Mateus Fernandes has been \u2018sensational\u2019<\/a> since returning to Nuno Espirito Santo\u2019s<\/a> XI. The sky appears to be the limit for El Hadji Malick Diouf<\/a>. And, as Nuno said after that 3-2 comeback victory over Burnley, Callum Wilson was the spark which lit the fuse<\/a> as the Hammers ended a thirteen month-long wait for successive Premier League home wins.<\/p>\n How West Ham would love to play an Imitation Game and repeat those impressive recent performances away to Bournemouth on Sunday. Further Atonement following their worst start to a season in 52 years.<\/p>\n Who knows? A bit of Bend it like Bowen, and West Ham could even end the weekend outside of the relegation zone for the first time since beating Nuno\u2019s Nottingham Forest at the end of August.<\/p>\n \u201cA new central midfielder, a new left-back, a new centre-back [Igor Julio joined on loan from Brighton], a centre-forward, Callum Wilson, that was the free loan. We\u2019ve got our top players,\u201d Knightley, who first opened up on her love of West Ham during a 2014 interview with fellow Hammers fanatic Seth Mayers. <\/p>\n \u201c[Lucas] Paqueta, [Aaron] Wan-Bissaka, [Crysencio] Summerville is fit again.\u201d<\/p>\n Paqueta is suspended for that Bournemouth trip<\/a>, much to Nuno\u2019s frustration. <\/p>\n But with Crysencio Summerville<\/a> starting to produce the performances the Hammers knew he was capable of when splashing out \u00a330 million in the summer of 2024, Nuno will hope that a long-standing overreliance upon Jarrod Bowen and their Brazilian playmaker will soon be a thing of the past.<\/p>\n Knightley, ever the optimist it seems when it comes to West Ham, is confident that a solid mid-table finish may be on the cards. There are, after all, only two points separating the Hammers from Newcastle, and five between them and Everton.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going to be quietly confident and say we are going to finish 12th,\u201d says the London-born thespian.<\/p>\n Nuno Espirito Santo rues Paqueta suspension ahead of AFC Bournemouth clash<\/p>\n Not quite Everest, but there is still a sizeable mountain to climb before the threat of relegation can be put aside. <\/p>\n Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Thursday afternoon, Nuno fears that West Ham have an \u2018impossible\u2019 task replacing Lucas Paqueta<\/a>. A revitalised Summerville may have something to say about that, though, as he seeks his first goal since October 2024. <\/p>\n Who should replace Lucas Paqueta in the number ten role for West Ham? <\/p>\n![\"Crysencio](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2245107908-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Jacques Feeney\/Offside\/Offside via Getty ImagesKeira Knightley hails Lucas Paqueta and backs West Ham United to avoid the drop<\/p>\n