By the time the game comes around, the Clarets will have had 11 days without a fixture – having been forced to take a back seat at the weekend with the FA Cup taking the spotlight.
Scott Parker’s side, dumped out of the competition by Mansfield Town in the fourth round, will now be licking their wounds after suffering a disappointing 2-0 defeat at Everton last week.
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It left their already slim survival hopes hanging by a thread, with the gap to safety now sitting at nine points with only nine games remaining.
As for the Cherries, they played out a goalless draw with Brentford in their last game to leave them ninth in the table.
Both sides have some injury concerns to contend with heading into Saturday’s encounter, so here's an early look at the team news for both outfits:
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9. Axel Tuanzebe (Burnley) - out
The defender is likely to remain sidelined with an Achilles problem having not featured since being replaced at half-time against Sunderland. (Photo by Molly Darlington/Getty Images) Photo: Molly Darlington
10. Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) - out
The midfielder remains sidelined with a hamstring injury he picked up for Bournemouth at the end of February. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images) Photo: Charlie Crowhurst
11. Ben Gannon-Doak (Bournemouth) - out
The Scottish international is a long-term absentee after being forced to undergo surgery on a hamstring injury. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Photo: Justin Setterfield
12. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) - out
Kluivert has also been operated on after injuring his knee during a game against Arsenal at the start of January. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) Photo: Michael Steele