Albion have been warned their trip to Bournemouth looks an even tougher challenge than playing Manchester City.

The Seagulls resume Premier League action with a trip to the Vitality Stadium, where both Arsenal and City have been defeated in recent weeks.

Fabian Hurzeler saw his team defeat the champions going into the international window.

But he has dismissed any idea of momentum being gained from that result and said his side must work hard to defeat the Cherries.

Speaking at his press conference, Hurzeler said: “It's a really big challenge, because for me, Bournemouth is one of the strongest teams at the moment because they can play very intensely, they run a lot, they have individual quality, they are in good shape.

“So for me at the moment, they are one of the best teams in the league, so a very, very big challenge for us.

“That's why it's very important for our mindset that we go into this game and don't say, ‘Oh, we won against City, we have the momentum’.

“No, it's completely the opposite. I think it's an even harder challenge, so we need to have the mindset to go into this game to fight for the small things, fight for winning the personal duels and then you get what you deserve.”

Hurzeler revealed what he likes about Bournemouth.

He said: “They are one of the strongest teams because they have the ability to suffer.

“They also have the ability to hurt the opponent.

“A team who defends because they have great one against one players, they have a great striker Evanilson, they have Semenyo, they have Kluivert.

“So individual quality for wingers and on top of that, they have great players at the back.

“They can open a game with his passes with Christie in midfield.

“So they are a very strong team, a very compact team. For me, it's no surprise that they beat these two big clubs.”