Bournemouth host Liverpool looking to extend unbeaten run

Form pointing different directions

Bournemouth have drawn three of their last five and won the other two, a run that has kept them clear of immediate trouble but left them in the bottom half. Liverpool have won three of their last five, drawing the other two, form that has them mid-table but with a game in hand on several sides above them. A win here would take Liverpool to 9 points from five; Bournemouth would reach 6 points from five with three points.

Recent meetings have been one-sided. Liverpool have won four of the last five between these clubs, the exception a 3-2 Bournemouth victory in January. Those five matches produced 20 goals in total. The market gives Liverpool a 44.5 per cent chance of winning, Bournemouth 30.9 per cent and the draw 24.6 per cent, numbers that reflect the head-to-head record more than the current runs, which are closer than the probabilities suggest.

Liverpool's wider season

Liverpool have been active in the transfer conversation, with Liverpool's January shopping list takes shape appearing in recent coverage. Their last outing was a 3-1 win against Tottenham. Bournemouth's most recent result was a 2-1 victory against RSO on Tuesday, their second win in this unbeaten stretch.

Confirmed line-ups

AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Djordje Petrovic, James Hill, Adrien Truffert, Adam Smith, António Silva, Tyler Adams, Rayan, Marcus Tavernier, Ryan Christie, Alex Scott, Evanilson

Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson Becker, Jérémy Jacquet, Ronald Araújo, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Bradley Barcola, Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak

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