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Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe felt the draw was more satisfying than last week’s 6-1 thrashing of Hull.

“I think the 90 minutes pleased me more,” he said. “I thought we were very good when you consider who we were playing against, the quality that they have.

“I think they’re an outstanding team and we came into the game wanting to go toe to toe with them, we wanted to match them, play with a real high intensity, be brave and see where it got us.

“Because of our intensity, we stopped their normal rhythm and flow, especially first half. I think it’s a really valuable point for us.”

Midfielder Harry Arter felt the result showed how much the Cherries have improved since conceding eight goals in two defeats to Spurs last season.

“They’re an unbelievable side and they work ever so hard,” he said. “One thing thatwehadtodowasmatch it and for a 0-0 it was a great gametowatchandthatwas purely down to both teams working as hard as they could.

“They haven’t lost in the League season and it’s easy to see why they haven’t, but we had a game-plan. We played them twice last year and they turned us over quite easily both times, so it’s good to see how far we’ve progressed, and we deserved our point.”

Bournemouth might have come into the game with the view that a draw would be a positive result, but by the end it was the visitors who left disappointed.

Eddie Howe will be ruing his side’s wastefulness in front of goal, while Pochettino may be yearning for the return of Harry Kane. Spurs have now scored only once in three matches.