AFC Bournemouth v Preston North End: The teams are in at the Vitality Stadium

It was the same starting XI PNE on the back on their 2-0 victory over Luton Town at the weekend.

But there was a late change on the bench, goalkeeper Declan Rudd injured in the warm-up and replaced by Mathew Hudson.

Leading scorer Emil Riis spearheaded the attack, the Dane on target twice against the Hatters.

Sean Maguire started alongside him up front, with there being a midfield trio of Ben Whiteman, Ali McCann and Alan Browne.

Scott Sinclair, who scored from 40 yards in North End's 3-2 victory on this ground last season, was among the substitutes.

Bournemouth included former PNE midfielder Ben Pearson in their starting line-up after he'd been on the bench in recent games.

Pearson joined the Cherries from North End in the January transfer window.

Bournemouth: Travers, Stacey, Chaill, Mephem, Kelly, Lerma, Pearson, Billing, Christie, Lowe, Solanke. Subs: Cook, Marcondes, Brady, Kilkenny, Rogers, Anthony, Dennis.

PNE: Iversen, Van den Berg, Bauer, Hughes, Barkhuizen, Whiteman, McCann, Browne, Earl, Maguire, Riis. Subs: Cunningham, Johnson, Storey, Ledson, Sinclair, Potts, Hudson.

Referee: David Webb (County Durham)

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