Sunderland v Liverpool, 16 August 2008
| Score | 1-0 to Liverpool |
| Referee | Alan Wiley |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Stadium of Light |
| Attendance | 43,259 |
View Sunderland v Liverpool head to head
Kick-off: 5.30pm
0 Sunderland
Manager: Roy Keane
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Craig Gordon
Defender/Right back
Pascal Chimbonda
Defender
Phil Bardsley
Defender
Danny Collins
Defender
Kieran Richardson
Defender/Midfielder
Nyron Nosworthy
Midfielder
Steed Malbranque
Midfielder
Andy Reid
Midfielder
Teemu Tainio
Forward
El Hadji Diouf
Forward
Daryl Murphy
Substitutions:
| Dean Whitehead for Teemu Tainio | 57 |
| Carlos Edwards for Steed Malbranque | 73 |
| Michael Chopra for El Hadji Diouf | 81 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Darren Ward
Defender
Danny Higginbotham
Defender/Midfielder
Carlos Edwards
Midfielder
Grant Leadbitter
Midfielder
Dean Whitehead
Forward
Michael Chopra
Forward
Anthony Stokes
Comments:
League position: 18th1 Liverpool
Manager: Rafa Benítez
Goals:
| Fernando Torres | 83 |
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Starting lineup:
Pepe Reina
Goalkeeper
Álvaro Arbeloa
Defender
Jamie Carragher
Defender
Andrea Dossena
Defender
Sami Hyypiä
Defender
Yossi Benayoun
Midfielder
Steven Gerrard
Midfielder
Damien Plessis
Midfielder
Fernando Torres
Forward
Robbie Keane
Forward
Dirk Kuyt
Forward
Substitutions:
| Xabi Alonso for Damien Plessis | 46 |
| Nabil El Zhar for Robbie Keane | 77 |
| Fabio Aurelio for Yossi Benayoun | 81 |
Cards:
| Álvaro Arbeloa | 56 | Y |
| Nabil El Zhar | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Diego Cavalieri
Defender
Daniel Agger
Defender
Martin Skrtel
Defender/Midfielder
Fabio Aurelio
Midfielder
Xabi Alonso
Forward
Nabil El Zhar
Forward
David N'Gog