Bournemouth are set to be without two key players for Saturday's trip to Leeds United. The Cherries travel to Elland Road just one place and one point above their opponents and will be looking to put an end to their run of three straight defeats.
First of all, first choice goalkeeper Neto looks certain to miss out against Leeds after picking up a hamstring injury in the recent defeat to West Ham United, that interim boss Gary O'Neil believes will keep him out long-term. Neto made the summer switch to Bournemouth from Barcelona and was immediately brought into the team for O'Neil's first game in charge.
Mark Travers was Bournemouth's number one last season and at the start of this term, but has conceded 20 goals across his six league appearances so far. He looks set to keep his place this weekend after coming back into the side for the first time since the 9-0 defeat to Liverpool in August against Tottenham Hotspur.
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O'Neil's men will also be without influential defender Lloyd Kelly, who has not featured since the 3-2 win at Nottingham Forest in early September. Kelly has missed the last seven matches with an ankle injury and O'Neil has already said he is unsure whether he will be seen before the World Cup break in less than two weeks, meaning he is almost certain be out of the trip to West Yorkshire.
At this stage, Bournemouth's only other likely absentee is attacker David Brooks. Brooks has been nursing a thigh injury since September, which he suffered on his comeback trail for the U21s after battling Hodgkin Lymphoma for almost all of last season.
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