January 25, (THEWILL) — Amine Adli forced the ball over the line in the dying seconds to hand AFC Bournemouth a stunning 3-2 victory over Liverpool at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday.
The goal ended a six-match head-to-head losing run for the hosts.
Bournemouth took the lead in the 26th minute after Virgil van Dijk misjudged a long ball from Marcos Senesi. Alex Scott reached the byline and cut back for Evanilson, who fired past Alisson.
Seven minutes later, Van Dijk erred again by playing Álex Jiménez onside, and the Spaniard latched onto a James Hill through pass before slotting through the goalkeeper’s legs.
The Liverpool captain made partial amends on the stroke of half-time, rising at the near post to head in a Dominik Szoboszlai corner.
Arne Slot’s side dominated possession after the restart, but Bournemouth defenders repeatedly blocked efforts from Alexis Mac Allister, Jeremie Frimpong, and Cody Gakpo.
Szoboszlai curled a free-kick past the wall 10 minutes from time to level the contest.
Florian Wirtz and Evanilson both wasted golden opportunities in a frantic finale before Adli pounced from a goalmouth scramble following a long throw.
The defeat leaves Liverpool without an English Premier League win in five matches.
For Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth, the result marked only their second triumph over Liverpool in 15 encounters.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
