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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 9 November 1968 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 1 Chelsea
Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.62)

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

Substitutes

12
Bobby Graham

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.08)

Peter Bonetti
John Boyle
Eddie McCreadie
Peter Osgood
Dave Webb
Ron Harris
Charles Cooke
Bobby Tambling
Alan Birchenall
Barry Lloyd
Peter Houseman

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Dave Sexton
Referee: Lockett TE
Attendance: 47,248
Half-time score: 2 - 1
Game number: 2841
League game number: 2548
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Chelsea league position: 5th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Chelsea
4'
Alan Birchenall (0–1)
Ian Callaghan (1–1)
25'
Tommy Smith penalty (2–1)
28'
HT 2–1
Full time 2–1

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