AFC Bournemouth v Watford, 19 August 2017

Score2-0 to Watford
RefereeRoger East
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVitality Stadium
Attendance10,501

View AFC Bournemouth v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Watford had now lost on only one of their last nine league visits to AFC Bournemouth (won five).

0 AFC Bournemouth

2 Watford

Goals:

Goals:

Richarlison 73 G
Etienne Capoue 86 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Steve Cook
Defender Adam Smith
Defender/Midfielder Charlie Daniels
Midfielder Harry Arter
Midfielder Ryan Fraser
Midfielder Drew Surman
Midfielder/Forward Jordon Ibe
Forward Benik Afobe
Forward Josh King

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
José Holebas Defender
Sebastian Prödl Defender
Nathaniel Chalobah Defender/Midfielder
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Nordin Amrabat Midfielder/Forward
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward
Andre Gray Forward

Substitutions:

Jermain Defoe for Benik Afobe 59
Marc Pugh for Jordon Ibe 60
Lys Mousset for Ryan Fraser 78

Substitutions:

Etienne Capoue for Richarlison 80
Christian Kabasele for Nordin Amrabat 82
Ben Watson for Nathaniel Chalobah 90

Cards:

Steve Cook 61 Y

Cards:

Miguel Britos 27 Y
Andre Gray 58 Y
Nathaniel Chalobah 63 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Artur Boruc
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Brad Smith
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Midfielder Marc Pugh
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Lys Mousset

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Christian Kabasele
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Ben Watson
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Stefano Okaka

Comments:

League position: 17th AFC Bournemouth had now failed to score in consecutive Premier League games for the first time since 29 October 2016. The Cherries had now kept only four clean sheets in the Premier League in 2017. They had now lost the opening two games in each of their three seasons in the Premier League. AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe said: "I thought we were very disappointing and I'm scratching my head as to why. We are hugely disappointed and I would expect us to play a lot better than that. We were very poor on the ball today. I'm concerned generally and we haven't looked like scoring so there is plenty of hard work to do. We now have Manchester City and Arsenal so we need to react very quickly."

Comments:

League position: 3rd Watford ended a run of seven Premier League games without a win (lost six). Richarlison became the sixth Watford player to score on his first Premier League start for the Hornets and the first since Miguel Layun on 8 August 2015 at Everton. He also became the first Brazilian to score for them in the Premier League. This was the Hornets first away victory in the Premier League since they won at Arsenal on 31 January 2017. Watford manager Marco Silva said: "We had a very good second-half, we controlled it and had lots of chances to score and we deserved the three points. Our fans kept pushing us and the three points are for them as well. We had character and confidence and I'm happy. But it is only three points, we need to rest and analyse to prepare for the next match."

0 AFC Bournemouth

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Steve Cook
Defender Adam Smith
Defender/Midfielder Charlie Daniels
Midfielder Harry Arter
Midfielder Ryan Fraser
Midfielder Drew Surman
Midfielder/Forward Jordon Ibe
Forward Benik Afobe
Forward Josh King

Substitutions:

Jermain Defoe for Benik Afobe 59
Marc Pugh for Jordon Ibe 60
Lys Mousset for Ryan Fraser 78

Cards:

Steve Cook 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Artur Boruc
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Brad Smith
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Midfielder Marc Pugh
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Lys Mousset

Comments:

League position: 17th AFC Bournemouth had now failed to score in consecutive Premier League games for the first time since 29 October 2016. The Cherries had now kept only four clean sheets in the Premier League in 2017. They had now lost the opening two games in each of their three seasons in the Premier League. AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe said: "I thought we were very disappointing and I'm scratching my head as to why. We are hugely disappointed and I would expect us to play a lot better than that. We were very poor on the ball today. I'm concerned generally and we haven't looked like scoring so there is plenty of hard work to do. We now have Manchester City and Arsenal so we need to react very quickly."

2 Watford

Goals:

Richarlison 73 G
Etienne Capoue 86 G

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
José Holebas Defender
Sebastian Prödl Defender
Nathaniel Chalobah Defender/Midfielder
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Nordin Amrabat Midfielder/Forward
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward
Andre Gray Forward

Substitutions:

Etienne Capoue for Richarlison 80
Christian Kabasele for Nordin Amrabat 82
Ben Watson for Nathaniel Chalobah 90

Cards:

Miguel Britos 27 Y
Andre Gray 58 Y
Nathaniel Chalobah 63 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon
Defender Christian Kabasele
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder Ben Watson
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Stefano Okaka

Comments:

League position: 3rd Watford ended a run of seven Premier League games without a win (lost six). Richarlison became the sixth Watford player to score on his first Premier League start for the Hornets and the first since Miguel Layun on 8 August 2015 at Everton. He also became the first Brazilian to score for them in the Premier League. This was the Hornets first away victory in the Premier League since they won at Arsenal on 31 January 2017. Watford manager Marco Silva said: "We had a very good second-half, we controlled it and had lots of chances to score and we deserved the three points. Our fans kept pushing us and the three points are for them as well. We had character and confidence and I'm happy. But it is only three points, we need to rest and analyse to prepare for the next match."