Scott Parker won the battle of the former England midfielders as his newly-promoted Bournemouth side enjoyed a dream Premier League return with a 2-0 win over Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa.Goals either side of half-time from Jefferson Lerma and Kieffer Moore earned the Cherries a deserved victory at the Vitality Stadium.Gerrard, who played alongside Parker at Euro 2012, cut a frustrated fig...Full Story »

Newly promoted Bournemouth will be without summer signings Ryan Fredericks and Joe Rothwell for Saturday’s Premier League opener against Aston Villa but Marcus Tavernier could make his debut.Defender Fredericks and midfielder Rothwell have been ruled out by manager Scott Parker after sustaining calf and quad injuries respectively during pre-season.Midfielder Tavernier is pushing for inclus...Full Story »

Sunsport revealed that United are willing to pay half or more of Henderson’s £120,000-per-week wages in order to set up a temporary move for next season. Dean Henderson has been stuck behind David de Gea this season but could go on loan next season Credit: EPA And the Cherries are ready to take the initiative ahead of the England goalkeeper’s other suitors. But they will fa...Full Story »

Millwall suffered final-day disappointment as Kieffer Moore’s late goal sent them to a 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth and ended their play-off dreams.Gary Rowett’s side went into their last Sky Bet Championship match of the season needing a win and hoping other results went their way to seal a top-six finish.But despite a spirited effort they came up just short as they were unable to brea...Full Story »

Promoted Bournemouth will be without Jefferson Lerma for their final Sky Bet Championship game of the season as they host Millwall.The Cherries secured a return to the top flight with victory over Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, but Lerma hobbled off with a hamstring injury and is absent.Manager Scott Parker has no other fresh injury worries and Todd Cantwell could feature having returned from a b...Full Story »

The Cherries are back in the top-flight for the first time since 2019-20 Bournemouth have secured promotion to the Premier League on Tuesday with a 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest that ensures they will finish in second place in the Championship. An 83rd-minute strike from Kieffer Moore sealed the win which has put the Cherries at 85 points for the season. Scott Parker's side are now in ...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker hailed his “special group” of players after the Cherries beat promotion-rivals Nottingham Forest 1-0 to seal their Premier League return.Substitute Kieffer Moore came off the bench to grab a dramatic late winner and wrap up the Championship’s second automatic spot at Forest’s expense.An emotional Parker, who left newly-crowned champions Fulha...Full Story »

Kieffer Moore came off the bench to score a £120million goal and fire Bournemouth back into the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 Championship victory at home to automatic-promotion rivals Nottingham Forest.Substitute Moore settled a tension-filled game with a neat finish from a superbly-worked free-kick to seal second place for Scott Parker’s men after two years in the second tier of E...Full Story »

Manager Scott Parker was only concerned about the result after his ‘deadly’ Bournemouth side beat Blackburn 3-0 to remain on course for a Premier League return.The Cherries’ superior firepower overwhelmed Rovers as Dominic Solanke’s 30th goal of the season in the 21st minute – a confident low finish from 12 yards, set them on their way.Although Ben Brereton Diaz str...Full Story »

Dominic Solanke’s 30th goal of the season and a Philip Billing brace gave Bournemouth a vital 3-0 win at Blackburn to remain in the driving seat for automatic promotion.Chances flowed for both sides but ultimately the Cherries highlighted the gulf in quality, epitomised by the goalscorers.Solanke eased any nerves in the 21st minute with a composed 12-yard finish and though they had more ch...Full Story »

Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray will be hoping to have Sam Gallagher available for the visit of Bournemouth on Saturday.The 26-year-old striker scored before being forced off in the 79th minute of their 4-1 victory of Preston on Monday with an injury and although he has not trained since, he could be in contention to feature on the weekend.Winger Ryan Hedges has also missed out on training since Mon...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker hailed his players’ desire after three goals inside the final 18 minutes secured a draw at Swansea in their quest for Sky Bet Championship promotion.Substitute Kieffer Moore scored twice and Dominic Solanke converted a penalty as the second-placed Cherries fought back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 and secure what could prove to be a precious point.Nottingham Fores...Full Story »

Philip Zinckernagel’s solitary strike prevented Fulham from clinching the Sky Bet Championship title as well as boosting Nottingham Forest’s chances of going up automatically with them.Marco Silva’s side, who clinched promotion on April 19, had to better the result of second-placed Bournemouth to make sure of finishing top.Instead it was Forest who ended up celebrating a victor...Full Story »

Bournemouth staged an incredible late comeback from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at Swansea in their quest for automatic promotion from the Sky Bet Championship.Kieffer Moore’s brace – his first Bournemouth goals – and Dominic Solanke’s penalty all came in the final 18 minutes of a pulsating contest after the Swans had looked on course for three points.Joel Piroe’s double i...Full Story »

Jamie Paterson is set to be back involved for Swansea when they host Sky Bet Championship promotion-chasers Bournemouth on Tuesday night.Boss Russell Martin has said the midfielder, who missed Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough due to a minor knock, is fit to return to the fold.The Swans appear to have no fresh injury concerns from the match at the weekend.It was a third-successive dra...Full Story »

Scott Parker claimed Bournemouth may have fallen victim to goal-line technology failure during his side’s top-of-the-table clash with his former club Fulham.Dominic Solanke’s stoppage-time penalty earned the Cherries what could be a crucial point in their quest for automatic promotion from the Championship.But it was Aleksandar Mitrovic’s header to put Fulham into the lead that...Full Story »

Bournemouth will be without Junior Stanislas for the rest of the season, including the visit of Fulham on Saturday.The 32-year-old has been dealing with injury problems throughout the campaign, but has been ruled out with a new back issue.Jordan Zemura also remains absent with a hamstring problem.The final squad member unavailable for manager Scott Parker is Keiffer Moore with a foot problem.Ful...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker admitted his team had to be ruthless to overcome a “very good” Coventry side.The Cherries converted their only chances of the afternoon to run out 3-0 winners thanks to Jamal Lowe’s opener and a Dominic Solanke brace that took his season’s tally to 27.Coventry could feel particularly aggrieved to be trailing 2-0 at the break when Parker made ...Full Story »

Coventry are set to be without Fankaty Dabo for their match against Bournemouth on Easter Monday.Dabo made his 100th Sky Blues appearance as they came from 2-0 down to beat midlands rivals Birmingham 4-2 on Good Friday but pulled up after an hour and was subsequently withdrawn.Mark Robins is therefore unlikely to risk the defender, even if the injury is not as bad as feared, with his side in act...Full Story »

Scott Parker saw Bournemouth’s 0-0 draw at home to Middlesbrough as a positive step towards a Premier League return despite being frustrated by their play-off chasing visitors.A win would have seen Bournemouth put clear daylight between them and their automatic promotion rivals.But the Cherries found it hard to break down a determined Boro back-line, managing only two shots on target in th...Full Story »