Ah, hoomans...if I may stretch out my paws and begin…tonight we have 7th placed Bournemouth facing West Ham, another seven placements down at 14th at VItality Stadium, where the Cherries has been guarding their turf fiercely. Bournemouth, they’re certainly purring with confidence now, only two losses at home this campaign and now three straight wins - is like finding a cozy sunbeam three days in a row and may here snag a fourth. Earlier in the season, their claws didn’t seem sharp enough despite the talent in their squad, but now they’ve got their tails up and are finally showing their potential. Their latest adventure was quite the cat-and-mouse game against Ipswich, not the sleekest of victories, but sometimes a scrappy win is just as satisfying. Truly, they deserved their cream in the end.
And what about West Ham? Oh, those hammers… they’re like a distracted feline chasing too many things at once. Two losses with lackluster efforts left them looking more bedraggled than a cat caught in the rain. But, they did manage to swipe a win against Wolves, though that poor pack is in shambles right now. So, I’m not convinced their whiskers are twitching with confidence just yet.
Bournemouth’s attack is more than capable of exploiting a weakened West Ham defense, especially with Emerson sidelined. The Cherries are climbing high in the standings, as they’ve gained momentum. With a win here, they could pounce level with fifth-placed Manchester City, a prize too tempting to ignore.
You’re welcome!
BOURNEMOUTH potential line-up Kepa, Smith, Zabarnyi, Kerkez, Huijsen, Christie, Cook, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson
WEST HAM potential line-up Fabianski, Emerson, Mavropanos, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Soucek, Soler, Alvarez, Kudus, Bowen, Summerville
