Matchdetails from Sheffield Wednesday - Liverpool played on Saturday 7 May 1988 - LFChistory

Sheffield Wednesday

Liverpool

Starting Lineup

1		Bruce Grobbelaar
2		Gary Gillespie
3		Gary Ablett
4		Steve Nicol
5		Nigel Spackman
6		Alan Hansen (c)
7		Peter Beardsley
8		Craig Johnston
9		Ray Houghton
10		John Barnes
11		Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12		Jan Mølby
14		Ronnie Whelan

Goals (Assists in brackets)

Craig Johnston 31' (Peter Beardsley)
John Barnes 36' (Gary Ablett)
Peter Beardsley 82'
Peter Beardsley 83'
Craig Johnston 90'

Substitutions

Alan Hansen out for Jan Mølby 46'
Steve McMahon out for Ronnie Whelan 65'

Opposition Lineup

Opposition goals

David Hirst 86'

Opposition substitutions

Colin West out for Tony Galvin 70'

Notes

- Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 27.3
- Average age of the Sheffield Wednesday starting lineup: 26.16
- Liverpool league position after match: 1
- Sheffield Wednesday league position after match: 10
- Click here to view the full league table after the match.

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish

Opposition manager: Howard Wilkinson

Referee: Shaw D

Attendance: 35,893

Half-time score: 0 - 2

Game number: 3999

League game number: 3367

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Times report

			Overall					Home					Away
#		P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Liverpool	39	26	11	2	86	23	15	4	0	48	8	11	7	2	38	15	89
2	Manchester United	39	22	12	5	69	37	13	5	1	39	16	9	7	4	30	21	78
3	Nottingham Forest	38	20	11	7	65	37	11	6	2	39	16	9	5	5	26	21	71
4	Everton	40	19	13	8	53	27	14	4	2	34	11	5	9	6	19	16	70
5	Queens Park Rangers	40	19	10	11	48	38	12	4	4	30	14	7	6	7	18	24	67
6	Arsenal	40	18	12	10	58	39	11	4	5	35	16	7	8	5	23	23	66
7	Wimbledon	39	14	15	10	57	45	8	9	3	32	20	6	6	7	25	25	57
8	Newcastle United	40	14	14	12	55	53	9	6	5	32	23	5	8	7	23	30	56
9	Coventry City	40	13	14	13	46	53	6	8	6	23	25	7	6	7	23	28	53
10	Sheffield Wednesday	40	15	8	17	52	66	10	2	8	27	30	5	6	9	25	36	53
11	Luton Town	37	14	8	15	54	55	11	5	3	39	20	3	3	12	15	35	50
12	Southampton	40	12	14	14	49	53	6	8	6	27	26	6	6	8	22	27	50
13	Tottenham Hotspur	40	12	11	17	38	48	9	5	6	26	23	3	6	11	12	25	47
14	Norwich City	40	12	9	19	40	52	7	5	8	26	26	5	4	11	14	26	45
15	Derby County	40	10	13	17	35	45	6	7	7	18	17	4	6	10	17	28	43
16	West Ham United	40	9	15	16	40	52	6	9	5	23	21	3	6	11	17	31	42
17	Charlton Athletic	40	9	15	16	38	52	7	7	6	23	21	2	8	10	15	31	42
18	Chelsea	40	9	15	16	50	68	7	11	2	24	17	2	4	14	26	51	42
19	Portsmouth	40	7	14	19	36	66	4	8	8	21	27	3	6	11	15	39	35
20	Watford	40	7	11	22	27	51	4	5	11	15	24	3	6	11	12	27	32
21	Oxford United	40	6	13	21	44	80	5	7	8	24	34	1	6	13	20	46	31

Match details

1st Division