Bournemouth (H) Saturday 5th April 3pm

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• IronHerb

  April 3

  'The problem isn't that they don't score' - Sounds familiar.
• alderz

  April 3

  IronHerb said:

  'The problem isn't that they don't score' - Sounds familiar.

  Our new problem is not scoring, I'd say. We're a bit better at the back these days, but you would be if you put all 10 outfield players on the line to block shots.
• IronHerb

  April 3

  That is what I was intimating.
• alderz

  April 3

  I thought you may have been referring to the fact our defence has been woeful but we've scored goals for the past two seasons.
• Brother_Sledge

  12:00PM

  Areola
  Wan Bissaka, Alvarez, Kilman, Cresswell, Emerson
  Soucek, Ward-Prowse
  Bowen, Fullkrug, Paqueta
• ASLEFshrugged

  1:10PM

  On Wednesday Iraola picked ten of the eleven that started against us in December
  
  Kepa
  Smith Zabamyi Huijsen Kerkez
  Christie Cook
  Ouattara Scott Semenyo
  Evanislson
  
  He made three changes from the side that started against City but apart from Kepa only Antoine Semenyo played a full 90 minutes in both matches with CB Ilya Zabarnyi playing 87 minutes against Ipswich.
  
  The absentee was top scorer and assist provider Justiin Kluivert, out with a knock, replaced by 21yo Alex Scott. Scott was replaced after 58 minutes by Welsh international David Brooks who started at RW against City
  
  In his press conference Iraola didn't rule Kluivert out tomorrow but with Luis Sinisterra and Marcus Tavernier both injured its more likely he will give Brooks or Scott another start.
  
  There's a bit of a problem at right back with three different players filling the role against ipswich
  
  RB Adam Smith started but had only played 17 minutes against City since returning from injury and was replaced at half time by DM Tyler Adams with CM Lewis Cook moving to RB
  
  CM Ryan Christie went off injured in the 2nd half and will be out for the rest of the season with a groin strain. With no more CM/DMs on the bench Christie was replaced by CB Marcos Senesi, Cook moved back into midfield and CB Dean Huijsen to RB.
  
  Towards the end of the match Iraola switched to 4-4-2, replacing CB Ilya Zabarnyi with 21yo CF Daniel Jebbison who spent the first half of the season on loan at Watford and Cook moved to RB again
  
  CB James Hill played RB when no one else was available and Mexican RB Julian Araujo is back from a hamstring but hasn't played since November
  
  Turkish CF Enes Unal who scored Bournemouth's equaliser in December is out with a cruciate ligament tear
  
  Best guess starting XI
  
  Kepa
  ??????? Zabamyi Huijsen Kerkez
  Adams Cook
  Ouattara Brooks Semenyo
  Evanislson
• buffybegood

  1:29PM

  Excellent work as usual ASLEF 👏👏👏.
• buffybegood

  1:41PM

  ASLEFshrugged said:

  In his press conference Iraola didn't rule Kluivert out tomorrow but with Luis Sinisterra and Marcus Tavernier both injured its more likely he will give Brooks or Scott another start.
  

  Not saying it's accurate, but the BBC is reporting that Kluivert is out.
  
  "Which big names are unavailable this week?published at 14:38 British Summer Time
  14:38 BST
  
  Probably the biggest team news going into this weekend's games and some that will be forcing a lot of you into transfers...
  
  Arsenal defender Gabriel and Bournemouth midfielder Justin Kluivert will both be out this weekend, their managers have confirmed."
  
  
• ASLEFshrugged

  5:13PM edited 5:14PM

  Iraola asked about Kluivert
  
  

  Justin also, I think is going to be difficult. I wouldn't say like Ryan, definitely not. But we'll see today if he can train with us and help us from the bench at least.
  
  But he still feels tight, so I see difficult

  
  I think that’s definitely maybe