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Christian Benteke facing late fitness test as he hopes to recover from groin injury ahead of Bournemouth trip

Christian Benteke is a doubt for Crystal Palace's Premier League trip to Bournemouth after suffering a groin injury in training on Thursday.

The Belgium striker had retained his place in the side despite a significant lack of goals this season, with manager Roy Hodgson's attacking options severely limited due to injuries.

In last week's 2-1 defeat by Liverpool, Benteke wasted two fine chances while the score remained 1-1, but with Alexander Sorloth and Connor Wickham already ruled out, Palace could struggle without him and are relying on a positive outcome to a late fitness test.