Scott Parker reveals how Bournemouth stopped Nottingham Forest last night

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker has revealed that regaining control, staying calm, avoiding being drawn into the emotion of the game, and limiting counter-attacks helped them stop Nottingham Forest in last night’s crunch Championship clash. 

Kieffer Moore’s 83rd-minute goal secured a 1-0 win that confirms the Cherries have been automatically promoted to the Premier League and means Forest head to the play-offs.

The Reds were in the ascendancy before the break but Bournemouth turned the tables in the second half and it only looked as though one side was going to win it from then on.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Parker addressed how they had stopped a Forest side that have been too much for most Championship teams this season.

He said: “The first half, I was disappointed with us because for everything we spoke about in the week we never wanted the game to become a basketball match.

“Playing against a good side, a lot of their goals come from counter-attacks, and the game became very basketbally and end to end. We never really had any control and at that moment, it was always going to suit Nottingham Forest and not us.

“While we had certain moments, I felt if we played like that again in the second half we were going to lose the game or certainly they would’ve had the better chance of winning.

“So we spoke about control, we spoke about being calm. I never wanted the emotion of this game to get the better of us and that was key. I went back to that really, I spoke about the game plan.

“We didn’t really execute that well enough in the first half and played into their hands. In the second half, we showed our dominance.

“It goes without saying that we are physically the best team, we knew we’d come strong but more