Liverpool are through to the semi-finals of the League Cup following their 3-1 victory over Bournemouth tonight.
Raheem Sterling opened the scoring for Liverpool after twenty minutes, following a well worked move. Lazar Markovic lofted a pass to Jordan Henderson at the back post, who cushioned the ball back across goal to Sterling to guide a deft header into the corner of Bournemouth’s goal. Liverpool doubled their lead seven minutes later with a clever, placed finish, his first for the club.
Liverpool got their third goal of the night five minutes into the second half. Kolo Toure intercepted a Bournemouth pass before playing a long ball up to Adam Lallana, who passed it through to Sterling. The England forward then twisted and turned away from the opposition defence, before slotting it into the net.
Bournemouth reduced Liverpool’s lead after 57 minutes when Dan Gosling’s shot squirmed past Brad Jones. Liverpool will face Chelsea in the semi-finals, with the first-leg to be played on January 19th.
Sterling, sporting a fresh haircut, guides the ball home.
Markovic doubles Liverpool’s lead.
Sterling gets his second goal.
Former Everton midfielder Dan Gosling pulls one back for the hosts.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was raring to go before kick-off.
We’ve all been there. You’re playing a game of football, striding along with the ball into the opposition’s half, get your head up, play a pass and then your wig falls off. Typical. That’s what appeared to happen tonight to Baily Cargill, but the Bournemouth defender somehow managed to soldier on without his hairpiece.
