CHAMPIONSHIP
DOMINIC Solanke grabbed a double as unbeaten Bournemouth cruised to a 3-0 victory over Huddersfield to equal the club’s best start to a league season.
Striker Solanke bagged a firsthalf brace to take his tally to 11 goals for the season, before defender Lloyd Kelly added a third in the second half to keep the Cherries in control at the top of the Sky Bet Championship.
Bournemouth are now unbeaten in their first 14 matches this season, a statistic only matched by the 1961-62 side in the Old Third Division - with Liverpool the only other side in the top four English tiers yet to lose.
West Brom moved up temporarily to second with a comfortable 3-0 win over Bristol City, in a game delayed by medical emergencies affecting fans of both teams as well as a lengthy injury stoppage for City’s Nathan Baker.
Jordan Hugill gave Albion a seventh-minute lead as he finished off a flowing team move and Kyle Bartley then nodded home a second from Darnell Furlong’s long throw three minutes before the break.
Karlan Grant latched onto a poor backpass after 52 minutes to put the game beyond the Robins.
Coventry remained in fourth after a 1-1 draw with Derby.
Matty Godden had put them ahead in the 20th minute from the penalty spot but Graeme Shinnie earned the Rams a point 12 minutes from the end.
Birmingham grabbed a late winner to defeat Swansea 2-1.
Elijah Adebayo’s 17th-minute strike earned Luton a 1-0 win over struggling Hull.
Siriki Dembele hit a stoppagetime winner for Peterborough to complete a 2-1 comeback win over QPR after Harrison Burrows cancelled out Ilias Chair’s opener.
Tom Bradshaw’s second-half double saw Millwall come from behind to impressively beat Stoke 2-1. Romaine Sawyers scored Stoke’s opener.
Goals from Keshi Anderson and Gary Madine gave Blackpool a 2-0 derby victory over Preston, who had Alan Browne sent off, and two goals in three minutes from Sam Gallagher and Tyrhys Dolan gave Blackburn to a 2-0 win over Reading.
In yesterday’s games Sheffield United won the Yorkshire derby at Barnsley 3-2 while Fulham thumped hosts Nottingham Forest 4-0 to reclaim second place from West Brom.