West Ham United faced off against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane earlier today as they looked to earn a good result on their travels in the Premier League. The Hammers made a good start to the contest and got their noses ahead in the 28th minute thanks to Maxwel Cornet’s effort. However, Ben Brereton Diaz equalised for the home team in the 44th minute as the two teams went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
The East London club struggled to make another breakthrough but finally managed to get their noses ahead again in the 79th minute via James Ward-Prowse’s penalty. However, the home team struck back thanks to Oli McBurnie’s penalty in injury time. The match ended with David Moyes’ men being held to an entertaining 2-2 draw away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each West Ham United player fared during the clash against the Blades.
GK: Alphonso Areola – 6.5/10
He made some crucial saves during the game and failed to keep things solid at the back. Areola was replaced in injury time.
RB: Vladimir Coufal – 5/10
Coufal made some poor errors when defending inside his half but had two lively moments going forward.
CB: Kostas Mavropanos – 6/10
He cleared the danger when he could but failed to keep things tidy on the defensive third of the pitch.,
CB: Kurt Zouma – 6.5/10
The French defender put his foot through the ball when he could but was a threat at the other end of the field.
LB: Emerson Palmieri – 6/10
He did his fair share of defending but offered very little in the opponent’s half.
RW: Maxwel Cornet – 7/10
Cornet managed to be a threat at times and was responsible for scoring the opener in the 28th minute.
CM: Tomas Soucek – 8/10
He anchored the midfield with conviction and made one decent chance going forward.
CM: James Ward-Prowse – 7.5/10
Ward-Prowse performed his defensive duties well and managed to create some inviting chances in the final third. He managed to score via the penalty spot in the 79th minute.
LW: Pablo Fornals – 7/10
The Spaniard caught the eye at times but failed to register his name on the scoresheet.
CAM: Danny Ings – 8/10
Ings worked hard defensively and was a real menace in the Sheffield half. He did everything but score this evening.
ST: Jarrod Bowen – 6/10
He didn’t shy away from having a go at goal but never looked like he would find the back of the net.
Substitutes:
RM: Ben Johnson – 6.5/10
He made two good runs with the ball.’
ST: Divin Mubama – N/A
GK: Lukasz Fabianski – N/A
