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1st Division

Villa Park | Saturday 8 December 1979 at 15:00 UK local time

Aston Villa 1 - 3 Liverpool

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.38)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Phil Thompson (c)
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Jimmy Case
9
David Johnson
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness

Substitutes

12
David Fairclough

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.08)

Jimmy Rimmer
Kenny Swain
Michael Pejic
Allan Evans
Ken McNaught
Terry Bullivant
Des Bremner
Brian Little
David Geddis
Gordon Cowans
Gary Shaw

Substitutes used

Colin Gibson

Notes

  • - Liverpool go above Manchester United to the top of the league for the first time albeit only on goal difference.

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: Ron Saunders
Referee: Thomas C (Wales)
Attendance: 41,160
Half-time score: 0 - 0
Game number: 3481
League game number: 3010
Liverpool league position: 1st
Aston Villa league position: 11th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Aston Villa
HT 0–0
Ray Kennedy (1–0)
55'
56'
Brian Little (1–1)
Alan Hansen (Terry McDermott) (2–1)
60'
Terry McDermott (Jimmy Case) (3–1)
74'
75'
Colin Gibson Terry Bullivant
Full time 3–1

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