JOHN BRADLEY: Well, it's been a while
since Liverpool were put under the microscope,
but a little cluster of defeats over the past fortnight
have just raised a few questions about Jürgen Klopp's side,
they will want to bounce back quickly, bounce back today,
bounce back against a Bournemouth side still fighting for their lives in the Premier League.
That's towards Wijnaldum, Cook jumps for the header, it's gonna come to Sadio Mane.
That's towards Wijnaldum again,
and Lerma away,
could have been a foul by Fabinho but play will go on.
Gomez got a little shove from Wilson, but it's not deemed a foul.
It's gonna come for Billing,
and the chance is on, and a goal.
It's turned in by Callum Wilson, and Bournemouth have stunned Anfield early.
Liverpool aren't happy, they felt there was a foul in the build-up,
but they're happy to celebrate it, Jürgen Klopp is incensed,
Liverpool not happy, but Bournemouth lead.
GARY GILLESPIE: You have to say this looks a clear foul, certainly a shove on Gomez.
For me, that's unbelievable how the ref hasn't given that.
VAR will look at it, that's surely got to be a free kick.
Does well, Billing, little reverse pass.
JOHN: Paul Tierney, the referee, has allowed it, and Anfield is stunned.
Bournemouth lead.
Well, Jürgen Klopp demands a reaction from his team.
Salah away to Oxlade-Chamberlain, that's really good from Billing.
The challenge by Oxlade-Chamberlain is a foul.
That's Fraser behind Milner. Milner staying alert.
The corner is deep, brilliant header.
And it's a good stop, pretty much straight at Adrian but it's coming quickly.
It comes hot and he gets it away.
Alexander-Arnold.
Looking to release Firmino!
Good save, Firmino went for the return and it was hacked away by Cook,
who might have torn his hamstring here.
Well, Ramsdale makes the stop to deny Firmino,
it's at a cost though, to Bournemouth.
It's Jack Simpson who steps on to replace Steve Cook.
Simpson, given away to Sadio Mane!
The ball is delivered behind Salah, the shot...
It's in, and Liverpool are level! It wasn't the best assist in the world,
but it is a big goal for Mohamed Salah on his 100th Premier League appearance.
He caps it with goal number 70, and it is so vital,
but the rookie defender is the man who is caught out.
GARY: Terrible blunder but all credit to Salah,
Mane gives him a heck of a lot to do, he goes through the legs of Lerma,
into the bottom corner, and Bournemouth can only blame themselves really.
JOHN: Those two behind would love to be involved,
and hopefully both will be back in action in midweek.
Firmino, Salah's lay-off isn't the best.
And that's on for Sadio Mane, and Liverpool are in for two!
They've turned it around, and it was just so simple in the end
for Mane to run free and to turn it home.
And Liverpool have mighty relief.
GARY: I think you can see from the manager's reaction,
Mane, you can't allow him that much space.
Jack Stacey goes a little too early, his eagerness to go and support,
leaves Mane in oceans of space,
it's a lovely little ball by Virgil van Dijk, he hits it nice and early,
which gives Mane all the time, then it's just about the quality,
one-on-one with the goalkeeper.
There's none better than Sadio Mane to deal with that kind of situation.
JOHN: Here's Salah.
What a ball - Milner!
Couldn't quite get the power.
Delightful vision and delivery from Salah.
Not really had...
..what you'd class as a great opportunity in the second half yet.
Fabinho, just losing out, and forward for Fraser, flag stays down!
And James Milner with a brilliant clearance.
The captain coming up big for Liverpool with a big, big save.
GARY: Fantastic from Milner, absolutely fantastic.
Never gives it up.
JOHN: Firmino, little spin,
immediately two players on him, but there's space for Alexander-Arnold.
GARY: You just get the feeling, Bournemouth have had to work exceptionally hard,
it has to have some sort of physically draining effect on them.
JOHN: Liverpool would love a third, they deserve a third.
And they're looking for one with Van Dijk. Ramsdale able to make the save.
GARY: It's a great header but it's from distance, it's from a fair way out.
He gets good contact on it, credit to Ramsdale, sees it from a long way away.
JOHN: Got the wrong coat on, Harry.
THEY LAUGH
Again, everyone behind the ball for Bournemouth
as Salah tries to click on the afterburners.
Ake with the header, comes to Firmino,
lovely first touch -
oh, it's too hot for Mane.
GARY: Such a clever player, Firmino, I'm not sure if he's trying to bend it into the far corner
or if he's trying to find Mane.
JOHN: This is Mane.
Milner, Wijnaldum,
Maneeee!
Oh! It looked in from the moment it left his foot,
it almost snapped the frame of the goal he hit it so well.
GARY: Wonderful effort, for all the tea in China it looked like a top corner job.
Does everything right...oh, and it's right in the postage stamp as well,
no way Aaron Ramsdale is making the save if that's an inch lower.
JOHN: Lovely ball.
Oxlade-Chamberlain for Salah, spins, shot...
He tried to sneak it inside the near post, it would have gone wide anyway,
but Ramsdale still got across and got a hand to it.
Salah will take the corner himself, don't see this very often.
It's towards Milner.
Salah trying to get away from Fraser, he's done wonderfully well,
he's got Milner in support, here he is.
Oh, that's a big, big foot, Ramsdale and Ake threw themselves at it
and deny Liverpool a third, because Firmino was waiting to tap home.
We are heading towards the final minute of the 90.
That's a foul by Milner.
If you talk to anyone at Bournemouth they feel that Ryan Fraser's delivery
is as good as anyone in the Premier League, and it's him who takes.
James Milner conceded the free kick and it's him who clears.
Nathan Ake!
And it's towards Wilson, who's made a mess of it.
Surely must have been offside anyway.
Eventually the flag does go up.
But it took an eternity, and why did Ake not go for goal?
GARY: Well, I think that's a defender's mentality probably,
Ake might have been offside as well.
Wilson doesn't look offside, I think Ake was.
JOHN: Bournemouth will feel they are still in this and can still get something out of it.
Gosling loses out to Lallana.
Firmino for Salah, there's no running it to the corner for Liverpool.
Firmino! It just won't go in for him in the Premier League at Anfield.
GARY: Lovely dummy by Lallana and that creates the space for Firmino,
who should, in fairness, do better.
JOHN: For Liverpool though, it's down to single figures now,
and a record number of home wins on the spin.
The 1972 record is done, a late birthday present for The King,
Liverpool within nine points of ending that long wait for the Premier League title.