Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has called on his players to keep their nerve as they struggle for form.

Cherries' 1-0 defeat to Tottenham was their sixth defeat in eight Premier League games and left the Dorset club four points adrift of safety with only Crystal Palace below them in the standings.

But Howe told the Daily Echo: “The challenge is to not get lost in the hype and the feeling of losing, where you can suddenly think, 'we have got to change everything' and come away from things we have trusted and used so well down the years.

“You also have to see the games you are playing in context. We've played Arsenal and Tottenham away and Manchester City at home. Last year we found those games incredibly difficult and it was no different to this year.

“The challenge for us is against the other teams in the division where we are going to need to pick up points."