Callum Wilson scores twice for Cherries in 3-3 draw at St Mary's
Saturday 27 April 2019 19:20, UK
Eddie Howe admitted he is looking forward to the end of the season after Bournemouth's thrilling 3-3 draw with Southampton.
The Cherries fought back from 1-0 down and 3-2 down to claim a share of the spoils at St Mary's.
However, they saw Dan Gosling go off with an injury and also have concerns over Dominic Solanke and David Brooks, leaving Howe looking forward to some recovery time in the summer.
"It's been a very inconsistent end to the season, it's been hugely frustrating, not just for me but for the players and supporters and we are desperate for some forward momentum going into next season," he told Sky Sports.
"We have picked up injuries. Gosling has had to come off, Solanke did something to his hamstring at the end, David Brooks was limping. We were nursing players through while having to make changes.
"It has been the story of the second half of the campaign and has impacted our results. I will be very pleased for the season to end and get some players back fit."
Callum Wilson scored twice for Bournemouth and also missed a late chance for a hat-trick when he was denied by Saints 'keeper Angus Gunn.
"We are pleased to come back twice but then disappointed with Callum's chance at the end that we haven't won it," said Howe.
"But we needed to show real heart and desire for our supporters and we did that.
"There was huge swings in the game today, from their strong start to our really good end to the half, then they came out strong again and we finished the game really strongly. The goals followed the swing of the game and we did well to hang in there."
