidence. He destroyed

Newcastle but he'll destroy a few

more when the season goes on.

These

games will always be tough for a

side like Newcastle. Newly promoted.

You have to defend well and give

yourself a chance.

They made

mistakes. The three mistakes they

made they got punished for. Look at

Merino, Hazard is next to you, you

knows how good he is. He has to get

close to him and see that out. Look

at where Merino ends up, he has to

go in there with him. He can at

least be closer. Same with Ritchie,

look how much time and space he has.

He panics and then Mbemba as a

centre-half. I don't know what he's

expecting but that is pitiful for

me, ridiculous defending. Was he

expecting a foul from that? For the

penalty here, I think he has to stay

on his feet, Ritchie. That's three

goals for me that could have been

avoided. You have to mention

Fabregas today. Amazing.

Beautiful

pass of the ball. Five games still

to come.

He gets the shot into the

side of the goal.

Harry Kane at the

near post.

Morgan! Just cleared

away.

Wilfried Zaha is here for

Palace!

Sam

Sam Allardyce took charge

of his seventh Premier

League club this week.

Everton have given big Sam the big

job of steering them to safety,

starting with a home

match against Huddersfield.

At Goodison Park, Guy Mowbray.

had a live scores runs smooth, Sam

Allardyce might have his eyes on

Tunisia, Panama and Belgian, rather

than a club used to play for. Here

he is to face Huddersfield as the

new interviews than energised

Everton manager. Looks like Wayne

Rooney's mojo is back after his

first Everton hat-trick in the week,

today he could score against his

37th different Premier League

opposition. Tom Ince's only Premier

League goal came on his debut for

Crystal Palace against West Brom

four years ago. He is awaiting his

first Huddersfield goal. Any goal

away from home in the opening game

of the season. Sigurdsson. The team

a little flat-footed. He's done well

to win it back, onto the ball again

to shoot. The corner is prevented by

Malone. Everton starting to build up

a head of steam for the first time

in the afternoon. Pressure is what

he thrives on, it's what keeps him

coming back. There is a little bit

in his first game in charge of

Everton, none of the previous seven

permanent managers in the Premier

League have lost their first game in

charge. The last Everton manager to

lose his first-ever game as boss was

Billy Bingham in 1973.

Williams got on his heels.

Huddersfield fortunate to get a free

kick. Perhaps clumsy in conceding

it. Huddersfield have plenty of

height in their team. In from Mooy.

Headed behind for a corner now. Tom

Ince will take the corner. You can

see where the runs are going to come

from. A bit of a tangle. Pickford

has spilled it. Under real pressure.

A right old mix in front of him.

Ince won't get to that. It's never

resulted in an effort on Pickford's

goal but as good an opportunity as

Huddersfield have had. Ashley

Williams. Calvert-Lewin couldn't

sort his feet out. Pickford lost it

to Depoitre. Finally booted to

relative safety.

I could call -- a good ball. And

then a goal from Gylfi Sigurdsson.

It has taken Everton less than two

and a half minutes to take the lead.

It is the best move of the match

that we've seen by far. Sigurdsson

scored a cracker from distance at

Southampton last Sunday. This one, a

little more straightforward for him

thanks on wonderful bit of skill

from Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Sigurdsson's third for Everton. It

is the closest range from which he

has scored, coolly finished.

Kenny, looking for Lennon. He had to

take that course of action. It will

be an Everton corner now. Their

first of the entire match. In from

Sigurdsson, behind all the runners.

Can Huddersfield counter? Tom Ince

on the ball. And still... And he

gets the shot into the side of the

bar. Jordan Pickford has a few angry

words to say to those defenders in

front of him. It is Cuco Martina

whom he is running against. He

wasn't far away from heading onto

the inside of that post. First time

he has really had the chance to

influence the game in any form.

Watched by Dad. He swivels away from

Moi. Lennon... Calvert-Lewin to go

for goal. Site by Russell. And that

is a corner. If Everton can get

another goal, forget about

Huddersfield getting anything from

their trip to Goodison Park.

