Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool: Isak's goal and a clean sheet
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 1.65 v 0.79: Liverpool had the better chances
- Bournemouth: 9 shots v a 17.7 six-match average
- 57': Isak's goal, worth +1.1 FN xPts
A goalless first half, then one finish
Liverpool won 1-0 at the Vitality Stadium. It was goalless at the break, and Isak's second-half finish in the 57th minute proved the only goal of the match. Bournemouth spent about 33 minutes chasing the game and never found a way back level.
Bournemouth's finishing lacked bite
Bournemouth were well below their usual standard in attack. Nine shots compares with an average of 17.7 across six league and cup matches this season, and the xG per shot was also lower than usual. Ryan Christie had the most efforts in the side yet none on target, which points to a lack of a clinical edge.
Liverpool ahead on xG and solid at the back
Liverpool carried the greater threat. Their xG of 1.65 outstripped what the scoreline showed, and an xG per shot above their six-match average suggests the chances came from decent positions. Alisson's saves, plus the defending of Jérémy Jacquet and Ronald Araújo, protected the clean sheet when Bournemouth pushed forward.
One lead was all Liverpool needed
Isak's goal was worth +1.1 FN xPts, turning a goalless match into a Liverpool lead. It was his fourth league goal of the season. Bournemouth made changes in search of an equaliser, but it never arrived, and Liverpool held on to take the points.
Player of the match
Jérémy Jacquet 7.5Strong
Top of the FN Score after a full 90 minutes in a clean-sheet win.
Jérémy Jacquet earned most of his credit through defending, with three tackles and two interceptions, while completing 54 of his 61 passes to keep Liverpool's build-up tidy. Once Isak put Liverpool ahead, Jacquet and his fellow centre-backs had to protect the lead for about 33 minutes, and Bournemouth never scored.
Game state
0-1
Bournemouth ahead 0 min · level 57 min · Liverpool ahead 33 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
57'
Alexander Isak
Goal
+1.1
Bournemouth
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.5→ League points won 0
Liverpool
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.6→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
BournemouthLiverpool
0.79Expected goals (xG)1.65
Compared with usual
Bournemouth
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 0.79 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.65 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 9 | 17.7 | |
| On target | 2 | 5.8 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 10 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 46% | 49.7% | |
| Passes | 383 | 430.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 79.8% | |
| Corners | 3 | 5.2 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 12.2 | |
Liverpool
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | |
| xG | 1.65 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 0.79 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 12 | 15 | |
| On target | 3 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 12.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 54% | 56.8% | |
| Passes | 473 | 481.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 85.8% | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 13 | |
Timeline
- 46'
Yellow
Dominik Szoboszlai
- 57'
Goal
Alexander Isak league goal #4
- 58'
Yellow
Alexander Isak
- 71'
Sub
Florian Wirtz → Trey Nyoni
- 72'
Sub
Bradley Barcola → Víctor Muñoz
- 75'
Sub
Adam Smith → Lewis Cook
- 75'
Sub
Marcus Tavernier → David Brooks
- 75'
Sub
Ryan Christie → Daniel Jebbison
- 81'
Yellow
António Silva
- 81'
Sub
Dominik Szoboszlai → Ryan Gravenberch
- 81'
Sub
Alexander Isak → Lewis Koumas
- 88'
Sub
Tyler Adams → Ben Gannon-Doak
- 89'
Sub
Rayan → Alex Tóth
Category leaders
- Key passesAlex Scott3
- Duels wonRonald Araújo9/11
- DribblesCody Gakpo2/4
- Defensive actionsJames Hill9
- ShotsRyan Christie3 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonAlex Scott5
#Bournemouth#Liverpool#Premier League#Alexander Isak#Jérémy Jacquet#James Hill
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.