20/01/2018 Match of the Day

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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.

Good evening.

Eight Premier League games

on the way and not a video

assistant referee in sight.

Good news then for Alan

Shearer's blood pressure.

Jermaine Jenas is alongside him.

Do us a favour Jermaine,

don't mention the VAR.

I did it once, but I think

I got away with it.

We begin at the Emirates.

Arsenal were eight points off

a Champions League place

going into their game

against Crystal Palace,

who'd lost just once in the last 12.

Commentary comes from Steve Wilson.

STEVE WILSON:

Arsenal feel like a club in limbo

just now. Palace may fancy

registering their first ever win at

the Emirates. Alexis Sanchez who was

sometimes unplayable for Arsenal is

unpickable with his move to

Manchester United edging towards its

conclusion. That's pretty

unpalatable too forArismendial.

Welbeck and Ramsey are out. Walcott

is sold. Ozil is available again.

Koscielny and Monreal are back too.

Palace make one change. Cab. The

Eagles could be in the top half

tonight, but they didn't score until

October.

Ozil helping it on to Iwobi. Back

into Mesut Ozil. Now Iwobi. Shooting

chance. Takes the chance to get the

shot away. Hennessey, better safe

than sorry from the Palace

goalkeeper making it wasn't going to

end up in the back of his net. Iwobi

found space with a couple of steps

backwards. A corner with is put into

the back of the net by Monreal after

five minutes. The Spaniard heads

Arsenal in front. Roy Hodgson will

be furious with this goal. Direct

from a corner. Monreal got away from

James McArthur and ended up with a

free header, six yards out. Well, it

was a dismal goal from Crystal

Palace' point of view. Here's El

Neny. Xhaka. Lacazette. Iwobi.

Nicely worked again. Only as far as

Monreal. Iwobi. 2-0.

Monreal. Iwobi. 2-0. Arsenal are

running away with this inside 10

minutes. Monreal with the first,

Iwobi with the second. It's been an

irresistible start by Arsene

Wenger's side. Nice pace about this

interchange. Fosu-Mensah didn't

really deal with it. Nacho Monreal

with the assist to add to his goal,

giving Alex Iwobi the tap-in.

Arsenal 2, Crystal Palace 0. Fewer

than 10 minutes played when Iwobi

scored the second.

scored the second. Koscielny. Now,

Lacazette. Slid behind by Kelly.

It's an Arsenal corner. Well, they

are slicing through Crystal Palace

at will at the moment.

at will at the moment. It's Xhaka's

corner. Koscielny's in. It's 3-0. We

have only played 13 minutes. Crystal

Palace are 3-0 down. Two of the

goals have come from corners. Well,

Roy Hodgson will be absolutely

livid. Monreal claims another

assist. Koscielny with the finish.

Arsenal 3, Crystal Palace 0. It's

been an absolutely diabolical start

from Crystal Palace. The tale of the

unexpected for Arsene Wenger, such

was the gloom coming into this game.

Ozil, Wilshere. Beautiful,

Lacazette, 4-0. Wonderful goal. Oh,

that's a real thing of beauty.

Finished off by Lacazette. Arsenal

4, Crystal Palace 0. But look at the

build-up.

build-up. Taken apart, Crystal

Palace. Vintage Arsenal, who lead by

four.

four. There has been a wonderful

turn around under Roy Hodgson, but

it's been a desperate 20 minutes

here. Here's Iwobi. Ozil. Wilshere.

Iwobi!

Iwobi! Lovely interchange, again.

Hennessey very happy to see it

coming straight at him. Well, he

will be absolutely stunned and

shocked by what he has just

witnessed here. Sako. Stayed on his

feet well Sako. You don't want him

to hit it with his left. He went

with his right. He didn't generate

the same kind of power. Cech happy

to fall on it. Wilfred Zaha very

frustrated he didn't get a pass.

Cabaye into Benteke.

That's overhit by Maitland-Niles.

Finding space, deflected. Cech

furious. I don't know if he made a

save there, Cech, I think he might

have done, certainly a deflection

and then possibly a save. He's

furious with Maitland-Niles. As well

he might be. His 200th clean sheet

is on the line. He did. He made a

really good save here. Ozil. Lovely

ball that. Iwobi. Got the beating of

Tomkins, but not Hennessey. Well, in

amongst that counter-attack was the

most glorious ball from Mesut Ozil.

Beautifully spung by Ozil to Iwobi.

Tomkins melted away, fortunately for

Palace, Hennessey didn't.

Palace, Hennessey didn't. Bakayoko

Sako. Good ball. Benteke for Palace.

Cech saves. Clean sheet record

intact for now. Christian Benteke's

having a rotten season in front of

goal, he really is.

goal, he really is. Heavy touch from

Maitland-Niles. Cabaye, Zaha.

McArthur, Cabaye, arriving. Did they

win the ball? It's a corner. Wasn't

taking any prisoners then Mustafi.

Cabaye, Benteke's climb. On the

turn, and into the back of the net

from Luka Milivojevic. Crystal

Palace have a goal and it's another

frustrating day for Petr Cech

because he will be still stuck on

199 Premier League clean sheets.

Smart turn from Milivojevic. Cech

beaten, Crystal Palace on the

scoresheet. So 4-1. Van Aanholt's

header. McArthur. Won back for

Arsenal by Nelson. Wilshere trying

to squeeze it through to Lacazette.

He has. Hennessey with the block.

Lacazette, again. Red and white

shirts queueing up, and Hennessey

takes it. Good double save by Wayne

Hennessey in the Palace goal.

Wilshere, nice angle on that to

Xhaka. Lacazette. Good feet, Xhaka.

Lacazette. Challenge by Tomkins.

Looked fair enough to me. Arsenal

fans asking for a penalty, but the

referee says not. Tomkins made the

tackle. It seemed to me to be a

perfectly legitimate one. Oh, I

don't know though, having said that,

I might change my mind on that if I

am allowed. He caught the man. Four

goals in 16 first half minutes.

Monreal, Iwobi, Koscielny and

Lacazette as Wilshere and Ozil tore

Crystal Palace apart. A consolation

from Milivojevic, but Arsenal's

points all day long. 4-1.

from Milivojevic, but Arsenal's

points all day long. 4-1.

We started

very well. We played our game like

we can play. With the quick, fast

passing and good combination, good

movement. Some good chances after

that. I think the whole first half

was of top quality.

We needed that

performance. We haven't been good

enough recently. We dropped points

we know Palace were on a great run.

They haven't lost on a while. The

only team to beat them in a while

was us. We knew we do it. We had to

start the game quick witch did that.

We are happy.

We played like the

Crystal Palace team we tried to be

in the second-half. It was nice at

least that the beating we took. It

was a heavy beating, at least it

stayed at a three goal margin and

wasn't increased to more than the

four goals that can often happen.

People are expecting news imminently

of Sanchez and Mkhitaryan and

Aubameyang. Do you have any news

today?

On Aubameyang, no, because

nothing is happening. On Sanchez, it

will only happen if Mkhitaryan comes

here. That will be decided in the

next 48-hours. At the moment, I

cannot tell you much more. It's a

possibility, but it's far from being

over.

We understand it's not quite

over the line, but it's getting

pretty close. It's expected to be

announced on Monday, if all goes

swimmingly well for both sides. It

was a game really, Jermaine, wasn't

it, that was pretty much over in the

first few minutes before it began. A

blistering start from Arsenal?

