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Premier League
The Dell | 29 December 1996 at16:00UK local time
Southampton
0
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.47)
1
David James
6
Phil Babb
14
Neil Ruddock
20
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
5
Mark Wright
4
Jason McAteer
16
Michael Thomas
7
Steve McManaman
10
John Barnes
(c)
8
Stan Collymore
9
Robbie Fowler
Substitutes
13
Tony Warner
21
Dominic Matteo
19
Mark Kennedy
15
Patrik Berger
24
Lee Jones
Goals
John Barnes
76′
Substitutions
Stan Collymore
replaced by
Patrik Berger
71′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 26.97)
Dave Beasant
Neil Maddison
Francis Benali
Claus Lundekvam
Ulrich van Gobbel
Alan Neilson
Robbie Slater
Gordon Watson
Egil Ostenstad
Eyal Berkovic
Matt Robinson
Opposition substitutions
Gordon Watson
replaced by
Matt Le Tissier
58
′
Ulrich van Gobbel
replaced by
David Hughes
81
′
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Other details
Manager:
Roy Evans
Opposition manager:
Graeme Souness
Referee:
Dunn SW
Attendance:
15,222
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
4459
League game number:
3709
League position after match:
1st
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17 Aug 1996 - Middlesbrough 3-3 Liverpool
19 Aug 1996 - Liverpool 2-0 Arsenal
24 Aug 1996 - Liverpool 0-0 Sunderland
04 Sep 1996 - Coventry City 1-0 Liverpool
07 Sep 1996 - Liverpool 2-1 Southampton
12 Sep 1996 - Mypa 47 1-0 Liverpool
15 Sep 1996 - Leicester City 3-0 Liverpool
21 Sep 1996 - Liverpool 5-1 Chelsea
26 Sep 1996 - Liverpool 3-1 Mypa 47
29 Sep 1996 - West Ham United 2-1 Liverpool
12 Oct 1996 - Manchester United 0-1 Liverpool
17 Oct 1996 - Sion 2-1 Liverpool
23 Oct 1996 - Charlton Athletic 1-1 Liverpool
27 Oct 1996 - Liverpool 2-1 Derby County
31 Oct 1996 - Liverpool 6-3 Sion
03 Nov 1996 - Blackburn Rovers 0-3 Liverpool
13 Nov 1996 - Liverpool 4-1 Charlton Athletic
16 Nov 1996 - Leeds United 2-0 Liverpool
20 Nov 1996 - Liverpool 1-1 Everton
23 Nov 1996 - Liverpool 1-1 Wimbledon
27 Nov 1996 - Liverpool 4-2 Arsenal
02 Dec 1996 - Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Liverpool
07 Dec 1996 - Liverpool 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
14 Dec 1996 - Liverpool 5-1 Middlesbrough
17 Dec 1996 - Liverpool 4-2 Nottingham Forest
23 Dec 1996 - Newcastle United 1-1 Liverpool
26 Dec 1996 - Liverpool 1-1 Leicester City
29 Dec 1996 - Southampton 1-0 Liverpool
01 Jan 1997 - Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool
04 Jan 1997 - Liverpool 1-0 Burnley
08 Jan 1997 - Middlesbrough 1-2 Liverpool
11 Jan 1997 - Liverpool 0-0 West Ham United
18 Jan 1997 - Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
26 Jan 1997 - Chelsea 2-4 Liverpool
01 Feb 1997 - Derby County 1-0 Liverpool
19 Feb 1997 - Liverpool 4-0 Leeds United
22 Feb 1997 - Liverpool 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
02 Mar 1997 - Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool
06 Mar 1997 - Brann 1-1 Liverpool
10 Mar 1997 - Liverpool 4-3 Newcastle United
15 Mar 1997 - Nottingham Forest 1-1 Liverpool
20 Mar 1997 - Liverpool 3-0 Brann
24 Mar 1997 - Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
06 Apr 1997 - Liverpool 1-2 Coventry City
10 Apr 1997 - Paris St Germain 0-3 Liverpool
13 Apr 1997 - Sunderland 2-1 Liverpool
16 Apr 1997 - Everton 1-1 Liverpool
19 Apr 1997 - Liverpool 1-3 Manchester United
24 Apr 1997 - Liverpool 2-0 Paris St Germain
03 May 1997 - Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
06 May 1997 - Wimbledon 1-2 Liverpool
11 May 1997 - Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
21
12
6
3
38
19
+19
42
2
Man Utd
20
10
7
3
42
25
+17
37
3
Arsenal
20
10
7
3
37
20
+17
37
4
Wimbledon
19
11
4
4
33
23
+10
37
5
Newcastle U
20
10
4
6
35
22
+13
34
6
Aston Villa
20
10
4
6
29
19
+10
34
7
Chelsea
20
8
8
4
32
29
+3
32
8
Everton
20
7
7
6
29
27
+2
28
9
Sheffield Wed
20
6
10
4
21
22
-1
28
10
Tottenham H
20
8
4
8
22
26
-4
28
11
Derby Co
20
5
8
7
20
25
-5
23
12
Leicester C
20
6
5
9
20
27
-7
23
13
Sunderland
20
6
5
9
19
28
-9
23
14
Coventry C
20
5
7
8
20
25
-5
22
15
Leeds U
20
6
4
10
16
24
-8
22
16
West Ham U
19
5
6
8
18
25
-7
21
17
Middlesbrough
20
4
6
10
25
38
-13
18
18
Blackburn R
19
3
8
8
17
22
-5
17
19
Southampton
20
4
4
12
28
37
-9
16
20
Nottm Forest
20
2
8
10
18
36
-18
14
