League position: 5th The FA Premier League's Dubious Goals Committee ruled on the following: - Liverpool’s fourth goal against Portsmouth on 22nd December has been confirmed as a Fernando Torres goal. [re: Circular 2 - 10/1/2008]

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League position: 7th

4 Liverpool

Manager: Rafa Benítez

Goals:

Yossi Benayoun		13
Sylvain Distin	own goal	16
Fernando Torres		67
Fernando Torres		85

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Pepe Reina

Defender Álvaro Arbeloa

Defender Jamie Carragher

Defender Sami Hyypiä

Defender John Arne Riise

Defender/Midfielder Javier Mascherano

Midfielder Yossi Benayoun

Midfielder Steven Gerrard

Midfielder/Forward Harry Kewell

Forward Fernando Torres

Forward Dirk Kuyt

Substitutions:

Ryan Babel for Yossi Benayoun	64
Fabio Aurelio for Harry Kewell	76
Lucas Leiva for Fernando Torres	86

Cards:

Álvaro Arbeloa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Charles Itandje

Defender/Midfielder Fabio Aurelio

Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva

Forward Ryan Babel

Forward Andrej Voronin

Comments:

1 Portsmouth

Manager: Harry Redknapp

Goals:

Benjani

Starting lineup:

David James Goalkeeper

Sol Campbell Defender

Sylvain Distin Defender

Hermann Hreidarsson Defender

Glen Johnson Defender/Full back

Papa Bouba Diop Midfielder

Niko Kranjčar Midfielder

Sulley Muntari Midfielder

Pedro Mendes Midfielder

John Utaka Midfielder/Forward

Benjani Forward

Substitutions:

Nwankwo Kanu for John Utaka	46
Lauren for Glen Johnson	46
Matt Taylor for Sulley Muntari	73

Cards:

Papa Bouba Diop	21	Y
Hermann Hreidarsson	34	Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović

Defender/Midfielder Lauren

Defender/Midfielder Matt Taylor

Forward Nwankwo Kanu

Forward David Nugent

Comments:

League position: 7th

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