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Bournemouth visit Huddersfield this weekend in a clash that represents a brilliant opportunity to get back on track having had a miserable month of results. Unfortunately, the Cherries will have to get the win without one of their senior players, who will be out for a while.
What’s the news?
Well, speaking ahead of Saturday’s game, Eddie Howe said:
“Unfortunately, Steve Cook will be out. He had a long-standing groin problem and had an injection that has become infected. He’ll be out for between five and six weeks.”
Ouch. It certainly doesn’t sound pleasant for the 27-year-old and, while some fans were surely more concerned with the positive news that Callum Wilson has returned to training, it will surely prove to be a massive blow for Bournemouth in the coming weeks.
Rotten Cherries
A woeful run of form has seen the south coast outfit concede 11 goals in their four matches in February and they showed no semblance of defensive organisation – Cook’s absence will hurt them more as he is a leader in the backline.
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If there was ever a bad time for Bournemouth to start falling off, having had a fantastic start to the season, it’s now. Their remaining run of fixtures looks relatively easy but we all know that even the teams at the bottom of the pile can hurt you.
The Terriers are surely sunk now but that doesn’t mean they won’t pose a challenge to the Cherries, particularly in the absence of an important defender.
The Vitality Stadium would have surely been hoping for a resurrection of form starting this weekend, although Cook’s ruling out makes the task of fixing their awful defensive record of late much harder.