West Ham United made it five straight wins at the London Stadium in all competitions and moved from 17th to 10th in the Premier League as a pair of controversial strikes proved the difference against Bournemouth.Both sides came into the encounter having collected one point from the last six on offer. Saïd Benrahma and Tomáš Soucek missed the target from a free-kick and a header respectively early on, while, sandwiched in between those chances, Łukasz Fabianski was alert to smother at the feet of Dominic Solanke, with Thilo Kehrer clearing the danger as former Hammer Ryan Fredericks looked poised to pounce. Despite the game taking a while to come to the boil, Bournemouth were looking somewhat threatening on the ball and were organised when out of possession.What a performance from this man! ⚒️ pic.twitter.com/gorXWVH8LA— West Ham United (@WestHam) October 24, 2022 However, the Hammers served notice of their attacking threat on 18 minutes as Jarrod Bowen clipped a lovely pass into Ben Johnson’s path. The 22-year-old’s cut-back eventually saw Flynn Downes’ effort blocked by Chris Mepham, with Aaron Cresswell’s follow-up tipped over superbly by Neto. The Brazilian goalkeeper suffered a muscle problem later in the half, however, and was forced off at the break to be replaced by Mark Travers, while the injured Solanke was also withdrawn, Kieffer Moore coming on in his place.The deadlock was broken just before the interval as Bowen’s corner was eventually nodded in by Kurt Zouma, who impressed at the heart of defence. The goal stood despite the ball bouncing off Kehrer’s right hand in the build-up, although admittedly the German’s view of the delivery was impeded by the bodies in front of him, and he didn’t have his arms in an unnatural position.The hosts emerged buoyed for the second half, Benrahma buzzing around and Scamacca getting more service. In an attempt to regain control, Cherries boss Gary O’Neil threw on youngsters Jaidon Anthony and Jordan Zemura, and the visitors caused the East Londoners some scares as Moore’s dangerous cross evaded Philip Billing and the big target man’s flick-on was diverted wide by Jefferson Lerma.##NAJAVA_MECA_6745513##The home side ultimately made the game safe when referee David Coote gave a penalty following a VAR check after Vladimír Coufal’s cross was blocked by Zemura, allowing Benrahma to dispatch the spot-kick in second-half stoppage time and ease his team’s relegation worries. Meanwhile, defeat for the South Coast club sees their three-match unbeaten run on the road come to an end.PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 13Saturday Nott.Forest – Liverpool 1-0 (0-0)/Awoniyi 55/Everton – Crystal Palace 3-0 (1-0)/Calvert-Lewin 11, Gordon 63, McNeil 85/Man.City – Brighton 3-1 (2-0)/Haaland 22, 43 pen, De Bruyne 75 – Trossard 53/Chelsea – Man.Utd. 1-1 (0-0)/Jorginho 84 pen – Casemiro 90+4/SundayAston Villa – Brentford 4-0 (3-0)/Bailey 2, Ings 7, 14 pen, Watkins 59/Leeds – Fulham 2-3 (1-1)/Rodrigo 20, Summerville 90+1 – Mitrovic 66, Reid 74, Willian 84/Southampton – Arsenal 1-1 (0-1)/Armstrong 65 – Xhaka 11/Wolverhampton – Leicester 0-4 (0-2)/Tielemans 8, Barnes 19, Maddison 66, Vardy 80/Tottenham – Newcastle 1-2 (0-2)/Kane 54 – Willson 31, Almiron 40/Monday West Ham – Bournemouth 2-0 (1-0)/Zouma 45, Benrahma 90+2 pen/***odds are subject to change***©FlashScore
