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Coventry v Leeds, Manchester City v Liverpool, Southampton v Wimbledon, West Ham v Sheffield Wednesday.
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00:00...moments, Coventry, Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday would all secure their status...
00:05...if they won. Well first it's Southampton against Wimbledon.
00:10And Southampton could so easily have got off to the worst possible start of the dell...
00:14...the game wasn't three...
00:15...when Robbie L fired over the bar. Conceding an early goal was the nightmare...
00:20...scenario. As early as the eighth minute Coventry found the...
00:25...themselves living on the edge. Lead striker Filmesinga threatened to put the away side ahead.
00:30Steva Grizovic left to deny them.
00:35The shifting sands under Sheffield Wednesday's feet led to some nervy defence...
00:40...pending at Upton Park when the first real chance for West Ham fell to Ian Dowie.
00:45Kevin Pressman beat it away. But it was to be an afternoon...
00:50...with do-it-yourself manicures for David Peet and Richie Barker.
00:55Leeds may have been ravaged by injuries...
00:57...but there was nothing wrong with their commitment. On 20 minutes...
01:00...Lukic failed to hold the cross but his defence were resolute...
01:03...Wetherhall finally clearing the danger.
01:05By this time...
01:10...Southampton had steadied themselves against Wimbledon. Neil Shipley broke forward and forced a...
01:15...great save from Neil Sullivan. 25 minutes had been played.
01:20If Wednesday were to be their own salvation...
01:25...and Reggie Blinker was always the man most likely.
01:30West Ham eventually stopped him dribbling past the whole defence...
01:33...but only at the cost of a free pass.
01:35This was the closest win...
01:40...of Wednesday had come so far. Mark Pembridge struck the kick well.
01:45Ludek McCloscoe saw it coming.
01:50At half-time the drums were talking. But what was the message?
01:53Was there an ambush up ahead?
01:55Two minutes into the second half...
01:58...Noel Wheeling was presented with the perfect...
02:00...opportunity to score against his old club...
02:02...and take a significant amount of tension out of the match.
02:05Sadly for Coventry, he did neither.
02:10And at the Dell, jittery Southampton still couldn't make the right...
02:15...connections. Richard Hall couldn't make contact.
02:20West Ham began their second half in a mood...
02:22...that can only have added to Wednesday's apprehension.
02:25It was an early test for Kevin Pressman provided by Michael Hughes.
02:30But still 0-0.
02:33At this stage in the proceedings...
02:35Coventry were becoming more and more anxious.
02:37With no idea of the other scores...
02:39...Wheeling could have made...
02:40...what was going on elsewhere purely academic.
02:45Were they beginning to feel the pressure?
02:49Time ticking away...
02:50...Cobbicle's heart must have missed a beat.
02:52In fact, it may have even stopped...
02:54...as Redibee's head had bounced out...
02:55...and agonisingly passed the post.
02:58The first defence to succumb...
03:00...that was Sheffield Wednesday's...
03:01...Julian Dick's header...
03:02...from Michael Hughes free kick.
03:05Wednesday, one down...
03:06...19 minutes left.
03:10Southampton fans became twitchy...
03:12...as the season started to draw to a close.
03:14They...
03:15...who knew what a late addition to the goals against Colum...
03:17...might mean.
03:18How many saints held their breath...
03:20...as Efe Nakuku charge forward...
03:22...only to blast wide.
03:25It was an injury time...
03:26...that Southampton got...
03:27...a clear sight of sanctuary.
03:29Letizia Cross...
03:30...in the post.
03:31Jim Magilton guided at Goldwoods.
03:32A great save from Neil Sullivan.
03:34Would a goalless...
03:35...to draw be enough?
03:36With only seconds remaining at Opton Park...
03:38...and ears tuned...
03:40...elsewhere...
03:41...Sheffield Wednesday gathered themselves...
03:42...for one last charge.
03:45It developed down the right.
03:47Guy Whittingham crossed.
03:49John Newsome's...
03:50...head made contact.
03:51Wednesday had begun the game...
03:53...knowing that a point would equal...
03:55...for survival.
03:56No need any longer...
03:57...to think the unthinkable.
04:00So Southampton were now...
04:01...the team in jeopardy...
04:02...if Manchester City...
04:03...could beat Liverpool at Main Road.
04:05It was a thrilling and emotional match...
04:07...watched by Tony Gubber.
04:10...the team...
04:11...the team...
04:12...the team...
04:13...the team...
04:15...and that's another...
04:16...misdirected pass by Nigel Clough...
04:17...which has sent...
04:18...McManaman...
04:19...skipping away.
04:20This could be a problem.
04:21Fowler goes on his outside.
04:22Here's Rush!
04:24It's a corner.
04:25...like in this area...
04:26...we can...
04:27...do I do because...
04:28...we could just get together...
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04:31...soy...
04:32...not On Mepost...
04:33...because
04:52Well, listening...
05:00There's Nicky Somerby.
05:02Rob Jones just slipped.
05:05Looking for Quinn.
05:06Yes, yes.
05:07Quinn.
05:08James.
05:09James saves it.
05:11Somehow Liverpool kept it out.
05:13Here's Brightwell.
05:17Oh, my...
05:22Oh, my...
05:23Oh, it's very fortunate.
05:24Oh, it's Quinn.
05:27Yes.
05:27Oh.
05:28It's heart-stopping...
05:33Stuff on the terraces at Main Road.
05:36Quinn denied.
05:38The equalizer.
05:40Son of his corner.
05:42Off the head of...
05:42Here's Fowler.
05:44Here's Brown.
05:47King...
05:47Brown.
05:50They've got plenty of players in that penalty area, City.
05:52Cross-blocked by Mark.
05:56Well, here's Quinn.
05:58Back close.
05:58Ross-blocked by Mark.
05:59Come on.
06:00Come on.
06:00Come on.
06:01Come on.
06:01Come on.
06:02The wrong side of the woodwork for Manchester City's fans.
06:07The wrong side of the woodwork for Manchester City's fans.
06:12Rossler met it with great deliberation, but he put it the wrong way.
06:17The wrong side.
06:21Still City Trail.
06:23To that own goal.
06:26Here's Somerby.
06:27Well, it's a foul.
06:32Is it a penalty?
06:33Or is it?
06:34Well, he stands right on the edge of the penalty area.
06:37I'd have to say that the challenge by Ruddock was inside the penalty area.
06:42Stephen Lodge blew the whistle and pointed.
06:45It wasn't clear.
06:47Whether he was pointing to the spot.
06:48He clearly given a foul by Ruddock.
06:51But surely it's in the end.
06:52The penalty area.
06:53Not outside.
06:58Well, Liverpool have got everybody back in the defensive wall.
07:01And it looks as if...
07:02I don't know if King Clads is going to hit this one.
07:05Well, Michael Thomas was probably only four years...
07:07three yards away when he blocked it.
07:09Oh, it's three Liverpool attackers on two defenders.
07:12It's deflected.
07:13It's two.
07:14It's two.
07:16Red.
07:17It's a flash in his final match.
07:19Liverpool's captain for the afternoon.
07:21Gets it.
07:2227th of the season.
07:23Is 346th.
07:27in a Liverpool shirt.
07:30He'll certainly want to claim it.
07:32Although there is a deflection off Keith Curl.
07:34Just stretched out his boot and it hit his studs.
07:37to leave Aiki Immel wrong-footed.
07:42Kennedy on as a second half substitute for Liverpool
07:45who are very comfortable at two...
07:471-0 ahead.
07:48And here's Rossler.
07:50Well struck.
07:51Claude down...
07:52down by James.
07:57Kennedy then completing the saving job.
08:03Here's Quinn.
08:06Here's King Clancy.
08:07On his left foot.
08:08On his left foot.
08:09Oh!
08:12Well, even he's caught the bugger.
08:17Here's Lomas.
08:21Here's Lomas.