Ince has lost it. It is Rooney,

looking for Calvert-Lewin and

finding him. Deflected... Scored by

Calvert-Lewin. 2-0. It looks like

being a winning return to the

Premier league for Sam Allardyce.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, played in by

Rooney, still had a lot to do. When

he finally got his shot away, it

took a big touch from Mateus

Jorgensen. It has surely put the

game beyond Huddersfield now.

The

effort from the players,

particularly in the second half,

they really wanted to win it after

finding it difficult in the first

half, and I think probably a little

bit of fatigue because of

Wednesday's game and playing the

same side. Once we got the first

goal, it settled us down, and I have

to really say, defensively, did

Huddersfield ever have a chance that

they?

Everybody is aware of our away

record. There is no secret that at

the minute we are not able to score

away, and that we have a very poor

record away at the minute, but it is

up to us to change it.

The changing

room was a happier place after the

game. Two home games in a week, and

two wins, two clean sheets, you

can't ask for more.

It is December,

so we need to evaluate big Sam's new

club. He has come in...

Two clean

sheets. They conceded so many goals

in the earlier games. If you are not

conceding, you won't be losing

games. They were a lot more

organised about their closing down.

No one was rushing in. Aaron Lennon

played brilliantly offensively and

defensively. This is what Everton

done all game, they would not give

Huddersfield any time. On a few

occasions, Huddersfield had to pump

it up. There wasn't many options for

them. Ashley is playing really well

under Sam. There he is again, in the

right place. And he did that most of

the game today. Every is not much on

four Huddersfield, everybody tight,

not too many options. A few games

ago, that wasn't the case. Nowhere

to go, really, everybody in the

right places. Organised. In the end,

Thomson has a speculative shot. That

was how they were today, and they

it.

Since beating Real Madrid

in the Champions League,

Tottenham's form has stuttered,

dropping them to

seventh in the table.

Watford were just a place below them

and have been playing some

fine football of late.

John Motson was at Vicarage Road.

Tottenham have lost their last three

away games and face a Watford side

who have scored two goals or more in

eight of their last nine matches.

What would have conceded eight goals

in the last two meetings with Spurs.

-- Watford have conceded. Troy

Deeney came on as a sub and is back

today in the starting line-up. Spurs

wingbacks, Kieran Trippier and Ben

Davis are installed after the defeat

at Leicester. Looking ahead now the

World Cup, we will have Kieron Dyer,

Delle Alli and Harry Kane... Sir

Elton John, the club president, in

attendance at vicarage Road. The

last time I saw them here, they lost

6-0. Watford have never beaten Spurs

in a Premier league game. The last

time they beat them was in the old

first division in May of 1987. Kane

was at the near post, hoping to turn

that in. Watford have got to watch

Trippier coming down the right.

Marco Silva looks set to stay at

Watford for the rest of the season

after the approaches from Everton.

Parreira has given it away to Son.

Kane has gone down for the second

time today. You just wonder about

Harry Kane's recent fitness, you

really do. Anyway, the ball is at

the other end, and it is Richarlison

chasing. How well he kept that in!

Troy Deeney is in the middle, can

the Brazilian fighting? Corner... --

can the Brazilian find him? There is

the header. Kabasele. Why weren't

Tottenham marking him? Watford take

the lead inside 30 minutes, and

Spurs' defenders just looking at

each other. This is a very difficult

time for Tottenham. Pochettino

shakes his head. It was whipped in,

right in the centre of the goal, and

Kabasele, to say he was unmarked,

well, there was the slightest

challenge, and there is the first

goal of the afternoon, and it has

come early for Watford. This was

where Harry Kane might have been

checked as he went for the ball in

the build-up to what proved to be a

goal, and Dyer took a whack as well.

Spurs will debate those two, and

they might also debate who were

supposed to be marking Kabasele.

Richarlison is in there again. And

the click... He got brought down,

did the? No. No penalty. I thought

he flicked the ball away from his

penalty, and he appeared to be

checked, I think it was Ben Davis.

Tottenham with Trippier. Son scores.

We have a hugely controversial 60

seconds at vicarage Road. Son has

equalised for Tottenham. They have

had contentious goals here before,

Spurs. The man who always gives them

problems, Trippier, then Eriksson,

then Son puts the goal in. The

Watford supporters meanwhile were

reflecting on a moment at the other

rent. Watch Richarlison with Davis.

He flicks the ball... Well, that is

an arm, isn't it? May be Richarlison

fouled Davis first. Anyway, that was

a push, no question. Oh, yes, it's

Delle Alli there, who robbed is a

gala -- Zigala. He was on a run,

Delle Alli, no question. A free kick

to Spurs. Harry Kane at the back

post the. This is going to be Ben

Davis. He has got a couple of goals

this season for Tottenham, Ben

Davis.

The referee runs across, hand in

pocket. Kabasele, the goal-scorer,

cuts Harry Kane down and gets a

yellow card. Kane makes a run. So

does Trippier on the far side. This

is Eriksson. Away by Tom Cleverley.

Oh! That is a yellow card as well,

surely. Sanchez on Richarlison. Two

blatant fouls in quick succession,

one on each side. It is a red-mac

for Sanchez. And just a few moments

ago... No wonder Spurs are

protesting. This is an elbow. I

think it is the use of the elbow

more than the trip, in which case,

Martin Atkinson is justified to say

red-mac on this one and yellow on

the other, but Spurs don't like

that. And they are down to ten men.

It's an enthralling game, this. Not

much has gone right for Spurs, this

last couple of weeks. Corner. Can

Spurs hold out? Still not a very

good clearance. Doucoure! How close

can you be? He hits the frame of the

goal for Watford. The whole ground

shaking, and probably the goal post

as well. What a shot by Doucoure!

Its Richarlison. An appeal for

handball. Arms go up for a penalty

appeal in the last minute. Eric Dier

says no. The referee says no.

Depends which angle you look at it

from, really. How did you not win

that game?

We tried. We did

everything to win. It was a tough

game for both teams.

I feel very

proud. The effort was very good.

Again, I think we deserved more. I

don't think it was the intention of

Davinson Sanchez what he made. We're

disappointed. Mike Magee for the

equaliser, it looked like you could

have had a penalty claim that the

other rent - what are your thoughts?

-- the other end.

It is one of those

things. I thought the referee had a

decent game. A lot of decisions, a

lot of fouls he could have given

silly yellow cards for, but I

thought the referee was decent.

Did

you think the referee was decent,

Alan? One or to make decisions I

don't think you were satisfied.

I

don't think he was. I think he gets

this one correct - Davis on

Richarlison. I don't think there is

enough for him to give a penalty.

His left foot here.

You can't give a

penalty by that. I don't think so.

Harry Kane, poor challenge.

Watches

left leg. -- watch his left leg.

A

minute later, he gives a red card

for this, which I think is slightly

harsh. He hasn't deliberately

whacked out with his elbow, so I

think that is harsh.

I think in the

current climate, you can challenge.

Why has he put his arm?

You can't

run without your arms up. This one,

I think it's a terrible decision.

How one they can't see that? Years

ten yards away.

Tottenham are in a slump, why?

It's

all right playing in the glory games

in the Champions League, Real Madrid

home and away, getting results. In

the bread and butter games in the

Premier League they started the game

is so slowly. If you start game

slowly in a Premier League you get

punished, go behind. Last week to

West Brom, to Leicester. Behind to

Watford today. They start games and

can't get it back, it's too much.

This is all in the first 15 or 20

minutes of this game. Ericsson were

again today. Sloppy. This is the

goal they conceded from a set piece.

Good ball in, good header. Watford

are too strong for them, too quick.

By the time they realise it's a

problem it's too late in the back of

the net. Missing Alderweireld? They

are, but it's no excuse for the way

they are starting games. A long

throwing just after the goal, loses

the first ball, being punished

again. Dele Alli was poor again.

