Bournemouth moved into a share of the lead at the top of the Championship with a 2-1 win over QPR on Tuesday as West Brom were held 0-0 at home by Derby.
Bournemouth and QPR were two of three teams in the division still yet to lose prior to the encounter at the Vitality Stadium, but the visitors made a poor start on the south coast.
Jaidon Anthony robbed Tob Dickie and fired home after 12 minutes to open the scoring.
It was 2-0 before the break when Anthony picked out Dominic Solanke inside the area and the former Liverpool forward found the net.
Sam McCallum pulled one back after the interval for QPR but they could not find an equaliser as they fell to sixth.
“In the first half we were clinical but they put us under immense pressure in the second half and we had to show another side to us,” said Bournemouth boss Scott Parker.
“We have seen tonight that every game in this league is different and that sometimes you have to grind it out.”
