24/02/2018 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 - seven crucial games,

plenty of goals and two

Premier League legends to keep us

entertained over the next 90

minutes as the season

enters the final stretch.

A warm welcome to Frank

Lampard and Alan Shearer.

Sorry, Frank, you didn't get your

shirt.

With Manchester United not playing

until Sunday afternoon,

Liverpool had the chance

to leapfrog their rivals into 2nd

place with a win over West Ham.

The Hammers have improved under

David Moyes but this would be a real

The Hammers have improved under

David Moyes but this would be a real

test of their resilience.

Your commentator at

Anfield, Guy Mowbray.

As Liverpool bid to become the best

of the rest, at least for tonight,

the West Ham fans are paying tribute

to the best of the best, of all

time, in the eyes of many. Today is

25 years since Bobby Moore left us.

For Liverpool, three changes from

their 5- zero win against Porto.

And it is the usual front three,

Salah, Firmino, Mane. For West Ham,

Antonio is dropping out for Patrice

Evra to get his debut and the first

Premier League game since May 2014,

at a ground where he has Luis Suarez

history from his Manchester United

days. A return after the hamstring

injury for Lanzini, at the expense

of Hernandez, who might feel hard

done by with three goals in his last

four Premier League games. David

Moyes has never won at Anfield as a

manager, drawn seven and lost seven,

drawn seven and lost five in

Merseyside derbies.

West Ham have set up, in most

instances, with five back. Having to

deal with Firmino and Salah, and he

hits the ball against the post. They

are off already. It is a lovely ball

from Milner. Firmino, to Salah, a

familiar combination and what a

combination it has been all season.

Arnautovic tried the chip. What an

effort. I think it was touched onto

the bar. That shows the confidence

and the form flowing through Marco

Arnautovic. Matip thinks he has him

in a safe place. A vital fingertip

from Loris Karius. Liverpool well

and truly know that they are in a

game. The woodwork has been hit at

both ends.

Noble concedes the corner.

That was just hanging on the breeze,

making it awkward for Adrian. He did

well with that. That was threatening

to get under his crossbar.

Alexander Arnold, another tester for

Adrian. Another cross that might

have crept in. And it wasn't really

the intention. The corner was taken

quickly, and Van Dijk didn't get it.

Behind him, Emre Can did. The

barrage of Liverpool crosses finally

comes up with a reward. Emre Can did

well. He can't have seen too much of

that. It came over the heads, very

nearly finished for his sixth goal

this season. It is a goal that makes

it 2-0. That was his 100th in all

competitions in their 40th game.

Salah! That is a goal kick. No West

Ham intervention. He did get there

first. What about the service that

is coming from the left-hand side

for Liverpool?

Arnautovic went for goal and brings

a save from Karius. How convincing

was this save? Let's just say it is

moving about an awful lot. He saved

it, that is the main thing.

Emre Can, and a good block from Kim

-- Kouyate. Getting it through to

Salah, and he gets it into the back

of the net yet again. Every game is

a goal for Liverpool's brilliant

Egyptian! He has now scored 31 goals

in the campaign. All of the

Liverpool players rushed to Alex

Oxlade-Chamberlain, to congratulate

him for the part he played in the

goal. He had to work. Just at the

end, he had to improvise, shifting

the ball through to Salah. A

typical, exemplary finish from him.

2-0.

Mane! Adrienne makes the save and

just about keeps West Ham in the

contest. A third Liverpool goal

would win this for sure.

Adrian is out, but he has been

beaten! I think West Ham have been

beaten now, for sure. Roberto

Firmino has scored his customary

goal. He has netted in three in a

row, and Liverpool have three. Mario

tried the tricky stuff to control

it. He gave the ball away and away

went Liverpool. A simple loop over

the top to an onside Firmino. Adrian

was fully committed to trying to get

to the ball first. Once he didn't

pub well, the finish was easy.

Liverpool could be on course to

score four against West Ham again,

which they have done in a last two

meetings of these teams. Lanzini is

only just back from a hamstring

injury. He is off, Antonio is on.

Here is Antonio. Arnautovic is

through the middle, and Antonio did

not need anybody else. There is

still a glimmer of hope for West

Ham. Instant impact made by Antonio.

Look at the room he has got. A

simple pass for Kouyate. They

really, really good finish into the

corner. Just took the shot on at the

right time, to evade Van Dijk and to

beat Karius. He has only been on the

field a minute.

field a minute. 3-1. Game back on?

We will see.

Oxlade-Chamberlain taking it on the

run, back for Salah. Try to take

your eyes off this game. It has

suddenly switched on. Quite a

meandering start to the second half,

but a sudden it is action all over

the place.

Firmino! A super, sprawling save by

Adrian. Oxlade-Chamberlain, and now

Mane. Straight at the West Ham

keeper. It is like a shooting

gallery back there! Brake balance

from Firmino.

from Firmino. Managed to deceive

Ogbonna, but not Adrian. Vital

header from Crosswell. Salah, ready

to pounce.

Oxlade-Chamberlain thought about

unleashing a shot. He put it through

to Mane instead, and he is denied.

It any outside of the post.

Oxlade-Chamberlain flicks that

nicely into the path of Mane. He had

time, but he could not get it inside

the post. Four Premier League games

without a goal, Sadio Mane, not that

it will bother him too much,

considering he scored a hat-trick

last time against Porto.

Robertson, Mane! Four for Liverpool.

They have done it again. They have

passed the ball from one end of the

field to the other. Andrew Robertson

has been terrific all game. What a

beautiful, measured pass into the

path of Sadio Mane. Liverpool, this

season, have twice scored seven,

three times five, now six times they

have scored four. It is the big one,

two, three, one goal each for Salah,

Firmino and Mane. 4-1.

I don't think you expect a game like

this, you hope for it and you want

to see it. It is really rare that

you get it. Today, we got it and it

is really unbelievably important for

us, because of the situation in the

table, because of the period of the

season, because of many things.

That's the boys delivered something

like that makes me really happy.

Yes, they played really well. We

have moments as well. We had good

moments in the first half. Maybe we

were a bit unfortunate not to go

ahead? But they are a threat, we

knew that it was going to be hard,

we knew how hard it would be. I

thought the first half we played

well.

Both full-backs crossed

fantastic, to be honest. There were

a lot of good situations. We could

have scored more. The result is

completely OK, I think we deserved

it, we don't have to score more. But

the chances, they were still

creating. It was a joy to watch, to

be honest.

They are a goal-scoring machine, we

have eulogised about the front

three, you picked out one of the

full-backs, he said they were

getting so far forward? Andrew

Robertson in particular?

I thought

he was the best player on the pitch.

