Bournemouth handed boost for automatic promotion race with Nottingham Forest

Bournemouth have been handed a double injury boost ahead of their crucial Championship clash with Blackburn Rovers this weekend.

Ahead of their trip to Ewood Park, Scott Parker has revealed that Jordan Zemura and Todd Cantwell are back in contention. The Cherries will play their second fixture on the road in the space of five days on Saturday, before they then entertain automatic promotion rivals Nottingham Forest at the Vitality on Tuesday night.

In his pre-match press conference, Parker provided an update on the squad going into the final three outings of the campaign. He said: "There are no fresh injuries. Todd Cantwell trained for the first time today after a back injury.

"JZ has been back on the grass for a couple of days as well, so he can come into play for the weekend. Other than that, everyone else has come through the Swansea game fine."

Bournemouth are currently occupying the final automatic promotion place in the Championship and are three points ahead of Forest, who sit in third place ahead of Huddersfield. The Cherries end the season at home to Millwall, while Forest will face Swansea City this weekend and end the campaign at Hull City.

Though, Forest boss Steve Cooper still believes his team have a long way to go in their quest to join Fulham and gain automatic promotion spots. He said: “It seems a mile away. You saw how intense tonight was against Fulham who were desperate to keep on winning as they have done all season and we had to match that."