Cavalier Bournemouth join the party

West Ham 3 Bournemouth 4: It has been a long time since the Premier League boasted a team that every neutral could have a soft spot for — not since the days of Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle perhaps — but Bournemouth are looking contenders to carry that mantle.

There’s something rather magical about Eddie Howe’s side and their refreshing ‘attack at all costs’ mentality that has kept their own supporters entertained for the last three years and now looks set to become a weekly tonic for the rest of us.

Some of the football played by Howe’s side in a remarkable 4-3 victory at West Ham — and some of the defending that allowed the home side stay in the match until the bitter end — was irresistible to watch.