Bournemouths match against Stoke comes too soon for captain Tommy Elphick as the Cherries look to pull clear of the relegation zone. Eddie Howes side were convincingly beaten at home to Arsenal last time out, leaving them five points clear of the bottom three.Ahead of Saturdays encounter at the Vitality Stadium, Howe has had to defend his new striker Benik Afobe, after claims from his former club Wolves that he was not trying in the final months of his spell at Molineux. Meanwhile, Stoke travel to the south coast in disappointing form, having won just once in their past six league matches, and they havent scored a goal in their last four.Potters boss Mark Hughes was handed a boost ahead of Saturdays match, with forward Bojan signing a new deal that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2020.Team news Marko Arnautovic (left) takes on Matt Ritchie Howe has no fresh injury or suspension worries but Elphick, who played a game behind closed doors in midweek, will not be back in time.Max Gradel, who has been out since August with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, returned to training this week but is yet to kick a football, although Howe is confident he will play before the season ends.Ryan Shawcross (back) and Geoff Cameron (ankle) are not yet ready to return to action, but Hughes is hopeful Jonathan Walters, sidelined last time due to a virus, will be available.Opta stats Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says he is delighted with Benik Afobes work ethic and progress after he was criticised this week by his former club Wolves None of the previous 12 meetings between Stoke and Bournemouth in all competitions has ended as an away win (10 home wins, two draws).Stoke earned their first Premier League win of the season in the reverse fixture in September, beating Howes men 2-1 at the Britannia Stadium.Bournemouth have won just three of their 12 Premier League games at home this season (D4 L5) - they have won more often away from home in 2015-16 (four).Stoke have lost their last three Premier League games - they havent lost four in a row in the Premier League since February 2012.The Potters are without a goal in their last four successive league games and havent scored in the competition for six hours and 12 minutes now.The last time Stoke failed to score in five successive top-flight league games was March 1985 (eight games).Jack Butland has been forced into making a league-high 88 saves in the Premier League this season. Bojan has been a big hit since arriving at the Britannia Callum Wilson is still Bournemouths top scorer in the Premier League this season (five), yet hasnt played since the end of September.Eddie Howes side have scored a league-high tally (eight) and proportion (28 per cent) of their goals in the opening 15 minutes of games this season.The Cherries Dan Gosling has averaged a league-high 13.0kms per 90 minutes in the Premier League this season.Mersons predictionIve watched Stoke a couple of times recently and theyve gone! Theyve lost their last two games 3-0, teams at the bottom of League Two dont even do that - that is some going. I thought Bournemouth showed Arsenal too much respect in the first half on Sunday but they did improve after the break. I fancy them to win here as long as they put in a similar display as they did against the Gunners.PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1 (Most popular Super 6 prediction: 2-1) Jamie Redknapp looks ahead to Chelseas Saturday Night Football clash with Newcastle before previewing the 3pm kick-offs BettingBournemouth are Sky Bets 11/10 favourites with Stoke 5/2 shots to complete the double over the Cherries, while the draw is priced at 12/5. The hosts are regarded as unlikely 14/1 shots for the drop in their first season in the top flight, while Stoke remain 7/4 for a top-half finish despite a recent run of three straight 3-0 Premier League defeats, a 18/1 chance on Saturday.Check out tips from our Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp, Charlie Nicholas, Phil Thompson and Matt Le Tissier here. Bournemouth are also one of the picks in this Saturdays Soccer Saturday Price Boost. Back the Cherries, Everton and Southampton all to win enhanced from 7/1 10/1. Discount Fake Yeezy . 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I dont think its anything (serious).Miller skated to the bench and then went to the locker room, and was replaced by Jacob Markstrom, who stopped two shots.Erik Gudbranson also scored for the Canucks, who are 1-1 on a five-game road trip.Tampa Bay, in a 1-5-1 slide, got a goal from Jonathan Drouin. Nikita Kucherov, Alex Killorn and Jason Garrison all were minus-4.First of all, I dont remember losing games by four goals, maybe one a year, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. Were losing them about once a week now. It comes down to defending.Tampa Bay has lost by four or more goals four times this season.Megna had a redirection goal early in the second and then put the Canucks up 4-1 during a 2-on-1 with 1 second left in the period. The forward, who had 25 family and friends in attendance, entered with one goal in 10 games this season, and seven over 64 career games.Im sure theyre pretty excited, Megna said. Its definitely a cool experience to get to play in front of so many people. Its a pretty special night.After Skille opened the scoring 3:50 into the game on his first goal in 24 games, Gudbranson stopped a 34-game goaal drought to make it 2-0 at 9:03.ddddddddddddGudbransons shot from the slot went off the end boards and ended up in the crease where Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop knocked the puck into the net with his glove.Obviously, the second ones a lucky one and then we really went down, Cooper said.It was just eighth time the Canucks have scored first and sixth time Vancouver has been ahead after the first period in 27 games this season.Bishop was pulled after allowing four goals on 20 shots through two periods. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped nine of the 10 shots he faced in the third., giving up Skilles second of the game with 6:02 remaining.Miller made several strong saves, including a post-to-post stop on Brian Boyle during a Tampa Bay power play in the third.Game notes Canucks D Philip Larsen, taken off the ice on a stretcher and driven to a hospital for observation following a check by New Jerseys Taylor Hall on Tuesday night, was medically cleared to return to Vancouver on Wednesday. ... Vancouver RW Jannik Hansen missed his 15th consecutive game due to injury but could soon return. ... Drouin (one game) and Garrison (two games) both returned from injuries. ... Tampa Bay D Luke Witkowsk, recalled from Syracuse of the AHL, assisted on Drouins goal for his first NHL point. ... Lightning D Braydon Coburn had his goal-scoring drought reach 100 consecutive games.UP NEXTCanucks: At Florida on Saturday night.Lightning: Host the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Pengiuins on Saturday night. ' ' '