Three of the four added minutes have been played and Bournemouth are no closer to scoring. Watford are seconds away from a massive victory in their fight for Premier League survival.
GOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!!! BOURNEMOUTH 0-3 WATFORD!!! PEREYRA SEALS THE THREE POINTS! Gray fails to convert when played in, with Fraser making a clearance on the line, but Pereyra controls the rebound and drills it in to further Bournemouth's misery.
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A. Gray enters the game and replaces Deulofeu.
Watford's third change sees Deulofeu replaced by Gray in attack. Four minutes have been added on at the Vitality Stadium.
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Masina's cross is controlled by Deeney and the Watford skipper tees up Capoue for a shot that is blocked. The visitors are not happy to settle for just the two goals, it seems.
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Watford are doing well to see things through in an efficient and stress-free manner. Pearson is about to make his third and final change.
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Domingos Quina enters the game and replaces A. Doucouré.
Doucoure, with a goal and an assist to his name today for the first time in his Premier League career, is replaced by Quina.
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Francis' cross from deep is a good one, but it is Mariappa who gets his head to it first. Billing is first to the loose ball but is unable to find the target.
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This is turning out to be another incredibly frustrating day for the Bournemouth supporters in attendance. Their side are creating next to nothing, with Watford cruising towards a third victory on the spin.
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R. Pereyra enters the game and replaces I. Sarr.
Pearson turns to his bench for the first time today by bringing on Pereyra for the impressive Sarr in attack.
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Bournemouth are at serious risk of conceding a third, but Howe's men have no choice but to throw bodies forward. Team-mates Cathcart and Capoue collide with each other and the latter looks to be in a little pain.
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Francis slides in on Doucoure inside the area and wins the ball cleanly, although the offside flag goes up anyway. Bournemouth are starting to leave gaps at the back now as they press for a goal.
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Watford are passing the ball around Bournemouth, who look devoid of any confidence. A goal from nothing for the hosts is all it takes to not only turn this game around but also possibly their season. There are 13 minutes of normal time to go.
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S. Surridge enters the game and replaces H. Wilson.
Surridge replaces Wilson in Bournemouth's third and final change of the contest.
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BLOCKED! Deulofeu's well-struck shot from 18 yards is destined for the top corner, only for Francis to step in the way to make a vital block in front of goal.
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Smith runs at Mariappa and it is the latter who comes out on top. Bournemouth are getting nowhere fast and appear to have already given up on salvaging something.
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Fraser's left-sided cross is headed away and Billing fires wide when getting on the end of the clearance.
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Credit to Watford for getting at Bournemouth and taking their chances when they have arrived. The Cherries have once again been poor today and are well and truly in a relegation battle now. Howe still has one substitution available should he wish to use it.
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SAVE! The pressure really is on Bournemouth boss Howe after this, with his side set to end the day second bottom of the Premier League. Watford are going in search of a third goal, Deeney's drive being dealt with by Travers.
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T. Deeney has scored a goal for Watford! Assist by A. Doucouré.
GOOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!!! BOURNEMOUTH 0-2 WATFORD!!! DEENEY BLASTS IN A SECOND! This second Watford goal has been coming. Sarr gets away from two players and squares the ball into the middle. The loose ball drops to Deeney, who hammers it past Travers to give his side some breathing space.
Doucoure is credited with the assist but it is Sarr who deserves all the credit for charging clear down the right and creating the goal.
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SHOT! Chalobah turns away from two Bournemouth players with ease and bends a shot wide from the edge of the area. The visitors look more likely to score the game's second goal.
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Fraser plays the ball to Callum Wilson, who spreads it to Solanke to his right. The return pass is not the greatest, though, and Watford clear their lines.
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Billing breaks forward but Capoue gets a toe to the ball inside the box to halt the charge. Good play from the Bournemouth substitute and equally good defending from the Watford man.
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With a little over an hour played at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth are still awaiting their first real chance. Callum Wilson turned inside the box and fired over shortly before the double change.
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L. Cook enters the game and replaces D. Gosling.
P. Billing enters the game and replaces J. Lerma.
Lerma is off and Billing on in Bournemouth's first change of the contest.
Lewis Cook takes over from Gosling as Howe makes a double substitution.
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T. Deeney gets yellow.
ANOTHER CHANCE! All the chances are falling Watford's way. The visitors work the ball forward quickly and Deulofeu is played in down the left. His first-time effort is badly miscued and ends in the stands.
Harry Wilson tries to lead a counter-attack but is taken out from behind by Deeney, who enters the referee's book.
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Bournemouth midfielder Lerma has a go from around 30 yards out, failing to find the target with his latest long-ranger.
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It is Bournemouth's turn to win a corner. Francis attacks it at the near post but cannot direct his header on target.
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CHANCE! The hosts initially deal with the corner but it comes back in from Deulofeu on the left. Sarr is left alone and his first-time shot is scuffed, allowing Francis to clear in front of goal. That has to go down as a big opportunity for Watford.
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Bournemouth, not for the first time today, give away possession inside their own half. Sarr turns and gets a long-range shot in which deflects over for a corner.
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Bournemouth have been the side on top since the restart. They are still having a problem getting the ball to Callum Wilson and Solanke up top, though. Pearson will take another 40 minutes of this.
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As things stand, with 45 minutes still to go here and Aston Villa in action a little later, Watford are out of the relegation zone. What a truly massive victory this would be for them.
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RESTART! We are back under way at the Vitality Stadium, where Bournemouth trail relegation rivals Watford 1-0. A big 45 minutes ahead for both sides!
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HALF-TIME: BOURNEMOUTH 0-1 WATFORD
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Three minutes have been added on at the end of the first half. Watford are in possession of the ball high up the pitch, aiming to run down the seconds before half-time.
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Bournemouth have been on top since falling behind. Masina has to time his sliding challenge to perfection inside the box and does just that, albeit at the expense of a corner. The set-piece comes to little.
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A. Doucouré has scored a goal for Watford! Assist by I. Sarr.
GOOOOOAAAAALLL!!!! BOURNEMOUTH 0-1 WATFORD! DOUCOURE GIVES WATFORD THE LEAD! Travers fails to properly clear the ball when closed down and Bournemouth never truly recover. Sarr controls the ball and fizzes it into the feet of Doucoure, who finishes brilliantly from around eight yards out.
Sarr collected Travers' weak clearance, carried the ball forward and picked out team-mate Doucoure just outside the six-yard box to do the rest.
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Chalobah barges into former Chelsea team-mate Ake and Mike Dean awards the hosts a free-kick, but there is no yellow card. Ake is playing notably high up the pitch.
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The ball drops to Lerma around 25 yards from goal and he thumps it into the stands.
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A promising attacking move from Bournemouth ends with the hosts failing to get a shot away. Watford get forward quickly but also struggle to find the final pass. This has been a sloppy first half.
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Deulofeu is flagged for offside when controlling Masina's pass down the left. Both teams are really struggling to create much of anything from open play, with half-time now fast approaching at the Vitality Stadium.
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There is little happening at the moment, with Watford knocking the ball around but not really managing to get it into the feet of Deeney. Likewise, Solanke is seeing little of the ball at the opposite end of the field.
29'
Bournemouth have had 60 per cent of the ball and managed two shots, one of those on target. That is compared to 40 per cent possession for their opponents and three attempts, one of those testing Travers.
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Harry Wilson and Fraser exchange passes on the edge of the Bournemouth box but the attack breaks down. Up the other end, Dawson tries to play a long ball in behind but it is easily dealt with.
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Masina does well to get his head to the ball before Solanke can pounce towards the back post. That is better from Bournemouth, who have struggled to get going.
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Fraser's cross from the left is overhit straight out of play for a goal kick, pretty much summing up how things have gone for Bournemouth in the opening quarter of the contest.
