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1st Division

Anfield | Tuesday 12 September 1989 at 19:30 UK local time

Liverpool 9 - 0 Crystal Palace

Half time 3–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 28.39)

1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Glenn Hysén
3
David Burrows
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan
6
Alan Hansen (c)
7
Peter Beardsley
8
Gary Gillespie
9
Ian Rush
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12
John Aldridge
14
Jan Mølby

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.19)

Perry Suckling
John Pemberton
David Burke
Jeff Hopkins
Gary O'Reilly
Eddie McGoldrick
Alan Pardew
Geoff Thomas
Andy Gray
Mark Bright
Ian Wright

Notes

  • - Glenn Hysén scores his first LFC goal
  • - A unique feat in Liverpool's goalscoring history when substitute John Aldridge comes on and runs straight to the spot to score a penalty.

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Steve Coppell
Referee: Barratt KP
Attendance: 35,779
Half-time score: 3 - 0
Game number: 4060
League game number: 3411
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Crystal Palace league position: 18th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Crystal Palace
Steve Nicol (Ronnie Whelan) (1–0)
7'
Steve McMahon (Steve Nicol) (2–0)
15'
Ian Rush (Peter Beardsley) (3–0)
45'
HT 3–0
Gary Gillespie (John Barnes) (4–0)
56'
Peter Beardsley (Ian Rush) (5–0)
61'
Peter Beardsley John Aldridge
66'
John Aldridge penalty (6–0)
67'
Steve McMahon Jan Mølby
79'
John Barnes direct free kick (7–0)
79'
Glenn Hysén (John Barnes) (8–0)
82'
Steve Nicol (John Aldridge) (9–0)
90'
Minute unknown
Geoff Thomas missed penalty
Full time 9–0

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