Speaking in the Bournemouth Evening Echo, manager Eddie Howe is quoted as saying: "Something has been niggling Liam for a while and he had to pull out of training after feeling his knee on Monday. He won't train tomorrow and we will have to see how he is on Friday morning".
On Partington and Bartley, physio Steve Hard was quoted as saying: "Someone landed on Marvin's shoulder after he had fallen and that put more force through his hand. He had no feeling in his hand when he came off. He is now struggling to move his fingers and his hand is still numb. We will know more once we have seen the X-ray. Joe Partington felt pain in his left and right groins and we will have to assess him further in the morning".