After two consecutive games without a win, Declan Rice’s West Ham beat Bournemouth 2-0 on Monday thanks to goals from Kurt Zouma (controversial) and Mohamed Benrahma (this, from a penalty), allowing David Moyes’ team to breathe by placing 10th in the Premier table. Bournemouth are 14th.
The ‘hammers’ came from 1-1 against Southampton (1-1) and lost 1-0 against Liverpool, so it is very important for them to win to put distance between them and the relegation zone. And, after beating Bournemouth, they went from 2 points to 5.
It was in the first half discount when West Ham finally managed to get the game back on track: Zouma did it, with a header, after receiving the ball from Tomas Soucek. But Bournemotuh players insisted the ball had hit the hands of ‘hammer’ defender Thilo Kehrer earlier. After consulting the VAR, the referee deemed Zouma’s goal valid, considering that the contact with the hands was accidental and did not directly lead to the goal.
David Moyes’ men were unable to increase their lead until 92′, when Benrahma converted a penalty was signaled after consulting the VAR and at the hand of Jordan Zemura. Bournemouth are 3 games without a win and also lost Dominic Solanke and Neto to injury within 45 minutes. He also asked for a penalty for Ben Johnson’s hand, but the referee did not grant it.
This Thursday West Ham host Silkeborg in matchday 5 of the Conference League group stage. The ‘hammers’ have already qualified for the next round.
Source: La Verdad
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