Bournemouth vs Liverpool – Match preview and team news | OneFootball

Bournemouth will be hosting Liverpool at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday in their gameweek five fixture of the English Premier League.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool – Match preview and team news

Bournemouth team news

Bournemouth manager Marco Rose is navigating a few squad rotations and fitness assessments following his team’s historic midweek UEFA Europa League debut victory over Real Sociedad.

The Cherries are managing player workloads carefully, meaning midfielder Tyler Adams may start on the bench or be rested completely after playing an intensive hour during Thursday’s European fixture.

Bournemouth will definitively be without several players for this match. Junior Kroupi is sidelined with a foot injury, Amine Adli is out with a calf issue, Veljko Milosavljevic misses out due to a knock, and Julián Araujo is unavailable with a thigh strain.

On a positive note, attacker Justin Kluivert is currently being assessed for minor fatigue but is widely expected to be cleared by the medical staff in time to feature in the matchday squad.

Liverpool team news

Liverpool’s squad remains stable ahead of their Premier League clash against AFC Bournemouth, with head coach Andoni Iraola reporting no fresh fitness concerns following their midweek Carabao Cup victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

Key regular starters, including Virgil van Dijk, Alisson Becker, and Florian Wirtz, are expected to return to the starting lineup after being rested for that match.

Forward Cody Gakpo is strongly pushing for a starting spot after an impressive midweek performance, while the midfield is expected to feature the established partnership of Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.

However, the Reds will still be missing several key players due to ongoing recovery processes.

Hugo Ekitike remains sidelined with an Achilles injury, Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni are both out with knee issues, and Federico Chiesa is unavailable due to a back problem. No other squad members are currently rated as doubtful.

Form

Bournemouth

Bournemouth remain winless in their opening four Premier League matches, showing consistency as “draw specialists” after sharing the spoils in three consecutive league fixtures. They played out high-scoring 1-1 and 2-2 stalemates against Everton, Newcastle, and Brentford. However, Marco Rose’s squad has found form in cup competitions, finding the net easily during a dominant 4-0 EFL Cup win over Lincoln City before securing a milestone 2-1 away triumph against Real Sociedad in their mid-week UEFA Europa League debut.

Liverpool

Liverpool are entering this fixture unbeaten in six competitive matches this season. In the Premier League, they have collected six points from four games, notably securing consecutive clean sheets with a 2-0 victory at Ipswich followed by a 0-0 home draw against Fulham. The Reds carry massive confidence into the weekend after standard mid-week cup successes, defeating Atlético Madrid 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League and comfortably downing Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in the Carabao Cup.

Predicted lineups

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

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

How to watch Bournemouth vs Liverpool?

In the UK, you can watch the AFC Bournemouth vs. Liverpool Premier League match live on Sky Sports.

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