Callum Wilson injury ‘a huge blow’ for Bournemouth – Eddie Howe

Determined to lift themselves out of the bottom three, Stoke City will be hoping to claim their first Premier League victory of the season over a confident Bournemouth side who they have not faced since the 2001-02 season when they were both in the third tier.

So then, in light of all the newly acquired faces now struggling to tie down some decent form in the Premier League with Stoke – do the Britannia faithful have genuine reason for concern this campaign, or is a little faith from the Potters fan-base all that’s truly needed to get the new signings firing for Mark Hughes in 2015/16?

However, in the current era Stoke City simply no longer resemble that very same side. They are the kind of side that you will see in a few weeks and they will be in a very different position.

Only a last-ditch tackle from Erik Pieters prevented Matt Ritchie from equalising just before the break, but Stoke continued to look the better team during the nine minutes of stoppage time, with Arnautovic prodding wide after a sweeping counter-attack.

“The performance against Sunderland was good, but we will prepare for Stoke on an individual basis”. It was a huge blow right at the start of the game. “We want points from every game”.

“The ball came into Glenn Murray”, Howe recalled, “and like any good striker he used his body to protect the ball really well and the ref gave a free-kick”.

“To get potentially three similar injuries…”

The manager’s confidence is such, despite his team having to travel to Stoke without captain Tommy Elphick and midfielder Harry Arter due to injury.

YOU HAVE TO go back as far as September 2013 to find the last time Ireland worldwide Robbie Brady found the back of the net in a Premier League game.