Aston Villa 2-1 Liverpool - February 28, 1998 / Premier League 1997/1998
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AV
6' - Goal
Michael Owen
10' - Goal
Stan Collymore10
AV
65' - Goal
Stan Collymore65
76' - Substitution
Rob Jonesis substituted by Danny Murphy
77' - Substitution
Stan Collymoreis substituted by Darren Byfield77
80' - Substitution
Öyvind Leonhardsenis substituted by Patrik Berger
LIV
LIV
Team line-ups
Aston Villa
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mark Bosnich | 26 | 195 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ugo Ehiogu | 25 | 209 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Riccardo Scimeca | 22 | 68 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gareth Southgate | 27 | 108 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Simon Grayson | 28 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alan Wright | 26 | 142 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ian Taylor | 29 | 128 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lee Hendrie | 20 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stan Collymore | 106577 | 27 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Julian Joachim | 23 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Dwight Yorke | 26 | 258 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
113
Liverpool
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Brad Friedel | 26 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jamie Carragher | 20 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steven Harkness | 26 | 120 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rob Jones | 76 | 26 | 236 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Stig Inge Bjørnebye | 28 | 146 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Ince | 30 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Öyvind Leonhardsen | 80 | 27 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
David Thompson | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve McManaman | 26 | 325 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Karlheinz Riedle | 32 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Michael Owen | 6 | 18 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
89
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Darren Byfield | 77 | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Danny Murphy | 76 | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Patrik Berger | 80 | 24 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Dwight Yorke
IN
Savo Milosevic
OUT
Lee Hendrie
IN
Fernando Nelson
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Karlheinz Riedle
IN
Robbie Fowler
OUT
David Thompson
IN
Jamie Redknapp
OUT
Brad Friedel
IN
David James
OUT
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
IN
Björn Tore Kvarme
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
43
1
Success rate in this team:
100 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Gregory vs Liverpool
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Gregory vs Evans
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
49
216
Success rate in this team:
51 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
51 %
Evans vs Aston Villa
6 victories
0 draw
4 losses
Evans vs Gregory
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Graham Poll
13 victories |
13 draws |
7 losses |
Aston Villa33 matches | General total | Liverpool42 matches | 19 victories |
7 draws |
16 losses |
3 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Aston Villa3 matches | Season total | Liverpool3 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on September 30, 2006 | Latest figure on April 18, 2007 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Liverpool after 6 consecutive matches without a loss away from home in Premier League (since 01/11/1997). It was the best streak for the club since 16/04/1996-29/09/1996 (7 matches).
Aston Villa keeps its 6 matches with at least one goal conceded at home in Premier League running (since 20/12/1997). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 02/02/1991-04/09/1991 time period (12 matches).
Ugo Ehiogu played his game number 10 vs Liverpool in Premier League
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DAston Villa 1-1 Leicester10/01/1998 | VAston Villa 1-0 Portsmouth14/01/1998 | VAston Villa 4-0 West Bromwich Albion24/01/1998 | LAston Villa 0-1 Newcastle United01/02/1998 | LAston Villa 0-1 Coventry14/02/1998 | LAston Villa 0-2 Manchester United18/02/1998 |
| Overall | VAston Villa 4-0 West Bromwich Albion24/01/1998 | LAston Villa 0-1 Newcastle United01/02/1998 | VDerby County 0-1 Aston Villa07/02/1998 | LAston Villa 0-1 Coventry14/02/1998 | LAston Villa 0-2 Manchester United18/02/1998 | LWimbledon FC 2-1 Aston Villa21/02/1998 |
Current form
| Away | VCrystal Palace 0-3 Liverpool13/12/1997 | VNewcastle United 1-2 Liverpool28/12/1997 | VNewcastle United 0-2 Liverpool07/01/1998 | DLeicester 0-0 Liverpool17/01/1998 | DSheffield Wednesday 3-3 Liverpool14/02/1998 | LMiddlesbrough 2-0 Liverpool18/02/1998 |
