Bournemouth midfielder Dan Gosling (middle). (Photo : Reuters)
Newly-promoted clubs AFC Bournemouth (2-4-1, 7 points) and Watford FC (2-2-3, 9 points) face each other in a 2015-2016 Premier League week 8 game at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday, October 3.
Boscombe, last season's Football League Championship winners, are having a decent season in their first top-flight appearance but Eddie Howe would like to improve more as to avoid being relegated back at the end of the season.
Their last game, however, was a tough 1-2 loss to Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium as the Potters' Senegalese striker Mame Biram Diouf scored a winner at the 83rd-minute to break a 1-all tie and salvage the win for Mark Hughes men, their first of the season.
Midfielder Dan Gosling provided the Cherries' lone goal at the 76th to temporarily equalize the count, as per NBC Sports.
Bournemouth star striker Callum Wilson suffered an ankle injury early in the first half and had to be taken out by a stretcher off the pitch.
Meanwhile, the Hornets, Football League Championship's runners-up, is doing better although they lost their last game to Crystal Palace, 0-1, at the Vicarage Road last Sunday.
The game was tight all throughout until French midfielder Yohan Cabaye converted a penalty kick at the 71st minute to deny Watford of a point in the overall standings, via BBC Sport.
This would be a highly entertaining matchup between two up and coming teams, but Gosling will look to give Boscombe their third win to break away from the relegation pack.
Prediction: A close 1-0 win for Bournemouth.
Betting odds: Bournemouth (+105), Watford (+260), draw (+245), via Bovada
Bournemouth starting lineup (4-4-1-1 formation): Boruc; Cook, Daniels, Distin, Francis; Surman, Ritchie, Pugh, Gosling; Tomlin; Wilson
Watford starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Gomes; Prödl, Cathcart, Anya, Nyom; Abdi, Watson, Capoue, Jurado; Deeney, Ighalo
