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Follow live coverage as AFC Bournemouth face West Ham United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
AFC Bournemouth 0 - 0 West Ham United FC
20:39
Unal steps up his warm-up efforts on the touchline, fresh from scoring against Ipswich last time out. Evanilson should be fine to continue, however, as the Cherries' first-choice striker gets back to his feet and walks off with little difficulty.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:38
Alvarez brushes Evanilson to one side as the pair clash for a looping ball. The Bournemouth striker goes down, clutching his left ankle and raising a hand to the air for medical support. The game pauses while the former Porto man is tended to.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:37
Smith is making his 100th home start in the Premier League, becoming the first Bournemouth player to reach this milestone in the competition. He attempts to overlap Semenyo but the West Ham defence stand firm to snuff out any danger.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:36
The away supporters remind Bournemouth fans of their Europa Conference League success under David Moyes. Lopetegui was chosen as the man to replace the Scot, and is yet to convince the travelling West Ham faithful of his credentials. However, his side are giving as good as they get, and more, at the moment.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:33
Christie battles his way through a couple of tackles in midfield but the hosts once again falter in possession. Iraola will be keen to see his side improve on the ball, as Lopetegui's men are looking the far more assured at present.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:32
WIDE! Oh, so close for the away side once more. Soler exchanges a one-two with Paqueta before dancing into the area, cutting inside and whipping towards the bottom-right corner. Kepa is completely beaten but Soler's right-footed attempt goes narrowly wide.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:29
West Ham have lost just two of their last 12 visits to the south coast in the Premier League (W3 D7), avoiding defeat in all three of their trips to Bournemouth during this period (W1 D2). They have made a decent start here, too.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:28
Kudus breaks through two challenges before Wan-Bissaka's floated cross is headed away at the back post. West Ham are not playing like a side devoid of confidence, and Bowen almost scares the hosts when his driving effort is pushed into the air by Kepa. Another shot on target for the away side.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:24
Yellow Card Carlos Soler Barragán
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:24
Kluivert picks the pocket of Alvarez before sending Evanilson towards goal, though the Bournemouth striker goes down and fails to win what would have been a cheap free-kick. Iraola will be frustrated with that move from his striker.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:21
West Ham play some delightful football as Bowen, Kudus and Paqueta combine before Coufal's right-wing cross is cleared behind for a corner. Bowen takes this one, and Kepa parries unconvincingly before claiming on the second attempt.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:20
Semenyo is just the second Premier League player to record 60 shots this season after Erling Haaland (70). The Bournemouth forward seems to be on a one-man mission at times, and will feel unfortunate to have not scored just minutes ago.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:18
OFF THE BAR! West Ham go within a fraction of taking the lead. Kudus drives through the middle and plays through for Bowen, who backs off towards the edge of the box before curling towards the top-left corner. Kepa remains rooted to the spot but Bowen's lovely left-footed effort clips the top of the crossbar! What a chance.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:16
Bournemouth have hit the woodwork 12 times in the Premier League this season, more than any other side. Their luck must change soon, one would think.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:15
West Ham's first corner comes as Smith blocks Kudus' cross out on the left-hand side. Soler delivers an inswinger but Kilman's back-post header is deflected over by Ouattara.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:15
SO CLOSE! Bournemouth should be ahead. Kepa launches a long pass before Evanilson flicks on for Kluivert, who touches Semenyo through on goal. The home forward has just Fabianski to beat, but drags a right-footed half-volley narrowly wide of the bottom-left corner.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:13
Kudus carves out a wonderful pass to Paqueta, who sees his shot from the right of the box blocked by the diving Kerkez. Coufal takes the chance to send in a long throw but the Cherries stand firm to clear.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:11
Bowen has both scored and assisted in nine different Premier League games for West Ham, second only to Paolo Di Canio for the Hammers in the competition's history (10). He has barely touched the ball as of yet, however.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:11
Semenyo gets up early to meet Ouattara's hanging cross from the left flank but Bournemouth's star man can only head straight at Fabianski. Wan-Bissaka may be wondering how his opposite number made such light work of reaching that delivery.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:08
WIDE! West Ham are sloppy in possession as Paqueta twice loses the ball and kills any chance of an attack. Bournemouth seek the chance to break, though Christie pulls wide with his left foot from the edge of the area. This has been a decent start to the clash.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:06
CHANCE! Cook's corner comes to nothing before West Ham launch it long down the other end. Kerkez makes a mess of the clearance, allowing Coufal to sneak in behind before the right-back slices a woeful effort well wide of Kepa's goal.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:05
Soler tries to thread it through to Bowen but Zabarnyi steps in to intervene. Kerkez then overlaps down the left-hand side and forces the first corner of the game.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:03
Christie commits an early foul on Kudus, much to the disappointment of the home crowd. Ouattara is straight down the other end, however, seeing a left-sided cross deflected into the air.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United20:00
Referee Chris Kavanagh gets this Premier League clash under way!
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United19:57
Having done the league double over them in the 2018-19 campaign, Bournemouth are now winless in their last six Premier League meetings with West Ham (D3 L3). Can the Cherries buck that trend here? We’re about to find out…
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United19:47
Lopetegui continues to make alterations to his starting XI, opting for two changes on this trip to the south coast. Summerville, arguably one of West Ham’s more in-form players in recent weeks, drops down to the bench, while Emerson is suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards. Paqueta comes in to the attack, with Coufal the replacement at full-back. Bowen leads the line as a makeshift striker, though towering forward Fullkrug is among the substitutes again.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United19:47
Iraola makes just one, enforced, change from Bournemouth’s win over Ipswich. Ouattara, who scored one and assisted another in that victory over the Tractor Boys, comes in for the injured Marcus Tavernier. The Cherries winger will play on the left, along with Kluivert and Semenyo in behind talisman Evanilson.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United19:42
SUBSTITUTES: Crysencio Summerville, Niclas Fullkrug, Luis Guilherme, Danny Ings, Alphonse Areola, Andy Irving, Kaelan Casey, Ollie Scarles, Lewis Orford.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United19:42
WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Maximilian Kilman, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Vladimir Coufal; Tomas Soucek, Edson Alvarez; Lucas Paqueta, Carlos Soler, Mohammed Kudus; Jarrod Bowen.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United19:42
SUBSTITUTES: David Brooks, Tyler Adams, James Hill, Enes Unal, Philip Billing, Max Aarons, Mark Travers, Ben Winterburn, Max Kinsey.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United19:42
BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Milos Kerkez, Dean Huijsen, Illia Zabarnyi, Adam Smith; Lewis Cook, Ryan Christie; Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, Dango Ouattara; Evanilson.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United19:30
Pressure continues to mount on Julen Lopetegui, though his side were 2-1 victors against fellow strugglers Wolves last time out. Having been beaten by Leicester City and hammered by Arsenal in their two fixtures before that, however, West Ham will be desperate for another victory as they look to move up from their 14th-placed position on Monday.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United19:30
The Cherries have won each of their last three league outings, leaving it late to down Ipswich Town 2-1 in their most recent fixture. That last-gasp victory saw Andoni Iraola’s side climb up the table to seventh, just four points behind fourth-placed Nottingham Forest.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United19:30
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AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United18:00
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