Alexander Isak’s second-half strike gave Liverpool successive Premier League away wins and sent the Reds sixth with victory at Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
The visitors toiled for long spells as head coach Andoni Iraola returned to the club he guided to European football last season, making the breakthrough in the 57th minute when Isak fired in following fine work by Cody Gakpo on the right.
Alexander Isak grabs his fourth Premier League goal of the season! 🔴 pic.twitter.com/5ehwhl1it4
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 20, 2026
Bournemouth goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic repelled Bradley Barcola’s shot during the first half and Ryan Christie sent an effort wide for the hosts shortly after the break as Marco Rose’s team remained winless after five games in this season’s top flight.
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Bournemouth team vs Liverpool
Justin Kluivert came out of Bournemouth’s squad in the one change to their starting side from the win at Sociedad. Winger Ryan Christie came in.
Bournemouth: Djordje Petrovic, Adam Smith, James Hill, Antonio Silva, Adrien Truffert, Rayan, Tyler Adams, Ryan Christie, Alex Scott, Marcus Tavernier, Evanilson
Substitutes: Michele Di Gregorio, Lewis Cook Julio Soler, David Brooks, Ben Gannon-Doak, Bafode Diakite, Juanlu Sanchez, Alex Toth, Daniel Jebbison
Liverpool full line up vs Bournemouth
Gakpo, Milos Kerkez and Alexis Mac Allister returned in Liverpool’s three changes from their 0-0 draw at home to Fulham eight days earlier, replacing Ryan Gravenberch, Victor Munoz and Kostas Tsimikas.
Defenders Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni (knee) and forwards Federico Chiesa (muscle) and Hugo Ekitike (Achilles) remained out.
Liverpool: Alisson Becker, Ronald Araujo, Virgil van Dijk, Jeremy Jacquet, Milos Kerkez, Bradley Barcola, Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, Alexander Isak
Substitutes: Giorgi Mamardashvili, Joe Gomez, Kostas Tsimikas, Víctor Munoz, Jeremie Frimpong, Ryan Gravenberch, Trey Nyoni, Lewis Koumas, Rio Ngumoha
Where to watch Bournemouth vs Liverpool: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Sunday was at 14:00 BST (09:00 ET / 06:00 PT). In the UK, live TV coverage is on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra.
Streaming is via Sky Go, which is available on a vast variety of devices for viewing on the move.
Via Now TV, Sky Sports costs £14.99 for a day membership, £27.99 a month for a 12-month membership or £34.99 a month with no contract.
Here’s the full list of Premier League broadcasters in different territories.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Premier League stats, recent form
- Bournemouth have lost 15 of their 19 Premier League games against Liverpool (W3 D1), although all three victories have come at home – 4-3 in December 2016, 1-0 in March 2023 and 3-2 in January 2026
- Only in 2023/24 have they had a longer winless start to a Premier League season, when they failed to win their first nine under Iraola
- Having taken the lead in all of their league games this season, Bournemouth did not join Manchester City (January 2004) and Tottenham (October 2007 and December 2023) as the only teams ever to have gone five successive games in the top flight leading and not winning
- Before this game, no side had sent in more shots on target in the Premier League this season than Bournemouth (24), with their six per game under Marco Rose the most under any of the five managers to take charge of the Cherries in the competition
- Marcus Tavernier has scored in four of his last six Premier League appearances for Bournemouth (four goals), having only scored four times in his previous 24 games combined, but has lost all six of his meetings with Liverpool by an aggregate score of 23-2
- Liverpool have only failed to score in one of their 19 Premier League games against Bournemouth and their average of three goals per game against them before this (54 in 18 matches) was their highest average against any side they’ve faced at least 10 times in the competition
- They had drawn three of their first four games (W1) in a Premier League season for the first time since 2005/06, when they drew their fifth game as part of a campaign that remains the only time Liverpool have drawn four of their first five league games in a season
- With clean sheets in each of their last three Premier League games, Liverpool have kept more than they achieved in their previous 13 games combined (one) and went three in a row without conceding for the first time since a run of four between May and September 2024
- This is set to be the first time a Liverpool manager has faced one of their former Premier League clubs since March 2015, when Brendan Rodgers won 1-0 at Swansea City
- Reds managers are unbeaten in seven against former sides (W6 D2), since Kenny Dalglish lost 2-0 at Newcastle in April 2012
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