West Ham moved up seven places to 10th in the Premier League table as Kurt Zouma’s controversial goal helped them beat Bournemouth.
Zouma glanced in a close-range header just before half-time, but the Cherries were furious as the ball appeared to hit the hands of Hammers defender Thilo Kehrer earlier in the move.
However, after a check by the video assistant referee the goal was allowed to stand as they deemed the handball accidental and said it had not directly led to a goal.
Nevertheless, Bournemouth caretaker boss Gary O’Neil was upset with the decision and was booked after talking to referee David Coote as the teams left the field at half-time.
The hosts were awarded a penalty in the 91st minute when Bournemouth’s Jordan Zemura was deemed to have handled the ball when sliding in trying to block a cross, with Said Benrahma converting from the spot to secure victory.
It was a tough evening for the Cherries, now without a win in three matches, as they lost striker Dominic Solanke and goalkeeper Neto to injury after only 45 minutes.
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West Ham United
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Squad number1Player nameFabianski
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Squad number2Player nameJohnson
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Squad number4Player nameZouma
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Squad number24Player nameKehrer
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Squad number3Player nameCresswell
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Squad number28Player nameSoucek
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Squad number41Player nameRice
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
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Squad number12Player nameDownes
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Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
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Squad number7Player nameScamacca
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Squad number5Player nameCoufal
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Squad number8Player nameFornals
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Squad number9Player nameAntonio
AFC Bournemouth
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Squad number13Player nameNeto
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Squad number2Player nameFredericks
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Squad number6Player nameMepham
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Squad number25Player nameSenesi
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Squad number15Player nameA Smith
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Squad number8Player nameLerma
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Squad number4Player nameL Cook
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Squad number10Player nameChristie
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Squad number29Player nameBilling
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Squad number16Player nameTavernier
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Squad number9Player nameSolanke
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Squad number1Player nameTravers
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Squad number21Player nameMoore
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Squad number32Player nameAnthony
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Squad number33Player nameZemura
Line-ups
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Fabianski
- 2Johnson
- 4Zouma
- 24Kehrer
- 3Cresswell
- 28Soucek
- 41Rice
- 20BowenSubstituted forCoufalat 88′minutes
- 12DownesSubstituted forFornalsat 88′minutes
- 22Benrahma
- 7ScamaccaSubstituted forAntonioat 74′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Coufal
- 8Fornals
- 9Antonio
- 10Lanzini
- 13Areola
- 21Ogbonna
- 32Coventry
- 33Emerson
- 35Randolph
Bournemouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Murara NetoSubstituted forTraversat 45′minutes
- 2FredericksSubstituted forZemuraat 57′minutes
- 6MephamBooked at 71mins
- 25Senesi
- 15A Smith
- 8LermaBooked at 55mins
- 4L Cook
- 10ChristieSubstituted forAnthonyat 57′minutes
- 29Billing
- 16Tavernier
- 9SolankeSubstituted forMooreat 45′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Travers
- 3Stephens
- 14Rothwell
- 17Stacey
- 19Stanislas
- 21Moore
- 22Pearson
- 32Anthony
- 33Zemura
Live Text
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Match ends, West Ham United 2, Bournemouth 0.
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Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Bournemouth 0.
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Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).
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Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Goal! West Ham United 2, Bournemouth 0. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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VAR Decision: Penalty West Ham United.
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Penalty conceded by Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
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Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
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Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Flynn Downes.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Vladimír Coufal replaces Jarrod Bowen.
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Attempt saved. Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Philip Billing with a headed pass.
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Foul by Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United).
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Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Lukasz Fabianski (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth).
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Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
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Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieffer Moore with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United).
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Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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