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00:00Oh, look at that!
00:02Oh, look at that!
00:04Absolutely phenomenal!
00:06Rooney up!
00:08Welcome to Match of the Dead.
00:30Hello, two games on tonight's Match of the Day.
00:52Arsenal faced Tottenham in the North London derby,
00:55followed by in-form Aston Villa's visit to Leeds.
00:58Joe Hart and Danny Murphy are revved up and ready to go.
01:02So to the Emirates, the league leaders Arsenal
01:04looking to get back to winning ways after Sunderland
01:06interrupted a run of ten victories last time out,
01:09while Spurs were desperate to keep their unbeaten away form intact.
01:14I think Tottenham Arsenal has always been an exciting game.
01:23It's a big, big game and I do like the big games, you know.
01:26It's Emmanuel Petit for Arsenal and that is a fantastic goal.
01:30Garfield!
01:32Of course, you know, we want to win that.
01:37We'll push our teams to play football and not to make war.
01:41Oh, what a try!
01:43David Bentley against his old club!
01:45And a Bayouar! And a Bayouar! What a goal!
01:49That's an incredible strike by Harry Kane!
01:53Sunderbanks in three!
01:55Tottenham running right against Arsenal!
01:59Arsenal! Trossard!
02:04Steve Wilson was at the Emirates.
02:08Sometimes in the long history of this fixture,
02:10there have been games which signified much more
02:13than just being North London's top dog
02:15and this feels like one of them.
02:17Results at Anfield and St James' have given Arsenal
02:20an extraordinary opportunity to exert a grip on the title race.
02:25An opportunity which Spurs would dearly love to deny them.
02:29No Gabriel for the Gunners in Capier deputises.
02:32He's been good, but he's not Gabriel.
02:34Calafiore is fit, Jokeres is not.
02:37Tottenham are the only side with an unbeaten away record
02:40in the Premier League.
02:41Five changes from Thomas Frank today
02:43and a change of formation.
02:45In come Danso, Udoggi, Bentancur, Odabert and Kudas.
02:53Arsenal's current 21-year wait to be champions
02:56is the longest since they won their first title in 1931.
03:00Is this their year?
03:03This is Saka for Arsenal.
03:05They're in a good position and Rice!
03:12Eze in that number 10 position
03:14delightfully into Rice and he really hit it well.
03:20Gabriel watching on
03:22and he will be for some weeks.
03:24That's not where they want him to be.
03:31And Capier caught by Kudas.
03:33Play will go on.
03:34Declan Rice to Leandro Trossard.
03:36Deep looking that from Trossard
03:38but Saka's caressed it beautifully.
03:41And Udoggi does foul him.
03:45It is a free kick to Arsenal.
03:47Michael Oliver's trying to let things go.
03:51Brilliant touch from Saka here
03:53and then Udoggi was all over him.
03:56Michael Oliver blew up in the end.
03:59Well, 20 Premier League goals scored this season.
04:01Arsenal, 10 of them from set pieces.
04:05Not counting penalty kicks.
04:06Saka with more than enough ability
04:10to put this right on the money.
04:13And it's heading towards the top corner.
04:16And ruffled the top of the net in the end.
04:21Huge week for Arsenal.
04:23Tottenham followed by Bayern Munich
04:24and then a trip to Stamford Bridge
04:27to play Chelsea
04:28who just may be their main challengers
04:30for the title.
04:31Who knows?
04:32Mourinho into Saka.
04:36Beautifully done.
04:37But he's knocked over by Bentancur
04:39and the cards coming out here.
04:42He'd nutmeged Van de Ven
04:44quite beautifully.
04:46And Rodrigo Bentancur
04:47made sure he was going no further.
04:5433 played.
04:56Saka's free kick
04:58and pushed away by Vicario.
05:03A save you would expect him to make.
05:07It's a decent save
05:08and he's probably seen it slightly late.
05:10But he'd be disappointed
05:11not to keep that out.
05:14Into the last 10 minutes
05:15of an absorbing first half.
05:19There's a little bit of room here.
05:21Michel Marino.
05:22Oh, great run by Trossard.
05:25Trossard on the turn.
05:26It's in.
05:32Arsenal breakthrough.
05:35Leandro Trossard.
05:40It's a brilliant run
05:41and he's beautifully found.
05:43And it's a pretty tidy finish too.
05:46He kept calm,
05:47kept his balance
05:49and delivers Arsenal the lead.
05:50It's a funny-looking deflection in there,
05:52having said that.
05:54Beautiful ball by Marino.
05:58As he turns and swivels here.
06:00It's come off Van de Ven
06:03into the back of the net.
06:05Well, the shot being on target,
06:06Trossard will be credited with the goal.
06:08Nicely done.
06:09Timber whipped in.
06:10Densel away.
06:11Room for Rice.
06:12Quickly moving it to Ezek.
06:13Wriggling on.
06:14Two-nil.
06:16Two inside five minutes for Arsenal.
06:18And you can't help but feel
06:21that scoring in a North London derby
06:23has been a dream for Iberi Ezek.
06:24Since he was a very young man.
06:25Now what he always wanted to be.
06:26An Arsenal hero.
06:27He scores.
06:28against Tottenham.
06:29And the Gunners have a two-goal lead.
06:31Now what he always wanted to be.
06:33An Arsenal hero.
06:34He scores.
06:35He's shown great composition.
06:36And the Gunners have a two-goal lead.
06:37he's shown great composition.
06:38Scoring in a North London derby
06:41has been a dream for Iberi Ezek.
06:43When he was a very young man.
06:44Now what he always wanted to be.
06:48An Arsenal hero.
06:49He scores.
06:52Against Tottenham.
06:54And the Gunners have a two-goal lead.
