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Premier League
Ewood Park | Sat 24 Apr 1999 at 15:00 UK local time
Blackburn Rovers
1
-
3
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
19
Brad Friedel
4
Rigobert Song
5
Steve Staunton
21
Dominic Matteo
23
Jamie Carragher
7
Steve McManaman
8
Øyvind Leonhardsen
11
Jamie Redknapp
17
Paul Ince
(c)
25
David Thompson
13
Karl-Heinz Riedle
Substitutes
1
David James
3
Bjørn Tore Kvarme
20
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
18
Jean Michel Ferri
16
Sean Dundee
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Steve McManaman
23'
Jamie Redknapp
31'
(David Thompson)
Øyvind Leonhardsen
32'
Substitutions
Karl-Heinz Riedle
out for
Sean Dundee
80'
Rigobert Song
out for
Bjørn Tore Kvarme
83'
Opposition Lineup
John Filan
Jason McAteer
Gary Croft
Lee Carsley
Darren Peacock
Stéphane Henchoz
Damien Johnson
Damien Duff
Ashley Ward
Kevin Gallacher
Jason Wilcox
Opposition goals
Damien Duff
63'
Opposition substitutions
Damien Johnson
out for
David Dunn
62'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.88
- Average age of the Blackburn Rovers starting lineup: 26.58
- Liverpool league position after match: 9
- Blackburn Rovers league position after match: 17
-
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Other details
Manager:
Gérard Houllier
Opposition manager:
Brian Kidd
Referee:
Harris RJ
Attendance:
29,944
Half-time score:
0
-
3
Game number:
4575
League game number:
3798
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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
Arsenal
34
19
12
3
54
15
12
5
0
32
5
7
7
3
22
10
69
2
Manchester United
32
19
10
3
72
32
12
4
1
41
16
7
6
2
31
16
67
3
Chelsea
33
17
13
3
49
26
9
6
1
23
11
8
7
2
26
15
64
4
Leeds United
33
16
11
6
53
29
11
4
2
30
8
5
7
4
23
21
59
5
Aston Villa
35
15
10
10
47
39
10
3
5
30
24
5
7
5
17
15
55
6
West Ham United
35
15
9
11
41
42
10
3
4
27
21
5
6
7
14
21
54
7
Middlesbrough
35
12
14
9
47
48
7
9
2
25
17
5
5
7
22
31
50
8
Derby County
34
12
12
10
37
41
8
6
4
22
19
4
6
6
15
22
48
9
Liverpool
34
13
8
13
60
44
8
4
4
36
20
5
4
9
24
24
47
10
Tottenham Hotspur
34
11
13
10
41
40
7
6
4
25
21
4
7
6
16
19
46
11
Leicester City
34
11
13
10
36
41
6
6
5
22
23
5
7
5
14
18
46
12
Newcastle United
35
11
11
13
46
50
7
4
6
24
23
4
7
7
22
27
44
13
Wimbledon
35
10
12
13
39
56
7
7
4
22
19
3
5
9
17
37
42
14
Everton
35
10
10
15
35
42
5
8
5
16
12
5
2
10
19
30
40
15
Sheffield Wednesday
34
11
6
17
39
40
6
4
7
19
15
5
2
10
20
25
39
16
Coventry City
35
10
7
18
35
48
7
5
5
22
18
3
2
13
13
30
37
17
Blackburn Rovers
34
7
11
16
36
49
6
4
7
20
22
1
7
9
16
27
32
18
Charlton Athletic
35
7
11
17
37
52
4
6
7
20
19
3
5
10
17
33
32
19
Southampton
35
8
8
19
31
63
7
4
6
25
25
1
4
13
6
38
32
20
Nottingham Forest
35
4
9
22
30
68
1
7
9
15
31
3
2
13
15
37
21
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