West Ham winger Michail Antonio is backing the Hammers to bounce back from their 2-1 defeat to Chelsea when they face Bournemouth at the Vitality stadium on Saturday.
Antonio scored the only goal in the 1-0 win against the Cherries in the last fixture between the pair earlier in the season. It was also West Ham’s first league goal at their new home at the London Stadium. The 26 year old is quoted by the Evening Standard as saying he is hopeful that their good form away from home will continue on the South Coast at the weekend.
“We’ve been on a good run away from home, and Monday’s game won’t knock us back in any way. We’ll we raring to go. We started off so well against Chelsea and had a lot of possession. I thought we were running the game, and then one slight mistake led to a counter-attack and they punished us.”
“I think we lost to the champions. They are a good team – a good attacking team – and that’s why they’re clear by a few points at the top of the table.”
Antonio was sidelined for the match against Chelsea due to suspension but will be available once again to strengthen the Hammers attack. The winger has scored eight goals, and provided five assists in 25 league games this season, and West Ham fans will be hoping he can make the difference against Bournemouth on his return to the first team.
