Bournemouth waiting to discover extent of injuries to Josh King and Junior Stanislas
Sunday 20 December 2015 11:46, UK
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe hopes the injuries sustained by Josh King and Junior Stanislas in 2-1 the victory over West Bromwich Albion are not serious.
King was expected to start the match at the Hawthorns after hitting the winner in last Saturday's 2-1 victory over Manchester United, but suffered a hamstring injury in the warm-up and was replaced by Glenn Murray.
Stanislas also suffered a hamstring problem and was substituted with less than 20 minutes remaining, with Marc Pugh coming on in his place.
Baggies midfielder James McClean was sent off for a reckless first-half challenge on Adam Smith, while Salomon Rondon also saw red for clashing with Dan Gosling as goals from Smith and Charlie Daniels ensured Bournemouth clinched their third successive Premier League win.
Howe said: "We lost Josh King in the warm-up and that was a huge blow to the way we play. Junior felt something in his hamstring.
"We hope we haven't picked up two serious injuries and we were pleased to see Smithy get up from that dangerous tackle.
"King just felt his hamstring. He had his hamstring scanned after last week and there was no problem so I'm just surprised he felt something in there. We are hopeful it's not long term."
The win kept Bournemouth in 14th place in the Premier League table and increased the gap between themselves and the relegation zone to five points.
