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00:00:00Welcome to Match of the Dead.

00:00:30Welcome to Match of the Dead.

00:01:00Joe Hart and Theo Walcott are the gifts that keep on giving, or at least they better be this evening.

00:01:05Off the back of an important midweek Champions League win against Real Madrid,

00:01:09Manchester City travelled to fifth place Crystal Palace, having won five of their last six in the Premier League.

00:01:15Steve Wilson was there.

00:01:19Palace may have beaten City at Wembley 211 days ago, but they haven't beaten City here in 10 years.

00:01:26Given their current form, they just might be backing themselves today, especially with some good news from the treatment room.

00:01:33Ismaila Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta both start.

00:01:37Sarr having recovered from an ankle injury, Mateta's been past fit after a knee issue.

00:01:42Eddie Enquetia sits out.

00:01:44City's Jeremy Dock, who is missing with a leg injury, Reinders comes in.

00:01:48That's the only change from the win in Madrid and the victory over Sunderland.

00:01:58Adam Wharton.

00:02:01Clipped over the top beautifully.

00:02:03This is a big chance and it's hit the bar.

00:02:06Pino against the woodwork.

00:02:07A huge opportunity.

00:02:11Well, he may just, had it gone in the back of the net, have found himself having it ruled out for offside.

00:02:18It would have been very, very tight.

00:02:21Big opportunity.

00:02:24Well, it's been an exceptional season to this point.

00:02:27They've made so few changes.

00:02:31Crystal Palace and Oliver Glasner.

00:02:33Working with a very, very tight squad, but doing it superbly well.

00:02:40Kamada has done really well.

00:02:42Threads a lovely ball into Ismaila Sarr here.

00:02:45Sarr!

00:02:47Well, flashing across the face of Donnarumma before Jean-Philippe Mateta could arrive.

00:02:54Just unable to combine with Mateta.

00:02:57But promising again for Oliver Glasner's side.

00:03:03Guardiola.

00:03:08Nico Gonzalez.

00:03:13Well, actually he's given it.

00:03:19Well, I think you could argue that Richards was really just holding his ground there, which you are entitled to do.

00:03:25Cherky looks keen here.

00:03:27Oh, it's Foden.

00:03:29Oh, it's pushed around by Henderson.

00:03:31It's still in play.

00:03:32Reinders.

00:03:32And the flag has gone up.

00:03:35Well, trying to catch Henderson out at his near post.

00:03:39Reinders was offside when the ball came back to him.

00:03:41That's why the flag went up.

00:03:43Had this gone in, it would have counted.

00:03:45I don't actually think it was on target from Phil Foden.

00:03:48The England manager tucking into a nice little bag of Sunday afternoon sweets.

00:03:55doesn't like licorice ones by the look of it.

00:03:58That's why the flag is on target.

00:04:00Mattias Nunez for Manchester City.

00:04:04everyone in that final third of the field apart from Donnarumma as Nico Gonzalez

00:04:10finds Matthias Nunez and Bernardo Silva Nunez to the delivery Haaland with a header brilliant

00:04:23well it's a really good delivery and before it was even on the head of Erling Haaland

00:04:29you knew what was going to happen Erling Haaland gives Manchester City the lead

00:04:35well it's half in which he hasn't featured a lot but that doesn't matter because when he

00:04:42needs to feature no one does it better it's a fantastic header from Erling Haaland absolutely

00:04:49textbook Pino here oh he's found a little gap Pino Mateta

00:04:55Donnarumma came out made contact

00:05:01well VAL Matt Donoghue's had a look and no penalty there

00:05:04Clipped by Richards tidily and well watched Ruben Diaz O'Reilly can find Foden

00:05:24Nico Gonzalez not sure that was a good decision he's lost it and Wharton and that's twice they've hit the woodwork

00:05:32well Nico Gonzalez will be a very relieved man here that was a poor decision

00:05:39was always going to be put under pressure it's a good strike by Wharton in the end

00:05:44but hit the woodwork not the net more frustration for the home side

00:05:48looks like they're on the brink of agreeing about whatever it is they're discussing

00:06:02Foden nicely done and here goes Tiziani Reinders that's a good save by Henderson

00:06:10well Reinders here ignored the onrushing Haaland to his left-hand side that's a good save by Henderson

00:06:32oh

00:06:36Cherky that's a really good break

00:06:39Wharton just caught him but he went on and Phil Foden scores brilliantly

00:06:43oh boy he's hit a rich vein of form six in his last four now

00:06:53Cherky does ever so well

00:06:57and Foden

00:06:58checks his angles

00:07:02checks his rangefinder

00:07:04and sweeps it beyond Henderson

00:07:07two absolutely clinical goals

00:07:11from two fantastic footballers

00:07:14but you've got to feel for him really Crystal Palace have done so much so well today and yet they have not tested Donnarumma

00:07:21Ismail Assar

00:07:24Pino, Hughes, Wharton

00:07:32Cross

00:07:33and a great header from Guardiol but it's Sarr

00:07:36onto O'Reilly

00:07:38not sure who Will Hughes shot hit

00:07:43Ismail Assar blocked by Guardiol

00:07:45well this was threatening again

00:07:50Will Hughes shot

00:07:52it's a good block this

00:07:58Richards

00:08:03and Ketya

00:08:05Eddie and Ketya that's a good hit

00:08:08well finally someone has stung the palms of Joan Luigi Donnarumma

00:08:13and it's Eddie and Ketya

00:08:16Will Hughes

00:08:17nice

00:08:18Hughes ball in and Ketya climbing

00:08:20beaten in the air

00:08:22by O'Reilly and a slip from Tyreek Mitchell

00:08:25and here goes Savinho

00:08:27Henderson backpedaling

00:08:29Savinho

00:08:31and that's a penalty

00:08:33well you don't even need the referee to give that

00:08:36Henderson is

00:08:37contesting the decision

00:08:39well the

00:08:42slip

00:08:43from

00:08:44Palace was really unfortunate

00:08:46and Savinho

00:08:47accelerated away

00:08:49Dean Henderson is claiming that's not a penalty

00:08:52but I don't think

00:08:53he has a leg to stand on

00:08:55and once he got hold of Savinho

00:08:57neither did the Brazilian

00:08:59Haaland

00:09:07missed his only Premier League penalty this season

00:09:10but scores that one

00:09:12Crystal Palace 0

00:09:13Manchester City 3

00:09:14and Haaland has two of them

00:09:22not even a hint of doubt

00:09:28well perfection is hard to achieve

00:09:30but he won't stop aspiring for it for his team

00:09:36I just want to ask you about Phil Foden

00:09:38he's in a terrific vein of form at the moment

00:09:40I mean scoring goals

00:09:41assists everything is there

00:09:42yeah it is

00:09:43today he didn't do a good game

00:09:45today he didn't play good

00:09:47he lost a lot of balls

00:09:48he was so in a rush in every action

00:09:51and Phil has to be with the one tempo

00:09:52had to play more calm

00:09:54keep the ball

00:09:54pass the ball

00:09:55and in the right moment

00:09:56make a change the gear

00:09:58but at the end

00:09:59we said many times

00:10:00he's so young

00:10:01so at the end had Margie to improve

00:10:02he listened

00:10:04and I think

00:10:05yeah

00:10:06saying that

00:10:07he's been doing an incredible terrific season

00:10:10yeah it's a good thing that he said that

00:10:12because I agree with him myself

00:10:14I knew I could have done a lot better today

00:10:15but

00:10:17yeah that's the standard I set myself

00:10:19and so does he

00:10:20so yeah he knows there's more to come from me

00:10:22and hopefully I can get to there

00:10:23it feels

00:10:24a little bit wrong

00:10:26but we have to accept it

00:10:27this is how big games are decided

00:10:29there was small margins

00:10:30and I think City was better inside the boxes

00:10:34yeah

00:10:34and we're having 16 to 7 shots at the end

00:10:38but losing 3-0

00:10:39yeah it's a tough moment

00:10:40but I think the performance today to be honest

00:10:42was better than in the cup final

00:10:45and we will come to that Palace performance

00:10:48because there was a lot to like about it from from their point of view

00:10:51Manchester City had to show real resilience

00:10:53that's what Pep Guardiola talked about after the game

00:10:56in order to to get the win

00:10:57yeah 3-0 on paper

00:10:58but that certainly doesn't tell the full story

00:11:01Man City really had to earn it today

00:11:02Sellers Park is such a tough place to go

00:11:05and they had to really stick there to get

00:11:06they went toe-to-toe Palace from the off

00:11:08you'll see the press here

00:11:10Pino getting their head down

00:11:11sending them back

00:11:12Mateto following it up

00:11:14City didn't really have anywhere to go

00:11:15and once they do they turn it over quite easily

00:11:18and then you've got that battle

00:11:19you've got Mateto

00:11:20he's occupying Diaz

00:11:22Saar's going to come in with Guardiola

00:11:25ball bobbling around

00:11:26but that's fine

00:11:27in the Premier League

00:11:27Palace are a good team

00:11:28you've got to get bodies around

00:11:29you've got to get people putting their bodies on the line

00:11:31making it as difficult as they possibly can

00:11:34now Palace had a lot of half chances in the first half

00:11:36here high line from City

00:11:38Nunes starting to learn how to play that right back position

00:11:40you can rely on him

00:11:42I think when we watched the game live

00:11:43we thought this was a really good chance

00:11:45but probably would have been ruled out

00:11:47cut for offside

00:11:48so Palace's best chance would have been offside

00:11:51so that's not a problem

00:11:52but the point is they kept getting chances through the lines

00:11:54looks up

00:11:55Palace are a quality team

00:11:56picks out Saar

00:11:57Gavalliol doesn't panic

00:11:59O'Reilly gets himself back in

00:12:01Saar ends up running out of space

00:12:02it's almost a shot cross

00:12:03doesn't really come to anything

00:12:06see it again

00:12:06Wharton getting his head up

00:12:08great line from Manchester City

00:12:10again good confidence in it

00:12:11they know they can play that line

00:12:12like I say people like Nunes who's not necessarily a defender

00:12:15he's learning how to play in that role

00:12:17and that's the thing when you get these chances

00:12:19but up the other end

00:12:20that's why they dig in

00:12:21that's why they do these defensive duties

00:12:23because they know they've got quality to hurt

00:12:26look at that

00:12:26Harland has barely touched the ball

00:12:28it's not a story anymore

00:12:29back peddling

00:12:30back across goal

00:12:31unbelievable finish

00:12:33so important for his team

00:12:34and even Tiki Taki loves a bullet header every now and again

00:12:38and then Nunes like I say defensively good

00:12:40nicking it getting on that front foot

00:12:42the game wasn't really going anywhere

00:12:44it was very much in the balance

00:12:46and we just heard him talking about Phil Foden

00:12:48wasn't necessarily as involved as he'd like to be

00:12:50but my goodness me

00:12:51the vein of form he's in at the moment

00:12:53the way he's able to shoot from 22 yards is a killer

00:12:57late on in the game like I say 2-0 Palace pushing

00:13:00that is what you want coming off your bench

00:13:02Savino definitely warmed up didn't he

00:13:0480 yard run

00:13:05has the presence of mind to go around Dean Henderson

00:13:08earn his team a penalty

00:13:10the rest we don't have to talk about do we

00:13:12look see his celebration

00:13:13he's bored of scoring now

00:13:14scoring's boring

00:13:15scoring is boring for Harland

00:13:18look on Phil Foden

00:13:20his numbers have been fantastic over the last few games Theo

00:13:23but Pep Guardiola was critical of his overall performance

00:13:26and said he was rushing a bit

00:13:27Foden agreed with him

00:13:28this wasn't a wake-up call comment that he was making in the media

00:13:32this is clearly something that they've

00:13:34they've talked about and we saw them at the at the end of the game together