He had a slow start to his Anfield

career, but he started 13 of the

last 14 league games. I thought he

was absolutely superb. Pace,

was absolutely superb. Pace, energy,

defending up the left-hand side.

Not much in this one, but he is up

there and he doesn't give in. He

loses the ball, but he showed a

great attitude to get it back. He

doesn't give up. He is in the final

third and he wanted to win that

back. This, for a foreword, it is a

dream ball. It deserves to be in the

back of the net. Difficult skill on

picking people out. Strong in the

air, strong in the tackle. Driving

his team forward. Those balls,

Centre forwards, you like them

because they are easier to control

when they have that much pace.

Another brilliant ball in to

Firmino, who is superb. He starts

this move on the edge of his own

box. Look where he ends up. It is

absolutely magnificent. Having the

desire to get in there, the fitness

to get in there, he put it on a

plate for Mane. Thanks very much, a

tap in. 92nd or 93rd minute, he is

still going, still driving forward,

still wanting to create goals for

his team-mates. He was absolutely

superb. As I said, found it tough to

begin with, but showing great

quality now.

He certainly did.

Oxlade-Chamberlain, Frank? There was

a lot of talk about the World Cup

coming up this summer, midfield

places possibly up for grabs. He has

a chance today had he played well?

Very well. I think he came to

Liverpool with aspirations to play

in central midfield. You could

probably have question marks against

that, he has always been seen as an

attacking right winger at Arsenal.

Today he was very good. He showed

both sides of the game that you need

to play central midfield for a team

like Liverpool. First half was

disciplined, a lot of hard work in

his own half, pressing and getting

tight. When he wins it back, he has

the quality to play crisp passes and

get his head moving. In the second

half, he came into his own. We note

he can dribble. Great feet, here. In

the end, he gets a bit of fortune to

create the goal for Salah but he

deserved it because he stayed in the

game and on the ball. This is what

midfielders need to do more. Go the

extra mile, arrive in the box. He

has the capacity to do that. Does

not get the finish, but the speed

and capacity is there. Getting the

right pass, some more maturity,

getting the right pass, and he is

getting in spaces, in front of the

West Ham back five, as it was today.

Great positions to get into. Stand

on the ball, he has that ability. A

great slide pass for Mane. If he

can't... The problem has been

consistency.

What has he to do?

Play like that

week in and week out. It sounds

simple. To play that role. He has

the attributes that England need in

the World Cup.

West Ham didn't

happen for them tactically today

It

didn't. I understand what David

Moyes is saying. First half they

were in the game. They had a problem

tactically with Mario and lands

lands. They want the ball to their

feet. When you go to Liverpool and

the game goes against you, you need

more than that. Antonio came in

second-half, gave them more thrust.

Playing those two in Liverpool you

might not have done. When Liverpool

is that good, it's hard for anybody

to get a result there.

Do you see

Liverpool improving?

Definitely

improving. Great progression. They

have a consistency about them which

they didn't have. One defeat in the

last 19 league games. They are

looking very, very good for top four

spot.

Certainly are.

Swansea's first visit to The Amex

brought together two in-form sides.

Brighton are unbeaten in five games,

whilst Swansea haven't lost in ten,

including their FA Cup exploits.

Steve Wilson was on the south coast.

STEVE WILSON:

STEVE WILSON:

With new faces on the bench there is

added pressure on Glenn Murray to

keep scoring for Brighton. Help's

the fifth top scoring Englishman in

the Premier League so far this

season. Ever green at 34. Swansea's

Ayew gets the nod over his brother

Andre. They have taken more points

from Carlos Carvalhal's seven league

games in charge than they did in the

20 games before he came. That is

quite a turn around. Only lost three

of their 13 home league games have

Brighton. Here's Murray. Murray,

still. Oh, now, penalty. No

complaints either from Mike van der

Hoorn. He made the challenge. And

that tells you the story. The man

who made the challenge has no

complaints whatsoever about the

decision. He's bundled into his leg.

There's no question about it.

There's no question about it. Well,

Glenn Murray facing Fabianski. 1-0

Brighton. Ninth league goal of the

season for Glenn Murray. Lifted it

into the middle of the goal and

Fabianski guessed wrong.

Fabianski guessed wrong. They met in

a Championship play-off semi-final

these two managers, Chris Hughton

and Carlos Carvalhal, the then

Sheffield Wednesday manager came out

on top.

on top. Stephens away. As far as

Mawson, though. Van der Hoorn.

Deflection. Oh! Oh, my goodness,

it's a really good

it's a really good save fr Ryan.

First deflection wasn't dangerous,

the second one from Duffy definitely

was. Ryan had to recover quickly.

Schelotto. Posing a few questions

here, Brighton. Schelotto. It's a

corner. A couple of minutes here for

Swansea, they do not want to go in

two goals behind. That would make it

very tough indeed. Pascal Gross with

this corner for Brighton.

this corner for Brighton. It's a

free header. It hit the bar. Shane

Duffy got his head on it, within a

whisker here of doubling their lead.

Carroll.

Oh, good feet, Jordan Ayew here.

Ayew's shot. Hits the post, hits the

keeper, and is put wide by Olsson.

So unlucky Swansea. Great little

burst by Jordan Ayew. He couldn't

have done much more. Well, how many

times do you see that bounce back on

to the keeper and then in? But not

for Swansea and Jordan Ayew, not

today. As Olsson followed up, he put

it wide. Narsingh has come on for

Mike van der Hoorn. It's not a

defender for a defender, it's a

wideman for a defender.

wideman for a defender. Jordan Ayew,

Narsingh.

Ki, he'll hit that. Good save, Ryan.

Well, that was too good to turn down

for Ki Sung-Yueng. Could not hit it.

Good play by Narsingh. Lovely use of

the body to feint away. A mart

the body to feint away. A mart save

by Matt Ryan. Big appeal for

handball. There were appeals, Mike

Dean ignored them. It drops... It

probably hit his right wrist. He's

at such close-range, I don't think

he moved his arm to the ball in any

sense whatsoever. Here's Mawson for

Swansea. He's lost it. Knockaert to

Murray. Anthony Knockaert. Gross and

Murray in the middle. Stephens

arriving. Knockaert, can he beat

Mawson? He can. Murray it's in. The

flag is up far side. The flag is up

far side, the goal will not count.

Ed Smart's flag. Well, Knockaert

here curled it in there. Clearly,

Murray is in an offside position. I

don't know he gets a touch. He is

attempting to get a touch. If he

doesn't get a touch he's impeding

the goal keep coop an offside

position. He was certainly trying to

get a touch, and the goal is ruled

out, correctly so, in my opinion.

Murray, again!

Well, he has got one, he might have

had three or four by now. Don't come

much closer than this.

Bong. Izquierdo, Gross. Izquierdo.

