Alonso slip-up earns 10-man Brummies point

Liverpool 1 Birmingham 1

Fowler entered the action just past the hour mark, after Liverpool had taken the lead through Steven Gerrard’s 17th goal of the season.

But Birmingham, who had Damien Johnson sent off for a heavy tackle on Daniel Agger in the first half, refused to give up and were rewarded when Xabi Alonso gave away a freak own goal. He let Chris Sutton’s header bounce off his chest a couple of yards out and the ball wrong-footed a surprised Jose Reina.