Sloppy.

Credit to Watford though.

Watford play very well and could

have had a win if they'd had a

penalty in the last minute. Spurs

can't turn up in the big games,

you've got a tonne up in games

against the so-called smaller teams.

And that is why Tottenham won't win

the league.

Stoke against Swansea.

Stoke against Swansea looked

like a potentially crucial game

near the bottom of the table.

Both teams were out of form -

Stoke with one win in seven games,

Swansea with one win in 11.

A Match of the Day debut

for Steven Wyeth....

A team that concedes too many

against one guilty of under

employing opposition goalkeepers.

Jack Butland's impressive powers of

recovery mean he returns to the

Stoke goal having missed just three

games with a broken finger suffered

on England duty. Ryan Shawcross

makes Premier League appearance 300.

Wilfried Bony's personal goal

drought is longer than the seven

hours since Swansea last scored one

collectively, over years and he

struck in this fixture, for Stoke

against Swansea. Today is partnered

with the returning Tammy Abraham for

just a second time. Offensive

solidity has not been a problem for

Swansea in terms of goals conceded,

issues have been at the other end of

the field, entirely goalless

November. Well charged down. Another

play for a throw in. Erik Pieters

alert to the potential for a Swansea

break. Smart turn. Can Swansea

produce something going forward in

the early exchanges? Not a bad

cross. Bony is there and Bony has

struck early on his return to Stoke.

His first Swansea goal since

returning to the club in the summer.

Bonnie was involved heavily in the

build-up. Once Olsen got space to

deliver the cross, Bony timed his

run to perfection and the contact

was even sweeter. It is the first

time since Wilfried Bony has scored

in the Premier League, since he did

so in this fixture for Stoke last

season. That goal has been a long

time coming. Crouch flicking it on.

Help done by Diouf towards Shaqiri.

Joe Allen taking over. Shaqiri is in

and has equalised. And Stoke punish

the first piece of lacklustre

Swansea defending. How much did the

home team needs that goal? They

looked so comfortable defensively

until Joe Allen stepped in to take

over. It was Leroy Fer court in

possession. Into the path of

Shaqiri. His fourth Premier League

goal of the season has got to Stoke

level. Shawcross. Crouch. Diouf.

They've turned it around, Stoke.

Real composure from Diouf in front

of goal. From 1-0 down, Stoke

leading 2-1. This was all about the

ability of Peter Crouch to find

space and flicked it on. A little

bit fortunate perhaps for Diouf that

the ball deflected into his path off

Kyle Naughton. Once it's did he

composed himself, he picked his spot

and he hammered Stoke into the lead.

Two goals in four minutes has swung

the momentum firmly in favour of the

home team. What a game that appear

to have a goal-scoring potential.

Swansea now need to find a way back

into a game their manager described

as being like the FA Cup final.

Initially it didn't look a great

deal in the challenge, but the

signal straightaway to the bench

that he's not going to be able to

continue. A worry for Stoke.

Stretching into the challenge with

Bony. Indi. Mark Hughes will be

forced into a change. Words of

comfort from his team-mate, Pieters.

Less than ideal start of the second

half for Stoke. Wilfried Bony. To

Fer. Away from Pieters. A good run

from Leroy Fer. Chasing back from

Shawcross exceptional. Leroy Fer

with the pace to scamper away from

Peters. Shawcross stuck with him.

Allen. The game opening up, becoming

a really good spectacle. Shaqiri. Do

if arriving. Glorious opportunity to

secure all points for Stoke. Crouch

seemed the obvious target but Diouf

nipped in ahead of his team-mate.

Midway through the second half.

Swansea still in search of an

equalising goal. Abraham. Taking on

Fletcher. Ki. Didn't deal with it.

Not well enough. Danger yet to be

cleared. Olsson. There's is the

first to save Jack Butland has had

to make of any substance on his

return from injury. Just blocked off

the run, the surge forward from

Vandoorne. Rightly penalised.

