Overview
- Kick-off is 3:00pm GMT at the Vitality Stadium, with no live UK TV, streaming or national radio coverage due to the Saturday blackout.
- Bournemouth are ninth after two away defeats but have collected 13 points from a possible 15 at home this season.
- West Ham sit 18th yet travel with back-to-back league wins under Nuno Espírito Santo and are unbeaten in the last eight meetings with Bournemouth.
- Andoni Iraola is without Ben Doak and Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo is a major doubt with an ankle issue, and Tyler Adams plus Adam Smith are available after concussion protocols.
- Lucas Paquetá misses out through suspension, Ollie Scarles is ruled out, Dinos Mavropanos and Niclas Füllkrug remain doubts, and previews suggest Tomáš Souček will return to West Ham’s starting XI.