It

was the game decided in 45 minutes.

Arsenal were terrific in that 45

minutes. I was surprised by this

Crystal

minutes. I was surprised by this

Crystal Palace performance. They

have been decent since Roy Hodgson

took over. He will be disappointed

by this. I highlighted Monreal and

McArthur because McArthur doesn't

look at the ball once. When he does

decide to have a look at the ball,

it's too late. Monreal is round the

back, puts it in the back of the

net. He's not really watching the

man. He puts his hands on his head

he knows exactly what he's done

wrong. This time it's Zaha on

Monreal there. Is your man. You can

see him there. Take responsibility.

He doesn't. He kind of drifts into

an attacking area. When he reacts,

it's too late. Even then it's not

really commit canned. Monreal has

time and space to pick out his man,

he does that. He hits the back of

the net. McArthur made a mistake at

this point. Panicking. Too tight to

Monreal. Monreal uses his experience

be by pushing him one way, running

round the other. Gets the square

ball and they bundle it into the

back of the net. I was really

surprised by the errors that Crystal

Palace made in this game. They were

individual errors, isolated errors.

Not much that Roy Hodgson can do

about that, I don't think.

I think

there is probably a bit of - they

beat Burnley last weekend, five

points clear of the relegation zone.

They probably felt as if it was a

free game, but you can't go into

performances like that. Having said

that, where they are now to when Roy

took over they will get back to

putting in a performance last week.

In the absence of Sanchez more rests

on the shoulders of Ozil. He seemed

to rise to the challenge?

He did.

There has been a lot of uncertainty

about this man's future as well. He

definitely didn't let it affect him

today. I thought he was absolutely

brilliant. He was at the heart of

everything that was good about

Arsenal. Today he was linking up

well and playing with confidence. He

had that air and swagger about

himself on the pitch. Decent effort

there by Iwobi. It was his linkup

play of Lacazette that I really

enjoyed. Help seemed to want to try

to find the striker. Find him once

already in that move. Tries to find

him again. Didn't come off. Look at

how he glides by players. Moving

with ease. Finds him. Could have

been played in by Lacazette for

one-on-one himself. He doesn't. This

is the goal. Brilliant. He starts

the move, keeps it moving. The

awareness he shows here. That is

what people mean by having a picture

in your mind of the situation.

That's what he's got. Finds

Lacazette, sticks it in the back of

the net. In top form, Ozil.

Excellent spacial awareness.

After losing their unbeaten record

at Liverpool on Sunday,

Manchester City faced a Newcastle

side criticised in some

quarters for their negative

approach when beaten 1-0

by the leaders last month.

Guy Mowbray was at The Etihad.

GUY MOWBRAY:

Zinchenko gets his first Premier

League start for Manchester City.

Ever present Everton will be keen to

instantly get back to keeping clean

sheets against a Newcastle side that

barely tested them at all on ties by

just three and a half weeks ago.

Joselu scored Newcastle's equaliser

Agut as a sub against Swansea last

week and he takes Dwight Gayle's

place in the team. His last eight

games have been home goals. His last

away? Two for Deportivo La Coruna

and Real Madrid. Absolutely

imperative for Newcastle United that

they get off to a sure start and

don't concede an early goal. A hump

and a barge between Kyle Walker and

Joselu, resulting in a Newcastle

free kick. Deliberate from Walker.

Jonjo Shelvey takes a quick free

kick to catch City out. Atsu's

Balling, it's defended, but it's not

away yet. Ederson in the end pops it

off the ahead of team-mate John

Stones and it was smart from Jonjo

Shelvey. Given the benefit of the

doubt was Christian Atsu, might have

been just offside. Some good

defending by Zinchenko at the back

post. Joselu. Fernandinho beat

Shelvey do it. Tsarnaev on the move

down the centre. It's Silva to the

left of De Bruyne will stop Silva,

looking for sterling. Offside. Flag

is up. Raheem Sterling thought that

he'd finished the flowing move. It's

his celebrations that have finished

instead. It's a very tight call,

maybe just about right. Pep

Guardiola had a very quick look down

the line. He knew. Here's Otamendi,

De Bruyne.

De Bruyne. Sterling, Sterling's shot

straight at Darlow. Darlow takes two

great lungful. Of air. So far so

good for the Newcastle keeper and

those in front of him. Manchester

City Bosingwa game, but Newcastle

aren't letting them through. --

Manchester City are bossing the

game.

game. Zinchenko within on bad. Touch

back to Silva. Cleared away from

Fernandinho, as he was trying to

apply the finishing touch.

De Bruyne, just too high for Aguero,

but it's gone in. Was there the

faintest of flicks from Sergio

Aguero, or is it Kevin De Bruyne's

goal directly? There's a bit of

relief in that from Pep Guardiola.

They don't mind who has scored.

Well, if it's Newcastle it has to be

Sergio Aguero. Just the faintest of

flicks off the top of his head. Just

enough hair to make contact with the

ball. And Sergio Aguero scores for

the fifth home game in a row and he

scores on hits 200th Premier League

appearance, his 136th goal of the

competition. He's scored in all four

of Newcastle's last four league

visits here. De Bruyne. Darlow, just

enough on it, just enough. It

wouldn't have been any doubt about

who was scoring that one. It's a

good save from Karl Darlow.

Manchester City are in complete

control of the game. It really ought

to be only a matter of time before

they score at least one more today.

Shelvey snubbed that one,

Fernandinho is winning it back.

Aguero.

Sterling and Silva combine, Sterling

goes on and Sterling is felled. It's

a Manchester City penalty. It's a

push, says Paul Tierney. Sterling is

playing on the edge of his balance

all the time there. As Manquillo

floundered he could do nothing other

than fall into the city number seven

and bring him down. Aguero on the

spot and he crashes it past Darlow.

It went through the hands of the

Newcastle keeper. Two for Sergio

Aguero. Never settles for 11 he's

playing Newcastle United. -- he

never settles for one, when he's

playing Newcastle United. He got

something on it, Darlow, but it was

too hot for him. Dummett's header,

De Bruyne, wouldn't stay with him.

One for Murphy to run onto and

Murphy, in on goal for Newcastle and

he's clipped it over Ederson and

scored for Newcastle. It's Jacob

Murphy's first goal for the club.

Look at the scenes at the away and.

The ball was quickly wrested from

the goal, Jonjo Shelvey was in a

hurry to get the game going again.

Newcastle believe the game. Out of

nowhere. Manchester City two,

Newcastle United one. Is it game on?

Just when it looks like game over.

Silva, behind four corner number 15

of the match for Manchester City.

De Bruyne in, wait for something

different there. He's found a way

through to Sergio Aguero, who can't

find a way through to goal this

time. How close was he to his second

hat-trick of the season? Getting

closer towards that post all the

time, but not quite quickly enough.

Zinchenko to De Bruyne. Leroy Sane.

There's Sterling, kept out by Darlow

and Aguero has hit the side of the

net. What a save from Karl Darlow.

