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Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough - January 27, 1998 / League Cup 1997/1998

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League Cup 1997/1998 - Semi-finals

Anfield - Liverpool - England

January 27, 1998

33 438

Liverpool

2 - 1

Middlesbrough

Jamie Redknapp

31'

Robbie Fowler

82'

29'

Paul Merson

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29' - Goal Paul Merson

31' - Goal Jamie Redknapp31

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76' - Substitution Steven Harknessis substituted by Karlheinz Riedle76

78' - Substitution Craig Hignettis substituted by Craig Harrison

82' - Goal Robbie Fowler82

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Liverpool

2 - 1

Middlesbrough

Liverpool Middlesbrough

Team line-ups

Liverpool

James

David James

England

B.date01/08/1970

Age27 years

H1m93

positionGoalkeeper

Harkness76

Steven Harkness

England

B.date27/08/1971

Age26 years

H1m77

positionLeft central defender

Babb

Phil Babb

Republic of Ireland

B.date30/11/1970

Age27 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

McAteer

Jason McAteer

Republic of Ireland

B.date18/06/1971

Age26 years

H1m80

positionVersatile Defender

Matteo

Dominic Matteo

Scotland

B.date28/04/1974

Age23 years

H1m86

positionLeft central defender

Ince

Paul Ince

England

B.date21/10/1967

Age30 years

H1m78

positionDefensive Midfielder

Leonhardsen

Öyvind Leonhardsen

Norway

B.date17/08/1970

Age27 years

positionMidfield

McManaman

Steve McManaman

England

B.date11/02/1972

Age25 years

H1m83

positionVersatile Midfielder

Redknapp31

Jamie Redknapp

England

B.date25/06/1973

Age24 years

H1m83

positionCentre Midfield

Owen

Michael Owen

England

B.date14/12/1979

Age18 years

H1m73

positionStriker

Fowler82

Robbie Fowler

England

B.date09/04/1975

Age22 years

H1m75

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	David James		27	239	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Steven Harkness	76	26	114	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Phil Babb		27	129	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jason McAteer		26	113	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Dominic Matteo		23	87	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Paul Ince		30	25	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Öyvind Leonhardsen		27	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steve McManaman		25	319	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Jamie Redknapp	31	24	230	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Michael Owen		18	31	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Robbie Fowler	82	22	211	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

25 years

Average number of matches played for the team

138

Middlesbrough

Schwarzer

Mark Schwarzer

Australia

B.date06/10/1972

Age25 years

H1m94

positionGoalkeeper

Baker

Steve Baker

Republic of Ireland

B.date08/09/1978

Age19 years

H1m81

positionRight central defender

Vickers

Steve Vickers

England

B.date13/10/1967

Age30 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

Pearson

Nigel Pearson

England

B.date21/08/1963

Age34 years

H1m86

positionCentral defender

Kinder

Vladimir Kinder

Slovakia

B.date14/03/1969

Age28 years

H1m77

positionLeft full-back

Hignett78

Craig Hignett

England

B.date12/01/1970

Age28 years

H1m79

positionCentre Midfield

Mustoe

Robbie Mustoe

England

B.date28/08/1968

Age29 years

H1m78

positionMidfield

Maddison

Neil Maddison

England

B.date02/10/1969

Age28 years

H1m78

positionCentre Midfield

Townsend

Andy Townsend

Republic of Ireland

B.date23/07/1963

Age34 years

H1m80

positionCentre Midfield

Merson29

Paul Merson

England

B.date20/03/1968

Age29 years

H1m78

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Beck

Mikkel Beck

Denmark

B.date04/05/1973

Age24 years

H1m85

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Mark Schwarzer		25	38	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Steve Baker		19	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Steve Vickers		30	118	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Nigel Pearson		34	102	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Vladimir Kinder		28	28	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Craig Hignett	78	28	119	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Robbie Mustoe		29	143	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Neil Maddison		28	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Andy Townsend		34	29	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Paul Merson	29	29	35	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Mikkel Beck		24	69	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

28 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		Karlheinz Riedle	76	32	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	D		Craig Harrison	78	20	16	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 players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Mikkel Beck

Jaime Moreno

OUT

Steve Baker

Gianluca Festa

OUT

Craig Hignett

Anthony Ormerod

OUT

Nigel Pearson

Craig Harrison

OUT

Vladimir Kinder

Andy Campbell

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Roy Evans

210

Success rate in this team:

53 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

53 %

Evans vs Middlesbrough

3 victories

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on January 27, 1998

Evans vs Robson

3 victories

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on January 27, 1998

Manager

Age

Match num

Bryan Robson

188

Success rate in this team:

43 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

43 %

Robson vs Liverpool

2 victories

1 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on January 27, 1998

Robson vs Evans

2 victories

1 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on January 27, 1998

Referee

Gary Willard

5 victories	3 draws	2 losses	Liverpool10 matches	General total	Middlesbrough6 matches	3 victories	0 draw	3 losses
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Liverpool1 match	Season total	Middlesbrough1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on December 13, 1998					Latest figure on May 16, 1999

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Key figures

Middlesbrough keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a draw in League Cup running (since 16/04/1997).

It's the first time Paul Merson scores 1 goal vs Liverpool in his professional career with

Liverpool keeps its 4 consecutive wins at home in League Cup running (since 12/11/1996). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 21/09/1994-25/10/1995 time period (6 matches).

