West Ham v Bournemouth: Teams confirmed as two in-form sides meet at London Stadium
Get all the team news for the clash at the London Stadium.
Two of the Premier League’s in-form teams face off at the London Stadium on Saturday, with West Ham looking to inch closer to safety and Bournemouth chasing down a top-five place.
The Hammers, currently in 17th place, have won three of their last five league games, picking up a 1-1 draw with Manchester United last time out.
The 10 points Nuno Espirito Santo’s men have earned over that period is as many as they acquired in their previous 15 matches.
Meanwhile, the Cherries are unbeaten in their last six league games, registering four wins and two draws to move them up to ninth in the table.
Bournemouth’s first-ever Premier League win came against West Ham back in August 2015, however, the south coast side are winless in their last 10 meetings with the Hammers in all competitions.
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West Ham team news
Espirito Santo makes wholesale changes to the starting team that began last weekend’s FA Cup victory over Burton.
Dinos Mavropanos and Soungoutou Magassa are the only two players to retain their place, with Mads Hermansen returning in goal, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Axel Disasi and El Hadji Malick Diouf joining Mavropanos in defence.
Magassa partners Mateus Fernandes in midfield, while captain Jarrod Bowen, Tomas Soucek and the in-form Crysencio Summerville return to the starting 11.
West Ham XI: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf, Magassa, Fernandes, Bowen, Soucek, Summerville, Taty
Bournemouth team news
Bournemouth make two changes to the side that ran out 2-1 winners at Everton last time out.
Tyler Adams and Junior Kroupi come in to replace Ryan Christie and Alex Toth.
Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Adams, Rayan, Evanilson, Adli, Kroupi
Where to watch West Ham v Bournemouth: : TV channel, online stream
The match kicks off at 17:30 GMT on Saturday and will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Main Event.
Subscribers can also stream the fixture via Sky Go and NOW TV on mobile devices, smart TVs and desktop platforms.