29th April 1995
NORWICH CITY (1) 1 (Ullathorne 17)
LIVERPOOL (1) 2 (Harkness 7, Rush 84)
NORWICH CITY: Marshall; Bowen, Newsome, Ward, Crook; Polston, Milligan, Sutch, Ullathorne (Adams); Bradshaw (Cureton), Akinbiyi
LIVERPOOL: James; Wright, Babb, Scales, Harkness; McManaman, Thomas, Redknapp, Barnes (Clough); Fowler (Walters), Rush
As the 1994/95 season drew to a close Liverpool had already qualified for Europe by virtue of winning the League Cup yet were also closing in on a top three place as they were 3pts behind Forest with 2 games in hand. Norwich, on the other hand, were in trouble in the bottom three although they were one of five clubs separated by just 1pt. Norwich had won just 1 game all year (17 matches) and had lost 5 in a row.
Liverpool took an early lead in the 7th minute as Ian Rush caused problems in the area and the ball fell kindly for Steve Harkness to fire them into the lead. It was Harkness’s first goal for Liverpool in his 4th season at the club. Ten minutes later the home side equalised. John Polston crossed from the right and Robert Ullathorne came in on the far post to fire the ball into the roof of the net.
With the home crowd desperate for any point they could grab, Liverpool finally broke their hearts as Steve McManaman’s shot was fumbled by Andy Marshall and Ian Rush was on hand to turn the ball into the empty net. It was 34 year old Rush’s 19th of the season in what would prove his final full season at Liverpool.
Liverpool ended in 4th place, unable to close the gap on Forest. Norwich were relegated ending 5pts from safety.