West Ham United clashed heads with Burnley at Turf Moor earlier today as they looked to secure all three points on the road in the Premier League. The Hammers made a solid start to the game and were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Jay Rodriguez opened the goal-scoring for the home side in the 49th minute from the penalty spot. Dara O’Shea scored an unfortunate own goal in the 86th minute before Tomas Soucek netted a dramatic winner in injury-time. The contest finished with West Ham earning a narrow 2-1 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each West Ham United player fared during the clash against the Clarets.
GK: Alphonso Areola – 6.5/10
Areola made a few solid saves at the back and managed to limit the opposition to just one goal.
RB: Vladimir Coufal – 7/10
He did his fair share of defending and made one good chance going forward.
CB: Kurt Zouma – 6.5/10
Zouma did his best to keep things tidy when defending inside his half.
CB: Nayef Aguerd – 6/10
He worked hard defensively and was a strong presence in the air.
LB: Emerson Palmieri – 6.5/10
He came back to defend when needed and made two promising runs with the ball.
CM: Edson Alvarez – 6.5/10
Alvarez offered decent protection for his teammates at the back and had a couple of lively moments in the Burnley half.
CM: James Ward-Prowse – 7/10
He made two key chances in the final third and won a couple of aerial duels as well.
RW: Mohammed Kudus – 7.5/10
Kudus caused a few headaches for the opposition and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CAM: Tomas Soucek – 7.5/10
Soucek deserves a ton of credit for scoring the winning goal for West Ham in injury-time.
LW: Lucas Paqueta – 8/10
The Brazilian caused a lot of chaos in the Burnley half. Paqueta deserves to be named the man of the match.
ST: Danny Ings – 6/10
He was quiet for most of the contest and was substituted in the 61st minute.
Substitutes:
LW: Said Benrahma – 6.5/10
He was a threat in the final third.
ST: Divin Mubama – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
