Liverpool v Bournemouth: Premier League preview, odds, prediction & free tip

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Liverpool v Bournemouth in the Premier League.

Where to watch

BT Sport 1, 12.30pm Saturday

Best bet

Liverpool-Liverpool double result
1pt 4-5 bet365, BoyleSports, Ladbrokes

Team news

Liverpool
Goalkeeper Alisson has been ruled out after picking up a hip injury in training. Adrian is likely to deputise. Jordan Henderson and Xherdan Shaqiri remain out.

Bournemouth
The Cherries have a clean bill of health although Harry Wilson is
ineligible to play against his parent club.

Match preview

Premier League leaders Liverpool need to get back on track after their quest for an undefeated season was ended by Watford - and that could be bad news for Bournemouth at Anfield.

Bournemouth slipped back into the relegation zone after last Saturday's 2-2 draw at home to Chelsea and they cannot afford to pass up any opportunities to add precious points to their total.

All of the Cherries' remaining games are against teams in the top 14, so they are going to have to spring a few surprises to extend their five-season stay in the top flight.

They will have looked at Liverpool's poor performances at Watford and Chelsea and seen areas of weakness, including the absence of Jordan Henderson in midfield, which they will be looking to exploit.

But if Bournemouth are expecting another seriously below-par effort from Jurgen Klopp's side, they may be disappointed.

Nothing that happened at Vicarage Road last weekend has changed the dynamics of the Premier League title race, which remains a one-sided affair.

Liverpool hold a 22-point lead over Manchester City and remain a daunting prospect at Anfield, where they are targeting a 22nd consecutive league victory.

Three points against Bournemouth is not of massive importance but Liverpool could do with a convincing performance and a victory to get them in the right frame of mind for Wednesday's crucial Champions League clash at home to Atletico Madrid.

Teams play better when they are full of confidence and there were signs that Liverpool's swagger had deserted them as they toiled away in the 2-0 loss at Stamford Bridge.

However, they were far from full-strength against the Blues and Klopp is highly likely to revert to his strongest available line-up against Bournemouth.

It may be a similar team to the starting line-up at Watford but the attitude of the players could be very different.

Klopp will have been reminding his squad of the standards they were setting earlier in the season and a strong response should be expected.

Bournemouth need to prepare themselves for a fast start from the home side and they may lack the defensive capability to weather the storm.

Eddie Howe's side have not kept a clean sheet in their last 11 Premier League games and are on a run a five consecutive away league defeats.

They could crack under the pressure of an early onslaught, signalling the start of a comfortable afternoon for Liverpool, who are are attractively priced to be leading at half-time and full-time.