Bournemouth — Liverpool 0:1

Bournemouth

0:1

Liverpool

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Who deserved it

The score matched the game: Liverpool was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Bournemouth	0	0.94	−0.9	1.10
Liverpool	1	1.29	−0.3	1.62

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
56'	Alexander Isak	Liverpool	0.51

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
52'	Ryan Christie	Bournemouth	0.59	off target
56'	Alexander Isak	Liverpool	0.51	goal
69'	Alexander Isak	Liverpool	0.14	blocked

Shots: Bournemouth 9, Liverpool 12; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Bournemouth 0.18, Liverpool 0.43: about even. In the second half xG was Bournemouth 0.76, Liverpool 0.92: about even.

How it fits the season

Bournemouth: −3.6 for the season (7 in the table). Liverpool: +3.1 (4). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Manchester City — Sunderland 5:3Leeds United — Crystal Palace 0:0Fulham — Manchester United 1:1

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