Is Dominic Solanke injured? Bournemouth star misses FA Cup defeat due to 'some knee problems'
Bournemouth could be without top scorer Dominic Solanke this weekend.
The cherries assume Burnley in an important clash at the bottom of the Premier League table, but they may be missing their star man.
Solanke has scored 14 goals in the top flight this season, ranking third in the scoring charts, only behind Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland.
However, concerns were raised over his fitness after the striker was absent from Bournemouth's squad against Leicester in the FA Cup.
Is Dominic Solanke injured?
Solanke He did not participate in his team's 1-0 fifth round loss to leicester On tuesday night.
And coach Andoni Iraola gave a worrying explanation as to why his talisman was missing after the match.
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Iraola said: “He didn't feel well. He had some knee problems. It doesn't seem very big, but he wasn't ready to get involved.
“Obviously it's never a good time to lose your top scorer. I hope it's not something big and it can help us in the next games.
“We did an MRI just today (Tuesday), so we have to see what he has, evaluate him, how he wakes up tomorrow. From there we'll see.
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“Today is when we decided not to risk it, because he was not feeling well. You never want to lose your top scorer.
“We hoped he could be on the bench. But we evaluated him at the last minute and he wasn't feeling well.
“When someone like Dom, who normally trains and plays every minute, says you can't take any chances.”
So it looks like the results of Solanke's scan will determine whether the knee problem is serious enough to keep him out of the Burnley game.
If so, Bournemouth may have to juggle an injury crisis in attack with the January signing. Enes Unal Also struggling to stay fit.
The striker was making his first start for the Cherries against Leicester but had to be substituted due to a shoulder injury.
“Enes went to the hospital because he felt something in his collarbone,” Iraola added. “We have to see if it's something worse but I think it will be more difficult to have Enes for the weekend.”
