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Match of the Day - Season 2026 Episode 80 - 03/05/2026

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00:00:00Oh, what a goal! Oh, look at that!

00:00:03Absolutely phenomenal!

00:00:05Rooney O'Hall!

00:00:07Welcome to Match of the Day.

00:01:00Games means the big hitters are in.

00:01:02Good evening, Micah Richards and Alan Shearer.

00:01:04And good evening to the rest of our regular pundits.

00:01:06West Ham's defeat against Brentford yesterday meant that a win would lift Spurs out of the bottom three.

00:01:12They faced Aston Villa this evening, and your commentator is Mark Scott.

00:01:17Well, West Ham's loss would have given Spurs a lift.

00:01:21Roberto Deserby's been trying to rev his men up, too,

00:01:25telling them they have to silence the negative voices inside of them.

00:01:29Tottenham haven't had any positives against Villa this season,

00:01:32losing in both league and cup to them already.

00:01:34But it is a much-changed side they face tonight,

00:01:38with Martinez, Cash, Tielemans and Rodgers,

00:01:40the only ones who also started the Europa League loss at Forest on Thursday.

00:01:45Spurs' long-awaited and much-needed league win last weekend

00:01:49came at a cost with Simmons and Solanke.

00:01:52The latest names added to the injury list.

00:01:55Tell and Richarlison replaced them with Udoggi and Paulinia in for the bench,

00:02:00Spence and Gersouma.

00:02:05Important for Villa, vital for Spurs.

00:02:08Can they take advantage of West Ham's wobble yesterday

00:02:11and climb above the Hammers into safety?

00:02:17Barclay didn't get there, Benteke onto it.

00:02:19Richarlison, early chance, which he snatched at.

00:02:23Richarlison on the swivel,

00:02:25saw his strike actually taken off his toes

00:02:28by the backtracking Uri Tielemans.

00:02:32One down, four to go for Roberto Deserby.

00:02:34He reckons Spurs can win all of their final matches,

00:02:37which is pretty punchy given they've only managed eight wins all season.

00:02:43Petro Poro,

00:02:45Lee Sincolomuani,

00:02:46means it's a cross,

00:02:47Martinez had come out as well.

00:02:50Wins off for safety first.

00:02:54No, John McGinn in the Villa squad today.

00:02:56Unai Emery says that he's not 100%,

00:02:58so they decided not to risk him

00:03:01with the second leg of that Europa League semi coming up

00:03:03against Forest here on Thursday.

00:03:07So that's going to be a long delivery from Danso here.

00:03:11Anteke can get to it.

00:03:13Gallagher will.

00:03:14He might have a pop here.

00:03:16Oh!

00:03:17Connor Gallagher!

00:03:18His first goal for Tottenham!

00:03:21And it could be seismic for Spurs!

00:03:26What a way,

00:03:27and what a time,

00:03:29to get your first goal for the club.

00:03:32Oh, they believe now

00:03:34that the escape is on.

00:03:35Tottenham in front early,

00:03:37thanks to Connor Gallagher.

00:03:40Looked like the danger had been dealt with

00:03:42from the initial throw,

00:03:44but Connor Gallagher had other ideas.

00:03:47One touch to bring it down,

00:03:48the next to hook it

00:03:49beyond Martinez and in.

00:03:51Tottenham and Spurs find themselves in front

00:03:54and on course

00:03:56to escape the relegation zone.

00:03:58Villa nil,

00:04:00Spurs one.

00:04:02Tottenham decent value for their lead.

00:04:07Here's Kola Mouane,

00:04:09three to aim for in the area.

00:04:11Kola Mouane nearly finds Richarlison.

00:04:14Paulinho urges have a hit,

00:04:15obliges,

00:04:16and hits the post!

00:04:20Flag's up now.

00:04:22A cloche for Aston Villa there,

00:04:26as Jao Paulinho,

00:04:27the hero in the Midlands last weekend,

00:04:30nearly gave Spurs daylight at Villa.

00:04:34Unai Emery wants energy from the fans,

00:04:37they're doing their best

00:04:38to try and get the Villa team going.

00:04:42Gallagher.

00:04:45Mattel.

00:04:46Dangerous for Charleston,

00:04:47it's up there!

00:04:48And Martinez makes the save

00:04:49from Kola Mouane.

00:04:52Another chance for Tottenham

00:04:53to go two up.

00:04:55And again,

00:04:56Martinez is able to save the day

00:04:58for Villa.

00:04:590-1 picking up Randall Kola Mouane

00:05:01and patted over the top

00:05:03by Martinez.

00:05:11He's got all the way across,

00:05:13and Danso,

00:05:14that was travelling.

00:05:16The doggy.

00:05:19Villa look ragged right now,

00:05:21Spurs sets blood,

00:05:22and it's two!

00:05:23It's for Charleston!

00:05:25Tottenham Hotspur in Dreamland!

00:05:28Who would have seen this coming?

00:05:31Spurs 2-0 up

00:05:33inside of 25 minutes!

00:05:39They can barely believe it,

00:05:41and the Tottenham fans

00:05:43are probably struggling

00:05:44to take it in too.

00:05:46Just look at the amount

00:05:47of time and space

00:05:48that Spurs had on the ball here,

00:05:51and boy did they make it pay!

00:05:53Richarlas had not picked up properly,

00:05:56and as soon as he got on the end

00:05:58of that gorgeous ball in

00:05:59from Matisse Tal,

00:06:00there was only going to be

00:06:01one end result.

00:06:04Villa 0,

00:06:05Spurs 2.

00:06:06This is no smash and grab.

00:06:08Tottenham fully deserving

00:06:10of their two-goal lead.

00:06:13And Aston Villa

00:06:14look like the side

00:06:15in the relegation zone

00:06:16right now.

00:06:17I've not seen many

00:06:18Aston Villa games this season,

00:06:20but I would wager

00:06:21a fair amount

00:06:22that this is probably

00:06:22one of the worst halves

00:06:24that they have had this season.

00:06:26He might agree with me.

00:06:27He certainly does.

00:06:31Villa's recent league form

00:06:32has been a bit patchy,

00:06:33but they do still have

00:06:34one of the best

00:06:35home records this season.

00:06:3635 points from 17 games,

00:06:39so this is very

00:06:40out of character for them.

00:06:44Gallagher side down

00:06:46by Barkley,

00:06:47who will become

00:06:48the first Villa player

00:06:49in the book.

00:06:51Spurs on their way

00:06:52out of the drop zone

00:06:53and on course

00:06:54for back-to-back

00:06:55league wins

00:06:56for the first time

00:06:57since the first week

00:06:58of the season.

00:07:02Rodgers passes on here

00:07:04for Abraham,

00:07:05Tammy Abraham,

00:07:06while the speed

00:07:07and execution

00:07:09of the tackle

00:07:09from Van de Ven

00:07:11gets Spurs

00:07:11out of jail.

00:07:13Could have been

00:07:13the first serious sight

00:07:15of Kinski's goal

00:07:16for Villa,

00:07:16but Van de Ven

00:07:17judged it perfectly.

00:07:22who would have been

00:07:23furious with the first

00:07:24half,

00:07:24he'll be equally

00:07:25disappointed with the

00:07:26second,

00:07:27I think,

00:07:27because there's been

00:07:28no sign of any

00:07:29kind of response,

00:07:30almost as if they're

00:07:31resigned to their fate

00:07:32this evening.

00:07:36Telemans,

00:07:39Bings,

00:07:44Bailey.

00:07:52Corner kick.

00:08:00Bailey with this corner

00:08:02with 90 seconds

00:08:04of the 90 minutes

00:08:04to play.

00:08:09and headed over

00:08:10the top

00:08:10and that's as

00:08:11good as it's got

00:08:12for Villa this evening.

00:08:14Tyrone Bings was up,

00:08:15I think it might have

00:08:16just come off his shoulder.

00:08:18This is the best

00:08:18that Aston Villa

00:08:19have conjured up

00:08:20in front of goal

00:08:22all night.

00:08:23It wasn't exactly

00:08:24great, was it?

00:08:26Have had many

00:08:27enjoyable experiences

00:08:28this season,

00:08:29but those Spurs fans

00:08:30are drinking in

00:08:32every minute of this.

00:08:46Tiedemans,

00:08:48Lindelof,

00:08:49now Bailey.

00:08:53Cash.

00:08:55Buendia,

00:08:57Villa on the board,

00:08:59but there is barely

00:09:01enough time for the game

00:09:02to be restarted.

00:09:04It's their first

00:09:05effort on target

00:09:06and it's ended up

00:09:08in the back

00:09:08of the Spurs net.

00:09:10Beautiful ball in

00:09:11from Matty Cash

00:09:12and guided in

00:09:13ever so well

00:09:14by Emi Buendia.

00:09:15Little chance

00:09:16for Kinski with that,

00:09:18but little chance

00:09:18of it meaning anything

00:09:20in terms of the

00:09:21result tonight.

00:09:25Markson.

00:09:27Spurs

00:09:28storm out

00:09:29of the relegation zone.

00:09:30They have been

00:09:31brilliant tonight

00:09:32and suddenly

00:09:34look like a team

00:09:35brimming with belief

00:09:36and their cruise

00:09:38against an abject

00:09:39Aston Villa tonight

00:09:40spells trouble

00:09:42for another side

00:09:43in Clariton Blue

00:09:44as West Ham now

00:09:46drop below

00:09:47the dotted line.

00:09:49Aston Villa 1,

00:09:50Tottenham Hotspur 2.

00:09:53What did you get

00:09:54so right today

00:09:55that meant that

00:09:56you dominated the game

00:09:57as you did?

00:09:57By the high pressure

00:09:58for sure

00:09:59and the ball possession

00:10:00for me is not a surprise.

00:10:02It's not my credit

00:10:04because I'm lucky

00:10:05to work with a lot

00:10:06of very important players.

00:10:08Some people will say

00:10:09you made seven changes

00:10:10and did that have an impact

00:10:12on how you played?

00:10:13What's your take on that?

00:10:17Last week

00:10:17we lost against Fulham

00:10:20and which player

00:10:21played against Fulham

00:10:23and which player

00:10:24played against nothing

00:10:26and we lost

00:10:27two matches

00:10:28and we lost as well

00:10:29with another players.

00:10:30We lost

00:10:31and we can win

00:10:32with every players.

00:10:34Pressure becomes important

00:10:35at this stage

00:10:36of the season.

00:10:37You're now out

00:10:37of the relegation zone.

00:10:39West Ham in it.

00:10:40We have to feel

00:10:41the same pressure.

00:10:44Football is different.

00:10:46It can change

00:10:47week by week.

00:10:48We can't forget

00:10:49what we felt

00:10:51before the Wolverhampton game

00:10:53and before the

00:10:55Palinja goal

00:10:56in Wolverhampton

00:10:57we were

00:10:58light

00:10:59and so we have

00:11:00to push again

00:11:01and I can't

00:11:03permit anyone

00:11:04to think

00:11:05in a different way

00:11:05than me.

00:11:06I actually

00:11:06pretty much

00:11:07forgot I scored

00:11:08towards the end

00:11:09of the game

00:11:09because I was

00:11:10so focused

00:11:11on just

00:11:12us getting the win

00:11:13that I forgot

00:11:14about my goal

00:11:15early on

00:11:15but yeah

00:11:16looking back now

00:11:17in the change room

00:11:18it was a nice goal

00:11:20I took it well

00:11:21and hopefully

00:11:22there's a few more

00:11:22to come.

00:11:23You can look back

00:11:24at it on Match of the Day

00:11:24tonight as well

00:11:25if I can talk you

00:11:25into watching it.

00:11:26Yeah I will do.

00:11:27Don't worry about that.

00:11:29Sure he was very

00:11:30convinced about that

00:11:31which is unflattering

00:11:32to say the least.

00:11:34Don't be nervous

00:11:35but he is watching.

00:11:37Look it was

00:11:38good as Spurs

00:11:39as well as Spurs

00:11:40have played

00:11:40in a long time

00:11:41and it was right

00:11:43from the off

00:11:43that they set

00:11:44their intentions up

00:11:44Micah.

00:11:45Yeah they pressed

00:11:46high from the front

00:11:46from the start

00:11:47of the game.

00:11:48I thought that was

00:11:48exceptional in terms

00:11:50of how they set up

00:11:51and I just want

00:11:53to look at it

00:11:53because Spurs

00:11:54have been playing

00:11:55a bit lower

00:11:56but against Villa

00:11:57today they were

00:11:58brave and Rich

00:12:00Charleston really

00:12:01did his work

00:12:02for his team

00:12:03but the good thing

00:12:04is about this

00:12:05when you press

00:12:05high like this

00:12:06obviously you've

00:12:07got to block the

00:12:08lines exactly

00:12:09what they did

00:12:09and then they're

00:12:10going man to

00:12:10man but the key

00:12:11part is Barkley

00:12:12in the centre

00:12:13of the pitch

00:12:13your defender

00:12:14has to be brave

00:12:16and jump

00:12:16and that's exactly

00:12:17what Danso did

00:12:18and then Rich

00:12:19Charleston gets

00:12:20an opportunity

00:12:21which he should

00:12:21have passed.

