Bournemouth 3 – 2 Liverpool

Bournemouth 3 – 2 Liverpool

Liverpool’s unbeaten run went up in smoke as Amine Adli scored a stoppage-time winner for Bournemouth in a dramatic 3-2 victory.

Arne Slot’s team had been unbeaten across 13 games in all competitions – a run barely skewed by 4 straight attracts in the Premier League – however fell to a last-gasp Adli strike having staged a fightback from 2-0 down.

Some haphazard defending from Virgil van Dijk gifted Evanilson the opener before Alex Jimenez doubled the lead with Liverpool dallying about changing the injured Joe Gomez leaving them with just 10 males on the pitch when the objective went in.

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Jamie Redknapp criticised the time Liverpool took to exchange the injured Joe Gomez as Bournemouth doubled their lead, labelling it as ‘amateurish’

Van Dijk headed Slot’s team to within one objective, partially atoning for his earlier errors by turning dwelling a Dominik Szoboszlai nook with the top of his again.

Andy Robertson, who has been linked with a transfer away from Anfield this month, changed Milos Kerkez for a second half which largely occurred in Bournemouth territory.

Player rankings:

Bournemouth: Petrovic (6), Smith (7), Hill (7), Senesi (8), Truffert (7), Cook (7), Scott (7), Jimenez (8), Kroupi (7), Adli (8), Evanilson (8)

Subs: Christie (7), Toth (7), Unal (7)

Liverpool: Alisson (5), Frimpong (6), Van Dijk (6), Gomez (6), Kerkez (5), Gravenberch (6), Mac Allister (6), Szoboszlai (7), Wirtz (6), Gakpo (6), Salah (5)

Subs: Ngumoha (7), Robertson (7), Endo (6), Ekitike (7)

Player of the Match: Senesi

Yet the reigning champions remained largely toothless in assault until Szoboszlai hammered dwelling a free-kick with 10 minutes remaining as Liverpool’s unbeaten run appeared set to continue.

However, Andoni Iraola’s aspect, who had gained just as soon as of their last 13 matches, had been courageous and daring in the closing phases and their gamble to throw males ahead paid off when Adli netted a scrappy winner in the ninety fifth minute.

Liverpool stay fourth after the defeat – 14 factors adrift of leaders Arsenal – and will slip out of the Champions League locations when Manchester United and Chelsea play on Sunday, while Bournemouth climb to thirteenth, 10 factors clear of the relegation zone.

The Reds have now misplaced seven Premier League games this season and the future of boss Slot will likely be in the highlight as soon as again.

Analysis: Liverpool had possession however no function

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Mohamed Salah will get a cross into the Bournemouth box under strain from James Hill

Sky Sports’ Lewis Jones:

Liverpool had the ball, the territory, the acquainted patterns however completely no menace or conviction. This defeat to Bournemouth will sting on the scoreline, however the performance reduce deeper. This was an evening that laid naked a rising drawback under Slot: sterile management mistaken for authority.

Slot has spent a lot of 2026 pointing in the direction of low blocks as the nice inhibitor of Liverpool’s attacking rhythm. Teams sit deep, he says. Space is denied. His gamers aren’t constructed for that type of puzzle.

Except Bournemouth didn’t play that game. They stepped out. They pressed. They left house in behind.

And Liverpool still appeared wanting concepts and, most damningly, wanting perception that their soccer might damage anybody.

Liverpool registered 14 pictures. Those efforts amounted to just 0.83 anticipated objectives, a determine that tells the story of their struggles. This was a team settling for the comfy possibility. Shots from distance. Crosses without conviction. Attacks that slowed just as they wanted acceleration.

For all the ball Liverpool had, Bournemouth always appeared the more prone to land the punch that mattered. And punch they did. Bournemouth had been every little thing Liverpool weren’t. Direct, decisive and daring.

This was a nasty one for Slot.

Slot: We ran out of power attributable to fixture congestion

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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot discusses why he desires to maintain Andrew Robertson at the club despite switch rumours spreading

Slot said his gamers “ran out of energy” during the 3-2 loss.

Speaking after the game, Slot cited the two-day hole and brief turnaround between Wednesday’s away journey to Marseille in the Champions League and Saturday’s conflict at the Vitality Stadium as one in every of the causes his team misplaced.

(*3*) he said in his post-match press convention.

(*2*)Two days in the past we needed to play an away game in Europe. We are the only team that performed Champions League that has two days in between.

“After an away game, another away game against one of the most intense teams.

“What shouldn’t have occurred is you must win it at the end, that is more tough.

“For the rest of the game, it was completely different. We dominated the game.”

Van Dijk takes blame for opening Bournemouth objective

Van Dijk has taken full duty for the error that led to Bournemouth’s opening objective in Liverpool’s defeat.

“I take full responsibility even though it was a difficult ball to judge,” he told Sky Sports.

“The second goal we could have kicked the ball out, we could have done this, could have done that, but to concede like that before half-time you put yourself in a position where you have to work harder than ever. We fought hard but didn’t create big chances despite getting into promising positions.”

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