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The latest team news ahead of the Premier League clash between Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night.
Tottenham Hotspur could move to within touching distance of a top four spot when they visit Premier League rivals Bournemouth on Thursday night.
After following up their recent 4-0 win at reigning Premier League champions Manchester City with what felt like an underwhelming home draw against Fulham last weekend, Ange Postecoglou’s men head into the trip to the Vitality Stadium sat on the fringes of the top six. Spurs will keep a close eye on events across the Premier League on Wednesday night as several of their rivals for a place in Europe are in action - and will hope results fall in their favour as they put together the final preparations for the trip to the south coast.
Bournemouth have struggled to find consistency so far this season - but despite sitting in the bottom half of the Premier League, the Cherries could actually leapfrog Spurs in the table with a win on Thursday night. The warning signs are all too clear to see for Postecoglou and his players as their hosts have already claimed home wins against Arsenal and Manchester City so far this season. Both managers are facing some big calls ahead of the game as a number of key players close in on a return to contention - but who could feature and who will miss out when Bournemouth host Spurs at the Vitality Stadium on Thursday night?
Bournemouth team news
There has already been one major boost handed to Cherries boss Iraola as Antoine Semenyo returns from a suspension and the former Rayo Vallecano head coach with hope for more positivity as he awaits confirmation key midfielder Lewis Cook will return to contention after recovering from a muscle injury. However, the game will come too soon for midfielder Alex Scott and winger Luis Sinisterra, who are both pencilled in to return later this month as they reach the final stages of their recoveries from respective knee and thigh injuries. Former Barcelona wing-back Julian Araujo also remains on the sidelines and he appears to be some way away from recovering from a thigh injury.
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Tottenham Hotspur team news
Injuries have hampered Spurs boss Postecoglou throughout the season and he appears to have been without key players on a weekly basis. However, there is some hope both Dominic Solanke (illness) and summer signing Archie Gray will be available to face the Cherries. There appeared to be a slim chance of Cristian Romero returning from an ankle injury during the game - but they were washed away by Postecoglou in his pre-match press conference.
He said: “He's due to have his last couple of sessions with the rehab guys today and tomorrow, so we're hoping, in terms of training, potentially [back] by Friday. At the very latest, early next week if everything goes well.”
Rodrigo Bentancur definitely misses out as he continues to serve a suspension he received for comments made over Spurs team-mate Son Heung-min and the game will come too soon for Micky van de Ven and Mikey Moore, who should return to contention before the end of the month. Richarlison’s thigh injury will keep him on the sidelines until next month and both goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and winger Wilson Odobert are still out of action as they continue their rehabilitation from ankle and hamstring injuries.
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