AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool, 24 January 2026

Score3-2 to AFC Bournemouth
RefereeMichael Salisbury
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVitality Stadium
Attendance11,260

View AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 18 AFC Bournemouth won: 3 Drawn: 1 Liverpool won: 14 AFC Bournemouth scored: 15 Liverpool scored: 54 . AFC Bournemouth had now won three of the 26 meetings in all competitions (lost 20).

3 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

2 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Evanilson 26 G
Alex Jiménez 33 G
Amine Adli 90+5 G

Goals:

Virgil van Dijk 45 G
Dominik Szoboszlai 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender James Hill
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender Adam Smith
Defender/Midfielder Alex Jiménez
Defender/Midfielder Adrien Truffert
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder/Forward Amine Adli
Forward Evanilson
Forward Eli Kroupi

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Joe Gomez Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Jeremie Frimpong Defender/Midfielder
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ryan Christie for Eli Kroupi 67
Alex Tóth for Alex Jiménez 85
Enes Ünal for Evanilson 90+3

Substitutions:

Wataru Endo for Joe Gomez 35
Andy Robertson for Miloš Kerkez 46
Hugo Ekitike for Alexis Mac Allister 59
Curtis Jones for Jeremie Frimpong 59
Rio Ngumoha for Cody Gakpo 74

Cards:

Eli Kroupi 45+3 Y

Cards:

Ryan Gravenberch 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Bafodé Diakité
Defender Veljko Milosavljević
Midfielder Ryan Christie
Midfielder Malcom Dacosta González
Midfielder Dominic Sadi
Midfielder Alex Tóth
Midfielder/Forward Remy Rees-Dottin
Forward Enes Ünal

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Calvin Ramsay
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni
Forward Hugo Ekitike

Comments:

League position: 13th . AFC Bournemouth had now won two of their last 12 games in the Premier League against the reigning champions (lost ten). . The Cherries had now won eight of their last 20 home games in the Premier League. . They had now avoided defeat in 41 of their last 47 games in the Premier League when they had scored the first goal.

Comments:

League position: 4th . This was Liverpool’s first away defeat in the Premier League since a 3-0 loss at Manchester City on 9 November 2025; longer than any other team currently in the division. . This result ended the Reds’ unbeaten run of ten games in the Premier League (won four): longer than any other team currently in the division. . They had now been involved in five games in a season in the Premier League with winning goals scored in the 90th minute or later for the second time: previously 2008-09 (four for and one against).

3 AFC Bournemouth

Manager: Andoni Iraola

Goals:

Evanilson 26 G
Alex Jiménez 33 G
Amine Adli 90+5 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender James Hill
Defender Marcos Senesi
Defender Adam Smith
Defender/Midfielder Alex Jiménez
Defender/Midfielder Adrien Truffert
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder Alex Scott
Midfielder/Forward Amine Adli
Forward Evanilson
Forward Eli Kroupi

Substitutions:

Ryan Christie for Eli Kroupi 67
Alex Tóth for Alex Jiménez 85
Enes Ünal for Evanilson 90+3

Cards:

Eli Kroupi 45+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Bafodé Diakité
Defender Veljko Milosavljević
Midfielder Ryan Christie
Midfielder Malcom Dacosta González
Midfielder Dominic Sadi
Midfielder Alex Tóth
Midfielder/Forward Remy Rees-Dottin
Forward Enes Ünal

Comments:

League position: 13th . AFC Bournemouth had now won two of their last 12 games in the Premier League against the reigning champions (lost ten). . The Cherries had now won eight of their last 20 home games in the Premier League. . They had now avoided defeat in 41 of their last 47 games in the Premier League when they had scored the first goal.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Arne Slot

Goals:

Virgil van Dijk 45 G
Dominik Szoboszlai 80 G

Starting lineup:

Alisson Becker Goalkeeper
Joe Gomez Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Jeremie Frimpong Defender/Midfielder
Miloš Kerkez Defender/Midfielder
Dominik Szoboszlai Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Florian Wirtz Midfielder
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward
Mohamed Salah Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Wataru Endo for Joe Gomez 35
Andy Robertson for Miloš Kerkez 46
Hugo Ekitike for Alexis Mac Allister 59
Curtis Jones for Jeremie Frimpong 59
Rio Ngumoha for Cody Gakpo 74

Cards:

Ryan Gravenberch 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili
Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Calvin Ramsay
Defender/Midfielder Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder Curtis Jones
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder/Forward Rio Ngumoha
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni
Forward Hugo Ekitike

Comments:

League position: 4th . This was Liverpool’s first away defeat in the Premier League since a 3-0 loss at Manchester City on 9 November 2025; longer than any other team currently in the division. . This result ended the Reds’ unbeaten run of ten games in the Premier League (won four): longer than any other team currently in the division. . They had now been involved in five games in a season in the Premier League with winning goals scored in the 90th minute or later for the second time: previously 2008-09 (four for and one against).