Scott Parker lauds Jamal Lowe after late Bournemouth winner against Stoke

Manager Scott Parker hailed Jamal Lowe after the winger rounded off his perfect week by grabbing the late winner as Bournemouth beat Stoke 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium.

Lowe celebrated the birth of his third child, son Ziggy, on Thursday before crashing in an 89th-minute clincher to keep up the Cherries’ promotion push.

Tommy Smith’s 20th-minute drilled effort had put Stoke ahead before Morgan Fox was dismissed for a lunge on Philip Billing which forced the visitors to play with 10 men for an hour.

Bournemouth appeared to have run out of ideas before Dominic Solanke’s 20th Championship goal of the season and Lowe’s strike turned things around in the last seven minutes.

Lowe was out of the Bournemouth squad a month ago and Parker said: “It has been a big week for Jamal after his wife gave birth on Thursday.

“He has rounded off that week and there is no better feeling than scoring a winner.

“Three weeks ago Jamal was training on his own as he wasn’t in the squad but fair play to his resilience. He has shown his character and shows how quickly things can change for personnel.”

After a dismal first-half performance, where they failed to record a shot on target, Bournemouth came to life after the break.

Todd Cantwell forced a top save out of Jack Bonham before Billing scooped over from six yards and cracked the bar with a header.

The Vitality Stadium grew frustrated with audible boos at the game seemingly fizzling out before the late heroics from Solanke and Lowe.

Parker, whose side are second in the Championship table with games in hand, added: “I was proud of the second-half performance. The lads showed big character.

“There was a sense in the stadium which probably transpired onto the players and moved us away from how we