da bet7: West Ham United will be looking to move back into the top half of the table when they face Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday.
da jogodeouro: The Irons slipped down to 11th last weekend after they were beaten 2-1 at home by Chelsea on Monday night, with Southampton taking their place.
It could be a good time to face the Cherries though, who are without a win in their last eight Premier League matches.
However, their confidence will have been boosted by the fact that they pulled off a remarkable 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford last weekend, despite playing the whole second half with 10 men following Andrew Surman’s red card on the stroke of half-time.
Their goalscorer – from the penalty spot – at the ‘Theatre of Dreams’ was forward Josh King, and with Callum Wilson once again suffering from injury this term, the Norway international has stepped up to the plate when it comes to putting the ball in the back of the net.
With Slaven Bilic’s men failing to keep a clean sheet in their last six top flight fixtures, the 25-year-old will be looking forward to coming up against them on the south coast, and the stats show just how much of a threat he could be on Saturday.
King has scored eight league goals from just 19 shots on target this season, including five in his last six, while he has also created 15 chances for his teammates, although just one of those has been an assist.
But it isn’t just his goalscoring that has been effective – the forward has also completed 51 take-ons and has shown his ability on the ball with an impressive passing accuracy of 80%.
Usually utilised just behind the striker, it might well be Irons defensive midfielder Pedro Obiang, and centre-backs Winston Reid and Jose Fonte who are tasked with marking King on Saturday, and they will need to put in brilliant defensive displays to stop the 25-year-old getting on the scoresheet again.