06:56Moved it so quickly into Ezek Rice.
07:01the show great composition.
07:03and he showed great composure, Vicario got a hand to it, couldn't keep it out.
07:09There is a VAR check here for a possible offside,
07:15but neither were impeding the view of Vicario, in the opinion of Stuart Atwell.
07:21The goal stands, Arsenal 2, Tottenham Oxford 0.
07:27Given Danso off, Xavi Simons on.
07:33Match four again for Tottenham.
07:40Oh, look at the space, Eze has 3-0!
07:46Inside 40 seconds of the second half,
07:51Eberici, Eze in Dreamland, Arsenal 3 goals up in the North London derby.
08:00They are blowing Tottenham Hotspur away here.
08:05Catch us if you can, is the message.
08:09Tottenham are in serious trouble now.
08:13This is a desperate start to the second half for them.
08:17But such a composed finish from Eze.
08:21The gap is wide and inviting, and the clip shot into the corner of Vicario's net.
08:30There have only ever been three hat-tricks scored in North London derbies.
08:35Eze is a goal away.
08:37Good challenge in Chau Palina by Mikel Moreno.
08:44Saka is bungled over, but Arsenal have the ball, have the initiative, have the advantage.
08:49Rice to Trosser.
08:51Eze's in the middle!
08:53And that little touch from Romero just might have denied him a hat-trick.
08:57Mikel Moreno.
08:59Romero again, Zubimendi.
09:01Great block, Romero.
09:02And the offside flag has gone up.
09:07You've got to credit the Tottenham skipper here.
09:10Arsenal look like they could score almost at will.
09:16But this game has surely gone.
09:18So the face, not saving the game, is what they're talking about.
09:23Great challenge, Chau Palina, Richarlison looking to lob David Raja.
09:31And he has!
09:35A piece of impudence and brilliance from Richarlison.
09:40With a big thank you to Chau Palina, who won it brilliantly here from Zubimendi.
09:44But that's fantastic from Richarlison.
09:47And that's Arsenal 3, Tottenham 1.
09:51Wonderfully done.
09:53And Tottenham Hotspur are on the scoreboard.
09:57And it's something.
09:59I believe it was their first attempt of the game.
10:02And as an attempt go, it was a very, very good one.
10:05Saka.
10:12Curling, pushed away.
10:14Vicario always had its measure.
10:17But he treated it with the respect it was due.
10:31Vicario's forward ball.
10:32Commanding header by Capier.
10:35Here's Marino, nicely around the corner.
10:38Leandro Trossard.
10:40And space for Iberic.
10:41Eze!
10:42Brilliant!
10:45Only the fourth hat-trick ever in North London derby history.
10:50And the first since Alan Sunderland in 1978.
10:56Greens come true for Iberici Eze.
10:59What a day for Eze.
11:00Great composure again.
11:01Look how he allows that ball to just roll across Udoggi.
11:17Arsenal 4.
11:19Tottenham Hotspur 1.
11:20It's his day.
11:22It's Arsenal's day.
11:26To say it's been easy would be unfair on Tottenham.
11:29But it's certainly been Eze.
11:30Could have been Eze.
11:35Hand of end.
11:36And he's lost it.
11:39And it could be a fourth.
11:41Great save Vicario to deny Eze.
11:43He shakes his head.
11:44He knows.
11:45Too close to Vicario.
11:46It really should have been his fourth.
11:48That is the sound of the Emirates in ecstasy for Iberici Eze.
11:51Right now Arsenal have the look of champions elect.
11:52They look unstoppable.
11:53And Tottenham were no match for them today.
11:55Eze with three.
11:56Arsenal four.
11:57Tottenham one.
11:58It's only the fourth hat-trick ever in North London derby history.
11:59And Tottenham won no match for them today.
12:00Eze with three.
12:01Arsenal four.
12:02Tottenham one.
12:03It's only the fourth hat-trick ever in North London derby history.
12:05I know.
12:15I just heard, so that tells you about the difficulty and what he is doing today.
12:19And to be fair, he could have scored 4 or 5.
12:21But that is the play that we need to play to.
12:25In big games, it creates those magic moments and actions that are hopefully in the last two Overs A per second.
12:30in big games it creates those magic moments, those actions that unbalance the team and I thought
12:36his all-around play today was excellent. Special day for me, my family and yeah happy to help the
12:42team to win today. The players in the team, the ability, the talent, there's so much and from
12:47every angle we're threatening to score goals so yeah it's a good day today and a good performance
12:52from the team all around I think. We can only apologize to the fans for not performing better.
12:56I was very confident that we could be very competitive today but we weren't. I take
13:05always the fundamental responsibility for performances and the biggest thing both halves no matter
13:09what it is we don't play aggressive enough, we don't get close enough, we don't win enough
13:13duels then it doesn't matter what system we play. Nobody wins a title in November, clearly
13:18it's much too early but it does feel like you have an incredible momentum. Yes we have a really
13:24good momentum but you can see how difficult it is to game every game in the Premier League,
13:28you see yesterday's results today and how teams even when they win how much they have
13:32to suffer. It is a long run, let's go game by game, enjoy tonight then we have Bayern here
13:39and then we have Chelsea away so we have a massive week ahead. Yeah it's a huge week ahead but
13:44they have capitalized on others faltering this weekend and so much of the talk ahead of this
13:48North London derby was about those names who weren't there and was this going to give Spurs
13:52an opportunity, well there was only one name on everyone's lips at the end of it, Eberice
13:56Eza. He's a joy to watch, he's a beautiful footballer but I have to say the Arsenal team
14:01performance was incredible, they were better than Spurs physically, technically, tactically
14:07and the most worrying thing for Spurs was that Arsenal wanted it more, they really did,
14:12they wanted it more which is unacceptable from Spurs' point of view. But getting back to
14:18Eza, I mean, his best performance in an Arsenal shirt, he showed all aspects of his game and his
14:24play. He's got this wonderful knack of making the game look easy and finding space so effortlessly.
