Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe hailed the manner of victory over Hull City.

Cherries thumped the Tigers 6-1.

Howe hailed centre-back Steve Cook for leading Bournemouth's recovery in atoning for his mistake that had gifted Hull Ryan Mason's goal.

Cook gifted Hull possession then diverted Mason's speculative drive past the wrong-footed Artur Boruc to let the visitors level at 1-1 at Dean Court.

The 25-year-old headed home Junior Stanislas' cross just seven minutes later, to cap a hectic 200th Bournemouth appearance.

"I always say when we make mistakes we make them together," said Howe of Cook's error. "And when we make mistakes playing out from the back or building from deep positions I take responsibility because that's how I ask them to play.

"So I never look to crucify an individual for making a mistake trying to do the right thing. Steve's been excellent for us this season, he's really grown in his maturity and the consistency of his performances.

"And that was another sign of his maturity, the fact that he responded to the mistake by doing something positive and not letting it affect him.

"The way we hit back after conceding that goal was the most pleasing thing from today. Of course we scored a number of goals and played very well but the ability to bounce back from that setback was crucial.

"We had dominated the game and to find ourselves at 1-1 was very, very cruel.

"But the players didn't let that disappointment linger, and went and scored two more goals before half-time.

"That two-goal cushion was very important.

"And the next one was key, either to bring them back into the game or end it, and thankfully we got it."

Junior Stanislas bagged a brace with Charlie Daniels, Callum Wilson and Dan Gosling all adding to Cook's header as Bournemouth ran riot on the south coast.