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 Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | +26 | 49 |
| Manchester City | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | +26 | 43 |
| Aston Villa | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | +9 | 43 |
| Liverpool | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | +4 | 35 |
| Brentford | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | +7 | 33 |
| Newcastle United | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | +5 | 32 |
| Manchester United | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | +4 | 32 |
| Chelsea | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | +10 | 31 |
| Fulham | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
| Sunderland | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 30 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | +3 | 29 |
| Everton | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 29 |
| Crystal Palace | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 28 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | +3 | 27 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | -6 | 26 |
| Leeds United | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 22 |
| Nottingham Forest | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -13 | 21 |
| West Ham United | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -21 | 14 |
| Burnley | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -19 | 13 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 1 | 4 | 16 | -26 | 7 |

