CHERRIES will be boosted by the availability of both Marcus Tavernier and Illia Zabarnyi for tomorrow's Premier League clash with Fulham.
Zabarnyi is yet to make his Cherries debut due to an ankle injury picked up shortly before his January switch from Dynamo Kyiv.
Tavernier last played in the 1-0 win at Wolves in February, where he picked up a hamstring problem.
Discussing the fitness of his squad, boss Gary O'Neil said: "Marcus Tavernier and Illia Zabarnyi are both back fit.
"Junior Traore obviously played some minutes in the international break and had a bit of an illness while he was away, couldn’t start the second game.
"But he has recovered somewhat, so he will be involved as well."
Cherries had nine first-team players away on international duty, but O'Neil confirmed all returned without issues.
Jefferson Lerma, who pulled out of the Colombia squad through injury, has also recovered.
"Jeff is fine," said O'Neil.
"Importantly, the boys that went away came back fit. No injury issues with the boys that have been away, which is always the most important thing from my point of view in an international break, is that we don’t lose anyone. They’ve come back fine.
"We’re in a pretty good place.
"David Brooks is fine, came through his under-21s game fine, obviously better than fine! But physically fine.
"We’ve got decent numbers available. Slight complications on how much some of them can play and can’t at this moment, still early in some of them, but they are fit and available, which is a huge bonus."
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