Mohamed Salah’s double helped Liverpool pass a huge test of its Premier League title credentials after winning at in-form Bournemouth 2-0 to establish a nine-point lead on Saturday. High-flying rival Nottingham Forest also made a statement of its own in a record by routing Brighton 7-0.

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.

Rebecca Lowe, Tim Howard, and Robbie Mustoe react to Liverpool's impressive performance against Bournemouth in Matchweek 24.

Dango Ouattara scores a hat-trick as Bournemouth thrash high-flying Nottingham Forest to continue their challenge for a European place.

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Bournemouth said, "Yeah, Nottingham Forest are a nice story this season, but so are we," as they did what they wanted in a 5-0 victory on Saturday.

Nottingham Forest thumped Brighton & Hove Albion 7-0 helped by a hat trick from striker Chris Wood in their Premier League clash at the City Ground on Saturday in an emphatic bounce back from last week's humbling 5-0 loss at Bournemouth.