AFC Bournemouth v West Ham United

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28 Sep 2019
Callum Wilson
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AFC Bournemouth and West Ham United are both flying high in the top six places as they prepare to meet at Vitality Stadium.

Eddie Howe's hosts are targeting a third successive victory, while Manuel Pellegrini's visitors are looking for a fourth win in five matches.

Team news 

Simon Francis, Lloyd Kelly and Arnaut Danjuma returned from injury in the Carabao Cup in midweek and could be in contention for AFC Bournemouth, who have no fresh concerns.

West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini welcomes back Manuel Lanzini from injury. Only Michail Antonio, who continues his recovery after surgery, and Winston Reid remain unavailable.

Did you know?

The last four Premier League meetings between these sides at Vitality Stadium have produced 17 goals, with nine for AFC Bournemouth and eight for West Ham.

Callum Wilson has scored six goals in six league appearances against West Ham, more than against any other opponent. He is looking to find the net in a fourth consecutive PL match for the first time and needs two strikes or assists to become the second Cherries player to reach 50 PL goal involvements, after Josh King.

Only Liverpool are on a longer Premier League unbeaten run than West Ham, who are undefeated in five matches. The Hammers are also unbeaten in five PL away fixtures, their longest sequence since January 2009 with seven matches.

With 18 wins from 44 PL matches, Manuel Pellegrini has the best win rate of any permanent West Ham manager in the competition, with 41 per cent.

Match officials

Referee: Stuart Attwell. Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis, Nick Hopton. Fourth official: Neil Hair. VAR: Andrew Madley. Assistant VAR: Stephen Child.

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