Bournemouth vs Manchester City LIVE – stream, latest score and goal updates from the Premier League
Follow all the latest updates as the champions visit the south coast
Follow the latest updates from the Premier League live as Manchester City travel to Bournemouth.
Pep Guardiola’s resources are depleted with Fernandinho and Aymeric Laporte both out injured, while Sergio Aguero has complained of exhaustion, but Gabriel Jesus and John Stones are both back and fully fit.
Bournemouth are struggling for form after such an impressive first half of the season, so a shock win against the champions would be a timely boost. Follow it live:
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The ball is floated to the far post, Hernandez takes it down and moves towards goal in one motion, Florian Lejeune's recovering lunge catching him and conceding a clear penalty despite light contact.
Mark Noble to step up...
GOAL! West Ham 2-0 Newcastle (Mark Noble, 41 minutes)
A false start, but at the second attempt Noble finds the top corner!
The perfect penalty. Martin Dubravka guessed left and was spot on, but no keeper is saving that one. Into the roof of the net above Dubravka's despairing claw at the ball, and West Ham have two.
43 minutes
This is turning into an excellent half for West Ham, who have looked in control throughout and will back themselves to hold onto a two-goal lead from here.
45 minutes
West Ham are stroking the ball about with ease and confidence, Newcastle pushed further and further back by the home side's possession excellence.
A number of lengthy-ish delays in the first half, and thus we'll play five additional minutes.
45 + 1 minutes
Robert Snodgrass utilises an array of quick-footed tricks as he tries to work room for a cross, eventually forcing Miguel Almirón to foul him in the right corner.
45 + 2 minutes
Arthur Masuaku overlaps and drills the ball towards Javier Hernandez seven yards out, the Mexican striker's attempted flick towards goal cannoning off a number of legs in quick succession and eventually away.
82% of possession in the last ten minutes has gone the hosts' way. Dominance.
45 + 4 minutes
Newcastle briefly find space on the left, Miguel Almirón the man to pick the ball up in an opportune area, but by the time the Paraguayan has lifted his head the West Ham defence have recovered.
Javier Manquillo does manage to force a corner.
45 + 5 minutes
Issa Diop!
First the Frenchman wins the header from the corner, and then produces a quite magnificent challenge to prevent Fabian Schar pulling the trigger after the ball is lofted back into the box to preserve West Ham's two goal lead.
Just about the perfect half for Manuel Pellegrini.
His side have dominated proceedings, taking the lead early on through Declan Rice's header and controlling affairs from then on.
Mark Noble doubled West Ham's lead from the spot in a half otherwise lacking in clear chances, and the home side are on their way to victory.
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