Match details

Liverpool 2 - 1 Sunderland

Game date: Saturday 16 March 1991 at 15:00 Stadium: Anfield
Competition: 1st Division Attendance: 37,582
Half - time score: 2 - 1 Referee: Hackett KS
Manager: Ronnie Moran Opposition manager: Denis Smith
   

Starting lineup

1 Mike Hooper Mike Hooper
2 Glenn Hysén Glenn Hysén (c)
3 David Burrows David Burrows
4 Steve Nicol Steve Nicol
5 Jan Mølby Jan Mølby
6 Gary Ablett Gary Ablett
7 Peter Beardsley Peter Beardsley
8 Ray Houghton Ray Houghton
9 Ian Rush Ian Rush
10 John Barnes John Barnes
11 David Speedie David Speedie

Subs

14 Steve Staunton Steve Staunton
12 Ronny Rosenthal Ronny Rosenthal

Goals

Ian Rush 27'
Gary Owers O/G 44'

Substitutions

Peter Beardsley out for Steve Staunton 82'

Opposition lineup

Tony Norman, Gary Owers, Paul Hardyman, Gary Bennett, Kevin Ball, John Kay, Paul Bracewell, Gordon Armstrong, David Rush, Marco Gabbiadini, Colin Pascoe

Opposition goals

Gordon Armstrong 19'

Opposition substitutions

Marco Gabbiadini out for Kieron Brady 10'
John Kay out for John Cornforth 68'

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 28.21
- Average age of the Sunderland starting lineup: 26.05
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Sunderland league position after match: 19
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

Related files

Various press reports compiled by Graeme Riley
Match programme

Other games during this season

1st Division

Overall Home Away
# P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1 Liverpool 28 18 6 4 52 24 11 2 1 32 9 7 4 3 20 15 60
2 Arsenal 26 17 8 1 48 12 10 2 0 30 5 7 6 1 18 7 57
3 Crystal Palace 29 16 7 6 39 32 9 4 1 21 14 7 3 5 18 18 55
4 Leeds United 26 13 7 6 40 26 9 2 2 28 11 4 5 4 12 15 46
5 Manchester United 29 11 10 8 42 34 7 3 4 23 13 4 7 4 19 21 42
6 Manchester City 28 11 9 8 40 37 9 2 4 24 18 2 7 4 16 19 42
7 Wimbledon 28 10 11 7 42 35 7 5 3 24 16 3 6 4 18 19 41
8 Chelsea 29 11 7 11 43 47 9 5 1 25 16 2 2 10 18 31 40
9 Tottenham Hotspur 27 10 9 8 39 36 7 5 2 27 16 3 4 6 12 20 39
10 Norwich City 27 11 4 12 33 42 7 1 5 21 23 4 3 7 12 19 37
11 Everton 28 10 6 12 36 34 7 3 4 21 11 3 3 8 15 23 36
12 Sheffield United 29 10 4 15 26 43 7 2 6 17 17 3 2 9 9 26 34
13 Nottingham Forest 27 8 9 10 40 38 5 4 4 21 17 3 5 6 19 21 33
14 Luton Town 30 9 5 16 34 48 6 4 5 19 15 3 1 11 15 33 32
15 Aston Villa 27 7 10 10 31 32 6 6 1 20 12 1 4 9 11 20 31
16 Coventry City 29 8 7 14 28 35 7 5 3 23 15 1 2 11 5 20 31
17 Queens Park Rangers 28 8 7 13 33 44 6 3 5 20 17 2 4 8 13 27 31
18 Southampton 29 8 6 15 43 54 6 4 4 25 18 2 2 11 18 36 30
19 Sunderland 29 6 8 15 30 43 5 4 5 12 11 1 4 10 18 32 26
20 Derby County 27 4 8 15 25 48 2 8 4 16 21 2 0 11 9 27 20
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