Liverpool 2-0 Arsenal (Aug 18, 1996)

LIV

ARS

68'

Steve McManaman

Assist: John Barnes

68'

John Hartson

69'

Ian Wright

John Hartson

74'

Steve McManaman

78'

David Hillier

Steve Morrow

87'

Glenn Helder

Dennis Bergkamp

87'

David Thompson

Robbie Fowler

87'

Lee Jones

Stan Collymore

89'

Andy Linighan

0-0

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man United	38	21	12	5	32	75
2	Newcastle	38	19	11	8	33	68
3	Arsenal	38	19	11	8	30	68
4	Liverpool	38	19	11	8	25	68
5	Aston Villa	38	17	10	11	13	61
6	Chelsea	38	16	11	11	3	59
7	Sheffield Wed	38	14	15	9	-1	57
8	Wimbledon	38	15	11	12	3	56
9	Leicester	38	12	11	15	-8	47
10	Tottenham	38	13	7	18	-7	46
11	Leeds	38	11	13	14	-10	46
12	Derby County	38	11	13	14	-13	46
13	Rovers	38	9	15	14	-1	42
14	West Ham	38	10	12	16	-9	42
15	Everton	38	10	12	16	-13	42
16	Southampton	38	10	11	17	-6	41
17	Coventry	38	9	14	15	-16	41
18	Sunderland	38	10	10	18	-18	40
19	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	-9	39
20	Nottm Forest	38	6	16	16	-28	34

Game Summary

Liverpool emerged victorious over Arsenal, 2 to 0, in the Premier League on August 19, 1996.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 2

August 18, 1996

LIV

Lineup

ARS

1

James

1

Seaman

5

Wright

2

Dixon

6

Babb

3

Winterburn

20

Inge Bjørnebye

5

Bould

21

Matteo

12

Linighan

4

McAteer

14

Keown

7

McManaman

18

Morrow

78'

10

Barnes

9

Merson

16

Thomas

15

Parlour

8

Collymore

87'

10

Bergkamp

87'

9

Fowler

87'

16

Hartson

69'

LIV

Substitutes

ARS

24

Jones

87'

8

Wright

69'

25

Thompson

87'

17

Hillier

78'

11

Helder

87'

68'

S. McManaman scores a goal. J. Barnes assists on the shot.

68'

J. Hartson receives a yellow card.

69'

I. Wright enters the game. J. Hartson leaves the game.

74'

S. McManaman scores a goal.

78'

D. Hillier enters the game. S. Morrow leaves the game.

87'

G. Helder enters the game. D. Bergkamp leaves the game.

87'

D. Thompson enters the game. R. Fowler leaves the game.

87'

L. Jones enters the game. S. Collymore leaves the game.

89'

A. Linighan receives a yellow card.

LIV

ARS

Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists
David Thompson D. Thompson #20	3	0	0
Dominic Matteo D. Matteo #21	90	0	0
Jason McAteer J. McAteer #4	90	0	0
John Barnes J. Barnes #10	90	0	1
Lee Jones L. Jones #24	3	0	0
Mark Wright M. Wright #5	90	0	0
Michael Thomas M. Thomas #16	90	0	0
Philip Babb P. Babb #6	90	0	0
Robbie Fowler R. Fowler #23	87	0	0
Stan Collymore S. Collymore #8	87	0	0
Steve McManaman S. McManaman #17	90	2	0
Stig Inge Bjørnebye S. Inge Bjørnebye #20	90	0	0