In the match between Bournemouth vs Liverpool in round 21 of the 2023/24 Premier League, the away team won 4-0 thanks to a double from Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez.
In this match, coach Klopp used young player Bradley as right-back after Alexander-Arnold was injured. In the middle of the field, the trio used is Jones – Mac Allister – Elliott after Szoboszlai was injured and Gravenberch was on the reserve. The attack will be the connection between Jota – Diaz – Nunez while Mohamed Salah is busy attending CAN 2023.
Despite having to face a strong opponent like Liverpool, Bournemouth entered the game extremely impressively. They are ready to steal the ball, catch people in the opponent’s field as well as boldly hold the ball in coordination or make breakthroughs. Meanwhile, Liverpool encountered many difficulties in deploying the ball.
Liverpool’s midfield in this match, including Jones – Mac Allister – Elliott, has been playing quite poorly since the beginning of the match. Therefore, Jota – Diaz – Nunez are having to retreat quite deep to find the ball and coordinate. Therefore, there were not many dangerous attacks from Liverpool towards Bournemouth’s goal. The first half ended with a 0-0 draw.
In the second half, Bournemouth continued to have a determined and fiery start. However, compared to the first half, Liverpool knew how to concretize opportunities into goals. In the 49th minute, after the combination between Jones and Jota, the ball reached Nunez and the former Benfica player scored a dangerous low shot into the far corner, opening the score for Liverpool.
With the goal to break the deadlock, Liverpool played much more elegantly and comfortably. But we had to wait until the 70th minute for the second goal to come to this club when Jota decisively kicked the ball, defeating goalkeeper Neto. 2-0 for Liverpool.
By this time, Bournemouth’s spirit was no longer good. Meanwhile, Liverpool still maintained the pressure and Jota completed a double in this match in the 80th minute after a good pass by substitute Gakpo.
Before the match ended, Nunez appeared on the scoreboard for the second time with a neat close-range kick, thereby sealing a 4-0 victory for the away team. With this result, Liverpool has 48 points and continues to lead the Premier League rankings. They are 5 points ahead of the 3 clubs with the same 43 points behind them: Man City, Arsenal and Aston Villa.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool lineup
Bournemouth: Neto, Aarons, Mepham, Hill (Kelly 55′), Zabarnyi, Christie, Cook (Billing 84′), Tavernier, Solanke (Moore 84′), Kluivert (Brooks 69′), Siniterra (Scott 55′)
Liverpool: Alisson, Van Dijk, Gomez, Konate, Bradley (Clark 83′), Jones (Owen Beck 83′), Mac Allister, Elliott (Gravenberch 64′), Jota (Gordon 90’+4), Diaz (Gakpo 64′ ), Nunez