Liverpool Look to Extend Unbeaten Run as Bournemouth Seek a Turning Point

Match context and recent form

Liverpool head to the south coast aiming to protect their long unbeaten run when they face a Bournemouth side still searching for momentum in the Premier League. While the Cherries believe performances are improving, results continue to tell a harsher story.

Bournemouth’s 2026 could have looked very different. Despite beating Tottenham, they then lost to Arsenal and Newcastle and drew with Brighton on Monday night, leading in all four matches. Encouraging signs are there, but the numbers are concerning. The Cherries have won just one of their last 13 Premier League games, drawing six and losing six, leaving them in need of a confidence-boosting result.

A return to the Vitality Stadium may help. Bournemouth have lost only two of their last 12 home league matches, winning six and drawing four. However, history is firmly against them here. They have lost 10 of their last 11 Premier League games against the reigning champions, underlining the scale of the task ahead.

Liverpool form and momentum

Liverpool arrive after a convincing 3–0 Champions League victory over Marseille, a result that extended their unbeaten run to 13 matches in all competitions. That sequence includes seven wins and six draws, highlighting consistency, but recent Premier League form has raised some concerns.

Four league draws in 2026 have prevented the Reds from fully capitalising on rivals dropping points. Only twice in top-flight history has a team started a calendar year with five consecutive league draws, and Liverpool last did so back in November 1980. Avoiding another stalemate will be a key objective.

Head-to-head record

This fixture has been heavily one-sided in recent years. Bournemouth have lost 13 of the last 14 meetings with Liverpool, winning just once. Even more damning, they failed to score in nine of those defeats.

Key trends and players to watch

Both teams have scored in each of Bournemouth’s last eight league matches, while their last six home games were decided by a draw or a single-goal margin. Liverpool matches have been particularly open after the break this season, with more second-half goals than any other Premier League side.

Evanilson has been Bournemouth’s early threat, scoring three of his four league goals inside the opening 25 minutes. Mohamed Salah, meanwhile, has an outstanding record against this opponent, registering 14 goal contributions in 12 Premier League appearances against Bournemouth.