PREVIEW | Bournemouth vs Liverpool: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 20/09)

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·18 September 2026

PREVIEW | Bournemouth vs Liverpool: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 20/09)

Bournemouth and Liverpool clash this Sunday at the Vitality Stadium (Dean Court) for round five of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 14:00 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Bournemouth have picked up 3 points and currently lie in 15th position. In their last match, Marco Rose's team prevailed 1-2 against Real Sociedad (UEFA Europa League 2026/27).

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Liverpool have 6 points to their name this season and occupy 8th position in the table. In their last game, Andoni Iraola's team won 3-1 against Tottenham (Carabao Cup 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Bournemouth winning 3-2.

Predicted lineups

Bournemouth: Djordje Petrovic, Adam Smith, James Hill, António Silva, Adrien Truffert, Lewis Cook, Alex Scott, Rayan, Justin Kluivert, Marcus Tavernier, Evanilson

Liverpool: Alisson Becker, Ronald Araújo, Virgil Van Dijk, Jérémy Jacquet, Kostas Tsimikas, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch, Víctor Muñoz, Florian Wirtz, Bradley Barcola, Alexander Isak

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Bournemouth

Amine Adli - Injury
Eli Junior Kroupi - Foot Injury
Veljko Milosavljevic - Injury
Julián Araujo - Injury

Liverpool

Federico Chiesa - Muscle Injury
Conor Bradley - Injury
Hugo Ekitiké - Injury
Giovanni Leoni - Injury

Last starting XIs

Bournemouth ( vs Real Sociedad 2026-09-17): Djordje Petrovic, Adam Smith, António Silva, James Hill, Adrien Truffert, Rayan, Tyler Adams, Alex Scott, Marcus Tavernier, Justin Kluivert, Evanilson

Liverpool ( vs Tottenham 2026-09-15): Giorgi Mamardashvili, Jeremie Frimpong, Joe Gomez, Ronald Araújo, Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister, Trey Nyoni, Rio Ngumoha, James McConnell, Cody Gakpo, Lewis Koumas

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MANAGERS

Marco Rose has faced Liverpool on one occasion, recording one defeat.

TEAMS

Away from home, Liverpool are on a two-match unbeaten run.
Liverpool are coming off six consecutive matches without defeat.
At home, Bournemouth have scored in three consecutive matches.
At home, Bournemouth are on a three-match unbeaten run.
Bournemouth currently have one defeat in their last six matches.
Bournemouth have scored in six consecutive matches.
Bournemouth are coming off five consecutive matches without defeat.

HEAD TO HEAD

Bournemouth and Liverpool have met 26 times already, with Liverpool holding the advantage: 20 wins, compared with three Bournemouth victories.
At Vitality Stadium (Dean Court), Liverpool have the edge in their head-to-head meetings with Bournemouth: nine wins in 14 matches. Bournemouth have three victories.
In the English league, the two teams have played 18 matches, with three Bournemouth wins, one draw and 14 Liverpool victories.