Murray, this time, 2-0. It's been

coming and coming, and coming. Now

it's arrived. Glenn Murray's second

goal of the game. Brighton double

their lead. It's a nice little one,

two with a Pascal Gross. This time

it was perfect from Izquierdo for

Murray. Absolutely nothing Lukasz

Fabianski could do. Knockaert.

Gross. Oh, Knockaert is in here. Is

this three? It is! That settles it

for sure. Anthony Knockaert.

Brighton's outstanding player of

their promotion season, he scores

his third goal of this season.

Nicely found, but he took it really

well off his left foot. Wrong-footed

Fabianski with the finish. Pascal

Gross with the assist, again.

Anthony Knockaert with the finish

and the flourish. Brighton 3,

Swansea 0.

Swansea 0. It is honestly that cold.

Handball, wasn't it, by Tammy

Abraham. It certainly looked like

it. He got away from one challenge,

Abraham. Narsingh to his right. Oh,

it's deflected in. It was the big

deflection of Lewis Dunk that took

in. That's handball, surely, by

Abraham. Not given. The final touch

was off Lewis Dunk. It's been a good

game and Brighton will feel they've

done enough to warrant the victory.

They certainly created the more

chances. Missed by Naughton. Here's

Izquierdo. Four in the middle here

for Brighton. Izquierdo. He takes on

Fernandinho. It's Dale Stephens and

it's in from Locadia. His first

Premier League goal. Scored on his

debut in the FA Cup against

Coventry. He scores on his Premier

League debut against Swansea.

League debut against Swansea. £14

million from PSV. Jurgen Locadia

makes it Brighton

million from PSV. Jurgen Locadia

makes it Brighton 4, Swansea 1.

It's

a special moment. I was dreaming

always for playing for the Premier

League. The day has finally come.

Crazy way to make your debut,

scoring. A special day.

The game

opened up in that second-half

period. I think the fact that we had

taken the lead, they decided to

change, which made it that much more

of an open game. When that happens,

then one side will benefit from it.

I thought we benefitted more than

what they did.

We tried to win the

game. We was losing 1-0. We were not

happy. We changed things to try to

back to the game and try to win the

game. The players did mistakes, but

probably they did also when we did

the options. It's the football. It's

a gamble.

We want a striker's

appreciation of a striker. Glenn

Murray, ten goals this season, ten

league goals. Great effort. Largely

contributed towards this success.

18

starts, ten league goals, 34 years

of age and he had such a brilliant

game today. Having a very,

of age and he had such a brilliant

game today. Having a very, very good

season not normally do you associate

Glenn Murray with running in behind.

You shouldn't. You should have the

youngsters doing it. He was constant

today. He didn't stop doing it and

causing Swansea all sorts of

problems, getting into those areas.

Penalty?

Yes, penalty. He clips him

then, trips him down. Penalty. Gets

up, great confidence, stick it is

down the middle. Bluffs the

goalkeeper. Hold up play. Just to

get on the end of things, to get

into the box and to have and

continue to have that feeling of

scoring goals, if Knockaert puts

that in a little bit earlier, then

he wouldn't have been offside

because he went to time it on his

first run. Hold-up play superb. Look

at him driving to get in the box

there. Unlucky not to get another

one there. Thanks very much. Tap-in,

left foot this time. Brighton broke

their transfer record on Jurgen

Locadia. He can't get in the team

because of the form of Glenn Murray.

What a terrific job Chris Hughton

has done at Brighton?

Incredible

with the players and beens. They are

one of the lesser budgets they might

have broke the transfer record. That

says everything. What spirit he

Garners the way he comes across as a

manager. I think we will support

them we want them to do well. It's a

great club. Come a long way and

Chris Hughton deserves immense

credit.

Big three points for them.

The end of a good run for Swansea,

not their game today.

not their game today. Two matches

down, five more on their way.

COMMENTATOR:

Shelvey.

As far asthma

reds.

Lovely turn. Almost a lovely

finish as well.

Sims opens up.

Next to the Hawthorns where

Huddersfield Town were the visitors

for what was a crucial game

for West Bromwich Albion

and their manager, Alan Pardew.

The chairman and the financial

director has been moved on, so you

can't be certain of your job.

A taxi

was reportedly stolen...

Breaking

the curfew was unacceptable.

An

eighth defeat out of 16 for Alan

Pardew.

This is not ideal.

It is

possibly as low as the club has been

for many years.

I will try to use my

experience to get out of this

situation.

John Watson watched this

one.

Jonny Evans is restored to the

captaincy, now that the Barcelona

incident has been dealt with

internally and closed. He takes his

place in a defence that sees the

return of Kieran Gibbs. Daniel

Sturridge is still injured, so the

front to our paired again, Salomon

Rondon and Jay Rodriguez. They have

scored just eight between them.

Danny Williams starts in midfield,

and on the right there is a chance

for Collin Quaner, with Tom ends on

the bench.

the bench. -- Ince. A bitingly cold

afternoon. But a bit of sunshine

creeping through. That might just

reflect how the Albion supporters,

or indeed the Huddersfield fans

think about their season.

Quaner again for Huddersfield. The

shot was by Prichard. It has come

back out... Prichard was in there

again. A scramble, following a cross

by had urged

Huddersfield's best chance of the

game. The whole ground is bathed in

blue and white. Huddersfield don't

often play in red. It is their third

choice strip they are wearing.

Maclean, what a chance.

Huddersfield, the defence had been

sucked in by Rondon and Rodriguez.

The centre was fine, but not the

finish from James Maclean. As

scrappy as you might expect for a

relegation battle.

relegation battle. West Brom start

the second half still looking for

that victory that would calm things

down after two turbulent weeks at

the Hawthorns.

It's gone in off and Albion

defender! Van La Parra is the

scorer, as he was in the first game

in November. I am sure there was a

slight deflection, but he has scored

for Huddersfield Town after two

minutes of the second half. West

Brom were all over the place,

defensively. Again, the man that

tormented them in the first half.

There was a good overlap, and Van La

Parra celebrates against West Brom

for the second time this season. The

nervousness spreading around the

Hawthorns extends to Alan Pardew.

Defeat here would be a bitter blow,

both for him and his team.

Van La Parra again.

That wasn't away by much. That could

well have been the second goal.

Well, there is nothing about West

Brom at the moment that makes you

think they are going to stage a

recovery.

They say goals win games, and

Huddersfield have got one and are

looking for the second one with

Mounie. 2-0! West Brom, on the

floor. Mounie is the scorer. It is

his eighth of the season.

Huddersfield celebrate and Alan

Pardew looks a broken man! Fans are

streaming out of the Hawthorns.

Dawson is there, number 25... Well,

I suppose they were looking for an

offside. It didn't come. Foster came

out and Mounie clipped it past him.

