Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Howe confident of breaking home hoodoo
MANAGER Eddie Howe has emphasised his belief in Cherries' attacking prowess as they bid to end their home hoodoo this evening.[LNB] Howe's men, who are yet to register a victory at Dean Court in 2010, get the perfect opportunity to set the record straight when they host high-flying Notts County tonight (7.45pm).[LNB] The Cherries boss admitted his team were lacking a spark after they failed to break down struggling Cheltenham Town at the Dorset venue on Saturday.[LNB] With the Magpies in town, on the back of four consecutive wins, there could not be a better time for Cherries to transfer their fine away form to home soil.[LNB] He said: We know we have to perform better than we did in our last game, with a little bit more quality.[LNB] We know we're capable of it. If we can show that quality in the final third, there isn't a great deal else wrong. I didn't think Cheltenham looked like scoring at all, which was a real positive.[LNB] Discussing County's recent exploits, Howe added: They are on a really good run of form.[LNB] I've been lucky enough to watch them a couple of times and they've always performed quite well.[LNB] They've got some good players and they are very confident at the moment.[LNB] But we've got seven points out of nine, so we're not doing too badly ourselves.[LNB] Howe is sweating on the fitness of Marvin Bartley (calf) and |Steve Fletcher (back), both of whom he described as being big doubts.[LNB] But left-back Warren Cummings returns after serving his three-match ban.[LNB] Cherries: (from) Jalal, Bradbury, Pearce, Garry, Wiggins, Feeney, Robinson, Hollands, McQuoid, Pitman, Fletcher, Bartley, Goulding, Connell, Cummings, Tindall, Thomas (g/k).[LNB] Notts County: (from) Schmeichel, Edwards, Thompson, Hunt, Ravenhill, Bishop, Davies, Hamshaw, Jackson, Hughes, Rodgers, Hawley, Westcarr, Clapham, Lee, Fairclough, Akinbiyi, Hoult (g/k).[LNB]