14:30Here he doesn't even see Rice till late, still manages to find him with that beautiful little
14:34flick and creativity. This is why they brought him in to unlock defences that sit deep and put
14:40numbers behind. Talking about the team performance, Timber there, you need runners when you've got a
14:45packed defence. Timber was exceptional today, but Zubamendi there is the central defensive
14:50midfielder, he's ahead of Eza and every time someone runs past him, he just drops into that
14:54little space that's vacated. Great feat on the edge of the box to skip through there and get a
14:59little bit of luck with the deflection but still a good finish. More of the same in the second half,
15:03see how he just drops into the space when Rice penetrates and when he gets the ball, doesn't
15:09matter with him right or left foot, it's elegant, it's composed. There's one thing you have to do,
15:14if you play for Arteta, and that's defend. They carry nobody. And if you don't do it, you don't play.
15:20Now they've got the competition for places and squad depth. And look at this for a turn of pace as well.
15:24I mean, Koudis is no slouch. And not only does he get back and help his team, probably doesn't want
15:30this back from the keeper actually, but when he gets it, a little bit more composure around the corner.
15:35He was growing all the time. The fans adore him already. When he gets in this position again, just
15:43patient, takes his time, picks his spot. He's the type of player now that Arsenal can rely on.
15:51He's confident. He's a game changer. He's a wow footballer, that's what I call him. I mean, could have had
15:58four or five Arteta's right. And that you can't, whoever you support, you can't help but like him
16:04and enjoy his football. You'd have to have a heart of stone, wouldn't you? And there is stats are
16:08speaking for themselves, aren't they? The top English player on that list in terms of goals
16:11involvement in 2025. But his story is so inspiring. Let go by Arsenal at 13 years old and then finding
16:19his way through Millwall, QPR, Crystal Palace to come back to the club that he left as a kid and do what
16:25he did in a North London derby today is just extraordinary.
16:29Well, it is inspiration, like you say. Resilience, self-belief, just complete single-mindedness
16:35and wanting to achieve his goals. To play for your boyhood team and score in a game of that size
16:41is something that will live with him forever. And he will not be sleeping tonight. Trust me,
16:45I've been there. It's an amazing feeling. The great thing about this now for him, he's got the fans
16:51onside. That's done. He's going to go into the next few games with no fear of anything. He's
16:55going to express himself and use his skill and show the world how good he is.
16:58You saw his belief in that tweet that he put out when he was 15, 16 years old.
17:03When obviously those around him, he felt were doubting him, but he never doubted his innate ability.
17:07It takes a lot of self-belief to go through the things that he's been through.
17:11But he knows, he knows what a talent he is and he knew he could feel that the whole way through
17:15football and he was just looking to find his place. He certainly looks like he's found it.
17:18OK, on to a slightly drier, kind of less glitzy part of the game today, because the second goal,
17:25Spurs fans would feel maybe a little bit aggrieved by. It was awarded and was judged not to have
17:31contravened the interference rule. Now, this has been applied inconsistently, some might say,
17:36over the last few weeks. We've seen different examples of where goals have been overturned or
17:40goals have been given, and yet things appear to be similar or the same. Should we remind ourselves
17:45of the rule and the examples that we've had lately, Joe? And you can tell us
17:48why you think this could be cleared up quite simply.
17:51Yeah, last two game weeks, it's been front and centre. No getting away from it. We see
17:56the law there. Four different things that you've got to understand when you're looking at an
18:00offside, especially from a goalkeeper's point of view.
18:02OK, so we've got the first example that we had today. Abreche Eze, Trossard in an offside
18:12position. Then we had Van Dijk two weeks ago at the Etihad, Roberts in an offside position.
18:17And here we have Murillo and Doi at Anfield yesterday.
18:21OK, so first example, so Trossard. So this is the one that I think, this is the Vicario's vision.
18:26I think this is preventing an opponent from being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the
18:32line of vision. As it leaves his foot, Trossard is in Vicario's line of vision, offside in my opinion.
18:38Goal given.
18:42City of Manchester, different.
18:43As it leaves Van Dijk's head, he's not obstructing Donnarumma's view. As we roll it on, Andy Robertson
18:52here, look, he's ducking out of the way. Does Donnarumma know that? Could be trying to flick
18:57it on, make an obvious action which clearly impacts the ability of an opponent to play
19:01the ball. Questionable, of course it is. There's holes in it, but if you want to make a case,
19:05that's offside. Murillo at Anfield. As it leaves his foot, and as Alisson's looking at the ball,
19:10is his vision impaired? No, it's not. But if we roll it on, at some moment, Ndoi, who's
19:17in an offside position, is preventing an opponent from being able to play the ball by clearly
19:21obstructing the line of vision. Again, goal given. In my opinion, you'd have an argument
19:26to rule that out.
19:28So for you, it would just be more consistent to say anything, anybody who's obscuring the
19:34vision of the goalkeeper in an offside position?
19:36I think so. I think that makes it, well, that's what the rules are, but they've obviously not
19:40taken them because two of those goals were given. So it makes it very difficult, and we
19:45have these continual conversations, but with VAR, the ability that they've got is to slow
19:49it down and pause it like I have there, and you can point out why the goal should be ruled
19:54out.
19:54And a lot of Spurs fans will probably even concede that actually, had the goal been ruled
19:59out, they would have gone 1-0 down instead of 2-0 down at half-time, but they were totally
20:04overpowered on every area of the pitch today, and would hold their hands up and say that they
20:08just didn't have the fight they were looking for in that North London derby.
