Bournemouth plotting path to safety against Sunderland

Britain Soccer Football - AFC Bournemouth v Middlesbrough - Premier League - Vitality Stadium - 22/4/17 Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe before the game Action Images via Reuters / Matthew Childs

(Reuters) - Bournemouth have set their sights on securing Premier League survival by beating basement side Sunderland on Saturday, manager Eddie Howe said.

Bournemouth beat second-bottom Middlesbrough 4-0 last weekend to climb to 13th in the table, putting them within touching distance of safety on 38 points with four games left, but Howe said there was still work to be done.