Bournemouth defender Simon Francis admits he wants to see the Premier League season played out.

With the campaign suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, they would stay up if the season was deemed null and void.

But Francis told The Sun: "We want to prove we are good enough to stay in the Premier League.

“We don't want to stay up just because the season has been cancelled and start afresh.

“The games have to be played.

“There seem to be two or three options and one of them would be to null and void the season.

“We don't know the severity of the virus. It might be that is our only option, which I would be gutted to see as a player.

“It's not because we're in the relegation zone, it's because you want to play Premier League games as a professional."