20:11Well, yeah, the lack of fight, but it's the lack of creativity in the last couple of games,
20:15Arsenal and Chelsea at home. You can see here the XG, top two, lowest in the last two games,
20:21and obviously they won at the bottom three out of the worst eight this season. Yes, you
20:25can hide behind Kulisevski, Maddison, Solanke not being there, but the players they've got
20:29in that squad are struggling, really struggling to be brave enough to get on the ball, to make
20:34things happen. You could argue only Kudos out of all their front players can hold his
20:39head up high a little bit, and as Sage created stuff and had to go. There's a lot of fear
20:44in that side, probably too much pragmatism. Thomas Frank is obviously new to it, he's working
20:51out who he can trust and who he can rely on. The reality is they've got to pick up soon
20:55because the level of performances the last couple of games is causing discontent amongst the
21:00fans for sure. On the flip side, Arsenal absolutely flying, six points clear at the top of the table
21:06in a week where they have Bayern Munich in the Champions League, Chelsea at the end of the week
21:10in the league, of course. It's a huge week, could be a massively pivotal week for them.
21:14Yeah, of course, and obviously with what's going on yesterday, that was incredible.
21:18Liverpool losing, Man City losing, Arsenal getting at home to Tottenham, great performance,
21:22momentum's good. Okay, thank you very much. Aston Villa didn't register a victory until the end of
21:27September, but since then, Unai Emery's side have won eight of ten in all competitions. Today,
21:33they travelled to Elland Road. Alistair Mann was there.
21:37Aston Villa's outstanding form is in marked contrast to that of Leeds, whose four defeats in their last
21:44five games have seen them fall back into the bottom three. Daniel Farker says it's certainly not a time
21:51to panic, though, and shows the faith in his side by making just one alteration to the line-up which
21:57fell at Noddingham Forest two weeks ago. Pascal Strauch is preferred to Jakar Biol. Scoring,
22:03though, has been an issue. Just ten registered in their eleven games so far. The return of
22:09Jurid Tielemans for Andre Onana is Villa's only change and small wonder after their near-perfect
22:15display in the 4-0 demolition of Bournemouth last time out. It's their away form which has let
22:20them down. Only five of their 18 points gathered on their travels.
22:27Leeds have won just one of the last 11 meetings with Aston Villa here at Elland Road, and that was
22:34more than twenty-two years ago. Aronson. Has he fouled? Yes, he was.
22:46Rodgers penalise free-kick Leeds, and they have the opportunity here to maybe nudge in front from a set-piece.
22:54Oh, Steph, the orchestrator. It's a really good ball in, actually. It gets scooped up into the air,
23:01and is it over the line? It is!
23:06Leeds celebrate, but no-one's quite sure whether this goal is a goal or not. Well, there's no doubt the ball crosses the line,
23:16but is there an offside? Is there a foul? In the end, it bounces off Mecha and over the line.
23:23You get the impression that they're not convinced there was a foul on Martinez, so I think it is the offside
23:28that might prevent it being one-nil Leeds. I think it's a goal, and I think it's going to be given,
23:33and in a moment there'll be a second eruption inside Elland Road, and there it is!
23:39So Mecha has the goal, no offside, no foul on the goalkeeper, Leeds one, Aston Villa nil.
23:49And here's proof of the offside or onside, depending on how you want to view it.
23:56But Kin's elbow is the guilty party.
23:59Scoring early goals at home is such an important aspect of any team,
24:06but particularly one who have been struggling for points on their travels,
24:11and one of the amazing games of late.
24:15Tielemans has a go, and there's a claim of a handball, and the referee has given a free kick.
24:22Yeah, it's all happening in the opening moments here.
24:27Buendia very focused, but Lucadina has not given this up either.
24:34It is Buendia, it's over the bar.
24:37And yet another huge cheer around Elland Road.
24:42Buendia, well, he was never getting that under the crossbar, was he?
24:46Rodgers...
24:50One back, Okafor emerges with it.
24:57Tries to take on Cash, he gets back at him, but concedes the corner.
25:03Sliding challenger, I wonder if Cash gets his hand on the trodner.
25:07He did, right at the end by Okafor.
25:10Well done again, a menacing present, Strouk is in there too.
25:19Longstaff's delivery, just about cleared, Aronson just about saved.
25:26It's a good effort from Aronson, and a smart save.
25:33He's had that scowl on his face for virtually the entire game, Munai Omri.
25:38Watkins.
25:42Watkins.
25:44Again, he's not going to get there because Rodgers does.
25:47Here's Kamara.
25:49Watkins hits it!
25:51And that is inches beyond the post.
25:54I think the supporters were in the kind of position where they thought it had gone in.
25:59It hadn't.
26:00So Unai Omri's dissatisfaction at half-time is apparent with a double change already.
26:09On comes Ian Mattson and Daniel Marlon,
26:12Lucadine and Emiliano Guendia have made way.
26:23Here's McGinn.
26:26Now Cash.
26:27Marlon.
26:28It's a dangerous ball and it's turned in by Rodgers.
26:33And it hasn't taken Aston Villa long to redress the balance.
26:39Marlon hadn't been on the field very long, but he's already made a contribution.
26:44And Rodgers, who darted to the near post, has helped it over the line.
26:50And within moments of the restart, Aston Villa have repaired all the damage that was caused from the first half display.
26:58Marlon darting in and Rodgers flicking it beyond the goalkeeper.
27:04It's only his second goal of the season, Morgan Rodgers.
27:08And it is a timely walk for Aston Villa.
27:12He made the changes at half-time and within moments of doing so, his side were level.
27:18And one of those substitutes Marlon involved in crafting the equaliser.