2-0 Huddersfield. A big Huddersfield

fan, Patrick Stewart. People like

Frank Skinner and Adrian Chiles must

be thinking, we might be in the

Championship next season. The

Huddersfield fans are chanting that

they are staying up, that might be

premature. But this is a good

position to be in.

Phillips gets a corner. Now, one of

the big fellas from the back has to

come and do something here. Hegazy

does. Chris Brunt is the perfect man

to strike it with his left foot.

Craig Dawson, he seemed to deceive

the goalkeeper. He is down on his

knees, Loessl. It is his fault. West

Brom are back in the game, at least.

Not much in the way of celebrations.

The corner taken by Brunt, Dawson in

a one-to-one with the goalkeeper. No

question. West Bromwich Albion come

back to 2-1.

Free kick.

Williams, and a good save.

Hegazy this time just about keeps

Huddersfield at bay. That could have

been 3-1. On another day, it might

have been. Danny Williams, on the

volley.

The header away was by Schindler.

Versus Rodriguez. A free kick.

Huddersfield feel... He has his head

in his hands, they feel that was a

harsh decision.

Brunt! Loessl atones for the goal

that he conceded with an acrobatic

save. Well, the mood in the

Hawthorns has lifted slightly.

Well played by Joergensen.

Van La Parra, Olly Foster's feat

denied him. -- only Foster.

If that had gone in, Alan Pardew's

day would have been done for, I'm

afraid.

Burke, in a good position for West

Brom. Corner. The heavy mob are

there again, Hegazy, Dawson, Evans.

Everybody piling into the penalty

area.

He can't get there again, the

goalkeeper. He is having problems

with this. Again, it was Dawson, who

scored the Albion goal, who nearly

repeated the trick. If ever there

was a nail-biting relegation

struggle, it is the one we have seen

here today.

We have said this before, this is a

proper belt and the players have

done everything we have to do. They

showed commitment, fighting spirit,

togetherness, they worked their

socks off. In summer moments they

showed decent football as well. I am

absolutely delighted.

How confident

do you feel that you will be in the

Premier League next season?

Well, it

is not finished, it is very tight at

the minute. All of the teams are

fighting to stay in the Premier

League. We fight until it is 40

points.

Yes, obviously it was

disappointing today. The lads have

taken it hard. Rightly so. We just

get back to it on Monday and

hopefully prepare for the next match

and give our all.

Think it is three

wins in 37 games, you know? It is a

problem. We have just got to find

their way to win a game, which ever

way that is, and how ugly it is. It

was certainly ugly today but we

didn't win.

Do you think you will

personally get the opportunity to

turn it around?

I don't know, I am

employed to be the manager of the

team and that is what I will do on

Monday, unless I am told otherwise.

Difficult times for West Brom,

excellent performance from

Huddersfield, you know you will

always get commitment, pressing.

Brilliant. What surprised me, Alan

Pardew said in his interview before

the game that he knew exactly how

Huddersfield were going to play,

they were going to press them, close

them down and put them under

pressure. And they did just that,

exactly that. And West Brom could

not handle it, they weren't good

enough, they didn't show the same

desire, the same hunger as that was

feel players.

desire, the same hunger as that was

feel players. -- as the Huddersfield

players. They did, they put them

under pressure, West Brom could not

handle it. They technically were not

good enough to control the ball

under pressure. They were

relentless, Huddersfield, and fully

deserved it. They played some

excellent stuff, driving the game

forward. Look at this. If one is not

going at you, you have another one

at you. One is starting it, one is

getting into the box. Brilliant

chance for Prichard. As I said, I

thought Huddersfield were thoroughly

deserving of the three points. They

were much better than West Brom.

Also, leaking goals, West Brom, too

many errors?

Things are looking bad.

If you can't cut out errors

defensively, they are already

adrift, and if you give away simple

goals, one long, straight ball, it

gives you a problem. Jonny Evans is

out of position. What you're going

to see is a complete lack of

intensity to get close and put the

man and the ball under pressure. He

gets a setback. Kieran Gibbs, your

turn to get close and make it

difficult to put the ball in the

box. He stands off. The overlap

comes in. Van La Parra, and Dawson

is in a good spot, but what he does,

edging backwards. By standing still,

Van La Parra has found himself three

yards of space. I think this happens

when you are under pressure as a

defender. You worry about the space

and defending the goal. Space

doesn't score goals, the man does.

That was a scrappy finish, but easy.

Giving simple balls away. Look at

the body than which. Prichard,

picking out in yards of space. --

the body language. Organisation,

communication is something they

haven't got. Great goals from

Huddersfield's point of view. But

from West Brom's point of view, a

tough time coming if they are going

to continue defending like that.

Huddersfield

to continue defending like that.

Huddersfield continue to confound.

West Brom in crisis on and off the

pitch?

The club is in a mess, they

decided to change their manager,

they wanted a change of style in

November and I was surprised at the

time, sacking the chairman and chief

executive, we read about 12 days

ago, seven points adrift, we need

them to win seven games to get out

of the bottom three, and I don't

think they have any chance.

We have

seen good comebacks in recent

seasons, but it is asking a lot?

The

other teams around them are showing

fight and spirit, they are not

showing any of that. When you are

that far ahead and don't have that

feeling, it is difficult.

Bournemouth and Newcastle

have recently bloodied

the noses of Arsenal,

Chelsea and Manchester United

and the two sides met looking

for a crucial three points that

would lift one of them a little

bit closer to safety.

The commentator was Jonathan Pearce.

JONATHAN PEARCE:

Josh King is starting for the first

time in 2018 after a hamstring

injury, Bournemouth's only personnel

change, as Ibe drops out. Jermain

Defoe is among the substitutes.

Newcastle are unsurprisingly

unchanged, with Matt Ritchie

returning to the club he helped get

promoted to the Premier League. Some

Newcastle fans left home at 3am for

the start of the 700 mile round

trip.

Almost impossible to predict, who

would have thought they would have

gone to Huddersfield and win 3-0, or

go to Huddersfield and lose 4-1? A

lovely ball by Shelby. Dwight Gayle

with a backheel! 1-0 Newcastle! Wall

above the quality of that shell the

past. Ritchie, against his old side.

In the end, Dwight Gayle, a cute

finish, sending the Newcastle

travelling supporters delirious. The

best part of the game by a mile.

Charlie Daniels have been sucked

close to the ball. The defence was

turned. Begovic did not cover

himself with glory with the

attempted cut out. It fell to Dwight

Gayle. Here they come again,

Newcastle. Eight -- a tremendous

start for them. Ritchie went to bend

it and he was not far off, and it is

all Newcastle United.

The referee has given a free kick

against Nathan Ake for climbing over

Dwight Gayle. Inviting the defender

to go over the top.

