CHERRIES boss Eddie Howe says he remains undecided over whether laws on retrospective action should be widened.

Junior Stanislas was last month on the end of a reckless tackle by Sunderland's Billy Jones, the Cherries winger sustaining a knee injury in the process.

And midfielder Dan Gosling escaped unhurt despite a two-footed lunge by Arsenal's Mathieu Flamini at Vitality Stadium on Sunday.

Because both Jones and Flamini were booked at the time, no further disciplinary action will follow.

Reflecting specifically on the Stanislas incident, Howe told the Daily Echo: “I was really surprised at how bad the challenge was. I had no view of it at the time and it was only on watching it back that I realised how lucky Junior had been not to suffer a serious injury.

“In terms of looking back, it’s a difficult one. I would like to think one of my players would not make a tackle like that and regarding my own players, the last thing I would want is retrospective action and a ban.

“I do believe that although the referee saw the tackle on Junior, he may not have seen everything he needed to see, otherwise I think he would have given a red card.

“It’s a strange rule. Whether or not it needs to be changed, I’d need to think about that a little bit more."