Liverpool’s unbeaten run ended as Bournemouth won a dramatic 3-2 with Amin Adli scoring the winning goal in stoppage time.
Arne Slott’s team were undefeated in 13 competitive games, but were slightly behind in the Premier League after drawing four games in a row, but were defeated by Adli’s last-ditch effort as they fought back from a 2-0 deficit.
Virgil van Dijk’s haphazard defending gave Evanilson the lead, then Alex Jimenez doubled the lead, with just 10 men on the pitch at the time of the goal as Liverpool scrambled to replace the injured Joe Gomez.
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Jamie Redknapp has criticized the time Liverpool took to replace injured Joe Gomez as Bournemouth doubled their lead, calling it “amateurish”.
Van Dijk brought his side in the slot within one goal with a header and partially atoned for his earlier mistake by converting Dominik Szoboszlai’s corner kick onto his back.
Andy Robertson, who has been linked with a move from Anfield this month, came on for Milos Kerkes in the second half, which was played primarily in Bournemouth’s half.
However, with Liverpool’s unbeaten run looking set to continue, the reigning champions continued to attack almost unstoppably until Szoboszlai smashed in a free-kick with 10 minutes remaining.
But Andoni Iraola’s side, who had won just one of their previous 13 games, acted bravely and decisively in the closing stages, with Adli scoring the winning goal in the 95th minute, and their gamble to deploy players up front paid off.
Despite the defeat, Liverpool remain in fourth place, 14 points behind leaders Arsenal and could be out of the Champions League places when Manchester United and Chelsea play on Sunday, while Bournemouth have moved into 13th place, 10 points out of the relegation zone.
The Reds have suffered seven defeats in the Premier League this season, and the departure of boss Slott will once again be in the spotlight.
Analysis: Liverpool had possession but no purpose
Mohamed Salah crosses into the Bournemouth box under pressure from James Hill.
Sky Sports’ Lewis Jones said:
Liverpool had the ball, the territory, the familiar pattern, but no threat or belief. This defeat against Bournemouth would sting on the scoreline, but the performance went deeper. It was a night that revealed a growing problem under Slott: sterile management misinterpreted as authority.
Slott has spent much of 2026 pointing to low blocks as a major impediment to Liverpool’s attacking rhythm. The team is thinking deeply, he says. Spaces are rejected. His players are not suited for that kind of puzzle.
However, Bournemouth did not play that match. they went out. They applied pressure. They left space behind.
And Liverpool still seemed to lack ideas and, worst of all, the belief that their football could hurt anyone.
Liverpool recorded 14 shots. These efforts amounted to just 0.83 expected goals, a number that speaks to their struggles. This was a result of the team settling on an option they were comfortable with. A shot from a distance. A cross without conviction. Attacks that slowed down when acceleration was needed.
Despite Liverpool having the ball, it always looked like Bournemouth were more likely to land the important punch. And they punched. Bournemouth were everything Liverpool was not. Direct, decisive, and bold.
This was a bad result for slots.
