WEST Ham are the visitors to the Cherries on Monday night as Andoni Iraola’s men will aim to continue their winning form at the Vitality Stadium.
Julen Lopetegui’s side arrive in Dorset off the back of a victory over Gary O’Neil’s Wolves, but there is discontent around the Hammers, with many fans unhappy with the team and their manager.
But Bournemouth will be hoping to avenge their defeat at the London Stadium in the Carabao Cup earlier this season.
The Daily Echo previews the game at Dean Court.
Andoni Iraola will be without Marcos Senesi and Marcus Tavernier, after the club this week confirmed that both would be set for spells on the sidelines, the former after having surgery.
They join Julian Araujo, Alex Scott and Luis Sinisterra as long-term Cherries absentees, with Bournemouth otherwise having no other concerns after last weekend’s win at Ipswich.
West Ham will miss Emerson and Michail Antonio, the latter recovering from surgery on a lower limb fracture he suffered in a car crash last weekend.
Lopetegui also said two other players will be subject to late fitness tests after they picked up knocks last Monday.
Head-to-Head
The Hammers have the better record against their hosts on Monday night, winning nine of the 20 meetings between the two clubs, with seven draws and four Bournemouth victories.
Across the last six games, West Ham have won four and the other two have been draws – both of which came last season.
The Cherries’ last victory over the Hammers came in January 2019, where they won 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium to complete the season double after their 2-1 victory at the London Stadium in August 2018.
Last Time Out
The Cherries are full of confidence after three wins on the bounce against Wolves, Tottenham Hotspur and Ipswich Town.
At Ipswich, they were trailing with three minutes to play after Conor Chaplin’s first half goal.
But Bournemouth produced another sensational comeback to emerge as 2-1 victors, thanks to late goals from substitutes Enes Unal and Dango Ouattara.
The Hammers picked up a vital three points at home against Wolves, winning 2-1 thanks to goals from Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen, either side of a Matt Doherty equaliser.
The teams meet at the Vitality Stadium at 8pm on Monday, December 16. The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports.
