English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 28, 2009
Liverpool WLWDW 0
–
Middlesbrough DLDDW 2
The Riverside Stadium · 33,724 att.

Team Stats

7
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
6
9
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
4
71.7
Possession
28.3
23
SHOTS
6
4
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
527
Accurate Passes
160
622
Passes
245
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
10
Accurate Crosses
4
28
Crosses
15
0.4
Cross %
0.3
71
Long Balls
45
51
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.7
Long Balls %
0.3
7
Blocked Shots
0
13
Effective Tackles
17
16
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
8
Effective Clearances
32
16
Clearances
49

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

MID · 4-4-1-1

  1. 22Brad JonesG
  2. 14Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 31David WheaterCD-R
  4. 6Emanuel PogatetzLB
  5. 2Justin HoyteRB
  6. 20Julio ArcaCM-L
  7. 26Matthew BatesCM-R
  8. 19Stewart DowningLM
  9. 4Gary O'NeilRM
  10. 10Jeremie AliadiereF
  11. 17Tuncay SanliRCF

Substitutes

  1. 12Afonso AlvesSUB
  2. 41Josh WalkerSUB
  3. 11Marvin EmnesSUB
  4. 28Adam JohnsonSUB
  5. 3Andrew TaylorSUB
  6. 21Ross TurnbullSUB
  7. 16Marlon KingSUB

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Pepe ReinaG
  2. 4Sami HyypiäCD-L
  3. 23Jamie CarragherCD-R
  4. 12Fabio AurelioLB
  5. 37Martin SkrtelRB
  6. 14Xabi AlonsoLM
  7. 20Javier MascheranoRM
  8. 18Dirk KuytF
  9. 8Steven GerrardRCF
  10. 19Ryan BabelAM-L
  11. 31Nabil El ZharAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Albert RieraSUB
  2. 32Stephen DarbySUB
  3. 2Andrea DossenaSUB
  4. 24David N'GogSUB
  5. 1Diego CavalieriSUB
  6. 21Lucas LeivaSUB
  7. 15Yossi BenayounSUB

Timeline

  1. 31'
  2. 63'
  3. 68'
  4. 68'
  5. 71'
  6. 77'
  7. 80'
  8. 89'

Premier League News

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