West Ham travel to in-form Bournemouth in the Premier League this weekend following another humbling cup exit.
Oxford United scored four on Wednesday as a League One club knocked the hammers out of a domestic cup for the third consecutive season.
In the Premier League, West Ham have not lost since the opening weekend to sit fifth, most recently beating Manchester United.
Bournemouth, meanwhile, have won back-to-back league game for the first time since January.
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Team news
Bournemouth have been boosted by the return to fitness of Simon Francis, Lloyd Kelly and Arnaut Danjuma ahead of the Premier League match against West Ham.
Club captain Francis (knee), defender Lloyd Kelly (ankle) and Dutch forward forward Danjuma (foot) all played in the midweek Carabao Cup defeat by Burton.
Cherries boss Eddie Howe reported no fresh injury concerns, with Charlie Daniels (knee), Dan Gosling (hip), Adam Smith (hamstring), David Brooks (ankle) and Junior Stanislas (knee) all continuing their own recovery.
Manuel Lanzini is back in the West Ham squad after a foot injury.
Michail Antonio is still recovering from hamstring surgery and Winston Reid remains a long-term absentee after a knee injury.
Boss Manuel Pellegrini made nine changes for the midweek Carabao Cup defeat at Oxford and will probably revert to the side which beat Manchester United on Sunday.
Predicted lineups
Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Ramsdale; Stacey, Cook, Ake, Rico; Wilson, Lerma, Billing, King; Wilson, Solanke
West Ham XI (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Rice, Noble; Yarmolenko, Fornals, Anderson; Haller
Prediction
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Match odds
- Bournemouth to win: 6/4
- West Ham to win: 7/4
TV channel and live stream information
Bournemouth vs West Ham is at Dean Court on Saturday, September 28, 2019, with kick-off at 3pm. It will not be televised LIVE in the UK.
You can follow all of the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog with Giuseppe Muro at Dean Court.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
West Ham edge this fixture history with five wins to Bournemouth's four, along with four draws.
However, the Cherries won both League fixtures last season - 2-1 in east London, and 2-0 on the south coast.