Kenedy, with the shot that is

deflected, dribbling through, and it

is a corner. Newcastle United's

first corner comes in the last

minute of the first half.

Kenedy, with it in.

Dubravka with a cross that teased

the ball. Back in, it's two. Knocked

in again by Dwight Gayle and another

horror show at the back from

Bournemouth. Big assist by Perez,

who worked very hard in the first

half. Nightmarish moment for

Begovic. It comes in Begovic lose it

is there. Back across it comes,

through the goalkeeper. Easy tap-in

for the well positioned Gayle. Did

it with a swirling cross. Missed by

them all in there. Oh, that's an

awful moment for Asmir Begovic.

Daniels has been replaced by Adam

Smith. Handball. Referee well

positioned to see. It won by Cook.

Perez was sluggish. Here's King

looking to give it back to the

winger. He gets across. Was he taken

out there by the challenge by

Lascelles? Bournemouth won the

penalty. They are asking the

question. He gets nothing of the

ball and ends up on top of the

Bournemouth player. The only thing

that saved Jamaal Lascelles in the

eyes of the referee was that the

ball had already gone. Perez. Gayle

makes his run. On a hat-trick,

Dwight Gayle. Straight to the heart

of the Bournemouth defence. Blocked

by Cook. Ritchie.

by Cook. Ritchie. Bundled over.

Silly challenge there. Mousset

didn't need to it there. Wrong side

to try and win the ball. Ritchie

against his old side. Gayle on a

hat-trick. It's Gayle. Hits the

wall. Oh, goodness me, Perez could

have wrapped it up. What a miss that

is. When the ball presents itself at

your feet in a Premier League match,

you have to score. On comes Jermain

Defoe. Wouldn't it be like football

if the former Sunderland man can

come up with something here. He's

come up with a note for Adam Smith.

I wonder what that's all about. We

will wait and see what Smith does

from now on. Here's Atsu. Running

out of play.

Cook with the long throw, headed on

by Ake. Mousset.

by Ake. Mousset. Off Diame. Simon

Francis who takes it. Hooks it away,

looking for Cook. Chip to the

far-post, Mousset. Good setup. Oh,

fine, fine save to deny Cook. Is

he's knocked himself out the

goalkeeper here, I think. The

referee had to stop it. It was a

flying save. What an inspired loan

signing he is proving to be,

Dubravka. Lovely ball to the

far-post, back across goal. Good

save. Oh, he crunched into Shelvey.

Second really important save he's

made in the game. Shelfy to the

right hand side. Atsu plays it to

Shelvey. A magnificent challenge by

Ake put him off. Shelvey slotted it

wide. Newcastle should have wrapped

the game up there. Surely, they

won't be left to rue this chance. He

waited, he waited. He put it on a

plate. Brilliant challenge by Ae.

Shelvey should have scored. Lewis

Cook. Here's Josh King. Defoe in

there as well. Cook, backheel to

Smith. Oh a thunderous goal.

Beautifully set up and smashed it.

Bournemouth have back into the game.

A brilliant goal by the substitute,

Smith. Absolutely rocketed it in.

Beautiful backheel there to him by

Cook. It flew in. Off the other side

of the bar. They are back in the

game Bournemouth. They deserve that

goal o for their second-half

performance. Mousset. Newcastle are

absolutely out on their feet.

Mousset, he's brought down by Diame.

Poor challenge. The Bournemouth

player is hurt. Checks back and

that's a really bad challenge there.

This will be some story if

Stanislas, up over the wall. Held by

the alert and aerobatic Dubravka.

Bending, but not enough. Nathan Ake.

Now Smith.

Decent cross in. Turned on towards

Mousset. Good wall, well thought

out. Francis drives it in. Can they

equalise. It's in. Would you believe

this, Dan Gosling levels it up for

Bournemouth. Driven across

intelligently by Francis. Set up by

King and Ake and finished by Dan

Gosling. Terrific comeback by

Bournemouth.

Bournemouth. 2-0 down. They have

come back into it Andreu 2-2.

Splendid submitment, terrific

entertainment. 2-2.

Splendid submitment, terrific

entertainment. 2-2.

We start the

game OK. We conceded a poor goal

when we analyse that back. The

second is not pretty either. The two

goals are self-inflicted wounds

really. When you go 2-0 down it's

difficult to lift yourself off the

floor and come back again.

Thankfully, we got the third goal in

the game. That was going to be the

crucial one. We believed we could go

on and get something.

It's a good

feeling when you play against teams

in and around you it's important not

to lose. If you can't win, then get

a draw at least. That's what

happened today. We have got to take

positive from the game by getting a

point. Yeah, we keep moving forward.

We knew they would come out

second-half and put us under

pressure our game black plan was to

hit them on the counter-attack and

put it to bed.

We were doing well in

games and not winning. It depends on

experience. Experience is something

you have to get during the season,

learning from mistakes. Today again

I see a lot of positives a pity we

didn't score the third goal.

Recovered yet from that comeback,

Al?

No, brilliant comeback from

Bournemouth. Had a lot of

possessions didn't do anything with

it for 70 minutes. Newcastle were

comfortable, two goals and should

have had it won. Missed two absolute

sitters to kill the game off.

Jonjo

Shelvey an enigma.

Yeah.

Let us

start with

Shelvey an enigma.

Yeah.

Let us

start with the positives.

No doubt

about it he can pick a pass out and

is brilliant with the weight of

pass. If you are going to give him

that time on the ball to lift his

head up and will have guys running

in behind he can do that and there

is space for him to hit, he will no

doubt do that. This is brilliant

from Ritchie. He knows, before that

ball gets to Shelvey, he is on his

bike. He is running in behind. Look

at that for the weight of pass. This

is the first goal. Decent ball in.

OK, a little bit of luck. It's

Shelvey's pass that actually starts

it. Ritchie's run. He gives it to

him, as I said, on a plate. Left

Andrade right foot. Here is the left

foot. Change of direction. Great

vision again. He keeps things moving

for Newcastle. Keeps them ticking

along. Tries to drive them forward

with his forward-thinking and his

forward passing. This was the huge

moment in the game. They should have

scored to make it 3-0 earlier with

Perez. He drives into the box there.

That should kill the game off. There

should be no way back for

Bournemouth from that position if he

puts it in the back of the net.

Frank, the down side?

