West Ham were brilliant against Bournemouth with Lucas Paqueta finally showing why they spent £40m to sign him from Lyon. jbsoutar on Bournemouth 0-4 West Ham.
There was another game in the Premier League on Sunday, by the way. And at the Vitality Stadium, Lucas Paqueta had his best domestic performance in a West Ham shirt as the Hammers made light work of what was expected to be a high-pressure match in the bottom half against Bournemouth.West Ham went to the south coast on a high having made a European semi-final for the second year in a row.
Sunday’s opponents, Bournemouth, began the campaign knowing survival would be an outstanding achievement. Yet, they would go into this fixture above West Ham and arguably more favoured to get the three points. From the first kick, it never looked like it would happen for Gary O’Neil’s side and they will feel aggrieved that summer signing Paqueta carried on after his goal and two assists on Thursday as the Hammers’ travelled to the Vitality Stadium.
West Ham took the lead at their relegation rivals courtesy of a thunderous Michail Antonio header which left Neto flat-footed. Soon after it was 2-0 thanks to another header. Paqueta dominated big Jack Stephens in the air to thrash the ball beyond Neto, who once again didn’t move with the game slipping away from the Cherries, a week on from their dramatic win at Tottenham – who were 5-0 down at Newcastle in the same minute of their Premier League encounter.
With the result beyond doubt, West Ham had the opportunity to take the piss a bit. They looked comfortable in possession, with Paqueta the centre of near enough everything. They actually took the piss so much, Pablo Fornals put the icing on the cake with a scorpion kick to make it four for the Londoners.
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