WBA 0-2 Liverpool - October 15, 1997 / League Cup 1997/1998
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WBA
43' - Substitution
Paul Ravenis substituted by Tony Dobson43
WBA
46' - Substitution
Jamie Carragheris substituted by Öyvind Leonhardsen
52' - Goal
Patrik Berger
60' - Substitution
Bob Tayloris substituted by Lee Hughes60 79' - Substitution
Patrik Bergeris substituted by Steven Harkness
82' - Substitution
Sean Flynnis substituted by Peter Butler82
89' - Goal
Robbie Fowler
LIV
LIV
Team line-ups
WBA
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Alan Miller | 27 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Raven | 43 | 27 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Daryl Burgess | 26 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paul Holmes | 29 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kevin Kilbane | 20 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sean Flynn | 82 | 29 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Richard Sneekes | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ian Hamilton | 29 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Smith | 29 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bob Taylor | 60 | 30 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paul Peschisolido | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
9
Liverpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
David James | 27 | 219 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jamie Carragher | 46 | 19 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Jason McAteer | 26 | 97 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Neil Ruddock | 29 | 150 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Björn Tore Kvarme | 25 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 27 | 133 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve McManaman | 25 | 299 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michael Thomas | 30 | 160 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Patrik Berger | 5279 | 23 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Karlheinz Riedle | 32 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Robbie Fowler | 89 | 22 | 194 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
122
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Tony Dobson | 43 | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Peter Butler | 82 | 31 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Lee Hughes | 60 | 21 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Steven Harkness | 79 | 26 | 103 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Öyvind Leonhardsen | 46 | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Jason McAteer
IN
Phil Babb
OUT
Neil Ruddock
IN
Paul Ince
OUT
Michael Thomas
IN
Rob Jones
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
49
190
Success rate in this team:
52 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
52 %
Evans vs WBA
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Alan Wilkie
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
WBA1 match | General total | Liverpool13 matches | 10 victories |
1 draw |
2 losses |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
WBA1 match | Season total | Liverpool1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 15, 1997 | Latest figure on January 03, 2000 | |||||||
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Key figures
Liverpool keeps its 10 matches with at least one goal scored away from home in League Cup running (since 16/12/1992). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 21/11/1973 (7 matches)
WBA keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a draw at home in League Cup running (since 03/10/1995). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 27/10/1982-20/09/1989 time period (12 matches).
WBA keeps its 11 consecutive matches without a win vs Liverpool running (since 21/11/1981). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 17/12/1932 (10 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Wolverhampton24/08/1997 | VWest Bromwich Albion 2-1 Cambridge United27/08/1997 | VWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Reading07/09/1997 | DWest Bromwich Albion 0-0 Swindon Town20/09/1997 | VWest Bromwich Albion 4-2 Luton Town23/09/1997 | LWest Bromwich Albion 1-2 Oxford United04/10/1997 |
| Overall | LQueens Park Rangers 2-0 West Bromwich Albion13/09/1997 | DLuton Town 1-1 West Bromwich Albion16/09/1997 | DWest Bromwich Albion 0-0 Swindon Town20/09/1997 | VWest Bromwich Albion 4-2 Luton Town23/09/1997 | VBury 1-3 West Bromwich Albion27/09/1997 | LWest Bromwich Albion 1-2 Oxford United04/10/1997 |
Current form
| Away | DWimbledon FC 1-1 Liverpool09/08/1997 | DBlackburn 1-1 Liverpool23/08/1997 | VLeeds United 0-2 Liverpool26/08/1997 | DCeltic Glasgow 2-2 Liverpool16/09/1997 | DSouthampton 1-1 Liverpool20/09/1997 | LWest Ham 2-1 Liverpool27/09/1997 |
| Overall | DCeltic Glasgow 2-2 Liverpool16/09/1997 | DSouthampton 1-1 Liverpool20/09/1997 | VLiverpool 3-0 Aston Villa22/09/1997 | LWest Ham 2-1 Liverpool27/09/1997 | DLiverpool 0-0 Celtic Glasgow30/09/1997 | VLiverpool 4-2 Chelsea05/10/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 10 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
8 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
6 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
Key players
 | Paul Peschisolido | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Paul Peschisolido | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Richard Sneekes | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Richard Sneekes | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Paul Peschisolido | 3 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | - |
Historical head to head
Home
88 gf
67 ga
Away
51 gf
100 ga
Total
139 gf
167 ga
Historical head to head
Home
100 gf
51 ga
Away
67 gf
88 ga
Total
167 gf
139 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
February 01, 1936 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
February 01, 1936 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
March 23, 1985 |
| Away | 5 - 0 |
March 23, 1985 |
Latest head to head
April 19, 1986 - Division 1 1985/1986
November 16, 1985 - Division 1 1985/1986
March 23, 1985 - Division 1 1984/1985
October 06, 1984 - Division 1 1984/1985
April 21, 1984 - Division 1 1983/1984
Best historical scorers against Liverpool
|
Tony Brown | 8 goals | 1965 - 1972 |
 |
Jeff Astle | 7 goals | 1964 - 1970 |
|
Clive Clark | 7 goals | 1964 - 1968 |
|
John Kaye | 4 goals | 1964 - 1966 |
 |
Cyrille Regis | 2 goals | 1981 - 1981 |
|
Keith Smith | 1 goal | 1963 - 1963 |
Best historical scorers against WBA
 |
Roger Hunt | 9 goals | 1963 - 1969 |
 |
Kenny Dalglish | 8 goals | 1977 - 1986 |
|
David Johnson | 5 goals | 1978 - 1979 |
|
David Fairclough | 4 goals | 1977 - 1980 |
|
Gordon Hodgson | 3 goals | 1934 - 1935 |
 |
Steve Nicol | 3 goals | 1983 - 1985 |
Players with most games played vs Liverpool
|
Tony Brown | 29 matches | 1963 - 1979 |
|
Ally Robertson | 22 matches | 1970 - 1985 |
|
John Wile | 20 matches | 1971 - 1983 |
 |
Bobby Hope | 17 matches | 1962 - 1971 |
|
John Kaye | 17 matches | 1964 - 1971 |
|
Clive Clark | 16 matches | 1962 - 1968 |
Players with most games played vs WBA
 |
Ian Callaghan | 33 matches | 1962 - 1978 |
 |
Emelyn Hughes | 26 matches | 1967 - 1979 |
|
Chris Lawler | 25 matches | 1963 - 1973 |
 |
Ray Clemence | 20 matches | 1970 - 1981 |
 |
Phil Neal | 20 matches | 1976 - 1985 |
 |
Tommy Lawrence | 20 matches | 1962 - 1970 |
Competition info
The other matches
October 14, 1997
October 15, 1997
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