Bournemouth 1-3 West Ham: Enner Valencia nets brace after Dimitri Payet's stunning free-kick as Andy Carroll limps off injured

Bournemouth are throwing cash around for fun in an attempt to survive in the Barclays Premier League — but Slaven Bilic’s ‘bargain’ Dimitri Payet turned this game on its head as West Ham came from behind to win.

Gone are the days when manager Eddie Howe would regularly take his players on bucket collections to raise funds as Bournemouth teetered on the brink of financial ruin.

Charity is no longer needed when this little seaside club can splash out £18million in the space of 48 hours. 

West Ham playmaker Dimitri Payet (right) equalised for the visitors with a stunning free-kick after 67 minutes at the Vitality Stadium

The French midfielder's effort from 25 yards cleared the Bournemouth wall and bounced in off the crossbar giving Artur Boruc no chance

West Ham forward Enner Valencia scored a free kick of his own to make it 3-1 with just six minutes of the 90 left to play and seal victory

The Ecuadorian had earlier given the Hammers the lead after firing into the roof of the net from inside the penalty area

The West Ham players rush to celebrate with Valencia after the striker completed the turnaround for the visitors with his first goal

Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter (left) opened the scoring for the home side after 17 minutes with a low effort from outside the area

The 26-year-old midfielder wheels away in celebration after firing Eddie Howe's side into a first-half lead at the Vitality Stadium

West Ham striker Andy Carroll sits on the turf after picking up an injury and had to be replaced after just 15 minutes

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Bournemouth (4-1-4-1): Boruc 6; Smith 6, Francis 5.5, Cook 6, Daniels 6; Surman 6; Ritchie 6 (Iturbe 49 6), Gosling 6, Arter 7.5 (Murray 80), Stanislas 6.5; Afobe 6.5 (Grabban 71 6)

Subs not used: Federici, Pugh, Distin, O’Kane

Scorer: Arter 17 

Booked: Smith 

Manager: Eddie Howe 5

West Ham (4-2-3-1): Adrian 5; Tomkins 6 (Jenkinson 61 6), Collins 6.5, Ogbonna 6, Cresswell 6; Obiang 6, Noble 6.5; Antonio 7.5, Payet 8 (Song 78), Valencia 8.5; Carroll 6 (Jelavic 15 6.5)

Subs not used: Randolph, Reid, Oxford, Cullen

Scorers: Payet 67, Valencia 74, 84 

Booked: Payet

Manager: Slaven Bilic 7.5

Referee: Martin Atkinson 7 

Stadium: Vitality Stadium 

Attendance: 11,071

MOTM: Valencia

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But despite the expenditure and Bournemouth taking the lead here, West Ham fought back in the second half, Payet and Enner Valencia scoring stunning free-kicks and the Ecuadorian adding a third.

West Ham’s night was marred when they lost Andy Carroll to an injury early on — his seventh since signing in 2012.

Manager Bilic said it was a ‘really bad situation’ and that Carroll had hurt a hamstring, but indicated it was likely to mean a matter of weeks out rather than months.

Bournemouth have been the most active Premier League club in the January window, bringing in Benik Afobe from Wolves for £10m, Juan Iturbe on loan from Roma with a view to a permanent £14m transfer and Lewis Grabban for £8m from Norwich. There had not been time to include the trio’s names in last night’s programme.

Howe and his assistant Jason Tindall paid out of their own pockets on several occasions to keep the club afloat in their darkest League Two days, six years ago. Now the finances come from Maxim Demin, their Russian billionaire owner.

‘It’s not a comfortable feeling for me,’ Howe admitted. ‘I’ve been right through the journey. The year we had a transfer embargo, we had 13 or 14 players. To think in a few years’ time we’d be spending millions of pounds on players wouldn’t have seemed possible. 

