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League Cup 2nd round 1st leg

Anfield | Tuesday 19 September 1989 at 19:30 UK local time

Liverpool 5 - 2 Wigan Athletic
Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.24)

1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Glenn Hysén
3
David Burrows
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen (c)
7
Peter Beardsley
8
Gary Gillespie
9
Ian Rush
10
John Barnes
11
Jan Mølby

Substitutes

12
Barry Venison
14
Steve Staunton

Opposition Lineup (Average age 22.37)

Nigel Adkins
Peter Atherton
Allen Tankard
Darren Patterson
Paul Beesley
Dave Thompson
James Carberry
Neill Rimmer
Joe Parkinson
Don Page
Bryan Griffiths

Substitutes used

Steve Nugent
Alan Johnson

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Bryan Hamilton
Referee: Dilkes R
Attendance: 19,231
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 4062
League Cup game number: 125
Played towards Kop: Second half
2nd leg: Wed 4 Oct 1989 (A) 3 - 0

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Liverpool
Wigan Athletic
Glenn Hysén (John Barnes) (1–0)
4'
Gary Gillespie Barry Venison
18'
18'
Ian Griffiths (1–1)
HT 1–1
54'
Dave Thompson (1–2)
Ian Rush (Steve Nicol) (2–2)
64'
Ian Rush (Steve Nicol) (3–2)
66'
John Barnes missed penalty
70'
71'
Steve Nugent James Carberry
78'
Alan Johnson Don Page
Peter Beardsley Steve Staunton
81'
Peter Beardsley (Jan Mølby) (4–2)
81'
John Barnes (Steve Staunton) (5–2)
88'
Full time 5–2

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