00:13:36yeah it was constructive criticism I felt and

00:13:39he recognizes the standard that

00:13:41Phil Foden brought to the Premier last year

00:13:43winning obviously the PFA Player of the Year

00:13:45that's what he expects and

00:13:47you know we're not savvy to it on a day-to-day basis

00:13:49but he sees what he does

00:13:50but on the match day it's where he really wants to perform

00:13:52and look for us he's playing fantastically well

00:13:54but for Pep right now it's not quite the standard what he wants

00:13:56but look if you're still scoring performing well and scoring goals

00:13:59look there's a lot more to come from Foden if that's the case

00:14:02because that's gonna be scary for Arsenal as well

00:14:03Palace don't have a good record against Manchester City

00:14:07but on the evidence of of this game

00:14:09there's a lot to back up Oliver Glasner's claim

00:14:11that this was even better than the the performance in the FA Cup final

00:14:15which Crystal Palace won because they did manage to get through

00:14:19and they did manage to create those those big chances

00:14:21they were excellent like I say and that's that's credit to Manchester City's performance today

00:14:26having to go that extra that extra note defending really well

00:14:30Palace look really good they look really organized this season

00:14:33they're a real threat especially in the first half of games

00:14:36City weathered that storm and then as we talked about that quality

00:14:39Harland and Foden deadly

00:14:42yeah makes that win all the more impressive from Manchester City

00:14:45now Aston Villa are now firmly in the mix for the title

00:14:48after winning nine of their last 10 Premier League games

00:14:51they made the journey to London to face a West Ham side

00:14:54who've gone four without a win commentary comes from John Rhoda

00:15:00Sir Trevor Brookings and Alvin Martin accompanied by Billy Bond's daughters Claire and Katie

00:15:06lead today's tributes to the legendary former player and manager

00:15:09who is remembered by the West Ham faithful ahead of kickoff

00:15:18Alphonse Areola hasn't kept a clean sheet in the Premier League this season

00:15:25Freddy Potts and Sanguta Magasa come in as Nuno Espirito Santo makes two changes

00:15:30Marco Bizot starts in goal for Villa with Emi Martinez ruled out because of a back problem

00:15:36Victor Lindelof makes his first Premier League start for Villa with Pau Torres also not involved

00:15:41Villa won 2-1 here on the opening day of last season

00:15:48West Ham with 13 points from their 15 matches so far

00:15:52get us underway against an in-form Aston Villa team 30 points from their 15 games

00:15:59Villa in their change colours this afternoon of the white shirts picked up by camera

00:16:11Konza, camera again, West Ham really pressing in the opening exchanges and they might be in here

00:16:19and they've scored inside the opening minute West Ham are in front what a start for the Hammers

00:16:29Esri Konza caught in possession Marco Bezos beaten and West Ham are in front through Matthias Fernandes

00:16:41Konza trying to play it out of defence here dispossessed by Fernandes and what a perfectly

00:16:49placed shot around Bizot into the back of the net and an outstanding start for West Ham dreadful for

00:16:56Aston Villa West Ham one Aston Villa nil cash

00:17:02towards Watkins

00:17:08Villa are level might that go down though as an own goal

00:17:17McGinn's ball in Watkins going for the ball

00:17:21and Mavro Panas is the unfortunate defender who turns it past Areola

00:17:25what a start West Ham one Aston Villa one

00:17:32Fernandes the goal scorer

00:17:39look at that looking for Juve terrific run in behind appeals for a penalty as it strikes cash

00:17:46Anthony Taylor was in a good position

00:17:49it's away by Konza not too far and the shot is deflected in

00:17:55final touch from Bowen West Ham in front for a second time

00:18:02they are are checking to see whether there may be a possible offside here against Juve

00:18:08you see Anthony Taylor's position there he says play on

00:18:15Ponza's half clearance Bowen diverting it past Bizot

00:18:21the check has been completed and the goal stands and the West Ham captain gets his fifth goal of the

00:18:28season West Ham two Aston Villa one here's cash

00:18:33a bit of space here for Morgan Rogers

00:18:39looking to curl it into the top corner and he wasn't too far away

00:18:42soon as Rogers picks up the ball here you can see his intentions and Aston Villa still behind

00:18:52Juve

00:18:54McGinn

00:18:55camera finds Tielemans Watkins and Rogers in the middle it's towards Morgan Rogers it's 2-2

00:19:06Aston Villa equalized for the second time this afternoon at the London stadium and this time it is Morgan Rogers

00:19:18space here for Tielemans Watkins can't get on the end of it Rogers most certainly can

00:19:25his fourth goal of the season and all four have come in wins away from Villa Park

00:19:31is that an omen for today

00:19:41Mattson comes away with it

00:19:45Watkins with the touch

00:19:46McKinn was the target for that pass couldn't be found

00:19:52Marlon his first involvement

00:19:56Marlon punched away by Areola

00:20:02and West Ham might break it

00:20:04it's a free kick to Aston Villa and you can hear the reaction from the West Ham supporters

00:20:11areola perhaps the touch fortunate that it fell there too to Debo

00:20:25to Debo

00:20:25Fernandes

00:20:33back at that Bowen

00:20:36it's a third goal for West Ham but the flag is up on the far side

00:20:41the assistance flag raised very quickly on the far side

00:20:48it is a close one

00:20:50as the ball is played through

00:20:52but the check has been made and it has been ruled out

00:20:56his despair would soon change so it remains 2-2

00:21:04Fernandes

00:21:06Somerville

00:21:08Bowen

00:21:09couldn't quite turn

00:21:10Somerville

00:21:12able to get the shot away

00:21:14unable to find the target for West Ham

00:21:16quite kindly there for Crescensio Somerville

00:21:26McGinn

00:21:32Rogers

00:21:46Lindelof

00:21:48bit of space here for Morgan Rogers

00:21:50might have a go at goal

00:21:51and it's a brilliant strike as well

00:21:54Aston Villa in front for the first time this afternoon

00:21:58and it's the second goal for Morgan Rogers

00:22:011-0 down

00:22:022-1 down

00:22:04now 3-2 up

00:22:09Lindelof's pass

00:22:11finding Rogers in a lot of space

00:22:13and how about that for a finish

00:22:15curling

00:22:16looping

00:22:17beyond Areola

00:22:20West Ham 2

00:22:21Aston Villa 3

00:22:30camera

00:22:32Dinia

00:22:35camera

00:22:36Marlin with the touch

00:22:38Marlin with the touch

00:22:39Dinia

00:22:41pushed away by Areola

00:22:42and cleared by Potts

00:22:46time running out for West Ham if they're to get anything from this afternoon's match

00:22:54Dinia

00:22:55Rodgers

00:23:00faced by Mavra Panos

00:23:02it's Morgan Rogers right across the face of goal

00:23:05Aston Villa coming out on top though

00:23:08West Ham 2

00:23:09Aston Villa 3

00:23:11If we're honest, we want to start games quicker and be on the front foot, but in the last couple of games I think we started slow and we've had to come back in the game and had to show a fighter determination, a character, but each and every player has got that, and the manager even more so.

00:23:25How much did you need that goal to make it 2-2 to come when it did, as early as it did in the second half?

00:23:31Yes, of course. We needed, firstly, to keep calm, keep being consistent and demanding in our game plan, and through it try to score, try to come back to the result like we did, and then play personality. I think we did everything.

00:23:51Offensively we were okay, but defensively we have to be more aggressive, more individual aspects that we cannot allow players with such much talent like Rodgers to have this space to do their actions, so it requires a big effort from all of us to try and rectify so we can perform the way we are performing and take results because this is really punishing us.

00:24:18I'm just pretty confident right now, obviously scoring a few lately, and when I've got the ball and received it, I saw they were kind of dropping off a bit, and I thought, yeah, I'm just taking a touch at my feet and just hit it, and I know I've got the quality from distance, I work on that kind of shot, and I'm just really happy at winning, and I'm grateful that it went in, and that will do win the game.

00:24:32Yeah, Theo, two more goals for Morgan Rodgers, almost a hat-trick for him, that's nine away goals for Aston Villa, and all of them have either been to draw them level or to put them in front. He did both today. What did you make of his overall impact on the game?

00:24:46Well, we look at, you know, big performances in really important players, but his influence right now in this Aston Villa team is really standing out. You can just see the confidence in his play, and what I really like is his intent from minute one.

00:25:00He sets the tone on how he's going to perform this whole game, and it's just this initial give and go of Tillemans who connected constantly throughout the game. It's just to show that Wan-Bissaka, you're going to have a handful today.

00:25:11This is where we kind of see him at times in the middle of the park, but he always likes to operate and move, and always keep moving. You always keep your defenders guessing.

00:25:20And he operated a lot on the left-hand side today, which we haven't really seen him play too often, but it's these little touches here, which are clever, and already Wan-Bissaka's already concerned about him.

00:25:28And this is what we're talking about, what he's been doing for minute one, the different side of it, where he can give it and go and show that other side of him.

00:25:35And at times, as a defender, it's an absolute handful to deal with, and a fantastic cross as well.

00:25:40This is what I like at times, to be a good player, you don't have to do too much movement. Messi's lived off that for many, many years, but, look, gets his shot away, and we've seen those going on another time.

00:25:50But this is his goal. Tillemans, who's been absolutely fantastic today, starts off, he's recognised already the weakness in Wan-Bissaka's game.

00:25:58He recognises it all the time, he finds his space, and this is where you're going to get your goals, but not just how he finishes it.

00:26:04First touch is fantastic, composed, confident, it's a man who's actually right now playing at his best.

00:26:10This is where we kind of feel Morgan Rodgers drifts into these spaces, where he can recognise there's danger.

00:26:16And like you said there, when you give him time and space, and the players drop off, and they can do this, the technique, we've seen it recently against Spurs.

00:26:24I mean, the way it just picks up the pace, the closer it gets to the goalkeeper, and look, I'm not a goalkeeper at times, I'd think maybe you could save it, but, Joe, you've just got to talk about this strike.

00:26:32The way the goalkeeper sees it late, for me, absolutely fantastic.

00:26:35Yeah, Theo, if he talked about mastering that technique, and I saw him score a goal against Leeds with that technique, and Areola, it ends up being not that far away from him, it's just so unpredictable, it's not a predictable curve or swerve.

00:26:46He sets it with, like, the top of his ankle, with not too much pace, and it either dips or rises, and that's why you see Areola, such an athletic goalkeeper, get beat with relative ease.

00:26:56I couldn't do that.

00:26:58But he is something special, Morgan Rodgers, and it was a really good comeback from Aston Villa, but this is becoming a bit of a habit for West Ham.

00:27:06Nuno talked about this and said, you know, we are really struggling to hold on to a lead.

00:27:11They led twice in this game.

00:27:13How much of a concern, or how concerned should they be, Joe?

00:27:16Of course they should be concerned.

00:27:17The Premier League's relentless, we know, we've seen it in so many games this season.

00:27:21Taking the lead, that's not game over, you know.

00:27:23Teams have got so much in there, Arsenal, so much on the bench, coming back, you've got to stay focused for 90-plus minutes.

00:27:29And look, they weren't terrible today, but they were up against a good Villa side who didn't panic when they went behind.

00:27:34Three good goals and another loss.

00:27:36Obviously, with a former Arsenal and Manchester City player sitting in the studio, we need to talk about the title race.

00:27:42Are Villa very much in this?

00:27:44I think so, I do.

00:27:45I feel like when you have a very difficult start, you can go two ways as a team, as a squad, but Emery's obviously got that confidence in them.

00:27:53They're playing with some good stuff at this moment in time, so for me, they would be a problem.

00:27:57But yeah, I'm concerned about your lot, Manchester City.

