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Liverpool Predicted Lineup Vs Bournemouth for August 15

Originally posted on Last Word On Sports | By Henry Chung | Last updated Aug 15, 2025 6:56 AM ET

Liverpool play Bournemouth in the opening fixture of the Premier League season, at Anfield Stadium. The match takes place on August 15. The Reds are defending their title, whilst Bournemouth will be hoping to cause an upset despite losing many key players this summer. Here is our Liverpool predicted lineup vs Aston Villa.

Liverpool Predicted Lineup Vs Bournemouth in Season Opener

How Liverpool Have Lined-up Recently

Liverpool played with a 4-2-3-1 formation in their Community Shield loss to Crystal Palace.

Alisson Becker started in goal, with brand new full-backs Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong making their professional debuts. Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk continued their strong centre-back partnership from last year.

Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai started as deep midfielders, with Ryan Gravenberch unavailable due to the birth of his child, and Alexis Mac Allister not fully match fit. Florian Wirtz played a great match as an attacking midfielder.

Mohamed Salah started on the right-wing, as always, with Cody Gakpo on the left (following Luis Diaz’s departure). Hugo Ekitike started up front and scored.

Liverpool Injuries and Absentees to Consider

Liverpool currently have a few absentees, which Arne Slot outlined in his press conference.

Gravenberch will not be available for selection after picking up a red card against Crystal Palace in the final game of the 2024/25 season: he is suspended.

Conor Bradley is recovering from an injury which saw him miss Liverpool’s pre-season friendlies with Athletic Club as well as their Community Shield fixture at Wembley Stadium. Slot did not give an update on his timeline.

Joe Gomez returned to training this week after recovering from an issue with his Achilles that he picked up in pre-season. Slot said: “I have to make a decision on that…if you looked at our bench against Palace, I think there were three players that were 20 years old or younger…there is a possibility that Joe might be on the bench”.