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WIDE! Masina gets on the end of the corner but directs his header wide of the target. Watford are looking the better side at the moment.
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CHANCE! Francis gives the ball away cheaply and Capoue slips it in behind for Deulofeu, whose shot is kept out by Travers at his near post. Bournemouth were guilty of overplaying once again there.
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Fraser has Ake to his left on the overlap and decides to make the most of the support. Ake's cross is cut out, with Watford's defenders standing firm in these opening 18 minutes or so. Still no chances for either side from open play so far.
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A. Smith gets yellow.
Smith lunges in on Sarr and fails to get any of the ball. It's a needless challenge, close to the sideline, that earns him the game's first yellow card.
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Lerma and Doucoure come face-to-face. The referee Mike Dean is quickly over and gives both players a telling off before play resumes.
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SAVE! Doucoure fouls Lerma around 30 yards from goal and Wilson is quick to line up the free-kick. The Wales international's attempt is heading towards the bottom corner, if not for the intervention of Foster to make the save down to his left.
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Smith's scuffed shot falls nicely for Solanke, who is unable to adjust his feet in time. Watford goalkeeper Foster jumps on top of the loose ball.
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The first Watford corner is cleared by Steve Cook and the second also comes to little. Deeney claims he was dragged down by Francis but it is not worthy of a penalty in the view of the video assistant referee.
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Bournemouth give the ball away just inside their own half and Deeney plays in Sarr down the right. He fires wide from a promising position but the visitors do at least have a corner.
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Two minutes in and the game has not yet settled down. Bournemouth have seen more of the ball but have not really managed to get it into the final third.
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KICK-OFF! Watford, looking to overtake opponents Bournemouth in the Premier League table, get us up and running!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Premier League meeting between Bournemouth and Watford at the Vitality Stadium.
Watford have been in good form since Nigel Pearson replaced Quique Sanchez Flores in early December, collecting 10 points from the last 12 on offer. Pearson's men have won back-to-back games at home to Aston Villa and Wolves, lifting them to within one point and one place of out-of-form opponents Bournemouth.
Bournemouth enter this game on the back of successive league defeats to Brighton and Hove Albion and West Ham, while going further back they have accrued four points from the last 30 on offer - a run that has seen them drop into the relegation zone. In fact, not since December 30, 2017 have they started a Premier League match in the bottom three.
Subs: Andrew Surman, Jack Simpson, Sam Surridge, Artur Boruc, Philip Billing, Lewis Cook, Diego Rico.
BOURNEMOUTH XI (4-4-2): Mark Travers; Simon Francis (c), Steve Cook, Nathan Ake, Adam Smith; Harry Wilson, Dan Gosling, Jefferson Lerma, Ryan Fraser; Callum Wilson, Dominic Solanke.
WATFORD XI (4-2-3-1): Ben Foster; Adrian Mariappa, Craig Dawson, Craig Cathcart, Adam Masina; Nathaniel Chalobah, Etienne Capoue; Ismaila Sarr, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Gerard Deulofeu; Troy Deeney (c).
Subs: Andre Gray, Domingos Quina, Heurelho Gomes, Jose Holebas, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Roberto Pereyra, Isaac Success.
The teams are coming out onto the pitch at the Vitality Stadium, with kick-off just moments away.
Bournemouth have yet to create anything of note from open play, their best opportunity coming via a Harry Wilson free-kick. Eddie Howe must surely be tempted to change things at the break, although with a huge injury list he does not have a great deal of options to choose from. As for opposite number Pearson, he will be after more of the same in the remaining 45 minutes.
That's all for today's live coverage. Thanks for joining!
Watford have now won four of their last five top-flight matches and are a point above 18th-placed Aston Villa, who play their game in hand at home to Manchester City a little later. Pearson's in-form men face Tranmere Rovers in an FA Cup third-replay replay on Tuesday, before returning to Premier League action with a home match against Tottenham next Saturday. As for Bournemouth, who are now second from bottom, they travel to basement boys Norwich City in six days' time.
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