West Ham United’s Premier League bow at London’s former Olympic Stadium ended with a 1-0 win over Bournemouth yesterday courtesy of Michail Antonio’s 85th-minute header.
West Ham have moved into the arena, now known as the London Stadium, after leaving Upton Park and Antonio’s late goal made their first domestic fixture at the ground one to remember.
In the day’s other game, Cristhian Stuani netted a stunning brace as Middlesbrough beat local rivals Sunderland 2-1 to register a first victory since securing promotion.
West Ham beat Europa League opponents NK Domzale 3-0 in their first match at their new home, but Slaven Bilic’s side were narrowly beaten 2-1 by Chelsea in their opening league fixture.
They procured the only chance of note in the first half against Bournemouth, with goalkeeper Artur Boruc obliged to parry at his near post from Enner Valencia.
Josh King threatened to spoil West Ham’s big day with a long-range strike early in the second half, drawing a full-stretch save from home goalkeeper Adrian.
Bournemouth lost midfielder Harry Arter after he was shown a second yellow card for holding back Cheikhou Kouyate, having earlier been booked for dissent.
West Ham exploited their numerical advantage with five minutes to play when Gokhan Tore lifted an inviting cross to the back post and Antonio flew in to head home from close range.

Middlesbrough win
Earlier, Uruguayan striker Stuani scored twice to earn Middlesbrough victory at Sunderland in the northeast rivals’ first top-flight encounter since January 2009. Stuani put Aitor Karanka’s Boro ahead with a glorious 25-yard strike in the 13th minute at the Stadium of Light before finishing off a neat team move on the cusp of half-time.
Sunderland replied through Patrick van Aanholt in the 71st minute, but Boro, promoted from the Championship in May, prevailed to record their first top-flight win over the Black Cats in over 10 years.
“It’s always important to win, especially in a derby and for our crowd who have been waiting for this moment for a long time, so I’m pleased for the players and the crowd,” said Karanka.
“I told the players they would start at 150 percent, but with players of the quality of Cristhian Stuani we were able to score a first goal like that, which opened up the game.”
Results
Sunderland 1 (Van Aanholt 71) Middlesbrough 2 (Stuani 13, 45)
West Ham 1 (Antonio 85) Bournemouth 0