West Ham United locked horns with Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium earlier today as they looked to secure a win on their travels in the Premier League. The Hammers made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 20th minute when Bryan Mbeumo found the back of the net for the home team. Yoane Wissa doubled Brentford’s advantage in the 43rd minute as David Moyes’ men went into the half-time break 2-0 down on the scoreline.
The East London club failed to mount a comeback in the second half and crashed to a poor 2-0 loss on the road.
Let’s take a look at how each West Ham United player fared during the clash against Brentford.
GK: Lukasz Fabianski – 7/10
He made a lot of important saves at the back to keep the scoreline respectable for his team.
RB: Ben Johnson – 7/10
Johnson was a strong presence in the air and had some bright moments in the game.
CB: Nayef Aguerd – 7/10
He cleared the danger when needed and made a lot of crucial clearances inside his half. Aguerd still ended up conceding two goals today.
CB: Angelo Ogbonna – 6.5/10
Ogbonna was a rock at the back for most of the game but won’t be pleased after allowing two goals in the first half.
LB: Emerson Palmieri – 6/10
The Italian talent did his fair share of defending but offered very little in the opponent’s half.
CM: Tomas Soucek – 5.5/10
He struggled to get into the flow of the game and was replaced in the 57th minute.
CM: Flynn Downes – 6/10
Downes earned the ball back once but was ineffective going forward.
RW: Pablo Fornals – 5.5/10
The Spanish playmaker was quiet for most of his time on the pitch.
CAM: Manuel Lanzini – 6/10
He struggled to cause problems for the opposition defenders and was fortunate to last the whole 90 minutes.
LW: Maxwel Cornet – 6/10
Cornet came back to defend when needed but struggled to threaten the Brentford goal.
ST: Danny Ings – 6.5/10
The former Liverpool striker had a few lively moments in the final third but never looked like he would score.
Substitutes:
CM: Declan Rice – 6/10
Rice was solid at the back.
LW: Said Benrahma – 6.5/10
He made some positive runs with the ball.
ST: Divin Mubama – 6.5/10
Mubama had a couple of bright moments after coming off the bench.
RW: Jarrod Bowen – N/A
He hardly had any time to make an impact.
