Scott Parker praised Dominic Solanke for his “laser focus” after the striker’s goal gave Bournemouth a 1-0 victory at QPR and put them top of the Sky Bet Championship.Cherries boss Parker also indicated that stalwart defender Steve Cook is set to leave after more than a decade at the club.Solanke headed in the winner soon after being guilty of an appalling miss and Parker said:...Full Story »

Dominic Solanke’s 18th goal of the season gave Bournemouth a 1-0 victory at QPR and put them top of the Sky Bet Championship.It was the Cherries’ first win in six matches and took them above promotion rivals Fulham while Rangers ended the match with 10 men after Andre Dozzell was sent off in the final moments.Solanke struck four minutes before half-time after Sam Field was adjudged t...Full Story »

West Brom head coach Valerien Ismael urged his players to show a “lion mentality” after losing 1-0 at bottom club Derby.A bizarre goal by Colin Kazim-Richards in the 58th minute following a mistake from visiting goalkeeper Sam Johnstone made it back-to-back wins for Wayne Rooney’s side for the first time since February.But for Ismael, missing the chance to climb into the Sky Be...Full Story »

A bizarre goal by Colin Kazim-Richards saw Derby put their takeover uncertainty to one side and beat West Brom 1-0 at Pride Park.Kazim-Richards’ first League goal since April made it back-to-back wins for Wayne Rooney’s team for the first time since February, after the substitute punished a dreadful mix-up between Cedric Kipre and goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.The goal was Derby’s o...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson was pleased with his side’s comfortable 3-0 win at Doncaster but admitted he wanted even more from his promotion-chasing team.Ross Stewart’s penalty, an Elliot Embleton effort and an own goal from Ben Blythe saw the Black Cats dominate against struggling Rovers and move back into the Sky Bet League One automatic promotion places.Johnson was happy with Sund...Full Story »

Injury-hit Leicester will check on Jamie Vardy and Wilfred Ndidi ahead of Tuesday’s Premier League visit of Liverpool after neither were risked at Manchester City on Boxing Day due to hamstring issues.Ryan Bertrand (knee) became the latest addition to a lengthy Foxes absence list when he was injured in the warm-up at the Etihad Stadium, joining other recent casualties Ricardo Pereira (leg)...Full Story »

Sunderland moved into the automatic promotion places in Sky Bet League One with a 3-0 thumping of managerless Doncaster at the newly-named Eco-Power Stadium.A Ross Stewart penalty, an Elliot Embleton strike and a Ben Blythe own goal had Sunderland in full control of a game they dominated against struggling Rovers.Branden Horton clumsily tripped Leon Dajaku in the box with Stewart firing the visi...Full Story »

Watford manager Claudio Ranieri will have a number of players available when his side host West Ham on Tuesday after they had been in isolation due to Covid-19 protocols.The Hornets have not played since their 2-1 defeat at Brentford on December 10, and there have been more positive tests. The club have confirmed some players will be able to return but have not provided names.Francisco Sierralta...Full Story »

Crystal Palace will be without Wilfried Zaha for the visit of Norwich.Zaha was sent off in the 3-0 loss at Tottenham on Boxing Day and will serve a one-match ban.Palace will assess their Covid-hit squad, which was missing Vicente Guaita, Luka Milivojevic, Eberechi Eze, Christian Benteke, Michael Olise and Nathaniel Clyne at Spurs, alongside boss Patrick Vieira who was a confirmed positive case.N...Full Story »

Nathan Tella could return to the Southampton squad for the visit of Tottenham.The young striker will have completed his spell of isolation after a recent positive Covid-19 test.Defenders Jack Stephens and Lyanco are still out due to the virus.Tottenham have a doubt over Giovani Lo Celso for the trip to the south coast.The Argentinian picked up a calf injury in the warm down after Wednesday&rsquo...Full Story »