Swansea free kick. Carroll standing

over the Swansea free kick. A nice

whip on it. Jack Butland has

produced a sensational save. This is

the very reason the Stoke management

were more than happy to take Jack

Butland's word that he was fit.

Shawcross's deflection was goal

bound until Butland reacted.

Shawcross's deflection was goal

bound until Butland reacted.

How

concerned were you it wouldn't be

your day again? Swansea conceded the

fewest goals on their travels. We

knew it would be difficult. We've

got a good group here. I was really

pleased with the character they

showed. It could have been very easy

for them to feel sorry for

themselves but they roll their

sleeves up, got on with it and got

back on level terms. Took the game

away, thankfully for us, from

Swansea.

You could do with help from

your team-mates, the hardest you had

to work was the one that deflected

off the head of Shawcross.

You get

those every now and again. I've

shouted away and asked him, asked

someone to clear it. He's done

exactly what I told him to do. Not

exactly but he's got something on

it.

I'm very angry, very

disappointed with what we're showing

at the moment. I understand the

pressure and scrutiny of this role.

From the first day I came in, every

game has been no different, a

slightly different scenario in terms

of it was the second half of the

season, a lot of pressure on each

game, pressure here at the moment as

well.

Both sides needed a win. It

went to Stoke. A key figure for them

was Joe Allen.

Absolutely, he was at

the heart of everything that was

good about Stoke today. It was a

game they had to win. He dominated

the midfield. The weight of passing,

I thought he was fantastic. Didn't

mind doing the dirty stuff either.

In the wake of that passing to

Shaqiri for the first goal. It was

magnificent. I mentioned tracking

back. Having a look around... Gets

the ball away. That's the bit not

many people like to do, linkup play

with Peter Crouch. He knows he's

going to win that, so he's on his

bike to get it. This secured the

third goal. He was brilliant today,

very good.

Swansea in a desperate

run. Not too difficult to work out

the problem, they can't hit the

target.

27 shots in 15 matches, they

are just playing kickball. You've

got West Brom, Man City, Everton,

Crystal Palace, those teams will

fancy three points off them and if

they play like that they definitely

will.

Two games on Match of the Day

2 plus a cracking goal of the month.

5Live has commentary

on Bournemouth against Southampton

and Manchester City versus West Ham.

FA Cup Final Score will show

the goals as they go

in from the second round of the cup.

There's also our FA Cup highlights

programme on BBC Two.

And the second Ashes Test

continues in Adelaide.

You can hear ball-by-ball commentary

on 5Live Sports Extra.

At the King Power Stadium

it was Leicester City

against an in-form Burnley,

whose boss Sean Dyche was linked

to the Leicester job

earlier this season.

Commentary from John Roder.

Jamie Vardy will become the first

Leicester player to score 50 Premier

League goals if he scores today.

Vardy's spectacular strike put

Leicester on their way to victory

over Tottenham on Tuesday, moving

the Foxes into the top half of the

table. Tamari great replacing

Okazaki in the only change. Chris

Wood may have a point to prove. He

scored 20 goals in two and a half

years here at Leicester before

leaving for Leeds. Ben Mee had a

loan here in 2011, scoring an own

goal in this fixture last season

which Leicester won 3-0. McGuire.

Vardy beaten in the air. Being urged

to shoot by the Leicester faithful.

Mahrez. Twisting, turning. Turned

in. Pope with the clearance. It hit

Grey and went in at considerable

cost as he's down injured. Slightly

fortuitous but Leicester won't mind

one little bit about that. You can

see here Mahrez's ball in. Gray

sliding in, getting the finishing

touch, then colliding nastily

playfully upright. Leicester 1-0

Burnley. An early blow for Sean

Dyche and Burnley. Leicester keeping

up their impressive record of

scoring at home, they've scored in

14 of their last 15 home Premier

League matches. Hendrick trying to

get away from McGuire. Able to slide

in at the expense of another corner

for Birtley. Leicester have had one

or two anxious moments at the back

already this afternoon. Robbie Brady

hoping to give them headaches with

this delivery. Not too far

hoping to give them headaches with

this delivery. Not too far away from

James Tarkowski. Gudmundsson. Brady

trying to get away from Simpson.

