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Premier League · 2026

Bournemouth 0–1 Liverpool · Premier League

0–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Liverpool won 0–1.

Shots
912
Shots on target
23
Expected goals
0.761.57
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Liverpool beat Bournemouth 1–0. Recorded in this match (Bournemouth – Liverpool): shots 9–12, shots on target 2–3, expected goals 0.76–1.57, possession 46%–54%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Liverpool have recorded the higher season possession share.

47.8%PossessionBournemouth · Liverpool● 59.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.4 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricBournemouthLiverpoolBaseline
Possession47.8%59.2%47.6%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots9 shots12 shotsBournemouth 9 shots, Liverpool 12 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots3 shotsBournemouth 2 shots, Liverpool 3 shots
  • Expected goals0.76 xG1.57 xGBournemouth 0.76 xG, Liverpool 1.57 xG
  • Possession46%54%Bournemouth 46%, Liverpool 54%
  • Corners3 corners3 cornersBournemouth 3 corners, Liverpool 3 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls12 foulsBournemouth 11 fouls, Liverpool 12 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card2 cardsBournemouth 1 card, Liverpool 2 cards
  • Passes381 passes474 passesBournemouth 381 passes, Liverpool 474 passes
  • Pass accuracy77.7%81%Bournemouth 77.7%, Liverpool 81%
  • Shots inside box5 shots7 shotsBournemouth 5 shots, Liverpool 7 shots
  • Blocked shots2 blocks6 blocksBournemouth 2 blocks, Liverpool 6 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves2 savesBournemouth 2 saves, Liverpool 2 saves
  • Offsides4 offsides2 offsidesBournemouth 4 offsides, Liverpool 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. Half-time
  2. 46′Dominik SzoboszlaiYellow card · Liverpool
  3. 57′Alexander IsakGoal · Liverpool
  4. 58′Alexander IsakYellow card · Liverpool
  5. 81′António SilvaYellow card · Bournemouth
  6. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 71′Liverpool · 1 player changeTrey Nyoni
  • 72′Liverpool · 1 player changeVíctor Muñoz
  • 75′Bournemouth · 3 player changesLewis Cook · David Brooks · Daniel Jebbison
  • 81′Liverpool · 1 player changeLewis Koumas
  • 81′Liverpool · 1 player changeRyan Gravenberch
  • 88′Bournemouth · 2 player changesAlex Tóth · Ben Gannon-Doak

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Lineups as recorded. The source does not mark them confirmed.

Bournemouth4-2-3-1
  1. Đorđe PetrovićG
  2. Adrien TruffertD
  3. James HillD
  4. António SilvaD
  5. Adam SmithD
  6. Alex ScottM
  7. Tyler AdamsM
  8. Justin KluivertM
  9. EvanilsonF
  10. Marcus TavernierF
  11. RayanF
Liverpool4-2-3-1
  1. AlissonG
  2. Virgil van DijkD
  3. Jérémy JacquetD
  4. Miloš KerkezD
  5. Ronald AraújoD
  6. Florian WirtzM
  7. Dominik SzoboszlaiM
  8. Alexis Mac AllisterM
  9. Alexander IsakF
  10. Cody GakpoF
  11. Bradley BarcolaF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Bournemouth
0Draws
4Liverpool
Bournemouth — Liverpool · Premier League3–2
Liverpool — Bournemouth · Premier League4–2
Bournemouth — Liverpool · Premier League0–2
Liverpool — Bournemouth · Premier League3–0
Bournemouth — Liverpool · Premier League0–4

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Bournemouth favored in 2 of 13 directional metrics · Liverpool in 8 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Bournemouth5 matchesLiverpool5 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲ 1.4 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲ 0.8 goals/match
1.44 xG/matchExpected goals5/5▲ 1.59 xG/match
13.6 shots/matchShots5/5▲ 15.2 shots/match
5.2 shots/match ▲Shots on target5/54.8 shots/match
47.8%Possession5/5● 59.2%
4.2 corners/match ●Corners5/54 corners/match
12 fouls/matchFouls5/512.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples5 / 5home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsBournemouthLiverpool
CompetitionPremier League
Head-to-headBournemouth — Liverpool
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