Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe admits Tyrone Mings' injury setback is a concern.

Mings limped out of the 2-0 defeat to Wolves, another defensive injury to contend with in the festive period.

Howe lamented, "We're in a difficult spell with injuries, we lost Simon Francis this week and Tyrone Mings during the game.

"There's no other way but to drag ourselves out of it and we need a win soon.

He was in a lot of pain, I haven't spoken to him before this press conference but it's a knock in his back but it left him in a lot of pain. Hopefully he'll be OK.

"The last thing he wanted to do was come off, there was no way he could continue. It's a difficult spell for us, we've lost key players and we're stretched defensively but it's a challenge for us to rise to."