West Ham United vs Bournemouth predictions for their Premier League match on New Year’s Day
We are backing both teams to collect a point at the London Stadium
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Date: Wednesday January 1 2020
Kick-off time: 5.30pm GMT
Venue: London Stadium
Referee: Graham Scott
Last 3 matches
September 28 2019: Bournemouth 2-2 West Ham United
January 19 2019: Bournemouth 2-0 West Ham United
August 18 2018: West Ham United 1-2 Bournemouth
Total head-to-head league matches played: 11
West Ham United wins: 3
Bournemouth wins: 4
Draws: 4
David Moyes returns to the West Ham dugout with his first target being to improve the woeful home form over the last two months that contributed to Manuel Pellegrini being sacked.
The former Everton and Manchester United manager has been given a contract to the end of next season after doing no more than a reasonable job during his first spell in charge – a 29% win ratio is not the stuff dreams are made of and, typically for Moyes, there were lots of draws in those 31 games at the helm in 2017-18.
But the Hammers’ owners clearly feel he is the man to pep up a team that is undoubtedly in relegation danger having collected only one point from the last 18 available at the London Stadium, despite a couple of decent away victories during that time.
Bournemouth are also in trouble, essentially for the first time since they were promoted to the Premier League in 2015. They sit just one point and place above West Ham having gained only a solitary success in their latest nine outings – strangely, like their New Year’s Day hosts, they won 1-0 away to Chelsea.
The Cherries have been plagued by injuries but they need to do better than in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Brighton where they carried disappointingly little attacking threat.
This is a contest in which it is difficult to fancy, or trust, either team on their current form and with Moyes having been a master of draws in two of his past three jobs, we will back the spoils to be shared.
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West Ham United vs Bournemouth Match Info Date: Wednesday January 1 2020 Kick-off time: 5.30pm GMT Venue: London Stadium Referee: Graham Scott West Ham United vs Bournemouth Head-To-Head Record Last 3 matches September 28 2019: Bournemouth 2-2 West Ham United January 19 2019: Bournemouth 2-0 West Ham United August 18 2018: West Ham United 1-2…
