AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool, 2026-27 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueAlexander Isak winner for Liverpool on Andoni Iraola return to Bournemouth
Alexander Isak's second-half strike secured Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola all three points on his return to the Vitality Stadium in a 1-0 victory over his old club Bournemouth.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Bournemouth. Ryan Christie is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 4': Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 7': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 9': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 9': Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 11': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 11': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool).
- 18': Attempt saved. Evanilson (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 19': Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Alex Scott with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 22': Handball by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 23': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 26': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 27': Offside, Liverpool. Bradley Barcola is caught offside.
- 30': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 33': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 34': Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 34': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Scott with a headed pass.
- 39': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
- 40': Handball by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 41': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 43': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
- 43': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by António Silva.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 0.
- 46': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 46': Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Rayan (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 53': Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Rayan with a cross.
- 55': Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Scott.
- 56': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 56': Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 57': Goal! Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 1. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 58': Alexander Isak (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 63': Offside, Liverpool. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
- 65': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 67': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 68': Attempt saved. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Tyler Adams.
- 69': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a through ball.
- 70': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Hill.
- 71': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 71': Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Víctor Muñoz replaces Bradley Barcola.
- 75': Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook replaces Adam Smith.
- 75': Substitution, Bournemouth. Daniel Jebbison replaces Ryan Christie.
- 75': Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Marcus Tavernier.
- 79': Offside, Bournemouth. David Brooks is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Alexander Isak.
- 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 81': Foul by António Silva (Bournemouth).
- 81': Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': António Silva (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 83': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Rayan (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 85': Attempt missed. Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Brooks.
- 85': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Brooks.
- 87': Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Tyler Adams.
- 88': Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Tóth replaces Rayan.
- 89': Handball by Trey Nyoni (Liverpool).
- 90': Attempt missed. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 90'+1': Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Víctor Muñoz.
- 90'+3': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 90'+4': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 90'+4': Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
 LIV |
BOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.8 | Possession | 46.2 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 384 | Accurate Passes | 297 |
| 474 | Passes | 382 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 13 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 36 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 11,316
Venue: Vitality Stadium
Location: Bournemouth, England
Attendance: 11,316
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
Line-Ups
AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 14 | António Silva  |
| 5 | James Hill |
| 3 | Adrien Truffert |
| 15 | Adam Smith |
| 10 | Ryan Christie |
| 8 | Alex Scott |
| 12 | Tyler Adams |
| 9 | Evanilson |
| 16 | Marcus Tavernier |
| 37 | Rayan |
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 5 | Jérémy Jacquet |
| 6 | Milos Kerkez |
| 33 | Ronald Araújo |
| 7 | Florian Wirtz |
| 10 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 8 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| 9 | Alexander Isak |
| 29 | Bradley Barcola |
| 18 | Cody Gakpo |
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