00:28:00Three points between the top three, with Aston Villa starting to open up a little bit of a gap now between themselves and Chelsea in fourth, Joe.

00:28:07Yeah, they are.

00:28:08As expected, I think, Arsenal and Manchester City up there.

00:28:11But Villa, I think the biggest compliment you can pay them is with a difficult start.

00:28:15They've beaten both Arsenal and Manchester City.

00:28:17They're definitely capable.

00:28:19Whether they can mount a charge is yet to be seen, but Arsenal and City are definitely going to be there at the end.

00:28:24They've got Arsenal again on the 30th of December.

00:28:26That's something to look forward to.

00:28:28Next, we've got the first Premier League weird-time derby since 2016.

00:28:32One of the fiercest and finest rivalries in English football in the matter is you.

00:28:42I'm on the front page, on the back page, every page of every paper.

00:28:45Bitsley!

00:28:47Brilliant goal!

00:28:48I'm a hero, I'm your saviour.

00:28:50Here it hits it!

00:28:51Phillips, something that will score!

00:28:53I don't blame you!

00:28:54If you're looking at me, I would be looking at me too!

00:28:58Red and white tonight!

00:28:59It's weird-time derby day!

00:29:04I don't blame you!

00:29:06Guy Mowbrie was at the Stadium of Light.

00:29:11It's been more than nine long years since the prides of the weir and the tyne last came together for a Premier League derby.

00:29:19The return of a special fixture.

00:29:23The Sunderland team shows three changes from last weekend's 3-0 defeat at Manchester City.

00:29:28Three, Ranildo, Shemstein, Talby and Brian Brobby come in to start.

00:29:32And for Ranildo, Talby, Noah Siddiqui and Bertrand Traore, it's one heck of a game to sign off in before departing for international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations.

00:29:42For Newcastle, two changes from Wednesday's Champions League draw at Leverkusen.

00:29:47Anthony Alanga replaces Harvey Barnes.

00:29:49And with Joe Linton not 100% and on the bench, Lewis Miley comes in, joining Dan Byrne as the only two true locals to start the game.

00:29:58Before kick-off, Sunderland salutes their former player, Gary Rowell, who sadly passed away yesterday, aged just 68.

00:30:09A Sunderland lad, a hero to a generation.

00:30:12The scorer of their last derby hat-trick in 1979.

00:30:17He always had incredible timing.

00:30:19In 137 years of meeting, there have been 157 previous matches with Newcastle ahead by just one win.

00:30:38And now they come together with Sunderland ahead by just one point.

00:30:42Ylanga up to Volta Marder, and Gordon's got loads of room on the left.

00:30:49Volta Marder can't find him.

00:30:51Gordon's furious about that.

00:30:54Look at Gordon, the pass is on, but he doesn't get it right.

00:31:00Two who know what it's like to score in one of these games.

00:31:04Jermaine Defoe and Kevin Phillips, goodness me, there's some goals between those two.

00:31:09I don't think Steve Bauer scored that many.

00:31:12But he keeps good company.

00:31:15Michele, Traore.

00:31:20Here's Brobby.

00:31:23Upended by Malik Chao.

00:31:26And the referee's got the yellow card out, has he?

00:31:29Yes, he has, for the first time today.

00:31:31It's Brobby for demanding that there should be a yellow card.

00:31:37Oh, the irony.

00:31:38In a game like this, when we expect tackles to fly in,

00:31:42and the first yellow is for doing that.

00:31:45As Alan Shearer reminded me, only this morning, it is really important,

00:31:51whether you're red and white or black and white,

00:31:53to play the game, not the occasion.

00:31:56Some can get a little too over keen.

00:32:00Burn.

00:32:00Gordon.

00:32:01He's won it, Dan Byrne will get the next one, and Michele didn't even attempt to stop himself sliding into him.

00:32:14He's claiming it was pure momentum, but he's got a yellow card, and I don't think there's much argument about it.

00:32:20It is the definition of reckless.

00:32:22He's not getting there first.

00:32:29Now Sunderland try and break, but Brobby didn't get even as far as the halfway line.

00:32:34Tonali.

00:32:34Miley.

00:32:39Ooh, has Brobby caught Miley there?

00:32:43Le Fay.

00:32:49Traore.

00:32:53Le Fay.

00:32:53Hall is there to stop the cross.

00:32:56And Brobby involved plenty this half.

00:32:58He's got a yellow card for waving an imaginary card of his own, and then that happened not so long ago.

00:33:06A risky thing to do when you're on a yellow.

00:33:10Xhaka.

00:33:17Xhaka's cross.

00:33:19Ballard.

00:33:20Flung himself at it.

00:33:22Couldn't get over the top of it.

00:33:28Friore takes up possession for Sunderland.

00:33:35Friore delivers.

00:33:37The cross is repelled.

00:33:39Sunderland get a throw.

00:33:42Mokieeli.

00:33:44Winding up the big one again.

00:33:48Ramsdale stays back.

00:33:51Chou got it away.

00:33:52Here's Xhaka.

00:33:55Mokieeli.

00:33:55That's a good ball.

00:33:56Voltemard has headed it into his own net.

00:34:00Sunderland lead.

00:34:01One minute into the second half.

00:34:06By far and away, Nick Voltemard has worst moment in a Newcastle shirt yet.

00:34:12You don't do that.

00:34:13Not today.

00:34:14Not in this game.

00:34:16Wrong goal.

00:34:19Wearside delirium has ensued.

00:34:22It's a wonderful cross from Mokieeli.

00:34:26Voltemard though has bulleted that home as though he was trying to score for Newcastle.

00:34:32Couldn't have done any better with it.

00:34:35Sunderland won.

00:34:36Newcastle United nil.

00:34:38The place has taken off.

00:34:40Voltemard wishes he hadn't.

00:34:43Normally at the Stadium of Light, that scoreboard would say Sunderland won.

00:34:47Then the name of the opposing team and their badge nil.

00:34:51Today just visitors.

00:34:54The name is not being uttered.

00:34:57Tremendous levels of Derby Day pettiness.

00:34:59Up towards Isidore.

00:35:08Really good ball.

00:35:09Isidore.

00:35:10Really good try.

00:35:11And smartly saved by Ramsdale.

00:35:13Oh, he's done well with that Wilson Isidore.

00:35:19The control and the attempt to finish.

00:35:22Just magnificent.

00:35:25Delivermento.

00:35:25Murphy.

00:35:30It's deflected and Wiss has got to it but not with enough contact.

00:35:35Roofs with a really grateful claim.

00:35:38That's as good as it's been for Newcastle for quite a while.

00:35:40Towering leap from Ranildo.

00:35:47Xhaka.

00:35:48He got something on it.

00:35:49Roofs has then gone down.

00:35:51And a free kick's been given to Sunderland.

00:35:53Ranildo wants a word or two with Joe Willock as well.

00:35:57And the referee's in to try and defuse it.

00:35:59It's the first flare-up of Derby Day.

00:36:04And it's going off further up the field as well.

00:36:07Lewis Hall and Wilson Isidore have squared up to one another.

00:36:10Le Fay not far away.

00:36:13Where did that spark from?

00:36:16Told you it was anxious all round.

00:36:23That will do it.

00:36:26Sunderland have had a remarkable return to the Premier League.

00:36:29But never mind what's gone before.

00:36:32This was the one they wanted more than any other.

00:36:37Sunday night usually means early closing.

00:36:39Not here.

00:36:40Not tonight.

00:36:42It'll go on into Monday.

00:36:44It might go on into 2026.

00:36:46Sunderland won.

00:36:47Newcastle United nil.

00:36:50Tell us about the experience of the Derby from your point of view.

00:36:54Noisy.

00:36:55Noisy and good connection with our fans.

00:36:59I think we had the opportunity to score.

00:37:01And after that we stayed composed, calm.

00:37:04Even if the game was tense and tough, tight.

00:37:09But yeah, good maturity and happy for the lads.

00:37:12Huge disappointment for us in terms of result and performance really.

00:37:15I don't think we ever truly got going from an attacking sense.

00:37:19It was a game of real lack of chances for both teams.

00:37:21There wasn't a lot of classical goal mouth action.

00:37:23But we're disappointed with our output and we know we need to do better.

00:37:26You got that photo to keep at the end of the whole team in front of the fans.

00:37:30You weren't here two years ago when Newcastle did that after winning here.

00:37:33So was that something that the players thought about?

00:37:35Whose idea was that?

00:37:36Yeah, I believe that in life everything comes back.

00:37:39And we had some players that played this two or three years ago

00:37:42and the painful was still there from them.

00:37:44So I think it has a little bit to do with respect.

00:37:47Of course, the away team, they win here.

00:37:50You need to give the handshake.

00:37:51But to do a picture in front of our fans in the stadium

00:37:54is not what we will do if we go away.

00:37:57But yeah, this is a little bit of karma.

00:38:00And we can do it because we are playing at home with our fans,

00:38:03with our support.

00:38:03They've been amazing all year.

00:38:06But even today.

00:38:07And we take this picture.

00:38:09And we're happy.

00:38:11So just for comparison,

00:38:12this is what Newcastle United did in January 2024

00:38:15when they beat Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in the Cup.

00:38:19So Sunderland returned the favour.

00:38:21That and visitors on the scoreboard.

00:38:23Are we here for that level of pettiness?

00:38:26It'll be interesting to see if they get a result in Newcastle

00:38:28if they recreate a picture, wouldn't it?

00:38:30But look, it's a connection.

00:38:31It's going to be a bit hard when they're all the way up in the stands.

00:38:34Yeah, so true.

00:38:35But look, it's great.

00:38:37It's what it means to them.

00:38:37So it's a great connection to be part of the club.

00:38:39So yeah, fair play to them.

00:38:40Yeah, you've got to have a bit of fun with it, haven't you, Joe?

00:38:42Yeah, of course.

00:38:43And Newcastle deserved their win, just like Sunderland deserved their win.

00:38:46However you want to celebrate is up to you.

00:38:48But, you know, obviously it touched a nerve with a few of them.

00:38:50Yeah, and the way Sunderland approached the game,

00:38:52this was not a match that had a lot of goal-mouth action.

00:38:55No.

00:38:55However, the application can't be faulted.

00:38:58Oh my goodness me.

00:38:59When you look at that starting line-up,

00:39:01you're obviously not seeing any locals born in the city of Sunderland.

00:39:04But geez, they represented like they were born in Sunderland today.

00:39:07It was an incredible effort.

00:39:08The tenacity, it was an absolutely brilliant game

00:39:10if you look for an old-school English derby.

00:39:13From the off, Broby setting the tone.

00:39:15But they didn't just press recklessly,

00:39:17they pressed really intelligently.

00:39:19They kept setting little traps for Newcastle,

00:39:21shutting them down.

00:39:22And then here we see Volta Marder.

00:39:24That is Newcastle's main man.

00:39:26Absolutely no doubt about it.

00:39:27And if you want a stadium to erupt,

00:39:29bang, Ballard in.

00:39:31Turns the big man over and they're on the front foot again.

00:39:33But as I say, it wasn't reckless.

00:39:35They were pressing on the front foot,

00:39:37sending Newcastle down little angles

00:39:38and little avenues that they didn't want to be,

00:39:41which allowed Sunderland to get on the front foot.

00:39:43They were able to push them back.

00:39:45They looked a little bit like they'd run out of ideas eventually.

00:39:48Pushing them on.

00:39:49Dan Byrne put under a lot of pressure here.

00:39:51Down a blind alley.

00:39:53And this is what the stadium loves.

00:39:54If you're not creating goal-mouthed chances,

00:39:56you want to see your team on the front foot,

00:39:58pushing your opposition back.

