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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 3 Oct 1987 at 15:00 UK local time
Liverpool
4
-
0
Portsmouth
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Gillespie
3
Barry Venison
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen
(c)
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Craig Johnston
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
Paul Walsh
14
Mark Lawrenson
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Peter Beardsley
30'
(Ronnie Whelan)
Steve McMahon
50'
(Alan Hansen)
John Aldridge
52' penalty
Ronnie Whelan
71'
(John Barnes)
Substitutions
Craig Johnston
out for
Mark Lawrenson
66'
Steve McMahon
out for
Paul Walsh
76'
Opposition Lineup
Alan Knight
Kenny Swain
Lee Sandford
Mike Fillery
Malcolm Shotton
Billy Gilbert
Barry Horne
Clive Whitehead
Paul Mariner
Mick Quinn
Vince Hilaire
Opposition substitutions
Billy Gilbert
out for
Kevin Ball
46'
Mike Fillery
out for
Kevin Dillon
71'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.05
- Average age of the Portsmouth starting lineup: 28.57
- Liverpool league position after match: 2
- Portsmouth league position after match: 13
-
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Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
Alan Ball
Referee:
Courtney G
Attendance:
44,366
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
3960
League game number:
3336
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
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15.08.1987 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
29.08.1987 | 4 - 1 | Coventry City
05.09.1987 | 1 - 1 | West Ham United
12.09.1987 | 2 - 0 | Oxford United
15.09.1987 | 3 - 2 | Charlton Athletic
20.09.1987 | 4 - 1 | Newcastle United
23.09.1987 | 1 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
29.09.1987 | 4 - 0 | Derby County
03.10.1987 | 4 - 0 | Portsmouth
06.10.1987 | 1 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers
17.10.1987 | 4 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
24.10.1987 | 1 - 0 | Luton Town
28.10.1987 | 0 - 1 | Everton
01.11.1987 | 2 - 0 | Everton
04.11.1987 | 1 - 1 | Wimbledon
15.11.1987 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
21.11.1987 | 0 - 0 | Norwich City
24.11.1987 | 4 - 0 | Watford
28.11.1987 | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
06.12.1987 | 2 - 1 | Chelsea
12.12.1987 | 2 - 2 | Southampton
19.12.1987 | 1 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday
26.12.1987 | 3 - 0 | Oxford United
28.12.1987 | 4 - 0 | Newcastle United
01.01.1988 | 4 - 0 | Coventry City
09.01.1988 | 0 - 0 | Stoke City
12.01.1988 | 1 - 0 | Stoke City
16.01.1988 | 2 - 0 | Arsenal
23.01.1988 | 2 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
31.01.1988 | 2 - 0 | Aston Villa
06.02.1988 | 0 - 0 | West Ham United
13.02.1988 | 4 - 1 | Watford
21.02.1988 | 1 - 0 | Everton
27.02.1988 | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth
05.03.1988 | 1 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
13.03.1988 | 4 - 0 | Manchester City
16.03.1988 | 1 - 1 | Derby County
20.03.1988 | 0 - 1 | Everton
26.03.1988 | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon
02.04.1988 | 1 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
04.04.1988 | 3 - 3 | Manchester United
09.04.1988 | 2 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
13.04.1988 | 5 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
20.04.1988 | 0 - 0 | Norwich City
23.04.1988 | 1 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
30.04.1988 | 1 - 1 | Chelsea
02.05.1988 | 1 - 1 | Southampton
07.05.1988 | 5 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
09.05.1988 | 1 - 1 | Luton Town
14.05.1988 | 0 - 1 | Wimbledon
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1st Division table after the match
Overall
Home
Away
#
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Queens Park Rangers
10
8
1
1
16
5
4
1
0
9
2
4
0
1
7
3
25
2
Liverpool
8
7
1
0
24
6
4
0
0
13
2
3
1
0
11
4
22
3
Tottenham Hotspur
10
6
2
2
14
6
5
0
0
11
2
1
2
2
3
4
20
4
Chelsea
10
6
1
3
20
13
4
1
0
12
6
2
0
3
8
7
19
5
Arsenal
9
5
2
2
16
5
3
0
1
11
2
2
2
1
5
3
17
6
Manchester United
10
4
5
1
15
9
3
2
0
8
3
1
3
1
7
6
17
7
Nottingham Forest
9
5
2
2
15
9
1
2
1
4
4
4
0
1
11
5
17
8
Coventry City
9
5
1
3
11
12
2
1
2
4
8
3
0
1
7
4
16
9
Everton
10
4
3
3
14
7
3
1
1
8
3
1
2
2
6
4
15
10
Oxford United
9
4
2
3
14
14
3
0
1
11
7
1
2
2
3
7
14
11
Wimbledon
10
3
3
4
12
13
1
3
1
8
6
2
0
3
4
7
12
12
Derby County
9
2
4
3
7
11
1
2
2
3
4
1
2
1
4
7
10
13
Portsmouth
10
2
4
4
9
22
2
2
1
7
8
0
2
3
2
14
10
14
Luton Town
10
2
3
5
11
15
1
3
1
6
6
1
0
4
5
9
9
15
Newcastle United
9
2
3
4
11
16
1
0
3
4
8
1
3
1
7
8
9
16
Watford
9
2
2
5
5
11
1
2
2
2
5
1
0
3
3
6
8
17
West Ham United
9
1
4
4
8
12
1
2
2
4
6
0
2
2
4
6
7
18
Southampton
9
1
4
4
11
17
0
2
2
3
8
1
2
2
8
9
7
19
Norwich City
10
2
1
7
6
14
1
1
3
5
7
1
0
4
1
7
7
20
Sheffield Wednesday
10
1
3
6
9
19
1
1
3
5
8
0
2
3
4
11
6
21
Charlton Athletic
9
1
1
7
7
19
1
0
4
3
9
0
1
3
4
10
4
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