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00:00Tim Sherwood, the Blackman captain, gets the ball off the line.
00:08It's Kennedy's floated corner.
00:11The header comes in first from John Scales, a hookshot by Nigel Love.
00:15This is Pearce.
00:35Oh, that's a great touch by Shearer.
00:38Right into the path of Ripley.
00:39Jeff Kenner's made a run on this side.
00:41Shearer!
00:42Yes!
00:45Oh, yes, that's what they wanted.
00:50Blackburn in front in 20 minutes, and who else but Shearer?
00:56Celebrations all over the place at that end.
01:00Ripley got put away by Shearer's initial pass.
01:03What a way to make a goal and then to score one.
01:05Look at this.
01:07The 34th of the season in the Premiership alone for Alan Shearer.
01:11He equals Andy Cole's record, but more important,
01:13he gives Blackburn the lead that they so dearly wanted today with a perfect finish.
01:22Ripley.
01:24Oh, mistake by Harkness, and Sutton is in for Blackburn.
01:27The shot hits bad.
01:29Sutton still.
01:30It's Shearer!
01:31David James, down at the post.
01:35Goal kick.
01:36They thought it was the second one.
01:40We are not worthy of the signals to Shearer.
01:45Scales coming in with the header.
01:46Fowler.
01:47Not away yet even.
01:49It is now.
01:53Well, it's so far so good for those supporters from Blackburn.
01:59If it stays like this, they've only got to wait another 45 minutes.
02:04Kenny Dalglish's team lead 1-0 at halftime.
02:08And that, as those supporters and surely everybody else knows, would be enough.
02:13The surprise there was that Mark Hughes did not start for United.
02:18We remember, had to win.
02:19This is what happened as we joined the first half with Barry Davis.
02:23Hutcheson on the right of the box.
02:33Palace are there first.
02:35Now Hutcheson could play Bruce.
02:38Spectacular attempt by Tim Breaker.
02:47Alec Ferguson alongside his chairman.
02:49And he seems to be telling him news that neither want to hear Blackburn or a head at Anfield.
02:59Morley.
03:00Holmes coming in from this side.
03:03With his first goal of the season.
03:04In midweek.
03:05Oh, so close to getting his second.
03:08Michael Beaton.
03:09The cross-class.
03:10Mackle the vengeance.
03:15Very unlucky, Matt Holmes.
03:17Hit it well as it came down.
03:21And it certainly was past the big day.
03:25Kept his eye on the ball well too with Butt coming in.
03:40Sharp.
03:41Maneuver was cold.
03:45Butt.
03:48Butt not to me.
03:56Monker.
03:58Holmes.
04:02Collected by Roland.
04:03Monker.
04:04Holmes inside.
04:06Telling touch from Butt.
04:07Holmes allowed to turn on it.
04:13And it's in by Hughes.
04:20The delight on the faces of West Ham supporters.
04:24The contrast.
04:25The expression of Peter Schmeichel.
04:27But that's where the goal was given away.
04:28They gave Matt Holmes so much room.
04:31And Hughes coming up.
04:35Took it on the volley.
04:38And Mane was nowhere near it.
04:42Ball came from behind at Panister.
04:44Very well directed.
04:50West Ham lead one to nothing.
04:53And Manchester United who all through the season.
04:57Have been doing it the hard way.
05:00Sometimes.
05:01From accidental wounds.
05:02Sometimes from self-inflicted wounds.
05:05Are going to do it the hard way to the bitter end.
05:07Off the foot of the post.
05:16And it ran beautifully.
05:17And was very unlucky.
05:23Ince.
05:26No chance.
05:27He stayed down.
05:28Let it run.
05:35Why did McCloscoe back off the foot of the post.
05:40Halftime.
05:41And the United of West Ham.
05:44Deservedly in front.
05:47Woodwork struck at either end.
05:50The goal by Michael Hughes.
05:52From the cross.
05:54By Matt Holmes.
05:55Halftime.
05:57West Ham United.
05:58One.
05:58Manchester United.
