17/03/2018 Match of the Day

How about that?

Just brilliant, just brilliant.

Oh, that is wonderful.

An absolute belter.

What a chance.

What a goal!

Blue is the colour of

the Premier League winners.

Hello.

A double header for your tonight.

Four Premier League matches -

featuring four of the bottom six -

and that's followed by highlights

from the first two FA

Cup quarterfinals.

All in the company of Shay Given

and Martin Keown, who are putting

their St Patrick's Day

celebrations on hold.

They have a mix and match wardrobe

this evening!

Liverpool still have

work to do to secure

a top-four finish after defeat

at Old Trafford last weekend.

Watford had taken just one point

on the road in their last

eight games before making

the trip to Anfield.

Liverpool hadn't lost at home

in the league in almost a year.

Commentary comes from Mark Scott.

Jurgen Klopp is hoping the anger

felt after losing can motivate his

players today. There are four

different wants to the game at Old

Trafford, Gomez and Matip at the

back, and Henderson and Wijnaldum

coming for Milner and

Oxlade-Chamberlain in midfield.

Xavier Garcia promised something

different from Watford today, he's

switched to a back three. Britos

makes his first start since December

in place of Janmaat. He had a

reputation as a giant killer when he

was away at Malaga, given

Liverpool's fine format and field

another win here would be another

big upset to add to his collection.

14 goals have been scored in the

last three meetings between these

two. Here's hoping that trend

continues. First touch for Salah,

finding Mane, looking for the return

to Mohamed Salah. Salah has won it

back, danger here. A chance in the

centre. Almost reached it, Capoue

with the anticipation and the

interception. Maybe more than that,

Richarlison, heavy touch from him.

Worked on for Salah, who is onside.

Mohamed Salah, danger bells here for

Watford. Salah, goal. How many times

have we seen him do that?

Sensational from Mohamed Salah once

again. Well, he scored the first

goal of his Liverpool career against

Watford on the opening weekend and

he has gobbled up another

opportunity against the Hornets

early on today. Salah running at

Britos. I'm not sure if it was icy

surface or just the skill from Salah

that left Britos on his backside,

but that proved fatal and he he knew

what was coming next. Liverpool one,

Watford nil. Henderson, cleverly

done. Salah is onside. Karnezis just

about got there and just about gets

inside the penalty area. Watford

chasing shadows early on. Henderson,

sloppy. Doucoure, Pereira.

Beautifully done by Pereyra. Good

ball, away by Joel Matip. This was a

rare moment of hope for Watford down

at the Liverpool and, after Pereyra

left Mane in his wake. It's given

away to Femenia, this is Pereyra.

Richarlison, first effort on target

for Watford. A comfortable save for

Loris Karius.

Doucoure is onside here. Liverpool

were looking for the flag. Wijnaldum

has to be careful, Sadio Mane for

Liverpool aren't Milner, a lovely

ball to chase. Bala, lovely pass.

It's Firmino and it's a fine save

from Karnezis to prevent what would

have been a splendid Liverpool

second. They played that out from

the pack beautifully. Salah, a quick

look up, perfectly weighted pass,

composure from Firmino. Not a bad

hit, just a bit too close to the

keeper and Karnezis made the block.

They were beaten at Manchester

United last weekend, but in his two

and a half years in charge Liverpool

have never lost back-to-back Premier

League games under Jurgen Klopp.

Henderson to Robertson. This is

Mane. Works well for Robertson,

first all it's a good one and Salah

is there again. It's been coming and

who else was going to be on the end

of it but Mohamed Salah? 34 goals

for the season. 26 in the Premier

League. A straightforward finish,

after a very neatly worked move.

Credit to Robertson for the teasing

ball in. It was begging to be tucked

away and once Salah got into the

right position you knew it was going

to be Liverpool two, Watford nil.

It's a long, long way back for the

Hornets now.

Hornets now. Femenia on the move.

That's a risky path and Firmino was

nearly in. This is Capoue. A good

challenge by Miller. Here goes

Mohamed Salah, hat-trick, off-loads

Tomane. Liverpool still hungry for

more goals. Doucoure just waited too

long.

Away from Britos, he will keep it in

as well. Mohamed Salah, oh, and in!

Firmino makes it three. And surely

wraps up the three points early in

the second half. Roberto Firmino

with his fourth goal in five games

against Watford, and again, Salah is

involved and again Britos loses out

to Salah and the result is a goal

for Liverpool and it's a tremendous

finish from Roberto Firmino as well.

Cheekily done, perfectly executed.

No chance for Karnezis and Salah

turns provider. Jurgen Klopp says

being paired with Manchester City in

the quarterfinals is a dream draw a

fury Manchester United fan.

