Jamaican Pair Lowe, Reid on Goal, Matt retains Forest Inexperienced High

Reggae Boyz strike pair Jamal Lowe and Bobby Reid each scored to assist fireplace their respective English Championship golf equipment to victory on Saturday, whereas compatriot Jamille Matt notched his eighth purpose of the season to stretch Forest Inexperienced Rovers’ result in 4 factors on the prime of League 2.

Lowe, 27, celebrated his first league begin for AFC Bournemouth, who restored their three-point benefit on the prime of the Championship with a cushty 2-0 win at Bristol Metropolis, by steering in Jack Stacey’s very good cross from shut vary on 21 minutes.

Jordan Zemura’s beautiful end doubled the Cherries’ lead on half-time, because the guests took agency management.

Metropolis, with no dwelling win since January, had supervisor Nigel Pearson again within the dug-out after lacking two matches on account of contracting COVID-19 for a second time, and he hoped his facet might construct on their 3-2 win over Peterborough of their final match earlier than the worldwide break.

However a volley over the bar from Bermuda captain Nahki Wells, who got here on as a Thirteenth-minute substitute after recovering from harm, from Callum O’Dowda’s cut-back was the perfect they may carve out within the first half.

On 5 consecutive away clear sheets, Bournemouth supervisor Scott Parker stated: “It’s large. I assumed we have been very good. We managed the sport for big components and have been lethal at occasions. We have been quite a bit higher than 2-0 actually.”

Reid’s 71st-minute purpose, plus Serbian worldwide Aleksandar Mitrovic’s double and a deflected long-range injury-time purpose from Antonee Robinson, helped Fulham go third within the desk, cruising previous west London rivals Queen’s Park Rangers (QPR) 4-1 at Craven Cottage.

Mitrovic opened the scoring within the tenth minute and after QPR’s Lyndon Dykes equalised within the 54th minute, the Serbian headed Fulham again in entrance together with his twelfth league purpose of the season. 4 minutes later Reid, 28, added a 3rd, slotting the ball into the far nook.

After Mitrovic’s early strike, QPR improved because the half went on, with Chris Willock, who’s of Montserratian descent, placing the submit 5 minutes earlier than the break. After the restart, Willock arrange Scotland worldwide Dykes, who rounded Fulham stopper Marek Rodak to attain in his fourth consecutive match for membership and nation.

Two targets in 5 minutes within the second half helped Forest Inexperienced safe a 2-0 victory at backside facet Scunthorpe United.

Matt, 31, broke the impasse from the penalty spot on the hour mark after he had been fouled, earlier than Gambia worldwide Ebou Adams headed in a second 5 minutes later.

“Full credit score to the lads, it wasn’t fairly as they made it actually powerful for us, however I’m actually happy to come back away with the three factors,” Rovers’ head coach Rob Edwards stated afterwards.

One other Jamaica-born participant, Jordon Garrick, 23, who moved to England as a toddler, caught within the eleventh minute as League 1 leaders Plymouth Argyle stormed again to win 3-1 at Oxford United and take their unbeaten league run to 12 video games.

Garrick, who induced the house protection plenty of issues, skipped previous one problem as he lower in from the left, earlier than curling a right-footed shot previous goalkeeper Jack Stevens into the far nook.

Objectives from Anthony Stewart, 29, who’s of Jamaican descent, and Adebayo Akinfenwa helped Wycombe Wanderers seal a fourth consecutive win in League 1 as they triumphed 2-0 on the backside facet Doncaster Rovers.

Second-placed Wycombe, who trails Plymouth on purpose distinction, however has a recreation in hand, made a lightning begin with Stewart heading in from a nook simply two minutes in.

Former Reggae Boy Garath McCleary examined goalkeeper Pontus Dalhberg’s focus late on as Wycombe pushed for a 3rd after Adebayo Akinfenwa had doubled their lead on 17 minutes.

Left-back Nesta Guinness-Walker, 22, who’s of half Barbadian descent, led a spirited fightback by League 1 AFC Wimbledon to make sure a share of the factors with Sheffield Wednesday in a 2-2 draw at Plough Lane.

After the guests went 2-0 up, Guinness-Walker fired dwelling on the rebound as goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith might solely parry Aaron Pressley’s preliminary effort and Jack Rudoni salvaged a degree with an Eighty fifth-minute tap-in on the again submit from Luke McCormick’s cross.

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