Bournemouth picked up their first-ever Premier League victory in style at the expense of 10-man West Ham with Callum Wilson scoring a memorable hat-trick.
Having played well in their opening two league games and having nothing to show for it, Cherries’ boss Eddie Howe kept faith in the team that lost at Liverpool and they were the better side here and fully deserved their 4-3 win.
Darren Randolph replaced the suspended Adrian in goal for the hosts and much was made of the fact he had shipped 16 goals in his last three games against the Cherries.
But the fact he was named West Ham’s official man of the match speaks volumes for how badly the rest of his team-mates performed as Aaron Cresswell presented the visitors with their opening two goals and Carl Jenkinson became the fifth West Ham player to be sent off this season.
Wilson struck twice in the first-half with the Hammers all over the place but an early charge after the interval saw Slaven Bilic’s side pull level through a Mark Noble penalty and a Cheikhou Kouyate goal.
Any hopes of a remarkable turn around were ended when substitute Marc Pugh put Bournemouth back in front, with Wilson completing his hat-trick from the penalty spot after Jenkinson had been dismissed for pulling back Max Gradel.
West Ham got one back through substitute Modibo Maiga but no late onslaught arrived and Bournemouth collected their first three points of the campaign.