Bournemouth welcome Liverpool to the Vitality Stadium on Sunday in a 2:00pm BST Premier League kick-off, with Andoni Iraola making an intriguing return to the club he departed for Merseyside.

Bournemouth's mixed start to the season

Bournemouth recorded a historic opening victory in European competition this week, defeating Real Sociedad 2-1 in their first-ever Europa League fixture. The result gave manager Marco Rose a welcome boost, though the Cherries' Premier League form tells a starkly different story.

Bournemouth have collected only three points from their opening four league games, surrendering the lead in each of those matches. Justin Kluivert has been a bright spot, scoring in each of their last two outings — and he has now opened the scoring in seven of his last nine goalscoring appearances.

Rose will be without several first-team players on Sunday. Eli Kroupi, Amine Adli, Julian Araujo, and Veljko Milosavljevic are all sidelined through injury.

Liverpool arrive in good form

Iraola arrives on the south coast unbeaten in his six matches as Liverpool manager — three wins and three draws. Those draws have all come in the Premier League, against Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, and Fulham, and the Reds will be eager to convert their solid displays into a league victory.

Liverpool boosted their confidence midweek with a 3-1 Carabao Cup win over Tottenham Hotspur, with Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo, and Alexis Mac Allister all on the scoresheet. A clutch of young talents — Lewis Koumas, James McConnell, Rio Ngumoha, and Trey Nyoni — shone in that tie, though they are expected to make way for Liverpool's senior players here.

How to watch

In the UK, the match is broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event. Viewers in the United States can follow the action on USA Network — available through cord-cutting packages including YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream, Hulu+Live TV, and Sling Blue — with kick-off at 9:00am ET. Australian fans can catch the game on Stan Sport at 11:00pm AEST.