Real Madrid are considering appealing against the sending-off of David Beckham during Sunday's 2-1 defeat at home to Valencia. The points looked safe for Wednesday as the 90-minute mark passed, but Kazim-Richards popped up to head in Carole's cross to bring more frustration for Sturrock. "There is a naivety in the way we are not running down the clock at the end of games and it is costing us dear," Sturrock said. But the former Bristol City front man then failed to convert an inviting near-post cross from John Hills 19 minutes from time.
Wednesday have wasted leads seven times this season, throwing away one-goal advantages in the closing minutes of their last three games. Wednesday began the second half with renewed purpose and were rewarded 10 minutes in after goalkeeper Wayne Henderson could only parry a fine effort by Brunt, Peacock pouncing on the loose ball to lash home. Wednesday went ahead through Lee Peacock early in the second half but squandered chances before conceding an equaliser to Brighton substitute Colin Kazim-Richards in stoppage time. Peacock and his strike partner David Graham both had opportunities in the first half, as did Chris Eagles, but while Brighton made fewer chances they went closest to taking a lead before half-time, Wednesday goalkeeper David Lucas relieved to see the ball trundle past the post after Seb Carole's skimming shot surprisingly beat him.
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Rejected by League One Swansea's Lee Trundle last week, manager Paul Sturrock went down another level yesterday with a £700,000 bid for Wycombe Wanderers' prolific striker Nathan Tyson only to meet the same response, the 23-year-old deciding to remain in League Two. Sturrock is desperate to find a reliable goalscorer, with his side struggling, and last night's outcome could not have made the point more emphatically. "Until Fulham I was happy with our attitude, but after Champions' League games we always seem to have lots of problems. It is the same for a lot of clubs - look at Real Madrid against Valencia.". Wednesday may have returned to the Championship but it is a measure of how far they have fallen that lower division transfer targets no longer consider them a step up on the career ladder. It is acceptable to play to a good level against Chelsea or Arsenal and not win, but we need to have the same attitude against Fulham if we are to get to the top."Benitez denies there is a language problem at Liverpool 17 months after his appointment but there is no disputing his squad's failure to produce after a European outing, for all their manager's attempts to abate tiredness through rotation. I am disappointed because we have spoken so often about last season and we know we need to beat these teams if we are going to be at the top of the table.
