2019/20 Premier League
Round 16
7-9 December 2019
Liverpool will look to overwhelm hosts Bournemouth when the teams clash at the Vitality Stadium on the South Coast on Saturday 7 December 2019, kick-off at 17:00. The match is one of 10 spread from 7-9 December in the 16
th round of the current
Premier League season.
The alarm bells are ringing for Bournemouth, who come into the match on the back of four straight Premier League losses. Their latest disappointment was a 1-0 defeat away to 10-man Crystal Palace in midweek.
“The feeling coming off is as low as I've felt as Bournemouth manager,” admitted boss Eddie Howe after the defeat at Selhurst Park. :The players gave everything, we played like a team lacking in confidence and that can happen in football.
“I don't think there is a lack of effort and I don't think the players walked off not caring about what they delivered, they care deeply. When you are in my shoes you are looking at the coaching side and what your team is delivering and what you worked on and that is why that hurt so much.”
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Liverpool continued their superb vein of form by thrashing Everton 5-2 in the Merseyside derby, with manager Jurgen Klopp even managing to rest key forwards Roberto Firmino (who only appeared as a substitute) and Mohamed Salah (who remained on the bench throughout). Divock Origi thrived in their absence, scoring two goals to inspire the Reds to a comfortable victory.
“It is not a number I’m interested in,” said manager Jurgen Klopp after becoming the fastest ever Liverpool manager to reach 100 league wins. “It’s 300 points that’s cool, but only 43 points helps us this season. The boys are the reason for the wins. It’s just a number, it’s cool but it’s necessary too. We have to keep winning.”
In head-to-head stats, Bournemouth and Liverpool have met in 11 previous matches. The Reds have dominated the rivalry by claiming nine wins compared to just one for the Cherries, while one game has been drawn.
Liverpool completed an emphatic league ‘double’ over Bournemouth last season, winning 4-0 at the Vitality Stadium in December 2018 and 3-0 at Anfield in February 2019. Egyptian Mohamed Salah scored four of the Reds’ seven goals across the two matches.
Bournemouth v Liverpool – Head-to-Head
Matches played 11
Bournemouth wins 1
Liverpool wins 9
Draws 1
Premier League fixtures, 7-9 December
Saturday 7 December
14:30: Everton v Chelsea
17:00:
Bournemouth v Liverpool
17:00: Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley
17:00: Watford v Crystal Palace
19:30:
Manchester City v Manchester United
Sunday 8 December
16:00: Aston Villa v Leicester City
16:00: Newcastle United v Southampton
16:00:
Norwich City v Sheffield United
18:30: Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Monday 9 December
22:00: West Ham United v Arsenal
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