Liverpool thrashed Bournemouth 9-0 in last season’s fixture at Anfield, and though the Cherries are much improved from that game, few would expect anything other than a home win here. Bournemouth may have beaten Liverpool at the Vitality late in the season, but rode their luck, with Salah missing a penalty and Liverpool having three times as many shots as the team from the south coast. There is little to suggest lightning will strike twice in a row here, Bournemouth looked like a team still figuring things out under new manager Andoni Iraola last weekend and though Liverpool are not the finished article either, they should have enough to secure all three points here.

Brighton meanwhile are away at Molineaux. They may have lost some significant players this summer, but they thrashed Luton without getting out of first gear last weekend, and though Man United’s poor showing made Wolves look good on Monday night, the Seagulls are clearly the better side. Wolves manager Gary O’Neil has had barely a week to work with his new players, and though they can be composed on the ball, scoring goals and creating chances still looks a huge issue. If Brighton can score first to get their noses in front, as they so often do, Wolves will struggle to find a way back into the game.

Finally, Leicester play host to Cardiff in the Championship. So far, their return to the second tier has been a happy one, with two wins in two games, including a tricky fixture against last season’s play-off final losers Coventry and then a 1-0 win against Huddersfield. The Foxes may have seen some departures, but their squad still ranks amongst the best in the division. Cardiff meanwhile threw away a two goal lead away at Leeds, before slumping to a 2-1 defeat against QPR, who were battered 4-0 on the opening weekend by Watford. There are fewer places to go to tougher than the King Power in the Championship, and any kind of result for the Welsh side looks very unlikely.