West Ham United debutant Kalvin Phillips gifted Bournemouth an early goal before the Hammers fought back to earn a 1-1 Premier League draw at the London Stadium on Thursday.
England midfielder Phillips, on loan from Manchester City, under-hit an attempted backpass inside three minutes to give Dominic Solanke a tap-in for his 13th goal of the campaign.
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West Ham could have been two down but for a strong hand by Alphonse Areola to deny Antoine Semenyo, before Tomas Soucek spurned a good chance and headed over just before the break.
The hosts improved in the second half and equalised after 61 minutes through a James Ward-Prowse penalty, eventually awarded by VAR for Lloyd Kelly’s foul on Mohammed Kudus.
Phillips was replaced by striker Danny Ings as West Ham pushed for a win and created half-chances, though Bournemouth constantly carried a threat on the break.
The sides had to settle for a point each, however, which left West Ham on 36 in sixth and Bournemouth on 26 in 12th place in the table.
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