14' WIDE! Shaqiri angles a perfect ball over the top of the Bournemouth defence for the run of Salah in the right inside channel. The forward tries to take the strike on on his right foot, only to slice his attempt wide of the post.
13' BLOCK! Shaqiri lines up the free-kick and curls his effort towards the target, but it hits the wall and is deflected over the bar.
N. Aké
Yellow Card
12' Ake goes into the book for deliberate handball.
12' Salah breaks the offside trap and the Bournemouth defence are exposed. He works the ball back towards Firmino, who looks for the offload through the Cherries line again, but it stopped by a handball by Ake.
11' The quality from both teams has been lacking in possession thus far. The game needs a spark from somewhere.
10' Shaqiri turns into space and he looks for the cross-field pass towards Robertson, but he misplaces his offload out for a throw-in.
8' The Cherries win a free-kick and Francis knocks the ball forward towards King, but it evades the run of the forward and bounces through to Alisson.
6' Milner collects on the right flank and sends an offload into the right inside channel. However, Salah is not on the same page and the ball travels out for a goal-kick.
5' Salah tries to work the ball towards Keita in the Bournemouth box, but his pass is cleared away with ease by Cook.
3' Alisson gives the ball away in the final third, but the home side are unable to capitalise as Brooks loses possession under pressure from Keita.
1' We're underway at the Vitality Stadium.
The players are out on the pitch, so we should be underway shortly.
Only Gareth Barry (32 years, 219 days) was younger than Milner (32 years, 338 days on Saturday) when he reached the milestone.
Milner will become just the 11th outfield player to make 500 Premier League appearances.
Liverpool have made five changes to their side that started against Burnley during the week. Salah and Firmino are restored to their positions up front, although Shaqiri retains his place ahead of Mane. Fabinho and Wijnaldum get the starts in the middle of the park, while Robertson replaces Moreno. Milner shifts into right-back due to Joe Gomez's injury, with Alexander-Arnold on the bench.
Bournemouth have made two changes from their win over Huddersfield during the week. Lewis Cook tore his ACL in the victory and will be a long-term absentee, Surman replaces him in the middle of the park. Leading scorer Callum Wilson also misses out and is replaced by Stanislas, which could see Brooks move into a central position behind King leading the line.
SUBS: Sadio Mane, Jordan Henderson, Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana, Simon Mignolet, Divock Origi, Trent Alexander-Arnold.
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Alisson; James Milner, Joel Matip, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson; Naby Keita, Fabinho, Georginio Wijnaldum; Xherdan Shaqiri, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino.
SUBS: Artur Boruc, Marc Pugh, Lys Mousset, Jordon Ibe, Jermain Defoe, Diego Rico, Tyrone Mings.
BOURNEMOUTH (4-4-1-1): Asmir Begovic; Simon Francis, Steve Cook, Nathan Ake, Charlie Daniels; Junior Stanislas, Jefferson Lerma, Andrew Surman, Ryan Fraser; David Brooks; Joshua King.
Bournemouth earned a vital win over Huddersfield during the week to stop their recent slump. Eddie Howe's side had lost four matches on the bounce in the Premier League heading into their contest against the Terriers. An early goal from Callum Wilson put them ahead before Ryan Fraser doubled their advantage. Terence Kongolo got a goal back before half-time for Huddersfield, but the Cherries were able to hold out in the second period for the win on home soil.
Liverpool maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign last time out against Burnley at Turf Moor. Jack Cork's opener for the Clarets put Jurgen Klopp's men under pressure, but their response was emphatic as goals from James Milner and Roberto Firmino rallied the visitors into a second-half lead. A brilliant save was required by Alisson to keep them in front before Xherdan Shaqiri secured the three points. The Reds remain two points behind Manchester City, but can leapfrog them temporarily with a win this afternoon.
Good afternoon and welcome to the live commentary of the Premier League clash between Bournemouth and Liverpool at the Vitality Stadium.
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