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00:00:00Rooney up!
00:00:02Welcome to Match of the Dead.
00:00:44Good evening. Five games on the way this evening and only three weekends remain in the Premier League season.
00:00:50It's the final sprint towards the finish line. Always up to speed, of course, Wayne Rooney and Ashley Williams.
00:00:56League leaders Arsenal play tomorrow. They began the day with a five-point advantage at the top, having played a
00:01:02game more than second-place Manchester City.
00:01:04Pep Guardiola's side faced Europe chasing Brentford this evening on the back of something of an epic at Everton on
00:01:10Monday.
00:01:12Pep Guardiola's team hoping to narrow the gap at the top to three points.
00:01:17This could be a big night to the title race.
00:01:20Dukku. That's the call for Manchester City!
00:01:26Come on, come on, you!
00:01:29Oh, Gay completely switches off.
00:01:33Gino Berry does his bit.
00:01:35Jake O'Brien! Everton have turned it around!
00:01:44And Erling Haaland gets one back!
00:01:49Jeremy Dukku rescues a point for Manchester City!
00:01:56Your commentator at the Etihad is Guy Mowry.
00:02:02A late equaliser usually feels like a point gain but not in Manchester City's case on Monday, having lost the
00:02:09lead and any notion of having an advantage in the title race.
00:02:13It feels now like only a mistake-free run to the finish will keep them in with a shout.
00:02:19And the team setting out to start that run today shows two changes from the draw at Everton, with Dutch
00:02:25duo Nathan Ake and Tijani Reinders coming in, replacing Kusunov, who's got a knock, and Nico Gonzalez back to the
00:02:32bench.
00:02:32Two changes to the Brentford team as well, as they chase a European place for the first time ever, and
00:02:38maybe even a spot in the Champions League.
00:02:41Aaron Hickey and Christopher Ayer come in for Seb Vandenberghe and Dango Watara.
00:02:49Five minutes played, and Andy Morrison's name is being sung by Manchester City fans.
00:02:56The former captain has been diagnosed with Ramsey-Hunt syndrome, it's a virus in the facial nerve.
00:03:02He was the man who wore number five in that famous 1999 playoff final against Gillingham.
00:03:09All that Wembley drama, fondly remembered and still loved here.
00:03:14Ake, had to stretch for it, stretched enough to make it a throw-in rather than a corner.
00:03:26Donnarumma doesn't get there, he's struggling, and it's cleared away by Mateus Nunes.
00:03:32Donnarumma appealing for a foul, nobody listening to him.
00:03:39He's the only sort of foul on Donnarumma there.
00:03:43Igor Thiago is just a big presence in front of him.
00:03:47He doesn't have to get out of the way just because the goalkeeper wants him to.
00:03:57Igor Thiago with a touch on for Schade, now there's a race on,
00:04:01and Mateus Nunes takes the ball, Brentford are adamant that he took the ball by foul means.
00:04:08And VAR are in operation.
00:04:11They took the ball.
00:04:12That's the VAR's opinion.
00:04:15The collision with Schade happened afterwards.
00:04:23He really senses his chance here, and he has forced Boku off-balance.
00:04:27Think it was just a slip there.
00:04:28It is gonna be a corner.
00:04:31The corner will be taken quick and short.
00:04:37Doku, with a shimmy past Jensen, and a touch towards Haaland.
00:04:42It's blocked, it's Gehi trying to get to it, but Kelleher then gathers the ball.
00:04:47The city threat is rising.
00:04:50Doku's in the midst of most of it.
00:04:52Haaland is starting to get more and more involved by the minute.
00:04:57Doku, with a lift through to Bernardo Silva.
00:05:00Jensen back to challenge him.
00:05:02And this one rolls behind four.
00:05:05Once given this time, the referee's frantically blowing away on his whistle.
00:05:09Bernardo Silva trying to get to the ball, stop from doing so.
00:05:13And a little bit of afters between Bernardo Silva and Nathan Collins.
00:05:18Bernardo Silva gets the yellow card, which is his tenth of the season.
00:05:23He's past the threshold, isn't he?
00:05:30Well, Manchester City have to hit the ground running.
00:05:33This is a big 45 minutes.
00:05:37KO'd it.
00:05:39Through for Igor Thiago.
00:05:41Igor Thiago through on goal.
00:05:43Gehi now gets in his way, and Donnarumma gets in the way of the shot.
00:05:48Important save.
00:05:50The Premier League's second most lethal marksman was in for Brentford.
00:05:56And Brentford got in really simply.
00:05:59Donnarumma sharply down, and Gehi regained his composure to put it behind.
00:06:12It's not rocking and rolling, is it?
00:06:15Not at all.
00:06:17Too used to it?
00:06:19Expecting it?
00:06:20Don't know.
00:06:22Reinders.
00:06:24Doku.
00:06:30Doku.
00:06:32Just invited Hickey to get there first for Brentford, and he did.
00:06:35It's going to be a corner.
00:06:38Tajani Reinders is going off, and I think Ryan Shirky, he's going to see his number on the board as
00:06:43well.
00:06:44And on will come Omar Mahmouche and Phil Foden.
00:06:48Omar Mahmouche!
00:06:55Foden has scored seven goals in nine previous games against Brentford.
00:07:00Here's Doku.
00:07:01He's gone for it again, and he's done it again.
00:07:06It's a repeat show from Jeremy Doku.
00:07:09All eyes were on the touchline with the substitutions being made.
00:07:13As soon as they were on the field, the corner was taken, caught Brentford out.
00:07:17And Doku hasn't half relieved the atmosphere in here.
00:07:23And that's the sort of view he's been looking for all game.
00:07:26He loves that view.
00:07:28He loves that goal.
00:07:29We've seen it a few times now.
00:07:31More than once in the last few weeks.
00:07:36They needed that.
00:07:39Goodness, they needed that.
00:07:44Tara.
00:07:47Played through beautifully to Igor Thiago.
00:07:50Igor Thiago's touch, down goes Sharder in the box.
00:07:53He's at him and he was pushed.
00:07:56Mateus Nunes plays it against Jamal Juk, but there will be a VAR check.
00:08:02And this is a really important one for Manchester City, for Brentford, for Arsenal.
00:08:07First thing to be looked at will be the offside, potentially Igor Thiago.
00:08:12And then was there a push on Sharder?
00:08:14That's what this is about, ultimately.
00:08:17Well, the check's over.
00:08:18There will be no ref for penalty.
00:08:20Just a bit of jostling between the two and not enough to constitute a push on the back of Kevin
00:08:25Sharder.
00:08:25That's how the ref saw it in real time.
00:08:27And that's how VAR has seen it, having another look.
00:08:34Bernardo Silva.
00:08:39Semenyo.
00:08:45Semenyo's built up ahead of steam here.
00:08:47Caught the cross for Haaland.
00:08:49He can't finish first time, he can second.
00:08:52A different sort of earning Haaland goal.
00:08:58And a different sort of feeling of relief from the first goal.
00:09:02And City do now seem to be on their way to the three points that were an absolute cast iron
00:09:09must.
00:09:11Walling Haaland has now scored in four successive Premier League games.
00:09:15Can't recall him netting too many times like this before, if ever.
00:09:20Manchester City two, Brentford nil.
00:09:25Another Silva.
00:09:27Mamouche.
00:09:29Foden.
00:09:30Nicely shifted from boot to boot.
00:09:36Doku.
00:09:39Doku across to Foden!
00:09:41What a save that is from Gallagher.
00:09:44Razor sharp.
00:09:45Phil Foden thought his long wait for his next goal was over.
00:09:50He was sharp too with the attempt to score.
00:09:53What about that?
00:09:54Strong arm from Gallagher.
00:09:56Manchester City have played their best football since going one nil up.
00:10:01Just seem to shake all the cobwebs from them.
00:10:03Calm everything down.
00:10:05He started to actually play rather than be swamped by what it all meant today.
00:10:11Bernardo Silva.
00:10:13He's trying to prompt City to push forward to the end.
00:10:16Knowing that goals could be a factor right at the end of the season.
00:10:19Here's Haaland.
00:10:22Haaland through to Mahmouche.
00:10:23And Mahmouche has taken that beautifully.
00:10:27And that's what Bernardo Silva has been insisting upon for the last few minutes.
00:10:33Revving them up for more.
00:10:34You never know.
00:10:36One more at the end of the season could make all the difference.
00:10:40Mahmouche has found game time really difficult to come by in the last few weeks and months.
00:10:46But you wouldn't know it by the way he puts this in.
00:10:48That's clinical.
00:10:50And another assist for Erling Haaland.
00:10:52We talk a lot about his goals.
00:10:55Well, that's eight that he's made in the Premier League this season as well.
