Kal Naismith’s stunning goal in stoppage time saw Luton defeat Sky Bet Championship leaders Bournemouth 3-2 in a thrilling contest at Kenilworth Road.After leading 2-0 at the break and then seeing the Cherries hit back to level during the second period, it looked like the spoils would be shared until Naismith took aim from 20 yards and found the bottom corner.The visitors dominated the ear...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker praised hat-trick hero Emiliano Marcondes after he fired the Sky Bet Championship side into the next round of the FA Cup.The Danish midfielder opened the scoring against National League Yeovil in the 19th minute when he calmly fired past goalkeeper Dillon Barnes after being played in by skipper Chris Mepham’s long ball forward.His second came two minutes befor...Full Story »

Emiliano Marcondes scored a hat-trick as Bournemouth eased into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win at Yeovil.The Danish midfielder tucked away a first-half double before completing his treble midway through the second period after Joe Quigley had scored to give National League Yeovil hope just after the interval.It was the Glovers who had the first real chance of the game after 11 min...Full Story »

Yeovil are battling a coronavirus outbreak ahead of their FA Cup game with Bournemouth.The Glovers, 11th in the National League, only had 12 players available on Thursday but boss Darren Sarll hopes more will be ready by the time Saturday tea-time comes around.Sarll said in his pre-match press conference: “We’ve had a bad week of Covid-19 cases. Yesterday it was only 12 available but...Full Story »

Scott Parker backed Ryan Christie to find the net more regularly after the Scotland midfielder finally broke his Bournemouth duck in the Championship leaders’ 3-0 victory over 10-man Cardiff.Top-scorer Dominic Solanke celebrated his 18th goal of the season before an Alex Smithies own goal helped Parker’s men move four points clear at the top.Chritie’s deflected 25th-minute open...Full Story »

Ryan Christie’s first Bournemouth goal helped the Championship leaders to a comfortable 3-0 win over 10-man Cardiff.Top-scorer Dominic Solanke was also on the scoresheet before Cardiff goalkeeper Alex Smithies’ late own goal sealed a great night for Scott Parker’s men.Cardiff had midfielder Leandro Bacuna sent off in first-half stoppage time as they were plunged deeper into rel...Full Story »

Lloyd Kelly will be available for Bournemouth when they face Cardiff on Thursday.Kelly missed the 1-0 victory at QPR on Monday – Bournemouth’s first win in seven Sky Bet Championship games – as he was self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus.Boss Scott Parker says the Cherries are dealing with “a couple of” Covid-19 cases in camp.Jaidon Anthony could re...Full Story »

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 »

Chris Wilder praised the evergreen Neil Taylor after the 32-year-old impressed on his Middlesbrough debut during his side’s 1-0 win over Bournemouth.Taylor joined Boro as a free agent last month after he had been unable to secure a contract with anyone in the summer following his release from Aston Villa.He has built up his fitness with a couple of outings for the Teessiders’ under-2...Full Story »

Middlesbrough’s improvement under Chris Wilder continued as they made it 10 points from the last four matches with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.Andraz Sporar’s second-half penalty settled things at the Riverside, with the Slovenian slotting home after Isaiah Jones had been fouled on the corner of the box.Bournemouth only had themselves to blame as they missed out on the chance to move ...Full Story »

Middlesbrough are hopeful that Matt Crooks will be fit to face Bournemouth.The 27-year-old, along with fellow midfielder Duncan Watmore, had to be substituted in the draw against Stoke after both sustained knocks.Boro boss Chris Wilder is confident Watmore will be available but there have been slight concerns about Crooks.Isaiah Jones was also on the receiving end of a heavy challenge late on at...Full Story »

Scott Parker was left fuming at the match officials as Bournemouth suffered a 2-0 Championship defeat at home to promotion rivals Blackburn to extend their winless run to five matches.Ben Pearson’s unlucky first-half own goal and Dutch defender Jan Paul Van Hecke’s first in Blackburn colours made it four wins on the spin for Tony Mowbray’s side.But Bournemouth boss Parker was a...Full Story »

Jan Paul Van Hecke scored his first Blackburn goal as Tony Mowbray’s side beat stuttering promotion rivals Bournemouth 2-0 to claim a fourth-straight Championship victory.Van Hecke headed home midway through the second half to add to Ben Pearson’s first-half own goal to stretch second-placed Bournemouth’s winless run to five games.The home side handed Republic of Ireland intern...Full Story »

Bournemouth must again do without Jefferson Lerma when they host Blackburn in the Sky Bet Championship after he was handed an additional ban.The Football Association announced on Friday that the Colombian had been fined £4,000 and suspended for another two matches – having already served a one-game ban – after a charge against him following his sending-off against Coventry was ...Full Story »

Scott Parker claimed Bournemouth’s goal was “straight off the training ground” after his first return to Fulham as an opposition manager ended in a 1-1 draw.Tosin Adarabioyo’s late equaliser kept Marco Silva’s side at the Championship summit after Dominic Solanke’s Cherries goal just seconds into the second half looked like sending the visitors two points clea...Full Story »

Tosin Adarabioyo headed home a late equaliser to keep Fulham at the Championship summit by earning a 1-1 draw at home to automatic-promotion rivals Bournemouth.Dominic Solanke’s Cherries goal just seconds into the start of the second half looked like sending Scott Parker’s visitors top of the table on his first return to Fulham since stepping down as their manager in June.But defende...Full Story »

Fulham boss Marco Silva will have Tom Cairney available for the visit of Bournemouth in the Sky Bet Championship on Friday.Cairney has recovered from the illness which ruled him out of his side’s last two matches.Fellow midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah has returned to training but is not expected to be fit enough for the game at Craven Cottage.Forward Ivan Cavaleiro remains sidelined.Bournemo...Full Story »

Bournemouth’s injury problems continue ahead of a clash with Coventry.Influential defender Lloyd Kelly is set to miss out again with a thigh problem while Gary Cahill is also a doubt after sustaining a knock during the midweek draw with Millwall.Fellow defender Adam Smith is back training after missing eight matches with a knee injury and could potentially be involved, while Philip Billing...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker was happy to take a point away from Millwall despite the 1-1 draw preventing his side going back top of the Championship.Dominic Solanke’s goal late in the first half gave the Cherries the lead and appeared to be sending them back above Fulham, but former Cherries striker Benik Afobe’s well-taken goal midway through the second half levelled the scores.Mi...Full Story »

Bournemouth missed the chance to go back top of the Sky Bet Championship as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Millwall.It looked like Dominic Solanke’s 15th league goal late in the first half would be enough for the Cherries to return to winning ways and leapfrog Fulham back into first place.But Benik Afobe’s smart finish midway through the second half against his former club earned th...Full Story »