English Premier League

FT Sunday, September 20, 2026
Liverpool DWWDW 1
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AFC Bournemouth DDWDW 0
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Vitality Stadium · 11,316 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Alexander 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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:26 Nicol: Liverpool were lucky to claim 3 points vs. Bournemouth Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

LIV leads series 4-1

Lineups

BOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 14António SilvaCD-L
  3. 5James HillCD-R
  4. 3Adrien TruffertLB
  5. 15Adam SmithRB
  6. 10Ryan ChristieAM
  7. 8Alex ScottLM
  8. 12Tyler AdamsRM
  9. 9EvanilsonF
  10. 16Marcus TavernierAM-L
  11. 37RayanAM-R

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Jérémy JacquetCD-R
  4. 6Milos KerkezLB
  5. 33Ronald AraujoRB
  6. 7Florian WirtzAM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiRM
  9. 9Alexander IsakF
  10. 29Bradley BarcolaAM-L
  11. 18Cody GakpoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 46' Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 57' Goal! Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 1. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 58' Alexander Isak (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  4. 69' Delay in match (Liverpool).
  5. 69'
  6. 69' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  7. 69'
  8. 71' Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Florian Wirtz.
  9. 72' Substitution, Liverpool. Víctor Muñoz replaces Bradley Barcola.
  10. 75' Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook replaces Adam Smith.
  11. 75' Substitution, Bournemouth. Daniel Jebbison replaces Ryan Christie.
  12. 75' Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Marcus Tavernier.
  13. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Alexander Isak.
  14. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
  15. 81' António Silva (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 87' Delay in match (Liverpool).
  17. 87'
  18. 87' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  19. 87'
  20. 88' Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Tyler Adams.
  21. 88' Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Tóth replaces Rayan.

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