Bournemouth vs Liverpool

Liverpool extended their unbeaten run in the league to 19 games (W14 D5), while away from home the Reds are unbeaten in 14 in the Premier League (W9 D5); only from January 2019 to February 2020 (21) have they had a longer run without defeat on the road in the competition.

Bournemouth suffered their first Premier League defeat since November against Brighton, ending their 11-game unbeaten run in the competition (W7 D4). Indeed, the Cherries have only lost two league games by 2+ goals this season – both of which have been to Liverpool (3-0 in September, 2-0 today).

Mohamed Salah scored the 300th and 301st goals of his European club career in all competitions, 236 of which have come for Liverpool (20 Basel, 2 Chelsea, 9 Fiorentina, 34 Roma). The Egyptian also reached 20+ Premier League goals in a single season for the fifth time (also 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, and 2021-22).

Bournemouth earned four points from their first four Premier League games against Liverpool (W1 D1 L2), but have since earned just three from their last 11 (W1 D0 L10). The Cherries also scored more than twice as many goals in the first four (7) than they have against the Reds in the last 11 (3).

Liverpool have only failed to score in one of their 15 Premier League meetings with Bournemouth, netting at least three goals in 10 of these 15 games.

Bournemouth (unbeaten in 11) and Liverpool (unbeaten in 18) account for two of the three longest ongoing unbeaten runs in the Premier League (Arsenal also 13 without defeat). Indeed, since the start of MD13 (29th November), no side has won more Premier League points than the Cherries (25 – W7 D4 L0).

Bournemouth (who finished 12th last season), have already beaten Manchester City and Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium this season. The last team to win at home against each of the previous season’s top three sides – having finished in the bottom half themselves – was Blackburn Rovers in 2005-06.

Liverpool have only lost one of their last eight Premier League games against a side coming into the match on an 11+ game unbeaten run (W4 D3), going down 4-1 at home to Man City in February 2021.