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Bournemouth winger Marc Pugh confident of strong finish to the season after his team slip closer to the relegation zone

Bournemouth will learn from their consecutive defeats to leaders Chelsea and second-placed Tottenham Hotspur and are confident of a strong end to their Premier League campaign, winger Marc Pugh has said.

Eddie Howe's Bournemouth, who are 16th in the league, have slipped among the relegation threatened sides after a 4-0 defeat at Spurs on Saturday extended their winless run to four games.

Pugh, however, is confident the team can return to winning ways when they host 19th-placed Middlesbrough on Saturday.

Bournemouth winger Marc Pugh (right) skips past Tottenham full back Kyle Walker (left)
Bournemouth winger Marc Pugh (right) skips past Tottenham full back Kyle Walker (left)
Bournemouth players walk on dejected following the 4-0 defeat at White Hart Lane
Bournemouth players walk on dejected following the 4-0 defeat at White Hart Lane

'Next week we've got Middlesbrough at home, that's a massive game and three points would boost our season,' Pugh told the club website (www.