Nunez stunner sends Liverpool into quarter-finals

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Darwin Nunez celebrates scoring a goalDarwin Nunez has scored seven goals across all competitions this season

Substitute Darwin Nunez scored a stunner as Liverpool overcame Bournemouth to reach the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.

The Uruguayan striker cut in from the left and picked his spot perfectly for the 70th-minute finish, curling the ball with plenty of pace into the top right corner beyond a despairing Ionut Radu.

Cody Gakpo had put Liverpool in front in the first half when he pounced to poke home from close range after Harvey Elliott's volley was parried into his path.

But Bournemouth levelled through Justin Kluivert as he netted his first goal for the club since joining from Roma in the summer. He emerged unmarked at the far post to head home an Alex Scott corner in the 64th minute.

The hosts committed everything to attack during the final 15 minutes. David Brooks and Hamed Traore chanced their arm, but neither could muster an attempt as the Cherries failed to level for a second time.

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AFC Bournemouth

  1. Squad number20Player nameRadu

  2. Squad number15Player nameA Smith

  3. Squad number6Player nameMepham

  4. Squad number27Player nameZabarnyi

  5. Squad number3Player nameKerkez

  6. Squad number14Player nameScott

  7. Squad number29Player nameBilling

  8. Squad number24Player nameSemenyo

  9. Squad number10Player nameChristie

  10. Squad number19Player nameKluivert

  11. Squad number9Player nameSolanke

  1. Squad number7Player nameBrooks

  2. Squad number16Player nameTavernier

  3. Squad number21Player nameMoore

  4. Squad number22Player nameTraorè

  5. Squad number37Player nameAarons

Liverpool

  1. Squad number62Player nameKelleher

  2. Squad number2Player nameGomez

  3. Squad number32Player nameMatip

  4. Squad number78Player nameQuansah

  5. Squad number21Player nameTsimikas

  6. Squad number19Player nameElliott

  7. Squad number3Player nameEndo

  8. Squad number17Player nameJones

  9. Squad number11Player nameMohamed Salah

  10. Squad number18Player nameGakpo

  11. Squad number8Player nameSzoboszlai

  1. Squad number9Player nameNúñez

  2. Squad number10Player nameMac Allister

  3. Squad number20Player nameDiogo Jota

  4. Squad number38Player nameGravenberch

  5. Squad number66Player nameAlexander-Arnold

Line-ups

Bournemouth

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 20Radu
  • 15A SmithSubstituted forAaronsat 82'minutes
  • 6Mepham
  • 27Zabarnyi
  • 3KerkezBooked at 53mins
  • 14ScottBooked at 55minsSubstituted forMooreat 81'minutes
  • 29BillingSubstituted forTavernierat 61'minutes
  • 24SemenyoSubstituted forBrooksat 74'minutes
  • 10Christie
  • 19KluivertSubstituted forTraorèat 74'minutes
  • 9Solanke

Substitutes

  • 7Brooks
  • 8Rothwell
  • 11Ouattara
  • 16Tavernier
  • 21Moore
  • 22Traorè
  • 25Senesi
  • 37Aarons
  • 45Plain

Liverpool

Formation 4-3-3

  • 62Kelleher
  • 2Gomez
  • 32Matip
  • 78Quansah
  • 21Tsimikas
  • 19ElliottSubstituted forNúñezat 60'minutes
  • 3EndoSubstituted forAlexander-Arnoldat 61'minutes
  • 17JonesSubstituted forMac Allisterat 61'minutes
  • 11Salah
  • 18GakpoBooked at 55minsSubstituted forJotaat 81'minutes
  • 8SzoboszlaiSubstituted forGravenberchat 76'minutes

Substitutes

  • 4van Dijk
  • 5Konaté
  • 9Núñez
  • 10Mac Allister
  • 13Adrián
  • 20Jota
  • 38Gravenberch
  • 48Scanlon
  • 66Alexander-Arnold

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Bournemouth 1, Liverpool 2.

  2. Second Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Liverpool 2.

  3. Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  4. Delay in match because of an injury Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).

  5. Delay in match because of an injury Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth).

  6. Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamed Traorè.

  7. Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).

  8. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  9. Foul by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).

  10. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  12. Foul by Chris Mepham (Bournemouth).

  13. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  14. Foul by Hamed Traorè (Bournemouth).

  15. Attempt missed. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.

  16. Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Chris Mepham.

  17. Attempt blocked. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.

  18. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. Foul by Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth).

  20. Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.

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