Liverpool welcome Bournemouth to Merseyside as Premier League soccer returns to Anfield on Saturday afternoon.
The Reds kicked off their season with a 1-1 draw in opposition to Chelsea final weekend whereas Bournemouth shared the factors with West Ham.
4
Jurgen Klopp’s aspect now return residence and will probably be hoping to assert their first win of the season with recollections of this fixture final marketing campaign contemporary within the reminiscence.
The hosts humiliated the Cherries, winning 9-0 in a historic victory that noticed Scott Parker sacked three days later.
Andoni Iraola will probably be hoping his aspect can get revenge for that defeat and that he gained’t expertise an identical destiny to Parker this time round.
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Learn how to comply with
This Premier League conflict will happen on Saturday, August 19.
Kick-off at Anfield is scheduled for 3pm.
As a result of 3pm blackout within the UK, the sport won’t be out there to observe.
talkSPORT will present updates of all of the motion from Anfield with Adrian Durham.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 by way of the web site, click on HERE for the live stream.
You can even hear by way of the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, by way of your good speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
4
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Crew information
Liverpool stay and not using a defensive midfielder after shedding Jordan Henderson and Fabinho in the course of the switch window.
Nevertheless, the arrival of Wataru Endo could possibly be confirmed in time for the Japan captain to function at Anfield this weekend.
Endo might begin for the Reds with Thiago and Stefan Bajcetic nonetheless out injured.
Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez will as soon as once more battle it out for a beginning spot within the entrance line.
As for Bournemouth, Marcos Senesi was withdrawn by way of harm after the hour mark in opposition to West Ham.
However the centre-back is claimed to solely have suffered from cramp and he’s prone to begin.
New signing Alex Scott arrived on the membership injured and continues to be out whereas Dango Ouattara and Ryan Fredericks additionally proceed their restoration.
4
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: What has been stated?
With Liverpool being turned down Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, the Reds are in a determined scenario within the switch market and in line with former star Carragher, their present predicament is ‘a joke’.
Talking to Sky Sports activities, Carragher said: “It leaves Liverpool in a fairly troublesome place.
“They should signal somebody in midfield and other people know that they’re determined. They put a bid in for Lavia right now for £60million once they refused to pay £50million simply 4 or 5 days in the past.
“It’s been an absolute mess – it’s a joke.
“The largest downside is that Liverpool have recognized they want midfield reinforcements since August final yr, so 12 months in the past.”
4
Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Match information
- New signing Dominik Szoboszlai created extra possibilities (3) and made extra off-the-ball runs into the field (6) than another Liverpool participant on his debut in opposition to Chelsea on MD1.
- Patrick Kluivert scored for Newcastle away in opposition to Liverpool in December 2004. If his son Justin Kluivert scores for Bournemouth right here, they’d be the second father/son duo to attain a Premier League aim in opposition to the Reds at Anfield after Ian Wright and Shaun Wright-Phillips.
- Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has scored eight targets in eight Premier League appearances in opposition to Bournemouth, although he did not rating in both assembly with the Cherries final season.
- After a run of failing to attain in six out of seven Premier League residence video games between January and March 2021, Liverpool have now solely failed to attain in one among their final 42 at Anfield – a goalless draw with Chelsea in January final season.
- Bournemouth had the second lowest possession common (40%) and the bottom shots-per-game common (9.4) within the Premier League final season. On MD1 in opposition to West Ham, the Cherries had 14 photographs whereas having fun with 63% possession.
- Liverpool are unbeaten of their final 12 Premier League video games, the longest present run within the division (W7 D5). Nevertheless, every of their final three matches have completed degree, with the Reds final drawing 4 consecutive league video games in January 2008.
- Liverpool haven’t misplaced their first Premier League residence sport in any of the final 19 seasons, since a 2-1 loss in opposition to Chelsea in 2003-04. The truth is, Liverpool have not misplaced any of their 19 residence league video games in August/September below Jürgen Klopp (W16 D3).
- Bournemouth have stored only one clear sheet of their 12 Premier League conferences with Liverpool, conceding 36 targets within the course of (3 per sport). Nevertheless, that one shutout was in a 1-0 victory of their most up-to-date assembly with the Reds in March.
- Bournemouth have by no means gained away in opposition to Liverpool in any competitors (D1 L8), with a 2-2 attract April 2017 the one time they’ve prevented defeat at Anfield.
- Liverpool have gained 5 of their six residence league video games in opposition to Bournemouth (D1), together with a 9-0 victory on this actual fixture final season.
The brand new talkSPORT match centre
Sustain-to-date with all the newest soccer fixtures, outcomes and standings in our new match centre.