Tipped it onto the post. Keeps

Newcastle in the match. One of those

dames for -- one of those days for

Raheem Sterling. One in the net and

ruled offside, he thought he'd

scored there as well. Rafa Benitez

said he knew a few weeks ago that

takeover wasn't going to happen, but

he's optimistic about bringing in

new players. Diame goes on and his

past Stones and draws a save from

Ederson, who has fumbled it. Beats

the other one away. Diame, Ederson,

cleared by Fernandinho.

cleared by Fernandinho. Diame is

becoming increasingly a key figure

in a match. He's starting to stride

on with purpose, involved a couple

of times here. Denied in the end by

Ederson, who gratefully pounced to

his feet. Were Newcastle to score a

second, people would start asking

questions of Manchester City, beaten

last week. Can Sterling find Sane?

Use founder Aguero in the first

instance. Darlow at full stretch, he

didn't get anything on it, he didn't

need to. Wide from De Bruyne.

Sane goes through. Can't go all the

way, or can he? He might. Brilliant

Leroy Sane, Aguero. A Sergio Aguero

hat-trick. Another against

Newcastle. Nearly all of the credit

for that goal, the goal that should

finally see off the Newcastle to

challenge today, goes to Leroy Sane.

Look at this from Sane, pace,

balance, awareness. A nice bit of

skill and the vision to pick out the

man who gets most of Manchester

City's goals. It's all there. It's

just super from Sane and it's

typically clinical from Sergio

Aguero. Manchester City three,

Newcastle United one.

It's so

important because we need goals and

always score, scoring the past, in

the present, we're going to score in

the future, but of course we speak

many times about that, you have to

be aggressive. All our strikers and

midfielders.

We wanted to stay in

the game and we did it stop the

penalty was a little bit soft and it

changed everything, but they are

very good team, they have very good

players but our reaction was quite

good and we were expecting it will

be tucked in and we have to defend

well and play counterattack and we

did it and we did well.

Almost every

game we control 90 minutes I think,

yeah, sometimes we have some

mistakes of course, we are not

machines, and but of course we are

on the right way.

It's OK, three

more points. We need ten more to be

champion and we're going to try the

next one and the next one. Everyone

is spending a lot of money, so this

is why we spend something in this

window. Mike Ashley said we have the

red light, hopefully we can see new

faces before the end of this window.

Good to hear from Kevin De Bruyne's

some there as well. I read somewhere

Alan, that the art of the fox in the

box, the poacher, calling what you

like, is dead. Aguero makes a

nonsense of doesn't he?

Well, he's

very, very good as most things at

and you should be as a centre

forward, particularly scoring goals.

He loves playing against Newcastle.

14 he's got, more than any other

club. He starts quicker than anyone

else. That's why he gets on the bald

before the defenders, gets a little

lamb from it and everything good

about Man City today came through

him," role, pace, into the box, gets

his shot away, locate, it's blocked,

finds himself in space. Give and

go." Role. Another little give and

go, this time he's in the box again,

they can't touch him, he knows that.

Decent effort, gets another shot

away. I figure it's a penalty, he's

pushing him, he's pushing him. I

thought it was a penalty. Keeper

gets a hand to it but he was never

going to stop that. I was waiting

for the net to move on that one.

This is just incredible from Sane.

The pace of him, watch the little

nutmegged As, see you later. He

picks Aguero out, left foot back of

the net, left foot, right foot,

header, thanks very much, there's

the ball and the hat-trick.

Magnificent.

Newcastle's plan was to

sit very deep, didn't get hardly any

possession. 19% possession.

I

thought Rafa got heavily criticised

for the performers at St James' Park

and could have done again today.

He's concerned about goal

difference. He obviously sees it as

an extra point and I think over the

two against Manchester City it's

right at the forefront of his mind.

He went with five at the back today,

Lascelles, Clark and Hayden, the

midfielder dropped into a back

three. I thought for large periods

of the game they defended pretty

well. I think you know what you're

going to get with Manchester City.

They are going to ask you a lot of

questions. They are going to put the

ball in behind you, Manquillo doing

very well there. This time it was

Hayden, got his body in the way, all

though I thought he had a very good

game. When I looked at this game I

thought this will really annoy Rafa

Benitez, it's not the type of goal

he expects to concede. Dummett has

his eye on Sane, Ciaran Clark can

see exactly where Aguero is.

The

striker gambles on the space and you

get in front.

You have to get bodies

around you, he's got Lascelles, yes,

he's gambled but Ciaran Clark should

expect that. This is a huge bonus

for Rafa Benitez. I'm not talking

about goal difference. This goal

could be vital at the end of the

season. Stoke have conceded seven,

Watford have conceded six, Swansea

have conceded four Bournemouth over

two games has conceded six. All

against Manchester City. Rafah had

gone through two games and conceded

four goals.

It's tired. I am bobbin

that could come into play, the goal

difference. The takeover of

Newcastle doesn't seem to be making

much headway at present. Where do

you stand on this whole thing?

Something is only worth what someone

is willing to pay for it and it

looks as if no one is prepared to

pay what Mike Ashley wants and

that's fine, he's entitled to do

that. But the reason I think

Newcastle fans want change and most

of them want change, is they are not

getting value for money. And this is

the reason why. Every club in the

Premier League over the last two or

three years has broken their

transfer record. Newcastle's

transferred record, 2005, was

Michael Owen, £16 million. Another

reason. Nine of the players that

played today were in the

Championship last season. The other

two, Manquillo was at Sunderland,

Yen-Hsun Lu was Stoke. That's the

reason why Newcastle fans want a

change of owner -- Joselu was at

Stoke.

After needing penalties to get

past Championship side

Norwich in the FA Cup

on Wednesday, Chelsea travelled

to Brighton, who'd lost just once

in their last 10 at the

Amex Stadium.

Simon Brotherton watched this one.

SIMON BROTHERTON:

Brighton go to a back three today,

Connor Goldson making a start. M.Ed.

Leads the attack, Murray is docked

to the bench. Willy Caballero makes

his first league appearance of the

season for Chelsea with Thibaut

Courtois out because of an ankle

injury and there's another chance

for Michy Batshuayi upfront, with

Alvaro Morata and Pedro suspended.

Half a dozen changes made by Antonio

Conte for this one. Chelsea looking

for their first league win of the

new year still. Azpilicueta, forward

to Willian, short, sharp ball into

Hazard, the little flick picks up

Batshuayi. He's got four bought from

Victor Moses on the far side. --

he's got support from Victor Moses

on the far side. Les Champs, first

goal, didn't take Chelsea Long, just

under three minutes and Eden Hazard,

who scored the winning penalty

against Norwich on Wednesday in the

FA Cup, gives his take the lead in

the Premier League. Brighton nil,

Chelsea one. Batshuayi just rolling

it out to Moses. The deflection

coming off Stephens, the Brighton

number six, poked into the path of

Eden Hazard. Who picked his way

through the little sidestep, saw the

gap and founded. That's the 100th

league goal of Eden Hazard's career,

64 for Chelsea, 36 for Lille.

Willian now with some space. Hazard

ahead of him. Batshuayi. Willian, a

lovely flow about Chelsea here. It's

absolutely sensational! What a

wonderful goal. Scored by Willian.

That was world-class from start to

finish. Brighton & Hove Albion are

two goals down inside six minutes

here. It's a whirlwind start from

Chelsea. Here the initial pass

forward from Dunk intercepted.

Willian involved early in the move.

Hazard, Batshuayi and Willian all

combining. Beautiful, intricate

passing and a precise finish here

off the outside of the Brazilian's

boot sending the ball spinning

beyond the reach of Matt Ryan. You

won't see many better goals than

that all season. Brighton 0, Chelsea

2. That one from the very top

drawer. Two minutes 50 seconds the

time between the two Chelsea goals.