00:11:00But it's the day that he's seen the המon's on for the last few years in the Cup.
00:11:02And he's in the last few months, heIGO Jemiro.
00:11:14And he's in the first few weeks.
00:11:15Oh yeah, he's in the first few years.
00:11:16And he's in the first few weeks.
00:11:17And he's in the first to come by the end of the season as well.
00:11:24Real teams are in the first few months.
00:11:27And he's in the first few weeks.
00:11:27Manchester City get the result that they absolutely had to this evening.
00:11:32For Brentford, a real blow to their hopes of getting into Europe
00:11:36for the first time in the club's history.
00:11:38They'll go again next week with two to play.
00:11:41City play Palace on Wednesday night.
00:11:44The first of three that they've got left as the chase of Arsenal goes on.
00:11:50In the first half, we arrived a lot in the final third,
00:11:53like what happened against Everton.
00:11:55But we didn't have enough players there.
00:11:57In the second half, we had enough players there.
00:11:59To score a goal is not to be a genius.
00:12:01It has to bring players close to Erling.
00:12:04And Omar scored because Erling and Phil Foden was close to Erling in the second half.
00:12:08That's why we create the sense of more goals.
00:12:11So Erling is there, Omar is there, and create a little bit doubts for the defenders.
00:12:16Otherwise, with Erling alone against three central defenders,
00:12:18it's impossible to score a goal.
00:12:19We know that we had to score when we scored a goal.
00:12:23Obviously, there was more space, and then we scored a second goal.
00:12:26We were a bit relieved, happy.
00:12:29Could have, should have had a penalty, a key moment.
00:12:32I've looked at it three or four times.
00:12:33There's no way Kevin would go down.
00:12:36And the comment that was made was there wasn't enough contact.
00:12:40But when he's, Kevin's one of the quickest players in the league,
00:12:43when he's moving at such speed, it's only going to take a little bit of contact.
00:12:47He's got the goal gaping.
00:12:50So, for me, that one is a penalty.
00:12:52And the gap is down to two points again.
00:12:55Over to Arsenal.
00:12:56What do you do tomorrow?
00:12:57Do you watch it, follow it, going golfing?
00:12:58Well, training.
00:12:59I have my sister here.
00:13:01So, we'll see.
00:13:02But, yeah, I'm at home and I'll watch it, yeah.
00:13:04We all will, Pep.
00:13:05We all will.
00:13:06It really was Wayne the Doku show again today, wasn't it?
00:13:09He's stepped up as good and big players do when their teams need them.
00:13:13He has.
00:13:14And I think over the last few weeks, he's been incredible, really.
00:13:17And he's run of form.
00:13:19And his goals, he's scored the chances he's created.
00:13:21You see this, his first goal against Everton,
00:13:23cutting inside on his left foot, whipping in the far corner.
00:13:26And again here, hanging out in the back of the space.
00:13:29And then, no hesitation.
00:13:32Gets the ball cut inside and it's a great finish.
00:13:35And today, he was an absolute nightmare for the Brentford defenders.
00:13:38They couldn't deal with him.
00:13:39He was direct.
00:13:41He was positive.
00:13:42But with quality, which sometimes he has lacked at times.
00:13:45He makes the goalkeeper make a good save.
00:13:48And then he's forming a really good partnership with Nick O'Reilly.
00:13:51I think again, and this is part of his game which I think he's improved a lot.
00:13:54It's a really good ball to O'Reilly.
00:13:56And then he pulls the ball back, but nothing really comes of it.
00:13:59Again here, drawing players into him.
00:14:01Good bit of communication with his eyes with O'Reilly, which is important and you need.
00:14:06Really good touch, flick.
00:14:07Ball comes into the box.
00:14:08And then Man City get another half-decent chance from him being positive and taking the ball.
00:14:14Here, drawing players into him again.
00:14:17Stands the defender up.
00:14:18No chance the defender can do anything about it.
00:14:21And create a really good chance for Erling Haaland.
00:14:22So everything that City done comes from him.
00:14:25Find the pocket of space in the middle of the pitch.
00:14:27Being positive again.
00:14:28No hesitation.
00:14:29Taking a shot on his left foot.
00:14:30And here, Brentford now, they know that he's caused them problems all day.
00:14:35So now what they've done, they've got three players out and they still can't deal with him.
00:14:38They've got three players to try and get close to him.
00:14:40To try and tackle him.
00:14:41To try and foul him.
00:14:42Get to the byline again.
00:14:44Another good ball into the box.
00:14:45And unlucky not to score.
00:14:47And now on the corner, Phil Foden plays it short.
00:14:50They try and double up on him.
00:14:53Thiago comes out to see if he can help as well.
00:14:55And then here, the problem here is Thiago thinks that Brentford have got the ball.
00:14:59He goes to run forward.
00:15:00He gambles for the counter-attack.
00:15:02And Jockney comes into the space where Thiago was.
00:15:04And it's another incredible finish.
00:15:07Incredible.
00:15:08And to repeat that goal, if you like, as he has done a few times, is just phenomenal.
00:15:14And have a look at this as well.
00:15:15Well, I think this shows how reliant today.
00:15:18And not just today.
00:15:19Over the last few weeks, Man City has been on top.
00:15:22Most of the attacks come down the left-hand side.
00:15:24And when you've got a player that confident and that in form, you have to just keep him in the
00:15:28ball.
00:15:28And if you keep giving him the ball, he'll cause problems.
00:15:30Well, this increase, this flurry of goal-scoring activity is no coincidence, Wayne.
00:15:34Have a little look at this clip.
00:15:36You and Micah telling him he needs to shoot more, this is, after the FA Cup semi-final.
00:15:40And this was his response.
00:15:42My first reaction when I dribble is like, who is free, instead of where is the goal, you know?
00:15:47Yeah.
00:15:47Instead of shoot or...
00:15:48So I have to be more selfish in those moments and look for the goal first as an attacker.
00:15:53And since that FA Cup semi-final, I mean, he's literally gone out there and done everything you told him
00:15:58to.
00:15:58Yeah, well, after the semi-final, I said to him off air, he said, you need to be more selfish
00:16:02and get more shots off.
00:16:03And you see from that, you know, the goals he scored, the shots he's had, the chances created.
00:16:07Everything about his game since then shows he's an absolute world-class player.
00:16:12And this season, but especially over the last month, you see it come together.
00:16:16Are you claiming an assist?
00:16:17I hope not, because obviously...
00:16:19Well, Arsenal fans aren't happy with you.
00:16:20No, but what you enjoy is top players being, you know, good and creating and causing problems for defenders.
00:16:26And speaking of Arsenal, of course, for the title race, they could not afford to drop any more points, Manchester
00:16:31City.
00:16:31They had to get back to winning ways today.
00:16:33Let's remind ourselves of the run-in there, Ashley.
00:16:36Yeah, they did what they had to do today against a very stubborn Brentford team.
00:16:40And then they just put the pressure a little bit back onto Arsenal tomorrow.
00:16:43I feel like Arsenal will be confident.
00:16:46They'll go into that game with confidence and they know it's in their hands now.
00:16:49And if you're Manchester City today, you just go out and get the win any way you can do.
00:16:53Yeah, I think City have just got to try and win the games.
00:16:55And I said this last week, I felt City would drop points against Everton.
00:17:00And I feel like both teams will win every game, which makes Arsenal champions.
00:17:04And, of course, there were a couple of decisions.
00:17:06You heard Keith Andrews there talking about Kevin Sharder that he felt could have gone for them today.
00:17:11Did you agree with him?
00:17:12No, I can understand why he's frustrated.
00:17:15Because in real time, both decisions seemed like a foul, which weren't given.
00:17:19But after watching it back, I have to say, I don't think either of them was a foul.
00:17:23This was the first one.
00:17:24And as you can see, Nunes just gets a touch on the ball there.
00:17:27And I don't think that's enough contact.
00:17:29I can understand.
00:17:30I don't think Sharder's dived because he's running at pace.
00:17:33But I don't think it's enough for a foul.
00:17:35Watching this one, in real time, I thought it was a penalty definitely.
00:17:38But as we see the replay, Sharder actually trips himself up.
00:17:41That's his own foot against his own heel.
00:17:45And because, again, he's running at such pace, he goes down.
00:17:47So I can see why Keith Andrews would be frustrated.
00:17:50But looking back at them, they're not fouls.
00:17:52At this stage in a title race, when it's tit for tat, Wayne, you've been there.
00:17:56Tell us what it feels like when you're inside that.
00:18:00Exciting, nervous.
00:18:01You get every emotion.
00:18:03And obviously with Man City win today, now it's Arsenal's turn to go out and go and win the game
00:18:08tomorrow against West Ham.
00:18:09So every type of emotion you think you can have, you go through over this next couple of weeks.
