English Premier League

AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool, 2023-24 English Premier League

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  • 49': Darwin Núñez
  • 70': Diogo Jota
  • 79': Diogo Jota
  • 90'+3': Darwin Núñez

Liverpool breeze past Bournemouth to go five points clear

Liverpool moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 demolition of Bournemouth

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
  • 1': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 6': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Harvey Elliott.
  • 7': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
  • 8': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
  • 10': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
  • 12': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 12': Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 22': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Chris Mepham (Bournemouth).
  • 24': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 24': Max Aarons (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 25': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Hill.
  • 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
  • 31': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
  • 31': Max Aarons (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth).
  • 34': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
  • 41': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 41': Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 42': Max Aarons (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
  • 45': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lewis Cook.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 0.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  • 49': Goal! Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 1. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a through ball.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Cook.
  • 50': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Darwin Núñez.
  • 53': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Max Aarons.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Substitution, Bournemouth. Lloyd Kelly replaces James Hill.
  • 55': Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Scott replaces Luis Sinisterra.
  • 58': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Chris Mepham (Bournemouth).
  • 59': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
  • 59': Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Chris Mepham (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Aarons.
  • 62': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ibrahima Konaté.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo replaces Luis Díaz.
  • 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Harvey Elliott.
  • 66': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
  • 66': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
  • 68': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Justin Kluivert.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
  • 70': Goal! Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 2. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
  • 74': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
  • 75': Foul by Max Aarons (Bournemouth).
  • 75': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Lloyd Kelly.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross.
  • 78': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 78': Offside, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook is caught offside.
  • 79': Goal! Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 3. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Bobby Clark replaces Curtis Jones because of an injury.
  • 83': Substitution, Liverpool. Owen Beck replaces Conor Bradley.
  • 83': Substitution, Bournemouth. Kieffer Moore replaces Dominic Solanke.
  • 83': Substitution, Bournemouth. Philip Billing replaces Lewis Cook.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Max Aarons (Bournemouth).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Max Aarons went off injured after Bournemouth had used all subs.
  • 87': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Owen Beck.
  • 90': Attempt missed. David Brooks (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a through ball.
  • 90': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
  • 90': Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. David Brooks (Bournemouth) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
  • 90'+3': Goal! Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 4. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Gomez with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Liverpool. Kaide Gordon replaces Diogo Jota.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth).
  • 90'+4': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Brooks following a fast break.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
  • 90'+6': Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 4.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 8
1 Saves 3
60.8 Possession 39.2
14 SHOTS 11
7 ON GOAL 1
0.5 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
439 Accurate Passes 235
526 Passes 328
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 63
34 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 6
18 Effective Tackles 19
32 Tackles 27
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 14
26 Effective Clearances 20
26 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 11,228

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 0 0 0
2 Aston Villa 0 0 0
3 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
4 Brentford 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BOU AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Neto (GK)
6 Chris Mepham
27 Illia Zabarnyi
23 James Hill
37 Max Aarons
19 Justin Kluivert
10 Ryan Christie
4 Lewis Cook Yellow Card
9 Dominic Solanke
17 Luis Sinisterra
16 Marcus Tavernier

LIV Liverpool (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Alisson Becker (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
5 Ibrahima Konaté
2 Joe Gomez
84 Conor Bradley Yellow Card
10 Alexis Mac Allister
17 Curtis Jones
19 Harvey Elliott
20 Diogo Jota
9 Darwin Núñez
7 Luis Díaz

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