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Iraola's selection headaches for Seagulls visit: Predicted team

Iraola will be hoping to see all those who played for their national teams return unscathed, and in a couple of cases, with more minutes under their belts.

But with Lewis Cook potentially expected to return to training over the break, Iraola will have a number of selection headaches for the visit of the Seagulls.

The Daily Echo predicts how the Cherries will line up.

**Goalkeeper**

This is one position that is pretty much nailed on – **Djordje Petrovic** featured for Serbia across the break and has made a good start to life at the Cherries. He will start in goal.

**Defenders**

**Bafode Diakite** and **Marcos Senesi** have formed a partnership that appears to be gelling well at the heart of defence, with the pair helping Bournemouth to back-to-back clean sheets in the league.

_(Image: John Walton/PA Wire)_ They will start again, with **Adrien Truffert** at left back, another new signing who has impressed so far this season.

Iraola has a few options at right back with Adam Smith likely ruled out after picking up an injury at Spurs.

New signing Alex Jimenez could come straight in from the start, **James Hill** is an option and Julian Araujo is back from suspension after his red card in the League Cup.

I think Iraola will opt to start Hill over Araujo and Jimenez will have had just a couple of days training with the squad so may not be ready to start.

**Midfielders**

**Tyler Adams** has been brilliant so far this season and will start, while Alex Scott has been good – but with **Ryan Christie** back from injury and with good minutes for Scotland across the break, I think the Scot will start.

_(Image: Richard Crease)_ **Forwards**

Like in midfield, the Cherries forwards have started the season well, but Iraola has a number of options to call upon.

But, I think there will be just one change from the four forwards that started at Spurs, with **Evanilson**, **Antoine Semenyo** and **David Brooks** starting, and **Justin Kluivert** coming in to start in place of Marcus Tavernier.

_Full team: Petrovic; Truffert, Diakite, Senesi, Hill; Adams, Christie; Semenyo, Kluivert, Brooks; Evanilson._

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