27:23Longstaff intervenes.
27:27Here's Okafor, now Metcher.
27:31Couldn't sort his feet out quickly enough and it breaks for McGinn.
27:36Tanaka with a challenge.
27:38McGinn rides it.
27:39Rodgers brings it.
27:41Watkins has it.
27:44Watkins saved by the goalkeeper, spilled by the goalkeeper.
27:48And between he and Stroud, they somehow get it out of harm's way.
27:51There's a smile on Lucas Pérez's face, but it's probably one of relief more than anything else.
27:59And Villa's second goal just seems to be in the air at the moment.
28:06Tielemans...
28:07In towards the run of Rodgers and it breaks for Barkley, who's caught right on the edge of the area.
28:16Stroud gets booked.
28:18Free kick to Aston Villa.
28:19Aston Villa.
28:22A hush descends over Ellen Road.
28:25As Aston Villa work out who the best player to dispatch this free kick might be.
28:31Rodgers placed it very carefully down.
28:33Sancho is making the case that he should have a crack.
28:38It looks as though Rodgers has won the verbal battle between those who wanted to take it.
28:44A pivotal moment in the game.
28:45Morgan Rodgers, who's already scored this afternoon.
28:52Does so again.
28:54And Aston Villa are in front.
28:56Morgan Rodgers making it look so very easy.
28:59Very easy.
29:02And going over to the Villa supporters at that end of the ground.
29:06And he flicked it in at the near post for the equaliser.
29:10He's now just guided it beautifully over the wall to make it 2-1 to Aston Villa.
29:16It's such an unusual way that he hits it.
29:20The ball kind of holds itself in mid-air.
29:24And planks into the corner of the net.
29:26And Morgan Rodgers has single-handedly turned a losing position into a winning one.
29:37Here's Leeds though with James all the way through and gets it in!
29:44And the Aston Villa players are all absolutely furious about that.
29:50It was a strange old goal.
29:52James just ran in and dabbed it beyond the goalkeeper.
29:57Was he onside or offside?
30:00It's so tight.
30:02The ball over the top.
30:04James, I think he's just about onside.
30:07And he runs onto it and dabs it beyond Martinez and into the back of the net.
30:13Oh, and might there be a touch off Calvert-Lewin?
30:18Was it a touch of the hand?
30:20VAR checking.
30:22Oh, I think it might be handball against Calvert-Lewin.
30:25It's Calvert-Lewin.
30:26I don't think this is going to stand because Calvert-Lewin gets the final touch.
30:32And it just strikes his left hand.
30:35It will not count.
30:36Sancho, the tackle by Roden.
30:46Now James.
30:50Piru, James fouled.
30:53Free kick to Leeds.
30:54There's a little bit of momentum building for Leeds now.
31:00Trying to find an equaliser and prevent a fifth defeat in six.
31:09Strouk.
31:11Oh, and then just Martinez gets there.
31:15Another good delivery from Longstaff.
31:18Strouk got it.
31:20Martinez saved it.
31:21The final score here at Ellen Road.
31:24Leeds United one.
31:26Aston Villa two.
31:28The timing of the equaliser was so crucial, wasn't it?
31:31Yes, yes.
31:32It was the key to equalise the match.
31:34And then we continued.
31:36And we had chances to score the second goal.
31:38We did.
31:40And we considered a few chances.
31:42A few chances.
31:44There were sometimes crossing, but we defend well the box
31:47and Emiliano Martinez as well.
31:48And I am so, so happy for the players.
31:51Because the demands, the standards we are trying to set higher as possible in everything,
31:58they respond fantastic.
32:00Performance wise, I was happy.
32:02You can't blame the Leeds at all.
32:03It's more like at the moment you have a period when many things are going against you
32:06and then it's more like you have to work even harder, more details to gain the momentum back again.
32:13This is what we are doing.
32:15Let's talk about that free kick.
32:16There was a technique that you used there.
32:17Describe it if you can.
32:18I call it the Emi Buendia.
32:19He did it, obviously, the last game before the break.
32:23It's something I've been practising on.
32:24Probably not as hard as him.
32:25Maybe not as much as I should.
32:26But once he was off the pitch and I looked around and there was no one else really that practised him,
32:31I thought, why not?
32:32I know I've got it in the locker.
32:33It's just about consistency and I'm really happy that that one went in.
32:37Yeah, it was fantastic.
32:38But is it the Emi Buendia free kick?
32:40Well, my experience of that technique was Gareth Bale.
32:43And it used to frustrate me when I was at Tottenham
32:46of why he was kicking it so softly with so much movement.
32:49And I wasn't able to move because I couldn't pick up the line.
32:54So when I saw that today, I was so, so impressed.
32:56Like I say, that's the Emi Buendia to Morgan Rogers.
32:58But to me, it was the Gareth Bale.
33:00He was telling me to use, almost use your ankle.
33:02So hopefully later in the piece when I show you what he means by that.
33:06But it's quite a confusing technique, but it's such a special technique if you get it right.
33:13And here we are.
33:14This is versus Bournemouth.
33:15This is Buendia.
33:16And like, I've got to clear up why this technique is leaving.
33:19Premier League top goalkeepers stood there just watching the ball go in.
33:23It's such, it's so frustrating.
33:25And I know exactly how they feel.
33:26This was today.
33:27This is their 20 yard free kick.
33:28Buendia.
33:29I've got the miles per hour up there because these boys are kicking
33:32capable of hitting 70, 80 mile an hour shots.
33:34And the fans on the side are probably thinking,
33:36whip it goalkeeper's side.
33:37Whip it goalkeeper's side.
33:38Here.
33:39First ever free kick in the Premier League, by the way.
33:4147 miles an hour.
33:43To have the confidence and step up and do it.