Richarlison tracked down by Gomez,

that's a foul and a yellow card.

Richarlison was away and Gomez had

an armful of his shirt as the

Brazilian tried to make inroads.

Liverpool were undone by set pieces

on the opening day of the season.

The dead ball situation for them to

defend here.

In from Pereyra very nearly into the

net. The Argentinian going for goal.

Karius was nowhere near it. Just

didn't quite dip enough. A really

good effort though. Sadio Mane.

Mane, worked into space for Gomez.

Good ball for Gomez and Firmino

nearly had his reckon. Look at the

room that Gomez had here to pick a

pass, and Firmino wasn't far away

from guiding that one home. Job well

done for his side today. Mane

looking to add some further gloss to

the scoreline. Sadio Mane and now

Salah will stuff is this the

hat-trick? Mohamed Salah... It is!

It's a treble four Mohamed Salah. To

really just put the icing on the

cake for Liverpool -- it's the

treble, four Mohamed Salah. It

looked as though the chance may have

gone but we should really know by

now that the opportunity is always

there when he's on the ball.

Liverpool four, Watford nil and that

is a first Liverpool hat-trick for

Mohamed Salah.

Mohamed Salah. A beautiful pass,

it's Danny Ings. Good stop from

Karnezis. Danny Ings looking for his

first Liverpool goal since October

2015 here will stop just a hint of

offside. It was well hit and the

strong arm from Karnezis kept him

out. Their long journey home will

feel even longer after this

walloping they've received. At least

one of them can see the funny side

of it.

Danny Ings making an intelligent run

which has given space to Salah and

here is Danny Ings... And Salah gets

his force. It's a 5-star performance

from Liverpool -- Mohamed Salah gets

his fourth goal. Another sensational

showing from Salah. Two games

without a goal and he's making up

for it tonight. 36 goals now, in 41

appearances for Liverpool. The run

from Danny Ings created the space

for Salah. What vision for him to

play it back to Danny Ings and then

he was quickest to react where

Karnezis made the Parry. It's a rout

and on a freezing evening at

Anfield, Liverpool have been

red-hot. Liverpool five, Watford

nil.

I saw you talking about keeping the

revenge feeling today, did anger

play a

revenge feeling today, did anger

play a part in the performance?

In

sport you need to strike back, you

don't always play against the

opponents are you strike back

against the next opponent. It was

not that positive before the game,

but I really think we did a good job

there, so after the game big relief

and yeah, I'm really happy.

You made

a change, going three at the back

today. Were you happy with it? Do

you give Liverpool credit for the

way they played?

I don't know. It

was an option. We tried to be

stronger in defence, but after five

goals I don't know.

goals I don't know.

He keeps on

scoring of what he's doing this

season is phenomenal, but managed to

find Sadio and he gave a good pass

and we saw it coming at the back

post. We spoke about it just before

the game because there was one

similar last week which we didn't

quite get from Ashley Young. We

managed to do it this time and what

a composed finish, so credit to him.

That look like a really tough day at

the office. Talk this through it.

Yeah, it was a real tough day for

the whole team and obviously coming

away from here 5-0 is a pretty

embarrassing scoreline.

Last week

was a huge disappointment but we've

used this week to forget about it

and to put all the hard-working

training and perform on Saturday. We

knew it was a big game, because

there are other teams roundabout is

playing in the league and it's a big

three points going into next week.

Another very impressive performance

from Liverpool. It's hard to do

again without talking

from Liverpool. It's hard to do

again without talking about Mo

Salah. The statistics, he is having

an incredible season.

I don't know

what to say, what a player, goals

for fun, creating goals as well and

four goals today, 36 goals in 41

games, top of the Golden Boot, 28

goals, four ahead of Harry Kane.

What can you say? You looks the

complete player. He's only 25 years

of age, they've spent 37.5 million

on him which is like a bargain and

it will be interesting to see, if

they can keep them in the summer.

Is

making his debut and his throne that

one out early! Liverpool fans as

much as they are enjoying it, a lot

of them are worried about the fact

he keeps scoring and the tension

keeps coming to him.

He's that good

a player, all the big clubs in

Europe if not England will be

looking at him, like Barcelona and

Real Madrid, he's that good a

player. He could play in any team.

Quite brilliant today. He's causing

absolute carnage for defenders. It's

the way that he runs with the ball

so calm. Is it was a little area on

the right-hand side and he can cut

inside it at will and look at the

defenders falling over in front of

him. Britos asking, what sort of

game he had today and what it's like

to play against Salah, his top

drawer. He will run for anything. He

impressed me here, a lot of people

might have given up, not him.

