Liverpool are seriously short of players when they visit Bournemouth in round 21 of the Premier League. Klopp's team will not have Salah and Endo because these players are on national team duty. In addition, there are a series of injured players, including Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Szoboszlai, Tsimikas, Thiago, Matip, Bajcetic.
Despite not having the strongest squad, Liverpool still controlled the ball better than the home team after the opening whistle. Unfortunately, Liverpool only controlled the ball slightly better than Bournemouth, the away team's attacking play was not sharp, they created a few shots but did not cause much trouble for Neto's goal.
Nunez celebrates after opening the scoring (Photo: Getty).
After a stalemate in the first 45 minutes, Liverpool continued to push forward after the break. The turning point of the match came in the 49th minute, when Jones, Jota and Nunez coordinated well to penetrate the opponent's defense, Nunez curled the ball from the edge of the penalty area into the right corner of the goal to score the opening goal.
With a goal, Liverpool retreated to play defensive counter-attack, forcing Bournemouth to push up their formation. In the 70th minute, the away team launched a sharp counter-attack, Gakpo created a favorable pass for Jota to run down and finish from the right side of the penalty area. Jota's shot to the near corner became a goal.
Just 9 minutes after scoring, Jota scored again. In the 79th minute, the Portuguese player took a one-touch shot from the edge of the penalty area, but he missed the ball, but it still disoriented the home team's defense. Jota quickly rushed in to shoot the ball diagonally into the left corner of the goal, making the score 3-0.
Jota celebrates with his teammates after scoring (Photo: Getty).
Bournemouth did not have a chance to score, but the home team's strikers were unlucky in this match. A typical situation was in the 90th minute, Brooks escaped to receive the ball and faced goalkeeper Alisson, the shooting angle was wide and no one was marking him, but the home team's number 7 curled the ball out.
Liverpool's 4-0 victory was sealed in the 90+3 minute, Gomez sent a deep cross for Nunez to tap in. The Uruguayan player tapped the ball with the outside of his right foot, sending it diagonally into the right corner of the goal, leaving Neto defeated.
After round 21, Liverpool has 48 points, 5 points more than second-placed Man City, but the defending champions have one match less.
Lineup (scoring)
Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Neto 6; Aarons 5, Zabarnyi 5.5, Mepham 6, Hill 6 (Kelly 55, 6); Christie 6.5, Cook 5 (Billing 83); Tavernier 6.5, Kluivert 5 (Brooks 69, 6), Siniterra 6 (Scott 55, 6); Solanke 5 (Moore 83)
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson 6; Bradley 6.5 (Beck 83), Konate 7.5, Van Dijk 7, Gomez 6.5; Elliott 6 (Gravenberch 64, 6), McAllister 7.5, Jones 7 (Clark 83); Diaz 6 (Gakpo 64, 6.5), Jota 8 (Gordon 90+4), Nunez 7.5.
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