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Stadium of Light | Sun 15 Dec 2002 at 16:05

Sunderland 2 - 1 Liverpool

Starting Lineup

22 Chris Kirkland Chris Kirkland
2 Stephane Henchoz Stephane Henchoz
23 Jamie Carragher Jamie Carragher
30 Djimi Traoré Djimi Traoré
7 Vladimir Smicer Vladimir Smicer
13 Danny Murphy Danny Murphy
16 Didi Hamann Didi Hamann
17 Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard (c)
25 Igor Biscan Igor Biscan
5 Milan Baros Milan Baros
10 Michael Owen Michael Owen

Substitutes

1 Jerzy Dudek Jerzy Dudek
6 Markus Babbel Markus Babbel
18 John Arne Riise John Arne Riise
21 Salif Diao Salif Diao
9 El Hadji Diouf El Hadji Diouf

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Substitutions

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

Opposition substitutions

Notes

  • - Chris Kirkland saved a penalty from Gavin McCann
  • - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 24.86
  • - Average age of the Sunderland starting lineup: 26.86
  • - Liverpool league position after match: 5
  • - Sunderland league position after match: 17
  • - Click here to view the full league table after the match.
  • 4 league defeats in a row, a first in Houllier's reign as manager. Liverpool have lost four successive league games in the following seasons: 2002/2003, 1982/83, 1933/34, 1929/30, 1927/28, 1913/14, 1911/12 and 1908/09.

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Manager: Gérard Houllier
Opposition manager: Howard Wilkinson
Referee: Halsey MR
Attendance: 37,118
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 4773
League game number: 3934

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