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Match details
Premier League
Anfield | Sat 17 Apr 1999 at 15:00
Liverpool
0
-
1
Aston Villa
Starting Lineup
1
David James
4
Rigobert Song
6
Phil Babb
20
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
21
Dominic Matteo
23
Jamie Carragher
7
Steve McManaman
11
Jamie Redknapp
17
Paul Ince
(c)
9
Robbie Fowler
13
Karl-Heinz Riedle
Substitutes
19
Brad Friedel
5
Steve Staunton
8
Øyvind Leonhardsen
18
Jean Michel Ferri
16
Sean Dundee
Substitutions
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
out for
Øyvind Leonhardsen
46
'
Rigobert Song
out for
Sean Dundee
86
'
Opposition Lineup
Mark Bosnich
Steve Watson
Alan Wright
Colin Calderwood
Gareth Southgate
Ian Taylor
Steve Stone
Mark Draper
Dion Dublin
Julian Joachim
Lee Hendrie
Opposition goals
Ian Taylor
33'
Opposition substitutions
Lee Hendrie
out for
Paul Merson
70'
Dion Dublin
out for
Gareth Barry
89'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.05
- Average age of the Aston Villa starting lineup: 27.83
- Liverpool league position after match: 9
- Aston Villa league position after match: 5
-
Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- Fowler's last game before a six-match suspension
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Manager:
Gérard Houllier
Opposition manager:
John Gregory
Referee:
Winter JT
Attendance:
44,306
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
4573
League game number:
3796
LFC played towards Kop:
First half
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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
Manchester United
32
19
10
3
72
32
12
4
1
41
16
7
6
2
31
16
67
2
Arsenal
32
17
12
3
43
13
11
5
0
27
4
6
7
3
16
9
63
3
Chelsea
32
17
12
3
47
24
9
5
1
21
9
8
7
2
26
15
63
4
Leeds United
33
16
11
6
53
29
11
4
2
30
8
5
7
4
23
21
59
5
Aston Villa
34
14
10
10
45
39
9
3
5
28
24
5
7
5
17
15
52
6
West Ham United
34
14
9
11
39
41
10
3
4
27
21
4
6
7
12
20
51
7
Middlesbrough
34
12
14
8
46
42
7
9
1
24
11
5
5
7
22
31
50
8
Derby County
33
12
11
10
37
41
8
5
4
22
19
4
6
6
15
22
47
9
Liverpool
32
12
8
12
57
42
8
4
3
36
19
4
4
9
21
23
44
10
Tottenham Hotspur
32
10
13
9
36
37
7
6
3
24
19
3
7
6
12
18
43
11
Newcastle United
33
11
9
13
44
48
7
4
6
24
23
4
5
7
20
25
42
12
Wimbledon
33
10
11
12
37
50
7
6
4
21
18
3
5
8
16
32
41
13
Leicester City
31
9
12
10
32
39
5
6
5
21
23
4
6
5
11
16
39
14
Sheffield Wednesday
33
11
5
17
38
39
6
3
7
18
14
5
2
10
20
25
38
15
Everton
34
9
10
15
31
41
4
8
5
12
11
5
2
10
19
30
37
16
Coventry City
34
10
7
17
35
47
7
5
5
22
18
3
2
12
13
29
37
17
Charlton Athletic
33
7
11
15
35
44
4
6
6
19
15
3
5
9
16
29
32
18
Blackburn Rovers
33
7
11
15
35
46
6
4
6
19
19
1
7
9
16
27
32
19
Southampton
34
8
7
19
31
63
7
4
6
25
25
1
3
13
6
38
31
20
Nottingham Forest
34
4
9
21
30
66
1
7
9
15
31
3
2
12
15
35
21
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