Africana55 Radio Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
75 mins: Mane hits the woodwork! He strikes the ball from the left side of the pitch, on the edge of the box. Ramsdale is beaten and the ball bangs into the uprigthts and bounces away.
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Mikel Arteta's side are aiming to resurrect their top-four hopes after crashing dramatically out of the Europa League against Olympiacos, with fourth-placed Chelsea currently eight points clear of the Gunners.
West Ham brought their miserable run of form to an end against Southampton but remain entrenched in a relegation battle, with only goal difference keeping them above the bottom three. Follow all the action live at the conclusion of Liverpool vs Bournemouth:
2020-03-07T14:02:06.350Z
Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
72 mins: Liverpool sweep forward and Fabinho passes the ball out to Salah on the right wing. He runs the ball to the edge of the box as Oxalde-Chamberlain makes a run across the ball. Salah sees it and tries to pick him out but the pass is poor and Bournemouth clear it way.
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2020-03-07T13:56:31.666Z
Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
66 mins: Liverpool win another corner. Alexander-Arnold whips it into the middle of the box and van Dijk wins the header. He targets the bottom corner but Ramsdale has it covered and he denies Liverpool a third goal.
2020-03-07T13:54:21.256Z
Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
63 mins: That attack should be a wake up call for Liverpool who had switched off. Milner sends a free kick into the box from the left. van Dijk rises to meet it but the cross is just out of reach and Ramsdale collects.
2020-03-07T13:51:50.883Z
Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
60 mins: Liverpool have slowed the game right down. They're happy to be on the ball but there's very little intensity on display at the minute.
Outstanding from Milner!
Liverpool are caught out. Billing flicks a ball over the centre-backs and Fraser runs into the box to collect it. Adrian comes out to meet him but Fraser chips the ball over the goalkeeper. The ball is heading for the net but Milner sprints back to it and clears it before the ball crosses the line!
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2020-03-07T13:48:14.130Z
Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
57 mins: Bournemouth have their longest period of possession in the second half but don't do anything with it and just pass the ball back to the keeper. A long ball comes up to Wilson but the ball goes over his head as he's challenged by Gomez.
2020-03-07T13:44:42.970Z
Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
54 mins: Lerma does well to keep hold of the ball under pressure from Mane. He gets free and Mane slides in to foul him from behind.
2020-03-07T13:42:57.726Z
Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
51 mins: Bournemouth are being forced to drop deeper and deeper to defend. Liverpool look like the team from the start of the season. Dominating possession and making runs into the box.
2020-03-07T13:38:43.100Z
Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
48 mins: Gomez sends a long ball back into the box. van Dijk, still forward after the corner, heads the ball across the box. Mane and Simpson wrestle for the ball and it bounces up hitting Simpson's hand in the process. Bournemouth clear the ball, Liverpool want a penalty. They don't get one.
2020-03-07T13:36:23.600Z
Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
Second half: Liverpool get us back underway and win an early corner. Alexander-Arnold sends it into the middle but Billing heads it away.
2020-03-07T13:34:09.170Z
Bournemouth are back out for the second half, let's do this...
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2020-03-07T13:24:09.813Z
The Reds have stumbled to three losses in four games with Chelsea eliminating them in the FA Cup on Tuesday night but they have the lead at half time against Bournemouth:
2020-03-07T13:22:50.696Z
Take a look at Bournemouth's opener. Push or no push?
2020-03-07T13:21:41.833Z
The dynamic duo:
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2020-03-07T13:15:45.600Z
Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
45 mins: Four minutes to be added on at the end of the half. Mainly due to the injury to Steve Cook.
2020-03-07T13:13:48.140Z
Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
42 mins: Wijnaldum wins a free kick on the right side of the pitch. Alexander-Arnold hits a poor pass into the box but Bournemouth clear it easily.
Stanislas gets forward with the ball again. His cross is rebounded to Fraser who puts another ball into the box. Billing goes to head the ball but misses it.
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2020-03-07T13:10:17.940Z
Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
39 mins: Bournemouth break on the counter with Junior Stanislas. He cuts the ball inside of Gomez and shoots from the edge of the box. Adrian blocks the shot but gives away a corner. Bournemouth's corner is punched out of the box and Liverpool break quickly, storming up the pitch but the attack breaks down.
2020-03-07T13:07:28.666Z
Liverpool 2 - 1 Bournemouth
36 mins: Salah crosses the ball from the right wing into the far post. Milner is in the box and is unmarked. The pass reaches him and Milner guides it towards goal but Ramsdale stops the shot.
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When is it?
The game will kick-off at 3pm on Saturday 7 March at the Emirates.
How can I watch it?
The game will not be broadcast on TV, however, you can follow The Independent‘s live coverage beginning from 1.30pm tomorrow.
Line-ups
Arsenal: Gunners will be without Lucas Torreira, who fractured his ankle against Portsmouth. Sead Kolasinac, Cedric Soares and Calum Chambers remain out. Kieran Tierney could return to the squad.
Leno; Bellerin, Mari, Mustafi, Saka; Xhaka, Ceballos, Pepe, Ozil, Aubameyang; Lacazette
West Ham: Hammers are without new signing Tomas Soucek due to a hip injury, while Ryan Fredericks and Andriy Yarmolenko are also unavailable.
Fabianski; Ngakia, Ogbonna, Diop, Cresswell; Rice, Noble, Bowen, Fornals, Anderson; Antonio
Odds
Arsenal 4/7
Draw 17/5
West Ham 9/2
