Liverpool will be looking to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they do battle with Bournemouth at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.
Arne Slot suffered his first defeat as Liverpool boss last Saturday, as his side slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest.
However, the Reds rebounded in style in midweek with a 3-1 comeback win over AC Milan in the Champions League at the San Siro.
Seeking to get back on track on the domestic front, Liverpool will be bidding to make it four wins from five in the top-flight this term when Bournemouth come to town.
The Cherries also tasted defeat for the first time this season when being edged out 1-0 by Chelsea last Saturday, on a night where my player props selection landed at the Vitality Stadium.
Andoni Iraola’s 11th-placed side emerged victorious from the blue half of Merseyside last month but they face a tall order to repeat the trick on the red side of the city this weekend.
How the bookies view it: Reds to reign supreme
After falling to defeat at home to Nottingham Forest last weekend, Liverpool are red-hot 1/4 favourites on Betano to get back up and running in front of their own supporters on Saturday.
Bournemouth are as big as 17/2 (Betano) to inflict a second successive home defeat on Liverpool, while an all square affair at Anfield is also considered unlikely at 5/1 (Betano).
Head to head: Reds rule the roost
Liverpool have landed top honours in nine of their last 10 Premier League meetings with Bournemouth, including both of last season’s top-flight tussles.
The Reds also eliminated Iraola’s men en-route to winning last season’s EFL Cup.
Players to watch: Salah to rediscover shooting boots?
Mohamed Salah started the season in fine form but he has failed to fire in each of his last two matches. However, the Egyptian ace looks worth siding with here for an anytime strike at 17/20 (UniBet) given that he has scored nine times across his previous nine Premier League appearances against Bournemouth.
Antoine Semenyo has averaged one shot on target per-game in the Premier League this season so far. The Bournemouth forward is 6/5 on Bet 365 to register just one on-target effort at Anfield.
Predicted line-ups
Cody Gakpo impressed in his first start of the season for Liverpool at the San Siro on Tuesday night so the Dutchman is expected to retain his place in the starting XI this weekend.
Chelsea loanee Kepa Arrizabalaga was unable to feature against his parent club last Saturday but the Spanish stopper is likely to be back between the sticks for Bournemouth on matchday five.
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Gakpo
Bournemouth: Kepa; Araujo, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Christie; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson
Anything else catch the eye?
I successfully backed Bournemouth’s Lewis Cook to commit two or more fouls against Chelsea last weekend and I’m more than happy to revisit the same selection here at even-money (1/1) on BetVictor.
Cook went into the referee’s notebook against the Blues after clocking up no fewer than four fouls on the night.
Consequently, he has now given away a combined total of 13 free-kicks across his four Premier League appearances this season so far, making him a great value option at evens (BetVictor) for at least two misdemeanours on Merseyside.
This English Premier League match between Liverpool and AFC Bournemouth will be played on Sep 21, 2024 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Liverpool vs AFC Bournemouth prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