Strong, holds onto it and grabs a

corner. Look at Britos, look at the

agony on his face. That's what it's

like. Using the outside lane, he's

been fouled and he is a constant

threat each time, he's probing with

his runs but it's the way he runs

across. Look at the time he keeps,

this is a beautiful ball, just

perfect weight, once the return and

doesn't get it back. Maybe he should

have got it back, the form he was

in. But for me every time he just

gets better and better. Look at this

from Robertson on the training

ground, they worked on this, it's

that trigger. Immediately attacks

the back of the defender, Robertson

again wanted to bring that in

because he played so well today.

Another good player in the side. He

gained his after Britos. He's

embarrassed again and he goes for

you. This is a great little assist,

beautiful, ball into the danger area

stop this is the one here. When he

gets into this position he's really

got no right. Look at the number of

defenders, it's like Maradona

against Belgium years ago. He keeps

moving the ball and that's the most

difficult thing, the time and number

of touches he takes. As a defender

you think is going to pull the

trigger, he doesn't, one extra touch

and somehow he finds the corner.

Does he make you make silly

decisions as a defender?

They are

too scared to go near him. That was

one of those days. When he gets

inside the box, four defenders for

the last goal and they could not get

near him.

Liverpool have had some

good players but in terms of debut

seasons he has scored more than

anybody else in terms of debut

seasons than anybody else at

Liverpool.

A Champions League Gabe

coming up against City, who would

bet against him scoring the winning

goal?

Look at this. This is Salah.

I'm sorry! It is remarkable, he is

almost embarrassed he has scored

four.

He is being polite, he is not

sorry, he is ruthless.

Watford, are

they safe on 36 points?

I think this

season 37 is enough. Today,

confidence will have taken a

battering.

I think they will be

fine.

Everton travelled to snowy Stoke

having won just one of their last 23

Premier League away games.

Paul Lambert's side began the day

second from bottom, after defeat

to Manchester City on Monday night.

The stakes are so high for Stoke,

second bottom of the Premier League.

Raheem Sterling.

Raheem Sterling. David Silva, makes

it look so easy.

Almost crept inside the post. Jesus

floating it into the box. David

Silva, it could be two, of course it

is, second of the night for David

Silva. Comfortable victory. Stoke

City 0- two Manchester City.

Watching this one was Vicki Sparks.

Two England rivals go head-to-head

today. Butland and Pickford hoping

to show why they should be number

one macro at this summer's cup. A

return for skipper Ryan Shawcross.

Stoke using blue lines on the pitch

today to help with visibility if

snow starts falling heavily.

snow starts falling heavily. A foul

on the Everton man. Walcott just

drawing the foul at the right

moment.

moment. Wayne Rooney swinging it in.

Davies. What a chance for Tom

Davies.

Davies. Stoke did not track the run

and a good delivery from Rooney and

Davies stealing in behind and

sending the header over the bar. An

early chance to draw first blood and

it has been wasted.

it has been wasted. Gueye still

going. A shout for handball against

Stafylidis.

Stafylidis. It is from close range.

Bitterly cold afternoon. You are

always prepared for that when you

come to Stoke. The players will hope

it lets up. It will impact the

quality of the game.

quality of the game. Stoke patiently

working their way to the Everton

penalty area.

penalty area. Johnson looking for

Peter Crouch at the far post. A

decent opportunity.

decent opportunity. Just about stays

onside. It was a tight angle.

onside. It was a tight angle. They

end up in a tangle by the

advertising hoardings.

advertising hoardings. He is a hardy

soul, venturing out without a hat

and scarf.

Won backed by Stoke, a good period

for them. Again, Rooney is their for

Everton.

Adam still going. Late on Rooney. A

straight red card.

straight red card. Charlie Adam sent

off for Stoke. A late challenge on

Wayne Rooney. Adam is gone.

Stretching for the loose ball. He

caught Rooney. It was late from

Rooney. Stoke down to ten men. A

point now, you feel, perhaps not

something Paul Lambert would have

taken before the game, but having to

play for such a long time with ten

men. Every little helps in the fight

to stay up. At

to stay up. At half-time, Stoke have

nicely cleared Jack Butland's six

yard box but not afforded the same

courtesy to Jordan Pickford's. Kurt

Zouma.

Zouma. Looking for Peter Crouch.

Johnson, and Pickford gets back in

time. Pickford getting something on

the initial effort.

Still plenty of options up there.

Looking for Tosun, saved by Butland.

Tosun gives Everton the lead. The

man advantage finally counts.

man advantage finally counts. Tosun

with his third goal in as many

games. As the ball comes in, oh, I

think he might have strayed offside.

Butland with the initial save. Off

the line by Calvert-Lewin. Tosun

fired in the rebound. Stafylidis did

well initially to get back. Tosun

fires in. Looking for only their

second away win in 24 Premier League

away games.

away games. Handball. Stoke free

kick.

