Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe to MOTD: "It's incredibly painful, we always believed we were capable of a last-minute escape. We had the scores on the scoreboard here so it was teased in our face but that's the best we've played in a long, long time.
"When it went 3-1, our focus was glued to the West Ham score. We needed it to fall for us but ultimately you look at the points we've not got during the season that we should have got.
"Collectively over the piece we haven't been good enough, the table doesn't lie, it tells the story. We've dipped below the levels of previous seasons, there's no denying that.
"I have to take this on my shoulders and I've no issues with that. It's how you respond to the setback, at the moment it's too difficult to see that.
"The fans have been so good with me, I feel desperately for them. Our supporters have always been brilliant home and away and they have made the diffference for us down the years. We missed them, it took us a while to get going after lockdown and that slow start has cost us."
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "We were excellent today, the frustrating thing when you see us play like that and you wonder where it was throughout the season.
"Difficult to describe, it’s a sad painful feeling for me in my heart. It’s difficult when you feel like you’ve let people down, it’s difficult when you can’t feed off people with no supporters being here and you can’t get their support.
"Over a 38-game period we haven’t been good enough, I’m not going to sit here and complain about how other teams got their points. When you see how we played today that is a side that should have got more than 38 points.
"I need to sit down with the people at Bournemouth and see what we do next.
"My commitment to the club is not in question. I’ve loved being here since I joined the club. I’ve loved playing for the club. It isn’t time for grand statements but we need to settle down and get this decision right."
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