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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 28 August 1971 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 2 Leicester City

Half time 2–2

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.78)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Tommy Smith (c)
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Peter Thompson
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
Ian Callaghan

Substitutes

12
Bobby Graham

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.79)

Peter Shilton
Steve Whitworth
David Nish
Bobby Kellard
John Sjoberg
Graham Cross
John Farrington
Ally Brown
Rodney Fern
Jon Sammels
Len Glover

Substitutes used

Malcolm Manley

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: James Bloomfield
Referee: Williams H
Attendance: 50,970
Half-time score: 2 - 2
Game number: 2991
League game number: 2661
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Leicester City league position: 17th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Leicester City
24'
Rodney Fern (0–1)
Steve Heighway (Chris Lawler) (1–1)
25'
Kevin Keegan (John Toshack) (2–1)
35'
36'
John Farrington (2–2)
HT 2–2
John Toshack (Emlyn Hughes) (3–2)
71'
Minute unknown
Malcolm Manley John Sjoberg
Full time 3–2

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