There are no easy matches for Liverpool this season. After Manchester City recovered 7 points from Cormorants last month, Jurgen Klopp’s team is forced to win all the games to the end in order to be sure of the title.
The hosts will assault the Bournemouth gate, which comes after seven consecutive defeats in the championship. Still a failure and Eddie Howe’s club will beat a negative record of inefficiency that can hardly be explained. On their own ground, the southerners measure their strengths with all the grandees and even defeated Liverpool over the past two years. But Howe’s team becomes much more passive in travel, where he gets goals with great ease.
Liverpool has important players in the offensive, but will have to win the winning team without Gomez, Lovren, Alexander-Arnold and possibly even Wijnaldum. With just two victories in the last five championship matches, the “cormorants” hope to negotiate well the worst moment of the season. The ranking is still favorable to Klopp’s boys because Liverpool and City are on a tie, but Merseyside has a less played match. Liverpool has a 56-15 golaver and Bournemouth is ranked 10th (37-44). Specialists doubt that Bournemouth will reach this season in the fight against relegation.
Bournemouth has an unsavory defensive lately and is getting more and more a goal in the first half. In the last three direct duels with Liverpool, “The Cherries” finally gave up 0-4, 0-3 and 0-4, which does not give confidence before the weekend duel. Moreover, Howe has injured Brooks, Cook, Francis and Wilson, players of great importance in the southern gears. These absences could “push” a lot of the force of the guests, who will have a lot of pressure to bear in their own way.
Most likely, Bournemouth will appear on two lines and hope for free kicks and inspired counterattacks on a very difficult terrain. It should not be forgotten that Liverpool received a goal in each of the previous three matches played in front of their fans! Klopp is expecting a solid defensive performance and a collective victory that could mark the renaissance for Liverpool. The hosts will be Solanke attacking, coming to Bournemouth this winter even from Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL – BOURNEMOUTH PROBABLE TEAMS
Liverpool: Alisson – Milner, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson – Fabinho, Keita, Shaqiri – Firmino, Mane, Salah
Bournemouth: Boruc – Clyne, Cook, Ake, A. Smith – Stanislas, Surman, Gosling, Fraser – King, Solanke
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1.43
