{"id":26821,"date":"2023-03-12T17:22:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T17:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/12\/salah-misses-penalty-as-bournemouth-beat-liverpool\/"},"modified":"2023-03-12T17:22:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T17:22:39","slug":"salah-misses-penalty-as-bournemouth-beat-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/12\/salah-misses-penalty-as-bournemouth-beat-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"Salah misses penalty as Bournemouth beat Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mohamed Salah\u2019s glaring penalty miss ensured Bournemouth climbed out of the relegation zone after an excellent win which damaged Liverpool\u2019s chances of qualifying for next season\u2019s Champions League.<\/p>\n

The Reds were brought back down to earth after last week\u2019s\u00a07-0 thrashing of Manchester United\u00a0as the Cherries, who started the weekend bottom, did their survival chances a power of good.<\/p>\n

Liverpool were punished for poor defending when the unmarked Philip Billing struck from eight yards out for his sixth Premier League goal of the season after fine work by Dango Ouattara.<\/p>\n

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Virgil van Dijk had a header cleared off the line at 0-0 and substitute Diogo Jota was denied by Neto\u2019s fine save before Liverpool won a penalty after the Portugal forward\u2019s header was handled by Adam Smith.<\/p>\n

But Salah, who became Liverpool\u2019s all-time top Premier League scorer with 129 goals last week, blazed the penalty wide much to the delight of Bournemouth\u2019s fans.<\/p>\n

While the win catapulted Bournemouth to 16th before the 15:00 GMT kick-offs, Jurgen Klopp\u2019s side missed the chance to go fourth for the first time this season after a lethargic display.<\/p>\n

Having scored seven times in their last match, the Reds failed to register a goal against the worst defence in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Liverpool have made strides in recent weeks but this was a step backwards for a team who face a mountainous task to stay in the Champions League when they go to European champions Real Madrid on Wednesday, looking to claw back a 5-2 deficit.<\/p>\n

Their patchy away form \u2013 just three wins in 13 league games on the road \u2013 continues to hold them back.<\/p>\n

With next week\u2019s home game with Fulham postponed due to the London club\u2019s involvement in the FA Cup followed by the first international break of 2023, this was Liverpool\u2019s last game on the Premier League stage for three weeks.<\/p>\n

They face back-to-back away games at Manchester City (1 April) and Chelsea (4 April) when they return, followed by a home match with leaders Arsenal (9 April).<\/p>\n

Klopp will hope his side have washed this defeat out of their system by then.<\/p>\n

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