Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to nine points on Saturday afternoon, securing a hard-fought 2-0 victory against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium. A bright start by the hosts saw them look to create opportunities from their transitions when winning back possession,

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah scored twice in a 2-0 win at Bournemouth that put them nine points clear atop the Premier League while Nottingham Forest's Chris Wood went one better with a hat-trick in a 7-0 rout of Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.

Salah's brace helps end Bournemouth's club record unbeaten streak at 11 Premier League games. The Cherries stay outside the top four by a point, sitting seventh on the table.