Bournemouth are heading toward European football and are undefeated in their last 12 games in all competitions. They have scored 16 goals in their previous four games in all competitions. Despite not having a fit traditional striker have found a way of playing with Justin Kluivert, Dango Outtara and Antoine Semenyo. Andoni Iraola has been nominated for January Manager of the Month in the Premier League due to this form, and he stands with a pretty good chance of winning the award.
For Liverpool, every win is significant to maintaining their gap at the top of the league. By playing before Arsenal this weekend, they could put a nine-point gap on the table, with Arsenal to face Man City on Sunday afternoon. Liverpool secured top spot in the Champions League group stage on Wednesday and were able to give rest to a majority of their first team. Nine of the starting 11 against Ipswich didn’t even make the trip to Eindhoven and will be well-rested.
Head-to-head record in the Premier League- Last 10 games
Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth
Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool
Liverpool 3-1 Bournemouth
Bournemouth 1-0 Liverpool
Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth
Liverpool 2-1 Bournemouth
Bournemouth 0-3 Liverpool
Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth
Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool
Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth
Bournemouth 1 win
0 draws
Liverpool 9 wins
Matchup Statistics
- Liverpool’s famous 9-0 against Bournemouth was incredible, mostly for the fact that Mohamed Salah played 90 minutes and wasn’t involved in any of the goals.
- Liverpool have scored an incredible 34 goals in these 10 matches against Bournemouth, while only conceding three. Seven clean sheets have come against the Cherries.
- Bournemouth have only picked up points against Liverpool once, when they surprised the Reds 1-0 at the Vitality. Salah missed a penalty, and Liverpool had four big chances but couldn’t find the net. This came only a week after Liverpool famously beat Man United 7-0.
Team Statistics
- Only two players who started for Liverpool against Ipswich travelled to PSV for the Champions League. Both Cody Gakpo and Andy Robertson started.
- In the last 11 games, both teams have picked up 25 points while still undefeated. They have won seven games and drawn four. Liverpool scored 33, conceding 15, while Bournemouth scored 25 and conceded nine.
- Bournemouth and Liverpool are the top two sides for penalties scored in the league. Bournemouth scored six, while Liverpool scored five.
- Bournemouth have scored eight goals in injury time after 90 minutes have passed, more than any team in the league. However, Liverpool haven’t conceded a goal in added time.
Player Statistics
- Since Ilyan Zabarnyi and Dean Huijsen started their defensive partnership 11 games ago they have conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League.
- Mohamed Salah scored his 19th goal of the season against Ipswich. This overtook his 2023/24 tally in the Premier League.
- Salah has now scored 176 goals; he most recently overtook Thierry Henry with his goal against Ipswich. He is also only one goal behind Frank Lampard (177) at number 6 on the overall list.
- Tyler Adams has found his place for Bournemouth and is leading the Premier League in Successful tackles per 90 (3.4) and interceptions per 90 (2.7).
- Mohamed Salah (17) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (12) have created more big chances than any other players in the league.
- Luis Diaz has failed to score in his last five matches, having started the last seven Premier League matches.