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Premier League
Anfield | 29 October 2008 at20:00UK local time
Liverpool
1
-
0
Portsmouth
Starting Lineup
(Average age 27.26)
25
Pepe Reina
17
Álvaro Arbeloa
12
Fábio Aurélio
23
Jamie Carragher
4
Sami Hyypia
14
Xabi Alonso
19
Ryan Babel
8
Steven Gerrard
(c)
21
Lucas Leiva
16
Jermaine Pennant
18
Dirk Kuyt
Substitutes
1
Diego Cavalieri
2
Andrea Dossena
5
Daniel Agger
11
Albert Riera
15
Yossi Benayoun
20
Javier Mascherano
7
Robbie Keane
Goals
Steven Gerrard
76′ penalty
Substitutions
Jermaine Pennant
replaced by
Yossi Benayoun
63′
Ryan Babel
replaced by
Albert Riera
72′
Steven Gerrard
replaced by
Robbie Keane
90′+2
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 27.72)
David James
Armand Traore
Sylvain Distin
Younes Kaboul
Noe Pamarot
Nadir Belhadj
Sean Davis
Papa Bouba Diop
Lassana Diarra
Peter Crouch
John Utaka
Opposition substitutions
Armand Traore
replaced by
Niko Kranjcar
65
′
John Utaka
replaced by
Jermain Defoe
86
′
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Other details
Manager:
Rafa Benítez
Opposition manager:
Tony Adams
Referee:
Tanner SJ
Attendance:
43,378
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
5111
League game number:
4154
Played towards Kop:
First half
League position after match:
1st
View other results
13 Aug 2008 - Standard Liege 0-0 Liverpool
16 Aug 2008 - Sunderland 1-0 Liverpool
23 Aug 2008 - Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough
27 Aug 2008 - Liverpool 1-0 Standard Liege
31 Aug 2008 - Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
13 Sep 2008 - Liverpool 2-1 Manchester United
16 Sep 2008 - Marseille 2-1 Liverpool
20 Sep 2008 - Liverpool 0-0 Stoke City
23 Sep 2008 - Liverpool 2-1 Crewe Alexandra
27 Sep 2008 - Everton 2-0 Liverpool
01 Oct 2008 - Liverpool 3-1 PSV Eindhoven
05 Oct 2008 - Manchester City 3-2 Liverpool
18 Oct 2008 - Liverpool 3-2 Wigan Athletic
22 Oct 2008 - Atletico Madrid 1-1 Liverpool
26 Oct 2008 - Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool
29 Oct 2008 - Liverpool 1-0 Portsmouth
01 Nov 2008 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Liverpool
04 Nov 2008 - Liverpool 1-1 Atletico Madrid
08 Nov 2008 - Liverpool 3-0 West Bromwich Albion
12 Nov 2008 - Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 Liverpool
15 Nov 2008 - Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Liverpool
22 Nov 2008 - Liverpool 0-0 Fulham
26 Nov 2008 - Liverpool 1-0 Marseille
01 Dec 2008 - Liverpool 0-0 West Ham United
06 Dec 2008 - Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Liverpool
09 Dec 2008 - PSV Eindhoven 3-1 Liverpool
13 Dec 2008 - Liverpool 2-2 Hull City
21 Dec 2008 - Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool
26 Dec 2008 - Liverpool 3-0 Bolton Wanderers
28 Dec 2008 - Newcastle United 5-1 Liverpool
03 Jan 2009 - Preston North End 2-0 Liverpool
10 Jan 2009 - Stoke City 0-0 Liverpool
19 Jan 2009 - Liverpool 1-1 Everton
25 Jan 2009 - Liverpool 1-1 Everton
28 Jan 2009 - Wigan Athletic 1-1 Liverpool
01 Feb 2009 - Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea
04 Feb 2009 - Everton 0-1 Liverpool
07 Feb 2009 - Portsmouth 3-2 Liverpool
22 Feb 2009 - Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City
25 Feb 2009 - Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool
28 Feb 2009 - Middlesbrough 0-2 Liverpool
03 Mar 2009 - Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland
10 Mar 2009 - Liverpool 4-0 Real Madrid
14 Mar 2009 - Manchester United 4-1 Liverpool
22 Mar 2009 - Liverpool 5-0 Aston Villa
04 Apr 2009 - Fulham 1-0 Liverpool
08 Apr 2009 - Liverpool 1-3 Chelsea
11 Apr 2009 - Liverpool 4-0 Blackburn Rovers
14 Apr 2009 - Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool
21 Apr 2009 - Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal
25 Apr 2009 - Hull City 3-1 Liverpool
03 May 2009 - Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle United
09 May 2009 - West Ham United 3-0 Liverpool
17 May 2009 - West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Liverpool
24 May 2009 - Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Liverpool
10
8
2
0
15
6
+9
26
2
Chelsea
10
7
2
1
22
4
+18
23
3
Arsenal
10
6
2
2
22
10
+12
20
4
Aston Villa
10
6
2
2
19
12
+7
20
5
Hull City
10
6
2
2
14
14
+0
20
6
Manchester United
9
5
3
1
15
5
+10
18
7
Portsmouth
10
4
2
4
10
15
-5
14
8
Manchester City
10
4
1
5
23
16
+7
13
9
Middlesbrough
10
4
1
5
10
15
-5
13
10
Sunderland
10
3
3
4
9
11
-2
12
11
West Ham United
10
4
0
6
14
18
-4
12
12
Everton
10
3
3
4
14
19
-5
12
13
Blackburn Rovers
10
3
3
4
11
18
-7
12
14
Fulham
9
3
2
4
8
8
+0
11
15
Stoke City
10
3
1
6
11
18
-7
10
16
West Bromwich Albion
10
3
1
6
8
16
-8
10
17
Newcastle United
10
2
3
5
12
18
-6
9
18
Wigan Athletic
10
2
2
6
11
15
-4
8
19
Bolton Wanderers
10
2
2
6
8
13
-5
8
20
Tottenham Hotspur
10
1
3
6
11
16
-5
6
