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00:00Welcome to Match of the Dead.
00:30Happy New Year, four games and a managerial departure to start 2026.
00:56We've been bumped off BBC One for Mrs Brown's boys,
01:00but you'll probably get more laughs out of Dion Dublin and Steph Horton.
01:04Now, Sunderland had a 100% record against Manchester City
01:07at the Stadium of Light on New Year's Day.
01:09It is a niche stat, that, as they've only played once,
01:12but it does allow us to show Micah missing a sitter
01:15just before G-Don Wong went up the other end,
01:19danced round Joe Hart and won it with the very last kick.
01:23Your commentator today, Guy Mogher.
01:26City's 1-0 defeat here in 2012
01:29is the only time they haven't won their first league game of the year
01:33in the last 19 years.
01:36And G-Don Wong, he's still going strong,
01:38now 34 and playing for MacArthur in Australia's A-League.
01:43The Sunderland side shows one change from their 1-1 draw with Leeds four days ago,
01:48with Chris Rigg dropping out for Eliza Mayenda to come in.
01:51It's his first time in the starting line-up since August.
01:55For Manchester City, two differences from their team at Nottingham Forest.
01:58Nathan Ake gets a rare Premier League start, replacing Josko Gwardiol,
02:02and Savino comes in too, with Tijani Rinders making way.
02:09City's record when kicking off a new calendar year.
02:14Mightily impressive, but Sunderland are pretty handy
02:16at the start of January themselves.
02:19They haven't lost their first league game of the year since 2018,
02:24and it's well worth remembering that
02:26they haven't lost here in the Premier League all season.
02:30As Savino tries to deliver for Haaland,
02:33and Hitroda puts it behind for a corner.
02:40City have scored the first goal in 14 of their last 16 Premier League games.
02:44He's usually good for them.
02:55Haaland helps it on, and it's turned in by Bernardo Silva.
02:59The flag has gone up, which will cut short the celebrations,
03:03at least for now.
03:06Gary Bezik, with the flag, felt that he had a clear sight,
03:09and he does look just off.
03:11As always, it's tight, they always are.
03:15Mukherjee with Foden closing.
03:18He takes no chances, he's looking for Brobby,
03:20and there's a race on and a battle on
03:22between Brobby and Ruben Diaz,
03:24and Brobby's won it!
03:25Donnarumma with a great save,
03:27and Ruben Diaz puts it behind for a corner.
03:30He's claiming he was being fouled all the way there.
03:32Not seen that way.
03:34I think there's a bit of holding going on
03:35on both sides, and Brobby was just too strong.
03:39He wasn't giving that up.
03:40It's Mayenda who's going to get there
03:47and go shoulder to shoulder with Mateus Nunes.
03:50Now it's a ding-rah, trying to check back.
03:53Hume arrives, but Hume can't keep the effort down.
03:56And Sunderland are getting joy down the sides.
04:02Getting joy when they go over the top direct.
04:06So first Brobby and then Mayenda,
04:08just too strong for whoever was up against them.
04:11Harlow's lost out to Muchiele,
04:17but he goes back in to win the ball.
04:20There are little duels developing all over the field.
04:24It's a great watch.
04:26Everybody's up for this,
04:27in red and white, in blue,
04:29and right around the stadium as well.
04:30And played out by Nico O'Reilly
04:37to a tumultuous cheer.
04:43Might still be goalless,
04:44but proof so far that there is
04:46very much such a thing as an entertaining 0-0.
04:51Cherky finds Mateus Nunes.
04:54Foden across!
04:55Harland's shot saved.
04:57First chance he's had.
04:59Straight at Robin Roos.
05:00Le Fay.
05:06Mayenda sways out of the way.
05:09Petrauda's on a storming run upfield.
05:11This is Mayenda.
05:13And Ruben Diaz takes it out of the gloves of Donnarumma.
05:16Donnarumma happy with his contribution anyway.
05:21Thanked him for it.
05:22It's the other goalkeeper
05:23who's just been forced into a save.
05:25He back it from there.
05:27Pretty much 99 times out of 100.
05:28Didn't take long for Sunderland to get down the other end.
05:36If nothing particularly happens
05:38in the rest of the first half,
05:40then Sunderland will have achieved
05:42the honour of restricting City
05:44to the fewest first-half shots
05:46that they've managed in any game all season
05:47in the Premier League.
05:49Le Fay.
05:50A ding-ra.
05:51Now it's Granit Xhaka.
05:53Xhaka swings it in,
05:54and it's just over the bar.
05:55Trae Hulme in there for Sunderland.
06:00He had a shot earlier,
06:01he couldn't keep down.
06:03Similar story with that header.
06:05Sunderland 28 points on the board.
06:09When you think when they were last
06:10in the Premier League in 2016-17,
06:13they only got 24 in the whole season.
06:17Spada-Silva finding Rodri.
06:20Through to Foden.
06:21Now Cherki.
06:23Savinho getting into the box first.
06:25It is Savinho!
06:26Well, that looked like a golden opportunity.
06:30Foden to Cherki.
06:33Savinho's intention was clear.
06:35And he gets in front of Hitrauda,
06:37and you think, well,
06:38he's just got to get anything on that
06:40and City are in front.
06:41He got too much on it.
06:46Rodri.
06:48Back into marshal things
06:50in the middle of the field.
06:52Here's Foden.
06:53Foden to Savinho.
06:55And Savinho might have another chance
06:57to score.
06:57Saved by Rufs,
06:58and Haaland can't put the follow-up in.
07:01He was under pressure from Alderete.
07:03Robin Rufs called into action.
07:05And Sunderland now
07:06are being asked serious questions of...
07:15Serkin, strong running.
07:19A ding-ra.
07:20Le Fay.
07:22Le Fay into Mayenda.
07:25Mayenda holds off Ake.
07:27Tarried by Donnarumma.
07:28It was belted his way by a ding-ra.
07:31The pace and ferocity of the game
07:33is just as unrelenting now
07:36as it was in the first minute.
07:44Le Fay.
07:45Through to Mayenda.
07:48Through to Mayenda.
07:49Mayenda saved by Donnarumma.
07:51Really good reactions.
07:54Down so sharp.
07:57Sunderland are getting better
07:58and the stadium of light
08:00is getting louder.
08:02Tell me you've seen a better nil-nil
08:04than this all season.
08:05I won't believe you.
08:05It's a city throw.
08:12It's a city throw.
08:12Rodri takes it.
08:14Foden.
08:15Accusations that that was a foul throw
08:17as he slammed it down to the feet of Phil Foden.
08:20Rodri.
08:22Guardiola saved by Rufs.
08:25Brilliant save.
08:27Super chance.
08:29Guardiola drifting into the box.
08:31He got behind Trey Hulme.
08:34Sunderland feel that Hulme was pulled to the floor.
08:37Guardiola claims that he was being fouled along the way.
08:41Shrugged him off to test Rufs anyway.
08:44Rufs ready.
08:45Mateus Nunes.
08:51Bernardo Silva.
08:54Rodri.
08:56Ake.
08:58Manchester City now.
09:01Seem as though they're getting closer
09:02to finding the gaps.
09:04It's Dokku.
09:06Hulme forced the back away.
09:08Dokku going all the way.
09:10Straight against Muchieli
09:11and then Alderete heads it over.
09:12An heroic block from Norti Muchieli.
09:18Not that he'll have known much about it.
09:20He couldn't get out of the way.
09:22But if Manchester City are going to get the breakthrough
09:24it seems almost certain
09:27that it'll be something to do with Jeremy Dokku.
09:30Cherki.
09:34Dokku waits for it
09:35and holds off Mayenda
09:37who's holding on to him
09:38for dear life.
09:41Cherki.
09:43Rodri.
09:49Mateus Nunes.
09:53Guardiola who goes for it
09:54and it's off the post.
09:55Absolutely intent
09:58on getting something on it
09:59in front of Alderete.
10:02Look how close it was
10:03to spinning in.
10:07Rodri.
10:12That's Isidore.
10:15Cherki.
10:16There are four in the box.
10:17Cherki towards Haaland.
10:19Here's Guardiola.
10:19And Sunderland get another one away.
10:23It's Muchieli.
10:26That's with
10:26every single City sort
10:28into the Sunderland penalty area.
10:31There were so many
10:32red and white striped shirts
10:33instantly on the scene.
10:41Sunderland once more
10:41underlining that
10:42it's no fluke
10:43that they're up in 7th place
10:44in the Premier League.
10:45Guardiola's throw.
10:49This is Cherki.
10:51And this now is Rinders.
10:54And he didn't really
10:55get a hold of it.
10:58Nice and easy
10:59for Robin Roos.
11:02We're past 94 minutes.
11:05It is full time
11:06at the Stadium of Life.
11:08The players will leave the field
11:10to the sound of
11:11red and white delight.
11:13Gigi Donnarumma
11:14is a little bit
11:14too fired up
11:15and angered
11:16by something
11:16at the end.
11:18And Pep Guardiola
11:19is out to
11:20maybe play the role
11:22of peacemaker
11:23as well here.
11:24It's finished
11:25Sunderland nil.
11:26Manchester City nil.
11:28And I challenge anybody
11:29to see a better
11:29goalless draw
11:30anywhere
11:31all season long.
11:35Well Pep,
11:36I don't know about you
11:36I didn't want that game
11:37to end.
11:38It was so good to watch.
11:39What's your take
11:40from it from a City
11:41point of view?
11:41Yeah, we can play
11:42120 minutes
11:43and after in two days
11:44we play against Chelsea
11:45120 more.
11:46For you it's really,
11:47really good.
11:47Congratulations.
11:48You can say to the
11:49new rules for the referees
11:51that they like to do.
11:52But it was nice.
11:53It was four minutes
11:53so
11:53just in case
11:57at the end
11:58we can score
11:58another one goal.
12:01It's a tough place
12:02to come
12:02but the amount
12:05of chances
12:06we missed
12:06in the six-year box
12:08so not
12:09in a difficult
12:09one.
12:10A six-year box
12:10we could not convert
12:11and the first half
12:13was more equal
12:13high.
12:14We didn't do
12:15what we talk
12:16about our build-up
12:17but in general
12:20it was a really,
12:21really good game.
12:22Where does this belief
12:23come from
12:23and it just keeps
12:24on growing?
12:25Yeah,
12:26it's a question
12:26of experience
12:27and I think
12:29the standards
12:30in our team
12:31are high.
12:32They want to
12:33get better
12:35so I think
12:36it's important
12:36because
12:36if you
12:38stay just
12:40at the same level
12:41the league
12:42is going so fast
12:43that you will be
12:44punished at the moment
12:45so it wasn't the case.
12:46They are still ambitious
12:47and I hope
12:48it will be the case
12:49for the next month.
12:51Well,
12:52Sunderland's
12:53home record
12:53is very impressive
12:54this season.
12:55They're still unbeaten
12:56only Arsenal
12:57also have an unbeaten
12:59Premier League
13:00home record
13:01and Sunderland
13:02have already played
13:03the top three
13:04City, Arsenal
13:05and Villa
13:06at home
13:06and tonight
13:07they defended
13:08for their lives
13:09didn't they?
13:09They really did.
13:10I think that was
13:11the story of the game
13:12Sunderland defending
13:13missing Dan Ballard
13:14missing players
13:15from AFCON
13:15and I think
13:17Mukeleli
13:17and Aldrete
13:18were exceptional
13:19tonight in terms
13:20of the positional sense
13:21being able to
13:22clear the ball
13:22and doing what
13:23needs doing
13:23in them moments
13:24and not being
13:25afraid to go
13:26against Haaland
13:27in them 1v1
13:27situations
13:28we know how
13:29impressive he is
13:30being able to
13:31physically outmuscle
13:32him, win the ball
13:33back and Sunderland
13:34to start them
13:34attacks again
13:35here again
13:361v1 against Haaland
13:37not many centre-halves
13:38can do what
13:39Mukeleli did
13:39tonight
13:40and even in this
13:41and even in this
13:41instance when players
13:42are out of position
13:43there's Trae Hulme
13:44filling in for
13:45Aldrete who's out
13:46of there
13:46Docku gets past
13:48his man
13:48but there's Trae Hulme
13:49clearing his lines
13:50again and this was
13:51the story throughout
13:52the whole night
13:52that made it really
13:53frustrating for
13:54Manchester City
13:54and Aldrete
13:56putting his body
13:57on the line
13:57blocking balls
13:58City started to get
14:00really frustrated
14:01and in the second
14:02half Docku was
14:03probably a key
14:04player for City
14:04and trying to
14:05create chances
14:06but yet again
14:07Sunderland standing
14:08strong
14:08being physical
14:09being in the right
14:10positions
14:11putting their bodies
14:11on the line
14:12and that's what
14:12Sunderland fans love
14:13is that ability
14:14to show that
14:15little bit of
14:15passion
14:16and to try and
14:17keep that clean sheet
14:18and that's what's
14:18been so impressive
14:19this season
14:20especially at the
14:21stadium
14:21like that
14:21teams have found
14:22it really tough
14:23and this probably
14:24sums up Mikulele's
14:25performance here
14:26is just the ability
14:27to put players
14:29bodies on the line
14:29and also to get
14:30a well earned
14:31point for Sunderland
14:32tonight
14:32and as a Sunderland
14:33fan and a former
14:34Manchester City
14:35player is that
14:36the easiest result
14:38to talk about
14:38is that the easiest
14:39result to talk about
14:40on the show
14:41yeah I think so
14:41for tonight
14:42and look
14:43as well as
14:44your outfield
14:45players performing
14:46as Sunderland did
14:47you still need
14:48your goalkeeper
14:48from time to time
14:49and you probably
14:50need the opposition
14:51certainly when
14:52they're Manchester
14:52City to be what
14:53wasteful would you
14:54say
14:55yeah you know
14:56if you judge them
14:57by their own
14:58standards you would
14:58expect them to
14:59you know they did
15:00create their chances
15:01you know when there
15:01wasn't a red and
15:02white shirt flying at
15:03them and blocking
15:04they did create some
15:05decent chances
15:06Harlan got a chance
15:08as well Savino here
15:09breaking they got to
15:09get in there but
15:10you know on this
15:11occasion he gets
15:12out and he's
15:12leaning back
15:13so they had their
15:14chances you know
15:15as much as I'm going
15:16to give City credit
15:17for all these chances
15:18that they did create
15:19they didn't score
15:20because the keeper
15:21was on form
15:22tonight
15:22Robin Moose was
15:23outstanding
15:24stood firm
15:25behind his back
15:26four behind his
15:27back five
15:27this one here as
15:29well that's just a
15:29reaction save
15:30and as a back four
15:31if you've got a
15:32keeper that you
15:33know can get
15:34you out the mess
15:35with great saves
15:36like that when
15:36you're not quite in
15:37the position
15:37that's what you
15:38need
15:39it's great for
15:39confidence
15:40that's really
15:40unlucky
15:41from Guardiol
15:42there on the
15:42near post
15:43very sort of
15:43acrobatic
15:44but I've got to
15:46give credit to
15:46Sunderland
15:46they're at home
15:48and what we say
15:49about teams that
15:49come up
15:50make sure your
15:51home form's good
15:51and it is
15:52as far as City
15:53are concerned
15:54their XG was
15:55over two
15:55the highest figure
15:56in a Premier League
15:57game in which
15:57they haven't scored
15:58since 2022
16:00do you look at it
16:02as a missed
16:03opportunity for them
16:04or are you of the
16:05opinion if you get
16:06a point at Sunderland
16:07this season that's
16:08going to be a good
16:08point
16:09I think if we look
16:09at Sunderland's
16:10home record I think
16:11it's a point well
16:12earned and I think
16:13City will overall be
16:14disappointed because of
16:15the chances that
16:15they created but you
16:16look at the likes of
16:17Arsenal, Aston Villa
16:18who we've mentioned
16:18and to go there
16:19and get a point
16:20and we're halfway
16:21point of the season
16:21there's a long
16:22long way to go
16:23City play Chelsea
16:25on Sunday
16:27which is a huge
16:28game as Pep Guardiola
16:29mentioned there
16:30and we will talk
16:31about what's been
16:32going on at Chelsea
16:33today a little
16:34later on the show
16:36now Fulham had won
16:38three in a row
16:39their best run
16:40of 2025
16:41Crystal Palace
16:42had lost three in a row
16:43their worst run
16:44of 2025
16:45Mark Scott
16:46was at Selhurst Park
16:47Contrasting fortunes
16:49for the clubs
16:50since Palace's win
16:51at Fulham last month
16:53Oliver Glasner's side
16:54coming into the
16:55return fixture
16:56without a win in five
16:58which is their
16:59joint worst run
17:00under him
17:00while another
17:01Fulham victory
17:02would equal their
17:03Premier League
17:04club record streak
17:05of four in a row
17:06both sides are
17:08unchanged
17:08although already
17:09stretched Palace
17:10have lost the
17:11services of another
17:12player with Eddie
