Liverpool journey to Bournemouth this weekend trying to lengthen a run of 4 wins from 5 within the league, all with clear sheets.
The subsequent cease on Liverpool’s chase for prime 4 comes on the Vitality in opposition to a staff that the Reds have a comparatively beneficial document in opposition to.
Bournemouth have solely ever recorded one win over Liverpool, a seven-goal thriller again in 2016, and can inevitably be trying to enhance on the efficiency which noticed them fall to a document 9-0 defeat earlier this season.
Let’s check out a few of the key stats forward of Saturday’s fixture.
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A cheerful searching floor
Since Bournemouth‘s first-ever promotion to the highest flight in 2015, the Cherries have hosted Liverpool on 5 events within the league.
The Reds have picked up most factors in 4 of these video games, with Bournemouth‘s solo win coming within the aforementioned 4-3 in December 2016.
Liverpool have gained their final three league visits to Bournemouth by scores of 4-0, 4-0 and 3-0.
The edges have met 11 occasions in league historical past, with Liverpool scoring 36 and conceding eight, hitting 9 in a single recreation and delivery 4 in one other.
Bournemouth have solely discovered the web as soon as within the earlier seven conferences between the edges, conceding 28 occasions in that point.
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No. 56 to assist get No. 600?
Jurgen Klopp may grow to be simply the sixth Liverpool boss in historical past to achieve 600 league factors with Liverpool.
The German would observe Tom Watson, Invoice Shankly, Bob Paisley, Kenny Dalglish and Rafa Benitez in reaching the ft.
In case he hasn’t damaged sufficient information, a objective would see Mohamed Salah grow to be the membership’s all-time prime scorer away from residence within the Premier League. The Egyptian is at present tied with Michael Owen on 55 objectives.
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Document breakers in August
Liverpool’s 9-0 thrashing of Bournemouth in the beginning of the season matched the all-time Premier League document.
The victory equalled the document set by Man United with wins over Ipswich (1995) and Southampton (2021), in addition to Leicester‘s win over Southampton 9-0 at St Mary’s (2019).
Together with that, it was the primary time the Reds had scored 5 objectives within the opening half of a Premier League recreation and the primary event in any top-flight fixture since 1958.
It was Liverpool’s joint-second biggest-ever league win, and the most important margin of victory since a 9-0 win over Crystal Palace in 1989.
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Milestones
The departing Roberto Firming may proceed his farewell tour in opposition to Bournemouth in what could be his 250th league look for the membership.
Diogo Jota can also be in line for a private landmark, the Portuguese ahead trying to make it a century of video games for the Reds in all competitions.
A shut-out would see Liverpool full three consecutive league clear sheets on the street for the primary time since March 2022.
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Penalty geese collide
Extremely, Saturday’s showdown will function the one two sides but to be awarded a penalty within the league this season.
Bournemouth, in December 2019, grew to become the primary facet to lose 5 consecutive top-flight conferences with Liverpool by a margin of three or extra objectives, a mixed rating of 17-0 to the Reds.
The 9-0 loss at Anfield earlier within the season equalled the Cherries’ document league defeat, a document set in 1982 once they misplaced to Lincoln within the third tier.
Bournemouth have scored eight objectives in 11 league conferences between the edges, with half of these objectives coming in a 38-minute throughout Bournemouth‘s solely win over Liverpool in 2016.
The Cherries have conceded three or extra objectives in a league recreation on eight events this season, and have shipped seven objectives of their final two throughout defeats to Man Metropolis and Arsenal.
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Scorers this season
Bournemouth: Billing 5, Anthony 4, Moore 4, Solanke 4, Lerma 3, Tavernier 3, Christie 2, Marcondes 2, Senesi 2, Genesini 1, Lowe 1, Stanislas 1.
Liverpool: Salah 22, Nunez 14, Firmino 10, Elliott 5, Diaz 4, Gakpo 4, Alexander-Arnold 3, Carvalho 3, Van Dijk 3, Bajcetic 1, Matip 1, Oxlade-Chamberlain 1, personal objectives 4.
* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).
