Bournemouth 3-2 Liverpool Highlights, Premier League: Cherries Win Five-Goal Thriller With Last-Gasp Strike

This is the start of our live blog for an exciting clash between Bournemouth and Liverpool at the Vitality Stadium, with the Reds arriving off the back of mixed results in the Premier League and aim to secure vital points to stay in the top-four hunt, while Bournemouth, currently 15th in the table, will look to build on recent draws and home form.

• Fixture: Bournemouth Vs Liverpool, Matchday 23

• Venue: Vitality Stadium

• Date: Saturdayday, January 24, 2025

• Time: 11:00 PM IST

• Live Streaming: JioHotstar

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic; Smith, Hill, Senesi, Truffert; Cook, Scott; Jimenez, Kroupi, Adli; Evanilson

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Frimpong, Gomez, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Gakpo

And we’re live at the Vitality! The rain is swirling and the wind is picking up, which could make long balls and crosses tricky.

Big opening for the visitors! Szoboszlai releases Salah into acres down the right and he’s got the defence backpedalling. Instead of driving on, he looks for an early slip pass toward Gakpo in the middle, but a Bournemouth defender reads it well and steps in to intercept. Promising move, just lacking the final bit of patience.

First real sighter for the hosts. Bournemouth work the ball nicely around the edge of the final third and it drops to Hill, who swivels and hits a half-volley on the turn. It catches it sweetly but with too much lift, looping over Alisson’s bar.

Completely against the flow! Liverpool had been seeing plenty of the ball, but Bournemouth strike with ruthless efficiency. A quick move catches the visitors stretched, the ball breaks kindly in the box, and Evanilson keeps his cool to finish past Alisson. Clinical, sudden, and the Vitality erupts, classic sucker punch.

Bournemouth cut through again! A perfectly weighted through ball splits Liverpool open and Jimenez races onto it, keeping his composure to slot past Alisson. The timing of the run is the big question though, he looked right on the shoulder. Players pause, crowd holds its breath… VAR is checking for offside. Tight one coming up.

That’s a lifeline right before the break! Liverpool’s set-pieces hadn’t caused much damage, but this one is spot on. Szoboszlai whips in a dangerous ball and Van Dijk makes the near-post run, glancing it beyond the keeper. Perfect timing, perfect contact, suddenly the momentum shifts and it’s game on heading into half-time.

Salah’s late free-kick thumps into the wall and that’s the final action of the half. The whistle goes with Bournemouth still ahead after a clinical spell, but Van Dijk’s goal has completely changed the mood. Liverpool were shaky at the back and punished for it, yet that late set-piece breakthrough gives them real belief. Big team talk coming, this one’s finely poised for the second half.

Second half kicks off and there’s an immediate change from the visitors. Arne Slot turns to experience, bringing on Andy Robertson for Kerkez at the break. It’s a clear signal Liverpool want more control and delivery from the left side. With the game finely balanced, Robertson’s energy and crossing could be key as the Reds look to push Bournemouth back early in this half.

That’s more like it from Salah. He darts over to the left to latch onto Wirtz’s pass, glides past his marker with quick feet and whips a dangerous ball across the face of goal. It just needs a touch, but no red shirt gambles. Truffert stays calm, cushions it on his chest and feeds Petrovic, chance gone, but Liverpool are cranking up the pressure.

So close! Gravenberch spots a bit of space outside the area and doesn’t hesitate, striking it cleanly from distance. It whistles past the post with the keeper scrambling, inches away from a leveller. The pressure is building now; Bournemouth are pinned back and Liverpool can sense the equaliser is there for the taking.

Last roll of the dice from Slot. With time slipping away, he turns to youth, sending on teenager Ngumoha for Gakpo. Fresh legs and raw pace up top as Liverpool look for a spark to break Bournemouth’s resistance.

That is outrageous quality under pressure. Salah draws the foul and Szoboszlai steps up with total confidence. He whips it up and over the wall with bend and dip, leaving Petrovic rooted. Pure technique, pure nerve, Liverpool are level and the momentum has completely flipped. From chasing the game to roaring back, this finish is set up for a grandstand finale.

Still end-to-end! Bournemouth don’t settle for the point, the ball rolls to Scott on the edge and he shapes a lovely curler, but it just keeps rising over the bar. Liverpool break quickly the other way, trying to catch them stretched, but Wirtz rushes the through ball and pokes it straight out of play.

Absolute late drama! Bournemouth launch one last long throw and it turns into total chaos in the box. The ball pinballs around, Liverpool can’t clear their lines, and Adli reacts quickest, stabbing it past Alisson from close range. Heartbreak for Liverpool, who had clawed it back, but the Cherries find the final punch right at the death.

That’s it, what a finish on the south coast! Liverpool fought back brilliantly to make it 2-2, but that stoppage-time scramble proves decisive. Bournemouth take it with sheer persistence and chaos in the box, while Slot can’t believe his side let it slip so late. Huge roar from the home fans, a massive result for the Cherries, real gut punch for the Reds.

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