Report

Liverpool 1 - 1 Arsenal

Game date: 31.03.1969 Stadium: Anfield
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 44,843
Half-time score 0 - 1
Manager Bill Shankly League pos. after match 2

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 Alun Evans Alun Evans
10 Ian St John Ian St John
11 Peter Thompson Peter Thompson

Subs

12 Gerry Byrne Gerry Byrne

Goals

Tommy Smith 52' pen

Substitutions

Emlyn Hughes out for Gerry Byrne 73'

Opposition lineup

Bob Wilson, Peter Storey, Bob McNab, Frank McLintock, Ian Ure, George Graham, Jimmy Robertson, Jon Sammels, David Court, Bobby Gould, George Armstrong

Opposition goals

Jimmy Robertson

Notes

- Tommy Smith had to take his penalty twice. He scored the first time but Bob Paisley was on the field at the time treating the injured Alun Evans so the referee ordered a re-take. Fortunately, Smith was just as accurate the second time too!

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