Bournemouth vs Liverpool LIVE! Carabao Cup result, match stream and latest updates today

A brilliant goal from the in-form Darwin Nunez saw Liverpool edge past Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium and into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday night.

Both managers made a raft of changes from their usual Premier League set-ups, which duly led to a reasonably disjointed game in the opening stages. Cody Gakpo, however, was able to open the scoring just after the half hour mark after tapping in following Harvey Elliott's saved shot.

The Cherries, however, roared back. After the break, the played with much more intensity and were unlucky not to have levelled the scoring before Justin Kluivert resorted parity with just over an hour gone.

Still, it would be Nunez who would have the last laugh. Improving all the time this season and finding his feet with seemingly every passing game, the striker unleashed a powerful strike with around eleven minutes to go to ensure Liverpool would reach the final eight once more.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool latest news

• Full match report

• Liverpool learn quarter-final fate

• Klopp wowed by Liverpool defender's performance

Good night!

23:37 , Jonathan Gorrie

Thanks for joining Standard Sport's LIVE coverage of Liverpool's win over Bournemouth.

Find our report and reaction below!

Jurgen Klopp wowed by Jarell Quansah's performance

23:36 , Jonathan Gorrie

Jurgen Klopp heaped praised on Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah after his side’s win over Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.

In stormy conditions, the Reds navigated a tricky all-Premier League affair despite making a raft of changes.

Cody Gakpo opened the scoring on the south coast before Justin Kluivert levelled the scores, though a brilliant goal from the increasingly impressive Darwin Nunez teed up a quarter-final meeting with West Ham.

Read the full story here!

Liverpool given difficult quarter-final meeting

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The Reds will meet West Ham at Anfield in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Nunez magic seals Carabao Cup win

21:38 , Jonathan Gorrie

A brilliant goal from Darwin Nunez saw Liverpool beat Bournemouth and progress into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.

FT: Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool

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Nunez magic books a final eight spot for the Reds!

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Cherries turn to the big man

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81 mins: Moore comes on as the hosts look for a target man in the closing stages.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: GOAL! Darwin Nunez '71

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71 mins: GOAL!

Darwin Nunez restores Liverpool's lead with a fine strike!

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: GOAL! Justin Kluivert '64

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64 mins: It had been coming!

Kluivert levels the scores by tapping in at the far post!

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: CHANCE FOR THE REDS!

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61 mins: Salah so close to meeting Elliott's cross but Adam Smith does just enough to put him off.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: CHANCES FOR CHERRIES!

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58 mins: Kelleher with a poor back pass, meaning Gomez has to come and tackle Kluivert.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: CHANCES FOR CHERRIES!

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53 mins: Solanke goes goes after making light work of Matip before Gomez clears one off the line following Scott's corner.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: CHANCE FOR CHERRIES!

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48 mins: Bournemouth start pretty well after the break and Alex Scott sees his shot sail over the bar.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Back underway!

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Away we go for the second-half!

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: When is the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw?

20:34 , Jonathan Gorrie

The quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup will be drawn after tonight's fourth-round fixtures.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: 0-0 at HT

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Gakpo's goal the difference thus far.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Quiet end to the half

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43 mins: Bournemouth look quite happy to end the half now, frankly.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Firepower just too much

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39 mins: Bournemouth haven't played badly but Liverpool have such strong options, it's hard to keep them out.

They've now scored in 25 straight games.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: CHANCE FOR THE REDS!

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36 mins: Szboszlai tries his luck from range but his effort just fizzes past the post.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: GOAL! Cody Gakpo '32

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32 mins: GOAL!

Gakpo gives Liverpool the lead! The Dutchman taps in after Radu saves from Elliott.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: CHANCE FOR THE REDS!

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28 mins: It's heating up now!

Salah squares to Elliott, who shoots straight at the keeper.

Should be doing better there.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: CHANCE FOR BOURNEMOUTH!

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25 mins: Ryan Christie goes close with a curling shot just outside the box.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Salah strays offside

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20 mins: Salah races through on goal but misses anyway before being flagged offside.

All a bit disjointed here.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: CHANCE FOR BOURNEMOUTH!

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14 mins: Kluivert goes close again!

Kelleher keeps him out with a low save from a powerful shot and the Irish stopper then denies Solanke from following up the rebound.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: CHANCE FOR THE CHERRIES!

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12 mins: Kelleher denies Kluivert at the near post!

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Half chance for Liverpool

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10 mins: Nice play from Liverpool around the Bournemouth box but Curtis Jones sees his shot blocked.

Kluivert then has a chance to run at Gomez but loses the ball with a poor touch.

Hosts getting sloppy on the ball.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Hosts starts well

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07 mins: Not exactly a convincing start from Liverpool, who have played the ball into their midfield in a sloppy fashion too often.

The hosts are starting stronger.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: KICK-OFF

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Away we go!

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Is there extra-time tonight?

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No.

If the score is at a draw at full-time, we are headed for penalties!

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Andoni Iraola believes Cherries have a chance

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"We have a big chance - a big challenge, but big chance," he said.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Thiago absence addressed

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"We have missed Thiago," Liverpool assistant coach Pep Lijnders said.

"I have missed him a lot. Imagine our new midfield that people are talking about and you have Thiago in the middle as well guiding. [The injury] will take time. He won't be available."

