After the last match with Everton, Bournemouth's main center forward Evanilson was injured, and the substitute center forward Unal was injured in training. Both will be absent for at least February, and the latter may be out for the season.

Coach Iraola said before the game that the top management should consider transfers.  but so far Bournemouth has only recalled the 21-year-old young player Jebison. Although the young player is 190cm tall, his speed and headers are very average, which led to him not being able to play as a starter when he was loaned to the England Championship league in the first half of the year, and he only started 3 games in the first half of season. In fact, he played in Bournemouth's cup games before. When West Ham United was eliminated in the League Cup at the beginning of the season, Jebison started and played halfway and was replaced because of poor performance. His level is actually more suitable for playing in the upper reaches of the English League One or the lower reaches of the English Championship. In addition to the two new injuries to the center forwards, the previously injured Sinisterra, Tavernier, Alex Scott, Senesi, Julian Araujo and James Hill are all injured, and Billing and Aarons also left the team in the winter window. As a result, Bournemouth's lineup is unprecedentedly thin, and if they want to save strength for the away game against Chelsea in four days, they will most likely send youth team players to start!

The visiting team West Bromwich Albion is not a strong team in the English Championship league , but 13 draws show that the team is very resilient and extremely conservative in style. This style of team is still quite suitable for cup games. 

PICK West Brom  +1.25