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FA Cup Semi-final

Villa Park | Sunday 8 April 1990 at 12:00 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 4 Crystal Palace
After extra time
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.95)

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

Substitutes

12
Barry Venison
14
Steve Staunton

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.22)

Nigel Martyn
John Pemberton
Richard Shaw
Andy Gray
Gary O'Reilly
Andy Thorn
Phil Barber
Geoff Thomas
Mark Bright
John Salako
Alan Pardew

Notes

  • - Beardsley was out of the last seven matches of the season due to a stress fracture of the knee diagnosed following this astounding defeat to Palace who had been beaten 9-0 by Liverpool earlier in the campaign.

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Steve Coppell
Referee: Courtney G
Attendance: 38,389
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 4097
FA Cup game number: 331

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Liverpool
Crystal Palace
Ian Rush (Steve McMahon) (1–0)
14'
Ian Rush Steve Staunton
30'
HT 1–0
Gary Gillespie Barry Venison
46'
46'
Mark Bright (1–1)
70'
Gary O'Reilly (1–2)
Steve McMahon (Barry Venison) (2–2)
81'
John Barnes penalty (3–2)
83'
88'
Andy Gray (3–3)
ET 3–4
109'
Alan Pardew (3–4)
After extra time 3–4

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