West Ham United clashed heads with Liverpool at Anfield earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a positive result in the quarterfinal stage of the EFL Cup. The Hammers made a lackluster start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 28th minute when Dominik Szoboszlai scored with an excellent strike from long range. David Moyes’ men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Curtis Jones doubled Liverpool’s advantage in the 56th minute before Cody Gakpo scored for the home team just 15 minutes later. Jarrod Bowen netted a consolation goal for the Hammers in the 77th minute. However, West Ham conceded two more goals in the latter stages and crashed to a poor 5-1 defeat on the road which knocked them out of the EFL Cup.
Let’s take a look at how each West Ham United player performed during the clash against the Reds.
GK: Alphonso Areola – 5/10
Areola made some solid saves during the game but conceded five goals tonight.
RB: Vladimir Coufal – 6/10
He had to defend a lot but was far from convincing inside his half.
CB: Konstantinos Mavropanos – 5.5/10
Mavropanos struggled to give a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field.
CB: Angelo Ogbonna – 5.5/10
He was passing when defending at the back and won’t be happy after conceding five times during the game.
LB: Ben Johnson – 6/10
Johnson did his best to keep things tidy at the back and managed to secure an assist for setting up Bowen’s goal.
CM: Tomas Soucek – 6/10
He made a lot of important clearances but struggled to influence the game in the Liverpool half.
CM: Edson Alvarez – 6/10
Alvarez anchored the midfield well at times but was disappointing on the ball.
RW: Mohammed Kudus – 6/10
He made some good runs with the ball but failed to threaten the opponent’s goal.
CAM: Said Benrahma – 6/10
Benrahma struggled to cause problems for the Liverpool defenders.
LW: Pablo Fornals – 6/10
He was quiet for most of the game and lacked quality when defending inside his half.
ST: Jarrod Bowen – 7/10
Bowen had one bright moment in the final third as he scored a good goal against the run of play in the second half.
Substitutes:
LW: Lucas Paqueta – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CB: Thilo Kehrer – 6/10
He failed to keep things solid at the back.
CM: James Ward-Prowse – 6/10
Ward-Prowse struggled to get into the flow of the game.
ST: Danny Ings – N/A