The passing

was sublime. We saw that. The only

thing is for as good as his passing

was, his defensive side of his game

in the latter stages didn't live up

to it. He's on the far side, there

doesn't seem to be a problem. Lewis

Cook moves and Jonjo Shelvey

doesn't. Sees him clearly. Doesn't

move. Still not moving. Ball played

to Smith. Great finish. When the

ball hits the back of the net,

Shelvey has his hands on his knees

and bent over. No reaction from him

at all. You think he knows his

mistakes. More disser per rate at

2-1. Knows where he is. Let's him

run. Gets away with that, not much

comes of it. Desperate. Chasing on

the edgeof the box. I understand

that. You see this carry on. His

team-mates are defending for their

lives. Hands on his knees. Moved

forward. He doesn't help his team. I

don't think it's a physical thing.

Adrenaline would make you run back.

I think it's a concentration and

mentality thing. He switches off.

Yohan Rafa Benitez will be livid

that is why he doesn't play him.

Moments like that can cost you the

game.

Plenty more to look forward

to over the next week,

including two vital games on Match

of the Day 2.

COMMENTATOR: Lukaku. Manchester

United breakthrough. Brilliant goal.

3-0. That's really important for Roy

Hodgson. That is the breakthrough.

Radio 5Live have commentary

of the Spurs game and the League Cup

final on Sunday afternoon.

BBC One has the FA Cup fifth

round replay between Swansea

and Sheffield Wednesday live

on Tuesday night.

While 5Live have Rochdale's trip

to Wembley on Wednesday

with highlights on the red

button at 10.00pm.

Despite picking up five points

from his four games in charge,

Paul Lambert's Stoke City started

the day two points adrift of safety.

They faced a Leicester side

who are without a win

in their last three league games.

At the King Power, Steve Bower.

STEVE BOWER:

With the transfer deadline put

behind him Mahrez starts a Premier

League game for the first time since

Manchester City's failed bid

Leicester haven't won this season

when he hasn't started. He will hope

to help Jamie Vardy score for the

sixth game in a row. Shaqiri has

scored in back-to-back Premier

League games for the first time and

Stoke will need their top-scorer to

build on a total of just six away

points. The worst record in all four

top divisions. Without their

captain, Ryan Shawcross as well due

to an ankle injury. Seven games at

home in the Premier League. Stoke

have only ever won one Premier

League match in their stadium.

League match in their stadium. Is

Schmeichel comfortably down after

the effort from Ndidi.

-- Ndiaye. Fletcher left out

completely. Paul Lambert said he had

a plan to play Leicester. Shawcross

missing because of an ankle injury.

Missing a bit of experience there.

Caught by Ndidi. Stoke free-kick.

Quickly taken by Shaqiri. James. Now

Stoke have to scamper back. It's

Mahrez. He's Vardy with him. Up

against Joe Allen. Mahrez went

alone. Leicester might feel that was

an opportunity lost. It all came

from that Stoke free-kick. From that

moment on, they were struggling to

get bodies back. A pass potentially

to Vardy was on, Mahrez went for

glory. Since he walked through the

door to succeed Craig shake peer

Leicester have lost two league games

at home. He challenged his team to

win the second champ Championship.

By that he means finishing seventh.

Now Shaqiri. Shooting opportunity.

And he's made the most of it.

Something from nothing from nowhere.

Quality from Shaqiri. He scores for

the third game in a row, and Stoke

City have the lead. His seventh of

the season. Well, it is was sloppy

from Leicester. Credit Joe Allen for

winging it back. Look at the space

Shaqiri had. Again, from outside of

the penalty area, he has found the

back of the net. Knew exactly where

he wanted to put it. And the Swiss

international has given the team,

with just six away points all

season, the lead a minute before

half-time. In a first half that has

lacked quality, he's just produced a

moment of it.

Gray. Being chased by Cameron. He

has played an important role so far

in front of the Stoke front four. He

got it back there again the American

international.

Schmeichel's clearance was a poor

one. Shaqiri has seen him off his

line. Very nearly punished him.

Kasper Schmeichel breathes a huge

sigh of relief. He was right out on

the edgeof the touchline there when

he played that towards Matty James.

One touch from Shaqiri and his

second one was very nearly in the

back of the net. Schmeichel

scrambling. Paul Lambert had to

change his blue top because Kasper

Schmeichel complained to the referee

in his blue one he thought he was a

Leicester player standing on the

side of the pitch. The Stoke boss

has gone from blue to white.

Diabate. Away from Cameron. Ndidi.

Albrighton to deliver. Again, they

can't beat that first defender.

Cleared by Martins Indi. Mahrez.

Leicester rather waiting for

something to happen, rather than

wanting it to. Can they change that

here? They can! It is a slice of

good luck. It is not a moment that

Jack Butland will want to see again,

but it is 1-1. Well, it was

Albrighton, drilling the delivery

off Butland, for an own goal. A

horrible moment for Jack Butland,

wearing the armband for Stoke City.

What would that man, who has played

for both of those clubs, think of

that?

Leicester corner. It is their ninth

of this game. They are yet to really

threaten from one.

Cleared by Choupo-Moting, as far as

Mahrez, Dan McGwire. And he has hit

the woodwork. And it is still in

play. Stoke survived.

Leicester corner and renewed

optimism. He saw that late, Jack

Butland, at full stretch to deny

Riyad Mahrez. The most extraordinary

sequence of play. A poor clearance,

fantastic save by Butland. And it

came back into Harry Maguire.

Composure from the central defender,

but the angle was too tight in the

end.

A little over two minutes of the 90

to go. That came off Charlee Adams,

so it will not be offside! Riyad

Mahrez to snatch it, but that is

good defending from Stoke and that

is enough. It is a corner, in the

89th minute. Watch this, coming off

Charlie Adam. Riyad Mahrez had two

touches. Between them, Zouma and

Butland denied him. I think it was

off Zouma, and then Butland. Really

good defending from Zouma.

Inviting, way by Johnson.

Back in from Mahrez, and terrific

delivery, off the post! Mathew James

trying to follow. Cameron got it

clear. Terrific ball from Mahrez.

Mathew James thought he had won it.

The second half was better,

sometimes it was clinical, sometimes

unlucky. A fantastic save from

sometimes it was clinical, sometimes

unlucky. A fantastic save from the

opponent goalkeeper. And then we did

success to score. At the end,

perhaps it is a fair result.

We know

if we get a run of wins or good

results together we will climb. Just

got to make sure we do it sooner,

rather than later. That is the main

thing. We want to turn the improved

performances into points that will

lead us out of trouble.

Everybody

could see what happened with the

equalising goal. You won't be happy

with that?

He is a fabulous

goalkeeper, who will make mistakes,

it will not be his first or his

last. But he did a brilliant save

just before it. Since I have been at

the club, he has been a huge player

on and off the pitch. I have no fear

about Jack Butland.

We will come to

him in a second. A very good point

for Stoke away from home. They very

much nullified Leicester's star

players?

