CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP: Bournemouth flying while Derby earn first win

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP: Bournemouth continue their flying start under Scott Parker with victory at Birmingham… while Derby and Wayne Rooney clinch a first win of the season after beating Hull

  • Bournemouth and Blackburn moved into the Championship play-off positions 
  • Scott Parker’s Cherries are in fourth after they beat Birmingham at St Andrew’s 
  • Meanwhile, Blackburn climbed into sixth after their win at Nottingham Forest 
  • Wayne Rooney and Derby County picked up a first win of the season over Hull 

Bournemouth and Blackburn moved into the Championship play-off positions with respective away wins at Birmingham and Nottingham Forest.

Scott Parker’s Cherries are in fourth after their 2-0 victory at St Andrew’s, although the hosts were left rueing a disallowed effort from Lukas Jutkiewicz.

Dominic Solanke and Jaidon Anthony – with his first senior goal – struck in the final 13 minutes to give the Cherries a second successive away win.

Bournemouth have continued their good start under Scott Parker by beating Birmingham 2-0

Dominic Solanke netted the Cherries’ first goal and Jaidon Anthony (centre) doubled their lead

Blackburn climbed into sixth with a 2-1 victory at the City Ground.

Forest boss Chris Hughton had won all his previous seven games against Blackburn, but Daniel Ayala’s stooping header gave Rovers the lead two minutes into the second half.

Philip Zinckernagel equalised with a vicious strike to give Forest hope of collecting a first point of the season.

Darragh Lenihan (right) was the match winner for Blackburn as they saw off Nottingham Forest

Wayne Rooney picked up a first win of the year at Derby after his team edged to victory at Hull

But Darragh Lenihan restored Rovers’ lead four minutes from time and Forest’s misery was completed by Jordan Gabriel’s red card in the final seconds.

Wayne Rooney’s Derby claimed their first win of the season at Hull.

Sam Baldock grabbed the 57th-minute winner on his debut after Tigers goalkeeper Matt Ingram had spilled Lee Buchanan’s shot.

Sam Baldock (right) netted the only goal of the game after stopper Matt Ingram spilled a shot




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