Manchester City vs Arsenal - LIVE Commentary:

Facts galore: One of the biggest games of the season kicks off today, City vs Arsenal.

Hello and welcome to my latest blog post, where I have a LIVE Commentary of the early afternoon kick-off from the Ethiad Stadium - where title chasers Manchester City host league leaders Arsenal. 

Both sides had contrasting performances during midweek, with the hosts coming back from 2-0 to beat Champions League winners Bayern Munich 3-2 on Tuesday night to confirm their place in the Last 16 of the European competition. 

Meanwhile the visitors Arsenal were lucky to qualify after a 2-0 loss in Naples, against Napoli who did not qualify on goal difference as Dortmund won late on against Marseille. 


Team Line-ups:

Manchester City: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy, Silva, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, Nasri, Negredo, Aguero. 

Subs: Hart, Lescott, Milner, Dzeko, Kolarov, Garcia, Navas. 

A strong City side, with clinical strike partnership Negredo and Aguero starting up-front.
English goalkeeper Joe Hart moves back to the bench having played well against Bayern on Tuesday night, while Kompany starts in the centre of defence. 

FACT: Aguero and Negredo have scored a combined total of 18 goals in the EPL this season so far, one of the most prolific in the league. 

Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Flamini, Wilshere, Walcott, Ozil, Ramsey, Giroud.

Subs: Fabianski, Vermaelen, Rosicky, Arteta, Cazorla, Gnabry, Bendtner.  

In-form Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey returns to start for The Gunners, after being rested during midweek's 2-0 loss to Napoli away from home. 

Theo Walcott starts his first game for Arsenal in over 2 months after minor abdominal surgery, while Arteta and Cazorla drop to the bench after a few lacklustre performances of late. 

12:43 - This game will be a good test for the both sides, especially Arsenal who would do well to prove their doubters wrong to even win a point away from home against City today. They lost against a well-oiled Napoli team on Wednesday night, but to be fair they were holding out for qualification not for a win. 

City can close the gap at the top to just 3 points with a win at home today, but you would expect it to be a test for the title chasers. 

0: The referee blows his whistle to start the game at The Ethiad.

4: City have started the game brightly, pressing the visitors high up the pitch with attacking football and pressurising Mertesacker and Koscielny at the back. Two corners already for the hosts, with Nasri's delivery inviting headers but not on target. 

8: Arsenal starting to settle slightly, pushing City back into their own half and winning a corner as Negredo helps out at the back to head out the danger. 

13: GOAL!! Manchester City lead after all the pressure, with the corner being finished with no hesitation from Aguero who volleys the ball perfectly into the top corner of the net past Szczesny who could only dive and watch helplessly. 

Clinical: Aguero has now scored 12 goals in the EPL this season, after his opener.

23: 10 minutes have past since Aguero's opener, and the game has opened up with end-to-end play from both sides. Silva almost found Aguero with a precise through ball which split the Arsenal defence, while Sagna is continously springing balls into the box for Giroud and Mertesacker to head onto. Interesting.

26: Negredo tries to use quick footwork and skill to get past Monreal on the flank, before finding Yaya Toure lurking just outside the box waiting for a chance to shoot.

The ball falls to the Ivorian powerhouse, who hits the ball first time with a half-volley which flies over Szczesny and the bar for a goal-kick. 
Disappointing effort, he should be testing the goalkeeper from that distance. 

29: Walcott with an inviting ball from a free-kick from 25 yards out, with Pantilimon punching the ball out straight to Ozil, who controls the ball well but the danger is smashed clear by Yaya Toure into the centre circle.

31: GOAL!!!! Theo Walcott equalises for Arsenal with a suspected deflected strike off defender Martin Demichelis which trickled past Pantilimon who could only stand and watch the ball fall into the net as he was rooted to the spot. 

Back with a bang: Walcott celebrates his equaliser to put Arsenal back on level terms.

35: Arsenal press on the counter attack again with Wilshere and Sagna bursting forward after a great ball through by Silva finds Negredo but his curling strike narrowly moves past the post. 

