West Ham United welcomed Leicester City at the London Stadium earlier today as they looked to earn a victory at home. The Hammers made a disappointing start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the eight-minute when James Maddison found the back of the net. The East London outfit failed to come up with a response and went into the half-time interval 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Harvey Barnes killed the game in the 78th minute when he got his name on the scoresheet as West Ham crashed to a poor 2-0 loss in front of their home supporters.
Let’s take a look at how each West Ham United player performed during the match against the Foxes.
GK: Łukasz Fabianski – 6/10
Fabianski made a few important saves at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet in both halves.
RB: Thilo Kehrer – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending but offered very little in the final third.
CB: Craig Dawson – 5.5/10
Dawson was a strong presence in the air but was far from convincing at the back.
CB: Kurt Zouma – 6/10
The French talent conceded an early goal and was replaced in the 14th minute.
LB: Aaron Cresswell – 6.5/10
Cresswell made two crucial defensive contributions and managed to create a handful of decent chances for his teammates from the left flank.
CM: Tomas Soucek – 6/10
He made some crunching tackles but offered very little in the opponent’s half.
CM: Declan Rice – 6.5/10
The English talent anchored the midfield well and had some lively moments in the Leicester City half.
RW: Jarrod Bowen – 6.5/10
Bowen had a few bright moments in the game but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
CAM: Lucas Paqueta – 7/10
The Brazilian came back to defend when required and caused some problems for the opposition defenders as well.
LW: Said Benrahma – 8/10
He was a constant menace down the left flank as he completed multiple dangerous dribbles. However, Benrahma failed to find the back of the net.
ST: Gianluca Scamacca – 6.5/10
Scamacca was not shy of having a strike at goal but there was no goal for him today.
Substitutes:
CB: Nayef Aguerd – 6.5/10
Aguerd kept things solid at the back and was good on the ball.
CAM: Pablo Fornals – 6/10
The Spaniard engineered two decent chances in the final third.
