Liverpool missed the chance to leapfrog Tottenham Hotspur and move into the top four of the Premier League as Philip Billing’s goal lifted Bournemouth off the bottom of the table with a 1-0 win at the Vitality Stadium.
The Reds started brightly and created an early flurry of opportunities, but they struggled to deal with the energy of Bournemouth’s front three and Jurgen Klopp’s men fell behind when Dango Ouattara’s low cross was swept home by Billing near the half-hour mark.
The visitors, visibly stunned, struggled to muster a meaningful response. When they did, they lacked the required composure in front of goal as Virgil van Dijk glanced wide before Mohamed Salah made a hash of things from the spot after Adam Smith was harshly penalised for handball.
Bournemouth found themselves sitting increasingly deeper as the minutes ticked down, but the hosts held on to secure an unlikely yet deserved victory to move out of the bottom three.