The Cherries manager's reaction to his midfielder's tackle starkly contrasted with Stoke boss Mark Hughes's interpretation after the 2-2 draw
Eddie Howe says the Harry Arter tackle that could have seriously injured Joe Allen in Bournemouth's 2-2 draw at home to Stoke City would have been deemed "outstanding" in the past.
Arter was lucky not to have been sent off by referee Paul Tierney in the first half of the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, having lunged in on the Wales midfielder, who escaped unscathed.
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While defending the intentions of his player, who got the ball before taking out his opponent, the Cherries' boss did acknowledge Arter could have placed Allen in danger.