West Ham United locked horns with Backa Topola at the TSC Arena earlier this evening as they hoped to earn a positive result on the road in the UEFA Europa League. The Hammers made a decent start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time interval.
Tomas Soucek finally broke the deadlock in the 89th minute as West Ham ended up securing a narrow 1-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each West Ham player fared during the clash against Backa Topola.
GK: Lukasz Fabianski – 7/10
He made a few solid saves at the back and earned an important clean sheet this evening.
RB: Ben Johnson – 6.5/10
Johnson performed his defensive duties well but offered very little going forward.
CB: Konstantinos Mavropanos – 7.5/10
He earned the ball back multiple times during the game and would be quite happy with the clean sheet.
CB: Nayef Aguerd – 7/10
Aguerd did what was required of him inside his half and did enough to restrict the home team from scoring.
LB: Aaron Cresswell – 6/10
He didn’t do much wrong in the game and was accurate with his passing.
CM: James Ward-Prowse – 7.5/10
Ward-Prowse anchored the midfield well and made some decent chances for others around him.
CM: Tomas Soucek – 7.5/10
Soucek was a positive influence in both halves and managed to score the winning goal in the 89th minute.
CM: Lucas Paqueta – 7/10
He got stuck in with a few solid tackles but failed to register a goal.
RW: Pablo Fornals – 6.5/10
The Spaniard made one key chance in the final third but failed to threaten the opponent’s goal.
ST: Divin Mubama – 6/10
He struggled to keep hold of the ball and was a frustrated figure for most of his time on the field.
LW: Said Benrahma – 6/10
He had a few strikes at goal but was lackluster in the final third.
Substitutes:
LW: Maxwel Cornet – 7/10
Cornet picked up an assist for setting up Soucek’s goal.
ST: Danny Ings – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
LB: Emerson Palmieri – 6/10
He struggled to influence the game.
RB: Thilo Kehrer – 6/10
Kehrer was accurate with his passing.
