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.
Premier League / Matchday 26
Vitality Stadium / 13.02.2016
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- M. Ritchie(57')
- G. Imbula(9')
- I. Afellay(52')
- Joselu(55')
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Updated 13/02/2016 at 16:56 GMT
25'
24'
Howe may need to reconsider his tactics, lumping it long from the back for Afobe has not worked so far due to the quality of the passes.
22'
Shaqiri cuts inside and sends in a curling ball which is beaten away by Boruc, decent save from the former Celtic keeper.
21'
Shaqiri mis-controls the ball near the corner flag, the Swiss playmaker has looked a shadow of the player he was last year.
20'
Diouf gets a booking for another foul after clipping Smith, another clumsy strikers' challenege.
18'
So close! From a throw in, Walters spins and fires in a half volley that goes into the side netting.
18'
17'
Diouf wins a corner after his low cross is blocked. Shaqiri with the delivery towards the near post but its cleared.
15'
Boruc berates Francis for a terrible back pass that the keeper could not control, luckily the loose ball is picked up by Smith.
14'
Bournemouth continue to dominate possession but they look a little stunned that they are behind.
13'
12'
10'
The Cherries come close to an equaliser with Afobe taking an air shot after Pugh's low cross.
9'
GOAL! What s strike from Imbula! The former Porto man fires in a volley from outside the area which flies into the bottom corner after Shaqiri's shot was blocked. Out of nothing, Stoke are ahead.
8'
Stoke, who have lost their last three games 3-0, are looking nervy.
6'
5'
Diouf gets a talking to after tripping Smith, the forward has committed three fouls already.
4'
Afobe is caught off-side after running onto a Pugh long ball, the striker looked to be level. The striker will be been to impress after his performance against Arsenal last weekend was criticised.
3'
Afobe makes a neat turn but Pieters get a vital tackle to dispossess the strike as he was about to pull the striker. A bright start from the home side.
1'
Daniels tries to find Afobe with a long ball but its goes out of play for a goal kick.
15:00
The Potters, in their white shirts, will get the game underway. Graham Scott is the referee in charge today.