Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Sport
John McDougall

Bournemouth confirm striker injury blow ahead of Manchester United Premier League fixture

Bournemouth will be without the services of forward Antoine Semenyo for the visit of Manchester United after his season was ended early due to injury.

United make the long journey down to Bournemouth this Saturday for a 3pm kick-off in the Premier League. Erik ten Hag's side will be seeking to maintain their push to seal a Champions League qualification spot.

United sit fourth in the Premier League table and have just three league games left to play. The Reds have the same number of points as Newcastle in third and are behind the Magpies only on goal difference.

READ MORE: Man United's remaining Premier League fixtures compared with Newcastle, Liverpool FC and rivals

After Liverpool beat Leicester City 3-0 at the King Power Stadium on Monday evening, Jurgen Klopp's side are just a point behind United in the table in fifth. United do have a game in hand over the Anfield side.

The Cherries are safe from the prospect of relegation and have secured their Premier League status having won promotion from the Championship last season. Gary O'Neil's side currently sit 14th in top flight, eight points clear of the drop zone.

Heading into Saturday's encounter at the Vitality Stadium, the Cherries will be without the services of attacker Semenyo, who has played 11 times and scored once for the club since his January transfer window move from Bristol City. After being absent from the squad for the loss to Crystal Palace at the weekend, O'Neil confirmed Semenyo's campaign has come to a premature end due to a leg injury.

Speaking to the Daily Echo, O'Neil said: "Antoine has got an injury. He’s being assessed. It looks unlikely that we’ll see him again this season.

"It’s hard for me to give you real specifics because we need to do some checks before I can tell you exactly what it is.

"But it is an injury to his leg. We’ll see how long he’s out for, but it looks likely that he won’t play this season."

Get your hands on our 48-page souvenir United v City FA Cup Final print supplement by clicking here.

READ NEXT

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.