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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 17 October 1987 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 0 Queens Park Rangers
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.09)

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 24.95)

David Seaman
Warren Neill
Ian Dawes
Paul Parker
Alan McDonald
Terry Fenwick
Martin Allen
Dean Coney
Gary Bannister
John Byrne
Kevin Brock

Substitutes used

David Pizanti
Gavin Maguire

Notes

  • - John Aldridge scores in his 10th consecutive League match, which is still a Liverpool record.
    - Ste Speed shares his memories of that special day on the This is Anfield website: “We won 4-0 that day and Barnes scored two superb goals. His first was a beautiful run into the box and a one two pass before firing past David Seaman. It was his second goal that day that I’ve chosen. I still remember the first time I saw this goal on Match of the Day that night. Every time I see this goal I’m transported back to being a kid again and it continues to impress me again and again. Barnes won the ball inside his own half and then went on a fantastic run towards the goal. As he got to the edge of the box he jinked past a couple of defenders before slotting the ball home with perfection in front of The Kop. I believe that it was this performance that made him a true Kop Idol, which he remains to this day.”

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: James Smith
Referee: Bridges R
Attendance: 43,735
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 3962
League game number: 3337
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Queens Park Rangers league position: 2nd
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Liverpool
Queens Park Rangers
Craig Johnston (John Barnes) (1–0)
41'
HT 1–0
John Aldridge penalty (2–0)
65'
77'
David Pizanti Warren Neill
77'
Gavin Maguire Dean Coney
John Barnes (John Aldridge) (3–0)
79'
John Barnes (4–0)
85'
Steve McMahon Mark Lawrenson
86'
Craig Johnston Paul Walsh
86'
Full time 4–0

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