Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE commentary of Bournemouth against Stoke City at the Vitality Stadium. 2016 has been miserable for Mark Hughes side so far as they are without a win since the turn of the year, while the Cherries are unbeaten in four games in their bid to beat the drop. Kick-off is at 15:00 GMT.

And that is full-time. Stoke City win 3-1 after fine goals from Imbula and Afellay with Joselu scoring a header. Ritchie scored a brilliant consolation but it was not enough to prevent the Potters recording their first win of the year. Thanks for following the game, stick with us on the website as we bring you all the reaction from the afternoon games plus commentary of Chelsea against Newcastle and Juventus versus Napoli.

Imbula is cautioned for a poor challenge on Arter, the forward won't too bothered with the score 3-1 with around one minute remaining.

Ouch. Shaqiri is hacked down by Arter who is shown a yellow card for a cynical challenge.

Surman with a ferocious strike from the edge of the area but Teixeira gets an important block.

There will be five added minutes.

Iturbe and King are not on the same wavelength with a through ball.Time is running out for the home side.

Ireland comes on for the final 5 minutes in place of Afellay.

Walters and Francis go head to head after a crunching challenge from the latter, no love lost between those two. Francis gets a booking.

Bournemouth have a soft free-kick after a shoulder barge, the visitors eventually get the ball clear though.

Bournemouth have won just three of their 13 Premier League home games this season.

The home side are piling on the pressure. Iturbe sends in a cross which is blocked by Wollschied, there are appeals for a handball which are waved away.

Stoke have answered their manager's call to improve their organisation at the back.

Iturbe, who is on loan from Roma, comes on for Stanislas for the home side's last throw of the dice.

Surman is booked for holding Joselu's shirt and then tripping the substitute.

King flashes an inviting cross at the far post for Stanislas but he cannot make clean contact with the ball with the goal at his mercy.

What an open second half this has been, the flair players have really shone.