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Liverpool's six game unbeaten run was ended by West Ham last weekend. Wednesday are getting cut adrift at the bottom. They are now seven points from safety.
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00:00Wednesday at Anfield in December 1999, with both clubs desperate for points for different reasons.
00:05Liverpool were aiming to push up the league for European qualification purposes,
00:09while Wednesday were bottom and had to start winning if they were to have any chance of avoiding relegation.
00:15Guinea striker Titi Kamra started up front for Liverpool.
00:19He'd scored on his debut against Sheffield Wednesday back in August.
00:23Kamra was chosen ahead of the fit-again Robbie Fowler, who'd missed the last nine games with an ankle injury.
00:28He was on the bench.
00:30Club captain Jamie Redknapp had been ruled out for three months with a knee injury,
00:33so Finnish international Sammy Hoopie, a captain of the side, and Steven Gerrard came into midfield.
00:41Belgian striker Gilles De Builder was up front for Sheffield Wednesday.
00:44He'd scored four league goals since his move from PSV Eindhoven.
00:49Danny Wilson had to make do without two key players.
00:51Left-back Andy Hinchcliffe was injured, and midfielder Danny Sonner suspended.
00:55The good news for Wednesday fans was that experienced centre-back Dez Walker
01:00had overcome a minor knock and been passed fit to play.
01:03Your match commentator on Merseyside is Alan Parry.
01:07Liverpool all in red, of course.
01:10Sheffield Wednesday in the blue and white.
01:12Dominic Matteo back in the Liverpool side at left-back.
01:15The first lay-off by Murphy was a bit loose, picked up by Sheffield Wednesday in midfield.
01:20Liverpool finished seventh last season.
01:23It was their lowest position for five years,
01:26and that, following having been third the previous season, was a big disappointment.
01:33Sheffield Wednesday have won only once in 15 premiership matches this season.
01:39In fact, no team in the country in all four divisions has a worse record than Sheffield Wednesday.
02:10Sheffield Wednesday.
02:22And suddenly, an opportunity for Sheffield Wednesday's Booth.
02:26The ball breaking to him rather unexpectedly there,
02:29and Andy Booth rather hurrying his shot.
02:32It's a lovely little touch as it happens by De Builder,
02:35and Booth might have done better there.
02:46Liverpool made a poor start to the season.
02:49They only managed three wins in their first nine league games,
02:52and in October they were as low as 12th in the table.
02:55But since then, they've won five of their last seven to go shooting up the table.
03:02Sixth place at the start of today's game.
03:06And a foul there by Song on Booth.
03:08Gives Sheffield Wednesday a free kick in a good position here.
03:14Again, Emerson Tom comes forward.
03:18Aberton joins in this time.
03:27But they had another surprise up their sleeves.
03:30And more than a surprise, a tremendous goal by Alexanderson.
03:35What a belting effort that was.
03:38With the Liverpool defence expecting the ball to be played in high.
03:43They produced a surprise.
03:46Alexanderson was aware of what was coming here,
03:48and how well he struck it from a good 20 yards out.
03:53A thundering goal by the Swedish international,
03:57Niklas Alexanderson, his first goal in the Premiership this season.
04:07Kamala almost hitting an immediate reply for Liverpool.
04:14Well, that was a terrific Wednesday opener.
04:19A very well-rehearsed set-piece, obviously, for Sheffield Wednesday.
04:23And it caught Liverpool cold.
04:27Well, Sheffield Wednesday took the lead, of course, in the game at West Ham.
04:32Their last Premiership fixture.
04:34And got rocked back on their heels with the ferocity of West Ham's reply in that game.
04:40And if it's anything like it's entertaining today, we're in for a cracker.
04:44Gerrard going forward here.
04:45Camera.
04:46Owen slipped at the vital moment.
04:48Thompson didn't.
04:49And his shot deflected away.
04:52Good stuff here.
04:53In the opening 20 minutes at Anfield.
04:56Very lively opening.
05:00Sheffield Wednesday in the lead.
05:02Just what the neutrals would have wanted.
05:11Song got a lot of distance on that.
05:13And earns his team a corner off Des Walker.
05:17Well, they've got a huge incentive to avoid defeat today, Sheffield Wednesday.
05:21Because if they fail to win, it would represent the worst start any club has ever made in the history
05:27of the Premiership.
05:28Taking over that dubious distinction from Swindon Town.
05:33Only one win in 15, remember.
05:36Thompson's corner kick.
05:37And a power header.
05:39And Liverpool are back.
05:41Sammy Hoopje.
05:42The man just named Player of the Month.
05:45The man just named Liverpool captain.
05:47Has brought them level with a terrific headed goal.
05:52Only his second since he joined Liverpool.
05:5612 yards out.
05:58And Kevin Pressman could do nothing about that.
06:01His first game in the match against Manchester United.
06:05It didn't prevent Liverpool going down that day.
06:08I wonder what an effect it will have on the result today.
06:22Beautiful ball by the Finnish player, Hoopje.
06:26Here's Titi Kamara.
06:29Deepmar Hammond.
06:31Little back healer.
06:33Almost brought off an excellent one-two.
06:38Murphy.
06:41Deepmar Hammond.
06:43Dim Young forces him wide, but he still gets his cross in.
06:47Thompson far post.
06:48Well, the smallest man on the pitch could have been celebrating a headed goal then.
06:56His only goal this season was the winner here,
07:00when Liverpool beat Chelsea a few weeks ago.
07:11Well, there, it surely would have been a free kick otherwise.
07:17Gerrard.
07:19David Thompson again.
07:21And now Michael Owen.
07:23Saw the gap and went for it.
07:27Corner.
07:32Started the last three games, Michael Owen, after his injury problems.
07:37And he's just forced Liverpool's sixth corner kick.
07:45Song's a good player in the air as well.
07:47Another problem for Wednesday to deal with.
07:50And Kevin Pressman got it away.
07:52Camera shot into the ground.
07:54Oh, that was close.
07:57Another corner.
07:58And the goalkeeper doing well there for Sheffield Wednesday.
08:01Dim Young also lending a helping hand.
08:10Song's a good player in the air.
08:13Sheffield Wednesday gets clear now.
08:17But not for long, as Gerrard wins it back.
08:21Owen.
08:26This is Gerrard.
08:31Again displays his good vision.
08:37Come on.
08:39Murphy turned his man well.
08:42That's not a bad effort.
08:45He's already had more games in the first team this season than he managed in the whole of last season,
08:51Danny Murphy.
08:53And he turned Emerson Tom very cleverly then.
08:56He turned out.
09:06Camera.
09:14Almost a good ball.
09:27Thompson feeling he got a little push then
09:29But referee doesn't agree
09:39Into the final five minutes of the first half
09:42Liverpool 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1
09:44A loose ball giving possession to the Sheffield Wednesday
09:47Gold scorer Alexanderson, that's a great ball forward
09:49And Vesterveld rescued Liverpool then
09:52They got caught cold there Liverpool
09:57Gerrard admitting his part in the error
10:01And Vesterveld certainly was on his toes then
10:04If he hadn't have been, Sheffield Wednesday might have
10:06Regained the lead just before half time
10:20And Thompson's found a way through here
10:22Oh what a great effort, a great save
10:24Murphy
10:26Liverpool take the lead just before half time
10:30Danny Murphy
10:32And you've got to feel sorry for Kevin Pressman
10:35Who produced a fantastic save from the original effort by Thompson
10:40It was a great shot by Thompson, definitely heading for the top corner
10:46All Kevin Pressman could do was keep that one out
10:48And of course he had no hope whatsoever
10:51When the ball fell perfectly for Danny Murphy
10:54To volley home his fifth goal of the season
10:58It took him ages to get off the mark as a Liverpool player
11:01But he's suddenly finding his goal scoring form this season
11:05To the delight of his manager Gerrard Houllier
11:08And Liverpool from one down
11:11Are two and up now
11:14De Builder for them
11:17Song takes it off him
11:22Good challenge by De Builder to win it back
11:24Good ball in
11:25Oh and Alexanderson could have had another one
11:29Atherton
11:33Briscoe
11:34Now Vimyon
11:38Atherton again
11:41And Murphy who scored a goal
11:42At the other end
11:43A couple of minutes ago
11:44Back in his own penalty area
11:46Defending now
11:49And it's been given away
11:50Thompson quickly onto it
