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Premier League
Anfield | 08 November 1997 at15:00UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
0
Tottenham Hotspur
Starting Lineup
(Average age 26.57)
1
David James
20
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
3
Bjørn Tore Kvarme
2
Rob Jones
21
Dominic Matteo
17
Paul Ince
(c)
7
Steve McManaman
11
Jamie Redknapp
8
Øyvind Leonhardsen
9
Robbie Fowler
13
Karl-Heinz Riedle
Substitutes
26
Jørgen Nielsen
12
Steve Harkness
4
Jason McAteer
15
Patrik Berger
18
Michael Owen
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Steve McManaman
48′
Øyvind Leonhardsen
50′
Jamie Redknapp
65′
(Robbie Fowler)
Michael Owen
86′
Substitutions
Karl-Heinz Riedle
replaced by
Michael Owen
75′
Steve McManaman
replaced by
Patrik Berger
87′
Rob Jones
replaced by
Jason McAteer
87′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 26.35)
Ian Walker
Stephen Carr
Justin Edinburgh
David Howells
Colin Calderwood
Sol Campbell
David Ginola
John Scales
Darren Anderton
Steffen Iversen
Rory Allen
Opposition substitutions
Rory Allen
replaced by
Chris Armstrong
14
′
Colin Calderwood
replaced by
Andy Sinton
68
′
Darren Anderton
replaced by
Jose Dominguez
68
′
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Other details
Manager:
Roy Evans
Opposition manager:
Gerry Francis
Referee:
Lodge SJ
Attendance:
38,006
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
4501
League game number:
3739
Played towards Kop:
First half
League position after match:
6th
View other results
09 Aug 1997 - Wimbledon 1-1 Liverpool
13 Aug 1997 - Liverpool 1-2 Leicester City
23 Aug 1997 - Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Liverpool
26 Aug 1997 - Leeds United 2-0 Liverpool
13 Sep 1997 - Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
16 Sep 1997 - Celtic 2-2 Liverpool
20 Sep 1997 - Southampton 1-1 Liverpool
22 Sep 1997 - Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
27 Sep 1997 - West Ham United 1-2 Liverpool
30 Sep 1997 - Liverpool 0-0 Celtic
05 Oct 1997 - Liverpool 4-2 Chelsea
15 Oct 1997 - West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Liverpool
18 Oct 1997 - Everton 0-2 Liverpool
21 Oct 1997 - Strasbourg 0-3 Liverpool
25 Oct 1997 - Liverpool 4-0 Derby County
01 Nov 1997 - Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Liverpool
04 Nov 1997 - Liverpool 2-0 Strasbourg
08 Nov 1997 - Liverpool 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur
18 Nov 1997 - Liverpool 3-0 Grimsby Town
22 Nov 1997 - Liverpool 0-1 Barnsley
30 Nov 1997 - Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
06 Dec 1997 - Liverpool 1-3 Manchester United
13 Dec 1997 - Crystal Palace 3-0 Liverpool
20 Dec 1997 - Liverpool 1-0 Coventry City
26 Dec 1997 - Liverpool 3-1 Leeds United
28 Dec 1997 - Newcastle United 2-1 Liverpool
03 Jan 1998 - Liverpool 1-3 Coventry City
07 Jan 1998 - Newcastle United 2-0 Liverpool
10 Jan 1998 - Liverpool 2-0 Wimbledon
17 Jan 1998 - Leicester City 0-0 Liverpool
20 Jan 1998 - Liverpool 1-0 Newcastle United
27 Jan 1998 - Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough
31 Jan 1998 - Liverpool 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
07 Feb 1998 - Liverpool 2-3 Southampton
14 Feb 1998 - Sheffield Wednesday 3-3 Liverpool
18 Feb 1998 - Middlesbrough 0-2 Liverpool
23 Feb 1998 - Liverpool 1-1 Everton
28 Feb 1998 - Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool
07 Mar 1998 - Liverpool 2-1 Bolton Wanderers
14 Mar 1998 - Tottenham Hotspur 3-3 Liverpool
28 Mar 1998 - Barnsley 3-2 Liverpool
10 Apr 1998 - Manchester United 1-1 Liverpool
13 Apr 1998 - Liverpool 2-1 Crystal Palace
19 Apr 1998 - Coventry City 1-1 Liverpool
25 Apr 1998 - Chelsea 1-4 Liverpool
02 May 1998 - Liverpool 5-0 West Ham United
06 May 1998 - Liverpool 4-0 Arsenal
10 May 1998 - Derby County 0-1 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Man Utd
13
8
4
1
29
7
+22
28
2
Blackburn R
14
7
6
1
26
13
+13
27
3
Arsenal
13
6
6
1
27
13
+14
24
4
Leeds U
14
7
2
5
20
16
+4
23
5
Chelsea
12
7
1
4
27
15
+12
22
6
Liverpool
13
6
4
3
25
13
+12
22
7
Leicester C
13
6
4
3
19
13
+6
22
8
Derby Co
13
6
2
5
25
19
+6
20
9
Newcastle U
11
5
3
3
14
15
-1
18
10
Coventry C
14
3
8
3
12
16
-4
17
11
Wimbledon
13
4
4
5
15
15
+0
16
12
Crystal P
13
4
4
5
13
15
-2
16
13
West Ham U
12
5
1
6
16
19
-3
16
14
Southampton
14
5
1
8
17
21
-4
16
15
Aston Villa
14
4
3
7
13
20
-7
15
16
Tottenham H
14
3
4
7
11
21
-10
13
17
Everton
13
3
3
7
15
21
-6
12
18
Bolton Wan
13
2
6
5
10
21
-11
12
19
Sheffield Wed
14
3
3
8
23
35
-12
12
20
Barnsley
14
3
1
10
11
40
-29
10
