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 »

Millwall will be without the suspended Jake Cooper when they host Bournemouth.The 26-year-old received his fifth yellow card of the season in the draw at Middlesbrough on Saturday and he will now serve a one-match ban.Murray Wallace is set to slot in for Cooper on the left side of a back three.George Evans was back in the squad against Boro after a month-long absence with a calf injury and the m...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney revealed he has a near fully fit squad to choose from as Derby host Bournemouth.He told the club website: “There are no injuries from the last game, at Millwall before the international break, so we’ll have a strong squad to pick from.”The Rams will be without the suspended Nathan Byrne who was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Scott Malone during the Millwa...Full Story »

Scott Parker admitted it took a tactical tweak for Bournemouth to return to winning ways with a 4-0 victory against Swansea.Dominic Solanke and Jaidon Anthony both scored twice after the visitors had started brightly at The Vitality Stadium.The win keeps Scott Parker’s side top of the Sky Bet Championship, two points clear of Fulham, and Parker said: “I thought it was a big performan...Full Story »

Bournemouth will again be without Jordan Zemura at home to Swansea.The Zimbabwean left-back missed Wednesday’s shock home defeat to Preston – the Sky Bet Championship leaders’ first of the season – with an ankle injury and is set to see a specialist next week.Centre-half Chris Mepham filled in at left-back against North End but Leeds loanee Leif Davis, who has recovered f...Full Story »

Ali McCann’s first Preston goal stunned Scott Parker’s leaders by sentencing Bournemouth to their first Championship defeat of the season.Ben Whiteman was also on target with Philip Billing replying for the Cherries as Preston picked up their first away win of the campaign.Bournemouth were without the injured Jordan Zemura so Wales defender Chris Mepham was pressed into action as a m...Full Story »

Bournemouth will check on the fitness of Jordan Zemura ahead of the visit of Preston.Zemura had to be substituted during Saturday’s 2-0 win over Reading with an ankle knock.Fellow midfielder Lewis Cook is fit again after a long absence.Cook was named on the bench against the Royals after more than seven months on the sidelines following a serious knee injury sustained at Preston in March.M...Full Story »

Bournemouth head coach Scott Parker expressed his delight at the ability of his league leaders to “grind out” a hard-earned 2-0 Championship victory at Reading.It was Bournemouth’s 15th league match without defeat since the start of this season – a club record.Although Reading dominated much of the first half, the visitors went in front two minutes before the break throug...Full Story »

AFC Bournemouth made it 15 Championship matches unbeaten this season as they regained their five-point advantage at the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a hard-earned 2-0 win at Reading.Although the Royals dominated long spells of the first half, Bournemouth went in front in the 43rd minute when leading scorer Dominic Solanke headed home.They increased their lead just before the hour mark wh...Full Story »

Reading face question marks over the fitness of a number of players ahead of the visit of table-topping Bournemouth in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday.Femi Azeez sustained a hamstring problem during the Royals’ 2-0 defeat at Blackburn last weekend and is expected to miss out.Tom Holmes and Felipe Araruna both played for the Under-23s against Southampton on Monday, but it remains to be...Full Story »

Bournemouth are set to continue to be without Adam Smith for the visit of Huddersfield in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday.The full-back is set for another two weeks on the sidelines and has not played since before the international break.New signing Robbie Brady is also unlikely to be included in the matchday squad.Philip Billing should be available to play after he was substituted during h...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker paid tribute to his team’s battling qualities as they stretched their lead to six points at the top of the Championship.Dominic Solanke’s 51st-minute strike helped the Cherries make it 13 league games unbeaten as they clinched a fine 1-0 away win over Stoke at the bet365 stadium.And Parker’s team have now not conceded in six of their away league ou...Full Story »

Bournemouth went six points clear at the Championship summit after a battling 1-0 away win over fellow promotion-chasing Stoke.Striker Dominic Solanke’s 51st-minute goal did the damage and the former Chelsea man also hit the crossbar as the Cherries inflicted a first home league defeat of the season on the Potters.Jordan Thompson struck a post with the hosts’ best chance of the game,...Full Story »

Stoke are expected to have Tyrese Campbell available for the visit of Bournemouth in the Sky Bet Championship on Tuesday.The 21-year-old has not made a senior appearance for the Potters since December 2020 but is hoping to make the cut for the 18-man squad.Campbell has come through four appearances in the under-23s so far in the past few weeks following his knee injury.Alfie Doughty and Leo Osti...Full Story »

Scott Parker dedicated a dominant 2-0 Bournemouth victory at Bristol City to David Brooks as the player starts his battle with cancer.The Wales and Cherries midfielder was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin lymphoma during the week and was honoured by a minute’s applause from both sets of fans in the seventh minute.City supporters even clapped when Jamal Lowe held up Brooks’ number sev...Full Story »

Jordan Zemura’s stunning first-half strike helped Bournemouth secure a convincing 2-0 Sky Bet Championship win over Bristol City at Ashton Gate.Jamal Lowe netted his first goal for the Cherries, connecting with a sweet volley from Jack Stacey’s right wing cross in the 21st minute and Zemura doubled the advantage on the stroke of half-time, making space inside the box to strike a thun...Full Story »

Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson returns to the touchline for his side’s Championship clash with Bournemouth after recovering from a bout of coronavirus.Pearson is still without knee injury victims Robbie Cundy and Antoine Semenyo, while Tommy Conway continues to recover following ankle surgery.Nathan Baker and Jay Dasilva missed the 3-2 win at Peterborough two weeks ago due to minor injuri...Full Story »