05:59Nil.
06:01One nil to West Ham at halftime.
06:02The title seemed destined for Blackburn.
06:04We now move into the second half at Upton Park.
06:07With United still.
06:08That goal down.
06:13Clare.
06:14She dropped rather deeper than he was.
06:24Ince.
06:25That shirt tag certainly came from one care.
06:29Ah, you've got to hand it to Ince.
06:33Really good up with a smile on his face.
06:36That would cap it if he could.
06:37What should I do?
06:37More boляt or face.
06:38There we go.
06:38There we go.
06:38There we go.
06:40There we go.
06:40There we go.
06:41There we go.
06:41No reaction.
06:51Sharp, Cole, Hughes up, looking for the shirt tagging.
06:56Good advantage, Blaine, and up comes Roy Keane.
06:59First touch took him a bit wide.
07:02Not away yet, McLare.
07:07There's a better balance about Manchester United.
07:12Beautiful layoff by Hutchison.
07:15Michael Hughes.
07:18Almost picked up by Morley.
07:28Almost a little space by Hutchison.
07:32That's Strikers.
07:34Goal.
07:35Again Cole.
07:36Move the challenge.
07:38That was key.
07:40Sharp!
07:41Good save!
07:42From a Glasgow.
07:43But it looks a different Manchester United.
07:44Well directed.
07:45Beautifully parried with the right hand.
07:46Right opening to the second half.
07:47That was key.
07:48Sharp!
07:49Good save!
07:50From a Glasgow.
07:51Good save from a Glasgow, but it looks a different Manchester United.
08:05Well directed, beautifully parried with the right hand.
08:13Right opening to the second half.
08:19So determined and playing well too.
08:23Cuse, Cuse, off the head of Breaker.
08:33Seemingly for a push.
08:35They've been slightly fooled by the fact that Cole failed to collect it for the first time of asking.
08:47Bruce and Pallister, as ever, have come forward.
08:53McClure, totally unmarked.
08:59And Manchester United hopes rise yet again in this extraordinary season.
09:07Awful marking and he took full advantage.
09:15Nobody went with him as he moved out of the pack.
09:21And he won the trick with some ease.
09:23United now had their tails up.
09:25They were getting on top in the match.
09:27But as you'll recall, they had to rely on Liverpool to give them a helping hand.
09:31Back to Anfield.
09:32The second half of Liverpool against Blackburn.
09:34Blackburn leading by that sheerer goal.
09:37Well, the thought occurs to me as that ball runs out that Liverpool are playing towards the end where Arsenal produced two goals out of almost nothing in 1989 to turn that one round.
09:52So you cannot allow yourself to start assuming that Blackburn have clinched it yet.
10:06This is Redknapp.
10:07Michael Thomas on the other side now will remember all about that.
10:14It runs on to Barnes.
10:23This was an inviting opportunity for Barnes to try from 30 yards.
10:28The so.
10:38Shearer.
10:43Free kick.
10:52kick. It's a little barge by Henning Berg, says David Ellery, and allows the play to go on from
10:58the quickly taken kick to Redknapp. This is Clough, Michael Thomas, Barnes, Redknapp, Clough,
11:20is McManaman, and outside him is Kennedy. Oh, it's there, the equaliser, it's John Barnes.
11:37Suddenly, the scene changes. The Liverpool captain puts them level, and a well-taken goal it is
11:47two. Liverpool moved the ball all the way along the line. McManaman fed Kennedy. Another one of
11:54those good left-wing crosses, and John Barnes came away from the defender and rifled it in
11:59with his left foot. It's a great finish by Barnes, of that there is no doubt, down where Flowers
12:05couldn't get it. If you trace that move way back, you would find that it happened when
12:12Liverpool took a quick free kick on this near side, following an offence by Henning Berg,
12:19and Blackburn, I don't think, ever got their concentration back. It's one-all. Now then,
12:26is there yet a twist in this championship tale? Well, now, it was really cooking. If that
12:33game stayed 1-1, and Manchester United could score again, they would be champions for the
12:38third-year run. Once again, it's Barry Davis at Upton Park.
