Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Bournemouth v Manchester City Premier League 24/02/2024. General view inside the Vitality Stadium with the AFC Bournemouth logo ahead of the Premier League match between Bournemouth and Manchester City at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England on 24 February 2024.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Bournemouth v Manchester City Premier League 24/02/2024. General view inside the Vitality Stadium with the AFC Bournemouth logo ahead of the Premier League match between Bournemouth and Manchester City at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England on 24 February 2024.
Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and predicted lineups for Bournemouth vs Liverpool on September 20. Andoni Iraola makes his much-awaited return to Bournemouth on Sunday when his Liverpool side head to the south coast looking to extend their winning start to the Premier League season.
The Basque head coach oversaw a midweek Carabao Cup victory over Tottenham Hotspur, while Bournemouth marked their maiden European game with a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad on Thursday.
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Bournemouth vs Liverpool Predicted Lineups & Latest Team News
Date: Sunday, 20th September 2026
Venue: The Vitality
Kick-off: 14:00 BST
Last meeting: Bournemouth 3-2 Liverpool (24th January, 2026. Premier League)
Referee: Michael Oliver
Current odds: Bournemouth 9/4, Liverpool 6/5
Bournemouth Team News
Speaking ahead of the Liverpool game, Marco Rose confirmed his side came through the midweek Europa League game unscathed.
“Nothing new,” he said, when asked for an injury update. “Everyone is in a good spot. Everyone is well recovered for the travel to Spain. Then we are going to start to prepare for Liverpool. Everyone will give their all on Thursday and then we start to rotate and select players.”
The Cherries remain without the injured Veljko Milosavljevic, Julian Araujo, Amine Adli and Eli Kroupi.
Bournemouth Predicted Lineup
Petrovic
Smith
Hill
Silva
Truffert
Cooke
Scott
Rayan
Kluivert
Christie
Evanilson
Football - FA Premier League - Ipswich Town FC v Liverpool FC - MD-1 KIRKBY, ENGLAND - Thursday, September 3, 2026: Liverpool s head coach Andoni Iraola speaks at a pre-match press conference, PK, Pressekonferenz at the AXA Training Centre ahead of the FA Premier League match between Ipswich Town FC and Liverpool FC.
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Liverpool Team News
It’s a similar story for Liverpool, who have no new injury worries, but remain without four players: Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, Federico Chiesa and Hugo Ekitike.
“Everyone is ready to go,” Iraola said on Friday. “We are in the same place we were, with the three long-term injuries plus Federico – and the others, nothing [no concerns]. We still need to train tomorrow [Saturday] and travel but everyone is fine.”
Joe Gomez is available despite being replaced at half-time against Spurs.
“I’m really looking forward to meeting them, to hug them, it’s players that I love, staff that I have been working with, that I appreciate so much,” Iraola added, on the prospect of returning to Bournemouth.
“I was pushing for them yesterday when they were playing their first European game and I wish them all the best. But there is another part and that is the most important one right now: we need to go there and beat them and be as ruthless as possible. And leave all the talks for after the game.”
Liverpool Predicted Lineup
Alisson
Araujo
Jacquet
Van Dijk
Kerkez
Gravenberch
Szoboszlai
Munoz
Wirtz
Gakpo
Isak
The Last Word
Liverpool having an extra two days to prepare for this game is a major advantage, and an away win seems likely on this occasion. Bournemouth are yet to win a league match under Rose, and have conceded in all four games. Against Liverpool’s attacking flair, that could prove costly.
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