Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Premier League preview, predictions and bet builder tips

• Ladbrokes previews Bournemouth vs Liverpool in the Premier League

• Liverpool are predicted to win with both teams to score

• Florian Wirtz is tipped to score again with Marcos Senesi shown a card

Liverpool will continue their pursuit of the Premier League's top three when they visit Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday.

The champions are seven points adrift of Manchester City and Aston Villa in the table and some 14 points adrift of leaders and favourites Arsenal after a poor defence of their title so far - and last weekend's home draw with Burnley suggests there are still some issues to iron out for Arne Slot.

A trip to Bournemouth usually poses issues for most but Andoni Iraola's men are enduring a woeful run of form with just one win in their last 13 league games, although they did beat Tottenham in their last game at the Vitality Stadium. These two played out an enthralling game to kick off the Premier League season in August, with Liverpool winning 4-2 at Anfield despite a spirited comeback by the Cherries.

Ahead of what could be another entertaining match, Ladbrokes brings you an in-depth preview, featuring predictions, lineups and bet builder tips. Make sure you also check out our Premier League accumulator picks, too.

• Fixture: Bournemouth vs Liverpool

• Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

• Kick-off: 17:30 GMT

• Venue: Vitality Stadium

Our prediction: Bournemouth 1-3 Liverpool

Often the case in Bournemouth's games, we're expecting an end-to-end encounter on the South Coast with plenty of chances for both teams. Given Bournemouth's poor form, we're backing the visitors to do enough to get back to winning ways.

Bournemouth

Our predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Petrovic / Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert / Cook, Scott / Brooks, Tavernier, Kroupi / Evanilson

Liverpool

Our predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Alisson / Frimpong, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez / Gravenberch, Jones / Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz / Ekitike

Bournemouth are one of the finest attacking outfits in the league but also have one of the worst defences, conceding the same amount of goals as bottom-side Wolves (41).

The Cherries' games are always full of goals for both teams, averaging 3.5 total goals per game and given Liverpool will welcome back Mohamed Salah to their list of already stacked attackers, there should be enough chances for both teams to find the net.

Florian Wirtz is finally showing his worth after netting three goals in his last six league games, as well as another goal and an assist in the FA Cup against Barnsley.

The German is undoubtedly driving the Reds' return to form in the last month or so and will be in confident mood to add to his tally on the South Coast. Of all the goalscorers we could pick, we think Wirtz looks like a nice shout.

Marcos Senesi already has seven yellow cards to his name in only 21 Premier League appearances, which tells you a little bit about how the Argentine centre-back approaches the game.

With the defender an ever-present in Iraola's back four as he faces some pacey and tricky opponents on Saturday evening, Senesi looks well-placed to add to his bookings tally.

Our final pick is for Liverpool to get the victory, which will be their first on the road in the Premier League since December 20.

Bournemouth are in danger of getting sucked into a relegation battle if their poor form continues and while we think they will have more than enough to avoid any issues in that regard, we do think their poor run of form will continue in this game.

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