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Eddie Howe nominated for Barclays Manager of the Season award

AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe is one of six top-flight bosses to be nominated for the 2016/17 Barclays Manager of the Season award.

Howe lines up on the shortlist with Paul Clement, Antonio Conte, Sean Dyche, Mauricio Pochettino and Tony Pulis.

Cherries fans can vote for their boss and read more about the award by clicking here.

The deadline for casting votes is 23:59 BST on Wednesday, with the public vote combined with those of a panel of football experts.

This season Bournemouth have again secured Premier League survival with games to spare, and on Saturday moved three points ahead of last year's Premier League total with their 2-1 win over Burnley.