Bournemouth were held to a 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough in a top of the table Championship clash on Friday.
Cherries' midfielder Jefferson Lerma came closest to breaking the deadlock midway through the second half after his header from a corner rattled the crossbar and deflected wide.
Chris Wilder's side could have moved into a play-off spot with a win - after Sheffield United's loss to Reading and Blackburn's defeat away at Peterborough.
