Watford have a chance to clear some seconds off the clock now as Watson secures them a corner when is cross is blocked by Ake. It's taken short and the eventual delivery is headed behind by Mousset.
90' +3
Bournemouth win a corner that runs through to Pugh at the back post. He manages to put the ball back into the middle but it doesn't fall kindly for Mousset and Watford manage to clear.
90' +1
B. Watson enters the game and replaces N. Chalobah.
Silva makes his final change with Watson coming on for Chalobah. There may be a worry for Bournemouth as Ake appears to be struggling with a thigh injury.
90'
We are going to have a minimum of six added minutes! There's still time for late drama!
88'
Watford are happy to take their time in possession now, pushing high up and keeping Bournemouth as far away from their goal as possible. The hosts are leaving huge gaps as they get bodies for to try to get back into this.
86'
É. Capoue has scored a goal for Watford!
GOOOOOOOAAAAL!! CAPOUE HAS WON IT! That's a truly brilliant strike from the former Tottenham midfielder. He controls Surman's headed clearance on his chest and lets the ball bounce before firing a fine right-footed finish into the bottom-left corner from 25 yards!
85'
Mousset wants a penalty after he ends up on the floor when trying to get around Prodl in the box. Referee East does not see enough in it to give a penalty, though.
84'
Watford have let Bournemouth take complete control of possession now. They are happy to sit back and try to hold out. Defoe is caught in possession by Cleverley and he fires a long ball up for Gray to chase, but Ake manages to mop up and play it back to Begovic.
82'
C. Kabasele enters the game and replaces N. Amrabat.
More defensive reinforcements for Silva, with centre-back Kabasele sent on in place of winger Amrabat.
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81'
KING! Pugh gets the beating of Femenia and sends in a cross with the outside of his right foot that Defoe helps on to King. He leaps up and gets his head to the ball but is unable to keep it down, with Gomes let off the hook.
80'
É. Capoue enters the game and replaces Richarlison.
Richarlison goes down and appears to be struggling with cramp, but he won't be allowed to waste more time as he is hauled off Capoue - Silva looking to strengthen the midfield and hold onto Watford's one-goal lead.
78'
L. Mousset enters the game and replaces R. Fraser.
Howe makes his final change, with Mousset sent on in place of Fraser as Bournemouth step up their search for an equaliser.
76'
Another chance for Richarlison! He's picked out by a cross from Holebas but jumps backwards to connect with a header and can only steer it wide of the upright.
75'
Fraser wants a penalty as Bournemouth try to respond positively. The midfielder tumbles to the deck after a coming together with Amrabat, but nothing is given by the referee.
73'
Richarlison has scored a goal for Watford!
GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAL!!! RICHARLISON SCORES!! The Brazilian has proved dangerous all afternoon and he finally makes the difference. Chalobah plays in Gray on the right as Watford break, and the club-record signing sends a square pass through Cook's legs for Richarlison. Smith gets a block to initially deny the Brazilian, who is able to prod the loose ball over the line to send the fans into delirium!
72'
Britos is down and holding his back after a collision with Gomes while defending a Bournemouth free-kick. Watford won't want to lose the powerful Uruguayan at this stage of the game. He's back to his feet and should be able to continue without the need for treatment.
70'
RICHARLISON! Could that have been the moment? The Brazilian makes his way inside from the left on the break, but Cook does enough to block his first attempt. Richarlison gets a second bite at the cherry but scuffs a volley straight into the arms of Begovic!
68'
Cleverley's delivery is controlled by Richarlison at the near post and he fires a shot towards goal on the spin. Arter is there to block it on the line, though! Another crucial intervention from the midfielder.
67'
Watford continue to push for the opener, with Richarlison proving a positive option on the left. He chases a long ball into the corner, forcing Smith to give away the corner.
65'
Doucoure slips a pass into Gray on the right side of the box and he takes a touch to get to the byline ahead of Ake. He fires the ball into the middle and Begovic dives out to push it clear.
63'
N. Chalobah gets yellow.
It's all getting a bit scrappy now, with Chalobah, who curled a shot wide moments ago, shown a yellow card for diving in on King.
61'
Now Cook does go into the book. That happened while the substitutions were going on, so perhaps it was for the trip on Gray.
60'
M. Pugh enters the game and replaces J. Ibe.
The ineffectual Ibe also makes way, with Pugh his replacement.
59'
J. Defoe enters the game and replaces B. Afobe.
Howe makes a pair of changes, with Defoe sent on in place of Afobe. It's his first appearance at this ground since 2001!
58'
A. Gray gets yellow.
S. Cook gets yellow.
Gray is remonstrating with the referee as Cook got away with a clearly cynical trip unpunished. It seems he talked himself into a booking!
57'
CHALOBAH HAD TO SCORE! Cook is caught in possession as the last man and Chalobah charges into a one-on-one with Begovic. Cook trips Gray as he tries to get up in support, leaving Chalobah to go it alone. He is unable to guide a shot past his former Chelsea team-mate, and the opportunity goes begging.
56'
OPTA STAT: Bournemouth’s Josh King scored in both 2-2 draws between the two sides last season, while team-mate Benik Afobe has found the net three times in his last five league appearances versus Watford and for three different sides.
54'
WHAT WAS HE DOING?! Amrabat gets away down the right and sees Chalobah arriving into space with a late run. The midfielder looks sure to fire a shot home but instead leaves the ball for Arter! Did he get a cheeky call from the Bournemouth man there? It certainly explains why he did not pull the trigger!
53'
King and Ibe combine down the left, but the former Liverpool man's attempt to find Afobe in the middle is deflected behind by the recovering Doucoure.
51'
Richarlison takes on Smith down the left and attempts to check back inside. He loses possession but goes down holding his face, claiming he was caught by the Bournemouth defender. Referee East is not having it, though, and allows play to continue.
49'
Amrabat has a go at an ambitious volley from the right side of the box. He doesn't connect well enough, though, and flashes his shot across the box and nowhere near the target.
47'
Gomes is forced into an early save! A Bournemouth corner heads towards Cook, who glances the delivery towards goal. A touch of Britos does not fool Gomes, who was already dopping down to make the stop!
46'
We are back underway!
45' +3
There is the half-time whistle!
45' +2
HE HAS TO SCORE! Ake heads Cleverley's right-wing cross to the back post, where Richarlison brings it down and twists and turns away from Smith. His quick feet enable him to get a cutback to Gray, who somehow skies from close to the six-yard box!
45'
Afobe drops to ground inside the box and calls for a penalty go up from the crowd, with Femenia seemingly thought to have caught him with an arm. Any contact looked negligible, though, and we head into two minutes of stoppage time.
44'
Amrabat tries to reach the byline up against Daniels, but he is unable to find a route past and the left-back manages to get a clearance away. The minutes are ticking away and it looks like we'll be heading into half-time without a goal.
42'
Femenia gets forward on the right and swings a delivery in with pace that eludes the head of Chalobah. Fraser tries to driblle up the field and is brought to ground by a combination of three Watford players.
40'
Afobe again tries to use his strength to create room for a shot up against Britos, but Holebas gets back to help out his team-mate and poke the ball out for a corner. However, the officials give Watford a goal-kick instead.
38'
Some lovely stuff from Richarlison! He flicks the ball over the head of Smith to step inside from the left before sending it through the right-back's legs with his second touch. He pulls a cross back but Arter gets there first to send it out for a corner.
36'
Ibe has been very quiet today but he pops up on the left and manages to get a cross beyond Femenia. It's just behind Afobe and the Watford defence are able to boot it clear.
34'
Daniels again finds space on the left and drills a low, first-time cross into the middle. Surman runs to the near post to attack it but Prodl again makes the important intervention.
32'
Cook aims a long pass down the right towards Afobe, who outmuscles Britos to create room for a shot from an acute angle on the right side of the box. Gomes has his near post covered and pushes it behind for a corner. Arter tries his luck when the resultant set-piece falls to him 25 yards out, but a block from Chalobah denies him. He appears to suggest the Watford man used an arm, though nothing is given.
29'
Cook looked like he might be in trouble for wiping out Richarlison after misjudging a goal-kick from Gomes as the Watford forward looked to go clean through on goal. He is saved from any punishment with the offside flag up on the opposite side, though it seems to be a questionable decision.
28'
The free-kick goes all the way through to Daniels on the left and his delivery is punched away by Gomes. Watford look to break and Cook puts in a strong challenge on Gray to stop his progression down the left.
27'
M. Britos gets yellow.
Britos lunges in on Arter and takes his legs out from under him, earning a yellow card.
26'
Richarlison and Smith are down on the ground after a collision in the air. The Brazilian turned his back into the challenge and appeared to catch his opponent with the top of his back. They receive treatment and walk off the pitch before quickly returning.
24'
Gray makes a run in behind on the left but is unable to pick out a team-mate with his cutback. Bournemouth try to hit back instantly but Britos gets between King and the ball to bring his push for the byline to an end.
23'
After a bright start to proceedings, things have become a bit disjointed in the last few minutes. However, it's Watford who are looking more dangerous.
21'
OPTA STATS: Bournemouth have conceded 135 goals in the Premier League since they were promoted in 2015, more than any other top-flight side.
19'
CHALOBAH! Femenia finds plenty of space in front of the Bournemouth defence and he rolls a pass in behind for Gray. The striker is forced wide so plays it back to Amrabat, whose first-time cross is met by the head of Chalobah at the back post. The former Chelsea man doesn't get his aim right and misses the target!
