Liverpool’s expected starting lineup against Bournemouth: A £212 million trio returns to the starting lineup with three significant changes.

The most recent injury updates, team news, and expected starting lineup for Liverpool’s away match against Bournemouth, a Premier League foe.

When Liverpool plays Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon, they’ll be trying to hold onto their lead atop the Premier League standings. The Reds haven’t dropped a game in the top flight since September 28 and are presently two points ahead of Manchester City in second place.

On New Year’s Day, they triumphed over Newcastle United in an exciting match at Anfield in their most recent Premier League game. Since then, wins over Arsenal in the FA Cup third round and Fulham in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg have kept Jurgen Klopp’s team’s dreams of a domestic treble alive.

For their side, Bournemouth lost 3-1 to Tottenham Hotspur in their most recent Premier League game, snapping an unbeaten streak of seven games. With games remaining for many of the teams below them, their unexpected run of success has significantly improved their league standing, propelling them to 12th in the standings and creating a nine-point cushion in the relegation zone.

But this weekend, how will both teams line up on the south coast? Below, we’ve examined each team’s injury report and projected starting lineups.

Liverpool Team News

When Liverpool travels to the Vitality Stadium this weekend, they will be missing a number of first team players. Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold, the first-choice full-backs, will both be absent since the former is still recovering from a significant shoulder injury and the later is dealing with a persistent knee issue. “Trent hyper-extended his knee during the last game,” Klopp remarked following the victory over Arsenal earlier this month. He will therefore require time to heal from a little tear in his knee’s lateral ligament. After a few weeks off following a scan, let’s see what happens.

It is anticipated that midfield players Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic will return around the end of February, while Kostas Tsimikas may return closer to the start of February following a shoulder injury. While Mo Salah and Wataru Endo are away on international service for Egypt and Japan at the African Cup of Nations and Asian Cup, respectively, Joel Matip has torn his ACL and is very unlikely to play again this season.

Better news, though, might be on the horizon for Dominik Szoboszlai, as his boss has hinted that the midfield player is getting close to playing again. In a statement earlier this month, Klopp stated: “Let’s see, Dom is progressing well on the pitch; he’s running.”