Soccer-Isak ignites lacklustre Liverpool in win over Bournemouth

Soccer Football - Premier League - AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - September 20, 2026 Liverpool's Alexander Isak celebrates scoring their first goal with Bradley Barcola Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

Sept 20 (Reuters) - Striker Alexander Isak ⁠scored the only goal of the game just before the ⁠hour mark to give Liverpool a 1-0 Premier League win away ‌to AFC Bournemouth on Sunday, a victory that masked his side's struggles in attack.

The Swede has netted four times in the league as Liverpool remain unbeaten going into the international break ​but once again their front players struggled to ⁠gel, despite being able to ⁠call on the attacking talents of CodyGakpo, Florian Wirtz andBradley Barcola.

Isak's goal came ⁠about ‌thanks to a Gakpo raid down the right but he was not the intended target; instead, the ball bobbled to him ⁠after Wirtz had been challenged by Bournemouth defender James ​Hill, and he slotted ‌it home with a controlled finish in the 57th minute.

Other than ⁠that, there was ​little for Liverpool coachAndoni Iraola to celebrate on his return to Bournemouth after leaving them when his contract expired in June.

"It's very important for us to get ⁠goals, Alexander Isak included. It was a ​good win here, a clean sheet and we go to the international break before bracing ourselves for a very intense period," Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said.

Barcola ⁠looked lively on the left and Gakpo was a willing foil on the opposite flank but Wirtz - for whom Liverpool paid a reputed £100 million ($134.64 million) last summer - put in another muted performance as the Reds managed a ​measly six efforts on goal in the game.

"Let's all ⁠stay calm and keep working and not get ahead of ourselves. This was ​an important win at a difficult ground. ‌We could have done a lot better ​but we come away with the three points and a clean sheet," Van Dijk said.

(Reporting by Philip O'Connor; editing by Clare Fallon)

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9 月 20 日（路透社）——周日，利物浦在英超联赛客场挑战伯恩茅斯的比赛中，前锋亚历山大·伊萨克在比赛进行到接近一小时时打入全场唯一进球，帮助球队以 1-0 获胜。这场胜利掩盖了利物浦在进攻端的挣扎。

这位瑞典球员在联赛中打入四球，帮助利物浦在国际比赛日到来前保持不败，但尽管拥有科迪·加克波、弗洛里安·维尔茨和布拉德利·巴科拉等进攻天才，他们的前锋球员仍然难以磨合。

伊萨克的进球源于加克波从右路的一次突袭，但他并不是加克波的预定目标；相反，在维尔茨被伯恩茅斯后卫詹姆斯·希尔逼抢后，球弹到了伊萨克脚下，他在第57分钟冷静地将球送入网窝。

除此之外，利物浦主教练安多尼·伊拉奥拉在6月份合同到期离开伯恩茅斯后重返该队，并没有什么值得庆祝的事情。

“对我们来说，进球非常重要，包括亚历山大·伊萨克的进球。这是一场漂亮的胜利，我们零封对手，接下来我们将进入国际比赛日，为接下来的密集赛程做好准备，”利物浦队长维吉尔·范戴克说道。

巴尔科拉在左路显得活力四射，加克波在另一侧也乐于配合，但利物浦去年夏天花费据称 1 亿英镑（1.3464 亿美元）签下的维尔茨再次表现平平，红军全场比赛仅有可怜的 6 次射门。

“大家保持冷静，继续努力，不要得意忘形。这是一场在艰难的客场取得的重要胜利。我们本可以做得更好，但我们最终拿到了三分，并且零封对手，”范戴克说道。

（菲利普·奥康纳报道；克莱尔·法伦编辑）

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