The Championship game between Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday at Bloomfield Road on Tuesday Jan 19 2009.
Alan Irvine, the new manager, has ensured there is a new sense of purpose and resolve at Sheffield Wednesday.
After a winless 12-game sequence, he has begun with back-to-back wins, their first since August.
He started by winning 2-1 at Barnsley and on Tuesday night, at Bloomfield Road, Wednesday remained in equally bullish mood.
Tom Soares, on loan from Stoke, gave them a deserved 71st-minute lead, and substitute Leon Clarke made the match safe with a header 12 minutes later.
Blackpool had started well, and an early effort from Ben Burgess was blocked, while a header by Charlie Adam dipped just wide. Ian Evatt then went close with an attempt that came back off a post.
Wednesday responded through Jermaine Johnson, who shot narrowly wide before he departed with a hamstring problem.
Then Clarke, back in the squad after missing out at Barnsley with hamstring trouble, headed over.
The visitors became even more of a threat towards half-time and went into the break looking clearly the better side.
They continued to dominate on the resumption and when Michael Gray crossed from the left for Marcus Tudgay, his excellent effort cannoned back off a post.
Wednesday persisted and Soares pounced to provide them with a deserved lead after 71 minutes, though Blackpool were far from finished.
Gary Taylor-Fletcher went clean through but he could only drag his shot against the body of onrushing goalkeeper Lee Grant.
Wednesday increased their lead in the 83rd minute when, from Darren Potter’s free-kick on the left, Clarke headed past goalkeeper Paul Rachubka. Adam drove in a late consolation from 25 yards.
Match details
Blackpool (4-4-2): Rachubka; Eardley, Baptiste, Evatt, Crainey; Euell (Taylor-Fletcher 59), Adam, Vaughan (Bannan 73), Ormerod; Burgess, Nardiello (Southern 59).
Subs: Jilks (gk), Martin, Edwards, Butler.
Booked: Bannan, Euell.
Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-2): Grant; Buxton, Purse, Beevers, Spurr (Hinds 90); Soares, Potter, O’Connor, Gray; Tudgay, Johnson (Clarke 24).
Subs: Jameson (gk), Hinds, McAllister, Sodje, Esajas, Simek.
Booked: Buxton, Purse, Potter, Clarke, Soares.
Referee: A Hall (W Midlands).
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