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Match details
Premier League
Anfield | Tue 17 Dec 1996 at 19:45 UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
2
Nottingham Forest
Starting Lineup
1
David James
5
Mark Wright
6
Phil Babb
14
Neil Ruddock
20
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
4
Jason McAteer
7
Steve McManaman
10
John Barnes
(c)
16
Michael Thomas
8
Stan Collymore
9
Robbie Fowler
Substitutes
13
Tony Warner
21
Dominic Matteo
11
Jamie Redknapp
19
Mark Kennedy
15
Patrik Berger
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Stan Collymore
6'
(Robbie Fowler)
Robbie Fowler
27'
(Stan Collymore)
Des Lyttle
O/G
51'
Stan Collymore
63'
(Patrik Berger)
Substitutions
Mark Wright
out for
Dominic Matteo
46'
Robbie Fowler
out for
Patrik Berger
57'
Opposition Lineup
Mark Crossley
Des Lyttle
Stuart Pearce
Colin Cooper
Vance Warner
David Phillips
Chris Allen
Kevin Campbell
Dean Saunders
Alf-Inge Haaland
Ian Woan
Opposition goals
Kevin Campbell
34'
Stuart Pearce
60'
Opposition substitutions
Dean Saunders
out for
Bobby Howe
83'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.44
- Average age of the Nottingham Forest starting lineup: 28.12
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Nottingham Forest league position after match: 20
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Manager:
Roy Evans
Opposition manager:
Frank Clark
Referee:
Barber GP
Attendance:
36,126
Half-time score:
2
-
1
Game number:
4456
League game number:
3706
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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
Liverpool
18
11
4
3
35
17
6
3
1
22
9
5
1
2
13
8
37
2
Arsenal
17
10
5
2
34
16
6
3
0
22
8
4
2
2
12
8
35
3
Wimbledon
17
10
4
3
30
17
6
2
1
18
10
4
2
2
12
7
34
4
Newcastle United
17
9
3
5
27
19
5
1
2
19
10
4
2
3
8
9
30
5
Aston Villa
17
9
3
5
22
15
5
2
1
11
5
4
1
4
11
10
30
6
Manchester United
16
7
6
3
31
24
5
2
1
16
8
2
4
2
15
16
27
7
Everton
17
7
6
4
26
20
4
1
3
16
9
3
5
1
10
11
27
8
Chelsea
17
6
7
4
25
26
3
4
1
13
10
3
3
3
12
16
25
9
Tottenham Hotspur
17
7
3
7
17
17
3
2
3
7
7
4
1
4
10
10
24
10
Sheffield Wednesday
16
6
6
4
17
18
3
4
1
8
6
3
2
3
9
12
24
11
Derby County
17
5
7
5
19
20
4
2
3
11
10
1
5
2
8
10
22
12
Leicester City
17
6
3
8
17
22
3
1
4
8
12
3
2
4
9
10
21
13
Leeds United
17
6
3
8
15
20
4
1
4
8
9
2
2
4
7
11
21
14
Sunderland
17
5
5
7
17
21
3
4
2
10
8
2
1
5
7
13
20
15
West Ham United
17
4
6
7
15
22
3
3
3
10
12
1
3
4
5
10
18
16
Middlesbrough
18
3
6
9
21
33
2
4
3
13
13
1
2
6
8
20
15
17
Blackburn Rovers
17
2
7
8
16
22
2
2
4
8
10
0
5
4
8
12
13
18
Southampton
17
3
4
10
24
32
3
2
3
15
9
0
2
7
9
23
13
19
Coventry City
17
2
7
8
12
24
2
3
4
7
11
0
4
4
5
13
13
20
Nottingham Forest
17
1
7
9
14
29
0
5
3
5
11
1
2
6
9
18
10
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