Will Justin Kluivert play against Sunderland on Saturday? Latest injury update after Bournemouth star missed West Ham clash alongside Antoine Semenyo
A Bournemouth footballer is a huge doubt for the weekend clash against Sunderland.
TThe Cherries were without winger Justin Kluivert for the 2-2 draw with West Ham United due to a muscle abductor injury last weekend. It is not yet clear whether he will be back to face Sunderland.
At this early stage he is considered a doubt. So too 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."
Sunderland will welcome Bournemouth at the Stadium of Light this Saturday. Bournemouth suffered a string of injury setbacks over what Andoni Iraola termed 'a bad international' break.
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.