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Bournemouth's £12m signing Chris Mepham could make his Premier League debut against Chelsea, who released him as a schoolboy.
Fellow new recruit Dominic Solanke is back in training after a hamstring problem, while Callum Wilson's knee injury will be assessed.
Chelsea have no new injury concerns.
Gonzalo Higuain is expected to play in his first Premier League game, three days after his Chelsea debut in the FA Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday.

MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Chelsea have already beaten Bournemouth twice this season, winning 2-0 in the league in September and 1-0 in the EFL Cup in December. Both games were at Stamford Bridge.
Bournemouth have lost all three Premier League home fixtures versus Chelsea..

Bournemouth
Bournemouth's victory against West Ham in their last match ended a four-match winless league streak.
They are looking to secure back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time since October.
Bournemouth have lost 10 consecutive league fixtures against the established top six since a 3-0 win at Chelsea a year ago.
The Cherries have the sixth-best home record in the division, with six wins and 21 points from 12 games. Their three defeats were against Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Coming into this round of fixtures, only Manchester City's Etihad Stadium has produced more Premier League goals than the 38 at Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium this season.
Callum Wilson has scored in successive league games - he has never scored in three in a row in the same season. He now has 49 league goals for Bournemouth.

Chelsea
Chelsea could lose three consecutive away fixtures in all competitions for the first time since a run of five in a row from January to March 2018.
They are also in danger of failing to score in three successive away matches for the first time since March to April 2002 under Claudio Ranieri.
The Blues have only scored 13 goals in their last 12 league matches, compared to 27 goals in their first 11 fixtures this season.
Their record of 14 wins and 47 points is exactly the same as they had after 23 league matches of last season the Cherries this season.
Ten of Olivier Giroud's last 13 Premier League goals have been as a substitute. He has only found the net in one of his last 14 starts in the competition.
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