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It's time for your Premier League update here in the studio all weekend. Delighted to have the Neville brothers, Phil Neville and Gary Neville, by my side. I am Rebecca Lowe. Let's catch up on everything that happened today. We'll start with that late game at the City Ground. Gary, you've been keeping an eye on this and it all started for Forest. They had a very fast start. Yes, it was a brilliant start. Guardiola being caught with the ball. Gündoğan, the space simply opens up for him. They have a lot of players ahead of them.
Dias doesn't know whether to go towards him or stay with those who are running. And he gets so close to the goal that he surpasses Ortega. Ortega was probably also a little ahead of his time. A brilliant start for Nottingham Forest. And then, I mean, Andersen wasn't at his best today. We praised him before the game, but he and Enzo Fernández were basically neutralized in midfield. And then Mark Guehi, I mean, he was substituted at halftime. We saw him have that conversation with Glasner at the end, but it was so uncharacteristic of Manchester City. Andersen was undecided, but Delap's work was absolutely fantastic.
Powerful, strong, aggressive, direct, everything they wanted when they signed him. City are shaking their heads and it's the first time, the earliest time they've been down two to zero, I think, in seven years, which is incredible. And City almost got back into the game at halftime. Uh, right before halftime, it was important that they didn't do that. And then I said just before that City really started to press at the beginning of the second half. They are doing everything they can to clear it. Yates manages to touch him, but Schlupp comes in behind him. And it's special. He starts the play with a brilliant diagonal pass. Doucouré simply turns on her back. And Schlupp just follows the opening on the
edge of the area, but it's very difficult to do what he just did there with a half- volley. And at that moment I'm thinking that Manchester City is going to come back in this game. I am absolutely sure that they will return to this match. And you can see the determination to come back, to get the ball. And it almost happened here. Haaland controls it very well. He takes his time. He settles onto his right foot. It does n't end. And here again, they are exerting massive pressure. But there's one clear.it's simply aggressive again. This is the beginning of the goal. This is truly special. The first part is very good and then Morgan Gibbs-White reverses the pass.
He has a lot to do here to beat Donnarumma, to beat any goalkeeper from there. It has to be spectacular. And he simply kicks it with his left foot. I mean, we saw there that a comparison was made with Alan Shearer. There's a bit of Shearer in this. Only power and force in the shot, accuracy. And Oliver Glasner. What worried me a little from Nottingham Forest's perspective is that the substitute couldn't catch the ball. That's probably why he never even got on the pitch. What a day for him against, of course, the club where he was while growing up in the Manchester City Academy. Huge three points, the first three points at home this season for Oliver Glasner. For our Lexus match summary, let's take a look.
You can see how much they've been struggling so far this season. They had not scored a goal at home in front of their own fans until today, and they beat Manchester City, who were second and still are second, by three goals to one. Let's hear from Oliver Glasner if he's caught his breath yet. Okay, Oliver, I'll start by asking you the question you said I would ask you at the end of the game. Was this a good day to play against Manchester City? Yes, it was a very good day to play against Manchester City, but to be honest, if I think about the energy of the team today, the energy at the City Ground was so incredible that I think it would have been difficult for any team in the world to
play against us today. So all credit to the players, all credit to our fans for this, yes, incredible Saturday night. You made it very clear last week and during the week what your principles and standards were. Did you see those principles and standards being respected out there today? I don't think it's about me or my standards. These are our standards. And again, yes, I could see today a team that fought for each other. Every single player left their heart on the field today. And then, of course, we could see after this early goal in the second half, the quality and the pressure. And in those moments, yes, when it was difficult, we had our fans who backed us up and supported us. And
then there were the new players too; we knew exactly that there would be a lot of running and moments of suffering. And then yes, we brought in new players, and they continued with this hard work to this day. Yes, a fantastic night and I think a well-deserved victory. A moment in north London and the champions, Arsenal against Hull City, and they had to be patient again, the Gunners, Gary. Yes, but they are the best at being patient. It was difficult for them in the first half. Hull sat back with a lot of players and had that little counter-attack through Elliot Sroud. They clear it, but Arsenal is capable of waiting and waiting. They had
this very unusual incident before halftime where the referee was sent to the VAR monitor to review it. It could have been a penalty, but it was offside, so we don't really know why they sent it. It is something that is very unusual. I haven't seen that before. And then he announces that basically a goal has been disallowed for offside, which is normally something that Stockley Park handles, so yes. Very strange. Yes, it was a strange old decision, wasn't it? Absolutely. Yes, that was just before halftime, it frustrated Arteta, I'm sure, also not understanding it when he came into the second half.
