This midweek saw Liverpool FC bounce back very nicely from the embarrassment that was last weekend. The Reds were shockingly upset by Nottingham Forest last Saturday, but they rebounded with a resounding 3-1 win over AC Milan in Champions League play. Now they’ll welcome AFC Bournemouth to Anfield, and it’s a match where the hosts will be heavily favored.
Of course, they were also heavily favored last weekend, and you saw how that ended up. So they won’t take the Cherries lightly.
Liverpool vs AFC Bournemouth FYIs
Kick-off: Saturday, Sept. 21, 3pm local, Anfield, Liverpool, UK
Transatlantic Passage: How the Premier League Redefined Soccer in America: LINK
PL Form: Liverpool WWWL AFC Bournemouth DDWL
PL Standing: Liverpool 4th, 9 pts AFC Bournemouth 11th, 5 pts
Google Result Probability: Liverpool victory 75% Draw 15% AFC Bournemouth victory 10%
LFC Team News
None, really. Harvey Elliott remains out for the longer term. Otherwise the squad is fully fit. With no real selection issues to speak of, for Arne Slot, here is the strong team we think he’ll go with. Where does Federico Chiesa fit in?
Liverpool Starting XI Prediction vs AFC Bournemouth
Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarrell Quansah, Virgil van Dijk, Kostas Tsimikas; Alexis Mac Allister, Wataru Endo, Ryan Gravenberch; Mo Salah, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez
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