Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe says his late mother still inspires him.

Speaking on the five-year anniversary of Anne's passing, the Cherries boss explained his desire for success had grown even stronger in the wake of the tragedy.

He told the Daily Echo: “I think I feel it more strongly. As you go on in life and become more experienced, you realise you are working for yourself and your family but you are also working for the memory of people who have helped you into this position.

“I feel that really strongly. You don't want to let them down, you don't want to undo all the good work that certain people have done to help you in the past to try to achieve success."

Asked if the personal drive which resulted from Anne's passing would remain with him for the rest of his life, Howe said: “I've got no doubt that will always be there and I thought about it this morning, as soon as I got up. I wanted to go into work with renewed vigour to achieve.

“Ultimately, you are trying to win, you are trying to achieve success for the club and trying to do it in a way that befits the club and the people who run it.

“I'm very motivated to do well for a number of reasons. I think about her before every game. It's a real motivation for me to do the best I can."