00:40:00And ultimately, it's an easy turnover

00:40:01when Ramsdale has to go long.

00:40:06This is Ballard threatening both boxes.

00:40:09This was one of the only real chances.

00:40:10Look, it wasn't too many chances in this game.

00:40:13But this is straight away in the second half.

00:40:15Look, you get a lot of chances from throw-ins.

00:40:17Of course you do.

00:40:18But Sunderland identified that it would be a weak header

00:40:20if it is a header away from goal.

00:40:22Xhaka, such an intelligent player.

00:40:25Mukiele, really good ball in.

00:40:26Voltamada will not want to see that again.

00:40:28He's had such a great start in Newcastle's shirt.

00:40:30You feel for him, but that's not a good moment for the big man.

00:40:34But a little bit of in-house game.

00:40:36You know, you see Gordon's finally got his chance

00:40:38to open his legs.

00:40:40Nailed.

00:40:40And this is Xhaka.

00:40:42We talk about him.

00:40:43Such an experienced pro.

00:40:44This is the 93rd minute.

00:40:46He takes one here.

00:40:47He takes one for the team.

00:40:48He realises he's not going to get a foul for it.

00:40:50You've got to get up.

00:40:51Got to get up.

00:40:5293rd minute.

00:40:53All hands to the pump.

00:40:54A little bit of Xhaka.

00:40:55Yeah, we've all seen that before.

00:40:57And as Roos gets nailed,

00:40:59it all bedlam breaks loose.

00:41:00But I'm telling you now,

00:41:01walking off the field as the centre mid

00:41:03with blood dripping from your eye

00:41:04and a 1-0 win.

00:41:05That is a great feeling.

00:41:06Yeah, if he wasn't a hero before then,

00:41:08he's going to be a hero after that.

00:41:09Look, in terms of the intensity from Sunderland,

00:41:13there will be people,

00:41:13Anthony Gordon amongst them,

00:41:15as we saw Dan Byrne,

00:41:16who had to go to hospital

00:41:17and have his ribs x-rayed.

00:41:18He had problems with breathing

00:41:19after that challenge from Mukiele in the game.

00:41:23At times, did it threaten to boil over,

00:41:26do you think?

00:41:26A little bit.

00:41:27But I think they were good on his tackles.

00:41:28Obviously, the Dan Byrne one

00:41:29isn't great on the eye.

00:41:31But I think he'll appreciate that.

00:41:33The big man.

00:41:33He's a big, fair player.

00:41:34We don't want to see anyone get hurt,

00:41:36but the intensity was incredible today.

00:41:38The other thing that Sunderland fans

00:41:40will be delighted about

00:41:41is that now they've overtaken Newcastle

00:41:43in terms of wins in this fixture.

00:41:45It was level coming into this one,

00:41:4729 games,

00:41:48and now Sunderland have 10 wins

00:41:50in the Premier League.

00:41:52And that's just one of those things

00:41:53in a derby situation

00:41:55that feels good, Theo.

00:41:57And as well,

00:41:58it's a great feeling

00:41:59at the whole club at this moment in time.

00:42:00They're here to stay, aren't they?

00:42:04Sunderland, I feel.

00:42:04And you can kind of feel

00:42:05the whole connection to the club.

00:42:06But look, they are in a good moment

00:42:08and they continue to be like that.

00:42:09Yeah, they've got themselves

00:42:10in a really good position.

00:42:12Now, with three wins

00:42:13in five Premier League games,

00:42:15Sean Dyche has steadied the ship

00:42:16since taking over at Nottingham Forest.

00:42:18Today, they hosted a Spurs side

00:42:20who've won more matches away

00:42:22than at home.

00:42:23Your commentator is Martin Fisher.

00:42:24Forrest make three changes

00:42:27to the side,

00:42:28beaten at Everton,

00:42:29including a Premier League debut

00:42:31for Brazilian keeper

00:42:32John Victor.

00:42:33Matt Sells ruled out

00:42:35with a groin injury.

00:42:36Murillo is back in defence.

00:42:38Callum Hudson-Odoi

00:42:39preferred to Danone-Odoi

00:42:40on the wing.

00:42:42Spurs named the same 11

00:42:44that beat Brentford last Saturday.

00:42:46Only Benton Coor

00:42:47and Kolo Mawani

00:42:48didn't start their Champions League win

00:42:50over Slavia Prague on Tuesday.

00:42:53Dutchman Xavi Simmonds

00:42:54scored in both

00:42:55of those victories.

00:43:00Forrest have struggled

00:43:01to pick up Premier League points

00:43:02after their European travels

00:43:04this season.

00:43:05Losing four of their five games

00:43:07after being in action

00:43:08on a Thursday night.

00:43:10Just the one defeat

00:43:11for Tottenham

00:43:12after their Champions League exploits.

00:43:16Hutchinson,

00:43:17who's been a bright spark

00:43:18off the bench

00:43:19in recent weeks,

00:43:20feeding Savona to cross.

00:43:22Sangare's header

00:43:23against the post

00:43:24and as far as

00:43:25Igor Jesus,

00:43:26in goes Williams.

00:43:27Chance is still there.

00:43:28Great save by Vicario

00:43:29and then the flag

00:43:31up against Savona

00:43:32far side.

00:43:34Well,

00:43:35after such a

00:43:37lethargic start

00:43:38by both teams,

00:43:40it bursts into action.

00:43:42Good overlap here

00:43:43by Savona

00:43:44who was onside

00:43:45and when it came into the middle

00:43:48it's a bullet header

00:43:49from Sangare

00:43:50and then Williams

00:43:51was on target

00:43:52with his effort.

00:43:53Vicario stopped it

00:43:54and then up goes the flag.

00:43:58Thomas Frank unbeaten

00:43:59in his last four visits

00:44:01to the city ground.

00:44:02Winning two of them

00:44:03including a 2-0 success

00:44:05back in May.

00:44:06Milenkovich is up there.

00:44:08Here he is!

00:44:09Should have done better.

00:44:13Well, he'd been up

00:44:14for a minute or so

00:44:15waiting for a delivery

00:44:17like that

00:44:18from Nico Williams.

00:44:19Gray

00:44:26pocket pinch

00:44:27by Sangare

00:44:28and it's in

00:44:29by Hudson-Odoi.

00:44:31What a gift

00:44:33for Nottingham Forest.

00:44:35Archie Gray

00:44:36accepts his responsibility

00:44:38and the Forest fans

00:44:41and the Forest players

00:44:42cannot believe

00:44:44their good fortune.

00:44:47Always a possibility.

00:44:49when you try to play

00:44:50the ball

00:44:51out from the back.

00:44:54Tottenham have been

00:44:54doing this

00:44:55all afternoon.

00:44:56This time it's Gray

00:44:57rather than Benton Coor

00:44:58who comes to collect

00:44:59to knock it left

00:45:00to Van der Ven.

00:45:01Turn the other way.

00:45:03Sangare read it perfectly

00:45:04and then unselfishly

00:45:06as he was quickly

00:45:08closed down by Vicario

00:45:09put it on a plate

00:45:11for Callum Hudson-Odoi.

00:45:16Spurs seem to have

00:45:17woken up at last.

00:45:19Kolo Mouane.

00:45:21Spence.

00:45:24Poor cross.

00:45:25Gray to hit it!

00:45:26Good save by John

00:45:28down to his right.

00:45:30Well that would have been

00:45:31sweet, sweet redemption

00:45:32for young Archie Gray.

00:45:35Spence with the approach

00:45:36and on the swivel

00:45:37that's a good hit.

00:45:40And John does well

00:45:40to keep it out.

00:45:41Oh it's danger

00:45:43from Pedro Porro

00:45:44straight to Hutchinson.

00:45:47Spence recovered well

00:45:48and Gray takes over.

00:45:52Finding Koudos

00:45:52steps inside Williams.

00:45:56Hudson-Odoi got back at him.

00:45:58There is a criticism

00:45:59of Koudos

00:45:59as it is that

00:46:00sometimes he just

00:46:01holds on to the ball

00:46:02a fraction too long.

00:46:03At the other end

00:46:03it's Hutchinson.

00:46:06Igor Jesus.

00:46:07Gibbs-White is up there.

00:46:09Waiting!

00:46:10And very nearly

00:46:11stretched to make it to.

00:46:14Excellent work

00:46:15from Igor Jesus.

00:46:16Gibbs-White just

00:46:18held his run here.

00:46:20Knew that he was

00:46:20in danger of

00:46:21straying into an

00:46:21offside position.

00:46:22Held it, held it

00:46:23and then attacked

00:46:24and couldn't quite get there.

00:46:30Sangare

00:46:31getting the neck muscles

00:46:32working to

00:46:33ensure that header

00:46:34reached Hudson-Odoi.

00:46:38He was twisting

00:46:38Benton Kerr

00:46:39this way and that.

00:46:40Great ball!

00:46:41Oh it's better than that!

00:46:42It's a magnificent goal!

00:46:45Callum Hudson-Odoi

00:46:46his second of the game

00:46:48and Vicario is beaten

00:46:50for a second time today

00:46:54and Hudson-Odoi

00:46:56who was gifted the first

00:46:58brings brilliance

00:47:01to this occasion

00:47:02to get his second.

00:47:05Did he intend it?

00:47:07Well, we'll find out later

00:47:09I'm sure.

00:47:11And Spurs

00:47:11who have been so ordinary

00:47:13since we started

00:47:14now have an even

00:47:16bigger mountain

00:47:17to climb.

00:47:22Anderson

00:47:23look at the space

00:47:24for Hudson-Odoi

00:47:25on for Igor Jesus

00:47:27oh he's gone for goal

00:47:30and it whistles

00:47:33just wide

00:47:34in Vicario's far post

00:47:35only got his first

00:47:36Premier League goal

00:47:37in the recent

00:47:38away win at Wolves

00:47:39but in all competitions

00:47:40the Brazilian

00:47:42is on seven now.

00:47:47Sean Dyche

00:47:48continues to pick up

00:47:49welcome Premier League points.

