LOAN rangers Jamie O'Hara and Will Hoskins had Cherries supporters reaching for their masks.

And on the evidence of this sterile performance, survival kits could be the order of the day.

Cherries were simply dreadful, with Millwall goalkeeper Rab Douglas tested for the first time in the 76th minute.

At least defender Josh Gowling did not pull any punches.

"We might as well have not turned up because it was a terrible performance," he told the Daily Echo.

"It wasn't good enough and we were all over the shop.

"I want to apologise to our fans. They deserve a lot better and they came all this way to see that. It was just embarrassing and it hurts.

"I would like to thank them for coming. They have got to keep supporting us and get behind us because that's what we need at the moment."

O'Hara and Hoskins netted either side of half-time to win the day for the Lions, with Lee Bradbury's injury-time header scant consolation for Cherries fans.

Boss Kevin Bond was forced to shuffle his pack at the last minute with Adam Lallana ruled out of the starting line-up due to a groin injury. He later came off the bench but lasted just 23 minutes.

Bond was again left to bemoan Cherries' injury crisis but was keen not to use it as an excuse.

He said: "I'm not making excuses for me, the players or the result. But you must have competition for places at any football club. If people haven't got that edge, then you are going to get 95 per cent when you are looking for 110 per cent from everybody. It's not an ideal situation, especially when you're already in trouble."

O'Hara, a one-time loan target for Cherries, hit the opener after 33 minutes before Hoskins killed them off with a second 10 minutes after the break.

In a game of few chances and little incident, Neil Moss parried Hoskins's thumping drive after 13 minutes before Paul Robinson's header was ruled out for offside a minute later.

Darren Anderton's 30th-minute free kick was charged down, while Hoskins blazed over after racing through at the opposite end.

O'Hara opened the scoring when he picked his spot from the edge of the box, the Spurs loan star clipping a right-foot shot into the top corner after Hoskins had provided the assist.

The Lions doubled their advantage 10 minutes into the second half when Watford loan man Hoskins pounced to roll home the loose ball after Moss had beaten away Gary Alexander's drive.

A brief Cherries rally saw Danny Hollands's overhead kick pushed away by Douglas before Bradbury headed home Jem Karacan's cross deep into stoppage time.