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Bournemouth vs Liverpool lineups

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Bournemouth line up in a 4-2-3-1 and Liverpool in a 4-2-3-1. Bournemouth are without Amine Adli and Julián Araujo; Liverpool are without Conor Bradley and Federico Chiesa. Kick-off is 14:00 on 20 September 2026 at Vitality Stadium.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool match facts

Kick-off
Sun 20 Sept 2026, 14:00
Stadium
Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 5
Days since last match
Bournemouth 3, Liverpool 5

Bournemouth confirmed lineup

Bournemouth crest
BournemouthFormation 4-2-3-1
Confirmed
  1. 1Đorđe PetrovićG
  2. 15Adam SmithD
  3. 5James HillD
  4. 14António SilvaD
  5. 3Adrien TruffertD
  6. 12Tyler AdamsM
  7. 8Alex ScottM
  8. 37RayanM
  9. 10Ryan ChristieM
  10. 16Marcus TavernierM
  11. 9EvanilsonF

Bench

  1. 29Daniel JebbisonF
  2. 27Alex TóthM
  3. 24Juanlu SánchezM
  4. 11Ben DoakF
  5. 7David BrooksM
  6. 4Lewis CookM
  7. 18Bafodé DiakitéD
  8. 6Julio SolerD
  9. 20Michele Di GregorioG

Coach: M. Rose

Bournemouth started in a 4-2-3-1. Amine Adli, Julián Araujo and Justin Kluivert and 7 others were out. Ryan Christie came into the eleven after not starting away to Real Sociedad. M. Rose set up with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front.

Liverpool confirmed lineup

Liverpool crest
LiverpoolFormation 4-2-3-1
Confirmed
  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 33Ronald AraújoD
  3. 5Jérémy JacquetD
  4. 4Virgil van DijkD
  5. 6Miloš KerkezD
  6. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
  8. 18Cody GakpoM
  9. 7Florian WirtzM
  10. 29Bradley BarcolaM
  11. 9Alexander IsakF

Bench

  1. 73Rio NgumohaF
  2. 67Lewis KoumasF
  3. 23Víctor MuñozF
  4. 42Treymaurice NyoniM
  5. 38Ryan GravenberchM
  6. 30Jeremie FrimpongD
  7. 21Konstantinos TsimikasD
  8. 2Joseph GomezD
  9. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG

Coach: Andoni Iraola

Liverpool started in a 4-2-3-1. Conor Bradley, Federico Chiesa and Hugo Ekitike and 5 others were out. Alisson Becker, Jérémy Jacquet and Virgil van Dijk and 4 others came into the eleven after not starting at home to Tottenham. Andoni Iraola set up with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool form guide

Last 5, all competitions
Bournemouth crestBournemouth
  1. D
  2. D
  3. W
  4. D
  5. W

Bournemouth won two of their last five matches, drew three and lost none. They scored 11 goals and conceded 6 across those five. They kept one clean sheet. Their most recent match was a 2-1 win away to Real Sociedad on 17 September 2026.

Liverpool crestLiverpool
  1. D
  2. W
  3. W
  4. D
  5. W

Liverpool won three of their last five matches, drew two and lost none. They scored 9 goals and conceded 4 across those five. They kept two clean sheets. They failed to score in one of them. Their most recent match was a 3-1 win at home to Tottenham on 15 September 2026.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool head to head

3
Bournemouth wins
1
Draws
18
Liverpool wins

17–62 on goals in 22 meetings since 25 January 2014

Recent Bournemouth vs Liverpool results

  1. Bournemouth3–2LiverpoolVitality Stadium
  2. Liverpool4–2BournemouthAnfield
  3. Bournemouth0–2LiverpoolVitality Stadium
  4. Liverpool3–0BournemouthAnfield
  5. Bournemouth0–4LiverpoolVitality Stadium

All in the Premier League

Bournemouth vs Liverpool history

Bournemouth have won one of the last five, with none drawn. Liverpool last won at Vitality Stadium on 1 February 2025, by 2-0. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in two of the last five. Liverpool hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, eight meetings.

Vitality Stadium

Bournemouth play at Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, Dorset. The ground holds 12,000. Liverpool have won there four times in six visits, most recently in February 2025. Bournemouth have won two of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Liverpool's most recent visit was on 24 January 2026, a 2-3 defeat.

Last meeting: Bournemouth 3-2 Liverpool, January 2026

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Bournemouth, 4-2-3-1
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Liverpool, 4-2-2-2
Bournemouth crest
BournemouthFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Đorđe PetrovićG
  2. 15Adam SmithD
  3. 23James HillD
  4. 5Marcos SenesiD
  5. 3Adrien TruffertD
  6. 8Alex ScottM
  7. 4Lewis CookM
  8. 20Álex JiménezM
  9. 22Eli KroupiM
  10. 21Amine AdliM
  11. 9EvanilsonF

Bench

  1. 17Fraser ForsterG
  2. 10Ryan ChristieM
  3. 26Enes ÜnalF
  4. 18Bafodé DiakitéD
  5. 50Remy Rees-DottinF
  6. 49Dominic SadiF
  7. 44Veljko MilosavljevićD
  8. 27Alex TóthM
  9. 51Malcom DacostaM

Coach: Andoni Iraola

Liverpool crest
LiverpoolFormation 4-2-2-2
  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 30Jeremie FrimpongD
  3. 2Joseph GomezD
  4. 4Virgil van DijkD
  5. 6Miloš KerkezD
  6. 38Ryan GravenberchM
  7. 10Alexis Mac AllisterM
  8. 8Dominik SzoboszlaiM
  9. 7Florian WirtzM
  10. 11Mohamed SalahF
  11. 18Cody GakpoF

Bench

  1. 28Frederick WoodmanG
  2. 25Giorgi MamardashviliG
  3. 17Curtis JonesM
  4. 22Hugo EkitikeF
  5. 3Wataru EndoM
  6. 26Andrew RobertsonD
  7. 47Calvin RamsayD
  8. 42Treymaurice NyoniM
  9. 73Rio NgumohaF

Coach: Arne Slot

Bournemouth lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Liverpool in a 4-2-2-2 when the clubs last met, on 24 January 2026 in the Premier League. Bournemouth won 3-2. Evanilson, Álex Jiménez and Virgil van Dijk and 2 others scored. Đorđe Petrović and Alisson Becker started in goal.

Bournemouth vs Liverpool lineups — common questions

What was the score in Bournemouth vs Liverpool?
Liverpool beat Bournemouth 1-0 at Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth on 20 September 2026. The match was Matchweek 5 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The referee was Michael Oliver. Before it, Bournemouth had won 3 of the 22 meetings between the clubs and Liverpool 18.
Who was missing for Bournemouth?
Bournemouth were without Amine Adli, Julián Araujo and Justin Kluivert and 7 others. The reasons given were calf injury, thigh injury, injury and foot injury. Liverpool had eight unavailable and none doubtful. Bournemouth last played three days before this match, a 2-1 away win over Real Sociedad.
What formation did Liverpool play?
Liverpool started this match in a 4-2-3-1. Alisson Becker started in goal, with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front. Andoni Iraola picked the side. Nine substitutes were named. The formation is the one recorded for this fixture, not a season average.

Liverpool vs Bournemouth at Anfield

Updated 21 September 2026