Antoine Semenyo, Mohamed Salah, Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo all registered their names on the scoresheet in the Premier League’s simultaneous group of fixtures on Saturday afternoon.
Liverpool took on Bournemouth at Anfield and it was the Cherries that shocked the Kop when Ghana’s Semenyo broke the deadlock in the third minute of play with a brilliant finish.
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The Reds equalised 25 minutes later thanks to Colombian star Luis Diaz before Salah made it 2-1 in the 36th minute by scoring a from a rebound after Neto saved the Egyptian superstar’s earlier penalty. Salah became the first Liverpool player to have a goal involvement in 10 consecutive Premier League games. He also overtook Steven Gerrard on Liverpool’s all-time top scorer’s list to 187 goals.
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New Liverpool signing Alexis Mac Allister received a red card in the 58th minute but it did little to deter Jurgen Klopp’s men as Diogo Jota added a third goal four minutes later to put the icing on the cake.
Meanwhile, Wissa and Mbeumo were at it again as Brentford defeated Fulham 3-0 at Craven Cottage. The Congolese and Cameroonian forwards were both on target in the Bees opener against Tottenham Hotspur last week, and the former opened proceedings in the 44th minute with a composed finish after profiting off Issa Diop’s error before the latter made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 66th minute and completed his brace in added time.
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The game ended with Fulham defender Tim Ream getting sent off for a second bookable offence.