17:13Nketiah out injured
17:14Harry Wilson's
17:16Humdinger in last
17:17month's loss to the
17:18Eagles is one of
17:19seven goals in his
17:20last 11 games
17:21for club and country
17:23here's Gay
17:26going direct
17:30it's intercepted
17:31by Koenka
17:32now it's Smith-Rowe
17:33good carry by
17:37Smith-Rowe
17:37now offloads
17:38to Kevin
17:39Kevin got a bit
17:41lucky with the bounce
17:41the ball in for
17:43Smith-Rowe
17:43Wilson
17:44beaten away by
17:46Henderson
17:46Jimenez
17:47a collection of
17:49chances for Fulham
17:50there
17:50all started by
17:52Emil Smith-Rowe
17:54advancing forwards
17:55at pace
17:56Kevin got a bit
17:57fortunate initially
17:58here as the rebound
18:00came his way
18:00ball was into a good
18:02area
18:02and then on the
18:04follow-up
18:04Raul Jimenez
18:05sends it wide
18:07Oliver Glasner's
18:10new year resolution
18:10is going to be
18:11trying to see his
18:13team tighten up
18:14defending set pieces
18:15and put away more
18:17of the chances that
18:17they create
18:18Pino
18:21Mitchell
18:23a bit of pinball
18:25and then
18:26Gaye can't slip
18:27it in
18:27Hughes
18:29and there it goes
18:31first bit of
18:32positive palace play
18:34that we've seen
18:34benefited from some
18:36slack defending
18:37when the cross came in
18:38but Mark Gaye
18:39couldn't take full
18:40advantage
18:41only the current
18:43top three have won
18:44more points
18:45across the last
18:46nine Premier League
18:47games than
18:47Marco Silva's men
18:49Robinson
18:50Smith-Rowe
18:51set it up here
18:54for Lukic to have
18:55a pop
18:55Gaye got his
18:57body in the way
18:58Mitchell's clearance
18:59is straight to
18:59Tete
19:00who didn't clear
19:02the crossbar
19:03by much
19:04the initial hit
19:05from Lukic
19:06charged down by
19:06Gaye
19:07not a great header
19:08from Mitchell
19:08a very good try
19:10though
19:10from Kenny
19:11Tete
19:11and had Henderson
19:13concerned
19:14not a bit of
19:17classic so far
19:18Lerma
19:23play has been
19:31stopped here
19:32because Justin
19:34Deveni
19:34had a coming
19:36together with
19:36Jorge Cuenca
19:37it's a flailing
19:40arm from
19:41Justin Deveni
19:42but there's
19:42nothing in it
19:44despite Jorge
19:45Cuenca's appeals
19:46to the contrary
19:47look what
19:56Lerma
19:57here's Klein
20:01got away from
20:03Robinson
20:03Klein into the
20:05area
20:05Macheta
20:06Boy did he
20:12need that
20:12and so did
20:15Crystal Palace
20:16too weak here
20:19from Anthony
20:20Robinson
20:20Klein away
20:22from him
20:22and then it's
20:23an excellent
20:24delivery
20:24Jean-Philippe
20:26Meteta
20:27made sure
20:28it got the
20:29treatment
20:29it deserved
20:30and in a
20:32tight game
20:33Palace
20:34strike first
20:35Hughes
20:41towards
20:43Mateta
20:43Klein's
20:45getting there
20:46first
20:46and Klein
20:47but it would
20:49have been
20:49quite something
20:50if he'd
20:51found the
20:51back of the
20:52net
20:52his only
20:53Palace
20:53goal
20:54came back
20:55in 2009
20:56Kevin
21:00Smith
21:01throws
21:02after it
21:02plenty of
21:03options in
21:04there
21:04but
21:04UK
21:05ensures
21:06it
21:06doesn't
21:06reach
21:06any
21:06of
21:07them
21:07Robinson's
21:12throw
21:13Meteta
21:13meets
21:14it
21:14Kevin
21:16opens up
21:18for the
21:18hit
21:18and
21:19Henderson
21:19has
21:20parried
21:20it
21:20to
21:20Wilson
21:21what a
21:22block
21:22that
21:22is
21:22from
21:22Lacroix
21:23and
21:24Max
21:25Hetz
21:25Lacroix
21:25takes
21:26the
21:26acclaim
21:27of
21:27the
21:27fans
21:28and
21:28his
21:28teammates
21:29for
21:29a
21:29terrific
21:30piece
21:30of
21:30work
21:31frustrated
21:33figure
21:34Marco
21:34Silva
21:35it's the
21:37first time
21:37that
21:38Fulham
21:38have
21:38actually
21:39conceded
21:40against
21:40Palace
21:40at
21:41Selhurst
21:41Park
21:42in
21:42five
21:42Premier
21:43League
21:43matches
21:44and
21:44beaten
21:44in
21:45all
21:45of
21:45the
21:46last
21:46four
21:46of
21:46them
21:47here
21:47as
21:47well
21:47first
21:49time
21:49ball
21:49in
21:49from
21:49Robinson
21:50Jimenez
21:50off
21:51the
21:51post
21:52so
21:53close
21:54to
21:54scoring
21:54for
21:55a
21:55third
21:55game
21:55running
21:56here
21:56Raul
21:56Jimenez
21:57excellent
21:58delivery
21:58from
21:58Robinson
21:59and
22:00he
22:00did
22:00everything
22:00right
22:01really
22:01the
22:01Mexican
22:02looks
22:05like
22:05Oliver
22:06Glasnoble
22:06will have
22:07another
22:07player
22:08at his
22:08disposal
22:09in
22:09the
22:10near
22:10future
22:10reports
22:11today
22:11claiming
22:12Brendan
22:12Johnson
22:13agreed
22:13to
22:13join
22:14Palace
22:14from
22:14Tottenham
22:15Hotspur
22:15Horton
22:19bringing
22:22Mitchell
22:22into
22:22it
22:23Mitchell's
22:27cross
22:27behind
22:28of
22:28Castagne
22:29Pinot's
22:36corner
22:36Moleno
22:37fists it
22:38up
22:38and away
22:39is it
22:40in
22:40it
22:41somehow
22:42stayed
22:42out
22:42Lacroix
22:47goal
22:49kick
22:51well
22:54Leno
22:56here
22:56felt he
22:56was
22:57fouled
22:57but
23:00Lacroix
23:01couldn't
23:02quite
23:02get there
23:03onto the
23:03rebound
23:04and get
23:04it in
23:04it
23:04in
23:05his
23:05own
23:06man
23:06Palace
23:10have
23:11looked
23:11tired
23:12since
23:14their
23:14opportunity
23:14Robinson
23:18Lukic
23:20and
23:22Kearney
23:23with a
23:24cracker
23:25to level
23:26for
23:26Fulham
23:26his
23:30side
23:31back
23:32on
23:32terms
23:32having
23:34pumped up
23:34the
23:35pressure
23:35in the
23:35last
23:35ten
23:36minutes
23:36or
23:36so
23:37and
23:38Tom
23:38Kearney
23:39takes
23:40the
23:40acclaim
23:41after
23:42curling
23:42in a
23:43beauty
23:43and
23:44Fulham
23:44had
23:45pushed
23:46and
23:46probed
23:46and
23:47when
23:47Kearney
23:47found
23:48the
23:48space
23:48didn't
23:49he
23:50take
23:50advantage
23:51Reid
23:55well it's
23:58a good
23:58ball to
23:58Raul Jimenez
23:59who took
23:59it nicely
24:00laid off
24:01for Kearney
24:01to try
24:02and hit
24:02again
24:02Castagne
24:03oh my
24:04word
24:04an
24:05incredible
24:06save
24:07from
24:07Dean
24:08Henderson
24:08to
24:09prevent
24:10Fulham
24:10winning
24:11it
24:11late
24:11on
24:12it's
24:13a
24:13pretty
24:14miraculous
24:14piece
24:15of
24:15work
24:15this
24:16from
24:17Dean
24:17Henderson
24:17to keep
24:18out
24:18Timothy
24:19Castagne
24:19an
24:20astonishing
24:21stop
24:22which
24:23might be
24:24enough
24:24to ensure
24:25Palace at least
24:26get a point
24:27out of this
24:27Kearney
24:29Castagne
24:32corner
24:34Palace have
24:36had their
24:37issues
24:37defending
24:38set pieces
24:38they've got
24:39one to deal
24:40with
24:40late on
24:41in the
24:41game
24:42here
24:42Kearney
24:45clips it
24:46in
24:46Mateta
24:47with the
24:47header
24:48Smithrow
24:51has
24:53ensured
24:54that Fulham
24:54get another
24:55corner
24:56final minute
24:58of added
24:59time at the
24:59end of the
24:59game
25:00Fulham
25:01with this
25:01corner
25:01kick
25:02we did
25:22everything
25:22to win
25:22the game
25:23I think
25:23we deserved
25:24it
25:24I think
25:24the chances
25:25looking for
25:25the game
25:26the chances
25:26we created
25:27the way
25:27we reacted
25:27second half
25:30after being
25:31back
25:31and score
25:32was very
25:33good
25:34from the
25:34players
25:34and we
25:35did
25:35create
25:36we are
25:36the team
25:36that
25:37dominate
25:37more
25:37the
25:38game
25:38we
25:39considered
25:39a goal
25:40in a
25:40moment
25:40that
25:41strange
25:41decision
25:42from the
25:42referee
25:42to
25:43straight
25:43away
25:43put us
25:43with
25:4310
25:44players
25:44is not
25:45an excuse
25:45but we
25:45should
25:46not
25:46be
25:46playing
25:46with
25:4610
25:46money
25:47in
25:47that
25:47moment
