The Bournemouth players who could miss Sunderland match on Saturday - after stars including Antoine Semenyo absent from West Ham clash
Bournemouth could be without some of its key players on Saturday when they head to the Stadium of Light.
Bournemouth face Sunderland this weekend with a kick-off time of 3pm. Bournemouth suffered a string of injury setbacks over what Andoni Iraola termed 'a bad international' break.
The club could still be without some of its key players on Saturday. One winger who will definitely be absent is Ben Gannon-Doak, who signed from Liverpool in the summer.
Gannon-Doak suffered a serious hamstring injury in the early stages of Scotland's win over Denmark last week and as of last Friday, the club were assessing whether surgery was required or whether more conservative treatment would be sufficient. The 20-year-old has since undergone surgery and is expected to be out for a number of months.
The Cherries were also without winger Justin Kluivert for the 2-2 draw with West Ham United due to a muscle abductor injury, and it is not yet clear whether he will be back to face Sunderland. At this early stage he is considered a doubt.
Another doubt is the hugely influential former Sunderland loanee Antoine Semenyo. Semenyo returned to Bournemouth early from his international duties with Ghana as a result of pre-existing ankle issue.
"Antoine is different," Iraola said last week. He added: "Justin and Ben have muscle injuries and Antoine’s was not something new that happened when he was there [on International duty with Ghana]. He was already dealing with an ankle injury. I cannot tell you if he’s going to play tomorrow or not. We will have to see."
Semenyo did not in the end make the squad and though the issue does not appear to be major, he is an early doubt for this weekend's game.