GARY O’Neil remained tight-lipped about Cherries’ availability for their trip to Brighton tomorrow, sharing how he did not “want to give too much away”.

Cherries return to action at the Amex (kick-off 3pm) following a two-week gap in fixtures, allowing players to return from fitness.

Whilst O’Neil did rule out David Brooks, Junior Stanislas, and Ryan Fredericks, he would not confirm whether stars Phil Billing, Marcus Tavernier, and Dom Solanke would return.

Detailing his reasoning behind being unforthcoming on the injury front, O’Neil shared: “We've been really unfortunate with injuries.

“A lot of impact ones or innocuous ones, that have been to real key players as well. So we have suffered a tough spell injury-wise.

“I don't like talking too much about it a day before a game, because you don't want to give too much away.

“What I can say is David Brooks won't be involved, Junior Stanislas won't be involved, Ryan Fredericks won't be involved this weekend.

“Dom (Solanke) and Tavs (Marcus Tavernier) have had really good weeks on the grass, and then there's a couple of late calls on others.

“So I'll make you wait until 2pm tomorrow to find out who's fit and who isn't.

“But that's as much as I can tell you at the moment.”