Well not quite what Chris Hughton

had in mind when he made all his

changes today.

changes today. Moses trying to

cover. Caballero able to get there.

Was he fouled there? Over it comes.

Just out of reach for Hemed.

Brighton pushing hard for a foothold

in the game. Caballero was at full

stretch there, in every sense of the

world. First anxious moment for

Chelsea.

Chelsea. Did cut across Schelotto.

Brighton with a shout for a penalty

here. Nothing given from the

officials. There's the contact, but

I'm not sure that the referee had a

very clear view given the two

Chelsea defenders standing between

him and the ball.

This is Stephens. Oh, given it away.

Willian finding Hazard. Those two

again causing problems for Brighton.

Batshuayi racing forward. Hazard

still going here. The nutmeg picking

up Batshuayi. Blocked by Matt Ryan

again. Chelsea look as if they might

potentially score almost every time

that they go forward into the

Brighton penalty area in this first

half. Schelotto giving the ball away

under pressure. Willian and Hazard

between them in particular are

causing nightmares for the Brighton

defence. This the first time

Brighton have changed to three at

the back in the Premier League all

season. Haven't made the best of

starts with the new setup. March on

the Brighton left. Alonso.

Decent ball in. There's a chance.

Saved by Caballero to denied Hemed.

Brilliant start from the Chelsea

keeper. -- brilliant stop from the

Chelsea keeper. Lovely ball in.

Hemed's header saved by the left

hand of Caballero.

hand of Caballero. Schelotto

forward. Up against Rudiger.

Schelotto, Cha end by Bakayoko. The

referee says no it's a goal kick.

Schelotto is going absolutely mad.

Second time he's been on the deck

inside the Chelsea penalty area in

this first half. Schelotto

challenged by Bakayoko. The referee,

who does have a clear view this

time, says no penalty. The referee I

think is going book Schelotto for

his overly spirited response.

his overly spirited response. Chance

for Brighton to run here. Schelotto

racing down that far side. Up

against Alonso. Gross. It's a

header. Oh, against the outside of

the post. Unlucky there not to have

a foothold and their first goal of

the afternoon. Here's the header.

The closest Brighton have come to

scoring. Rattling the frame of the

goal.

goal. Dunk goes down, Hazard holds

off Stephens. The Stephens comes

back at him to make the challenge,

but Hazard up again before being

upended by Shane Duffy. The referee

had a clear view of that and feels

it is worthy of a yellow card. Haz

haz was up here before he hit the

deck, not the second time.

deck, not the second time. --

Hazard. Willian take it is quickly.

It hits the post. Rayan got a hand

on that. Brighton survive. Willian

looking to add to his first-half

goal here. Good save by Matt Ryan,

pushing it against the post. Needed

to cover plenty of ground to get to

that one. Both teams hitting the

post in the second-half. Stephens.

Pressure on Rudiger. Stands his

ground. Schelotto for Brighton -

denied. Strained every sinew in

pursuit of the ball there. Very

nearly gained reward. Just watch

this as Rudiger's header. Alonso

waited for it to drop. Schelotto did

everything that he could. Unable to

guide the ball beyond Caballero.

Duffy, he gives it away. Forward by

Willian, collected by Hazard.

Batshuayi racing through the middle.

Chelsea are still going. Hazard

here, it's three. If it wasn't

already, it's all over now and the

points are in the bag for Chelsea.

Hazard kept going and going and then

found the bottom corner. His second

goal of the afternoon. Chelsea's

third. Surely, there's no way back

for Brighton & Hove Albion today.

Chelsea heading for their first

league win of 2018.

Moses clear inside the penalty area.

It's goal number four for Chelsea.

With less than two minutes remaining

of the 90, Victor Moses scores for

the first time since August and the

Community Shield against Arsenal.

After starting the year with all

those drawn fixtures Chelsea in the

end have run away with this one.

Beautifully taken by Victor Moses.

4-0.

Beautifully taken by Victor Moses.

4-0.

We started this game with a lot

of worries for the injuries, for the

suspension. Instead I think the

response of the team was incredible.

It was an important response and I'm

very happy for this.

You had one

strong shout for a penalty if not

two.

The second one I didn't see

well at the time. The first one I

did, my first impression was that it

was. What you should have is a

referee that's in a good enough

position to see it because it was

always the potential that that could

happen once the goalkeeper came out.

Of course, alinesman as well that's

- if I her remember right - is on

that side. You need as much as you

can.

Do you take almost as much

pleasure from the second goal it was

outstanding from start to finish?

To

be fair, when I watched the game

after I want to see this kind of

thing, not just my goals, but when

we create chance like this. I'm more

happy for that, my two goals today.

The way we were moving, passing the

ball and we did well to the

finishing. That's why we love

football. We try to do this every

game. Sometimes it happens.

Sometimes no. Today, we did. So we

are just happy.

Yeah, lovely touch

giving his shirt away there. Chris

Hughton three at the back. It didn't

really work defensively, did it?

If

you hadn't watched the game and

looked at the scoreline 4-0 you

would think it was a battering. It

wasn't like that. Brighton had

chances. Could have had a couple of

penalties. We will look at them in a

minute. The keeper made good saves.

He changed it to three at the back.

It didn't work at all because the

one and two-touch play from Chelsea

at

one and two-touch play from Chelsea

at times was just magnificent.

Particularly from the front three,

as we are going to see here. One

touch, one touch. They just couldn't

get near them. The touches from...

Spectacular.

The finish from Willian

was just incredible. They didn't

know whether to go tight or drop

off. Look at the space there the

three forward players have got. They

are difficult to pick up when they

are in full flow. They didn't go

tight to get a tackle on them. When

you give these guys that amount of

space, when they are in this mood,

they will punish you. Again, once

they are into the final third, they

are just not going to stop them.

They couldn't get near them. He

comes on to his left foot. A decent

save. Again early on in the

second-half. Three centre-halves are

all over the place. What is

impressive about this is the

movement of the other two, Batshuayi

and Willian. Watch them. One goes

down the left and one comes down the

right hand side. What that creates

is space in the middle for Hazard to

run into. Once he's in there, you

are not touching him.

He's

ridiculous.

A hell of a finish. An

incredible player. Time on the ball,

pick your head up there, you should

drop off. Moses gets the run on him.

Brilliant finish. Again a very good

touch. It worked for them going

forward because they created more

chances in the game than they have

done for a long while. Defensively I

thought they were all over the place

Brighton.

4-0 is 4-0. It wasn't a

true reflection of the total game.

It could have been different if one

or possibly two of the penalty

decisiones had gone Brighton's way.

What did you think?

Caballero make

as mess. A stupid challenge and a

lunge. The referee is in a poor

position he should be helped out by

his assistant. He isn't. It's a

tough call, I get that. I think that

is a penalty. He stretches his leg

out there, look. He goes for the

ball. Schelotto is unaring at pace.

It he doesn't himself with the arch

of a back when it's a bit of a dive.

It's a penalty just. I don't think

this is, it's more of a coming

together. This time he has a Bert

view of it. But the legs just get

tangled up there. As I said, I don't

think that one is a penalty. I think

he got that one right.

If only they

had VAR?

No, it wouldn't have

changed anyway. That was his

original decision.

Exactly.

