Manager Eddie Howe was quoted, in the Bournemouth Evening Echo after the match as saying about dynamic Wes Fogden: "I think he has played right-back and in case we have a problem with Simon Francis, we have tried to mould him a little bit and do some work with him at full-back. “Playing on the right is totally different and I am sure it would have been the first time he had played left-back. But you always need a contingency plan and I thought Wes was terrific in a position foreign to him. I love his application. You just have to read his life story to know what kind of character he is, how he fights and his attitude to life and football. I can’t speak highly enough of him. Even when I have left him out, his attitude and response has been terrific. He is a really valued member of this squad".