Bournemouth welcome Liverpool to the Vitality with a squad held together by tape and hope. Marco Rose is missing Eli Junior Kroupi, Julian Araujo, Amine Adli, Veljko Milosavljevic and Tyler Adams — five names that would walk into most mid-table starting XIs. That is not a rotation headache; that is a spine removed. The Cherries have been scrapping, but recent games have exposed a soft underbelly, and the injury list strips Rose of his press-resistant midfielders and his out-ball on the flanks. Liverpool, by contrast, arrive with the cavalry back. Virgil van Dijk, Alisson Becker and Florian Wirtz are all expected to be recalled, and that trio transforms the visitors from a good side into a ruthless one. The Reds have been building momentum, and the return of their defensive anchor and creative hub is a warning shot to the rest of the league. Bournemouth's home crowd will make noise, but noise does not plug gaps in a depleted back line.