West Ham travel to the Vitality Stadium to take on Bournemouth in the Premier League on Monday, and we’ve got the latest team news and confirmed lineups, as well as a score prediction alongside our preview.
Bournemouth vs West Ham Preview
Fresh off the back of a 2-1 win over Ipswich last weekend, Bournemouth welcome West Ham to the Vitality Stadium in the Premier League on Monday, where they’ll be aiming to extend their three-game winning streak.
Wins over Wolves and Tottenham make up the remainder of the Cherries’ impressive run since the end of November, as they sit in seventh place in the English top-flight table ahead of the Hammers’ visit.
West Ham, meanwhile, are down in 14th place in the table, six points adrift of Bournemouth, and they come into this one off the back of a 2-1 victory against Wolves last time out.
Starting the week with a clash down south against the Cherries 👊
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— West Ham United (@WestHam) December 16, 2024
Prior to that win, Julen Lopetegui’s side had suffered two successive defeats in the league – a 5-2 loss at home against Arsenal and a 3-1 defeat away at Leicester.
Monday night’s meeting will be the second time that the pair have faced off this term, with West Ham prevailing 1-0 against the Cherries in the second round of the Carabao Cup back in August. Last season’s league meetings both ended in 1-1 stalemates, and the Hammers are now unbeaten in seven straight competitive matches against Bournemouth.
Bournemouth Team News
The hosts remain without Alex Scott (knee), Luis Sinisterra (thigh), Marcus Tavernier (thigh), Julian Araujo (thigh) and Marcos Senesi (thigh) due to their respective injury concerns.
Tyler Adams, meanwhile, has been deemed fit and should return to the matchday squad after missing the win over Ipswich last time out.
West Ham Team News
As for the visitors, they are without Michail Antonio after the striker was involved in a road traffic accident earlier in the month, while Emerson Palmieri is suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Lopetegui will likely stick with Jarrod Bowen as his striker after a goal and an assist against Wolves in their last game, but summer signing Niclas Fullkrug and Danny Ings are also listed as options to lead the line.
Bournemouth vs West Ham Confirmed Lineups
Bournemouth Lineup:
Kepa, Huijsen, Kerkez, Cook, Evanilson, Christie, Dango Ouattara, Smith, Kluivert, Semenyo, Zabarnyi
West Ham Lineup:
Fabianski; Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Kilman, Coufal; Alvarez, Soler, Soucek; Paqueta, Bowen, Kudus
Bournemouth vs West Ham Prediction
The UK’s best football betting sites are favouring Bournemouth to claim three points on Monday evening, but we at SportsCasting are backing a score draw on the south coast.
As previously mentioned, both of their league meetings last term ended in 1-1 draws, and we expect this scoreline to be repeated once more as the pair look to build on victories last time out.
You can back the pair to play out a 1-1 stalemate at around 8/1 with leading UK betting sites ahead of the action.
Prediction: Bournemouth 1-1 West Ham
You can also see our Bournemouth vs West Ham stats and their head-to-head record here.
