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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13. Julio Soler (Bournemouth) - out
Could miss the rest of the season after suffering a hamstring injury in February. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images) Photo: Carl Recine