Bournemouth have been dealt a major blow ahead of the Premier League's return next week. Chelsea face the Cherries on December 27 but had to deal with a much weakened squad for their Carabao Cup match against Newcastle on Tuesday.
The cup's fourth round was held just two days after the World Cup final and left lots of teams in limbo, with players coming back from Qatar or without adequate preparation. Gary O'Neil's side only lost two men to the tournament though, Wales duo Kieffer Moore and Chris Mepham.
Both were back in the starting line-up against Newcastle after Wales crashed out at the group stage with just one point and one goal to show for their efforts.