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Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool - December 30, 2007 / Premier League 2007/2008

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Premier League 2007/2008 - Round 20

City of Manchester Stadium - Manchester - England

December 30, 2007

47 321

0 - 0

Liverpool

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61' - Substitution Stephen Irelandis substituted by Gelson Fernandes61

70' - Substitution Elanois substituted by Rolando Bianchi70

75' - Substitution Darius Vassellis substituted by Geovanni75

75' - Substitution Harry Kewellis substituted by Ryan Babel

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Manchester City

0 - 0

Liverpool

Manchester City Liverpool

Team line-ups

Manchester City

Hart

Joe Hart

England

B.date19/04/1987

Age20 years

H1m91

positionGoalkeeper

Dunne

Richard Dunne

Republic of Ireland

B.date21/09/1979

Age28 years

H1m88

positionRight central defender

Onuoha

Nedum Onuoha

England

B.date12/11/1986

Age21 years

H1m88

positionRight central defender

Ball

Michael Ball

England

B.date02/10/1979

Age28 years

H1m85

positionFull-back

Corluka

Vedran Corluka

Croatia

B.date05/02/1986

Age21 years

H1m92

positionRight full-back

Richards

Micah Richards

England

B.date24/06/1988

Age19 years

H1m80

positionRight full-back

Hamann

Dietmar Hamann

Germany

B.date27/08/1973

Age34 years

H1m89

positionDefensive Midfielder

Ireland61

Stephen Ireland

Republic of Ireland

B.date22/08/1986

Age21 years

H1m75

positionCentre Midfield

Elano70

Elano

Brazil

B.date14/06/1981

Age26 years

H1m74

positionOffensive Midfielder

Petrov

Martin Petrov

Bulgaria

B.date15/01/1979

Age28 years

H1m80

positionLeft Offensive Midfielder

Vassell75

Darius Vassell

England

B.date13/06/1980

Age27 years

H1m75

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Joe Hart		20	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Richard Dunne		28	283	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Nedum Onuoha		21	59	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Michael Ball		28	31	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Vedran Corluka		21	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Micah Richards		19	71	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Dietmar Hamann		34	39	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Stephen Ireland	61	21	76	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Elano	70	26	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Martin Petrov		28	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Darius Vassell	75	27	88	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Liverpool

Reina

Pepe Reina

Spain

B.date31/08/1982

Age25 years

H1m88

positionGoalkeeper

Carragher

Jamie Carragher

England

B.date28/01/1978

Age29 years

H1m82

positionCentral defender

Finnan

Steve Finnan

Republic of Ireland

B.date24/04/1976

Age31 years

H1m75

positionRight full-back

Arbeloa

Álvaro Arbeloa

Spain

B.date17/01/1983

Age24 years

H1m83

positionRight full-back

Fábio Aurelio

Brazil

B.date24/09/1979

Age28 years

H1m78

positionLeft full-back

Mascherano

Javier Mascherano

Argentina

B.date08/06/1984

Age23 years

H1m74

positionDefensive Midfielder

Gerrard

Steven Gerrard

England

B.date30/05/1980

Age27 years

H1m83

positionRight central midfielder

Kewell75

Harry Kewell

Australia

B.date22/09/1978

Age29 years

H1m80

positionPlaymaker

Benayoun

Yossi Benayoun

Israel

B.date05/05/1980

Age27 years

H1m78

positionOffensive Midfielder

Kuyt

Dirk Kuyt

Netherlands

B.date22/07/1980

Age27 years

H1m84

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

Torres

Fernando Torres

Spain

B.date20/03/1984

Age23 years

H1m86

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Pepe Reina		25	131	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jamie Carragher		29	496	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Steve Finnan		31	202	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Álvaro Arbeloa		24	39	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Fábio Aurelio		28	38	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Javier Mascherano		23	31	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Steven Gerrard		27	413	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Harry Kewell	75	29	135	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Yossi Benayoun		27	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Dirk Kuyt		27	70	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Fernando Torres		23	23	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.6 years

Average number of matches played for the team

146

			Age	Match num	Note
M	Gelson Fernandes	61	21	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Geovanni	75	27	16	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Rolando Bianchi	70	24	19	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note
	F		Ryan Babel	75	21	26	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Dietmar Hamann

Rolando Bianchi

OUT

Elano

Gelson Fernandes

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Álvaro Arbeloa

John Arne Riise

OUT

Javier Mascherano

Xabi Alonso

OUT

Harry Kewell

Sami Hyypiä

OUT

Yossi Benayoun

Andriy Voronin

OUT

Dirk Kuyt

Ryan Babel

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Sven-Göran Eriksson

Hans Backe

Success rate in this team:

54 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

60 %

Eriksson vs Liverpool

0 victory

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on December 30, 2007

Eriksson vs Benítez

0 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on December 30, 2007

Manager

Age

Match num

Rafa Benítez

210

Success rate in this team:

56 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

49 %

Benítez vs Manchester City

4 victories

2 draws

1 loss

Latest figure on December 30, 2007

Benítez vs Eriksson

0 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on December 30, 2007

Referee

Uriah Rennie

5 victories	4 draws	5 losses	Manchester City14 matches	General total	Liverpool22 matches	10 victories	6 draws	6 losses
0 victory	1 draw	1 loss	Manchester City2 matches	Season total	Liverpool2 matches	1 victory	1 draw	0 loss
Latest figure on March 08, 2008					Latest figure on May 11, 2008

Videos

July 09, 2023

Comments

Key figures

Manchester City keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a win running (since 18/12/2007).

End of streak for Manchester City after 7 matches with at least one goal conceded (since 24/11/2007).

Manchester City keeps its 11 consecutive matches without a loss at home in Premier League running (since 15/08/2007). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 19/03/1994-26/11/1994 time period (13 matches).

Read the next 15 key stats

General ranking

3	Chelsea	41 pts	20 rd
4	Liverpool	37 pts	19 rd
5	Manchester City	36 pts	20 rd
6	Everton	33 pts	20 rd
7	Aston Villa	33 pts	20 rd

General ranking

2	Manchester United	45 pts	20 rd
3	Chelsea	41 pts	20 rd
4	Liverpool	37 pts	19 rd
5	Manchester City	36 pts	20 rd
6	Everton	33 pts	20 rd

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VManchester City 1-0 Birmingham City20/10/2007

VManchester City 1-0 Sunderland05/11/2007

VManchester City 2-1 Reading24/11/2007

VManchester City 4-2 Bolton Wanderers15/12/2007

LManchester City 0-2 Tottenham18/12/2007

DManchester City 2-2 Blackburn27/12/2007

Overall

DWigan 1-1 Manchester City01/12/2007

LTottenham 2-1 Manchester City09/12/2007

VManchester City 4-2 Bolton Wanderers15/12/2007

LManchester City 0-2 Tottenham18/12/2007

DAston Villa 1-1 Manchester City22/12/2007

DManchester City 2-2 Blackburn27/12/2007

Current form

Away

DBlackburn 0-0 Liverpool03/11/2007

VNewcastle United 0-3 Liverpool24/11/2007

LReading 3-1 Liverpool08/12/2007

VMarseille 0-4 Liverpool11/12/2007

LChelsea 2-0 Liverpool19/12/2007

VDerby County 1-2 Liverpool26/12/2007

Overall

LReading 3-1 Liverpool08/12/2007

VMarseille 0-4 Liverpool11/12/2007

LLiverpool 0-1 Manchester United16/12/2007

LChelsea 2-0 Liverpool19/12/2007

VLiverpool 4-1 Portsmouth22/12/2007

VDerby County 1-2 Liverpool26/12/2007

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Drawing streak	1	2
Unbeaten streak	1	2
Winless streak	2	3
Scoring streak	1	2
Conceding streak	4	7

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	1	2
Unbeaten streak	1	2
Drawless streak	5	11
Scoring streak	1	2
Conceding streak	2	4

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

5	General ranking (Competition total)	4
3	General ranking (Home / Away)	1
43	FBDB index ranking (Worldwide)	8
8	FBDB index ranking (National)	4

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

19	Number of games (Competition total)	18
10	Number of games (Home / Away)	9
10	Victories (Competition total)	10
9	Victories (Home / Away)	6
5	Draws (Competition total)	6
1	Draws (Home / Away)	2
4	Losses (Competition total)	2
0	Losses (Home / Away)	1

Goals

27	Goals scored (Competition total)	33
19	Goals scored (Home / Away)	13
22	Goals conceded (Competition total)	12
7	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	6
1.42	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.83
1.9	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.44
1.16	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0.67
0.7	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0.67

Betting aid

8	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	9
5	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	5
7	Clean sheets (Competition total)	9
5	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	5
4	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	4
0	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	2
9	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	8
5	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	4
1-0 (5 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	2-1 (3 times)

Bookings

31	Yellow cards (Competition total)	21
11	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	11
2	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Martin Petrov	4 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	9 goals	Fernando Torres
Elano	4 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	4 goals	Steven Gerrard
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	2 penalties	Steven Gerrard
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)	2 penalties	Dirk Kuyt
Darius Vassell	2 goals during the last 3 matches	The fittest player	5 goals during the last 7 matches	Fernando Torres

Historical head to head

Home

77 matches

26 v

20 d

31 l

104 gf

117 ga

Away

76 matches

14 v

16 d

46 l

94 gf

159 ga

Total

153 matches

40 v

36 d

77 l

198 gf

276 ga

Historical head to head

Home

76 matches

46 v

16 d

14 l

159 gf

94 ga

Away

77 matches

31 v

20 d

26 l

117 gf

104 ga

Total

153 matches

77 v

36 d

40 l

276 gf

198 ga

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 0	September 11, 1935
Home	6 - 0	September 11, 1935

