SCOTT Parker heaped praise on Emiliano Marcondes after the Dane's cameo contributions in recent weeks.

Marcondes came off the bench with 11 minutes to play to provide the assist for Siriki Dembele deep into stoppage time as Cherries battled back to beat Blackpool 2-1 at Bloomfield Road two weeks ago.

And, at a similar stage in proceedings, the 26-year-old was introduced with Cherries trailing 1-0 to Stoke City at Vitality Stadium.

Again Parker's men roared back to take a 2-1 victory, this time with goals from Dominic Solanke and Jamal Lowe.

Discussing the impact of the former Brentford man in recent games, Parker said: “Emi Marcondes epitomises everything I would want to see from a professional footballer.

“He’s someone who is absolutely relentless with everything he does. I’m sure he’s disappointed (at not startgbut I’d never know he was, he always reacts in the right way.

“He’s always consistent in his behaviours and I know I always say the same things but it’s the truth, that’s why he can come on and perform like he has over the last few weeks and throughout the season.”