Bournemouth v Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Jota and Nunez both score twice
Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool: A strong second-half showing took Jurgen Klopp’s men five points clear atop the Premier League
Liverpool moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 demolition of Bournemouth that extended their unbeaten league run to 14 games.
The visitors were frustrated in a cagey first half of few goalscoring chances but found a higher gear after the break with Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota both scoring twice.
Nunez made it 1-0 in the 49th minute after a slick passing move carved up Bournemouth’s defence and the influential Jota put the game out of reach of the hosts with two clinical finishes in the 70th and 79th minutes.
Uruguayan Nunez put the seal on a dominant Liverpool display with his second goal in stoppage time.
Relive all the action with our blog below:
Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool
55 mins: A couple of Bournemouth subs as Lloyd Kelly and Alex Scott come on for James Hill and Luis Sinisterra.
CHANCE! Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool
53 mins: A much more frenetic pace in this second half! Young right-back Connor Bradley has two chances for Liverpool and the first is a golden one. Nunez stands a cross up to the back post where Bradley rises but his header is badly miscued back across goal and doesn’t trouble Neto. He should have got that on target.
Shortly after, he connects with a shot well from outside the box but it’s desperately blocked.
Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool
51 mins: Bournemouth almost hit back straight away as Cook’s shot takes a wicked deflection, leaving Alisson stranded, but flies wide. The corner is dealt with and Liverpool survive.
GOAL! Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool (Darwin Nunez 49’)
What a start to the second half for Liverpool! And it’s the much-maligned Darwin Nunez with the neat finish to put Jurgen Klopp’s men ahead!
It’s lovely one-touch play from Liverpool as Jones slips the ball to Jota, he angles it to Nunez and the Uruguayan finishes neatly beyond Neto. A sublime team goal and exactly what the Reds needed!
KICK-OFF! Bournemouth 0-0 Liverpool
Back underway at the Vitality. Can either side find a winner?
HALF-TIME! Bournemouth 0-0 Liverpool
And that’s half-time. Bournemouth have more than held their own against league leaders Liverpool but not too many chances of note for either side. Relatively intriguing stuff though.
Bournemouth 0-0 Liverpool
45+1 mins: Into two minutes of added time. Liverpool win a corner which is attacked by Konate but Hill makes it hard for him and the header is wide.
CLOSE! Bournemouth 0-0 Liverpool
44 mins: Solanke twists and turns in the box but eventually his pull-back is to no one. But then Bournemouth’s best moment!
Nice work by Sinisterra down the left and switches inside to Kluivert who drills a lovely ball across the six-yard box but it somehow goes through without a decisive touch from Solanke or Christie. Close!
The Vitality Stadium crowd are rocking now
Bournemouth 0-0 Liverpool
40 mins: Bournemouth finally get a shot on target but it’s straight at Alisson from distance. Kluivert and Christie then see long shots blocked on the edge of the area.
A decent couple of minutes for the Cherries
Bournemouth 0-0 Liverpool
38 mins: Good work from Jota to get half a yard on Mepham and pull the ball back across the box but it’s inches behind Nunez, who has made a great run. He was ready to sweep that in!
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