England Premier League
Sunday 21st January 2024
Kick off at 4:30pm GMT
Venue: Vitality Stadium
Match Preview:
Bournemouth’s form in November and December may be the key to survival this season as the Cherries have been able to climb to 12th place and have 25 points. The club did lose 3-1 against Tottenham in their last game but they had previously won three games in a row if you don’t count their match against Luton which had to be abandoned. The club's last home game ended in a good 3-0 victory over Fulham and overall at home it’s even stevens with 3 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws. However the Cherries have gone the last 3 months without losing at home. In the FA Cup the club beat QPR 3-2 to advance to the fourth round.
Liverpool are in 1st place and having played the same games as Manchester City they are 2 points clear of the champions and on 45 points. The Reds have won their last two games in a row beating Burnley and Newcastle and have only lost once so far. The club has been solid on the road and have the 2nd best record in the league with 19 points won from ten games. So far Jurgen Klopp’s side have won 50% of their games away from home and away form has been improving with 3 wins in a row with victories over Sheffield United, Crystal Palace and Burnley.
Team News:
Bournemouth: Antoine Semenyo and Dango Ouattara are on international duty. Marcos Senesi is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season. Lloyd Kelly is not due back for at least 10 days due to a hamstring injury. Milos Kerkez has a foot injury and isn’t expected back until the beginning of next month. Hamed Traore, Ryan Fredericks and Tyler Adams are all out long term with no fixed return date
Liverpool: Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo are on international duty. Trent Alexander-Arnold is out with a knee injury and is not scheduled back for at least 10 days. Stefan Bajcetic is not expected back for at least 4 weeks due to his calf injury. It seems likely that Joel Matip will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. An update on Andrew Robertson suggests that he could return in 10 days from his ongoing shoulder injury. Ben Doak is out long term with a knee injury. Dominik Szoboszlai will be assessed for a hamstring injury
Bournemouth vs Liverpool Head to Head:
The teams have played each other 21 times and Liverpool has 16 wins.
The clubs played here just two months ago in the EFL Cup and Liverpool won 2-1.
Last season Bournemouth won this fixture 1-0.
There is a 90% chance to see over 2.5 goals.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool Prediction:
Psychologically this is a big game for Liverpool because the two teams nearest to them- Manchester City and Aston Villa will not play this weekend and won’t play until the end of the month. It means that if Liverpool can win here they would go 5 points clear at the top. Liverpool have been dealt a blow; not only is Mohamed Salah on international duty but he has suffered an injury, although it looks like it won’t be serious at the same time the star player could end up missing vital games for both club and country. But Liverpool are well stacked up in the attacking area and quite rightly will be odds on favourites to win this game.
The goals market heavily favours seeing 3 or more so that should be taken on. Bournemouth are not afraid to play and they have amassed enough points to feel confident to take some risks here this is why we think we will see goals in this game. It is hard to go against the Reds though, who could really start to make a statement at the top of the league table with victory at the weekend.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool Betting Tips:
Liverpool to beat Bournemouth at 1.70
Anytime goalscorer: Darwin Nunez at 2.20
Anytime goalscorer: Cody Gakpo at 2.30
Total goals to be scored: 4 or 5 at 4.33 and 7.00
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