00:47:56Murillo

00:47:57lovely ball

00:47:58Anderson

00:47:58Hudson-Odoi

00:48:00wants it to his left

00:48:01what a dissimilar situation

00:48:03in the position

00:48:04to where he scored

00:48:05his second

00:48:05it's Sangari

00:48:06who bless

00:48:06oh

00:48:07what a hit

00:48:08from Sangari

00:48:09and that is his

00:48:12farewell gift

00:48:14to his teammates

00:48:15and the supporters

00:48:17of Forrest

00:48:18as he heads

00:48:19to the AFCON

00:48:20with Senegal

00:48:21that's the final

00:48:23nail for Tottenham

00:48:24that's for sure

00:48:24what a strike

00:48:29and Sangari

00:48:31who hadn't scored

00:48:33at all for Forrest

00:48:34in two and a bit

00:48:35seasons

00:48:36since

00:48:36the victory here

00:48:38over Leeds

00:48:39last month

00:48:39has now scored

00:48:41two

00:48:41in five weeks

00:48:433-0

00:48:48would be Forrest's

00:48:50best win

00:48:51over Tottenham

00:48:52since 1987

00:48:53in goes

00:48:56Douglas-Louise

00:48:57his first involvement

00:48:58is a good one

00:48:59Gibbs-White

00:49:00feeding Hudson-Odoi

00:49:01Anderson

00:49:03just taking up

00:49:04a good position

00:49:05on the edge

00:49:05patted into

00:49:08as he released

00:49:09that

00:49:09free kick

00:49:11and a very

00:49:12inviting position

00:49:13here for Nottingham

00:49:14Forrest

00:49:14they look like

00:49:16a team

00:49:17who just want

00:49:17to get off

00:49:17the pitch

00:49:18right now

00:49:18and

00:49:19get the plane

00:49:20home

00:49:20Gib-White

00:49:24attacks it

00:49:25Vicario away

00:49:27Hutchinson

00:49:27with the reef

00:49:28bound

00:49:28well

00:49:32the pressure

00:49:33had eased

00:49:34slightly on

00:49:35Thomas Frank

00:49:35but this defeat

00:49:37and this performance

00:49:38in particular

00:49:39will just

00:49:39bring that

00:49:41all to the

00:49:41fore

00:49:41again

00:49:43another

00:49:44disappointing day

00:49:45for them

00:49:46in the Premier League

00:49:46Nottingham Forest

00:49:483

00:49:49Tottenham Hotspur

00:49:500

00:49:50there's bound to be

00:49:53pressure on you

00:49:54again now

00:49:55how do you

00:49:56respond to that

00:49:57I think there's

00:49:58pressure on all of us

00:49:59every game

00:50:00we need to perform

00:50:01there's no doubt

00:50:02about that

00:50:03I'm pretty sure

00:50:04it's not a one-man

00:50:05band

00:50:05it would be very

00:50:06bad if it is

00:50:07it was only on me

00:50:08only on the players

00:50:09only on the staff

00:50:10it's all of us

00:50:10together

00:50:11and we will

00:50:12bounce back

00:50:13I'm not in doubt

00:50:13I thought the football

00:50:14today was a really

00:50:16good mix of our

00:50:16shape and our

00:50:17basics and the

00:50:18pressing lines

00:50:18and all them good

00:50:19things that you do

00:50:20off the ball

00:50:20but also with the

00:50:21ball

00:50:21we know we've got

00:50:22talent

00:50:22but the glue that

00:50:23holds the performance

00:50:24together is the

00:50:24work ethic and the

00:50:25shape of the team

00:50:26in my opinion

00:50:26so I like them to

00:50:27work and I thought

00:50:28that was on show

00:50:28absolutely

00:50:29and I was really

00:50:30pleased for them

00:50:30the second goal

00:50:31I'm not sure

00:50:32whether I should

00:50:32describe it as a

00:50:33worldie or a

00:50:34flute

00:50:34where would you

00:50:34put it

00:50:35I'd say it's a

00:50:36shot cross

00:50:37I think it's a

00:50:39mixture of both

00:50:39I think if the

00:50:40keeper doesn't come

00:50:40out he gets it

00:50:41if he comes out

00:50:43I'm buzzing with

00:50:44that going in

00:50:45I said it's a top

00:50:45performance and that

00:50:46from them it's

00:50:47credit to the team

00:50:47for the way they

00:50:48played and helped

00:50:49me get the goals

00:50:49when you've got two

00:50:50and there's best

00:50:51part of 25 minutes

00:50:52to go

00:50:53are you telling

00:50:54your mates to

00:50:54give you the ball

00:50:55at every opportunity

00:50:55I was like listen

00:50:57play it this side

00:50:58play it this side

00:50:59but now

00:50:59sometimes you just

00:51:00get a two and I'm

00:51:01happy with that

00:51:01today so yeah

00:51:02I'm delighted with

00:51:03the performance

00:51:03and as I said

00:51:04happy with my goals

00:51:05happy to help the

00:51:06team as much as

00:51:06possible but credit

00:51:07to them as well

00:51:08happy with both of the

00:51:10goals happy with

00:51:10the results

00:51:11Sean Dyche happy

00:51:12with the balance

00:51:13of everything that

00:51:14he was looking for

00:51:14from the hard work

00:51:15to the balance of

00:51:16play to their

00:51:17defensive duties

00:51:18but I want to ask

00:51:19you in particular

00:51:20about their

00:51:20attacking prowess

00:51:21and the skill they

00:51:23have in going

00:51:24forward

00:51:24and who's allowed

00:51:25that to happen

00:51:26is an axis

00:51:27that is Sean Dyche

00:51:27he's a man

00:51:28management

00:51:29the way he manages

00:51:30players sorry

00:51:31he plays the

00:51:32players strengths

00:51:33and these

00:51:34five four

00:51:36should we just

00:51:36say look

00:51:36all stood out

00:51:37today massively

00:51:38you can see

00:51:39you can see here

00:51:40highlighted

00:51:40Hudson-Odoi

00:51:41Féjus

00:51:42Hutchison

00:51:43and Gibbs

00:51:43White

00:51:43keeping the

00:51:44width

00:51:44and this is

00:51:46the first

00:51:46first chance

00:51:48early on

00:51:49with Sangari

00:51:49making a late

00:51:50run which

00:51:51is going to be

00:51:52missed in the

00:51:52AFCON

00:51:52but look

00:51:53that's what

00:51:53they're going

00:51:53to miss

00:51:54his energy

00:51:55from midfield

00:51:55and this is

00:51:57where the goal

00:51:57comes from

00:51:57it's not a great

00:51:59press however

00:52:00he recognises

00:52:01the players

00:52:02it's quite

00:52:02not lazy

00:52:03but look

00:52:04it's not great

00:52:06for Marjorie Gray

00:52:06but Sangari

00:52:07he smells danger

00:52:08sets up on a plate

00:52:10for Hudson-Odoi

00:52:11protects it away

00:52:12quite nicely

00:52:12but this is the

00:52:13other side as well

00:52:14Hudson-Odoi for me

00:52:15stands out

00:52:16the work rate

00:52:17that Sean Dyche

00:52:17is talking about

00:52:18which now access

00:52:19this freedom

00:52:20and this directness

00:52:21and for these players

00:52:23to finally actually

00:52:24be able to play

00:52:25with that freedom

00:52:25I spoke about

00:52:26early on

00:52:26a bit of a half chance

00:52:29I'd say

00:52:30maybe if he was

00:52:30on his toes

00:52:31he might have got

00:52:32a tap in there

00:52:32but look

00:52:33it's the bright habits

00:52:34they're getting

00:52:34numbers forward

00:52:35picking up spaces

00:52:36they all complement

00:52:37each other really well

00:52:38always keeping on the move

00:52:39look at the amount

00:52:40of numbers

00:52:41we're talking about

00:52:41Schroenday's team

00:52:42maybe being defensive

00:52:43look they've got

00:52:43five, six volleys

00:52:44in there

00:52:44half chance

00:52:46maybe could have been

00:52:46the second one there

00:52:47Sangari

00:52:50like I said before

00:52:51he's going to be

00:52:51missed with these

00:52:52runs

00:52:52but just to distract

00:52:53Archie Gray

00:52:54to access that space

00:52:55and Hudson-Odoi

00:52:56when you give him

00:52:56a one-on-one situation

00:52:57he says about

00:52:58a shot crossed

00:52:59who cares

00:53:00who cares

00:53:01quite frankly

00:53:01it's fantastic

00:53:02and this is what

00:53:03I'm talking about

00:53:03they complement each other

00:53:04the freedom

00:53:05and the excitement

00:53:07and the confidence

00:53:07they're now playing with

00:53:08at times

00:53:11they're making Tottenham

00:53:11run after shadows

00:53:13they really are

00:53:14and just

00:53:15the way you see

00:53:17the players

00:53:18just occupy the centre

00:53:19and allow that space

00:53:20to Sangari

00:53:20and just watch this

00:53:21outside the book

00:53:22fantastic finish

00:53:25and Sean Dykes

00:53:26will be really happy

00:53:26the way he's

00:53:27started his career

00:53:28not even for us

00:53:29right now

00:53:29they've been brilliant

00:53:29and like you said

00:53:30really noticeable

00:53:31the number of bodies

00:53:32that were able to get forward

00:53:33and were allowed to get forward

00:53:34for Nottingham Forest

00:53:36but it's another defeat

00:53:37for Tottenham

00:53:38they seem to have

00:53:39sorted out their home form

00:53:41and now their away form

00:53:42is suffering

00:53:43but they seem like

00:53:43they're only ever

00:53:44one game away

00:53:45from an enormous amount

00:53:46of pressure being put

00:53:47on Thomas Frank

00:53:48and he seems

00:53:49to accept

00:53:50that that's the situation

00:53:51as Spurs manager

00:53:52do you think his

00:53:53position is precarious

00:53:55every time

00:53:56they put in a bad performance

00:53:57every time

00:53:57they drop points

00:53:59I think it's just

00:54:00the manner of defeat

00:54:01that they've struggled

00:54:02when they have lost

00:54:03they've been really poor

00:54:04you know

00:54:04you look at the Arsenal game

00:54:06you look at the Chelsea game

00:54:07here today

00:54:08they've got quality in them

00:54:09they've got good performances

00:54:11you know

00:54:11they're doing well in Europe

00:54:12they've got good numbers

00:54:13in Europe

00:54:13and when they play well

00:54:14for example

00:54:15they beat Brentford

00:54:15with a fantastic performance

00:54:17but when they lose

00:54:19they lose badly

00:54:19and we all know

00:54:21that when you're at the top

00:54:22a team like Tottenham

00:54:23there's going to be pressure

00:54:24they are one point worse off

00:54:26at this stage of the season

00:54:27than they were

00:54:27last season

00:54:28they've got 22 points

00:54:29they had 23

00:54:30at this stage last season

00:54:32now only the Premier League's

00:54:33top three

00:54:34have won more points

00:54:35at home than Brentford

00:54:36this season

00:54:37today's visitors

00:54:38were Leeds

00:54:39who've only won once

00:54:40on the road

00:54:41your commentator

