English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 27, 2022
AFC Bournemouth LWLLW 0
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Liverpool WLDDL 9
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LIV549
Anfield · 53,328 att.

Match Report

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Liverpool storm to 9-0 win over Bournemouth to equal Premier League record, kick-start campaign

Liverpool ended their wait for a win in the Premier League this season in emphatic style, routing Bournemouth with a 9-0 win at Anfield on Saturday.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
2
30.6
Possession
69.4
5
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
12
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
211
Accurate Passes
589
303
Passes
681
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
11
5
Crosses
20
0.4
Cross %
0.6
58
Long Balls
63
24
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
10
20
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
9
17
Effective Clearances
3
17
Clearances
3

Head to Head

LIV leads series 5-0

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 2Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 14Jordan HendersonLM
  8. 19Harvey ElliottRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 23Luis DíazLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 72Sepp van den BergSUB
  2. 7James MilnerSUB
  3. 95Harvey DaviesSUB
  4. 47Nathaniel PhillipsSUB
  5. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB
  6. 43Stefan BajceticSUB
  7. 13Adrián SUB
  8. 28Fábio CarvalhoSUB
  9. 42Bobby ClarkSUB

BOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Mark TraversG
  2. 25Marcos SenesiCD-L
  3. 6Chris MephamCD-R
  4. 33Jordan ZemuraLB
  5. 15Adam SmithRB
  6. 10Ryan ChristieAM
  7. 8Jefferson LermaLM
  8. 4Lewis CookRM
  9. 21Kieffer MooreF
  10. 16Marcus TavernierAM-L
  11. 32Jaidon AnthonyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Philip BillingSUB
  2. 9Dominic SolankeSUB
  3. 17Jack StaceySUB
  4. 35Owen BevanSUB
  5. 11Emiliano MarcondesSUB
  6. 22Ben PearsonSUB
  7. 13NetoSUB
  8. 38Christian SaydeeSUB
  9. 23James HillSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Liverpool 1, Bournemouth 0. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino with a cross.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  2. 4' VAR Decision: Goal Liverpool - Liverpool 1-0 Bournemouth (Luis Díaz).
  3. 6' Goal! Liverpool 2, Bournemouth 0. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  4. 28' Goal! Liverpool 3, Bournemouth 0. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
  5. 31' Goal! Liverpool 4, Bournemouth 0. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  6. 35' Adam Smith (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Goal! Liverpool 5, Bournemouth 0. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
  8. 45' Substitution, Bournemouth. Dominic Solanke replaces Adam Smith.
  9. 45' Substitution, Bournemouth. Philip Billing replaces Ryan Christie.
  10. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Fábio Carvalho replaces Harvey Elliott.
  11. 46' Own Goal by Chris Mepham, Bournemouth. Liverpool 6, Bournemouth 0.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  12. 48' VAR Decision: Goal Bournemouth - Liverpool 6-0 Bournemouth (Chris Mepham).
  13. 62' Goal! Liverpool 7, Bournemouth 0. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  14. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
  15. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Roberto Firmino.
  16. 70' Substitution, Liverpool. Stefan Bajcetic replaces Jordan Henderson.
  17. 77' Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Pearson replaces Lewis Cook.
  18. 80' Goal! Liverpool 8, Bournemouth 0. Fábio Carvalho (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas.
  19. 82' Substitution, Bournemouth. Emiliano Marcondes replaces Ben Pearson because of an injury.
  20. 82' Substitution, Bournemouth. Owen Bevan replaces Chris Mepham.
  21. 83' Substitution, Liverpool. Bobby Clark replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  22. 85' Goal! Liverpool 9, Bournemouth 0. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.

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