25:47that
25:47we
25:47consider
25:48a goal
25:48because
25:48our
25:48player
25:48was
25:49in
25:49conditions
25:49to
25:49keep
25:49going
25:50I
25:50don't
25:51understand
25:51because
25:51the
25:51rules
25:51don't
25:52say
25:52that
25:52and
25:53it's
25:54something
25:54that
25:54we
25:55should
25:55get
25:55the
25:56explanation
25:56because
25:56it's
25:56not
25:57something
25:57that
25:57is
25:58normal
25:58it
25:59looks
25:59like
25:59we
25:59are
25:59in
25:59a
26:00survival
26:00mode
26:00right
26:01now
26:01the
26:01squad
26:01is
26:02quite
26:02short
26:02of
26:03numbers
26:03and
26:03they
26:04give
26:04everything
26:05they
26:05have
26:05we
26:07got
26:09this
26:09point
26:09at
26:10the
26:10end
26:10and
26:11we
26:11know
26:11now
26:11it's
26:11three
26:12more
26:12games
26:12in
26:12nine
26:13days
26:13nothing
26:14will
26:15change
26:15and
26:16I
26:16know
26:17that
26:17these
26:17players
26:17will
26:18give
26:18their
26:20best
26:20in
26:20every
26:20single
26:20game
26:21We've
26:21been
26:21reading
26:22that
26:22Brennan
26:22Johnson
26:22has
26:23agreed
26:23to
26:23join
26:23Crystal
26:24Palace
26:24once
26:25that
26:25goes
26:26through
26:26that
26:26that's
26:26a
26:26very
26:27good
26:27option
26:27for
26:27you
26:27isn't
26:28it
26:29I
26:30don't
26:31want
26:31to
26:31talk
26:31about
26:31somebody
26:32we
26:33didn't
26:33announce
26:34right
26:34now
26:34I
26:35didn't
26:36look
26:37at
26:38my
26:38phone
26:38last
26:39four
26:39or five
26:40hours
26:40I was
26:40just
26:40focused
26:41on
26:41the
26:41game
26:41and
26:42let's
26:43see
26:43what
26:43happens
26:43the
26:44next
26:44one
26:44two
26:44days
26:45and
26:46I
26:46think
26:46it's
26:47kind
26:47of
26:48respect
26:48not
26:48talking
26:48about
26:49players
26:49who
26:49are
26:49under
26:50contract
26:50at
26:52different
26:52clubs
26:52and
26:54so
26:54let's
26:55see
26:55A
26:56real
26:56poker
26:57face
26:57there
26:57we
26:58understand
26:59that
27:00Brennan
27:00Johnson
27:00has
27:01agreed
27:01to
27:01join
27:02and
27:02that
27:02will
27:03go
27:03through
27:03shortly
27:04that
27:04move
27:04we'll
27:04talk
27:04about
27:05that
27:05in
27:05just
27:05a
27:05moment
27:06but
27:06let's
27:06start
27:06with
27:06Fulham
27:07who
27:08very much
27:09like to
27:09go down
27:09their left
27:10flank
27:10this season
27:11only
27:11Bournemouth
27:12go down
27:12their left
27:13flank
27:13more than
27:13Fulham
27:14and that
27:15was the
27:15same story
27:15today
27:16yeah
27:16nothing
27:16changed
27:17at all
27:17and why
27:18would you
27:18change it
27:19when you've
27:19got
27:19Kevin and
27:20Robinson
27:21have this
27:21kind of
27:22this
27:22relationship
27:22which is
27:23you know
27:23one shows
27:24one receives
27:25the ball
27:26they know
27:26where
27:26each other's
27:28runs
27:28are going
27:28to go
27:29him and
27:33know
27:34exactly
27:34where
27:34Jimenez
27:35is going
27:35to be
27:35this time
27:36he secures
27:37the ball
27:37unfortunately
27:38he secures
27:39it
27:39and then
27:40he's not
27:40where he
27:41should be
27:41in the middle
27:42of the
27:42goal to
27:43be heading
27:43that goal
27:44but it
27:45happened
27:45time after
27:45time
27:46you can
27:46see
27:47Jimenez
27:47in a
27:48goal scoring
27:48position
27:49and what
27:49they don't
27:50do is
27:50they don't
27:50refuse to
27:51cross it
27:52weak chances
27:53these are
27:53but it
27:54just shows
27:54that's what
27:56they're
27:56targeting
27:56they forced
27:58Palace players
27:59and Palace
28:00defenders
28:03like
28:04this
28:04Kearney
28:05comes off
28:05the bench
28:06gets himself
28:07a goal
28:07I think
28:08Marco Silva's
28:09subs
28:09today were
28:10outstanding
28:11Castagne
28:11comes on
28:12as well
28:12gets himself
28:13into a
28:14forward thinking
28:15goal scoring
28:15position
28:16I think
28:17that's a
28:17poor finish
28:17I'm thinking
28:18put that
28:19in the back
28:20of the net
28:20are you also
28:21thinking partly
28:22that's a good
28:22save
28:23no
28:23I'm thinking
28:24it's a really
28:24really poor
28:25finish
28:25that was a
28:26worse finish
28:27that was an
28:27even worse
28:28but it's just
28:29that's what
28:30they created
28:31from the left
28:32hand side
28:32with
28:33Robinson
28:33and Kevin
28:34absolutely
28:35outstanding
28:35down there
28:36Oliver Glass
28:37is saying
28:37it's not
28:38gone through
28:38yet
28:39when they do
28:41announce it
28:41do you think
28:42that's a smart
28:43signing
28:43yeah I think
28:44it potentially
28:45could be
28:45I think
28:45at this
28:46moment
28:46time
28:46Palace
28:47have had
28:47a lot
28:47of games
28:48over a
28:48short period
28:48of time
28:49the lack
28:49in bodies
28:50and
28:50Brennan
28:51Johnson
28:51with his
28:51experience
28:52and I
28:52think
28:52with the
28:53World Cup
28:53round the
28:54corner
28:54I think
28:54his focus
28:55will
28:55to be
28:55play
28:55more
28:55games
28:56he's
28:56not
28:56really
28:56featured
28:57that much
28:57for Spurs
28:58and he
28:59scores
28:59big goals
29:00and big
29:03is that
29:03help for
29:04Mateta
29:04up front
29:05and in
29:05them
29:05goal scoring
29:06departments
29:06I think
29:0718 goals
29:07last season
29:08as well
29:08which will
29:09help
29:09Palace
29:10if it
29:10goes ahead
29:11and I
29:12played with
29:12his dad
29:12that's how
29:13old I am
29:14I played
29:15with his dad
29:15at Manchester
29:16United
29:16and I'm
29:17pretty sure
29:17Davey's
29:17going to be
29:18saying
29:18listen son
29:18get yourself
29:19some games
29:20get yourself
29:20some games
29:21in a World Cup
29:21year
29:22as Steph
29:23says
29:23right
29:24Liverpool
29:24and Leeds
29:25shared the
29:26points in a
29:26six goal thriller
29:27at Ellen Road
29:28three weeks ago
29:29Martin Fisher
29:30was at Anfield
29:30for the rematch
29:31we'll be very
29:35lucky to see a
29:35game that matches
29:36that one for
29:37thrills and
29:37spills but
29:38this is a
29:39fixture that
29:39has boasted
29:40loads of
29:41goals in
29:41recent years
29:4234 scored
29:43in the last
29:44seven meetings
29:45three changes
29:46for Liverpool
29:47Sir Bosley
29:48Bradley and
29:49Robertson
29:49in for
29:50McAllister
29:51Kierkez
29:51and Chiesa
29:52who are all
29:53on the
29:53bench
29:53no Dominic
29:55Calvert-Lewin
29:55from the start
29:56for Leeds
29:57as they make
29:57four alterations
29:59Metja
29:59Justin
30:00and Gruev
30:01coming in
30:02while Sebastian
30:03Bornau
30:03makes his
30:04Premier League
30:04debut
30:05Leeds
30:08United
30:09fans
30:09have happy
30:10memories
30:10of their
30:11last
30:11visit
30:12to
30:12Anfield
30:13a 2-1
30:15success
30:15here
30:16back in
30:17October
30:172022
30:1820-22
30:19Diallo
30:21away
30:21forward
30:23by Van Dijk
30:24awkward
30:24for Ampadu
30:25Eketike
30:25picks it up
30:27quickly
30:27for Liverpool
30:28Jones
30:28Eketike
30:29did brilliantly
30:33to step
30:33inside
30:34the defender
30:34and Leeds
30:35making a real
30:36meal
30:36of getting
30:37this one
30:37clear
30:37fabulous work
30:39this
30:39from
30:40Ugo Eketike
30:40linking up
30:42with Jones
30:43and then
30:45embarrassing
30:45Gudmundsson
30:46no real power
30:48in the shot
30:48but it caused
30:49a little bit
30:50of difficulty
30:51for Lucas
30:52Perry
30:52and company
30:52Kanate
30:55Eketike
30:56making the
30:57run
30:57forward
30:58Beal
30:58struggling
30:59to keep
30:59him
30:59quiet
31:00Eketike
31:00might be
31:01in
31:01here
31:01let's
31:02fabulous
31:03challenge
31:04coming in
31:06in the nick
31:07of time
31:07by James
31:08Justin
31:08Liverpool
31:10claim
31:11that there's
31:12a decent
31:12penalty
31:13shout
31:13here
31:13Eketike
31:15carried
