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Match Day Thread WATFORD V BOURNEMOUTH

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  1. oldfrenchhorn

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    WATFORD V BOURNEMOUTH
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    Venue: Vicarage Road Stadium
    Date : Saturday, 31st March 2018
    Kick Off : 1500 BST

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    The Hornets were outclassed away at Arsenal and Liverpool before the international break, but they return to Vicarage Road where they’ve won each of their last three, including a 4-1 victory over Chelsea last month. Meanwhile, Bournemouth struck late on as they laboured in beating rock-bottom West Brom in their last outing, handing them a first win in five games, but defeating a demoralized side on home turf is hardly something to write home about. In fact, the Cherries have lost seven of their 15 road trips this term, managing just a single victory in their last nine on their travels, while they were recently taken apart 4-1 at Huddersfield.
    Both teams are locked on 36 points occupying 10th and 11th spot in the league table, still, they are only 8 points above the relegation zone. However, it is unlikely that they are drawn into a relegation battle with only 8 weeks to go in the season. This is mainly due to the number of teams below them performing extremely poorly.

    Head to Head

    There have been 5 meetings between the two sides since Bournemouth got promoted to the Premier League. The first four were draws and this streak came to end with Watford netting a 2-0 win at the Dean Court earlier this season.

    Our Officials

    Referee: Andy Madley
    Assistants: Peter Kirkup, Constantine Hatzidakis
    Fourth official: Craig Pawson


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    Andy Madley will make his debut as a Premier League referee when he takes centre stage at Vicarage Road. The 34-year-old is the older brother of top-flight official Bobby Madley. He has shown 108 yellow and one red card in 36 games this season.

    Team News

    Javi Gracia has confirmed Christian Kabasele and Molla Wague are expected to return to first team training next week after long spells out.

    Kabasele has not featured since injuring a hamstring late on in the 0-0 draw with Stoke City in January, while Wague was left out of Watford’s 25 man squad in February due to fitness issues.

    There had been hope that a two-week break from action would allow the Hornets to bring a number of players back to fitness.

    That, however, has not been the case and Gracia was unable to say when the likes of Tom Cleverley, Younes Kaboul and Nathaniel Chalobah will be back in training with the squad.


    :emoticon-0100-smile WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE WORLD - ENJOY THE GAME :emoticon-0100-smile
     
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    Very good luck to the Golden Boys Please, please wipe the smug smile from the despicable Eddie Howe's face <grr>
     
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    I will try and turn up at the right time for the kick off <doh>.
     
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    The time between matches seem incredibly long when there is an International break - seems like a month since we last played. Yet do we have anyone else returned from injury?
     
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    Kabasele potentially ...
     
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    Big game tomorrow, with a run of more winable games coming up.

    COYH!!!
     
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    I am optimistic about this one. An easy Watford win.
     
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    Enjoy the game everyone..... :)
     
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    | Watford | Karnezis (GK); Janmaat, Mariappa, Prödl, Holebas; Doucouré, Capoue; Femenía, Hughes, Pereyra; Deeney (C).

    Subs | Gomes (GK), Cathcart, Ndong, Lukebakio, Richarlison, Gray, Okaka.
     
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    Britos is sick, and Richarlison starts from the bench.
     
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    Hughes in for Richarlison and Jaamatt for Britos.

    Cathcart and Ndong on bench.
     
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    Palace lost - good result for us.
     
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    Watched the last 10 minutes. Salah pops up again to get the winner. Zaha is good at getting down to the goal line, but his crossing is dreadful.
     
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    Glad he remembered his beard trimmer. :emoticon-0100-smile
     
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    Afternoon all.
    Comforting news from my wife after reading today telegraph is that I am at low risk of a heart attack, those at more risk are those whose football team wins most of the time. I guess we will have to be alert to depression and suicidal tendencies....<laugh>
     
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