Two clubs in the top half of the League Championship table will do battle today in a match between Bournemouth and Watford. The second-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Dean Court Stadium in Bournemouth and can be live streamed here free.

What They're Saying

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe (via the Daily Star): "I would imagine it's very different to jump from being a Championship manager to then managing in the Premier League."

Watford manager Slavisa Jokanovic (via Sky Sports): "I explained if we're going to try and play some football and make some passes and fight all together, we can resolve this problem."

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: The defensive prowess of Gabriele Angella will be tested on Friday. In 16 league appearances, the 25-year-old is averaging 2.3 interceptions and five clearances.

Bournemouth's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Boruc; Daniels, Elphick, Cook, Francis; Pugh, Surman, Arter, Ritchie; Wilson, Pitman

Watford's Projected Lineup (3-5-2): Gomes; Angella, Hoban, Cathcart; Paredes, Tozser, Munari, Abdi, Anya; Deeney, Ighalo

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).

Team

Pl

W

D

L

F

A

GD

Pts

1

B'mouth

27

15

6

6

57

28

29

51

2

Derby

27

15

6

6

50

25

25

51

3

M'boro

27

14

8

5

42

18

24

50

4

Ipswich

27

14

8

5

46

27

19

50

5

Brentford

27

15

4

8

44

36

8

49

6

Watford

27

14

5

8

56

31

25

47

7

Wolves

27

12

8

7

31

33

-2

44

8

Norwich

27

12

7

8

50

34

16

43

9

Sheff Wed

27

9

11

7

21

23

-2

38

10

Blackburn

27

9

9

9

36

37

-1

36

11

Birm'ham

27

9

9

9

31

39

-8

36

12

N Forest

27

8

10

9

37

39

-2

34

13

Cardiff

27

9

7

11

36

40

-4

34

14

Fulham

27

10

4

13

40

47

-7

34

15

Huddersfield

27

9

7

11

35

45

-10

34

16

Bolton

27

9

6

12

31

37

-6

33

17

Charlton

27

6

14

7

24

34

-10

32

18

Reading

27

8

7

12

31

42

-11

31

19

Brighton

27

6

11

10

30

35

-5

29

20

Leeds

27

7

8

12

28

38

-10

29

21

Rotherham

27

6

11

10

25

35

-10

29

22

Millwall

27

5

9

13

25

44

-19

24

23

Wigan

27

4

9

14

26

36

-10

21

24

Blackpool

27

3

8

16

21

50

-29

17