00:18:14And it's brilliant when you're in it.
00:18:17When you get out of it at the right side, then it's incredible.
00:18:20It's such a good feeling.
00:18:21When you're on the wrong side of it, which I've been on as well, it's one of the worst feelings
00:18:25in the world.
00:18:25OK, all to play for.
00:18:27Well, if Aston Villa win the Europa League and finish fifth in the Premier League,
00:18:31then sixth place would qualify for next season's Champions League.
00:18:34Bournemouth currently occupy that spot on a run of 15 games unbeaten ahead of their visit to Fulham.
00:18:38And Chris Latcham was at Craven Cottage.
00:18:41And Anir Aiola has three games left at Bournemouth.
00:18:45Can he deliver continental football as the perfect parting gift?
00:18:49Marco Silva may also be on the move.
00:18:51We don't know if he'll extend his Craven Cottage contract.
00:18:54He makes changes from the side folded by Arsenal last week.
00:18:58Tom Kearney comes into midfield while Rodrigo Munez starts in place of the injured Raul Jimenez.
00:19:05Bournemouth have stood down right back Alex Jimenez while they investigate social media posts.
00:19:10So Adam Smith comes in.
00:19:1212 goal junior group.
00:19:13He has impressed everyone this season, including Barcelona, said to be tracking his progress.
00:19:22It's been a good watch, some terrific football, but precious little by way of real chances.
00:19:29Chiquese now.
00:19:31Threads one through to Castagna.
00:19:33Hangs the ball higher.
00:19:34Munez!
00:19:35With the goal gaping, heads the ball wide.
00:19:38Head in hands for his manager.
00:19:41Chiquese with disguise on the pass.
00:19:43Munez.
00:19:43The arc of the run kept him onside.
00:19:46And Munez surely should have hit the target.
00:19:52Castagna.
00:19:53Plays the ball inside to Wilson.
00:19:55Helps it on.
00:19:56And now look at this space down the left-hand side.
00:19:59Robinson galloping forward.
00:20:01Hill comes across to block him and it's important defensive work by the right-back who tucked in Adam Smith.
00:20:14Kearney is the first meet and Munez with the overhead attempt.
00:20:20Wonderful technique.
00:20:21Shout for hand ball.
00:20:22Play continues.
00:20:29VAR are checking for any whiff of hand ball from the Munez overhead kick.
00:20:33Play continues for now.
00:20:36That's a wonderful shimmy from Castagna.
00:20:39And a foul from Christie.
00:20:41Will produce the first yellow card of the afternoon.
00:20:46Really clever body shimmy from Castagna.
00:20:50He paid for it.
00:20:52Here's another look at the Munez overhead kick straight into the ground.
00:20:56Well Andy Madley is being sent to the screen here for the challenge by Ryan Christie on Castagna.
00:21:04That's a bad one.
00:21:06When you slow it down.
00:21:08And here comes the verdict.
00:21:10After review, the yellow card for Bournemouth number ten has been upgraded to a red card for serious style player.
00:21:16The fine decision is red card.
00:21:19But it's not.
00:21:20Wait till you see it.
00:21:21So Ryan Christie is sent from the field in front of the watching Scotland boss Steve Clarke.
00:21:27And Bournemouth are down to ten.
00:21:32So not yet half time.
00:21:34And Fulham are a man up.
00:21:38Wilson's cross.
00:21:40Anderson's header is looping onto the crossbar.
00:21:44Well that would have been a one-two punishment for Bournemouth.
00:21:47Really well worked.
00:21:48Anderson gets up high.
00:21:50I think Petrovic had it covered.
00:21:56Long range effort from Lukic is a good one.
00:21:59And Petrovic punched.
00:22:01Castagna helps it back in.
00:22:03It's too high for Smithrow.
00:22:05Fulham surging towards the half-time break.
00:22:10Really good hit from Sasolukic.
00:22:13Denied by the brilliant diving save from Petrovic.
00:22:19Tabernier has ridden the challenge of Castagna and...
00:22:24The play was initially allowed to continue.
00:22:26And then Anderson has gone in really heavily on Truffaut.
00:22:29And all of a sudden Bournemouth are surrounding Andy Madley.
00:22:32And asking him about the ferocity of the challenge.
00:22:39It is a yellow card for Joachim Anderson.
00:22:43They're checking this for a red card for possible serious foul play.
00:22:48And now Andy Madley is being sent to the screen again.
00:22:54The VAR are showing Andy Madley the incident in full speed first so he can see it.
00:23:00And then slowing it down so he can see the top leg.
00:23:02And can judge for himself whether it's two feet with dangerous force.
00:23:10After review, the yellow card for Fulham number five has been upgraded to a red card for stage foul play.
00:23:16The final decision is a red card.
00:23:20It's ten on ten.
00:23:22The yellow card for Anderson deemed insufficient after review.
00:23:26And now Marco Silva's Fulham are also down to ten men.
00:23:30And Fulham's advantage is removed.
00:23:35Well, the half-time team talks would have been shaken up, maybe even torn up by those two late red
00:23:40cards.
00:23:42Tavernier.
00:23:44Did well to keep it in play.
00:23:46Couldn't keep possession.
00:23:49But he's won it back here, Tavernier.
00:23:51And now Kruppi on the edge never needs too much!
00:23:54And he's whipped the ball onto the crossbar.
00:24:00Barely a yard to work in for the young Frenchman, but he's shown all season.
00:24:04He doesn't need much more than that.
00:24:07First look at goal for the teenager.
00:24:09And he's so nearly beat Bernd Leno.
00:24:16Trafer with the delivery too high for Ryan.
00:24:21Smith recycles the play.
00:24:23Might yet fall for Ryan.
00:24:24Who got it out of his feet and found the back of the net!
00:24:30A magic moment for Bournemouth in the sunshine.
00:24:34Their brilliant Brazilian at it again.
00:24:39What a season this teenager is having.
00:24:42And when Smith laid it off, he only had one thought in his mind.
00:24:44Bang!
00:24:46Well, could Bernd Leno have done better?
00:24:48Slightly unsighted.
00:24:50And only Iriola cares not a jot.
00:24:521-0 Bournemouth.
00:24:54Marco Silva says if Fulham want European football,
00:24:57every game really becomes must-win.
00:25:00If Bournemouth get the points today, they could almost touch European football.
00:25:05Bob.
00:25:05Lovely disguise on the pass and gets it back.
00:25:09Gets a yard and fires the ball over the top.
00:25:13What an introduction that would have been for the young Norwegian.
00:25:20Good to see Roy Hodgson, one of five former Fulham bosses in the stands today.
00:25:25Kruppi to Ryan.
00:25:26Kruppi is fouled.
00:25:27Play continues.
00:25:28Ryan is advancing on his own.
00:25:30But Josh King is the only man to stop him.
00:25:33Ryan goes past two and Castagne has done well.
00:25:36It's still alive and Truffaire has his shot blocked on the line.
00:25:40Josh King, who's just come on, a teenage attacker, is initially beaten, but he is the player that recovers to
00:25:48block the certain goal from Truffaire.
00:25:53Unal keeps possession and has it in the box now and whips it across goal and Amin Adley fluffs his
00:26:00lines.
00:26:04Brilliant work by Unal and if not quite an open goal, four fifths of an open goal.
00:26:13Fulham are into their last minute.
00:26:15Robinson sends it into the box.
00:26:16It might yet fall for Bob.
00:26:19It might yet fall for King off the underside of the bar.
00:26:23And still alive.
00:26:24Munez is blocked out.
00:26:26And Bournemouth can breathe again.
00:26:30What a moment for Fulham and Josh King.
00:26:33But he couldn't beat the upright and that's why they're celebrating.
00:26:39Bournemouth have held on.
00:26:41And now they believe they can almost book their flights.
00:26:45Full time at Craven Cottage.
00:26:47Fulham nil, Bournemouth won.
00:26:50Today was not decisive because we still need more points.
00:26:54But it was a big game considering also the opposition.
00:26:59Also how the game has gone.
00:27:01The two red cards, you kind of reset, start a different game.
00:27:04And I think especially the players have shown like big spirit.
00:27:08Completely unreserved result for us.
00:27:10I think is the first thing that I want to say.
00:27:13After of course that real moment from Anderson.
00:27:16The red card changed completely the dynamic of the game.
00:27:19I didn't see so far any image that showed to me that is a clear red card for Hoa.
00:27:24That is true. I didn't see.
00:27:25I see many replays about the moment.
00:27:28You don't think that's a red card?
00:27:29I didn't see an image that showed to me that is a red card.
00:27:33The lads are buzzing.
00:27:34That was a real shift of a game.
00:27:36We believe in ourselves.
