Liverpool vs Bournemouth Predicted Lineups

The Champions Liverpool are back in action and kick off the 25/26 Premier League season on Friday with 8pm kick-off, welcoming Bournemouth to Anfield. A Diogo Jota tribute is set to take place before kick-off and it should be an emotional night at Anfield. Liverpool enter the game heavy favourites and should come out with a win to start the new Premier League season.

In case you’re placing a cheeky friday night bet, or are setting your FPL lineup prior to the GW1 deadline, here are the Liverpool vs Bournemouth predicted lineups.

Liverpool Predicted Lineup:

Liverpool Predicted Lineup GW1

Alisson

Frimpong

Konate

Van Dijk

Kerkez

Szoboszlai

Mac Allister

Wirtz

Salah

Ekitike

Gakpo

• After winning the Premier League in 24/25, Liverpool showed they are serious about retaining their crown with a summer of some very high profile transfers in to the club.
• Wirtz, Ekitike, Frimpong, Kerkez and Mamardashvili have been brought in for a total of nearly £300 million and the 4 outfield players are all upgrades on the players that played in their spots last season bar maybe Frimpong.
• Alisson keeps his place as Liverpool’s starting goalkeeper.
• Bradley suffered an injury during pre-season and has not returned to full training. He likely won’t be in the squad GW1.
• Konate and Van Dijk remain the starting centre-back duo.
• Kerkez starts over Robertson. He is Liverpool’s starting left-back now.
• Gravenberch is suspended due to the red card he picked up in the final game of last season against Crystal Palace. He will return to the match-day squad in GW2.
• Szoboszlai and Jones started the Community Shield game against Palace, where Slot spoke about Mac Allister not being ready to start yet. Mac Allister then featured off the bench for 30 minutes and looked like his usual self. Slot then spoke on Wednesday saying Mac Allister “had a different pre-season than we wanted, however he is back fit now”.
• I think Slot will want to go with his strongest XI and that includes Mac Allister over Jones in the LCM role. Then you likely see Jones come on for Mac Allister around the 60 minute mark.
• Florian Wirtz starts in the number 10 role with freedom to roam across the pitch.
• Ekitike is currently Liverpool’s only striker and has looked brilliant in pre-season and against Palace last Sunday in the Community Shield, so naturally he starts alongside Salah and Gakpo as Arne Slot’s starting striker.

Bournemouth Predicted Lineup:

Bournemouth Predicted Lineup GW1

Petrovic

Smith

Hill

Senesi

Truffert

Adams

Scott

Tavernier

Scott

Semenyo

Evanilson

• Bournemouth have lost 4 of their starting back 5 in Arrizabalaga, Huijsen, Zabarnyi and Kerkez.
• Kluivert is still out injured with an injury he picked up in pre-season. Iraola spoke on Kluivert stating his recovery from the injury “is going slower than we thought” and is not in team training yet. Iraola did add that it won’t be an extended period out for Kluivert so hopefully we see him back in training ahead of GW2 or GW3.
• Araujo could start at right-back but Iraola leaned Smith over Araujo toward the end of last season.
• Senesi and Hill likely start at centre-back.
• New signing Diakite joined the club this week and GW1 will be too early for him to start having barely trained with his new team.
• Lewis Cook is suspended and also currently injured.
• Brooks starts at right-wing, offering more defensive solidity than any of Bournemouth’s other fit options.
• Tavernier likely starts in the 10 role while Kluivert is still out injured.

 

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