West Ham took a big step towards Premier League safety by thrashing fellow strugglers Bournemouth.
An unmarked Michael Antonio rose highest and headed home from Aaron Cresswell’s corner for the opener at Vitality Stadium.
Lucas Paqueta scored another header, getting on the end of a deep cross from Vladimir Coufal, as West Ham scored twice in the opening 12 minutes.
Hammers captain Declan Rice smashed past Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto for number three just before half-time, with the home side failing to clear the ball from Cresswell’s corner once more.
Substitute Pablo Fornals completed the rout with a flicked, acrobatic effort following Jarrod Bowen’s cross.
The win lifts West Ham up to 13th in the table and six points clear of the relegation zone. Bournemouth are one point and two places behind in 15th.
Bournemouth were well below par given their recent good run of form as West Ham stopped them getting into the game.
Jefferson Lerma had a effort from 25 yards which swerved in the air but Lukasz Fabianski watched it well, diving to his left to push it away from goal.
West Ham ease worries with superb performance
West Ham won their third Premier League away game of the season in style, with four different players on the scoresheet.
Just three days after beating Gent to reach the Europa Conference League semi-finals, they showed no signs of tiredness.
Before Sunday, West Ham were the only team not to have scored in the opening 15 minutes of a Premier League match this season. They put that right when Michail Antonio netted after just four minutes and 11 seconds, swiftly followed by Paqueta’s second.
Cresswell, one of two changes for the Hammers, produced two excellent deliveries for those two goals.
Rice’s third league goal of the season made it his most in a single season to date as the Hammers all but sealed the win in the opening 45 minutes.
David Moyes’ side have some tough fixtures to come, including Liverpool at home on Wednesday and Manchester City away on 3 May, but such a dominant win has significantly eased their relegation worries.
More to follow.
Player of the match
Lucas PaquetáLucas Paquetá
AFC Bournemouth
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Squad number18Player nameViñaAverage rating
4.72
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Squad number16Player nameTavernierAverage rating
4.63
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Squad number13Player nameNeto
Average rating4.63
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Squad number32Player nameAnthony
Average rating4.60
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Squad number29Player nameBilling
Average rating4.53
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Squad number3Player nameStephens
Average rating4.51
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Squad number15Player nameA Smith
Average rating4.44
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Squad number11Player nameOuattara
Average rating4.40
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Squad number9Player nameSolanke
Average rating4.37
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Squad number5Player nameKelly
Average rating4.37
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Squad number4Player nameL Cook
Average rating4.28
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Squad number8Player nameLerma
Average rating4.24
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Squad number14Player nameRothwell
Average rating4.16
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Squad number6Player nameMepham
Average rating3.82
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Squad number21Player nameMoore
Average rating3.66
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Squad number10Player nameChristie
Average rating3.32
West Ham United
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Squad number11Player nameLucas Paquetá
Average rating8.73
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Squad number41Player nameRice
Average rating8.66
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Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Average rating8.57
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Squad number8Player nameFornals
Average rating8.45
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
Average rating8.44
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Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Average rating8.24
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Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Average rating8.14
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Squad number27Player nameAguerd
Average rating8.03
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Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Average rating8.01
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Squad number12Player nameDownes
Average rating8.01
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Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Average rating7.96
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Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Average rating7.96
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Squad number14Player nameCornet
Average rating7.91
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Squad number4Player nameZouma
Average rating7.83
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Squad number18Player nameIngs
Average rating7.76
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Squad number24Player nameKehrer
Average rating7.58
Line-ups
Bournemouth
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 13Neto
- 3Stephens
- 6Mepham
- 5KellySubstituted forViñaat 61′minutes
- 15A SmithSubstituted forAnthonyat 61′minutes
- 14RothwellSubstituted forMooreat 45′minutesBooked at 48mins
- 8LermaSubstituted forL Cookat 75′minutes
- 16Tavernier
- 10ChristieSubstituted forOuattaraat 61′minutes
- 29Billing
- 9Solanke
Substitutes
- 1Travers
- 4L Cook
- 11Ouattara
- 18Viña
- 21Moore
- 24Semenyo
- 25Senesi
- 27Zabarnyi
- 32Anthony
West Ham
Formation 4-3-3
- 1FabianskiBooked at 67mins
- 5CoufalSubstituted forKehrerat 83′minutes
- 4Zouma
- 27AguerdBooked at 56mins
- 3Cresswell
- 28Soucek
- 41Rice
- 11Lucas PaquetáSubstituted forDownesat 77′minutes
- 20BowenSubstituted forCornetat 76′minutes
- 9AntonioSubstituted forIngsat 65′minutes
- 22BenrahmaSubstituted forFornalsat 65′minutes
Substitutes
- 8Fornals
- 10Lanzini
- 12Downes
- 13Aréola
- 14Cornet
- 18Ings
- 21Ogbonna
- 24Kehrer
- 33Emerson
- Referee:
- Anthony Taylor
- Attendance:
- 10,465
Match Stats
Live Text
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Match ends, Bournemouth 0, West Ham United 4.
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Second Half ends, Bournemouth 0, West Ham United 4.
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Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thilo Kehrer with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
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Attempt blocked. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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VAR Decision: No Goal Bournemouth 0-4 West Ham United.
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GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Maxwel Cornet (West Ham United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
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Offside, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
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Attempt blocked. Maxwel Cornet (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell.
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Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Thilo Kehrer replaces Vladimír Coufal.
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Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
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Offside, West Ham United. Vladimír Coufal tries a through ball, but Maxwel Cornet is caught offside.
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Attempt saved. Flynn Downes (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Flynn Downes replaces Lucas Paquetá.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Jarrod Bowen.
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Matías Viña (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Danny Ings (West Ham United).
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