Of all the feet West Ham would have wished the ball to fall to, it was Jarrod Bowen’s. Their relegation rivals breathed a sigh of relief but even in this entertaining goalless draw against Bournemouth, West Ham showed they are more than up for the fight. Even in this entertaining goalless draw against Bournemouth, West Ham showed they are more than up for the fightCOMPETENCE AND CONFIDENCEIt’s been a while since anyone has been able to say this with any conviction but West Ham look a competent, functioning team again. ‘I was praying,’ said Nuno when asked what he was thinking when the ball fell to Bowen at the end. Gone are the nights of cavernous gaps all over the pitch and a feeling that any time the opposition got the ball near the West Ham goal, calamity would ensue.

Source: Daily Mail February 21, 2026 21:35 UTC