00:54:42is Mark Scott

00:54:43the loss at Spurs

00:54:46made it back to back

00:54:47Brentford defeats

00:54:48for the first time

00:54:49since Keith Andrews

00:54:50took over

00:54:51but both of those

00:54:52setbacks were

00:54:53on the road

00:54:54they have been

00:54:55a very different beast

00:54:56here this season

00:54:58the Bees are

00:54:59four different

00:54:59from the team

00:55:00that started

00:55:01the tame loss

00:55:01at Tottenham

00:55:02Hickey, Jensen,

00:55:03Janelt and

00:55:04Lewis Potter

00:55:04are in

00:55:05for Aja

00:55:06Yarmuluk

00:55:06Damsgaard

00:55:07and the suspended

00:55:08Shada

00:55:08Al-Tanaka's reward

00:55:10for his injury-type

00:55:11equaliser

00:55:12from the bench

00:55:13against Liverpool

00:55:13is a place

00:55:15in the Leeds

00:55:15starting line-up

00:55:16today

00:55:16as Ilya Gruev

00:55:18makes way

00:55:19while only three

00:55:21teams have a

00:55:21better home record

00:55:22than Brentford

00:55:23only Wolves

00:55:24have a worse

00:55:25away one

00:55:26than Leeds

00:55:27in the Premier League

00:55:27this season

00:55:28Okafor

00:55:30trying to prod it

00:55:31through for

00:55:32Calvert-Lewin

00:55:32it might come

00:55:33for Okafor

00:55:33anyway

00:55:34angles against him

00:55:35Kelleher has to

00:55:36make the save

00:55:37slack stuff

00:55:39from Brentford

00:55:39which very nearly

00:55:41resulted in the

00:55:42opening goal

00:55:42of the game

00:55:43and it was an

00:55:45inadvertent touch

00:55:46backwards from

00:55:47Vitali Janelt

00:55:47that gave Okafor

00:55:48the chance to

00:55:49surge through

00:55:50on goal

00:55:50but it was too

00:55:51tight an angle

00:55:52for him to

00:55:53truly test

00:55:54Kelleher

00:55:54Coyote

00:55:57got away from

00:56:00stack nicely

00:56:01Coyote

00:56:02Jensen

00:56:05still Jensen

00:56:09and it's

00:56:11done as he

00:56:12kick

00:56:12I was about

00:56:14to say

00:56:15he

00:56:15appeared to

00:56:17take a tumble

00:56:17a bit too

00:56:18easily

00:56:18but John

00:56:20Brooks

00:56:21has given

00:56:21the penalty

00:56:22they will have

00:56:26to check

00:56:27whether

00:56:27he was on

00:56:29side in the

00:56:29first place

00:56:30anyway

00:56:30Dongo

00:56:31Watara

00:56:31and then

00:56:32they'll get

00:56:33to

00:56:33checking

00:56:35how much

00:56:35contact there

00:56:36was between

00:56:37Gumansson and

00:56:38Watara

00:56:38and I have to

00:56:39say

00:56:39that looks

00:56:40soft

00:56:40well

00:56:43well it's

00:56:44it's not going

00:56:44it's not going to

00:56:44be a penalty

00:56:45kick

00:56:46not because

00:56:47they've

00:56:48deemed that

00:56:49John Brooks

00:56:49made the wrong

00:56:50call

00:56:50but because

00:56:51Dongo Watara

00:56:52is in an

00:56:53offside position

00:56:54Strauch

00:56:58oh he's given

00:56:59that away

00:57:00Hickey

00:57:01Henderson

00:57:02lovely poke

00:57:03through here

00:57:03for Lewis

00:57:04Potter

00:57:04beaten away

00:57:06by Perry

00:57:06Pascal

00:57:10Strauch

00:57:10is the

00:57:11most relieved

00:57:12man inside

00:57:13the ground

00:57:14awful

00:57:16pass

00:57:16Jordan

00:57:18Henderson

00:57:19with a

00:57:19beautiful

00:57:20ball

00:57:20that gave

00:57:21Lewis

00:57:21Potter

00:57:21the chance

00:57:22he hit it

00:57:23a bit too

00:57:24close to

00:57:24Lucas

00:57:24Perry

00:57:25really

00:57:25and

00:57:33Padua

00:57:33Calvert-Lewin

00:57:34Tanaka

00:57:37Oh

00:57:38Okafor

00:57:39over the

00:57:40bar

00:57:40Al

00:57:43Tanaka

00:57:43really stretched

00:57:44well to get

00:57:45his head to

00:57:46it

00:57:46he was

00:57:46aiming for

00:57:47Noah

00:57:48Okafor

00:57:48but

00:57:49what an

00:57:49awful

00:57:50attempt

00:57:50that was

00:57:51from the

00:57:51Swiss

00:57:52he forwards

00:57:55by

00:57:55Ampadu

00:57:56Coyote

00:57:57underneath

00:57:58it

00:57:58stacks

00:57:59in there

00:58:00and now

00:58:01it's

00:58:01Calvert-Lewin

00:58:02he's gone

00:58:04over

00:58:04and the

00:58:05hit

00:58:05comes in

00:58:05and

00:58:06it was

00:58:07somewhat

00:58:08hopeful

00:58:08from

00:58:09the

00:58:09away

00:58:10fans

00:58:11a bit

00:58:12of a

00:58:12drag

00:58:12from

00:58:13Collins

00:58:13but

00:58:14they've

00:58:15checked

00:58:16and cleared

00:58:17it

00:58:17well

00:58:19they've

00:58:19got a

00:58:19good

00:58:19spot

00:58:20but

00:58:20they

00:58:20have

00:58:21not

00:58:22had

00:58:22much

00:58:22to

00:58:23actually

00:58:23spot

00:58:24Brentford

00:58:26have never

00:58:26gone

00:58:26three

00:58:27Premier League

00:58:28games

00:58:28in a row

00:58:29without scoring

00:58:30but that could

00:58:31change

00:58:32today

00:58:32slotted

00:58:34through here

00:58:34for Rico

00:58:35Henry

00:58:35Henry's

00:58:36ball

00:58:37Henderson

00:58:37Jordan

00:58:43Henderson

00:58:43with his

00:58:45first

00:58:45Brentford

00:58:46goal

00:58:46and what

00:58:48a big

00:58:49one it

00:58:49could be

00:58:50too

00:58:50in a

00:58:52game

00:58:53low on

00:58:54chances

00:58:54Jordan

00:58:56Henderson

00:58:56has

00:58:56snaffled

00:58:57this

00:58:57one

00:58:58Henry's

00:59:00onside

00:59:00Leeds

00:59:01switched

00:59:01off

00:59:02and the

00:59:02cutback

00:59:03got a

00:59:04deflection

00:59:04which

00:59:05teed it

00:59:05up

00:59:06perfectly

00:59:06for

00:59:06Henderson

00:59:07and he

00:59:08smashed

00:59:09home

00:59:09beyond

00:59:10Lucas

00:59:11Perry

00:59:11to make

00:59:12it

00:59:12Brentford

00:59:13one

00:59:13Leeds

00:59:14nil

00:59:15Leeds

00:59:17throwing caution

00:59:18to the

00:59:18win

00:59:18finally

00:59:19there's a

00:59:20bit of

00:59:20zip

00:59:20to the

00:59:21game

00:59:21slapped

00:59:22away

00:59:23by

00:59:23Vandenberg

00:59:24it's

00:59:30Ampadu

00:59:31with the

00:59:32arrow

00:59:32into the

00:59:32area

00:59:33which

00:59:33isn't

00:59:33dealt

00:59:34with

00:59:34Kelleher

00:59:35with a

00:59:35terrific

00:59:36save

00:59:36when it

00:59:40bounced

00:59:40down

00:59:40here

00:59:41for

00:59:42Okafor

00:59:42and

00:59:43Aronson

00:59:44they

00:59:44both

00:59:45went

00:59:45for

00:59:45it

00:59:45and

00:59:46it

00:59:46needed

00:59:47dealing

00:59:47with

00:59:47from

00:59:48Kwevin

00:59:49Kelleher

00:59:49Eton

00:59:51Ampadu

00:59:51Willy

00:59:53Nonto

00:59:54Ampadu

00:59:56bit of

00:59:57room

00:59:57here

00:59:57for

00:59:58Ampadu

00:59:58he

01:00:00has

01:00:00kept

01:00:00the

01:00:00ball

01:00:01for

01:00:01Leeds

01:00:01Nonto

01:00:02inviting

01:00:03Calvert-Lewin

01:00:041-1

01:00:05Dominic

01:00:06Calvert-Lewin

01:00:07at it

01:00:08again

01:00:08for

01:00:08Leeds

01:00:09that's

01:00:10four

01:00:11games

01:00:11in a

01:00:12row

01:00:12that

01:00:12he's

01:00:12scored

01:00:13in

01:00:13now

01:00:13and

01:00:15credit

01:00:15to

01:00:15Leeds

01:00:16for

01:00:17their

01:00:17response

01:00:17since

01:00:18falling

01:00:18behind

01:00:19they

01:00:20will

01:00:20feel

01:00:21that

01:00:22is

01:00:22a

01:00:22deserved

01:00:23leveler

01:00:23from

01:00:24the

01:00:25head

01:00:25of

01:00:25Dominic

01:00:26Calvert-Lewin

01:00:27Ampadu

01:00:29poked

01:00:29it

01:00:29wide

01:00:29to

01:00:29Nonto

01:00:30who

01:00:31lifted

01:00:32it

01:00:32in

01:00:32beautifully

01:00:33and

01:00:34that

01:00:34is

01:00:35meat

01:00:36and

01:00:36drink

01:00:37to

01:00:37Dominic

01:00:38Calvert-Lewin

01:00:39first

01:00:39time

01:00:40he's

01:00:40scored

01:00:40in

01:00:41four

01:00:41straight

01:00:42Premier League

01:00:43games

01:00:43since

01:00:442020

01:00:45and

01:00:46leads

01:00:47the

01:00:47level

01:00:47goodmanson

01:00:49leads

01:00:52buoyed

01:00:52by that

01:00:52goal

01:00:53fancy

01:00:54they

01:00:54can

01:00:54go

01:00:54on

01:00:55and

01:00:55nick

01:00:55it

01:00:55goodmanson

01:00:56Ampadu

01:00:58Ampadu

01:01:00whistle

01:01:03not far

01:01:04wide

01:01:05of

01:01:05Kelleher's

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01:01:09leads

01:01:10games

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01:01:16Damsgaard

01:01:17and

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01:01:19Dongo

01:01:20Watara

01:01:20would have

01:01:22been

01:01:22quite

01:01:22a

01:01:23parting

01:01:24gift

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01:01:24the

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01:01:25Faso

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01:01:27heading

01:01:27off to

01:01:28the

01:01:28Africa

01:01:28Cup

01:01:28of

01:01:29Nations

01:01:29soon

01:01:29not

01:01:32had

01:01:32much

01:01:32to

01:01:33shout

01:01:33about

01:01:33on

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01:01:36form

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01:01:37at

01:01:37the

01:01:37GTEC

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01:01:38a

01:01:38pretty

01:01:39decent

01:01:39result

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01:01:40them

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01:01:47prospect

01:01:48than

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01:01:48were

01:01:48maybe

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01:01:49weeks

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01:01:56was

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01:01:56to be

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01:01:56difficult

01:01:56they

01:01:57changed

01:01:58system

01:01:58and

01:01:58they

01:01:58changed

01:01:58the way

01:01:59they've

01:01:59played

01:01:59in

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01:01:59weeks

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01:02:05the

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01:02:07the

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01:02:07side

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01:02:08who

01:02:08have

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01:02:09point

01:02:09they've

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01:02:15brave

01:02:16to

01:02:16play

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01:02:17foot

