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Bournemouth 2-0 Nottingham Forest: Junior Stanislas' double keeps Cherries in promotion race as Chris Hughton's side slump to another defeat

Junior Stanislas struck twice to keep Bournemouth in the Championship promotion hunt with victory over struggling Nottingham Forest.

The opener came after just three minutes and a second-half penalty sealed the points but the hosts could have scored more having dominated possession for long stretches at the Vitality Stadium.

The Cherries sit one point behind leaders Norwich, while Forest are two places and three points above the drop zone after a second consecutive defeat.

Two goals from Junior Stanislas gave Bournemouth a 2-0 victory at home to Nottingham Forest
Stanislas opened the scoring in the third minute after meeting a long ball from David Brooks
The striker finished cooly to put the ball beyond the on-rushing Brice Samba in the Forest goal

Fresh from their comeback win against Reading on Saturday, the hosts made a flying start as David Brooks floated a wonderful ball over the top for the onrushing Stanislas to guide home early on.