AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool: result and goals
Liverpool beat AFC Bournemouth 1-0 on Sunday 20 September 2026 in the Premier League.
Goals: Alexander Isak 57'.
AFC Bournemouth sit 13th on 9 points.
Liverpool sit 4th on 15 points.
AFC Bournemouth have 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Liverpool have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: AFC Bournemouth won 1, Liverpool won 4, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- Premier League
- Kick-off
- Sunday 20 September 2026, 23:00 (AEST)
- Venue
- Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
- 👥
- 11316
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 1.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 1.
- 90'+5'Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 90'+5'Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4'Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4'Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 90'+3'Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 90'+2'Attempt saved. Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Víctor Muñoz.
- 90'+1'Víctor Muñoz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Attempt missed. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 89'Handball by Trey Nyoni (Liverpool).
- 88'Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Tóth replaces Rayan.
- 88'Substitution, Bournemouth. Ben Gannon-Doak replaces Tyler Adams.
- 87'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87'Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 87'Attempt blocked. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Brooks.
- 85'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
- 85'Attempt missed. Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Brooks.
- 84'Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 84'Rayan (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83'Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 81'António Silva (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81'Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81'Foul by António Silva (Bournemouth).
- 81'Substitution, Liverpool. Ryan Gravenberch replaces Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 81'Substitution, Liverpool. Lewis Koumas replaces Alexander Isak.
- 79'Offside, Bournemouth. David Brooks is caught offside.
- 75'Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Marcus Tavernier.
- 75'Substitution, Bournemouth. Daniel Jebbison replaces Ryan Christie.
- 75'Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook replaces Adam Smith.
- 72'Substitution, Liverpool. Víctor Muñoz replaces Bradley Barcola.
- 71'Substitution, Liverpool. Trey Nyoni replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 71'Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 71'Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by James Hill.
- 70'Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a through ball.
- 69'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69'Delay in match (Liverpool).
- 68'Attempt saved. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Tyler Adams.
- 67'Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 67'Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65'Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 63'Offside, Liverpool. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
- 61'Attempt blocked. Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 58'Alexander Isak (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 57'Goal! Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 1. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 57'Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 56'Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56'Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 55'Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Scott.
- 53'Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Rayan with a cross.
- 52'Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 52'Rayan (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46'Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 46'Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 46'Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'Second Half begins Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45'+1'First Half ends, Bournemouth 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 44'Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by António Silva.
- 43'Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43'Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
- 41'Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 40'Handball by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 39'Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
- 39'Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36'Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Scott with a headed pass.
- 35'Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 34'Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34'Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 34'Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 34'Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 33'Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 30'Foul by Milos Kerkez (Liverpool).
- 30'Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27'Offside, Liverpool. Bradley Barcola is caught offside.
- 26'Attempt blocked. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 23'Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 23'Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22'Handball by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
- 20'Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 19'Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Alex Scott with a cross following a corner.
- 18'Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Alisson Becker.
- 18'Attempt saved. Evanilson (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alisson Becker (Liverpool). Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross.
- 16'Foul by Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool).
- 16'Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11'Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11'Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 10'Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 9'Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9'Foul by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth).
- 7'Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 6'Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool).
- 6'Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4'Milos Kerkez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4'Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth).
- 3'Offside, Bournemouth. Ryan Christie is caught offside.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
AFC Bournemouth · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Liverpool · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
21Kostas TsimikasSUB
2Joe GomezSUB
Match stats
BOULIV
46.2Possession (%)53.8
9Shots12
2Shots on target3
3Corners3
11Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
4Offsides2
2Saves2
Last 5 matches
AFC Bournemouth
DEverton1-130 Aug 2026
D@ Newcastle United2-25 Sept 2026
WLincoln City4-09 Sept 2026
DBrentford2-213 Sept 2026
W@ Real Sociedad2-118 Sept 2026
Liverpool
DNottingham Forest2-229 Aug 2026
W@ Ipswich Town2-05 Sept 2026
WAtlético Madrid2-110 Sept 2026
DFulham0-013 Sept 2026
WTottenham Hotspur3-116 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Bournemouth
0
Draws
4
Liverpool
Last meetings
25 Jan 2026AFC Bournemouth3 – 2Liverpool
16 Aug 2025Liverpool4 – 2AFC Bournemouth
2 Feb 2025AFC Bournemouth0 – 2Liverpool
22 Sept 2024Liverpool3 – 0AFC Bournemouth
22 Jan 2024AFC Bournemouth0 – 4Liverpool
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Man City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 21 | WWWWL |
| 2 |  Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 21 | WLWWW |
| 3 |  Brighton | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +16 | 16 | WWWWL |
| 4 |  Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 15 | DWWDW |
| 5 |  Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 13 | DLWWL |
| 6 |  Brentford | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +5 | 11 | DWDLD |
| 7 |  Leeds | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +3 | 11 | WDLDD |
| 8 |  Newcastle | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 11 | LWLLW |
| 9 |  Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 11 | LWDWW |
| 10 |  Hull | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 10 | DLDLD |
| 11 |  Everton | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 10 | DWDLL |
| 12 |  Ipswich | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 | WLWLD |
| 13 |  Bournemouth | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 | DDWDW |
| 14 |  Spurs | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 | DLDWW |
| 15 |  Fulham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 8 | DDLWW |
| 16 |  Man Utd | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 7 | LDDDL |
| 17 |  C Palace | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 7 | LDWLL |
| 18 |  Nottm Forest | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 6 | WLLLD |
| 19 |  Coventry | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 6 | LWWLL |
| 20 |  Sunderland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 | LLLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool?
Liverpool beat AFC Bournemouth 1-0 on Sunday 20 September (Premier League).
Who scored in AFC Bournemouth vs Liverpool?
Goals: Alexander Isak 57'.
When do AFC Bournemouth play next?
AFC Bournemouth play Leeds United on Sunday 1 November at 02:00 (AEST).
When do Liverpool play next?
Liverpool play Arsenal on Monday 2 November at 03:30 (AEST).
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