Overview

• Referee Anthony Taylor halted play in the 29th minute after Antoine Semenyo reported racist abuse, invoking the Premier League’s on-field anti-discrimination protocol
• Liverpool, the FA and Bournemouth condemned the allegation and said they will fully support the ongoing police investigation
• An anti-discrimination announcement was made to fans and a spectator was escorted from Anfield by officers at half-time
• After the break, Semenyo scored two second-half goals before Liverpool clinched a 4-2 victory
• No individual has yet been publicly identified or sanctioned as authorities and clubs continue gathering evidence