00:27:37The ability we've got in this group is top.
00:27:40It's a special group and, you know, we've got two big games now to keep our dream alive.
00:27:45We'll get on to the dream in a moment.
00:27:47But Marco Silva having a bit of a grumble there about Joachim Andersson.
00:27:49And that was the second red card of the match.
00:27:52So let's do them in order. Ryan Christie first.
00:27:54How did you see them both?
00:27:56Yeah, I think this one's a now-done red card.
00:27:58I think he's just misjudged it.
00:27:59I don't think there was malice in the tackle.
00:28:01But you can see clearly here.
00:28:03It's high with force and he's out of control.
00:28:06So I think Castagne is lucky that he managed to continue playing in that game.
00:28:10I think Christie knows straight away he's mistimed that.
00:28:12And it got upgraded and rightly so by Andy Madley who did have a busy afternoon.
00:28:17This one, at first, I didn't think it was a red card.
00:28:22And I thought that Andersson was a little bit unlucky.
00:28:25But watching it back, I think he's left the floor with both feet.
00:28:29Whereas he has touched the ball a little bit.
00:28:33Both of his right and his left foot made contact.
00:28:36So I can see why it was given.
00:28:37And he has tweeted about this.
00:28:39And that appears to be genuine, his sentiment in there,
00:28:42that he's taking full responsibility.
00:28:44So he's taking ownership of it.
00:28:46Yeah, which would suggest that he probably knows as well that it's the right decision.
00:28:50And, of course, that all happened in the first half.
00:28:52Second half, Bournemouth come out.
00:28:53And we're used to seeing them playing very attractive attacking football.
00:28:56And they kind of reverted to their type.
00:28:58Yeah, absolutely.
00:28:59And I think credit to the manager, again, we often say this,
00:29:03but he actually took his striker off and put on Tyler Adams, who was excellent.
00:29:06And you can see with these three players at the top end of the pitch, Tavernier wins the ball back.
00:29:10It's a great best skill from Krupa.
00:29:12He's so unlucky not to score that.
00:29:14That would have been a great goal.
00:29:16And that Trufa delivers the ball in.
00:29:19They keep it alive.
00:29:20It goes out the back.
00:29:22Rayan's very clever with where he gets the ball.
00:29:24And once he gets in this position, you just fancy him.
00:29:26And it actually takes a bit of a nick off Calvin Bassi and goes past the goalkeeper.
00:29:32Trufa, as I said, he had a really good game.
00:29:34He's added so much to this Bournemouth team this season.
00:29:37Driving forward, they've got pace and power.
00:29:40Tavernier is always lively.
00:29:41Great bit of skill.
00:29:42Double step over.
00:29:43Shifts it.
00:29:44Gets his shot off.
00:29:45And they're creating chances.
00:29:46They still look dangerous, even though Evan Nielsen's not on the pitch.
00:29:48You can see here how quickly they get the ball forward.
00:29:51A little bit of skill from Krupa.
00:29:53And then Rayan is just...
00:29:54He's been electric since he's been in the league.
00:29:56But look at the support with him.
00:29:58They're up.
00:29:59Even though they've got ten men, they've still got energy.
00:30:01A little bit unlucky.
00:30:02Trufa probably should score.
00:30:04Good block from King.
00:30:05But, you know, having taken his striker off with ten men, you wonder what he's doing.
00:30:09But when you've got those players up front, you've still got a stacking option.
00:30:12The whole passage there actually kind of sums up it.
00:30:14It was a crazy game in New Orleans, wasn't it?
00:30:15Very entertaining.
00:30:16They are on the longest unbeaten run at the moment of 16 games.
00:30:22That's in Europe's top five leagues this season.
00:30:24They're the ones that are in the continuous unbeaten run.
00:30:27The others have come to an end.
00:30:28And that is why they're in the box seat, really, for that sixth spot.
00:30:31Yeah, and I do really believe it's down to the manager.
00:30:35I think he's been so impressive this season.
00:30:37They've recruited well.
00:30:37But it's almost like whoever he puts on the pitch gets the job done.
00:30:41And he plays his style of football.
00:30:43And I think they've been a credit to themselves and the league.
00:30:45Man City at home.
00:30:46Nottingham Forest away are their two remaining fixtures.
00:30:50And Fulham, of course, could have been up there.
00:30:52But they've just tailed off, haven't they?
00:30:54Just two wins in nine.
00:30:55And kind of an opposite situation, in a way, to Bournemouth,
00:30:59who've got real clarity in what's going on with their team,
00:31:01their manager for the future.
00:31:03Yeah, it is.
00:31:03And I think for the Fulham players, obviously,
00:31:05with the uncertainty with Marco Silva's future at the club,
00:31:10and you don't know how that affects players
00:31:12and whether that affects them in a negative way,
00:31:14but obviously the run of form they've been on hasn't been great.
00:31:17And the flip side, as you said, was Bournemouth.
00:31:20They lose the manager, announce the manager's leaving,
00:31:22and swiftly announce a new manager,
00:31:24which gives them players clarity.
00:31:26It gives them the energy and the vision to look forward,
00:31:29to know what they want to do,
00:31:30and hopefully go and qualify for Europe.
00:31:32And, of course, new manager coming in, Marco Rosa.
00:31:34Delighted that they're sitting there at the moment,
00:31:36potentially with Champions League football next season.
00:31:38OK, well, Brighton manager Fabian Hertzner
00:31:40signed a new deal this week to keep him at the club until 2029.
00:31:44His side were looking to continue their push for European football
00:31:47when they faced bottom side Wolves at the Amex.
00:31:49Jonathan Pearce, watch this one.
00:31:52Hertzner has won 43.5% of his games in charge,
00:31:55the highest win percentage of any of their managers
00:31:58since Gus Boyette 13 years ago.
00:32:01Two wins from the last three should be enough
00:32:03for European qualification.
00:32:05Wolves haven't won in 19 away league games,
00:32:07and their seven away goals this season
00:32:09is the lowest tally in Europe's top ten leagues.
00:32:11Two Brighton changes to Kuipa for Wifa, who's injured,
00:32:15Carioglu switches to right-back,
00:32:16and Dunk returns after four games for Boscagli.
00:32:19If Danny Welbeck scores a 14th Premier League goal this season,
00:32:22it'll set a new club record.
00:32:24One Wolves change, Hwang for Raccadari up front,
00:32:27Crecci is fitting up for the bench.
00:32:29They haven't beaten Brighton in the last eight meetings,
00:32:32but they've lost here just once in six visits.
00:32:39In the old gold and black,
00:32:40Wolverhampton Wanderers get us off and underway,
00:32:43kicking from right to left.
00:32:45If they lose today,
00:32:48it means they'll have lost against all other 19 Premier League clubs this season,
00:32:52and that would be just the second time that's ever happened.
00:32:56Ugo Bueno takes the throw to Andre,
00:32:59here's Danny Welbeck to Mitoma,
00:33:01Brighton will want to start the game on the front foot,
00:33:03and well.
00:33:05And it's out wide here for De Kuypers,
00:33:07crossing to the middle,
00:33:08and they've started brilliantly!
00:33:10Pinch of wood, three goals in three games,
00:33:13and Brighton over Albion score in the first minute of play.
00:33:17Brighton one, Wolves nil, what a start.
00:33:21It was a towering leap and a fine header,
00:33:24but I'll tell you what, Mitoma does well here.
00:33:28Battled hard to play it out wide.
00:33:31De Kuyper back in the starting line-up,
00:33:32saw the run of Incherwood,
00:33:34no-one in old gold did.
00:33:35Really appalling defending.
00:33:37Brighton over Albion one,
00:33:38Wolverhampton Wanderers nil is the score in the first minute.
00:33:44Minty tries the big switch,
00:33:47all the way to Mitoma,
00:33:49Lima was hesitant,
00:33:50Mitoma inside him,
00:33:51he'll shoot from here will he?
00:33:52He releases,
00:33:53Minty arrives back into the middle,
00:33:55and it's cleared away by Santiago Buena.
00:33:59And Brighton cut effortlessly through Wolverhampton Wanderers there.
00:34:06Brighton are flying,
00:34:08four minutes gone, they're ready lead.
00:34:10De Kuyper will take the corner kick.
00:34:14To the far post,
00:34:16Dunk makes it two!
00:34:20This is a stroll in the sunshine for Brighton and Hove Albion.
00:34:25Two up inside four minutes.
00:34:27It's his first goal since February 24.
00:34:31Back in the side, he's missed four games,
00:34:33a couple of them through suspension.
00:34:35Made his run in from beyond that far post.
00:34:37Too strong, too focused, too hungry.
00:34:39Look at the old gold shirts back in there.
00:34:42A lot of them are just marking space.
