DAVID Brooks and Enes Unal completed their recovery from injuries at Cherries on Saturday.
Both were named on the bench against Chelsea last weekend, with Unal coming on with seven minutes to play.
Brooks has been named among the substitutes for each of Cherries past two games but has yet to make his playing return.
The midfielder sustained a shoulder injury playing for Southampton in the Championship play off final at Wembley at the end of last season while on loan.
On his recovery, Andoni Iraola told the Daily Echo: “I think the recovery has been on good terms.
“Everything has gone according to the plan.
“The other day [against Everton] he was not ready, really. He had trained just one day with the team, but it was good to have him there and support the teammates.
“Now after two weeks, I think he's much more ready. I think his injury, shoulder injury is different because he has been running, he has been doing a lot of things.
“He couldn't train with contact, let's say, but it's not like he has to recover the form.
“I think he was more or less ready to be thrown into the group and I see him that he's ready to contribute straight away.”
The Basque boss said the return of Unal was ‘very important’ for his side to offer something different to what new club-record signing Evanilson provides.
“I think Enes was very important the second part of last season,” Iraola said. “I think he gave us a lot of different options and probably he's a little bit behind Brooksy in preparation, he has been out more time.”
The Cherries boss added: “He has trained mainly with the group last week [before the Chelsea game], so I think he's also available to start helping us.”
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