12:42It's an entertaining stuff with so much at stake. Bishop, still. Whoa! And he wasn't too far away.
13:02Hughes once more, Cole waits in the middle, Keane behind, two others up in the attack, away from
13:11Bishop.
13:29Keane couldn't quite get there, it's...
13:31McLean!
13:33Patterson now fills the gap. Owen! Ooh, and he nearly made it even, sir.
13:45Chessing, the breaker suddenly ran back to cover to Matosko's right. There he goes, just in case.
13:53And it was mightily close.
13:56One-one at Anfield. If Manchester United can get the goal in the last five minutes, the title
14:10would remain at Old Trafford. But can they get the goal?
14:14Neville.
14:17Neville.
14:21Get it up the other end, says Alec Ferguson.
14:25Comes down to Scholes.
14:27Another appeal for Hamble. Goal!
14:29Good stop.
14:31Goal kick.
14:35Now the referee says corner.
14:37Goal!
14:40Scholes suddenly found himself.
14:44With not the greatest angle.
14:46But with a real chance.
14:49And it must have come last off the defender.
14:52Peter Schmeichel has come up as well.
14:55It's!
14:57It's on the roof, but the whistle had gone anyway.
14:58anyway. And we are now playing the time that Mr. Wilkie will allow for injuries, stopages
15:08for bookings, Alec Ferguson making sure that the referee knows about it and he wants to
15:14make. And he doesn't, but West Ham will make us up to Jus. Hughes comes off. And Webster
15:27comes on, Simon Webster. Half one, Cole, off pots, Scholes, they're queuing up to put it in but can't find the way, Neville, it's, queues, Cole, blocked by Matosko, Bruce,
15:55and somehow manages to deny the attack. It's a Manchester United ball. Neville to take.
16:08Pallister with the click. McClare, it's loose. Blocked by Breaker. Inns can't get hold of it. Irwin. Amazing stuff.
16:18One again by Breaker. Scholes. Up comes Michael.
16:28Oh there. Not what was wanted.
16:32Time running out for Manchester United. McCloscoe playing 12th man for Blackburn Rovers.
16:37But there would be another twist back at Anfield. Remember the score there was Liverpool 1, Blackburn 1.
16:43Batty.
16:46Sherwood.
16:49Oh he was robbed by Jamie Redknapp. Look at this.
16:52Robbie Fowler on the chase.
16:54Pearce is coming across.
16:56He's got McManaman in support here.
16:58John Barnes in the penalty area again.
17:00McManaman.
17:02Fowler. Oh is it?
17:04Is it? No says David Ellery.
17:05David Batty's challenge on Robbie Fowler who asks.
17:11And in asking somebody's upset the referee.
17:17This is what happened in the penalty area.
17:20There's Fowler.
17:21David Ellery could not have been better placed.
17:29Shearer chasing Babb.
17:31It's a bit short.
17:31Shearer's in.
17:32Oh and Sutton's there.
17:34And it's been cleared by John Scales.
17:38Unbelievable.
17:42Oh.
17:45Look at this.
17:46It's a bad mistake actually by Phil Babb.
17:49Shearer's in.
17:50James is beaten.
17:51Sutton's there.
17:52Didn't get hard enough contact on the ball.
17:55John Scales cleared.
17:56Corners at Blackburn.
17:58Pierce is up.
17:59Hendry's up.
18:00Henningberg is up.
18:02There's Berg.
18:06They're still picking themselves off the floor here.
18:08Injury.
18:12Well this was extraordinary.
18:15There's nothing David James can do here.
18:16The ball's gone past him.
18:18But Sutton didn't get enough power on it.
18:20To send it beyond the retreating scales.
18:22Fowler to Kennedy.
18:29He's lifted it up.
18:30John Barnes is coming in.
18:33And on the break.
18:34Tim Sherwood.
18:35They've got three against three.
18:37Blackburn and Sutton.
18:38Is away on the left.
