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Premier League
Anfield | 31 January 1998 at15:00UK local time
Liverpool
0
-
0
Blackburn Rovers
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.1)
1
David James
21
Dominic Matteo
6
Phil Babb
12
Steve Harkness
8
Øyvind Leonhardsen
17
Paul Ince
(c)
23
Jamie Carragher
4
Jason McAteer
7
Steve McManaman
18
Michael Owen
9
Robbie Fowler
Substitutes
26
Jørgen Nielsen
2
Rob Jones
24
Danny Murphy
13
Karl-Heinz Riedle
15
Patrik Berger
Substitutions
Steve McManaman
replaced by
Patrik Berger
46′
Jason McAteer
replaced by
Rob Jones
63′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 28.05)
Tim Flowers
Jeff Kenna
Gary Croft
Stéphane Henchoz
Colin Hendry
Billy McKinlay
Stuart Ripley
Kevin Gallacher
Chris Sutton
Tim Sherwood
Jason Wilcox
Opposition substitutions
Kevin Gallacher
replaced by
Damien Duff
80
′
Notes
- Jason McAteer suffers a broken leg.
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Other details
Manager:
Roy Evans
Opposition manager:
Roy Hodgson
Referee:
Durkin PA
Attendance:
43,890
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
4516
League game number:
3750
Played towards Kop:
Second half
League position after match:
4th
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23 Aug 1997 - Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Liverpool
26 Aug 1997 - Leeds United 2-0 Liverpool
13 Sep 1997 - Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
16 Sep 1997 - Celtic 2-2 Liverpool
20 Sep 1997 - Southampton 1-1 Liverpool
22 Sep 1997 - Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
27 Sep 1997 - West Ham United 1-2 Liverpool
30 Sep 1997 - Liverpool 0-0 Celtic
05 Oct 1997 - Liverpool 4-2 Chelsea
15 Oct 1997 - West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Liverpool
18 Oct 1997 - Everton 0-2 Liverpool
21 Oct 1997 - Strasbourg 0-3 Liverpool
25 Oct 1997 - Liverpool 4-0 Derby County
01 Nov 1997 - Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Liverpool
04 Nov 1997 - Liverpool 2-0 Strasbourg
08 Nov 1997 - Liverpool 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur
18 Nov 1997 - Liverpool 3-0 Grimsby Town
22 Nov 1997 - Liverpool 0-1 Barnsley
30 Nov 1997 - Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
06 Dec 1997 - Liverpool 1-3 Manchester United
13 Dec 1997 - Crystal Palace 3-0 Liverpool
20 Dec 1997 - Liverpool 1-0 Coventry City
26 Dec 1997 - Liverpool 3-1 Leeds United
28 Dec 1997 - Newcastle United 2-1 Liverpool
03 Jan 1998 - Liverpool 1-3 Coventry City
07 Jan 1998 - Newcastle United 2-0 Liverpool
10 Jan 1998 - Liverpool 2-0 Wimbledon
17 Jan 1998 - Leicester City 0-0 Liverpool
20 Jan 1998 - Liverpool 1-0 Newcastle United
27 Jan 1998 - Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough
31 Jan 1998 - Liverpool 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
07 Feb 1998 - Liverpool 2-3 Southampton
14 Feb 1998 - Sheffield Wednesday 3-3 Liverpool
18 Feb 1998 - Middlesbrough 0-2 Liverpool
23 Feb 1998 - Liverpool 1-1 Everton
28 Feb 1998 - Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
07 Mar 1998 - Liverpool 2-1 Bolton Wanderers
14 Mar 1998 - Tottenham Hotspur 3-3 Liverpool
28 Mar 1998 - Barnsley 3-2 Liverpool
10 Apr 1998 - Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool
13 Apr 1998 - Liverpool 2-1 Crystal Palace
19 Apr 1998 - Coventry City 1-1 Liverpool
25 Apr 1998 - Chelsea 1-4 Liverpool
02 May 1998 - Liverpool 5-0 West Ham United
06 May 1998 - Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal
10 May 1998 - Derby County 0-1 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Man Utd
24
15
4
5
51
18
+33
49
2
Chelsea
24
14
3
7
52
25
+27
45
3
Blackburn R
24
12
9
3
44
24
+20
45
4
Liverpool
24
13
6
5
39
19
+20
45
5
Arsenal
23
11
8
4
42
26
+16
41
6
Derby Co
24
11
6
7
39
30
+9
39
7
Leeds U
24
11
5
8
34
27
+7
38
8
West Ham U
24
11
2
11
36
35
+1
35
9
Leicester C
24
8
9
7
27
22
+5
33
10
Sheffield Wed
24
8
6
10
37
47
-10
30
11
Newcastle U
23
8
5
10
24
29
-5
29
12
Southampton
24
8
4
12
26
33
-7
28
13
Coventry C
24
6
9
9
28
34
-6
27
14
Everton
24
7
6
11
28
35
-7
27
15
Aston Villa
23
7
6
10
26
33
-7
27
16
Wimbledon
23
6
8
9
22
27
-5
26
17
Crystal P
24
5
8
11
21
34
-13
23
18
Tottenham H
24
6
5
13
21
41
-20
23
19
Bolton Wan
24
4
10
10
21
40
-19
22
20
Barnsley
24
6
3
15
20
59
-39
21