18'
Bournemouth threaten down their left again. Play is switched out to Daniels and Femenia shows him down the inside. He attempts to slide a pass into the diagonal run of King, who is unable to get on the end of it and Gomes happily receives it.
16'
Femenia is played in down the right by Amrabat and manages to beat Fraser and Daniels, who are both guilty of putting in weak attempts to win the ball. He drills a cutback into the middle but Gray cannot bring it under control.
14'
Daniels is found out on the left and he hooks a lofted cross into the box that Gomes can only punch clear. Bournemouth regain possession and Arter has a go from the edge of the box, with Femenia getting in the way. His effort did not appear to be going on target anyway, though.
12'
Another long throw from Holebas causes Bournemouth defensive problems in the box, but Doucoure is closed down by King as he attempts to swing the ball into the centre after his first touch takes him wide.
10'
Afobe again comes out to the right and looks to take on Britos down the outside. The Uruguayan shows good strength to get across and shepherd the ball out of play, earning Watford a goal-kick.
9'
OPTA STAT: Watford are without a win in their last seven Premier League contests (D1 L6) - they last went on a longer winless run in January 2007, when they went 11 games without victory.
7'
Gomes produces a scrappy moment of keeping that is something of a trademark for him. He manages to get in the way of Fraser's deflected shot, but bats it down into the ground and it hits his face on the way back up. His defence manage to get the loose ball clear, but he calls for treatment in the aftermath!
5'
WAS THAT A PENALTY?! A long throw from Holebas is flicked on by Richarlison and drops for Cleverley, who takes a touch before lashing a shot towards goal. It is blocked by Ake, but the centre-back may have used his arm to do so! The Watford midfielder appeals for a penalty but referee Roger East is unmoved.
4'
A short corner routine comes to a quick end when Surman receives the ball back from Fraser while standing in an offside position.
3'
Watford look comfortable in possession in the early exchanges, but Arter wins it for Bournemouth in the middle and releases Afobe down the right. He cuts inside and attempts to tee up King, but Prodl is on hand to sweep the ball out of play for a corner.
1'
We are underway at the Vitality Stadium!
Hello and welcome to today's LIVE coverage of the Premier League meeting between Bournemouth and Watford at the Vitality Stadium!
Bournemouth will be hoping to bounce back from opening their campaign with a 1-0 defeat at West Brom and recent history is in their favour - just. The Cherries are unbeaten in seven matches against Watford, though six of those have been draws.
Watford gave a good account of themselves in their first outing against Liverpool last weekend, Miguel Britos' stoppage-time goal rescuing a 3-3 draw in Marco Silva's debut in the Vicarage Road dugout. Having finished last season with a run of seven successive defeats on the road, the Hornets will be keen to buck that trend here.
Bournemouth bench: Artur Boruc, Tyrone Mings, Marc Pugh, Dan Gosling, Brad Smith, Lys Mousset, Jermain Defoe.
Bournemouth (4-4-1-1): Asmir Begovic; Adam Smith, Steve Cook, Nathan Ake, Charlie Daniels; Ryan Fraser, Andrew Surman, Harry Arter, Jordon Ibe; Josh King; Benik Afobe.
Watford bench: Costel Pantilimon, Christian Kabasele, Ben Watson, Etienne Capoue, Will Hughes, Stefano Okaka, Troy Deeney.
Watford (4-3-3): Heurelho Gomes; Kiko Femenia, Sebastian Prodl, Miguel Britos, Jose Holebas; Tom Cleverley, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Nathaniel Chalobah; Nordin Amrabat, Andre Gray, Richarlison.
Eddie Howe has made two changes from the side that lost to West Brom, with Smith replacing the injured Francis and Ibe taking Pugh's spot on the left of midfield. Defoe's wait for a first start continues - he is named on the Bournemouth bench.
There are four changes from Silva, three of which he has confirmed are due to injury. There are first starts for Femenia, Richarlison and club-record signing Gray, with Okaka the man to lose out to the former Burnley striker. Prodl replaces Younes Kaboul in the centre of defence as Daryl Janmaat and Roberto Pereyra miss out.
The teams are heading out onto the pitch, so kick-off will be upon us in just a few moments.
HALF-TIME - Bournemouth 0-0 Watford: There have been chances at both ends, but we are yet to have a goal at the Vitality Stadium. The best opportunity fell to Gray in stoppage time, when he contrived to miss the target from close range to keep it level at the break. There were some promising moments during the opening period, so be sure to stick around and see how the remaining 45 minutes play out!
FULL-TIME - Bournemouth 0-2 Watford: Silva has his first win as Hornets boss thanks to goals from Richarlison, who was making his full debut after joining from Fluminense, and Capoue. The Brazilian provided a dangerous outlet for the visitors, who were a potent threat on the counter-attack in the second half and thoroughly deserve their win. For Bournemouth, it is the third time in succession they have started the Premier League season with back-to-back defeats.
That's all for now. Thanks for joining us and have a great day!
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