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Match details
Premier League
Villa Park | Wed 26 Dec 2001 at 15:00 UK local time
Aston Villa
1
-
2
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
12
Jerzy Dudek
2
Stephane Henchoz
4
Sami Hyypia
(c)
18
John Arne Riise
23
Jamie Carragher
7
Vladimir Smicer
15
Patrik Berger
16
Didi Hamann
17
Steven Gerrard
37
Jari Litmanen
10
Michael Owen
Substitutes
22
Chris Kirkland
29
Stephen Wright
13
Danny Murphy
21
Gary McAllister
9
Nicolas Anelka
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Jari Litmanen
9'
Vladimir Smicer
73'
(Patrik Berger)
Substitutions
Jari Litmanen
out for
Nicolas Anelka
69'
Steven Gerrard
out for
Danny Murphy
77'
Vladimir Smicer
out for
Gary McAllister
86'
Opposition Lineup
Peter Schmeichel
JLoyd Samuel
Alan Wright
Olof Mellberg
Steve Staunton
George Boateng
Paul Merson
Lee Hendrie
Juan Pablo Angel
Darius Vassell
Hassan Kachloul
Opposition goals
Lee Hendrie
21'
Opposition substitutions
JLoyd Samuel
out for
Ian Taylor
47'
Lee Hendrie
out for
Steve Stone
81'
Notes
- Nicolas Anelka makes his LFC debut
- Jari Litmanen missed a penalty on 34'
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.27
- Average age of the Aston Villa starting lineup: 27.96
- Liverpool league position after match: 3
- Aston Villa league position after match: 8
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Manager:
Gérard Houllier
Opposition manager:
John Gregory
Referee:
D'Urso AP
Attendance:
42,602
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
4716
League game number:
3896
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12.08.2001 | 2 - 1 | Manchester United
18.08.2001 | 2 - 1 | West Ham United
21.08.2001 | 4 - 1 | Haka
24.08.2001 | 3 - 2 | Bayern Munich
27.08.2001 | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wanderers
08.09.2001 | 1 - 3 | Aston Villa
11.09.2001 | 1 - 1 | Boavista
15.09.2001 | 3 - 1 | Everton
19.09.2001 | 0 - 0 | Borussia Dortmund
22.09.2001 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
26.09.2001 | 1 - 0 | Dynamo Kiev
30.09.2001 | 2 - 0 | Newcastle United
09.10.2001 | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town
13.10.2001 | 1 - 1 | Leeds United
16.10.2001 | 2 - 1 | Dynamo Kiev
20.10.2001 | 4 - 1 | Leicester City
24.10.2001 | 1 - 1 | Boavista
27.10.2001 | 2 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
30.10.2001 | 2 - 0 | Borussia Dortmund
04.11.2001 | 3 - 1 | Manchester United
17.11.2001 | 1 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
20.11.2001 | 1 - 3 | Barcelona
25.11.2001 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland
01.12.2001 | 1 - 0 | Derby County
05.12.2001 | 0 - 0 | Roma
08.12.2001 | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough
12.12.2001 | 0 - 0 | Fulham
16.12.2001 | 0 - 4 | Chelsea
23.12.2001 | 1 - 2 | Arsenal
26.12.2001 | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa
29.12.2001 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United
01.01.2002 | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
05.01.2002 | 3 - 0 | Birmingham City
09.01.2002 | 0 - 2 | Southampton
13.01.2002 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
19.01.2002 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
22.01.2002 | 1 - 0 | Manchester United
27.01.2002 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
30.01.2002 | 1 - 0 | Leicester City
03.02.2002 | 4 - 0 | Leeds United
09.02.2002 | 6 - 0 | Ipswich Town
20.02.2002 | 0 - 0 | Galatasaray
23.02.2002 | 1 - 1 | Everton
26.02.2002 | 1 - 1 | Galatasaray
02.03.2002 | 2 - 0 | Fulham
06.03.2002 | 3 - 0 | Newcastle United
13.03.2002 | 0 - 0 | Barcelona
16.03.2002 | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough
19.03.2002 | 2 - 0 | Roma
24.03.2002 | 1 - 0 | Chelsea
30.03.2002 | 2 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
03.04.2002 | 1 - 0 | Bayer Leverkusen
09.04.2002 | 2 - 4 | Bayer Leverkusen
13.04.2002 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland
20.04.2002 | 2 - 0 | Derby County
27.04.2002 | 0 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
08.05.2002 | 4 - 3 | Blackburn Rovers
11.05.2002 | 5 - 0 | Ipswich Town
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Premier League table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Newcastle United
19
12
3
4
37
23
6
1
2
15
9
6
2
2
22
14
39
2
Arsenal
19
10
6
3
39
23
4
2
3
20
17
6
4
0
19
6
36
3
Liverpool
18
11
3
4
28
18
5
2
2
12
8
6
1
2
16
10
36
4
Leeds United
19
9
8
2
29
17
4
4
1
16
10
5
4
1
13
7
35
5
Manchester United
19
10
3
6
45
28
6
1
3
26
11
4
2
3
19
17
33
6
Chelsea
19
7
9
3
29
15
4
4
1
17
7
3
5
2
12
8
30
7
Tottenham Hotspur
19
8
3
8
30
26
5
2
3
21
15
3
1
5
9
11
27
8
Aston Villa
19
7
6
6
25
24
5
3
2
12
8
2
3
4
13
16
27
9
Sunderland
19
7
5
7
17
17
5
3
2
11
8
2
2
5
6
9
26
10
Fulham
18
5
9
4
17
17
4
5
1
12
7
1
4
3
5
10
24
11
West Ham United
19
6
6
7
24
30
4
3
2
13
6
2
3
5
11
24
24
12
Charlton Athletic
19
5
8
6
21
22
2
4
4
12
15
3
4
2
9
7
23
13
Everton
19
6
5
8
23
25
5
2
3
16
11
1
3
5
7
14
23
14
Blackburn Rovers
19
5
7
7
25
24
3
4
3
15
12
2
3
4
10
12
22
15
Bolton Wanderers
19
5
6
8
21
29
2
3
4
5
13
3
3
4
16
16
21
16
Middlesbrough
18
5
4
9
17
26
3
1
4
11
13
2
3
5
6
13
19
17
Southampton
18
6
1
11
19
30
3
1
4
9
12
3
0
7
10
18
19
18
Derby County
19
4
4
11
14
35
4
3
3
11
10
0
1
8
3
25
16
19
Ipswich Town
19
3
6
10
19
28
2
2
6
10
13
1
4
4
9
15
15
20
Leicester City
19
3
6
10
12
34
1
4
4
5
17
2
2
6
7
17
15
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