Liverpool crushed its guest Bournemouth 9 / zero, today, Saturday, in the fourth round of the English Premier League.
In the same stage, Manchester City achieved an exciting victory over its guest Crystal Palace 4/2, and Chelsea beat Leicester City 2-1, while Brighton defeated Leeds 1-0, and Brentford tied with Everton 1/1.
Liverpool ended the first half with five clean goals, after Luis Diaz scored the first goal in the second minute, then Harvey Elliott added the second goal in the sixth, while Alexander Arnold scored the third goal in the 28th minute.
In the 31st minute, Roberto Firmino added the fourth goal for Liverpool, before Van Dyck concluded the first half by scoring the fifth goal in the last minute of it.
Bournemouth defender Chris Mepham scored an own goal in the 49th minute, before Firmino added his second and seventh goal for Liverpool in the 61st minute, while Fabio Carvalho scored the eighth goal in the 81st minute, before Luis Diaz concluded the goals festival by scoring the ninth goal in the 85th minute. .
Liverpool raised its score to five points to occupy eighth place, while Bournemouth’s balance froze at three points in sixteenth place.
In another match at the same stage, Manchester City returned from a two-goal deficit to a big 4/2 victory over its guest Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace ended the first half with two goals, as City’s John Stones scored the first goal by an own goal in the fourth minute, before Joachim Andersen added the second goal for Crystal Palace in the 21st minute.
In the second half, City managed to score a goal to reduce the difference through Portuguese Bernardo Silva in the 53rd minute, before the Norwegian Erling Halland scored three goals in the 62nd, 70th and 81st minutes.
Manchester City raised its score to ten points at the top of the standings temporarily, pending the end of the fourth stage, while Crystal Palace’s balance froze at four points in the thirteenth place.
Chelsea beat Leicester City 2-1 in the match held at Stamford Bridge, west of the English capital, London.
Chelsea advanced in the 47th minute through Raheem Sterling, before the same player added the second goal in the 63rd minute.
In the 66th minute, Harvey Barnes scored Leicester City’s only goal.
Chelsea raised its score to seven points in sixth place, while Leicester City’s balance froze at one point in nineteenth place (penultimate).
Brighton managed to achieve its third win this season, after beating its guest Leeds United 1-0.
Pascal Gross scored the only goal of the match for Brighton in the 66th minute.
Brighton raised its score to ten points to occupy second place with a goal difference behind Manchester City, while Leeds United’s balance froze at seven points in fifth place.
Brentford drew with Everton 1-1.
Everton advanced through Anthony Jordan in the 24th minute, before Vitaly Janlet equalized for Brentford in the 84th minute.
Brentford raised its score to five points in ninth place, while Everton raised its score to two points in 17th place.
The first half came to witness Liverpool’s sweep and control of the match, amid a surrender by Bournemouth, who did not threaten goalkeeper Alison Becker throughout the first half.
In the second minute, Luis Diaz scored the first goal for Liverpool, after a cross from his colleague Roberto Firmino, to head the ball into the net.
Harvey Elliott scored the second goal for Liverpool, taking advantage of another pass from Firmino in the sixth minute, to add the second goal of the match for the red team.
Liverpool continued its attacking pressure and impressive performance, amid a surrender by Bournemouth, who did not launch counterattacks and did not have any reaction.
In the 28th minute, Liverpool scored the third goal through defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, who fired a powerful ball from outside the penalty area, into the far right corner of Bournemouth’s goal.
After making three goals for his teammates, it was Firmino’s turn to score this time, when a ball returned to him that hit a Bournemouth defender by mistake, to head it into the net in the 31st minute.
In the last minute of the first half, Dutchman Virgil van Dijk scored the fifth goal, taking advantage of a cross by Andrew Robertson inside the penalty area, to end the first half with a 5-0 lead for Liverpool.
With the beginning of the second half, Liverpool continued their pressure and managed to score the sixth goal, after Alexander Arnold played a cross, Bournemouth defender Chris Mepham tried to take it out to put it in his team’s goal in the 49th minute.
In the 61st minute, Liverpool scored his seventh goal, Roberto Firmino, who established himself as the star of the match after following a cross from Andrew Robertson, to put the ball in the net of Bournemouth.
Fabio Carvalho scored the eighth goal for Liverpool, after his colleague Alexander Arnold crossed into the penalty area, which the Greek Tsimikas prepared for him, and Carvalho hit it directly into the net, scoring the eighth goal in the 81st minute.
Diaz scored the ninth goal in the 85th minute, taking advantage of a cross, to head into the net, ending the goals fest.
The rest of the minutes did not witness anything new, so the referee blew the whistle at the end of the match, with a big victory for Liverpool over Bournemouth 9 / zero.