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1st Division

Villa Park | Wednesday 21 August 1985 at 19:30 UK local time

Aston Villa 2 - 2 Liverpool

Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.39)

1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Phil Neal (c)
3
Alan Kennedy
4
Mark Lawrenson
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen
7
Paul Walsh
8
Steve Nicol
9
Ian Rush
10
Jan Mølby
11
Jim Beglin

Substitutes

12
Craig Johnston

Opposition Lineup (Average age 23.87)

Nigel Spink
Gary Williams
Tony Dorigo
Dean Glover
Brendan Ormsby
Steve McMahon
Paul Birch
Gary Shaw
Andy Gray
Ray Walker
Mark Walters

Substitutes used

Tony Daley

Notes

  • - Rush's penalty was saved by Nigel Spink

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Graham Turner
Referee: Cooper K (Wales)
Attendance: 20,197
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 3833
League game number: 3246
Liverpool league position: 4th
Aston Villa league position: 21st
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Aston Villa
8'
Gary Shaw (0–1)
Ian Rush (Jan Mølby) (1–1)
39'
HT 1–1
Paul Walsh Craig Johnston
62'
62'
Tony Daley Gary Williams
77'
Mark Walters (1–2)
Jan Mølby (Ian Rush) (2–2)
85'
Ian Rush missed penalty
88'
Full time 2–2

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