Bournemouth's performance in their 2-0 defeat by Crystal Palace showed that playing at home is now a major disadvantage, says manager Eddie Howe.
Premier League matches are being played behind closed doors for the remainder of the campaign because of the coronavirus pandemic.
There have been only two home wins in the first eight fixtures since the top flight restarted.
The Cherries managed just one shot on target at the Vitality Stadium as they were easily beaten by Palace thanks to goals from Luka Milivojevic and Jordan Ayew in the opening 25 minutes.
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"Here especially we thrive off the feeling and the atmosphere in the stadium and especially when you are chasing the game like that today," said Howe.
"Historically our crowd have been very good at lifting the players and I do think the second half performance was much improved and we were much better.
"A goal at any stage would have changed it for us, but it never came. I do think playing at home you are going to be at a disadvantage, I don't think there is any doubt about that.
"Hopefully that can work for us on the other side when we play away from home."
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