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Premiership

Owen with a bang

AFP, Liverpool
Michael Owen went from zero to hero as Liverpool got back to winning ways witfi a 3-0 victory against Portsmouth here at Anfield on Wednesday.
Owen netted twice after Dietmar Hamann put Liverpool 1-0 up in the sixth minute with a tre-mendousstrlke.
It was a welcome return to form for England striker Owen who had a penalty saved in Liverpool's FA Cup exit against Portsmouth and then saw another spot-kick stopped in a 2-0 league defeat against Pompey's sou th coast rivals Southampton last weekend.
Wednesday's result also reignited Liverpool's Champions League challenge, catapulting Gerard Houllier's men into fifth place, just a point behind Charlton who occupy the fourth and final qualifying spot available to English sides for Europe's premier club competition.
Afterwards Houllier, who received a death threat following the collapse of Liverpool’s Premier Ix-ague title challenge, said: "It was a good victory and a good game of football.
“We had a lot of variety in our game and scored good goals," the Frenchman added. "The first goal from Dietmar Hamann was outstanding. Their keeper was man of the match making save after save against us and I am pleased and proud of my team.
"I am pleased with Michael Owen who scored two good goals."
For Portsmouth, it was another fruitless visit to Liverpool after their 1-0 weekend loss against Everton and meant they remained in the relegation zone with Harry Redknapp's side still searching for their first away league win of the season.
Afterwards Redknapp told Sky Sports: "It was tough. They got off to a tremendous start. But in the first 15 minutes of the second half we played some good football and I felt that the.next goal, would be vital."
Redknapp added that Owen's return to form had come as no surprise to him. "He's a top player. Everyone gets on his case but he's a world-class striker. They (Liverpool) are full of quality and when they play well they are a good team."
Pompey, who had beaten
Liverpool 1 -0 at Fratton Park in the Premiership thanks to a goal from Anfield old-boy Patrik Berger earlier in the season, saw their hopes of a rare 'double' rocked early on.
After the ever-willing Owen pulled back an overhit cross he laid the ball off to Hamann, running in from 20 yards out and the German let fly with a superb volley that flew into the top corner past stationary PompeykeeperShaka Hislop.
But the visitors almost hit back when Lomana LuaLua's pass found Bulgarian striker Svetoslav Todorov who was playing his first game of the season after having damaged knee ligaments two days before the campaign got underway.
However, as the former West Ham striker was in the act of shoot-' ing, Igor Biscan produced a fine last-ditch block.
Serbia international Dejan Stefanovic was then fortunate not to be sent off for a wild challenge on Owen.
But Owen was not to be denied and in the 28th minute slotted in a right foot shot from sot yards out following Jamie Carragher's rightwingcross.
Pompey went close to pulling one-back in the 48th minute when Sami Hyypia was penalised for a foul on Steve Stone on the edge of the box. Stefanovic stepped up to take the free-kick but saw his curling shot bounce hit the crossbar with Liverpool keeper Jerzy Dudek beaten.
LuaLua then missed a glorious chance when, unmarked in the box, he miskicked from close range.
It was a miss that was made to look all the worse when Owen put Liverpool 3-0 up in the 58th minute.
Danny Murphy's 25-yard shot was palmed behind by Hislop. But from Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's inswinging corner, Owen's close-range Hick header gave Hislop no chance.