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Villa Park | 28 February 1998 at 15:00 UK local time

Aston Villa 2 - 1 Liverpool

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.72)

29
Brad Friedel
12
Steve Harkness
2
Rob Jones
20
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
23
Jamie Carragher
7
Steve McManaman
25
David Thompson
8
Øyvind Leonhardsen
17
Paul Ince (c)
18
Michael Owen
13
Karl-Heinz Riedle

Substitutes

1
David James
3
Bjørn Tore Kvarme
24
Danny Murphy
28
Nicky Rizzo
15
Patrik Berger

Goals

Substitutions

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.79)

Opposition goals

Opposition substitutions

Notes

  • - Brad Friedel makes his LFC debut
  • - Stan Collymore accused Harkness of racially abusing him. Referee Graham Poll explains: "Collymore ran to me, clearly incensed at a comment which he felt was racist from Harkness. I could tell that he was convinced that the remark had been made but I had not heard anything. At the next stoppage in play, I asked Harkness what had happened. He vehemently denied any wrongdoing and so I was powerless to act. Of course, I reported the incident to the Football Association, who conducted an investigation but without any other player or official having heard anything and no video evidence, they could not act. Even if spectators had supported Collymore’s claims, the FA would have needed more solid evidence to charge and ultimately find a player guilty of such a serious allegation. Harkness denied making the comment throughout the game and in the investigation. Only Collymore and Harkness know the truth."

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Manager: Roy Evans
Opposition manager: John Gregory
Referee: Poll G
Attendance: 39,372
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 4521
League game number: 3754
Liverpool league position: 4th
Aston Villa league position: 14th
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