Matchdetails from Watford - Liverpool played on Saturday 13 February 1988 - LFChistory

Watford

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

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
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

Beardsley perfectly at home

Other details

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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Related images & files

Match programme

Home sweet home for Beardsley

Peter the Great

Spurs swoop for Walsh

Rudi Voeller wishes he had Barnes and Beardsley on his side

Match ticket

Guardian match report

Stop Press

Match programme - Article

Match programme - Lineups

Times and Sunday Times reports

			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

Match details

1st Division