Kenwyne Jones had headed Stoke into the lead after six minutes when he converted Jermaine Pennant's corner.
The Reds went ahead with a bizarre goal, Jose Enrique's clearance hitting Jermaine Pennant and looping in.
The third came shortly before the break when Ryan Shawcross headed in Wilson's flick from Jermaine Pennant's corner.
Jermaine Pennant's cross found Crouch at the far post and he knocked the ball into the path of the onrushing Gerrard, who headed beyond Brill.
The double strike killed off the match as a competitive spectacle, although Jermaine Pennant flashed in a couple of long-range free-kicks to give Birmingham some hope.
The home side dominated for much of the match, but failed to break down Bradford's defence until the 90th minute when Lewis Emanuel fouled Jermaine Pennant.
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He provided the perfect finish to a delightful Liverpool build-up in the fourth minute, sweeping in at the near post after Jermaine Pennant's neat flick set up Arbeloa for the cross.
Fowler got on to the end of Jermaine Pennant's cross to head home his second at the far post, but Liverpool's under-strength side was very much second best and Galatasaray deserved the win.
The Reds are expected to make a bid for Birmingham right-winger Jermaine Pennant, 23, in the near future as they look to add to the new signings of Craig Bellamy, Fabio Aurelio and Mark Gonzalez.
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Asamoah Gyan regained the lead for Sunderland after the break, but the visitors sat back and finally buckled under a barrage of long throws and set-pieces, as two Jermaine Pennant free-kicks set up Huth to score twice in the last seven minutes and seal a remarkable recovery.
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