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Eddie Howe talks to Sky Sports. “There’s no getting way from the fact that [the season has been challenging] … we need to do better … there’s only one way to respond … try to win as many games as we can … this is a tough assignment today but one we can rise to … certainly a big challenge … we did OK against [Manchester United] last year but they have improved … grown … we’ve done the same in recent weeks … our recent form, bar the Sunderland game, has been pretty good … we’re in a decent moment without winning the number of games we need to, to climb the table … that’s why games like this are so important to us … we are playing a team in and around us … it would mean a lot to get three points today … we’ve been in some really good positions in games … overall it is positive … we have to do certain things to swing those good performances into wins … we can’t change the past … we can only affect the future.”

He also reports that Nick Pope isn’t quite up to full match fitness yet.

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