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01:02:18to

01:02:18go

01:02:18in

01:02:19behind

01:02:19so

01:02:19we

01:02:20can

01:02:20take

01:02:20lots

01:02:20of

01:02:20confidence

01:02:21out

01:02:22of

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01:02:22game

01:02:22and

01:02:22definitely

01:02:23also

01:02:23a

01:02:23valuable

01:02:23point

01:02:24I'm

01:02:24guessing

01:02:25it

01:02:25is

01:02:25Jordan's

01:02:25goal

01:02:25it

01:02:26got a

01:02:26deflection

01:02:26on its

01:02:27way

01:02:27through

01:02:27but

01:02:27that

01:02:28will

01:02:28be

01:02:28his

01:02:28first

01:02:29for

01:02:29Brentford

01:02:29since

01:02:30he

01:02:30joined

01:02:30and

01:02:31that's

01:02:31the

01:02:31sort

01:02:31of

01:02:31goal

01:02:31that

01:02:31you

01:02:32expect

01:02:32him

01:02:32to

01:02:32get in

01:02:33on

01:02:33the

01:02:34end

01:02:34of

01:02:34it

01:02:34yeah

01:02:35he

01:02:35played

01:02:35a

01:02:35slightly

01:02:35different

01:02:36role

01:02:36today

01:02:36maybe

01:02:36a bit

01:02:37more

01:02:37advanced

01:02:37time

01:02:38with

01:02:38Vitaly

01:02:38playing

01:02:39a little

01:02:39bit

01:02:39deeper

01:02:40gave

01:02:40him

01:02:40the

01:02:40opportunity

01:02:41to

01:02:41get

01:02:41forward

01:02:41more

01:02:41and

01:02:42yeah

01:02:43finished

01:02:44it

01:02:44reasonably

01:02:45well

01:02:45with

01:02:45the

01:02:45help

01:02:46of

01:02:46a

01:02:46little

01:02:46nick

01:02:46well

01:02:47Jordan

01:02:47first of

01:02:47all

01:02:47is it

01:02:48your

01:02:48goal

01:02:48you

01:02:49tell me

01:02:49I hope

01:02:50so

01:02:50well

01:02:51it

01:02:51looked

01:02:51like

01:02:51it

01:02:51was

01:02:51sort

01:02:52of

01:02:52on

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01:02:52then

01:02:52it

01:02:53got a

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01:02:53on its

01:02:53way

01:02:54through

01:02:54but

01:02:54I

01:02:54was a bit

01:02:56further

01:02:57forward

01:02:57and as

01:02:57soon

01:02:57as

01:02:58the

01:02:58ball

01:02:58was

01:02:58played

01:02:58in

01:02:59behind

01:02:59I

01:02:59just

01:02:59tried

01:03:00to

01:03:00make

01:03:00the

01:03:00box

01:03:00and

01:03:01thankfully

01:03:01the

01:03:02ball

01:03:10they

01:03:11have

01:03:11awarded

01:03:12the

01:03:12goal

01:03:12to

01:03:12Jordan

01:03:13Henderson

01:03:13I

01:03:13don't

01:03:14think

01:03:14they're

01:03:14going

01:03:14to

01:03:14change

01:03:15it

01:03:15now

01:03:15and

01:03:15it

01:03:15was

01:03:16a

01:03:16really

01:03:16important

01:03:17goal

01:03:17for him

01:03:18it

01:03:18put

01:03:18Brentford

01:03:191-0

01:03:19up

01:03:20in

01:03:20the

01:03:20game

01:03:20but

01:03:21overall

01:03:21in

01:03:22terms

01:03:22of

01:03:22his

01:03:23performance

01:03:23we're

01:03:23now

01:03:23starting

01:03:24to

01:03:24talk

01:03:24about

01:03:24him

01:03:25as

01:03:25part

01:03:25of

01:03:25the

01:03:25England

01:03:26squad

01:03:26again

01:03:26but

01:03:26has

01:03:27the

01:03:27tone

01:03:28of

01:03:28that

01:03:29and

01:03:29the

01:03:29focus

01:03:30of

01:03:30that

01:03:30conversation

01:03:30changed

01:03:31a bit

01:03:31Joe

01:03:31the

01:03:32tone

01:03:32totally

01:03:32changed

01:03:33and

01:03:33there's

01:03:34only

01:03:34one

01:03:34reason

01:03:34for

01:03:34that

01:03:34and

01:03:35that

01:03:35is

01:03:35a

01:03:36top

01:03:36player

01:03:36and

01:03:37a

01:03:37top

01:03:37pro

01:03:37he

01:03:38obviously

01:03:38went

01:03:38on

01:03:39his

01:03:39journey

01:03:39to

01:03:39Saudi

01:03:40ended

01:03:40up

01:03:40at

01:03:40Ajax

01:03:41they

01:03:41didn't

01:03:41win

01:03:41the

01:03:41league

01:03:41everyone's

01:03:42thinking

01:03:42Jordan

01:03:43Henderson

01:03:43is

01:03:43finished

01:03:43he's

01:03:44getting

01:03:44picked

01:03:45in

01:03:45England

01:03:45squads

01:03:45is he

01:03:46there

01:03:46to

01:03:46cheerlead

01:03:47is he

01:03:47there

01:03:47to

01:03:47set

01:03:47the

01:03:48standard

01:03:48absolutely

01:03:49not

01:03:49we

01:03:50talk

01:03:50about

01:03:50Granit

01:03:51Xhaka

01:03:51as an

01:03:51incredible

01:03:52signer

01:03:52for

01:04:02today

01:04:02he's

01:04:03just

01:04:03a

01:04:03brilliant

01:04:04footballer

01:04:04with

01:04:04great

01:04:05energy

01:04:05such

01:04:06high

01:04:06standards

01:04:06I

01:04:07played

01:04:07with

01:04:07a

01:04:07young

01:04:07Jordan

01:04:08Henderson

01:04:08really

01:04:09really

01:04:09good

01:04:09tenacity

01:04:10about

01:04:10him

01:04:11and

01:04:11a

01:04:11great

01:04:11energy

01:04:11but

01:04:12the

01:04:12experience

01:04:13that he

01:04:13brings

01:04:13as well

01:04:14as

01:04:14the

01:04:14quality

01:04:14he's

01:04:15a

01:04:15top

01:04:15player

01:04:16and

01:04:16I

01:04:16think

01:04:16he's

01:04:16really

01:04:17driving

01:04:17this

01:04:17Brentford

01:04:18team

01:04:18he's

01:04:19got

01:04:19lovely

01:04:19touches

01:04:19I

01:04:20think

01:04:20the

01:04:20forward

01:04:20players

01:04:21are

01:04:21learning

01:04:21how

01:04:21to

01:04:21play

01:04:21with

01:04:22him

01:04:22understanding

01:04:22his

01:04:23quality

01:04:24setting

01:04:32player

01:04:32he's

01:04:33played

01:04:33in

01:04:33many

01:04:33tight

01:04:33games

01:04:34before

01:04:34as I

01:04:35say

01:04:35here

01:04:36he's

01:04:36occupying

01:04:36a little

01:04:37number

01:04:37ten

01:04:37role

01:04:37something

01:04:38that he's

01:04:38probably

01:04:38enjoying

01:04:39you know

01:04:39we're used

01:04:40to him

01:04:40playing in

01:04:40the six

01:04:41arriving

01:04:42late

01:04:42and

01:04:43Lachie said

01:04:43he just

01:04:44wanted to

01:04:44knock it

01:04:44towards the

01:04:45goal

01:04:45you tell

01:04:47me

01:04:47but I

01:04:48think

01:04:48just

01:04:48about

01:04:49going

01:04:49towards

01:04:49the target

01:04:50isn't it

01:04:51of course

01:04:51and then

01:04:52he paid

01:04:52tribute to

01:04:53his late

01:04:53friend

01:04:53Diego

01:04:54Jota

01:04:54it was a

01:04:55special

01:04:55moment for

01:04:56him

01:04:56today

01:04:56it was

01:04:56lovely

01:04:56yeah

01:04:57really

01:04:57lovely

01:04:57moment

01:04:58for

01:04:58Jordan

01:04:58Henderson

01:04:58he talked

01:04:59beautifully

01:05:00about it

01:05:00afterwards

01:05:00as well

01:05:01from

01:05:02the point

01:05:03of view

01:05:03of Leeds

01:05:03United

01:05:04they've got

01:05:04Dominic

01:05:04Calvert-Lewin

01:05:05on really

01:05:05good form

01:05:06having only

01:05:06scored once

01:05:07in his

01:05:07first ten

01:05:08league

01:05:08appearances

01:05:08he's now

01:05:09scored in

01:05:10each

01:05:10of his

01:05:10last four

01:05:11and it's

01:05:12gone

01:05:12incredibly

01:05:13well

01:05:13for

01:05:13Dominic

01:05:14Calvert-Lewin

01:05:14this run

01:05:15of scoring

01:05:15in four

01:05:16consecutive

01:05:16games

01:05:17is the

01:05:18second best

01:05:18of his

01:05:18career

01:05:19he's only

01:05:19managed

01:05:19five

01:05:20before that

01:05:20what have

01:05:21you made

01:05:21of this

01:05:22change of

01:05:22form

01:05:23for him

01:05:23Theo

01:05:27course

01:05:28he just

01:05:28needs to

01:05:28stay fit

01:05:29and if

01:05:30he can

01:05:31stay fit

01:05:32look after

01:05:33himself

01:05:33he's matured

01:05:35as a player

01:05:35as a person

01:05:36that's the

01:05:38best opportunity

01:05:38they're going to

01:05:39get to stay

01:05:39in this league

01:05:40and as well

01:05:41he's going to

01:05:41brilliant scoring

01:05:42against the

01:05:42top teams

01:05:43but it's the

01:05:44teams around

01:05:46them where

01:05:46it's going to

01:05:46breathe

01:05:46but this is

01:05:47where I love

01:05:48playing with him

01:05:49when you just

01:05:49put it into

01:05:49a space

01:05:50don't overthink

01:05:51it

01:05:51when you have

01:05:51a player

01:05:51that stature

01:05:52up front

01:05:52and it's

01:05:54another option

01:05:54that England

01:05:54have if no

01:05:55one's actually

01:05:55performing well

01:05:56like Harry Kane

01:05:57so look

01:05:58I wouldn't

01:05:58shy away

01:05:59from him

01:05:59at all

01:05:59because he's

01:05:59brilliant

01:06:00if he can

01:06:00stay fit

01:06:00very England

01:06:02light on that

01:06:03conversation

01:06:03now some

01:06:04things to

01:06:04look out

01:06:05for across

01:06:06the BBC

01:06:06if you've

01:06:07missed any

01:06:08of the action

01:06:09from this

01:06:09weekend

01:06:09match of the

01:06:10day is

01:06:11on iPlayer

01:06:11along with

01:06:12highlights

01:06:12of every

01:06:13Premier League

01:06:14game

01:06:14you can listen

01:06:15to commentary

01:06:16of the EFL

01:06:16Cup quarterfinal

01:06:17between Cardiff

01:06:18and Chelsea

01:06:18that's on

01:06:19Tuesday night

01:06:19at 8 o'clock

01:06:21on BBC

01:06:21Sounds

01:06:22Games Gone

01:06:23the Steve

01:06:23Bracknell podcast

01:06:24is available

01:06:25right now

01:06:25on BBC

01:06:26Sounds

01:06:26and there's

01:06:27a big day

01:06:28coming up

01:06:28on Thursday

01:06:29join stars

01:06:31of sports

01:06:31and screen

01:06:32for a huge

01:06:33night of

01:06:33entertainment

01:06:34incredible

01:06:36song

01:06:36and relive

01:06:37an amazing

01:06:38year of sports

01:06:39champion of the

01:06:40world

01:06:40how does she

01:06:42do it

01:06:42he's done it

01:06:44an all time

01:06:45great

01:06:45hammers at home

01:06:47total delirious

01:06:49he crosses the

01:06:50line

01:06:51into history

01:06:52sports personality

01:06:54of the year

01:06:54vote for your

01:06:55winners and watch

01:06:56live Thursday

01:06:577 on BBC

01:06:581 and iPlayer

01:06:59it really is

01:07:01Christmas now

01:07:02here are all

01:07:03the goals

01:07:03from yesterday

01:07:04Jones only

01:07:09half won the

01:07:10ball there

01:07:10though

01:07:11Minter took

01:07:13a bit of a

01:07:13lash at it

01:07:14Gomez back

01:07:14into the

01:07:15box

01:07:15Eketika

01:07:16Liverpool

01:07:19take the

