DEFENDER Charlie Daniels called on his team-mates to silence the West Ham crowd at London Stadium.

Cherries are likely to play in front of more than 50,000 fans in their first away fixture of the season.

The Dorset club have returned from trips to the former Olympic venue in the past two seasons with just a point to show for their efforts. But Daniels said he was looking forward to going back to the Stratford-based ground.

He told the Daily Echo: “It is a great atmosphere. You go to certain stadiums and you know it is going to be a tough day – it is going to be loud and you have to stand up and be counted.

"It is one we relish as players and we will try to keep them quiet.

“West Ham fans are very passionate, they want their team to play in a certain way, like any London side. They want to be exciting and attacking and if they do not play that way then they will certainly let them know.

“They have pressured the board to spend money and they have. There are a lot of new faces, so we will see how they gel.

“When you are a footballer, you want to play in big stadiums. It is a great stadium and when it is rocking it is very tough but it is very good as well. We are looking forward to it.”

Last season, West Ham won seven, drew six and lost six on home turf in the top flight, the 11th-best record in the division.

Ugly scenes marred the 3-0 defeat to Burnley in March, when fans invaded the pitch and Hammers owners David Sullivan and David Gold left the directors' box near the end amid chants of 'sack the board'.

On the move to the new ground, Daniels said: "I think after the first season you get used to it.

“For them, I think it was more the atmosphere and how far away from the pitch they were, rather than the actual stadium.

“You saw towards the end of the season that they got behind the team, made a lot of noise and it changed the whole dynamic of the stadium and atmosphere.

“It also helps if the team are doing well. They have a great manager now and a great squad so we know it is going to be a tough test.”

Eddie Howe's side are yet to win at London Stadium, suffering a 1-0 defeat in the first Premier League match at the venue in 2016 and drawing 1-1 last season.

“The first year there was disappointing," said Daniels. "It was their first game in the stadium. It was bitty and a little stop-start for both teams. We weren’t happy with the performance.

“Last season we did okay. We scored a great goal and conceded straight after, which was the most disappointing thing. Overall, we did well in the game.

"We will go there with a lot of confidence after beating Cardiff and, hopefully, we can get another result.”