Evanilson could start against Brighton

The "Cherries" Bournemouth will travel to challenge the "Seagulls" Brighton in the 27th round of the 2024/25 Premier League, and coach Andoni Iraola said that Evanilson might be able to start in this game.

After losing 0-1 to Wolves at home in the last round of the Premier League, Bournemouth is currently ranked 6th in the standings with 43 points, one point behind Manchester City in 4th place, so there is still a chance to fight for a European qualification.

In addition, the 25-year-old Evanilson has contributed 5 goals for Bournemouth so far this season, but he missed many games due to a fracture injury. Although Evanilson returned to the team's lineup against Wolves, he was not arranged to play from the bench in the end.

Speaking of Evanilson's condition, Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola said, "For Evanilson, the problem is not the injury itself, but his lack of training. He has indeed recovered and participated in training with the team, so his injury has healed. However, when it comes to bone injuries, it is different from other types of injuries. Other injuries may still allow training, running, sprinting, and even participate in a lot of training content."

"But with a broken foot, you just have to wait for it to heal. Basically, it's two or three weeks of rest, wearing a brace and trying not to touch it. So he missed a lot of training, but it's more about his physical condition than just the injury itself."

"I think he can start, but the problem is I'm not sure how long he can last because he doesn't have enough training time. Normally, the recovery process for other injuries is more gradual," continued Andoni Iraola.

"Players will gradually increase the number of training and adapt gradually, but for Evanilson, we only tried it once and felt that his foot recovered well, and then started to arrange training, but this process was very short."