39: GOAL!!! City back in-front after a lovely move is clinically finished off by Negredo who slides in at the near post to tap past Szczesny into the net. 2-1, with an assist from Zabaleta on the side. 

Sliding in: Alvaro Negredo slides in at the far post to give City the lead again.

Deadly from close range: Negredo celebrates regaining City's lead with Zabaleta, who got the assist.

Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny is on the floor in a heap looking in some serious discomfort after the goal, replays show he slide in to try and stop Negredo from scoring, got up after and fell back down because he felt something in his knee. Looks serious, and the physio and stretcher are on the pitch now.

41: Koscielny is being stretchered off the pitch, with former captain Thomas Vermaelen getting ready to replace him in the centre of defence. 

42: Arsenal SUB:
Laurent Koscielny (injury) OFF
Thomas Vermaelen ON

45: The fourth official puts his electronic board up with 4 minutes of stoppage time to be added on at the end of the first-half, after Koscielny's injury. It looks serious but nothing is broken, he could be out for a few months though. 

45+1: City keep the pressure with good link-up play between Negredo, Silva and Aguero, while a City corner is almost converted again just like the first goal but the effort is pulled wide. 

45+3: Negredo has an inviting ball into the box, the ball is too high for Szczesny who has to parry away and Toure falls over as Arsenal clear.

45+4: The referee blows the whistle to end the first-half of action at The Ethiad, where City lead Arsenal by 2 goals to 1. The Gunners have not played badly, giving their hosts something to think about defensively with the counter attacking football of Ozil, Walcott and Sagna - but City's strikeforce is too strong to defend against. 

13:50 - Second half is about to begin... the teams are back out onto the pitch to resume the game. 

48: City striker and talisman Sergio Aguero limps off the pitch uncomfortably after having pulled a muscle in his hamstring after passing the ball to Silva on the flank - the physio are assessing him and the injury looks too painful to let him continue without a risk of aggravating the injury. 

Precautionary measure: Aguero limped off just after half-time with a muscle strain.

49: City SUB:
Sergio Aguero (injury) OFF
Jesus Navas ON

50: GOAL! City have made it 3-1! Fernandinho picks up the ball from 20 yards after a sloppy passing mistake in a dangerous position, and his curling effort beats Szczesny into the bottom corner of the net.

Curling strike: Fernandinho makes it 3-1 to City, pouncing on a mistake in the 50th minute. 

Unstoppable: Fernandinho's curling finish beats Szczesny's dive into the bottom corner of the net

(MORE TO FOLLOW - SOON)

EPL Match Reviews - featuring United + Chelsea both losing:

Hello and welcome to my latest blog post, where I have match reviews from all of today's EPL games being played: 7 in total. League leaders Arsenal host tough test Everton on Sunday afternoon, which gave the title chasers the chance to close the gap at the top of the table and put some pressure on The Gunners, who have shown some impressive early form while their title rivals have been inconsistent and not playing at the top of their game as of yet. 

Impressive: League leaders Arsenal are in inspired form so far this season.

In-form: French striker Olivier Giroud has been key for Arsenal in-front of goal.

Midfield maestro: Record transfer signing Mesut Ozil has impressed for his new club so far

Welsh wonder: Aaron Ramsey (centre) has also been influential for Arsenal this season.

Having said that, we are only 14 games into the EPL season and there are still 24 to play so anything can happen based on consistency and overall performances. 

Today's EPL matches:

Manchester United 0 Newcastle United 1
Yes, you read that right. After a shock 1-0 loss on Wednesday night against Everton, the defending champions Manchester United suffered their second consecutive home loss for the first time since 2002. 

Late finisher: Everton left-back Bryan Oviedo scored the only goal of the game as manager David Moyes lost against his former side.

Moving up: Everton moved up to 5th place with that 1-0 win during midweek.

French midfielder Yohan Cabaye was the only goalscorer of the game, with a deflected strike which beat De Gea and flew into the bottom corner of the net on the hour mark, and even though a desperate push for an equaliser by the hosts was valiant, Newcastle held on for a historical victory. 

