A calf injury kept Bournemouth’s Evanilson (£7.0m) out of Gameweek 8, allowing cheap Fantasy Premier League (FPL) forward Eli Junior Kroupi (£4.5m) to step in and score two goals.
Speaking at Friday’s press conference, Andoni Iraola confirmed that Evanilson will definitely miss Gameweek 9 too, though he’s hoping for a recovery by Gameweek 10.
The Cherries’ boss is slightly more optimistic on David Brooks‘ (£5.0m) hamstring problem. After training in the last two days, he could be available.
“He’s not far, but he’s not ready for Sunday. I hope he’s ready for the next one. But it’s like the Brooksy one. I think they were similar in different places.
“Brooksy, I hope he arrives. We still have tomorrow, but he’s looking towards he’s going to be available. And Eva, I think it’s not going to be for this one. I hope he could play next one, but I’m not sure.” – Andoni Iraola on Evanilson and David Brooks
Julio Soler (£4.0m) is also back from international duty, while long-term absentee Enes Unal (£5.4m, knee) is now training fully. He was given 45 minutes with the development squad in midweek.