33:45Right.
33:46So what I'm going to talk you through is the technique we've known for years.
33:48Almost the David Beckham technique.
33:50We spent standing almost two, three yards to the left.
33:52Ready to approach the ball.
33:54And when you see someone with that technique approaching from two, three yards to the left,
33:58as we see it, there's only one style of free kick.
34:01It's the right to left.
34:02If you're a golfer, the draw.
34:04But what we see here with Morgan Rogers approaching it from straight,
34:08that already makes it difficult for Perry.
34:10As he steps up, uses that technique I've talked about with Gareth Bale.
34:14It almost looks like he's just hit below the ankle.
34:16Usually you want to be using much higher up the foot.
34:19And his technique, he's just looking to softly get it up and over the wall.
34:23Makes it very difficult.
34:24And then leaves Perry stood there.
34:26And I'm going to tell you why.
34:27Here we go.
34:28This is it.
34:29So eight.
34:30Here we are.
34:31Eight foot, 10 goalkeeper.
34:32The goal is eight foot high, 10 inches above the bar.
34:34And it goes over the wall.
34:36And he has no idea of the trajectory Perry when he sees it.
34:38So this is the timeframe.
34:39He's got to make a decision, move and save it.
34:42And a millisecond later, it's five foot above the goal line.
34:46Unbelievable movement, unbelievable dippage, as you would say.
34:50And as we move on to our third example, which is the teller of why he's just stood there.
34:55Like I say, Ellen Road, everyone's looking and going, why has he just stood there?
34:58So as the ball leaves Morgan Rogers' foot, it just threatens to swerve left.
35:03That right to left that I was talking about earlier.
35:06It leaves his foot and then just dips the other way.
35:09And this is the moment Perry's set for that ball to come towards him.
35:13Calculations in his head, try and get his foot moving.
35:16And in the end, he's stuck in the mud, can't move.
35:18Morgan Rogers, over to McPhee, big high five.
35:22And they absolutely delight because they've given him the confidence to do that.
35:25They've worked on that and they believed he could.
35:26There is something of the sand wedge about it, isn't there?
35:29In the kind of trajectory and how it comes down again.
35:31Do you know what?
35:32I'll tell you this because I've practiced that many times.
35:34It's a very difficult technique and there's not that many players who can do it.
35:37I mean, you need a certain type of posture with your feet.
35:40A certain kind of feet, because the flexibility.
35:42Yeah, call it like 10 to 2, 10 past 2 if you like.
35:4610 to 2, sorry.
35:47Rather than, you know, more 12 o'clock feet where you can't open to get the groins.
35:51I know that sounds a bit weird, but I remember.
35:54It was just the 10 past 2 feet that I had in my head.
35:56Yeah, 10 to 2, sorry.
35:58The first time I ever was with England, I was lucky enough to be called over
36:01to practice free kicks with Beckham.
36:03And he had this wonderful flexibility within his legs, his feet, his groins
36:08to be able to get that amazing whip, which nobody else could quite copy
36:12because of the way he sets up.
36:14Physiologically, he was set up ready for it.
36:16Right, let's talk about the second half for Villa.
36:18We've seen this a couple of times where obviously you and I, Emory,
36:21was itching to get in and make a few tweaks and a few changes
36:23because Leeds had had a really good first half.
36:25Leeds were terrific first half and a lot for them to be pleased about in that respect.
36:30But he brought Marlon on to play high up with Watkins instead of the first half
36:34where Rodgers played as a 10 behind Watkins when Dia was on the left.
36:38So he brought Marlon on to occupy the two centre-halves to stretch the game
36:41and try and get behind Leeds, which they didn't manage in the first half.
36:44What that also did is it left a space for Rodgers to come in when he could
36:48off the left-hand side.
36:49And this is how they got the first goal.
36:51It's a brilliant impact substitution.
36:53We know Marlon's quick.
36:54We know he wants to run in behind.
36:55And we know he's had a couple of good games recently.
36:57Probably feels a little bit disappointed he's not starting with Watkins.
37:01But look, both wanting to run that way.
37:03Watkins was isolated in the first half on his own.
37:06Two centre-halves against him.
37:08It was more difficult.
37:09And then when they get out and they beat the press, look.
37:12There's the pace.
37:14There's the options.
37:15And all of a sudden, it's game on.
37:17They're finding themselves getting into the Leeds final third more often.
37:21This time it's Watkins with the shot.
37:24It really was a clever bit of management from Emery because he needed to do something.
37:30They were flat.
37:31Leeds were comfortable.
37:32And this is a player who wants to impress.
37:34I love it when subs come on and try and impact the game.
37:36He's beating people.
37:37He's dynamic.
37:38He's making things happen.
37:39This is a great example.
37:40Look, when you play two centre-forwards, they're both in between the full-back and the centre-half.
37:44Really difficult to play against.
37:47And then the wide men get more space, get more time to come inside and begin there unlucky with the shot.
37:54And he probably deserved a goal for his efforts in the second half, Marlon.
37:58But he just scuffs this one.
37:59But it was a really good substitution and a small tweak, but a very important one.
38:04I do have to say, though, Leeds second half, even though they went 2-1 down, they really were resilient.
38:10Came back into the game and were unlucky not to get something out of it.
38:13The attitude on the pitch, the fight that they had today, would seem to see a relationship between the manager and the players, certainly, that looks good.
38:22But in terms of the fans, there was a lot of disquiet in the crowd.
38:25And a fan actually managed to get himself right in front of the Leeds dugout and was protesting and got taken away.
38:31There were a lot of noises at the end of the game that seemed to say they may be losing a bit of faith in Daniel Farker.
38:36Yeah, well, it's another loss and they're on a bad run.