Respect: United players hold a minute's applause for former South African president Nelson Mandela, who died aged 95 on Thursday night.

Important: French midfielder Yohan Cabaye celebrates his strike against United.

I know what you are thinking, it was a fluke right? Well not exactly. It is fair to say that United were not exactly on top form, especially without English talisman Wayne Rooney in the starting line-up, but you cannot blame the squad selection for a poor performance. Newcastle bounced back from a 3-0 loss during midweek against Swansea City to shock the champions, with a dogged performance for 90 minutes. 

Poor performance: United walk back to the centre circle after conceding to Cabaye's effort

They were very physical in midfield, and made sure the hosts had very little of the ball thanks to midfield powerhouses Cheick Tiote and Moussa Sissoko. The defenders performed well under pressure aswell, especially in the last 20 minutes when United began to realise the game was slipping from their grasp.

Full-backs Davide Santon and Mathieu Debuchy were clever on the flanks, helping to track back and also going forward very quickly on the counter attack which made it hard for Januzaj and Valencia to find space to pass to van Persie and Welbeck. 

Centre-back and captain Fabricio Coloccini was forced into making some brave headers from corners and crosses whipped into the box by Evra, who was unlucky to be denied by a goal-line clearance courtesy of Anita in the second half. van Persie had a goal flagged for offside as United were desperate for a goal back, and even though United had chances to score, they did not deserve to win the game. 

Youngster Adnan Januzaj was by far the bright spark for United in an otherwise lacklustre performance at home, working hard to win the ball back and find space to pass the ball to a team-mate. He made a few darting runs into space throughout, but no-one found him and Newcastle closed down space very well to make it harder.

So Newcastle beat United at Old Trafford for the first time in over 40 years, is it now a crisis? Can everyone start the hashtag #MoyesOut?

Disgruntled: United fans looked glum as they watched their team lose at home - again

United are not on top form, that's an understatement but the fact is the squad is not strong enough to warrant a place in the top four based on current form, hence why it is imperative they spend good money on good players in the January transfer window. You cannot simply blame the manager, he is simply trying to work with the team and current crop of players he has. 

Give him time, wait a couple of months before you pass judgement. 

Newcastle move into 6th place with those vital 3 points, while United stay stuck in 9th place, mid-table. If Newcastle continue with the kind of performance they showed today, they could be in contention for a spot in the Europa League next season. Who knows? 

Crystal Palace 2 Cardiff City 0
The "Tony Pulis effect" has definitely had some impact on Palace's season, surely? 6 points from 2 games, almost the same amount of points from 11 matches so far this season. 

All EPL clubs agreed to give a minute's applause to respect the life of Nelson Mandela.

Goals from strikers Cameron Jerome and Marouane Chamakh either side of half-time gave the hosts a comfortable 2-0 win against fellow newly-promoted Cardiff.

Opener: Jerome broke the deadlock for the hosts with a header against his former side

Jubilation: The Palace players celebrate Jerome's opener after just 6 minutes. 

Guess who's back: Chamakh celebrates his second goal in less than 4 days to make it 2-0.

That win moves Palace into 18th place, just a point below 16th placed Cardiff. The relegation battle will be tight this season.

Liverpool 4 West Ham United 1
The Reds were high on morale after their 5-1 thrashing of Norwich City at Anfield on Wednesday night, with talisman striker Luis Suarez scoring 4 of his side's 5 goals in an amazing solo performance. 

Stunning volley: Suarez stole the show against Norwich with 4 goals during midweek.

Number two: Suarez scored a header for his second of the night against Norwich.

Three for me: Suarez completed his hat-trick with a curling finish. 

Consistent free-kick taker: Suarez scores yet another free-kick to score his 4th of the night

Don't forget me: Sterling also scored in Liverpool's comfortable 5-1 rout on Wednesday

There we go: Sterling is congratulated with a big hug from fellow strike partner Suarez

Best in the EPL? Suarez is heavily-tipped to win the Golden Boot this year, and is regarded as one of the best strikers in the EPL.

