Summary

  • Liverpool start third - 10 points behind leaders Chelsea

  • The Reds are without injured leading scorer Sadio Mane

  • Bournemouth 14th - seven points above the relegation zone

  • The Cherries have never won at Anfield

  1. Postpublished at 6 mins

    Liverpool 0-0 Bournemouth

    Bournemouth are looking to record their second victory over Liverpool this season after a last-minute winner in the seven-goal thriller on the south coast in December.

    The Cherries have settled after Liverpool's lightning start and are passing the ball about with confidence. Liverpool's passing is all over the place at the moment. 

  2. CLOSE!published at 3 mins

    Liverpool 0-0 Bournemouth

    Liverpool will overtake last season's points tally with a win and they've started where they left off against Everton last Saturday.

    Roberto Firmino has a shot tipped over by Artur Boruc in the opening minute before a corner causes Bournemouth's defence all sorts of problems.

    Bright and breezy by the Reds.

  3. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Liverpool 0-0 Bournemouth

    A terrific tribute in memory of those who lost their lives at Hillsborough.

    Liverpool get the game under way.

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  4. Hillsborough tributepublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 5 April 2017

    Former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is in The Kop for the game. There is a minute's applause taking place in memory of the victims of Hillsborough. This is Liverpool's final home game before the 28th anniversary of the disaster when 96 men, women and children were killed on 15 April 1989. 

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  5. Team newspublished at 19:57 British Summer Time 5 April 2017

    Two changes for  Liverpool  from the side that started the 3-1 win over Everton last Saturday. Divock Origi starts up front in place of Sadio Mane while there is a change in defence - Ragnar Klavan in for Joel Matip.

    Liverpool:  Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Klavan, Milner, Can, Lucas, Wijnaldum, Origi, Firmino, Coutinho.

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    Three changes for  Bournemouth  from the side that drew 0-0 with Southampton on Saturday.

    In comes former Liverpool player Jordon Ibe, while there are recalls for midfielder Jack Wilshere and Harry Arter. Out go Andrew Surman, Ryan Fraser and Dan Gosling.

    Bournemouth:  Boruc, Smith, Francis, Cook, Daniels, Ibe, Arter, Wilshere, Pugh, King, Afobe.

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  6. Champions League return?published at 19:54 British Summer Time 5 April 2017

    It's all very well turning on the style against the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham.

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    But will Liverpool's annoying habit of pressing the self-destruct button against teams in the bottom half of the table cost them a ticket back into the Champions League?

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    If Jurgen Klopp's Reds really want to dine in the illustrious company of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich at Europe's top table, they need to get stuck into Bournemouth at Anfield.

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