Report

Liverpool 2 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur

Game date: 12.03.1968 19:30 Stadium: Anfield
Competition: FA Cup 5th round replay Attendance: 53,658
Half-time score 1 - 0
Manager Bill Shankly

Starting lineup

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

Goals

Roger Hunt 23'
Tommy Smith 78' pen

Opposition lineup

Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Tony Want, Alan Mullery, Mike England, Dave MacKay, Terry Venables, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean, Philip Beal

Opposition goals

Cliff Jones 88'

Opposition substitutions

Dave MacKay out for Cliff Jones

Notes

Tommy Smith's penalty was saved by Pat Jennings but at the time the kick was taken Spurs had 12 men on the field (they were on the point of making a substitution). The referee correctly ordered the kick to be re-taken and Smith made no mistake second time round.

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