Sheffield Wednesday's Liam Palmer explains his goal celebration against West Brom
Sheffield Wednesday beat West Brom 2-1 to end the Championship season with a smile
Late night games of Fifa with his kids was the reason behind Liam Palmer’s goal celebration against West Brom.
The long-serving Owl slotted home in front of the Kop to put Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 up in the first-half at the weekend. The 34-year-old initially had a shot blocked before the ball came back to him to prod in to spark wild celebrations.
Although Wednesday conceded late on, sending nerves jangling among the 30,000 plus fans inside Hillsborough, the hosts hung on to claim their first home win in a year on the final day of the Championship campaign.
After netting against The Baggies, Palmer crouched down in a squat position before he was pushed to the floor by his delighted team-mates. When asked if there was any particular reason behind his celebration, the defender explained a light-hearted story involving his children and computer games.
He told The Star: “I have got to that age now, I have got two boys that play Fifa, and they are like ‘dad, can you play Pro Clubs? Can you play Pro Clubs?’ And every time my son’s player scores he kind of drops into that position and I said if I get a chance I will do that. So they were very happy with that celebration. I struggled to get back up, though! But it was nice to get on the scoresheet.”
Palmer is now second on Wednesday’s all-time appearance list with more than 500 but he is not taking anything for granted. He has an option in his contract which could be triggered to extend his stay further. On Saturday he walked out to a booming Hillsborough atmosphere with his kids and it did cross his mind whether he would get that opportunity again.
He added: “You never know when it might be the last chance to do those kind of things so it is always nice memories.”