BOSS Kevin Bond insists Cherries will respect Leeds United - but not fear them.

Cherries host the fallen giants in front of a sell-out Dean Court crowd tonight (7.45pm kick-off).

And previewing the clash, Bond said: "We are massive underdogs but it's a game to look forward to. Hopefully, we'll have a full house, which would be great for a league game, and it would be nice to be able to do ourselves justice if we can.

"I don't want to over-play the game.

"We're a quarter of the way through the season and it's a home game where we want to pick up some points if we can.

"It's a game I really want to win and to do well in. But given what they've got and the start they've had, there's no doubt that it's going to be a mightily difficult game for us.

"We'll go out and do the very best we can, like we did on Saturday, and see where it takes us.

"We know we need to respect them but we can't be playing with any fear.

"We know the dangers and threats that they pose but this isn't just a one-team show. We need to go out there and play our part as well."

Cherries will be bidding to break their home duck this season, while Leeds will be looking to bounce back after losing for the first time at Carlisle on Saturday.

Dennis Wise's side quickly overcame a 15-point deduction imposed at the start of the season for financial reasons and have dropped just seven points in 14 league games.

Wise said: "You hope the run is going to go on for ever but it's come to an end.

"But full credit to the lads because they've been fantastic up until now. Now we've got to kick on.

"We've got an important game against Bournemouth and we need a (positive) result.

"It's a fantastic achievement by the players but now we've got to go on another run. When you get beaten, you want a game straight away. The Carlisle defeat hurt us all.

"You don't want to be waiting a week for a game, you want to get the horrible feeling out the way as quickly as possible. It's going to be a difficult game against Bournemouth.

"It's important that we're professional at Bournemouth and the group of lads I've got are capable of going there and winning the game."

Wise is expected to name an unchanged side, while Bond is sweating on the fitness of midfielder Danny Hollands (ankle), although Shaun Cooper and Adam Lallana could return to the squad.

Cherries: (from) Moss, Telfer, Gowling, A Pearce, J Pearce, Henry, Karacan, Anderton, Hollands, Kuffour, Bradbury, Vokes, Pitman, Cooper, Lallana, Franks, Partington, Stewart.

Leeds United: (from) Ankergren, Richardson, Marques, Heath, Clapham, Prutton, Douglas, Hughes, Carole, Beckford, Kandol, Huntington, Constantine, Da Costa, Weston, Lucas.