Match details
Liverpool 4 - 0 Queens Park Rangers
| Game date: | Saturday 17 October 1987 at 15:00 | Stadium: | Anfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition: | 1st Division | Attendance: | 43,735 |
| Half - time score: | 1 - 0 | Referee: | Bridges R |
| Manager: | Kenny Dalglish | Opposition manager: | James Smith |
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 |
Subs
| 14 |  |
Mark Lawrenson |
| 12 |  |
Paul Walsh |
Goals
| Craig Johnston 41' |
| John Aldridge 65' pen |
| John Barnes 79' |
| John Barnes 85' |
Substitutions
| Steve McMahon out for Mark Lawrenson 86' |
| Craig Johnston out for Paul Walsh 86' |
Opposition lineup
| David Seaman, Warren Neill, Ian Dawes, Paul Parker, Alan McDonald, Terry Fenwick, Martin Allen, Dean Coney, Gary Bannister, John Byrne, Kevin Brock |
Opposition substitutions
| Warren Neill out for David Pizanti 77' |
| Dean Coney out for Gavin Maguire 77' |
Notes
| - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.09 |
| - Average age of the Queens Park Rangers starting lineup: 24.95 |
| - Liverpool league position after match: 1 |
| - Queens Park Rangers league position after match: 2 |
| - Click here to view the full league table after the match. |
| - John Aldridge scores in his 10th consecutive League match, which is still a Liverpool record. - Ste Speed shares his memories of that special day on the This is Anfield website: “We won 4-0 that day and Barnes scored two superb goals. His first was a beautiful run into the box and a one two pass before firing past David Seaman. It was his second goal that day that I’ve chosen. I still remember the first time I saw this goal on Match of the Day that night. Every time I see this goal I’m transported back to being a kid again and it continues to impress me again and again. Barnes won the ball inside his own half and then went on a fantastic run towards the goal. As he got to the edge of the box he jinked past a couple of defenders before slotting the ball home with perfection in front of The Kop. I believe that it was this performance that made him a true Kop Idol, which he remains to this day.” |
Related articles
| John Barnes - A beauty to behold |
Related files
| Times and Sunday Times report |
| Steve Nicol on the cover of Shoot! |
| Match programme |
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