Bournemouth vs Liverpool: 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.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool: 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.
Last Word on Football brings you the latest team news and confirmed lineups ahead of Bournemouth vs Liverpool in the Premier League. The game sees Andoni Iraola mark his return to the Vitality, looking to continue his unbeaten start as Liverpool head coach.
The Basque is viewed among the Cherries’ greatest-ever managers, after guiding the club to European qualification before departing at the end of last season. Ironically, Iraola’s return comes just three days after Bournemouth earned victory at Real Sociedad in their first Europa League game.
Liverpool have an additional two days rest heading into the game after beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in the Carabao Cup, which could prove significant, while Marco Rose is still searching for his first Premier League win since replacing Iraola.
Bournemouth: Team News for Premier League Clash
Bournemouth Team News
Rose confirmed ahead of the game that Bournemouth came through Thursday’s trip to Spain without any fresh injury concerns.
The south-coast club remain without Julian Araujo, Veljko Milosavljevic, Eli Kroupi and Amine Adli. The latter scored an injury-time winner when the sides last met in January.
Liverpool Team News
The Reds are in a similar position, with no new injuries in midweek and four long-standing issues.
Federico Chiesa remains absent and has not featured so far this season. Neither have long-term absentees Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni and Hugo Ekitike.
Joe Gomez played his first minutes of the campaign on Tuesday following an injury sustained in pre-season. The defender was replaced at half-time but Iraola has revealed the substitution was pre-planned and there was no fresh injury concern.
Bournemouth vs Liverpool Confirmed Lineups
Bournemouth Confirmed Lineup
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Liverpool Confirmed Lineup
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Liverpool pre season friendly 2026
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The Last Word: Prediction for Bournemouth vs Liverpool
An away win seems likely here, although Liverpool have not fully convinced so far this season. Three draws from the opening four league matches is a tad underwhelming, especially considering they have not faced any of the sides who finished in the top half last term.
They have proved adept in front of goal, however, with Liverpool netting multiple goals in six of their seven games in all competitions. Alexander Isak is showing glimpses of the form that convinced Liverpool to make him the Premier League’s most-expensive ever transfer, while the likes of Cody Gakpo and Victor Munoz have impressed in the wide areas.
Against a Bournemouth side that are yet to keep a Premier League clean sheet since Rose’s appointment, Liverpool’s firepower up front could prove decisive.
The new Cherries coach has typically selected a settled line-up this season, but as the midweek European games start, that approach, and Bournemouth’s squad depth, will be tested.
Prediction: Bournemouth 1-3 Liverpool
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