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There was something all too familiar about Hammers opening Premier League fixture away to Bournemouth, a relatively bright start which featured a stunning strike from Jarrod Bowen was then followed by an ever decreasing defensive ring that ended up in most people's back gardens!

The game was screaming out for fresh faces from the bench to see off what would have been a very decent start to the new campaign, but instead David Moyes elected to 'keep his powder dry' until it was too late and the home side equalised after a spell of sustained pressure.

Bournemouth: Neto (c), Aarons, Senesi, Zabarnyi, Kerkez, Christie, Billing, Rothwell, Brooks, Anthony, Solanke. Subs: Radu, Mepham, Kluivert, Moore, Traore, Davies, Hill, Semenyo, Greenwood.
West Ham: Areola, Coufal, Aguerd, Zouma (c), Emerson, Soucek, Fornals, Paqueta, Benrahma, Bowen, Antonio. Subs: Fabianski, Anang, Johnson, Cornet, Ings, Ogbonna, Kehrer, Coventry, Mubama.

Those mischievous little tykes at the Daily Mail do love a good regurgitated story don't they?

Having milked the Declan Rice to Arsenal story within a couple of years of private schooling money banked, the Mail's 'lead' sports journalist couldn't wait to drop his bombshell. After all sitting on an explosive device can be quite disturbing, so 'letting' go of the Manchester City bid for Lucas Pacqueta was necessary to maintain his equilibrium.