Bournemouth vs Liverpool: What the stats say
Liverpool travel to Bournemouth on Sunday, where the hosts will be keen to get a result in order to stave off the threat of relegation, while the Reds are keen to bounce back from two consecutive draws against Everton and West Brom.
The last time the two teams met at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth made a come back from 3-1 down to win 4-3 in a bizarre game. Sadio Mane, Divock Origi and Emre Can were on target for the Reds, while Callum Wilson, Ryan Fraser, Steve Cook and Nathan Ake scored the goals for the home side.
Recent League Form
Bournemouth: L/D/D/L/D
The Cherries have endured a bad run of form, which came on the back of two straight wins. During this run, they’ve scored five and conceded five, which is perhaps a mirror of their style of play.
Liverpool: D/D/W/W/D
The Reds have had a mixed run too – perhaps the best sign is that they’ve turned their game around with rotation and tactical changes since the 4-1 defeat at Spurs in October. During the last two draws at home to Everton and West Brom, the Reds dominated throughout yet failed to break the deadlock against the latter and failed to capitalise on clear chances against the former.
Head to head
Both sides have met 12 times in all competitions. Liverpool have won seven, drew three and lost only once – that being the 4-3 loss last season. The Reds have scored 23 and conceded 11 in these games.
The six previous matches away at Bournemouth have resulted in three wins, two draws and a defeat.
Liverpool have scored 23 goals in their last six games away from home in all competitions, while Bournemouth have scored seven in their last six home games.
The Reds have scored three or more goals in their last three away matches – equaling a record set in March 2014 when Liverpool beat Fulham, Southampton and Manchester United in succession.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain managed a goal in his last visit to Bournemouth; a 2-0 win for Arsenal.
Mohamed Salah has nine his last nine appearances in the league – and still tops the Premier League scoring charts.
Former Red against his ex-teammates
Jordan Ibe joined the Cherries at the start of last season, playing 44 times since and scoring once in addition to the three assists he has to his name.
While at Liverpool, Ibe played against Bournemouth three times, scoring four goals in the process.