00:34:46Victory today,
00:34:47coupled with other results,
00:34:48could take them sixth.
00:34:50If Aston Villa win the Europa and finish fifth.
00:34:52Sixth will be enough to bring Champions League football.
00:34:56Wellbet.
00:34:57Steps away from the challenge.
00:34:59Into Minte,
00:35:00sharp return.
00:35:01Hinchewood.
00:35:03In it comes to Mitoma!
00:35:05It's well worked but wide.
00:35:08First touch took it wider than he really wanted.
00:35:11Narrowed the angle.
00:35:12He was allowed to get the shot away.
00:35:15There's no communication out there,
00:35:17for Wolves.
00:35:18Lack of leadership.
00:35:22Diagonal switch to Minte.
00:35:26And there we run Bueno.
00:35:28In comes across,
00:35:29Welbeck, far post,
00:35:30needed to be saved.
00:35:34And again a ball from the wide position,
00:35:36causing damage.
00:35:38Cross for Welbeck at the far post.
00:35:41Perhaps got too much on it,
00:35:42headed down.
00:35:44Onto the ground,
00:35:45and Bentley pushed it around.
00:35:48Wolves have made a change.
00:35:50They've taken,
00:35:51uh,
00:35:51Hugo Bueno off,
00:35:52he hasn't reappeared.
00:35:54And, uh,
00:35:54David Muller-Wolf has come on.
00:35:57Mane.
00:35:58Looks for the substitute.
00:36:00Carioglu got back at him,
00:36:01and deflected it away.
00:36:02But that's a meaningful Wolves attack
00:36:04for the first time in the game.
00:36:05And as a result of it,
00:36:06they get their first corner of the game.
00:36:10Right-footed.
00:36:11It's dangerous, you know,
00:36:12to go towards that far post area.
00:36:14Dunk got up well.
00:36:16This is Andre.
00:36:18Flashes it back into the middle.
00:36:20Wang with the header on.
00:36:21Mane scoops the cross back in.
00:36:23Off the top of the bar!
00:36:26That's the closest we've seen from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
00:36:29A header from Yes and Mosquera.
00:36:32And he's just got a reaction from him for the second half.
00:36:36The Hinchua goal, by the way, was his 150th in charge as a manager of Brighton.
00:36:42And the 400th goal his teams have scored in his career as a manager.
00:36:47Mane has crept infield.
00:36:50Tries to trick his way through, still going!
00:36:52It's parried away!
00:36:54Arms run!
00:36:54Can he finish?
00:36:55Checks back to his left!
00:36:56And it's scrambled away.
00:36:59Couldn't clear his feet to get the shot off.
00:37:02Mane here was allowed to get through that gap.
00:37:05Get the shot away.
00:37:07Keeper didn't cover himself with glory.
00:37:10And Brighton fans are getting agitated.
00:37:19And Kuba Minto goes out wide.
00:37:23Dunk lets it run onto the Kuiper, takes the extra touch.
00:37:27It's a backheel by Gross!
00:37:32Lovely little backheel here.
00:37:36Rob Edwards will take some cheer from the fact that they've kept the scoreline to the two.
00:37:45Oh, lovely football, Brighton.
00:37:47Rute, no free-kick, picks himself up.
00:37:51Desperate defending back in there.
00:37:53Minty's turned away and scores!
00:37:55And Brighton have a third.
00:37:58Oh, they finally made the game safe.
00:38:0282 minutes after they scored their second goal, they get their third.
00:38:07They slowly deserve one.
00:38:11Tried to get it away, Wolves.
00:38:14But it wouldn't go.
00:38:16And it wouldn't go.
00:38:18And Minty exploded in the third goal.
00:38:22His third goal of the season.
00:38:24Alfie, we're with you.
00:38:26Alfie is the son of the kit man who had crucial surgery this week.
00:38:33And Brighton have already with three goals and three points.
00:38:36Move closer to Europe.
00:38:37Brighton three, Wolves nil.
00:38:39Me and Maxi, we just spoke in the warm-up.
00:38:41He said, when I've got the ball, you know, make runs into the box.
00:38:44And he obviously got the ball out of his feet and crossed it.
00:38:48And, yeah, I was arriving with good timing.
00:38:50And it set us on our way.
00:38:52It probably weren't our best performance, but it's a 3-0 win.
00:38:55And that's all that matters at this stage of the season.
00:38:57It's results.
00:38:58It was a shocking start.
00:38:59I think we were still in our nice hotel for the first five minutes.
00:39:03Absolutely, yeah, a despicable start.
00:39:05Played backwards.
00:39:07Still in bed for the second one.
00:39:09The corner is shocking defending.
00:39:11We know there's going to be a lot of change going forward and for next season.
00:39:14So, you know, that is what it is.
00:39:16But the ones that are here right now continue to show some pride.
00:39:19Two games to go. Leeds, then Manchester United.
00:39:23How do you approach those games?
00:39:25We have to go all in now.
00:39:26And that approach doesn't change.
00:39:29So we will keep going.
00:39:31We focus on our jobs.
00:39:32We focus on things we can control, we can influence.
00:39:34That's only the performance.
00:39:35And then we see what happens.
00:39:37Well, they were disappointed with their performance last weekend against Newcastle.
00:39:40And they were in a real hurry to get things done and dusted today, weren't they?
00:39:43They wasn't.
00:39:43Fastest ever Premier League goal for Brighton.
00:39:45They was.
00:39:45And they started the game, you know, with so much intensity.
00:39:49And you look at this from the start.
00:39:50Getting around the ball, winning the ball back.
00:39:53And now they go forward.
00:39:54They've got runners going forward.
00:39:56And Wolves just could not live with it right from the start.
00:39:58And I think this is Brighton's fastest goal in the Premier League history.
00:40:0235 seconds.
00:40:03But what a header.
00:40:03What a cross.
00:40:04And what a header that is.
00:40:05And it didn't stop there.
00:40:06Wolves just could not deal with Brighton all day.
00:40:10And this.
00:40:11Another great switch of play.
00:40:12We don't seem to see these switches of play anymore.
00:40:15But then the intent again.
00:40:17Runners off the ball.
00:40:18Making Wolves, you know, look very ordinary.
00:40:20Which, let's be honest, they have been all season.
00:40:23And then a good cutback.
00:40:25And now they get a corner.
00:40:26But look at the bodies in the box.
00:40:27And from that resulting corner.
00:40:29This defendant is shocking.
00:40:31You look at the Wolves players.
00:40:33Brighton.
00:40:33The danger for Brighton is at the back post.
00:40:35The Wolves players are not even interested.
00:40:36They're not looking.
00:40:37They're not opening their body.
00:40:38They don't know what's around them.
00:40:39And then as the ball comes into play.
00:40:42Ball comes to the back post.
00:40:44And then it's a really good header.
00:40:46So I think how the start of the game.
00:40:48The intensity.
00:40:49The energy.
00:40:50Which Wolves.
00:40:51Brighton had.
00:40:52Was incredible.
00:40:53And then this is the 15th minute.
00:40:55So all this.
00:40:55Is inside the 15th minute.
00:40:5715 minutes.
00:40:57A game.
00:40:58Getting bodies in the box.
00:41:00And then nearly killing the game off.
00:41:02But I think.
00:41:03The way Brighton.
00:41:05Set out the stall.
00:41:06To win this game.
00:41:07From early on.
00:41:08Was.
00:41:08Was devastating.
00:41:09And for the manager.
00:41:10New three year deal.
00:41:11Three goals.
00:41:12And three points.
00:41:13And it was a fantastic performance.
00:41:15Jack Hinchelwood.
00:41:16Has caught the eye all season.
00:41:17Hasn't he?
00:41:18And he personifies versatility.
00:41:20I think.
00:41:20Doesn't he?
00:41:20Because.
00:41:21He's played in these positions here.
00:41:23This is the percentage of time.
00:41:24That he's played in each of these different positions.
00:41:27And that's over 4,311 minutes as well.
00:41:30So.
00:41:30You think.
00:41:31Well where is his best position?
00:41:32Well of late.
00:41:33It would seem actually.
00:41:35To be in the 10 rule.
00:41:36Yeah.
00:41:37And he's only 21 years old.
00:41:38And sometimes as a young player.
00:41:40You're asked to play.
00:41:40And fill in.
00:41:41And do a job for the team.
00:41:42Which he's obviously done.
00:41:42You see.
00:41:4330% of his games are right back there.
00:41:45But.
00:41:45He seems to have found a home.
00:41:46As you say.
00:41:47In this attacking midfield position.
00:41:48He was brilliant again today.
00:41:50Scored a really brave.
00:41:51Good header at the start of the game.
00:41:53And he seems to be comfortable in that creative position.
00:41:56And when I said that.