00:12:22Again

00:12:22Colomani,

00:12:24Conor Gallagher,

00:12:24Benton Kern,

00:12:25Rich Charleston

00:12:26blocking the

00:12:27middle of the

00:12:27pitch because

00:12:28you know Villa

00:12:29like to occupy

00:12:30the middle of

00:12:31the pitch

00:12:32and they didn't

00:12:33allow them to

00:12:34play in that

00:12:36middle and then

00:12:36get the ball

00:12:37wide and that's

00:12:38because they

00:12:38were aggressive

00:12:39on the press

00:12:40and they were

00:12:41brave in doing

00:12:42that and the

00:12:43defenders have

00:12:43to buy into

00:12:44it.

00:12:44Rich Charleston

00:12:45I mentioned

00:12:46again,

00:12:46Colomani

00:12:47really good

00:12:48in occupying

00:12:50the defenders

00:12:51force it in

00:12:52one way and

00:12:52then everyone

00:12:53can jump on.

00:12:54This time it's

00:12:55Van Der Ven

00:12:55on Barkley

00:12:56and it made

00:12:57it so difficult

00:12:58for Villa

00:12:58to play

00:12:59and they didn't

00:13:00know what

00:13:00to do

00:13:01and then when

00:13:01they got the

00:13:02ball,

00:13:02they was composed

00:13:03on the ball

00:13:03but this was

00:13:05the best clip

00:13:06for me.

00:13:07Although nothing

00:13:08came through

00:13:08in terms of

00:13:09what they did

00:13:09here and

00:13:10scoring,

00:13:10but what it

00:13:11did do,

00:13:11it forced

00:13:12a throw-in

00:13:14and from the

00:13:15resulting throw-in

00:13:16Danso with

00:13:16his long throw

00:13:17and this is

00:13:18Conor Gallagher

00:13:19we've talked

00:13:19about,

00:13:20he talked

00:13:20about his

00:13:20finish,

00:13:21look at

00:13:21that for

00:13:21a touch

00:13:22and look

00:13:22at that

00:13:23for a

00:13:23finish.

00:13:25Absolutely

00:13:25brilliant and

00:13:26that was all

00:13:27in the first

00:13:2812 minutes.

00:13:29They started

00:13:29bright,

00:13:30they was

00:13:30confident,

00:13:31they had a

00:13:31game plan,

00:13:32they stuck

00:13:32to the

00:13:33tactics and

00:13:34I just

00:13:34thought they

00:13:35was outstanding

00:13:36today.

00:13:36I really did.

00:13:37So they

00:13:38started with

00:13:38that intensity

00:13:39and their

00:13:40intent was

00:13:40obvious as

00:13:41well in the

00:13:41number of

00:13:42second balls

00:13:42they won

00:13:42Alan.

00:13:43They won

00:13:43every single

00:13:44tackle,

00:13:45they won

00:13:45every single

00:13:46second ball

00:13:46and what

00:13:47they also

00:13:47did is

00:13:48they took

00:13:49the risk

00:13:50out of

00:13:50their game

00:13:50in terms

00:13:51of not

00:13:51playing from

00:13:52the back

00:13:52in unnecessary

00:13:53circumstances

00:13:54and they

00:13:55did that.

00:13:55And when I

00:13:56said they

00:13:56won every

00:13:57second ball

00:13:57that's what

00:13:58I mean.

00:13:58They might

00:13:58not have

00:13:58won that

00:13:59first header

00:13:59but what

00:14:00they did

00:14:00really well

00:14:01is engage

00:14:02and make

00:14:02sure they

00:14:03won the

00:14:03tackle after

00:14:04that.

00:14:04And look

00:14:05at that,

00:14:05look at

00:14:06that commitment.

00:14:07That is

00:14:08what you

00:14:08need when

00:14:09you're in

00:14:09desperate

00:14:10trouble.

00:14:10You need

00:14:11every single

00:14:12player at

00:14:13it and

00:14:13Spurs were

00:14:14today.

00:14:15That's what

00:14:15I mean about

00:14:15taking the

00:14:16Villa press

00:14:16out so

00:14:17they go

00:14:18long and

00:14:18then they

00:14:18commit men

00:14:19forward and

00:14:20that's what

00:14:21they did and

00:14:21now they

00:14:21outnumber Aston

00:14:22Villa in

00:14:23forward positions

00:14:23because of

00:14:24that long

00:14:25ball because

00:14:25Villa wanted

00:14:26to press

00:14:26them and

00:14:27at times

00:14:27they couldn't

00:14:27because they

00:14:28missed the

00:14:29press out.

00:14:30Really unlucky

00:14:31but they get

00:14:32into that

00:14:32position because

00:14:33the same

00:14:34thing again.

00:14:34He's got

00:14:34options.

00:14:36Kinski can

00:14:36pass it left

00:14:37or right but

00:14:38the same thing

00:14:38again,

00:14:39ball in

00:14:39behind.

00:14:40They don't

00:14:40win the

00:14:40first one but

00:14:41look where

00:14:41the ball falls

00:14:42to because

00:14:43they're that

00:14:44brave and

00:14:44they're committing

00:14:44that many men

00:14:46forward into

00:14:47forward positions

00:14:48then getting

00:14:49the ball into

00:14:49the box when

00:14:50they do win it

00:14:50and they've

00:14:51also got three

00:14:51in the box as

00:14:52well.

00:14:52They create

00:14:53another opportunity

00:14:54but for a good

00:14:55save from

00:14:55Martinez.

00:14:56Second half,

00:14:57same thing.

00:14:57Look,

00:14:58miss the press

00:14:58out again.

00:14:59They go

00:14:59long,

00:15:00they don't

00:15:00win the

00:15:01first header

00:15:01but they

00:15:02win that

00:15:02second ball.

00:15:03That was a

00:15:04constant right

00:15:05throughout the

00:15:05game and that

00:15:06gave them the

00:15:07platform to go

00:15:08and play and

00:15:09to create chances

00:15:09and again,

00:15:10look how many

00:15:11men they've got

00:15:11in forward

00:15:12positions.

00:15:13they were

00:15:13brave,

00:15:14they were

00:15:14aggressive and

00:15:16they were

00:15:16absolutely

00:15:16outstanding and

00:15:17deserve to win

00:15:18that game.

00:15:19The difference

00:15:20is,

00:15:20sorry,

00:15:20on that is

00:15:21when you go

00:15:22forward like

00:15:23that,

00:15:24if there's any

00:15:25ball that you

00:15:25wouldn't high up

00:15:27the pitch,

00:15:27when Spurs were

00:15:29winning the ball

00:15:29a little bit

00:15:30further back,

00:15:31they couldn't

00:15:32really get out.

00:15:32So if you look at

00:15:33the clips that

00:15:34Alan showed there,

00:15:35even if they lose

00:15:35it,

00:15:35they can get the

00:15:36second,

00:15:36if not the

00:15:36second,

00:15:37they can get

00:15:37the third and

00:15:38that's because the

00:15:38defence in midfield

00:15:39and the forwards

00:15:40were all being

00:15:41brave with their

00:15:42press.

00:15:42And they were

00:15:43helped in their

00:15:44performance by the

00:15:45fact that Villa

00:15:46looked like they

00:15:46were lacking

00:15:47energy and they

00:15:47looked like a team

00:15:48that had made

00:15:49seven changes,

00:15:50which is what

00:15:51Unai Emery did.

00:15:51They also looked

00:15:53like a team who

00:15:54have a Europa

00:15:55League semi-final

00:15:55that they're 1-0

00:15:56down in to come

00:15:57on Thursday.

00:15:58And they looked

00:15:59like a team who

00:15:59are fairly

00:16:00comfortably in

00:16:01fifth place and

00:16:02a Champions League

00:16:03qualification spot.

00:16:04Yeah,

00:16:05although some

00:16:06people might

00:16:06criticise,

00:16:07I think the

00:16:07Villa fans there

00:16:08were a few

00:16:09boos at

00:16:10half-time in

00:16:11terms of the

00:16:11effort.

00:16:12The players that

00:16:13he put out

00:16:13today were more

00:16:14than capable of

00:16:15performing better

00:16:15than they did

00:16:16today.

00:16:16But if you look

00:16:17at the bigger

00:16:17picture in terms

00:16:19of the Champions

00:16:19League position and

00:16:20then the semi-final

00:16:21Europa League,

00:16:22they're doing a

00:16:23great job.

00:16:24You're going to

00:16:24get those sort

00:16:25of performances

00:16:26sometimes and it

00:16:27was just one of

00:16:27those today?

00:16:28They're in the

00:16:28semi-final,

00:16:29they've got it all

00:16:29to do in the

00:16:30return leg,

00:16:30they're in fifth,

00:16:31as you said,

00:16:31they've got six

00:16:32points gap.

00:16:34If Unai Amri

00:16:35gets that team

00:16:36into the Champions

00:16:37League for next

00:16:37season,

00:16:38they've got two

00:16:38chances of doing

00:16:39that in the

00:16:39league and by

00:16:40winning the

00:16:41Europa League,

00:16:41he's entitled to

00:16:42change that team

00:16:43around and do

00:16:43whatever he wants

00:16:44to do.

00:16:44He's not worried

00:16:45about whatever

00:16:45the opposition

00:16:46or whoever

00:16:47thinks that's

00:16:47sport and

00:16:48integrity or

00:16:49whatever it is.

00:16:50It's his team,

00:16:50he can do what

00:16:51he wants,

00:16:51he's earned the

00:16:52right to do that.

00:16:53What about the

00:16:54relegation battle?

00:16:54What does this

00:16:55do to that?

00:16:56Because we thought

00:16:56it might be a

00:16:57straight shootout

00:16:58between Tottenham

00:16:59and West Ham.

00:17:00The thing is,

00:17:01now Tottenham

00:17:02are only two

00:17:02points behind

00:17:03Nottingham Forest.

00:17:04They play Chelsea

00:17:05tomorrow at

00:17:07Chelsea,

00:17:07so who knows

00:17:09what the gap

00:17:09could be come

00:17:10the end of the

00:17:10day.

00:17:10And now maybe

00:17:11three teams in

00:17:13the running to

00:17:14get relegated at

00:17:15the end of the

00:17:15season.

00:17:16It's been a

00:17:16terrible weekend

00:17:17for West Ham,

00:17:17hasn't it?

00:17:17With the result

00:17:19for them yesterday

00:17:20and the result

00:17:20that went against

00:17:21them to do with

00:17:23Spurs.

00:17:24They have got it

00:17:25all to do and

00:17:25looking at their

00:17:26fixtures as well,

00:17:27I think that game

00:17:28against Leeds

00:17:28United, possibly

00:17:29their best chance

00:17:30of getting three

00:17:31points.

00:17:31You can't

00:17:32predict.

00:17:32Every time we

00:17:33make a prediction

00:17:34we get it

00:17:35wrong, don't

00:17:35we?

00:17:36But from those

00:17:37fixtures I think

00:17:38West Ham have

00:17:39got it all to

00:17:39do.

00:17:39I think Spurs

00:17:40now have got

00:17:41that little bit

00:17:41of momentum,

00:17:42even though the

00:17:43players have found

00:17:44a different way

00:17:45to be playing.

00:17:46Mainly Spurs

00:17:47fought with the

00:17:47technical players

00:17:49that could go a

00:17:49different way,

00:17:50but with the

00:17:51intensity they

00:17:52showed today,

00:17:52they can win

00:17:53win games.

00:17:53That's their

00:17:53standard now,

00:17:54I suppose.

00:17:54That is a

00:17:55standard.

00:17:55They've set the

00:17:56line there,

00:17:56they cannot fall

00:17:57below that line

00:17:58now in terms of

00:17:59energy.

00:18:00And if they keep

00:18:01that level up,

00:18:02could be safe

00:18:03coming into the

00:18:04But I think

00:18:05Dezerbi needs a

00:18:07lot of credit for

00:18:08the way he set

00:18:09his team.

00:18:10It's one of those

00:18:11situations where

00:18:12you're in a

00:18:12relegation battle

00:18:14and you've got

00:18:14players who hide,

00:18:16none of those

00:18:16players hide,

00:18:17hid out there

00:18:18tonight, and I

00:18:18think the fact that

00:18:19he's giving them

00:18:20the confidence, I

00:18:21think that is the

00:18:22difference.

00:18:22Is there an

00:18:22element of

00:18:23frustration around

00:18:24Spurs though,

00:18:24that they haven't

00:18:25done this so far

00:18:26this season?

00:18:27I know they've

00:18:27had some of

00:18:27those players

00:18:28missing at

00:18:28different points,

00:18:29but they are

00:18:31capable of this.

00:18:33It's actually

00:18:33trying to draw

00:18:34it out of them

00:18:35and at the

00:18:36minute they win

00:18:37last week,

00:18:37they win again

00:18:38today, so it

00:18:39looks as if the

00:18:40players are

00:18:40responding to

00:18:41what he's doing

00:18:41in training and

00:18:42what he's giving

00:18:42them, the feedback.

00:18:44Might yet be a

00:18:44good end to the

00:18:45season for Tottenham.

00:18:46Now it's time for

00:18:46April's goal of the

00:18:47month.

