West Ham United faced off against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux Stadium earlier today as they looked to secure a good result on their travels in the Premier League. The Hammers made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 33rd minute when Pablo Sarabia scored from the penalty spot. David Moyes’ men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Lucas Paqueta equalised for the Hammers via the penalty spot in the 72nd minute before James Ward-Prowse completed the turnaround just 12 minutes later. West Ham ended up securing a narrow 2-1 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each West Ham United player performed during the match against Wolves.
GK: Lukasz Fabianski – 7/10
Fabianski made a lot of crucial saves at the back and did enough to restrict the home team to just one goal.
RB: Vladimir Coufal – 6/10
He failed to impress in the first half and was replaced at the half-time interval.
CB: Konstantinos Mavropanos – 6.5/10
Mavropanos put his foot through the ball when needed and was a strong presence in the air.
CB: Kurt Zouma – 7/10
The French talent did his fair share of defending and was tidy with his passing.
LB: Emerson Palmieri – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and made one key chance going forward.
CM: Edson Alvarez – 6.5/10
Alvarez anchored the midfield well but struggled to influence the game in the final third.
CM: Tomas Soucek – 6/10
He struggled to catch the eye in the first half and was substituted at half-time.
RW: Mohammed Kudus – 6.5/10
Kudus made two good runs with the ball but failed to register a goal.
CAM: James Ward-Prowse – 8/10
He did his fair share of defending and was not shy of having a strike at goal. Ward-Prowse ended up netting the winning goal late in the game.
LW: Lucas Paqueta – 7/10
Paqueta managed to impress at times on the left wing and managed to convert his penalty in the 72nd minute.
ST: Jarrod Bowen – 6.5/10
Bowen was quiet for most of the game but made one good chance in the final third. He was substituted in the 53rd minute.
Substitutes:
ST: Michail Antonio – 6.5/10
He made two dangerous runs with the ball.
RB: Ben Johnson – 6.5/10
Johnson was solid at the back and was good on the ball.
CB: Aaron Cresswell – 6.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well.
