CHERRIES suffered a 2-1 loss at Nottingham Forest tonight. Here we run through the decisive aspects.

1 - POSSESSION IS NOT EVERYTHING

Cherries had a whopping 76 per cent of possession at the City Ground but were still on the wrong end of the result. After early carnage, Forest got their act together and held a solid defensive shape that Cherries struggled to break down.

2 - SURMAN CAN HIT 'EM

Andrew Surman’s opener – while not decisive in the final reckoning – was a thing of beauty. The former Norwich midfielder might not score many goals but this was a real corker, stroked with vicious ease into the left corner. Wonderful.

3 - FRASER AND SMITH CAN BE A THREAT FROM THE START

Ryan Fraser and Adam Smith were a serious menace to Forest, particularly early on. Their pace frightened the living daylights out of Forest’s defenders and Fraser, as against Brentford, proved himself a goal threat. The Scot appears to have matured as a player and could still have a big part to play this season.

MOMENT OF THE MATCH

As previously mentioned, Surman’s glorious long-range strike. A goal worth watching again.

MOAN OF THE MATCH

Another goal conceded just before half-time, as against Brentford. Dealt a huge blow to Cherries’ momentum and sent them into the interval frustrated.

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