Benik Afobe (left), making his debut following a £12million move to Bournemouth from Wolves, sees an effort saved by Adrian

West Ham midfielder Mark Noble (right) slides in to win the ball from Bournemouth goalscorer Arter during the early exchanges

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic pulls his hat down over his ears in a bid to beat the cold conditions on the south coast

West Ham winger Michail Antonio escapes with the ball after getting away from Bournemouth full back Adam Smith

Arter (centre) was on hand to fire Bournemouth ahead with this low strike despite the best efforts of Noble to make the block

VALENCIA GOES OVER THE TOP 

‘I take every penny we spend very seriously. I take that responsibility and try to make good decisions for the football club. Not just for now but for the long term.’

Afobe was the only one of the three new signings to start, with the other pair on the bench. And the excitement about their arrivals at first seemed to leave Bournemouth in a daze as West Ham threatened within 10 seconds of the start.

Defender James Collins hoofed the ball down the middle, home skipper Simon Francis tried to head it back to his goalkeeper and it fell short.

Valencia was able to get a toe on the ball, but goalkeeper Artur Boruc blocked with a leg.

Carroll, the club-record £15m signing, went off after 12 minutes, shaking his head as he limped down the tunnel. 

And West Ham’s luck got worse when Bournemouth took the lead five minutes later. Arter struck a shot from 25 yards which was close to Adrian, but the West Ham goalkeeper could only push the effort inside his right post.

Afobe then squandered two chances for a debut goal. He met Alan Smith’s cross from the left but headed just over from close range. Then winger Junior Stanislas slipped him in with a lovely pass and Afobe went to round Adrian — but left the ball behind.

Those missed opportunities could have been more of an issue during the half-time team talk had Boruc not pulled off an instinctive save just before the break.

Nikica Jelavic, who had replaced Carroll, crossed from the right and the ball nicked Steve Cook’s shoulder and was heading into the top-right corner before Bournemouth’s goalkeeper dived back to tip the ball wide.

Howe brought on Iturbe for the struggling Matt Ritchie four minutes after the restart. Grabban came on, too, in place of Afobe.

But while the new boys tried to adjust, Bournemouth’s old heads were performing well and Arter volleyed narrowly wide with a bouncing effort on the hour. Dan Gosling hit another shot, from the kind of range Arter had scored from, but this time Adrian beat it out. 

West Ham striker Carroll, who has been plagued by injury since joining the club, receives treatment after going down

Concerned West Ham players gather around the stricken striker as he receives treatment after picking up an injury in the first half

A disappointed Carroll, 27, limps off before heading straight down the tunnel just 15 minutes into the first half

Arter shows his delight at making the early breakthrough as he leads the celebrations after giving Bournemouth the advantage

Arter's strike went through a raft of bodies making it difficult for West Ham goalkeeper Adrian and the Spaniard was beaten

Arter (far left) is congratulated by his Bournemouth team-mates after firing his side in front in this Premier League clash

Another £700,000 on top of the fee paid for Afobe would have secured Payet for Bournemouth last summer, and he showed Howe what he missed in a mesmerising second-half show.

The Frenchman levelled on 67 minutes, looping an effort up and into the top-left corner with his right foot, from near the left corner of the box.

Then he set up the second, crossing low from the right for Valencia to finish with 15 minutes remaining.

‘West Ham fans always love those kinds of players with a bit of magic and Payet has more than a bit,’ Bilic said. ‘When I see players who go for much more money, he’s a bargain.’

Payet was no longer on the pitch when, with five minutes remaining, Valencia took a free-kick from out on the left. A shot didn’t look on, but he found the near top corner.

Former Arsenal striker Afobe reacts with disappointment after missing a chance to open his account on the south coast

Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc does well to react and tip a deflected cross wide of his near post to keep the lead intact

Another of Bournemouth's new signings Juan Iturbe came off the bench shortly after half-time to replace Matt Ritchie

The Argentine winger, who arrived on loan from Roma this month, tussles for possession with Carl Jenkinson (right)

Payet celebrates in front of the jubilant away supporters after drawing the Hammers level with a brilliant free-kick