Both teams come into this fixture with plenty of reasons to be confident in securing a vital 3 points. West Ham remain a very strong side at the London Stadium having won four and lost one of their eight home league matches, extending their unbeaten streak to five games in the capital. They face a Bournemouth side that have shown exceptional form on the road, winning four of their last five league trips away – so a result in this game is difficult to choose.

But one thing that seemingly follows these two, especially the visitors, is goals. The Cherries have seen at least 3 goals in nine of their last 10 away Premier League matches, and although West Ham faced a surprising 0-0 home draw last time out, their Thursday visitors have not seen a goalless draw in any of their last 43 away days in the top flight.

West Ham have shown strong defensive capabilities this season but with the absences of some key figures again this week, plus the suspended Vladimir Coufal, we expect Bournemouth’s goal-scoring form to continue. Andoni Iralo’s side have failed to score on only one occasion this season. All of Bournemouth’s last four games have seen at least 4 goals. On top of this, a whopping 75% of their league fixtures have seen at least 3 goals this season, one of the highest in the league.

West Ham have been slightly less consistent in the goals markets as of late, showing strength in defence when playing at home, but with both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals landing in 67% of their league games this season, there’s certainly love for the goals there. Albeit against Swansea, Bournemouth’s 5-0 victory last week is nothing to snub off casually, they are a true attacking force this season.

With Jarod Bowen returning to full fitness and Mohammad Kudus looking to make his return, the Irons can certainly fight with fire on Thursday. With the expectation of both teams scoring and vital points on the line, over 2.5 goals looks attractive here too.

As he returns to full fitness, Jarrod Bowen is likely to star once more as West Ham’s danger man. With the potential return of Mohammad Kudus and new signing Kalvin Phillips, Bowen’s threat is only exaggerated and could cause serious trouble on Thursday night.

Bowen is averaging a strong 1.25 shots on target per 90 this season coming from 2.55 attempts and has hit the target in 3 of his last 4 games at the London Stadium, racking up a total of 5 in that period. He has also scored on all of those occasions, meaning four of his last five goals have all come at home.

Considering that Bournemouth are conceding nearly 15 shots on goal a game, with 5 hitting the target, if similar trends are to continue here then we would expect Bowen to be at the head of those attacks and potentially mark his name on the goalsheet.

Dominic Solanke has continued his exceptional season after picking up a goal in the 5-0 FA Cup victory, giving him his 14th goal of the season. Having only played 45 minutes, he racked up 3 attempts at goal and clinically netted with his only shot on target – charging down that spot in the England Euro 2024 squad.

Solanke has also found the target at least once in 6 of his last eight games for the Cherries, totalling 11 shots on target in that time. This form is nearly double his seasonal average of 1.07 shots on target per 90 and is priced quite generously for this clash considering his form.

The Bournemouth striker is also averaging an impressive 3.35 efforts at goal per 90, and considering West Ham concede nearly 17 shots a game, this could also be a different approach. Solanke has 9 goals in 10 games for the Cherries so he could also make his mark and claim his 15th of the season.

Despite being West Ham’s hatchet man this season, Emerson is looking like a key target in the to-be-fouled markets. The Brazilian has picked up 7 yellows this season, but not since the start of December and is without a foul in four consecutive matches. However, he has strong potential in the opposing markets in this game.

Emerson is drawing in 1.08 fouls per 90 this season as has shown great consistency recently in this market. He has been fouled at least once in 8 of his last 10 games for the Hammers, being fouled twice on 4 of those occasions. This includes being fouled twice in 3 of his last 4 games.

This potential is further enhanced by Bournemouth’s average of 12.20 fouls per 90 this season, and since they have shown an affinity for playing down the wings in recent weeks, this could leave Emerson especially vulnerable to drawing in fouls.

Dominic Solanke features again here, this time in the fouls markets as he has shown his tendency to draw in fouls over recent weeks. The Englishman is priced fairly generously to be fouled at least once in this matchup.

Solanke is drawing in an average of 1.17 fouls per 90 this season and has been fouled at least once in 5 of his last 6 matches for Bournemouth, accumulating a total of 9 fouls in that time. He has been fouled twice in three of those games.

West Ham are committing nearly 11 fouls a game and with Solanke being in such hot form of late, he may become too much of a handful for the Hammers.

One market that has been consistently successful across Bournemouth in the last few weeks are their total corners, as they continue to show their love for racking up set pieces.

The Cherries sit 7th for the most corners taken in the Premier League this season and have taken a strong number of corners in recent weeks: 8 (v Liverpool), 13 (v Spurs), and 12, (v Swansea).

Bournemouth are averaging 5.80 corners per 90 this season, and have taken at least 6 corners in 8 of their last 9 Premier League outings. Their hosts are often on the receiving end of set pieces, conceding an average of 6.14 corners per 90 – perfectly corresponding numbers.

The Hammers have taken the fourth-lowest number of corners so far this season in the top flight and average only 4.38 corners per match, setting up a Bournemouth corner match bet very nicely. The Cherries have won 4 consecutive corner match bets across all competitions, 9 total in the Premier League so far, including when these sides met back in August.