Andoni Iraola makes his first return to Bournemouth with Liverpool on Sunday on what is certain to be an emotional afternoon for the Spaniard.
Iraola left the Cherries on the finish of final season and joined the Reds in June, preserving his new facet unbeaten within the Premier League however drawing three of their opening 4 video games.
“I don’t assume they’ve modified an excessive amount of,” Iraola mentioned of his former facet. “They’re utilizing principally the identical beginning 11, only a few modifications. They misplaced Marcos Senesi and so they’ve signed Antonio Silva, who’s a really related type of participant.
“The principle concepts and the philosophy… I used to be fortunate additionally to speak to Marco Rose earlier than leaving. It hasn’t modified an excessive amount of. They proceed to be a really harmful, superb crew.”
The Cherries have drawn three and misplaced one in all their top-flight video games this season however loved a momentous end result of their historical past by successful their first-ever European match 2-1 at Actual Sociedad in the Europa League on Thursday.
Iraola believes his facet enjoying 48 hours earlier of their 3-1 EFL Cup residence win over Tottenham may very well be an element.
“We’ve got a bonus,” he mentioned. “More often than not it has been the alternative… there needs to be a bonus there.
“I do know the place we’re going and I do know the [positive] stats [Bournemouth] have [at home and] general… you realise how troublesome it’s to beat Bournemouth.
“I suppose I even have the benefit that I do know them very effectively. They’ve the benefit that they know me very effectively.”
Former Borussia Dortmund boss Rose says his gamers want to enhance in each containers however has been inspired by their “angle and confidence”.
“All these type of issues are [going] in course,” Rose mentioned. “I’ve realized to be affected person. We’re in a state of affairs the place we must always have compelled wins, however you can’t pressure this by being impatient or being nervous.”
Bournemouth vs Liverpool: Premier League stats, current kind
- Bournemouth have misplaced 14 of their 18 Premier League video games in opposition to Liverpool (W3 D1), though all three victories have come at residence – 4-3 in December 2016, 1-0 in March 2023 and 3-2 in January 2026
- Solely in 2023/24 have they’d an extended winless begin to a Premier League season, once they didn’t win their first 9 underneath Iraola
- Having taken the lead in all of their league video games this season, Bournemouth might be part of Manchester Metropolis (January 2004) and Tottenham (October 2007 and December 2023) as the one groups ever to have gone 5 successive video games within the high flight main and never successful
- With 13 attracts of their 23 Premier League matches in 2026 (W8 L2), Bournemouth have the very best ratio by a crew in a single 12 months within the historical past of the English high flight (56.5%)
- No facet has had extra photographs on the right track within the Premier League this season than Bournemouth (24), with their six per recreation underneath Marco Rose probably the most underneath any of the 5 managers to take cost of the Cherries within the competitors
- Marcus Tavernier has scored in 4 of his final 5 Premier League appearances for Bournemouth (4 targets), having solely scored 4 occasions in his earlier 24 video games mixed, however has misplaced all 5 of his conferences with Liverpool by an mixture rating of 22-2
- Liverpool have solely failed to attain in one in all their 18 Premier League video games in opposition to Bournemouth and their common of three targets per recreation in opposition to them (54 in 18 matches) is their highest common in opposition to any facet they’ve confronted at the least 10 occasions within the competitors
- They’ve drawn three of their first 4 video games (W1) in a Premier League season for the primary time since 2005/06, once they drew their fifth recreation as a part of a marketing campaign that is still the one time Liverpool have drawn 4 of their first 5 league video games in a season
- With clear sheets in every of their final two Premier League video games, Liverpool have stored greater than they achieved of their earlier 13 video games mixed (one) and will go three in a row with out conceding for the primary time since a run of 4 between Could and September 2024
- That is set to be the primary time a Liverpool supervisor has confronted one in all their former Premier League golf equipment since March 2015, when Brendan Rodgers gained 1-0 at Swansea Metropolis
- Reds managers are unbeaten in seven in opposition to former sides (W5 D2), since Kenny Dalglish misplaced 2-0 at Newcastle in April 2012
The place to look at Bournemouth vs Liverpool: TV channel, stay on-line streams
Kick-off on Sunday is at 14:00 BST (09:00 ET / 06:00 PT). Within the UK, stay TV protection is on Sky Sports activities Primary Occasion and Sky Sports activities Extremely.
Streaming is through Sky Go, which is obtainable on an unlimited number of gadgets for viewing on the transfer.
Through Now TV, Sky Sports activities prices £14.99 for a day membership, £27.99 a month for a 12-month membership or £34.99 a month with no contract.
Right here’s the total record of Premier League broadcasters in several territories.
