Liverpool play Bournemouth in the opening fixture of the Premier League season, at Anfield Stadium. The match takes place on August 15. The Reds are defending their title, whilst the Cherries will be hoping to cause an upset despite losing many key players this summer. Here is our Liverpool predicted lineup vs Bournemouth.
Liverpool Predicted Lineup Vs Bournemouth in Season Opener
How Liverpool Have Lined-up Recently
Liverpool played with a 4-2-3-1 formation in their Community Shield loss to Crystal Palace.
Alisson Becker started in goal, with brand new full-backs Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong making their professional debuts. Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk continued their strong centre-back partnership from last year.
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Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai started as deep midfielders, with Ryan Gravenberch unavailable due to the birth of his child, and Alexis Mac Allister not fully match fit. Florian Wirtz played a great match as an attacking midfielder.
Mohamed Salah started on the right-wing, as always, with Cody Gakpo on the left (following Luis Diaz’s departure). Hugo Ekitike started up front and scored.
Liverpool Injuries and Absentees to Consider
Liverpool currently have a few absentees, which Arne Slot outlined in his press conference.
Gravenberch will not be available for selection after picking up a red card against Crystal Palace in the final game of the 2024/25 season: he is suspended.
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Conor Bradley is recovering from an injury which saw him miss Liverpool’s pre-season friendlies with Athletic Club as well as their Community Shield fixture at Wembley Stadium. Slot did not give an update on his timeline.
Joe Gomez returned to training this week after recovering from an issue with his Achilles that he picked up in pre-season. Slot said: “I have to make a decision on that…if you looked at our bench against Palace, I think there were three players that were 20 years old or younger…there is a possibility that Joe might be on the bench”.
Liverpool Predicted Lineup Vs Bournemouth
GK: Alisson Becker
LB: Milos Kerkez
CB: Virgil van Dijk
CB: Ibrahima Konate
RB: Jeremie Frimpong
CM: Dominik Szoboszlai
CM: Alexis Mac Allister
AM: Florian Wirtz
LW: Cody Gakpo
ST: Hugo Ekitike
RW: Mohamed Salah
