Liverpool vs Bournemouth Prediction: Fresh from Milan

Liverpool suffered their first defeat of the season last weekend against Nottingham Forest. They responded well with a win in the Champions League on Tuesday night against Milan, who they share a long history with in the UEFA Champions League. With the focus now back on the Premier League. Arne Slot and his men will look to get back to winning ways, when they face Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.

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Liverpool are still without Harvey Elliot who is out injured. Federico Chiesa made his Liverpool debut against Milan on Tuesday night, coming on briefly for Mohamed Salah. Arne Slot will have a full complement of players to pick from besides Elliot. He may choose to rotate the squad and rest a few players to accommodate the gruelling schedule that his team is currently playing through.

Bournemouth Head Coach Andoni Iraola will welcome the addition of Kepa Arrizabalaga back into the squad for his teams clash against Liverpool on Saturday. The goalkeeper wasn't able to feature against his parent club last week. With Kepa now available, he is likely going to start the match.

Liverpool's Predicted Line-up (4-2-3-1): Alisson, Tsimikas, Van Dijk, Konate, Alexander-Arnold, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Diaz, Nunez, Salah.

Bournemouth's Predicted Line-up (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez, Christie, Cook, Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier, Unal.

3 Way - Liverpool 29/100

Liverpool have three wins and three clean sheets in a row against Bournemouth. They have also been, first half winners against bournemouth in eight of their last ten meetings. This match has been a breeze for Liverpool in recent season and they will be poised to take a win once again at home.

Bournemouth has struggled defensively in recent weeks, failing to keep a clean sheet in their last six outings. They conceded a late goal against Chelsea last time out to lose the tie by one goal to nil. Liverpool put four past them, in last season's reverse fixture. All four goals came in the second half, with Nunez scoring two and Jota scoring two as well. That was in January of this year and Liverpool had a lengthy injury list that included; Thiago, Alexander-Arnold, Bajcetic, Doak, Endo, Matip, Robertson, Tsimikas, Salah and Szoboszlai. With Liverpool having a full strength squad, it spell defeat for Bournemouth.

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