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Match of the Day running order revealed

The Match of the Day 2 running order has been revealed ahead of the programme, after what has been a busy and controversial afternoon.

You can see the highlights of all of those played so far along with all the talking points, replays and analysis from 10:30pm on BBC One.

Presenter Mark Chapman will as always be joined by pundits Micah Richards, and Jermaine Jenas who’ll no doubt will have a lot to rant about. If you miss the show, you can view it over on the BBC iPlayer.

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1) LIVERPOOL v EVERTON

Liverpool win an ill-tempered Merseyside derby that leaves Everton in the relegation zone and Jurgen Klopp’s side still chasing the Premier League title; Andy Robertson scores the breakthrough goal before Divock Origi doubles the lead

Player ratings

Liverpool: Alisson (6), Alexander-Arnold (7), Matip (7), Van Dijk (7), Robertson (9), Fabinho (7), Keita (6), Thiago (7), Salah (8), Jota (7), Mane (6).

Subs: Origi (9), Diaz (8), Henderson (n/a).

Everton: Pickford (6), Coleman (7), Holgate (7), Keane (7), Mykolenko (6), Allan (6), Doucoure (7), Gordon (8), Iwobi (6), Gray (7), Richarlison (6).

Subs: Alli (6), Rondon (6).

Man of the Match: Divock Origi.

Everton boss Frank Lampard was happy with the team’s performance. “In terms of what we want for the players, I thought they were spot on,” he said afterwards.

But he was less impressed with the decision not to award a penalty for a foul by Joel Matip on Anthony Gordon in the second half.

“I don’t think you get them here. If that is Mo Salah at the other end, I think he gets the penalty. I am not trying to create controversy, it is just the reality of the game. It is a foul. You don’t get them here.”

With Burnley now above Everton in the Premier League table, it is his side scrambling to claw their way out of the relegation zone, but Lampard insists it does not change the mentality.

“We can’t get caught up in what everyone else is doing,” he added.

“We have to move on to the next one with a positive attitude.”

“He is a legend on and off the pitch, that is how it is,” said Jurgen Klopp when asked about Divock Origi’s performance off the bench.

“He is a fantastic footballer, for me. I know that sounds ridiculous because I don’t line him up often. He is a world-class striker. He is our best finisher, he always was, and everyone would say the same.

“You see these things in training and then he is not in the squad because of the quality of the other players. That is really hard.

“I imagine today was the same. There are other players not in the squad who are in really good shape. Really hard decisions to make because all the boys want to contribute and all are responsible for the situations we are in.

“But everyone loves Div and rightly so. He was again very decisive. I am very happy for him.”


2) BURNLEY v WOLVES

Burnley win a second consecutive game to lift themselves out of the relegation zone and two points clear of Everton after their defeat at Liverpool; Matej Vydra’s second goal of the season deals another blow to Wolves’ chances of European qualification

Player ratings

Burnley: Pope (8), Roberts (7), Tarkowski (7), Collins (7), Taylor (7), Rodriguez (6), Brownhill (6), Cork (6), McNeill (8), Vydra (7), Weghorst (8).

Subs: Barnes (6), Lennon (6), Long (N/A).

Wolves: Sa (6), Semedo (6), Boly (6), Coady (6), Saiss (6), Jonny (6), Moutinho (6), Dendoncker (6), Silva (6), Jimenez (6), Hwang (6).

Subs: Neto (6), Trincao (6).

Man of the match: Dwight McNeil

Burnley caretaker boss Jackson praised the unity of his squad after a closely-fought contest against European-chasing Wolves at Turf Moor on Sunday.

“We have a good core, and everything is built on it, the team spirit we have, I wouldn’t swap the team spirit that we have got in this group,” said Jackson.

“It gives us a foundation, if you look at the lads at the back, Popey, both full-backs and centre-backs, then Kev [Long] coming on late on to shore it up when we had to change formation.

“I always say enjoy tonight, they will enjoy their day off tomorrow but there is still a long way to go, we have just got to stay on top of everything.”

Match-winner Vydra was an unlikely starter for Burnley, filling in for the injured Cornet.

“We put Vyds on that left-hand side and told him to try and stay up against them on that side of the pitch, so it gave us a bit of balance,” said Jackson.

“It is a terrific move for the goal. It’s come from Popey, out to Charlie Taylor and across the pitch, they don’t even touch the ball, we got it up to Wout and it’s a brilliant finish from Vyds.

“I’m just so pleased for the group, and everyone involved. We’re enjoying the challenge of these games and it’s how we have to look it now, where can we improve and get better and that’s where we want to get to.”