| Overall | VLiverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough27/01/1998 | DLiverpool 0-0 Blackburn31/01/1998 | LLiverpool 2-3 Southampton07/02/1998 | DSheffield Wednesday 3-3 Liverpool14/02/1998 | LMiddlesbrough 2-0 Liverpool18/02/1998 | DLiverpool 1-1 Everton23/02/1998 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 3 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 4 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
27 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
27 |
|
13 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
8 |
Victories (Competition total) |
13 |
|
5 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
8 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
13 |
Losses (Competition total) |
6 |
|
5 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
|
28 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
45 |
|
17 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
38 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
26 |
|
18 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
1.04 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.67 |
|
1.31 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.33 |
|
1.41 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.96 |
|
1.38 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
13 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
13 |
|
7 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
11 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
10 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
12 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
14 |
|
7 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
31 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
36 |
|
9 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
20 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
 | Dwight Yorke | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 12 goals | Michael Owen | |
 | Julian Joachim | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 6 goals | Michael Owen | |
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Robbie Fowler |  |
||
 | Savo Milosevic | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 6 goals during the last 5 matches | Michael Owen | |
Historical head to head
Home
148 gf
94 ga
Away
78 gf
174 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
3 ga
Total
226 gf
271 ga
Historical head to head
Home
174 gf
78 ga
Away
94 gf
148 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
0 ga
Total
271 gf
226 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
January 16, 1932 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
January 16, 1932 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
October 10, 1953 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
January 30, 1982 |
Latest head to head
September 22, 1997 - Premier League 1997/1998
March 02, 1997 - Premier League 1996/1997
January 18, 1997 - Premier League 1996/1997
March 31, 1996 - FA Cup 1995/1996
March 03, 1996 - Premier League 1995/1996
Best historical scorers against Liverpool
|
Tony Hateley | 5 goals | 1963 - 1966 |
|
Dwight Yorke | 4 goals | 1994 - 1995 |
|
Andy Gray | 4 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
 |
Dean Saunders | 3 goals | 1992 - 1993 |
|
John Deehan | 3 goals | 1976 - 1979 |
|
Allan Evans | 3 goals | 1979 - 1986 |
Best historical scorers against Aston Villa
|
Robbie Fowler | 11 goals | 1993 - 1997 |
 |
Ian Rush | 10 goals | 1982 - 1985 |
 |
Roger Hunt | 9 goals | 1963 - 1966 |
 |
Kenny Dalglish | 7 goals | 1978 - 1983 |
 |
Ian St-John | 6 goals | 1963 - 1967 |
|
Terry McDermott | 5 goals | 1976 - 1982 |
Players with most games played vs Liverpool
 |
Gordon Cowans | 19 matches | 1977 - 1991 |
|
Nigel Spink | 19 matches | 1983 - 1993 |
|
Allan Evans | 16 matches | 1979 - 1989 |
 |
Dennis Mortimer | 15 matches | 1976 - 1984 |
 |
Paul McGrath | 14 matches | 1989 - 1996 |
|
Dwight Yorke | 13 matches | 1991 - 1997 |
Players with most games played vs Aston Villa
 |
Bruce Grobbelaar | 23 matches | 1981 - 1993 |
|
Ian Rush | 23 matches | 1982 - 1996 |
 |
Phil Neal | 22 matches | 1975 - 1985 |
 |
Alan Hansen | 21 matches | 1977 - 1989 |
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Steve Nicol | 19 matches | 1984 - 1994 |
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John Barnes | 17 matches | 1988 - 1997 |
They played in both sides
238 matches
90 matches
160 matches
124 matches
132 matches
61 matches
129 matches
56 matches
110 matches
202 matches
75 matches
276 matches
They played in both sides
75 matches
276 matches
110 matches
202 matches
160 matches
124 matches
4 matches
105 matches
1 match
93 matches
238 matches
90 matches
Competition info
The other matches
February 28, 1998
March 01, 1998
March 02, 1998
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