Bournemouth’s Philip Billing will get previous Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott, left, in the course of the English Premier League soccer match on the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Saturday March 11, 2023. (Kieran Cleeves/PA through AP)
Philip Billing scored the one purpose within the twenty eighth minute after being teed up within the field by Dango Ouattara as Bournemouth managed to comprise the Liverpool assault and dig out a shock 1-0 win over Jurgen Klopp’s males
After dropping 9-0 at Liverpool earlier this season, Bournemouth received some payback within the Premier League on Saturday.
Bournemouth halted Liverpool’s latest momentum with a 1-0 dwelling win to increase its hopes of staving off relegation and deal a blow to the guests’ hopes of incomes a top-four spot.
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Philip Billing scored the one purpose within the twenty eighth minute after being teed up within the field by Dango Ouattara and Bournemouth managed to comprise a Liverpool assault that had regarded rampant in a surprising 7-0 win over Manchester United final weekend.
Mohamed Salah missed a penalty for Liverpool within the seventieth, sending his effort huge of the purpose, whereas Virgil van Dijk had an early header cleared off the road. But it was a surprisingly tame efficiency from a Liverpool group that had regarded prefer it was lastly getting again to its greatest after 4 wins and a attract its final 5 video games.
That run that had seen Jurgen Klopp’s group transfer up to fifth place within the standings after a dismal first half of the season, and a win over Bournemouth would have put Liverpool above fourth-place Tottenham on purpose distinction forward of Spurs’ recreation at Nottingham Forest later.
Bournemouth began the day in final place however the win lifted it provisionally up to sixteenth within the tight battle in opposition to relegation. The group was coming off a 3-2 loss at chief Arsenal final weekend, when it led 2-0 however conceded the final purpose within the seventh minute of stoppage time, however appeared to have shaken off each that defeat and the 9-0 drubbing at Anfield in August — which equaled the largest profitable margin in Premier League historical past.
Ouattara had already missed an opportunity to give Bournemouth the lead when the Burkina Faso winger turned supplier as a substitute to arrange the opening purpose. He shrugged off a problem from Van Dijk to break into the suitable facet of the world earlier than crossing for Billing to flip dwelling.
Liverpool then received a penalty after Diogo Jota’s header struck the arm of Adam Smith, with referee John Brooks pointing to the spot after consulting his pitchside monitor.
But Salah blazed his spot kick huge of the put up, the primary time the Egypt ahead has missed the goal from the penalty spot within the Premier League.
“If we score there, the game could turn,” Klopp said. “That doesn’t make the performance better but could change the result at least. (Salah) scores a lot of goals and now he missed a penalty, that’s life.”
Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo had the team’s last chance for an equalizer in stoppage time but missed the target after a long ball into the box from goalkeeper Alisson.
It was only Bournemouth’s second league win in its last 10 games.
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