Bournemouth Seal Automatic Promotion To Premier League
Bournemouth beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Tuesday to earn automatic promotion to the Premier League after two seasons in the second-tier Championship.
Substitute Moore settled a tension-filled game with a neat finish from a superbly worked free-kick to seal second place.
It was only the Wales international’s third goal of an injury-ravaged Bournemouth career since his January transfer from Cardiff.
“I’m speechless,” said Moore. “When I came here I had one goal and then had the setback straight away, but I had the dream and thankfully it’s come about.”
Forest, who needed a win to leapfrog the Cherries in the table, will now have to try to end their 23-year Premier League exile via the play-offs.
Third-placed Forest and Huddersfield are guaranteed places in the play-offs with one match of the regular season to go, with a clutch of clubs chasing the final two places.
Bournemouth started the game brightly with Philip Billing forcing a good save from Forest goalkeeper Brice Samba in only the fourth minute.
The home side had a huge let off shortly before half-time when goalkeeper Mark Travers brought down Sam Surridge inside the penalty box.
Travers was saved from conceding a penalty by the assistant referee’s offside flag, but TV replays showed Surridge had timed his run to perfection.