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- NewsWest Ham United
- Mohammed Kudus missed the 1-0 loss at Wolves on Tuesday night, with Niclas Fullkrug potentially starting having replaced Evan Ferguson at the break at Molineux.
- Graham Potter is expected to make further personnel changes with Jean-Clair Todibo, Emerson and Edson Alvarez potentially starting on Saturday.
- Crysencio Summerville and Michail Antonio both sit this one out.
Bournemouth- Julian Araujo and Justin Kluivert are both doubts for the Cherries, and Andoni Iraola will be desperate to have the latter available for Saturday's game at West Ham.
- Luis Sinisterra, Marcus Tavernier and Enes Unal are all missing for Bournemouth.
- Iraola may make a couple of changes to his side here, with David Brooks and Tyler Adams both starting in place of Alex Scott and Adam Smith, which would see Lewis Cook move to right-back.
- LIVE Text Commentary90+7'The referee checks his watch and blows his whistle to signal the end of this match.90+5'Lucas Paqueta (West Ham) sends a beautiful cross into the penalty area, but the opposition's defence manages to clear the ball to safety.90+4'Dean Huijsen (Bournemouth) peeled away from his marker and got on the end of the corner, but his fine header directed towards the goal is brilliantly saved by the goalkeeper.90+4'Now Bournemouth have a corner.90+3'Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) finds himself beyond the last defender, but the game is stopped by the referee after the linesman signals for offside.90+2'Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) unleashes a shot towards the goal, but his effort isn't precise at all and it flies high over the bar.90+1'Substitution. Daniel Jebbison (Bournemouth) replaces Evanilson.90We will have 6 min. of added time.90'Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) unleashes a shot, but it just flies over the bar.90'Luis Guilherme (West Ham) swings in a cross, but the ball is cleared to safety by one of the defending players.89'Ben Winterburn (Bournemouth) tries to slide the ball through to a teammate but it's well blocked by a defender.87'Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) produces an effort from the edge of the box, but doesn't hit the ball properly and sends it yards wide of the right post.86'Luis Guilherme (West Ham) finds space inside the box but rifles his effort just wide of the left post.84'Graham Potter decides to make a substitution. Mohammed Kudus will be replaced by Luis Guilherme (West Ham).84'Today's match ends for Jean-Clair Todibo who will be replaced by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham).84'Mohammed Kudus (West Ham) receives a yellow card from the referee for a foul that he committed a little earlier.83'Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wastes a great scoring opportunity! He latches on to a precise pass and fires a decent first-time low shot towards goal from a promising distance, but Alphonse Areola denies him.81'Tim Robinson sticks with his original decision after the VAR review. No infringement and the goal stands!80'The Bournemouth players halt their celebrations as referee Tim Robinson makes the VAR signal to review the goal, most likely to ascertain if there was an offside in the build-up play.79'Goal! Dean Huijsen connects with the free kick and heads it into the path of Evanilson (Bournemouth), who makes no mistake and puts it into the net. 2:2.78'Today's referee Tim Robinson rightly decides to book James Ward-Prowse (West Ham) for his harsh tackle.78'The substitution has been made. Ben Winterburn (Bournemouth) has replaced Dango Ouattara.77'Andoni Iraola has decided to substitute Ilya Zabarnyi and he is replaced by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).73'Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) stands over the resultant free kick from mid-range, but his shot goes just wide of the left post.68'Mohammed Kudus sends a precise lofted pass into the box, Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) rises above the defenders to meet the ball and heads it straight into the right side of the goal. The score sheet now reads 2:1.67'Andoni Iraola has decided to make a change. David Brooks (Bournemouth) replaces Alex Scott.67'It will be a substitution. James Hill (Bournemouth) is ready to enter the pitch as Adam Smith walks off.65'Carlos Soler (West Ham) tested Kepa Arrizabalaga with a strike from just outside the box, but the effort is saved.64'West Ham have been awarded a corner kick.64'Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) unleashes a bullet of a shot that is blocked by a defender.62'The ball goes out of play. West Ham are awarded a corner kick.61'Niclas Fullkrug (West Ham) jumped highest inside the box to meet a perfectly executed corner kick by James Ward-Prowse. His header was precise and ended up inside the left post, leaving the goalkeeper flapping in the wind. The score is 1:1.61'The linesman points to the corner flag, West Ham are going to take it.60'Adam Smith (Bournemouth) can't expect anything else than a yellow card for his hard tackle. And a yellow it is. Tim Robinson didn't think twice about pulling it out of his