As second comings go, David Moyes could not have scripted his any better. Two goals from the captain, Mark Noble, and one each from Sebastian Haller and Felipe Anderson ended West Ham’s run of four successive defeats at home and took them out of the relegation zone at the expense of a disjointed Bournemouth side.
Out of work since he was jettisoned by West Ham’s owners in favour of Manuel Pellegrini in May 2018, how Moyes must have relished the “olés” which rang around the stadium as his side cantered to victory in the closing stages. Less than a week into his new job, he has already shown what a difference a new face can make – something even Bournemouth’s owners may even have to consider at some point given the lack of fight on display from Eddie Howe’s injury‑hit side here.