Match details
Liverpool 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest
| Game date: | Saturday 14 August 1971 at 15:00 | Stadium: | Anfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition: | 1st Division | Attendance: | 51,427 |
| Half - time score: | 2 - 1 | Referee: | Morrissey AE |
| Manager: | Bill Shankly | Opposition manager: | Matthew Gillies |
Starting lineup
| 1 |  |
Ray Clemence |
| 2 |  |
Chris Lawler |
| 3 |  |
Alec Lindsay |
| 4 |  |
Tommy Smith (c) |
| 5 |  |
Larry Lloyd |
| 6 |  |
Emlyn Hughes |
| 7 |  |
Kevin Keegan |
| 8 |  |
Peter Thompson |
| 9 |  |
Steve Heighway |
| 10 |  |
John Toshack |
| 11 |  |
John McLaughlin |
Goals
| Kevin Keegan 12' |
| Tommy Smith 15' pen |
| Emlyn Hughes 55' |
Opposition lineup
| Jim Barron, Peter Hindley, John Winfield, Bob Chapman, Liam O'Kane, Doug Fraser, Ronnie Rees, Paul Richardson, Neil Martin, Peter Cormack, Ian Storey-Moore |
Opposition goals
| Ian Storey-Moore 40' pen |
Notes
| - Kevin Keegan makes his LFC debut |
| - Kevin Keegan scores his debut goal for LFC |
| - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 23.84 |
| - Average age of the Nottingham Forest starting lineup: 26.63 |
| - Liverpool league position after match: 1 |
| - Nottingham Forest league position after match: 17 |
| - Click here to view the full league table after the match. |
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| George Sephton - The Voice of Anfield |
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