Bournemouth boss Scott Parker has doubts over Leif Davis and Jamal Lowe for Tuesday night’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Reading.Defender Davis limped out of Saturday’s 2-0 win over Derby with a hip flexor injury while striker Lowe suffered a dead leg and Parker, who will serve a touchline ban after admitting an FA charge of using abusive, insulting and/or improper language, will ...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker was delighted to see his side return to winning ways after a Dominic Solanke-inspired victory at home to relegation-haunted Derby.Solanke scored his 22nd goal of the season and also had a big hand in Jamal Lowe’s game-clinching second as the Cherries moved back into the automatic promotion places.Parker, whose side were held to a draw at home by Derby’s ...Full Story »

Bournemouth welcome back Jefferson Lerma from suspension for the Sky Bet Championship visit of Derby but have two other players banned.Lerma has now completed a four-game suspension but Philip Billing must sit out the next two matches after accruing 10 bookings while Adam Smith is also still banned for his red card at Preston.The Cherries have no fresh injury problems and Republic of Ireland int...Full Story »

Jack Marriott’s fourth goal of the season helped Peterborough earn a rare away point as the bottom club put another dent in Bournemouth’s automatic promotion hopes with a 1-1 draw.Posh had lost 16 of their 18 away games this season ahead of their daunting trip to the south coast.But Marriott’s strike on the half-hour, cancelled out by Ryan Christie effort in the second half, tu...Full Story »

Adam Smith will not be available for Bournemouth’s Championship visit of struggling Peterborough on Tuesday as they look to keep the pressure on the top two.The 30-year-old defender was sent off in stoppage time of the Cherries’ 2-1 loss to Preston on Saturday and will be missing for their next three games.Forward Jaidon Anthony returned to the fold in that game after missing the win...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker claimed an “unforgivable” refereeing decision cost his side in a 2-1 defeat at Preston.Jamal Lowe put the Cherries in front after 50 minutes, but Cameron Archer quickly levelled things up just four minutes later before substitute Emil Riis Jakobsen found an 89th-minute clincher at Deepdale.Midfielder Philip Billing appeared to have been fouled in the bui...Full Story »

Bournemouth missed a chance to move back into the automatic promotion places as they suffered a late 2-1 defeat at Preston.Substitute Emil Riis Jakobsen hit the winner with a minute to go to complete a comeback win for the Lilywhites.The visitors, who came into the game on the back of four straight Sky Bet Championship wins, went ahead through Jamal Lowe early in the second half.But the promotio...Full Story »

Preston will be without Liam Lindsay for the visit of promotion-chasing Bournemouth.Lindsay was sent off in the 1-1 draw at Coventry last time out and is banned against the Cherries.Patrick Bauer (hip) is expected to once again miss out and Sean Maguire may not feature despite returning to training.Greg Cunningham and Tom Barkhuizen remain on the sidelines while Josh Murphy could play a part aft...Full Story »

Manager Scott Parker hailed Jamal Lowe after the winger rounded off his perfect week by grabbing the late winner as Bournemouth beat Stoke 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium.Lowe celebrated the birth of his third child, son Ziggy, on Thursday before crashing in an 89th-minute clincher to keep up the Cherries’ promotion push.Tommy Smith’s 20th-minute drilled effort had put Stoke ahead before...Full Story »

Jamal Lowe grabbed an 89th-minute winner as promotion-chasing Bournemouth produced a late show to beat Stoke 2-1 at home.Winger Lowe thrashed in the decider after Dominic Solanke had bundled in his 20th Championship goal of the season with seven minutes to spare.Stoke had taken the lead through Tommy Smith’s 20th-minute thunderous drive, his first goal of the season.But the Potters were up...Full Story »

Bournemouth return to action for the first time in a fortnight when they host Stoke.The Cherries saw games with Nottingham Forest and Swansea called off due to Storm Eunice and their lead over third-placed QPR cut to two points.The enforced break has enabled some players to return to fitness, with Ethan Laird in contention for a debut after recovering from a hamstring injury.Jefferson Lerma will...Full Story »

The English Football League has criticised the decision to postpone the Sky Bet Championship game between Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest just a few hours before kick-off.Friday’s meeting between the two promotion-chasing teams joined the growing number of sporting fixtures to be postponed as Storm Eunice hits the UK.An EFL spokesperson said: “The decision to postpone AFC Bournemou...Full Story »

Bournemouth’s Sky Bet Championship clash against Nottingham Forest has joined the growing number of sporting fixtures to be postponed as Storm Eunice hits the UK.The Cherries said the decision was made on safety grounds after high winds caused damage to the Vitality Stadium.A statement on the Bournemouth website read: “Structural engineers have carried out an inspection of the stadiu...Full Story »

Jamal Lowe will hope to force his way into Bournemouth’s starting XI for Friday night’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Nottingham Forest.The Jamaica forward came off the bench to spark the Cherries’ late 2-1 turnaround victory at Blackpool last weekend.Lowe netted a late equaliser before Siriki Dembele’s added-time effort helped Scott Parker’s side claim all three ...Full Story »

Former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has urged Cristiano Ronaldo to "sign for Bournemouth" after the Manchester United superstar extended his goalless run to six matches, his longest drought since 2009. Ralf Rangnick's side have been struggling for consistency for some time and have drawn their last three matches amid rumblings of discontent behind the scenes. Keys says Ronaldo is "part ...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker believes his side deserve credit for the way they managed to rally late on in a 2-1 win over Blackpool.The Cherries were marginally the better side earlier on and should have been ahead after winning a penalty, only for Dominic Solanke’s strike to be easily saved.And the hosts went ahead with less than 10 minutes to go in the opening half, with Josh Bowler&rsq...Full Story »

Siriki Dembele was Bournemouth’s hero as his strike with just seconds remaining handed his side a potentially precious 2-1 win at in-form Blackpool.Dembele – making his first start for the Cherries – sidefooted home deep into stoppage time as Blackpool’s five-game unbeaten run was curtailed in dramatic fashion.Substitute Jamal Lowe had equalised in the 86th minute, cancel...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley will be hoping to have Richard Keogh available for the visit of Bournemouth on Saturday.The 35-year-old central defender was substituted in the 65th minute of the Tangerines’ 1-1 draw with Coventry in midweek with a calf issue but Critchley is hoping he is fit enough for the weekend.Defender Jordan Gabriel and winger CJ Hamilton were rested in midweek and are ...Full Story »

Bournemouth manager Scott Parker felt his side proved a point after bouncing back from their humiliating FA Cup defeat to Boreham Wood with a 3-1 win over Birmingham.Goals from Ryan Christie, Dominic Solanke – his 20th of the season – and Jaidon Anthony – saw the Cherries climb back up to second place in the Championship table.The hosts were given a scare when Onel Hernandez br...Full Story »

Dominic Solanke scored his 20th goal of the season to help Bournemouth move back into second place after an incident-packed 3-1 win at home to Birmingham.Ryan Christie opened the scoring and Jaidon Anthony sealed the victory as the Cherries made amends for Sunday’s shock FA Cup defeat at home to non-league Boreham Wood.The hosts had Colombian midfielder Jefferson Lerma sent off in the seco...Full Story »