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Match details
Premier League
Anfield | Sat 23 Feb 2008 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
3
-
2
Middlesbrough
Starting Lineup
25
Pepe Reina
3
Steve Finnan
4
Sami Hyypia
12
Fábio Aurélio
17
Álvaro Arbeloa
8
Steven Gerrard
(c)
19
Ryan Babel
20
Javier Mascherano
21
Lucas Leiva
9
Fernando Torres
18
Dirk Kuyt
Substitutes
40
David Martin
6
John Arne Riise
37
Martin Skrtel
11
Yossi Benayoun
15
Peter Crouch
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Fernando Torres
28'
Fernando Torres
29'
(Fábio Aurélio)
Fernando Torres
61'
(Dirk Kuyt)
Substitutions
Ryan Babel
out for
Yossi Benayoun
62'
Dirk Kuyt
out for
John Arne Riise
73'
Fernando Torres
out for
Peter Crouch
90' +2
Opposition Lineup
Mark Schwarzer
Luke Young
Emanuel Pogatetz
David Wheater
Jonathan Grounds
Stewart Downing
Julio Arca
Fabio Rochemback
Gary O'Neil
Jeremie Aliadiere
Tuncay Sanli
Opposition goals
Tuncay Sanli
9'
Stewart Downing
83'
Opposition substitutions
Gary O'Neil
out for
Mido
59'
Tuncay Sanli
out for
Afonso Alves
69'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.41
- Average age of the Middlesbrough starting lineup: 25.71
- Liverpool league position after match: 4
- Middlesbrough league position after match: 12
-
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Manager:
Rafa Benítez
Opposition manager:
Gareth Southgate
Referee:
Mason LS
Attendance:
43,612
Half-time score:
2
-
1
Game number:
5078
League game number:
4132
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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
27
19
7
1
56
20
12
2
0
31
8
7
5
1
25
12
64
2
Manchester United
27
19
4
4
55
15
12
1
1
32
5
7
3
3
23
10
61
3
Chelsea
26
16
7
3
38
17
8
5
0
23
8
8
2
3
15
9
55
4
Liverpool
26
12
11
3
43
19
6
6
1
29
11
6
5
2
14
8
47
5
Everton
26
14
5
7
41
23
8
2
3
24
11
6
3
4
17
12
47
6
Aston Villa
26
12
8
6
48
34
8
2
4
24
17
4
6
2
24
17
44
7
Portsmouth
27
12
8
7
37
26
4
7
2
16
10
8
1
5
21
16
44
8
Manchester City
26
12
8
6
34
29
9
3
1
21
11
3
5
5
13
18
44
9
West Ham United
26
11
7
8
31
23
5
5
3
16
13
6
2
5
15
10
40
10
Blackburn Rovers
26
10
9
7
32
33
5
4
4
13
13
5
5
3
19
20
39
11
Tottenham Hotspur
26
8
8
10
48
41
6
2
4
33
22
2
6
6
15
19
32
12
Middlesbrough
27
7
8
12
25
41
4
4
5
14
18
3
4
7
11
23
29
13
Newcastle United
27
7
7
13
30
52
5
5
4
18
23
2
2
9
12
29
28
14
Wigan Athletic
27
7
5
15
26
42
6
2
5
17
14
1
3
10
9
28
26
15
Sunderland
27
7
5
15
26
46
7
3
3
17
13
0
2
12
9
33
26
16
Bolton Wanderers
26
6
7
13
26
35
5
4
5
17
12
1
3
8
9
23
25
17
Birmingham City
27
5
8
14
27
40
3
5
5
15
16
2
3
9
12
24
23
18
Reading
26
6
4
16
30
53
6
1
6
14
19
0
3
10
16
34
22
19
Fulham
27
3
10
14
25
45
3
5
6
18
23
0
5
8
7
22
19
20
Derby County
27
1
6
20
13
57
1
3
9
8
24
0
3
11
5
33
9
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