Morecambe V AFC Bournemouth at Globe Arena : Match Preview

23 August 2016 17:34
Morecambe V AFC Bournemouth - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.


Same again for Morecambe against Bournemouth

Morecambe boss Jim Bentley has no new injury concerns for his side's EFL Cup tie with Premier League Bournemouth.

The Shrimps are given a boost with the returns of Alex Kenyon and Rhys Turner, who both played in the 1-0 win against Yeovil on Saturday.

Defender Ryan Edwards is fit again after a knock kept him out of the victory over the Glovers, and Aaron Wilding could come back into contention having suffered a knee injury.

Morecambe will definitely be missing Dean Winnard (knee), who is their only long-term absentee.

Bournemouth will be without suspended midfielder Harry Arter after he was sent off at West Ham on Sunday.

Manager Eddie Howe is expected to ring the changes, so summer signings Brad Smith, Emerson Hyndman and Lys Mousset could be handed debuts and the likes of goalkeeper Adam Federici, Max Gradel and Benik Afobe will be hoping for starts.

Assistant manager Jason Tindall is expecting a tough test at the Globe Arena.

"We're looking forward to the game," he told the club's website. "It's going to be a really tough game away at Morecambe but we're prepared, we're focused, and we're looking forward to going out there and putting on a performance.

"We need to go out there with the right performance and the right focus.

"When Premier League teams do play lower league teams everyone expects you to win the game - it is a potential banana skin.

"Whatever players are selected to play, they're going out there representing the club and they need to deliver a performance to keep the shirt."


Source: PAR