00:18:48Here are the

00:18:48contenders.

00:19:08Oh, brilliant.

00:19:12that is fabulous

00:19:15from the 17 year olds

00:19:17what composure

00:19:29Brooks

00:19:30has come through the stop

00:19:31big chance to win it

00:19:32what a lovely goal by Bournemouth

00:19:36they've been the better side

00:19:37and it was a lovely move

00:19:48gross

00:19:49oh what a finish that is

00:19:52it's Karu Mitoma

00:19:54with a fantastic goal

00:19:56a blistering volley

00:20:09Solanke wants it

00:20:11Simons darts inside

00:20:12and scores

00:20:15what a magnificent goal

00:20:18by Xavi Simons

00:20:19for Tandem Hotspur

00:20:20that may very well be

00:20:23their most important goal

00:20:25of this season so far

00:20:31first touch

00:20:32for the substitute Yates

00:20:34here's cross

00:20:35Gibbs White

00:20:36headed

00:20:42first

00:20:43Courriette

00:20:44Nottingham Forest

00:20:45hat-trick

00:20:52Jerky

00:20:54there was a gap to go for

00:20:55and he's gone through

00:21:03a super goal

00:21:05from a sublime footballer

00:21:14something different

00:21:15from Arsenal

00:21:16Covert

00:21:17there's a brilliant

00:21:22what a strike that is

00:21:25an awful lot to do

00:21:27but that's how to do it

00:21:51and you can vote now

00:21:53for your favourite

00:21:54using the QR code

00:21:55on the screen

00:21:56or you can just go straight

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00:21:58or app

00:21:59the vote closes

00:22:00at 11.25

00:22:01and we'll give you the result

00:22:02at the end of the show

00:22:03full terms

00:22:04and privacy notice

00:22:05are on the website

00:22:07three points

00:22:08separated

00:22:09Manchester United

00:22:09and Liverpool

00:22:10ahead of their game

00:22:11at Old Trafford

00:22:11both teams look likely

00:22:13to be playing

00:22:14Champions League football

00:22:14next season

00:22:15but this fixture

00:22:16always matters

00:22:18commentary comes

00:22:19from Steve Wilson

00:22:21the 218th meeting

00:22:23of these two

00:22:24northern powerhouses

00:22:25and familiarity

00:22:27has generally

00:22:28bred contempt

00:22:29football

00:22:30music

00:22:31and a canal

00:22:32it's all fed into

00:22:33more than a century's

00:22:34worth of antagonism

00:22:36and maybe

00:22:37they'll say it quietly

00:22:38a bit of begrudging

00:22:40mutual respect

00:22:41United make one change

00:22:43from the side

00:22:43which beat Brentford

00:22:44here on Monday

00:22:45Matias Cunha

00:22:46in for Amadialo

00:22:47Bruno Fernandes

00:22:49needs one more assist

00:22:50to equal the

00:22:51Premier League record

00:22:52of 20

00:22:53a seriously depleted

00:22:55Liverpool

00:22:56are missing

00:22:56Alexander Isak

00:22:58with what Arna Slott

00:22:59says is a small injury

00:23:01to add to those

00:23:02suffered by Salah

00:23:03and Eketike

00:23:04Freddie Woodman

00:23:05continues in goal

00:23:06Gravenberg

00:23:07and Trimpong

00:23:08come in

00:23:11Manchester United

00:23:13looking to do

00:23:13a league double

00:23:15over maybe

00:23:16their greatest rivals

00:23:17for the first time

00:23:19in a decade

00:23:22it's a corner

00:23:24he's got himself

00:23:25in some good positions

00:23:26early on in this game

00:23:27Benny Manczescu

00:23:29got in front of

00:23:30Ibrahima Canate

00:23:32there

00:23:35Bruno's corner

00:23:36Robertson at the near post

00:23:38driven in by

00:23:38Matthias Cunha

00:23:39and in

00:23:40Matthias Cunha

00:23:42scores for

00:23:43Manchester United

00:23:44inside six minutes

00:23:48and Old Trafford

00:23:50erupts

00:23:51wasn't the best

00:23:53corner in all

00:23:53honesty

00:23:54Robertson's clearing

00:23:56header

00:23:56it bounced back

00:23:58to Cunha

00:23:59off Ryan Gravenberg

00:24:01Liverpool

00:24:03pointing for

00:24:04offside here

00:24:05I'm not sure

00:24:06that Woodman's

00:24:07view is seriously

00:24:08impeded by

00:24:10any of the

00:24:11United players

00:24:12it's flicked off

00:24:13the

00:24:14backside

00:24:15of Alexis

00:24:16McAllister

00:24:18and Manchester

00:24:19United have the

00:24:20lead

00:24:27McAllister's

00:24:28forward ball

00:24:28picked off by

00:24:30Cobby Mainu

00:24:30here's

00:24:31Brian and

00:24:31Boomer

00:24:32for

00:24:32Manchester

00:24:33United

00:24:33good run

00:24:35from Bruno

00:24:35Fernandes

00:24:36looking for

00:24:37Cesco

00:24:38finding him

00:24:39Woodman

00:24:39with the

00:24:40save

00:24:41United are

00:24:42appealing

00:24:43that there

00:24:43was a foul

00:24:43on Benny

00:24:44Manczescu

00:24:45Cunha

00:24:46Shaw

00:24:49and

00:24:50in

00:24:50from Cesco

00:24:51this time

00:24:522-0

00:24:53Manchester

00:24:54United

00:24:54and we

00:24:55haven't played

00:24:5615 minutes

00:24:57Liverpool

00:24:58in big

00:24:59trouble

00:25:00here

00:25:02Bruno

00:25:03Fernandes

00:25:03header

00:25:04pushed

00:25:05onto

00:25:06Cesco

00:25:06by

00:25:06Woodman

00:25:07and it

00:25:08deflects

00:25:09into the

00:25:09Liverpool

00:25:10net

00:25:10and it's

00:25:11Manchester

00:25:11United

00:25:122

00:25:12it's

00:25:13Liverpool

00:25:130

00:25:15they are

00:25:16looking at

00:25:16a possible

00:25:17hand ball

00:25:20he just

00:25:21glanced off

00:25:22his left

00:25:22hand

00:25:23there

00:25:25just

00:25:25been a

00:25:26flick

00:25:26of

00:25:28Cesco's

00:25:29left

00:25:29hand

00:25:30Darren

00:25:31England

00:25:32is

00:25:32getting

00:25:32instructions

00:25:33from

00:25:33Stuart

00:25:33Atwell

00:25:34and he's

00:25:35telling the

00:25:36two

00:25:36captains

00:25:37what

00:25:37he's

00:25:38being

00:25:38told

00:25:38and

00:25:40it's

00:25:40a

00:25:40goal

00:25:45no

00:25:46conclusive

00:25:47proof

00:25:47that it

00:25:47hit his

00:25:48fingertip

00:25:50was the

00:25:51VAR

00:25:52decision

00:25:54halfway

00:25:55through the

00:25:55first half

00:25:56it's been

00:25:56fast and

00:25:57furious

00:25:57and full

00:25:59of fun

00:25:59for

00:25:59Manchester

00:25:59United

00:26:04and

00:26:04Gakpo

00:26:05well hit

00:26:07he struck

00:26:08it really

00:26:09well

00:26:09that bent

00:26:11it bent

00:26:12a lot

00:26:12but not

00:26:13quite

00:26:13enough

00:26:16feels like

00:26:17a long way

00:26:18back

00:26:18already

00:26:26good vision

00:26:27Casemiro

00:26:29Dalo

00:26:29for

00:26:29Manchester

00:26:30United

00:26:30four up

00:26:31here

00:26:31Brian

00:26:31and

00:26:32Burma

00:26:33oh

00:26:34Bruno

00:26:35Fernandes

00:26:35just wide

00:26:37this is a

00:26:38let off

00:26:38for Liverpool

00:26:39and Bruno

00:26:41Fernandes

00:26:41is really

00:26:42annoyed

00:26:42with himself

00:26:43just wide

00:26:44off the

00:26:45shin

00:26:45of Bruno

00:26:46Fernandes

00:26:48he'll be

00:26:49delighted

00:26:49they've

00:26:50played

00:26:50with

00:26:50a

00:26:50real

00:26:50energy

00:26:51and

00:26:52momentum

00:26:52today

00:26:55so

00:26:56Manchester

00:26:56United

00:26:57are making

00:26:57a change

00:26:58at

00:26:58half-time

00:26:58and

00:26:59Amad

00:26:59Diallo

00:26:59is coming

00:27:01on for

00:27:01Benjamin

00:27:02Cezco

00:27:02which you

00:27:03would imagine

00:27:03has to

00:27:04be an

00:27:04injury

00:27:09Menuh

00:27:13picked

00:27:14off

00:27:14Amad

00:27:15Diallo's

00:27:15pass

00:27:16by

00:27:16Dominic

00:27:17Soboslay

00:27:17Gatpo

00:27:19to his

00:27:19left

00:27:19Frimpong

00:27:20to his

00:27:21right

00:27:21Soboslay

00:27:21goes

00:27:22alone

00:27:22and puts

00:27:22it in

00:27:23the net

00:27:24Manchester

00:27:25United

00:27:25two

00:27:26Liverpool

00:27:27one

00:27:29Amad

00:27:29Diallo

00:27:30gave the

00:27:30ball

00:27:31to

00:27:32Dominic

00:27:32Soboslay

00:27:33and he

00:27:34ran

00:27:35half the

00:27:35length

00:27:35of the

00:27:36field

00:27:36before

00:27:37planting

00:27:37it

00:27:37into

00:27:38the

00:27:38back

00:27:38of

00:27:38the

00:27:38Manchester

00:27:39United

00:27:39goal

00:27:40more

00:27:41than

00:27:41half

00:27:41the

00:27:42length

00:27:42of

00:27:42the

00:27:42field

00:27:42really

00:27:44it's

00:27:45a really

00:27:45good

00:27:45finish

00:27:46that

00:27:46it's

00:27:47just

00:27:47passed

00:27:47it

00:27:47into

00:27:48the

00:27:48corner

00:27:482-1

00:27:52certainly

00:27:53put some

00:27:54wind in

00:27:54Liverpool's

00:27:55sails

00:27:56confident

00:27:57side

00:27:57now

00:27:59Florian

00:28:00Wetz

00:28:00coming into

00:28:01a good

00:28:01position

00:28:01finding

00:28:02Soboslay

00:28:03back

00:28:03into

00:28:03Wetz

00:28:06let it

00:28:07go

00:28:07confident

00:28:08that it

00:28:08wasn't

00:28:09on target

00:28:09but a

00:28:10tidy

00:28:11progression

00:28:11up the

00:28:12pitch

00:28:12from

00:28:12Liverpool

00:28:12nonetheless

00:28:14Florian

00:28:14Wetz

00:28:15is

00:28:15very

00:28:15often

00:28:16about

00:28:16placement

00:28:17rather

00:28:17than

00:28:18power

00:28:18just

00:28:19curled

00:28:20away

00:28:23what a

00:28:24mistake

00:28:25by

00:28:25Narmans

00:28:26and

00:28:26Cody

00:28:27Gampo

00:28:27scores

00:28:27for

00:28:28Liverpool

00:28:30it's

00:28:302-2

00:28:33well the

00:28:34lead never

00:28:35quite looked

00:28:35unassailable

00:28:36but it

00:28:37looked

00:28:37extremely

00:28:37comfortable

00:28:38at

00:28:38half

00:28:39time

00:28:39it's

00:28:40lasted

00:28:41barely

00:28:41more than

00:28:4210

00:28:42minutes

00:28:42in the

00:28:42second

00:28:43half

00:28:43and

00:28:45Manchester

00:28:45United

00:28:46have

00:28:46gifted

00:28:47Liverpool

00:28:47two

00:28:47goals

00:28:48really

00:28:50no

00:28:50hiding

00:28:51place

00:28:51for a

00:28:52goalkeeper

00:28:52not

00:28:53when you

00:28:53do

00:28:53this

00:28:55Senna

00:28:55Lamans

00:28:56straight

00:28:57to

00:28:58Alexis

00:28:58McAllister

00:28:59and

00:29:00Gakpo

00:29:00will

00:29:00never

00:29:01score

00:29:01an

00:29:01easier

00:29:01goal

00:29:03it's

00:29:04all

00:29:04square

00:29:07Manchester

00:29:08United

00:29:09have

00:29:10won

00:29:10only one

00:29:11of their

00:29:11last

00:29:11seven

00:29:12Premier

00:29:12League

00:29:13games

00:29:13against

00:29:13Liverpool

00:29:14at

00:29:14Old

00:29:14Trafford

00:29:17Ryan

00:29:18Gravenberg

00:29:22it is a

00:29:23free kick

00:29:24and that is

00:29:25Kunia

00:29:25is horrified

00:29:27by that

00:29:27decision

00:29:29now he's got

00:29:30a point

00:29:30Kunia

00:29:31he pulled out

00:29:31of the

00:29:32challenge

00:29:34Soposai

00:29:35headed back

00:29:36across

00:29:36goal

00:29:37that could

00:29:38easily have

00:29:39fallen

00:29:39more kindly

00:29:40for Liverpool

00:29:42well this

00:29:43was very

00:29:44uncomfortable

