West Ham Vs Bournemouth: Third-bottom Hammers spurn chance to go level with Forest
West Ham were held to a 0-0 draw by Bournemouth in a wet encounter at the London Stadium in which the hosts spurned the chance to put pressure on the teams above the relegation zone. west ham vs bournemouth finished scoreless as both sides eventually pushed for a winner late on.
Match overview and key moments
The game was devoid of clear-cut chances for long periods until both teams threw caution to the wind during the closing stages. Rayan clipped the woodwork for Bournemouth during the second half, and Jarrod Bowen went closest to a late Hammers winner when he blazed over from a late Summerville pass during six minutes of added time.
West Ham Vs Bournemouth reaction
Third-bottom West Ham spurned the chance to put pressure on teams above the relegation zone after being held to a 0-0 draw at home to Bournemouth. Victory would have put West Ham level with Nottingham Forest, but the draw means they have managed to close the gap to two points. Bournemouth have edged above Everton into eighth place.
Context and form details
This was a meeting of two of the Premier League's form clubs, with only Chelsea and Manchester United having earned more points over their previous five league games. West Ham had come into the game on their best run of form all season and almost took the lead inside the opening minute when new loan signing Axel Disasi went close from a corner.
Statistics and chances
The Hammers finished with twice as many shots as Bournemouth, 20-10, their most in a Premier League game this season, but only three were on target and they carried little threat beyond set-pieces. Callum Wilson came off the bench for the Hammers and was soon denied by visiting goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic; Wilson finished with more touches in the opposition box than any other player, seven.
Substitutions, players and attempts
Taty Castellanos flashed an overhead kick narrowly wide before Wilson came on with 18 minutes left to give the Hammers' new Argentina striker some company up front. Wilson almost broke the deadlock moments later, only for Petrovic to claw out his touch at the near post. Crysencio Summerville, after scoring six goals in his previous seven games, was being watched by Netherlands assistant coach Ruud van Nistelrooy and posed the biggest problems from open play, beating two men before testing Petrovic from distance in the first half.
Fans, tributes and unavailable coverage
On the day Hammers fans unveiled a tifo tribute to their former goalkeeper and coach Ludek Miklosko, who announced 14 months ago that he had withdrawn from cancer treatment, the clean sheet provided the biggest positive for the home side. Separately, a live blog covering the match was unavailable and showed a message that the blog was currently unavailable, asking readers to try again later.
Nuno summed up the mood by saying the team "have to keep believing and improving. " The draw also extended the run between these two sides to a sixth straight draw, and Rayan's counter-attack that clipped the post was one of the defining late moments in a match that ultimately finished 0-0.
