Bournemouth v West Ham

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Following last weekend's 2-1 win away from home at Ipswich Town, Bournemouth will be going in search of a fourth win on the trot in the Premier League when they play host to West Ham at their Vitality Stadium on Monday night.

West Ham also returned to winning ways last week when The Hammers registered a desperately welcome three points in the form of a 2-1 home win against Wolves and the London club will be hoping to build upon that promising result when they make their way down to the south coast in this upcoming encounter.

After picking up important victories gained over the likes of Wolves, Tottenham and Ipswich Town respectively, Bournemouth now find themselves in eighth place in the Premier League table where they trail fifth placed Nottingham Forest and the last of the European spots by just a single point.

The Cherries have now suffered just two defeats within their last eight matches overall which came in the form of losses to Brentford and Brighton but this period of results also include picking up impressive wins against the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City, so the south coast club are more than capable of grinding out another win on Monday night.

Andoni Iraola's side have now won four of their last five games on home soil at their Vitality Stadium.

West Ham's mixed bag of results this season in the Premier League continued last week when the east London club recorded a 2-1 home win against Wolves which came on the back of two defeats on the trot, losing to Arsenal and Leicester City.

Success so far this season for Lopetegui's side has been limited to collecting just five wins in total from their 15 matches played overall in the English top flight, three of which have been achieved on home soil at their London Stadium.

This means only two wins away from home so far this term have been achieved on West Ham's travels which were gained at Crystal Palace and Newcastle United but the visitors have also been dealt three defeats as well, thus overshadowing their modest successes on the road.

Defeats away from home at Tottenham, Nottingham Forest and Leicester City suggest this upcoming trip down to the south coast on Monday night could be a testing time for Poletegui's side at the Vitality Stadium, especially considering Bournemouth's recent winning momentum.

Bournemouth v West Ham Verdict

After a slow start to this Premier League season which yielded just the one win for The Cherries from their opening five games, the hosts have seemingly now got into the groove in recent weeks and as such, will be seeking a fourth win on the trot at the Vitality Stadium which could push The Cherries closer to European contention.

Therefore, our main bet will be Bournemouth win @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Bournemouth win & Under 3.5 goals @ 2.87

Correct Score: Bournemouth 2-0 @ 11.00