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1st Division

Villa Park | Monday 16 April 1979 at 15:00 UK local time

Aston Villa 3 - 1 Liverpool

Half time 2–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.32)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Phil Thompson (c)
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Alan Hansen
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Steve Heighway
9
David Johnson
10
Terry McDermott
11
Graeme Souness

Substitutes

12
Sammy Lee

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.71)

Jimmy Rimmer
John Gidman
Colin Gibson
Allan Evans
Ken McNaught
Dennis Mortimer
Gordon Cowans
John Gregory
John Deehan
Alex Cropley
Kenny Swain

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: Ron Saunders
Referee: Cox A
Attendance: 44,029
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 3447
League game number: 2984
Liverpool league position: 1st
Aston Villa league position: 10th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Aston Villa
34'
Allan Evans (0–1)
42'
Phil Thompson o.g. (0–2)
HT 0–2
David Johnson (Kenny Dalglish) (1–2)
65'
84'
John Deehan (1–3)
Full time 1–3

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