IN-FORM Ryan Fraser vowed to keep pulling the trigger with his left foot after he made the instinctive call to go against Eddie Howe’s guidance.

The Scotland international struck his third goal in as many top-flight outings after latching on to a neat through ball from Junior Stanislas and firing past Hammers keeper Adrian.

Fraser’s goal during the 1-1 draw at London Stadium was the first taken on his left foot this season.

The former Aberdeen youngster converted from inside the area and he reflected on a midweek conversation with boss Howe about his shots at goal.

Fraser told the Daily Echo: “It’s my first left-foot finish of the season so it was a nice one for me.

“The gaffer had a word with me in midweek and said I shoot too much with my left foot.

“He was just having a joke with me, saying it always seems to fall to me outside the box and, instead of shifting it on to my right foot, I shift it on to my left.

“He won’t say anything after Saturday, will he!

“I back myself with my left-foot strikes. I practise them every week so, if I can do them in games then it’s even better.

“I feel I’m two-footed and that’s what I do. I go with the one I feel might give me an extra yard.

“A lot of players try to get it on to their favourite foot and they lose the space. It’s whatever I feel comfortable with.

“I struck it well and it was nice to be on the scoresheet.”

Fraser’s Premier League debut for Cherries came at West Ham in August 2016.

The former Ipswich loan ace has since clocked up 43 appearances and scored seven times.

His recent rich vein of form has seen him start eight of Cherries’ past nine games in all competitions.

And the pacy winger believes the more game time he receives, the sharper he will become for the business end of the campaign.

“I feel the more games I play, the better,” he added. “I missed such a large part of the start of the season where I didn’t play. I wasn’t in squads or didn’t come on and if I did come on I’d get seven or eight minutes.

“I need to get the games in and it bodes well for my fitness.

“If I can keep my run of form going and get minutes under my belt, then I will be sharp.

“I went into the West Ham game a little bit fatigued but I think, at the same time, if you are mentally prepared you get through it. It’s how you pick yourself up and go again.”

Giving his thoughts on Cherries’ seventh league draw of the season, Fraser added: “When you score and a minute later you concede it’s not nice, so that was another lesson for us.

“I don’t think we can be too happy with a point. You come into the game wanting to win and that’s the type of team we are now.

"But we are still unbeaten in the league in 2018 and I think there are a lot of positives to take out of it.”