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Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Sunderland at Vitality Stadium (kick-off 12:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines:
- Lewis Cook has a hamstring injury and Iraola suggested he won't be back until after the international break at the end of March.
- Iraola said: "It's not a big one but he's had a lot of issues [this season]. When he's played, he has been very good for us but he had the MCL pre-season and then the shoulder and now he has a hamstring. In a positive way, he's someone who comes back from injuries very well, straight away he's available and he plays well but it's true that for him personally, it's been a difficult season."
- Elsewhere, Ben Gannon-Doak is progressing in his hamstring recovery and is likely to return after the international break, while Justin Kluivert faces a "race against time" to be back to see out the rest of the season.
- A portion of Bournemouth season-ticket holders have been asked to move seats by the club, as part of the planned stadium expansion, leaving some fans "very disappointed". Iraola said: "I've been asking also about these things - about how we're going to save the situation, what's going to be built, what's it going to be in two years, how it's going to be provisionally and I think that it's a moment where the club has to make important decisions. It's important to get it right first time. The club has to hear what the supporters want and we have to, all together, get it right because we need to create the best atmosphere we can in our stadium."
- On Adam Smith reaching 250 Premier League appearances and signing a contract extension with the Cherries: "We've proved that we value him with his new contract. He is still going and fighting and he has added more numbers to a very, very good amount. I think it's fully deserved because every time we need him he is there, he performs and if he doesn't play, he pushes whoever is in front of him. Now he's in a fight with Alex Jimenez for minutes and Alex knows, if he doesn't play very well, Adam Smith will be there and that's good news for us."
- On Sunderland: "It's a team that has played really well this season. Starting from the goalkeeper - he has been very, very good for them. He has a really long kick so it puts you under pressure really early. Every free-kick and every set-piece situation, they put a lot of pressure on you, they manage the situations very well."
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