📊 Form Guide

West Ham United

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West Ham United are hoping to win again following the 0-1 FA Cup triumph over Burton Albion.

In that game, West Ham United managed 62% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for West Ham United was Crysencio Summerville (95'). Burton Albion got 19 shots at goal with 3 on target. West Ham United ran out winners in extra time.

West Ham United haven’t had any problems with scoring, netting in each and every one of their last 6 games.

They have claimed a sum of 11 during that period while also conceding a total of 6.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that West Ham United:

• haven't lost in the league to Bournemouth in their previous 9 games. A long run without a loss.
• haven't beaten Bournemouth in their previous 5 league games.
• are unbeaten in their last 2 league matches at home.

Bournemouth

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Bournemouth come into this clash following a 1-2 Premier League win in the defeat of Everton in their previous match.

In that match, Bournemouth had 47% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Bournemouth, the scorers were Rayan (61') and Amine Adli (64'). At the other end, Everton had 15 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Iliman Ndiaye (42') was the scorer for Everton.

The numbers tell their own story, and Bournemouth have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing their opponents hit 8 goals overall. At the back, Bournemouth have some weaknesses to address. We shall soon find out if that trend will end up being continued on into this next match.

Looking at their past form shows that Bournemouth:

• have left without a victory over West Ham United when they've played them away from home in the last 4 league matches. They'll be keen to stop this run.
• remain undefeated by West Ham United when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league games.
• are undefeated in their last 4 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Draws have become a regular occurrence between these two clubs. In their head to head meetings beginning from 12/08/2023, fans have seen 5 of them. That’s a very high 83 per cent of games finishing all-square.

A combined total of 15 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 8 of them from The Hammers and 7 coming from The Cherries. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.

The last league meeting featuring these sides was Premier League match day 12 on 22/11/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Bournemouth 2-2 West Ham United.

On that occasion, Bournemouth managed 76% possession and 28 shots on goal with 10 of them on target. Goals were scored by Marcus Tavernier (69') and Enes Ünal (81').

West Ham United got 5 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Callum Wilson (11', 35') was the scorer.

The referee was Thomas Bramall.

🗞️ Team News: West Ham United

In our view, The Hammers will probably make use of the 4-3-3 formation in the match, beginning the first half with Mads Hermansen, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, K. Mavropanos, Axel Disasi, Oliver Scarles, Tomas Soucek, Soungoutou Magassa, Mateus Fernandes, Jarrod Bowen, Valentin Castellanos and C. Summerville.

📋 Team News: Bournemouth

From our viewpoint, The Cherries appear most likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation, settling for Djordje Petrovic, Alex Jimenez, James Hill, Marcos Senesi, Adrien Truffert, Alex Scott, Lewis Cook, Rayan, Eli Junior Kroupi, Amine Adli and Evanilson.

🧠 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Bournemouth and West Ham United could both end up scoring at least one each in what appears to be a good match-up, with little separating the two teams.

There shouldn’t be much in it, and a high-scoring draw looks to be quite a realistic result. We therefore see a really entertaining tussle with a 2-2 score draw at the end of the match.

Renata Leite, 17:02 21/02/2026