Home fans, it is fair to say, feel

things have not gone their way in

the refereeing department this

afternoon. Free kick. This Magnitsky

in a more dangerous position. --

this one is in a more dangerous

position. It is in! Choupo-Moting.

He has only been on the pitch a

matter of moments but Stoke are

level. 1-1. Definitely onside.

Stealing in. Just checking at the

final moment. Got his toe on it.

That will be Choupo-Moting's final

action of the game. What an impact.

On the pitch for five minutes and he

scores the equaliser. Having to go

off straightaway. There will be more

frustration from the Everton fans.

They cannot make the man advantage

count this afternoon.

count this afternoon. A bit of

space, here is Walcott. And the

header is in! A second for Tosun, a

second for Everton, they lead 2-1.

Butland got something on it but

could not keep it out. Everton back

on track for and elusive away win.

It is another close range goal for

Everton. Walcott's ball in an Tosun

making a nuisance of himself.

Johnson can't prevent it. Butland

cannot stop it.

Disappointing

result. The effort, I cannot ask for

any more. It is a tough game with

ten men. Any complaints about the

red card? I just saw it, not really.

The referee's position. Probably a

better angle than anybody. Looking

at it, I can understand why it is a

red card.

A super goal. Exactly why

we bought him. And in the last few

games, it has paid dividends in

terms of points and winning away

from home, the first time since we

won at Newcastle when I first

arrived and puts us on the 40 points

mark. Even though we are not safe

mathematically, I do not think

anyone will catch us in the bottom

three and we can start doing more

planning for next season.

The

Everton goals, did you think your

defence for yourself could have done

better?

Obviously disappointment. I

need to look at the first again. The

second I thought I had a good hands

there, but should have been turning

it around the post. Disappointment

for me. The work we put in and to

concede goals the way we did, very

disappointed.

We will look at both

prospective England goalkeepers in a

moment. But the Charlie Adam red

card, this afternoon you disagreed

on it. Martin, you felt it was a

straight red card.

I do. He did not

need to do it there. In the middle

of the pitch Martin Atkinson had a

great view. This is 30 minutes in.

He has let his team-mates down. He

is out of control. The stubs are up.

I think he acknowledge that. He has

been a decent player for them.

The

first angle, it looks like a red

card. Another angle, another referee

might have given a yellow but he has

given the referee a decision to make

early in the game and an important

game for Stoke.

You spend time with

Jack Butland this week in an

interview we showed on Football

Focus. Two England goalkeepers

playing today. How do you assess the

role of Butland and Jordan Pickford

today?

We look at the goals, the

first for me is offside. The first

goal in an important game, so

crucial. That was offside

straightaway but Jack made a good

save. Only six yards away. Tosun

heads that. Stafylidis did good on

the line. You look for defenders to

bail you out. I would not blame Jack

Butland. I would argue Pickford

could be a yard further advance. Joe

Allen is crossing the ball into the

box to the likes of Peter Crouch,

Shawcross. And we can see where he

heads it. I think he ducks, and I

think a yard further forward and he

comes to punch it clear. This is the

winning goal.

You could argue in the

middle, it is not set up properly.

Three against three. Jack admits he

should have got it away from goal.

Give Tosun credit and it is awkward

between your leg and hand.

Neither goalkeeper was that

convincing.

Between them they've

conceded 101 goals and one of them

could be starting for England.

It's

a good day for Joe Hart to be honest

because you've got that decision to

make and if they're not going to

prove they are better than him, as

you take the risk to play them.

We

don't often have goalkeepers as

pundits on Match of the Day and I

saw you roll your eyes when Martin

had a pop at keepers. Do you think

pundits are overly harsh on them?

Affixed at Sakho sometimes wrong --

I think statistics are sometimes

Limon. Defensively they've been poor

and the goalkeepers have to fish it

out of the net but Gareth Southgate

has a massive decision to make,

probably the biggest decision of the

whole squad, who starts in goal.

The

to concentrate on your game, don't

worry about if you're the England

team or not, you have enough worries

that your team.

If you had to pick

one?

LAUGHTER

I've worked with Joe and with Jack,

are still think there's enough time

for all of them to prove themselves

at the end of the season. Come the

end of the season the keeper in form

should start.

That's magnificently

diplomatic.

On the fence!

What about

Everton, it's an important win for

Big Sam. Is the style of the victory

enough in difficult conditions?

Difficult conditions but it felt

uninspiring and quite a slow,

ponderous performance but a very

good result. They've limped their

way to 40 points, Everton.

Just four points separated

Huddersfield and Crystal Palace

before their West Yorkshire meeting.

