Match details
Liverpool 7 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
| Game date: | Saturday 2 September 1978 at 15:00 | Stadium: | Anfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition: | 1st Division | Attendance: | 50,705 |
| Half - time score: | 3 - 0 | Referee: | Flint G |
| Manager: | Bob Paisley | Opposition manager: | Keith Burkinshaw |
Starting lineup
| 1 |  |
Ray Clemence |
| 2 |  |
Phil Neal |
| 3 |  |
Alan Kennedy |
| 4 |  |
Phil Thompson |
| 5 |  |
Ray Kennedy |
| 6 |  |
Emlyn Hughes (c) |
| 7 |  |
Kenny Dalglish |
| 8 |  |
Jimmy Case |
| 9 |  |
Steve Heighway |
| 10 |  |
Terry McDermott |
| 11 |  |
Graeme Souness |
Subs
| 12 |  |
David Johnson |
Goals
| Kenny Dalglish 8' |
| Kenny Dalglish 20' |
| Ray Kennedy 28' |
| David Johnson 48' |
| David Johnson 58' |
| Phil Neal 64' pen |
| Terry McDermott 76' |
Substitutions
| Emlyn Hughes out for David Johnson 25' |
Opposition lineup
| Barry Daines, Don McAllister, Terry Naylor, Glenn Hoddle, John Lacy, Steve Perryman, Ricky Villa, Ossie Ardiles, Peter Taylor, John Duncan, Neil McNab |
Notes
| - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.18 |
| - Average age of the Tottenham Hotspur starting lineup: 25.92 |
| - Liverpool league position after match: 1 |
| - Tottenham Hotspur league position after match: 21 |
| - Click here to view the full league table after the match. |
| "That must be the best goal Anfield has ever seen", said Paisley about McDermott's header. - "Have you ever heard 50,000 people purr with pleasure? Well, the Anfield spectators were doing that constantly as Liverpool stroked the ball around with one-touch moves of staggering accuracy. This display confirmed for me, particularly after the splendour of their wins at Ipswich and City the previous week, that the current Liverpool team is playing better, more exciting, attacking football than any side I've seen since the war". - Michael Charters in the Liverpool Echo. |
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