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. 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). 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. 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. He said: We know we have to perform better than we did in our last game, with a little bit more quality. 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. Discussing County's recent exploits, Howe added: They are on a really good run of form. I've been lucky enough to watch them a couple of times and they've always performed quite well. They've got some good players and they are very confident at the moment. But we've got seven points out of nine, so we're not doing too badly ourselves. Howe is sweating on the fitness of Marvin Bartley (calf) and |Steve Fletcher (back), both of whom he described as being big doubts. But left-back Warren Cummings returns after serving his three-match ban. Cherries: (from) Jalal, Bradbury, Pearce, Garry, Wiggins, Feeney, Robinson, Hollands, McQuoid, Pitman, Fletcher, Bartley, Goulding, Connell, Cummings, Tindall, Thomas (g/k). Notts County: (from) Schmeichel, Edwards, Thompson, Hunt, Ravenhill, Bishop, Davies, Hamshaw, Jackson, Hughes, Rodgers, Hawley, Westcarr, Clapham, Lee, Fairclough, Akinbiyi, Hoult (g/k).