Four straight defeats

and no win in seven

had seen Roy Hodgson's side return

to the bottom three.

Martin Fisher was the man

with the microphone.

It was on the opening day of the

season and a double from Steve

Mounie at Palace got life on in the

Premier League off to a flyer for

Huddersfield. He remains their top

scorer and puts his success this

season down to having a bowl of

porridge every morning. Palace have

been hampered recently by a

crippling injury list but it's

beginning to improve. The key man

Zaha in from the start and Mamadou

Sakho back in defence after a

three-month absence. Yohan Cabaye

and Ruben Loftus-Cheek amongst their

subs.

Mounie, away by Sakho. Controlled by

Benteke. McArthur will have it back

from Townsend. Into Benteke, lovely

stuff so far from Palace. Lovely

ball to Zaha, he has Van Aanholt to

his left, chooses not to use him and

goes alone. Talk about being on the

front foot, the visitors. It's been

one-way traffic. Well, Roy Hodgson

will be thrilled at the way his team

has dominated the opening exchanges

here today.

It's a clumsy challenge, Mike Dean

blowing the whistle, Schlupp brought

down. It's a free kick in a very

inviting position here for Crystal

Palace. Milivojevic and Van Aanholt

are over it for Palace, Milivojevic

goes for it and not far wide. How

close was this? A huge following

from Palace behind that goal thought

it might just be bending in at the

last moment.

Important intersection by Van

Aanholt, missed that, Quaner was in

behind.

Dangerous, it's a terrific recovery

from Sakho. It needed to be. It was

his error that just offered a

glimmer of hope to Huddersfield. It

was a dangerous ball on Pritchard

into the path of Mounie. That touch

didn't help the Huddersfield man.

Sakho had to make sure his tackle

was clean. 49 wins and 49 defeats

for David Wagner is the Huddersfield

manager. 50 in which column by the

end of this evening?

He's found a bit of room and he's

forced the corner off Hadergjonaj.

Swarmed upon by three Huddersfield

defenders that have still forced

something productive for his side

potentially with this corner kick.

Milivojevic to take. They haven't

dealt with it and Palace punish

them, James Tomkins gets the opening

goal. And it's a lead that their

front foot approached the merits.

Huddersfield did not deal with the

corner kick and Tomkins grabs it

home. It's a vital goal for Crystal

Palace. It's a huge blow for

Huddersfield Town, who just have not

got started. The worrying news for

Huddersfield Town is when they

conceded first in the Premier League

this season they have never gone on

to win the game. In fact, they've

lost 14 of the 15 when that has

happened.

A lovely ball to McArthur, Palace on

the move. Benteke turns McArthur

when he wants amongst. Benteke for

Crystal Palace surely impeded as he

tried to step inside your organs. --

inside Jorgensen. The referee isn't

interested. A definite foul in my

eyes.

Zaha wanted it back from Townsend.

Pritchard in the way.

Jonathan Hogg has conceded soft

corner. I hope it doesn't prove

costly. The fourth Palace corner and

their first since they took the

lead. Townsend with it and it's come

all the way through again and he's

on the line. Mounie the hero,

Tomkins denied a second goal. Big,

big moments here, because Tomkins

thought he had made it 2-0. Mounie

with the heroics on the goal-line.

Huddersfield have had most of the

ball since Palace took the lead but

still haven't tested Wayne

Hennessey.

Trying to work the angle for the

cross, he has done now. There's

still a chance he is armed. Some

wide by Mounie. It's the first time

that Palace have looked a bit slack

in defence here but Mounie couldn't

punish them. Palace trying to get

the counterattack moving again. Zaha

looking left for Townsend. Up

against Jorgensen. Penalty this

time. Jorgensen took a risk there,

by making the challenge inside the

penalty area. Nowhere near the ball.

It's a definite penalty. And a

chance for Luka Milivojevic to do

the business from 12 yards again. He

has scored five of six penalties

this season for Palace, and he beats

Lossl here. And Palace have taken a

further grip on proceedings now.

Milivojevic with his aides of the

season. -- his eighth goal of the

season. Palace climbing out of the

bottom three and to within a point

of Huddersfield. These supporters

trying to do their bit to lift his

side. Wan-Bissaka has had a terrific

game. Townsend was my past him was a

little short. In goes the cross and

McArthur's header, just wide. A

third goal and it's certainly three

points for Crystal Palace. McArthur

just ghosting in there, couldn't

quite control the header.

Wan-Bissaka, a beautiful delivery.