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Confirmed Liverpool lineup

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Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Gomez, Matip, Quansah, Tsimikas; Endo, Elliott, Jones, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Salah

Subs: Adrian, Van Dijk, Konate, Nunez, Mac Allister, Jota, Gravenberch, Scanlon, Alexander-Arnold

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Confirmed Bournemouth lineup

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Bournemouth XI: Radu; Smith, Mepham, Zabarnyi, Kerez; Scott, Philip, Christie; Semenyo, Solanke, Kluivert

Subs: Plain, Aarons, Sensei, Rothwell, Traore, Brooks, Dango, Tavernier, Moore

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Head to head (h2h) history and results

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Bournemouth wins: 2

Draws: 3

Liverpool wins: 15

Liverpool injury update: Latest news and return dates

18:13 , Jonathan Gorrie

It is a familiar injury list facing Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool's hectic fixture list continues.

The Reds remain in good form, only three points off the top of the Premier League table and their Carabao Cup and Europa League campaigns still on track.

The Liverpool boss has had to make do without Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago in midfield though, while Andy Robertson remains a notable absentee.

Here's all the latest news on the Liverpool injury list.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Saudi spending spree sees fan engagement in Pro League surge

17:45 , Jonathan Gorrie

Following the recent closure of the Saudi Arabian summer transfer window, which saw an eyewatering £784.2 million worth of players make the switch to the Middle East, new data from world-leading real-time sports update provider, LiveScore, has revealed a colossal upsurge in football fans’ interest in the Saudi Pro League.

Data from LiveScore’s hero app, which collates instant in-game news and currently has more than 50 million monthly users, shows a staggering 4,303% growth of fans interacting with the Saudi Pro League over the last 12 months. LiveScore’s Saudi Pro League Competition page saw 11,201 engagements in August 2022, compared to 1,181,442 in the month of September 2023.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Al Nassr FC opened the floodgates for some of football’s biggest names to follow in his footsteps, and the Portuguese star’s impact on his club’s growth is evident with Al Nassr’s Team page visits rocketing from 576 in August 2022, to 942,713just one year later. Sitting below Al Nassr in global Team page visits is Al Hilal – who signed the likes of Neymar, Rúben Neves and Aleksander Mitrovic this summer – with 669,328 visits in August 2023. Al-Ettifaq – who are managed by Steven Gerrard and whose squad includes former Liverpool players Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum – received 544,063 page visits in the same period.

With some of Europe’s best players making the move to the Middle East, the Saudi Pro League has now leapfrogged France’s Ligue 1 as the third-highest league in the world when it comes to Fan Engagements (1,181,442 to Ligue 1’s 983,193).

The spike in Saudi interest significantly outweighs that of the MLS, despite Ronaldo’s adversary Lionel Messi joining David Beckham’s Inter Miami in July. The MLS saw 537,410 Competition page views in the month of August 2023, equating to just 30% of that of the Saudi Pro League, with Ronaldo and co drawing far greater attention than Messi when it comes to interest in each respective league. However, LiveScore’s Player page feature shows that Messi is still eclipsing Ronaldo on an individual player basis with 26,292 views in August 2023, compared to Ronaldo’s 17,648.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Reds coach heaps praise on Harvey Elliott and Ryan Gravenberch

17:24 , Jonathan Gorrie

Liverpool midfielders Harvey Elliott and Ryan Gravenberch have hit new heights in recent weeks, according to Pep Lijnders.

Jurgen Klopp's assistant coach was speaking ahead of the Carabao Cup trip to Bournemouth on Wednesday, which will see the Reds face a tricky selection call over who to rest and who to play.

Read the full story here!

Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Why is game not on TV today?

17:20 , Jonathan Gorrie

However, despite this week's selections meaning that both televised games are taking place on Wednesday, Bournemouth vs Liverpool has been overlooked.

Instead, Sky will be showing both West Ham vs Arsenal (7:30pm GMT) as Declan Rice pays a first visit back to his former club and also Manchester United vs Newcastle (8:15pm), which is an intriguing rematch of last seasons's Wembley final.

The only television coverage in the UK will be highlights, the rights of which belong to ITV. This week their programme begins at 11:30pm on ITV4 on Wednesday night.

You can follow live coverage of Bournemouth vs Liverpool tonight though via Standard Sport's dedicated match blog.

Prediction: Liverpool to win 3-0

17:16 , Jonathan Gorrie

Liverpool beat Bournemouth in August, albeit that was at Anfield, and little about the respective form of the teams since would suggest the tables have turned.

Liverpool to win 3-0.

Liverpool FC team news: Luke Chambers could start

17:15 , Jonathan Gorrie

For Liverpool, changes are expected. Luis Diaz will not feature, while the game will likely come too soon for the likes of Andy Robertson, Stefan Bajcetic, Thiago Alcantara and Ben Doak.

Luke Chambers could be handed another outing at left-back after playing against Toulouse and Cody Gakpo may start.

Bournemouth team news: Marcos Senesi could feature

17:14 , Jonathan Gorrie

Summer signing Andrei Radu impressed on Saturday for Bournemouth and looks set to continue, with fellow goalkeepers Neto and Mark Travers injured. Luis Sinisterra is cup-tied, having played in the competition for Leeds earlier this season.

Lewis Cook is suspended, after he was sent off against Wolves over the weekend, but Marcos Senesi is set to be available again.

Where to watch Bournemouth vs Liverpool

17:14 , Jonathan Gorrie

TV channel and live stream: The game will not be broadcast in the UK.

Live blog: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.

Welcome

17:08 , Jonathan Gorrie

Good evening and welcome to Standard Sport's LIVE coverage of Liverpool's Carabao Cup clash away at Bournemouth.

Kick-off from the Vitality Stadium is at 7.45pm BST.