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.

The Potters, in their white shirts, will get the game underway. Graham Scott is the referee in charge today.

Five minutes till kick-off on the south coast.

If Stoke lose today, it will be their worst league run in four years. The visitors are also suffering their worst top-flight scoring drought in 31 years.

Stoke manager Mark Hughes said his side have to stop leaking goals. "We have to be better defensively - and as a team, not only the back four or five. We have to create a little bit more as well. We've used different combinations, but it is fair to say we have not fallen on one that will guarantee us a significant amount of goals."

Eddie Howe on the return of Stanislas: "Junior [Stanislas] has been very, very good for us. He picked up an injury at Sunderland and now we welcome him back. Every week we want ruthlessness in front of goal, you want that clinical edge. We have had it in recent weeks."

No Arnautovic is Stoke's matchday squad, the striker has not netted in the league since December 28th when the Potters beat Everton 4-3.

Bojan, who signed a new contract with the Potters, is named among the substitutes as Hughes goes with Walters playing behind Diouf.

BOURNEMOUTH: Boruc, Smith, Francis, Cook ,Daniels, Surman, Gosling, Arter, Stanilas, Pugh, Afobe… Subs: Federici, Iturbe, King, Distin, Grabban, Ritchie, O’ Kane /// STOKE CITY: Butland, Pieters, Muniesa, Wollschied, Johnson, Imbula, Shaqiri, Afellay, Whelan, Walters, Diouf…Subs: Haugaard, Ireland, Odemwingie, Joselu, Teixeira, Crouch, Bojan.