Match details
Middlesbrough 1 - 3 Liverpool
| Game date: | Saturday 26 December 1998 at 15:00 | Stadium: | Riverside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition: | Premier League | Attendance: | 34,626 |
| Half - time score: | 1 - 2 | Referee: | Poll G |
| Manager: | Gérard Houllier | Opposition manager: | Bryan Robson |
Starting lineup
| 1 |  |
David James |
| 5 |  |
Steve Staunton |
| 6 |  |
Phil Babb |
| 14 |  |
Vegard Heggem |
| 20 |  |
Stig Inge Bjørnebye |
| 23 |  |
Jamie Carragher |
| 11 |  |
Jamie Redknapp |
| 15 |  |
Patrik Berger |
| 17 |  |
Paul Ince (c) |
| 9 |  |
Robbie Fowler |
| 10 |  |
Michael Owen |
Subs
| 19 |  |
Brad Friedel |
| 12 |  |
Steve Harkness |
| 4 |  |
Jason McAteer |
| 7 |  |
Steve McManaman |
| 13 |  |
Karl-Heinz Riedle |
Goals
| Michael Owen 17' |
| Jamie Redknapp 35' |
| Vegard Heggem 88' |
Substitutions
| Robbie Fowler out for Karl-Heinz Riedle 60' |
| Michael Owen out for Steve McManaman 76' |
| Jamie Redknapp out for Steve Harkness 89' |
Opposition lineup
| Mark Schwarzer, Gianluca Festa, Dean Gordon, Steve Vickers, Colin Cooper, Gary Pallister, Neil Maddison, Paul Gascoigne, Hamilton Ricard, Brian Deane, Andy Townsend |
Opposition goals
| Brian Deane 32' |
Opposition substitutions
| Gary Pallister out for Curtis Fleming 46' |
| Neil Maddison out for Phil Stamp 72' |
| Andy Townsend out for Mikkel Beck 79' |
Notes
| - Vegard Heggem scores his debut goal for LFC |
| - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.85 |
| - Average age of the Middlesbrough starting lineup: 30.04 |
| - Liverpool league position after match: 9 |
| - Middlesbrough league position after match: 6 |
| - Click here to view the full league table after the match. |
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Related files
| Match programme |
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