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Bournemouth v Sunderland team news: Kroupi up front

In-form Bournemouth take on a Sunderland side without a win in eight away league matches in Saturday’s early kick-off.

The action gets underway at 12.30pm GMT.

Andoni Iraola makes two changes from last weekend.

**Evanilson** and **Amine Adli** drop to the bench, with **David Brooks** and **Marcus Tavernier** promoted to the starting line-up.

This is the fit-again Tavernier’s first league start since mid-January.

As a result of Evanilson’s demotion to substitute duty, it looks like **Eli Junior Kroupi** will be playing up front.

As for Sunderland, Regis Le Bris makes four changes from the 3-1 home defeat by Fulham.

Three are enforced due to injuries to **Nordi Mukiele**, **Brian Brobbey** and **Jocelin Ta Bi**.

**Nilson Angulo** drops to the bench, too.

Coming into the side, **Granit Xhaka** returns to the starting line-up for the first time in six weeks.

**Lutsharel Geertruida, Eliezer Malenda** and **Chemsdine Talbi** are also handed recalls.

**Bournemouth XI:** Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Adams, Brooks, Rayan, Kroupi, Tavernier.

_Subs:_ _Mandas, Evanilson, Christie, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Unal, Toth, Milosavljevic._

**Sunderland XI:** Roefs, Geertruida, Ballard, Alderete, Hume, Sadiki, Xhaka, Le Fee, Diarra, Mayenda, Talbi.

_Subs_: _Ellborg, Angulo, Rigg, O’Nien, Isidor, Traore, Aleksic, H Jones, J Jones._

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