Tindall and Howe would lead the club to a narrow survival in 2015–16, before comfortable finishes of 9th, 12th and 14th in the following 3 seasons. In the 2019-20 season, however, AFC Bournemouth's five-year run in the top flight ended after the club finished in 18th place. On 1 August 2020, Howe left the club by mutual consent and Tindall took over as manager on a temporary basis.