11:52Sheffield Wednesday in danger
11:54Camera one side
11:55Oh in the other
11:56And just lost the pace of that attack
11:58But they could still get something out of it
12:01Not now
12:04Terrific end-to-end football here
12:07At the culmination of what's been an excellent first half at Anfield
12:10Here's Michael Owen
12:15Did well
12:16Gerrard
12:17Hamann
12:22Well the quality of the football
12:24By both sides in fairness to Sheffield Wednesday
12:27Has been really good in this first half
12:31A lot of movement
12:32Good passing
12:33Teams prepared to shoot
12:35From distance
12:37Danny Wilson won't really
12:38Be enjoying the finer points of that though
12:41With his team behind again
12:48They could so easily have been level
12:50As Alexanderson came sliding in
12:52On that cross moments ago
13:00I don't think you could really deny the fact that Liverpool deserve their lead
13:03By the sheer amount of possession they've had
13:06But Sheffield Wednesday
13:08In a sense
13:09A bit unfortunate
13:10To find themselves a goal down now
13:21He in particular
13:23Unlucky
13:28Walker
13:34Rudy kept it in play well
13:38There's Walker again
13:41And that was a foolish challenge really
13:44By Matteo
13:44Didn't need to do that
13:45And suddenly
13:46A gap has opened up
13:48Where he should have been
13:56Determined play by both sides
14:00There'll be a minute of stoppage time added
14:02Camera brought down there
14:06And it's Emerson Tamu
14:08Who's already been yellow carded
14:10In fact the referee's not even given a free kick
14:13I thought Emerson might be in a bit of trouble for a moment
14:18Camera went spinning
14:20The referee obviously decided he was rather exaggerating
14:44Loose header there
14:45Loose header there
14:46Freshman having to prevent what would have been a late Liverpool corner
14:54The end of a very good 45 minutes football
14:58At Anfield
14:59But at half time here at Anfield
15:01The scoreline reads
15:03Liverpool 2
15:04Sheffield Wednesday 1
15:10Sheffield Wednesday now attacking the Cop End
15:16Five of their eight league games so far
15:19Three defeats
15:22Surprisingly
15:23The first came against Watford early in the season
15:25Not surprisingly
15:27The next one against Manchester United
15:28Who've got a good record here in recent years
15:31And then they lose
15:32The local derby against Everton
15:35But they have won their last four
15:38Premiership games in a row here at Anfield
15:41Conceding only one goal in the process
15:46And they're two on in front today
15:47Sheffield Wednesday
15:49Win an early free kick
15:58Suddenly Owen finds himself facing his own goal for once
16:02And it wasn't the best ball in
16:03And Liverpool have made a bit of a mess of that
16:06Alexanderson's shot
16:07Pushed out by Vestivel
16:08And it was Michael Owen's error
16:10In the most unfamiliar territory of his own penalty box
16:14That nearly produced an equaliser for Wednesday
16:19And could still yet as it happens
16:21Peter Rudi gets it across
16:22And Liverpool all over the place early on here
16:26What a start by Wednesday
16:31Alexanderson close to his second goal of the game
16:35And it would have been a real embarrassment for Owen
16:41Very positive start
16:43By the bottom club in the Premiership
16:47But a free kick has been conceded
16:49By Gilles De Builder
16:51Well, red face time for Michael Owen here
16:57If he'd ever been a defender
16:59He'd know you'd never do that
17:00Play the ball across your own penalty area
17:02Anywhere but there will do
17:25Check for Wednesday coming forward again here
17:27Booth well placed
17:28De Builder on the ball
17:29And the ball goes down
17:31Well, tradition would have you believe that
17:35Not many penalties are given against Liverpool at the Kop end
17:39And maybe there's another one to add to that litany
17:42Gilles De Builder
17:44Certainly tumbled
17:46Under the challenge from Sami Hupia
17:552-1 is their lead now
17:58But they're looking
17:58To make it a little bit more comfortable
18:03Matteo
18:05Murphy
18:06Murphy
18:07Murphy
18:08Murphy
18:20Murphy
18:32Sheffield Wednesday finished 12th last season
18:35A good 10 points clear to the relegation places
18:38But it's going to be a different story this time
