Jermain Defoe admits his first season with Bournemouth hasn't been the best.

Defoe has been restricted to four appearances from the bench, including a goalscoring cameo during Saturday's 2-2 draw at Watford.

He told the Daily Echo: “Nobody wants to sit on the bench. If you get to the point where you accept sitting on the bench then maybe you shouldn't be playing.

“I want to play because I know there are still a lot of goals in me. You always have to wait for your opportunity and, when you get it, you have to take it and try to get back in the team.

“Normally at this stage you want to have scored 15 to 20 goals. If you haven't, you aren't going to be happy.

“In the past two seasons, I have scored 15 league goals so I'm not going to say I have had a good season."