As for the visitors, while Bournemouth may have snatched two goals away at Tottenham over the weekend, the Cherries could only slump to a 3-2 defeat and Eddie Howe s side find themselves enduring an extended rut. Losing their last three Premier League matches on the bounce since their 1-0 victory over Manchester United last month, they have begun free-falling down the standings and have now recorded just a single victory across any competition since the 20th of September, a nine-match run. Along with showing some glaring issues at the back and conceding at least a pair of strikes on their losing run, the one-time Burnley boss will be hugely concerned by his side s form away from the Vitality. Failing to win any of their last five matches on the road and losing four of those contests, including a 2-0 defeat away at League One outfit Burton Albion, they have recorded just four away Premier League victories in 2019. If the Cherries are to pull off what would be an upset in midweek, then Howe will be calling on Harry Wilson to lead their charge. Bagging a brace against Spurs over the weekend, the Wales international has three in his last three top-flight outings.
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Bournemouth are boosted by the return of Simon Francis and Philip Billing, who were both suspended on Saturday.
Joshua King, Andrew Surman and Lloyd Kelly are all close to returning but are not expected to feature.
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