Largest victory

Overall	6 - 0	October 28, 1995
Away	5 - 0	April 10, 1982

Latest head to head

April 14, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007

Manchester City

0 - 0

Liverpool

November 25, 2006 - Premier League 2006/2007

Liverpool

1 - 0

Manchester City logo Manchester City

February 26, 2006 - Premier League 2005/2006

Liverpool

1 - 0

Manchester City logo Manchester City

November 26, 2005 - Premier League 2005/2006

Manchester City

0 - 1

Liverpool

April 09, 2005 - Premier League 2004/2005

Manchester City

1 - 0

Liverpool

Best historical scorers against Liverpool

David White	5 goals	1991 - 1993
Neil Young	4 goals	1962 - 1969
Nicolas Anelka	4 goals	2003 - 2004
Colin Bell	3 goals	1966 - 1974
Francis Lee	3 goals	1967 - 1974
Brian Kidd	3 goals	1977 - 1978

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 16/12/1933. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Manchester City

Ian Rush	15 goals	1982 - 1996
Kenny Dalglish	11 goals	1978 - 1982
Bobby Graham	7 goals	1968 - 1972
Roger Hunt	7 goals	1962 - 1969
Graeme Souness	5 goals	1978 - 1983
Brian Hall	5 goals	1972 - 1974

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Players with most games played vs Liverpool

Joe Corrigan	28 matches	1969 - 1982
Tommy Booth	22 matches	1969 - 1981
Michael Doyle	21 matches	1967 - 1977
Colin Bell	21 matches	1966 - 1978
Mike Summerbee	19 matches	1966 - 1974
Willie Donachie	18 matches	1971 - 1978

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Players with most games played vs Manchester City

Ray Clemence	25 matches	1971 - 1981
Emelyn Hughes	25 matches	1967 - 1978
Ian Callaghan	25 matches	1962 - 1977
Phil Thompson	21 matches	1973 - 1982
Tommy Smith	20 matches	1966 - 1977
Ian Rush	20 matches	1981 - 1996

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 16/12/1933. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Nicolas Anelka

103 matches

22 matches

2001 - 2005

David James

100 matches

277 matches

1992 - 2006

Steve McMahon

96 matches

276 matches

1985 - 1994

Robbie Fowler

92 matches

369 matches

1993 - 2007

Paul Walsh

63 matches

112 matches

1984 - 1995

Steve McManaman

44 matches

364 matches

1990 - 2005

Total : 13 players

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 14/01/1933. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

They played in both sides

Robbie Fowler

92 matches

369 matches

1993 - 2007

Steve McManaman

44 matches

364 matches

1990 - 2005

Dietmar Hamann

38 matches

283 matches

1999 - 2007

David James

100 matches

277 matches

1992 - 2006

Steve McMahon

96 matches

276 matches

1985 - 1994

Paul Walsh

63 matches

112 matches

1984 - 1995

Total : 13 players

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Competition info

The other matches

December 29, 2007

Birmingham City

1 1

Fulham

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Chelsea

2 1

Newcastle United

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Everton

1 4

Arsenal

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Line-ups available

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Tottenham

6 4

Reading

Video availableLine-ups available

West Ham

2 1

Man United

Video availableLine-ups available

Wigan

1 2

Aston Villa

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December 30, 2007

Derby County

1 2

Blackburn

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Post-match general ranking

		pts	m	v	d	l	GF	GA	diff
1	Arsenal	47	20	14	5	1	40	16	+24
2	Manchester United	45	20	14	3	3	37	11	+26
3	Chelsea	41	20	12	5	3	31	15	+16
4	Liverpool	37	19	10	7	2	33	12	+21
5	Manchester City	36	20	10	6	4	27	22	+5
6	Everton	33	20	10	3	7	35	22	+13
7	Aston Villa	33	20	9	6	5	35	26	+9
8	Portsmouth	31	20	8	7	5	29	20	+9
+19	Blackburn	30	20	8	6	6	27	28	-1
-110	West Ham	29	19	8	5	6	25	17	+8
11	Newcastle United	26	20	7	5	8	27	31	-4
12	Tottenham	24	20	6	6	8	41	36	+5
13	Reading	22	20	6	4	10	29	42	-13
14	Middlesbrough	20	20	5	5	10	18	33	-15
15	Birmingham City	19	20	5	4	11	22	31	-9
16	Bolton Wanderers	17	20	4	5	11	22	32	-10
17	Sunderland	17	20	4	5	11	20	39	-19
18	Wigan	16	20	4	4	12	20	36	-16
19	Fulham	15	20	2	9	9	21	35	-14
20	Derby County	7	20	1	4	15	10	45	-35

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Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool - December 30, 2007 / Premier League 2007/2008

Manchester City

0 - 0

Liverpool

Team line-ups

First 11

First 11

Substitutes

Substitutes

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Manager

Eriksson vs Liverpool

Eriksson vs Benítez

Manager

Benítez vs Manchester City

Benítez vs Eriksson

Referee

Videos

Comments

Key figures

General ranking

General ranking

Pre-match

Current form

Current form

Running streaks

Running streaks

Statistical comparison of the season

Rankings

Ranking evolution during the season

Results

Goals

Betting aid

Bookings

Key players

Historical head to head

Historical head to head

Largest victory

Largest victory

Latest head to head

Best historical scorers against Liverpool

Best historical scorers against Manchester City

Players with most games played vs Liverpool

Players with most games played vs Manchester City

They played in both sides

They played in both sides

Competition info

The other matches

Post-match general ranking