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- Updated: December 16, 2016
Eddie Howe insists he is not thinking about taking Bournemouth into Europe and is only focused on beating Southampton on Sunday.
The Cherries beat champions Leicester 1-0 at the Vitality Stadium on Tuesday night, which was a third win in five Premier League games and leaves them in 10th place. Victory over the Saints this weekend, live on Sky Sports 1, would move Bournemouth within striking distance of the top six.
Howe, though, is determined to keep everyone grounded, having seen how far the club has come in a short space of time.
“We are back to 10th now and the motivation for us is to try to keep moving up the league,” he said. “The challenge for me is to improve the team and I have made that very clear all year, our target was to improve on last season.
“I haven’t for a second thought about Europe, just about Southampton because we are trying to win this game.
“If you …