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1st Division

Anfield | Saturday 8 April 1978 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 2 Leicester City
Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.28)

1
Ray Clemence
2
Phil Neal
3
Tommy Smith
4
Phil Thompson
5
Ray Kennedy
6
Emlyn Hughes (c)
7
Kenny Dalglish
8
Jimmy Case
9
Graeme Souness
10
Terry McDermott
11
David Johnson

Substitutes

12
Sammy Lee

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.19)

Mark Wallington
Steve Whitworth
Tommy Williams
Alan Woollett
Steve Sims
Dave Webb
Winston White
Billy Hughes
Bobby Smith
Mark Goodwin
Geoffrey Salmons

Substitutes used

Roger Davies

Notes

  • - Sammy Lee makes his LFC debut
  • - Sammy Lee scores his first LFC goal
  • - David Johnson tears his knee ligaments.

Other details

Manager: Bob Paisley
Opposition manager: Ian MacFarlane
Referee: Challinor A
Attendance: 42,979
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 3392
League game number: 2943
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 4th
Leicester City league position: 22nd
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Leicester City
David Johnson Sammy Lee
6'
36'
Billy Hughes penalty (0–1)
Tommy Smith (Emlyn Hughes) (1–1)
42'
HT 1–1
53'
Winston White (1–2)
Sammy Lee (2–2)
56'
Tommy Smith (Jimmy Case) (3–2)
76'
Minute unknown
Roger Davies Bobby Smith
Full time 3–2

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