Bournemouth v Crystal Palace: team news, provisional squads, key stats

Christian Benteke faces a late fitness test before Crystal Palace select their starting XI.

The striker suffered a potential groin injury in training on Thursday and his possible absence comes when their other senior recognised strikers, Alexander Sorloth and Connor Wickham, have already been ruled out with respective hamstring and groin injuries.

James Tomkins is again available for selection, but Jeffrey Schlupp, Joel Ward, Scott Dann, Jason Puncheon and Bakary Sako remain long-term absentees.

Team from: Hennessey, Cavalieri, Speroni, Wan-Bissaka, Fosu-Mensah, Tomkins, Sakho, Kelly, Delaney, Jach, Riedewald, Van Aanholt, Souare, Townsend, Cabaye, Milivojevic, Loftus-Cheek, McAthur, Rakip, Lee, Zaha, Benteke

Bournemouth will be without midfielder Junior Stanislas for the rest of the Premier League season following knee surgery.

Captain Simon Francis (hamstring) will be assessed ahead of Saturday’s match and forward Lys Mousset could be available again following injury.

Provisional squad: Begovic, S Cook, Ake, Daniels, Gosling, L Cook, Pugh, Fraser, Ibe, Wilson, King, Boruc, B Smith, Simpson, Surman, Arter, Defoe, Mousset, Francis.

Last season: Bournemouth 0 Crystal Palace 2, Crystal Palace 1 Bournemouth 1.

Last five league matches: Bournemouth D D L W D; Crystal Palace L L L W L

Top scorers (all competitions): Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) 8; Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) 9.

Referee: Jon Moss (West Yorkshire)