Summary

  • Benteke gives Liverpool win on home debut

  • Coutinho was offside in build-up to winner

  • Bournemouth playing the Reds for first time in league

  • Click on audio icon for BBC Radio 5 live

  1. Lawro's predictionspublished at 18:55

    Each week our pundit Mark Lawrenson predicts the results of the Premier League matches.

    He also has a challenger, this week it is the turn of BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Mark Radcliffe.

    Nether man has got a perfect score right so far in this round of fixtures, although Lawro has five results going the right way, compared to four from Radcliffe.

    But neither person gives the Cherries any hope at Anfield.

    Mark LawrensonImage source, .
  2. get involved

    Get Involved #bbcfootballpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 17 August 2015

    Your lowest point as a football fan

    Anthony: Crying on the tele after losing in the play offs in 2009.

    Skip: 8 August 2009, after being relegated to League One Colchester came to Carrow Road on the opening day and stuffed us 7-1 . 

    Ryan:  When Gillingham got relegated on the final day of the 2009/10 season with 50 points.

    Tweet us using the hashtag #bbcfootball, text us on 81111 or leave a message on the Match of the Day Facebook page.

  3. On the wirelesspublished at 18:51

    Liverpool v Bournemouth (20:00 BST)

    Ladies and gentlemen, your BBC Radio 5 live line-up at Anfield is...

  4. Gosling's fighting talkpublished at 18:49

    Liverpool v Bournemouth (20:00 BST)

    So Bournemouth have never beaten Liverpool and the Cherries have no chance at Anfield then. Right? Certainly not if you believe Bournemouth midfielder Dan Gosling.

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  5. We meet againpublished at 18:47

    Tonight is the first league meeting between the two sides, although they have played each other in both of the last two seasons.

    Liverpool won 3-1 in the League Cup quarter-final last season and 2-0 in the fourth round of the FA Cup in 2013-14.

    Head to headImage source, .
  6. The season so farpublished at 18:45

    Bournemouth are desperate to prove their critics wrong and surprise people this season.

    They won the Championship title in 2014-15, but made a losing start to their Premier League campaign as they were beaten 1-0 at home by Aston Villa.

    For Liverpool, though, a moment of magic from Philippe Coutinho saw them begin with a 1-0 win at Stoke City on Sunday.

    Philippe CoutinhoImage source, Getty Images
  7. get involved

    Get Involved #bbcfootballpublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 17 August 2015

    Your lowest point as a football fan

    Rob Meech:  As a Bournemouth fan, my lowest point was being on the verge of extinction. My highest point is now.

  8. Back in actionpublished at 18:40

    Liverpool v Bournemouth (20:00 BST)

    It doesn't seem two minutes since Steven Gerrard was waving goodbye to The Kop for the last time...

  9. get involved

    Get Involved #bbcfootballpublished at 18:37

    Your lowest point as a football fan

    So you have heard about Bournemouth's struggles and that ties in with our chat for tonight. We want to know what has been your lowest point as a football fan?

    You know the drill. Tweet us using the hashtag #bbcfootball, text us on 81111 or leave a message on the Match of the Day Facebook page. Don't be shy, we will put the best messages on this page.

    Also, are you at the game? If so, tweet us your pictures and we will throw those in as well.

  10. What a turnaroundpublished at 18:35

    Liverpool v Bournemouth (20:00)

    Not even the most optimistic Bournemouth fan could have predicted their club's turnaround in the last seven years.

    In 2008 the club entered administration for a second time in 11 years.

    "There was one press conference at 12 o'clock when, at five to 12, I didn't know if I had the money to continue trading," recalled administrator Gerald Krasner. "I came within five minutes of liquidating the club."

    But that was not the end of the trouble. The following season, hit by a 17-point transfer deduction and a transfer embargo, the Cherries faced relegation until they won their last three matches to stay up.

    A league game at Anfield seems a whole world away.

    Bournemouth fansImage source, Getty Images
  11. A day to remember for Bournemouth fanspublished at 18:32

    Hello and welcome to BBC Sport's live text commentary for tonight's Premier League match between Liverpool and Bournemouth, who are playing their first ever away game in the top flight.

  12. A football fairy talepublished at 18:30

    Seven years ago, Bournemouth were broke, desperate and five minutes away from going out of business.

    A year later, they needed a goal in the last 10 minutes of the penultimate game of the season to stay in the Football League.

    But in one of football's greatest fairy tales, the club not only survived, but they prospered. Guided by manager Eddie Howe they have made it to the big time.

    Eddie HoweImage source, Getty Images

    Today they play at one of the best stadiums in the country against one of the best-known teams in Europe. It has been one crazy ride.

    AnfieldImage source, Getty Images