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In Bournemouth, Max Aarons and James Hill will take on the roles that were previously held by Adam Smith and Milos Kerkez. Hill, who has been on loan at Blackburn for most of the season, is a centre-back. This suggests that Andoni Iraola may be changing to a formation with three defenders.
The Premier League is a straightforward competition where 20 teams compete for a trophy over nine months, with Manchester City often emerging as the victor. However, this may change if Jurgen Klopp is able to prevent their success.
Many believe that City will easily win again, especially after their underwhelming performance of only seven points in six games leading up to the Club World Cup. However, according to the current form table which looks at the last six games of each club, Liverpool is in first place and Bournemouth is in second – pushing City down to third.
Since a tough beginning, Andoni Iraola has continued the success of Gary O’Neil and has brought Bournemouth to new heights. His team is skilled in winning games and playing attractive football, and their performance at home has significantly improved. Liverpool’s away record has also gotten better, moving from average to above average. However, they will be missing their top scorers Mo Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold. According to the Opta algorithm, Bournemouth only has a 15% chance of winning today, but using human judgement, it might be wise to consider doubling that prediction.
The game will begin at 4:30pm GMT and I will return shortly with the teams.
Source: theguardian.com
