A packed house at Anfield, the Kop was full at two o'clock,
and if Liverpool do clinch the championship today,
the crowd here will see one of their favourite players
join the ranks of the game's immortals.
Because Phil Thompson will collect his sixth First Division championship medal,
and would be the only man in the 94-year history of the Football League
to have achieved that figure with one club.
Ray Clemence, back at Anfield for the first time with Spurs,
was missed at first here, but his old club have overcome the loss,
while he will be at Wembley next Saturday with his new club
for the second time this season. And he gets a great reception.
Rush.
Kennedy.
Whelan.
Dalglish!
Oh, Clemence saved it.
The ball almost got stuck underneath his body and he jabbed at it,
and Clemence managed to smother it because there wasn't much power on the ball.
Nobody likes to meet Liverpool without their full team,
but Hughton's making progress here, to Villa.
Hoddle.
And Hoddle strikes one -
ohhh, a beautiful goal!
Glenn Hoddle puts Spurs in front after 27 minutes.
Long ball from Kennedy, looking for Lee.
It came off Chris Hughton for a corner.
In comes Lawrenson!
52 minutes gone, and Mark Lawrenson equalises.
Sammy Lee took the corner, it was deep, Lawrenson got his head on it,
coming in from deep, and it was buried deep in the back of Ray Clemence's net.
Dalglish.
Oh, Dalglish is through, Kenny Dalglish!
Clemence had no chance at all.
And is that the goal which clinches the First Division title?
Well, these championships have been piling up these last few years.
1964 was the first one for the modern Liverpool under Bill Shankly,
and it looks like five now in the last seven seasons under Bob Paisley.
Miller's header, it's gonna come to Whelan, and Whelan!
Makes it 3-1.
And it is the championship now, with Ronnie Whelan's 14th goal of the season.
Two minutes from the end,
and Ray Clemence again had no chance at all.
And there it is, championship number 13.
And five in the last seven seasons.
The Liverpool crowd celebrate yet another trophy.
So, John Smith a proud man, wearing his Football League hat,
but presenting the Football League championship trophy
to his own Liverpool captain, Graeme Souness.
And now...
the Liverpool players can give vent to their feelings.
Marvellous scenes here as Liverpool take the trophy round
after clinching their 13th league title.
A tremendous second-half recovery after they trailed to a Glenn Hoddle goal,
Mark Lawrenson equalised, Kenny Dalglish put them in front three minutes later,
and two minutes from the end Ronnie Whelan made it three.
It was Liverpool all the way after half-time, the crowd and the players again combining
to produce a memorable afternoon.
Liverpool champions, deservedly so;
since the turn of the year, W20 D2 L2,
the rest of the First Division can only marvel at their consistency.