Somebody has turned on the snow

machine again and look at the trees

just out of the stadium. Milivojevic

again. Looking for Loftus-Cheek, it

will drop for Cabaye, taking it

early and Lossl produces the same. A

great hit from Cabaye, brought it

down beautifully and smacks it

goalwards. That would have been the

gloss. Twice Roy Hodgson has guided

clubs to Premier League survival. He

went in at Palace in mid-September

and they were bottom of the table,

without a point to their name. This

win will take them out of the bottom

three, with seven to play.

They were

win will take them out of the bottom

three, with seven to play.

They were

good from all over the park, I

think, better than us. We were below

par. We know what we've done wrong

again. Our biggest problem was in

ball position, we were not able to

circulate the ball, penetrate the

ball in the right moments most of

foremost we have to have short

distances behind the ball and the

balance behind the ball, if you lose

it, it was not the case today, that

was why they were able to hurt us on

the counter.

It's great to get a

goal, as it was coming to forward --

towards you, did here we go, in the

back of the net?

It fell back to me

quite nicely so I managed to sort of

reaction well and get the goal,

which is quite important, the first

goal, so it was nice to do that and

we dominated from there. They looked

quite dangerous at the end of the

first half but we rode the storm in

second half we did really well.

You

nearly had a second goal.

Yeah, I

don't know what happened. They are

like buses, score one and you nearly

get two.

And after that match we

grabbed a word with Mr Hodgson.

If

things hadn't gone you where you

could have been seven points behind

Huddersfield. As it stands, one

point behind them. How important is

that we've been for Palace today?

It's been vitally important and all

the games and points teams at the

bottom are going to get between now

and the end of the season will be

vitally important. I've always said

there's going to be plenty of twists

and turns before the last game of

the season comes around in May, so

today was a very important one for

us because we've had a difficult run

of games. We haven't taken any

points and to come here today to get

these three has at least brought us

back into some sort of equilibrium.

On that bad run did you have any

indication that you would get a

performance like the one you saw

today at Huddersfield? There must be

a time where it's hard to lift the

players when the haven't been the

result is coming your way.

Actually,

I haven't had that feeling. Although

we haven't had the results

particularly in the two games

against Tottenham and Manchester

United, we were desperately unlucky

to come away with two defeats and

not at least get a point from each

of those games. So I think those

performances actually heartened us

in some ways, to know that we can

play against teams of that quality

and match them, as we did. So I

don't think I've ever really had

that feeling that we're a slide in

any way. Of course we are getting

players back to fitness and our

squad is looking a lot more like it

was looking in the period when they

were getting results.

One of those

players is Zaha, the statistics will

back up that you get more wins when

he's in the side, you score more

goals when he's is an aside, but as

a manager what does he give you?

He's so good at carrying the ball.

We noticed it in the second half

today, he's an outlook for as and

when we can get the ball to him we

can relieve the pressure on our

midfield and our defenders. He takes

us up the field and then he goes by

people. Today, he went past them but

was fouled on two or three occasions

and that drove the game up and put

us in their half of the field and

give our defenders are well-deserved

rest.

Is he OK? We saw him hobble

off at the end.

It's his first full

game and you play half a game

against Chelsea, this is his first

full game for five or six weeks, I

think, and I think it was partly

fatigue, because he worked so hard,

but also he took one on two quite

heavy knocks in the second half when

we were bursting forward and the

only way to stop him was to foul

him.

Roy, you've been there, seen

it, done it, you've got seven games

to go this season. Are you able to

deal with the highs and lows of a

relegation scrap better than before,

or do you have sleepless nights?

I

don't know about sleepless nights,

they only come when you think you're

not preparing the team in the right

way or doing the jobs that should be

done and all the time

done and all the time you can go to

bed on the night before the game

knowing everything possible has been

done to prepare, there's no reason

for a sleepless night. That doesn't

unfortunately change the fact that

during the 90 minutes the anxiety is

there all the time.

Good to talk to

you, have a good night's sleep.

I

will tonight.

Wilfried Zaha makes a huge

difference to Crystal Palace.

Roy

Hodgson, the way he set up the team

to play with confidence, the way

they pressed, every player was up

for it. Roy Hodgson sets of example

the way he gets his team not to

think about their position at the

bottom. Wilfried Zaha, the nine

games he was out they did not win

any of those. A massive

games he was out they did not win

any of those. A massive talent. You

would not want him running at you.

He is a box of tricks when he runs.

That was out of sync from what we

have seen in the past. Lovely

touches, the imagination. Hanging on

to him will be a problem in the

future but he is not bothered about

that, it is what he offers now. He

gives the rest of the team

confidence. Benteke running off him.

He is frightening. Takes the

pressure off the defence.

It does,

the team can get out, get respite.