Yes, deep and closed, simply retreating to Hull and Salaka is the goalkeeper. I said it before. It 's very difficult. In fact, he's behind him and bringing him back from behind, and obviously that's something that would be quite stiff and has pushed him back into the game. And obviously Ødegaard, the captain, is following and he just gets there first. Great moment for Arsenal. We didn't know it at the time, but that has put them in a great position in the Premier League with Manchester City's defeat right now.
Yes, absolutely, that point put them six points ahead of City and it has remained that way due to City's defeat at Nottingham Forest, but this 1-0 for Arsenal is back again. How about this? 34 wins by a score of 1-0 since Mikel Arteta took over in December 2019. That's more than any other team in that span in the Premier League. Nine wins in 10 Premier League games so far this season, and six of their nine wins have been by one goal. Let's listen to Mikel Arteta. Mikel, before the game we were talking about how strong they can be defensively Uh, they certainly proved it, but what was the key in your opinion to finally break through their defense and get the result?
Both perseverance and moving forward. I think we talked about that, being a hammer. I mean, it would happen at some point, uh, to break through their defense. We had important moments where, in my opinion, we should have scored goals, but we didn't hit the target or make the final pass. We were one-on-one with the goalkeeper and we didn't take advantage of the opportunity. I mean, in so many situations where you don't succeed, you need to generate a lot of play and hope that, at some point, you manage to overcome them; That's how we won the game. They have had other opponents who come here to the Emirates to defend deep
and strongly, and they have achieved results in the past. How much does this experience help in situations like this? Well, it's something that happens often, and in some games we've even been down one to zero very early and still managed to come back. So, you know, getting results with the kind of performance we show at home is very, very important. I think we should praise our players for how they approach each game, not just now. So what we have achieved after the first international break up to this point, with the matches we had and the number of points we accumulated. It has
been a very intense period for you in terms of travel and matches. Did you feel that energy was a factor in the final decisions at certain moments of the game? Well, I don't know. That's a question for the players, but when I see the level of commitment in the actions and how we fall back when necessary, I do n't think it was an energy issue. Sometimes it's about quality, sometimes it's about time, and sometimes it's about space. They are minor details and very difficult to execute, but I love the spirit and quality we put into the whole game; I think we deserved to win.
We're going to west London, Fulham vs Newcastle in the first half. The best chance of the game, Phil? It was, and at the same time it wasn't. There wasn't much to the game, but this was the best opportunity. Josh King, recently called up to the England national team. Brilliant technique. Look at the technique in that center of New Albi. Good save by Horna Check. It was a really close game. It didn't take much to define it. It was a mistake in midfield by Sander Berger when he lost the ball. And look at Jacob Murphy here. He didn't go down the wing, he cut inside and simply shot with his left foot.
The precision, power, and spin gave the goalkeeper no chance. And at that moment you thought Newcastle were going to go on and win the game, but literally two or three minutes later there was a scuffle inside the box. Good game from Fulham. Palace Center. There was a bit of indecision and Muñoz simply lifted it over Dan Burn. Do you see this small detour? A clever touch simply lifted over Dan Burn, past the goalkeeper. 1-1. And at this point you thought Fulham and Newcastle were going to draw, but Lewis Hall almost only needed to slide it in with his weaker right foot, slide it into that bottom right corner. But Leno stopped it there. And then, literally in the last kick of the game, Ryan
Sessegnon with an incredible goal. We saw a great goal from Türkiye. This was similar to that brilliant half-volley technique. He hit the ball, with a little spin. Brilliant save by Horna Check. The Newcastle United manager was not happy. Long conversation at the end there with the fourth official. Not impressed at all. And then with the referee too. With DraftKings you can take your game anywhere. It's time for today's game day focus brought to you by DraftKings. And you can watch their last two games as we head into the international break.
Defeat against Everton. That was on Monday, by a score of one goal to zero. And then 1-1 today in Fulham. The next four when we return from the international break. Arsenal, Brighton, Manchester United and Sunderland. Here is Newcastle United manager Matthias Jaissele. Matthias, 1-1 ended. A frustrating match for both teams. How did you see it? Yes, I think that first of all we took a step in the right direction after the performance. So that's something we can really build on.
