Sky Bet Championship: Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe rues Jordan Bowery strike in Rotherham draw

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe was left to regret Jordan Bowery's late strike as Rotherham snatched a 1-1 draw in the 93rd minute.

Bowery headed in Paul Taylor's corner three minutes into added time and ran to manager Steve Evans to celebrate after coming on as a second-half substitute for new signing Jonson Clarke-Harris.

Howe said: "It is a tough one to take for us because when you work so hard for your goal like we did and there are seconds left to go, you expect to win.

"Today, it was a tight game and we know how Rotherham play but for 89 minutes we answered all those questions. But we switched off, we conceded and it is something we have to work on. I am disappointed with the first-half performance. The onus was on us as the home team to take the game to Rotherham."

A second-half Steve Cook header had earlier handed Bournemouth a lead, after the hosts missed a host of earlier chances to go ahead.

Four minutes after half time, Yann Kermorgant hooked Marc Pugh's cross over, before Kermogant slid the ball into Callum Wilson inside six yards, only for Wilson to tread on the ball and fall over with the goal gaping.

Kermogant and Wilson combined again on 54 minutes to play Wilson in behind the Rotherham defence, but with only Adam Collin to beat Wilson struck the outside of the post.

Six minutes later, Bournemouth's goal finally arrived. Matt Richie picked out defender Cook at the back post with a delicate cross, and Cook, who had remained forward after a corner, duly nodded Bournemouth ahead.

On the other side, Evans praised match-saver Bowery, who got his first goal for Rotherham.

"When we were coming down on the coach yesterday, Luciano Becchio was going to be on the bench, but then I thought again because he has needed game time. I brought Bowery and Alex Revell on and we were definitely a better side after that," he said.

"I was going to bring Jordan on after 60 minutes and I am so pleased that he has got a goal. You could see what it meant to the young man. He tries incredibly hard.

"You saw his reaction, the way he ran over to the bench to celebrate but it is typical of the spirit of the camp and among the squad we have got. Bowery and Revell livened things up over the last 20 minutes and I thought for that reason lone we deserved a draw. I was pleased with the shape and I felt that if we get to 70 minutes and still be in the game we could get something get out of it."