Liverpool will aim to extend their advantage at the top of the Premier League to five points when they travel to Bournemouth on Sunday.
Jurgen Klopp’s squad enjoyed their winter break weekend as champions Manchester City beat Newcastle United 3-2 in dramatic circumstances to trim the deficit to two points.
The break was judiciously timed as a number of Klopp’s players who are nursing injuries enjoyed some recovery time, although Mohamed Salah limping out of Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations game against Ghana on Thursday was a worrying sight for all at Anfield.
“I spoke with Mo last night. He felt it," Klopp said at his pre-match news conference on Friday. “We all know how rarely Mo goes off so it’s definitely something. It depends what the diagnosis is."
Due to being on international duty, Salah wouldn’t have featured at the Vitality Stadium in any case. That’s a problem for a little further down the line.
For the time being, here’s the team news that will affect the outcome on England’s south coast.
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Lineups, starting 11 for Bournemouth vs Liverpool
Max Aarons comes in as one of three changes to Bournemouth's previous league game. solving a puzzle at left-back for Andoni Iraola, who is without Milos Kerkez and Dango Ouattara.
Dominic Solanke has shaken off a knock to take on his former club and Klopp is pleased to see the former England youth international in prime form, with 12 Premier League goals to his name this term.
"I'm so happy for Dom because when we signed him we were all so excited about the talent he had," Klopp said. "He had so much potential but it's Liverpool and we had other good strikers as well.
"He was probably not the most clinical yet, but the talent was obvious. It was the right decision to go to Bournemouth, last season he scored enough goals, but this season he is up there with the greatest. He's a really talented kid, I'm very happy for him."
Bournemouth starting 11
Bournemouth starting lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Neto (GK) — Mepham, Hill, Zabarnyi, Aarons — Cook, Christie — Sinisterra, Kluivert, Tavernier — Solanke.
Subs: Travers (GK), Scott, Kelly, Brooks, Billing, Kilkenny, Greenwood, Marcondes, Moore.
- Injured: Smith, Kerkez, Fredericks, Adams.
- Suspended: Senesi.
- Unavailable: Ouattara, Semenyo (both AFCON)
Along with Salah, Wataru Endo is also away on international duty with Japan at the Asian Cup. Dominik Szoboszlai, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson will not return to training until next week according to Klopp.
Greece international Kostas Tsimikas is a little further behind in his recovery and Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago Alcantara are due back in February.
Liverpool starting 11
Liverpool starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Alisson(GK) — Bradley, Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez — Mac Allister, Jones, Elliott — Jota, Nunez, Diaz.
Subs: Adrian (GK), Kelleher (GK), Quansah, McConnel ,Clark, Gordon, Gakpo, Beck, Gravenberch
- Injured: Matip, Bajcetic, Thiago, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Tsimikas, Szoboszlai.
- Unavailable: Salah (AFCON), Endo (AFC Asian Cup).
Bournemouth vs Liverpool live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | NBC USA Network, Telemundo | Fubo, NBC app/website, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo |
| Canada | — | |
| UK | Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League | Sky GO, Now TV |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | Star Sports Select 1, Star Sports Asia 3 | JioTV, Hotstar |
USA: This game is available on the NBC USA Network with streaming options on Fubo. Telemundo is the place to go for Spanish speakers.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streaming exclusively via Fubo in Canada.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.
UK: This match is available for live broadcast via TNT Sports with streaming options on discovery+.
