Bournemouth vs. Sunderland: Feb 28, 2026

Traore (knee) is set to miss around another three weeks of action as he recovers, according to Phil Smith of the Sunderland Echo. "So it's always symptom-driven, but they are both in a good place. So hopefully we'll have good news in a few weeks. Bertrand suffered an important knee injury and played with his national team in the second half. The diagnosis was that you need to rest and you need to take care of your knee if you want to have a stable knee for the end of the season and for his career as well. So we didn't rush the process and we took care of him just to make sure that he's ready to play."

Xhaka (ankle) is still two to three weeks away from making his return, coach Regis Le Bris told the media, according to the Sunderland Echo. "We don't know yet on Granit. Probably two or three weeks. We'll see according to his feeling and just wait a bit."

Adams (knee) is on the bench for Tuesday's match against Everton.

Tavernier (hamstring) is back in individual training and is a potential option following Tuesday's match against Everton, according to manager Andoni Iraola. "He's been training on his own and he's the next one after Tyler. Maybe the West Ham game is too early, but he's close."