PREMIER League leaders Liverpool face a real test of their title aspirations when they travel to the south coast to face an entertaining Bournemouth side.
Jurgen Klopp's side are two points clear at the top of the league and there's no doubt they are in flag-winning form after four wins in a row including a 2-0 victory at Arsenal in the FA Cup.
They have lost just once in the league this season, at Spurs and that was way back in September. The Reds have been a model of consistency for the most part, with perhaps a home goalless draw against a Manchester United side they were expected to maul being their only disappointment of late.
However, they will know they face a real challenge at the Vitality against the refreshed Cherries side who have had a 15-day break.
They have won six of their last eight games and their only defeat was at Spurs. And to be honest, that 3-1 defeat was a travesty, with the visitors having 13 shots and winning 13 corners in London. They actually dominated for spells.
They have goals in them and so do Liverpool of course, so this should be a very watchable affair.
How the bookies view it
Liverpool are odds-on across the board but will still tempt plenty at 4/6 with William Hill. The home win is 17/5 with BetVictor and the draw is 16/5 with bet365.
Recent head to heads
Liverpool have won both games this season in the league and Carabao Cup by 3-1 and 2-1 scorelines.
And last season, Liverpool crushed them 9-0 at Anfield although Bournemouth got a measure of revenge with a 1-0 win at home.
Players to watch
Dominic Solanke has enjoyed a fantastic season for Bournemouth with 13 goals which included six last month. The ex-Liverpool kid is 9/4 to score anytime on Sunday.
With Mo Salah on African Cup of Nations duty with Egypt, Liverpool will be looking for Cody Gakpo to build on the ten goals he's scored so far this season. He is 43/20 to score anytime with UniBet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Goals have to be the way ahead here. Bournemouth love to attack, but the downside of that is they give up plenty of opportunities which should lead to goals at both ends.
Liverpool are clinical usually and the call is the visitors to win and both teams to score at 15/8 with Paddy Power.
Unfortunately, both teams to score and over 2.5 goals are very short at around the 1/2 mark for both and even combining them is as short as 8/11.
So go for over 3.5 goals at 6/5 with Paddy Power.
Finally, the famous old chant of ‘Boscombe, back of the net' whenever Bournemouth win a corner should be heard plenty of times on Sunday. As stated, they won 13 corners at Spurs, if they can win seven or more William Hill will pay 9/2.
This English Premier League match between Bournemouth and Liverpool will be played on Jan 21, 2024 and kick off at 16:30. Check below for our tipsters best Bournemouth vs Liverpool prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
