Chapter 1: What was the outcome of the Hull vs Manchester City match on December 26th?
The live Premier League football this festive season continues tomorrow night. We're at Anfield to see Liverpool against Stoke. That's from five. All these games on Sky Sports 1 and available in Ultra HD. Wednesday night, South Coast for Southampton against Tottenham from 7.30. The Friday night football is back. It's Hull in action again, this time at home to Everton from 7.
And then on New Year's Day, a Super Sunday doubleheader. We begin with Watford against Tottenham from 12.30. From 3.30, it is Arsenal against Crystal Palace. And there is a fantastical drama for the whole family to enjoy in The Last Dragon Slayer. If you missed it on Christmas Day, it's available to watch on demand right now with Catch Up TV.
A man said he had a way, but in the end they did slay Hull. Toure from the spot. Ian Atcher weighed in with the goal as well. Harsh on Hull, but an own goal from Curtis Davis at the end. 3-0, three wins on the spin for City. Hull remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League. The truth, Mike Fader will be pretty happy with a lot of what he saw tonight.
But this is where Hull sit at the end of Boxing Day. Bottom of the Premier League. Their last win coming on the 6th of November. Just one win in their last 16. And of the 24 sides to be bottom of the Premier League at Christmas 21. have been relegated. And after that defeat to Leicester earlier this month, it's now three wins in a row for Manchester City.
And after Chelsea's 12th win in a row today, key win this evening for City. It takes them second, cuts the gap on the leaders down now to seven points. Liverpool, as we mentioned, at home to Stoke tomorrow night in our live game. So, Toure with the opening goal from the penalty spot. Ten pens out of ten for him in the Premier League. Man of the match performance here.
Nacho weighed in with a goal as well, both alongside Patrick Davison.
Guys, well played. 3-0 looks comfortable, but did you have to come through a real battle to get to that scoreline?
Yeah, to be honest, I think the beginning was very tough. We were playing well, three on the back. It was very tough tonight for us, but I think In the end, we win, that's the most important, and I think I'm very delighted with the trip.
And you've never missed a Premier League penalty, but because it was 0-0 at the time, was there a bit of pressure on this one?
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Chapter 2: How did Manchester City secure their 3-0 victory over Hull?
He told me, you're going to score the goal, but he didn't want it. But I think I'm feeling delighted. That's for my boy Sidney, yeah.
Fletcher, you came on at 0-0. Initially, was it quite hard to get into the match? Because Hull were actually maybe on top at that stage.
Yeah, I think Hull is a very strong team, so they have great players, quality players. I think coming in was what I wanted. I came in, so I think the whole team did very well, so we played really well. We played them, and at the end we got the three points, that's all we needed.
You've got the key second goal to almost settle the game. Three wins in a row now. Do you feel the confidence surging back with Watford-Arsenal and now this win?
Yeah, I think we're getting our confidence back and going into the winning mentality. So I think we are stepping up now. So we are strong in the back and in the front now, scoring goals and getting the win and getting the points that we needed. So that's all we need to get the points. So I think in the next games we'll be strong and we'll get the win.
You've obviously been a huge player for Man City in the past. The start of this season was very tough for you, but do you feel like you're as good as new and as influential as ever at Man City now?
I think I'm always delighted to play, to help my teammates and to entertain the fans. That's what I like and that's what I want to do. I think today to be part of the team and winning is always a massive achievement for me. Of course, any game, any opportunity I have, I will take it.
Well, huge performance today. You're the Premier League man of the match. Yeah, oh, nice. Well done. That's what I give to my boy then.
Well, happy birthday. No, it's not you, my boy.
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Chapter 3: What role did Yaya Toure play in the match against Hull?
And it's one of those things where he'll be kicking himself. He'll be feeling so bad in that dressing room, like he's let his teammates down. You know what? And it just happens sometimes. You can't, you know, when you make those decisions, you don't know why you do it. It's just a poor one. And it's cost his team so dearly because they were in a really good position.
They were playing really well. Thierry and I were saying we expected City to come out flying. And it was actually the other way around, wasn't it, Thierry?
Well, they were, at that particular moment, playing way better than Man City. But to go back to the penalty... Playing as a winger myself before, when you get into this type of position, get in the box as soon as you can. It's very difficult for the defender to defend well at that particular moment. Shouldn't have committed and do the foul, but it's tricky.
Chapter 4: What were the key moments leading to the penalty awarded to Manchester City?
When Sterling comes at you like that in the box, not an easy one to deal with.
And Yaya Torre's record from the spot coming into this latest gig was nine penalty successes out of nine. He made it ten. Thierry, as we focus on him now, the man of the match today, we go too far to say we're looking at a player reborn.
No, no.
Fitter.
