Bournemouth stuns Liverpool to move off the bottom

Bournemouth pulled off a huge shock as the Premier League’s bottom side beat Liverpool to boost their hopes of staying in the top-flight.

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Liverpool came crashing back down to earth with an almighty thud following their 7-0 win against Manchester United last weekend, as Jurgen Klopp’s side were sloppy throughout.

Philip Billing’s first half goal was enough to grab Bournemouth a precious, and unexpected, three points, while Mohamed Salah smashed a penalty kick miles wide in the second half as Liverpool missed a great chance to at least grab a point.

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With the win (just their second since the World Cup break and only their second in club history against Liverpool) Gary O’Neil’s Bournemouth move off the bottom of the table and out of the relegation zone as they have 24 points. Liverpool lost ground in the top four race as they remain on 42 points.

Jurgen Klopp looked disappointed on the sidelines. Not angry. Disappointed. Just like any teenage kid who has let down their parents, Liverpool’s players know the latter emotion is worse. This was the opposite of their display against Manchester United last weekend. They were sloppy on the ball, passed it back instead of forwards and defensively they always looked susceptible on the counter. The Jekyll and Hyde nature of this Liverpool side has been around all season and after five games without defeat (including four wins) and conceding a goal, they hit another speed bump. A big one. Liverpool now don’t play again in the Premier League until April 1 away at Manchester City.

Klopp knows his side have to be consistent if they want to finish in the top four and all is not lost for the season. The worst thing