BOURNEMOUTH’S TEAM NEWS
The Cherries, on the back of an impressive campaign in 2024/25, looked excellent in the second half against Everton, scoring three times without reply at the MetLife Stadium.
New keeper Djordje Petrovic, a big-money purchase from Chelsea, performed well and kept a clean sheet, as a defence without Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen, who both departed in the close season, shut out the Merseysiders.
The squad is boosted by the return of Tyler Adams, after the energetic midfielder was granted more time off, following his Gold Cup commitments with USA.
Justin Kluivert and another fresh face, Eli Junior Kroupi, did not play against the Toffees, and Lewis Cook suffered a serious knee injury in the friendly against Bristol City.