Five games still to come.

The first chance he's had of the

match, Mounie. He's gone through

Gudmundsson too easily.

He's shaking

off the defender. It's Jamie Vardy

for Leicester.

It's Rondon. It's

from distance.

from distance. Zabaleta trying to

find Arnautovic.

Paul Lambert took charge

of Stoke for the first time

since replacing Mark Hughes.

Opponents Huddersfield arrived

at the bet365 Stadium

without a win in five.

Conor McNamara watched this one.

CONOR MCNAMARA:

1074 days since Paul Lambert's last

game in charge of a Premier League

team. This is his first selection as

Stoke boss. Four changes from the

team that lost 3-0 at Old Trafford

on Monday. Ryan Shawcross and

Pieters both return to the defence.

Charlie Adam is restored to the

midfield with Diouf starting

upfront, Peter Crouch is on the

bench. Wagner makes three changes

today. A first start for new signing

Pritchard,

Pritchard, Hadergjonaj and Mounie

starts upfront.

starts upfront. Hit the back of

Choupo-Moting. He's kept it in play.

Well many of the Huddersfield Town

players stopped there to look at the

linesman. Diouf gets charged down by

Schindler. This is Adam. Charlie

Adam who is used to having a crack

from long-range. This is close to

the target by his standards. Paul

Lambert likes the intent. He wants

to see more. One minute being added

on for topages.

on for topages. -- stoppages. An

important save. After 45 minutes of

no excitement, Shaqiri gets this

chance in stoppage-time at the end

of the first half.

Pieters. Adam. Choupo-Moting.

Shaqiri screaming for it. Allen.

Stoke City score their first goal

under Paul Lambert.

Charlie Adam judged that pass to

perfection. Choupo-Moting may have

played it early for Shaqiri, it

looked too far in front of Diouf,

but the options kept coming and Joe

Allen, his fourth goal in all

competitions this season. Paul

Lambert will be so pleased, so

pleased. Look at his face!

Absolutely loving it.

Absolutely loving it. There's no

flag. Shaqiri, tried to beat the

goalkeeper at the near post.

Shaqiri, trying to catch the

goalkeeper out, but needed to hit it

better than that. Aaron Mooy giving

it away to Choupo-Moting. He's got

Diouf ahead of him, Shaqiri making a

good run as well. Shaqiri to Diouf

what a brilliant goal. The Paul

Lambert era is up and running now.

Fantastic interplay between Shaqiri

and Diouf. And it's going to be a

long way back for Huddersfield now.

Choupo-Moting set it in motion and

such a delicate touch from Shaqiri.

It's a fifth goal of the season for

man-made youth. -- for Diouf. The

referee says that the free kick will

stop a foul by Bauer. He's really

unhappy with this decision. He feels

he's been fouled as much as the

other way round. The para -- Van La

Parra's armies around him. Better,

but headed away by Shawcross.

Jonathan Hogg, he was never steadied

over it. Jonathan Hogg, looking for

his first goal of this campaign.

Scored just once last season. Headed

by Shawcross, straight to Van La

Parra. Allen, Crouch, this is

Shaqiri, and a lot of grass to run

into. Allen is up with him.

Choupo-Moting... Just couldn't keep

it down. Choupo-Moting, on another

day, might well have smashed that to

the roof of the net.

Steve Mounie said so few attempts at

goal today, you can see why he'd

have it cracking from that sort of

distance. It would need to be a

stunning strike from that sort of

range. And there we go, the final

whistle. The feel-good factor

returns to the Bet365 Stadium. A win

for Paul Lambert in his first game

of Stoke City manager and a much

more optimistic outlook on life now

for Stoke City. They've beaten

Huddersfield by 2-0.

I thought the

performance from start to finish was

outstanding. We've only coming since

last Tuesday, three days training.

You try to get as much into them as

you possibly can without overloading

their brain, but their effort and

drive and commitment, along with the

support here. I thought we looked

really, really good. We shouldn't be

in the position we are in, we

shouldn't, that's the bottom line

and stop Mark Hughes has done a

fabulous job for four years, Tony

before him and this club is a

terrific football club. They realise

themselves they've been

underperforming.

Stoke City and

their supporters were really on it.

They were very aggressive. They

limited our game. We were not able

to come into defensive game and at

the end I think they deserved the

result, even if I have to say the

players gave me everything on the

grass, effort, attitude,

togetherness, everything was there.

As players and as a club we don't

expect to be in this position,

especially at this stage of the

season. We've had many scares in the

past but we dragged ourselves out of

it earlier than we have done this

season, so yeah, it's up to us now

to make sure we don't get complacent

again and yeah, I think if we avoid

that then I'm sure we'll be more

than fine.

It's over 1000 days since

you were last manager in the Premier

League. How does it feel to be back?

Over 1000? For heaven's sake. I was

enjoying my life last weekend which

was pretty good and I've come back

into this! I wouldn't change it for

the world.

It's a good start, that's

for sure. New manager, the bounce is

very evident. Very evident, they

made more sprints today than they

have all season long and that

probably tells you the level of

intensity that was raised in today's

game and that's what happens when a

new manager arrives. The crowd was

raised, everyone was at it, Joe

Allen in particular along with

Shaqiri, I thought, were two top

performers, not only today by the

way. I think these two players were

two players but I thought could

probably hold their heads high when

they played in the Mark Hughes as

well. I don't feel like they raise

their game in particular just for

today. Very fortunate Shaqiri not to

get that one over the goalkeeper,

but this is the goal from Joe Allen.

He laid it off. You can see him at

the top of the screen, drifting into

position keeping an eye on the play.

Look where he makes his run from,

bursting from the halfway line to

get himself

get himself into a goal-scoring

position. That's what we're talking

about, sprints and intensity.

Another example here on the front

foot, winning the ball, a little

nutmeg, there is Shaqiri, breaking

forward, the level of quality he

brings. Gets his head up, tries to

pick out Crouch. Doesn't quite

happen. Sticks it over the bar, but

I suppose I think the new manager,

the input from the fans today,

lovely little flick from Shaqiri

there, but all of that came together

at the right moment for them and it

was a massive three points and a

clean sheet, the first since

October.

Bad timing for Huddersfield

to be playing Stoke but they are

falling gradually...

It's a tough

time, they don't score enough goals,

they're in the relegation battle.

The next two games are Liverpool and

Man United.

Tough.

Sean Dyche celebrated his 100th

Premier League game in charge

of Burnley by welcoming

Manchester United to Turf Moor.

Jose Mourinho's men kicked off

in second after beating

Stoke on Monday night.

COMMENTATOR:

Stoke have taken six points off

Manchester United since his

appointment.

He'll be hoping they

raise their game tonight.

Hits it

into the back of the net. Here's

Pogba, just on the edge, look at the

space for Martial. 2-0 to Manchester

United. Lays it off to Martial. Now

into the box, might have been a hand

ball from Lukaku. Lukaku shoots,

Lukaku scores and its 3-0 to

Manchester United.

Jonathan Pearce watched this one.

JONATHAN PEARCE:

Steven Defour was the last man to

score against Manchester United on

Boxing Day.

