Report

Liverpool 9 - 0 Crystal Palace

Game date: Tuesday 12 September 1989 at 19:30 Stadium: Anfield
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 35,779
Half-time score 3 - 0 Referee Barratt KP
Manager Kenny Dalglish Opposition manager Steve Coppell
   

Starting lineup

1 Bruce Grobbelaar Bruce Grobbelaar
2 Glenn Hysén Glenn Hysén
3 David Burrows David Burrows
4 Steve Nicol Steve Nicol
5 Ronnie Whelan Ronnie Whelan
6 Alan Hansen Alan Hansen
7 Peter Beardsley Peter Beardsley
8 Gary Gillespie Gary Gillespie
9 Ian Rush Ian Rush
10 John Barnes John Barnes
11 Steve McMahon Steve McMahon

Subs

14 Jan Mølby Jan Mølby
12 John Aldridge John Aldridge

Goals

Steve Nicol 7'
Steve McMahon 15'
Ian Rush 45'
Gary Gillespie 56'
Peter Beardsley 61'
John Aldridge 67' pen
John Barnes 79'
Glenn Hysén 82'
Steve Nicol 90'

Substitutions

Peter Beardsley out for John Aldridge 66'
Steve McMahon out for Jan Mølby 79'

Opposition lineup

Perry Suckling, John Pemberton, David Burke, Jeff Hopkins, Gary O'Reilly, Eddie McGoldrick, Alan Pardew, Geoff Thomas, Andy Gray, Mark Bright, Ian Wright

Notes

- Glenn Hysén scores his debut goal for LFC
- Geoff Thomas missed a penalty against Bruce Grobbelaar
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.39
- Average age of the Crystal Palace starting lineup: 26.19
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Crystal Palace league position after match: 18
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- A unique feat in Liverpool's goalscoring history when substitute John Aldridge comes on and runs straight to the spot to score a penalty.

Related files

Times report

Other games during this season

1st Division

Overall Home Away
# P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Liverpool 5 3 2 0 16 2 2 0 0 12 1 1 2 0 4 1 11
2 Millwall 5 3 2 0 11 6 2 1 0 7 3 1 1 0 4 3 11
3 Everton 5 3 1 1 9 6 3 0 0 8 3 0 1 1 1 3 10
4 Norwich City 5 2 3 0 9 5 0 3 0 5 5 2 0 0 4 0 9
5 Coventry City 5 3 0 2 6 7 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 2 6 9
6 Chelsea 5 2 2 1 8 6 1 2 0 7 3 1 0 1 1 3 8
7 Luton Town 5 2 2 1 4 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 8
8 Arsenal 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 1 4 7
9 Southampton 5 2 1 2 9 11 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 1 6 8 7
10 Charlton Athletic 5 1 3 1 6 4 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 3 4 6
11 Aston Villa 5 1 3 1 6 5 1 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 2 3 6
12 Queens Park Rangers 5 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 6
13 Nottingham Forest 5 1 3 1 6 6 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 1 3 4 6
14 Derby County 5 1 2 2 4 6 1 1 1 3 4 0 1 1 1 2 5
15 Manchester United 5 1 1 3 7 9 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 2 3 6 4
16 Tottenham Hotspur 4 1 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 5 4
17 Manchester City 5 1 1 3 5 8 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 2 5 4
18 Crystal Palace 5 1 1 3 3 13 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 11 4
19 Wimbledon 5 0 3 2 3 6 0 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 3 3
20 Sheffield Wednesday 5 0 1 4 1 14 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 11 1

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