31:16on
31:16and
31:17sometimes
31:17in that
31:18situation
31:19it almost
31:19encourages
31:20players
31:21to fall
31:21to the
31:21ground
31:22if it goes
31:23down there
31:23is it
31:24given as a
31:25penalty
31:25does his
31:26best to
31:27stone
31:27his feet
31:27and put
31:28for the
31:29challenge
31:29by James
31:30Justin
31:31Wietz
31:31might have
31:31scored
31:32a second
31:33goal in
31:34quick succession
31:34at Anfield
31:35having
31:35finally
31:36broken his
31:37duck
31:37at the
31:38weekend
31:38against
31:38Wolves
31:39goalie
31:39and
31:44Alisson
31:45that's a bit
31:46casual
31:46the first
31:47timer
31:48was on
31:49target
31:49from
31:50Ampadu
31:50but not
31:51hit with
31:52enough
31:52pace
31:52this was
31:54almost
31:55a hugely
31:55embarrassing
31:56moment
31:56for Liverpool's
31:57goalkeeper
31:58goalkeeper
31:59well he's
32:02such a precious
32:03commodity
32:03Dominic Calvert-Lewin
32:05and with games
32:05coming thick
32:06and fast
32:06Daniel Farker
32:08believing that
32:08he's got to be
32:09careful not to
32:11overuse him
32:12just now
32:13I'm sure he'll be
32:14utilised at some
32:15stage tonight
32:16Munson
32:19couldn't sneak
32:20it through
32:20towards stack
32:21and Liverpool
32:21can come
32:22again
32:22with
32:22Canate
32:23Robertson's
32:24delivery
32:25but Munson
32:27was trying
32:27to head
32:28that clear
32:28failed
32:30Krimpong
32:30collects
32:31and Ekotike
32:33heads it
32:34back
32:34from where
32:35it came
32:35there's a buzz
32:38around Anfield
32:38at the moment
32:39as people discuss
32:40exactly what
32:40happened
32:41then
32:41with
32:43Will Venom
32:44Ekotike
32:44just trying
32:45to get
32:45his head
32:46on it
32:46and force
32:46it goalwards
32:47sends it
32:48straight back
32:49to where
32:49it came
32:49from
32:49there's never
32:52been a
32:53goal
32:53straw
32:53between
32:54these sides
32:54at Anfield
32:55and the
32:56Premier League
32:56this time
32:57it finished
32:580-0
32:58here
32:58was
32:59back
33:00in
33:00April
33:001992
33:01in the
33:02old
33:02first division
33:04Ekotike
33:05might have
33:07to do it
33:07himself
33:07here
33:07and never
33:08got past
33:08first hurdle
33:09dispossessed
33:11by
33:11Ampadu
33:11matcha
33:14for stack
33:14Van
33:17Dijk
33:17reclaims
33:18Gravenberg
33:18Vietz
33:19Sobosle
33:22shot is on
33:23pushed away
33:24by Perry
33:25possibly the
33:27first real
33:28save he's made
33:28tonight
33:29and handball
33:29against Ampadu
33:30and the lead
33:33captain booked
33:34and that will
33:35mean that he
33:36will miss
33:36Leeds United's
33:37next game
33:38at home to
33:39Manchester United
33:39on Sunday
33:40lunchtime
33:41easy stop
33:43for Lucas
33:44Perry to
33:44make
33:44Keir
33:50cash
33:50that's
33:53awkward
33:54and it brings
33:56Liverpool
33:57the corner
33:57Leeds have
34:01two
34:01substitutions
34:02ready
34:02but they
34:03will wait
34:03and see
34:04what happens
34:05with this
34:05corner kick
34:05before making
34:07them
34:07catch up
34:11a Leeds
34:11head
34:11it's
34:11another
34:12corner
34:12Van Dijk
34:18is there
34:19and it's
34:21wide
34:21quite possibly
34:24the clearest
34:25opportunity
34:25that either
34:26team have
34:27fashioned
34:27all night
34:27Gakpo
34:30Gakpo
34:34Gakpo
34:34still there
34:35TK
34:37on the edge
34:37lining up
34:40the shots
34:40well it was
34:43worth a hit
34:44but
34:46well
34:47wide of target
34:48in the end
34:48they'll take
35:02their time
35:03and
35:05get themselves
35:07ready for another
35:07long throw
35:08here
35:08Leeds United
35:09can they win
35:12the first
35:12ball in the
35:13air
35:13appeals for
35:17handball there
35:18by the Leeds
35:18fans
35:18Fial will
35:19check
35:19in the meantime
35:21Sir Bosley
35:22has failed
35:23to get it
35:23away
35:24swung in
35:24by Gudmundsen
35:25and it's
35:26Calvert-Lewin
35:27unbelievable
35:28he's done it
35:28again
35:29but the flag
35:29is up
35:29it won't
35:30count
35:30well the flag
35:33was up
35:34ever so
35:34swiftly
35:34there
35:35dangerous
35:36ball in
35:37Bornau
35:37with the
35:37flick
35:38there
35:38and you
35:38can see
35:39that
35:39Calvert-Lewin
35:39is just
35:40ahead
35:41of Virgil
35:42Van Dijk
35:43but
35:43for a split
35:44second
35:44there was
35:45joy
35:45for him
35:46and the
35:46Leeds
35:46contingent
35:47at that
35:47end
35:48of the
35:48ground
35:48out of
35:50time
35:50at the
35:51end
35:51of
35:51out
35:51of
35:51time
35:51got to
35:53get it
35:53in
35:53Liverpool
35:54Ekotike
35:55he's found
35:58an angle
35:58for a cross
35:59but he's
36:00also found
36:01the boos
36:02of Beall
36:03one or two
36:04well more
36:04than one or two
36:05boos
36:05echoing around
36:06Anfield
36:06after that
36:07Liverpool
36:08very very
36:09ordinary
36:10but full marks
36:11to Leeds
36:11United
36:12who continue
36:13this excellent
36:14run
36:14they're on
36:15six games
36:16unbeaten
36:17tonight
36:17but for an
36:18offside flag
36:19they might have
36:20nicked it
36:20right at the
36:21end
36:21through Dominic
36:22Calvert-Lewin
36:23rock solid
36:24against the
36:25ball
36:25it's always
36:25important to
36:26be like this
36:27as a
36:28promoted
36:28side
36:28and last
36:29clean sheet
36:29was a while
36:30ago
36:30although we had
36:31many good
36:31results
36:32and scored
36:32many many
36:32goals
36:33but we want
36:33to return
36:34back to
36:34this
36:34behaviour
36:34and we
36:36did
36:36today
36:37and for
36:37that
36:37this is
36:38the most
36:39pleasant
36:39aspect
36:40of this
36:40game
36:40what needs
36:42to happen
36:42to break
36:43through a
36:43low block
36:44that was
36:44so well
36:45regimented
36:45tonight
36:46by Leeds
36:46I think
36:47everyone
36:47knows
36:48if you look
36:49at football
36:50and especially
36:50in the Premier
36:51League
36:51you see
36:52two ways
36:52of unlocking
36:53it
36:53it's a lot
36:54of times
36:55an individual
36:56action
36:56which we
36:57saw today
36:57a few times
36:58Jeremy
36:58Frimpong
36:58doing
36:59or
36:59as we
37:01see
37:01a lot
37:02in the Premier
37:02League
37:02a set
37:03piece
37:03can unlock
37:04a low block
37:05we were
37:07close
37:07with one
37:08set
37:08piece
37:08with Virgil
37:08just impressive
37:09what they
37:10have delivered
37:11and also
37:11a sign
37:11of our
37:12spirit
37:13and our
37:13togetherness
37:14and how
37:14much we
37:14need
37:14each
37:15player
37:15and for
37:17that
37:17definitely
37:17also a
37:17great day
37:18for the
37:18spirit
37:19and togetherness
37:20in the
37:20group
37:20and Leeds
37:21can be
37:21really proud
37:22of themselves
37:22there was a
37:23big shout
37:23there for
37:23a possible
37:24penalty
37:24and there
37:25is a
37:26thought
37:26process
37:26that goes
37:27along the
37:27lines
37:27of that
37:27had he
37:28gone
37:28down
37:28he might
37:29have
37:29got the
37:29decision
37:30but he
37:30tries to
37:31be honest
37:31stay on
37:31his feet
37:31and the
37:32decision
37:32doesn't
37:33come
37:33his way
37:33what are
37:33your
37:34thoughts
37:34on that
37:34I don't
37:35think it's
37:36a surprise
37:36to anyone
37:36that one
37:37of my
37:37players
37:37stays on
37:38his feet
37:38in a
37:38situation
37:39like this
37:39the big
37:40question
37:40is should
37:40we change
37:41yes or
37:41no
37:41so should
37:42you
37:42I don't
37:44think we
37:44should
37:44because this
37:45is who
37:46we are
37:46but I'm
37:48hoping other
37:49people change
37:49and see
37:51what we do
37:53and what other
37:54teams do
37:54as well
37:55but okay
37:55it has nothing
37:56to do with
37:57the end result
37:57of today
37:57let that be
37:58completely clear
37:59although
37:59if he goes
38:01down
38:01it's probably
