West Ham United faced off against Derby County at the Pride Park Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a positive result away from home. The Hammers made a bright start to the game and got their noses ahead in the tenth-minute courtesy of Jarrod Bowen’s goal. The East London club went into the half-time break with a 1-0 lead.
Michail Antonio doubled West Ham’s advantage in the 50th minute when he got his name on the scoresheet. The contest ended with the Hammers cruising to an easy 2-0 on the road.
Let’s take a look at how each West Ham United player fared during the match against the Rams.
GK: Alphonso Areola – 7/10
He had to make just one save in the game and secured an easy clean sheet on the road.
CB: Thilo Kehrer – 7/10
Kehrer gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Angelo Ogbonna – 7/10
He made a lot of important clearances at the back and did enough to secure a clean sheet tonight.
CB: Nayef Aguerd – 7/10
Aguerd made a few important defensive contributions and was a strong presence in the air.
RM: Ben Johnson – 7/10
The English talent performed his defensive duties well and had a few bright moments in the opponent’s half.
CM: Tomas Soucek – 7.5/10
Soucek anchored the midfield with conviction but made two good chances in the final third. He ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Flynn Downes – 7/10
He got stuck in with some solid tackles and engineered a couple of decent chances up top.
LM: Emerson Palmieri – 7/10
Emerson earned the ball back once and made a couple of driving runs with the ball.
RAM: Jarrod Bowen – 8/10
Bowen was a constant menace in the final third and opened the goal-scoring for West Ham in the tenth minute.
LAM: Pablo Fornals – 7/10
The Spaniard made a few solid tackles when defending inside his half but lacked quality going forward.
ST: Michail Antonio – 7.5/10
The Jamaican sensation caused a lot of problems for the Derby County defenders and scored West Ham’s second goal just five minutes into the second half.
Substitutes:
LAM: Said Benrahma – 6.5/10
He made two key chances in the opponent’s half.
CB: Aaron Cresswell – 6/10
Cresswell didn’t do much wrong at the back.
ST: Divin Mubama – 6/10
Mubama offered very little after coming off the bench.
RAM: Manuel Lanzini – N/A
He hardly had any time to make an impact.
