Liverpool moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 demolition of Bournemouth that extended their unbeaten league run to 14 games.
The visitors were frustrated in a cagey first half of few goalscoring chances but found a higher gear after the break with Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota both scoring twice.
Nunez made it 1-0 in the 49th minute after a slick passing move carved up Bournemouth’s defence and the influential Jota put the game out of reach of the hosts with two clinical finishes in the 70th and 79th minutes.
Uruguayan Nunez put the seal on a dominant Liverpool display with his second goal in stoppage time.
Relive all the action with our blog below:
Bournemouth v Liverpool – Premier League updates
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Liverpool comes on strong in the second half to beat Bournemouth 4-0 in the Premier League
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Liverpool extends their lead with a comprehensive win
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Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez score two goals each
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REPORT: No Salah, no problem as Jota and Nunez sparkle for Liverpool
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FULL-TIME! Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool
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90+2’ – GOAL! Nunez neatly finishes Gomez’s cross to add a fourth (BOU 0-4 LIV)
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79’ – GOAL! Jota lashes home Liverpool’s third goal (BOU 0-3 LIV)
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70’ – GOAL! Jota finishes with a powerful shot at the near post (BOU 0-2 LIV)
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49’ – GOAL! Nunez finishes off a lovely team move (BOU 0-1 LIV)
AFC Bournemouth 0 – 4 Liverpool FC
No Salah, no problem as Jota and Nunez sparkle for Liverpool
19:06, Luke Baker
Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota claimed second-half doubles as Premier League leaders Liverpool moved five points clear with a crushing 4-0 victory away to Bournemouth.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds initially struggled to create at the Vitality Stadium in the absence of top scorer Mohamed Salah.
But Nunez broke the deadlock early in the second period and completed the scoring in added time following Jota’s quick-fire double.
Victory on a soggy south coast afternoon stretched Liverpool’s unbeaten run to 14 league fixtures as they fully capitalized on a weekend off for second-placed Manchester City.