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Premier League
Villa Park | Sat 21 Nov 1998 at 15:00
| Aston Villa | 2 | - | 4 | Liverpool |
Starting Lineup
| 1 |  |
David James |
| 5 |  |
Steve Staunton |
| 6 |  |
Phil Babb |
| 12 |  |
Steve Harkness |
| 14 |  |
Vegard Heggem |
| 23 |  |
Jamie Carragher |
| 11 |  |
Jamie Redknapp |
| 15 |  |
Patrik Berger |
| 17 |  |
Paul Ince (c) |
| 9 |  |
Robbie Fowler |
| 10 |  |
Michael Owen |
Substitutes
| 19 |  |
Brad Friedel |
| 20 |  |
Stig Inge Bjørnebye |
| 4 |  |
Jason McAteer |
| 25 |  |
David Thompson |
| 13 |  |
Karl-Heinz Riedle |
Goals
- Paul Ince 2'
- Robbie Fowler 7'
- Robbie Fowler 58'
- Robbie Fowler 66'
Substitutions
-
Steve Harkness
out for
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
' -
Patrik Berger
out for
Jason McAteer
' -
Michael Owen
out for
Karl-Heinz Riedle
'
Opposition goals
- Dion Dublin 47'
- Dion Dublin 63'
Opposition substitutions
- Mark Draper out for Alan Thompson 51'
- Alan Wright out for Julian Joachim 75'
- Steve Watson out for Gary Charles 86'
Notes
- - David James saved a penalty from Dion Dublin
- - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.6
- - Average age of the Aston Villa starting lineup: 26.04
- - Liverpool league position after match: 9
- - Aston Villa league position after match: 1
- - Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- - Stan Collymore was sent off for two bookable offences. Collymore had accused Harkness of racially abusing him nine months previously in a Villa - Liverpool game at Villa Park. Collymore had reportedly told Harkness to he would properly break his leg this time which incensed Harkness who had suffered a broken leg against Coventry. Collymore claimed Harkness called him a "lazy coon." The players threatened suing each other and no truce was made despite PFA's attempts. Now when the sides met again Collymore made a horrifying tackle on Harkness that could have easily broken his leg. Harkness was stretchered off with Collymore escaping with a yellow card. Collymore later got a second yellow for an altercation with Michael Owen.
Collymore claimed he wasn't trying to injure Harkness on purpose: "I know people are going to make a song and dance about it because it was Steve Harkness. But any suggestion that the tackle involved any form of malice or revenge is totally incorrect. It was the kind of challenge I would make whoever the opponent was. I may as well turn it on its head by saying Michael Owen was looking for me later in the match. I know it was wrong to lift my hands and shove Michael, so I can't complain about being sent off."
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Other details
- Manager: Gérard Houllier
- Opposition manager: John Gregory
- Referee: Jones P
- Attendance: 39,241
- Half-time score: 0
- 2 - Game number: 4551
- League game number: 3778
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