Darwin Nunez’s Heroics off the Bench Secure Liverpool’s Victory Over Bournemouth

Substitute Darwin Nunez propelled Liverpool into the quarter-finals of the League Cup with a spectacular match-winning goal during the second half of their 2-1 victory over Bournemouth at a windy Vitality Stadium.

The in-form Uruguayan forward had been on the field for only 10 minutes when he received a pass from fellow substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold and delivered a thunderous strike into the top right corner of the net.

Cody Gakpo had given Jürgen Klopp’s significantly altered team a first-half advantage, but Justin Kluivert’s first goal for Bournemouth equalized the match in challenging conditions created by Storm Ciaran.

The level scoreline lasted just six minutes as Nunez scored his third goal in as many games, emphatically securing a spot in the quarter-finals for the nine-time champions, ensuring that an exciting fourth-round encounter would not be determined by the uncertainty of a penalty shootout.

The in-form Uruguayan forward had been on the field for only 10 minutes when he received a pass from fellow substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold and delivered a thunderous strike into the top right corner of the net.

Cody Gakpo had given Jürgen Klopp’s significantly altered team a first-half advantage, but Justin Kluivert’s first goal for Bournemouth equalized the match in challenging conditions created by Storm Ciaran.

The level scoreline lasted just six minutes as Nunez scored his third goal in as many games, emphatically securing a spot in the quarter-finals for the nine-time champions, ensuring that an exciting fourth-round encounter would not be determined by the uncertainty of a penalty shootout.