Darwin Nunez Passes 100-Goal Mark As Liverpool Thrash Bournemouth

Darwin Nunez scored the 100th and 101st goals of his career as Liverpool won 4-0 at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday. Diogo Jota also netted twice.

Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota scored two goals each as Premier League leaders Liverpool won 4-0 at Bournemouth on Sunday.

The victory saw the Reds move five points clear of Manchester City, Arsenal and Aston Villa in the EPL table.

Jota set up Nunez for the opener early in the second half.

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The Portugal international then netted twice himself before Nunez completed the rout in added time by scoring his 25th goal for Liverpool.

His first goal of the game had been the 100th of his senior career.

In addition to his 25 goals for Liverpool, Nunez has netted eight times for Uruguay.

He scored 48 goals for former club Benfica, having netted four and 16 times for Penarol and Almeria respectively.

Darwin Nunez pictured celebrating after scoring the 100th goal of his senior career during Liverpool's 4-0 win at Bournemouth :: IMAGO/Pro Sports Images/Graham Hunt

Ten of Nunez's 25 Liverpool goals have been scored this season. The 24-year-old has also provided 10 assists so far during the 2023/24 campaign.

He is currently the only Premier League player to have reached double figures for both goals and assists in all competitions this season.

Highlights: Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool