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League Cup 4th round

Upton Park | Wednesday 30 November 1988 at 19:45 UK local time

West Ham United 4 - 1 Liverpool
Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.03)

1
Mike Hooper
2
Gary Ablett
3
Barry Venison
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan (c)
6
Nigel Spackman
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Steve Staunton
10
Ray Houghton
11
Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12
John Durnin
14
Alex Watson

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.91)

Allen McKnight
Steve Potts
Julian Dicks
Tony Gale
Alvin Martin
Alan Devonshire
Liam Brady
David Kelly
Leroy Rosenior
Alan Dickens
Paul Ince

Notes

  • - Staunton's own goal was so described in the Liverpool Echo. "The youngster was perfectly placed on the edge of his penalty area to intercept a left wing cross from David Kelly and decided to turn it back to his goalkeeper. Unfortunately he caught the ball perfectly and sent in an effort Aldridge would have been proud of. Mike Hooper dived in desperation but the ball beat his grasp and rolled into the net off a post."

    - Liverpool's heaviest defeat in a cup competition since 1946.

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: John Lyall
Referee: Ashworth DJ
Attendance: 26,971
Half-time score: 2 - 1
Game number: 4024
League Cup game number: 124

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Liverpool
West Ham United
21'
Paul Ince (0–1)
25'
Paul Ince (0–2)
John Aldridge penalty (1–2)
34'
HT 1–2
56'
Steve Staunton o.g. (1–3)
Steve McMahon John Durnin
61'
Steve Nicol Alex Watson
71'
78'
Tony Gale (1–4)
Full time 1–4

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