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Match details
Premier League
Stamford Bridge | Sat 25 Apr 1998 at 15:00
Chelsea
4
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
29
Brad Friedel
2
Rob Jones
6
Phil Babb
20
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
21
Dominic Matteo
7
Steve McManaman
8
Øyvind Leonhardsen
17
Paul Ince
(c)
23
Jamie Carragher
24
Danny Murphy
13
Karl-Heinz Riedle
Substitutes
1
David James
3
Bjørn Tore Kvarme
4
Jason McAteer
25
David Thompson
15
Patrik Berger
Goals
Karl-Heinz Riedle
45'
Substitutions
Danny Murphy
out for
Patrik Berger
72
'
Øyvind Leonhardsen
out for
Jason McAteer
76
'
Karl-Heinz Riedle
out for
David Thompson
76
'
Opposition Lineup
Dimitri Kharine
Dan Petrescu
Graeme Le Saux
Michael Duberry
Frank Leboeuf
Steve Clarke
Gustavo Poyet
Roberto Di Matteo
Gianfranco Zola
Mark Hughes
Eddie Newton
Opposition goals
Mark Hughes
11'
Steve Clarke
67'
Tore André Flo
72'
Mark Hughes
78'
Opposition substitutions
Gianfranco Zola
out for
Tore André Flo
30'
Dan Petrescu
out for
Laurent Charvet
76'
Mark Hughes
out for
Mark Nicholls
81'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.5
- Average age of the Chelsea starting lineup: 29.82
- Liverpool league position after match: 4
- Chelsea league position after match: 3
-
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Manager:
Roy Evans
Opposition manager:
Gianluca Vialli
Referee:
Ashby GR
Attendance:
34,639
Half-time score:
1
-
1
Game number:
4528
League game number:
3761
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09.08.1997 | 1 - 1 | Wimbledon
13.08.1997 | 1 - 2 | Leicester City
23.08.1997 | 1 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
26.08.1997 | 2 - 0 | Leeds United
13.09.1997 | 2 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
16.09.1997 | 2 - 2 | Celtic
20.09.1997 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
22.09.1997 | 3 - 0 | Aston Villa
27.09.1997 | 1 - 2 | West Ham United
30.09.1997 | 0 - 0 | Celtic
05.10.1997 | 4 - 2 | Chelsea
15.10.1997 | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion
18.10.1997 | 0 - 2 | Everton
21.10.1997 | 0 - 3 | Strasbourg
25.10.1997 | 4 - 0 | Derby County
01.11.1997 | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
04.11.1997 | 2 - 0 | Strasbourg
08.11.1997 | 4 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
18.11.1997 | 3 - 0 | Grimsby Town
22.11.1997 | 0 - 1 | Barnsley
30.11.1997 | 1 - 0 | Arsenal
06.12.1997 | 1 - 3 | Manchester United
13.12.1997 | 3 - 0 | Crystal Palace
20.12.1997 | 1 - 0 | Coventry City
26.12.1997 | 3 - 1 | Leeds United
28.12.1997 | 2 - 1 | Newcastle United
03.01.1998 | 1 - 3 | Coventry City
07.01.1998 | 2 - 0 | Newcastle United
10.01.1998 | 2 - 0 | Wimbledon
17.01.1998 | 0 - 0 | Leicester City
20.01.1998 | 1 - 0 | Newcastle United
27.01.1998 | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough
31.01.1998 | 0 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers
07.02.1998 | 2 - 3 | Southampton
14.02.1998 | 3 - 3 | Sheffield Wednesday
18.02.1998 | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough
23.02.1998 | 1 - 1 | Everton
28.02.1998 | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa
07.03.1998 | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers
14.03.1998 | 3 - 3 | Tottenham Hotspur
28.03.1998 | 3 - 2 | Barnsley
10.04.1998 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
13.04.1998 | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace
19.04.1998 | 1 - 1 | Coventry City
25.04.1998 | 1 - 4 | Chelsea
02.05.1998 | 5 - 0 | West Ham United
06.05.1998 | 4 - 0 | Arsenal
10.05.1998 | 0 - 1 | Derby County
×
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
Arsenal
34
21
9
4
63
28
13
2
2
38
10
8
7
2
25
18
72
2
Manchester United
35
20
8
7
65
26
12
4
2
39
9
8
4
5
26
17
68
3
Chelsea
35
19
3
13
68
39
12
2
3
35
13
7
1
10
33
26
60
4
Liverpool
35
16
11
8
59
41
11
2
4
33
16
5
9
4
26
25
59
5
Leeds United
36
17
7
12
56
42
9
4
5
30
20
8
3
7
26
22
58
6
Blackburn Rovers
35
14
10
11
55
50
10
4
4
39
26
4
6
7
16
24
52
7
West Ham United
35
15
7
13
49
46
12
4
2
36
15
3
3
11
13
31
52
8
Aston Villa
36
15
6
15
45
47
8
3
7
25
24
7
3
8
20
23
51
9
Derby County
34
14
7
13
49
44
11
3
3
32
14
3
4
10
17
30
49
10
Coventry City
35
11
14
10
43
43
7
8
2
24
17
4
6
8
19
26
47
11
Southampton
36
14
5
17
49
52
10
1
7
28
21
4
4
10
21
31
47
12
Leicester City
34
11
13
10
43
37
5
9
3
20
15
6
4
7
23
22
46
13
Sheffield Wednesday
36
12
8
16
51
63
9
5
4
29
23
3
3
12
22
40
44
14
Wimbledon
35
10
12
13
31
39
5
6
7
16
19
5
6
6
15
20
42
15
Newcastle United
35
10
10
15
32
42
7
5
6
19
19
3
5
9
13
23
40
16
Tottenham Hotspur
36
10
10
16
37
53
7
7
4
22
21
3
3
12
15
32
40
17
Everton
36
9
12
15
40
51
7
4
7
24
26
2
8
8
16
25
39
18
Bolton Wanderers
36
8
13
15
36
57
6
8
4
20
20
2
5
11
16
37
37
19
Barnsley
36
10
5
21
37
79
7
4
7
25
33
3
1
14
12
46
35
20
Crystal Palace
34
7
8
19
31
60
1
4
11
11
33
6
4
8
20
27
29
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