Bournemouth stuns Liverpool 1-0 to avenge 9-0 loss in EPL
Bournemouth's Marcos Senesi, right, and Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Saturday March 11, 2023. (Kieran Cleeves/PA via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Kieran Cleeves]
BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — After losing 9-0 at Liverpool earlier this season, Bournemouth got some payback in the Premier League. Bournemouth halted Liverpool’s recent momentum with a 1-0 home win to boost its hopes of staving off relegation. It also dealt a blow to the visitors’ hopes of earning a top-four spot. Philip Billing scored the only goal in the 28th minute after being teed up in the box by Dango Ouattara and Bournemouth managed to contain a Liverpool attack that had looked rampant in a stunning 7-0 win over Manchester United last weekend. Mohamed Salah missed a penalty for Liverpool in the 70th, sending his effort wide of the goal, while Virgil van Dijk had an early header cleared off the line.
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Bournemouth's Philip Billing gets past Liverpool's Harvey Elliott, left, during the English Premier League soccer match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Saturday March 11, 2023. (Kieran Cleeves/PA via AP)
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Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, right, and Bournemouth's Jaidon Anthony battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Saturday March 11, 2023. (Kieran Cleeves/PA via AP)
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Liverpool's Roberto Firmino, right, and Bournemouth's Philip Billing battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Saturday March 11, 2023. (Kieran Cleeves/PA via AP)
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