h,Nike Free Powerlines 2 Mens Atomic, and both Hanley and Gestede would head wide before the half was out.At that point it looked like Benoit Assou-Ekotto's comedic foul throw, where he changed his mind at the last minute, would go down as the evening's biggest gaffe.Yet Green's howler three minutes into the second period proved far more costly. Full-back Spurr edged into the area and fired a hopeful shot at Green's near post and the former England international somehow allowed the ball to creep between his body and the woodwork.Gary Bowyer's men were flying, Rhodes almost moving into a shooting chance before Craig Conway's curling effort brought a routine stop out of Green, as the home crowd cheered each pass. However, Will Keane almost silenced them as his placed effort came back off a post.Redknapp threw on strikers Modibo Maiga and Charlie Austin, whose Burnley ties have not been forgotten at Turf Moor, but Blackburn looked dangerous on the break as Jason Lowe's deflected effort went wide before substitute Luke Varney steered another attempt inches beyond the far post.There was to be no way back for the visitors and Rovers' victory was likely to be greeted with delirium from both their own fans and their biggest rivals. Primed for action: QPR striker Charlie Austin was named as a substitute as he continued his return from injury Chance missed: Austin was given 20 minutes at the end of the game but failed to score Missed out: Redknapp's QPR side now look resigned to a place in the play-offs The race is on: QPR's Will Keane battles for possession with Grant Hanley of Blackburn Opportunity: Yossi Benayoun watches on as Ravel Morrison attempts a shot for QPR Crunch time: Morrison is robbed of possession by Blackburn's Hanley More... Middlesbrough 3-1 Birmingham: Graham on target as Boro see red twice but hold on to keep play-off hopes alive Bournemouth 3-1 Reading: Ritchie double makes it five wins in a row for play-off chasing Cherries Huddersfield 0-2 Ipswich: Anderson and Murphy keep McCarthy's men in the hunt Blackpool 1-3 Derby County: Miserable Seasiders lose again as Rams stay third 2599855
29 shares 6 View comments Matt Ritchie had a taste of top flight football when he was a teenager at Portsmouth.Well, the midfielder could be on his way back there after his double helped Bournemouth continue their charge towards the play-offs by beating Reading.It was a fifth win in a row for the south coast club - and an eighth victory in 10 games - with only one defeat in that formidable run. Star of the show: Matt Ritchie celebrates scoring his second goal of the night MATCH FACTSBournemouth: Camp 6; Francis 6.5, Cook 6.5, Elphick 6,Nike Free 3.0 V5 Mens UK, Harte 6.5; Ritchie 8 (MacDonald 90), O'Kane 6, Surman 6, Pugh 6 (Fraser 74 5); Kermorgant 7.5, Grabban 7 (Pitman 85).Subs not used: Allsop, Ward, Smith, Rantie. Manager: Eddie Howe 8Booked: Fraser.Reading: McCarthy 5; Gunter 4, Gorkss 4, Pearce 4, Bridge 4 (Kelly 61 5); Obita 5, Robson-Kanu 6, McAnuff 5,Nike Free Run 2 Kids Pink, Drenthe 4.5 (Blackman 75 5); Le Fondre 5 (Leigertwood 60 5), Pogrebnyak 4.5Subs not used: Federici, Morrison, McCleary.Manager: Nigel Adkins 3.Booked: Obita. The three points moved them within two of their opponents in the table who slipped down into the final play-off place.Ritchie had already put Bournemouth ahead after only seven minutes, making a late run into the box to bury Lewis Grabban's ball across the box from the left.He made it two 12 minutes later when he produced an even tidier finish than his first to stroke a shot into the bottom left of goal from inside the box.And the away side were dead and buried in first-half stoppage time. This time it was striker Yann Kermorgant who powered in a header from Simon Francis's cross for his sixth goal in six starts. Reading scored a consolation out of nowhere when Hal Robson-Kanu smashed in an effort from 25 yards. But it should've been far worse. On a charge: Bournemouth have won five in a row and are just two points off the play-offs Three and easy: Kermorgant (right) celebrates netting the third with Grabban Season at glanceLive tablesFixturesScores Championship Premier League Championship League One League Two Scottish Premiership Scottish Div 1 Scottish Div 2 Scottish Div 3 More tables More fixtures More scores Ritchie would've had a hat-trick had his 30-yard driven free kick not taken the slight