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Premier League

Stadium of Light | Sunday 15 December 2002 at 16:05 UK local time

Sunderland 2 - 1 Liverpool
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.86)

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

Substitutes

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

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.86)

Jürgen Macho
Stephen Wright
George McCartney
Gavin McCann
Joachim Björklund
Phil Babb
Paul Thirlwell
Kevin Kilbane
Tore André Flo
Kevin Phillips
Michael Gray

Substitutes used

Michael Proctor
Marcus Stewart

Notes

  • 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.

Other details

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
Liverpool league position: 5th
Sunderland league position: 17th
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Liverpool
Sunderland
36'
Gavin McCann (0–1)
HT 0–1
Didi Hamann John Arne Riise
46'
Igor Biscan El Hadji Diouf
62'
Milan Baros (Jamie Carragher) (1–1)
67'
Vladimir Smicer Salif Diao
71'
80'
Michael Proctor Michael Gray
85'
Michael Proctor (1–2)
89'
Marcus Stewart Tore André Flo
Minute unknown
Gavin McCann penalty saved (Chris Kirkland)
Full time 1–2

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