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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 21 April 1990 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 4 - 1 Chelsea
Half time 2–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.59)

1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Glenn Hysén
3
David Burrows
4
Steve Nicol
5
Gary Gillespie
6
Alan Hansen (c)
7
Jan Mølby
8
Ronny Rosenthal
9
Ian Rush
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12
Peter Beardsley
14
Gary Ablett

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.94)

Dave Beasant
Gareth Hall
Peter Nicholas
Tony Dorigo
Erland Johnsen
John Bumstead
Ken Monkou
Gordon Durie
Kerry Dixon
Kevin McAllister
Kevin Wilson

Substitutes used

Clive Wilson
David Lee

Notes

  • The Hillsborough memorial unveiled before the game, a year on the from the tragedy.

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Robert Campbell
Referee: Milford RG
Attendance: 38,431
Half-time score: 2 - 0
Game number: 4101
League game number: 3441
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Chelsea league position: 6th
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Liverpool
Chelsea
Ronny Rosenthal (Gary Gillespie) (1–0)
25'
Steve Nicol (John Barnes) (2–0)
36'
HT 2–0
67'
Clive Wilson Kevin Wilson
75'
David Lee John Bumstead
Steve Nicol (Ian Rush) (3–0)
80'
Gary Gillespie Gary Ablett
81'
Ian Rush (Ronny Rosenthal) (4–0)
82'
90'
Kerry Dixon (4–1)
Full time 4–1

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