Bournemouth’s key playmaker Harry Arter will miss the weekend trip to Upton Park.
The midfielder will miss tonight’s game against Liverpool and Howe revealed he remains out of action with a hip injury.
Howe told the media: “Harry, unfortunately, isn’t fit yet. He hasn’t trained with us. We’re disappointed because we would have hoped to have him back with us by now, but he’s had some mini setbacks and has been feeling certain symptoms again.
“He’s been out and about seeing different specialists. He’s been to Rome and back to London, so we’re doing all we can to find the problem and give him a set date for when he’ll return.”