Aaron Lennon's move to

Newcastle hasn't been completed in

time. Sanchez should make his

Manchester United debut at Yeovil in

the cup on Friday. Arrival for Jesse

Lingard, Ashley long back from

suspension replaces Luke Shaw in

their only change. A clean sheets

for Manchester United in the last

nine games at Burnley, going into

the box. Pogba, with an imprudent

flick over. United's first chance of

the game, putting behind, couldn't

finish. Mission impossible for Jose

Mourinho to chase down Manchester

City at the top? A couple of decades

ago he managed to do it, chasing

down Newcastle to earn the title.

Taylor with the cross. Hit by

Hendrick. Movement in the final

moment.

An emotional day for Manchester

United, especially for that man I

guess, today makes 24 years ago

since... Passed away. Lingard,

chased by Bardsley.

It's gone through too easily. Came

very, very close will stop

Manchester United's best moment of

the half. Back in the side, a man on

a mission. Put it in the box to

easily from a Burnley point of view.

Lukaku won that's fair and square.

There was hesitancy and Lukaku now

onto it again. A fine ball to

Martial, his best chance of the game

so far. United lead.

so far. United lead. Eight minutes

into the second half, Burnley nil,

Manchester United one. Anthony

Martial, one of the players

threatened by the imminent arrival

of Alexis Sanchez, scores a goal.

Lukaku was simply too strong. Then

there was hesitancy between Cook and

Tarkowski. They were lopsided.

Martial finished very, very well

indeed. They score with their first

shot on target. Here's Mee.

shot on target. Here's Mee. Here's

Barnes, Hendrick.

Barnes, Hendrick. Barnes has done

very well and he's drawn another

foul. Throughout the game he's

nagged away at the Manchester United

defenders and he's drawn them into

city map -- he's drawn into silly

challenges they don't have to make.

Doesn't need to make that tackle.

Will it be Steven Defour? You scored

that wonderful goal at Old Trafford

on Boxing Day. He'll do brilliantly

if he can score from here. He

doesn't go for it, yes, he does and

he hits the bar. A worthy effort.

Really good go at goal. From Berg

Gudmundsson. The keeper was beaten.

Here's Bardsley, then Mee. Causing

problems in the air. It was looping

and looping. Gudmundsson for

Burnley. It's come off Jones. Ben

Mee back across goal, Lukaku clears.

As does Young.

As does Young. Lukaku has won it

back and has done well. Tarkowski

couldn't get the touch. So close for

Burnley but not enough. Jack Cork

does brilliantly here. Awareness

from Barnes. It deflected, just a

deflection that took it out of the

path of Tarkowski. That's why

Burnley are complaining. They think

it should be their ball.

it should be their ball. Gudmundsson

is coming to the left. Good

defending. Manchester United hold

on, three vital points. Neutrals in

the ground will feel Burnley deserve

a point, six minutes to go.

Gudmundsson with the corner kick.

Crept into the gap behind the free

kick, it's already been given, I

think. A push on Fellaini. The

challenge was tripped by Tarkowski

coming behind him. Vokes comes a

long way.

long way. Manchester United play to

Martial. To run against Bardsley.

Martial, parried by Pope. Bardsley

just dug out the clearance. Keep the

score 1-0. Martial the goal-scorer,

denied a second. Manchester United

have had to work really hard for

this. They haven't been at their

best. Many people will think Burnley

deserved a point.

This is a stadium

where it's not just a stadium. The

opponents, even when they go to your

house, the way they play, they are

brave. They are physical, they are

very consistent in their approach

and it's really difficult.

You

believed until the end. You hit the

crossbar. There was a real siege on

the United goal.

I'm pleased with

that, Tarkowski is a yard from

getting something for us and I think

there's a shout for a penalty, I've

seen it back in the box with

Tarkowski getting pushed over and

Vokes getting his shirt off him.

Overall, really pleased with the

performance.

We've seen teams come

all season and drop points and

struggle, even the top teams, so we

needed to bide our time today and

when we got the chance we needed to

take it. Thankfully Martial took it

and it's a good three points.

11

goals for Martial, three and is

asked four, how pleased are you with

his performance?

We're happy, we

want consistency from him because

the talent we know he has.

He

certainly has lots of talent.

Burnley really pushed United all the

way, but they ground out a result

and that's what you've got to do.

The one thing you know when you play

Burnley, home or away, you will be

in for a hell of a game and they

gave United a tough game today, but

there was one piece of quality from

Martial that proved to be decisive.

They get into so many good

positions, Manchester United. It

cost them more last season and this

season and this is the moment of the

game. Brilliant from Lukaku,

strength to bring him there, good

touch, a touch again, the keeper has

no chance. I was saying it cost them

last season, getting into good

positions and not finishing teams

off and its cost them a couple of

points this year. That's why they

are bringing in Sanchez. What's the

matter with rolling that there? It's

a simple pass. It's a good position,

Martial again, pick your head up,

pick the simple past, there, into

Lingard or Mata. But again it's a

poor ball. This time it's Pogba's

term. Why can't he slot Lukaku win

there? As I said, these are all

very, very good positions that they

are in to try to kill teams off.

This is the worst one from Pogba.

Does the hard work, look to your

left or right and slot either in and

kill the game off and finish them.

That's one of the reasons they are

looking to get Sanchez and, to add

more quality in the final third.

Good business for both clubs?

It's

good business for both clubs because

Arsenal are getting rid of a player

who doesn't want to be there, but

they are getting a player that is

based in relief it at Man United but

he's better than what he has shown

that United.

Word using he will play

him, Sanchez?

It's horrible to say

it because with England going to

World Cups you want your players to

be playing. I see him playing ahead

of Lingard and Mata, when he's at

his best.

Just the one game on Match

of the Day 2 this week.

COMMENTATOR: Southampton take the

Leah. Alli. Great goal. He has been

waiting for that Shane Long. Spurs

go marching on.

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Excellent idea.

No team's picked up fewer

points in their last

ten games than Watford.

Marco Silva's side were in action

at Leicester, who'd won just

once in the last six.

once in the last six.

John Motson was at

the King Power Stadium.

JOHN MOTSON:

Mahrez has scored in his last four

games against Watford and Leicester

boss says he could be worth £100

million by the summer. Leicester are

unchanged from the team that

deservedly drew at Chelsea last

week. Simpson and Huhth are close to

fitness. Watford have 10 squad

players sick or injured including

their goalkeeper Gomes which gives a

first start to Karnezis. Troy Deeney

has yet to score an out field goal

in the Premier League this season.

Deeney's header. Okazaki for

Leicester. Down the middle goes

Vardy. He's shaken off the defender.

Jamie Vardy for Leicester. Saved by

the incoming goalkeeper. An

important one too. He was taken out

by Vardy there. It was a clear-cut

chance for the England striker.

It's a free-kick to Leicester City.

Mahrez is over that side. Mahrez

takes. Oh, there was a chance there.

There may still be. It was Harry

Maguire at the far-post who might

well have got to that. It came from

the Mahrez free-kick. Marco Silva

must be aware that Watford's away

form, which started so well this

season, has fallen away since he had

that skirmish with Everton. They

have only one of their last eight

away from home, Watford.

Richarlison, outside Zeegelaar.

Richarlison, outside Zeegelaar. Oh,

it's nearly there for Deeney.

Zeegelaar, again. The header back by

Pereyra. Watford are going close

here. Doucoure. Watford were having

their moments there. When it all

finished up, Doucoure, the

top-scorer for Watford this season,

from midfield, albeit with seven, he

had the shot here which Schmeichel

was equal to. Touched on by

Doucoure. The header through...

