Bournemouth are level on points with teams sitting fifth to eighth in the Premier League table
West Ham are inside the relegation zone on goal difference
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Bournemouth will be looking to snap a two-game losing run when they welcome a resurgent West Ham to the Vitality Stadium for Premier League action on Saturday afternoon.
The Cherries have suffered defeats to Manchester City (3-1) and Aston Villa (4-0) to put the brakes on what had been an impressive start to the season, but both of those came on their travels and a return to home turf could bring about an improvement.
West Ham have finally started to build some momentum under Nuno Espirito Santo with two-successive victories and another three points could see them jump out of the bottom three.
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Team news
There are conflicting reports over the fitness of Antoine Semenyo, who was reported to have injured his ankle when coming off for Ghana during a friendly against Japan.
However, the Bournemouth forward posted on social media four days later that he was engaged on the same night his country played South Korea.
Semenyo's position remains unclear, although it is thought he will be available for this contest, but Ben Gannon-Doak has been ruled out with a hamstring problem picked up while representing Scotland.
Matai Akinmboni also remains sidelined, but Adam Smith could be back in contention following a head injury.
West Ham are missing Lucas Paqueta due to suspension and Oliver Scarles because of a shoulder issue, while there are doubts over the fitness of Niclas Fullkrug and Konstantinos Mavropanos.
Freddie Potts is expected to have overcome a thigh problem which forced him off in the win over Burnley before the international break.
The stats
Bournemouth have the joint second-best home record in the division, picking up 13 points from 15 and the Cherries are one of five Premier League teams yet to taste defeat at home.
Bournemouth have conceded just two goals at the Vitality Stadium, only Arsenal (1) have a better record.
West Ham have collected just four points away from home (W1 D1 L3).
Four of the last five meetings between these two clubs have ended in draws, while the Hammers are unbeaten in the last nine clashes against the Cherries.
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Prediction
Bournemouth's home record shows they have been a tough nut to crack at the Vitality Stadium and it is no surprise to see them favourites for this contest, but two defeats in a row has raised questions about their current level.
Rewind a few weeks and a visit of West Ham would not have presented any problems, but the Hammers started to click before the international break with back-to-back wins over Newcastle (3-1) and Burnley (3-2).
It has to be noted both of those victories came at the London Stadium and success on their travels has been harder to come by, but Nuno's troops should put in a stronger account of themselves given their current form.
Picking a winner looks difficult in this one and, therefore, the better option is to delve into the anytime goalscorer market and side with Bournemouth's rising star Eli Junior Kroupi to find the back of the net.
The 19-year-old Frenchman scored four goals in three league matches before drawing blanks in his last two appearances and he looks capable of getting back among the goals against an Irons side without a clean sheet in eight fixtures.
Kroupi has had at least one shot on target in three of his last four games and there is the feeling he can see one of his efforts beat the goalkeeper on Saturday.
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