Liverpool 3-1 Bournemouth: Alexis Mac Allister sent off on Anfield debut

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Summer signing Alexis Mac Allister was sent disconnected successful his archetypal location lucifer for Liverpool but the Reds inactive overpowered Bournemouth successful a thrilling Premier League lucifer astatine Anfield.

The Cherries, who had already had a extremity disallowed due to the fact that Jaidon Anthony was offside, scored wrong 3 minutes erstwhile the Reds gave distant possession and Antoine Semenyo fired into the bottommost corner.

Jurgen Klopp's broadside yet got into their stride successful a frantic archetypal fractional and scored doubly successful an eight-minute period.

Luis Diaz got the equaliser erstwhile helium collected Diogo Jota's debased cross, flicked the shot up, spun and volleyed home.

Summer signing Dominik Szoboszlai past went to crushed aft a situation astatine the country of the container by Joe Rothwell and Mohamed Salah converted the rebound aft his punishment was parried by Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto.

Argentina World Cup victor Mac Allister, signed successful a £35m woody from Brighton, was shown a consecutive reddish paper midway done the 2nd fractional erstwhile helium caught the ft of Ryan Christie.

But the 10 men of Liverpool scored a 3rd erstwhile Szoboszlai's debased changeable was pushed retired by Neto and Jota scored from adjacent range.

Controversial decisions and large entertainment

The triumph means Liverpool present person 4 points from 2 matches this play aft they began with a 1-1 gully astatine Chelsea portion Bournemouth person conscionable 1 constituent from their opening 2 games.

Both managers whitethorn beryllium unhappy with refereeing decisions, with Liverpool's punishment appearing a brushed determination arsenic Rothwell made minimal interaction with Hungary skipper Szoboszlai arsenic helium stretched retired his leg.

Klopp volition beryllium disappointed with the determination to nonstop disconnected Mac Allister for what seemed a genuine effort to triumph the ball.

While determination did not look to beryllium immoderate malice successful the challenge, the erstwhile Brighton midfielder's footwear was precocious arsenic helium caught Christie.

The Liverpool fans booed the determination portion Klopp tried to supply immoderate words of comfortableness for the Argentine arsenic helium walked disconnected the transportation aft an inauspicious extremity to his Anfield debut.

More to follow.

Player of the match

van DijkVirgil van Dijk

with an mean of 7.14

Liverpool

Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number7Player nameDíaz
Squad number8Player nameSzoboszlai
Squad number3Player nameEndo
Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah
Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota
Squad number26Player nameRobertson
Squad number9Player nameNúñez
Squad number19Player nameElliott
Squad number18Player nameGakpo
Squad number2Player nameGomez
Squad number21Player nameTsimikas
Squad number5Player nameKonaté
Squad number1Player nameAlisson
Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold
Squad number10Player nameMac Allister

AFC Bournemouth

Squad number24Player nameSemenyo
Squad number29Player nameBilling
Squad number9Player nameSolanke
Squad number10Player nameChristie
Squad number3Player nameKerkez
Squad number37Player nameAarons
Squad number32Player nameAnthony
Squad number25Player nameSenesi
Squad number27Player nameZabarnyi
Squad number1Player nameNeto
Squad number8Player nameRothwell
Squad number22Player nameTraorè
Squad number7Player nameBrooks
Squad number19Player nameKluivert
Squad number21Player nameMoore
Squad number5Player nameKelly

Line-ups

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

1AlissonBooked astatine 9mins
66Alexander-ArnoldSubstituted forGomezat 76'minutes
5Konaté
4van Dijk
26Robertson
8Szoboszlai
10Mac AllisterBooked astatine 58mins
18GakpoSubstituted forEndoat 63'minutes
11SalahSubstituted forTsimikasat 86'minutes
20JotaSubstituted forElliottat 76'minutes
7DíazSubstituted forNúñezat 86'minutes

Substitutes

2Gomez
3Endo
9Núñez
19Elliott
21Tsimikas
32Matip
43Bajcetic
50Doak
62Kelleher

Bournemouth

Formation 4-2-3-1

1NetoBooked astatine 35mins
37Aarons
27Zabarnyi
25SenesiSubstituted forTraorèat 84'minutes
3Kerkez
10ChristieSubstituted forMooreat 63'minutes
8RothwellSubstituted forKellyat 76'minutes
24SemenyoBooked astatine 16minsSubstituted forBrooksat 76'minutes
29Billing
32AnthonyBooked astatine 26minsSubstituted forKluivertat 63'minutes
9Solanke

Substitutes

5Kelly
6Mepham
7Brooks
19Kluivert
20Radu
21Moore
22Traorè
23Hill
26Kilkenny

Live Text

Match ends, Liverpool 3, Bournemouth 1.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Bournemouth 1.
Attempt missed. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the container is excessively high. Assisted by David Brooks with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
Attempt saved. Hamed Traorè (Bournemouth) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner.
Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by David Brooks (Bournemouth).
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
Attempt saved. Hamed Traorè (Bournemouth) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the apical centre of the goal.
Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt missed. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the close from a nonstop escaped kick.
Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
David Brooks (Bournemouth) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.
Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Mohamed Salah.
Substitution, Liverpool. Darwin Núñez replaces Luis Díaz due to the fact that of an injury.
Delay successful lucifer due to the fact that of an wounded Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
Attempt missed. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) close footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the apical centre of the goal. Assisted by David Brooks.