Will Semenyo be playing against Sunderland this weekend? Latest injury update on Bournemouth star after missing West Ham draw
Antoine Semenyo missed Bournemouth’s Premier League fixture against West Ham United last weekend - but will he be fit to play against Sunderland?
The Cherries came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 in the absence of Semenyo. Semenyo suffered a sprain to his left ankle ligaments while he was on World Cup duty with Ghana, an injury understood to have been known before he joined the camp and exacerbated when he played in the Black Stars’ friendly against Japan.
Bournemouth’s next Premier League fixture takes them to the Stadium of Light to face Sunderland on Saturday afternoon. Semenyo still remains an injury doubt.
Semenyo’s specific injury is a sprain to the anterior talo-fibula ligament in his left ankle and it places his participation in doubt. The 25-year-old is not expected to be out of action for long with what’s considered a minor issue but his involvement in Saturday’s fixture is currently uncertain.
Bournemouth also lost Ben Gannon-Doak of Scotland and Dutch international Justin Kluivert to injury during the international break. Kluivert could return as soon as this weekend but Gannon-Doak is now a long-term absentee.