Watford head coach Quique Flores has acknowledged that their match with Bournemouth is a "very important game" for the Hornets.

The two clubs earned automatic promotion from the Championship last season, and with Bournemouth picking up four points against Watford last season, Flores has admitted that he is expecting a tough match.

The 50-year-old is quoted by BBC Sport as saying: "They are a very tough team and they won the league last year. In the matches with Bournemouth last year we did not win, so we know how dangerous this team is.

"It is a very tough team that we have to play. This team is part of our league and also our particular league, so it is a very important game for us."

"We try to set up a good plan with the idea to reduce Bournemouth's threat, the idea to adapt to the dimension of the stadium and the idea to create something and create opportunities."

Watford have collected two more points than Bournemouth from the first seven games of the current campaign.