The wonderful way he runs out, on

the edge of the box, head up, makes

the pass, keeps the run on. Good

movement around for Townsend. This

is for the penalty, which was

important to them.

important to them. He is involved in

everything they do. People cannot

live with him and try to bring him

down at all costs, putting in heavy

tackles. He attracts players and

gives everybody else to make passes.

This is the same day, by the way. It

feels like we have been in the

studio two days! He has not put off,

he is determined and rightly so he

gets the ball.

A big win.

Huddersfield scoring seven in the

last 11 games. When you are not

scoring, you have to stay tight at

the other end.

You look at the

first, especially with the

tightness, a big relegation fight.

This goal, they will not be happy.

Steve Mounie on the near post. Turns

his back at the end. If he had

circled Aaron Mooy, he could be a

couple of yards to the right. He

turns his back on the ball when it

swings him. He could do it with an

extra man to clear the danger. This

was a good save. And then luck when

it came straight back to him.

Huddersfield will be kicking

themselves to lose from a set play.

They have Newcastle, Brighton and

Watford so an important period for

them.

Don't go anywhere, we still have

all this on the way.

Highlights of the FA Cup

quarterfinals between

Manchester United and Brighton.

And the rumble in the Mumbles,

where Swansea faced Spurs.

There's live women's Six Nations

action on the iPlayer

and BBC Sport website, with Italy

playing Scotland this weekend.

And The Premier League Show

continues on Thursday night.

And The Premier League Show

continues on Thursday night.

COMMENTATOR: Brilliant save, Cech.

Outstanding show stopper. Nothing

will beat him!

What a save from

Cech.

Cech.

Petr Cech celebrating the

200th Premier League clean sheet.

We are nice to goalkeepers

sometimes. Very rarely! Petr Cech

will be part of the team for

Leicester against Chelsea in the FA

Cup this weekend.

Back in the Premier League,

bottom club West Brom

travelled to Bournemouth

following six straight defeats.

Alan Pardew held "clear the air"

talks with his bosses this week.

Eddie Howe's side were looking

to end a run of four

Eddie Howe's side were looking

to end a run of four

games without a win.

John Roder was at

the Vitality Stadium.

West Bromwich Albion's season

started with two victories in their

first two Premier League matches

including a win over Bournemouth.

Josh King returns for the Cherries

who will move closer to securing

another season in the top division

with a win today.

with a win today. Skipper Jonny

Evans is back after illness. Just

one win in 16 Premier League matches

for West Brom under Alan Pardew.

There is snow in the air in

Bournemouth and only three victories

for the Baggies in the Premier

League this season all against teams

beginning with the letter B.

Rondon! Taken by Begovic. The first

good delivery into the penalty area

from the visitors.

from the visitors. Nyom with it,

Rondon on the end of it. Five draws

in ten defeats for West Brom under

Alan Pardew in the Premier League.

Rondon making the run.

Rondon making the run. Rodriguez,

straight at Begovic. West Brom

scoring only seven away from home in

the Premier League this season. They

have made a positive start here.

Livermore sliding in. The free kick

has gone the way of West Bromwich

Albion. Smith is down on the floor

for Bournemouth. Players from both

sides keen to voice their opinions.

This is the challenge. Two players

both going for it. Smith has come

off the worst. It is a yellow card

for Adam Smith. There will be

another caution, as well. Jake

Livermore. Smith and Livermore both

going for the ball, and both shown

yellow.

Stanislas, hurdles the challenge

from Evans. House to come back onto

his right foot. Obstructed by Evans.

Free kick in a promising position

for Bournemouth as we approach

half-time. Bournemouth have scored

in each of their last 11 Premier

League matches. Chances for both

teams have been few and far between

so far. Can they get a goal before

half-time? Stanislas!

half-time? Stanislas! The

Bournemouth man looked to place this

one in the bottom corner. Hopefully

there will be more goal-scoring

chances for both of these teams.

chances for both of these teams. One

fan described the first half as

boring. Rodriguez!

Jay Rodriguez runs towards the West

Brom supporters. Only for the eighth

time this season, West Bromwich

Albion have scored away from home in

the Premier League. Look at the room

on the nearside for Kieran Gibbs.

Rondon did superbly to win the ball.

Jay Rodriguez gets his ninth of the

season and is now West Brom's top

scorer this season.

scorer this season. Can West

Bromwich Albion hold on for a rare

Premier League victory?

Wilson dispossessed by Gibbs.

Gosling winning it back. Fouled just

outside the penalty area. West Brom

battling to get the ball away.

Stanislas. It was not too far wide.

Junior Stanislas looking to score

for the second successive weekend.

West Bromwich Albion are going to

make their first change of the

afternoon. Jonny Evans is coming

off. Matt Phillips comes on in his

place and Chris Brunt takes over the

captaincy. Dawson has moved into a

central defensive position with

Philip slotting in on the right.

