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Match details
Premier League
Highfield Road | Sat 30 Jan 1999 at 15:00
Coventry City
2
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
David James
4
Rigobert Song
5
Steve Staunton
14
Vegard Heggem
20
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
21
Dominic Matteo
11
Jamie Redknapp
15
Patrik Berger
17
Paul Ince
(c)
9
Robbie Fowler
10
Michael Owen
Substitutes
19
Brad Friedel
12
Steve Harkness
7
Steve McManaman
28
Steven Gerrard
13
Karl-Heinz Riedle
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Steve McManaman
86'
(Michael Owen)
Substitutions
Rigobert Song
out for
Steve McManaman
68
'
Patrik Berger
out for
Karl-Heinz Riedle
77
'
Steve Staunton
out for
Steven Gerrard
86
'
Opposition Lineup
Magnus Hedman
Roland Nilson
David Burrows
Paul Williams
Richard Shaw
George Boateng
Trond Egil Soltvedt
Noel Whelan
Darren Huckerby
Gary McAllister
Steve Froggatt
Opposition goals
George Boateng
60'
Noel Whelan
71'
Opposition substitutions
Roland Nilson
out for
Gary Breen
46'
Notes
- Rigobert Song makes his LFC debut
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.78
- Average age of the Coventry City starting lineup: 28.34
- Liverpool league position after match: 6
- Coventry City league position after match: 16
-
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Manager:
Gérard Houllier
Opposition manager:
Gordon Strachan
Referee:
Riley MA
Attendance:
23,056
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
4564
League game number:
3787
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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
22
11
10
1
34
18
7
4
0
17
6
4
6
1
17
12
43
2
Aston Villa
23
12
7
4
35
22
8
2
1
22
12
4
5
3
13
10
43
3
Manchester United
22
11
8
3
49
26
8
3
1
31
13
3
5
2
18
13
41
4
Arsenal
22
10
9
3
23
11
6
5
0
15
4
4
4
3
8
7
39
5
Leeds United
23
9
9
5
36
23
7
3
1
20
5
2
6
4
16
18
36
6
Liverpool
23
10
5
8
44
28
6
3
2
28
13
4
2
6
16
15
35
7
Wimbledon
23
9
8
6
29
33
7
4
1
18
11
2
4
5
11
22
35
8
Derby County
23
8
10
5
23
20
4
5
2
11
9
4
5
3
12
11
34
9
West Ham United
23
9
6
8
25
31
6
3
2
16
14
3
3
6
9
17
33
10
Middlesbrough
23
7
11
5
32
28
4
7
1
16
10
3
4
4
16
18
32
11
Tottenham Hotspur
23
7
9
7
29
31
5
4
2
19
16
2
5
5
10
15
30
12
Leicester City
23
7
9
7
25
27
5
3
3
17
16
2
6
4
8
11
30
13
Newcastle United
23
7
7
9
28
32
6
2
4
16
15
1
5
5
12
17
28
14
Sheffield Wednesday
23
7
5
11
25
23
5
3
4
13
7
2
2
7
12
16
26
15
Everton
23
5
9
9
13
25
2
7
3
3
6
3
2
6
10
19
24
16
Coventry City
23
6
5
12
23
32
5
4
3
17
13
1
1
9
6
19
23
17
Blackburn Rovers
23
5
7
11
22
30
5
3
4
14
12
0
4
7
8
18
22
18
Southampton
23
5
5
13
23
46
4
2
6
18
21
1
3
7
5
25
20
19
Charlton Athletic
22
3
8
11
26
36
2
4
4
15
12
1
4
7
11
24
17
20
Nottingham Forest
23
3
7
13
19
41
1
6
4
9
13
2
1
9
10
28
16
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