STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Fri: Liverpool v Bournemouth

The new Premier League season gets underway on Friday night as champions Liverpool begin the defence of their crown with a clash against Bournemouth at Anfield, writes JOE CITRONE.

It has been a busy summer for Liverpool, with Arne Slot’s side splashing the cash on a host of new signings, which clearly displays just how much they want to retain their Premier League title this season.

As maybe you’d expect, there were one or two teething issues in their Community Shield defeat to Crystal Palace, but there should still be excitement about what is to come from the likes of Jeremie Frimpong and Hugo Ekitike, who both got on the scoresheet at Wembley.

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Liverpool v Bournemouth
Premier League
20:00 Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League / Sky Sports Ultra HDR

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HEAD-TO-HEAD
FEB 2025 PREMIER LEAGUE Bournemouth 0-2 Liverpool
SEP 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth
JAN 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool
NOV 2023 LEAGUE CUP Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool
AUG 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool 3-1 Bournemouth

LIVERPOOL
AUG 2025 COMMUNITY SHIELD Crystal Palace 2-2 Liverpool
AUG 2025 PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY Liverpool 3-2 Bilbao
AUG 2025 PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY Liverpool 4-1 Bilbao
JUL 2025 J LEAGUE WORLD CHALLENGE Yokohama FM 1-3 Liverpool
JUL 2025 PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY Liverpool 2-4 AC Milan

BOURNEMOUTH
AUG 2025 FRIENDLY Bournemouth 0-0 Real Sociedad
AUG 2025 FRIENDLY Bournemouth 1-1 Real Sociedad
AUG 2025 FRIENDLY Bournemouth 0-2 West Ham
JUL 2025 FRIENDLY Man Utd 4-1 West Ham
JUL 2025 FRIENDLY Everton 0-3 Bournemouth

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Bournemouth have also been busy this summer, but have been rather forced into that but a number of key departures this transfer window.

Three members of Bournemouth’s defence, Ilya Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez, who have, of course has gone to Liverpool, have left the club this summer with Cherries boss Andoni Iraola forced to rethink his plans for the defence.

This being such a critical part of the team, there have been concerns raised about Bournemouth coming into this new season, and I share some of those concerns, although I still back the talented Iraola to keep the Cherries well clear of any danger at the wrong end of the table.

However, this is a very tough opening assignment for them, and I fear it could be a long evening at Anfield for the South Coast outfit. At 9/5 with starsports.bet, I am backing Liverpool to win both halves here.

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