AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
0 - 4
0 - 4
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
 LIV |
BOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 11,228
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | +7 | 19 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 10 | +8 | 18 |
Line-Ups
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  |
| 9 | Dominic Solanke |
| 17 | Luis Sinisterra |
| 16 | Marcus Tavernier |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté |
| 2 | Joe Gomez |
| 84 | Conor Bradley |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 17 | Curtis Jones |
| 19 | Harvey Elliott |
| 20 | Diogo Jota |
| 9 | Darwin Núñez |
| 7 | Luis Díaz |
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