Good afternoon, all, and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Bournemouth v Newcastle.

Whereas injuries have been the primary factor in making Bournemouth's Premier League survival effort even trickier. The Cherries after without their captain, two record signings and top scorer for much of the campaign due to serious injuries, and that has had a big impact on manager Eddie Howe's desire to play front-foot attacking football.

A 6-2 hammering of Norwich has been the only high point for Newcastle, who have scored just one away goal all season and are still reeling from their 3-0 derby defeat to Sunderland.

Both teams are in desperate need of points this afternoon after a poor run of results that has seen both slip into the bottom four of the Premier League.

TEAMS: AFC Bournemouth - Federici, Smith, Francis, Distin, Daniels, Ritchie, Gosling, Surman, Arter, Stanislas, King. Subs - Boruc, Cook, Bennett, MacDonald, Tomlin, Kermorgant, Rantie. /// Newcastle - Elliot, Dummett, Coloccini, Mbemba, Janmaat, Wijnaldum, Tiote, Anita, Sissoko, Mitrovic, Perez. Subs - Woodman, Lascelles, Mbabu, Gouffran, De Jong, Thauvin, Cisse.