With key players Charlie Daniels and Elliott Ward currently out injured, some positive news on the recovery of both as manager Eddie Howe told the Bournemouth Evening Echo: "Both Elliott and Charlie are doing well and we are pleased with their respective recoveries. Elliott has stepped up his running and is able to run pain-free so we are pleased with that and it will be a case of now building up his fitness. Charlie is further away but we have had good news from the scans and his thigh has shown a big improvement. But, because of the nature of his injury, it will probably take a bit longer to build him up and make sure he is strong enough not to re-injure that area".
Ward could be back in early March, which sees the Cherries embark a guelling 9-match schedule, while Daniels is likely to be back towards the end of March, or early April.