00:29:44for

00:29:45United

00:29:47Senna

00:29:48Lamans

00:29:48having to

00:29:48kind of

00:29:49hack it

00:29:49off the

00:29:50line

00:29:59it's a foul

00:30:00by Van

00:30:00Dijk

00:30:04knee in the

00:30:05rump

00:30:06Bruno

00:30:07Fernandes

00:30:09Bruno

00:30:09Fernandes

00:30:10with the

00:30:10delivery

00:30:11Casemiro

00:30:12straight at

00:30:13Woodman

00:30:14how did

00:30:15he have

00:30:16so much

00:30:16space

00:30:18not a

00:30:19Liverpool

00:30:19defender

00:30:19anywhere

00:30:20near him

00:30:20really

00:30:25Togu

00:30:28Mainu

00:30:34that is

00:30:34Kunia

00:30:35good ball

00:30:35that

00:30:35Luke Shaw

00:30:36here for

00:30:36United

00:30:37Luke Shaw's

00:30:38cross toward

00:30:38Amadialo

00:30:39and McAllister

00:30:40kept it away

00:30:41from Casemiro

00:30:42but

00:30:43he scores

00:30:46great finish

00:30:48by

00:30:48Kobi

00:30:48Mainu

00:30:49Manchester

00:30:51United

00:30:513

00:30:52Liverpool

00:30:522

00:30:54in the

00:30:55week

00:30:55he signed

00:30:56a new

00:30:56long term

00:30:57deal

00:30:57with

00:30:57Manchester

00:30:58United

00:30:58Kobi

00:31:00Mainu

00:31:00steers

00:31:02them back

00:31:02in front

00:31:05great ball

00:31:06into Luke

00:31:08Shaw

00:31:08really was

00:31:11McAllister

00:31:12little flick

00:31:13didn't really

00:31:14do enough

00:31:14and Mainu

00:31:16gets such

00:31:17a good

00:31:18precise

00:31:19contact

00:31:19on this

00:31:22perfectly

00:31:23placed

00:31:23Manchester

00:31:25United

00:31:25lead

00:31:28here's

00:31:29Curtis

00:31:29Jones

00:31:29and he's

00:31:31found

00:31:31Alexis

00:31:31McAllister

00:31:32who

00:31:33feeds

00:31:34Kierke

00:31:35who moves

00:31:36it quickly

00:31:37into

00:31:37Ngamara

00:31:39Gatpo

00:31:39in the

00:31:39middle

00:31:40Wertz

00:31:40in the

00:31:40middle

00:31:40Ngamara

00:31:41loves

00:31:41a step

00:31:42over

00:31:42hits

00:31:42the

00:31:43shot

00:31:43wide

00:31:43of the

00:31:43post

00:31:45and

00:31:45Sobers

00:31:46lie

00:31:46on the

00:31:46edge

00:31:46of the

00:31:47penalty

00:31:47area

00:31:47wanted

00:31:48a

00:31:48pass

00:31:50couple

00:31:50of

00:31:51step

00:31:51overs

00:31:51step

00:31:52inside

00:31:53but

00:31:54wide

00:31:55from

00:31:55Ngamara

00:31:58and

00:31:59Manchester

00:31:59United

00:32:00will be

00:32:01playing

00:32:01Champions

00:32:02League

00:32:02football

00:32:03next

00:32:03season

00:32:03that

00:32:04mission

00:32:05has

00:32:05been

00:32:05accomplished

00:32:06and

00:32:07they've

00:32:07beaten

00:32:07Liverpool

00:32:08in the

00:32:08process

00:32:09Manchester

00:32:10United

00:32:103

00:32:11Liverpool

00:32:122

00:32:14mistakes

00:32:14are part of

00:32:15football

00:32:15and I think

00:32:16shows the

00:32:16group

00:32:17and the

00:32:17character

00:32:17to come

00:32:18back

00:32:18from that

00:32:19and bounce

00:32:19back

00:32:19and if

00:32:20anything

00:32:20to win

00:32:20with

00:32:21a late

00:32:21winner

00:32:22gives you

00:32:23a great

00:32:23feeling

00:32:23and to

00:32:24see the

00:32:24stadium

00:32:24light up

00:32:25like it

00:32:25did

00:32:25is very

00:32:26special

00:32:26I

00:32:27think

00:32:27we

00:32:27controlled

00:32:28the

00:32:29game

00:32:29maybe

00:32:29the

00:32:30whole

00:32:30game

00:32:30but

00:32:30mainly

00:32:31the

00:32:31second

00:32:31half

00:32:32and

00:32:32in the

00:32:32first half

00:32:32when we

00:32:33controlled

00:32:33it

00:32:33we

00:32:33were

00:32:33not

00:32:34a threat

00:32:34at

00:32:34all

00:32:35offensively

00:32:37but

00:32:37in the

00:32:37second half

00:32:38we

00:32:38combined

00:32:38controlling

00:32:39the

00:32:39game

00:32:39also

00:32:39being

00:32:40a

00:32:40threat

00:32:40but

00:32:41one

00:32:42moment

00:32:42of

00:32:42switching

00:32:43off

00:32:43is

00:32:43usually

00:32:44for

00:32:44us

00:32:46conceding

00:32:46a goal

00:32:47Champions

00:32:47League

00:32:47of course

00:32:48it's

00:32:48important

00:32:49let's

00:32:49not

00:32:49over

00:32:49celebrate

00:32:50it

00:32:50we

00:32:50want

00:32:51more

00:32:51than

00:32:51that

00:32:51but

00:32:52nevertheless

00:32:52to do

00:32:53it

00:32:53with

00:32:53so

00:32:53many

00:32:54games

00:32:54to

00:32:54spare

00:32:55from

00:32:55the

00:32:55position

00:32:56that

00:32:56we're

00:32:56in

00:32:56I

00:32:56think

00:32:57there's

00:32:58a lot

00:32:58of

00:32:58people

00:32:58and

00:32:58players

00:32:58need

00:32:59a lot

00:32:59of

00:32:59credit

00:32:59for that

00:32:59it's

00:33:00never

00:33:00an easy

00:33:00game

00:33:01against

00:33:01them

00:33:01there's

00:33:02always

00:33:02lots

00:33:02of

00:33:02ups

00:33:02and

00:33:02downs

00:33:03and

00:33:03just

00:33:04glad

00:33:04to

00:33:04come

00:33:04out

00:33:04with

00:33:04a win

00:33:04it's

00:33:05nice

00:33:05to be

00:33:05back

00:33:06among

00:33:06the

00:33:06goals

00:33:06and

00:33:06scored

00:33:06in

00:33:07a

00:33:07while

00:33:07and

00:33:08amazing

00:33:09fixture

00:33:09to

00:33:09do

00:33:09it

00:33:09in

00:33:09I

00:33:10think

00:33:10Cobby's

00:33:10taken

00:33:11another

00:33:11step

00:33:11forward

00:33:12in

00:33:12the

00:33:12last

00:33:12couple

00:33:12of

00:33:13weeks

00:33:13especially

00:33:13I

00:33:13think

00:33:17there's

00:33:18still

00:33:18a bit

00:33:18to come

00:33:18from him

00:33:19but

00:33:19at the

00:33:19moment

00:33:20with the

00:33:20level

00:33:20that he's

00:33:20playing at

00:33:21he can

00:33:21be really

00:33:22pleased

00:33:22with

00:33:22himself

00:33:23now

00:33:24before

00:33:24we

00:33:24talk

00:33:24about

00:33:25the

00:33:25game

00:33:25there

00:33:25was

00:33:25news

00:33:25this

00:33:26afternoon

00:33:26that

00:33:26Sir

00:33:26Alex

00:33:26Ferguson

00:33:27was

00:33:27taken

00:33:28to

00:33:28hospital

00:33:28after

00:33:29falling

00:33:29unwell

00:33:30shortly

00:33:30before

00:33:30the

00:33:30game

00:33:31at

00:33:31Old

00:33:31Trafford

00:33:31we

00:33:32have

00:33:32been

00:33:32told

00:33:32it

00:33:33was

00:33:33a

00:33:33precautionary

00:33:34move

00:33:34and not

00:33:35an

00:33:35emergency

00:33:35situation

00:33:36and of

00:33:37course

00:33:37everyone

00:33:37here at

00:33:38Match

00:33:38of the

00:33:38Day

00:33:38sends

00:33:39our

00:33:39very

00:33:39best

00:33:40wishes

00:33:40and he

00:33:41would

00:33:41have

00:33:41enjoyed

00:33:42Manchester

00:33:42United's

00:33:43first

00:33:43league

00:33:43double

00:33:44over

00:33:44Liverpool

00:33:44in a

00:33:45decade

00:33:46they've

00:33:46qualified

00:33:47for

00:33:47Champions

00:33:47League

00:33:47football

00:33:48next

00:33:48season

00:33:48which

00:33:49is

00:33:49not

00:33:50something

00:33:50they

00:33:51want

00:33:51to

00:33:51over

00:33:51celebrate

00:33:52but

00:33:52is

00:33:52crucial

00:33:53to

00:33:53the

00:33:53club

00:33:54moving

00:33:54forward

00:33:55financially

00:33:55as

00:33:55much

00:33:56as

00:33:56anything

00:33:56else

00:33:56and

00:33:57also

00:33:57it

00:33:58was

00:33:58Cobby

00:33:58Manu

00:33:59who

00:33:59did

00:34:03as

00:34:05a

00:34:05player

00:34:05been

00:34:06outstanding

00:34:07but

00:34:08today

00:34:08I

00:34:08thought

00:34:09it

00:34:09was

00:34:09exceptional

00:34:10not

00:34:11just

00:34:11because

00:34:11of

00:34:12the

00:34:13stuff

00:34:13that

00:34:13I'm

00:34:13going

00:34:13to

00:34:14talk

00:34:14about

00:34:15here

00:34:15the

00:34:15defensive

00:34:16it's

00:34:16football

00:34:17intelligence

00:34:18game

00:34:19intelligence

00:34:20football

00:34:21IQ

00:34:21all those

00:34:22things

00:34:22understanding

00:34:23the

00:34:24positions

00:34:24you need

00:34:25to be

00:34:25in

00:34:26when

00:34:26you're

00:34:26in

00:34:26this

00:34:27position

00:34:27here

00:34:27obviously

00:34:28helped

00:34:28by

00:34:29Casemiro

00:34:29and

00:34:30Cobby

00:34:32Manu

00:34:32has

00:34:32always

00:34:32been

00:34:33a

00:34:33player

00:34:33that

00:34:33we've

00:34:34liked

00:34:34and

00:34:34talked

00:34:34about

00:34:35for

00:34:35so

00:34:35long

00:34:36but

00:34:37we

00:34:37didn't

00:34:37know

00:34:37what

00:34:37was

00:34:37he

00:34:37a

00:34:38six

00:34:39was

00:34:39he

00:34:39a

00:34:39ten

00:34:40I

00:34:40think

00:34:40he's

00:34:41found

00:34:41his

00:34:41position

00:34:42now

00:34:42and

00:34:43he

00:34:43feels

00:34:43at

00:34:44home

00:34:44and

00:34:44when

00:34:45I

00:34:45talk

00:34:45about

00:34:45the

00:34:45football

00:34:45intelligence

00:34:46this

00:34:46is

00:34:46what

00:34:46I'm

00:34:47talking

00:34:47about

00:34:47he

00:34:48keeps

00:34:48his

00:34:48game

00:34:48very

00:34:49safe

00:34:49when

00:34:50he

00:34:50needs

00:34:50to

00:34:50and

00:34:51arrives

00:34:51late

00:34:52when

00:34:53he

00:34:53needs

00:34:53to

00:34:53also

00:34:54he

00:34:55sees

00:34:55a

00:34:55space

00:34:55in

00:34:55front

00:34:56of

00:34:56him

00:34:56and

00:34:56then

00:34:57taking

00:34:57the

00:34:57risk

00:34:57and

00:34:58then

00:34:58can

00:34:58you

00:34:59finish

00:34:59and

00:35:00the

00:35:00finish

00:35:00was

00:35:00brilliant

00:35:01and

00:35:02I've

00:35:02been in

00:35:03that

00:35:03situation

00:35:03when

00:35:04you're

00:35:04a

00:35:04young

00:35:05boy

00:35:05and

00:35:06everyone's

00:35:06talking

00:35:07about

00:35:07you

00:35:07and

00:35:08it's

00:35:08very

00:35:09difficult

00:35:09to keep

00:35:10that

00:35:10level

00:35:10of

00:35:10consistency

00:35:11but

00:35:11his

00:35:11consistency

00:35:12we've

00:35:12just got

00:35:12some

00:35:13stats

00:35:13here

00:35:13to show

00:35:13you

00:35:14how

00:35:14good

00:35:14he

00:35:14was

00:35:15in

00:35:15that

00:35:16game

00:35:16in

00:35:16terms

00:35:16of

00:35:17his

00:35:17passes

00:35:17possession

00:35:18one

00:35:18distance

00:35:19covered

00:35:19but

00:35:20the

00:35:20goal

00:35:20he

00:35:20scored

00:35:20and

00:35:21it

00:35:21was

00:35:21a

00:35:21big

00:35:21goal

00:35:21against

00:35:22Liverpool

00:35:23but

00:35:23just

00:35:23a

00:35:23psychological

00:35:25sort

00:35:25of

00:35:25place

00:35:25that

00:35:26he's

00:35:26in

00:35:26when

00:35:27everyone's

00:35:27telling

00:35:27you

00:35:27how

00:35:27good

00:35:27you

00:35:28are

00:35:28at

00:35:2821

00:35:29or

00:35:2920

00:35:29before

00:35:30he's

00:35:30played

00:35:30for

00:35:30England

00:35:31and

00:35:31he's

00:35:31played

00:35:31in

00:35:31big

00:35:31games

00:35:32and

00:35:32you're

00:35:33left

00:35:33out

00:35:33by

00:35:33the

00:35:33manager

00:35:34how

