Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Kick-off: 3:00 PM GMT
Venue: Vitality Stadium
Liverpool travel to the south coast to take on an in-form Bournemouth side in what promises to be an intriguing Premier League clash. Both teams are enjoying impressive runs, with the Cherries unbeaten in 11 league games and the Reds leading the way at the top of the table.
Team News
Bournemouth
- Colombian winger Luis Sinisterra could make his return after being sidelined since mid-October.
- The rest of the squad remains unchanged from last weekend’s fixture.
Liverpool
- Diogo Jota, Joe Gomez, and Darwin Núñez face late fitness tests, with Jota yet to feature since mid-January and Núñez missing the midweek Champions League defeat at PSV due to illness.
- Curtis Jones is expected to remain unavailable.
- Joe Gomez has missed the last eight matches with a hamstring injury.
Head-to-Head
- Liverpool have dominated this fixture, winning 10 of the last 11 Premier League meetings.
- Bournemouth’s only win in that run came in March 2023, when Philip Billing scored the only goal of the game.
- The Reds have been prolific against the Cherries, scoring at least three goals in 10 of their 15 Premier League encounters, netting a total of 46 times.
Bournemouth: Strongest Spell in the Premier League
- Unbeaten in 11 Premier League games (W7, D4), their best run in top-flight history.
- No team has picked up more points than Bournemouth in that period.
- They have taken 15 points from nine games against teams above them, beating Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, and Newcastle.
- Justin Kluivert has 12 goal involvements in his last 12 games, more than his previous 42 combined.
- Dango Ouattara has been crucial, contributing to 10 goals (six goals, four assists) this season.
Liverpool: Relentless at the Top
- 18-game unbeaten run in the Premier League (W13, D5), the longest current streak.
- Boast the best away record in the league, unbeaten in their last 14 away games.
- Have recovered 14 points from losing positions this season, only bettered by Manchester City (17) and Newcastle (15).
- Have outscored opponents in the second half in all but one Premier League game, scoring a league-high 31 second-half goals.
- Mohamed Salah has 19 league goals, surpassing his 2023/24 total, and is just one goal away from becoming only the fifth player to score 20+ goals in five separate Premier League seasons.
- Arne Slot has lost only three of his 35 games in charge.
Prediction
Bournemouth’s confidence and home form will make this a difficult game for Liverpool, but the Reds’ attacking firepower, combined with their away resilience, gives them the edge. If Salah continues his incredible goal-scoring form and Núñez is fit to feature, Liverpool should have enough to extend their unbeaten run.
Prediction: Bournemouth 1-3 Liverpool
Will Liverpool continue their dominance, or can Bournemouth pull off another upset? Let us know your predictions!
