Bournemouth v Liverpool LIVE: Premier League score and latest updates as Darwin Nunez starts

And Eriksson could be in the dugout at Anfield in March when a Liverpool Legends team containing some of their former players take on their Ajax counterparts in a charity game with Robbie Fowler, who played for the Swede during his reign with England, saying a call had been made to help arrange it.

Defender James Hill will make his first start for Bournemouth today.

Here are the teams for today’s clash.

Bournemouth XI: Neto, Aarons, Zabarnyi, Mepham, Hill, Cook, Christie, Sinisterra, Kluivert, Tavernier, Solanke

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Bradley, Konate, van Dijk, Gomez; Jones, Elliott, Mac Allister; Jota, Nunez, Diaz

Jurgen Klopp jumped to the defence of Jordan Henderson by saying his critics should not have judged the former Liverpool captain for moving to Saudi Arabia.

Henderson joined Ajax on Thursday, which Klopp thinks will be a wonderful move for the midfielder and his family, after ripping up his lucrative contract with Al-Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro-League after just six months and only 19 games.

“I’m happy for him as it looks like he is happy and that is the most important thing to me,” Klopp said. “People are really critical of Hendo about the move, first there and now coming back. I don’t know how we dare, always judging these kind of things.”

Jurgen Klopp said it was a shock to see Mohamed Salah go off injured while playing for Egypt at the African Cup of Nations but Liverpool are waiting for the results of a scan to know the extent of his hamstring problem.

Liverpool’s top scorer has only missed 10 Premier League games in six-and-a-half seasons on Merseyside, and just three due to injury, and Klopp hopes the winger does not face a rare spell on the sidelines.

Liverpool went behind but recovered to win, and have gone on to take 19 of their 45 points from losing positions. They lost a key player within the game, with Alexis Mac Allister receiving a red card that was later rescinded on appeal, but showed their adaptability and doggedness to prevail anyway.

They got goals from three attackers, and Klopp’s five main forwards have contributed 30 of their 43 top-flight strikes. Liverpool, whose first defeat of the season could have come when a goal or a man down to Bournemouth, have still only been beaten once in domestic competitions since April.

It has been a dramatic shift in fortunes. After the trauma and troubles of last year, they acquired a confidence and momentum that has continued, sometimes in familiar fashion: Liverpool won with 10 men after trailing at Newcastle the following week. Suddenly, they had a springboard.

Read Richard Jolly’s full preview of the game:

Liverpool’s Premier League title credentials will be tested by in-form Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

Bournemouth saw a run of four-straight wins in the Premier League ended in a 3-1 loss to Tottenham two weeks ago. Andoni Iraola’s men got back to winning ways by knocking Queens Park Rangers out of the FA Cup, but will not want their resurgence in the top flight to be stymied.

Liverpool are odds-on to beat Iraola’s men with football betting sites. Meanwhile, you can find a best price of 18/5 for the hosts to cause a stir in the title race.

After looking at the Premier League odds, here are our betting tips for Bournemouth vs Liverpool:

Liverpool are without Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo — both on international duty — while Joel Matip, Kostas Tsimikas, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson and Dominik Szoboszlai are injured.

The latter trio could yet be back for the game against Fulham next week.

Predicted Liverpool XI: Alisson; Bradley, Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez; Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jones; Gakpo, Jota, Diaz

Tyler Adams, Ryan Fredericks, Adam Smith and Milos Kerkez remain absent for Bournemouth, and Marcos Senesi will serve a suspension having received a fifth booking of the campaign against Spurs. Lloyd Kelly could be fit to feature, though.

Predicted Bournemouth XI: Neto; Aarons, Zabarnyi, Kelly, Kerkez; Cook, Scott; Tavernier, Billing, Kluivert; Solanke

When is Bournemouth vs Liverpool?

Bournemouth vs Liverpool is due to kick off at 4.30pm GMT on Sunday 21 January at the Vitality Stadium.

Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage from 4pm GMT. Subscribers can stream the game via Sky Go.

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