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Match details
Premier League
Highbury | Sat 9 Jan 1999 at 15:00
Arsenal
0
-
0
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
21
Dominic Matteo
4
Jason McAteer
25
David Thompson
13
Karl-Heinz Riedle
Substitutions
Steve Staunton
out for
Dominic Matteo
62
'
Michael Owen
out for
Karl-Heinz Riedle
88
'
Opposition Lineup
Alex Manninger
Lee Dixon
Martin Keown
Steve Bould
David Grondin
Ray Parlour
Patrick Vieira
Emmanuel Petit
Marc Overmars
Nicolas Anelka
Luis Boa Morte
Opposition substitutions
Steve Bould
out for
Matthew Upson
32'
Marc Overmars
out for
Rémi Garde
84'
Nicolas Anelka
out for
Christopher Wreh
87'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.73
- Average age of the Arsenal starting lineup: 26.13
- Liverpool league position after match: 7
- Arsenal league position after match: 3
-
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Manager:
Gérard Houllier
Opposition manager:
Arsène Wenger
Referee:
Barber GP
Attendance:
38,107
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
4561
League game number:
3785
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16.08.1998 | 2 - 1 | Southampton
22.08.1998 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
30.08.1998 | 4 - 1 | Newcastle United
09.09.1998 | 2 - 0 | Coventry City
12.09.1998 | 1 - 2 | West Ham United
15.09.1998 | 3 - 0 | Kosice
19.09.1998 | 3 - 3 | Charlton Athletic
24.09.1998 | 0 - 2 | Manchester United
29.09.1998 | 5 - 0 | Kosice
04.10.1998 | 1 - 1 | Chelsea
17.10.1998 | 0 - 0 | Everton
20.10.1998 | 0 - 0 | Valencia
24.10.1998 | 5 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
27.10.1998 | 3 - 1 | Fulham
31.10.1998 | 0 - 1 | Leicester City
03.11.1998 | 2 - 2 | Valencia
07.11.1998 | 1 - 2 | Derby County
10.11.1998 | 1 - 3 | Tottenham Hotspur
14.11.1998 | 1 - 3 | Leeds United
21.11.1998 | 4 - 2 | Aston Villa
24.11.1998 | 1 - 3 | Celta Vigo
29.11.1998 | 2 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers
05.12.1998 | 1 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
08.12.1998 | 0 - 1 | Celta Vigo
13.12.1998 | 0 - 1 | Wimbledon
19.12.1998 | 2 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
26.12.1998 | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough
28.12.1998 | 4 - 2 | Newcastle United
03.01.1999 | 3 - 0 | Port Vale
09.01.1999 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
16.01.1999 | 7 - 1 | Southampton
24.01.1999 | 1 - 2 | Manchester United
30.01.1999 | 1 - 2 | Coventry City
06.02.1999 | 3 - 1 | Middlesbrough
13.02.1999 | 0 - 1 | Charlton Athletic
20.02.1999 | 2 - 2 | West Ham United
27.02.1999 | 1 - 2 | Chelsea
13.03.1999 | 2 - 3 | Derby County
03.04.1999 | 3 - 2 | Everton
05.04.1999 | 2 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
12.04.1999 | 0 - 0 | Leeds United
17.04.1999 | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa
21.04.1999 | 0 - 1 | Leicester City
24.04.1999 | 3 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
01.05.1999 | 3 - 2 | Tottenham Hotspur
05.05.1999 | 2 - 2 | Manchester United
08.05.1999 | 0 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
16.05.1999 | 3 - 0 | Wimbledon
×
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
Chelsea
21
10
10
1
32
17
6
4
0
15
5
4
6
1
17
12
40
2
Aston Villa
21
11
7
3
31
20
7
2
1
19
12
4
5
2
12
8
40
3
Arsenal
21
9
9
3
22
11
6
5
0
15
4
3
4
3
7
7
36
4
Manchester United
20
9
8
3
39
23
7
3
1
27
12
2
5
2
12
11
35
5
Leeds United
21
8
9
4
34
20
6
3
1
18
5
2
6
3
16
15
33
6
Wimbledon
21
9
6
6
29
33
7
3
1
18
11
2
3
5
11
22
33
7
Liverpool
21
9
5
7
36
25
5
3
2
21
12
4
2
5
15
13
32
8
West Ham United
20
9
5
6
24
23
6
3
1
16
10
3
2
5
8
13
32
9
Middlesbrough
21
7
10
4
32
26
4
6
1
16
10
3
4
3
16
16
31
10
Leicester City
21
7
8
6
23
21
5
3
2
15
10
2
5
4
8
11
29
11
Derby County
21
6
10
5
21
20
3
5
2
10
9
3
5
3
11
11
28
12
Tottenham Hotspur
21
7
7
7
28
30
5
3
2
19
16
2
4
5
9
14
28
13
Newcastle United
21
6
6
9
24
29
5
2
4
14
14
1
4
5
10
15
24
14
Everton
21
5
9
7
13
21
2
7
2
3
5
3
2
5
10
16
24
15
Sheffield Wednesday
21
6
5
10
21
22
5
3
3
13
6
1
2
7
8
16
23
16
Blackburn Rovers
21
5
6
10
21
28
5
2
4
13
11
0
4
6
8
17
21
17
Coventry City
21
5
5
11
20
29
4
4
3
15
12
1
1
8
5
17
20
18
Southampton
21
4
5
12
19
39
3
2
6
15
21
1
3
6
4
18
17
19
Charlton Athletic
21
3
7
11
24
34
2
3
4
13
10
1
4
7
11
24
16
20
Nottingham Forest
21
2
7
12
18
40
1
6
3
9
12
1
1
9
9
28
13
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