Bournemouth 0-1 Liverpool result, stats and report

Alexis Mac Allister scored twice and Florian Wirtz added a stunning third as Liverpool came from behind twice to beat Villarreal 4-3 in a breathless Champions League encounter. Seven goals, no clean sheets, and a Villarreal side that made Liverpool work every single minute.

Bournemouth made light work of ten-man Sunderland at the Vitality, with goals from Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson securing a comfortable 2-0 win after Kevin Danso's red card in the 17th minute ended this one as a contest.

Liverpool left the Gtech Community Stadium with three points despite being outshot and outplayed for long stretches, as Brentford's Yegor Yarmolyuk was sent off for violent conduct in first-half stoppage time and Vitaly Janelt followed him down the tunnel late on.

Bournemouth welcome Leeds to the Vitality on Saturday with both sides leaking goals and carrying injuries. The head-to-head record tells you everything you need to know: these two cannot keep a clean sheet against each other.

Villarreal's Iñigo Pérez was meant to be Andoni Iraola's assistant at Bournemouth until a Home Office work permit panel blocked the move, inadvertently launching his own managerial career. Tonight the former Athletic Bilbao teammates meet as rival head coaches in the Champions League at Anfield.

Florian Wirtz set a five-year Premier League record for chances created in Liverpool's comeback win over nine-man Brentford, but pundit Danny Murphy says his number 10 role is making Iraola's side too easy to play against, reigniting a tactical debate that has already drawn comment from Steven Gerrard.

Brentford boss Andoni Iraola says Liverpool's punishing schedule is putting players in a 'delicate situation' after Dominik Szoboszlai was forced off injured in a 2-1 defeat for his side. The warning adds fuel to the Premier League's ongoing fixture-congestion debate.

Florian Wirtz was dominant in Liverpool's Champions League rout of Lask but anonymous in defeat to Manchester City, a split that data confirms is a recurring pattern. With Rayan Cherki scoring the derby-defining goal City took instead, Liverpool's £116m bet is facing its toughest scrutiny yet.