00:41:57Perhaps Bournemouth were in the box seat.
00:41:59For that sixth place.
00:42:00But these are Brighton's remaining fixtures.
00:42:02They've got Leeds away.
00:42:03Manchester United at home.
00:42:05Wayne.
00:42:06And let's not forget.
00:42:07European football could go right down to eighth place.
00:42:10This season.
00:42:10Yeah.
00:42:11I think they're tough fixtures.
00:42:12To both Brighton.
00:42:13A fantastic team.
00:42:14They've shown that all season.
00:42:16And I think it's safe to say.
00:42:18That they pretty look.
00:42:20Sure to be playing European football.
00:42:21At some stage next season.
00:42:22They have had a season.
00:42:23Of course.
00:42:23In Europe before.
00:42:25But you know.
00:42:25Having Fabian Herzler's contract secured.
00:42:27As well.
00:42:27For a few more years.
00:42:29That was announced this week.
00:42:30Again.
00:42:30You referred to it with Bournemouth.
00:42:31That certainty.
00:42:33Shows what a well run club it is.
00:42:35Yeah.
00:42:35Well.
00:42:36Exactly.
00:42:36I think Devon Bramford.
00:42:37They're two of the best run clubs.
00:42:39In the Premier League.
00:42:40And it's no surprise.
00:42:41You know.
00:42:41They're doing what they're doing.
00:42:43Okay.
00:42:44Four games on tomorrow's match of the day.
00:42:46With plenty of attention on events.
00:42:47At the London Stadium.
00:42:51Luke Schauder.
00:42:54It's hit to Tommy Abraham.
00:42:58And the header in.
00:43:18There's live commentary of all those games across Five Live and BBC Sounds.
00:43:21Along with Celtic against Rangers from the Scottish Premiership at midday.
00:43:25Kelly Summers chats to Lucy Bronze in the football interview.
00:43:27Which is straight after this programme on BBC One.
00:43:29Next Saturday afternoon.
00:43:31It's the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester City.
00:43:34That's live on BBC One.
00:43:35And if you missed the start of the show.
00:43:37It's available right now on iPlayer.
00:43:38Along with edits of every match.
00:43:40And watch out for this.
00:43:41It drops first thing on Monday.
00:43:45We got labelled like the golden generation.
00:43:48We had captains winning Premier League winning Champions League.
00:43:51But in the World Cup you get a crisis every two or three days.
00:43:57Reporters, cameras everywhere.
00:43:59This is a bad start for England.
00:44:00Everyone was thinking, why is it not quite working?
00:44:04Hmm.
00:44:05Know any of the characters in that one?
00:44:08That's a bad one for me now.
00:44:10You'd have to watch it.
00:44:11OK, to Anfield.
00:44:12Fourth place Liverpool.
00:44:13Still work to do, of course, to guarantee Champions League football next season.
00:44:17Chelsea have the FA Cup final next week.
00:44:20But they've lost six in a row in the Premier League.
00:44:22Commentary comes from Simon Brotherton.
00:44:25Champions League football could be secured for Liverpool by the end of the day.
00:44:29If they win and Bournemouth don't.
00:44:30Rio N'Gamoa starts in place of Florian Vietz, who's ill.
00:44:34While fit again, Giorgi Mamadashvidi returns in goal.
00:44:38Chelsea make five changes.
00:44:39Among them, Philip Yorkerton starts in goal.
00:44:42With Robert Sanchez out following his clash of heads on Monday with Morgan Gibbs-White.
00:44:47And Levi Colwell makes his first start of the season after recovering from an ACL.
00:44:58A bit of space here for Kerkhez.
00:45:02And he's taking full advantage of it.
00:45:04Challenged by Caicedo.
00:45:05And it's going to be a Liverpool free-kick.
00:45:11Clumsy from Caicedo.
00:45:18So, five minutes in.
00:45:19Sir Bosley strikes it.
00:45:22Straight at Colwell.
00:45:26N'Gamoa.
00:45:28Up against Parma.
00:45:30Here is Gravenberg.
00:45:31Oh, it's delightful.
00:45:35What a glorious strike.
00:45:38Ryan Gravenberg scores for the first time since just after Christmas in the league.
00:45:47And what a beautiful strike it was too.
00:45:51And it's taken Liverpool just over five minutes to score.
00:45:54Liverpool one, Chelsea nil.
00:45:58And Chelsea's recent woes are quick to continue.
00:46:07Given away by Jorgensen, collected by Frimpong.
00:46:10Red shirt suddenly now appearing in and around Chelsea's penalty area.
00:46:16And it's a corner.
00:46:18First one of the game.
00:46:23Alexis McAllister to take.
00:46:28First one.
00:46:30Decent ball in.
00:46:31It's left for Van Dijk.
00:46:33And it was a great chance for number two.
00:46:37Completely unmarked.
00:46:40Van Dijk.
00:46:41Not sure whether he was in an offside position there, but he was in plenty of space.
00:46:50Caicedo.
00:46:51This is better.
00:46:53Brilliant pass from Moises Caicedo.
00:46:55Kukureya.
00:46:57Fingertips saved by Mamadashvili.
00:47:00Gusto sending it in.
00:47:01Trying to pick out Charles Pedro.
00:47:03That was better from Chelsea.
00:47:07Chelsea suddenly bursting into life here.
00:47:19A free kick there conceded by Cody Gakpo.
00:47:26Chelsea, one assumes, a sensing opportunity here.
00:47:30Despite the fact they're behind.
00:47:34Enzo Fernandes whips it in.
00:47:36Oh, it barely needed a touch.
00:47:37It may not have even got one.
00:47:41Chelsea are level.
00:47:44It was slow and hard.
00:47:46And it went all the way through into the far corner of the net.
00:47:52Was there a touch by Fofana here?
00:47:55Swung his right foot at it.
00:47:58Chelsea won't worry too much about who it is who claims the goal.
00:48:03Because most importantly for them, they are level.
00:48:10It's been a while since Chelsea won a match at Anfield.
00:48:13Their last win here came in front of an empty stadium during Covid.
00:48:17Mason Mount scored the only goal of the game that day.
00:48:20It was five years ago.
00:48:25Caicedo.
00:48:26Great movement here by Kukureya.
00:48:28Almost an own goal.
00:48:30And into the back of the net by Cole Palmer.
00:48:33Chelsea get their noses in front in the fourth minute of the second half.
00:48:38And Cole Palmer scores for the first time in a couple of months since the 4-1 win away at
00:48:46Aston Villa early in March.
00:48:51The goal is not going to stand.
00:48:54Kukureya is adjudged to be in an offside position.
00:48:58And it will be offside by a very slender margin.
00:49:02There's a let-off for Liverpool.
00:49:07Andres Santos.
00:49:10Interception made by Jones.
00:49:12And Curtis Jones has it now.
00:49:13Advantage played by the referee.
00:49:15And Jones has done really well.
00:49:19And now it's with Frimpong.
00:49:25Soboslai.
00:49:272-1 Liverpool.
00:49:28Flat goes up.
00:49:29Won't count.
00:49:31Curtis Jones celebrates for barely a second or two.
00:49:37Both teams then denied a goal.
00:49:39A slender offside margin in the opening 13 minutes of the second half.
00:49:47Liverpool have won the last two games here.
00:49:50Recently against Fulham.
00:49:512-0.
00:49:51And Crystal Palace 3-1.
00:49:52The last home match.
00:49:55And they're on the front foot once more with Ryan Gravenberg.
00:50:00Jeremy Frimpong.
00:50:01Looked like a handball there.
00:50:03Cuts back.
00:50:04Soboslai brings the best out of Jorgensen.
00:50:07They will check for a possible penalty.
00:50:12Supporting arm.
00:50:14Is the word that comes back to the referee.
00:50:20Here comes the change for Liverpool.
00:50:22Alexander Isak.
00:50:23Is going to come on.
00:50:25And the crowd.
00:50:26Are very unhappy.
00:50:28That Rio Ngomoa is the player being substituted here.
00:50:31By Arnest Slough.
00:50:33And having expressed their displeasure towards their manager.
00:50:36At his decision.
00:50:37And Gomoa gets a great reception.
00:50:49A bit of space here for Soboslai to strike it.
00:50:53Rattling.
00:50:55The frame of the goal.
00:50:57With a venomous shot.
00:51:01Thunderous strike.
00:51:07Kukurea is challenged by Jones.
00:51:10And Caicedo loses it to Isak.
00:51:18Corner.
00:51:22More Liverpool pressure for Chelsea to try to deal with.
00:51:30And the header was a brilliant one from Van Dijk.
00:51:35They will check the challenge on him inside the penalty area.
00:51:40And they've actually looked at the other incident on McAllister.