Stoke City 3 Chelsea 2

Southampton 1 Manchester City 1
The Saints kept up their solid start of the season form with a well-earned point against title challengers Manchester City, who play against the league leaders next weekend.

West Bromwich Albion 0 Norwich City 2


Sunderland 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2

(MORE TO FOLLOW - SOON) 

Mourinho's man-management key for Chelsea's success:

Jose Mourinho. Arguably one of the finest managers ever to grace the beautiful game that we call football. Made a name for himself at Porto and Chelsea, before going to Inter Milan and Real Madrid. 

Chelsea faithful: The fans had been singing Mourinho's name for the last year before he returned.

Hard not to see why: Mourinho was very successful when he first managed Chelsea.

Pressure to succeed: Even though Chelsea have won trophies since he left, the way they play has changed significantly. The fans will be hoping Mourinho can integrate a new style to the way they play football. 

Now he's back at The Blues for his second spell in charge of the Londoners, and this time he wants to reassert his dominance in the EPL in a more competitive and open league than ever before. 

Back in business: Mourinho is desperate for another successful spell in charge of Chelsea.

This time, it will be harder to get every one of his players on side, agreeing with his style of play and custom tactics, because less of the players he had when he began his first spell at the club are still here (the likes of Lampard, Terry and Essien) 

There is increasing pressure in English football for clubs to grow and nurture their young talent, especially homegrown players who have a chance to play for England in the future. Chelsea have some players in their under-21 squad who could become world-class in the future, along with some players currently on-loan at other clubs across Europe. 

One of those players is Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku. He signed for Chelsea from Belgian club Anderlecht in 2011 for a reported transfer fee of around £19million pounds, surprising for an 18-year-old teenager (at the time) who was tipped to be the "next Drogba" in 5 years time, but had not been proven at a competitive level like the Premier League where his mental toughness and strength would be tested to the limit. 

He was immediately sent off on a season-long loan deal (not exactly surprising) to West Brom, who were currently struggling at the time to stay mid-table without a clinical striker. Lukaku turned out to be a sensational loan coo, scoring 17 goals in all competitions and ending the season well with a hat-trick against Manchester United.

Consistent: Lukaku fired West Brom into a comfortable position in the TOP half of the table last season.

Inspired form: Lukaku was blossoming at West Brom, while Chelsea were inconsistent with Di Matteo in charge

And then at the end of last season, he returned to Chelsea where he did pre-season training with the rest of his team-mates before playing in a few friendlies across the world. A few weeks later, former Inter Milan and Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o joins Chelsea on an undisclosed fee, and Lukaku is unveiled at Everton on a season-long loan. So what happened? Was he not doing well? 

The answer is yes. But Mourinho returned, and decided to loan him out again because he felt he still "was not ready to play for Chelsea."

Lukaku (you cannot blame him) admitted that he would rather leave the club on another loan deal than stay on the bench for the majority of Chelsea's matches, and Everton were first to approach The Blues over a possibility of a loan deal. 

And now? Well Lukaku has scored 8 goals in all competitions so far, which is more than all of Chelsea's strikers COMBINED. How is that Mourinho? 

You watching Mourinho? Lukaku has started this season in great form, just like last year.

Only Suarez, Sturridge and Aguero have scored more goals than Lukaku in the EPL this season

Unstoppable: Mourinho should be kicking himself for letting Lukaku go back on-loan.

Ironically, Mourinho and Lukaku have been in the newspapers the past week after an apparent row over playing for Chelsea and decisions being made over Lukaku's future. 

Mourinho has made some sarcastic remarks about Lukaku in the press, saying "maybe there is a rule change where.. every player is free to decide his future," which is a direct response to Lukaku not explaining the full reason why he left the club on another loan spell.

The Belgian did have this to say though:
"Imagine I was playing for Chelsea now, I would play maybe five games... (instead) now everyone in England is talking about me."

That suggests that he did not feel he would get his chance at Chelsea this season, which is true as both Torres and Eto'o were preferred to him in the striking role. 

You have to feel that he needs to play for a bigger club after he leaves Everton next summer, otherwise he will not be able to develop while playing with the best players in the world. 

Tuesday Night Football - Crystal Palace vs West Ham Review:

Hello and welcome to my latest blog post, where I have a review of the only EPL game being played last night, between bottom placed newcomers Crystal Palace and 15th placed West Ham at Selhurst Park. 

A win was important for both sides, especially in the run up to Christmas where the games are running thick and fast in a short period of time. The match itself was very tight, with both sides defending solidly despite wanting to go on the counter attack quickly to set up a goal-scoring opportunity. 

Crystal Palace striker Marouane Chamakh (formerly of Arsenal, remember?) broke the deadlock for the hosts with a surprising header in the 41st minute from a corner kick, as the 29-year-old Moroccan targetman was open in space and headed the ball powerfully past the helpless Jaaskelainen who could do nothing but flap at the ball as he saw it beat him into the bottom corner of the net. 

Un-marked: Chamakh took advantage of not being picked up to score before half-time. 

Surprise: Chamakh wheels away to celebrate his 2nd goal in 14 appearances for Palace. 

The second-half was much more entertaining, with both sides knowing that the game was still up for grabs in terms of the points. Former Liverpool winger Stewart Downing was denied an equaliser after defender Joey O'Brien was judged to have fouled Chamakh in an offside position just beforehand, with both sides looking very dangerous on the counter attack.  

Cameron Jerome had a great opportunity to double the hosts' lead, after a great through ball found himself in space with only Jaaskelainen to beat, but the forward ran into space before hesitating and placing the ball to the goalkeeper's left where he dived just at the right time to parry the strike away from goal. 

Great save: Jaaskelainen dived the right way to keep West Ham in the game.

The West Ham players felt frustrated, annoyed and most importantly hard done by at the end of the game, because they ended up losing 1-0 away from home thanks to a goal they could have defended against and should have ended up winning after Downing's equaliser in the second-half and an offside goal in the first-half. 

Silly: West Ham wonderkid Ravel Morrison was given a yellow card at full-time for this (below)

Stupid: Ravel Morrison took his anger out at full-time, at Palace defender Joel Ward.

Controversial: Ravel Morrison is in the headlines again, this time for the wrong reasons.

Palace were obviously happy at full-time, glad for a vital three points with a tough run of fixtures to play;
with Cardiff, Chelsea, Newcastle, Aston Villa and Manchester City all to play from now until the 28th of December. 

Another positive to come out of this for Palace:
The fact that new manager Tony Pulis has taken over the club for less than two weeks, and has already won a match against a side everyone did not expect. The newly-promoted side look stronger and more of an attacking thorn already.... could they stay up with this kind of form? Who knows? 

Experienced: Stoke supporters are still scratching their heads as to why Pulis lost his job.

Improving: Tony Pulis has already won in charge of Palace, less than 2 weeks after taking over

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United - LIVE Commentary

Interesting game: Tottenham host United at home in a crunch match in the early kick-off.

Hello and welcome to my latest blog post, where I have a LIVE Commentary of an early afternoon kick-off on a Sunday, with Tottenham desperate to bounce back from a 6-0 thrashing against Manchester City to beat United at home today. 

Team Line-ups:

Tottenham:
Lloris, Walker, Dawson, Chiriches, Vertonghen, Sandro, Paulinho, Chadli, Dembele, Lennon, Soldado.

Is he good enough? Many people are criticizing Soldado's performances and whether he is good enough to succeed at Spurs

Pressure: Soldado has scored 6 goals in 14 games since his £26m move from Valencia.

Subs: Friedel, Kaboul, Holtby, Capoue, Townsend, Defoe, Sigurdsson.

Manchester United:
De Gea, Smalling, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Jones, Kagawa, Cleverley, Valencia, Welbeck and Rooney.

David De Gea is now the second youngest goalkeeper to play 100 games for United.

Subs: Lindegaard, Rafael, Anderson, Young, Nani, Hernandez and Fellaini. 

11:55 - 8th placed United travel to London to play against Spurs, who are a point and a place below them. A win for either side will move them into the top 4, even if it is just for a few hours based on the other matches being played today. 

