Bournemouth vs Liverpool Preview: Team News & Prediction

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This is a really intriguing encounter at the Vitality Stadium as an entertaining and extremely impressive AFC Bournemouth side welcome league leaders Liverpool down to the south coast.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 1st February, 2025: UK – 3:00pm / US ET – 10:00am / US PT – 7:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – USA Network
How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – Telemundo & Universo
Bournemouth Team News: Plenty of issues
There are issues in attack for Bournemouth and they could well do business before the close of the window due to injuries to both Enes Unal and Evanilson but the form of Dango Ouattara has been very helpful. The Cherries also remain without new signing Julio Soler as he is away on international duty with the Argentina U20 side.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie, Adams; Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo; Ouattara
Unavailable: Hill (Injured), Senesi (Injured), Araujo (Injured), Soler (International duty), Evanilson (Injured), Unal (Injured)
Questionable: Smith (Fitness), Scott (Fitness), Sinisterra (Injured)
Liverpool Team News: Coming soon
In his pre-match press conference, Liverpool boss Arne Slot has confirmed that Joe Gomez, Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez have all returned to training for the Reds but will need to be assessed ahead of potentially being involved down on the south coast this weekend.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Gakpo
Unavailable:
Questionable: Gomez (Fitness), Jones (Injured), Jota (Fitness), Nunez (Fitness)
Bournemouth vs Liverpool Prediction
Andoni Iraola’s AFC Bournemouth are pushing for the top four or five spots in the Premier League table and potential UEFA Champions League qualification. The Cherries come into this one on the back of a 5-0 demolition of fellow high-flyers Nottingham Forest at the Vitality Stadium last weekend thanks to a Dango Ouattara hat-trick as well as goals from Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo. The hosts are now unbeaten in their last 12 matches across all competitions. Liverpool eased past Ipswich Town by four goals to one at Anfield last weekend before ending their UEFA Champions League league phase campaign with their first dropped points as a heavily rotated Reds side were beaten 3-2 by PSV in Eindhoven. Arne Slot’s side have barely hit a blip but the performance level has slightly dipped in the last month and a half or so and this is a bit of a test. Whilst predicting a Liverpool defeat is foolish this season, it should still be a fun watch for the neutral with a high-scoring affair seeming a good bet.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool Tip: Over 2.5 goals