Injury expert shares Bournemouth update ahead of Premier League showdown v West Ham United
Gary O’Neil has two Bournemouth players ruled out of their upcoming Premier League showdown against West Ham United at the Vitality Stadium, according to injury expert Ben Dinnery.
The Cherries arrive into the clash on the back of a last-gasp 3-2 win over Spurs, which saw them leapfrog David Moyes’ side and move up to 14th in the Premier League.
Writing for the Premier Injuries website, Dinnery shared that Ivory Coast international Hamed Traore stands a 50% chance of playing following his ankle injury, with a potential return date of 23 April.
Bournemouth defender Ryan Fredericks remains sidelined with his calf injury that has no return date yet as of yet, while Junior Stanislas is also ruled out of the crunch clash against the Hammers on Sunday (23 April).
Decisive
With West Ham currently sitting four points clear of the relegation zone and the Cherries seven points above the bottom three, the winner of this clash could fully erase any fears of dropping into the Championship this season.
Bournemouth’s rich vein of form, which includes four wins from their last six games, highlights just what a tough test the Hammers will face when they travel to the south coast.
Although Moyes’ side delivered a stunning performance themselves by nicking a well-earned draw against Arsenal, it has become known this season to underestimate Bournemouth at your peril.
The Cherries might not have the most star-studded squad in the league, but they keep plucking results out of thin air, and West Ham United must be wary of becoming yet another victim of their surprise run of form.
The match has all the signs of being a proper relegation dogfight, and Moyes will hope that his team can recover from their midweek encounter against Gent in the Europa Conference League to claim a result against Bournemouth.