They did, the reason why

Jamie Vardy has such an impressive

record against the big six is

because the big six are prepared to

come out and play and they are not

scared of having a high line, which

suits Jamie Vardy because of his

pace.

suits Jamie Vardy because of his

pace. What clubs like Stoke do, and

did very well today, is that they

ain't going to vacate that space,

they don't leave much space behind.

They are going to sit tight on the

edge of the box, getting men behind

the ball and frustrate. There was

hardly any space whatsoever for

Leicester, and in particular for

Jamie Vardy, until the last two

minutes of the game, when Leicester

were pushing forward, so much so

that Mahrez is getting the ball and

Stoke were very happy with him

picking the ball up near the halfway

line. In the end, again, nothing for

Vardy to run into. In the end, they

ended up doing that. That is what

Stoke were very, very comfortable

with. The second half, they didn't

change. They are not prepared to

leave anything behind.

Anything

Vardy can do to change that?

Keep on

moving around, try to move

defenders, try to keep running

behind and not get frustrated. Keep

making those little runs. It did

happen, time and time again. Men

behind the ball. Vardy stopped doing

it a little bit. That made it easier

for the Stoke players. If they were

going to do that all afternoon,

which they did, the Giants at the

back constantly header that out. It

was a well earned point.

Jack

Butland on goal, one of the

contenders for a possible England

spot, really up for grabs. A mixed

afternoon?

Exactly. To give credit

to Jack Butland, we don't expect

this from him. He is very consistent

in general. He will not need anybody

to tell him it was a mistake. It was

obvious, a clear misjudgement. Jamie

Vardy does well, getting across his

eye line. He expects to catch that.

It hits him on the left arm, a

misjudgement. But let's give him

huge credit in his response. These

are two very good saves. Mahrez,

plenty of time to pick his spot.

Even better than that, you can see

better from the other angle, getting

the touch on this one. Good save,

strong arm. But then he is ready to

go again.

go again. Ndiaye hits that very

well. He deserves that, he made

amends.

A win for Everton at Watford

would continue their push

for a second successive seventh

placed finish and a possible return

to European football.

Yet, given the congested

nature of the table,

a win for the home side would close

the gap between them to one point.

JOHN RODER:

Gerard Deulofeu scored in the

victory over Chelsea earlier this

month. Roberto Pereyra is the only

change made by Javi Gracia. Michael

Keane returns to the Everton

defence, with Mangala out injured.

Everton have only one win away from

home in the Premier League season,

but they beat Watford in November,

coming from 2-0 down, to win 3-2.

The tenth Premier League meeting

between Watford and Everton, and

there are two new men in charge, 12

different managers have taken charge

of the two sides in the previous

meetings.

Walcott, sprinting into the penalty

area. Niasse, and it is pushed away

by the goalkeeper and turned behind

by Proedl. The first real scare for

Watford, as Everton come forward. A

deflection off the defender. A

nervous moment for Karnezis.

His last job was in Russia, so this

cold temperature will not cause any

problems for him.

Three in the middle for Watford, but

it is a way by Keane.

Neither side has created much in the

way of tangible opportunities so

far.

Fouled by Holebas. Two goals for

Theo Walcott already, since his move

from Arsenal. Got both goals in the

victory over Leicester.

In towards Keane, and down towards

Davis. Couldn't quite get there.

Mariappa keeping his body in the way

of the Everton teenager. That just

eluded Davis. It was 3-2 when these

teams met at Goodison, ten goals in

the last three Premier League

meetings. Another five goal thriller

looks unlikely, but we live in hope!

Deeney with the header, and Pickford

was able to gather it. Watford's

best chance of the match so far.

Rooney, dispossessed. Pereyra's ball

in, and the looping header from

Deeney.

Pickford, with the save, to deny

Watford the goal. Deeney is furious

with his team-mate, he wanted the

ball played into him in the middle.

Daryl Janmaat! Pickford, with the

save once more.

The goalkeeper called into action

twice in quick succession. It was

his own clearance that rebounded

away off Troy Deeney. Twice he made

amends. It remains 0-0.

Okaka drives it across, and Deeney

gets the shot away! And the deadlock

is broken by Troy Deeney! His fifth

goal of the season. Watford have the

leader at Vicarage Road. Jordan

Pickford, with a double save to keep

Watford out just moments before. But

he could do nothing about this one.

Okaka's ball across. Play the lead

back Deeney with the touch to make

space for himself and an unstoppable

shot into the Everton goal. He has

only scored penalties in the Premier

League this season before tonight.

1-0.

Is it going to be a second

successive home win for Javi Gracia,

and a fourth consecutive away defeat

for Everton?

Walcott, dispossessed on the far

side. Holebas finds Okaka. A lovely

turn and almost a lovely finish as

well. Pickford with the save.

Capoue with the shot, appealing for

handball but the referee is not

interested. Jordan Pickford giving

his side the chance of getting an

equaliser by keeping this out. Now

or never for Everton, you feel.

Corner. Jordan Pickford is coming

forward for Everton. A minimum of

three minutes additional time. We

are into the last 30 seconds of

that. Pickford is there to add his

presence.

Bouncing in the area, saved by the

goalkeeper.

Canis is gratefully grabs the ball.

A tangle of bodies.

I don't know if we deserve or do not

deserve the result, but we had more

possession, we had more shots on

target. We worked a lot and we got

three points.

If I was looking at it

from an outside point of view, you

would think it was a bit dire. It

was just two teams that didn't want

to lose the game.

Very disappointed,

when it ends up it looked like we

were going to get a point. Well

deserved at that point, if we got

it. But when you get several chances

to score, like Michael Keane, with a

header three yards out, it is not

going to be your day. We should have

hung on and taken the point, moving

on.

It is a strange season, on one

side we could be in the

Championship, the other side, it

might be European days. It is a mad

time. We have ten games left, West

Brom shall be next week, we have to

back this up with a better

performance, probably with the ball.

But definitely the same ideas we had

today.

It was a pretty awful game

with one inspired moment?

An

understatement, it was dire. One

moment to change the game. Jordan

Pickford coming here. He approaches

this kick very casually. He lashes

Pickford coming here. He approaches

this kick very casually. He lashes

at it. Firmino makes the wrong

decision and allows Jordan Pickford

to make amends. Less than a minute

later, Watford have momentum in a

game that was going nowhere. And

then it is all about Troy Deeney.

This goal, for a striker, as good as

they come. The touch is perfect,

putting it where he wants it, he

swivels and then the strike is

perfection. Pickford cannot do

anything about that. It is behind

him before he knows it. His first

goal from open play this season and

a special one.

, Everton point of

view, they did not play that well,

but I was surprised by the lack of

reaction when they were behind,

there was nothing from them.

Despite starting the weekend

seventh, Burnley were rock bottom

of the Permier League form table

and without a win in ten.