01:07:20lead

01:07:21in seconds

01:07:2248 of them

01:07:23Salah will

01:07:27now take

01:07:28the corner

01:07:28and his

01:07:29chant is

01:07:30back in

01:07:30fashion

01:07:31Salah in

01:07:33but Brookha

01:07:33can't get

01:07:33to it

01:07:34Eketika

01:07:35got to it

01:07:36the freest

01:07:38of three

01:07:39headers

01:07:39Liverpool

01:07:40now

01:07:41have a

01:07:42position

01:07:42of

01:07:42control

01:07:43that's a

01:07:49good ball

01:07:491-0

01:07:51that's the

01:07:52kind of

01:07:53football

01:07:53you expect

01:07:54from Chelsea

01:07:55that's the

01:07:56kind of

01:07:56football

01:07:56and finish

01:07:57you expect

01:07:58from Cole

01:07:58Palmer

01:07:59Gusto

01:08:00for Chelsea

01:08:01Pedro Neto

01:08:05outside of

01:08:07Michalenko

01:08:07has done

01:08:08really well

01:08:08and in

01:08:11stoppage time

01:08:12at the end

01:08:13of the first

01:08:13half

01:08:14he tucks

01:08:14them into

01:08:15a two

01:08:15goal lead

01:08:16and we have

01:08:19everybody back

01:08:20Harry Wilson

01:08:21to deliver

01:08:21went for the

01:08:22one at the

01:08:22near post

01:08:23and it

01:08:25found its

01:08:25way through

01:08:26of Emil

01:08:27Smithrow

01:08:28it's awful

01:08:29from Hartman

01:08:30Cullen

01:08:33has options

01:08:34Hugo Chubble

01:08:35is one

01:08:35and Burnley

01:08:37are level

01:08:38his third

01:08:39goal of the

01:08:40season

01:08:40excellent

01:08:41first touch

01:08:42and the

01:08:43second one

01:08:43nice and

01:08:44cool

01:08:45into the

01:08:46back of

01:08:46the net

01:08:46floated in

01:08:50by Wilson

01:08:51out as

01:08:54far as

01:08:55Robinson

01:08:55that's aimed

01:08:56back towards

01:08:56Harry Wilson

01:08:57lovely take

01:08:58Onisata

01:09:00beautifully

01:09:01and Calvin

01:09:02Bassi

01:09:02couldn't miss

01:09:03and there

01:09:04are five

01:09:05Burnley

01:09:05players

01:09:06inside the

01:09:07six-yard

01:09:08box

01:09:08and none

01:09:09of them

01:09:09close enough

01:09:10to the

01:09:11eventual

01:09:11goal scorer

01:09:12Chukwase

01:09:17with Robinson

01:09:17on the

01:09:18overlap

01:09:18Chukwase

01:09:19instead

01:09:19trying to

01:09:20find

01:09:20Harry

01:09:20Wilson

01:09:21clinical

01:09:23from the

01:09:25Welsh

01:09:25International

01:09:25and that's

01:09:26a finish

01:09:27of a man

01:09:28full of

01:09:29confidence

01:09:29now

01:09:33Anthony

01:09:34Bassi

01:09:37got an

01:09:37important

01:09:38touch

01:09:38and so

01:09:40too

01:09:41did

01:09:41Oliver

01:09:42son

01:09:42who has

01:09:44given them

01:09:44hope

01:09:45with less

01:09:46than five

01:09:46minutes of

01:09:47the 90

01:09:47to go

01:09:48Saliba

01:09:52is tight

01:09:52on the

01:09:52goalkeeper

01:09:53it's bending

01:09:54in

01:09:54it's got it

01:09:55all the way

01:09:56from the

01:09:56corner

01:09:56the dead

01:09:57block

01:09:57is finally

01:09:58broken

01:09:58I don't

01:09:59think many

01:09:59people could

01:10:00have seen

01:10:00that

01:10:00coming

01:10:01it's in

01:10:06Wolves

01:10:08have

01:10:08equalised

01:10:09what a

01:10:10moment

01:10:11for them

01:10:11Arakadari

01:10:13deflects it

01:10:14in

01:10:15Saka

01:10:17gets the

01:10:18cross

01:10:18in

01:10:18it's in

01:10:19oh it's

01:10:24come off

01:10:25Mosquera

01:10:25it's an

01:10:26own goal

01:10:27well

01:10:28what an

01:10:29end to

01:10:29the game

01:10:31only one

01:10:32more game

01:10:32to go

01:10:33then in

01:10:33this round

01:10:34of matches

01:10:34at the

01:10:35end of

01:10:35which

01:10:35the players

01:10:36who play

01:10:37are going

01:10:37to play

01:10:38in Africa

01:10:38Cup of

01:10:38Nations

01:10:38will be

01:10:39leaving

01:10:39to represent

01:10:40their

01:10:41countries

01:10:41who do

01:10:42you think

01:10:42is going

01:10:43to be

01:10:43most

01:10:44affected

01:10:44by this

01:10:45Joe

01:10:45well look

01:10:46we're

01:10:46going to

01:10:46we see

01:10:47big numbers

01:10:47at Sunderland

01:10:48obviously

01:10:49they've

01:10:49created

01:10:49that real

01:10:50harmony

01:10:50in the

01:10:50squad

01:10:51they've

01:10:51got a

01:10:51great

01:10:51atmosphere

01:10:52that's

01:10:52going

01:10:52to hurt

01:10:52them

01:10:52no

01:10:53getting

01:10:53away

01:10:53from

01:10:53it

01:10:53they'll

01:10:54feel

01:10:54like

01:10:54they're

01:10:54in

01:10:54a good

01:11:01at the

01:11:01back

01:11:02it's

01:11:02tough

01:11:03but

01:11:03it's

01:11:03something

01:11:03they'll

01:11:04have

01:11:04planned

01:11:04for

01:11:04in

01:11:04the

01:11:04summer

01:11:05so

01:11:05I'm

01:11:05sure

01:11:05they'll

01:11:05be

01:11:05ready

01:11:06all the

01:11:06clubs

01:11:06know

01:11:07that

01:11:07this

01:11:07is

01:11:07going

01:11:07to

01:11:31three

01:11:31names

01:11:31they

01:11:32really

01:11:32jump

01:11:32off

01:11:32the

01:11:32page

01:11:33I

01:11:33think

01:11:33especially

01:11:33Iwobi

01:11:34and

01:11:34Bassey

01:11:35Bassey

01:11:35has

01:11:35been

01:11:35incredible

01:11:36since

01:11:36he's

01:11:36signed

01:11:37for

01:11:37my

01:11:37ex

01:11:37Iwobi

01:11:38has

01:11:38just

01:11:38really

01:11:39come

01:11:39into

01:11:39form

01:11:39if

01:11:39you

01:11:40know

01:11:40what

01:11:40a

01:11:40top

01:11:41player

01:11:41is

01:11:41Traquese

01:11:42looks

01:11:42really

01:11:43exciting

01:11:44at

01:11:44the

01:11:44moment

01:11:45when he

01:11:45came

01:11:45on

01:11:46against

01:11:46Manchester

01:11:46City

01:11:47but

01:11:48it's

01:11:48an

01:11:49important

01:11:49tournament

01:11:49and

01:11:50like

01:11:50I

01:11:50say

01:11:50all

01:11:50these

01:11:51clubs

01:11:51knew

01:11:51it

01:11:51was

01:11:51coming

01:11:52and

01:11:52had

01:11:52planned

01:11:52for

01:11:52it

01:11:52really

01:11:53difficult

01:11:53for

01:11:54Manchester

01:11:55United

01:11:55losing

01:11:55their

01:11:56right-hand

01:11:57side

01:11:57as it

01:11:57stands

01:11:58but

01:11:58for

01:11:59Everton

01:11:59as well

01:11:59with

01:12:00Gane

01:12:00and

01:12:00Di

01:12:01you

01:12:01mentioned

01:12:01them

01:12:02earlier

01:12:02Theo

01:12:02is that

01:12:04creative

01:12:04spark

01:12:05going to

01:12:06cost

01:12:06Everton

01:12:06over that

01:12:07period

01:12:07or that

01:12:07loss

01:12:08of

01:12:08creative

01:12:08spark

01:12:09I

01:12:09think

01:12:09when

01:12:09you

01:12:09have

01:12:09a

01:12:09player

01:12:10like

01:12:10McNeil

01:12:10who

01:12:10hasn't

01:12:10played

01:12:11a lot

01:12:11of

01:12:11football

01:12:11as

01:12:11well

01:12:11it's

01:12:11an

01:12:11opportunity

01:12:12for

01:12:12him

01:12:12to

01:12:12really

01:12:13it's

01:12:13what

01:12:13I

01:12:13think

01:12:14it's

01:12:14an

01:12:15opportunity

01:12:15for

01:12:15players

01:12:15to

01:12:15stand

01:12:16up

01:12:16and

01:12:16think

01:12:16don't

01:12:16forget

01:12:17about

01:12:17me

01:12:17so

01:12:18look

01:12:18I

01:12:18think

01:12:18they'll

01:12:19be

01:12:19missed

01:12:19but

01:12:19there's

01:12:19some

01:12:20players

01:12:20that

01:12:20can

01:12:20come

01:12:20in

01:12:20and

01:12:20maybe

01:12:20do

01:12:21a

01:12:21job

01:12:21as well

01:12:21but

01:12:22look

01:12:22Arsenal

01:12:23have

01:12:23none

01:12:23for

01:12:26Aston Villa

01:12:26as well

01:12:27in terms

01:12:27of

01:12:27the

01:12:27title

01:12:28contenders

01:12:28Manchester

01:12:29City

01:12:29lose

01:12:308

01:12:30Nori

01:12:30and

01:12:31Marmuj

01:12:31and

01:12:32apparently

01:12:32Liverpool

01:12:32lose

01:12:33Mohamed

01:12:33Salah

01:12:33as well

01:12:34he's

01:12:34going

01:12:34off

01:12:34to

01:12:34represent

01:12:35Egypt

01:12:35there's

01:12:35been

01:12:36nothing

01:12:36said

01:12:36about

01:12:36that

01:12:37over

01:12:37the

01:12:37past

01:12:37couple

01:12:38of

01:12:38weeks

01:12:38and

01:12:38that's

01:12:39quite

01:12:40an

01:12:40interesting

01:12:40one

01:12:41because

01:12:41in

01:12:41some

01:12:41ways

01:12:42that

01:12:43might

01:12:43just

01:12:44settle

01:12:44things

01:12:45down

01:12:45a little

01:12:45bit

01:12:46with

01:12:46Salah

01:12:46off

01:12:47at

01:12:47the

01:12:47Africa

01:12:47Cup

01:12:48of

01:12:48Nations

01:12:48representing

01:12:49Egypt

01:12:49where

01:12:49he is

01:12:50desperate

01:12:51to get

01:12:51his hands

01:12:52on that

01:12:52trophy

01:12:53where

01:12:53Egypt

01:12:53are

01:12:53the

01:12:53most

01:12:53successful

01:12:54team

01:12:54and

01:12:55yet

01:12:55have

01:12:55never

01:12:55won

01:12:55it

01:12:55with

01:12:56Salah

01:12:56yeah

01:12:56of

01:12:56course

01:12:57and

01:12:57you

01:12:57know

01:12:57that

01:13:05best

01:13:05wishes

01:13:05let's

01:13:06take a

01:13:07look

01:13:07at

01:13:07the

01:13:07table

01:13:08then

01:13:08Manchester

01:13:08City's

01:13:09win

01:13:09means

01:13:09that

01:13:10the

01:13:10gap

01:13:10at

01:13:10the

01:13:10top

01:13:10is

01:13:11once

01:13:11again

01:13:11two

01:13:11points

01:13:12third

01:13:12place

01:13:13Aston

01:13:13Villa

01:13:13are a

01:13:13point

01:13:14further

01:13:14back

01:13:14Crystal Palace

01:13:15have missed

01:13:16the chance

01:13:16to go

01:13:16fourth

01:13:17and

01:13:17Sunderland

01:13:18are in

01:13:18seventh

01:13:18West Ham

01:13:20still in

01:13:20the relegation

01:13:21zone

01:13:21Leeds

01:13:21are now

01:13:22three

01:13:22points

01:13:22above

01:13:23them

01:13:23Nottingham

01:13:23Forest

01:13:24win

01:13:24means

01:13:24they're

01:13:25five

01:13:25points

01:13:26clear

01:13:26of

01:13:26trouble

01:13:26thank

01:13:28you

01:13:28very

01:13:28much

01:13:29to

01:13:29Joe

01:13:29and

01:13:29to

01:13:30Theo

01:13:30Manchester

01:13:31City

01:13:31and Villa

01:13:31keep up

01:13:32their title

01:13:32fight

01:13:33right into

01:13:33the festive

01:13:33period

01:13:34and

01:13:35on

01:13:35Wearside

01:13:35it was

01:13:36Jingle

01:13:36all

01:13:37Howie

01:13:59What?

01:14:00What?

Match of the Day - Season 54 - Episode 31:14/12/2025

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