A third Premier League relegation in five seasons is looking imminent for Burnley.
With eight games remaining, the Lancashire club could find themselves 11 points adrift of safety if either West Ham or Forest win this weekend.
Manager Scott Parker knows time is running out for the Clarets but his players did well on Saturday to keep their faint survival hopes alive with a hard-fought draw.
They rode waves of early Bournemouth attacks before settling into the game and threatening themselves.
Unsurprisingly, it was their joint-top scorers Anthony and Zian Flemming who were their bright sparks as they drew decent saves out of Djordje Petrovic, while Humphreys and Lyle Foster also had chances fall their way.
Bournemouth then left Anthony unmarked during a James Ward-Prowse corner and would have paid a heavy price had the Burnley attacker managed to keep his shot down against his former side.
The lively Anthony was denied an eighth goal of the season again by full-back Adam Smith who threw himself against a shot from close range in the second half as Burnley failed to break the deadlock.
The result means the Clarets have won only once in 21 league games since the start of November and picked up fewer points (10) than any other team during that period.
They might have held Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea and Bournemouth since the turn of the year, but Parker’s side must be dealing in wins rather than draws if they are to pull off a miraculous escape.