Nyom, Hegarty and Dawson as the

central defensive trio. A shot from

distance and it is in from Jordon

Ibe -- Javi Gracia. Is it

coincidence West Brom have just made

a change at the back. From the far

side, Jordon Ibe powering in a

terrific shot, just beyond Foster.

Bournemouth back on level terms.

Bournemouth keep up their record.

They have now scored in each of

their last 12 Premier League

matches, much to his frustration.

Hegazy blocked by Jermain Defoe.

Gosling. The referee thought about

playing advantage but decided

against it. It will be a caution for

Dawson. West Brom with everybody

back. Bournemouth have six strikers

in a line. Just inside the penalty

area. Stanislas! What a free kick

from Junior Stanislas! Outstanding

placement. He cannot believe it.

West Bromwich Albion, having been in

front, find themselves 2-1 down.

Foster could not get across in time.

Precise, decisive, and may be the

winner. Bournemouth 2-1 West Brom.

Junior Stanislas with a quite

sumptuous free kick.

Gibbs picks up. Desperate times for

West Brom. Phillips with the header,

pushed away by Begovic. Bournemouth

eventually scramble it away.

eventually scramble it away. Still

they come. Robson-Kanu. Nyom cannot

keep it in. So many bodies in the

penalty area and when Gibbs puts it

back in, Daniels with the final

touch to clear it from the line and

prevent West Bromwich Albion

returning home with a point.

Unlucky to lose Johnny. We were not

expecting to lose him today but he

has been sick and his levels must've

been low, he had cramp, we had to

take him off and that unsettled us

and that was the time they got the

equaliser.

I have been working every

day will stop getting ten, 15 balls.

It came off today.

It was a huge

win. We did not underestimate the

size of the game and we needed three

points and if we can get them it

makes a massive difference. The job

is not done.

We have more work to

do.

Is relegation inevitable?

Obviously, very difficult. This was

an opportunity to get ourselves a

win and get our confidence up and

instead we have had another blow,

and a hurtful blow, in terms of the

way the game unfolded. The team

deserved a lot more than they got

today.

Alan Pardew bemoaning the

injury to Jonny Evans.

Does he have

a point? They scored in the same

minute. Matt Phillips was asked to

fill in his position. Perhaps they

did not organise quickly enough on

the pitch. He is an attacking

winger. Jordon Ibe cuts in. He has

come across. Look at Dawson ahead of

him. Pointing to fill that space

because he could see Jordon Ibe.

Nobody closes the ball. It caused

Ben Foster problems. Swerving away

and dipped in front of him.

That was

the first. And this is the free

kick.

Was it just a great strike? I

think Ben Foster is a yard too far

advanced. I think Stanislas will

shoot here all day. If he is a yard

deeper he has more reaction time. He

thinks he is going to cross it. I

think it was a fantastic free kick.

West Brom, their super direct

approach worked for much of the

game.

They were much better. I think they

worked out they will play with three

other back, play with two front

players. And then just hit balls as

long as they can. This is Brunt from

the kick-off. Rondon is a handful.

Dawson putting balls in. Rondon will

chase. They get bodies forward,

percentage football. It seemed to

work. Rondon has critics, but he

works hard and is strong, a physical

player will stop perhaps suffers in

front of goal but it was the plan

they stuck to and in fairness, this

is an opportunity here. I am not

sure that is a penalty. I do not

think either player gets to the

ball. It was not much of an appeal.

Nobody appealed to much. This is

Gibbs, this is the wingback. And the

combination of two players in the

final third. Rondon knows what he's

doing, gets up well. The touch from

Rodriguez. They go in front you

think things will change but

unfortunately they did not hang onto

it.

It was better from West Brom. A

chance at the end to possibly steal

a point?

For me, they are down but

this is Phillips, Daniels. He came

on, made a good interception.

Brilliant win for Bournemouth. And

us and them situation at the bottom.

Now they are doomed. Alan Pardew,

the last two jobs he has had, two

wins in 28 matches from his point of

view. He has lost the art of winning

games of football.

A worrying

percentage. West Brom. 5.9%.

Let's see how those games

have affected the table.

At the top, Liverpool have moved

above Tottenham into third,

just the 18 points behind

champions-in-waiting

Manchester City.

Bournemouth are up to tenth.

Victory for Crystal Palace sees them

climb out of the relegation zone.

Mark Hughes's Southampton

in the bottom three before he's even

been in charge of a match.

The Eagles are 16th,

two points clear of trouble.

West Brom and Stoke both lost

and continue to look in trouble

at the foot of the table.

Alan Pardew's side are now

ten points from safety.

That's it for the

Premier League action.