Liverpool vs AFC Bournemouth Live Match Coverage & Updates

Liverpool 4-2 AFC Bournemouth

[Kick-off]~Match begins at Anfield.

[37′]~GOOOOOOOOOALLLLLL! EKITIKE ON HIS DEBUT AND LIVERPOOL LEAD 1-0!

[45’+3]~Champions Liverpool lead 1-0 in their Premier League opener against Bournemouth at Anfield, thanks to debutant Ekitike’s first goal for the club. The forward was perhaps fortunate for a deflection off Senesi in the build-up, but finished in real style to announce himself to the home crowd. At the other end, however, Bournemouth passed up two great opportunities to open the scoring through either Semenyo or Tavernier.  That leaves Iraola’s side with an expected goals (xG) tally of 0.76 to Liverpool’s 1.25 after what was an enticing first half of the new 2025-26 season.

[49′]~GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLL! GAKPO DOUBLES LIVERPOOL’S LEAD!

[51′]~Salah curls a wonderful delivery with the outside of his right boot but Petrovic parries away in front of numerous Liverpool attackers. Scott then hacks down Gakpo, which the home crowd aren’t too happy with.

[64′]~GOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLL! BOURNEMOUTH PULL ONE BACK TO MAKE IT 2-1! This will make it interesting now as Anfield falls silent when Semenyo prods under Alisson. Adams frees Brooks over the halfway line before the wing delivers low towards the penalty spot. Semenyo arrives with a late run in front of Robertson before poking under Alisson with his left foot to halve the deficit.

[76′]~GOOOOOOOOALLLLLLL! BOURNEMOUTH ARE LEVEL AND IT’S SEMENYO AGAIN! The visitors strike a double blow to make it 2-2, and the silence in Anfield says so much about this comeback from Iraola’s side.