Bournemouth vs Arsenal team news: Squads revealed, injuries and more ahead of Premier League clash
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Benik Afobe will be available for Bournemouth's Premier League clash with Arsenal after opting not to link up with DR Congo at the African Nations Cup.
Arsenal loanee Jack Wilshere is ineligible to face his parent club for Tuesday's Vitality Stadium clash, but Afobe's presence boosts Cherries boss Eddie Howe's resources.
Max Gradel could now miss as many as six weeks of Bournemouth's season after linking up with Ivory Coast for the African tournament.
Mesut Ozil is expected to miss Arsenal's Premier League fixture at Bournemouth on Tuesday after illness ruled him out of Sunday's 2-0 defeat of Crystal Palace.
There could be starts for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Shkodran Mustafi after each featured on the bench against the Eagles having recovered from injury.
Manager Arsene Wenger will likely make further changes to his team as they prepare for their second match in three days, meaning Aaron Ramsey and Francis Coquelin will be among those in contention.
Bournemouth squad: Boruc, Francis, Cook, Ake, Daniels, Arter, Surman, Stanislas, Fraser, King, Afobe, Federici, Smith, Mings, Gosling, Ibe, Wilson, Mousset, Grabban.
Arsenal squad: Cech, Ospina, Bellerin, Jenkinson, Holding, Gabriel, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Mustafi, Monreal, Elneny, Coquelin, Xhaka, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Reine-Adelaide, Walcott, Iwobi, Sanchez, Giroud, Welbeck.