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Premier League

St James' Park | Sunday 28 December 2008 at 12:00 UK local time

Newcastle United 1 - 5 Liverpool
Half time 1–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.43)

25
Pepe Reina
5
Daniel Agger
23
Jamie Carragher
4
Sami Hyypia
22
Emiliano Insúa
19
Ryan Babel
15
Yossi Benayoun
8
Steven Gerrard (c)
21
Lucas Leiva
20
Javier Mascherano
18
Dirk Kuyt

Substitutes

1
Diego Cavalieri
37
Martin Skrtel
11
Albert Riera
14
Xabi Alonso
7
Robbie Keane
24
David N'Gog
31
Nabil El Zhar

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.33)

Shay Given
Jose Enrique
Fabricio Coloccini
Steven Taylor
David Edgar
Charles N'Zogbia
Nicky Butt
Danny Guthrie
Jonas Gutierrez
Damien Duff
Michael Owen

Substitutes used

Shola Ameobi
Geremi
Kazenga Lua Lua

Other details

Manager: Rafa Benítez
Opposition manager: Joe Kinnear
Referee: Halsey MR
Attendance: 52,114
Half-time score: 1 - 2
Game number: 5125
League game number: 4164
Liverpool league position: 1st
Newcastle United league position: 14th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Newcastle United
Steven Gerrard (Yossi Benayoun) (1–0)
31'
Sami Hyypia (Steven Gerrard) (2–0)
36'
45'
David Edgar (2–1)
HT 2–1
46'
Shola Ameobi Jose Enrique
Ryan Babel (3–1)
50'
57'
Geremi Nicky Butt
Yossi Benayoun Xabi Alonso
60'
Steven Gerrard (Lucas Leiva) (4–1)
66'
Steven Gerrard David N'Gog
70'
Xabi Alonso penalty (5–1)
76'
Dirk Kuyt Martin Skrtel
79'
79'
Kazenga Lua Lua Michael Owen
Full time 5–1

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