Report

Liverpool 2 - 1 Leicester City

Game date: 24.08.1974 Stadium: Anfield
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 49,398
Half-time score 1 - 0
Manager Bob Paisley League pos. after match 3

Starting lineup

1 Ray Clemence Ray Clemence
2 Tommy Smith Tommy Smith
3 Alec Lindsay Alec Lindsay
4 Phil Thompson Phil Thompson
5 Peter Cormack Peter Cormack
6 Emlyn Hughes Emlyn Hughes
7 Phil Boersma Phil Boersma
8 Brian Hall Brian Hall
9 Steve Heighway Steve Heighway
10 John Toshack John Toshack
11 Ian Callaghan Ian Callaghan

Subs

12 Alan Waddle Alan Waddle

Goals

Alec Lindsay 1' pen
Alec Lindsay 65' pen

Substitutions

John Toshack out for Alan Waddle

Opposition lineup

Mark Wallington, Steve Whitworth, Dennis Rofe, Jon Sammels, Malcolm Munro, Graham Cross, Keith Weller, Steve Earle, Frank Worthington, Alan Birchanall, Len Glover

Opposition goals

Keith Weller

Notes

- The Leicester skipper, Keith Weller is fined £100 with £60 costs for 'bringing the game into disrepute'. Weller was alleged to have made insulting remarks to the referee after the game because he awarded two penalties to Liverpool.

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