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Match details
1st Division
Villa Park | Sat 10 Sep 1988 at 15:00
Aston Villa
1
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Gillespie
3
Barry Venison
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan
(c)
6
Jan Mølby
7
Ray Houghton
8
John Aldridge
9
Ian Rush
10
John Barnes
11
Nigel Spackman
Substitutes
12
Peter Beardsley
14
Steve Staunton
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
Ray Houghton
64'
(Barry Venison)
Substitutions
John Barnes
out for
Peter Beardsley
69
'
Opposition Lineup
Nigel Spink
Chris Price
Kevin Gage
Andy Gray
Allan Evans
Martin Keown
Tony Daley
David Platt
Alan McInally
Gordon Cowans
Stuart Gray
Opposition goals
Alan McInally
39'
Opposition substitutions
Tony Daley
out for
Paul Birch
82'
Alan McInally
out for
Garry Thompson
82'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.11
- Average age of the Aston Villa starting lineup: 26.23
- Liverpool league position after match: 5
- Aston Villa league position after match: 8
-
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Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
Graham Taylor
Referee:
Hutchinson D
Attendance:
41,409
Half-time score:
1
-
0
Game number:
4006
League game number:
3371
View other results
20.08.1988 | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon
27.08.1988 | 3 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
29.08.1988 | 4 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
03.09.1988 | 1 - 0 | Manchester United
10.09.1988 | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa
17.09.1988 | 1 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
20.09.1988 | 1 - 2 | Arsenal
24.09.1988 | 3 - 1 | Southampton
28.09.1988 | 1 - 0 | Walsall
01.10.1988 | 1 - 2 | Newcastle United
08.10.1988 | 0 - 1 | Luton Town
12.10.1988 | 3 - 1 | Walsall
22.10.1988 | 0 - 0 | Coventry City
26.10.1988 | 1 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
29.10.1988 | 2 - 0 | West Ham United
02.11.1988 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
05.11.1988 | 3 - 0 | Middlesbrough
09.11.1988 | 0 - 0 | Arsenal
12.11.1988 | 1 - 1 | Millwall
19.11.1988 | 1 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
23.11.1988 | 2 - 1 | Arsenal
26.11.1988 | 1 - 1 | Wimbledon
30.11.1988 | 1 - 4 | West Ham United
04.12.1988 | 1 - 1 | Arsenal
11.12.1988 | 1 - 1 | Everton
17.12.1988 | 0 - 1 | Norwich City
26.12.1988 | 1 - 0 | Derby County
01.01.1989 | 1 - 3 | Manchester United
03.01.1989 | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa
07.01.1989 | 3 - 0 | Carlisle United
14.01.1989 | 2 - 2 | Sheffield Wednesday
21.01.1989 | 2 - 0 | Southampton
29.01.1989 | 2 - 0 | Millwall
04.02.1989 | 2 - 2 | Newcastle United
18.02.1989 | 3 - 2 | Hull City
01.03.1989 | 2 - 0 | Charlton Athletic
11.03.1989 | 4 - 0 | Middlesbrough
14.03.1989 | 5 - 0 | Luton Town
18.03.1989 | 4 - 0 | Brentford
22.03.1989 | 3 - 1 | Coventry City
26.03.1989 | 2 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
29.03.1989 | 1 - 0 | Derby County
01.04.1989 | 1 - 0 | Norwich City
08.04.1989 | 5 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday
11.04.1989 | 2 - 1 | Millwall
03.05.1989 | 0 - 0 | Everton
07.05.1989 | 3 - 1 | Nottingham Forest
10.05.1989 | 1 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
13.05.1989 | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon
16.05.1989 | 2 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers
20.05.1989 | 3 - 2 | Everton
23.05.1989 | 5 - 1 | West Ham United
26.05.1989 | 0 - 2 | Arsenal
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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
Southampton
3
3
0
0
7
1
2
0
0
6
1
1
0
0
1
0
9
2
Norwich City
3
3
0
0
6
3
2
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
3
2
9
3
Everton
3
2
1
0
6
1
1
1
0
5
1
1
0
0
1
0
7
4
Millwall
3
2
1
0
6
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
5
2
7
5
Liverpool
3
2
1
0
5
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
4
1
7
6
Arsenal
3
2
0
1
10
6
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
8
3
6
7
Derby County
3
2
0
1
3
1
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
6
8
Aston Villa
3
1
2
0
6
5
0
2
0
3
3
1
0
0
3
2
5
9
Sheffield Wednesday
3
1
1
1
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
4
10
Manchester United
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
4
11
Coventry City
2
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
3
12
Charlton Athletic
3
1
0
2
3
7
0
0
2
0
6
1
0
0
3
1
3
13
West Ham United
3
1
0
2
2
7
0
0
1
1
3
1
0
1
1
4
3
14
Nottingham Forest
3
0
2
1
3
4
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
15
Tottenham Hotspur
2
0
1
1
4
5
0
0
1
2
3
0
1
0
2
2
1
16
Luton Town
3
0
1
2
3
5
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
2
1
3
1
17
Queens Park Rangers
3
0
1
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
18
Wimbledon
3
0
1
2
3
8
0
0
2
1
6
0
1
0
2
2
1
19
Newcastle United
3
0
1
2
2
8
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
2
0
6
1
20
Middlesbrough
3
0
0
3
2
5
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
2
0
2
0
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