Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe says they mustn't panic after their 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace.

Palace took the lead when Luka Milivojevic curled in a 12th-minute free-kick before Jordan Ayew swept home a second after 23 minutes.

Palace saw out the victory in comfort as Bournemouth failed to mount any sort of serious pressure, to leave manager Howe and his side in serious trouble at the foot of the Premier League.

Howe said: "We know now we have one game less to achieve our objective.

"The table is still so tight, the difference is so tight and we could look at back-to-back wins as being the difference for us. We have to believe that is going to happen but we have to play better than we did in the first half an hour in this game."