11:58 - The teams have warmed up, and are ready to start the first-half of action at White Hart Lane. The atmosphere is building already...

12:00 - And the referee blows his whistle to start the first-half.

10: Tottenham have started the game lively, have not conceded as of yet which they could not say at this stage last week against Manchester City, conceding in the first 30 seconds of play. 
They are certainly taking the game to United, with pacy right-back Kyle Walker having the best chances on the flank but so far being unable to take his chances. 

13: Lloris comfortably catches a deflected strike by Smalling on the flank which bounced off Chiriches awkwardly towards the near post.

15: And now it's United who are looking bright, as if they are about to score. Cleverley and Rooney doing well to pass their way into the Spurs box, but defensive midfielder Sandro makes two great blocks to deny Rooney from breaking the deadlock.

17: Great footwork by Paulinho to get past the United defence, before he is brought down by Jonny Evans from 20 yards out. Dangerous free-kick for the hosts in a goal-scoring position, with Walker to take..

Walker can score a few decent free-kicks, anyone remember his strike against Blackburn last year?

18: GOAL! What did I say? Walker smashes the ball powerfully underneath a poorly-constructed United wall from 20 yards out to open the scoring for Spurs and give The Red Devils a wake-up call after starting out of the blocks slower than their hosts.

Taking advantage: Walker smashed the free-kick past the United defence to break the deadlock.

Breakthrough: Walker celebrated scoring his first goal for Spurs in 19 months.

20: Spurs have been pressing for the opener, but it's slightly a surprise that it has come like this! After their truly shocking performance against City, they have certainly turned it around - but there is still a long way to go before they take a famous three points from United. 

30: Still 1-0 to Spurs, with Soldado having missed a golden chance to double the lead for the hosts - Paulinho with a great through ball into his team-mate who hits the strike over the bar and kicks the advertising board in frustration. They could go on to rue missing that chance. 

31: GOAL! Manchester United have equalised thanks to none other than English talisman and striker Wayne Rooney! Great play by Phil Jones down the right flank with an unstoppable cross into the box for Rooney, Walker deflects off the ball straight into Rooney's feet to equalise! 1-1, and it's all to play for now - again!

35: Soldado will be absolutely kicking himself now for missing that golden chance to give Spurs a 2-0 lead, he is under increased pressure already, he needs a goal and soon.

36: Vertonghen does well to tackle Rooney and clear the ball away from the danger zone as United press for another goal. Rooney's workrate again today has been good, he's been everywhere working hard to win the ball and find a team-mate in space.

39: Tottenham looking dangerous on the counter attack as usual, with Lennon running fast on the overlap getting past Evra before crossing the ball into the box but no Spurs team-mates are in space to shoot and the English winger goes to ground.

44: United are looking as if they are ready to pounce on Spurs with another goal before half-time, but Tottenham want to go into the break with the scoreline intact at 1-1 - solid defending all-round.

45: The fourth official signals for just one minute of stoppage time to be added on at the end of the first-half, with United about to take a corner from Rooney.

45+1: Spurs partially clear the ball away twice before Chiriches finally smashes the ball away near the touchline. The referee blows his whistle for half-time as soon as the ball reaches the half-way line. 

HALF-TIME: Tottenham dominated the first 30 minutes but allowed their visitors time to get back into the match and create chances. 
Despite the fact that their defence has been solid, it is hard not to concede against a United team, especially when they are constantly pressing you in the centre of midfield and on the flanks. The equaliser eventually came through none other than Wayne Rooney, who scored his 8th EPL goal against Tottenham to make it 1-1. 

The game was always going to be interesting, but it will be even more interesting to see who gets the next goal - if there is another. 

13:00 - Second half has begun...

54: GOAL! Tottenham have gone back in-front, what a goal to make it 2-1! Defensive midfielder Sandro cuts inside from 25 yards out and wraps his foot around the ball around it cleanly to hit the ball past De Gea into the top corner of the net, who got nowhere near the ball. You can't exactly blame him either, it was truly an unstoppable finish. 

Absolutely stunning strike. Sublime goal. 

57: PENALTY! United win a penalty soon after Spurs go back in-front, with French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris rushing out to tackle Welbeck on the counter attack, bringing down the striker with a faint touch with his trailing arm. 

The hosts are not happy with the decision, and it looks slightly soft but it is a good decision nonetheless.

58: Rooney to take the penalty, he looks fearless as he steps up to shoot.... GOAL! United have equalised again, with Rooney scoring his second goal of the day, this time from the penalty spot. 2-2, and the game has opened up again!

65: Both sides going for the winner now even though there is 25 minutes to play, Rooney being denied by Chiriches and Welbeck doing well on the counter attack but no-one is in support to help him on the flank or inside the box.

67: Tottenham SUB:
Aaron Lennon OFF
Andros Townsend ON

Townsend replaces Lennon to a chorus of boos; the hosts feel that if anyone should be taken off, it should not be Lennon because he has worked hard on the flank throughout the game, whereas fellow winger Nacer Chadli has been anonymous so far.  

69: Cameras show that Tottenham striker and England player Jermain Defoe is getting ready to come on for Spurs, warming up and recieving instructions.

He has been in the newspapers recently, with transfer rumours running rampant about a potential move away from White Hart Lane in January to boost his World Cup selection hopes as he feels that he is not getting a significant amount of playing time to justify his place in Brazil next year.

72: Tottenham SUB:
Roberto Soldado OFF
Jermain Defoe ON

Soldado has seriously had a game to forget, missing a golden chance to double his side's lead in the first-half and he has not contributed as much to the play as he should have, just staying in the 16-yard box and waiting for a counter attack to begin constantly instead of tracking back and trying to win the ball. 

73: Manchester United SUB:
Danny Welbeck OFF
Javier Hernandez ON

Welbeck was relatively quiet in the first half for the most part, but was more involved in the play in the second half despite none of his team-mates supporting him in the box.
Super sub Hernandez replacing him isn't exactly the worst substitution in the world - he can score a goal either very early or very late on in a game. 

74: Townsend goes on another lung-busting run but nothing comes off it because his cross is cleared away by the United defence. He needs to skip past defenders and cut inside into the area and have a strike on goal instead of going down the flank to cross.

80: 10 minutes left plus stoppage time to play at White Hart Lane, still 2-2 with Spurs trying to keep pressure on United with yet another free-kick in a dangerous position.
Young and Nani are ready to come on for Manchester United meanwhile.

81: The free-kick is blocked well and United are able to clear effectively.

85: Manchester United SUB:
Antonio Valencia OFF
Shinji Kagawa OFF
Ashley Young ON
Nani ON

86: Tottenham SUB:
Nacer Chadli OFF
Gylfi Sigurdsson ON

90: The fourth official has signalled for 3 minutes of stoppage time to be added, on the electronic board. 

90+1: Both teams are both looking for the late winner, but I doubt it will come at this rate.

90+2: Last chance for United as an inviting ball into the box narrowly misses Hernandez's head at the far post, that's surely game over.

90+3: The referee Mike Dean blows his whistle to end the game at White Hart Lane, an entertaining 2-2 draw between two of the best teams in the English Premier League who are currently not exactly on the best of form in the league.

My Player Ratings and Man Of The Match: 

Tottenham:
Lloris - 6/10. 
Walker - 6/10.
Dawson - 5/10.
Chiriches - 7/10.
Vertonghen - 6/10.
Sandro - 7/10.
Dembele - 6/10.
Lennon - 7/10.
Townsend - 5/10.
Paulinho - 6/10.
Chadli - 4/10.
Sigurdsson - 5/10.
Soldado - 5/10.
Defoe - 4/10.

Manchester United:
De Gea - 6/10.
Smalling - 7/10.
Evans - 6/10.
Evra - 6/10.
Jones - 6/10.
Vidic - 6/10.
Cleverley - 5/10.
Valencia - 5/10.
Kagawa - 6/10.
Welbeck - 5/10.
Hernandez - 4/10.
Rooney - 9/10.