00:35:34do

00:35:35you

00:35:35deal

00:35:35with

00:35:35that

00:35:35and

00:35:36he's

00:35:37dealt

00:35:37with

00:35:37it

00:35:37spot

00:35:37on

00:35:38his

00:35:38attitude

00:35:38has

00:35:38been

00:35:39brilliant

00:35:39he could

00:35:39have

00:35:40lost

00:35:40his

00:35:40confidence

00:35:40but

00:35:40he didn't

00:35:41have

00:35:41his

00:35:41confidence

00:35:41and

00:35:42he

00:35:42puts

00:35:42in

00:35:42a

00:35:42performance

00:35:43like

00:35:44that

00:35:44so

00:35:44it

00:35:44wasn't

00:35:45more

00:35:45about

00:35:46analysing

00:35:46his

00:35:46game

00:35:46and

00:35:47what

00:35:47he

00:35:47did

00:35:47it

00:35:47was

00:35:47more

00:35:47about

00:35:48how

00:35:48he

00:35:49was

00:35:49taking

00:35:49on

00:35:49information

00:35:50and

00:35:50could

00:35:50he

00:35:50perform

00:35:51in

00:35:51his

00:35:52head

00:35:52because

00:35:52he's

00:35:53had

00:35:53a

00:35:53manager

00:35:53who

00:35:53didn't

00:35:54fancy

00:35:55him

00:35:55and

00:35:55these

00:35:57are

00:35:57the

00:35:57performances

00:35:58that

00:35:58you're

00:35:58getting

00:35:58from

00:35:59him

00:35:59week

00:35:59in

00:36:00week

00:36:00out

00:36:00and

00:36:08I

00:36:09the

00:36:09decisive

00:36:09moment

00:36:10in

00:36:10the

00:36:10game

00:36:10there

00:36:11was

00:36:11one

00:36:11moment

00:36:12of

00:36:12controversy

00:36:13with

00:36:13Benjamin

00:36:13Seshko's

00:36:14goal

00:36:14and

00:36:15when

00:36:15Arnaslott

00:36:15was asked

00:36:15about it

00:36:16in his

00:36:16post-match

00:36:17press

00:36:17conference

00:36:17he was

00:36:18animated

00:36:20I don't

00:36:21think

00:36:21it's a

00:36:22surprise

00:36:22to anyone

00:36:23this season

00:36:24that if

00:36:24there is

00:36:25a VR

00:36:25intervention

00:36:26or if

00:36:26there is

00:36:26something

00:36:27that you

00:36:27could look

00:36:28at

00:36:28or could

00:36:28be left

00:36:29could be

00:36:29right

00:36:29that

00:36:30decision

00:36:31goes

00:36:31against

00:36:31us

00:36:32that

00:36:32has

00:36:32been

00:36:32the

00:36:33whole

00:36:33season

00:36:33every

00:36:34single

00:36:34time

00:36:35the

00:36:35same

00:36:35this

00:36:36is a

00:36:36complete

00:36:36pattern

00:36:37over

00:36:37the

00:36:37whole

00:36:37season

00:36:38but

00:36:39there is

00:36:39also

00:36:39a

00:36:39pattern

00:36:40that

00:36:40we

00:36:40concede

00:36:40ridiculous

00:36:41goals

00:36:41when we

00:36:42are the

00:36:42better

00:36:42team

00:36:421-0-2

00:36:43switching

00:36:44off

00:36:44and then

00:36:45we

00:36:45concede

00:36:45a goal

00:36:45and that

00:36:46we have

00:36:47more

00:36:47influence

00:36:47on

00:36:48so I

00:36:48should

00:36:48focus

00:36:49much

00:36:49more

00:36:49on

00:36:49that

00:36:49than

00:36:50on

00:36:50these

00:36:51referees

00:36:51decisions

00:36:51that

00:36:52go

00:36:52against

00:36:52us

00:36:52but

00:36:53it's

00:36:53clear

00:36:53that

00:36:53it's

00:36:54the

00:36:54whole

00:36:54season

00:36:55the

00:36:55same

00:36:56and

00:36:56we

00:36:56will

00:36:57have

00:36:57a

00:36:57look

00:36:57at

00:36:57the

00:36:57way

00:37:06well

00:37:06I

00:37:06thought

00:37:07it

00:37:07was

00:37:07handball

00:37:07yeah

00:37:07and I

00:37:08think

00:37:08I

00:37:08mean

00:37:09I

00:37:09don't

00:37:09want

00:37:09to

00:37:09see

00:37:09these

00:37:10goals

00:37:10disallowed

00:37:10right

00:37:11I

00:37:11think

00:37:12that

00:37:12the

00:37:12handball

00:37:13laws

00:37:13are

00:37:13complete

00:37:13nonsense

00:37:14anyway

00:37:14and this

00:37:15laws

00:37:15as

00:37:15well

00:37:16but

00:37:17in terms

00:37:18of

00:37:18consistency

00:37:18and

00:37:19applying

00:37:19the

00:37:19law

00:37:19correctly

00:37:21I

00:37:21think

00:37:22me

00:37:22and

00:37:22Mike

00:37:22agreed

00:37:22straight

00:37:23away

00:37:23that

00:37:23we

00:37:23both

00:37:24said

00:37:24that's

00:37:24hit

00:37:24his

00:37:24hand

00:37:25you

00:37:25can

00:37:25see

00:37:25the

00:37:25motion

00:37:26of

00:37:26the

00:37:26ball

00:37:26move

00:37:27correct

00:37:27because

00:37:28it

00:37:36hits

00:37:36any

00:37:36part

00:37:36of

00:37:36your

00:37:36hand

00:37:37and

00:37:37either

00:37:37goal

00:37:37score

00:37:38it

00:37:38should

00:37:38be

00:37:38disallowed

00:37:39and

00:37:39that

00:37:39should

00:37:39have

00:37:39been

00:37:39disallowed

00:37:40they

00:37:40say

00:37:41that

00:37:41was

00:37:41inconclusive

00:37:42the

00:37:42footage

00:37:43but

00:37:43it's

00:37:44there

00:37:44for us

00:37:45for all

00:37:45see

00:37:47the

00:37:47motion

00:37:48of

00:37:48the

00:37:48ball

00:37:49changed

00:37:50didn't

00:37:50it

00:37:50and

00:37:51that's

00:37:51what

00:37:51you

00:37:51need

00:37:51to

00:37:51look

00:37:52at

00:37:52like

00:37:52Alan

00:37:53said

00:37:53we

00:37:53don't

00:37:53want

00:37:53to

00:37:54see

00:37:54goals

00:37:54given

00:37:54away

00:37:54for

00:37:54this

00:37:55when

00:37:55we

00:37:55talking

00:37:55about

00:37:56fingernails

00:37:56or

00:37:56whatever

00:37:57but

00:37:57the

00:37:57law

00:37:58is

00:37:58if

00:37:58it

00:37:58comes

00:37:58off

00:37:59your

00:37:59hand

00:37:59which

00:38:00it

00:38:00clearly

00:38:00did

00:38:00in

00:38:01our

00:38:01view

00:38:02the

00:38:03goals

00:38:03shouldn't

00:38:03have

00:38:03been

00:38:03given

00:38:03it's

00:38:04as

00:38:04simple

00:38:05as

00:38:05that

00:38:06isn't

00:38:06it

00:38:06I

00:38:07mean

00:38:07we're

00:38:07at

00:38:07this

00:38:08stage

00:38:08this

00:38:09is

00:38:09where

00:38:09we're

00:38:10at

00:38:10now

00:38:10this

00:38:10is

00:38:11where

00:38:11they've

00:38:11got

00:38:11us

00:38:12we're

00:38:13actually

00:38:13debating

00:38:14whether

00:38:14it's

00:38:14flicked

00:38:15on his

00:38:15finger

00:38:17we'd have

00:38:17talked about

00:38:18this

00:38:18before

00:38:18as well

00:38:19we always

00:38:20find this

00:38:22stuff

00:38:22to talk

00:38:23about

00:38:23but

00:38:24look

00:38:24in

00:38:24terms

00:38:25of

00:38:25the

00:38:26way

00:38:26that

00:38:26Liverpool

00:38:27played

00:38:27Arna

00:38:27Slott

00:38:28said

00:38:28very

00:38:29honestly

00:38:29that

00:38:30decision

00:38:30is

00:38:31not

00:38:31what

00:38:31cost

00:38:31Liverpool

00:38:32the game

00:38:32the bits

00:38:32that they

00:38:33can

00:38:33control

00:38:34they didn't

00:38:34get right

00:38:35particularly

00:38:35in the

00:38:35first half

00:38:36their

00:38:37defending

00:38:37I thought

00:38:38was

00:38:38all over

00:38:39the place

00:38:39again

00:38:39and for

00:38:40large

00:38:40parts

00:38:41of this

00:38:41season

00:38:41that's

00:38:42why

00:38:42they're

00:38:42in the

00:38:42position

00:38:43they are

00:38:44and having

00:38:44the season

00:38:45they are

00:38:45I think

00:38:45that's

00:38:46quite a

00:38:47simple

00:38:47header

00:38:47from

00:38:48Andy

00:38:48Robertson

00:38:49should be

00:38:49doing a

00:38:50lot

00:38:50better

00:38:50that's

00:38:51the

00:38:51goal

00:38:52to concede

00:38:53but they're

00:38:53actually

00:38:54all over

00:38:54the place

00:38:55even when

00:38:55they give

00:38:55the ball

00:38:55away

00:38:56here

00:38:56Van Dijk

00:38:57gets caught

00:38:57in no man's

00:38:58land

00:38:58he's not

00:38:59sure

00:38:59where it's

00:38:59going

00:38:59tight

00:39:00and all

00:39:00of a

00:39:01sudden

00:39:01he doesn't

00:39:01want to

00:39:01run in

00:39:02behind

00:39:02and stay

00:39:02with

00:39:03Fernandes

00:39:03lets him

00:39:04run

00:39:05there

00:39:05and again

00:39:07that's a

00:39:08very good

00:39:09ball in

00:39:09but they

00:39:10have so

00:39:11much

00:39:11space

00:39:11then

00:39:12Canadi

00:39:12has a

00:39:13look

00:39:13behind

00:39:13him

00:39:14then

00:39:14Robertson

00:39:15has a

00:39:15look

00:39:15behind

00:39:15himself

00:39:16and he

00:39:16can see

00:39:16Bruno

00:39:17Fernandes

00:39:17and eventually

00:39:21Fernandes

00:39:21is a

00:39:21fantastic

00:39:21player

00:39:22but I

00:39:22don't

00:39:22think

00:39:22he should

00:39:23be winning

00:39:23that ball

00:39:23at the

00:39:24far post

00:39:24against

00:39:25Andy

00:39:25Robertson

00:39:26against

00:39:26the quality

00:39:27of the

00:39:27defender

00:39:27that he

00:39:28is

00:39:28again

00:39:30look at

00:39:30the space

00:39:31he's got

00:39:31to run

00:39:32into

00:39:32there

00:39:33the ball

00:39:34eventually

00:39:34comes out

00:39:35on the

00:39:35right hand

00:39:36side

00:39:36but

00:39:37Fernandes

00:39:38in the

00:39:38middle

00:39:38should do

00:39:39better

00:39:39he's got

00:39:40incredible

00:39:41amounts of

00:39:42space

00:39:42and also

00:39:43the concern

00:39:44is here

00:39:44how on

00:39:46earth can

00:39:46he have

00:39:46so much

00:39:47time to

00:39:48take a

00:39:48touch

00:39:48and turn

00:39:49take another

00:39:50touch

00:39:50and then

00:39:51I mean

00:39:52Canardia

00:39:52just gets

00:39:53it so

00:39:54wrong

00:39:54goodness me

00:39:56that just

00:39:56sort of

00:39:57summed

00:39:57Liverpool

00:39:57up and

00:39:58the season

00:39:59that they're

00:39:59having

00:40:00and Van

00:40:01Dijk

00:40:01decides to

00:40:02go in

00:40:02and close

00:40:02down

00:40:03on his

00:40:03own

00:40:03nowhere

00:40:04near him

00:40:05at all

00:40:06but have a

00:40:07look at the

00:40:07back line

00:40:07here

00:40:08when the

00:40:08ball

00:40:08eventually

00:40:09comes in

00:40:09how far

00:40:10Kirk has

00:40:10his behind

00:40:11I mean

00:40:11look at

00:40:12that line

00:40:12there

00:40:14yeah

00:40:14it really

00:40:15is remarkable

00:40:16I mean

00:40:16to be fair

00:40:17to him

00:40:17he does

00:40:17get across

00:40:18and he

00:40:18does

00:40:18get the

00:40:19ball

00:40:20eventually

00:40:20but again

00:40:21it's comical

00:40:23defending

00:40:24Kirk

00:40:24comes on

00:40:25for Robertson

00:40:26he again

00:40:26has a look

00:40:27at Ahmed

00:40:27he can see

00:40:28him

00:40:28smallest man

00:40:29on the

00:40:29pitch

00:40:29chips it

00:40:30in

00:40:30and he

00:40:31heads it

00:40:31this time

00:40:32at the

00:40:32far post

00:40:33then

00:40:33McAllister

00:40:34gets his

00:40:34clearance

00:40:34all wrong

00:40:35it's a very

00:40:36very clever

00:40:36finish

00:40:37but Liverpool

00:40:38defensively

00:40:39goodness me

00:40:41so many errors

00:40:42and they've been

00:40:43punished for it

00:40:43all season

00:40:44as they were

00:40:44today

00:40:44what about

00:40:45Manchester

00:40:46United

00:40:46in their

