Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash
- Eddie Howe could tinker Bournemouth attacking duo to improve goal rate
- Steve Cook and Harry Arter are just one yellow card away from suspension
- Simon Mignolet set to return in goal for Liverpool following ankle injury
- Adam Lallana not fully fit but set to feature in squad for Reds
Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Bournemouth's Sunday home clash with Liverpool at 4:30pm, Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth team news
Bournemouth have a decision to make up front ahead of Sunday's clash with Liverpool.
Eddie Howe must find the right combination from Josh King, Callum Wilson, Jermain Defoe and Benik Afobe who have all struggled to find the net regularly this season.
Jermain Defoe has scored three league goals for Bournemouth since his summer arrival
Brad Smith (hip), Adam Federici and Tyrone Mings (both back) are out, with Steve Cook and Harry Arter one caution away from suspension.
Bournemouth provisional squad
Begovic, S Cook, Francis, Ake, Daniels, Surman, L Cook, Fraser, Stanislas, Defoe, King, Boruc, B Smith, Simpson, Gosling, Arter, Afobe, Ibe, Wilson, A Smith
Liverpool team news
Simon Mignolet is set to return to Liverpool's starting XI when the Reds face Bournemouth on Sunday and Adam Lallana could also be involved in the contest at the Vitality Stadium.
Goalkeeper Mignolet has recovered from a swollen ankle, while midfielder Lallana, who has made only one appearance this term after suffering a thigh injury in pre-season, should be 'ready for the squad at least', boss Jurgen Klopp has said.
Simon Mignolet has recovered from an ankle injury and is set to return in goal for Liverpool
Joe Gomez, James Milner and Andrew Robertson are expected to be fit after knocks. Daniel Sturridge (hamstring) remains a doubt, and Alberto Moreno (ankle), Joel Matip (adductor) and Nathaniel Clyne (back) are still unavailable. Emre Can serves a one-match suspension.
Liverpool provisional squad
Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Klavan, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Coutinho, Salah, Firmino, Mane, Karius, Gomez, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lallana, Solanke, Ings, Sturridge.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool Key match stats
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Bournemouth have beaten Liverpool just once in all competitions (P11 W1 D3 L7), a 4-3 victory in this exact fixture last season.
Only one Premier League fixture saw more goals scored last season than Bournemouth vs Liverpool (11) and that was Crystal Palace v Swansea (12).
Liverpool lost a two-goal lead to lose in this exact fixture last season, one of only four instances of this happening in the Premier League era (3-4 vs Leeds in 2000, 2-3 vs QPR in 2012 and 2-3 vs Southampton in 2016).
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has made 65 changes to his starting XI so far this season overall in the Premier League; 23 more than any other team in the competition.
Klopp only made 54 changes to his starting XI overall in the whole of the 2016-17 Premier League season – he's already made 11 more this season in 17 games (65).
Nathan Ake pounced to score a last gasp winner as Bournemouth defeated Liverpool 4-3 in the Premier League clash at the Vitality Stadium last season
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last eight games in the Premier League (W5 D3 L0); their longest run without defeat in the competition since November 2016 (11 games).
Liverpool have lost only one of their last 22 Premier League matches against teams outside the 'big six' (W14 D7 L1)
Mohamed Salah could become the first Liverpool player to score 20-plus goals in a season (all competitions) since Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge both did so in 2013-14.
Jermain Defoe has scored three goals in his last three Premier League matches against Liverpool, one more than he scored in his first 20 against them (two).
Bournemouth forward Josh King has scored just two goals in 15 Premier League appearances for the club this season; averaging a goal every 667 minutes. In his final 15 league apps of 2016-17, King scored 12 goals at an average of a goal every 110 mins.
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