00:51:44But it will not be given as a penalty.
00:51:53Nicely done from Jean-Pedro.
00:51:55Still going here.
00:51:57And still.
00:51:58And Frimpon challenges.
00:52:01He's back up.
00:52:02But it will be looked at.
00:52:03It breaks down for Chelsea.
00:52:04He's asking the question.
00:52:06But Liverpool can't get it away.
00:52:08They claim a handball.
00:52:10And the referee's going to give a free kick to Liverpool.
00:52:15They've completed the check on the challenge in the penalty area.
00:52:18And it will not be a penalty.
00:52:24That'll do it.
00:52:25On is even at Anfield.
00:52:27And the noise in the background tells you what many among the home faithful think of it.
00:52:32It's finished at Anfield.
00:52:34Liverpool won.
00:52:35Chelsea won.
00:52:36It was disappointing to concede that goal.
00:52:38We'll have a look at that and look at the reasons why.
00:52:41Much better reaction from the early goal we conceded last week.
00:52:44So that's a positive.
00:52:45And that's what you have to do at this level.
00:52:47At any moment.
00:52:48Premier League teams can have a moment.
00:52:50Score a goal.
00:52:50A bit of quality.
00:52:51So you have to.
00:52:52It's not going to be perfect.
00:52:53And I was pleased with the response.
00:52:54Rio Ngamoa was given an opportunity today.
00:52:57He's quite a handful, isn't he?
00:52:58The crowd clearly wanted to see a bit more of him when he came off.
00:53:02I can completely understand that they wanted to see him longer.
00:53:05But what they probably didn't notice is that three minutes before that he went to the floor.
00:53:09Close to Kramp.
00:53:11So I had contact with him.
00:53:12Can you go on?
00:53:13And he was really doubting.
00:53:15So he gave the signal that he had to come off.
00:53:17But I knew when his number went up that wasn't the most popular decision I could make at that moment
00:53:23of time.
00:53:24Yeah, there were definitely some rumblings at Anfield of disquiet today when we'll get into that.
00:53:30But first of all, Wayne, will you clear up the Chelsea equaliser and who should the goal go to?
00:53:37Yeah, it's Enzo's goal, I think.
00:53:40It's a really good free kick, actually.
00:53:42But it's a poor defender from Liverpool.
00:53:45You look at the space here in the middle of the penalty box and the ball goes right through.
00:53:49And for Fana, I think he says straight away it's not his goal and he points to Enzo.
00:53:57So it's Enzo's goal but the marking from Liverpool was terrible.
00:54:01And I initially thought that he actually got a touch on the ball here.
00:54:05That's the angle that I think.
00:54:05Yeah, it looked like it did but then this clears it up.
00:54:07I think you see here he's nowhere near the ball and it goes straight in.
00:54:12But the worrying thing for Liverpool is if you look at the Chelsea players here,
00:54:15they're all reacting and all waiting for a rebound or the second ball.
00:54:18And there's only one Liverpool player who's actually reacting.
00:54:20They're all stood, you know, eight to ten yards out the box and just watching it go on.
00:54:26So I think that was a big concern.
00:54:28Six defeats in a row before today for Chelsea.
00:54:31And there was a little tactical tweak, wasn't there, involving Marco Corella,
00:54:34which has made a bit of a difference for you.
00:54:36Yeah, absolutely today. I think they played him higher up the pitch.
00:54:40They had Fofana just in behind him.
00:54:43And this is from kickoff and it shows that most of the attacks today
00:54:48were down Chelsea's left-hand side.
00:54:50And that was down to Cucurello who we know is full of energy, full of running, very creative.
00:54:57And today he looked like he enjoyed himself in this more advanced position.
00:55:02The timing of his run here is brilliant.
00:55:04He's looking to run forward. He's looking to run in beyond.
00:55:07He's creating chances for Chelsea in, as you said, where they've struggled up to now.
00:55:12But Curtis Jones was playing against him.
00:55:15He was a midfielder and you can see he just switches off here.
00:55:18Another good run from Cucurello.
00:55:21He was really trying to pierce the Liverpool defence with his movement and his runs in behind.
00:55:28Here now that Frimpong's on him, Jones is a little bit caught in between.
00:55:31Should he go to Fernandes or not?
00:55:33Again, this one, he was just offside on this one.
00:55:36But again, it's another great run.
00:55:38The timing of it was nearly perfect.
00:55:40Nearly sets up the goal for Cole Palmer.
00:55:45This is Curtis Jones on the ball, gives it away.
00:55:48If we just look at Cucurello, he's on his bike straight away.
00:55:51No, he doesn't stop there.
00:55:52He continues into the box.
00:55:55Two Liverpool players are focused on the ball.
00:55:57Nobody's thinking about what's behind them.
00:55:59He makes that run.
00:56:01And again, nearly gets his shot off if it's not for a really good block from McAllister.
00:56:05So, you know, in a team that's struggled to find creativity,
00:56:08just moving Cucurello up the pitch seemed to do his trick for them today
00:56:12and give them a different dynamic to their attack.
00:56:14And getting that point and having a performance like that the week
00:56:17before you've got an FA Cup final will have done them the world of good.
00:56:20But Liverpool, Wayne, could have today, of course, all but sealed the deal
00:56:23in terms of Champions League football.
00:56:24They had a lot to play for today.
00:56:26They did because they've guaranteed Champions League football next year.
00:56:29And it looks like they'll certainly get that.
00:56:31But there was a lot of worrying signs, which that's been all season,
00:56:35if I'm being honest.
00:56:36And I think they don't know, they haven't got an identity of how they play.
00:56:41Players don't look as if they're interested to play for the team.
00:56:44And the fans are realising that. The fans are seeing that.
00:56:47And obviously we've seen it with Rio going off.
00:56:49But the Liverpool fans are normally, you know, they give the players time,
00:56:53they give the managers time, they're patient with them.
00:56:55But I think they're starting to lose their patience.
00:56:56They've lost nine points from winning positions at Anfield this season,
00:57:01which is the most for a very long time.
00:57:03And obviously it's a completely contrasting season, isn't it,
00:57:05to this time last year.
00:57:07Yeah.
00:57:07There's a lot to get right, a lot to put right.
00:57:09Yeah, and I think they made a lot of changes in the summer,
00:57:12ones that we all sat here and thought were really good players.
00:57:15And it's taken them a long time to integrate into it.
00:57:17Going forward, I'm not sure, you know, which of these players
00:57:21that Arna Slott is going to try and build his team around.
00:57:24And who are the core players in this team?
00:57:27It just, at the minute, they just don't, I don't see really where they're going.
00:57:30It's been a really frustrating season for Liverpool.
00:57:32OK, third place Manchester United have already sealed their place
00:57:35in next season's Champions League.
00:57:37They headed to the Stadium of Light to face a Sunderland side,
00:57:39still with European ambitions of their own.
00:57:42Mark Scott is your commentator.
00:57:44Sunderland are just three points off eighth,
00:57:47which could be good enough for a place in Europe next season.
00:57:50But they've not been too good lately,
00:57:52taking just a point from their past three matches.
00:57:56Their appeal against Dan Palard's red card at Wolves was unsuccessful,
00:58:00so Lutzer Alhid Traude comes in for his first minutes in over a month.
00:58:04Manchester United have Lissandro Martinez back available after a ban,
00:58:09while there are rare starts for Mountain-Turksy with Masraoui
00:58:12and former Sunderland favourite Ahmad also coming in.
00:58:19Krandic Xhaka...
00:58:22wanted Reynaldo to make the run,
00:58:24almost used him by not using him,
00:58:26Reynaldo now shuffles it back to Talbi.
00:58:31Sunderland making the brighter start,
00:58:33and a bright moment here which nearly ends up in the net from Talbi.
00:58:39Sunderland's, I think, knew it was going wide.
00:58:46Manchester United yet to have any serious possession in the Sunderland half.
00:58:52And it's Sunderland coming forwards again here, Siddiqui's through!
00:58:56And he's denied by a terrific stop from Senna Lomans.
00:59:05Siddiqui started to move with a bit of fancy footwork,
00:59:08continued his run, spotted and picked out by a super pass.
00:59:12And then it's a super stop from Lomans to prevent Sunderland taking the early lead.
00:59:16And they are making the early running.
00:59:20While he secured Champions League qualification last week,
00:59:23Michael Carrick says nothing's really changed
00:59:25in terms of whether he'll be staying on as manager next season.
00:59:29And that he's not bothered if the club are running the rule over other potential candidates as well.
00:59:35Given the job that both these managers have done this season,
00:59:38it's a bit strange that there is talk that they might not be in post come the start of the
00:59:43next campaign.
00:59:47Ahmad peeling away, and that's important from Rinaldo.
