Liverpool continued to show their strength in the Premier League after beating Bournemouth 3-0 at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday (7/12).
The Reds’ dominance has been apparent since the first round. Jurgen Klopp’s squad is capable of winning 2-0 through goals by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita. In the seventh minute, Mohamed Salah had the opportunity to score a goal. But his efforts did not produce results.
In the middle of the first half, precisely 20 minutes, Bournemouth had the opportunity to break into Liverpool’s goal. However, the long-distance kick that was executed by Dominic Solanke was still sideways from the target.
Five times later, it was Liverpool’s turn to fail to take advantage of the opportunity. Hard kick released by James Milner has not been able to break down the Bournemouth goal.
26 minutes, through a counter-attack scheme, Bournemouth almost changed the score. However, Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld welcomed Ryan Fraser’s pass still wide of the target.
At minute 33, bad luck befell the host after his flagship defender, Nathan Ake had to be pulled out due to injury after a hard collision with Mohamed Salah. Nathan Ake’s exit caused a gap in the Borunemouth defense.
After aggressively launching attacks, Liverpool managed to lead 1-0 in the 35th minute thanks to Chamberlain’s goal. Chamberlain’s right foot shot using a breakthrough bait from Jordan Henderson could not be caught by Aaron Ramsdale.
Nine minutes later, Naby Keita doubled Liverpool’s lead. A mature bait by Mohamed Salah was greeted by Keita’s right foot shot.
In the second half, it was Salah’s turn to record his name on the scoreboard for Keita’s assist. The shot of the player nicknamed The Egyptian King managed to surge into the lower right corner of the Bournemouth goal.
Bournemouth who had provided resistance in the first round, unable to get up after three goals behind.
While Liverpool are also unable to add to the coffers of goals despite having several golden opportunities including those of James Milner and Roberto Firmino. Score 3-0 for the benefits of the Reds last until the match was over.
Three points to make Liverpool further away from the pursuit of closest rivals. Currently Salah et al control the top of the standings with 46 points or 11 points ahead of Leicester City in second place.
In other matches, Tottenham Hotspur also appeared dominant. The Lilywhites successfully crushed Burnley 5-0 at Tottenham Stadium.
