Liverpool and Bournemouth will kickoff the new Premier League season with a massive opening match for the 2025/26 season.
It is a big one with a lot of expectations that’s has been placed on the new season since preseason preparations.
A lot of Premier League teams had good preseason which involved them winning some cups that was added to their cabinet.
Champions Liverpool also enjoyed a good preparations despite having to deal with the death of Diogo Jota who died alongside his brother.
With everything being said, the Premier League this season won’t be an easy one with the amount of money spent in getting players.
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Liverpool Vs Bournemouth Match Preview
The new season will commence today with the Champions opening things up against Cherries at Anfield Stadium.
There is so much of expectations and fans waiting patiently to see how things would go for this new season.
Liverpool Vs Bournemouth will get things started in a late night fixture before things get busy from Saturday.
Both teams have had it against themselves with the Reds coming out tops on many of their meetings.
The Reds once claimed a 9-0 victory in the 2022/23 season which was a match that took place at Anfield Stadium.
Their recent meetings have been about the Champions beating them so well to claim maximum points.
Last season ended with a 3-0 and 2-0 victory in favor of Liverpool who went on to win the title after end of the season.
Premier League Return
It is no news that the EPL is back and getting ready to bring fans together once again across England and Europe.
This season is packed with so much for fans who will also be seeing teams like Sunderland, Leeds United and Burnley play in the Premier League.
All three teams made progress from the Championship as top three best side who find their way back to top flight football.
There has been a lot of Business that happened with all the newly promoted side who wanted to make sure they add more quality and depth.
Sunderland made some good signings which include Marc Guiu, Xhaka and others after losing Jobe Bellingham to Borussia Dortmund.
Meanwhile, Burnley also did some good business by getting Armando Broja, Lesley Ugochukwu and others to their team.
For Leeds United, they did manage to bring in some players who will add more quality to their already formidable side.
Meanwhile, for the top teams like Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea, they made major statement in the market.
There will be so many big names that will play this season and that would make it difficult to know who will win the League this season.
EPL Match Day One Fixtures
The Liverpool and Bournemouth game will kick things off before the Saturday round of matches will resume.
Friday 15 August
20:00 Liverpool Vs AFC Bournemouth
Saturday 16 August
12:30 Aston Villa Vs Newcastle United
Brighton & Hove Albion Vs Fulham
Sunderland Vs West Ham United
Tottenham Hotspur Vs Burnley
17:30 Wolverhampton Wanderers Vs Manchester City
Sunday 17 August
14:00 Chelsea Vs Crystal Palace
14:00 Nottingham Forest Vs Brentford
16:30 Manchester United Vs Arsenal
Monday 18 August
20:00 Leeds United Vs Everton
All teams will be looking at taking the maximum points knowing it would help them going forward in the remaining games this season.
EPL 2025/2026 Expectations
The expectations this season remain unknown for now as all teams are yet to play at least one game for the campaign.
However, there have been talks of which team will do well while others talk about title favorites for this season.
The odds still favors Liverpool who did some massive business and added more quality to their strong side.
The Champions will kick things off with them expected to get all three points against an improved Bournemouth team.
Chelsea are also being dragged into the title race based off their signings which keep increasing since the takeover.
The World Champions already stake a claim for themselves after doing the impossible against Paris Saint Germain.
Enzo Maresca have also made some comments concerning them giving the Premier League title a trial this season.
Manchester United and City are also not out of the picture as they also made some good business like other top teams.
Arsenal with their team would also hope this season would be the one they finally get their hands on the Premier League title.
Other teams like Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa could pull up a surprise this season.
Liverpool Vs Bournemouth Kickoff Time And More
The match between both teams will be coming up at night in what will be the first game of 2025/2026 season.
Liverpool Vs Bournemouth will kickoff by 20:00 which is 8:00 PM Nigerian time. Other location can also confirm their time of kickoff.
The match will be going down at Anfield Stadium in what will be the team first official game without Diogo Jota who passed away.
Liverpool Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)
Alisson
J. Frimpong
I. Konaté
V. van Dijk
M. Kerkez
A. Mac Allister
D. Szoboszlai
M. Salah
F. Wirtz
C. Gakpo
H. Ekitike
Bournemouth Predicted Starting XI 4-2-3-1
Đ. Petrović
A. Truffert
M. Senesi
J. Hill
A. Smith
A. Scott
T. Adams
M. Tavernier
D. Brooks
A. Semenyo
Evanilson
The Premier League return is expected to bring back the fans who have been hoping to see regular football resume.
