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FA Cup Semi-final

Old Trafford | Sunday 7 May 1989 at 13:00 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Half time 1–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.61)

1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Ablett
3
Steve Staunton
4
Steve Nicol
5
Ronnie Whelan (c)
6
Alan Hansen
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Ray Houghton
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12
Barry Venison
14
Ian Rush

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.56)

Steve Sutton
Brian Laws
Stuart Pearce
Des Walker
Terry Wilson
Steve Hodge
Thomas Gaynor
Neil Webb
Nigel Clough
Lee Chapman
Garry Parker

Substitutes used

Phil Starbuck
Lee Glover

Notes

  • - Liverpool and Nottingham Forest play again after the disaster at Hillsborough.

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Brian Clough
Referee: Lewis RS
Attendance: 38,000
Half-time score: 1 - 1
Game number: 4048
FA Cup game number: 322

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Liverpool
Nottingham Forest
John Aldridge (1–0)
3'
33'
Neil Webb (1–1)
HT 1–1
58'
Phil Starbuck Thomas Gaynor
John Aldridge (Ray Houghton) (2–1)
58'
Brian Laws o.g. (3–1)
72'
83'
Lee Glover Garry Parker
Full time 3–1

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