AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool: Alexander Isak's goal settles it
Liverpool won at the Vitality Stadium thanks to Alexander Isak's goal in the 57th minute. Bournemouth stay on 3 points after the defeat.
- Isak scores the only goal of the match in the 57th minute
- Bournemouth remain on 3 points in 17th place after their third defeat
- Liverpool move to 9 points, staying in touch with the upper mid-table group
AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool Goalscorer: Alexander Isak (L) 57'
Kick-off: 14:00 UK time / 15:00 CEST, Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth.
The match
The first booking of the game came in the 46th minute, shown to Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai.
The deadlock was broken in the 57th minute when Alexander Isak put Liverpool ahead, making it 0-1. A minute later, in the 58th minute, Isak himself was booked.
In the second half both sides made several changes. Liverpool replaced Florian Wirtz with Trey Nyoni in the 71st minute and Bradley Barcola with Víctor Muñoz in the 72nd. Bournemouth responded in the 75th minute with a triple substitution: Adam Smith, Marcus Tavernier and Ryan Christie came off for Lewis Cook, David Brooks and Daniel Jebbison.
In the 81st minute Liverpool also took off goalscorer Alexander Isak for Lewis Koumas, along with Dominik Szoboszlai for Ryan Gravenberch. In the same minute, Bournemouth's António Silva was booked.
Late on, in the 88th minute, Bournemouth made two further changes, with Rayan and Tyler Adams making way for Alex Tóth and Ben Gannon-Doak.
The score did not change again, and Liverpool took all three points.
The numbers
- Shots: 9 (Bournemouth) - 12 (Liverpool)
- Shots on target: 2 - 3
- Possession: 46% - 54%
- Corners: 3 - 3
- Fouls: 11 - 13
- Yellow cards: 1 - 2
Table and next fixtures
Liverpool move to 9 points from 5 games (2 wins, 3 draws, 0 defeats, 7 goals scored, 4 conceded), sitting 6th in the table. AFC Bournemouth remain on 3 points in 17th place, with 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 5 matches, 6 goals scored and 8 conceded.
At the top of the table, Manchester City lead with 15 points, followed by Arsenal (12), Brighton & Hove Albion (10) and Brentford (9).
Next fixtures:
- AFC Bournemouth: Saturday 10 October 2026, 16:00, Chelsea vs AFC Bournemouth (Premier League)
- Liverpool: Sunday 11 October 2026, 17:30, Liverpool vs Manchester City (Premier League)
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