Bournemouth
Liverpool
Match summary
Liverpool won 1-0 away at Bournemouth. It was goalless at half-time.
Alexander Isak put Liverpool ahead in the 57th minute.
The chances backed that up: Liverpool created 1.36 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Bournemouth's 0.94 from 9.
Bournemouth hosted Liverpool in the Premier League on matchday 5, with the visitors edging possession with 54 percent to 46 percent and registering 12 shots compared to the hosts' 9. Both sides managed 3 corners, while Liverpool completed 474 passes at an 81 percent accuracy, against Bournemouth's 381 passes at 78 percent. Bournemouth recorded 116 attacks and 55 dangerous attacks, whereas Liverpool produced 113 attacks and 32 dangerous attacks. The match finished with an expected goals tally of 0.94 for Bournemouth and 1.36 for Liverpool, and the referee issued 3 yellow cards in total across the fixture, alongside 11 fouls by Bournemouth and 13 by Liverpool.
The first half ended goalless after 45+1 minutes of play. Liverpool player Dominik Szoboszlai received a yellow card for a foul in the 46th minute. Bournemouth's Ryan Christie missed a notable chance off target in the 52nd minute with an expected goals value of 0.59. Alexander Isak scored the opening and only goal of the match for Liverpool in the 57th minute with a right foot shot following an expected goals chance of 0.51, before receiving a yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct in the 58th minute. Isak later had an off target shot in the 69th minute. Several substitutions occurred before António Silva received a yellow card for a foul in the 81st minute, and the match concluded with a final score of 0-1.