18:40And things could be getting worse for them here
18:43Owen's shot deflected away
18:46He once scored a hat-trick against Sheffield Wednesday
18:50And became the youngest player in the Premiership
18:51Ever to get three goals in a game
18:55Hammans cross, Murphy is there again
18:57And almost tucked it in
18:59Unlucky
19:01Liverpool fans beginning to see the best of this young player
19:08Much more confident Danny Murphy these days
19:11Taking his first team opportunity well
19:35Petr Rudi's cross
19:36Haman heads it away
19:46And a chance here for Alexandersson again
19:49Hit it well
19:50Oh that was so close
19:52So unlucky there for the Swedish international
19:56Who scored one goal
19:58And been very close on two further occasions now
20:04Booth's header set him up
20:05And just look how near that was to going in
20:21Here's Alexandersson again in a shooting position for Wednesday
20:24What a terrible clearance by Onsho
20:26He gave Westerveld an unwanted problem there
20:30Sheffield Wednesday
20:31Fans claiming they should have had a free kick there
20:33For a deliberate back pass
20:34I hardly think it was that
20:35Would have been interesting though wouldn't it
20:37Would have been right on the line
20:43Thompson
20:46Song
20:47Gerrard
20:49Shooting chance for him
20:50He's going all the way
20:52What a brilliant goal
20:57Stephen Gerrard
20:58Makes it Liverpool 3
21:00Sheffield Wednesday 1
21:02And if that's the winner
21:04It's a goal worthy of winning any game
21:10The first time
21:11He has ever scored
21:13For Liverpool in a senior game
21:16And what a way to get off the mark
21:18A sensational
21:20Solo goal
21:21By the 19 year old
21:48Camera
21:50It's a good ball for Matteo
21:56Staunton
21:58Easy cross
21:59For Sheffield Wednesday to deal with
22:03But they haven't found Liverpool
22:05Easy to deal with in most respects today
22:09And with just over 10 minutes to go
22:11They're 3-1 behind
22:17Here's Thompson
22:20What a wonderful goal
22:24They've done it again
22:25Stephen Gerrard
22:27With the first individual effort
22:29And now Thompson's almost emulated him
22:32What a belting goal
22:34By little David Thompson
22:37Who for me
22:37Has arguably been Liverpool's best player today
22:41Direct
22:42Proved he had two feet
22:43Dribbled the ball in on his right
22:46Pulled it back onto his left
22:48And delivered a cracking shot
22:50Beyond the reach
22:51Of Kevin Pressman
22:53To make it 4-1 to Liverpool
22:55With 10 minutes to go
23:13And here's go Liverpool again
23:15And it's that man Thompson
23:18Still there
23:19Oh he wants another now
23:20He's got the taste for it
23:22The rain continues to fall heavily
23:25And Sheffield Wednesday's defenders
23:28Continue to fall as well
23:30Under this Liverpool pressure
23:43Liverpool still looking for goals
23:50Well he's done brilliantly again
23:52Here Thompson
23:55He's got the scent in his nostrils today
23:57All right
23:58And of the many outstanding
23:59Liverpool performances today
24:01I repeat that in my opinion
24:02His has been the best of all
24:05And he got a huge ovation
24:07As he went across to take this corner
24:16And a chance for Fowler
24:17Almost at the death
24:19Could still be yet
24:22But not the best cross
24:23That Liverpool have delivered today
24:32Seconds away from the final whistle now
24:35And Gerard Houllier
24:36Close to a victory
24:38That will take his team
24:39Into the top five
24:41In the Premiership
24:43With Chelsea's league form
24:45Failing them
24:47It looks as though
24:48Liverpool are going to take some unseating
24:50For that place in the top six
24:53They have beaten Sheffield Wednesday
24:55Emphatically
24:55And deservedly here today
24:58By four goals to one
25:01Liverpool experienced a season
25:03Of gradual improvement
25:04A miserly defence was the key
25:06The signing of Sammy Hoopier
25:07Proved to be inspirational
25:09And they ultimately conceded
25:10The fewest goals in the Premiership
25:12The Reds finished their campaign
25:13In fourth place on 67 points
25:16Sheffield Wednesday struggled all season
25:18Their tally of just six points at Christmas
25:20Was a Premiership
25:21So
25:21Let's see
25:21You
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