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Premier League

Anfield | Saturday 15 March 2008 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 1 Reading
Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.75)

25
Pepe Reina
17
Álvaro Arbeloa
12
Fábio Aurélio
23
Jamie Carragher
37
Martin Skrtel
14
Xabi Alonso
19
Ryan Babel
8
Steven Gerrard (c)
20
Javier Mascherano
18
Dirk Kuyt
9
Fernando Torres

Substitutes

30
Charles Itandje
4
Sami Hyypia
6
John Arne Riise
11
Yossi Benayoun
15
Peter Crouch

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.85)

Marcus Hahnemann
Nicky Shorey
André Bikey
Ívar Ingimarsson
Liam Rosenior
Stephen Hunt
James Harper
Marek Matejovsky
John Oster
Kevin Doyle
Shane Long

Substitutes used

Dave Kitson
Jimmy Kebe
Kalifa Cisse

Notes

  • - Javier Mascherano scores his first LFC goal
  • - The first Liverpool player since Robbie Fowler in 1995-96 to register 20 league goals in a season.

Other details

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
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 4th
Reading league position: 14th
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Liverpool
Reading
5'
Marek Matejovsky (0–1)
Javier Mascherano (Ryan Babel) (1–1)
19'
HT 1–1
Fernando Torres (Steven Gerrard) (2–1)
48'
63'
Dave Kitson Shane Long
72'
Jimmy Kebe John Oster
75'
Kalifa Cisse Marek Matejovsky
Dirk Kuyt Yossi Benayoun
81'
Ryan Babel John Arne Riise
83'
Steven Gerrard Sami Hyypia
90+5'
Full time 2–1

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