Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth

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11 Apr 2018
AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool
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Liverpool are without Ragnar Klavan and Nathaniel Clyne, who have muscular injuries and join Emre Can (back) on the sidelines. But Roberto Firmino is expected to be available, despite a minor neck problem.

AFC Bournemouth defender Adam Smith is still not ready to return from a knee injury, while Junior Stanislas (knee) is out for the rest of the season.

Did you know?

There have been 19 goals scored in the previous five Premier League meetings between these sides, an average of 3.8 per match.

Liverpool are unbeaten in 18 PL home matches (W11 D7), the longest current run in the competition and the Reds’ longest since August 2009, when they went 31 matches without defeat.

Roberto Firmino has been directly involved in four goals in his last four PL matches against AFC Bournemouth, with two goals and two assists. His tally includes a goal and an assist in this season’s reverse fixture, which Liverpool won 4-0.

Joshua King has scored in his last two PL matches and can net in three in a row for the first time since March 2017.

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Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Assistants: Lee Betts, Peter Kirkup
Fourth official: Bobby Madley

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