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Premier League

Anfield | Sunday 22 March 2009 at 16:00 UK local time

Liverpool 5 - 0 Aston Villa
Half time 3–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.2)

25
Pepe Reina
17
Álvaro Arbeloa
12
Fábio Aurélio
23
Jamie Carragher
37
Martin Skrtel
14
Xabi Alonso
8
Steven Gerrard (c)
20
Javier Mascherano
11
Albert Riera
9
Fernando Torres
18
Dirk Kuyt

Substitutes

1
Diego Cavalieri
2
Andrea Dossena
4
Sami Hyypia
5
Daniel Agger
21
Lucas Leiva
24
David N'Gog
31
Nabil El Zhar

Opposition Lineup (Average age 28.13)

Brad Friedel
Luke Young
Carlos Cuellar
Curtis Davies
Nigel Reo-Coker
Ashley Young
Gareth Barry
Stilian Petrov
James Milner
John Carew
Emile Heskey

Substitutes used

Gabriel Agbonlahor
Brad Guzan
Craig Gardner

Notes

  • - Former Liverpool goalkeeper, Brad Friedel, was sent off after 63 minutes after he was adjudged have brought down Fernando Torres after his burst through on goal. Villa made a successful appeal.

Other details

Manager: Rafa Benítez
Opposition manager: Martin O'Neill
Referee: Atkinson M
Attendance: 44,131
Half-time score: 3 - 0
Game number: 5140
League game number: 4174
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 2nd
Aston Villa league position: 5th
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Liverpool
Aston Villa
Dirk Kuyt (1–0)
8'
Albert Riera (Pepe Reina) (2–0)
33'
Steven Gerrard penalty (3–0)
39'
HT 3–0
Steven Gerrard (Xabi Alonso) (4–0)
50'
58'
Gabriel Agbonlahor Emile Heskey
63'
Brad Friedel
65'
Brad Guzan Nigel Reo-Coker
Steven Gerrard penalty (5–0)
65'
Xabi Alonso Lucas Leiva
66'
Álvaro Arbeloa Daniel Agger
76'
Steven Gerrard David N'Gog
80'
89'
Craig Gardner John Carew
Full time 5–0

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