Blocked by McGuire. Brady trying to

wiggle his way through. McGuire able

to poke it away. At considerable

cost to both players. Hopefully not

too serious for Robbie Brady. He's

played an integral part for Burnley

so far this afternoon. First change

of the afternoon is made. An

enforced one with Robbie Brady

stretchered off. Scott Arfield comes

on in his place. His first

appearance in the first team since

late October.

Here comes Riyad Mahrez. Vardy

making the run ahead of him. Might

go all the way. Pope with the save.

Mahrez scored a spectacular goal

here against Tottenham. Look at

where he picks the ball up. Pope saw

it all the way. Leicester free kick.

Fouled by Goodman son. Vardy,

Morgan, and just cleared away by

Bardsley. Wes Morgan stayed up front

and almost profited from that

decision. He just couldn't quite

turn it in. Worked wide to Mahrez.

Taking on board. Goodman son to the

loose ball first of all. Gudmudnsson

with a chance to equalise, and

Schmeichel gets a vital block in.

Burnley breaking at pace.

Gudmudnsson timing his run to

perfection. Schmeichel able to stop

it. -- Gudmundsson. Trying to go

past Ward, pulls it back to grave.

Off the post. Leicester so close to

a second goal. Demarai Gray must've

thought he had scored his second

goal unless the's second goal of the

afternoon. It was all so close. A

memorandum of four minutes of

additional time. Schmeichel takes

it. Barnes getting on the end of it,

turning the ball towards goal.

Schmeichel will not be beaten. A

lovely surge of pace. Mahrez, and

Pope with a one-handed save.

Leicester so close to sealing

victory. A terrific run from Riyad

Mahrez. The last-gasp save from Nick

Pope to keep it at 1-0. Mahrez, this

time off target. Two good late

chances for Riyad Mahrez. This one,

off target. But this one very much

on target. Pope getting down well to

make the block.

It is difficult to

play against this team. It was a

good team. Sixth in the table. The

table doesn't lie. It was a

difficult first half for us. It was

better on the players in the second

half. We got the result with

solidity, fantastic attitude is, and

now it is important to continue this

work and to maintain a high level on

the pitch.

The margins were tight

yet again. We like the fact we are

keeping games type. It was harder

last season. This season, we are in

every game and we are progressing.

That is the key thing. We take the

next challenge as it comes.

No

update on Robbie Brady's injury yet.

Let's hope it's nothing too serious.

Demarai Gray has been a regular

since Claude Deuel took over at

Leicester, playing the last six

games I think.

I am pleased he is

getting a run in the team. He is

somebody who should be getting it.

He has got everything - pace, skill,

awareness, and we know he has got a

goal in him. He does well here and

keeps the ball. He doesn't wait

around. Mahrez, who had a brilliant

game today, the goalkeeper has got

to do better. He banged himself

against the post of it, but he was

all right. Mahrez is brilliant. I

don't know if it is the blonde hair

whatever...

It is a different look!

Unlucky not to get that in the Jamie

Vardy, but he is amongst it and gets

himself in the box. He is a bit

unlucky year, doesn't get picked up.

He hits the post. I am pleased he's

getting a run now and hopefully he

can get more consistency in his

game.

There was another managerial debut

at the Hawthorns as Alan Pardew

took charge of West Brom

for the first time.

And the football gods

conspired for Crystal Palace

to be the opponents -

the club that sacked

Pardew last season.

Simon Brotherton was there.

Alan Pardew's in the unusual

position of knowing more about the

opposition than his own team for his

first match in charge. Jay Rodriguez

is in for Matt Phillips, who is

injured. Wayne Hennessy injured

himself in the warm up, so Speroni

starts in goal, while Martin Kelly

makes his first Premier league start

of the season.

Here comes Kieran Gibbs for West

Brom. Robson can't do. -- Robson-

Kanu.

