Follow live coverage as AFC Bournemouth face West Ham United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
AFC Bournemouth - West Ham United FC
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
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Lopetegui continues to make alterations to his starting XI, opting for two changes on this trip to the south coast. Summerville, arguably one of West Ham’s more in-form players in recent weeks, drops down to the bench, while Emerson is suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards. Paqueta comes in to the attack, with Coufal the replacement at full-back. Bowen leads the line as a makeshift striker, though towering forward Fullkrug is among the substitutes again.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
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Iraola makes just one, enforced, change from Bournemouth’s win over Ipswich. Ouattara, who scored one and assisted another in that victory over the Tractor Boys, comes in for the injured Marcus Tavernier. The Cherries winger will play on the left, along with Kluivert and Semenyo in behind talisman Evanilson.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
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SUBSTITUTES: Crysencio Summerville, Niclas Fullkrug, Luis Guilherme, Danny Ings, Alphonse Areola, Andy Irving, Kaelan Casey, Ollie Scarles, Lewis Orford.
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WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Maximilian Kilman, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Vladimir Coufal; Tomas Soucek, Edson Alvarez; Lucas Paqueta, Carlos Soler, Mohammed Kudus; Jarrod Bowen.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
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SUBSTITUTES: David Brooks, Tyler Adams, James Hill, Enes Unal, Philip Billing, Max Aarons, Mark Travers, Ben Winterburn, Max Kinsey.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
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BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Kepa; Milos Kerkez, Dean Huijsen, Illia Zabarnyi, Adam Smith; Lewis Cook, Ryan Christie; Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, Dango Ouattara; Evanilson.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
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Pressure continues to mount on Julen Lopetegui, though his side were 2-1 victors against fellow strugglers Wolves last time out. Having been beaten by Leicester City and hammered by Arsenal in their two fixtures before that, however, West Ham will be desperate for another victory as they look to move up from their 14th-placed position on Monday.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
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The Cherries have won each of their last three league outings, leaving it late to down Ipswich Town 2-1 in their most recent fixture. That last-gasp victory saw Andoni Iraola’s side climb up the table to seventh, just four points behind fourth-placed Nottingham Forest.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
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AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
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