Gallant Bournemouth await first points after Anfield loss

I’m sure they’ll be looking forward to the game — Anfield is a special ground with a lot of history, so I’m sure their players, staff and fans will be excited for a good away day. “It’s important our home form is second to none this season“.

Bournemouth make its first-ever trip to Anfield for a league match on Monday, as the Cherries face Liverpool (Watch live, 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN and online via Live Extra).

Brendan Rodgers has given the clearest public indication yet that he would like to sell Mario Balotelli this summer, after declaring the Italian knows where he stands at Liverpool, according to the Mirror.

It was a sour note to Steven Gerrard’s last game as a Liverpool player but the Reds have shown they can move on and with a win, they will now try to continue their positive start with another win over Bournemouth.

“He’s building a new Liverpool team so I think this will be possibly the best Liverpool team that he’s put together”, said Howe, 37.

“It is a tough challenge to play Liverpool in their first home game of the season but we have to look at it as a great occasion that our players will rise to”. Expect Ibe to start but Firmino to get more game time than last week.

Ings was told to sit down again and so the only action the England Under-21 worldwide has seen since the season started was in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Welsh side TNS at the club’s Melwood training ground this week, in which he scored. Midfielder Joe Allen remains sidelined with a hamstring problem.

It was largely a season to forget for Liverpool last term and they finished a disappointing sixth place in the league, just months after almost claiming the title.

Shortly after the halftime restart, in the 50th minute, Bournemouth registered their first shot on goal of the game.

But Howe will be the first manager to take Bournemouth to Anfield since January 1968, when a team playing under the banner of Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic lost 4-1 in an FA Cup third-round replay.

Bournemouth, meanwhile, have question marks over the fitness of Christian Atsu (back) and Shaun MacDonald (toe).

After Matt Ritchie had found a post with a powerful drive, Eunan O’Kane also went close, but the home side held on to join Leicester City and the two Manchester clubs as the Premier League’s only sides to have taken maximum points from their opening two fixtures.