I think there were opportunities to win that game today as well. Of course, then there was the disallowed goal, a weak one, I'd say. I see it differently. And then also a big change at the end on our side. So of course you should go home with three points, but one point and performance is something we can count on. Tell me about that goal by Jacob Murphy because even with his weaker left side, that was something special. That was a brilliant goal. Overall, a great performance, also very solid. Defensively, he did his job. And offensively, with such a goal, it was a great night for him. I have to say I'm surprised we were able to chat because you seemed to be shouting a lot during that game
. I'm surprised you still have a voice. And you also received a yellow card at the end. What happened there? Yes, it doesn't make sense. Honestly, I was yelling at my player to get up, because if you lose him for a minute at the crucial moment of the game, then he should, yes, get up. Only if he's really injured, then I can understand it. And the referee shows me a yellow card. So a yellow card for yelling at your own player? That, that's strange. And going back to that disallowed goal you mentioned, there was obviously a tussle
between Yoane Wissa and the Fulham defender in the area. You simply don't think it was a foul? Do you think it was a foul in the Premier League In any other league, you couldn't make the same decision. It depends on you. Do you think it's a foul or not? No. At Elland Road, the first match of the day, Leeds United versus Tottenham Hotspur. What do you think of this moment, Phil? Well, we said at the time that we thought the referee made the right decision. In slow motion, it looks like it was a bad tackle with his left foot planted. Look at Bogle here going over Mathys Tel. You see him, but he just didn't go straight for the ball.
The referee obviously saw that and went to VAR. He didn't go straight for the ball. He was just trying to kick it with his right foot to take the ball away from Tel. It was clumsy, at best. It should have been a yellow card, but I think it was the right decision. Unfortunately, Mateusz Klich had to leave just before halftime. Dominik Szoboszlai came in, who had to settle for a place on the bench before this game, which was perhaps a surprise. In the second half, more substitutions, this time from Leeds, and a great moment for Noa Lang. It was, and Leeds played very well in the second half. They brought men forward, they played direct. You see Dominic Calvert-Lewin in the back and Ben White loses
the duel. Noa Lang enters from the left side. He had only been on the field for two or three minutes, he came in from the left side and placed it in the bottom left corner. Leeds totally deserved the victory for their performance in the second half. The only thing Spurs had in the second half was that half chance, a good save by James Trafford. It was just a ball floated into the area. Van Hecke rises, I think it was a comfortable save for James Trafford, and it was a much-needed victory for Leeds United. Yes, they've drawn a lot this season, five out of nine games before today, but it's a big win for Daniel Farke.
Their last nine home results look good at Elland Road, going back to last season. Many wins, many draws, unbeaten now in their last nine home games. Let's hear from Roberto De Zerbi, the Spurs manager, but first, here's Daniel Farke. Daniel, congratulations. How satisfied are you with your team's performance and their commitment to keep pushing for that win? Yes, very happy against a Tottenham side that was in good form. I think the first half was a game of stages. We went on the attack, they went on the attack, but I think in the second half we never doubted ourselves, so we pressed to
win this game. Unfortunately we failed on some occasions, but we were relentless; And as a team, also after a difficult period with many key players out, they showed great spirit, great commitment, great unity today. And I think that in the end, without a doubt, this victory is totally deserved, and yes, we are all happy. Roberto, it was an intense match today. What do you think of your team's performance? We played well in the first half. Not in the second half, we deserved to lose the game. In the second half we lost all the duels. We do It's a process for us because we can learn from this match. This
game is a different sport compared to other matches we've played. Because their defensive phase was different from that of other games. But anyway, there was a solution, there was space, there was a way to attack and play better and defend the ball better. And I regret the result, but first and foremost, I regret the performance in the second half. We don't play like a top- level team. We played without the right spirit, the right character, the right physicality in duels. We're only halfway through the weekend, but the table is looking interesting. Look at the difference that already exists. Arsenal has a six-point lead over
Manchester City. Both have already played 10 games. Brighton and Chelsea come next. They haven't played this weekend yet. Everton are fifth after beating Coventry last night, and Leeds break into the top eight after that victory over Tottenham Hotspur. Many things, of course, could change tomorrow. The bottom half of the table, Manchester United, that's the headline. They are in the relegation zone and, in fact, if the results go against them tomorrow, they could end up at the bottom of the table before their game against Aston Villa. There is a gap between the bottom three and those above them, but of course, most of those outside the bottom three have played one more game.
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