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Premier League
Riverside | 26 December 1998 at15:00UK local time
Middlesbrough
1
-
3
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.85)
1
David James
6
Phil Babb
14
Vegard Heggem
23
Jamie Carragher
5
Steve Staunton
20
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
11
Jamie Redknapp
17
Paul Ince
(c)
15
Patrik Berger
9
Robbie Fowler
10
Michael Owen
Substitutes
19
Brad Friedel
12
Steve Harkness
4
Jason McAteer
7
Steve McManaman
13
Karl-Heinz Riedle
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Michael Owen
17′
(Jamie Carragher)
Jamie Redknapp
35′
(Paul Ince)
Vegard Heggem
88′
(Jamie Carragher)
Substitutions
Robbie Fowler
replaced by
Karl-Heinz Riedle
60′
Michael Owen
replaced by
Steve McManaman
76′
Jamie Redknapp
replaced by
Steve Harkness
89′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 30.04)
Mark Schwarzer
Gianluca Festa
Dean Gordon
Steve Vickers
Colin Cooper
Gary Pallister
Neil Maddison
Paul Gascoigne
Hamilton Ricard
Brian Deane
Andy Townsend
Opposition goals
Brian Deane
32
′
Opposition substitutions
Gary Pallister
replaced by
Curtis Fleming
46
′
Neil Maddison
replaced by
Phil Stamp
72
′
Andy Townsend
replaced by
Mikkel Beck
79
′
Notes
- Vegard Heggem scores his first LFC goal
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Manager:
Gérard Houllier
Opposition manager:
Bryan Robson
Referee:
Poll G
Attendance:
34,626
Half-time score:
1
-
2
Game number:
4558
League game number:
3783
League position after match:
9th
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League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Chelsea
19
9
9
1
31
17
+14
36
2
Aston Villa
19
10
6
3
29
19
+10
36
3
Man Utd
19
9
7
3
39
23
+16
34
4
Leeds U
19
8
8
3
32
17
+15
32
5
Arsenal
19
8
8
3
21
11
+10
32
6
Middlesbrough
19
7
9
3
31
24
+7
30
7
West Ham U
19
8
5
6
22
23
-1
29
8
Wimbledon
19
8
5
6
25
30
-5
29
9
Liverpool
19
8
4
7
32
23
+9
28
10
Leicester C
19
7
6
6
22
20
+2
27
11
Derby Co
19
5
10
4
18
17
+1
25
12
Newcastle U
19
6
6
7
22
24
-2
24
13
Tottenham H
19
6
6
7
24
29
-5
24
14
Everton
19
5
8
6
12
17
-5
23
15
Sheffield Wed
19
6
4
9
20
20
+0
22
16
Blackburn R
19
4
5
10
19
27
-8
17
17
Coventry C
19
4
5
10
16
27
-11
17
18
Charlton Ath
19
3
7
9
23
30
-7
16
19
Southampton
19
3
4
12
15
37
-22
13
20
Nottm Forest
19
2
6
11
17
35
-18
12
