BOSS Kevin Bond faces a number of tricky selection dilemmas ahead of Cherries' League One showdown with Oldham tomorrow.
Cherries look set to welcome back up to five players with James Henry, Alex Pearce, Jo Kuffour, Sam Vokes and Neil Moss all back in contention.
Henry and Pearce were both ineligible for the midweek FA Cup clash against Barrow, Moss and Kuffour were both injured, while Vokes was on international duty.
Bond, however, says the clash will come too soon for Darren Anderton who has been sidelined for a fortnight with a hamstring strain.
"Darren won't be available which is a shame as we could have done with his know-how," said Bond.
"We're hoping Jo Kuffour will be fit although he hasn't trained so there is a question mark there.
"All being well, Mossy will be available, but he's not going to be any page three model at this moment in time, bless him! He's got scars, cuts and stitches all over the shop, but he's worked hard with the goalkeeping coach and hopefully will be ready to play."
Bond will be without the services of midfielder Danny Hollands who serves an automatic one-match ban following his sending off against Barrow for two yellow cards.
"It's a big opportunity for us and we need to go out with a strong frame of mind," added Bond.
"We need to have the courage to try and play. If we do that, we have enough about us to win the game."
Cherries: (from) Stewart, Telfer, Gowling, Cooper, Cummings, Golbourne, Karacan, Gradel, Bradbury, Pitman, Kuffour, Henry, A Pearce, J Pearce, McQuoid, Bartley, Vokes, Moss.
Oldham Athletic: (from) Crossley, Hazell, Trotman, Stam, Bertrand, Smalley, McDonald, Kilkenny, C Taylor, Davies, Hughes, Eardley, Lomax, Kalala, Allott, Wolfenden, Alessandra, Bell.
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