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OWLS DRAW: Sheffield Wednesday 1 Birmingham City 1

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Published Date: 31 January 2009
By Graham Walker
SHEFFIELD Wednesday missed out on all three points when they let in a 90 minute equaliser at Hillsborough.
Owls Defender Lewis Buxton had put Wednesday ahead when scrambled the ball home after a corner in front of the Kop early in the second half.

It was his first goal for the Owls, capping a good week after agreeing a permanent deal after a loan spell from Stoke City.

And Wednesday managed to hang on to their lead - right up to the last minute of the game.

Birmingham's Kevin Phillips found the back of the net with a header.

The teams were locked in a Hillsborough stalemate after the first 45 minutes in this Championship encounter.

Chances were at a premium, but Lee Grant had to be alert to flick away a close-range effort, with Hameur Bouazza going close.

Leon Clarke made a welcome return to the Wednesday starting XI against high-flying Birmingham after missing the last six weeks with injury.

Clarke returned to the Owls attack as a replacement for Francis Jeffers who starts a three match ban. It was the only change from the side which lost 2-1 at Nottingham Forest in midweek.

Midfielder Steve Watson was named among the substitutes after recovering from a toe injury but Akpo Sodje, Frank Simek and Etienne Esajas remain sidelined.

Sheffield Wednesday: Hinds, Johnson, Watson, McAllister, Buxton, Spurr, Gray, Boden, Tudgay, Clarke, Grant, Potter, Small, O'Connor, Wood, Beevers
Birmingham City: Ridgewell, Sinclair, Doyle, Larsson, Jerome, Bowyer, Phillips, Murphy, Carsley, Johnson, Parnaby, Bent, Taylor, Fahey, Taylor, Bouazza

For full reports and pictures see The Green Un this weekend and The Star on Monday.

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  • Last Updated: 01 February 2009 7:48 PM
  • Source: Sheffield Star
  • Location: Sheffield
 
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stannington owl,

31/01/2009 21:15:32
Wade small was a disgrace wen he came on today he shud never were the blue+white shirt again!!!!
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Chip Babre,

Jackson, MO 31/01/2009 23:55:29
The "defending" for Birmingham's equalizer was obscene. There were 3 red shirts around the ball and not a blue and white shirt in site. All the hard work of the 2nd half undone by Sunday pub league defending. Absolutely diabolical.
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Brisbane owl,

01/02/2009 00:43:49
Got up at 3am to watch the game.
All that good work gone through nerves more than anything else.
Just needed that buffer of another one.
On the bright side we looked far better than them all second half.
Need to carry that form into the rest of the season.
And great to see Beatie score again eh!
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crystal peaks man,

01/02/2009 01:45:10
shame you piggies could never even sign a player like beatts.
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RickOwl,

Sheffielc 01/02/2009 09:23:33
Shame u piggies couldn't keep a player like beats!
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Nockerpowell,

01/02/2009 09:26:37
Sell Beattie then buy a striker from Chesterfield, a truly forward thinking club.
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RickOwl,

Sheffielc 01/02/2009 09:29:31
Great game against Birmingham. The owls looked good although seemed to be missing someone up front to finish the chances. Hopefully they can keep up the hard work for the rest of the season. If we play like that next saturday, 3 points will be ours! Thought we should have carried on attacking for thr last 10 minutes plus extra because it seemed we sat back and let Birmingham have a go and thats when the goal happened. As one of the last comments says the defending for the bham goal was shocking. With 3 players on the back post it was obviously going in. Thought Johnson, Gray, Potter and Buxton had a good game and we look a lot more confident with the new lads in.

Keep up the good work and roll on Saturday!!

UP THE OWLS!!
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SheffieldsBiggestClub,

Laughing at Swillsboro 01/02/2009 12:13:27
Super Kevin Philips.
Last minute.I will buy that man a pint.
Wheres your 10,000 fans gone since the Charlton game.Thought you were in a new dawn??
Dont make me laugh.
Part time fans who only come out of the woodwork when its cheap!!!
Wheres your ambition about a play off place?
Wheres your rants about going above The Blades?
Wheres your new buyer?
Its pathetic.
Still nine points and many years behind.
Jog on and try and catch the big boys
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wesps,

01/02/2009 13:13:36
did 'super kevin phillips' not score in the last minute against you shower to take ALL 3 points idiot, if you cared about your club half as much as your interested in ours you'd remember go away moaning moonpig
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BurnXOwl ,

01/02/2009 13:23:31
I think we'll all agree that for 90mins it was an excellent performance.Yes Wade Small was at fault for the goal but just as much at fault was Brian Laws. It was his choice of substitution and should have brought Watson on to bolster the defence. Its decisions like this that cost points.
Having said this playing like we did will have set the Blunts and Dingles a few things to think about next week.
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