“No, it's not done,” Eddie Howe stressed at his pre-Arsenal press conference. “I think the picture can change game to game and I think that's what we've got to be really focused on is just our next game and trying to win it, which we will do.
“We have done this week. I think the preparation's been good. The focus has been there from the players. I think the outside noise will always be swayed by how you've done. And it's positive.
“But nothing's achieved until it's achieved. So we have to be really single-minded in that and not get distracted.”
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Current points total: 12
2. Southampton (20th) - 13 points
Current points total: 12 | Getty Images
Current points total: 22
3. Leicester City (19th) - 24 points
Current points total: 22 | AFP via Getty Images
Current points total: 22
4. Ipswich Town (18th) - 24 points
Current points total: 22 | AFP via Getty Images