38:39I think after their recent performances at Brighton away where they lost heavily and they lost at Burnley, I think there was a lot of discontent.
38:48That performance today was a good reaction, even though they lost. They didn't deserve to lose the game over the 90 minutes.
38:53Yeah.
38:54But Leeds are an expectant crowd. The problem is for Leeds, we talked about Tottenham earlier, Leeds are struggling to score goals.
39:00They've got a very tough run coming up as well, haven't they? Lost five in six and home is not the fortress they would have hoped it would be in the Premier League.
39:07And that's what they've got to come.
39:09No, it's not. But I've been, you know, I was there at the Tottenham game this year.
39:13They had a really good performance. They performed well. They lost the game, which is unfortunate.
39:17Of course it is. But it's difficult coming into the Premier League.
39:19But I saw a really good performance today. They put a lot of pressure on.
39:22I mean, Martinez needs to be on his metal towards the end of the game.
39:25That was a good Premier League performance and they were undone by a bit of brilliance.
39:29But there's no doubt about it. They're up against it.
39:31OK. There's a lot more sport coming up for you on the BBC.
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40:03We're training here.
40:05Schedule says Foxborough.
40:06Not Hawks.
40:07This is our pitch.
40:08Our home.
40:09Hawks and Foxborough are under one roof.
40:10What could possibly go wrong?
40:12You're acting like a bunch of kids.
40:17We are kids.
40:18Both Hawks United and Foxborough in serious financial difficulties.
40:22We're now in a fight to the death.
40:24This just proves Simon's lost it.
40:26So you've got to play every game like it's your last.
40:28Jamie Johnson FC. Watch now on BBC iPlayer.
40:33Here are all the goals from a very busy Premier League Saturday.
40:40the third match of Chelsea Ty wagons G�den.
40:41to Correia, still going.
40:42courtesy of a fortunate ricochet or two.
40:44Gittens, that''s a lovely lift in.
40:45And Chelsea are in front.
40:46Headed in front by Pedro Neto.
40:47peers fo CAMPjun.
40:48æ¤å¤–団 Guido are taking on Twanzwebi and beating him.
40:49And pulling it back for Fernandes to seal the win for Chelsea.
41:02for Fernandes
41:04to seal the win
41:05for Chelsea
41:05hammered long
41:09by Areola
41:09Wilson
41:10took that nicely
41:11hit it well
41:12and it's in
41:14a cracking goal
41:15from Callum Wilson
41:17drilled across
41:20towards Jarrah Bowen
41:21it will reach him
41:22Tebow's in there
41:24Wilson two
41:25dangerous
41:25and in
41:26Callum Wilson
41:27again
41:28Evan Nielsen
41:33is it a handball
41:35it is
41:35Bournemouth penalty
41:37Marcus Tavernier
41:38against Alphonse Sarriola
41:40scores
41:41Sanessi
41:45lovely pass
41:47Unal
41:482-2
41:49here comes Brenton
41:55into the penalty
41:55oh that's risky
41:56that's a penalty
41:57that's a penalty
41:58all day long
41:59so here comes
42:01Igor Thiago
42:02wrong foot of the keeper
42:03Brighton nil
42:04Brentford one
42:05here's Minty
42:06swarming to the task
42:08now
42:09better ball in
42:09for Welbeck
42:101-1
42:11oh that's a pitch
42:13of a goal
42:13here's Minty
42:18shot is blocked
42:22comes back
42:22and it's in
42:23into it
42:24and it's safe
42:34run this side
42:36by Bartha
42:36Brigham
42:37too crazy
42:41it's an interesting
42:42one
42:43and Jimenez
42:44he's on the end
42:46he's on the end of it
42:46Wharton in space
42:51ricochet
42:52Munoz
42:54with the opener
42:55for Crystal Palace
42:56Wharton
43:00Pino
43:01oh he deserves that
43:03Prunegi Mares
43:08Barnes
43:09Prunegi Mares
43:11for Barnes
43:13Newcastle in front
43:15Cherky's corner
43:19Baltimore is there
43:20Goku recovers the ball
43:24in towards Haaland
43:25Brian Cherky
43:27ball as far as
43:29Ruben Diaz
43:30the response from
43:32Manchester City
43:33instantaneous
43:34Murphy
43:35really good cross
43:38and eventually in
43:41incredible
43:43it's Harvey Barnes
43:44once more
43:45oh it was an inviting one
43:49still might be
43:50here it is
43:51Murillo
43:52could be danger here
43:57there is
43:58oh Nottingham Forest
43:59have scored
44:00and it's
44:01Nicolo Savogna
44:03Hutchinson
44:04for Forest
44:05might have a shooting
44:08opportunity
44:09good save from
44:09Alisson
44:10Gibbs White
44:113-0
44:12Nottingham Forest
44:13Ok we've got a few
44:16minutes left so I
44:17think we should talk
44:18all things Liverpool
44:18and it is not
44:20roll your eyes at me
44:21at 21st 11
44:23on a Sunday night
44:24let's have a little
44:25look at other clubs
44:26other teams
44:27who've struggled
44:28as champions
44:29the following season
44:30because it's not
44:30wholly unusual
44:32for a team to have
44:33a hard time
44:34Chelsea after they'd
44:35won the league
44:36came back the
44:37following season
44:37and after this stage
44:3912 games
44:40only had 11 points
44:41ended up finishing
44:4210th
44:42Leicester City
44:43perhaps because
44:44that was a slight
44:45aberration
44:46and an unusual
44:47thing wasn't it
44:47for Leicester to
44:48win the league
44:48you might not be
44:49as surprised
44:50with their form
44:51the following season
44:52Blackburn Rovers
44:53as well
44:54United
44:54Manchester United
44:55in 96-97
44:57only had 19 points
