Liverpool have mostly had the upper hand over Bournemouth in the past and will be looking to continue with the same here. The Reds are likely to come out on top with a win against the Cherries in the 2025-26 Premier League opener
Match info: Premier League
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
Date: Friday, 15th August 2025
Time: 8 pm Nigerian time
Premier League football graces our TV screens once again on Friday night, as champions Liverpool and upstarts Bournemouth kick off the 2025-26 season at Anfield.
Arne Slot's title holders have some mistakes to rectify after suffering Community Shield heartbreak at the hands of Crystal Palace, but their southern visitors hardly have the wind in their sails either, failing to win any of their final four pre-season friendlies.
Head-to-head:
- Liverpool have won 19 of the last 24 meetings between the two teams.
- Bournemouth have recorded just 2 victories.
- The remaining 3 clashes ended in draws.
- Bournemouth are on a three-match winless run.
- Liverpool have won all of their last five matches against the Cherries.
- The Cherries have failed to score a goal in any of their last three games against the Reds.
- Liverpool have not conceded in their last 3 matches against Bournemouth.
- 9 of their last 10 encounters produced at least 2 goals.
Form:
- Liverpool since pre-season: L-W-W-W-L
- Bournemouth since pre-season: W-L-L-D-D
Team News:
- Conor Bradley, Joseph Gomez, and Stefan Bajcetic will miss out on action for Liverpool as they are injured. Ryan Gravenberch might also miss out due to personal reasons.
- Bournemouth will be without the services of Enes Unal, Justin Kluivert, Lewis Cook, Luis Sinisterra and Ryan Christie as they are injured.
Player(s) to watch:
- Hugo Ekitike scored an early goal for the Reds in their FA Community Shield match against Crystal Palace. It was a good performance by the 23-year-old forward in the final third for Liverpool. He will yet again play an important role for the hosts. It will be interesting too se his performance on his Premier League debut.
- Antoine Semenyo is going to play a crucial part if the Cherries are looking to get past Liverpool’s defence. Antoine Semenyo can play as a striker as well if needed. He can go wide to build up plays for his fellow teammates and can score goals as well. With his movement, he might trouble the opponent’s defence.