Overview
- The Premier League kicks off at Anfield on Friday 15 August at 8 pm BST after the fixture was moved for prime-time television coverage
- Liverpool fell 3–2 on penalties to Crystal Palace in the Community Shield after a 2–2 draw, raising fresh questions over defensive and tactical adjustments
- Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez are poised to make their competitive debuts as summer signings
- Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch will sit out the opener due to a one-match suspension, and Alisson is expected to start over new signing Giorgi Mamardashvili
- Bournemouth arrive with a heavily restructured squad, welcoming arrivals such as Adrien Truffert and Djordje Petrovic while Illia Zabarnyi completes a reported £57 million move to PSG