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Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola is sweating on Dominic Solanke\u2019s fitness after the striker limped off with an ankle injury late on in the 2-0 win over Stoke at the Vitality Stadium.<\/p>\n
Striker Solanke was brought on at half-time to reinvigorate Bournemouth and put his side ahead six minutes after coming on.<\/p>\n
Joe Rothwell smashed in a free-kick to confirm the Cherries\u2019 spot in the fourth round \u2013 where they will host Liverpool \u2013 but Solanke was replaced with five minutes to go to sour the evening.<\/p>\n
\u201cDom has played well,\u201d said Iraola, of his top scorer. \u201cWe needed a change of energy and the whole of the team had a different attitude in the second half.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, he couldn\u2019t finish the game, that was probably the worst part of the evening.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe will see tomorrow if the ankle is swollen or not but we have a very tight schedule so it will be tough for him to play at the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former Liverpool forward Solanke controlled a low cross from Adam Smith before finishing with a neat swivel for his fourth goal of the season.<\/p>\n
Three minutes later, the Cherries were in complete control when Rothwell\u2019s free-kick from the left side of the box escaped everyone\u2019s touch and bounced into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n
It was the midfielder\u2019s first goal since arriving from Blackburn before last season.<\/p>\n
Iraola was happy to progress but not to be up against Jurgen Klopp\u2019s Reds in the next round.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard said: \u201cWe wouldn\u2019t have chosen Liverpool, for sure, but I think we have to make them play a good game and come here and beat us. It isn\u2019t an easy draw.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stoke manager Alex Neil was angered by some naivety before Solanke\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n
The Scot said: \u201cI thought we competed really well for the majority of the match.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst half there wasn\u2019t a lot in the game which is summed up by them bringing two strong attacking players on at half-time.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou could see at the start of the second half that they visibly upped the tempo and the lads that came on are naturally good players and got the fans behind them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the biggest disappointment is that when you are playing Premier League players you can semi-accept that you can get undone by quality play but the first goal for us is so frustrating.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe gave the free-kick away and then after that we kicked the ball back to them, we weren\u2019t set and the ball ends up in the back of the net.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAll the hard work we\u2019d done in the first half was wasted because of the lapse of concentration and naivety.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you take the game in its entirety in terms of just playing I thought we competed and was good in spells.\u201d<\/p>\n