Graham Potter's West Ham revolution has yet to take off and he needs to start stringing some wins together to give fans some hope for next season, starting with this visit from Bournemouth in the Premier League.
The Hammers were sitting 14th in the table when they sacked Julen Loptegui back in January and they've since dropped two places under Potter's management.
They drew a blank in a disappointing 1-0 loss at Wolves in midweek, with their lack of firepower busting my coupon, and the football on offer hasn't been much better on the eye than the fare served up by the Spaniard.
Potter might turn things around with a pre-season and summer transfer window behind him but West Ham United now just seem to be waiting for a desperately disappointing season to finish.
What was shaping up as a memorable campaign for Bournemouth is now threatening to end in anti-climax, with the Cherries on a run of just one win in their last six matches.
Andoni Iraola's men crashed out of the FA Cup on Sunday to Manchester City then followed it up with a dismal 2-1 loss at home to struggling Ipswich in a game where a goals bet landed for me.
How the bookies view it: Cherries on top
This is a tough one to call with both teams in poor form. But BoyleSports make Potter's side 21/10 outsiders and Bournemouth their 6/5 favourites, with the draw paying 23/10.
Recent head to head: Hammers hitting hard
West Ham United have an excellent recent record in this fixture, going eight games without defeat. Four of those games have ended level though, including a 1-1 stalemate the Vitality Stadium earlier this season. That came after the Hammers had ground out a 1-0 home win in the EFL Cup back in August.
Players to watch: Bowen back for more
Jarrod Bowen is the most reliable of West Ham's forwards and the England international netted the winner in that EFL Cup tie earlier in the season. He's 5/2 for anytime scorer here, which looks a little overpriced against a defence that doesn't keep a lot of clean sheets.
Antoine Sememyo always catches my eye whenever I see Bournemouth play and the forward will fancy his chances of adding to 10-goal tally this term. He's also 5/2 for a goal with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Mohamed Kudus missed out for West Ham in midweek, amid rumours of a move to Saudi Arabia. It was claimed he had picked up an injury so it will be interesting to see if he's involved here. Niclas Fullkrug made a welcome return from injury off the bench at Molineux but Michail Antonio and Crysencio Summerville remain out.
Justin Kluivert sat out Bournemouth's clash with Ipswich and is a doubt for this game. Marcus Tavernier, Luis Sinisterra and Eres Unal are set to miss out again with injuries.
West Ham United: Areola, Cresswell, Mavropanos, Kilman, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Alvarez, Bowen, Ferguson.
AFC Bournemouth: Kepa, Kerkez, Huijsen, Smith, Zabaryni, Cook, Scott, Christie, Ouattara, Semenyo, Evanilson.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both meetings so far this season haven't been thrillers, with just three goals scored in total. So that makes under 2.5 goals worth a shot here at 21/20 with BoyleSports, a bet that has also landed in the last six games for West Ham.
Only one of the Hammers' last five matches has hit double figures for corners and their clash with Wolves in midweek produced just three flag kicks. So there could be a bit of value in backing under 9.5 corners here at 5/4 with Betfred.
Cherries stopper Dean Huijsen has made 25 interceptions in the Premier League in 2025, the most of any player. The Spanish kid looks a class act and he's 10/11 with Bet365 to make over 1.5 tackles.
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