44:58one more than
44:59Liverpool at this stage
44:59and ended up winning
45:00the league that year
45:02Danny
45:02you've already declared
45:03that Liverpool are not
45:04going to win the league
45:05no
45:05I mean the expectation
45:06is higher because
45:07of the amount of money
45:08invested was huge
45:09even for Liverpool
45:10look Slott's going
45:12to take a lot of
45:14stick in the next
45:15week or two
45:15and he's going to
45:17be asked a lot of
45:18questions from the
45:19fan base
45:19far and wide
45:20from the media
45:21the reality is
45:23yes he is the
45:23manager and he has
45:24to take some
45:24responsibility but
45:26a lot of the
45:27players have to
45:28look in the mirror
45:29because out of
45:31last season's players
45:31I'd say only
45:32Sir Bozly
45:34Graven Birch
45:35maybe Robbo
45:35when he's come in
45:36have even got near
45:37to the levels of
45:38last season
45:38and that's not
45:39good enough
45:39and that
45:40ok there's lots
45:41of different
45:41reasons and
45:42theories but
45:43a lot of it's
45:44mentality
45:44you know
45:45because you've
45:46won summer
45:46and maybe the
45:47comfort zone
45:47a little bit
45:48because physically
45:48they're not at
45:49it and only one
45:50of the new
45:50four or five
45:51signings
45:52has done well
45:55so the players
45:56have to take
45:57some responsibility
45:57now
45:58what can
45:59Slott do
46:00he's got to
46:02make some
46:03huge decisions
46:03and that means
46:04leaving some
46:05big players out
46:06because back to
46:07basics is key
46:07defending better
46:09working harder
46:10being more
46:10physical
46:11doing the hard
46:12yards
46:12it sounds very
46:13basic stuff
46:13but he's got to
46:14pick his most
46:15physical 11
46:16who he thinks
46:16are going to
46:17defend the best
46:17for him
46:18and start getting
46:19some points
46:19on the board
46:20don't be thinking
46:21about titles
46:22Champions League
46:23FA Cups
46:24next game
46:25because the
46:27reality is
46:27if he keeps
46:28losing games
46:28he won't be
46:29in a job
46:29on the form
46:31table
46:31over the last
46:32six games
46:33Joe
46:33only Wolves
46:35are below
46:36Liverpool
46:37last night
46:38on Match
46:38of the Day
46:38Rob Green
46:39and Wayne Rooney
46:39talked about
46:40leadership
46:41they talked
46:42about getting
46:43back to basics
46:44and you've just
46:45alluded to the
46:46same thing
46:47there Danny
46:47is it as
46:48simple as that
46:49simple
46:50it's definitely
46:50not simple
46:51is it
46:51because if it
46:52was a team
46:52like Liverpool
46:53are more than
46:53capable of
46:54doing it
46:54Arnaz Slott's
46:55proved himself
46:55last season
46:56that he's a
46:56very clever
46:57manager
46:57who knows
46:58what he's
46:58doing
46:58just that
46:59ingredient
46:59it's just
47:00not happening
47:00it's gone
47:01from you
47:01you let slide
47:02a couple of
47:03bad results
47:03but then the
47:04other night
47:05you watched
47:05them at home
47:05to Real Madrid
47:06and they were
47:07fantastic
47:07they absolutely
47:08battered Real
47:08Madrid
47:08who've looked
47:09good this
47:09season
47:09so I agree
47:11with you Danny
47:12something's just
47:12not quite there
47:13this is a really
47:14big moment for
47:15them in the
47:15season
47:16they've probably
47:17hoped a few
47:17times they'd be
47:18able to paper
47:18over the cracks
47:19the new players
47:20would come good
47:21they're not
47:21they've got to
47:22step up and
47:23they've got to
47:23perform over the
47:24next couple of
47:24weeks
47:24the balance
47:25the balance is
47:25wrong somewhere
47:26there's too
47:28many players
47:28who look off
47:29it
47:29and the ones
47:30who are on
47:30it can't
47:31compensate for
47:31the ones
47:32who aren't
47:32so he's got
47:33to find
47:34an 11
47:35that is
47:36prepared to
47:36just
47:37be more
47:39stable
47:39be more
47:40compact
47:40if it means
47:41putting more
47:41defensive players
47:42in upsetting
47:43a few egos
47:43you've got to
47:44do it
47:45PSV at home
47:46in the Champions
47:47League
47:47and West Ham
47:48away the next
47:48two matches
47:49every game at
47:50the moment
47:51looks tough
47:52doesn't it
47:52for them
47:53yeah of course
47:53I think they
47:54would have
47:54backed themselves
47:55at Forest
47:55at home
47:56the position
47:56they've been
47:57this season
47:57to win easily
47:58and they've
47:58not
47:58they've struggled
47:59so massive
48:00games in the
48:00season for them
48:01okay let's have
48:02a quick look
48:02shall we
48:03at the Premier
48:03League table
48:04and Arsenal
48:04stretch their
48:05lead to six
48:05points which
48:06is their biggest
48:07at this stage
48:08of a Premier
48:08League season
48:09Aston Villa's
48:09win sends them
48:10fourth with
48:11Tottenham now
48:12ninth
48:12Leeds miss the
48:13chance to climb
48:13out of the
48:14relegation zone
48:14while Wolves are
48:15cast adrift at
48:16the bottom
48:16next seven sides
48:17are separated
48:18by just five
48:19points
48:19thank you so much
48:20to Joe and
48:21Danny have
48:21safe journeys
48:22home both of
48:23you good night
48:23though from all
48:24of us the
48:25story of the
48:25day Arsenal
48:27four Tottenham
48:27one it's
48:28North London
48:29for Eze
48:29we'll see you
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