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West Ham thumped Bournemouth 4-0 at the Vitality Stadium to move further away from the relegation zone.
Two quick-fire goals by Michail Antonio and Lucas Paqueta and further strikes from Pablo Fornals and the excellent Declan Rice helped West Ham United to a 4-0 away win over Bournemouth on Sunday.
How it happened
Antonio opened the scoring for the visitors in the fifth minute after being left completely unmarked at a corner, and he was left with the simple task of heading Aaron Cresswell's corner into the net.
Bournemouth's defensive frailties were exposed again seven minutes later as West Ham won the ball and broke forward, with Vladimir Coufal crossing for Paqueta to score another header, this time at the far post.
Despite dominating possession, the home side were 3-0 down by the break as West Ham captain Declan Rice charged in to meet a clearance from another corner with a thunderous first-time shot that flew into the net.
Second-half substitute Fornals completed the rout in the 72nd minute, diving and steering home a Jarrod Bowen cross that went behind him with the outside of his right boot.
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