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
WIDE! Robertson swings a deep free-kick in from the right and Van Dijk gets in front of his marker on the edge of the six-yard box. He gets the deftest of touches but sends it just wide.
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Anthony gets the ball caught under his feet, and Konate takes advantage. He nicks it off him before driving forward, carrying it over the halfway line before he's brought down by Lerma.
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Billing has scored six goals in the Premier League this season, twice as many as he'd bagged in his previous three campaigns in the competitions combined (three in 77 appearances).
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Yet again, Liverpool's sloppiness allows Bournemouth to break, with Ouattara leading the charge once more. He shakes off Robertson to whip a cross into the middle, but it bounces off Solanke's shin and kindly back to Alisson.
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Lerma's clearance is straight at Alexander-Arnold and Liverpool pass it out to their left. Robertson spots Nunez ahead of him, but the pass lets him down as it rolls harmlessly out.
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