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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 5 November 1988 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 0 Middlesbrough
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.7)

1
Mike Hooper
2
Gary Ablett
3
Barry Venison
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan (c)
6
David Burrows
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Ian Rush
10
John Barnes
11
Ray Houghton

Substitutes

12
Steve McMahon
14
Nigel Spackman

Opposition Lineup (Average age 23.62)

Steve Pears
Gary Parkinson
Colin Cooper
Tony Mowbray
Gary Hamilton
Gary Pallister
Bernie Slaven
Mark Brennan
Mark Burke
Peter Davenport
Stuart Ripley

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Bruce Rioch
Referee: Stevens BT
Attendance: 39,489
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 4018
League game number: 3379
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Middlesbrough league position: 10th
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Liverpool
Middlesbrough
Barry Venison Nigel Spackman
20'
Ian Rush (1–0)
44'
HT 1–0
John Aldridge (2–0)
75'
Ian Rush Steve McMahon
79'
Peter Beardsley (Steve McMahon) (3–0)
87'
Full time 3–0

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