Wolves head coach Bruno Lage says “it’s going to be a battle until the end” to secure qualification for Europe next season after his side missed the chance to go level on points with seventh-placed West Ham.

“Disappointed because I saw this game too many times from my team”, said Lage. “Different to Newcastle, I think we were the better team, we played well, we played the way we should play, but we didn’t score a goal and one mistake, and they scored.

“I saw this game from my team too many times this season and the frustration is that, when you look at the table, the way we were playing especially since January, we should do better, but we are not doing and that’s the frustration from this game.

“It’s going to be a battle until the end. We played against Burnley but also West Ham. Burnley played against us but also Everton. Today, one more time, we missed a big chance to put the club in a different position, but now we recover, we have Brighton in front of us and we need to go with the same ambition to win the game.

“Until the end it will be very hard because every team will fight for the positions. The main point is ours, we have the feeling, the way we play, if we create chances and have more goals between our men, we should have more points and a different position. Until the end, the challenge now is to play the last games, try to think about putting the club in sixth or seventh position.”

3) CHELSEA v WEST HAM

Christian Pulisic nets a late winner for Chelsea just moments after Jorginho’s awful penalty nearly let a much-changed West Ham off the hook

Player ratings

Chelsea: Mendy 6; Azpilicueta 5, Thiago Silva 8, Chalobah 5, Alonso 8; Loftus-Cheek 7, Kante 6, Jorginho 5; Mount 6, Havertz 6, Werner 5

Subs: Ziyech 6, Lukaku 7, Pulisic 7

West Ham: Fabianski 7; Coufal 6, Dawson 7, Cresswell 6; Johnson 7, Soucek 6, Noble 6, Fornals 6, Masuaku 6; Yarmolenko 5, Benrahma 5

Subs: Rice 5, Bowen 5, Lanzini n/a

MOTM: Marcos Alonso (Chelsea)

“It seemed a bit stuck,” Tuchel told Sky Sports. “But we knew it. It can feel like this against West Ham who defend with a lot of bodies and discipline. We have to wait for the moments. We had some accelerations with Mason from midfield but nobody was joining.

“It felt stuck. We controlled the game but could not find spaces. It was also not the moment to take every risk after our recent results. We wanted to control their counter-attacks. The red card maybe opened more space to allow the late answer.”

“Jorgi had a perfect record with us so there is normally a belief and we had the belief that we had to score the goal we needed,” he added. “He has a certain style of shooting when he scores.

“When he scores, he looks unbelievably cool and calm. When he misses, it looks like he could have done better but he’s very upset with himself.”

David Moyes said: “It [the result] a little bit undeserved but we have ourselves to blame. We didn’t defend well in the last four or five minutes.

“Dawson played ever so well, I think he should have got the ball. He made the referee make a decision by using it with his left foot.

“There’s no criticism of Dawson but if he tried to get the ball quickly then he could have prevented it. Small things in football make the difference, but he [Jorginho] could have still scored and it was 11 v 11.”


4) BRIGHTON v SOUTHAMPTON

Brighton throw away two-goal lead to continue their winless run at home; James Ward-Prowse scores two stunning strikes for Saints; Tino Livramento stretchered off with “very serious” knee injury

Player ratings

Brighton: Sanchez (6), Veltman (7), Dunk (7), Cucurella (6), Webster (7), Mwepu (7), Mac Allister (6), Caicedo (7), Maupay (6), Trossard (7), Welbeck (7)

Subs used: Sarmiento (6), March (6), Gross (7)

Southampton: Forster (5), Livramento (7), Salisu (4), Bednarek (5), Walker-Peters (7), Romeu (7), Ward-Prowse (9), Redmond (7), Long (7), Adams (7), Tella (6)

Subs used: Armstrong (7), Broja (6), Perraud (7)

Man of the match: James Ward-Prowse

Brighton boss Graham Potter said: “I thought the performance was really good in the first half. We felt we deserved more than 2-1 at half-time. Credit to the boys they dug in for the entire game. We struggled a bit at the start of the second half so in the end we take a point and be proud of the performance.

“We had a really good performance at home against Norwich but didn’t score so it was good to get the early goal. The crowd responded. We deserved to be 2-0 up at the break.”

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl said: “I think we saw an intense game from both teams. It was a horrible first half to concede the early goal and the injury. We also hit the post and didn’t score from the rebound. Sometimes things go against you, but we had the feeling we wasn’t playing badly. We had some good moments but sometimes you have to force the luck. In the second half we were dominant for 30 minutes.

“Our fans pushed us forward. The team showed great character after the defeat at Burnley and we had a day less to recover. But our energy was amazing.”

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