Bournemouth

Bournemouth v Liverpool Preview – Can Reds pick Cherries off on Saturday?

The Details Venue - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth Referee - Lee Mason Date & Time - Saturday, December 8th @ 12:30 Current Odds - Bournemouth 15/4, Draw 3/1, Liverpool 4/6 Form Bournemouth Form Bournemouth beat Huddersfield Town 2-1 on Tuesday night to end a run of four consecutive defeats. They had made a fantastic start to the season before that and are still in a very...

Liverpool’s Next Five Away Fixtures Could Define Their Season

With the international break thankfully almost at an end, attention starts turning back to the Premier League, and for Liverpool, that means a tricky away trip to Watford in their first game back. Jürgen Klopp has never hidden his disdain for international football, in particular, the Nations League, and so will be glad to have...

Brexit Babes Boom in Value as January Approaches

Brexit!  And you thought you would be able to avoid politics in the warm, comfortable cocoon that is Premier League football.  Any small nudge to the freedom of movement principle could have a nuclear bomb sized impact on England’s top division.  Liverpool start a maximum of 5 UK born players for any given match...

2018-19 Premier League fixture reaction. The season we win it?

With the recent disappointment of the proposed Nabil Fekir signing falling through, Liverpool fans have been in need of a distraction to take their minds off the circus that the transfer window rumour mill. Not only is the World Cup due to begin today (hooray football is back!), but the 2018-19 Premier League fixture...

Key Stats from Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth. Easy Street.

Liverpool turned in another comfortable win at Anfield, this time against Bournemouth, with the Cherries routed 3-0. But what were the key stats from a happy evening for Klopp’s Reds? Goals Galore Liverpool notched their 300th goal under Jürgen Klopp, in just 148 games. The team that has been scoring at a clip of two goals a...

Liverpool v Bournemouth Preview – Reds to pick Cherries off at Anfield

The Details Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Chris Kavanagh Date & Time - Saturday, April 14th @ 17:30 GMT Current Odds - Liverpool 1/4, Draw 5/1, Bournemouth 9/1 Form Liverpool Form The Reds' 80% win rate from the last five games has been the perfect response to that defeat at Old Trafford in March. Two of those four victories were against Manchester City. Three...

What We’ve Learnt About Klopp’s LFC | Part 2: Midfield dynamics and game impact

Following on from part 1 of this series, which can be read here. After more disappointing dropped points at the Emirates, that piece is worth a read. In this piece, I will take a brief look at the midfield and Klopp's use of his players in his various systems. Klopp is the best manager we've...

Liverpool’s perfect performance: Tactical masterclass?

Liverpool's demolition of Bournemouth appeared to be one of the complete performances of the season. Utterly dominant and prepotent in the first half, Liverpool romped to victory, with a pressing, passing and offensive performance which defied all expectations. https://twitter.com/Caley_graphics/status/942502495582113797 To me, Liverpool looked distinctly better with their passing. Indeed, Liverpool had an 88pc passing accuracy, whilst retaining...

Observations as Liverpool saunter past Bournemouth

Liverpool came into their game hoping to keep their great away scoring form going, and the attack produced an excellent performance to ensure Liverpool walked away with the three points. Here are the observations from the match. Importance of the result Liverpool were coming to Bournemouth on the back of two frustrating home draws and were looking...

Bournemouth v Liverpool Preview – Away from Anfield and Back to Winning Ways?

The Details Venue - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth Referee - Andre Marriner Date & Time - Sunday, December 17th @ 16:30 GMT Current Odds - Bournemouth 6/1, Draw 15/4, Liverpool 1/2 Form Bournemouth Form Bournemouth's last home win was a 4-0 trouncing of Huddersfield Town. Since then they have drawn three and lost two, with one of each of those at home. Eddie Howe...