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Bournemouth vs West Ham United; Premier League Summer Series

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Bournemouth vs West Ham United. Premier League Summer Series.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Bournemouth 0

    West Ham United 2

    • N Füllkrug (24th minute)
    • J Bowen (67th minute)

    Bournemouth 0-2 West Ham: Niclas Fullkrug and Jarrod Bowen on target as Hammers secure Premier League Summer Series win

    Niclas Fullkrug scored close-range opener and Jarrod Bowen added well-taken second as West Ham beat Bournemouth 2-0; Hammers finish Premier League summer series with six points from three games; Cherries finish with three points

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    Highlights from the Premier League Summer Series game between Bournemouth and West Ham

    Niclas Fullkrug and Jarrod Bowen were on target as West Ham beat Bournemouth 2-0 in Atlanta to secure second place in the Premier League Summer Series.

    Fullkrug followed up his winning goal against Everton on Wednesday with a close-range opener after Bowen had shown impressive composure to tee him up from a El Hadji Malick Diouf cross.

    Summer signing Diouf produced another fine delivery for West Ham's second goal, allowing Bowen to guide a low finish into the far corner beyond Bournemouth goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic.

    Bournemouth started the game strongly as they looked to bounce back from their 4-1 loss to Manchester United on Thursday but missed a glorious early chance when Evanilson struck the inside of the post from a few yards out with the goal gaping.

    Fullkrug's opener punished that miss later in the first half and Bournemouth were denied by the woodwork again when Illia Zabarnyi sent a free header against the underside of the bar.

    The win never looked in doubt for West Ham after their breakaway second goal, putting them on six points from their three games, a point behind Manchester United, who drew 2-2 with Everton in the final fixture of the tournament.

    WATCH: The key moments from the game

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    Evanilson misses a sitter as a thumps a close-range shot onto the post

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    Niclas Fullkrug gives West Ham the lead over Bournemouth from Jarrod Bowen's composed assist

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    El Hadji Malick Diouf delivers an incredible cross for Jarrod Bowen to score West Ham's second goal

    Bowen hails West Ham togetherness

    Jarrod Bowen hailed West Ham's team spirit in recovering from a tough start and delighted at his goal having sliced an earlier chance wide with his right foot.

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    "Talking of my right foot, I never want see the first chance I had back again!" he told Sky Sports. "I thought, if another one comes to my right foot, I can't finish it like that. It was a brilliant ball by Malick.

    "The positives are that we have had three really good games against Premier League opposition.

    "Tonight we knew it was going to be difficult, they are a really good side.

    "I liked the character about the group. We didn't have the best start but we stuck in there, we were together, we were a team. As the captain, that's really good to see."

    Bowen singled out new arrival El Hadji Malick Diouf for praise, saying: "Both goals were down to him and the quality that he's got.

    "He has only been here a few weeks but you would think he has been here years. That's a credit to the kind of person he is. He's humble and he's obviously a brilliant footballer as well."

    Niclas Fullkrug scored in the first half against Bournemouth
    Image: Niclas Fullkrug scored in the first half against Bournemouth

    Iraola: We have good things to build on

    Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola was disappointed by his side's failure to convert their chance but insisted he was encouraged by their performance otherwise.

    "We did a lot of very good things but you need to score," he told Sky Sports. They were much more effective than us but I finish the game happier than the other day.

    "We can take a lot of very good things from the game and there are also things to improve. To concede two goals with the way we played, it's not the best thing. But I leave here thinking we have some really good things to build around.

    "We have some players that are in a lovely spot to start the season but we also have others who are not where we want them to be.

    "We still have just a little less than two weeks but we need everyone on their best form so we can be competitive.

    "It's been a great experience for everyone. We've played three high quality games."

    Premier League Summer Series results

    Saturday July 26 - MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
    Everton 0-3 Bournemouth

    Sunday July 27 - MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
    Manchester United 2-1 West Ham

    Wednesday July 30 - Soldier Field, Chicago
    West Ham 2-1 Everton

    Thursday July 31 - Soldier Field, Chicago
    Manchester United 4-1 Bournemouth

    Sunday August 3 - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
    Bournemouth 0-2 West Ham
    Manchester United 2-2 Everton

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