Comments and predictions for West Ham vs Bournemouth: The away team is on the rise

Latest West Ham vs Bournemouth team information

West Ham are still without two key players Michail Antonio (leg injury) and Crysencio Summerville (thigh injury). Mohammed Kudus is also doubtful after missing midweek due to fitness issues.

Potter could change his attack, giving Niclas Fullkrug a start instead of Evan Ferguson, who has been ineffective, while Lucas Paqueta could be pushed further forward, which could see 19-year-old Luis Guilherme, who made his Premier League debut, drop to the bench.

Tomas Soucek and Edson Alvarez are both hoping to return to the starting line-up, while Jean-Clair Todibo could be selected at centre-back in place of Konstantinos Mavropanos.

For Bournemouth, Enes Unal (knee), Marcus Tavernier (ankle) and Luis Sinisterra (hamstring) are all still absent. Justin Kluivert (unclear reason) and Julian Araujo (thigh) are doubtful and will be assessed ahead of the game.

Bournemouth will certainly be hoping that Kluivert recovers in time. The Dutchman has been directly involved in 14 goals in 14 Premier League away games this season (10 goals, 4 assists) – the most by a Bournemouth player in the competition, tied with Callum Wilson in 2018-19 (9 goals, 5 assists).

If Kluivert does not return in time, Alex Scott will likely continue to take on the No. 10 role behind striker Evanilson. Despite not scoring in the last eight games, Antoine Semenyo will continue to play on the left wing.

Tyler Adams could be brought in alongside Ryan Christie in midfield if Iraola moves Lewis Cook to right-back in place of Adam Smith, who was substituted at half-time against Ipswich. Marcos Senesi is fully fit and will compete for the central defensive spot with Illia Zabarnyi and Dean Huijsen, who is being chased by several clubs.

Latest predicted lineup for West Ham vs Bournemouth

West Ham United:
Areola; Todibo, Kilman, Cresswell; Wan-Bissaka, Alvarez, Soucek, Scarles; Paqueta, Bowen; Fullkrug

Bournemouth:
Arrizabalaga; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie, Adams; Brooks, Scott, Semenyo; Evanilson

Latest football commentary on West Ham vs Bournemouth

West Ham went into their first game after the international break with a 1-0 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday night, having failed to win in two Premier League games in March – losing 1-0 to Newcastle and drawing 1-1 with Everton.

Jorgen Strand Larsen’s deflected first-half goal handed West Ham their 14th defeat of the season. Remarkably, they failed to score in 40% of their Premier League games under Graham Potter (4 in 10), compared to just 20% under Julen Lopetegui (4 in 20).

While Potter admitted that “a few things have gone right” since he took over, he also admitted to feelings of frustration and said both he and the players “must do better” if they are to finish the season on a positive note and move away from their current 16th-placed position in the table.

West Ham are currently 10 points off the top 10 and three of their next four games will be against teams in the top half of the table, including Saturday's clash with Bournemouth – who have failed to win in their last seven Premier League meetings with West Ham (L3 D4), with the last three ending in 1-1 draws.

However, West Ham have lost three of their last four Premier League home games, failing to score in all three. They have failed to score in six home games this season – their most since 2018-19 and just two short of the club’s unwanted record (eight in 2008-09).

On Bournemouth side, this team had a 12-match unbeaten streak in all competitions from late November to late January. However, their form has seriously declined when they only won 3 of their last 10 matches, and lost all three recent home matches with the same score of 1-2.

Just three days after being knocked out of the FA Cup quarter-finals by Man City, Bournemouth suffered a shock defeat to relegation-threatened Ipswich on Wednesday night. Despite Evanilson scoring in the second half, early strikes from Nathan Broadhead and Liam Delap condemned the Cherries to their 10th Premier League defeat of the season.

Bournemouth still have a chance of competing for a first-ever European place, but their hopes of a top-five finish have been dealt a blow as they drop to 10th, six points behind fifth-placed Newcastle, with a game in hand.

Having played four of their last five home games, Bournemouth will welcome the trip to London. They have picked up 23 points away from home in the Premier League this season – their best in the club’s history in the top flight. Their 30 away goals are also a record for Bournemouth in the competition.

Despite never keeping a clean sheet in seven Premier League away trips to West Ham (W2 D2 L3), Bournemouth have not lost any of those games when they have scored (W2 D2).

Latest West Ham vs Bournemouth score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.West Ham vs Bournemouthas follows:

• Sportsmole:West Ham 0-1 Bournemouth

• WhoScore:West Ham 1-2 Bournemouth
• Our newspaper predicts:West Ham 1-2 Bournemouth

When and where to watch West Ham vs Bournemouth live?

To watch the West Ham vs Bournemouth match live in the Premier League taking place at 9:00 p.m. on April 5, viewers can watch it onK+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.