38:02a red card
38:03and a penalty
38:03I'm not sure
38:04if that's true
38:05but it would
38:05definitely be a
38:06penalty
38:06and that would
38:10have increased
38:10our chances
38:11of winning
38:12a game
38:12against a team
38:13that came
38:14here to
38:14defend
38:14so we've
38:17brought you
38:172-0-0s
38:18and a 1-1
38:19so far
38:19you can imagine
38:20what the fourth
38:20game is going
38:21to be like
38:21but before we
38:22get to that
38:22gem
38:23Leeds were
38:25rock solid
38:26according to
38:27Daniel Farke
38:28and you wouldn't
38:28disagree would you
38:29no I wouldn't
38:30disagree I think
38:316 unbeaten
38:32now Leeds
38:33I think
38:33in terms of
38:34what they've
38:35done over
38:35the last few
38:35games
38:36they have
38:36been really
38:38really organised
38:38at midfield
38:393 of Greve
38:40Ampadu and
38:41Stack have been
38:42really impressive
38:43protecting their
38:44back line
38:45but also
38:45just knowing
38:46when to go
38:46and win the
38:47ball
38:47and I think
38:48against Liverpool
38:49at Anfield
38:49you know you're
38:50not going to
38:50have much
38:50of the ball
38:51but when you
38:51do it's about
38:52trying to make
38:52them opportunities
38:53count
38:53and Stack
38:54and Greve
38:55got the licence
38:55to go forward
38:56when they could
38:57and Ampadu
38:57really sat in
38:58that central
38:59area
38:59and Leeds
39:01went man for
39:01man against
39:02Liverpool
39:02and here's
39:02Ampadu
39:03the skipper
39:03organising
39:04putting pressure
39:05on Liverpool
39:05and he's
39:07really had a
39:08chance there
39:09with Alisson
39:09forcing Alisson
39:10to make a
39:10mistake
39:11and I think
39:11this is what
39:12Leeds have
39:13done really
39:13well these
39:13last few weeks
39:14they've been
39:15compact centrally
39:16they've tried
39:17to make
39:17Liverpool
39:18play around
39:18them
39:19and this is
39:19down to
39:20Liverpool
39:20now I think
39:21sometimes
39:21Liverpool
39:22had poor
39:22decision makers
39:23but look at
39:23how many
39:24bodies Leeds
39:24have in their
39:25box
39:25so when
39:26Liverpool
39:26do cross
39:27it's really
39:28really hard
39:28to score
39:28against
39:29Liverpool's
39:29one striker
39:30in Eketike
39:31poor delivery
39:33and Leeds
39:33win the ball
39:34back again
39:34and this
39:35midfield
39:35three of
39:36Stack,
39:36Ruev and
39:37Ampadu
39:37physically outran
39:39everybody on
39:39the pitch
39:39today
39:40were really
39:41really aggressive
39:41and this is
39:42what Leeds
39:43wanted to do
39:43is to play
39:44on the
39:44counter
39:45this allowed
39:46Leeds to
39:46get up
39:46the pitch
39:47and really
39:47try and
39:48force
39:48Liverpool
39:48to make
39:49mistakes
39:49and try
39:50and capitalise
39:51Frimpong
39:52does a
39:52really good
39:53tracking back
39:54there to
39:54win the
39:55ball back
39:55but Leeds
39:56nearly all
39:57came together
39:57in this
39:58final part
39:58when Dominic
39:59Calvert-Lewin
40:00comes on
40:00the pitch
40:00Ruev again
40:01all over
40:02the pitch
40:02today
40:03really
40:03aggressive
40:04winning
40:04the ball
40:04back
40:05playing it
40:06nice and
40:06simple
40:06cross into
40:08the box
40:08to create
40:09havoc
40:09and Calvert-Lewin
40:10with his
40:11foot just
40:11offside
40:12a great
40:12finish
40:12in great
40:13form
40:13but Leeds
40:14have really
40:14turned a
40:15corner
40:15over the
40:16last few
40:16weeks
40:16and Daniel
40:17Fark
40:17has done
40:17an
40:18unbelievable
40:18job
40:18and you
40:19can see
40:20it
40:20there
40:20you know
40:21they have
40:22played
40:23Chelsea
40:23they've
40:24played
40:24Liverpool
40:25twice
40:26they've
40:26gone to
40:26the
40:26Stadium
40:27of Light
40:27and got
40:28a point
40:28there
40:29they've
40:29demolished
40:30Crystal Palace
40:30you know
40:31Danny
40:31Murphy
40:32said
40:32Steph
40:32on Sunday's
40:33match
40:34he deserves
40:35so much
40:36credit
40:36because before
40:37Chelsea
40:37you were
40:38wondering
40:38whether he
40:39was managing
40:39from a
40:40game-to-game
40:41basis
40:41yeah
40:42they've
40:42definitely
40:42turned a
40:43corner
40:43I think
40:43it's not
40:44just by
40:44luck
40:44this is
40:45with very
40:45good
40:45coaching
40:46there's a
40:46lot of
40:46organisation
40:47the players
40:48when they
40:48come off
40:48the pitch
40:49they've
40:49come off
40:49the bench
40:50they know
40:50exactly what
40:51they're doing
40:51and I'm
40:51really pleased
40:52for him
40:52because he's
40:53come under
40:53so much
40:53scrutiny
40:54when Leeds
40:54get promoted
40:55and these
40:56last six games
40:57are more
40:57what we
40:58would like
40:58from a
40:58Leeds
40:58team
40:59especially
40:59at home
40:59at
41:00Ellen
41:00Elrod
41:00what would
41:01you have
41:02liked
41:02from
41:02Eketike
41:03in this
41:04situation
41:05I don't
41:08know
41:09he very
41:11rarely gets
41:12it wrong
41:12but I'm
41:13thinking to
41:14myself
41:14I'm going
41:16for goal
41:16I'm not
41:17going down
41:17right
41:18because I
41:18think his
41:19natural instinct
41:20is I
41:21can score
41:22here
41:22I've got
41:22the defender
41:23on the
41:23right side
41:24you'd have
41:25stayed up
41:25yes
41:25I'd attempted
41:27to stay up
41:28and I would
41:28have stayed up
41:28and I would
41:29have hoped
41:30I would have
41:30scored
41:31I thought
41:32Arna Slott's
41:33comment was
41:33great there
41:34I thought
41:35he was really
41:35good at
41:36he answered
41:37the question
41:37then he said
41:38no actually
41:39I don't want
41:40him to change
41:41or us to
41:41change
41:42I want
41:42other teams
41:43who maybe
41:44go down
41:44easily
41:45to change
41:45I think
41:46what Dion
41:46said in terms
41:47of he's on
41:47the other side
41:48of the defender
41:48so I think
41:48that's what
41:49gives him a bit
41:49of hope
41:49to get his
41:50shot away
41:50but yeah
41:51I think
41:51I like
41:51what Arna
41:52Slott says
41:52and I like
41:53to see
41:53that more
41:54in the game
41:55as everybody
41:55trying to make
41:55that effort
41:56to finish
41:57their chances
41:57he talks
41:59about trying
41:59to beat
42:00a low block
42:00who either
42:00need a bit
42:01of individual
42:01brilliance
42:02or a set
42:03piece
42:03do you think
42:04Liverpool
42:05should be
42:05more than
42:06that
42:06do you want
42:07to see
42:07better
42:07patterns
42:08of play
42:08I think
42:09that's a
42:10general
42:10rule of thumb
42:11really
42:12yeah that's
42:12what he was
42:13alluded
42:13yeah and I
42:13think that's
42:14basically
42:14or a mistake
42:15you know
42:16that could be
42:16the other one
42:16you could throw
42:17in there
42:17I don't think
42:18there's anything
42:18special
42:19that's got to
42:19break down
42:20a low block
42:22edge of your
42:23seat time
42:24Thomas Frank
42:25returned to
42:26Brentford for
42:26the first time
42:27since taking
42:27charge of
42:28Spurs
42:28Steve Wilson
42:29was at this
42:29one
42:30when Thomas
42:32Frank made
42:33his move
42:33from south
42:34west to
42:35north east
42:35London
42:36both of these
42:37clubs were
42:37ringing out
42:38the old
42:38and ringing
42:39in the new
42:39who has
42:40benefited the
42:41most is a
42:42matter for
42:43debate
42:43Spurs have
42:44two more
42:45points with
42:45Frank than
42:46they did
42:46at this
42:47stage of
42:47last season
42:48while Brentford
42:49have two
42:50more points
42:50now without
42:51him
42:51Keith
42:53Andrews
42:53Brentford
42:53Vintage
42:54are unbeaten
42:55since the
42:55reverse fixture
42:56last month
42:56most recently
42:57hammering
42:58Bournemouth
42:59only one
42:59change for
43:00them
43:00Henderson
43:01in for
43:01Jensen
43:02three Tottenham
