Bidding to snap a four-game winless run across all competitions, West Ham United welcome Bournemouth to the London Stadium for Thursday's Premier League encounter.
The Hammers were forced to settle for a point in a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United two weekends ago, prior to the Cherries' 5-0 demolition of Swansea City in the FA Cup.
Searching for their first victory of 2024 at the fifth time of asking this week, West Ham sought to redeem themselves at Bramall Lane after a chastening FA Cup exit at the hands of Championship outfit Bristol City, but a tale of two second-half penalties would not have a happy ending for the Irons.
After Maxwel Cornet and Blades new boy Ben Brereton Diaz had both registered in the first half, James Ward-Prowse harnessed his dead-ball expertise to crash home what would ostensibly be the game-winning spot kick, only for Oli McBurnie to also convert from 12 yards 13 minutes into second-half stoppage time.
Both teams were a man down by the time the final whistle signalled the end of a tempestuous and gripping Bramall Lane battle, although that draw was enough to see West Ham maintain their sixth-placed standing in the Premier League table, three points ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion thanks to Luton Town's astounding thrashing of the Seagulls.
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