Despite being off to their greatest start in club history, a span of time that stretches over a century and a quarter, Liverpool are still two points behind Manchester City for the top of the table. That’s how difficult a task it will be for the Reds to win the Premier League title this season- they will need to maintain that elite standard all season long in order to potentially unseat the reigning champions.
It’s a marathon of a season, so manager Jurgen Klopp will need to keep his players fresh. Having done some squad rotation in the win at Burnley, the German should have some fresh legs for 1230 pm kickoff on Saturday at the Vitality Stadium.
The football forecasters and sports books strongly believe that the Reds will win. If you’re going to wager with sbobet mobile, then you’ll need to check the odds. Most odds makers are backing a Liverpool win at 8/13, a draw at 39/11, and an AFC Bournemouth triumph at 19/4. Google’s result probability shows a Liverpool win chance at 60%, 22% for a draw and a Bournemouth triumph at 18%.
That all said, let’s take a look at who could be in the LFC first team for the Saturday fixture at AFC Bournemouth. You know for certain that defender Joe Gomez won’t be on the team sheet after suffering a lower leg fracture in the win at Burnley. Klopp hit out at the Clarets for their slide tackles and physicality, which led to Gomez’s injury.
The Bank Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction vs AFC Bournemouth (4-3-3)
Forwards: Xherdan Shaqiri, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah
Midfielders: Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson , James Milner
Back line: Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Dejan Lovren, Trent Alexander-Arnold
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Jurgen Klopp Press Conference Video:
Prediction: Liverpool FC 2, Bournemouth 0
Feel free to post your own Liverpool and/or Bournemouth starting XI predictions, as well as your best guess as to what the final score will be. Enjoy the match everybody!
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