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Match details
Premier League
Anfield | Sat 15 Mar 2008 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
2
-
1
Reading
Starting Lineup
25
Pepe Reina
12
Fábio Aurélio
17
Álvaro Arbeloa
23
Jamie Carragher
37
Martin Skrtel
8
Steven Gerrard
(c)
14
Xabi Alonso
19
Ryan Babel
20
Javier Mascherano
9
Fernando Torres
18
Dirk Kuyt
Substitutes
30
Charles Itandje
4
Sami Hyypia
6
John Arne Riise
11
Yossi Benayoun
15
Peter Crouch
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Javier Mascherano
19'
(Ryan Babel)
Fernando Torres
48'
(Steven Gerrard)
Substitutions
Dirk Kuyt
out for
Yossi Benayoun
81'
Ryan Babel
out for
John Arne Riise
83'
Steven Gerrard
out for
Sami Hyypia
90' +5
Opposition Lineup
Marcus Hahnemann
Nicky Shorey
André Bikey
Ívar Ingimarsson
Liam Rosenior
Stephen Hunt
James Harper
Marek Matejovsky
John Oster
Kevin Doyle
Shane Long
Opposition goals
Marek Matejovsky
5'
Opposition substitutions
Shane Long
out for
Dave Kitson
63'
John Oster
out for
Jimmy Kebe
72'
Marek Matejovsky
out for
Kalifa Cisse
75'
Notes
- Javier Mascherano scores his debut goal for LFC
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.75
- Average age of the Reading starting lineup: 26.85
- Liverpool league position after match: 4
- Reading league position after match: 14
-
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- The first Liverpool player since Robbie Fowler in 1995-96 to register 20 league goals in a season.
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Manager:
Rafa Benítez
Opposition manager:
Steve Coppell
Referee:
Marriner AM
Attendance:
43,524
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
5083
League game number:
4136
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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
Manchester United
29
21
4
4
59
15
12
1
1
32
5
9
3
3
27
10
67
2
Arsenal
30
19
10
1
58
22
12
4
0
33
10
7
6
1
25
12
67
3
Chelsea
29
19
7
3
49
18
9
5
0
29
9
10
2
3
20
9
64
4
Liverpool
30
16
11
3
55
21
9
6
1
38
12
7
5
2
17
9
59
5
Everton
29
17
5
7
47
24
9
2
3
27
12
8
3
4
20
12
56
6
Portsmouth
30
14
8
8
44
31
6
7
2
22
12
8
1
6
22
19
50
7
Aston Villa
30
13
10
7
52
39
8
3
4
25
18
5
7
3
27
21
49
8
Blackburn Rovers
30
12
10
8
39
37
6
5
4
18
15
6
5
4
21
22
46
9
Manchester City
29
12
9
8
34
33
9
4
2
21
13
3
5
6
13
20
45
10
West Ham United
30
12
7
11
33
36
6
5
4
18
18
6
2
7
15
18
43
11
Tottenham Hotspur
28
9
8
11
53
45
7
2
4
37
22
2
6
7
16
23
35
12
Middlesbrough
30
7
10
13
27
44
4
4
6
14
19
3
6
7
13
25
31
13
Wigan Athletic
29
7
7
15
26
42
6
3
5
17
14
1
4
10
9
28
28
14
Reading
30
8
4
18
35
57
7
1
7
17
21
1
3
11
18
36
28
15
Newcastle United
29
7
7
15
30
56
5
5
5
18
24
2
2
10
12
32
28
16
Sunderland
30
7
6
17
26
48
7
3
5
17
15
0
3
12
9
33
27
17
Birmingham City
29
6
8
15
33
45
4
5
5
19
17
2
3
10
14
28
26
18
Bolton Wanderers
28
6
7
15
28
42
5
4
6
18
15
1
3
9
10
27
25
19
Fulham
29
3
11
15
26
49
3
5
7
18
26
0
6
8
8
23
20
20
Derby County
30
1
7
22
14
64
1
4
10
8
25
0
3
12
6
39
10
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