Malik Ouzia reviews West Ham vs Bournemouth
West Ham debutant Kalvin Phillips endured an inauspicious start to his time at the club in a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth.Kurt Zouma's poor pass led to the new signing being caught in possession as Dominic Solanke put the Cherries a goal up within minutes of the kick-off at London Stadium on Thursday.However, West Ham took a point from the Premier League encounter after Mohammed Kudus marked his return to the team by winning a penalty, which was dispatched by James Ward-Prowse.
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00:00 Well, it's just after the final whistle here at the London Stadium where a pretty poor West Ham have almost got away with winding, drawing one all with Bournemouth.
00:08 It keeps up their unbeaten record in the Premier League that stretches back almost two months now, albeit they've not had many fixtures at all since the turn of the year.
00:19 It was a night I suppose that will be remembered probably for Calvin Phillips, his unfortunate debut, a signing long in the pipeline for David Moyes.
00:27 They got off to a really poor start inside the three minutes.
00:30 He gifted Dominic Solanke Morgan, so there was a really poor back pass for all.
00:34 He was sold short by a similarly bad pass from Kurt Zouma, his new captain.
00:39 He won't be thanking him for that one.
00:41 He lasted just shy of 70 minutes, Calvin Phillips, on his first Premier League start of the season.
00:46 And he didn't hide afterwards.
00:48 He kind of played some nice passes and stuff like that, but looked kind of half a yard short, as you'd probably expect in fairness.
00:55 But he will need to pick things up and find some form and rhythm quickly.
00:59 In the end, his error didn't cost West Ham quite as dearly as it might have, because Mohamed Kudos back from the African Cup of Nations was their standout player again.
01:08 Won a second-half penalty, clumped in challenge from behind by Lloyd Teddy, and thankfully he was spotted by VAR, having been missed in real time.
01:15 And James Ward-Brown, who seems like he's now established as the first-choice penalty taker, stuck away his second in as many games.
01:22 So West Ham stay safe, but have missed out on the chance to open up a little bit more of a gap.
01:27 And of course, they head to Old Trafford on Sunday to play Manchester United, who look like they may well be one of their main rivals for those minor European places this season.
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