Matchday Live: Cherries v Sheffield United (From Bournemouth Echo)

4:51pm

Attendance today is 8,497.

4:51pm

Four minutes of stoppage time to be played.....

4:44pm

United have the ball in the net, but a clear foul by Dave Kitson in the build-up. Referee actually gets one right when chalking it off.

4:39pm

Harry Maguire slices his clearance and it is pushed on to the bar by goalkeeper Long.

4:22pm

Lively appeals for a penalty after O'Kane's ball in is blocked. Mr Sutton says 'no'.

4:20pm

Ball flashes across the Cherries goal but Kitson can't turn it in.

4:15pm

More delays. Referee has never had control of this one. 

This time it's Pitman down under an apparant off the ball incident and Mr Sutton has done nothing! Truly bizarre.

4:09pm

The Matt Ritchie to left-back switch already looking good. The little fella has seen more of the ball in the opening four minutes of the second half than the whole of the first-half.

4:05pm

Teams coming out for the second half now.... Big challenge for Eddie Howe's side to break this Sheffield United side down.

3:46pm

3:46pm

Two minutes added time this half, although Murphy was down for at least three minutes.

3:45pm

Delay while goalscorer Murphy gets some treatment.....

3:40pm

3:39pm

3:36pm

3:35pm

Sorry this isn't more exciting, but it's a poor, poor game.... :(

3:26pm

Good ball in from Ritchie down the right, but nobody on the end of it. Disappointing from Cherries so far.

3:17pm

Matt Ritchie's deflected effort is easily saved by Long.

3:16pm

Crowd baying for the referee's blood here.... A few questionable decisions on corners and free kicks so far.

3:07pm

Training-ground routine for the Cherries corner almost pays off for Pitman, but the ball breaks loose for Arter who fires a fearsome shot goalwards. But Michael Doyle is on the line to block.

3:07pm

Training-ground routine for the Cherries corner almost pays off for Pitman, but the ball breaks loose for Arter who fires a fearsome shot goalwards. But Michael Doyle is on the line to block.

3:06pm

Good save from George Long to deny Grabban. Mazy run from Eunan O'Kane from deep and a perfectly-weighted ball for Grabban to shoot from inside the box, but Long is equal to it.

3:04pm

Barry Robson's effort comes back off the bar for Sheffield United. Long ball from Higginbotham was picked up by Robson, who unleashed a dipping volley that came back off the woodwork.

2:58pm

Warren Feeney here watching his former club today, sitting behind the press box with Stephen Purches. 

Teams now out on the pitch so we're ready to rock and roll.