Liverpool continue their quest for Premier League glory when they take on Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Arne Slot’s side maintained their six point lead at the summit of the standings with a comfortable 4-1 win over Ipswich at Anfield last weekend.
That latest victory also extended the Reds' unbeaten run in the Premier League to a mightily impressive 18 matches.
However, Liverpool did suffer a rare defeat when losing 3-2 away at PSV in the Champions League midweek, in a game that brought one of my Philips Stadion selections.
Meanwhile, Bournemouth moved up to seventh place in the table last Saturday with a resounding 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
Victory means Andoni Iraola's team have now avoided defeat in each of their last 11 top-flight tussles, a sequence that stretches all the way back to November.
How the bookies view it: Reds to reign supreme
Liverpool are firm 8/13 favourites on Boylesports to emerge from the Vitality Stadium victorious on Saturday afternoon.
A third Premier League home win on the bounce for Bournemouth can be backed at 7/2 on Boylesports, while a share of the south coast spoils has been chalked up at 3/1 with the same oddsmaker.
Head to head: Reds rule the roost
Liverpool have come out on top in 11 of their last 12 battles with Bournemouth across all competitions. The Reds ran out comfortable 3-0 winners when the pair met at Anfield back in September – the same scoreline on Saturday can be backed at a bold 14/1 on Boylesports.
Players to watch: Salah to strike?
After netting his 19th Premier League goal of the season last weekend, Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has been priced up at an attractive 20/21 on Boylesports for an anytime strike on Saturday.
Fresh off the back of a stunning hat-trick last time out, Dango Ouattara is an eye-catching 3/1 on Boylesports to make the net bulge again this weekend.
Predicted line-ups
Bournemouth boss Iraola could be without as many as nine players on Saturday, meaning Lewis Cook may have to fill in at right-back again. Cook picked up a card last weekend a another caution here merits consideration at 3/1 on Boylesports.
After fielding a near second string side in the Champions League in midweek, Liverpool boss Slot will almost certainly recall all of his big hitters on Saturday.
Bournemouth: Kepa; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie, Adams; Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo; Ouattara
Liverpool: Allison; Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Diaz
Anything else catch the eye?
With an entertaining encounter anticipated on Saturday, I’m more than happy to side with the combination of both teams to score and over 2.5 goals here at 4/5 on William Hill
This would have been the correct selection in three of Bournemouth's last five Premier League matches.
What’s more, this bet would have proven profitable in six of Liverpool’s previous nine top-flight tussles, and there is plenty of scope for more of the same this weekend.
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