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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 8 April 1989 at 11:30 UK local time

Liverpool 5 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday
Half time 2–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.07)

1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Ablett
3
Steve Staunton
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan (c)
6
Gary Gillespie
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Ray Houghton
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12
Barry Venison
14
David Burrows

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.23)

Chris Turner
Greg Fee
Carlton Palmer
Nigel Worthington
Wilf Rostron
Dave Bennett
Alan Harper
Siggi Jónsson
Dean Barrick
David Hirst
Steve Whitton

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Ron Atkinson
Referee: Taylor H
Attendance: 39,672
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 4045
League game number: 3399
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 2nd
Sheffield Wednesday league position: 14th
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Liverpool
Sheffield Wednesday
Steve McMahon (Steve Staunton) (1–0)
8'
Peter Beardsley (2–0)
42'
HT 2–0
Gary Gillespie Barry Venison
46'
Ray Houghton (Peter Beardsley) (3–0)
57'
Peter Beardsley (John Aldridge) (4–0)
66'
68'
Dean Barrick (4–1)
John Barnes (Ray Houghton) (5–1)
80'
Steve Staunton David Burrows
83'
Full time 5–1

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