Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher disagree with Roy Keane over West Ham prediction
Roy Keane was in disagreement with Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher when making their predictions for West Ham’s trip to Bournemouth on Saturday.
The sides come into the match in contrasting form, with the Hammers winning their last two matches and the Cherries losing their last two games.
West Ham’s 3-2 win over Burnley on 8 November leaves them in the relegation zone on goal difference alone, and there is now huge optimism that Nuno Espirito Santo can guide them to safety.
With Bournemouth sat in ninth place, it led to differing opinions when Keane, Carragher and Neville made their predictions for the clash.
Roy Keane backs West Ham to score vs Bournemouth, Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville disagree
Bournemouth are expected to beat West Ham as they look to consolidate their credentials in fighting for a European place this season.
Making their predictions on The Overlap on 20 November, Carragher and Neville predicted that Bournemouth would beat West Ham 2-0, whilst Keane believed it would finish 2-1 to the Cherries.
The former Man United midfielder was insistent that Jarrod Bowen would get himself on the scoresheet at the Vitality Stadium, but the others didn’t agree West Ham would score.
Bowen was brilliant in England’s 2-0 win over Albania on Sunday, and Keane believes he can add to his three Premier League goals in 2025-26.
The West Ham captain went into the East London club’s history books for scoring the winning goal of the 2022-23 Conference League final.
Most supporters will agree that if it weren’t for Bowen‘s goals over the years, they would have been at threat of relegation long before this season.
As West Ham fight off the fears of relegation, Bowen will be the most likely man to step up and help them claim a win on the south coast.
Talisman Antoine Semenyo is a doubt after suffering an injury on international duty with Ghana, which could be a huge boost for the Hammers.
Antoine Semenyo’s involvement will have huge bearing on the outcome of Bournemouth vs West Ham
Semenyo’s involvement in the match will have a massive impact on the scoreline, with only Erling Haaland registering more goal contributions this season.
West Ham could have signed Semenyo in 2022 when he was at Bristol City, and David Sullivan and co. will be kicking themselves that they didn’t snap up the winger when they had the chance.
The 25-year-old has been electric for Andoni Iraola’s side, and it has since been announced that his £65million release clause could be activated by a host of clubs who are interested in capturing his services.
Should he miss the clash against West Ham, it would hand Nuno’s side some much-needed optimism of extending their eight-match unbeaten run against the Cherries.
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