00:40:47immediate

00:40:47future

00:40:48is

00:40:48Michael

00:40:48Carrick

00:40:49the man

00:40:49to take

00:40:50them forward

00:40:50we've asked

00:40:51this question

00:40:52so many times

00:40:53since he took

00:40:54over

00:40:54what we can

00:40:55see

00:40:55and what

00:40:56the facts

00:40:56behind this

00:40:57are

00:40:57that if

00:40:58the table

00:40:58started

00:40:59when Michael

00:41:00Carrick

00:41:00took over

00:41:00Manchester

00:41:01United

00:41:01would be

00:41:02top

00:41:02and clear

00:41:03top

00:41:04five points

00:41:04ahead of

00:41:05Arsenal

00:41:06they've

00:41:06qualified for

00:41:07Champions League

00:41:07football

00:41:08they've

00:41:08signed

00:41:09Kobe

00:41:09Manu up

00:41:09to a

00:41:10long term

00:41:10deal

00:41:11and presumably

00:41:11increased any

00:41:12value that they

00:41:13would get

00:41:13if they were

00:41:13to sell

00:41:14him on

00:41:15I know

00:41:15there's an

00:41:16emotional pull

00:41:16but is there

00:41:17a sensible

00:41:18business decision

00:41:19to be made

00:41:20here as well

00:41:20to do a

00:41:21specific job

00:41:21and he's done

00:41:22that job

00:41:22very very well

00:41:23and in those

00:41:24games he showed

00:41:24he's won in

00:41:25big games

00:41:26as well

00:41:26he's beaten

00:41:26City

00:41:27beaten Arsenal

00:41:27beaten Liverpool

00:41:29so for me

00:41:30yes he at

00:41:31least deserves

00:41:32the chance

00:41:32to go again

00:41:33I don't know

00:41:34maybe a one year

00:41:35contract with

00:41:35different incentives

00:41:36if he hits

00:41:37different targets

00:41:38but

00:41:38he was brought

00:41:40in to do

00:41:40a job

00:41:41and he's

00:41:41done that

00:41:41job

00:41:42who else

00:41:43would they

00:41:43bring in

00:41:43if not

00:41:44Michael

00:41:44Carrick

00:41:45I mean

00:41:46people keep

00:41:47asking that

00:41:47question

00:41:48I think

00:41:48you need to

00:41:49be careful

00:41:50what you wish

00:41:50for

00:41:50they've got

00:41:51a good

00:41:51manager there

00:41:52he knows

00:41:52what he's

00:41:52doing

00:41:53he knows

00:41:54the club

00:41:54and he's

00:41:55getting results

00:41:55what more

00:41:56do you want

00:41:58now

00:41:58Andoni

00:41:59Iraola's

00:42:00Bournemouth

00:42:00are unbeaten

00:42:01in 14

00:42:02Premier League

00:42:02games

00:42:03it's the

00:42:03longest run

00:42:04in the

00:42:04division

00:42:04and they're

00:42:05pushing for

00:42:05Europe

00:42:06they faced

00:42:06Crystal Palace

00:42:07at the

00:42:07Vitality

00:42:08Stadium

00:42:08and Jonathan

00:42:09Pearce

00:42:09was there

00:42:1217 years

00:42:13ago

00:42:14this weekend

00:42:14Bournemouth

00:42:15overcame

00:42:16a minus

00:42:1617 point

00:42:17deficit

00:42:18imposed

00:42:18for

00:42:18financial

00:42:19irregularities

00:42:20to stay

00:42:21in the

00:42:21Football League

00:42:21on the

00:42:22last day

00:42:22a win

00:42:23today

00:42:23would take

00:42:24them

00:42:24to the

00:42:24brink

00:42:25of

00:42:25Europe

00:42:25a draw

00:42:26for Palace

00:42:26on Thursday

00:42:27will be

00:42:27enough

00:42:28to take

00:42:28them

00:42:28to the

00:42:29Conference

00:42:29League

00:42:29final

00:42:30two

00:42:30Bournemouth

00:42:31changes

00:42:31from the

00:42:32draw

00:42:32with

00:42:32Leeds

00:42:32Ryan

00:42:33replaces

00:42:33Brooks

00:42:34having scored

00:42:35from the

00:42:35bench

00:42:35last week

00:42:36and Adams

00:42:37starts for

00:42:37the first

00:42:38time since

00:42:38early March

00:42:39with Christie

00:42:40dropping to

00:42:40the bench

00:42:41and with

00:42:42Thursday's

00:42:42return against

00:42:43Shakhtar

00:42:43in mind

00:42:44Palace rest

00:42:45Mateta

00:42:45Mitchell

00:42:46Richard

00:42:46Tsar

00:42:47and

00:42:47Wharton

00:42:47Tadiria

00:42:48plays his

00:42:49first

00:42:49league

00:42:49game

00:42:49since

00:42:50March

00:42:505th

00:42:51and

00:42:51there

00:42:51are

00:42:51starts

00:42:51for

00:42:51Devaney

00:42:52for the

00:42:52first

00:42:52time

00:42:53since

00:42:53January

00:42:53Lerma

00:42:54Johnson

00:42:55and

00:42:55Thursday

00:42:56scorer

00:42:56Strand

00:42:58Larsson

00:43:00Crystal Palace

00:43:01fans singing

00:43:02they're on

00:43:03the way

00:43:03to

00:43:03Leipzig

00:43:04for the

00:43:05Conference

00:43:05final

00:43:06Bournemouth

00:43:07from

00:43:08near

00:43:08oblivion

00:43:08to

00:43:09Europe

00:43:09in a

00:43:10generation

00:43:10that would

00:43:11be

00:43:12some

00:43:12story

00:43:12now

00:43:14Jimenez

00:43:15that's out

00:43:15for a

00:43:16corner kick

00:43:20Lichie

00:43:21today

00:43:21would

00:43:21take

00:43:22them

00:43:22above

00:43:22Brentford

00:43:22into

00:43:23sixth

00:43:23above

00:43:24Brighton

00:43:24he dropped

00:43:26down to

00:43:26eighth

00:43:26after that

00:43:27defeat

00:43:27at

00:43:27Newcastle

00:43:28but it

00:43:28is a

00:43:28very

00:43:28tight

00:43:29tussle

00:43:29for

00:43:30European

00:43:30spots

00:43:31in

00:43:32comes

00:43:32to

00:43:33Tavanir

00:43:33corner

00:43:33Henderson

00:43:33punches

00:43:35skied

00:43:36up

00:43:36by

00:43:37Brennan

00:43:37Johnson

00:43:39Devaney

00:43:39couldn't

00:43:40bring it

00:43:40under

00:43:40control

00:43:41Croupy

00:43:43hit

00:43:44Chaddy

00:43:44Riyad

00:43:44and

00:43:45over

00:43:46it

00:43:46goes

00:43:46with a

00:43:46deflection

00:43:48Ryan

00:43:49with a

00:43:49shot

00:43:50he was

00:43:51tumbling

00:43:51as he

00:43:52had the

00:43:52shot

00:43:52the

00:43:53teenager

00:43:53from

00:43:54Rio

00:43:59keepers

00:43:59kept

00:43:59it

00:44:00out

00:44:00he

00:44:00hasn't

00:44:00you

00:44:00know

00:44:00it's

00:44:01a

00:44:01goal

00:44:03Paul

00:44:03McLean

00:44:05I wonder

00:44:06who will

00:44:06be credited

00:44:07with it

00:44:09Evan

00:44:10Nielsen

00:44:10wants

00:44:11the

00:44:11goal

00:44:12but did

00:44:12the

00:44:13defender

00:44:13on the

00:44:13post

00:44:14in

00:44:14trying

00:44:14to

00:44:14hook

00:44:15it

00:44:15out

00:44:16actually

00:44:17hook

00:44:17it

00:44:17over

00:44:18his

00:44:18own

00:44:18goal

00:44:19line

00:44:20Evan

00:44:20Nielsen

00:44:21with

00:44:21the

00:44:21header

00:44:22that

00:44:22has to

00:44:23be

00:44:23an

00:44:23own

00:44:23goal

00:44:24Jefferson

00:44:24Lerma

00:44:25not too

00:44:26sure what he

00:44:26thought he was

00:44:27doing with the

00:44:27header in that

00:44:28position

00:44:28trying to head it

00:44:29back to his

00:44:30goalkeeper

00:44:30in a

00:44:31tight

00:44:31spot

00:44:33Henderson

00:44:33couldn't

00:44:34keep it

00:44:34out

00:44:35early lead

00:44:36for Bournemouth

00:44:37and having

00:44:37made the

00:44:37five changes

00:44:38this could

00:44:38get messy

00:44:39for Crystal

00:44:40Palace

00:44:40today

00:44:44Kamada

00:44:45called in

00:44:46two

00:44:46mines

00:44:46Scott

00:44:47pushes

00:44:47it

00:44:48through

00:44:48Evan

00:44:49Nielsen

00:44:52Bournemouth

00:44:53mines

00:44:54very much

00:44:54set

00:44:55on

00:44:55Europe

00:44:56Crystal

00:44:56Palace

00:44:57mines

00:44:57not really

00:44:58here

00:44:59today

00:45:00Evan

00:45:00Nielsen

00:45:01slightly

00:45:02leaning

00:45:02off it

00:45:03Riola

00:45:04with just

00:45:04the three

00:45:05games

00:45:05left

00:45:05after this

00:45:06Fulham

00:45:06away

00:45:07Manchester

00:45:08City

00:45:08at home

00:45:08then

00:45:09Forest

00:45:09on the

00:45:09last

00:45:09day

00:45:11Tavernier

00:45:14Bournemouth

00:45:15playing with

00:45:15their usual

00:45:16intensity

00:45:18Scott

00:45:18lovely

00:45:19ball away

00:45:19to

00:45:20Jimenez

00:45:20first time

00:45:21cross in

00:45:22would have

00:45:22been

00:45:22glorious

00:45:23it was

00:45:24over by

00:45:24Ryan

00:45:26lovely

00:45:27move

00:45:27swept

00:45:28out to

00:45:29the

00:45:29fullback

00:45:29early

00:45:30cross

00:45:30couldn't

00:45:31get over

00:45:31it

00:45:36here

00:45:37come

00:45:37Bournemouth

00:45:37again

00:45:38sweeping

00:45:39into the

00:45:39open

00:45:39space

00:45:40Tavernier

00:45:41Tavernier

00:45:42Henderson

00:45:43beats

00:45:44it out

00:45:45could and

00:45:46should have

00:45:46been two

00:45:46there

00:45:47Tufair

00:45:48sees

00:45:49Ghosts

00:45:49in the

00:45:49middle

00:45:51they've

00:45:51been

00:45:51such

00:45:52the

00:45:52dominant

00:45:52team

00:45:54that

00:45:54was a

00:45:54chance

00:45:55to

00:45:55make

00:45:55it

00:45:55to

00:45:55they

00:45:56didn't

00:45:56take

00:45:56it

00:45:57and

00:45:57football

00:45:58is

00:45:58such

00:45:58a

00:45:58strange

00:45:59old

00:45:59beast

00:45:59you

00:46:00wonder

00:46:00if

00:46:00the

00:46:01game

00:46:01could

00:46:01spin

00:46:01on

00:46:01that

00:46:03it's

00:46:04been

00:46:04half

00:46:04an

00:46:04hour

00:46:05of

00:46:05mishaps

00:46:06for

00:46:07the

00:46:07conference

00:46:07league

00:46:07semi

00:46:08final

00:46:08long

00:46:10throw

00:46:11by

00:46:11James

00:46:11Hill

00:46:14Henderson

00:46:14comes

00:46:15good

00:46:15catch

00:46:16oh he's

00:46:16dropped it

00:46:16as he

00:46:17bashed

00:46:17into his

00:46:17own

00:46:17player

00:46:18he's

00:46:18crashed

00:46:19into a

00:46:19Bournemouth

00:46:19player

00:46:20and a

00:46:20penalty

00:46:21is given

00:46:23he came

00:46:24caught

00:46:24comfortably

00:46:25then bashed

00:46:26into his

00:46:26own

00:46:26player

00:46:27dropped

00:46:28the ball

00:46:28and his

00:46:29momentum

00:46:30took him

00:46:30on

00:46:31Sinesi

00:46:32felt the

00:46:32touch

00:46:32and went

00:46:33down

00:46:33and there's

00:46:35barely a

00:46:36touch

00:46:36barely a

00:46:37touch

00:46:37but Sinesi

00:46:39sensed it

00:46:40and goes

00:46:41down

00:46:41belatedly

00:46:42and theatrically

00:46:44and surely

00:46:45this will

00:46:46be VAR

00:46:47checked

00:46:48somewhere

00:46:49back in

00:46:50the long

00:46:51distant

00:46:51pass

00:46:52I'm sure

00:46:53the

00:46:54laws of

00:46:55association

00:46:55football

00:46:56said something

00:46:57like

00:46:57it's a

00:46:58contact

00:46:58sport

00:46:59has been

00:47:00VAR

00:47:01checked

00:47:01and it

00:47:02is a

00:47:02penalty

00:47:03dear

00:47:04oh dear

00:47:06game's

00:47:06gone

00:47:09Kruppi

00:47:13looks

00:47:14the keeper

00:47:14the wrong

00:47:15way

00:47:152-0

00:47:15Bournemouth

00:47:19it's a

00:47:20deserved

00:47:212-0

00:47:21lead

00:47:26from the

00:47:26joy of

00:47:27Thursday

00:47:27night

00:47:28to

00:47:29the

00:47:30despair

00:47:30and I

00:47:30would

00:47:30imagine

00:47:31fury

00:47:31of a

00:47:32Sunday

