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Solanke has fans dreaming of glory

By Adam Shergold

IT TAKES a confident set of supporters to be singing ‘we’re on our way to the Premier League’ before October is even out. But in the case of Bournemouth, such brimming confidence is not at all misplaced.

They moved six points clear at the top of the Championship with an emphatic win over a Huddersfield side who started the day in sixth and are rarely such pushovers.

Scott Parker took Fulham up into the Premier League using a style that saw opponents swamped by flying wingers and expressive, possesion-based football.

Now that template is being replicated on the south coast and the Cherries already look very much the team to catch as they went a 14th match unbeaten — equalling a club record.

Dominic Solanke moved into double figures for the campaign with two first-half strikes before captain Lloyd Kelly wrapped things up in the 64th minute. Bournemouth kept their eighth clean sheet for good measure.

‘This ranked right up there in terms of an all-round game, it felt like a constant barrage from us,’ said boss Parker. ‘We’re going in the right direction and to be getting the records is brilliant.’

They led through Solanke’s composed penalty early on after Ollie Turton brought him down and the striker finished from close range to make it 2-0. The win was sealed when Kelly volleyed in Ryan Christie’s dinked cross.

Huddersfield manager Carlos Corberan said: ‘You need 90 minutes to win but you can lose in a few minutes and that’s what happened. We must use this game to improve.’

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