Read the next 26 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LLiverpool 1-3 Manchester United06/12/1997

VLiverpool 1-0 Coventry20/12/1997

VLiverpool 3-1 Leeds United26/12/1997

LLiverpool 1-3 Coventry03/01/1998

VLiverpool 2-0 Wimbledon FC10/01/1998

VLiverpool 1-0 Newcastle United21/01/1998

Overall

VNewcastle United 1-2 Liverpool28/12/1997

LLiverpool 1-3 Coventry03/01/1998

VNewcastle United 0-2 Liverpool07/01/1998

VLiverpool 2-0 Wimbledon FC10/01/1998

DLeicester 0-0 Liverpool17/01/1998

VLiverpool 1-0 Newcastle United21/01/1998

Current form

Away

VBury 0-1 Middlesbrough06/12/1997

LManchester City 2-0 Middlesbrough20/12/1997

VHuddersfield Town 0-1 Middlesbrough26/12/1997

DQueens Park Rangers 2-2 Middlesbrough03/01/1998

VReading 0-1 Middlesbrough06/01/1998

LCharlton 3-0 Middlesbrough10/01/1998

Overall

DQueens Park Rangers 2-2 Middlesbrough03/01/1998

VReading 0-1 Middlesbrough06/01/1998

LCharlton 3-0 Middlesbrough10/01/1998

VMiddlesbrough 2-0 Queens Park Rangers13/01/1998

DMiddlesbrough 1-1 Ipswich Town17/01/1998

LMiddlesbrough 1-2 Arsenal24/01/1998

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	2	1
Unbeaten streak	2	4
Drawless streak	12	1
Scoring streak	6	1
Invincibility streak	2	4

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Loosing streak	1	1
Winless streak	1	2
Drawless streak	2	1
Scoring streak	0	3
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	1	2

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

3	Number of games (Competition total)	5
1	Number of games (Home / Away)	2
3	Victories (Competition total)	5
1	Victories (Home / Away)	2
0	Draws (Competition total)	0
0	Draws (Home / Away)	0
0	Losses (Competition total)	0
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

7	Goals scored (Competition total)	8
3	Goals scored (Home / Away)	3
0	Goals conceded (Competition total)	1
0	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
2.33	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.6
3	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.5
0	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0.2
0	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	1
1	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
3	Clean sheets (Competition total)	4
1	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	2
0	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
0	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	1
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
3-0 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	2-0 (1 times)

Bookings

4	Yellow cards (Competition total)	4
2	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	2
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Michael Owen	4 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	3 goals	Craig Hignett
Michael Owen	3 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	1 goal	Mikkel Beck
Michael Owen	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	Paul Merson
Michael Owen	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	1 penalty	Paul Merson
Michael Owen	4 goals during the last 2 matches	The fittest player	3 goals during the last 3 matches	Craig Hignett

Historical head to head

Home

59 matches

32 v

13 d

14 l

131 gf

62 ga

Away

57 matches

18 v

18 d

21 l

81 gf

98 ga

Total

116 matches

50 v

31 d

35 l

212 gf

160 ga

Historical head to head

Home

57 matches

21 v

18 d

18 l

98 gf

81 ga

Away

59 matches

14 v

13 d

32 l

62 gf

131 ga

Total

116 matches

35 v

31 d

50 l

160 gf

212 ga

Largest victory

Overall	7 - 2	September 16, 1931
Home	7 - 2	September 16, 1931

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	August 31, 1929
Away	2 - 0	March 06, 1976

Latest head to head

January 08, 1997 - League Cup 1996/1997

Middlesbrough

2 - 1

Liverpool

December 14, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997

Liverpool

5 - 1

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

August 17, 1996 - Premier League 1996/1997

Middlesbrough

3 - 3

Liverpool

April 27, 1996 - Premier League 1995/1996

Liverpool

1 - 0

Middlesbrough logo Middlesbrough

November 25, 1995 - Premier League 1995/1996

Middlesbrough

2 - 1

Liverpool

Best historical scorers against Middlesbrough

David Johnson	5 goals	1978 - 1981
Robbie Fowler	5 goals	1996 - 1996
Terry McDermott	5 goals	1975 - 1980
Gordon Hodgson	4 goals	1934 - 1935
Ian Rush	4 goals	1981 - 1993
Ray Kennedy	3 goals	1979 - 1981

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 21/10/1933. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Liverpool

Fabrizio Ravanelli	3 goals	1996 - 1996
David Shearer	3 goals	1980 - 1981
Jimmy Phillips	1 goal	1992 - 1992
Craig Hignett	1 goal	1997 - 1997
David Armstrong	1 goal	1977 - 1977
John Hickton	1 goal	1976 - 1976

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 21/10/1933. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Middlesbrough

Ray Kennedy	17 matches	1974 - 1981
Phil Neal	17 matches	1975 - 1982
Ray Clemence	16 matches	1974 - 1981
Phil Thompson	14 matches	1975 - 1982
Terry McDermott	13 matches	1975 - 1981
Steve Heighway	10 matches	1974 - 1978

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 21/10/1933. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Liverpool

John Craggs	15 matches	1974 - 1982
Jim Platt	14 matches	1974 - 1982
David Armstrong	14 matches	1974 - 1981
Anthony McAndrew	13 matches	1976 - 1982
Stuart Boam	10 matches	1974 - 1979
David Mills	9 matches	1974 - 1978