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 Liverpool look to fend off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and more.
The race for the Champions League places should also be a compelling battle, with a fifth place possible for English teams. Manchester United’s latest rebuild under Ruben Amorim sets expectations high once more after a dismal season last time out.
Meanwhile, it’s Burnley, Leeds United and Sunderland 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 0 - 1 West Ham United FC
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
15:04An early chance for the hosts as Scott arrows a free-kick into the Bournemouth penalty area and Hammers star Kilman is forced into an unorthodox clearance to concede the game's first corner.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
15:01We're underway at a rainy Vitality Stadum for Bournemouth v West Ham!
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
14:47Nuno is without Lucas Paqueta, who serves a one-game suspension for the Hammers, so Julio comes in as the visitors switch to a back three. Guilherme in attack is the other swap for West Ham with Crysencio Summerville not involved.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
14:41On the back of those losses, Iraola makes four changes from the Bournemouth starting XI which lost 4-0 at Villa last time out, as Cook and Diakite start in defence over Smith and Milosavljevic. However, the other two alterations are forced on the hosts - with Antoine Semenyo and Justin Kluivert both injured on international duty - so Brooks and Kroupi come in.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
14:36WEST HAM SUBS: Mads Hermansen, Kyle Walker-Peters, Niclas Fullkrug, Guido Rodriguez, Soungoutou Magassa, Tomas Soucek, Andy Irving, George Earthy, Ezra Mayers.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
14:36WEST HAM (3-4-3): Alphonse Areola; Jean-Clair Todibo, Igor Julio, Max Kilman; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Matheus Fernandes, Freddie Potts, El Hadji Malick Diouf; Jarrod Bowen, Callum Wilson, Luis Guilherme.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
14:32BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Djordje Petrovic: Lewis Cook, Bafode Diakite, Marcos Senesi, Adrien Truffert; Tyler Adams, Alex Scott; David Brooks, Marcus Tavernier, Eli Junior Kroupi; Evanilson.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
14:36BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Julio Soler, Ryan Christie, Adam Smith, Alex Jimenez, Amine Adli, James Hill, Enes Unal, Veljko Milosavljevic, Will Dennis.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
14:30Nuno Espirito Santo found himself in the opposite situation before the break as the Portuguese coach sealed successive home wins over Newcastle United and Burnley. That was a real upturn in form for the ex-Wolves boss who had picked up just one point from his first four games in charge at the London Stadium.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
14:30Bournemouth signed off for the FIFA window with back-to-back Premier League losses for the first time this season as the Cherries were hit by respective 3-1 and 4-0 defeats on the road at Manchester City and Aston Villa. However, Andoni Iraola's side are still unbeaten at home in league action this season with four wins and a draw to their name.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
14:30Hello and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League clash between Bournemouth and West Ham at the Vitality Stadium. It's Gameweek 12 in the English top-flight as domestic action returns following the final international break of 2025.
AFC Bournemouth vs West Ham United
13:00Follow all the goals and latest action from the Premier League here with The Independent. Team news and line-ups coming up shortly…
