Liverpool vs Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Liverpool vs Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction



Champions take on Cherries in curtain-raiser

Home sweet home: Liverpool return to Anfield

Liverpool vs Bournemouth LIVE!

Liverpool face Bournemouth in the very first game of the new Premier League season. The runaway champions from last term have a very new look to them, with myriad new signings walking through the Anfield entrance this summer. We could see the likes of £100million man Florian Wirtz and £68m arrival Hugo Ekitike make their English top-flight bows, while there could also be league debuts for Jeremie Frimpong and Giorgi Mamardashvili.

Left-back Milos Kerkez has swapped the Dorset coast for Merseyside with his move from today’s opposition, and he could be in line to play against his former employers. The Reds will not have Trent Alexander-Arnold for a Premier League campaign for the first time since breaking into the first-team fold in the 2016-17 season. He has since joined Real Madrid.

As for Bournemouth, they have had to piece together a new defence after they lost three of their first-choice back four. Kerkez was one, while Dean Huijsen joined Alexander-Arnold in Madrid. Ilya Zabarnyi has made the switch to Paris Saint-Germain. In their places, Bafode Diakite and Adrien Truffert have both been signed from France. Stay up to date with all the action from Anfield with our live blog below!

Liverpool vs Bournemouth latest news

Kick off: 8pm BST

Liverpool starting XI

Bournemouth starting XI

Bournemouth's summer of transfers

The Vitality has seen far more outgoings than incomings this summer.

They have lost their defensive core of Dean Huijsen, Ilya Zabarnyi, and Milos Kerkez to Real Madrid, PSG, and Liverpool, respectively.

Dango Ouattara is set to depart to Brentford this weekend.

Also departing are Jaidon Anthony, Neto, and Mark Travers.

They have, however, added Bafode Diakite, Djorde Petrovic, and Adrien Truffert.

Can Andoni Iraola recover from such a high level of turnover?

Liverpool summer signings

After spending over £300m, what do Liverpool have to show for it?

Here are their summer signings in full:

Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)

Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth)

Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen)

Armin Pecsi (Puskas AFC)

Freddie Woodman (Preston North End)

Giovanni Leoni (Parma)

Bournemouth debutants

Former Chelsea shot-stopper Djorde Petrovic starts between the sticks for Bournemouth in his first competitive Cherries appearance.

So too does Bafodé Diakité, who joined from Lille on Wednesday.

He makes his Bournemouth bow barely 48 hours on from putting pen to paper on his contract.

What to make of the Liverpool team

Four debutants start for Liverpool: Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, and, facing his former club, Milos Kerkez.

Alexis Mac Allister comes in at the base of the midfield having recovered from injury.

Otherwise, there are few surprises. Van Dijk partners Konate at the back, and Salah joins Gakpo up top.

The starlet Rio Ngumoha is on the bench after dazzling throughout pre-season.

Joining him there is fit-again Joe Gomez and potential, if unlikely, debutant goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.

Liverpool announce Leoni signing

Liverpool announced their latest signing, Giovanni Leoni a few hours ahead of kick-off.

The young defender’s arrival takes the Reds’ summer outlay clear of £300m.

"Because it's one of the best clubs in the world," he told Liverpoolfc.com of his decision to leave Italy and join the Reds. "It's not possible to say no to this club.

"Yes, [it was] easy – because it's one of the best clubs in the world. I didn't say no!"

Bournemouth confirmed XI

Here’s how the visitors line up.

Bournemouth starting XI: Petrovic; Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert; Adams, Scott; Brooks, Tavernier, Semenyo; Evanilson

Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Soler, Kroupi, Hill, Traore, Billing, Winterburn, Rees-Dottin

Liverpool confirmed XI

Arne Slot names his first XI of the season.

Liverpool starting XI: Alisson; Frimpong, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez; Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister; Salah, Gakpo, Ekitike

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Robertson, Nyoni, Ngumoha

FPL deadline fast approaching

A public service announcement for the Fantasy Premier League players: the deadline to set your GW1 squad is at 6.30pm BST tonight. That’s just 10 minutes away!

Get your XI sorted and make sure you start your mini-league on the right foot.

Predicted Liverpool XI

There are plenty of new signings who could play their first Premier League minutes for Liverpool today - but there are also plenty of injuries in the squad. Here’s how we think they could line up this evening...

Liverpool predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Frimpong, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike

Doubts: Gomez

Injured: Bradley

Suspended: Gravenberch

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