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Team news: Zemura returns from injury

Jordan Zemura returns from injury into the starting line-up for AFC Bournemouth’s game against Middlesbrough, in one of four changes by head coach Scott Parker.

The full back suffered an ankle injury against Reading back in October, missing the club’s last seven games.

But the 22-year-old is fit to start at Riverside Stadium and is joined in the defence by Lloyd Kelly, who is starting his first game since the 4-0 win over Swansea City.

Kelly returned off the bench last week against Blackburn Rovers, with midfielder Philip Billing also in the team after missing the defeat at Vitality Stadium.

Gavin Kilkenny also starts, with this being his 14th appearance of the campaign - while Junior Stanislas returns to the bench.

The game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports with a 12.30pm kick-off, but it will also be covered extensively with the club’s match centre on afcb.co.uk here.

Cherries XI: Travers; Stacey, Cahill, Kelly ©, Zemura; Kilkenny, L. Cook, Billing; Christie, Anthony, Solanke.

Subs: Nyland, S. Cook, Mepham, Brady, Marcondes, Stanislas, Lowe.