Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has admitted that his side "lacked a bit of spark" in this afternoon's 1-1 draw against Huddersfield Town.

The Cherries climbed back to the top of the Championship table with the point, although it could have been all three in a game that they dominated for large parts.

Yann Kermorgant fired Bournemouth ahead on 15 minutes with his 11th goal of the season before James Vaughan reacted quickest to level things up in the second half.

"We lacked a bit of a spark and were a bit negative with our passing," Howe told Sky Sports News. "You can look at it in two ways; you can either say it is two points dropped or it could be an important point at the end of the season.

"If we had won that game three or four nil, which we should have done, everyone would be saying what a fantastic performance it was. We weren't one of the favourites at the beginning of the season and have never said we are going to achieve anything.

"We are just going about our business so I don't see why they pressure should be building. Huddersfield came here to destruct and defend and that is hard to play against."

Middlesbrough and Derby County, sitting in second and third place respectively, have the chance to overtake Howe's men when they play their games in hand in midweek.