Offside, offside, Deeney's goal will

not stand. Well, I tell you what,

had that been on Wednesday, it might

have led to a referral to the VAR.

He doesn't need to be reminded about

that. Nor do any of us, for that

matter. Mahrez. Vardy. Okazaki

couldn't make it, Vardy might now.

Oh, now then, he's flagging on this

side. The assistant referee, he's

clearly indicating that it's a

penalty. Jamie Vardy. Well, had

Vardy lost control of the ball and

did that matter because there's

definitely contact? It's a penalty

to Leicester. Jamie Vardy will take

it.

it. Oh, perfect, right in the bottom

corner. Jamie Vardy won the penalty

and scored from it. Goalkeeper, no

chance. Watford one down.

Maguire. Taking the chance to come

forward. All bright to Chilwell.

Vardy makes his run now. He's

onside. Okazaki's waiting. Couldn't

steer it far enough away from the

goalkeeper. Vardy involved. Okazaki

just couldn't clear the goalkeeper.

The second goal, Leicester have been

threatening for most of the

second-half. They haven't got it.

You must feel that this game is

still in the balance. It might be

now. Here's Grey. Maguire and

Schmeichel between them I think the

goalkeeper will thank the defender

there. Harpy Maguire did really

well. Andre Gray was favourite there

to make it 1-1. I think Maguire got

a foot in front of the goalkeeper's

hand. Watford trying to work their

way out. Gray halts that. Now it's

Albrighton. There go Mahrez. Was

that handball? No. And Deeney! Well

saved by Karnezis. Had to go to his

left there.

left there. That was Silva, but it's

Okaka now for Watford. Can they

squeeze away here with Richarlison.

All three strikers in the middle.

Dragovic in the way.

Oh, they are away here, Leicester.

They lost it. This is Silva. It's

Mahrez. It's still Mahrez. Oh, what

a finish. Full marks to him for

keeping on his feet. He could have

gone down there and look for another

penalty, but a player of his quality

had enough confidence to go on and

score. He clipped that into the far

corner to make it Leicester 2,

Watford 0. Good week for Leicester.

Cup win here. Three Premier League

points. Not such a good week for

Watford.

points. Not such a good week for

Watford.

It was more difficult for

us against Watford than against

Chelsea, for example. Against this

team, they play on the floor and

perhaps it's easier for us. This

team it was a good challenge today

and to win this game is a good

response for us.

Our boys worked

really hard.

really hard. We knew before the

match it's very difficult to play.

We are against a good team with a

lot of quality and physical players.

They worked strong and hard. Balance

game. What made the difference the

chances he had they scored we didn't

score.

The dynamic do you owe again.

Will someone shut the window

score.

The dynamic do you owe again.

Will someone shut the window

quickly.

They couldn't gone. High

line. This guy loves it. Strength,

power, pace. Should score. It's a

decent save. Both of them linking up

very well together here. Little give

and go touch. Again pace to get into

that position. He draws the defender

in. It's a penalty. Going away from

goal. He cooly slots it into the

corner.

What I love about Jamie

Vardy, he is looking to stretch

defences and get in behind them.

Surprised how high Watford played

their line. He thrives thrives on

that. It didn't hit the back of the

net. This guy is in sensational form

am he really is. He picks up the

ball, so silky, it's smooth. The

step overs, how he goes by people

and sticks it in the back.

Phenomenal. It really is. That is

five goals in against Watford that

he's scored in the last five games.

Clever.

Top, top form again. A big

part of the reason they have flown

up that league.

Top of the league,

Leicester. Top of the other league.

Yeah.

Watford, a slump?

Big slump,

one win in five. They are finding it

tough. They have Stoke the next game

away. Watford are in 10th. If Stoke

beat them they go level on points.

Tight.

At the bottom-of-the-table.

It certainly is.

After beating Brighton to register

a first league win in 21 games,

West Brom were in action at Everton

for whom Sam Allardyce

was celebrating his 1000th

game in management.

Martin Fisher was at Goodison Park,

where tributes were paid -

as they were at every game -

to Baggies legend Cyrille Regis,

who passed away this week

at the age of just 59.

MARTIN FISHER:

Cyrille Regis helped to change the

face of British football. A pioneer

who paved the way for others to

follow in his footsteps when racism

was rife on the terraces he helped

to break down barriers. In seven

years at Albion he scored 112 goals

in 297 appearances. A legend at The

Hawthorns. A hero and a role model

to thousands up-and-down the

country.

country. Pastures new for Theo

Walcott after a decade at Arsenal he

makes his Everton debut following

his £20 million transfer this week.

Just six substitute appearances and

63 minutes playing time in the

Premier League for The Gunners this

season. Wayne Rooney drops to the

bench to make way in one of four

changes. Unsurprisingly, West

Bromwich Albion sticks to the side

that finally rediscovered their

winning formula a week ago. Big

Cyrille's number 9 jersey won by

Rondon these days. He got the winner

here two years ago. A strong

challenge Byron don to get the bet

are of Schneiderlin. Gibbs for

Albion. Good ball for Phillips. Here

is the Polish international. Well,

he couldn't keep it down. It was a

glorious opportunity for him to get

his first ever goal in England. Alan

Pardew will be very disappointed he

couldn't force a save at least out

of Jordan Pickford here. Away by

Evans. Rondon. Lovely control. A

lovely pass as well. They found

Rodriguez. Flag stays down.

Rodriguez scores.

Rodriguez scores. Wonderful finish

by Rodriguez. What a lovely move

from the visitors. It started with

this fabulous control Byron don.

Then the linkup pass to Krysiak.

Krooi -- Krychowiak. They kept their

mind on what was coming up. That was

keeping his head. Albion take the

lead. The problems mount for

Everton. Williams.

Rondon chasing. Holgate the last

defender. Rondon needs support here.

Arrives in the shape of Brunt. Two

waiting in the middle. A dangerous

ball in from Brunt. Rodriguez wasn't

far away from getting a touch. It

wasn't far away from curling in to

the back post. He walls hoping that

his team would make his 1,000th game

as a manager memorable. No sign of

it so far today.

The noise from the Albion fans down

beneath me of "one Cyrille Regis."

He would approve of what Albion have

produced so far today.

produced so far today. McCarthy

looking for Schneiderlin. Good

challenge that might run through for

Rondon here. Was he fouled? No he

was tackled superbly by McCarthy.

McCarthy has injured himself in the

process. Rondon leads the shouts for

the referee to draw attention to the

stricken figure of James McCarthy.

Rondon saw what happened and look at

what it's done to him.

what it's done to him. Emotional

response. This looks really serious.

That's all we need to see of that,

thank

Seamus Coleman has seen this kind of

thing himself, of course, the victim

of a nasty double leg break last

year, and looks as though Coleman is

going to raise down to the dressing

room.

room. It's an absolute accident.

McCarthy doing a job for his team to

prevent them going perhaps two down.

He sustained a very nasty injury in

the process. Schneiderlin, for

Kenny. Everton have three in the

box. Dawson nods away. Out as far as

policy. -- Bolasie. Rooney, towards

Wolcott. And it's in by Niasse.

Quite possibly his first touch. What

an impact from the Senegalese

substitute will stop not a bad

impact from Wolcott, either.

Rooney's cross picking out Walcott,

who got in behind Brunt, nudges it

in and Niasse is there ahead of

Hegazy. No chance for the

goalkeeper. Everton have been so

ordinary all afternoon. Draw level.

