Date: Saturday 1st February, 2025
Time: 4:00 pm
Stadium Vitality Stadium
Referee Darren England (England)
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Bournemouth
The home side will be without Julian Araujo due to a thigh injury, Alex Scott due to a knee injury, Luis Sinisterra due to a hamstring injury, Marcos Senesi because of a thigh injury. Meanwhile, Adam Smith misses out with a knock, Enes Unal has a knee injury, Evanilson has a metatarsal fracture, and James Hill misses out with a thigh injury. Julio Soler is away on international duty.
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Bournemouth will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation vs Liverpool, with Kepa Arrizabalaga in goal. Lewis Cook and Milos Kerkez will start as the full-backs. They will look to help out in the final third and keep things compact defensively. Illia Zabarnyi will start alongside Dean Huijsen at the heart of the defence.
As for the midfield unit, Ryan Christie will start alongside Tyler Adams in the double pivot, and they will look to help out defensively. David Brooks will reprise the no. 10 role, and he will look to create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates.
Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo will start in the wide areas, and they will look to add pace and flair to the side. Finally, Dango Ouattara will lead the line for Bournemouth vs Liverpool on Saturday.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Tyler, Christie; Semenyo, Brooks, Kluivert; Ouattara
Liverpool
Joe Gomez and Diogo Jota have resumed training, but Saturday’s game will likely have come too soon for the duo. The duo are likely to miss out here. Liverpool are likely to shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation vs Bournemouth, with Alisson Becker in goal.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson will start as the full-backs, and they will look to help out at both ends of the pitch. Ibrahima Konate form the central defensive partnership alongisde Virgil van Dijk.
As for the midfield unit, Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch will add defensive cover and control to the side. Dominik Szoboszlai will start as the attacking midfielder, and he will look to create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates.
Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz will add creativity and goals from the wide areas, with Darwin Nunez leading the line for Liverpool vs Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Nunez
Prediction: Bournemouth 2-2 Liverpool