Sean Dyche was insisting his team

get out of this rut,

starting with their game

against struggling Southampton.

Alistair Mann was at Turf Moor.

Stephen Ward last played for Burnley

on December 12, the day the Clarets

had fourth in the table. They are

winless since. They still began the

weekend helpfully placed in seventh,

ten points above the visitors.

Despite the gap between them, the

Saints are in their best form of the

season. Their record signing has

certainly improved them, although he

is still searching for his first

goal.

It may look a beautiful spring day,

but trust me, it is anything but.

The temperatures are pretty close to

freezing.

An awkward one for Pope, actually.

He did well to get decent purchase

on it. But here's Redmond. Looking

promising this. Tadic almost found

the back of the goat. -- goal.

Redmond just laid it into the path

of Tadic. It didn't seem as if it

should go into the back of the net,

but it almost sneaked in there. Two

sides working exceptionally way out

of possession. Making it very

difficult for the other to break

them down. Someone needs to be a

little more inventive or take a

chance.

chance. It's a chase for Lowton, who

does well. Now Barnes. Lennon!

Blocked before it needed to be

saved. Haven't had too many

sightings of the Southampton goal,

Burnley. That was one.

Burnley. That was one. Now from a

neutral perspective, this game could

really do with a goal to rouse it

from its slumber. Westwood, Ward.

The Burnley supporters can sense

that this might be the first time

that their side have truly

threatened the opening goal. They'll

have a corner.

have a corner. We've reached the

hour mark. Mercifully, this game is

now showing signs of sparking into

life. First goal of the game would

certainly help it on its way to

being more of a contest. It's a

lovely ball towards Barnes. His

header is off target. His reaction

tells you that he feels he ought to

have done better. Well, Premier

League points aren't easy to come

by. Neither of these two sides in

any mood to try and take all three

of them here. Now then, can he find

a dangerous ball in? It's not a bad

one, you know. Oh, cleared as far as

Hendrick. And, it's over the line!

Barnes might have got the merest of

touches. Lennon's ball to the

far-post kept alive. Hendrick then

headed it goal-bound and Barnes with

the merest of touches in front of

McCarthy, helps it into the back of

the goal. Now then, Southampton, do

you have it within you to find a way

back into this game and try and get

yourself out of the bottom three?

It's a goal, which means an awful

lot to Burnley, but it also means a

great deal to those in and around

Southampton. Now did McCarthy handle

that out of the area? The referee

says there was nothing that McCarthy

did wrong there. Did he touch that

with his gloves outside the box?

Gareth Southgate still form lating

his plans for Russia in the summer.

Sims for Southampton. Sims opens up,

a terrific save by Pope. Looking for

his first ever goal in the first

team, Josh Sims. Just for a moment,

he thought that he'd got it, but a

terrific save from Nick Pope. Just a

flick of the finger, wasn't it? That

was sufficient to take it away from

the net.

the net. Deeney's header was well

off target from where he intended it

to be. Westwood couldn't get to it

off target from where he intended it

to be. Westwood couldn't get to it.

Sims. The header back was a sensible

one. Gabbiadini turns it into the

net. You can

net. You can trace that back. It's a

vital goal. Gabbiadini's first since

he scored two in mid October.

he scored two in mid October. The

Burnley supporters are booing.

Didn't know what was going on around

him. Suddenly the play develops and

Gabbiadini rifles it into the roof

of the net. Southampton have rescued

a point and the assist in some way

also go to Bobby Madley. Above the

head of Mee. Cork helps it into the

box. McCarthy comes to get to it.

The throw out towards Boufal, but

it's gone straight out of play.

Barnes wondered if he might have won

a penalty when that ball came

towards him. Is there an arm over

his shoulder? Well, he felt there

was, Bobby Madley said, no way.

Above Lennon. A chorus of boos

greets the final whistle. A precious

point for Southampton. Burnley 1,

greets the final whistle. A precious

point for Southampton. Burnley 1,

Southampton 1.

Speechless, you know.

We fought hard today and the outcome

shouldn't have happened. We should

have taken all three points, you

know.

One of them days. Their keeper

handled it outside the box. Barnes

pushed down before he scored. Pushed

in the back. Penalty not given. He

bounced up and gets his goal. After

that, Ashley Barnes is pulled down

at the end. Centre-half all over his

shoulders, nothing given. Overall

you can't help but be disappointed.

You want your team, you want parity

in decisions. The biggest thing is

when Long gets a mild pull on his

side, enough to twist his body. In

the Premier League that's given all

the time, every week, whether it's a

foul or not by the way. It's given.

It's disappointing when the referee

unfortunately it must be said put

them on the counter-attack.

I went

to pass it inside to West, the ref

blocked him off we could still deal

with the situation. There is a foul

on Long as well in the box. Very

frustrating afternoon.

I think we

are working much, much better since

January. Obviously, this type of

game you have to adapt to different

situations. Obviously today we were

really close. Really close, really

tight game, but I think we compete

and we fight until the end.

There is

a degree of controversy about both

goals. Sean Dyche listed 400

separate complaints we will run

through some of them snoochl he

wanted everything. --

He wanted

everything.

Possible handball.

wanted everything. --

He wanted

everything.

Possible handball.

Credit to him for throwing himself

at it. It comes off his arm. Not

that he is aware. It's a goal still.

This is the one he's moaning about.

The ref gets in the way.

Driving

forward. The ball goes into the box

and falls to Gabbiadini. I don't

think it's a foul on Kevin Long

either. A great touch and great

finish. I'm sure and people might

not like it that Sean Dyche will

say, why don't you take him out. Why

don't you take a yellow card and

foul him.

You are advocating foul

play.

I said Sean Dyche would say, I

didn't say that.

You recommended it.

I'm sure Huhne Sean Dyche will say,

why not foul him, take one for the

team and have a yellow card. He

would say that. I didn't say that.

We will give you the benefit of the

doubt. Thank you very much, gents.

Let's look at the Premier League

table. With none of the other top

six sides in action, Liverpool took

full advantage and move into second

place. Manchester United will

reclaim it if they beat Chelsea on

Sunday. After a busy round of

matches involving sides at the

bottom-of-the-table, defeat to

Huddersfield keeps West Brom seven

points from safety. Brighton's

thumping win over Swansea lifts them

to 12th and drops the Swans into the

relegation zone. Southampton edge

out of the bottom three on goal

difference. The papers. West Brom

boss, Alan Pardew, is on the verge

of the sack after another defeat.

Quotes from Liverpool manager Jurgen

Klopp praising his prolific forward

Mo Salah. Sunday's League Cup final

and Manchester City's boss lauding

his counterpart, Arsene Wenger.

That's it, on a day when Klopp's

team passed the test

to sit best of the rest.

Good night.