But we were wondering at the end of the season whether we'd see him in a City shirt again. That's what we were talking about, and in all fairness, it looked like it was over for him at one point at Man City, not in the squad in the Champions League. But it also shows that when you work hard and you try to get back on track, whether you're Yaya Toure or whoever,
you can have a chance to play again. He's playing, he deserves it. He backed up his performance against Arsenal the other day. And we saw a vintage Yaya Toure in a certain way, maybe not with his runs, the usual runs that he used to make that we were used to seeing. But now, because Yaya is a clever player, because he has the technical ability to play quick and see a pass,
then you know he can play football for a very long time but you have to be fit for that and one thing that i liked about the game today is how many times he stopped a counter that means he was where he's supposed to be i don't think that last year would have followed anyone or try to have an impact on trying to stopping anyone having a counter he's fit that's the main thing for me and he can play football we all know that that's the main thing there are other differences as well
Yeah, I mean, his passing today was exceptional. He was the most influential player on that pitch. When they needed someone to grab the game by the scruff of the neck, that's what he did. In football, we have short memories. Because last year, people were talking about how little he ran. He is one of the best midfield players we've ever seen in this league.
People like Vieira and Gerrard and Lamp. He is an immense footballer. And it's so good to see him strutting his stuff again. Because when he passes that ball forward, when he picks up the ball and he runs with it, there's no better sight in football. He's unique. Because he almost changes how a midfielder should be. And what I liked about his performance today, he ran.
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Chapter 5: How did Hull's performance impact their standing in the Premier League?
But one thing I want to talk about there, about David Silva, Nolito had the same ball twice in the first half to play across for a tap-in. He didn't deliver. When you have a guy like David Silva on his right foot, he does deliver. Silver service. Yeah, exactly.
Exactly. It's Christmas. Fifth Premier League assist of the season. The third goal, the own goal for Hull. I mean, it's a harsh scoreline, is it not?
We were both saying that to you, weren't we? I think they... It's heartbreaking for them because they play some good stuff. Lovely little pass by Yaya again. You know, beautiful and...
and then they're starting to open up, and it's obviously a lovely bit of skill, chops him back, and then it's so disappointing, he can't move his feet, he can't get out of the way, but again, Yaya Toure, and it did deserve this result, they really didn't, Thierry, did they?
No, they didn't, and again, I'm talking about Sterling, when Sterling comes at you like that, you don't know what he's going to do, it's very difficult, and yes, it is a non-goal, it's a tough one, but on a whole city point of view, you find yourself in a situation where Do they deserve to lose 3-0? Not really. Did they play well in the second half? I thought they did better.
Did they deserve to lose against West Ham? No. They ended up losing games. So that's the difficult part of this league.
And the harsh reality is it's just the one win in the last 16 for Mike Phelan's side. This is what they've got coming up. The next six Premier League games for them. And you have to say, they got home Everton away to West Brom, Bournemouth, and then it gets extremely tough. Chelsea away, United away, then Liverpool at home.
I guess a lot's going to come down to that January transfer window, whether or not my feeling gets money or not. Can you see them getting out of the situation they're in?
It's just about what I was going to say. You've hit the nail on the head. Look at the fixtures. It's almost to a certain extent. You've got to play those teams at some stage or another. It's getting some bodies in. They need some players. They started the season. They were fighting with one hand behind their back. It's been almost impossible for Mike Phelan.
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Chapter 6: What challenges does Hull face after their defeat to Manchester City?
When you talk about elementary mistakes, are you talking about really the tackle that gives away the penalty?
Well, yeah, at that point in time, the game was even Stevens. There wasn't a lot happening. I thought we were probably more proactive going forward. But obviously we didn't get any goals. And then that moment of madness in a way. A young, good asset to the football club. has now got to learn his trade the hard way.
You've got to concentrate, you've got to make the correct decisions, you've got to force players into doing things they don't want to do, and he got caught with a sucker punch, really.
What do you even say to a player after that? Because he knows, doesn't he, Andy Roberts, he knows straight away that you shouldn't have made the tackle and that it's costly.
Yeah, and he's young and his displays have been really, really good. And I thought even his performance today was terrific at times. But those are the harsh lessons you have to learn as a young player. That quality has to be taken seriously.
And when you get into a situation where you're not quite favourite to win the ball, then make sure you force them into areas where maybe an opponent or a teammate is in a better position. Don't dive in. We've suffered from one or two of them this year, so we have to manage the game a lot better.
But I'm not going to chastise the young player because he's a terrific prospect, he's a great asset, and he'll be better for it. Thanks, Mike.
Right, we are pretty much out of time. My thanks to Thierry and JB as well. But the live Premier League football this festive period does not end this evening. Plenty more to come. But after we're done here, Newcastle United against Sheffield Wednesday. Newcastle United looking to go four points clear at the top of the EFL Championship.
So on a day when Chelsea made it 12 Premier League wins in a row on Boxing Day, Man City get an important win at the KCOM Stadium this evening and they remain on the coattails of the Premier League leaders. We'll see you soon.
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