18:39Alan Shearer in the middle.
18:41Sherwood trying to get there.
18:42It's still Sutton.
18:43And if he could have found Sherwood.
18:44But it's still Sutton.
18:46Deflection.
18:46Oh it's gone wide.
18:52It hit a Liverpool player.
18:54As Chris Sutton struck it on the volley.
18:57Michael Thomas.
18:58And it could have gone anywhere.
18:59It just went the other side of the post in fact.
19:03Sutton and Shearer in the six yard box.
19:06Hendry.
19:07Pearce and Berg.
19:08To come in behind.
19:10Oh and Hendry now.
19:12Pearce.
19:13Oh James was lucky.
19:15He missed the first one.
19:18And now he's thrown the ball out.
19:21To Harkness.
19:22Who suddenly appears to be playing on the left wing.
19:24And it's beyond logic now.
19:30And the 3,000 from Blackburn.
19:33Still don't know their team's fate.
19:42And the Kop roaring on Liverpool.
19:45Matt Mannerman again.
19:46Free kick.
19:47Foul by Batty is it?
19:51It's a free kick to Liverpool.
19:54Just in case you wanted some more drama.
19:59Redknapp lines the ball up.
20:01And Redknapp shoots.
20:03It's in.
20:04It's in.
20:05It's a goal by Jamie Redknapp.
20:08Liverpool lead 2-1.
20:13They just can't take it in Blackburn.
20:19All around the ground.
20:21There's cheering anyway.
20:22Redknapp has scored to make it.
20:27And Blackburn are suddenly celebrating.
20:29They must have heard something else from West Ham.
20:32I don't believe any of this.
20:34It's just too much like a fairy story.
20:37They're 2-1 down and they're embracing.
20:39What can you say about this?
20:48And the whistle's gone.
20:50Well, amazing scenes.
20:56Blackburn have lost here.
20:59They've lost here, but they are champions.
21:02That's what the crowd is saying.
21:12I don't think I've ever seen anything like that in 25 years of commentating.
21:17Jamie Redknapp smashed the ball in the net, but suddenly the final score came in from West Ham and Blackburn knew they'd done it anyway.
21:31They've lost the battle, but won the war because United, of course, were held.
21:43Now, if you were a Blackburn supporter the last time they won the championship, more power to you.
21:47But what a finish to the 1995 Premiership title.
21:50And we can now hear the thoughts of the Blackburn players and, of course, their manager,
21:54only the third to win an English League Championship with two different clubs, Kenny Dalgleish.
21:59You get a feeling that it's going to be a good day.
22:01It's going to be successful.
22:03With respect of what happens out there, I just had a feeling that it was going to be our day.
22:12Sometimes it goes the other way for you and that's the worst day you can get.
22:15But as I say, today I thought it was going to be a day that we were going to be successful.
22:20And it's a fairytale coming here because if we can't win at Ewood Park, this is the second best place to win.
22:25I mean, they won one thing.
22:27They've not liked his points because they're 89 of them.
22:30Could I just take you back four years to that moment when you decided to bring in Kenny Dalgleish?
22:34How important was that looking back?
22:37Well, I think it speaks for itself.
22:38And when we were, we got promotion and then into the Premier League.
22:42We finished, I think, fourth and then we finished runners-up and then we won it.
22:47And we didn't really plan to win until next year.
22:49So we've got another bonus.
22:51So we'll have to win next year now.
22:53We've thoroughly deserved it.
22:54I mean, at Manchester United, it'll go on about the loss of Cantona and Keane and Giggs and Kanchelskas.
22:58But if you look at our injury list as well, it's just as worse.
23:01We've got Wilcox, Warhurst, Batty, Gallagher.
23:05We've been without Batty and Gallagher for a whole season nearly.
23:09And there's millions of pounds worth of talent there.
23:11And to be without talent like that, it hurts.
23:14And it hurt us.
23:15But to our credit, we've battled all season.
23:18And we've not got the right result today.
23:20But West Ham have done us a massive favour.
23:22We've got the right result today.
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