Liverpool 3 – 0 Bournemouth

Liverpool bought again on the Premier League successful path by sweeping apart Bournemouth 3-0 with Luis Diaz on the double.

Nottingham Forest surprised Anfield final weekend to finish Arne Slot’s good begin however Liverpool had been in ruthless temper towards the Cherries, racing right into a 3-0 lead at half-time.

Diaz took benefit of Kepa Arrizabalaga charging off his line into no man’s land to reward Slot’s workforce the lead earlier than the Colombian fired residence a second simply two minutes later.

Darwin Nunez marked his first begin of the season with an exquisite curling effort into the far nook as Liverpool threatened to run riot. That was the tip of the scoring although as regardless of registering 12 pictures on the right track, the house facet couldn’t add additional gloss to the victory.

It may have been a really completely different afternoon had Antoine Semenyo’s objective after simply six minutes not been dominated out for offside by VAR. The Bournemouth ahead skipped behind the Liverpool backline however Stockley Park stepped in to point out he had strayed forward of the play.

After that wobbly begin, Liverpool discovered their stride and moved high of the Premier League in the meanwhile.

Evaluation: Electrical Diaz including objectives to his repertoire

Sky Sports activities’ Lewis Jones:

“Diaz has 5 objectives to his title already this season. It took him till November final season to succeed in that milestone which suggests Slot, who has a status for bettering attacking gamers, is having an impression on the uptick of Diaz’s output in entrance of objective. He is working at a fee of a objective each 72 minutes – not fairly Erling Haaland’s ranges of 1 each 39 minutes, however it’s nonetheless an outstanding early-season purple patch.

“Each his objectives had been all about power. Diaz nipped in to manage a direct ball on his thigh, rounded Kepa and fired previous the overlaying Julian Araujo on the road. The second was equally as scientific, Mohamed Salah shedding a fast move to Trent Alexander-Arnold who was given free rein to hold ahead, delaying his move to Diaz who shifted it onto his left foot earlier than firing residence.

“He’s electrical when on this temper.”

Evaluation: Plenty of pictures, no menace by Bournemouth

Sky Sports activities’ Lewis Jones:

“It might not have felt prefer it having watched the sport however Bournemouth’s tally of 19 pictures was probably the most Liverpool have confronted in a sport at Anfield since 2014 when Everton additionally registered 19.

“That statistic implies they maybe deserved greater than the 3-0 defeat. However they did not.

“Liverpool had been comprehensively the higher facet.

“That is the factor with Andoni Iraola’s soccer at Bournemouth – they accomplish that many issues proper and play such an aggressive sport that opens groups up however cannot get outcomes towards the elite.

“They’ve now didn’t win any of 13 Premier League video games vs final season’s top-six – successful simply two factors from a attainable 39.

“These 19 pictures solely equated to an anticipated objectives determine of 1.03 which tells you the pictures they had been taking up had been low chance ones. Throughout their final two video games they’ve posted 38 pictures however have failed to attain. It is one thing the supervisor should handle.”

Slot praises Liverpool’s response

Liverpool boss Arne Slot: “I stated to them as we speak within the pre-match assembly that I be taught from them daily and I used to be actually curious to see how we’d react after the Milan sport. What I do know from the beginning – and what I knew earlier than I even began – is that there’s a lot of high quality on this workforce, that is clear, however we’re not the one one. There are a number of high quality groups on this league.

“So, successful video games just isn’t so troublesome when you’ve got a lot high quality, however if you wish to win greater than only some video games it is also about mentality. After the United sport, which was a giant win, or an announcement win I feel you name it right here in England, then to see us coming again towards Nottingham Forest like that, that was not what you count on from a workforce that wishes to compete for one thing.

“After the large win towards AC Milan I used to be curious to see how we’d react as we speak – and it was a a lot, a lot better response than we had towards Nottingham Forest.”

Iraola rues lack of innovative

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola: “The stats had been fairly degree however they had been higher when it mattered.

“When the sport is on the road. They had been a lot wager,ter than us. Once they had the probabilities they made the distinction.

“They’re very harmful, they’ve a number of velocity, particularly up entrance with Darwin, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah, they’ve a menace in behind.

“You take a look at the stats and I feel we had 20 pictures and 7 corners. We had momentum however it had much less worth.”

Opta: Christie’s quickfire yellow

• Ryan Christie’s yellow card after 24 seconds for Bournemouth is the earliest card acquired within the Premier League since Sadio Mané earned a yellow card after 14 seconds for Liverpool towards Chelsea in January 2022.
• Amongst video games which have been performed not less than 15 instances within the Premier League, solely Manchester United towards Wigan (3.13 – 50 objectives in 16 video games) have averaged extra objectives per sport than Liverpool towards Bournemouth (3.07 – 46 objectives in 15 video games).
• Alexander-Arnold recorded his one hundredth objective involvement for Liverpool along with his 81st help for the membership (19 objectives additionally).

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