West Ham United clashed heads with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park earlier today as they hoped to earn a good result on the road in the Premier League. The Hammers made a horror start to the game as they conceded the opening goal in the seventh minute when Michael Olise got his name on the scoresheet. Eberechi Eze doubled his team’s lead in the 16th minute before Emerson Palmieri scored an unfortunate own goal just four minutes later. Jean-Phillipe Mateta put Crystal Palace 4-0 ahead in the 31st minute but Michail Antonio got a goal back for the visitors just nine minutes later. David Moyes’ men went into the half-time break 4-1 down on the scoreline.
Mateta scored again for Palace in the 64th minute before Dean Henderson scored an unfortunate own goal late in the game. The London derby finished with West Ham suffering a poor 5-2 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each West Ham United player performed during the contest against the Eagles.
GK: Lukasz Fabianski – 5/10
Fabianski made two solid saves at the back but conceded five times during the game.
RB: Vladimir Coufal – 5.5/10
He failed to keep things solid inside his half and offered very little in the Palace half.
CB: Kurt Zouma – 5.5/10
Zouma cleared the danger when he could but it was not enough today.
CB: Angelo Ogbonna – 5.5/10
He made some important clearances at the back but was replaced at half-time.
LB: Emerson Palmieri – 5.5/10
He did his fair share of defending but scored an unfortunate own goal in the 20th minute.
CM: Tomas Soucek – 6.5/10
Soucek worked hard in both halves and ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Edson Alvarez – 6.5/10
He caught the eye at times at both ends of the pitch and was substituted in the 74th minute.
RW: Mohammed Kudus – 5.5/10
Kudus was quiet for most of the game and was fortunate to last 84 minutes.
CAM: James Ward-Prowse – 6.5/10
He made one good chance in the final third but there was no goal for him today.
LW: Lucas Paqueta – 6/10
Paqueta put in a tireless shift defensively and made one decent chance in the final third.
ST: Michail Antonio – 6/10
Antonio was a real handful of the Palace defenders and managed to find the back of the net in the 40th minute.
Substitutes:
RB: Ben Johnson – 6.5/10
He made one good run with the ball.
LB: Aaron Cresswell – 6/10
Cresswell failed to keep things tidy inside his half.
ST: Danny Ings – 6/10
He failed to register a goal.
CM: Kalvin Phillips – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
RW: Maxwel Cornet – N/A