Bournemouth vs Liverpool - prediction, team news, lineups

Andoni Iraola volition instrumentality to the Vitality Stadium connected Sunday, taking his Liverpool broadside to look erstwhile squad Bournemouth successful the clubs' last Premier League fixture earlier the planetary break.

The Reds are eighth with six points from 4 games, with the nine drafting 3 times, whereas the Cherries are 15th with 3 points and are yet to triumph successful the league.

Match preview

Bournemouth marked their archetypal ever European lucifer connected Thursday with a win, beating Real Sociedad 2-1 successful Spain to instrumentality 3 points successful the Europa League.

The cardinal trial for Marco Rose is whether his broadside tin proceed to beryllium arsenic assertive without the shot present that they person to woody with the tiring realities of European football.

In their archetypal 4 Premier League games, the Cherries are yet to triumph having drawn with Everton, Newcastle United and Brentford, with those results coming aft an opening-weekend decision against Manchester City.

Rose's broadside are not lone unbeaten this play astatine the Vitality successful each competitions - 2 draws, 1 triumph - but they besides avoided decision successful each of their past 12 fixtures astatine the stadium, emerging arsenic victors 4 times.

Bournemouth recovered the backmost of the nett astatine slightest doubly successful 7 of those 12 matches, though they besides conceded astatine slightest 2 goals successful 5 games.

Iraola's commencement to beingness astatine the Liverpool has been positive, with the nine winning 3 of his archetypal six games successful charge, including erstwhile his broadside won 3-1 against Tottenham Hotspur connected Tuesday successful the EFL Cup.

However, arsenic pundits similar Jamie Carragher person highlighted, heading into the planetary interruption without taking 3 points connected the play would nary uncertainty spark antagonistic sentiments amongst the fanbase.

There person been notable improvements successful the squad astatine some ends of the transportation during the manager's tenure considering they person kept 2 cleanable sheets successful their past 4 outings portion uncovering the backmost of the nett connected 7 occasions.

Though fans are hopeful that the Merseysiders tin summation much momentum, it is wide to spot that determination are inactive problems successful midfield.

Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch person some disappointed retired of possession, and it came arsenic nary astonishment to spot the nine linked this week to the likes of Lamine Camara.

The Reds' grounds against Bournemouth is mostly affirmative considering they person won six of their past 7 encounters with the Cherries, but they were beaten 3-2 successful January astatine the Vitality, a crippled that saw Iraola locomotion distant with 3 points astatine the disbursal of Arne Slot.

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Team News

Bournemouth whitethorn look to marque changes from the squad that won successful Europe, with the likes of Ryan Christie a campaigner to travel into the XI successful spot of Tyler Adams, who was taken disconnected aft the hr people past clip out.

In bid to nullify Liverpool's near flank, perhaps Bafode Diakite volition beryllium utilized arsenic a right-back, portion Rayan and Marcus Tavernier tin beryllium expected to play successful wide roles successful attack.

Iraola has confirmed that determination are nary caller wounded concerns successful his Liverpool squad, meaning the lone absentees are Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni and Federico Chiesa.

Trey Nyoni could beryllium an enactment for Liverpool successful midfield, but the caput manager claimed that the youngster was exhausted aft an hr of enactment against Spurs, meaning the astir apt pairing successful his treble pivot is Szoboszlai with Alexis Mac Allister.

Ronald Araujo is acceptable to beryllium moved from centre-back to the close broadside of defence, portion Alexander Isak whitethorn beryllium supported by wingers Bradley Barcola and Cody Gakpo.

Bournemouth imaginable starting lineup:

Petrovic; Diakite, Hill, Silva, Truffert; Christie, Scott; Rayan, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson

Liverpool imaginable starting lineup:

Alisson; Araujo, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Gakpo, Wirtz, Barcola; Isak

We say: Bournemouth 1-3 Liverpool

Bournemouth are not utilized to managing a taxing European schedule, and they whitethorn beryllium acold from their champion carnal level connected Sunday.

Liverpool person had a importantly longer interruption than the Cherries, and they should beryllium capable to instrumentality vantage of their tiring hosts.

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