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About Jonathan Pearce
Jonathan Pearce (born 1959) is a British football commentator for the BBC. Known for his loud, exuberant commentaries, he has worked for both Radio Five Live and Match of the Day, as well as participating in other lower key sports programmes.
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“Fabregas looking left.....this is Abou Diaby...tall, rangy...and going for goal....OOOHHHH - What an absolute screamer! Abou Diaby! Arsenal 1, Derby County 0. A glorious strike! Found in space, cut inside worked the yard more in space and thumped it!”
“Pires now.......Bergkamp is to his left.....room for a bender - but....AHHH!! AND IT'S IN! What a ghastly moment for Russell Hoult, who seemed to have it covered. It was bending....it was moving in the air....with the goalkeeper had a splendid game for West Bromwich Albion...will know he had it covered.”
“Rooney, into space and Anderson....looks for Tevez, can he get away from Kilbane, Carlos Tevez, brilliantly done...can he finish...TEVEZ - HE CAN! Manchester United have the breakthrough! Superb finish. Through the goalkeeper and he rifled it in.”
“Cole out.......Purse....trying to find Greening......Ohhh, what a touch...in-towards Geoff Horsfield....IT'S IN! THEY HAVE THE EQUALISER! I think it's Earnshaw's first touch!”
“Denilson......on to Adebayor; great chest trap.....Adebayor - on a hat trick....AND GETS IT! And that was a very special goal. Magnificent.....it was all about the first touch. Hit high...look at the jump - Magnificent. Then the composure and a low bent finish. A hat trick for Emmanuel Adebayor. Magnificent....Majestic; then picked himself up, little shimmy....side foot finish - Adebayor has three, Arsenal have five. Derby have conceded nine goals in two games in north London this season.”
“Taylor....Benjani coming in..........OHHHHH, HOW ABOUT THAT! A bullet of a header; Totally out of the blue - It's Portsmouth 1, Manchester United 1! Utaka did well...forcing it wide, Taylor with an in cross, Benjani coming from a deep position; wasn't picked up.....he launched himself at it....1-1. No one could see that coming....and no one saw Benjani coming.”
“The mad side of genius: Cantona is dismissed! Where can there be a place in the game for a man of such extravagant talent, a man of such wicked temperament? A man who has been quite rightly dismissed, a man who has now got... OH MY GOODNESS ME! HE'S JUST KICKED- HE'S PUNCHED A FAN! Eric Cantona has jumped in and scissor-kung-fu-kicked a fan! Manchester United fans are coming across - I have never seen as disgraceful an incident as that in all my years in football! Eric Cantona should be thrown out of the game, for that sort of incident!”
About Jonathan Pearce
Jonathan Pearce (born 1959) is a British football commentator for the BBC. Known for his loud, exuberant commentaries, he has worked for both Radio Five Live and Match of the Day, as well as participating in other lower key sports programmes.