Townsend looks for the return ball.

Wilfried Zaha for Palace. The first

time Palace have got close to the

West Brom goal. In by Livermore.

Barry, good play. A nice part about

West Brom here. He can't get it in

and it will be a corner. -- a nice

spark about West Brom here. He puts

it wide. How close was this as the

ball came over? He was unable to

guide it back inside the post.

Almost in a spot of bother against

Wilfried Zaha. West Brom survive.

Dear me! They were in a spot of

bother there. Foster was really

struggling. He tried to sidestep

Wilfried Zaha, came back off his own

shin, he shielded the ball, and a

loose ball was picked up. -- the

loose ball was picked up. Wilfried

Zaha... The deflection carrying it

just over the crossbar. He had

options and decided the best one was

himself. Palace are having a decent

share of the game inside the last

five minutes of the first half.

Christian Benteke... Good save. Ben

Foster was there. Crystal Palace

almost prising open the West Brom

defence. Benteke, totally

surrounded, found a way through, but

was forced a little wide, with

foster able to block. In the Benteke

again. This time, a deflection, a

corner again from the other side.

Benteke was straight at the keeper.

Couldn't have been better placed.

Livermore, in the Jay Rodriguez. It

is Rodriguez! Is a great chance and

a fine save. It is shanked wide of

the goal by Robson Kanu. Jay

Rodriguez would have fancied his

chances of scoring here, but Speroni

makes the save. Sakho with the

challenge on Rodriguez. Here come

West Brom. Robson Kanu, straight at

Speroni, who was grateful of the

second attempt to get his hands on

the ball. West Bromwich Albion

threatening seriously for the second

time in the second half. A challenge

by Loftus-Cheek again, advantage

played on by Michael Oliver, the

referee. West Brom have a throw in

deep inside the Palace half.

It is just wide of the post. Two

defenders going up with him and he

still got his head to the ball here.

One yard wide.

In terms of

endeavour, effort, commitment from

the guys, organisation, they were

very very good. Alice had a little

spell before half-time when we lost

our way a bit.

When we get the

January transfer window over, we

want to be in a situation where we

are in contact, not as divorce as we

were after seven games, where it

looked hopeless. As long as we can

stay in the mix and stay within is a

reasonable number of points, we

believe the work will pay dividends.

Was it a weird game to prepare for?

You would have known more about the

opposition than your own team.

Yes,

I would have! With Loftus-Cheek and

others you have to be on your toes.

If you are not concentrating, it can

cost you. We were good at that. We

didn't give them many opportunities

in the second half. I can't think of

one time that they got us isolated.

Another well earned point for

Palace, even though they have not

scored on the road, and it is

December. 20 shots, they could

conceivably have deserved to win the

game.

West Brom did well, getting

numbers forward. Rondon is someone

they should be trying to get the

ball into as often as they can. He

is a good physical presence. You can

see the amount of people they are

trying to get in the box. On another

day, Robson Kanu might have done

better. It got a deflection that

took it away from him. Some of the

games I have seen him play, he

hardly gets a touch. A guy rate -- a

great cross there. This is the

chance they have with Jay Rodriguez.

He does extremely well, gets past

Sakho, but you have to give Speroni

credit. He comes out quickly and

says that one. I am quite pleased

for Alan.

Crystal Palace, no points

in the first seven matches, ten

points in the last eight - progress?

Roy said they need to stay in touch

with the teams around them. That

will be tough.

Before we go, let's

have a look at the table.

Chelsea stay third, but Liverpool

have moved above Arsenal into

fourth. Everton's revival sees them

rise to ten. Crystal Palace at 18th,

level on points with West Ham. The

Times leads on the enthralling

Arsenal and Manchester United match,

calling it a crazy night at the

Emirates. The Sunday Star also

concentrates on that game,

highlighting the fact that Paul

Pogba, will that night he will miss

the Manchester derby next week.

That's it from us, on the day that

Manchester United beat Arsenal

in the game of the season.

Goodbye.