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Anfield | Saturday 16 March 1996 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 2 - 0 Chelsea

Starting Lineup (Average age 26.61)

1
David James
2
Rob Jones
4
Jason McAteer
5
Mark Wright
8
Stan Collymore
10
John Barnes (c)
12
John Scales
16
Michael Thomas
17
Steve McManaman
22
Steve Harkness
23
Robbie Fowler

Substitutes

26
Tony Warner
9
Ian Rush
15
Jamie Redknapp

Opposition Lineup (Average age 28.18)

Kevin Hitchcock
Dan Petrescu
Terry Phelan
Michael Duberry
Steve Clarke
David Lee
Craig Burley
Mark Hughes
John Spencer
Gavin Peacock
Dennis Wise

Substitutes used

Paul Furlong

Notes

  • - The players wore black armbands and a minute’s silence was observed before kick-off as the match served as a memorial tribute at Anfield to Bob Paisley, who had died on 14 February 1996 aged 77.
    - Ruud Gullit was a late absentee for Chelsea after being ruled out with flu.

Other details

Manager: Roy Evans
Opposition manager: Glenn Hoddle
Referee: Dunn SW
Attendance: 40,820
Half-time score: 0 - 0
Game number: 4420
League game number: 3680
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 3rd
Chelsea league position: 9th
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Liverpool
Chelsea
HT 0–0
Mark Wright (John Barnes) (1–0)
53'
Robbie Fowler (Jason McAteer) (2–0)
62'
71'
Paul Furlong Mark Hughes
Full time 2–0

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