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Match details
1st Division
Highbury | Sun 4 Dec 1988 at 15:09 UK local time
Arsenal
1
-
1
Liverpool
Starting Lineup
1
Mike Hooper
2
Gary Ablett
3
Steve Staunton
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan
(c)
6
Nigel Spackman
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Ray Houghton
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
David Burrows
14
Alex Watson
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
John Barnes
46'
(Nigel Spackman)
Substitutions
Steve Staunton
out for
David Burrows
72'
Opposition Lineup
John Lukic
Lee Dixon
Nigel Winterburn
Michael Thomas
Steve Bould
Tony Adams
David Rocastle
Kevin Richardson
Alan Smith
Paul Merson
Brian Marwood
Opposition goals
Alan Smith
70'
Opposition substitutions
Brian Marwood
out for
Martin Hayes
56'
Notes
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.11
- Average age of the Arsenal starting lineup: 24.57
- Liverpool league position after match: 4
- Arsenal league position after match: 2
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Other details
Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
George Graham
Referee:
Callow VG
Attendance:
31,863
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
4025
League game number:
3383
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
Norwich City
15
8
5
2
25
18
3
4
1
13
11
5
1
1
12
7
29
2
Arsenal
14
8
3
3
32
17
3
2
1
12
7
5
1
2
20
10
27
3
Millwall
14
6
6
2
27
18
5
1
1
15
7
1
5
1
12
11
24
4
Liverpool
15
6
6
3
20
11
2
4
1
8
5
4
2
2
12
6
24
5
Derby County
14
6
5
3
18
11
4
2
2
11
6
2
3
1
7
5
23
6
Coventry City
15
6
5
4
18
13
3
2
2
10
7
3
3
2
8
6
23
7
Southampton
15
6
5
4
25
21
4
2
2
15
9
2
3
2
10
12
23
8
Everton
14
6
4
4
19
14
3
3
1
12
6
3
1
3
7
8
22
9
Manchester United
15
4
9
2
19
13
3
4
1
11
6
1
5
1
8
7
21
10
Nottingham Forest
15
4
9
2
19
19
1
5
1
7
9
3
4
1
12
10
21
11
Sheffield Wednesday
14
5
5
4
14
15
3
2
2
7
7
2
3
2
7
8
20
12
Middlesbrough
15
6
1
8
19
26
5
0
2
11
7
1
1
6
8
19
19
13
Queens Park Rangers
15
5
3
7
16
15
4
0
3
10
6
1
3
4
6
9
18
14
Aston Villa
15
4
6
5
22
22
3
3
2
12
9
1
3
3
10
13
18
15
Luton Town
15
3
6
6
15
17
2
4
1
8
6
1
2
5
7
11
15
16
Tottenham Hotspur
15
3
6
6
24
28
2
3
3
15
17
1
3
3
9
11
15
17
Charlton Athletic
15
3
5
7
16
27
1
3
4
9
16
2
2
3
7
11
14
18
Wimbledon
14
3
4
7
14
24
2
2
4
7
13
1
2
3
7
11
13
19
West Ham United
15
3
3
9
14
29
1
2
4
9
15
2
1
5
5
14
12
20
Newcastle United
15
2
4
9
9
27
1
2
4
5
9
1
2
5
4
18
10
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