West Ham v Bournemouth
West Ham rescue draw with Bournemouth after Phillips debut error
West Ham United debutant Kalvin Phillips gifted Bournemouth an early goal before the Hammers fought back to earn a 1-1 Premier League draw at the London Stadium on Thursday.
England midfielder Phillips, on loan from Manchester City, under-hit an attempted backpass inside three minutes to give Dominic Solanke a tap-in for his 13th goal of the campaign.
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West Ham manager David Moyes said Phillips was fine after the match and attributed the error to a lack of game time.
"As the game went on tonight, he was starting to get a bit better, starting to find his feet a little bit more, I thought he was just slow at the start of the game," Moyes told reporters.
West Ham could have been two down but for a strong hand by Alphonse Areola to deny Antoine Semenyo, before Tomas Soucek spurned a good chance and headed over just before the break.
The hosts improved in the second half and equalised after 61 minutes through a James Ward-Prowse penalty, eventually awarded by VAR for Lloyd Kelly's foul on Mohammed Kudus.
Phillips was replaced by striker Danny Ings as West Ham pushed for a win and created half-chances, though Bournemouth constantly carried a threat on the break.
The sides had to settle for a point each, however, and Bournemouth manager Adoni Iraola was happy enough.
"There's a part where you have to value the point because we know it's not easy to come to this stadium and get a result, but it's true that, I think, if any of the teams deserved to win today it was Bournemouth," he said.
Moyes also declared himself content with the result.
"I'm happy with a point, I'm not happy with the performance generally," he said.
West Ham remained sixth in the table on 36 points and Bournemouth moved up to 12th place on 26.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tim Robinson
English Premier League Table
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 18 | 7 | +4 | 57 |
| Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
| Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 52 |
| Newcastle United | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 49 |
| Everton | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 49 |
| Leeds United | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 47 |
| Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 41 |
| West Ham United | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 39 |
| Burnley | 38 | 4 | 10 | 24 | -37 | 22 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 3 | 11 | 24 | -41 | 20 |

