AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah missed a second-half penalty as his side fell to a 1-0 defeat away at Bournemouth, with Philip Billing’s goal lifting the south-coast side off the bottom of the Premier League table and out of the relegation zone.
The win in the first league game of the weekend sees the Cherries rise from last spot to 16th in the table on 24 points, while Liverpool languish in fifth on 42 points after wasting a chance to close the three-point gap to fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
Liverpool started well, with Mohamed Salah scuffing an early shot goalwards and Bournemouth defender Jefferson Lerma clearing a Virgil van Dijk header off the line. But as so often before this season, the wheels quickly came off for the visitors.
Bournemouth’s Dango Outtara fired wide after a one-on-one with Alisson but the Reds didn’t heed that warning, and they paid for it in the 28th minute when he outpaced Van Dijk and squared the ball for Billing, who steered it home.
Diogo Jota came on for Harvey Elliot at halftime and he won a penalty for Liverpool as his goal-bound header struck the arm of Adam Smith, but to the horror of the travelling fans Salah blasted his spot kick high and wide of the goal.
That miss in the 70th minute seemed to deflate Liverpool entirely, and they did precious little to threaten the Bournemouth goal, and the home fans cheered every tackle and clearance as their side held on for a much-needed win.
AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool
BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Mark Travers, Chris Mepham, Ryan Christie, Lewis Cook, David Brooks, Antoine Semenyo, Kieffer Moore, Matias Vina, Ryan Fredericks.
AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool
BOURNEMOUTH STARTING XI (4-4-1-1): Neto; Adam Smith, Jack Stephens, Marcus Senesi, Lloyd Kelly; Dango Ouattara, Jefferson Lerma, Philip Billing, Jaidon Anthony; Joe Rothwell; Dominic Solanke.
AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool
Fresh off the back of their 7-0 dismantling of Manchester United last Sunday, Liverpool are back in action against a side they beat 9-0 just a few weeks into the season. They've seen a recent upturn in their league form that has seen them go unbeaten in their last five outings (W4 D1) without conceding a single goal in that run. Another win here today will see them leapfrog Tottenham into fourth spot. Despite taking the lead just 10 seconds into their last match, Bournemouth suffered a heartbreaking last-gasp defeat to league leaders, Arsenal, last weekend and it saw them drop to the foot of the table. A win here would move them out of the drop zone, but they've won just once since the restart in all competitions (D2 L9).
AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool
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