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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 3 October 1987 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 0 Portsmouth
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.05)

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
Mark Lawrenson

Opposition Lineup (Average age 28.57)

Alan Knight
Kenny Swain
Lee Sandford
Mike Fillery
Malcolm Shotton
Billy Gilbert
Barry Horne
Clive Whitehead
Paul Mariner
Mick Quinn
Vince Hilaire

Substitutes used

Kevin Ball
Kevin Dillon

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Alan Ball
Referee: Courtney G
Attendance: 44,366
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 3960
League game number: 3336
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 2nd
Portsmouth league position: 13th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Portsmouth
Peter Beardsley (Ronnie Whelan) (1–0)
30'
HT 1–0
46'
Kevin Ball Billy Gilbert
Steve McMahon (Alan Hansen) (2–0)
50'
John Aldridge penalty (3–0)
52'
Craig Johnston Mark Lawrenson
66'
71'
Kevin Dillon Mike Fillery
Ronnie Whelan (John Barnes) (4–0)
71'
Steve McMahon Paul Walsh
76'
Full time 4–0

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