2-1 narrowly won! After winning 4 consecutive games and reaching the top 8, Nunez had no solution to the world wave, and the opponent fell with a bang
In the early morning of November 2, Beijing time, the fourth round of the English League Cup ushered in a match, and Liverpool challenged Bournemouth as a guest. Liverpool have a good season with 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in 10 league games, ranking 4th, only 3 points behind Tottenham at the top of the table, and are the favourites to win the title. Salah has the most credit for Liverpool's good results, scoring eight goals and four assists in 10 league games, averaging more than one goal per game, which is very impressive. In the Europa League, Liverpool is also very smooth, winning all 3 group games, and there is a feeling of dimensionality reduction. This time in the EFL Cup, Liverpool faced Bournemouth, who are ranked 17th in the Premier League. The two sides have won and lost in the last 2 meetings. And this time, Liverpool, who were playing away, won 2-1 and reached the top 8.
In this game, Liverpool lined up 433 attacking formations. Salah, Gakpo and Szobosloy partnered in the attacking trident. Jones, Endo and Elliott make up the midfield three. Tsimikas, Quaanza, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez started the game in the back four. Kelleher was the starting goalkeeper. Nunez, Jota, Allister, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk were all on the bench.
In the eighth minute, Joe Gomez sent a cross from the right side of the box, Jones won the ball in the middle, he got up and shot, but it was blocked by the defender in front of him. Three minutes later, Kluivert's shot was saved by Kelleher. In the 21st minute, Szobosloy received a return pass from a teammate at the edge of the penalty area, shot directly from a distance, and kicked it away. The quality of the shot was too poor. Two minutes later, Christie fired into the far corner from the right side of the penalty area, but the ball went just wide of the left-hand post.
In the 26th minute, Szobosloy sent an inverted triangle back pass near the baseline, and Elliott near the penalty spot pushed it directly, kicked it too right, and the goalkeeper confiscated the ball. It's a shame that such a good opportunity was not seized. Five minutes later, Liverpool scored first! Gakpo scored from the back of the net in a goalmouth scuffle to give Liverpool the lead. In the 35th minute, Szobosloy tried a low shot from near the penalty line, but it went wide. At half-time, Liverpool led Bournemouth 1-0.
In the second half, it was easy to play again. In the 49th minute, Solanke burst into the right side of the penalty area and shot into the near corner from a small angle, kicking wide. Three minutes later, Scott's corner kick went straight to the goal and was cleared out in front of the goal, which was too thrilling. In the 59th minute, Salah scored with a rare header that went wide. In the 64th minute, Bournemouth equalised. Kluivert Jr. headed in and the ball went in. The two sides returned to the same running line. However, just six minutes later, Liverpool scored again. This time it was Nunez, who hit the ball and it was perfect. Bournemouth collapsed with a bang. In the end, Liverpool narrowly beat Bournemouth 2-1. Liverpool are on a four-game winning streak in all competitions.