00:47:32afternoon

00:47:33good

00:47:34penalty

00:47:37four goals

00:47:38and five

00:47:39for him

00:47:39now

00:47:43I think

00:47:43given that

00:47:44Crystal Palace

00:47:45were between

00:47:45games against

00:47:46Shakhtar

00:47:46a Bournemouth

00:47:48victory today

00:47:48would not have

00:47:49been a surprise

00:47:50but the

00:47:51comparative

00:47:51easiness of it

00:47:52is a surprise

00:47:56true

00:47:57true fair

00:47:58true fair

00:47:59across the

00:47:59far post

00:47:59Ryan

00:48:05true fair

00:48:06allowed to get

00:48:06to the

00:48:07byline

00:48:08couldn't get

00:48:08over it

00:48:09Ryan

00:48:15on by

00:48:16Mitchell

00:48:20Rooks for

00:48:20Bournemouth

00:48:22in behind

00:48:23here

00:48:24chance for

00:48:24in

00:48:26and that's

00:48:27game over

00:48:30Crystal Palace

00:48:31have brought

00:48:31all their big

00:48:32guns on for

00:48:32the second

00:48:33half

00:48:33to no avail

00:48:37lovely finish

00:48:39balls in

00:48:40back-to-back

00:48:41games for

00:48:41the Brazilian

00:48:41teenager

00:48:45Rooks

00:48:45lovely ball

00:48:46and they've

00:48:47tried that

00:48:47pass so

00:48:48many times

00:48:48today

00:48:49the pass

00:48:50put Laquara

00:48:51the game

00:48:52but this is

00:48:53a super

00:48:53finish

00:48:54across the

00:48:55goalkeeper

00:48:56tucked it

00:48:57away

00:48:58looking on

00:48:59very satisfied

00:49:01indeed

00:49:01the first

00:49:03team technical

00:49:03director

00:49:04Simon

00:49:04Francis

00:49:05what a

00:49:05wonderful

00:49:05servant

00:49:06he was

00:49:06to this

00:49:07club

00:49:13Wharton

00:49:13oh

00:49:14nice little

00:49:15drop of

00:49:15the shoulder

00:49:15that

00:49:16in comes

00:49:17a chip

00:49:17looking for

00:49:18Saar

00:49:18hits the

00:49:18post

00:49:19that's

00:49:19all

00:49:19today

00:49:19for

00:49:20Palace

00:49:20Mitchell

00:49:21back to

00:49:21the far

00:49:21post

00:49:22area

00:49:22and it's

00:49:23cleared

00:49:23away

00:49:24I think

00:49:24Saar

00:49:25might have

00:49:25been

00:49:25offside

00:49:25anyway

00:49:26but

00:49:26it sort

00:49:27of sums

00:49:27up

00:49:28their

00:49:28fortune

00:49:28today

00:49:30I don't

00:49:30think

00:49:30it would

00:49:31have

00:49:31counted

00:49:31maybe

00:49:32it would

00:49:32have

00:49:32been

00:49:32tight

00:49:33slam

00:49:33the

00:49:34ball

00:49:34against

00:49:34the

00:49:34post

00:49:36they're

00:49:36singing

00:49:36about

00:49:37going

00:49:37to

00:49:37Leipzig

00:49:39they're

00:49:39on their

00:49:39way

00:49:40they're

00:49:40on their

00:49:40way

00:49:41and he

00:49:42had a

00:49:42European

00:49:43trophy

00:49:43to the

00:49:44two

00:49:44he picked

00:49:44up

00:49:44domestically

00:49:45in

00:49:462025

00:49:52five

00:49:53to

00:49:53Venni

00:49:54will

00:49:54will it

00:49:55comes

00:49:55to

00:49:55Saar

00:49:56across

00:49:56goal

00:49:59what would

00:50:00the situation

00:50:00have been

00:50:01today

00:50:01had

00:50:02Crystal Palace

00:50:03named

00:50:03their

00:50:04strongest

00:50:04team

00:50:05from the

00:50:05start

00:50:07Crystal Palace

00:50:08fans

00:50:08might have

00:50:09been singing

00:50:09about

00:50:09on their

00:50:10way

00:50:10on their

00:50:10way

00:50:10to

00:50:10Leipzig

00:50:11and the

00:50:12conference

00:50:13final

00:50:13are Bournemouth

00:50:14on their

00:50:15way to a

00:50:15European

00:50:16place

00:50:16themselves

00:50:17on the

00:50:17pitch

00:50:18it's been

00:50:18all about

00:50:19them

00:50:19today

00:50:19winning by

00:50:20three goals

00:50:21and he'll

00:50:21help out by

00:50:22a dodgy

00:50:22penalty

00:50:22decision

00:50:23but they

00:50:24were really

00:50:24really well

00:50:25worth the

00:50:25win

00:50:26Bournemouth

00:50:27super

00:50:27a much

00:50:28changed

00:50:28Crystal Palace

00:50:29side

00:50:29well below

00:50:30par

00:50:30Bournemouth

00:50:31three

00:50:31Crystal Palace

00:50:32nil

00:50:32I think it

00:50:33wasn't

00:50:34physically

00:50:34it was

00:50:35more

00:50:35psychology

00:50:35the problem

00:50:36today

00:50:37you know

00:50:37it's

00:50:38you need

00:50:39to have

00:50:39quick

00:50:39solutions

00:50:40against

00:50:40you

00:50:40you need

00:50:41to move

00:50:41quick

00:50:42everything

00:50:43has to be

00:50:43quick

00:50:43and if

00:50:44you're

00:50:44slow

00:50:44in your

00:50:44head

00:50:45the legs

00:50:45are slow

00:50:45so we

00:50:46all

00:50:46know

00:50:46this

00:50:46and

00:50:48that's

00:50:48why

00:50:48it was

00:50:49more

00:50:49like

00:50:49this

00:50:49after

00:50:49this

00:50:50huge

00:50:50evening

00:50:52we just

00:50:52couldn't

00:50:53recover

00:50:54mentally

00:50:54quick

00:50:55enough

00:50:55we don't

00:50:56talk

00:50:56about

00:50:56this

00:50:56game

00:50:56anymore

00:50:57it's

00:50:57not

00:50:57really

00:50:57two

00:50:58days

00:50:58for

00:50:58the

00:50:58players

00:50:59to

00:50:59recover

00:50:59don't

00:51:00think

00:51:00about

00:51:01football

00:51:01and

00:51:01on

00:51:01Wednesday

00:51:02we

00:51:02will

00:51:03start

00:51:03with

00:51:04the

00:51:04team

00:51:04to

00:51:04prepare

00:51:05for

00:51:06the

00:51:06second

00:51:06leg

00:51:07because

00:51:07going

00:51:07to

00:51:08a

00:51:08European

00:51:08final

00:51:08would

00:51:09be

00:51:09maybe

00:51:09the

00:51:09biggest

00:51:10game

00:51:10in

00:51:10Crystal Palace

00:51:11history

00:51:11a lot

00:51:12to the

00:51:12fans

00:51:13today

00:51:13the

00:51:13fans

00:51:13were

00:51:13top

00:51:13we

00:51:14needed

00:51:15to keep

00:51:15going

00:51:16but

00:51:16also

00:51:17the

00:51:17clean

00:51:17sheet

00:51:17as

00:51:17well

00:51:25it's

00:51:25not

00:51:25the

00:51:25game

00:51:25they

00:51:26wanted

00:51:26with

00:51:27intensity

00:51:28since

00:51:28the

00:51:28beginning

00:51:29and

00:51:30I

00:51:30suppose

00:51:31it

00:51:31has

00:51:31been

00:51:31really

00:51:31difficult

00:51:32for

00:51:32them

00:51:32I

00:51:33think

00:51:33the

00:51:33players

00:51:33have

00:51:34shown

00:51:34that

00:51:34they

00:51:35are

00:51:35determined

00:51:36to

00:51:36fight

00:51:36until

00:51:37the

00:51:37last

00:51:37game

00:51:37to

00:51:38be

00:51:38in

00:51:3815

00:51:39games

00:51:39and

00:51:39beat

00:51:40and

00:51:40run

00:51:40is

00:51:40incredible

00:51:41but

00:51:41I

00:51:41hope

00:51:42we

00:51:42can

00:51:42finish

00:51:42it

00:51:42is

00:51:43three

00:51:43more

00:51:43games

00:51:43but

00:51:45I

00:51:45think

00:51:45everyone

00:51:46is

00:51:47not

00:51:47I

00:51:48don't

00:51:48think

00:51:48we

00:51:48are

00:51:48feeling

00:51:49the

00:51:49pressure

00:51:49we

00:51:50are

00:51:50enjoying

00:51:51even

00:51:51if

00:51:52we

00:51:52know

00:51:52the

00:51:52results

00:51:53are

00:51:53important

00:51:53I

00:51:53see

00:51:54my

00:51:54team

00:51:54enjoying

00:51:54against

00:51:55Liz

00:51:55the

00:51:55other

00:51:55I

00:51:55think

00:51:55we

00:51:56played

00:51:56really

00:51:56well

00:51:56today

00:51:57the

00:51:57same

00:51:57two

00:51:58away

00:51:58games

00:51:59let's

00:51:59keep

00:52:00this

00:52:00level

00:52:01and

00:52:01we

00:52:02don't

00:52:02know

00:52:02if

00:52:02it

00:52:02will

00:52:03arrive

00:52:03and

00:52:03we

00:52:04obviously

00:52:04want

00:52:04to

00:52:04get

00:52:05it

00:52:05but

00:52:05I

00:52:06wouldn't

00:52:06like

00:52:06to

00:52:06change

00:52:06our

00:52:07mentality

00:52:07or

00:52:07our

00:52:08approach

00:52:08because

00:52:09we

00:52:09see

00:52:09it

00:52:10closer

00:52:11so

00:52:11Bournemouth

00:52:12much

00:52:12the

00:52:12better

00:52:12team

00:52:13against

00:52:13Crystal

00:52:13Palisade

00:52:14who

00:52:14for

00:52:14all

00:52:14the

00:52:14reasons

00:52:15that

00:52:15everybody

00:52:15mentioned

00:52:15were

00:52:16not

00:52:16at

00:52:16their

00:52:16best

00:52:16today

00:52:17and

00:52:17Alan

00:52:18despite

00:52:18the

00:52:18fact

00:52:18that

00:52:19you

00:52:19have

00:52:19a

00:52:19fond

00:52:20regard

00:52:20for

00:52:21Premier

00:52:21League

00:52:21referees

00:52:22you

00:52:22might

00:52:22find

00:52:22yourself

00:52:23mildly

00:52:23critical

00:52:24of

00:52:24the

00:52:24penalty

00:52:25that

00:52:25allowed

00:52:25them

00:52:25to

00:52:25open

00:52:26the

00:52:26scoring

00:52:26I

00:52:27didn't

00:52:27agree

00:52:27with

00:52:27it

00:52:27at all

00:52:29to be

00:52:29honest

00:52:29I

00:52:29thought

00:52:30it

00:52:30was

00:52:30very

00:52:31kind

00:52:32I

00:52:33mean

00:52:33he

00:52:33takes

00:52:34two

00:52:34steps

00:52:35after

00:52:35the

00:52:35if

00:52:36there

00:52:36is

00:52:37contact

00:52:37what

00:52:38I

00:52:38have

00:52:38to

00:52:38stress

00:52:38is

00:52:39not

00:52:39every

00:52:39contact

00:52:40is

00:52:40a

00:52:40foul

00:52:40and

00:52:41I

00:52:41also

00:52:41think

00:52:42if

00:52:42you

00:52:42give

00:52:42it

00:52:43for

00:52:43minimal

00:52:44contact

00:52:45like

00:52:45that

00:52:45then

00:52:46it

00:52:46encourages

00:52:47diving

00:52:47that

00:52:48that's

00:52:48the issue

00:52:53I

00:52:53mean

00:52:53there

00:52:53is

00:52:54tiny

00:52:54but

00:52:55certainly

00:52:55not

00:52:56enough

00:52:56to

00:52:56go

00:52:56down

00:52:56he

00:52:56takes

00:52:57two

00:52:57steps

00:52:57after

00:52:58and

00:52:58then

00:52:58sort

00:52:58of

00:52:58twists

00:52:58his

00:52:59body

00:52:59so

00:53:00no

00:53:01not

00:53:01for

00:53:01me

00:53:01so

00:53:02because

00:53:02the

00:53:03on-field

00:53:03referee

00:53:03has

00:53:04seen

00:53:04the

00:53:04incident

00:53:05has

00:53:05seen

00:53:05the

00:53:05contact

00:53:06and

00:53:07decides

00:53:07that

00:53:07that's

00:53:07enough

00:53:08to

00:53:08award

00:53:08a

00:53:08penalty

00:53:08that's

00:53:09why

00:53:10there

00:53:10was

00:53:10no

00:53:11intervention

00:53:11from

00:53:11VAR

00:53:12no

00:53:12going

00:53:12over

00:53:12to

00:53:13look

00:53:13at

00:53:13the

00:53:13screen

00:53:13Micah

00:53:14there

00:53:15was

00:53:15contact

00:53:22hold

00:53:23up

00:53:23no

00:53:23problem

00:53:23but

00:53:24that's

00:53:24not

00:53:24a

00:53:25penalty

00:53:25it's

00:53:25soft

00:53:26I

00:53:26agree

00:53:26with

00:53:26Alan

00:53:27not

00:53:27every

00:53:27contact

00:53:28is

00:53:28a

00:53:28penalty

00:53:29should

00:53:29we

00:53:29talk

00:53:29about

00:53:30something

00:53:30more

00:53:30positive

00:53:31yes

00:53:31I

00:53:32love him

00:53:33I

00:53:33absolutely

00:53:34love him

00:53:34and he's my wild card for the World Cup

