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1st Division

Anfield | Tuesday 26 December 1989 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 28)

1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Glenn Hysén
3
Barry Venison
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan (c)
6
Gary Ablett
7
Peter Beardsley
8
Ray Houghton
9
Ian Rush
10
Jan Mølby
11
Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12
Steve Staunton
14
David Burrows

Opposition Lineup (Average age 24.44)

Kevin Pressman
Roland Nilson
Phil King
Carlton Palmer
Peter Shirtliff
Nigel Pearson
Franz Carr
John Sheridan
David Hirst
Dalian Atkinson
Nigel Worthington

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Ron Atkinson
Referee: Tyldesley PA
Attendance: 37,488
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 4078
League game number: 3426
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Sheffield Wednesday league position: 18th
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Liverpool
Sheffield Wednesday
Jan Mølby (Barry Venison) (1–0)
2'
HT 1–0
49'
Dalian Atkinson (1–1)
Barry Venison David Burrows
70'
Steve McMahon Steve Staunton
82'
Ian Rush (Steve Staunton) (2–1)
84'
Full time 2–1

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