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LIVERPOOL. Liverpool demolishes AFC Bournemouth 9-0 with goals of L. Diaz (3′), H. Elliott (6′), T. Alexander-Arnold (28′), R. Firmino (31′), V. van Dijk (45′), C. Mepham (46′ own), R. Firmino (62′), F. Carvalho (80′) and L. Diaz (85′). Liverpool was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell with the collaboration of Marc Perry and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.7 degrees Celsius or 71.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 20 Total 5
- 13 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 154 Attack 69
- 71 Dangerous attack 14
- 135 Ball safe 110
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Liverpool had a strong ball possession 71% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Liverpool was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match.
Liverpool shot 20 times, 13 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, AFC Bournemouth shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Liverpool didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth received 1 yellow card (A. Smith).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Liverpool will have 5 points like Brentford, Newcastle United and Fulham to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth will stay with 3 points like Aston Villa to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will play away with Leicester City on the 13th of May with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).
AFC Bournemouth will play away agasint Crystal Palace on the 13th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).
Liverpool – Formation
Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson
, Trent Alexander-Arnold , Joe Gomez , Virgil van Dijk , Andrew Robertson , Harvey Elliott , Fabinho , Jordan Henderson , Mohamed Salah , Roberto Firmino and Luis Díaz .The home team had on the bench: Konstantinos Tsimikas
, Adrián, H. Davies, James Milner , S. van den Berg, Bobby Clark , N. Phillips, Stefan Bajčetić and Fabio Carvalho .Substitutions
Liverpool made 5 changes: H. Elliott for F. Carvalho (46′), A. Robertson for K. Tsimikas (69′), R. Firmino for J. Milner (69′), J. Henderson for S. Bajcetic (70′) and T. Alexander-Arnold for B. Clark (83′).
Best player: Roberto Firmino
The most impressive player for Liverpool was Roberto Firmino.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 30 passes (66% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 1 cross.AFC Bournemouth – Formation
AFC Bournemouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Scott Parker played with: Mark Travers
, Adam Smith , Chris Mepham , Marcos Senesi , Jordan Zemura , Lewis Cook , Jefferson Lerma , Jaidon Anthony , Ryan Christie , Marcus Tavernier and Kieffer Moore .The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Hill, Emiliano Marcondes
, Philip Billing , Owen Bevan , Ben Pearson, J. Stacey, Dominic Solanke , C. Saydee and Neto.AFC Bournemouth could not rely on the presence of E. Marcondes (injured).
Substitutions
AFC Bournemouth made 5 changes: A. Smith for D. Solanke (46′), R. Christie for P. Billing (46′), L. Cook for B. Pearson (77′), C. Mepham for O. Bevan (82′) and B. Pearson for E. Marcondes (82′).
Best player: Dominic Solanke
The most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Dominic Solanke.
His rating is
with 8 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Southampton – Manchester United – 0-1
- Manchester City – Crystal Palace – 4-2
- Liverpool – AFC Bournemouth – 9-0
- Chelsea – Leicester City – 2-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Leeds United – 1-0
- Brentford – Everton – 1-1
- Arsenal – Fulham – 2-1