Liverpool find themselves level Bournemouth thanks to a stunning Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick, and will be thankful they aren’t out of this one just yet after a disastrous seven minutes saw them completely fall apart.
The Reds started the contest in complete control but went behind against the run of play, with Virgil van Dijk failing to deliver with a long-ball into David Brooks. The Welshman kept the ball in play at the byline, seemingly to the Liverpool captain’s surprise, before squaring to Evanilson to lash home.
In trying to prevent the goal, Joe Gomez took a heavy knock in the crotch from Alisson, forcing him off the field. However, Liverpool failed to make the substitution promptly and conceded again with 10 men, with Alex Jimenez firing through Alisson’s legs after Van Dijk had kept him onside.
Van Dijk, culpable for both of Liverpool’s goals, went some way to making amends on the brink of half-time, fortuitously flicking home to halve the deficit. But Arne Slot’s men will require a big second-half display if they want to end their run of four league games without a win.
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Bournemouth 2-2 Liverpool
90 mins: Iraola is throwing on Unal, a striker, in a bid to win this. Says all you need to know about how Bournemouth feel about the winnability of this game.
Bournemouth 2-2 Liverpool
88 mins: Bournemouth are still going for this. They work it to Scott on the edge of the box, whose curling effort flies over the bar.
Up the other end, Liverpool try to force it forward but Wirtz gets his through ball completely wrong, toeing it out for a goal kick.
Bournemouth 2-2 Liverpool
85 mins: CLOSE! This time it’s Petrovic who gets the all important touch, tipping Wirtz’s prodded effort around the post.
It looked like that was headed for the far corner, but the referee seemed to miss Petrovic’s saving contribution as he gives a goal kick – not that Bournemouth will complain!
Bournemouth 2-2 Liverpool
84 mins: CHANCE! A golden opportunity to nick it for the Cherries!
Evanilson is slipped through and manages to get his effort beyond Alisson, only to see it roll just wide.
Agonising!
Bournemouth 2-2 Liverpool
82 mins: SAVE! What a stop by Alisson to prevent Liverpool from falling right back behind.
Christie fires from outside the box and it looks destined for the top left corner, only for Alisson to tip it over.
GOAL! Bournemouth 2-2 Liverpool (Szoboszlai, 80′)
HE’S DONE IT AGAIN!
Teed up by Salah, Szoboszlai comes good from the set piece once again, bending it beautifully around the wall and past Petrovic.
What an ending we’ve got in store!
Bournemouth 2-1 Liverpool
79 mins: Jimenez stays close to Ngumoha and this time gives away a free-kick, and this is in Szoboszlai range.
The Bournemouth players have seen what he did against Marseille – they’ve got a man lying on the ground.
Bournemouth 2-1 Liverpool
76 mins: Jimenez is a lucky boy that Ngumoha hasn’t been indoctrinated to search for a penalty at any chance he gets.
As the young winger darts past him into the box, Jimenez steps across him and if he went down, that’s probably a stonewall spot-kick.
Bournemouth 2-1 Liverpool
74 mins: Liverpool are running out of time to turn this around, and Slot has thrown the dice one more time to try and rediscover some attacking momentum.
Teenager Ngumoha replaces Gakpo in Liverpool’s front-line – Slot’s final substitution.
Bournemouth 2-1 Liverpool
72 mins: Scott’s effort goes into the wall, but with one failed set-piece opens the opportunity for another.
Hill launches a long throw and it briefly causes panic in the Liverpool box, with an overhead kick attempted by an audacious Bournemouth body, but the Reds eventually get it away after Jimenez can’t catch his volley right.
