Eddie Howe has confirmed that the Cherries' record signing

Eddie Howe has confirmed that the Cherries' record signing Jefferson Lerma will not make his debut against the Bluebirds.

The Colombian midfielder is not yet up to speed having only recently returned to the Vitality Stadium after featuring at the World Cup in Russia.

Nathan Ake looks set to be fit for the hosts having being substituted early on in Bournemouth's pre-season friendly with Marseille last week.

But Howe has confirmed that Junior Stanislas and Kyle Taylor will miss the visit of the Bluebirds.






As for Cardiff, he will be without midfielder Harry Arter who is ineligible to face his parent club having joined the Bluebirds on a season-long deal from Bournemouth on transfer deadline day.

But elsewhere, he is expected to have a fully fit squad to choose from following the pre-season knocks suffered by right-back Lee Peltier and central midfielder Aron Gunnarsson.

The Bluebirds' other deadline day signing Victor Camarasa is in contention to feature, although he perhaps seems likely to start on the bench.