Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has admitted that he is worried about his side's form following their 1-0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea this evening.

The Cherries have won just two of their opening 10 matches to leave themselves 19th in the Premier League table with just seven points, one point adrift of safety.

Howe was disappointed with his side's "passive" display against the champions at the Vitality Stadium in a match which also saw the hosts lose Junior Stanislas and Benik Afobe to injury.

"We were resilient, but too passive in the first half. We had to change things and we did. We are disappointed with the goal, but didn't quite have the quality we needed," he told reporters.

"I don't think we hurt them, we didn't stretch their back five and a poor touch here and there stopped us. There were positives from the second half, not the first, and you have to give Chelsea a lot of credit for that.

"It's a worry, I'm not going to hide from that fact. I think we have a run of games where we have to do that [win]. I think you need to have a good run during the season, it'll make a huge difference, we're prepared. Junior looks like he has done something to his groin but with Benik we're not sure yet."

Bournemouth's next two matches come against newly-promoted sides Newcastle United and Huddersfield Town.