It's the substitute, Niasse, with

his first goal since November, who

has found the back of the

opposition's net.

opposition's net. Rondon, Pickford

at full stretch. Another good save

from the Everton goalkeeper. Backing

why McLean from -- backing by

McClean. Phillips couldn't make it

and Rooney will bring it away with

the help of Bolasie. Beat himself.

Rondon waits in the centre. There he

is, flashing header, flashes just

wide. There are chances now coming

at both ends of the pitch. The

better ones for West Bromwich Albion

right now. That was sloppy from

Kenny. And Rondon testing Pickford.

Not once. Unable to do so the second

time.

Rooney has lost it. It's Rondon.

It's from distance. It's against the

bar, with Pickford beaten. Well, if

anybody deserves a gold about

Salomon Rondon. The woodwork denies

him. -- if anyone deserves a goal

today, it Salomon Rondon. He's been

magnificent today. It's the bar that

prevents West Bromwich Albion going

home with their second successive

Premier League win.

I think Salomon

Rondon's one was in at the end and I

think that would have been fair on

us, if we'd have won, but it's OK.

The momentum is still with us, we go

to the next game.

The players know

they didn't perform today. The

players are well off where of the

lack of performance today, so at

least this is a positive results --

the players are well aware of their

lack of performers today.

We take

our game to the teams we're playing

against, that's the main thing and

to come away at Everton and be

disappointed not to get three points

is a big step in itself.

Salomon

Rondon was terrific all day today.

He was involved in a nasty incident

with James McCarthy, distressing to

see him so upset afterwards.

Correct. I see his reaction

straightaway. He must have heard

something. It is that sort of boy.

He's a caring kid and you know, our

feelings go with James and a speedy

recovery for him.

Yeah, we certainly

join everyone at Match of the Day,

James McCarthy, we wish him a speedy

recovery. A double fracture of the

leg has been confirmed and hopefully

he will be back playing soon.

Salomon Rondon treated after the

game saying, absolutely devastated.

Rivalries are forgotten about when a

colleague suffered such an unlucky

injury. Really hope to see him

playing again soon. We saw how upset

Salomon Rondon was after that, but

he was also actually the star

performer in the game, wasn't it?

I

thought the game lacked a lot of

quality, Gary, but within that I

thought Rondon was a star performer.

We've seen him hold up the ball in

the lead up to the goal, lovely ball

from Krychowiak, into the striker

who puts it into the back of the

net, but it was those types of

things there, sprinting, the

determination from Rondon, that

really stood out for me. At the top

end of the pitch he was a form

really in Everton's side. With him

and Rodriguez at the top end of the

pitch they can cause problems. He

had a little fight here towards this

end of the second half which

Pickford parried away. He was

holding up the ball very well. I

thought they struggled with him from

strength point of view he rolls

Williams easily, gets it out wide

and does what striker should do, get

on the box, get on the end of

things. The delivery is great. The

more he does that the more

opportunities you will create for

himself and the newly capped off a

very good display with a number

lethal strike. That really deserved

to hit the back of the net, given

what I thought was not only an

emotional afternoon for Rondon but

also he played very well.

He was

totally blameless, one of those

things, it really was. Everton are

looking a bit like the Everton of

the start of the season.

Yeah, now

winless in six and some said it all

today, they were terrible, they were

really awful, so getting a point

when you play that poorly is not

such a bad thing.

No Premier League

fixture that's been played at least

five times has averaged more goals

than West Ham against Bournemouth.

4.6 per game to be precise.

The fact that it's last suggests it

didn't quite live up to its billing.

Steve Bower was at

the London Stadium.

STEVE BOWER:

David Moyes' side has scored in many

matches, 15 points in the last 24.

Arnautovic has six goals in his last

seven Premier League games. He's in

an unchanged the Hammers line-up.

Same for Bournemouth as well, Callum

Wilson's third goal in four games

help them overcome Arsenal last

weekend. The top scorer looks to add

to his 17 goals in 35 Premier League

starts. Consistent downpour of rain

prior to kick-off. Lanzini.

Confidence and belief in the West

Ham players, lovely football.

Kouyate. You have to go back to

April 2016 for Aaron Cresswell's

last goal and in these kind of

conditions it's certainly worth a

try. Long strides, being chased by

Gosling. Zabaleta tried to find

Arnautovic. The form he's in, he'll

be disappointed that isn't in the

back of the net. Beautiful delivery

from Zabaleta. A little touch was an

important one from Begovic. He got

its first ever league win the

manager against Bournemouth, that

was with Preston in the old Division

2, back in February 19 98. Ryan

Fraser for Bournemouth. He was

certainly fouled, James Collins is

the recipient of the first yellow

card of the day. Rather

unceremonious from the Welsh

international -- former Welsh

international. Fraser to deliver.

Cresswell. Lewis Cook, trying to

wriggle free. It's come to Jordon

Ibe. The second Bournemouth corner

of the game. Short from Fraser. It's

well worked, it's Lewis Cook. The

training ground move almost came off

for Bournemouth and Lewis Cook

almost had his first Premier League

goal. Beautifully worked and almost

brilliantly finished.

brilliantly finished. Noble, the

ball over the top to Arnautovic,

watched by Steve Cook. Lanzini is

onto it. Arnautovic, and Steve Cook

got them out of trouble there. It's

a West Ham corner. Bournemouth have

conceded nine headed goals so far

this season. Can West Ham exploit

that area again? Well headed clear

by Steve Cook. Cresswell to find

Lanzini. The ball has to be better

than that. That's useful. Can

Lanzini get this across? Just too

strong. Noble. Daniels' West Ham

throw. In from Zabaleta, Collins

close to it, so to Lanzini. Begovic

with the intervention. There was no

flag and Zabaleta with a teasing

delivery. Lanzini at full stretch.

Bournemouth supporters have seemed

just two away wins so far this

season, at Newcastle and Stoke.

Steve Cook, into Stanislas. The

goalkeeper backpedals and Ryan

Fraser made the most of it. His

fourth goal in eight games and

Bournemouth are in front from

nowhere. Stanislas had space,

beautifully weighted pass. Adrian

was caught in no man's land. He made

the decision to come and then

stopped and went back, and the

Scotsman fired it past him. It's his

fifth goal of the season and it's

West Ham nil, Bournemouth one. Only

Arsenal have prevented West Ham

scoring in the last nine Premier

League games. Here's Arnautovic. And

follow-up is in. Javier Hernandez,

the substitute with the equaliser,

right from the kick-off. One minute,

five seconds after conceding, West

Ham are back on terms. The shot from

Arnautovic was blocked by Francis

and Javier Hernandez was the first

and the fastest to react to put it

past Begovic. Well, the fixture that

always promises goals has taken its

time, but two in 65 seconds have got

is off and running. Stanislas. Can

still get the shot in. Denied

against his former club by Adrian.

Well, he provided the first goal and

is trying to score the second tier.

Good height for Adrian. He made the

save all the same.

I thought we

probably played some of our best

football since we've been here at

periods in the first half. Today, we

missed that clinical cutting edge to

probably show how good our football

has been. There was some terrific

play.

Is that a manager's nightmare

to the your team concede

straightaway? When to say we

switched off, it's two headers we

have won and he tucks it away well

but it's usually frustrated because