43:03changes
43:03Jao
43:04Palina
43:04for the
43:05injured
43:05Bergwahl
43:06Odebert
43:06for Colin
43:07Mouane
43:07and Christian
43:08Romero
43:09back from
43:09a ban
43:10in for
43:10Danso
43:11Brennan
43:11Johnson
43:12seems to
43:13be on the
43:13cusp of
43:13joining
43:14Crystal
43:14Palace
43:15never
43:19really got
43:19the chance
43:20to bid
43:20farewell
43:21to the
43:21Brentford
43:21fans
43:22Thomas
43:22Frank
43:22we
43:24happen to
43:25have got
43:25the opportunity
43:26to do
43:26that
43:27prior to
43:28this game
43:28spent nine
43:30years at
43:31the club
43:31initially as
43:32Dean Smith's
43:33assistant
43:34Coyote with
43:36the throw
43:37it has
43:41it's a
43:41corner
43:42well
43:43Brentford
43:43used the
43:44long throw
43:44well
43:45and that
43:45was an
43:45absolute
43:46ripper
43:46from
43:46Coyote
43:47Vitaly
43:49Janelt
43:50is going
43:50to take
43:50this
43:51and it's
43:53it's
43:54gone in
43:54Shard
43:54is there
43:55Vicario
43:57the flag's
43:58gone up
43:59it's not
43:59going to
43:59count
44:00Vicario
44:01save from
44:02Collins
44:02Shard
44:04have put
44:04it in
44:04the roof
44:04of the
44:05net
44:05but I
44:07think you
44:08will see
44:08that he
44:09is very
44:09much in
44:10an offside
44:10position
44:11half an
44:14hour played
44:15and it's
44:15been the
44:15greatest
44:16half hour
44:16of football
44:17you've
44:17ever
44:17seen
44:18Shard
44:22Polina
44:23away to
44:24Pedro
44:24Porro
44:25three in
44:26the box
44:27for Spurs
44:27arrowed
44:30in well
44:31Io got
44:31something on
44:32it
44:32Richarlison
44:33took it
44:33on the
44:34volley
44:34and it's
44:35back to
44:35Richarlison
44:36and wide
44:37well
44:38both
44:38Richarlison
44:39and Archie
44:40Gray had
44:40opportunities
44:41to put
44:41this in
44:41the net
44:42really good
44:43ball in
44:44actually
44:44Richarlison
44:48back across
44:49to Gray
44:50who's a little
44:50bit unlucky
44:51that his
44:51header hit
44:52Collins
44:52van de Ven
45:01van de Ven
45:01with a
45:03miss
45:03kick
45:03Brentford
45:04get a
45:04throw
45:05go
45:06coyote
45:07can
45:08probably get
45:10it somewhere
45:10near the
45:10penalty spot
45:11from there
45:11he's going
45:13to give
45:13it a go
45:13coming out
45:16by van de Ven
45:17and wildly
45:18off target
45:19by Yarmouk
45:20may not
45:21surprise
45:22many to
45:23learn that
45:23he's never
45:24scored for
45:24Brentford
45:25the game
45:27is doing
45:28absolutely
45:29nothing
45:29to dispel
45:30the
45:30stinning
45:31numbness
45:32of everybody's
45:33fingers
45:33on a cold
45:34night
45:34Lewis Potter
45:39that's a
45:42lovely ball
45:43for Shada
45:43Shada
45:45and taken
45:47away
45:47but
45:48here's
45:48Henderson
45:48and
45:50Igor
45:50Thiago
45:51if he'd
45:51left that
45:52maybe
45:53it would
45:54have fallen
45:54nicely
45:54for Lewis
45:55Potter
45:55well
45:57certainly
45:57an opportunity
45:58this
45:58there haven't
45:59been many
45:59in the
45:59game
46:00it's a
46:01lovely
46:01ball
46:01into
46:02Kevin
46:03Shada
46:03who did
46:04pretty
46:04well
46:04and that
46:06little touch
46:07away from
46:07Shada
46:08only took
46:08it to
46:09Henderson
46:09Lewis Potter
46:12was steaming
46:12in behind
46:13Igor Thiago
46:14who knows
46:16he might have
46:17had more of
46:18an opportunity
46:18to do something
46:19with it
46:20Pedro Poro
46:27for Kudas
46:28trying to
46:29catch
46:30Kelleher
46:30unawares
46:31and it
46:31wasn't
46:31the worst
46:32idea
46:32from
46:33Mohamed
46:33Kudas
46:34they've been
46:40very much
46:40better away
46:41from home
46:41this season
46:42than they've
46:42been at
46:42home
46:4325 points
46:44gained so
46:45far
46:4617 of
46:47them on
46:47the road
46:47within
46:49Kelleher
46:50Shada
46:53flick on
46:54to Igor
46:55Thiago
46:55back into
46:56Shada
46:56Yarmuluk
46:56in a good
46:57spot
46:57Shada's
46:58found him
46:59Yarmuluk
47:00big chance
47:01no kind of
47:03contact really
47:04from Lewis
47:05Potter
47:05that's a big
47:06opportunity
47:07it's a good
47:09run by
47:09Yarmuluk
47:10and a good
47:10ball
47:11and Lewis
47:12Potter
47:12could not get
47:13any kind of
47:14clean contact
47:15on it
47:16Lewis
47:18Potter
47:19now
47:20Igor
47:20Thiago
47:21running with
47:21Romero
47:22who missed
47:23the ball
47:24and caught
47:25the man
47:25and Andy
47:26Madley
47:27has given
47:27nothing
47:28now that's
47:30interesting
47:31well
47:41the home
47:43fans are not
47:43happy
47:44Romero
47:46it seemed
47:47to me
47:47had a big
47:48old swing
47:48at the ball
47:49and missed
47:49it
47:50here's
47:53Kudas
47:53Jaupalina
47:56to
47:57Bentancur
47:58Archie Gray
48:06wriggling
48:06inside the
48:07area
48:07Collins
48:07made a
48:08challenge
48:08Spurs
48:09now appealing
48:10for something
48:11and getting
48:11nothing
48:11and Romero
48:20on
48:22Igor
48:22Thiago
48:22again
48:23well
48:25Archie Gray
48:25thought he'd
48:26been fouled
48:26here
48:27and you can
48:28see why
48:28he'd
48:28appeal
48:29well here
48:31is Romero
48:32he misses
48:35the ball
48:35completely
48:36he catches
48:37he catches
48:38Igor Thiago
48:39and the referee
48:41gave nothing
48:42at all
48:42and both of
48:44those incidents
48:45have been
48:45checked and
48:46cleared
48:46well you can
48:48see why
48:50Archie Gray
48:50didn't get a
48:51penalty I think
48:52to overturn that
48:54on-field decision
48:55just may have been
48:57stretching things a bit
48:58but I think Romero's
48:59very lucky
49:00Lewis Potter
49:02it's not a bad
49:03ball
49:04Romero's header
49:05scuffed by
49:06Odebe
49:06collected by
49:07Yarmoluk
49:08clipped in by
49:08Henderson
49:09Janelt
49:10pushed out
49:11by Vicario
49:12well Vitaly
49:14Janelt was on
49:15the end of this
49:16it's a nice
49:17clip ball in
49:18by Jordan
49:18Henderson
49:19and it's a
49:21good chance
49:21that
49:22Cody's cross
49:27Pedro Porro
49:29away
49:29well won by
49:32Yarmoluk
49:33Coyote with a
49:34little change of
49:34feet
49:35and then a
49:36swivel of the
49:37hips
49:37Spence has lost
49:38it but he
49:39really couldn't
49:39afford to
49:40and Igor Thiago
49:41misses the target
49:43and Jed Spence
49:45will be the most
49:46relieved man
49:47in Hounslow
49:48he's got to
49:50deal with that
49:51can't lose it
49:52there
49:52and Igor Thiago
49:54couldn't find the
49:55finish
49:55here's Igor Thiago
50:01Rhys Nelson
50:03getting forward
50:03that's a good
50:05challenge by
50:05Romero
50:06who's found
50:08Mohamed Koudis
50:09Enrico Henry
50:13has not dealt
50:14with that
50:14Koudis has found
50:15Kolo Mouane
50:16Koudis wants
50:18the return
50:19it's Rich
50:19Charlison
50:20and Kelleher
50:21saves
50:22what in the
50:2493rd minute
50:26is probably
50:26Tottenham's best
50:27chance of the game
50:28they deserve to beat us
50:2926 days ago
50:30at Spurs
50:31I thought today
50:32was a completely
50:32different performance
50:33we wanted to
50:36quicken the tempo
50:37in the second half
50:37I thought we did that
50:38as much as we could
50:39they tried to
50:40slow it down
50:41we dealt
50:41with half of the
50:42challenge here
50:43we know they're
50:44very strong at home
50:44we know if you
50:45open up too much
50:46they just run
50:47counters on you
50:47and they're very good
50:48in their direct play
50:49and that we just
50:52completely closed down
50:53they only gave
50:53seven shots away
50:54in the whole game
50:54so very happy
50:56with that
50:56but of course
50:57we didn't create enough
50:58I've got to ask you
50:59about the Christian
51:00Romero challenge
51:01on Igor Thiago
51:02which you know
51:02he's taken a mighty
51:03swipe
51:03he's trying to make
51:04contact with the ball
51:05but made none
51:05was he fortunate?
