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banner Saturday, 27 January, 2001, 11:54 GMT
FT: Leeds 0-2 Liverpool

All the action from Elland Road, where Liverpool scored twice late on to defeat Leeds.

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94 mins A brilliant goal on the break from Liverpool seals Liverpool's win. A great run from Fowler on the left touchline sets the move in motion. He picks out Barmby, who lines up Heskey for a stunning drive.
Leeds 0-2 Liverpool

93 mins Ziege is booked for time-wasting.

91 mins Four minutes of injury time have been added on.

90 mins Lee Bowyer goes down in the Leeds area, but his penalty appeals are waved away.

89 mins Heskey turns inside but his strike goes just wide.

86 mins Christian Ziege sets up Robbie Fowler, whose excellent shot comes back off the post. Substitute Nicky Barmby smashes the ball home on the rebound.
Leeds 0-1 Liverpool

86 mins Heskey flicks on Ziege's throw-in but Barmby just fails to connect.

80 mins Biscan wastes a great chance to cross and is then booked for hauling back Harte.

Emile Heskey
Heskey sealed Liverpool's triumph in style
79 mins Leeds force their fourth corner. Liverpool clear despite Westerveld again missing the cross.

77 mins Murphy's injury is reported to be knee ligament damage.

75 mins Murphy is unable to continue and Christian Ziege comes in.

74 mins Danny Murphy lies protrate after challenge on Rio Ferdinand.

72 mins Emile Heskey comes in for Liverpool with the increasing ineffectual Smicer making way. Meanwhile, Alan Smith replaces Keane for Leeds.

70 mins Leeds recover after Woodgate had surrendered possession carelessly.

68 mins Nicky Barmby replaces Markus Babbel, with Biscan moving to full-back.

65 mins Dominic Matteo misses a great chance against his old club, heading over at the far post from Bowyer's pinpoint cross.

64 mins Great interplay between Smicer and Fowler ends with the England striker firing a shot into the side-netting.

62 mins Leeds waste a corner, awarded after another error from Westerveld.

61 mins McAllister almost pokes in Murphy's cross at the near post, but Woodgate does enough to put him off.

60 mins Smicer breaks dangerously, but is soon crowded out by the Leeds defence.

59 mins Sander Westerveld drops a simple catch from a incocuous Matteo cross, but Liverpool scramble the ball clear, with Sami Hyypia kicking the ball of the line.

58 mins Smicer sends an improvised volley narrowly over.

56 mins Gary McAllister's attempted cross from a free kick fizzes wide.

54 mins Viduka shoots across goal from the edge of the six-yard box.

53 mins Bakke heads over his own bar from the resultant free kick.

52 mins Ian Harte is booked for a late lunge on Igor Biscan.

49 mins Smicer shoots well over on the turn maid appeals for a corner.

48 mins A disappointing first half comes to and end after both sides failed to build on the momentum of an exciting opening 10 minutes.

47 mins Liverpool make a better start to the second half, with a concerted spell of pressure.


45 mins The fourth official signals three minutes of added time as Leeds up the tempo.

44 mins A sustained spell of Leeds pressure ends with Bowyer's shot saved easily by Westerveld.

39 mins Lee Bowyer catches Gary McAllister with his elbow, intentionally or not, but escapes chastisement.

38 mins Smicer becomes the second player to be booked for a needless foul on Lee Bowyer.

36 mins Fowler and Smicer combine well, but Leeds again clear comfortably.

33 mins Viduka fires well wide for Leeds.

32 mins Confusion between Woodgate and Martyn leads to a Liverpool corner. Hamann fires well over after Leeds only half clear.

29 mins Henchoz again rescues Liverpool after another poor pass from Dietmar Hamann.

28 mins Meanwhile, a a linesman suffers collateral damage in a collision between Ferdinand and Carragher

Viduka and hamann
Viduka never looked like repeating his four-goal haul
27 mins The subsequent free kick is moved up ten yards, but Liverpool clear.

25 mins Gary McAllister is booked for kicking the ball away on his return to Elland Road.

24 mins Another excellent Liverpool break. Smicer to McAllister to Biscan but the Croatian's shot is well blocked by Bowyer.

22 mins Ferdinand turns defence into attack with one excellent pass after Leeds had repelled two rare Liverpool attacks.

19 mins Liverpool are struggling to cope with the twin threat of Keane and Viduka.

18 mins Robbie Keane is again denied by Henchoz, who foils the Irishman with a despairing tackle. Viduka's follow-up effort is well wide.

17 mins Leeds continue to look the stronger side, as Liverpool struggle to find their passing rhythm.

11 mins The game settles down after the thrill-a-minute start, although both defences continue to look nervous.

8 mins Bowyer almost plays Viduka in, but Henchoz again comes to Liverpool's rescue with a clearance at the expense of a corner.

6 mins Fowler this time gets in behind the Leeds defence but the ball from the back is just too long, as the frenetic opening continues.

5 mins Vladimir Smicer breaks well but loses possession with Robbie Fowler unmarked inside.

4 mins Keane puts Viduka through, but Westerveld scrambles the ball clear.

2 mins Liverpool break quickly and force the first corner.

1 min Stephane Henchoz clears off the line after Robbie Keane breaks clear and Sander Westerveld can only take the sting from his shot.


Team news:
Robbie Fowler starts for Liverpool alongside Vladimir Smicer in attack with Emile Heskey on the bench.

Nigel Martyn returns in goal for Leeds as young starlet Paul Robinson drops down to the bench.

Robbie Keane is paired with Mark Viduka in their front line while David Batty steps in for Olivier Dacourt in midfield.

Leeds: Martyn, Kelly, Harte, Woodgate, Ferdinand, Bowyer, Bakke, Batty, Matteo, Keane, Viduka.
Subs: Dacourt, Robinson, Wilcox, Smith, Mills.

Liverpool: Westerveld, Babbel, Hyypia, Carragher, Henchoz, Murphy, Hamann, McAllister, Biscan, Fowler, Smicer.
Subs: Ziege, Heskey, Barmby, Nielsen, Litmanen.

Referee: A D'Urso (Billericay)

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