08:22put out by Mark Wright
08:27Kinkladzi
08:32there's tight control in the penalty area
08:35obstructed by Rudder
08:36penalty
08:37the magic in the feet of Kim Kinkladzi
08:42brings a penalty
08:44and Rudder Kishore a yellow card as well
08:47now
08:49Rosler
08:51to Pekno
08:522-1 back for City
08:56it's 2-1
08:57to Liverpool
08:59and there are 20 frantic minutes left
09:02has that finally
09:06has that finally
09:07lit the spark
09:09Rosler places the ball
09:10on the spot
09:12it's his 13th goal of the season
09:17it was 12 games in the
09:21Premiership before
09:22Manchester City
09:23got into winning ways
09:24this season
09:25and then
09:26a 1-0
09:27home victory over Bolton
09:30cut out by Rudder
09:31corner
09:32in the end
09:34to the end
09:35and then
09:36to the end
09:37of the season
09:38we're in Pekno
09:40with the
09:41the
09:42the
09:43the
09:44the
09:45the
09:46the
09:47the
09:49the
09:50the
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09:59The big defender up to help out in attack.
10:04On an afternoon when the forwards have been missing chances.
10:09The big defender up to help out in attack.
10:14Phillips to Brown.
10:19Kevnashvili.
10:24Oh, he was pushed over by Ron Jones' free kick.
10:27Now.
10:29City 1, everybody forward for this.
10:32They haven't got Niall Quinn on.
10:34He is being substituted.
10:36And Kladzi will take the free kick.
10:39Some of A.
10:44And Kladzi will take the free kick.
10:49It was behind Kevnashvili.
10:54It was behind Kevnashvili.
10:59Can you tell me what you've said to your players in the dressing room you've just come out?
11:01Well, there's not a lot you can say to them.
11:04We've had a goal today, but it's over a season.
11:06And unfortunately, our shocking start.
11:09We've paid daily for it at the end.
11:11From November onwards, we've picked up 36 points.
11:14Which is a fantastic haul from 24 games.
11:1925 games, which is a good haul.
11:22Niall, can you put it into words for us?
11:23How Manchester City...
11:24How does the city feel tonight?
11:25Well, there's a huge cloud over the club.
11:28You know...
11:29Just as a player, on behalf of the rest of the players, I can only apologise.
11:32Not for today's performance or the last couple of performances.
11:34But for perhaps the way we started the year and the problems we placed upon the club.
11:39And as one of the team, I can just apologise for those who have travelled the length and breadth of country for us.
11:44But at the end of the day, the book stops at us and we'd like to apologise.
11:49At the end, we had a very positive attitude.
11:51Nobody was even talking about going down.
11:53And that's the way...
11:54Have survived.
11:55The club survived.
11:56The club is far more important than any individual.
11:59Sometimes you see silly stories about individuals.
12:01Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a worthy premiership.
12:04The club has a marvellous ground, has a marvellous pitch.
12:06But there's some surgery required.
12:08I think that's clear.
12:09Because we haven't done any better this year than they did last year.
12:12So we've got to make...
12:14changes and they've got to be progressive changes because we've got to get above that area.
12:19of strugglers.
12:19We're getting a position in the middle of the second half with stick or bust because we knew the results of it.
12:24The other matches, I thought for a long period of the game, we were on top of the game.
12:29You know, if we could have scored, I mean, Noel Whelan was very unfortunate to score at least once.
12:33I mean, Luke, it's made a...
12:34Fabulous save.
12:34Another couple of attempts.
12:36But after that, you're in that position where you don't know whether to charge...
12:39charge forward and try and nick it or say, hang on a bit, we know at this moment in time we're in the premiership.
12:44When you're at Palace, of course, you experience relegation on the final day of the season.
12:48I mean, what's the difference...
12:49What's the difference now, having survived on the final day?
12:51Well, I mean, it's tremendous.
12:52I mean, obviously, I mean...
12:54Really, I think I'm still going to start greying grey hairs or something, you know, struggling two years in a row.
12:58And I think if we do...
12:59If it had gone down again this year, I think it was a stigma that would have stuck with me for the rest of my life.
13:02So, I suppose for myself...
13:04During the match, were you aware of what was happening in the other games that were concerning the relegation?
13:09No, you know, I didn't really want to know.
13:11I just thought, if we do our job right and we get a result...
13:14Of some sort, we don't get beat, then I knew we'd be okay.
13:16But I was one of those players...
13:19I didn't really want to know.
13:20I'm sure I've made some mistakes this season.
13:22The important thing is to learn from...
13:24I've made many mistakes, but at the same time, I've lost no confidence in my own ability.
13:28But I just...
13:29Sometimes think, what am I doing in this type of business?
13:31But, no, I'm...
13:32I'm here still.
13:34I'm here still.
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