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title: "Hammers fans go crazy about Rice’s Bournemouth display"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2019/09/30/hammers-fans-go-crazy-about-rices-bournemouth-display/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Turk"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2019-09-30T21:00:53Z"
modified: "2019-09-30T21:00:53Z"
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# Hammers fans go crazy about Rice’s Bournemouth display

Declan Rice is enjoying a fine season for club and country, with his most recent display at AFC Bournemouth a clear reminder of his quality.

The Hammers missed his influence in Wednesday’s 4-0 defeat at Oxford United but looked back on form with Rice in the heart of midfield at the Vitality Stadium.

Rice maintained a 93% pass accuracy, made the most ball recoveries (18) and made the most interceptions (6), which has sparked frenzy amongst the fan base…

> Twitter: @WestHam Standard procedure (@RyanFredericks\_)

> Twitter: @WestHam He’s a little bit good our Dec. ![?](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f60f.svg)![⚒](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/2692.svg)![⚒](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/2692.svg) (@WesthamDan16)

> Twitter: @WestHam Whens he gonna have a bad game? Club or country. Stats speak for themselves all the time ![⚒](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/2692.svg) (@KilmartinDan)

> Twitter: @WestHam @\_DeclanRice Would love to see him keep going when he’s breaking with ball at feet. He’s immense (@WebsterMatty)

> Twitter: @WestHam Rice was again superb against Bournemouth this afternoon; Can’t remember a game Rice has played where the… https://t.co/kMVVKrSEvK (@WestHamJoshV)

### Read West Ham’s verdict

The 20-year-old’s rise to stardom has been astonishing and he’s now firmly one of the most crucial parts of Manuel Pellegrini’s plans at the London Stadium.

Not only does he look like a true leader at such a young age, but he’s improving technically by the week.

You’d be very surprised if there was no interest in his services in the coming transfer windows because he keeps getting better and better.