Bournemouth v West Ham: Premier League – live | Premier League
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For what it’s worth, West Ham were lucky to beat Wolves last Monday.
This was the xG …
West Ham 1.01 Wolves 1.63.
… and Wolves, whose defeat surely contributed to the sacking of Gary O’Neil at the weekend, were also unlucky to be on the receiving end of a few tenuous refereeing decisions.
This looks like a very cryptic (and slightly worrying for West Ham fans) pre-match message from Lucas Paquetá.
According to Google, this translates as:
I’m not from here I will return home He comes to get me and with him I will go!
However, it appears that these are just lyrics to a Brazilian gospel song. Fabrizio Romano, stand down.
Speaking of left-backs, this interview with Milos Kerkez is well worth your time.
Both West Ham left backs, Emerson and Cresswell, are out of the squad. Emerson is suspended, having picked up his fifth yellow card of the season during last Monday’s 2-1 win over Wolves. Wan Bissaka will swap flanks tonight from right back, with Coufal coming to play in his normal position.
West Ham: Fabianski, Coufal, Mavropanos, Kilman, Wan-Bissaka, Alvarez, Soucek, Kudus, Soler, Lucas Paqueta, Bowen. Subs: Areola, Summerville, Fullkrug, Luis Guilherme, Ings, Irving, Casey, Scarles, Orford.
Preamble
Welcome to the Harry Redknapp Derby. The famous Dorset local, a former player and manager of both these teams, will undoubtedly have made the short trip to the Vitality Stadium tonight from his nearby residence in Sandbanks.
And why not? The Vitality might be the smallest stadium in the Premier League, and the second smallest in Premier League history behind Luton Town’s Kenilworth Road, but it certainly packs a decent punch under the lights. And with Bournemouth riding high in seventh and able to go level on points with Manchester City in fifth, life is pretty sweet right now for the Cherries.