Bournemouth 4 Liverpool 3: Cherries keeper Artur Boruc rescued by goal-line technology, before home side mount remarkable comeback
Reds could have been 4-1 up thanks to a moment of madness from south-coast stopper, only to be saved by the tiniest margin
BOURNEMOUTH won the latest thriller in the a Premier League season full of outrageous comebacks, netting three times late on to stun Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp's side dominated the first half of the game as Sadio Mane and Divock Origi gave the Reds a well-deserved lead.
James Milner gave away a penalty early in the second half, converted by Callum Wilson, to make things interesting.
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However, Emre Can appeared to have settled things with a stunning strike to make it 3-1.
Moments later, an in-swinging corner from Jordan Henderson looked set to be taken in routine fashion by Bournemouth stopper Artur Boruc.
Inexplicably, the Polish goalkeeper took a step or two back and appeared to carry the ball over the line for a 4-1 Liverpool lead.
However, thanks to the incredible - and long overdue - goal-line technology, it was proven that about a millimetre, the width of a sheet of tracing paper, of the ball had not crossed the line.
Boruc - and Bournemouth - were handed a reprieve.
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On a day of comeback's, following AFC Wimbledon's 4-3 win of their own over Curzon Ashton earlier in the day in the FA Cup, Eddie Howe's Cherries would go on to steal a remarkable three points.
Substitute Ryan Fraser proved to be the difference maker, coming on and adding a real spark to the home side in attack.
Goals from Fraser along with Steve Cook and Nathan Ake sealed the most unlikely of victories to put a real dent in Liverpool's Premier League title hopes.
Will the Reds rue more poor defending? Or will they simply be left dumbstruck?
After all, there was a mere millimetre between going 4-1 up... And going on to lose 4-3.