What a thrilling game in the 23rd round of the Premier League between AFC Bournemouth and Liverpool FC!
In an exchange of blows that was captivating right up to the last second, the “Cherries” narrowly prevailed against the favored “Reds” 3-2.
While coach Andoni Iraola’s team jumped to 13th place in the table thanks to this success, Arne Slot’s team failed to make up ground but remained in fourth place for the time being.
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Efficiency beats dominance
The guests from Liverpool controlled the game for long stretches with 67 percent of ball possession, but the home team appeared to be much more efficient in front of the goal.
After Evanilson took the lead after Alex Scott’s preparatory work (26′), Jimenez followed up just a few minutes later (33′) after a pass from James Hill – a goal that also withstood a short review by the video assistant.
A downer for Slots team is the substitution of Joe Gomez due to injury in the 36th minute. Despite the deficit, the “Reds” did not give up and their captain van Dijk scored an important goal in stoppage time in the first half after a corner from Dominik Szoboszlai.
Szoboszlai trifft, Adli entscheidet
After the break, Liverpool vehemently pushed for an equalizer and created numerous standard situations, which is also reflected in the corner statistics of 11:3 for the guests.
The efforts were finally rewarded late: Szoboszlai scored after a pass from Mohamed Salah to make it 2-2 (80th). When everything at the Vitality Stadium pointed to a division of points, Iraola’s team struck again dramatically in stoppage time:
Amine Adli scores the much-celebrated winning goal (90+5), which is again checked by VAR for a possible offside position and ultimately given.
With this emotional home win, Bournemouth consolidated its position in the midfield of the table and kept its distance from the relegation zone. Liverpool, on the other hand, has suffered a setback in the fight for the Champions League places, but is benefiting from the fact that their pursuers have not yet been able to significantly reduce the gap in this round.
