Report

Liverpool 4 - 1 West Bromwich Albion

Game date: 06.01.1968 Stadium: Anfield
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 51,092
Half-time score 1 - 1
Manager Bill Shankly League pos. after match 2

Starting lineup

1 Tommy Lawrence Tommy Lawrence
2 Chris Lawler Chris Lawler
3 Gerry Byrne Gerry Byrne
4 Geoff Strong Geoff Strong
5 Ron Yeats Ron Yeats
6 Emlyn Hughes Emlyn Hughes
7 Ian Callaghan Ian Callaghan
8 Roger Hunt Roger Hunt
9 Tommy Smith Tommy Smith
10 Ian St John Ian St John
11 Peter Thompson Peter Thompson

Goals

Geoff Strong 3'
Roger Hunt 57'
Roger Hunt 67'
Roger Hunt 79'

Opposition lineup

John Osborne, Eddie Colquhoun, Graham Williams, Tony Brown, John Talbut, Doug Fraser, Dick Krzywicki, John Kaye, Jeff Astle, Robert Hope, Clive Clark

Opposition goals

Tony Brown

Notes

Tommy Smith fouled Jeff Astle in the area (14 minutes). Bobby Hope hit the bar with the penalty but the referee ordered a re-take because Tommy Lawrence had moved off his line. Tony Brown scored from the re-take.

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