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Elsewhere in the Premier League, Bournemouth welcome Tottenham to the Vitality Stadium, with winger Antoine Semenyo set to play his final match for the home side before moving to Manchester City this month.

Manager Andoni Iraola has made two changes to the starting XI who lost 3-2 at home to Arsenal last Saturday, with Eli Junior Kroupi and Lewis Cook coming in to replace Justin Kluivert and David Brooks.

Meanwhile, Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank has made five changes to the team who started last Sunday’s 1-1 draw vs Sunderland.

Xavi Simons starts after serving a three-match suspension, and is joined in the starting XI by Kolo Muani, Spence, Bergvall and Palhinha are also back in the starting 11.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Truffert, Cook, Senesi, Scott, Evanilson, Tavernier, Jimenez, Kroupi, Hill, Semenyo.
Subs: Forster, Soler, Brooks, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Unal, Milosavljevic, Rees-Dottin.

Tottenham XI: Vicario, Palhinha, Simons, Tel, Bergvall, Romero, Porro, Spence, Bentancur, Van de Ven, Kolo Muani.
Subs: Kinsky, Dragusin, Danso, Richarlison, Gray, Odobert, Davies, Scarlett, Williams-Barnett.