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Premier League

Anfield | Monday 26 December 2005 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Newcastle United
Half time 2–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.04)

25
Pepe Reina
3
Steve Finnan
6
John Arne Riise
23
Jamie Carragher
4
Sami Hyypia
8
Steven Gerrard (c)
14
Xabi Alonso
7
Harry Kewell
10
Luis Garcia
15
Peter Crouch
19
Fernando Morientes

Substitutes

20
Scott Carson
17
Josemi Rey
28
Stephen Warnock
9
Djibril Cissé
24
Florent Sinama-Pongolle

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.51)

Shay Given
Célestine Babayaro
Jean-Alain Boumsong
Steven Taylor
Peter Ramage
Albert Luque
Lee Bowyer
Amdy Faye
Charles N'Zogbia
Michael Owen
Alan Shearer

Substitutes used

Titus Bramble
Nobby Solano
Shola Ameobi

Notes

  • - Liverpool keep a clean sheet for the 8th league game in a row, first time since the 1922-23 season.
    - Lee Bowyer sent off on 66th minute for a challenge on Alonso.
    - Crouch credited with LFC's 2nd goal by Liverpool's official site, but SKY gave it as an own goal by Shay Given. We go along with Liverpool's official stats.

Other details

Manager: Rafa Benítez
Opposition manager: Graeme Souness
Referee: Halsey MR
Attendance: 44,197
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 4948
League game number: 4046
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Newcastle United league position: 10th
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Liverpool
Newcastle United
Steven Gerrard (Peter Crouch) (1–0)
14'
28'
Titus Bramble Steven Taylor
Peter Crouch (Harry Kewell) (2–0)
43'
HT 2–0
46'
Nobby Solano Charles N'Zogbia
66'
Lee Bowyer
Harry Kewell Florent Sinama-Pongolle
67'
Peter Crouch Djibril Cissé
72'
Steve Finnan Josemi Rey
79'
86'
Shola Ameobi Albert Luque
Full time 2–0

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