by Eagle » Wed Nov 01, 2023 6:36 pm
With 5 subs nowadays you can afford to rotate a bit more than in the past. Personally, I'd make 11 changes. The weather is looking atrocious with heavy rain and wind predicted so this will likely be quite draining on the legs and a higher risk of injury. I wouldn’t want any of our current first 11 playing more than 45 minutes. Use 5 subs from a strong bench in the 2nd half to effect the game. Bournemouth are likely to make some changes too, so I'd back our second string to be competitive even if it does include 2 or 3 academy boys.
Unavailable: Bradley, Robertson, Bajcetic, Thiago, Clark, Diaz, and probably Doak
Team that started against Forest and will likely start against Luton on the weekend: Alisson, Trent, Tsimikas, Konate, van Djik, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Salah, Jota, Nunez
Kelleher
Gomez Matip Quansah Chambers
McConnell Endo Jones
Elliott Gakpo Koumas
Sub: Adrian, Trent, Tsimikas, van Djik, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Salah, Nunez