Afternoon all, and welkerm, to vehril ... er ... London Stadium

The below does not directly pertain to this game, but it absolutely pertains to this life. The skill in maintaining focus, coherence and fury is humbling.

Not to belabour the point, but where are the goals in this West Ham side? No Sakho, no Ayew, no Carroll, no Payet; Kouyate is going to have wipe the floor in midfield.

Given the talent in their squad and how good they were last season, that is a profoundly unscary West Ham side. I'd still back Bilic to have them revved up for this, but at the same time, Bournemouth have a real chance here.

Meanwhile, West Ham, without the long-term injured Carroll and Ayew, bring in Tore and Byram; Antonio, subbed fir his own safety last week is, at last, back in midfield. Adrian, Masuaku, Reid, Byram, Nordveidt, Noble, Kouyate and Valencia played in midweek.

Eddie Howe on the game:

"Hopefully we can repeat last year's result, we want to maintain our away form from last season."

"Lewis Cook picked up a slight ankle injury yesterday, it's nothing too serious so we hope to have him back very soon."

"Ryan Fraser is an exciting player, gained experienced at Ipswich and did very well there. We're hopeful of big things for him."

So those are Bournemouth's changes explained - they 4-3 at Upton Park last season.

Not sure this is a good idea...

Some teams: