Watford winger Gerard Deulofeu is in contention for a first appearance of the season when his side take on Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday.

Deulofeu has seen his recovery from a foot injury hampered by a hip and abdominal problem, but should be available along with Stefano Okaka, Miguel Britos and Sebastian Prodl, who have all resumed training.

And Javi Gracia is confident the former Barcelona winger can provide another dimension to the frontline.

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"He can play in different positions. If we keep the same shape he can play as a winger on both sides and as a striker as well," he said. "If we change the shape, to 4-3-3 for example, then he can play in the three positions as well."

After their dip following an impressive start to the season, Watford, who are sixth in the table, are seeking to end a winless run of four matches when they host Bournemouth.

Gracia's side could climb back into the top four with a win over Bournemouth should results elsewhere also go their way and the manager will continue to set the bar high for the Hertfordshire club.

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"For me, Watford is the best - not the best of the rest. We will try to be the best of all and win all the games we play in," he said. "At the end of the season we will see where we are and we want to be not only the best of the rest."

The Spaniard joked: "The champion? We try!"

Meanwhile, Bournemouth travel to Vicarage Road on Saturday in hope of building upon their current seventh-placed standing in the Premier League following Monday's win over Crystal Palace at the Vitality Stadium.

"We bounced back well in our last game against Crystal Palace and we're looking to do the same again... the importance is to deliver another good performance," said manager Eddie Howe.

Team news

Watford defender Marc Navarro has picked up a minor fitness issue, so will not feature against Bournemouth, while Daryl Janmaat (knee) and midfielder Tom Cleverley (Achilles) both continue their own rehabilitation.

Bournemouth have no fresh injury concerns. Winger Junior Stanislas, fit again after knee surgery, came off the bench to score a late penalty in the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Monday night so should feature again.

Left-back Charlie Daniels is closing in on a return from his knee problem, while midfielder Kyle Taylor (calf) also continues his rehabilitation.

"We're okay," Howe said. "Charlie Daniels is making his way back from his knee problem and we have Junior Stanislas working his way back and getting minutes, but apart from that we're looking okay."

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Opta stats

• Watford have lost only once in their last 14 meetings with Bournemouth in all competitions (W6 D7).
• Five of the six Premier League meetings between Watford and Bournemouth have ended as draws, with Watford winning the other 2-0 in August 2017.
• Bournemouth's only win in their last 17 visits in all competitions to Vicarage Road against Watford came in March 1997 in a third tier match (D9 L7).
• After winning their first four Premier League games of the season, Watford are winless in their last three (D1 L2).
• Watford haven't lost consecutive home Premier League games since May 2017, when they lost against Liverpool and Man City.
• Bournemouth have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last nine away league games, shipping 20 goals in total (2.2 per game).
• Despite playing just 11 Premier League games in 2018, Junior Stanislas has scored five goals for Bournemouth, a tally bettered this calendar year by only Callum Wilson (6 goals in 24 games) and Josh King (8 in 22).
• Should Bournemouth win, they will have 16 points from eight Premier League games - last season, it took them 16 matches to win 16 points.
• Watford's Roberto Pereyra has had a hand in seven goals in his last eight Premier League appearances at Vicarage Road (6 goals, 1 assist), though he hasn't scored or assisted in either of his last two.

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Merson's prediction

You cannot predict what you are going to get with Bournemouth. At times they can embarrass you but then I thought they'd get a result at Burnley the other week and they got beat by four. Then they bounce back and beat Palace. I just can't get my head around them as a side at the moment. I like Watford as a side. I think they are very, very underrated at the highest level. I think they are the most underrated team in the Premier League. They caused Arsenal major problems last weekend and how they didn't get anything out of the game, I'll never know.

PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1 (8/1 with Sky Bet)

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