Liverpool demolishes AFC Bournemouth 9-0 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

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Liverpool crushes AFC Bournemouth 9-0 playing a great match. HIGHLIGHTS

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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

L. Díaz(goal)R. Firmino
3'
L. Díaz(var)
4'
Harvey Elliott(goal)Roberto Firmino
6'
Trent Alexander-Arnold(goal)Roberto Firmino
28'
31'
35'
Adam Smith- Yellow
Virgil van Dijk (goal)Andrew Robertson
45'
46'
Philip Billing- sub ->R. Christie
46'
46'
Dominic Solanke- sub ->Adam Smith
46'
Chris Mepham(own-goal)
48'
Chris Mepham(var)
62'
69'
Konstantinos Tsimikas- sub ->Andrew Robertson
69'
Stefan Bajčetić- sub ->Jordan Henderson
70'
77'
80'
82'
82'
Bobby Clark- sub ->Trent Alexander-Arnold
83'
L. Díaz(goal)Konstantinos Tsimikas
85'

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
G
Alisson  1.Brazil
6.8
D
Virgil van Dijk  4.Netherlands
8.1
Goals45'
D
A. Robertson 26.Scotland
7.1
69'
D
J. Gomez 2.England
7.3
D
9.1
83' Goals28'
M
J. Henderson 14.England
6.9
70'
M
Fabinho 3.Brazil
7.3
M
Harvey Elliott 19.England
7.8
46' Goals6'
F
Roberto Firmino 9.Brazil
9.5
69' Goals31', 62'
F
Mohamed Salah 11.Egypt
6.2
F
L. Díaz 23.Colombia
8.6
Goals3', 85'
Substitutes
G
Adrián 13.Spain
G
Harvey Davies 95.England
D
7.6
69'
D
Sepp van den Berg 72.Netherlands
D
Nathaniel Phillips 47.England
D
6.7
70'
M
James Milner 7.England
7.0
69'
M
Bobby Clark 42.England
6.4
83'
M
Fabio Carvalho 28.Portugal
7.1
46' Goals80'

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson (6.8), Trent Alexander-Arnold (9.1), Joe Gomez (7.3), Virgil van Dijk (8.1), Andrew Robertson (7.1), Harvey Elliott (7.8), Fabinho (7.3), Jordan Henderson (7.2), Mohamed Salah (6.2), Roberto Firmino (9.7) and Luis Díaz (8.6).

The home team had on the bench: Konstantinos Tsimikas (7.2), Adrián, H. Davies, James Milner (6.8), S. van den Berg, Bobby Clark (6.4), N. Phillips, Stefan Bajčetić (6.5) and Fabio Carvalho (7.5).

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 (9.7) 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
G
Mark Travers 1.Republic of Ireland
5.3
D
Adam Smith 15.England
5.8
46' 35'
D
Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina
6.0
D
Chris Mepham 6.Wales
5.0
82'
D
Jordan Zemura 33.Zimbabwe
5.8
M
J. Lerma 8.Colombia
6.0
M
R. Christie 10.Scotland
6.2
46'
M
Lewis Cook 4.England
6.4
77'
M
Marcus Tavernier 16.England
5.7
M
Jaidon Anthony 32.England
5.4
F
Kieffer Moore 21.Wales
6.6
Substitutes
G
Neto 13.Brazil
D
James Hill 23.England
D
Owen Bevan 35.Wales
6.1
82'
M
Emiliano Marcondes 11.Denmark
6.2
82'
M
Philip Billing 29.Denmark
6.1
46'
M
Ben Pearson 22.England
77'
M
Jack Stacey 17.England
F
Dominic Solanke 9.England
6.6
46'
F
Christian Saydee 38.England

AFC Bournemouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Scott Parker played with: Mark Travers (5.3), Adam Smith (6.0), Chris Mepham (5.0), Marcos Senesi (6.0), Jordan Zemura (5.8), Lewis Cook (6.5), Jefferson Lerma (6.0), Jaidon Anthony (5.4), Ryan Christie (6.2), Marcus Tavernier (5.7) and Kieffer Moore (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Hill, Emiliano Marcondes (6.2), Philip Billing (6.4), Owen Bevan (6.3), Ben Pearson, J. Stacey, Dominic Solanke (6.6), 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 (6.6) 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.​