Liverpool put their defeat to Nottingham Forest behind them in wonderful style as three first-half objectives noticed off Bournemouth to the tune of a 3-0 victory.
Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth
Premier League (5), Anfield
September 21, 2024
Targets
Diaz 27′ (help – Konate)
Diaz 29′ (help – Alexander-Arnold)
Nunez 37′ (help – Salah)
After conceding early to AC Milan in midweek, the Reds appeared to have slipped up once more as Antoine Semenyo slid residence after simply 4 minutes, just for VAR to catch him offside.
That proved to be the spark the Anfield crowd wanted, with the ambiance amping up and Liverpool pushing ahead in assault, Andy Robertson going shut nearly instantly after.
After an extended stretch of one-way site visitors for the hosts, a mistake from stand-in Caoimhin Kelleher handed Bournemouth one other alternative by way of Semenyo, however thankfully the Irishman was readily available to bail himself out with a pointy cease.
Liverpool took the lead by way of route one, with Ibrahima Konate arrowing a ball up for Luis Diaz, whose darting run attracted Kepa Arrizabalaga, and having crushed the advancing goalkeeper the Colombian was in a position to hearth residence for 1-0.
Diaz made it 2-0 inside a minute, with Liverpool streaming ahead, and because the No. 7 drifted into area Trent Alexander-Arnold discovered him for a easy end.
To not be outdone, Darwin Nunez marked his first begin of the season with a surprising objective, with Mohamed Salah touching Konate’s lengthy ball by way of for the Uruguayan, who drove into the field, lower onto his left and curled past Kepa.
HT: Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth
Liverpool took time to search out their contact after the restart, however they regained momentum within the engine room, with all three midfielders spectacular in tight areas and Ryan Gravenberch testing Kepa with a strong long-range strike.
Rotation continued across the hour as a facet that includes 4 adjustments from midweek noticed Dominik Szoboszlai withdrawn and Curtis Jones despatched on, with an eye fixed on managing minutes forward of the go to of West Ham.
The Reds stored pushing for extra with some excellent patterns of play, although Salah and Nunez discovered themselves getting in one another’s approach on a lot of events.
It was quickly time for Federico Chiesa‘s Premier League debut, the Italian changing Nunez with 18 minutes left to play and taking over his spot as centre-forward.
Chiesa confirmed promising indicators whereas on the different finish Kelleher made a terrific save to disclaim Bournemouth substitute Luis Sinisterra, with the second half ending with a 3-0 win for Liverpool.
TIA Man of the Match: Luis Diaz
Referee: Tony Harrington
Liverpool: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai (Jones 61′), Mac Allister; Salah, Diaz (Chiesa 72′), Nunez (Gakpo 72′)
Subs not used: Jaros, Quansah, Gomez, Bradley, Tsimikas, Jota
Bournemouth: Kepa; Araujo (Smith 70′), Huijsen, Zabarnyi, Kerkez; Christie (Scott 70′), Prepare dinner; Semenyo (Sinisterra 70′), Kluivert (Ouattara 46′), Tavernier; Evanilson (Unal 76′)
Subs not used: Travers, Senesi, Hill, Brooks
Subsequent match: West Ham (H) – Carabao Cup Third Spherical – Wednesday, September 25, 8pm (BST)
Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth
