 Hello and welcome to another week of AFCB TV Preview Show. It's been a long two weeks so Chris Temple and I have plenty to discuss, but here's what's coming up today. Firstly, we'll be looking back at that 4-0 win at Vicarage Road, we'll also be joined by Cherry's captain Simon Francis to discuss life on the pitch, and finally we'll be looking ahead to tomorrow's game against Southampton here at Vitality Stadium. But there's just one place to start and that's last time out at Vicarage Road as the Cherry's defeated Watford 4-0. Let's take a look at the short highlights. Now Fraser trying to break away down the left-hand side, King busting a gut to get ahead of him, tries to find him now, it's King in space, you've got Lewis Cook in the middle, Wilson trying to get there too, King down the left-hand side, drives it across the goal to Calla Wilson. What a save! The rebound is in and it's 2-2 but David Brooks, the counter-attack to absolute perfection. Down the left-hand side, King threading it right across the box, a world-class save from Foster, but a fine finish from Brooks and the Cherry's on the board, 14 minutes in here at Vicarage Road. It's King, he's already scored two penalties so far this season, he's got an opportunity, he did this last season, we scored a penalty here and he's done it again, same corner on the net. Joshua King is born with a 2-0 lead here at Watford who's going to play the rest of the game with 10 men and Bournemouth's away form, suddenly clicking into gear after 33 minutes here, Watford a long way back, so trying to put Wilson away, onside down the left-hand side, he's got Joshua King in the middle here, Wilson left side of the penalty here, Brooks at the top of the box, Wilson teases one in, King's there, across the face of goal and the Cherries have three, made by Wilson, finished by King and it gets better and better here at Hertfordshire for the Cherries, in stompage time at the end of the half, King on target for the second time in the afternoon, Watford nil, Cherries three, the ball with Lermer over on the left-hand side, now Adam Smith down the left flank, Cherries fans are laying his Fraser now, heads towards the penalty, which one in towards Wilson, his first touch is brilliant and his second's into the net and it's 4-0. Individual moment from Wilson who just stuck out of boot, dinked it over the keeper, it was on the ground and Wilson just finished it into the net and it's remarkable. Well there we go, an excellent 4-0 win on the road, you can watch the full 90 minutes as well as extended highlights on AFCB TV 4-3. Well Chris, before the game we talked about there not being much to separate the two sides but that wasn't the case on the pitch was it? Yeah we got that one wrong, I don't think we'd have been the only ones who didn't see that coming. It's just a remarkable day wasn't it? I mean it was a team like Watford who had been in the form they'd been in at the start of the day as you said we thought it was going to be tight, Bournemouth's away form would have been a bit scratchy, you know they lost a couple, Chelsea and the Burnley obviously was one they were trying to put out of their minds but to go there and perform the way they did on the day I mean it was a frightening display really of sort of I wouldn't say counter-attacking because Bournemouth were on the front foot for a lot of it but just the pace and the power that we talk about so often that day the likes I mean Joshua King, Callum Wilson, David Brooks on the score sheet again so there were so many fantastic individual performances and at the back as well I mean we talked about players the attacking players got a lot of the headlines but Nathan Acker and Steve Cook yet again you know saw off the threat that we talked about from Dini and from a couple of other Watford attacking players so all in all and I know the standards are so high that the boys and the manager actually weren't wholly happy with the performance saying they probably felt like it could have been five six or seven in the second half they didn't quite the game as it would do at Fournill lost a bit of its momentum towards the end when it's sort of goes into a bit of cruise mode and Watford have affected a given up and most of their fans have gone home but yeah all in all what a great day and you mentioned Joshua King and Callum Wilson there it's great to see our two frontmen on the score sheet yeah the goals are being shared around nicely at the moment and three joint top scorers with the wee man as well we've all got four goals this season which is nice and Joshua King obviously the latest recipient of another penalty as well they just keep on coming the penalties which the way Bournemouth play and the skill and trickery and again pace they've got in the team they will keep winning penalties it's a remarkable amount they've won already this season but yeah the King and Wilson partnership is really looking as well-oiled as I've seen it I think and I think it's the fact it's a more of a two now as well it always used to be Callum as the nine and Joshua King playing just slightly withdrawing the ten role but at the minute it's a two and we're seeing them you know popping up why assisting each other Callum Wilson has been a bit unlucky in a way because he's got four goals on the sheet but he's obviously assisted I think maybe six or seven this season he's only behind Eden Azard in terms of assists this season in terms of being involved in more goals so I think the King and Wilson partnership is has been one of the one of the spearheads that they're both contributing because sometimes one can and the other one doesn't they're both at it at the minute and a clean sheet as well that's equally as important from a defensive point of view yeah when you look at the defense you know the defense that started the season with Adam Smith at right back and obviously Diego Rico and Charlie Daniels have shared the left back spot but here's Adam Smith now at left back and Simon Francis back into the team and looking solid you know no mistakes so far this season I mean touching wood when I'm saying that no individual real howlers which have been things that have plagued the team in the past as we beg of it just looks solid you know behind he hasn't actually had a whole lot to do which is you know a great again a great sort of advert for the guys in front of him Nathan Akko we've seen this week linked in the papers to big clubs that's no surprise because the way he started the season I think you know if Bournemouth had started the season modestly and were 14th or 15th you probably wouldn't see those headlines but because Bournemouth are catching eyes 6th in the table all of a sudden their players are starting to come into focus a little bit more so yeah the defensive side of things really seems to be solid at the moment and let's hope that continues this weekend and we have to talk about Jefferson Lama as well was that perhaps his best performance in a Bournemouth shirt I think he keeps stepping up again every time I feel like we've stood here two or three times now and said that was his best game this was his best game I think that again at Watford that was his best game I think he's becoming a bit of a cult figure here already which is great for him he's he's just he's just he's fearless he was all over the pitch at Watford he was absolutely everywhere and he him and Lewis Cook now again just starting to gel in that central midfield partnership as well which again we've spoken about it we thought it would start the season it didn't but now it's sparing a bit of fruit so both of those players come into sort of finding their feet having had a couple of games now to get into Premier League mode if you like but Jefferson Lama I'm really liking the look of him and I think fans are as well and of course we've talked before about home form being so good but it's good to back it up with an away win as well yeah and after the particularly after the Burnley thumping which I guess no one really saw that coming as much as they didn't see the Watford wind coming so I guess those two balance each other out really but the home form here has been magnificent with goals coming left right and centre so to be contributing away from home as well and I'll go back to the fact that the fixtures have been quite favourable the first 10 games only one of the big six people might say that's a bit negative to say Bournemouth have only got points because they've not played any of the big teams that's not what I'm saying what I'm saying is they've taken advantage while they've had a slight bit of slack in that fixture list when you look at November and December you know these these winds away at Watford that I think that's when they're going to come in beneficial for sure so yeah and it was it was brilliant you know as you said earlier to go into the international break with that as well so everyone's had a great two weeks and a great two weeks of anticipation now ahead of this game this weekend well one man who has been informed is Cherry's captain Simon Francis he'll be joining us next but firstly let's take a look at what happened when the AFCB TV cameras went out and about with the Cherry's captain. Firstly yeah I certainly had regrets that I didn't work harder when I was younger and that's why now is funnily enough as captain I try and get that into a lot of the younger players now to work harder do the right things on and off the pitch to give themselves the best chance of playing at the highest level as early as they can because I made some mistakes had regrets when I was a lot younger and it took me longer than it should have really to play at the highest level that's not backing myself saying you know I should be playing the Premier League at 21 it's not not like that but I know I could have played a lot higher before having come to Bournemouth and getting promoted with the guys again having said that I don't think I could have chose a better way to do it with this football club getting two promotions playing with a bunch of lads week in week out who I love playing with get on really well with and then ended up being captain so there's there's certainly a way to do it and I've enjoyed every minute of it but yeah I do have regrets and I would have loved to play Premier League football a lot earlier well that was what happened when the AFC VTV cameras went out and about with Simon Francis you can watch the full thing on AFC VTV this week or pick up a copy of tomorrow's matchday program to watch the interview in full now then as you can see we're delighted to be joined by Simon Francis here today Simon thank you for joining us you must be delighted to be back in action tomorrow after a two week break yeah certainly I know the players are really up for it obviously the home form we've had this season has been excellent so players jumping at the bit to get another home result that'll be fantastic for us and I've been working hard over the two week break obviously a couple lads have been away on international duty but good to get them back now and raring to go tomorrow it's funny when we talk about the four now when at Watford for another because here we are four goals away from home against the team who've been playing well a clean sheet and actually people weren't happy necessarily with it you you wanted more yeah I mean I guess that's a sign of how well we've done this season how far we've come as well because we felt it could have been more even in the change of room after the atmosphere was slightly subdued which is strange for a four-nil win away from home something I've never experienced before but I think it's because we're you know we set our standards very high and we know we could have won the game five six seven and goal difference might be important a lot further down the line and I say five six seven that's no disrespect to Watford but we could have completely killed the game off second half um but you know you have to take a four-nil win away from home then primarily with a lot of pleasure that gives us a lot of confidence going into tomorrow and this time last year you could almost say that the team were struggling for goals that's certainly not the case this year is it four against Leicester and four against Watford no it's been pretty much polar opposite to the start of last season that's always been at the back of our minds coming back at this pre-season that we wanted to get off to a good start put the demons to bed from from last pre-season and last season as well the start we had wasn't great and um yeah I just don't know whether why the goals weren't going in the start of last season because we're always creating chances we always do look like we can score on the attack but this season it's like I said it's been the complete opposite we're counter attacking really well we're creating chances we're getting into the penalty area a lot more even drawing penalties which is which is good for us so yeah the chances are going in for us and it's looking good at the other end of course the goals seem to not be going in quite as easily against you the mistakes seem to have been cut out you seem to be solidified a little bit more defensively as well that's been key yeah well again I think it's something we've been working on a lot especially pre-season we tend to split up a lot in training the defenders work together as a unit and it's just getting that that back forward working really building confidence team spirit within the back four don't get me wrong it's a team game and everyone has to defend at times but you know that last line of defense is so important and I think the lads have been really pleased this season we probably should have kept a couple more clean sheets than we have done but four no away from home against Watford was a was a great result for the defenders as well we didn't want to concede at all and again it gives us more confidence going into the next couple of games and how pleasing was it you talked about the clean sheet they're going into the international break with that clean sheet as well as three points it's massive I mean we've been on the end of of a defeat and gone into the international break and it really does kill the mood for for a few days especially when there's players away and it's a little bit bitty training can be not to its usual high standards but the manager has been great as well at keeping the team spirit and the character within in the squad and luckily for us the results have gone our way and we've had good international breaks this season you know long may continue obviously the next one will be after Newcastle so hopefully we can get a result there but it does certainly lift the mood within the couple of weeks you know training is going to be good and not that we'd let our foot off the gas if anything we've stepped it up again because we don't want to make the same mistake that we did go into Burnley certainly not against two teams at Alara than us in the division but have real threats and can be a danger to us so we've got to be aware of that tomorrow and it's going to be a crucial game as we stand here now it's nice and calm in the stadium it's beautiful weather for a south coast clash tomorrow as well the atmosphere will be anything like this anything but tomorrow and it's a game that fans obviously have circled in their their calendars it's a fixture that traditionally haven't actually done brilliantly in one winning the six that you've played so far in the Premier League against Saints and what are your thoughts going into it because at the minute there's a long gap between yourselves in the table you've got 16 points they got five you finished above them last season for the first time as well and some of your teammates have been suggesting that you are now the top team on the south coast um well I don't want them to get too far ahead of themselves just yet so I won't say the same as that but I would agree that we're probably favourites going into this game of course because of form and our league tables um the league position doesn't lie of course but you know being a derby game anything can happen um and I think it has become a real derby game for us over the last few years especially since the Premier League it's something for the fans to get excited about something else for the fans to get excited about um and I'm sure the atmosphere will be great I think we've performed better at home against Southampton over the years than we have done away um obviously we've got the win here which is important that we can um reference to so it's going to be a big game tomorrow I think if we're on it and we have the right mindset that we have done over the last couple of games um and I think we'll be all right we can't go into the game thinking they're below us we're doing all right we've got a big gap um because as soon as you you fall short of that then I think you're being troubled against any team in the Premier League we saw that against Burnley um yeah so we have to have the right mentality going into tomorrow but hopefully we'll be okay well Simon thank you very much for joining us we better let you get back off to training ahead of the game tomorrow in the meantime we'll have a look at that one win in the Premier League against Southampton here are the highlights well let's hope it's another exciting game here at Vitality Stadium Chris Frano says that we're going into the game as favourites but how do you see it playing out I think it's I mean if anyone likes a bet I think there's a good price on Bournemouth tomorrow they're at least even money some places they're odds against tomorrow to win here which on the form book that looks too big a price for sure you you have to have Bournemouth's favourites they've won five and drawn one of the home games here this season the goals as we said earlier have been coming thick and fast Southampton have been you know well below par I don't want to say hopeless that would be a bit a bit strong but it's worth pointing out their only win this season their only wins this season have been away and they won at Brighton and at Everton in the League Cup albeit on penalties they won at Palace in the league so excuse me their home form has been the problem away from home you know again without the pressure of playing in front of your own fans and it's something we've seen with Bournemouth before where the away form has actually been a bit better because you're away from the limelight when things aren't going well so yeah I would say Southampton coming here Bournemouth definitely the favourites and rightfully the favourites I think it's a good bet if you're going to have a bet that Bournemouth would win this game in terms of the value you'll get for it and to be honest it's it's the biggest expectation probably has been on Bournemouth in this fixture because in the past you know while Southampton may have been lower in the table or whatever they've always been perceived as the bigger club they've always been perceived as having the stronger resources you know there's been talk I know Steve Cook's name has gone up in the press to say that the quotes attributed to him saying that Bournemouth are now the top club on the south coast and they've gone past Southampton it's possibly a bit early to be to be saying things like that but I know what he means in that Bournemouth finished above Saints last season and are well above them in the table this time around so as we stand here now going into this game I think you know that Bournemouth absolutely are the favourites yeah and how much does this game mean to fans because there's a lot of talk about whether it is a derby whether it isn't a derby how much does it mean to those that are going to be here tomorrow it comes up every time doesn't it and I think it gathers pace every time as well and every time that Bournemouth are above Southampton in the table and every time if Bournemouth can get a result then that will continue to to sort of build if you like I don't know I think the people that tweet me a split some of them are like we're quite like not having rivals Bournemouth fans are quite in joy not having anybody to worry about down the road whereas Southampton fans you know they'll always say that Portsmouth are their big rivals I think it's a nice to have game if you ask me it's sort of somewhere in the middle it's a game that you know geographically 25-30 miles separates the two places there's always been a bit of a mutual crossover of interest between the two clubs and fans have probably always looked out for results obviously a few players have gone between the two as well no Danny Ings for example will be coming back here this weekend and I hope you'll get a good reception because obviously here this was the place he sort of made his name if you like so yeah as far as I always say it's not the derby but it is a derby that's my my phrase if you like and you mentioned Danny Ings that he'd been getting on the score sheet quite a lot for Southampton this season who else are there danger men this weekend well of course another man that scored here last season that Eddie Howe knows very well is Charlie Austin of course who hasn't been starting that regularly for Saints but I'm sure he'll be very keen with his pool town links of course as well so Ings and Austin of course have followed the same path in playing for Eddie Howe at Burnley and now ending up at Southampton so apart from that I mean they've been out of form Saints but they have got players you think of Nathan Redmond who can very quickly make things happen as well defensively I always like Ryan Bertrand I think he's a real danger here again he's scored here in this fixture before down the left hand side I've always thought if he was ever wanted to to move on with no disrespect to the the left backs I've got here he would be a great kind of player for the way that Bournemouth play and attacking left back he's got a great left foot strong player as well so he always seems to have a decent game against Bournemouth obviously a former cherry's lonely as well so Ryan Bertrand I'll be keeping a firm eye on the one place I think Bournemouth can get at Saints is defensively they just they just don't seem to have gelled as a unit they don't seem to be able to work out what their best formation is they played three at the back in the last game with Yoshida and Hoot and Bednarek they've got Vestergaard the the Danish signing that they brought in over the summer as well who's been in and out he's out in the last game so again trying to work out the best way to play Mark Hughes' side they haven't really gelled at the back so their defensive marking at set pieces can be a little bit all over the place they mark Zonely which has come back to haunt them on a couple of occasions as well so I think if I was a Saints defender I would be pretty worried to come in here the way Bournemouth have been playing and the way that they've been defending and ahead of the game Eddie how does have a couple of injury concerns you mentioned Ryan Fraser and Joshua King as well yeah again with Eddie it's never never quite know how sort of how much to read into those but Ryan Fraser we obviously know we can read something into because he didn't go on international due to the Scotland so that'll be a bit a little bit of a worry for him Hamstrings obviously are a bit of a worry when they start to flare up the one thing I will say about that is that Junior Stanislas is obviously back in the fray now and would be a perfectly able deputy Ryan Fraser was good to see him contribute at Watford he had a maybe a quieter game or two since his flying start to the season so he was involved in in the one of the goals can't remember which one now at Watford starting the counter attack so he's won doubt and Joshua King Eddie mentioned with an ankle injury he played a big part for Norway who had a couple of good results and actually Joshua King could be up against his Norway teammate Mohammed El-Yunusi who scored the winner for Norway in the international break so those two will know each other well so yeah King and Fraser both sort of have slight question marks over them but I would say if one of those two was out I would say it'd be a bigger blow to lose King the way he's been playing and you said we've just come back off the international break how important is it to get off to a good start for this next run of fixtures? Yeah so fill him away next week of course and then the fixtures just start to get that little bit tricky don't they so I would say to keep the momentum going to rediscover the momentum after the international break is very important some of the key players Joshua King has had a good international break David Brooks had a good one for Wales Nathan Ackay had a good game for Holland even Azmiah Begiric has been away with Bosnia and played the second half of the game as well so quite a few of the lads have been away who possibly sat on the bench last time and didn't see a lot of football so they've got some good minutes the Elmer Mentum have been kept going the team here have been doing they've been out in the forest doing stuff again we know Eddie Hall likes to keep them busy they've been out paintballing and stuff to to keep the team spirit up and the one thing I would say is the team spirit gets mentioned quite a bit we've heard Simon Francis mention it talking to a couple of other players this week they're always talking about the team spirit at the moment which in games like this I think does count for quite a bit so yeah picking up exactly where they left off after the break of fortnight ago would be the the perfect way I think to kick off this next batch well it certainly does have all the ingredients for an exciting game that is all we've got time for here today we'll see you tomorrow at Vitality Stadium for AFC Bournemouth against Southampton we'll also be back next week to preview the game at Craven Cottage thanks for joining us