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Match details
1st Division
Anfield | Sat 15 Dec 1990 at 15:00
Liverpool
2
-
0
Sheffield United
Starting Lineup
1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Glenn Hysén
3
David Burrows
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan
(c)
6
Gary Gillespie
7
Peter Beardsley
8
Ray Houghton
9
Ian Rush
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon
Substitutes
12
Gary Ablett
14
Steve McManaman
Goals
(Assists in brackets)
John Barnes
61'
(Peter Beardsley)
Ian Rush
75'
(Peter Beardsley)
Substitutions
Peter Beardsley
out for
Steve McManaman
80
'
Opposition Lineup
Simon Tracey
Chris Wilder
Paul Beesley
Colin Hill
Wilf Rostron
Ian Bryson
Vinnie Jones
John Gannon
Richard Lucas
Carl Bradshaw
Brian Deane
Opposition substitutions
Chris Wilder
out for
Jamie Hoyland
76'
Carl Bradshaw
out for
Peter Duffield
79'
Notes
- Steve McManaman makes his LFC debut
- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 29.05
- Average age of the Sheffield United starting lineup: 25.11
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Sheffield United league position after match: 20
-
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- Beardsley out for six weeks after tearing ligaments in his ankle.
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Manager:
Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager:
Dave Bassett
Referee:
Lloyd JW
Attendance:
33,516
Half-time score:
0
-
0
Game number:
4124
League game number:
3460
LFC played towards Kop:
Second half
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18.08.1990 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
25.08.1990 | 3 - 1 | Sheffield United
28.08.1990 | 2 - 0 | Nottingham Forest
01.09.1990 | 2 - 1 | Aston Villa
08.09.1990 | 2 - 1 | Wimbledon
16.09.1990 | 4 - 0 | Manchester United
22.09.1990 | 3 - 2 | Everton
25.09.1990 | 5 - 1 | Crewe Alexandra
29.09.1990 | 1 - 0 | Sunderland
06.10.1990 | 2 - 0 | Derby County
09.10.1990 | 4 - 1 | Crewe Alexandra
20.10.1990 | 1 - 1 | Norwich City
27.10.1990 | 2 - 0 | Chelsea
31.10.1990 | 1 - 3 | Manchester United
04.11.1990 | 3 - 1 | Tottenham Hotspur
10.11.1990 | 4 - 0 | Luton Town
17.11.1990 | 1 - 0 | Coventry City
24.11.1990 | 2 - 2 | Manchester City
02.12.1990 | 0 - 3 | Arsenal
15.12.1990 | 2 - 0 | Sheffield United
22.12.1990 | 3 - 2 | Southampton
26.12.1990 | 1 - 1 | Queens Park Rangers
30.12.1990 | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace
01.01.1991 | 3 - 0 | Leeds United
05.01.1991 | 1 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers
08.01.1991 | 3 - 0 | Blackburn Rovers
12.01.1991 | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa
19.01.1991 | 1 - 1 | Wimbledon
26.01.1991 | 2 - 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion
30.01.1991 | 3 - 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion
03.02.1991 | 1 - 1 | Manchester United
09.02.1991 | 3 - 1 | Everton
17.02.1991 | 0 - 0 | Everton
20.02.1991 | 4 - 4 | Everton
23.02.1991 | 1 - 3 | Luton Town
27.02.1991 | 0 - 1 | Everton
03.03.1991 | 0 - 1 | Arsenal
09.03.1991 | 3 - 0 | Manchester City
16.03.1991 | 2 - 1 | Sunderland
23.03.1991 | 7 - 1 | Derby County
30.03.1991 | 1 - 3 | Queens Park Rangers
01.04.1991 | 0 - 1 | Southampton
09.04.1991 | 1 - 1 | Coventry City
13.04.1991 | 5 - 4 | Leeds United
20.04.1991 | 3 - 0 | Norwich City
23.04.1991 | 3 - 0 | Crystal Palace
04.05.1991 | 2 - 4 | Chelsea
06.05.1991 | 1 - 2 | Nottingham Forest
11.05.1991 | 2 - 0 | Tottenham Hotspur
×
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
16
13
2
1
34
12
7
1
0
20
3
6
1
1
14
9
41
2
Arsenal
17
11
6
0
33
9
6
2
0
18
4
5
4
0
15
5
37
3
Tottenham Hotspur
17
8
6
3
31
19
6
2
1
23
12
2
4
2
8
7
30
4
Crystal Palace
16
8
6
2
25
17
4
3
0
12
8
4
3
2
13
9
30
5
Leeds United
16
7
6
3
26
17
4
2
2
15
9
3
4
1
11
8
27
6
Manchester City
16
6
8
2
26
22
6
1
1
16
10
0
7
1
10
12
26
7
Chelsea
17
7
5
5
30
30
5
4
0
15
10
2
1
5
15
20
26
8
Wimbledon
17
6
7
4
27
23
3
4
2
12
11
3
3
2
15
12
25
9
Manchester United
17
7
5
5
23
20
5
1
3
15
9
2
4
2
8
11
25
10
Norwich City
17
7
2
8
23
28
5
1
3
15
15
2
1
5
8
13
23
11
Nottingham Forest
16
5
6
5
22
22
3
2
2
12
9
2
4
3
10
13
21
12
Luton Town
16
5
5
6
19
26
3
4
1
9
6
2
1
5
10
20
20
13
Aston Villa
16
4
6
6
17
18
3
4
0
11
6
1
2
6
6
12
18
14
Southampton
17
4
4
9
22
32
3
2
3
13
11
1
2
6
9
21
16
15
Derby County
16
4
4
8
16
28
2
4
3
11
15
2
0
5
5
13
16
16
Everton
16
3
6
7
19
21
3
3
3
13
9
0
3
4
6
12
15
17
Sunderland
17
3
6
8
20
26
2
4
3
9
9
1
2
5
11
17
15
18
Coventry City
17
3
5
9
15
22
2
4
3
12
12
1
1
6
3
10
14
19
Queens Park Rangers
17
3
3
11
21
34
2
1
5
11
12
1
2
6
10
22
12
20
Sheffield United
16
0
4
12
7
30
0
2
5
3
11
0
2
7
4
19
4
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