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Three things we learnt from West Ham’s late victory over Bournemouth
Antonio leading the way in his favoured position as Hammers leave it late
After Andre Ayew’s injury at Stamford Bridge in West Ham’s opening defeat to Chelsea, Michail Antonio was redeployed in his preferred position on the right side of the attacking trio in Slaven Bilic’s 4-3-3 system, rather then the unfamiliar role of right-back where Bilic had been using him.
Antonio’s influence in attack was a thorn in the side of Bournemouth throughout the contest, and his presence in the front three paid dividends as he was in the right place at the right time to head home for West Ham’s late winner. The former Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest man scored in the Irons’ final game at the Boleyn Ground at the end of last season, and he has now netted their first goal in their new home. Home comforts seem to be a trend for Antonio too, given that seven of his nine Premier League goals for the Hammers have come at home- six at Upton Park and now the seventh at the new London Stadium.
Despite his position out-wide, the winger has shown adept aerial ability during his time with the Hammers, and in a more advanced role, he was able to call upon that quality in his game again to make the telling difference. He has now scored a joint league-high of seven headed goals in the league since the start of the 2015/16 campaign, tied with Oliver Giroud of Arsenal.
Having had a positive impact for the Irons on Sunday afternoon back in his favoured role, and with club-record signing Ayew facing roughly four months on the sidelines, this showing may have forced Slaven Bilic to seriously reconsider using Antonio in his favoured advance right-wing forward role more regularly again this season.