Alexander Isak scored the winning goal as Liverpool beat Bournemouth 1-0 on Andoni Iraola’s return to the Vitality Stadium.
A tense game was settled just after the hour mark as Isak latched onto Cody Gakpo’s cross – via a slight nick off Florian Wirtz – to settle the contest.
Liverpool snatched victory on a day where they struggled in large parts, with Sky Sports’ Jamie Carragher criticising their first-half display, as the Cherries dominated. “Iraola probably cannot believe how lethargic Liverpool look,” he said on co-commentary duty.
But Bournemouth lacked the clinical touch as they remain winless under Marco Rose in the league. Their best chance fell to Evanilson, whose near-post flick from Marcus Tavernier’s cross was kept out brilliantly by Alisson – who palmed out the effort from behind him.
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Liverpool stopper Alisson reacts quickly as James Tavernier fires the ball across the face of goal and Evanilson meets it with a neat flick.
The victory is Liverpool’s second in the league this season as they go into the international break in sixth place. Bournemouth, meanwhile, sit level on points with Coventry in 17th place.
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The key moments from the south coast
18: HUGE SAVE! Tavernier’s cross from the right is flicked towards the near post by Evanilson but Alisson makes a huge stop.
34: SAVE! Bradley Barcola cuts inside from the left wing and his effort is saved by Djordje Petrovic.
36: JUST WIDE! Dominik Szoboszlai hits a trademark free-kick which bounces just the wrong side of the post.
61: GOAL! Isak crashes Liverpool in front after Gakpo did well down the right wing.
68: SAVE! Bournemouth look for a response but Evanilson can only curl into Alisson’s clutches.
70: BIG BLOCK! Gakpo pokes Isak through on goal but James Hill comes across for a big block.
90+2: BIG CHANCE! Lewis Koumas has the chance to seal it for Liverpool but his curling effort inside the box from Victor Munoz’s pass is straight at Petrovic.
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