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1st Division

Highfield Road | Saturday 29 August 1987 at 15:00 UK local time

Coventry City 1 - 4 Liverpool
Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.95)

1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Gillespie
3
Barry Venison
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen (c)
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Craig Johnston
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12
Paul Walsh
14
Nigel Spackman

Opposition Lineup (Average age 27.18)

Steve Ogrizovic
Brian Borrows
Greg Downs
Brian Kilcline
Trevor Peake
Dave Bennett
Nick Pickering
Lloyd McGrath
Micky Gynn
Cyrille Regis
David Speedie

Substitutes used

David Phillips
Keith Houchen

Notes

  • - Peter Beardsley scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: John Sillett
Referee: Cooper K (Wales)
Attendance: 27,637
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 3953
League game number: 3330
Liverpool league position: 7th
Coventry City league position: 8th
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Liverpool
Coventry City
Steve Nicol (Steve McMahon) (1–0)
20'
HT 1–0
46'
David Phillips Greg Downs
Steve Nicol (John Barnes) (2–0)
49'
John Aldridge penalty (3–0)
52'
59'
Keith Houchen Micky Gynn
John Aldridge Paul Walsh
81'
Peter Beardsley (Gary Gillespie) (4–0)
83'
89'
Cyrille Regis (4–1)
Full time 4–1

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