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1st Division

Anfield | Friday 1 January 1988 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 0 Coventry City
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.16)

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
Ray Houghton
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12
Gary Ablett
14
Nigel Spackman

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.52)

Steve Ogrizovic
Brian Borrows
Brian Kilcline
David Smith
Greg Downs
Dave Bennett
Lloyd McGrath
David Phillips
Micky Gynn
Cyrille Regis
David Speedie

Substitutes used

Steve Livingstone
Graham Rodger

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: John Sillett
Referee: Phillips D
Attendance: 38,790
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 3976
League game number: 3350
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Coventry City league position: 17th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Coventry City
Peter Beardsley (1–0)
22'
HT 1–0
Barry Venison Gary Ablett
51'
John Aldridge (Steve Nicol) (2–0)
53'
Ray Houghton (Peter Beardsley) (3–0)
75'
76'
Steve Livingstone Dave Bennett
Peter Beardsley (4–0)
83'
85'
Graham Rodger Micky Gynn
Steve McMahon Nigel Spackman
87'
Full time 4–0

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