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Hornets to escape Bournemouth with a point

Hornets to escape Bournemouth with a point

Not much has been going the way of Watford and boss Walter Mazzarri of late. The Hornets have won just one of their last nine Premier League games and on Saturday head to the south coast to face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

The Hornets recent run of four defeats in their last six outings has seen them drop to 14th place in the table. If results go against them this weekend the Hornets could be just four points clear of the relegation zone.

Last time out the Hornets ended a two-game losing streak in the top-flight by drawing 0-0 at home against Middlesbrough. A recent problem for Mazzarri’s side has been scoring goals, as illustrated in the goalless draw with Boro. The Hornets have now failed to score in four of their last six league games.

To add to their woes, the Hornets have suffered defeat in their last five away games in the league, failing to score in their last three outings on their travels.

That poor away record will be put to the test by 11th place Bournemouth in this clash. The Cherries have been inconsistent in the top-flight of late, but have suffered just two defeats in their last nine home games in the top-flight.

One encouraging fact for the visitors is that the Cherries have been poor defensively on home soil of late, conceding two or more goals in four of their last home league games.

Both sides will be looking to gain maximum points to give themselves breathing space from the bottom three. However, neither side have found it easy to win in the top-flight.

Forebet predicts this game will end all-square, which will do neither side much good in their attempts to move away from the relegation battle raging beneath them.

Premier League
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Arsenal 83 36 26 5 5 60
2
Manchester City 82 35 25 7 3 54
3
Liverpool 78 36 23 9 4 43
4
Aston Villa 67 36 20 7 9 20
5
Tottenham 60 35 18 6 11 11
6
Newcastle United 56 35 17 5 13 22
7
Chelsea 54 35 15 9 11 11
8
Manchester United 54 35 16 6 13 -3
9
West Ham 49 36 13 10 13 -14
10
Bournemouth 48 36 13 9 14 -11
11
Brighton 47 35 12 11 12 -4
12
Wolverhampton 46 36 13 7 16 -11
13
Fulham 44 36 12 8 16 -4
14
Crystal Palace 43 36 11 10 15 -8
15
Everton 37 36 12 9 15 -11
16
Brentford 36 36 9 9 18 -8
17
Nottingham Forest 29 36 8 9 19 -18
18
Luton Town 26 36 6 8 22 -29
19
Burnley 24 36 5 9 22 -35
20
Sheffield United 16 36 3 7 26 -65

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