pocket.60'Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) sends a chip pass into the box, but Alphonse Areola is quickest to intercept the ball.58'Bournemouth have a corner.54'The referee signals a substitution. Carlos Soler (West Ham) is brought on as a substitute for Edson Alvarez.54'The referee signals that it is time for a substitution and Niclas Fullkrug (West Ham) will replace Tomas Soucek.50'Bournemouth have a chance to score from a corner kick, but the ball is cleared by a defender.46'Graham Potter has decided to make a substitution during the half-time break. Emerson (West Ham) comes on the pitch for Oliver Scarles.46'The whistle blows and Tim Robinson starts the second half.45+3'That is it for the first half after the referee blows his whistle and the players head to their respective dressing rooms.45There will be a minimum of 2 min. of added time.45'Jean-Clair Todibo (West Ham) should know this behaviour is beyond the rules. He was too careless with his challenge and left Tim Robinson no option but to blow his whistle.45'Bournemouth take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.44'Ilya Zabarnyi (Bournemouth) sees his header crash off the crossbar after meeting a corner kick inside the six-yard box. The goalkeeper would have been helpless.43'Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) is heading toward the corner flag to take the set piece.43'The corner is swung in but Bournemouth can’t take advantage as a defender sweeps the ball away. Bournemouth force their opponents to concede a corner.41'Here comes the VAR verdict: Referee Tim Robinson signals that the goal stands! The Bournemouth players celebrate.40'Houston, we have a problem! The referee has indicated that there will be a VAR review of the goal to look at a possible offside. The Bournemouth players aren’t happy.38'Goal! 0:1. Evanilson (Bournemouth) taps home from almost on the goal line after a lucky rebound fell at his feet.38'The goalkeeper pulls off a great save to deny Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth), whose good effort would probably have ended inside the bottom right corner of the net.38'An attempted cross from Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) is cleared.36'The game is interrupted as Tomas Soucek (West Ham) is flagged offside.34'The linesman signals that Tomas Soucek (West Ham) is offside and the referee confirms the decision.32'Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) whips in the resulting set piece but it's cleared.31'Mohammed Kudus (West Ham) makes a rough challenge and the referee blows for a foul. Bournemouth are given an advantage. They have a free kick.28'Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) is awarded a yellow card for his tackle. He doesn't seem to agree with the decision, but Tim Robinson ignores the protests.27'The shots on goal statistics – 0:0.25'The game is interrupted, a clear handball by Tyler Adams (Bournemouth). West Ham are awarded the free kick.24'Lucas Paqueta (West Ham) decides to strike the ball towards goal, but his effort fails to threaten the goalkeeper after being blocked by one of the defenders.22'West Ham can’t profit from the corner as the defence clear the ball upfield.22'Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham) tries to send a pass but it's blocked. Good work from West Ham as they win a corner.20'Tim Robinson blows his whistle after Mohammed Kudus (West Ham) brings one of his opponents down with a strong tackle.19'A pass from Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) is intercepted by Kepa Arrizabalaga and the move breaks down.19'Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) received a clever through ball which could have put him in a promising position, but the defence was alert to the danger.13'Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) delivers a fine lofted cross into the penalty area, but it's cleared by an opposing player.10'Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) places a shot from the edge of the box towards the left side of the goal, but Alphonse Areola makes a terrific save to deny him. Nice play all round!8'Mohammed Kudus (West Ham) is offside and the linesman raises his flag.7'West Ham fail to score from a corner as Kepa Arrizabalaga (Bournemouth) leaps to collect the ball.7'Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham) sends a lofted cross into the penalty area. Unfortunately for him, the opponent's defence deals with his cross comfortably and intercepts it. West Ham will take a corner kick.5'Tomas Soucek (West Ham) climbs high to connect with a cross near the penalty spot but plants a header well wide of the left post.3'Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) is adjudged to have been offside when making his run.2'Evanilson (Bournemouth) receives a lofted pass in the goal area and unleashes a dangerous header which sails narrowly wide of the right post!1'Today's match has just started, enjoy the game!The players are out at last! West Ham will take the kick-off.Let us introduce today's referee to you, and it's Tim Robinson.Welcome to our minute-by-minute commentary of today's clash. You can enjoy a written form of everything important that will be happening on the pitch. Have fun.