51:08Two games in a row
51:09he's been very fortunate
51:10not to get red cards
51:12for tackles
51:13on Thiago
51:15I don't think
51:17it's an easy one
51:18for the officials
51:19I thought the one
51:20in the home game
51:20was a very easy one
51:22and I'm always
51:23very respectful
51:24of the officials
51:24and understanding
51:25of the job
51:26that they have to do
51:26but yeah
51:27I thought he was
51:28really fortunate
51:28I think there's
51:29two situations
51:30I think there was
51:30that
51:31there was a 50-50
51:31with Christian
51:33Romero and Thiago
51:34and I think there
51:35was the 50-50 penalty
51:36on Archie Gray
51:36I think it's that
51:37given that
51:37they were not at one
51:38turn
51:38look at both of those
51:40decisions shortly
51:42but the positive
51:43for Spurs
51:44here Dion
51:45is that everything
51:46defensively
51:47is better
51:48under Thomas Frank
51:50more clean sheets
51:51already this season
51:52than the whole of last season
51:53and yet there was still
51:54some chance
51:55of boring boring Spurs
51:56because at the other end
51:57it isn't happening
51:58yeah
51:59they are playing out
52:01from the back
52:01they're doing well
52:02but anything in the final third
52:04they just cannot get the ball
52:06in the back of the net
52:06their finishing
52:07is quite weak
52:08it's
52:09they don't believe
52:10that they can score
52:11those people
52:12that are getting into
52:13those goal scoring positions
52:14aren't really
52:15saying I'm going to score
52:17this one's caught a weak one
52:18as well
52:18turn shot here
52:20nothing in that at all
52:21it gets blocked
52:21Kudos here
52:22I like Kudos
52:24I think he's a very good player
52:25he affects all matches
52:26but I just don't feel
52:27that this
52:29is the right time
52:30to try a 40 yard
52:31a half volley angle shot
52:33when your team's
52:34not playing too well
52:35they really did
52:36Richarlison for me
52:37he tries so hard
52:39sometimes
52:40that you can see
52:41he's trying too hard
52:42in his finishing
52:43as well
52:44doesn't quite catch that
52:45keeper
52:45nice and easy
52:47this kind of summed up
52:48the game here
52:49Kudos has got nice
52:49quick feet
52:50can't even strike the ball
52:51right with his right foot
52:53gets everything wrong
52:53summed up the game
52:54wasn't a great spectacle
52:56no
52:57and they were
52:58the best chances
52:59for Spurs
53:00in that game
53:02and that's where they rank
53:03when it comes to their
53:04attacking prowess
53:06this season
53:07still with the decisions
53:09then that everybody
53:09talks about
53:10both Keith Andrews
53:11and Thomas Frank
53:12talk about
53:13do you think Romero's lucky?
53:14I do think he's lucky
53:15but I don't think it was
53:16enough to be a red card
53:18I think at this moment
53:19in time
53:19he is trying to clear the ball
53:20but he's very very clumsy
53:22I think this is a trait
53:22of Christian Romero
53:23that we've seen
53:24over the last few seasons
53:25is that
53:26when he gets himself
53:27in this position
53:28he's very clumsy
53:28with his tackles
53:29and yeah
53:30he misses the ball
53:31he fouls Thiago
53:32but I don't think
53:33there was a denial
53:34of a goal scoring opportunity
53:35as obvious as probably
53:36what more people think
53:37and Dean
53:38I think we're in agreeance
53:39that there was nothing
53:40to come from
53:41Archie Gray
53:42driving into the box
53:43for me
53:44he goes down
53:45there is contact
53:46of course there is
53:47but I just think
53:47that defenders
53:48do what defenders do
53:49they make sure
53:49that that gap gets smaller
53:51that gap gets smaller
53:52and smaller and smaller
53:53and that's exactly
53:54how you want
53:54defenders to defend
53:55no gap there
53:57in the first place
53:57good defending that for me
53:59okay
54:00so nothing in that
54:01nothing in that one at all
54:02the Romero one though
54:03Chavez I would say this
54:04I think he's very lucky
54:05okay
54:06right let's just show you
54:08the league table
54:09Manchester City
54:11now four points
54:12behind
54:12leaders
54:13Arsenal
54:14Liverpool's first
54:150-0 draw
54:16for over two years
54:17means they missed
54:18the chance to pull away
54:19from the sides
54:19immediately
54:20below them
54:21Brentford and Palace
54:22just inside the top half
54:24Leeds improved form
54:25has taken them
54:26seven points clear
54:27of the relegation zone
54:29Tottenham are up
54:31to 12
54:33well before we go
54:35we're going to deal
54:35with the news
54:36that Enzo Mareska
54:37has left Chelsea
54:39this afternoon
54:40Nizar Kinsella
54:41covers Chelsea
54:42for BBC Sport
54:44and we will start
54:46Nizar by trying to
54:47understand
54:48who made this decision
54:50because the statement
54:51says part of company
54:52so who drove this
54:53the Chelsea board
54:55or Mareska himself
54:56right yeah
54:57Chappers
54:58it's suitably vague
54:59isn't it
54:59the language
55:00in the statement
55:00so I'll try and
55:02bring some clarity
55:03to it
55:03it's absolutely
55:04right to say
55:06that Enzo Mareska
55:07he certainly
55:08accelerated it
55:09and his position
55:09became untenable
55:10because he wasn't
55:12really feeling
55:12that he was getting
55:14on with the hierarchy
55:15at Chelsea Football
55:16Club
55:16so really
55:17it was driven
55:18by him
55:18it was driven
55:19in that sort of
55:20you know way
55:21that it was like
55:22mid-season
55:22he was the one
55:23who pushed for it
55:24to be sort of
55:25mid-season
55:25and Chelsea
55:27weren't totally
55:28happy with him
55:28either
55:29we must say that
55:29because certainly
55:30he was under pressure
55:32to improve results
55:33and I think they
55:34would have preferred
55:34an end-of-season
55:35change
55:35but it's ended up
55:36a mid-season change
55:37really because
55:38it became untenable
55:39there have been
55:40suggestions
55:41Nizar as well
55:42that one of the
55:44problems here
55:45was that
55:46there were
55:47interferences
55:48in team selection
55:49and substitutions
55:51and that
55:52Maresca wasn't
55:54having that
55:54where are you
55:56with that
55:57did the Chelsea
55:58board feel like
55:59they had a right
56:00to interfere
56:01in those kind of
56:02things
56:02well I think
56:03let's firstly say
56:04what Chelsea is
56:05the club makes
56:06the big decisions
56:07this is a club
56:07with five sporting
56:09directors
56:09and a very influential
56:11owner who's very
56:11hands-on
56:12so the manager
56:13is probably the
56:14sixth or seventh
56:15most important person
56:16at the club
56:16so that's what it is
56:18at Chelsea
56:18but they say
56:20that they're not
56:20influencing those
56:21decisions in terms
56:22of you've got to
56:23pick him in this
56:24game to win the
56:24game
56:25it's more medical
56:26that kind of thing
56:27like they weren't
56:29happy with how
56:29Enzo Maresca was
56:30pushing players back
56:31he'd just come back
56:32from injury
56:33maybe playing too
56:34many minutes
56:34so it just shows
56:35you that there's
56:36a lot of
56:36disagreement here
56:37now Enzo Maresca
56:38would probably
56:38disagree with that
56:39as well
56:40and he'd say
56:41he was being
56:42pressured to make
56:42changes rotate
56:43things like that
56:44so those are the
56:46sort of stories
56:46we're getting
56:47out of the camps
56:48out of the two
56:48camps now
56:49that have become
56:49totally divided
56:50this ownership
56:51will now be
56:52moving on to
56:52their fifth
56:54manager since
56:55they took over
56:56is there still
56:57a belief that
56:58this project
56:59is being run
57:00the right way
57:01well I think
57:02Enzo Maresca
57:03doesn't believe in it
57:03does he
57:04and Maurizio
57:04Pochettino
57:05similarly sort of
57:06ended his tenure
57:07here having not
57:09totally agreed with
57:09the ownership's
57:10direction
57:10but if you
57:12actually talk to
57:12people at Chelsea
57:13they would say
57:14that they want to
57:15win
57:15they have the
57:16youngest squad
57:16in the Premier
57:17League
57:17I mean it was
57:18very fitting that
57:19Maresca picked
57:19the youngest team
57:20in the Premier
57:20League this season
57:21with his last
57:2211 against
57:23Bournemouth
57:23but they still
57:25think they can
57:25win even with
57:26that absolutely
57:27and they think
57:28that they'll get
57:28gradually better
57:29and better and
57:30better and they
57:30are looking for
57:31stability but they
57:32just haven't found
57:33it
57:33the main name
57:35in the running
57:36to take over
57:36is Liam
57:38Rossini who is
57:39within the same
57:40football group
57:42yeah yeah
57:43absolutely
57:43he's definitely
57:44the front runner
57:45to become the
57:46next Chelsea
57:47manager
57:47the Strasbourg
57:49project is very
57:49similar to Chelsea
57:50so I went over
57:51there to France
57:52and saw what
57:53they're doing
57:53and they've got
57:54the youngest team
57:55in the big five
57:55leagues so it's
57:56very similar to
57:57Chelsea and yeah
57:59he's working very
58:00well with the
58:00ownership he's very
58:01highly regarded
58:02and things like
58:03that but of
58:04course he's quite
58:05inexperienced
58:05he's never managed
58:06in the Premier
58:06League has he
58:07so it absolutely
58:09would be a big
58:10step up if he
58:11came to Chelsea
58:11to replace
58:12Enzo Mureska
58:13but very quickly
58:13it seems like
58:14there's no other
58:15people really being
58:16mentioned in the
58:17running
58:17well Chelsea do
58:19say there's others
58:20but it just feels
58:20like there's such
58:21a firm front runner
58:22and also it's so
58:23difficult to appoint
58:24someone mid-season
58:25right so it's
58:26easier to hire
58:26somebody from a
58:28club you already
58:28own and give him
58:29an opportunity
58:30at another club
58:30you own isn't
58:31it so it kind of
58:32makes Liam
58:33Rossini the obvious
58:34choice
58:34all right Nizar
58:35thank you very much
58:36Nizar Kinsella
58:37who covers Chelsea
58:39for BBC Sport
58:40right thank you
58:41staff thank you
58:42Dion
58:42after sitting
58:43through those
58:43four matches
58:44we need a drink
58:45dry January
58:46lasted less than
58:47a day
58:47good night
58:48welcome to a brand new
59:16series of
59:17series of
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