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Gallery: Cherries prepare for Hammers opener

AFC Bournemouth continued preparations for their Premier League curtain-raiser against West Ham with another intensive training session on Thursday.

The Cherries host the Hammers at Vitality Stadium on Saturday in head coach Andoni Iraola's first competitive game at the helm.

Iraola's team enjoyed a productive pre-season friendly campaign, facing Hibernian, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Southampton, Atalanta and Lorient.

West Ham toured Australia last month and meet the Cherries in their first competitive game since winning the Europa Conference League final against Fiorentina in June.

Clicked through the arrows above to see a gallery of pictures from the Cherries' latest training session.