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Premier League
Anfield | 06 November 2004 at15:00UK local time
Liverpool
0
-
1
Birmingham City
Starting Lineup
(Average age 25.62)
22
Chris Kirkland
17
Josemi Rey
4
Sami Hyypia
(c)
23
Jamie Carragher
21
Djimi Traoré
6
John Arne Riise
7
Harry Kewell
16
Didi Hamann
14
Xabi Alonso
10
Luis Garcia
24
Florent Sinama-Pongolle
Substitutes
1
Jerzy Dudek
3
Steve Finnan
15
Salif Diao
25
Igor Biscan
33
Neil Mellor
Substitutions
Florent Sinama-Pongolle
replaced by
Steve Finnan
65′
John Arne Riise
replaced by
Neil Mellor
73′
Didi Hamann
replaced by
Igor Biscan
85′
Opposition Lineup
(Average age 28.35)
Maik Taylor
Mario Melchiot
Kenny Cunningham
Matthew Upson
Julian Gray
Jesper Grønkjær
Muzzy Izzet
Robbie Savage
Stephen Clemence
Damien Johnson
Emile Heskey
Opposition goals
Darren Anderton
77
′
Opposition substitutions
Jesper Grønkjær
replaced by
Stan Lazaridis
63
′
Stephen Clemence
replaced by
Darren Anderton
63
′
Muzzy Izzet
replaced by
Jamie Clapham
88
′
Notes
- Season's first loss at home.
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Other details
Manager:
Rafa Benítez
Opposition manager:
Steve Bruce
Referee:
Rennie UD
Attendance:
42,669
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
4874
League game number:
4003
Played towards Kop:
Second half
League position after match:
7th
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14 Aug 2004 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool
21 Aug 2004 - Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City
24 Aug 2004 - Liverpool 0-1 Grazer AK
29 Aug 2004 - Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Liverpool
11 Sep 2004 - Liverpool 3-0 West Bromwich Albion
15 Sep 2004 - Liverpool 2-0 AS Monaco
20 Sep 2004 - Manchester United 1-2 Liverpool
25 Sep 2004 - Liverpool 3-0 Norwich City
28 Sep 2004 - Olympiacos 0-1 Liverpool
03 Oct 2004 - Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool
16 Oct 2004 - Fulham 4-2 Liverpool
19 Oct 2004 - Liverpool 0-0 Deportivo La Coruna
23 Oct 2004 - Liverpool 2-0 Charlton Athletic
26 Oct 2004 - Millwall 3-0 Liverpool
30 Oct 2004 - Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Liverpool
03 Nov 2004 - Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 Liverpool
06 Nov 2004 - Liverpool 0-1 Birmingham City
10 Nov 2004 - Liverpool 2-0 Middlesbrough
13 Nov 2004 - Liverpool 3-2 Crystal Palace
20 Nov 2004 - Middlesbrough 0-2 Liverpool
23 Nov 2004 - AS Monaco 0-1 Liverpool
28 Nov 2004 - Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal
01 Dec 2004 - Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Liverpool
04 Dec 2004 - Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool
08 Dec 2004 - Liverpool 3-1 Olympiacos
11 Dec 2004 - Everton 0-1 Liverpool
14 Dec 2004 - Liverpool 1-1 Portsmouth
19 Dec 2004 - Liverpool 3-1 Newcastle United
26 Dec 2004 - West Bromwich Albion 5-0 Liverpool
28 Dec 2004 - Liverpool 1-0 Southampton
01 Jan 2005 - Liverpool 0-1 Chelsea
03 Jan 2005 - Norwich City 2-1 Liverpool
11 Jan 2005 - Liverpool 1-0 Watford
15 Jan 2005 - Liverpool 0-1 Manchester United
18 Jan 2005 - Burnley 0-1 Liverpool
22 Jan 2005 - Southampton 0-2 Liverpool
25 Jan 2005 - Watford 1-0 Liverpool
01 Feb 2005 - Charlton Athletic 2-1 Liverpool
05 Feb 2005 - Liverpool 3-1 Fulham
12 Feb 2005 - Birmingham City 0-2 Liverpool
22 Feb 2005 - Liverpool 3-1 Bayer Leverkusen
27 Feb 2005 - Chelsea 2-3 Liverpool
05 Mar 2005 - Newcastle United 0-1 Liverpool
09 Mar 2005 - Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 Liverpool
16 Mar 2005 - Liverpool 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
20 Mar 2005 - Liverpool 2-1 Everton
02 Apr 2005 - Liverpool 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
05 Apr 2005 - Liverpool 2-1 Juventus
09 Apr 2005 - Manchester City 0-1 Liverpool
13 Apr 2005 - Juventus 0-0 Liverpool
16 Apr 2005 - Liverpool 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
20 Apr 2005 - Portsmouth 2-1 Liverpool
23 Apr 2005 - Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool
27 Apr 2005 - Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool
30 Apr 2005 - Liverpool 1-1 Middlesbrough
03 May 2005 - Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea
08 May 2005 - Arsenal 1-3 Liverpool
15 May 2005 - Liverpool 2-1 Aston Villa
25 May 2005 - AC Milan 3-3 Liverpool
League Table
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Chelsea
12
9
2
1
17
3
+14
29
2
Arsenal
12
8
3
1
32
13
+19
27
3
Everton
12
7
2
3
14
11
+3
23
4
Bolton Wan
11
6
3
2
18
13
+5
21
5
Middlesbrough
11
5
3
3
19
14
+5
18
6
Aston Villa
12
4
6
2
17
13
+4
18
7
Liverpool
11
5
2
4
18
11
+7
17
8
Manchester U
11
4
5
2
11
9
+2
17
9
Newcastle U
11
4
4
3
22
19
+3
16
10
Portsmouth
11
4
3
4
15
15
+0
15
11
Charlton Ath
12
4
3
5
13
21
-8
15
12
Tottenham H
12
3
4
5
8
11
-3
13
13
Manchester C
11
3
3
5
13
12
+1
12
14
Birmingham C
12
2
6
4
8
10
-2
12
15
Crystal P
12
3
3
6
13
16
-3
12
16
Fulham
11
3
2
6
12
19
-7
11
17
West Brom
12
1
6
5
11
22
-11
9
18
Southampton
12
1
5
6
10
16
-6
8
19
Norwich C
12
0
8
4
11
19
-8
8
20
Blackburn R
12
1
5
6
10
25
-15
8
