Liverpool face off against Bournemouth this weekend in the Premier League as they hope to finally get their first win of the season so far.
The Reds have stuttered badly at the start of the season with two draws and a loss to Manchester United which sees them five points behind their title rivals Manchester City.
They’re also dealing with a long list of injuries which sees up to four central midfielders sidelined and building tensions on Merseyside.
Luckily, they face Bournemouth at Anfield next in a fixture that has been historically successful for Jurgen Klopp. With that in mind, we look back at the last five games against Bournemouth.
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Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth – 14th April 2018
A vintage win under Klopp saw Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino all bag as the classic front three delivered once again.Lorius Karius and Dejan Lovern were part of the Liverpool side with the likes of Danny Ings and current Bournemouth player Dominic Solanke on the bench.
Mané had now scored 44 goals in the Premier League to overtake Demba Ba and become the leading Senegalese goalscorer in the competition’s history.
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Bournemouth 0-4 Liverpool – 8th December 2018
This big away win saw Liverpool remain as the only unbeaten team in the Premier League that season as they also overtook City at the top of the table.
Mo Salah bagged a wonderful hattrick and The Reds had taken 42 points from their opening 16 games of this Premier League season at that point – a feat only bettered by 46 by Manchester City in 2017-18, 46 by Tottenham Hotspur in 1960-61 and 43 by Chelsea in 2005-06.
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Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth – 9th February 2019
Salah continued his goalscoring run against the Cherries with another goal here, as Mane and Georginio Wijnaldum added a delightful chip to add another three points to Liverpool’s title charge at the time.
Liverpool extended their club record to 34 consecutive home games in the Premier League without defeat at the time and Salah became the third player in the last 16 seasons to score 20 goals or more in consecutive seasons in all competitions for the Reds; also Steven Gerrard (2007-08 and 2008-09) and Luis Suarez (2012-13 and 2013-14).
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Bournemouth 0-3 Liverpool – 7th December 2019
Another away victory on the South coast in which Salah scored his customary goal and he was joined by two goals from midfield from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita.
The Reds had increased their new club record to 33 consecutive games in the top division without defeat, Liverpool had won 24 of their last 25 games in the Premier League including 15 of their opening 16 which was the foundation of their title season.
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Liverpool 2-1 Bournemouth – 7th March 2020
The closest game between the two sides for a long time saw Callum Wilson give the Cherries a shock lead, only for the famous Salah and Mane double act to come along and save the day.
Liverpool had now won their last 22 home games in the Premier League – a new all-time record in the top division. Also, Salah became the first player to score 20 or more goals in three consecutive seasons in all competitions for the Reds since Michael Owen in 2002-03.
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