AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United Predictions

• Bournemouth have seen three or more goals scored in five of their last six league matches
• Both teams have scored in five of West Ham’s last seven league outings
• Both teams have scored in four of the last five Premier League meetings between the sides

Improving Hammers can show more fight

West Ham should be returning after the international break with a spring in their step having recorded back-to-back home wins over Newcastle and Burnley, although they will be well aware that a trip to Bournemouth requires an even greater resolve.

The Hammers were in dire straits, having picked up only four points from their opening nine games, but those two recent victories have given Nuno Espirito Santo’s side a much-needed lift.

West Ham have already been beaten on away league trips to Sunderland, Arsenal and Leeds this season but performances are on the improve and they still inherit plenty of attacking talent through the likes of Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville, even if Lucas Paqueta is unfortunately suspended.

Defensive problems still persist – they have conceded in their last eight Premier League matches – but a lack of confidence rather than quality may have been the root cause behind their poor start.

To suggest the Hammers can make it three wins on the spin at Bournemouth may be a step too far, as the Cherries have taken 13 points from five home league outings.

Cherries are searching for a pick up

However, back-to-back losses away at Manchester City and Aston Villa have seen Andoni Iraola’s men slip down to ninth in the top-flight standings.

Bournemouth saw their defence raided over the summer and inconsistencies at the back are starting to creep in with only two clean sheets in eight and they have shipped ten goals across their last four Premier League outings.

An attack spearheaded by the irresistible Antoine Semenyo should carve out plenty of chances against West Ham, who conceded twice in victory at home to Burnley recently.

It means both teams have scored in five of West Ham’s last seven league matches and the high-scoring trend can continue against the Cherries.

Bournemouth have seen three or more goals scored in five of their last six league matches, with both teams scoring on three occasions which includes a 3-1 victory at home to Fulham.

Both teams have scored in four of the last five Premier League meetings between the sides, too, and three of those rivalries have ended in 1-1 draws.

There is every hope that West Ham could be a different proposition following the recent scalps of Newcastle and Burnley while Bournemouth leaked seven goals in losing to Manchester City and Aston Villa and need an uplift.