Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool: Darwin Nunez comes off the bench to score STUNNING winner and send Reds into Carabao Cup quarter-finals

There were times connected nan southbound seashore erstwhile nan squall of Storm Ciaran made conditions truthful freakishly unpredictable that Liverpool’s Carabao Cup run seemed arsenic if it mightiness go collateral damage.

Jurgen Klopp’s squad had gone up successful nan first half done a Cody Gakpo extremity but came retired aft nan interval to look a gale, blowing consecutive down nan centre of nan transportation towards their goal.

Each 1 of Bournemouth’s in-swinging corners looked arsenic if they mightiness beryllium gathered by a gust and blown consecutive into nan net. Attempted clearances by nan visitors swirled precocious into nan entity and backmost from whence they came successful comical fashion.

Justin Kluivert levelled pinch his first Bournemouth goal, and nan location broadside pushed on, wind-assisted, looking tin and assured of scoring again erstwhile Darwin Nunez stepped guardant pinch a awesome extremity successful defiance of nan prevailing wind.

Nunez was forced wide to nan near arsenic he miscontrolled a walk from Trent Alexander-Arnold but nan alteration of perspective helped arsenic he trim backmost wrong and produced a ferocious onslaught that curled, dipped and deceived goalkeeper Andrei Radu.

There were anxious moments to past astatine nan different extremity earlier their transition was secured but it would beryllium capable to expanse nan Merseysiders into nan past 8 of a title they won 2 years ago.

Liverpool, 9 times winners of this competition, made 8 changes to squad that hit Nottingham Forest successful nan Premier League. Klopp calculated his risks and stacked his chair pinch first-team regulars and he would request them.

There was a commencement successful cardinal defence for England U21 world Jarell Quansah successful cardinal defence and Mo Salah led nan squad out, playing astatine centre forward, flanked by Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai.

Bournemouth leader Andoni Iraola stuck intimately to nan squad from his first Premier League triumph against Burnley, connected Saturday, changing only nan 2 afloat backs and nan location broadside made a affirmative start.

Kluivert, playing wide connected nan left, forced nan first prevention of nan crippled from Kelleher, who made an moreover amended save, debased from nan aforesaid subordinate moments later, unaware nan emblem had gone up for offside.

Ryan Christie sliced a bully chance wide group up by Antoine Semenyo and Kluivert produced an exquisite touch arsenic he group up Milos Kerkez connected nan complaint guardant from near back. Kerkez, however, fired consecutive astatine Kelleher.

These were early warnings for Liverpool connected a nighttime erstwhile controlled possession shot was difficult successful nan filthy conditions, and nan visitors settled into a amended hit arsenic nan first half progressed.

As they did, they became much fluid, rotating positions and Szoboszlai became progressively influential. The Hungary midfielder created a awesome for chance for Harvey Elliott, who could not find a measurement past goalkeeper Andrei Radu arsenic he met nan walk first time, pinch his near foot.

Szoboszlai fizzed debased drives crossed extremity and wide, either broadside of nan Gakpo’s extremity successful nan 31st minute.

Bournemouth grounded to clear a area and Elliott fired a debased changeable backmost into nan crowd, which Gakpo flicked towards goal. Radu made a artifact but nan rebound fell erstwhile again for nan Dutch guardant and this clip he took his chance.

It was his 4th extremity successful his past 7 appearances and extended Liverpool’s scoring tally to 25 games. The past clip Klopp’s squad grounded to find nan nett was against Chelsea successful April.

Conditions worsened during nan interval. Bournemouth played pinch a stiffening upwind down them successful nan 2nd half and were quickly connected apical of Liverpool.

Alex Scott flashed 1 effort complete from 20 yards, Dominic Solanke blasted different into nan broadside netting and Joe Gomez had to respond quickly to forestall a area swerving consecutive successful astatine nan backmost post.

Salah headed wide nan chance to springiness his squad a two-goal lead earlier Liverpool were squeezed backmost again.

First Semenyo squandered a glorious chance to level soon aft Klopp made a triple change, slicing wide erstwhile unmarked, past Marcus Tavernier came connected for Bournemouth and forced a prevention from Kelleher.

The unit told erstwhile Kluivert appeared astatine nan backmost station to motion successful different vulnerable area delivered by Scott. Iraola was booked arsenic he became progressively agitated but Nunez settled nan necktie and settled nan storm.