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Premier League
Anfield | 31 December 2005 at15:00UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
0
West Bromwich Albion
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.57)
25
Pepe Reina
3
Steve Finnan
6
John Arne Riise
4
Sami Hyypia
23
Jamie Carragher
14
Xabi Alonso
8
Steven Gerrard
(c)
7
Harry Kewell
10
Luis Garcia
15
Peter Crouch
9
Djibril Cissé
Substitutes
20
Scott Carson
21
Djimi Traoré
16
Didi Hamann
22
Momo Sissoko
24
Florent Sinama-Pongolle
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Peter Crouch
51′
(Harry Kewell)
Substitutions
Harry Kewell
replaced by
Florent Sinama-Pongolle
67′
Peter Crouch
replaced by
Momo Sissoko
81′
Djibril Cissé
replaced by
Djimi Traoré
89′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 26.88)
Tomasz Kuszczak
Darren Carter
Curtis Davies
Paul Robinson
Neil Clement
Richard Chaplow
Martin Albrechtsen
Ronald Wallwork
Steve Watson
Kevin Campbell
Geoff Horsfield
Opposition substitutions
Richard Chaplow
replaced by
Jonathan Greening
65
′
Ronald Wallwork
replaced by
Diomansy Kamara
76
′
Kevin Campbell
replaced by
Nathan Ellington
80
′
Notes
- Liverpool's 10th league win in a row
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Other details
Manager:
Rafa Benítez
Opposition manager:
Bryan Robson
Referee:
Wiley AG
Attendance:
44,192
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
4950
League game number:
4048
Played towards Kop:
Second half
League position after match:
3rd
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20 Aug 2005 - Liverpool 1-0 Sunderland
23 Aug 2005 - Liverpool 0-1 CSKA Sofia
26 Aug 2005 - Liverpool 3-1 CSKA Moscow
10 Sep 2005 - Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Liverpool
13 Sep 2005 - Real Betis 2-1 Liverpool
18 Sep 2005 - Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United
24 Sep 2005 - Birmingham City 2-2 Liverpool
28 Sep 2005 - Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea
02 Oct 2005 - Liverpool 1-4 Chelsea
15 Oct 2005 - Liverpool 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
19 Oct 2005 - Anderlecht 1-0 Liverpool
22 Oct 2005 - Fulham 0-2 Liverpool
25 Oct 2005 - Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool
29 Oct 2005 - Liverpool 2-0 West Ham United
01 Nov 2005 - Liverpool 3-0 Anderlecht
05 Nov 2005 - Aston Villa 2-0 Liverpool
19 Nov 2005 - Liverpool 3-0 Portsmouth
23 Nov 2005 - Liverpool 0-0 Real Betis
26 Nov 2005 - Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool
30 Nov 2005 - Sunderland 2-0 Liverpool
03 Dec 2005 - Liverpool 3-0 Wigan Athletic
06 Dec 2005 - Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
10 Dec 2005 - Liverpool 2-0 Middlesbrough
15 Dec 2005 - Deportivo Saprissa 3-0 Liverpool
18 Dec 2005 - Sao Paolo 0-1 Liverpool
26 Dec 2005 - Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle United
28 Dec 2005 - Everton 3-1 Liverpool
31 Dec 2005 - Liverpool 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
02 Jan 2006 - Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Liverpool
07 Jan 2006 - Luton Town 5-3 Liverpool
14 Jan 2006 - Liverpool 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur
22 Jan 2006 - Manchester United 0-1 Liverpool
29 Jan 2006 - Portsmouth 2-1 Liverpool
01 Feb 2006 - Liverpool 1-1 Birmingham City
05 Feb 2006 - Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool
08 Feb 2006 - Charlton Athletic 0-2 Liverpool
11 Feb 2006 - Wigan Athletic 1-0 Liverpool
14 Feb 2006 - Liverpool 1-0 Arsenal
18 Feb 2006 - Liverpool 1-0 Manchester United
21 Feb 2006 - Benfica 0-1 Liverpool
26 Feb 2006 - Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City
04 Mar 2006 - Liverpool 0-0 Charlton Athletic
08 Mar 2006 - Liverpool 0-2 Benfica
12 Mar 2006 - Arsenal 1-2 Liverpool
15 Mar 2006 - Liverpool 5-1 Fulham
19 Mar 2006 - Newcastle United 3-1 Liverpool
21 Mar 2006 - Birmingham City 7-0 Liverpool
25 Mar 2006 - Liverpool 3-1 Everton
01 Apr 2006 - West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Liverpool
09 Apr 2006 - Liverpool 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
16 Apr 2006 - Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Liverpool
22 Apr 2006 - Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool
26 Apr 2006 - West Ham United 2-1 Liverpool
29 Apr 2006 - Liverpool 3-1 Aston Villa
07 May 2006 - Portsmouth 3-1 Liverpool
13 May 2006 - Liverpool 3-3 West Ham United
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Chelsea
20
18
1
1
43
9
+34
55
2
Manchester U
20
13
5
2
40
17
+23
44
3
Liverpool
18
12
4
2
26
9
+17
40
4
Tottenham H
20
10
7
3
29
18
+11
37
5
Wigan Ath
20
11
1
8
25
24
+1
34
6
Arsenal
19
10
3
6
27
15
+12
33
7
Bolton Wan
18
9
4
5
23
18
+5
31
8
Manchester C
20
8
4
8
27
22
+5
28
9
Blackburn R
19
8
3
8
24
24
+0
27
10
West Ham U
20
7
5
8
26
27
-1
26
11
Newcastle U
19
7
4
8
18
21
-3
25
12
Charlton Ath
18
8
1
9
23
27
-4
25
13
Aston Villa
20
5
7
8
23
29
-6
22
14
Middlesbrough
19
5
6
8
23
28
-5
21
15
Fulham
20
5
5
10
23
29
-6
20
16
Everton
20
6
2
12
11
30
-19
20
17
West Brom
20
5
4
11
19
29
-10
19
18
Portsmouth
20
4
5
11
15
31
-16
17
19
Birmingham C
19
3
4
12
13
29
-16
13
20
Sunderland
19
1
3
15
14
36
-22
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