Liverpool secured a controversial 2-0 win over Bournemouth, extending their lead at the top of the Premier League, while Nottingham Forest thrashed Brighton 7-0 in a stunning display.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot acknowledged that his side rode their luck to secure a 2-0 victory over Bournemouth on Sunday, extending their lead at the top of the Premier League to nine points. The win came with controversy, as Mohamed Salah converted a penalty awarded after Cody Gakpo appeared to trip over his own feet rather than go down from Lewis Cook's challenge. VAR upheld the referee's on-field decision, leaving Bournemouth outraged.
Bournemouth's David Brooks had a potential equaliser disallowed for a tight offside call against Milos Kerkez in the build-up. Salah then doubled Liverpool's lead late in the second half, further emphasizing their dominance.With 21 goals from 23 league games, Salah reached the 20-goal mark for the fifth time in his English top-flight career. Liverpool remain unbeaten in 19 league games, winning 17 of their 23 top-flight matches since Slot replaced Jurgen Klopp in the offseason. They are now chasing a record-equalling 20th league title and their first since 2020. Slot admitted that Bournemouth posed one of Liverpool's toughest tests this season, with Antoine Semenyo and Marcus Tavernier both hitting the woodwork. Semenyo was also denied by a superb save from Liverpool keeper Alisson Becker. The Cherries' 11-game unbeaten run in the league came to an end.Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest thrashed Brighton 7-0, reigniting their Champions League aspirations. Chris Wood scored a hat-trick, while Morgan Gibbs-White, Neco Williams, and Jota Silva also found the net after Lewis Dunk's own goal opened the scoring. The victory puts Forest level on points with second-placed Arsenal and seven points ahead of sixth-placed Chelsea.The club, which last played in Europe in 1996, is now well on course to end its two-decade wait for continental competition. Forest became just the second Premier League side to respond to a loss by five or more goals with a win by that margin.
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