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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 14 August 1971 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest

Half time 2–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 23.84)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Chris Lawler
3
Alec Lindsay
4
Tommy Smith (c)
5
Larry Lloyd
6
Emlyn Hughes
7
Kevin Keegan
8
Peter Thompson
9
Steve Heighway
10
John Toshack
11
John McLaughlin

Substitutes

12
Ian Callaghan

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.63)

Jim Barron
Peter Hindley
John Winfield
Bob Chapman
Liam O'Kane
Doug Fraser
Ronnie Rees
Paul Richardson
Neil Martin
Peter Cormack
Ian Storey-Moore

Notes

  • - Kevin Keegan makes his LFC debut
  • - Kevin Keegan scores his first LFC goal

Other details

Manager: Bill Shankly
Opposition manager: Matthew Gillies
Referee: Morrissey AE
Attendance: 51,427
Half-time score: 2 - 1
Game number: 2987
League game number: 2657
Played towards Kop: First half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Nottingham Forest league position: 17th
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Kevin Keegan (John Toshack) (1–0)
12'
Tommy Smith penalty (2–0)
15'
40'
Ian Storey-Moore penalty (2–1)
HT 2–1
Emlyn Hughes (Tommy Smith) (3–1)
55'
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