Bournemouth v Liverpool player ratings: Billing 9, Ouattara 9; Salah 5, Van Dijk 5

Jurgen Klopp's side suffer after Mohamed Salah misses penalty

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  BOURNEMOUTH RATINGS: Neto - 7 Made two smart saves to keep the scores level early in the game. Had a quiet second half but was crucial in organising his defence. AFP

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  Jack Stephens - 8 Showed great composure and discipline to deal with Gakpo throughout. Combined well with Senesi to limit the Reds to a few chances. Getty

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  Marcos Senesi - 9 Showed excellent footwork to bring the ball under control and set up Solanke for a shot in the 42nd minute. Excellent in the air against Liverpool’s tall forwards. AFP

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  Lloyd Kelly - 8 Superb on the left-hand side of defence. Kept Salah quiet and got forward to great effect. AFP

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  Adam Smith - 7 Stayed close to Darwin Nunez to prevent him from running the lines in the first half. Responsible for gifting Liverpool a penalty when he handled the ball. Getty

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  Jefferson Lerma - 7 Cleared Van Dijk’s header off the line to keep the score level early on. Dropped very deep to act as a third centre-back in the second half. Reuters

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  Philip Billing - 9 Crucial to everything positive the Cherries did in the first half. Put them ahead with a close-range finish in the 28th minute. Used his excellent footwork to get out of tight positions in the second half. PA

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  Jaidon Antony - 7 Caused Alexander-Arnold problems with his direct running and hard work. Combined well with Solanke to help relieve pressure in the second half. PA

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  Dango Ouattara - 9 Chose the wrong option of trying to go round the keeper when he was played through on goal by Solanke in the ninth minute. Used his pace to escape the attention of Van Dijk and set up Billing for the winner. Superb work off the ball to help out in defence. PA

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  Dominic Solanke - 8 Displayed great awareness to play Ouattara through in the ninth minute. His first touch let him down when he was found in the box by Ouattara in the 36th minute. His hold up play was crucial to relieving the pressure on the Cherries in the second half. PA

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  Joe Rothwell - 7 Dropped back to help the home side win the midfield battle in the first half. Hardly moved past the half way line in the second half as the Reds piled up the pressure. Getty

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  SUBS: Ryan Christie (Billing, 70) - N/A Brought on to help infuse more energy into the midfield. Got close to doubling the Cherries lead with a shot in the 82nd minute. Getty

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  Ryan Fredericks (Smith, 80) - N/A Came on for the injured Smith and helped keep Jota quiet on the right wing. Getty

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  Lewis Cook (Lerma, 81) - N/A Brought on to play as a third centre-back as the Reds‘ piled up the pressure late in the game. Helped protect the Cherries lead. Getty

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  Antoine Semenyo (Solanke, 88) - N/A Came on too late to make any meaningful impact. Matias Vina (Anthony, 88) - N/A. Getty

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  LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Allison Becker - 6 Did well to force Ouattara out wide when he ran through on goal early in the game. His defence let him down for Bournemouth’s solitary goal. Action Images

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  Trent Alexander-Arnold - 5 His loose pass almost cost Liverpool the lead early on. Really struggled with the defensive aspect of his game. PA

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  Andy Robertson - 6 Almost put Liverpool ahead with a well taken shot that was saved in the 13th minute. Struggled to deal with the pace and trickery of Ouattara. PA

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  Virgin Van Dijk - 5 Saw his thumping header cleared off the line in the fifth minute. Questions will be asked about his defending after he inexplicably slowed down while chasing Ouattara in the build up to Bournemouth’s opener. AFP

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  Ibrahima Konate - 7 Looked more composed than the experienced Van Dijk in the first half. Made a number of last-ditch tackles to deny the Cherries in the second half. PA

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  Fabinho - 5 Looked way short of his best as he struggled to track Billing’s late runs into the box. Subbed early for Henderson in the second half. Getty

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  Harvey Elliot - 6 Worked hard but failed to provide much cover defensively in the first half. Subbed off for Jota at the break. Reuters

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  Stefan Bajcetic - 6 Was on the periphery of things in the first half. Got more involved in in the second but couldn't provide the final ball needed to unlock the Cherries defence. Reuters

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  Mohamed Salah - 5 Could only manage a tame shot when he was found in the box by Gakpo in the fourth minute. Hit his penalty kick high and wide when he was presented the chance to draw Liverpool level in the 70th minute. AFP

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  Cody Gakpo - 6 Had a goal ruled out for offside in the 10th minute. Presented with a couple of half chances which he snatched at in the second half. Action Images

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  Darwin Nunez - 6 Struggled to shake off the attention of Smith. Taken off early in the second half for Firmino. Getty

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  SUBS: Diogo Jota (Elliot, 46) - 7 Almost drew Liverpool level with his second touch after coming on at half-time. His header hit Adam’s arm, which led to Liverpool’s penalty. Reuters

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  Roberto Firmino (Nunez, 66) - 6 Dropped deep to help facilitate play after coming on but was frustrated by the Cherries‘ disciplined backline. Getty

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  James Milner (Alexander-Arnold, 66) - 6 Brought on to replace the struggling Alexander-Arnold at right back. Did his job in defence well but failed to do much going forward. Getty

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  Jordan Henderson (Fabinho, 66) - 6 Added security to Liverpool’s midfield but couldn’t impact play in the attacking third. PA

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  Fabio Carvalho (Bajcetic, 88) - N/A Had too little time to make an impact. EPA

Bournemouth halted Liverpool's recent revival with a 1-0 home win to boost their hopes of staving off relegation and deal a blow to the visitors' hopes of earning a top-four spot.

Philip Billing scored the only goal in the 28th minute after being teed up in the box by Dango Ouattara and Bournemouth managed to contain a Liverpool attack that had looked rampant in a stunning 7-0 win over Manchester United last weekend.

Mohamed Salah missed a penalty for Liverpool in the 70th minute, sending his effort wide of the goal, while Virgil van Dijk had an early header cleared off the line.

But it was a surprisingly tame performance from a Liverpool team that had looked like it was finally getting back to its best after four wins and a draw in its last five games.

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