Bournemouth v Liverpool

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Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:00:00 UTCVitality Stadium

Post-game report— full article

Liverpool Edge Bournemouth 1-0 After Isak Breaks Second-Half Deadlock

Alexander Isak's 58th-minute strike secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory for Liverpool over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. The gritty away win keeps Andoni Iraola's side in the early title race while leaving the hosts winless through five matches.

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Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Bournemouth 43%Draw 23%Liverpool 34%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

BournemouthLiverpool

46Possession54

9Shots12

2Shots on target3

5Shots off target3

2Blocked shots6

5Shots inside box7

4Shots outside box5

3Corners3

4Offsides2

11Fouls13

1Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

2Saves2

383Passes473

298Accurate passes386

Match events

46′Dominik Szoboszlai
57′Alexander Isak
58′Alexander Isak
71′Florian Wirtz ← Trey Nyoni
72′Bradley Barcola ← Víctor Muñoz
75′Adam Smith → Lewis Cook
75′Ryan Christie → Daniel Jebbison
75′Marcus Tavernier → David Brooks
81′Alexander Isak ← Lewis Koumas
81′Dominik Szoboszlai ← Ryan Gravenberch
81′António Silva
88′Tyler Adams → Ben Gannon-Doak
88′Rayan → Alex Tóth

Bournemouth · Liverpool

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Bournemouth4-4-2

106.3↓75'Christie

156.3↓75'Smith

126.3↓88'Adams

96.3Evanilson

36.3Truffert

166.3↓75'Tavernier

56.3Hill

86.3Scott

16.3Petrović

146.0Silva

376.3↓88'Rayan

Liverpool4-3-3

47.2Dijk

97.5↓81'Isak

17.3Becker

186.8Gakpo

106.8Allister

86.5↓81'Szoboszlai

337.2Araújo

76.8↓71'Wirtz

296.8↓72'Barcola

67.2Kerkez

57.2Jacquet

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Bournemouth

10Ryan Christie6.3
15Adam Smith6.3
12Tyler Adams6.3
9Evanilson6.3
3Adrien Truffert6.3
16Marcus Tavernier6.3
5James Hill6.3
8Alex Scott6.3
1Đorđe Petrović6.3
14António Silva6.0
37Rayan6.3

Liverpool

4Virgil van Dijk7.2
9Alexander Isak7.5
1Alisson Becker7.3
18Cody Gakpo6.8
10Alexis Mac Allister6.8
8Dominik Szoboszlai6.5
33Ronald Araújo7.2
7Florian Wirtz6.8
29Bradley Barcola6.8
6Milos Kerkez7.2
5Jérémy Jacquet7.2

BournemouthTale of the tapeLiverpool

4-4-2Formation4-3-3

6 ptsTable12 pts

-4Goal difference+1

DDDLDFormDWDDD

1Head-to-head wins1

43%Win chance34%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Bournemouth 1W0D1W Liverpool

Goals 5–6

2026-01-24AFC Bournemouth3–2Liverpool FC
2025-08-15Liverpool FC4–2AFC Bournemouth

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Bournemouth

DDDLD

vsBrentford2-2
@Newcastle2-2
vsEverton1-1
@Manchester City1-2
@Nottingham Forest FC1-1

Liverpool

DWDDD

vsFulham0-0
@Ipswich2-0
vsNottingham Forest2-2
@Newcastle2-2
vsBrentford FC1-1

This season — other meeting

LiverpoolvBournemouth

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Bournemouth	7	1	3	3	-4	6
Liverpool	7	3	3	1	+1	12