Lewis Prepare dinner revealed that the onerous yards have been put in over the worldwide break as Bournemouth look to hit again from their 4-0 thrashing by Aston Villa towards West Ham.
After a powerful begin to their Premier League marketing campaign, Bournemouth have misplaced back-to-back top-flight fixtures, outcomes which have seen them drop to ninth within the desk.
However their league place might be seen as a optimistic, with only a level separating the Cherries from the highest 4, with a beneficial tie towards West Ham this Saturday.
Nevertheless, the injuries nonetheless stay from their Villa Park humbling, with Andoni Iraola’s crew made to pay for his or her profligacy in entrance of purpose, with their day summed up when high scorer Antoine Semenyo missed a 67th-minute penalty.
Regardless of that setback, Prepare dinner is eyeing a response on residence soil.
“It was a very troublesome one to take. We got here wanting to indicate a response and compete, however Villa punished us after they acquired their probabilities. They’re a powerful facet, and we all know we weren’t at our greatest,” Prepare dinner stated.
“We’ve had setbacks earlier than and at all times responded. This group sticks collectively – we’ll evaluation it, work onerous in coaching this week, and ensure we come again stronger.
“We all know what we’re able to after we’re at our greatest. It’s about refocusing, studying, and placing issues proper towards West Ham.”
Working onerous throughout the worldwide break
— AFC Bournemouth (@afcbournemouth) November 13, 2025
However Bournemouth come up towards a West Ham facet revived beneath Nuno Espirito Santo, who has discovered his ft at London Stadium after a troublesome begin to his Hammers tenure.
West Ham put collectively back-to-back Premier League wins for the primary time since February forward of the worldwide break with triumphs over Newcastle United and Burnley.
That has moved them as much as 10 factors from their first 11 video games up to now this season, and whereas nonetheless within the backside three, they’re within the relegation zone on purpose distinction.
And Alphonse Areola believes the crew are on the right track beneath Nuno, however insisted that the onerous work should proceed if they’re to keep up their momentum.
“He was a goalkeeper as a participant, and it’s good to have him right here,” Areola stated.
“He’s giving his concepts to the gamers, and he desires the gamers to carry out properly and to provide all the things on the pitch.
“He desires us to be happy with ourselves, to be happy with the crew we have now and to combat for all the things, to compete for the crew and get outcomes.
“He’s not been right here for a very long time, however I feel it’s good that he has that have, so he understands extra what we have now to do and might inform us what he desires us to do.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Bournemouth – Antoine Semenyo
Ought to Bournemouth get themselves again to successful methods, they may want talisman Semenyo to get himself again amongst the objectives at Vitality Stadium.
Up till the October worldwide break, solely Erling Haaland (10) had been straight concerned in additional Premier League objectives this season than Semenyo (9 – six objectives, three assists).
Nevertheless, since then, Semenyo has gone 4 league video games with no purpose or help. He was averaging 2.4 photographs and 1.4 probabilities created per recreation within the competitors previous to the October break, however that has fallen to 1.5 photographs and 0.3 probabilities created per recreation since.
West Ham – Jarrod Bowen
West Ham captain Bowen has been one of many standout performers for his crew this season, netting three objectives and offering one help within the Premier League up to now.
Certainly, solely Bruno Fernandes (34.2%) and Haaland (32.9%) have been straight concerned in a better proportion of their facet’s photographs within the Premier League in 2025-26 than Bowen (32.2%), who has had a hand in 37 of West Ham’s 115 efforts (26 photographs, 11 probabilities created).
MATCH PREDICTION: BOURNEMOUTH WIN
Regardless of being favoured by the pre-match simulations, Bournemouth are winless of their final eight Premier League video games towards West Ham (D5 L3), with every of the final 4 ending stage.
The Cherries have, nevertheless, received 4 of their 5 Premier League residence video games this season (D1), as many as their last 12 on the Vitality in 2024-25 (W4 D3 L5). Certainly, solely Manchester Metropolis (15) have extra factors at residence within the Premier League this marketing campaign than Bournemouth (13).
However Iraola’s males have misplaced each of their final two Premier League video games, after solely shedding considered one of their first 9 of the season beforehand (W5 D3). The Cherries final misplaced three league video games on the bounce in Could 2024.
West Ham, in the meantime, want to win three Premier League matches in a row for the primary time since December 2023, however historical past doesn’t favour them.
That’s as a result of they’ve misplaced their first Premier League recreation straight following all three worldwide breaks in 2025 up to now – the one ever-present facet to take action this calendar 12 months.
As well as, Nuno has by no means crushed Iraola in 4 makes an attempt within the Premier League (D2 L2). Solely towards Jurgen Klopp has he managed extra video games within the competitors with out ever successful (seven), whereas Iraola has solely confronted Eddie Howe (5) extra occasions with out ever shedding.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Bournemouth – 59.3%
Draw – 21.3%
West Ham – 19.4%