Decision to rest stars backfires on Huddersfield Town

He will expect an instant response at Coventry on Wednesday when his rested frontline players should return.

Juninho Bacuna’s fierce first-half drive clawed away by Asmir Begovic was as close as Huddersfield went to scoring on a miserable afternoon for the Terriers, who lost goalkeeper Ben Hamer to injury at the break.

Jason Tindall hailed “the new Dominic Solanke” as Bournemouth retained their grip on second place.

Solanke’s early double set the Cherries on course for an emphatic win in front of 1,200 returning fans at the Vitality Stadium.

The former Liverpool striker struggled to justify his £19m price tag as Bournemouth were relegated from the Premier League last season but now has eight goals this term.

Defending his wholesale changes, Corberan said: “Sometimes we need to manage the squad and manage how many consecutive games the players can play to avoid injuries.

“We made the decision to go with certain players and we should have been more competitive.

“I know how difficult it is for our fans. It is painful for me, too. We came here with expectations to get a positive result.

“What we need to do now is analyse the game well.

“The team did not start well but at the same time we made some mistakes that we need to avoid. We need to know when is the moment to play and when is the moment to keep the ball.

“In my opinion, we gave away two very bad goals right at the start. We have to be better to be part of this league.”

Bournemouth were 3-0 up inside 21 minutes courtesy of Solanke’s brace and a super goal from David Brooks.

Solanke opened the scoring with a delicate chip in the eighth minute before side-footing home the second just five minutes later.

Brooks guided a left-foot shot into the corner from 20 yards out to add the third after being teed up by Solanke.

In the 67th minute, Junior Stanislas rounded off a fine solo run with a cool finish. Substitute Sam Surridge completed the rout three minutes later after Dan Gosling had selflessly squared the ball into his path when he could have netted.

Tindall said: “Dom is playing with confidence. He is feeling my love and the team’s love. It was nice the fans were here to see the new Dom Solanke.”

Bournemouth: Begovic, Steve Cook, Simpson, Kelly, Lewis Cook; Smith (Zemura 87), Lerma, Billing (Surridge 64); Stanislas (Burchall 87), Brooks (Gosling 64); Solanke (Riquelme 71). Unused substitutes: Travers, Ofoborh, Kilkenny, Anthony.

Huddersfield Town: Hamer (Schofield 46), Rowe, Edmonds-Green, Sarr; Toffolo (Crichlow-Noble 71), Pritchard, O’Brien (Vallejo 72); Bacuna, Diakhaby, Ward (Mbenza 56), Brown (Diarra 53). Unused substitutes: Pipa, Eiting, Campbell, Daly.

Referee: O Langford (W Midlands).