Two rolling-back-the-years finishes, and a \u2018Callum Wilson<\/a> of old\u2019 performance from a man who is now just eight goals away from becoming a Premier League centurion.<\/p>\n Alphonse Areola<\/a>, meanwhile, was both a goal-stopper and a goal-provider at the Vitality Stadium. Areola became the first West Ham goalkeeper to provide an assist<\/a> in a league match since Jussi Jaaskelainen in 2014. His long punt upfield controlled and finished expertly by Wilson.<\/p>\n For the remainder of the match, Areola set out to do what he is more renowned for. And didn\u2019t he do it brilliantly? Ten saves to that of Djordje Petrovic\u2019s none. A bonafide Save of the Season contender to deny Eli Junior Kroupi, too.<\/p>\n The former West Ham target has been a revelation<\/a> at the Cherries. But, like so many of his red-and-black striped teammates, a stunned Kroupi could not find a way past a goalkeeper who stood valiantly in front of the Bournemouth Balrog and ensured that, while Andoni Iraola\u2019s side would succeed in turning a 2-0 deficit into a 2-2 draw, this was as far as they were going to get across the Bridge of Kazad-dum.<\/p>\n But do not for a second even think about sleeping on Jean-Clair Todibo<\/a>.<\/p>\n On a day in which Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s protect-and-hold tactics very nearly gifted Bournemouth a famous comeback victory \u2013 it was one-way traffic throughout the entire second half \u2013 Todibo was just as integral as the man between the sticks, even if his contributions might not make quite so many headlines.<\/p>\n It emerged this week, after reports broke claiming that West Ham had made a \u00a315.8 million bid<\/a> to sign Lecce colossus Tiago Gabriel, that Jean-Clair Todibo had the second-worst aerial duels success rate<\/a> amongst all of the Premier League centre-backs.<\/p>\n Only Toti Gomes at bottom-of-the-table Wolves ranked lower than him, with a measly 42 per cent success rate.<\/p>\n Tiago Gabriel, a 6ft 4ins giant of a man who sits in the 98th percentile when it comes to aerial duels, looked, on paper at least like a pretty substantial upgrade. <\/p>\n So with the transfer window opening in just five weeks, this was quite the response from West Ham\u2019s oft-maligned Frenchman. <\/p>\n Todibo saved Max Kilman\u2019s skin as Bournemouth were denied the win<\/p>\n No one made more tackles than him against Bournemouth. And while his tally of five clearances was only half of El Hadji Malick Diouf\u2019s tally and four shy of full debutant Igor Julio, it was the work Todibo did with the ball on the floor which really caught the eye.<\/p>\n![\"Jean-Clair](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2247936784-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Alex Broadway\/Getty ImagesJean-Clair Todibo responds to West Ham United\u2019s reported Tiago Gabriel interest perfectly<\/p>\n