Liverpool learned a hard lesson against Nottingham Forest last weekend.
After a perfect 3-0-0 start under new coach Arne Slot, the Reds were in good spirits, but then lost 1-0 at home to Tricky Trees in a brilliant defensive performance and had to watch as their title rivals got a grip on things and pulled away early and unexpectedly.
It was a bitter pill for Liverpool to swallow after Slot’s first three games as manager went smoothly and rumours began to emerge that Liverpool were serious rivals alongside Manchester City and Arsenal, but that’s life in the Premier League these days. The league is as strong as ever.
Although Liverpool responded with an impressive win at AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday, Liverpool FC now return home to face a dangerous Bournemouth side who have performed well in the early stages of the season.
Will the Reds return to winning ways as -360 favorites on FanDuel in the Premier League?
Or is this Bournemouth team worth a high stake?
Premier League: Liverpool vs Bournemouth oddschoose
Andoni Iraola has transformed Bournemouth into a fashionable and dangerous team in just over a year.
The Spaniard wants his Cherries to be brave and willing to take risks, with or without the ball. Bournemouth are set up in a similar way to Jürgen Klopp’s teams and are not afraid to put any team under pressure up front.
In previous seasons this would have been welcome news for Liverpool.
The Reds were a pressing force during the Klopp years, but Slot seems to appreciate a more moderate approach from his team.
Maybe that will change over time as the team and coach get used to each other, but at the moment it seems as if Liverpool are shifting down a gear.
This stylistic adjustment should change the outlook for this game.
A more pragmatic Liverpool means fewer opportunities for Bournemouth to exploit mistakes and go the other way.
This could force Bournemouth to sit deeper and keep things more private.
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Nottingham Forest played in the same way and the result was that the game became a battle of stones with Forest emerging victorious.
We could see something similar in this competition.
This is a tough task, but Bournemouth are a team that the betting market has believed in for most of the calendar year and have already put in some valiant efforts against Newcastle and Chelsea.
At this price, Bournemouth is worth a pinch.
The bet: Bournemouth (+900, FanDuel)
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