English Premier League

FT Monday, August 17, 2015
AFC Bournemouth DWLDL 0
–
Liverpool WWDWW 1
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BOU000
LIV101
Anfield · 44,102 att.

Match Report

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Christian Benteke goal gives Liverpool victory against Bournemouth

Christian Benteke scored on his Anfield debut as Liverpool defeated Bournemouth 1-0 on Monday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
2
45.1
Possession
54.9
13
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
293
Accurate Passes
403
387
Passes
492
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
25
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
49
25
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
5
19
Effective Tackles
19
22
Tackles
24
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
20
Effective Clearances
28
23
Clearances
36

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-0

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 6Dejan LovrenCD-L
  3. 37Martin SkrtelCD-R
  4. 12Joe GomezLB
  5. 2Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 20Adam LallanaAM
  7. 14Jordan HendersonLM
  8. 7James MilnerRM
  9. 9Christian BentekeF
  10. 33Jordon IbeAM-L
  11. 10Philippe CoutinhoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Kolo TouréSUB
  2. 18Alberto MorenoSUB
  3. 34Adam BogdanSUB
  4. 27Divock OrigiSUB
  5. 28Danny IngsSUB
  6. 23Emre CanSUB
  7. 11Roberto FirminoSUB

BOU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Artur BorucG
  2. 3Steve CookCD-L
  3. 5Tommy ElphickCD-R
  4. 11Charlie DanielsLB
  5. 2Simon FrancisRB
  6. 6Andrew SurmanCM-L
  7. 32Eunan O'KaneCM-R
  8. 10Max GradelLM
  9. 30Matt RitchieRM
  10. 17Joshua KingCF-L
  11. 13Callum WilsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Adam SmithSUB
  2. 14Tyrone MingsSUB
  3. 23Adam FedericiSUB
  4. 7Marc PughSUB
  5. 25Sylvain DistinSUB
  6. 4Dan GoslingSUB
  7. 24Lee TomlinSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Goal! Liverpool 1, Bournemouth 0. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a corner.
  2. 34' Eunan O'Kane (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Substitution, Liverpool. Emre Can replaces Jordan Henderson because of an injury.
  4. 61' Substitution, Bournemouth. Lee Tomlin replaces Joshua King.
  5. 70' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Jordon Ibe.
  6. 75' Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 76' Matt Ritchie (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 77' Lee Tomlin (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 81' Substitution, Bournemouth. Adam Smith replaces Max Gradel.
  10. 81' Substitution, Liverpool. Alberto Moreno replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  11. 87' Substitution, Bournemouth. Dan Gosling replaces Eunan O'Kane.
  12. 90'+1' Steve Cook (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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