00:53:36I tried to tell Alan a year ago about Anderson and I'm telling him about Alex Scott

00:53:41now I mean set pieces are so big in today's game

00:53:44he takes a good set piece I don't know what Lerman's doing there

00:53:47just misjudges it

00:53:48but it's this calmness on the ball

00:53:51when he gets on the ball and then can you see a pass outside of the foot

00:53:55Evan Olsen should do a lot better

00:53:57but this is the best one for me

00:53:58can you receive the ball in between the lines a lot of midfielders hide and don't want the ball

00:54:04and yes he might only play it to the side but he's being brave on the ball and then keeping

00:54:09the ball moving

00:54:11I just every time I watch him he's so comfortable on the ball

00:54:15you know he's he's got that little technique and touch

00:54:19and he's got everything that a midfielder should have playing in the Premier League

00:54:25and look at that for this delightful little touch there to him now and you know 67 touches

00:54:30and every time I watch him I just love his game

00:54:33I think he's really that good

00:54:35and long may it continue

00:54:36he's having a brilliant brilliant season

00:54:38he's standing out in almost every game

00:54:40he's superb

00:54:41and one thing that these two teams have in common is that their managerial situation is in flux at the

00:54:48moment

00:54:49Andoni Areola will be leaving, Oliver Glasner will be leaving

00:54:51and what's quite interesting about the two of them is that they have an identical record in charge pretty much

00:54:58they've got the same number of points per game

00:55:00that's in Areola who's played 111, 140 of them so it's 1.41 points per game

00:55:06and is 9th in the points ranking since he took charge

00:55:10and Oliver Glasner finds himself in exactly the same position

00:55:15different number of games obviously but with that same record of 1.41 points per game

00:55:20and 9th in the points ranking

00:55:22and yet, and yet we're not going to see them next season

00:55:26and they've both got an incredible chance to go out on a high

00:55:29there is possible Bournemouth could qualify for Champions League

00:55:32it is very possible

00:55:33If Aston Villa finish 5th and win the Europa League

00:55:35that 6th place will be a Champions League spot

00:55:36Absolutely, and Crystal Palace have got a chance of winning a trophy

00:55:39and they can go out on incredible highs

00:55:41and they've both done brilliant jobs

00:55:44and clearly very, very talented managers

00:55:46I'm going to see Areola going

00:55:48because what he's brought to this Bournemouth side

00:55:50in terms of the press

00:55:51the recruitment's been really brilliant

00:55:53and the way they play football

00:55:54so to have that potentially going to the Champions League

00:55:57and leaving and not being the manager to take them

00:56:00We don't know he's going to be leaving the Premier League

00:56:02Oh, do you know something? I don't

00:56:05No, I don't know something

00:56:08Very specifically said I don't know something

00:56:12Now there is a big bank holiday Monday coming up

00:56:15the snooker world championship final

00:56:17between Sean Murphy and Wu Yize

00:56:19concludes tomorrow from 1pm on BBC2

00:56:23You can listen to live commentary from Chelsea

00:56:25against Nottingham Forest on BBC Sounds and 5 Live

00:56:28tomorrow from 3pm

00:56:30as well as a massive game in the Scottish title race

00:56:33between Leeds Hearts and 3rd place Rangers from 5.30

00:56:36and on Wednesday night

00:56:37there's live WSL on BBC3

00:56:40as Arsenal travel to Brighton

00:56:42And now here are all the rest of the goals from the weekend

00:56:49Good spot

00:56:51Strike from range

00:56:53An emphatic opening goal

00:56:56Bogle

00:56:59His cross

00:57:01Okafor

00:57:08Okafor

00:57:09Tanaka sits up nicely

00:57:12Good save and Poteau

00:57:15Dominic Calvin Lewin

00:57:18Anthony, what a fierce touch that is

00:57:20And he's slipped in

00:57:21Lume Chouna here

00:57:22Lume Chouna

00:57:24Out comes Mabrucken

00:57:31He's lost his footing and he's slipped

00:57:33Murphy went down momentarily

00:57:35but he's cross-fined to Zoula

00:57:39Magnificent

00:57:41Perth's header

00:57:422-0

00:57:47Belieber

00:57:48Gross

00:57:49Hinsherwood

00:57:50Welbeck

00:57:51Hinsherwood again

00:57:52Welbeck

00:57:53Hinsherwood

00:57:53What a goal this will be

00:57:55Hinsherwood

00:57:56Thumbs it home

00:57:57And Brighton

00:57:58Right back in this game

00:58:01Burn for Wisser

00:58:05Oh it's short from Van Eker

00:58:07And Wisser

00:58:08With another chance to wrap it up

00:58:10It'll come for Barnes

00:58:12Barnes takes his time

00:58:14And rifles it home

00:58:19Granit Xhaka will deliver this

00:58:22There's a lot of pace on that

00:58:23And it's in

00:58:25Murkiel is header

00:58:26Sunderland in front

00:58:28Hugo Bueno is going to take this corner kick

00:58:32And it's in

00:58:36Santiago Bueno with the header at the back post

00:58:41Lewis Potter's ball in

00:58:43Isn't a bad one

00:58:43And Coyote's there

00:58:45And it's in

00:58:46And Brentford have scored

00:58:52Challenged by Girff right on the edge of the box

00:58:54It's a penalty

00:58:59And it's 2-0 to Brentford

00:59:04Tidy turn from Damska

00:59:06There it is

00:59:07And it's an excellent three points for Brentford

00:59:12Saka

00:59:14He's got the space

00:59:15Oh he's now got a position

00:59:17Brilliant from Saka

00:59:18And a tap in for Jokeres

00:59:23That's a delightful pass for Jokeres

00:59:25A lot to do though

00:59:26He's got to wait for assistance

00:59:27It comes from Saka

00:59:29Saka

00:59:35It's Trossard

00:59:36And Trossard chips it in for Jokeres

00:59:40Arsenal have been outstanding in this first half

00:59:46Micah not only did Arsenal get the win

00:59:48They got three goals

00:59:49Which has put them on a four goal better goal difference than Manchester City

00:59:54They've scored one more goal than Manchester City

00:59:56Have played two games more

00:59:58But is momentum now back with Arsenal in the title race?

01:00:01I think beating Fulham was massive

01:00:05It's very difficult because I always thought Arsenal wasn't creating enough

01:00:08I think bringing Saka back in coming back from injury made a massive difference

01:00:12I think Jokeres' runs in behind

01:00:15Allowed them to get up the field a little bit earlier

01:00:17I thought Trossard was good as well

01:00:19So in terms of momentum

01:00:21Yes you say Arsenal will go all the way

01:00:24But Man City

01:00:25Man City always

01:00:27They're always there or thereabouts

01:00:29So it's going to be interesting to see towards the end of the season

01:00:31Well what is also very interesting is to see what you guys are going to predict

01:00:35Having said Cal is coming to the show

01:00:36It's a fool's game

01:00:38Who's going first?

01:00:39Are you going first or am I going first?

01:00:40I think we're going to let Alan go first in this one

01:00:45Because Alan's put a little bit of jeopardy into the whole equation

01:00:50So we'll take a look at who everybody's got left

01:00:51And remember also that Manchester City have got games in there

01:00:56Arsenal have got their semi-final still to come in the Champions League

01:01:00Second leg of their semi-final to come on Tuesday

01:01:02Look at the amount of games though

01:01:03Manchester City have left compared to Arsenal

01:01:05I just think the belief that that will give Arsenal yesterday

01:01:09And the return of Saka and what he gives to that team

01:01:13In terms of balls into the box

01:01:15Energy drawing so many players towards him

01:01:18Which then might free up one or two others

01:01:20I think going forward that result yesterday was huge for Arsenal

01:01:23And I can see them winning every game

01:01:26When I look at Manchester City

01:01:28They've got the experience

01:01:30Some of the players have obviously been there

01:01:32And know what it's about

01:01:33Clearly the manager has

01:01:34But I just think that that game at Bournemouth

01:01:36With the form there in

01:01:37They might just get a draw there

01:01:39So that's why I'm saying Arsenal

01:01:41Micah?

01:01:43Both teams are going to win everything

01:01:4785, 85

01:01:48So now you've given yourself the more difficult task

01:01:50Of trying to predict how many goals they're going to score

01:01:52Well I'm thinking of 2012

01:01:53We did it on goal difference

01:01:55I think Man City will do it on goal difference again

01:01:58You've been saying this for a while

01:02:00I have

01:02:00Those 2012 comparisons

01:02:01I think Micah

01:02:02I have

01:02:03Maybe

01:02:04Just maybe

01:02:05I think it'll be the same this season

01:02:06It's going to be very interesting

01:02:08To see

01:02:08And of course Manchester City

01:02:09Have got a couple more games

01:02:10To try and get that goal difference up

01:02:12Than Arsenal have between now and the end of the season

01:02:14But Arsenal have the advantage at the moment

01:02:16Let's take a closer look then

01:02:17At the Premier League table

01:02:19We've already looked at the very top of it

01:02:20Manchester United's win

01:02:22Means that they will be playing in the Champions League

01:02:24Next season

01:02:25Bournemouth have moved above Brentford and Brighton

01:02:28In the race for European football

01:02:30Tottenham's second win in a row

01:02:32Sees them climb out of the relegation zone

01:02:34With just three games left to play

01:02:36Nottingham Forest

01:02:37Two points above them

01:02:39Go to Chelsea tomorrow

01:02:52And the results are in for April's goal of the month

01:02:56Rio and Gamora in third place

01:02:58With 17% of the vote

01:03:00With 19%

01:03:02It is Xavi Simons

01:03:03And the winner with 22%

01:03:06Is Karamitoma

01:03:13Gross

01:03:14Kanyolu

01:03:16Oh what a finish that is

01:03:18It's Karamitoma

01:03:20With a fantastic goal

01:03:24A blistering volley

01:03:27Always worth seeing again

01:03:28Thank you very much to Alan and to Micah

01:03:31Lovely to have your company this evening

01:03:32As Spurs dealt their relegation rivals

01:03:35A hammer blow

01:03:36Good night

01:03:38Thank you very much to Alan and to the end of the year

01:03:41Thank you very much to Alan and to the end of the year

01:03:45Thank you very much to Alan and to the end of the year

01:03:48Thank you very much to Alan and to the end of the year

01:03:53Thank you very much to Alan and to the end of the year

01:03:57Thank you very much to Alan and to the end of the year

01:03:58Thank you very much to Alan and to the end of the year

01:03:59Thank you very much to Alan and to the end of the year

Match of the Day - Season 2026 Episode 80 - 03/05/2026

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