POSITIVE Steve Cook feels Cherries have a good chance to "get one back" against Tottenham and consign to history the memory of last season's humbling defeats.

The Dorset side were condemned to their heaviest home loss of the 2015-16 Premier League campaign by Mauricio Pochettino's troops, England international Harry Kane grabbing a hat-trick in the visitors' 5-1 win.

The return clash was another one-sided affair, Kane this time on the scoresheet twice alongside Christian Eriksen as Spurs roared to a 3-0 triumph.

Centre-back Cook, who played 90 minutes in both fixtures, admits he is keen to redress the balance and increase to four straight home victories Cherries' record.

Speaking ahead of tomorrow's clash (12.30pm), Cook told the Daily Echo: "We let ourselves down against Tottenham last year but they are a very good team and they have shown that again this season.

"It's up to us to get one back. We need a very good performance, similar to the ones in the Hull, Everton and West Brom games.

"I feel we have a great chance because confidence is high and we're making this place very hard to come and play at.

"We feel we can be a match for any team that comes here. We've learned from the Man United game and, hopefully, we can keep our run going.

"We'll take the confidence from the recent performances we've had, especially the home games.

"We need to get the fans behind us and I think they are enjoying our football at the moment and they can see all the lads are as well.

"Together we can really make this place a fortress. You need your fans roaring and when you are 1-0 down or level at 1-1, you need them to kick you on."

The 25-year-old ex-Brighton man reckons his team have a more savvy attitude to their work rate this term and have strengthened as a result.

Cook said: "The stats last year showed we were ranked the highest in terms of work rate.

"We're in and around it again this year but we're not running for the sake of it. We're cleverer and are going together rather than as headless chickens. I feel we've improved that.

"We know when to press, whereas in games last year we were getting picked off, not because of bad decisions, just by our intent.

"But now we are picking and choosing when we can catch teams out. That's about learning the lessons from last year."

Cook bagged his maiden goal of the season against Hull City last Saturday, his first headed goal since netting in the win over Swansea in March.

Although he has a reputation for spectacular efforts, Cook added: "I should score more headers and they are my favourite goals.

"I worked on it because before the Hull game I hadn't got near a cross and I was a bit frustrated at that."