Liverpool v Portsmouth, 29 October 2008
| Score | 1-0 to Liverpool |
| Referee | Steve Tanner |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Anfield |
| Attendance | 43,378 |
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Kick-off: 8.00pm
1 Liverpool
Manager: Rafa Benítez
Goals:
| Steven Gerrard | penalty | 76 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Pepe Reina
Defender
Álvaro Arbeloa
Defender
Jamie Carragher
Defender
Sami Hyypiä
Defender/Midfielder
Fabio Aurelio
Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Leiva
Midfielder
Steven Gerrard
Midfielder
Jermaine Pennant
Midfielder
Xabi Alonso
Forward
Ryan Babel
Forward
Dirk Kuyt
Substitutions:
| Yossi Benayoun for Jermaine Pennant | 63 |
| Albert Riera for Ryan Babel | 71 |
| Robbie Keane for Steven Gerrard | 90 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Diego Cavalieri
Defender
Daniel Agger
Defender
Andrea Dossena
Defender/Midfielder
Javier Mascherano
Midfielder
Albert Riera
Midfielder
Yossi Benayoun
Forward
Robbie Keane
Comments:
League position: 1st0 Portsmouth
Manager: Tony Adams
Goals:
Starting lineup:
David James
Goalkeeper
Noe Pamarot
Defender/Right back
Sylvain Distin
Defender
Younès Kaboul
Defender
Armand Traoré
Defender/Midfielder
Nadir Belhadj
Defender/Left back
Sean Davis
Midfielder
Lassana Diarra
Midfielder
Papa Bouba Diop
Midfielder
John Utaka
Midfielder/Forward
Peter Crouch
Forward
Substitutions:
| Niko Kranjčar for Armand Traoré | 64 |
| Richard Hughes for Lassana Diarra | 80 |
| Jermain Defoe for John Utaka | 85 |
Cards:
| Lassana Diarra | 49 | Y |
| Papa Bouba Diop | 77 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jamie Ashdown
Defender
Hermann Hreidarsson
Midfielder
Richard Hughes
Midfielder
Niko Kranjčar
Midfielder
Arnold Mvuemba
Forward
Jermain Defoe
Forward
Nwankwo Kanu