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Match details
1st Division
Vicarage Road | Sat 13 Feb 1988 at 15:00
Watford
1
-
4
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Ablett
3
Barry Venison
4
Steve Nicol
5
Nigel Spackman
6
Alan Hansen
(c)
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Ray Houghton
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
Craig Johnston
14
Jan Mølby
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Peter Beardsley
29'
(Nigel Spackman)
John Aldridge
47'
(Ray Houghton)
Peter Beardsley
49'
(Ray Houghton)
John Barnes
60'
Substitutions
John Barnes
out for
Craig Johnston
79
'
Steve McMahon
out for
Jan Mølby
79
'
Opposition Lineup
Tony Coton
Nigel Gibbs
Mark Morris
John McClelland
Wilf Rostron
Kenny Jackett
Stephen Sherwood
Gary Porter
Worrell Sterling
Malcolm Allen
Trevor Senior
Opposition goals
Luther Blissett
74'
Opposition substitutions
Trevor Senior
out for
Luther Blissett
58'
Wilf Rostron
out for
Chris Pullan
63'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.86
- Average age of the Watford starting lineup: 26.36
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Watford league position after match: 20
-
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Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
Steve Harrison
Referee:
Cooper K
(Wales)
Attendance:
23,838
Half-time score:
0
-
1
Game number:
3983
League game number:
3354
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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
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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
×
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
Liverpool
26
20
6
0
63
12
12
2
0
36
3
8
4
0
27
9
66
2
Manchester United
28
15
9
4
43
27
7
5
1
19
11
8
4
3
24
16
54
3
Nottingham Forest
26
14
7
5
50
24
7
3
2
28
11
7
4
3
22
13
49
4
Everton
26
13
7
6
38
16
10
2
1
25
5
3
5
5
13
11
46
5
Arsenal
27
13
6
8
39
26
8
2
4
25
12
5
4
4
14
14
45
6
Queens Park Rangers
27
12
7
8
32
30
8
3
3
21
11
4
4
5
11
19
43
7
Wimbledon
27
11
9
7
40
31
6
6
2
21
13
5
3
5
19
18
42
8
Luton Town
26
11
5
10
40
32
8
4
3
29
15
3
1
7
11
17
38
9
Sheffield Wednesday
27
11
4
12
33
42
8
1
5
20
17
3
3
7
13
25
37
10
Tottenham Hotspur
27
9
7
11
26
31
7
2
4
19
15
2
5
7
7
16
34
11
Southampton
27
8
9
10
35
39
4
5
4
16
16
4
4
6
19
23
33
12
Newcastle United
26
8
9
9
31
38
4
4
5
14
17
4
5
4
17
21
33
13
West Ham United
27
7
11
9
29
35
4
6
4
16
17
3
5
5
13
18
32
14
Chelsea
28
8
7
13
34
47
6
6
1
19
12
2
1
12
15
35
31
15
Portsmouth
28
6
12
10
27
44
4
7
4
18
19
2
5
6
9
25
30
16
Norwich City
27
8
5
14
26
34
4
3
6
17
18
4
2
8
9
16
29
17
Coventry City
25
7
7
11
27
39
3
4
4
13
17
4
3
7
14
22
28
18
Derby County
25
6
6
13
22
32
3
3
6
11
12
3
3
7
11
20
24
19
Oxford United
26
6
6
14
32
53
5
2
6
19
24
1
4
8
13
29
24
20
Watford
27
5
8
14
18
36
3
3
7
9
17
2
5
7
9
19
23
21
Charlton Athletic
27
4
9
14
24
41
3
5
6
13
19
1
4
8
11
22
21
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