00:59:51Kunja back in, and Xerxi!
00:59:55Best we've seen from Manchester United so far.
00:59:59Tricky for Xerxi, though, as he was going backwards
01:00:02to try and generate some forwards momentum.
01:00:06A much-changed Manchester United side today, and they're yet to really click.
01:00:14Le Fay.
01:00:15Brobby!
01:00:17Laid off nicely!
01:00:18And sent wide by Siddiqui.
01:00:21With the aid of a deflection.
01:00:23It's another sight of Senna Lomans' goal for Sunderland.
01:00:27And Siddiqui's strike looked on target until the intervention from Mason Mount.
01:00:36The weather is rubbish, and the game hasn't been much better.
01:00:41Shaw's hurried clearance is cut out.
01:00:49Le Fay.
01:00:50Bit of quality there.
01:00:52And Brobby denied by a quality stop from Lomans.
01:00:56Not the first time today that the Manchester United keeper has stood up
01:01:01and kept Manchester United level in the game.
01:01:05Perhaps a bit too close to Lomans, but he still had work to do and reacted smartly.
01:01:09Not the first time today.
01:01:17Hitrauda.
01:01:20Brobby, Hitrauda!
01:01:25Hasn't scored for Sunderland.
01:01:29Hitrauda mightily close to changing that here.
01:01:32Nice layoff from Brobby.
01:01:34Nice layoff from Brobby.
01:01:35And although he slipped as he hit it, it was almost itch perfect.
01:01:45Out to Fernandes.
01:01:48And Manchester United have got a man down here.
01:01:51It's Bruno Fernandes who's holding his face.
01:01:59Oh, and I think that Anculo could be in trouble here.
01:02:05Certainly an arm in the face of Bruno Fernandes.
01:02:08I'd be surprised if VAR didn't want to take a closer look at this.
01:02:13Movement of the arm towards Fernandes, but not in a violent manner is the VAR verdict.
01:02:22So Bruno's going to be disappointed here that there are no further repercussions.
01:02:29Martinez, good strong challenge that.
01:02:31Not a bad pass either.
01:02:33And here's Mateus Cunha to possibly win it for United.
01:02:39Masraoui Fernandes!
01:02:42Still searching for that bit of quality this afternoon, Manchester United.
01:02:52Bruno Fernandes releasing, Dorgu, danger here for Sunderland.
01:02:56Dorgu's cut back, Cunha!
01:02:59The roof's in the way.
01:03:04Cunha with the turn and then the tumble.
01:03:07And it's a free kick for simulation.
01:03:09And a yellow card for Mateus Cunha.
01:03:13The referee had no hesitation here that this was a dive from Cunha.
01:03:19Hasn't had much to do today.
01:03:21Robin Roofs but ensured that he was in the right spot to repel that strike from Cunha.
01:03:29I think a clean sheet away from home.
01:03:31Tough place to come here.
01:03:33We knew it was going to be tough, it was never going to be a perfect game.
01:03:36I think we chose probably where we're at in terms of not playing totally at our best and getting a
01:03:41good result.
01:03:41So the point's OK.
01:03:43Probably we created enough chances to win this game but chances doesn't mean goal.
01:03:49And when we got this momentum and the big chances, we were not clinical enough.
01:03:55And I think the Premier League is really demanding.
01:03:57When you don't score, you are always on the edge.
01:04:00But it shows that our season has been excellent so far.
01:04:03And I think we don't know what will happen for the last two games but it's very positive.
01:04:08And if we are disappointed at home after a draw against Man United, it's a good sign for the club.
01:04:14And some people from the outside looking in will say, was there an issue with motivation now that you've got
01:04:18Champions League in the bag?
01:04:20No.
01:04:22And that's not something that you need to be concerned about for the remainder of the season either, is it?
01:04:26No, not at all.
01:04:28Nothing's done, you know.
01:04:29The season's not finished.
01:04:31If someone's got that mentality, then they're not in our camp.
01:04:34It's not something we spoke about and it's certainly not going into the game today.
01:04:37The boys were in a really good place so that's really not something that we're concerned about at all.
01:04:41We'll talk about Manchester United's performance and maybe the drop off from last weekend in a moment.
01:04:46But first of all, the incident on Bruno Fernandes, Nilsson Angulo.
01:04:50Was he lucky?
01:04:51Yeah, very lucky. Really lucky boy because I don't know what he's thinking here.
01:04:56He's clearly, that's not a running action.
01:04:59He's clearly tried to elbow him in the face.
01:05:03He's caught him with his forearm.
01:05:04We've heard today that because it was the forearm, not the elbow or it wasn't enough contact that it's not
01:05:11a red card.
01:05:11It is a red card.
01:05:12That's the naughty challenge.
01:05:13He's very lucky not to be sent off.
01:05:15And there was a drop off in performance.
01:05:16There were a few personnel changes as well.
01:05:19And perhaps if we have a little look at Michael Carrick's use of his players since his time in charge.
01:05:26He's actually used fewer players in the Premier League than most teams around.
01:05:32In fact, any other team around him equal there with Leeds and Everton and Bournemouth below.
01:05:36And that points to perhaps the fact that he is showing today, he needs to strengthen his squad with Champions
01:05:42League football next year.
01:05:43Yeah, no, I think with Manchester United not in the Champions League last season, obviously to get back in the
01:05:48Champions League against Liverpool last week was big for the club.
01:05:52And today, yeah, they weren't at the best today.
01:05:56But in terms of the players' views, I think what it shows is that Manchester United need to invest in
01:06:00players in the summer.
01:06:02Because in order for Man United to compete in the Premier League next season and the Champions League next season,
01:06:07where they want to be, they have to invest.
01:06:09They have to strengthen the squad and I don't think there's any denying that.
01:06:12Now, if I was a player and Manchester United wanted this army, the first question I would ask is, does
01:06:18the manager want me?
01:06:19Who is the manager? Does the manager want me?
01:06:21So, I think for Manchester United to have that clarity on who the manager is, and listen, I think everyone
01:06:26knows I've been very supportive of Michael Carrick.
01:06:28If Michael Carrick hadn't done the job he'd done, I wouldn't be sitting here saying, you should give him the
01:06:33job.
01:06:33But I think for what he's done, and he's earned his right to get that manager's job, and I think
01:06:39for the club to announce him, I think they need to do it swiftly.
01:06:42Because they need to get players in and they need to get players, you know, they'll be talking, I'm sure
01:06:46they will, but they need to get players in for next season to improve that team.
01:06:49And the price of those players that they're looking at, if they have a good World Cup, it only goes
01:06:53up, doesn't it?
01:06:53So, in terms of good business sense, you want to get those players signed up before they go off and
01:06:58play in the World Cup.
01:06:59Absolutely, because they'll have their targets, and we've seen now that, you know, the players that he wants to play,
01:07:06and when some of those players are out there are a weaker team.
01:07:09First and foremost, I agree with you. I don't know what more Michael Carrick can do to get the job.
01:07:13It's a bit farcical that he hasn't got the job already. Just give him it. He's got the club back
01:07:17into the Champions League, so back him.
01:07:19And then he can go on and choose players that he wants quickly and swiftly before the World Cup.
01:07:23It's not that. It's players will be looking at Manchester United, but they'll also be looking at other teams.
01:07:29So what you don't want to do is have your targets and then lose them because you haven't got a
01:07:32manager in place.
01:07:33And I think he's done everything to get it done and then let's start bringing players in.
01:07:38And some people might say, well, yeah, they've not played as many players because they haven't played in as many
01:07:41competitions.
01:07:42They've played the fewest games in their history this season, haven't they? But they'll be playing a lot more next
01:07:46season.
01:07:46Yeah, they will. And listen, whether it's Michael or someone else, they're going to have to bring players in regardless.
01:07:51So it should be Michael and let's hope it is. Final word. OK, let's have a look at the table.
01:07:56The gap at the top is now two points after Manchester City's win.
01:07:59Manchester United and Liverpool stay third and fourth respectively.
01:08:03Bournemouth, Brighton and Brentford remain in the race for Europe.
01:08:05At the other end, both West Ham and Tottenham are still fighting for survival.
01:08:10Arsenal go to the London Stadium on Sunday, while Spurs host Leeds on Monday night.
01:08:16Thank you so much, Ashley and Wayne. In a season then of surprises, here's where we stand.
01:08:21Pep's supporting the Hammers, Spurs might need Arsenal to do them a favour,
01:08:24and Bournemouth could be in the Champions League.
01:08:26And we're still no closer to knowing who's going to win the title.
01:08:29Expect more twists and turns over the next few weeks. Good night.
01:08:42Yeah!
01:08:45Yeah!
01:08:47Woohoo!
01:08:50Yeah!
01:08:51Yeah!
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