Bournemouth captain Simon Francis is determined to fight for his position at the club, even if he is not first choice.

Francis was only on the bench for his side's first game of the season, a 2-0 win over Cardiff. He did come on in the 67th minute for new signing David Brooks. And he got the assist for their second goal. While Francis is happy to bide his time, he does not want to remain on the bench for too long.

He told the Daily Echo: "It was tough but I had an inkling from the Marseille game that the manager may have done it.

"Nobody could argue because the lads were excellent in that game. I couldn't argue, but I had to show what I could do on Saturday.

"To come on is always tough. It's been a long time since I have come off the bench. I just want to help the team be in the right mindset and, hopefully, I can.

"If I get a chance, like on Saturday with 25 minutes, you have to try to change the game or keep doing what you are doing as a team to fit into the game straight away.

"I gave away a couple of fouls early on just getting used to the pace of the game but to be able to bomb on and get an assist and make sure we killed off the game was very important.

"I was just happy to come on when I did and help out."