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Confirmed West Ham team vs Bournemouth: Lanzini returns on the bench as Fornals starts

Manuel Pellegrini has named his West Ham team to face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

Moving into fifth in the Premier League table last weekend following the 2-0 win over Manchester United, the Hammers will be looking to carry on their impressive league form since the opening day defeat against Man City.

The Cherries themselves have also had a decent start to the season and West Ham have failed to beat them in the league since August 2016.

However, three points on the south coast and Pellegrini's team will temporarily move into second as City take on Everton in the evening game and Leicester and Arsenal do not play until Sunday and Monday respectively.

The manager is well aware of the threat Bournemouth pose but he did state at his pre-match press conference that the team will be going all out for the three points.

West Ham's players celebrate Andriy Yarmolenko's goal against Man Utd (Arfa Griffiths/West Ham United FC via Getty Images)

"It is a team that plays offensive football with normally two strikers," he said. "It is also a team that plays with one more [attacker] on the left side.

"We must know that we need to concentrate on defending but as always we are going to go for the three points.

"We're going to attack from the first minute and try to add three points more."

Here's the team the Chilean has selected to face the Cherries:

West Ham team vs Bournemouth: Fabianski, Fredericks, Ogbonna, Diop, Cresswell, Rice, Noble, Yarmolenko, Fornals, Anderson, Haller.

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