Dele Alli the man to make way for Moussa Sissoko.

One S in Mousa Dembele,

Lots of S's in Moussa Sissoko.

Difficult to pronounce if you have a lisp.

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71 mins

Bournemouth 0-0 Tottenham

Have some of that, big man.

Victor Wanyama is floored by a fantastic Harry Arter challenge.

Ball and man. Smash.

Bournemouth are nearly gifted an opening as Mousa Dembele gives the ball away, but Cherries striker Callum Wilson cannot find a team-mate with his cutback.

Moussa Sissoko readying himself to come on for Tottenham. Can he make the difference?

Signed for £30m, he needs to do something.

But now Bournemouth's Max Gradel is now booked for pulling Erik Lamela.

How was that any different to what Danny Rose did a minute ago?

Crazy officiating from Craig Pawson.

Danny Rose, on a yellow card, tugs back Joshua King on the run.

No second yellow?? Work that one out.

Image source, Reuters

John Hartson
Ex-Wales striker on BBC Radio 5 live

Tottenham are looking like the team who are going to give us this goal we are looking for... 

Could REALLY do with a goal about now... 

Harry Arter has been an absolute beast for Bournemouth today, covering the whole pitch and dispossessing Erik Lamela in front of the dugout.

He gets a hearty round of applause from the home supporters.

75% possession from Tottenham in this second half, still no goal though.

Alistair Bruce-Ball
at Vitality Stadium for 5 live Sport

Bournemouth have seen so little of the football in this second half, they really have to look after it when they get it. 

Spurs get a free-kick on the right.

Erik Lamela tries to catch Artur Boruc off-guard with a whipped shot from out wide, but the it is a comfortable save for the Polish goalkeeper.

Plan B for Mauricio Pochettino?

Son Heung-min is hooked, on comes Vincent Janssen.

The Dutchman has struggled in a Spurs shirt, scoring just once this season since signing from AZ Alkmaar in the summer.

Image source, Reuters

Robert Enright: Sissoko has become such a key component of this Spurs team.....oh wait....

Here we go.

Beautiful football from Tottenham.

Mousa Dembele plays it quickly to Erik Lamela, off to Dele Alli, who plays through Son Heung-min.

This is his moment.

The South Korean pulls the trigger from the edge of the box, but a superb Harry Arter sliding block thwarts the attack. 

Bournemouth boss Eddit Howe shaking it up after an hour.

Off comes £15m man Jordon Ibe, with Max Gradel comeing on to replace him.

Gradel sports an Ivory Coast sweatband on his wrist as he enters the pitch.

Mark Mitchener
BBC Sport at Vitality Stadium

Son Heung-min was an isolated figure for most of the first half, but has been move involved in the game since the interval as Spurs have improved their link-up play. Bournemouth are struggling to clear their lines at the moment - substitute Max Gradel is being readied, possibly coming on for Jordan Ibe who has been peripheral at times.

Not happening for Tottenham in the final third, it is all too predictable.

They failed to work Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno in the Champions League and Artur Boruc has not had too much to concern himself with thus far.

Does Mauricio Pochettino have a Plan B?

A brief stoppage in play as Bournemouth's Joshua King receives some treatment on the sideline.

It looks like a facial injury. He should be OK to continue.

John Hartson
Ex-Wales striker on BBC Radio 5 live

You just feel that Bournemouth are at full stretch at the moment... 

It's all Spurs so far. It's as if they have said, "we had some brilliant passages of play in the first half but let's go and find the Bournemouth goal now". 

They are doing everything well - it's just that end product.