Liverpool unchanged for Bournemouth; four still out

Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola has confirmed no fresh injury concerns ahead of Sunday's Premier League trip to AFC Bournemouth, with the club's four absentees remaining the same.

Conor Bradley, Federico Chiesa, Hugo Ekitike and Giovanni Leoni are all unavailable for the Vitality Stadium fixture.

"No, everyone is ready to go," Iraola told reporters. "We are in the same place we were, with the three long-term injuries plus Federico – and the others, nothing. We still need to train tomorrow and travel but everyone is fine."

Iraola returns to his former club having left Bournemouth in the summer. He believes Liverpool hold a freshness advantage, with Bournemouth having played a Europa League fixture in San Sebastian on Thursday — 48 hours after Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 at Anfield in the Carabao Cup.

"I think we have an advantage. Most of the time it has been the opposite, we are the team that has played the last, but this time we played two days before they played," Iraola said. "I know where we are going and I know the stats they have there. If you see the games they have lost in a long while you realise how difficult it is to beat Bournemouth."

Bournemouth, who have yet to win a Premier League match under Iraola's successor Marco Rose, claimed the club's first ever European victory on Thursday, beating Real Sociedad 2-1 away in the Europa League.

Rose said he would assess his players' fitness after the midweek trip to Spain. "Nothing new, everyone is in a good spot," he stated. "It's up to me and the coaching staff to make good decisions in terms of who to play and how long to play them."

Defender Joe Gomez returned from injury to start against Tottenham in midweek, and his next appearance will be his 300th for Liverpool.