^*^ Championship roundup: Philip Billing double keeps Bournemouth on track

• Cherries stay ahead in automatic promotion chase
• Forest thrash Swansea to set up thriller on Tuesday

Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest both recorded resounding victories to tee up their second versus third meeting at Dean Court on Tuesday, as the race for automatic promotion and play-off places goes the distance.

Dominic Solanke’s 30th goal of the season and two emphatic finishes from Philip Billing gave Bournemouth a dominant 3-0 win at Blackburn to keep them in the driving seat for second place. The result extinguished Blackburn’s faint play-off hopes, with the damage done in a run of 16 games that yielded 13 points, taking them from second to ninth.

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