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PREMIER LEAGUE leaders Liverpool travel to high-flying Bournemouth for Saturday’s showdown at the Vitality Stadium. SunSport betting experts have previewed the contest and selected the best

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Listen to BBC radio commentaries and follow live text updates from five games in the Premier League, followed by coverage of Manchester City taking on Chelsea.

Arne Slot's Liverpool are clear favourites for the Premier League title, though they face a tricky trip to the south coast this weekend.

Being a good, young left-back with Premier League experience is not the only reason he is being connected to Liverpool. Sporting director Richard Hughes, who joined Liverpool in the summer after leaving Bournemouth, signed the defender for his former club.

An away clash at Bournemouth might not have been underlined as a major obstacle in Liverpool's pursuit of the Premier League title but Saturday's clash on the south coast suddenly looks anything but a relaxed trip to the seaside.

Paul Merson insists Liverpool are ‘favourites’ to win the Premier League but says their title push could start to falter if Virgil van Dijk was to pick up an injury. Arne Slot’s side have moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League and have a game in hand over title rivals Arsenal.

Everton were handed a double injury blow on Thursday when the Premier League club announced midfielder Orel Mangala would miss the rest of the season with a knee injury while striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin was sidelined with a hamstring injury.

Elsewhere, third-placed Nottingham Forest host Brighton, hoping to bounce back from last week’s 5-0 thrashing at Bournemouth, while Tottenham look to halt their alarming slide at Brentford

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have won four of their past five Premier League games to climb back into the top four after a miserable run of results.