West Ham United return to London Stadium on Saturday night realizing victory over Bournemouth might carry them out of the underside three.
The Hammers sit third-bottom heading into the twenty seventh spherical, three factors behind seventeenth place.
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West Ham want most factors plus a swing in aim distinction to climb out of the relegation zone.
Standing in West Ham’s manner is an in-form Bournemouth facet who’ve surged again into the highest half after happening a powerful run.
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Since Nuno Espirito Santo took cost after gameweek 5, West Ham have improved regularly, however current weeks have provided real encouragement.
The Irons have taken 10 factors from their final 5 Premier League matches (W3, D1, L1) as many as they managed within the earlier 15.
West Ham managed a 1-1 draw with Manchester United final day trip, failing to safe back-to-back league wins, however momentum is constructing at an important stage of the marketing campaign.
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Historical past additionally favours the hosts.
West Ham are unbeaten of their final 9 Premier League conferences with Bournemouth (W3, D6) and haven’t misplaced to the Cherries since January 2019.
Nonetheless, Andoni Iraola’s males arrive stuffed with perception.
Bournemouth are unbeaten in six league video games (W4, D2), and no facet has received extra league matches in 2026 to this point than the Cherries (4).
Intriguingly, every of the final 5 league conferences between these sides has led to a draw, a run West Ham shall be determined to halt.
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Bournemouth secured their first-ever Premier League win away at West Ham in August 2015.
Sadly, since then, they’ve received simply one in every of their final seven visits to the Hammers (D3, L3).
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It’s price noting that the final 5 Premier League conferences between Bournemouth and West Ham have all led to attracts.
Solely three fixtures have completed stage 6+ instances in a row within the competitors, with the Hammers concerned in two.
West Ham shall be cautious that they’ve dropped extra factors from successful positions than another facet within the Premier League this season (20), whereas Bournemouth rank third (18).
West Ham crew information
Jean-Clair Todibo, 26, returns from suspension and is offered for choice. Nonetheless, Nuno could retain alongside Konstantinos Mavropanos at centre-back.
Freddie Potts begins a three-match ban, which means Olympic Silver medalist Soungoutou Magassa might get a run within the facet.
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In the meantime, . Lukasz Fabianski additionally stays sidelined.
West Ham predicted XI (4-2-3-1)
Mads Hermansen; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Axel Disasi, El Hadji Malick Diouf; Mateus Fernandes, Soungoutou Magassa; Bowen, Tomas Soucek, Crysencio Summerville; Taty Castellanos.