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.

Here, Sports Mole takes a closer look at Salah's record against Bournemouth before Saturday's Premier League contest. Averaging one goal contribution per game against Bournemouth for Liverpool, Mohamed Salah has had a direct hand in 11 efforts from 11 games against the Cherries, nine of his own and two assists.

They can complete a very special quadruple by toppling leaders Liverpool on the south coast on Saturday afternoon, and belief will be sky-high after their 5-0 thrashing of Nottingham Forest. Can they do it? Let's take a closer look at their credentials…

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola will be expected to keep faith in the same starting XI for Saturday's Premier League battle with Liverpool at the Vitality Stadium.

In-form Bournemouth will once again be down to the bare bones for their eagerly anticipated Premier League clash at home to Liverpool on Saturday

Liverpool and Arsenal kept up their race for the Premier League title with victories over relegation-threatened opposition on Saturday, but the charge of third-placed Nottingham Forest's faltered as they were hammered 5-0 by surging Bournemouth.

After another masterful performance at the weekend, Bournemouth's stunning season is discussed on The Totally Football Show

Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Hands up if you had Bournemouth down to be a part of a seismic weekend in the title race once the calendar turned to February.

The Cherries welcome Liverpool to the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 1. The match is sure to be a massive stress test for Bournemouth.

With a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League already sealed, the Reds made the trip to PSV Eindhoven midweek without Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz.