West Ham United welcomed Bayer 04 Leverusen at the London Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to secure a good result at home in the UEFA Europa League. The Hammers made a good start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 13th minute when Michail Antonio got his name on the scoresheet. West Ham went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Jeremie Frimpong ended up scoring the equaliser for the visitors in the 89th minute as the contest finished with West Ham earning a hard-fought 1-1 draw in front of their home fans. However, the London club were eliminated from the Europa League after losing the tie by an aggregate score of 3-1.
Let’s take a look at how each West Ham United player performed during the clash against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
GK: Lukasz Fabianski – 6/10
He made one solid save during the game but won’t be pleased about conceding a late goal.
RB: Vladimir Coufal – 7/10
Coufal put his foot through the ball when he could and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Kurt Zouma – 6.5/10
The French talent gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and was a strong presence in the air.
CB: Nayef Aguerd – 6.5/10
He kept things tidy inside his half and won an important aerial duel. However, he was replaced in the 46th minute.
LB: Aaron Cresswell – 6.5/10
He caught the eye at times in both halves.
CM: Edson Alvarez – 7.5/10
Alvarez anchored the midfield with conviction but lacked quality in the opponent’s half.
CM: Tomas Soucek – 6.5/10
He produced a hard-working performance at the centre of the park and made one decent run with the ball.
RW: Jarrod Bowen – 6/10
Bowen picked up an assist for setting up Antonio’s opening goal. However, he was quiet in the second half.
CAM: James Ward-Prowse – 6.5/10
He made a few inviting chances for others around him but never looked like he would score.
LW: Mohammed Kudus – 7.5/10
Kudus caused all sorts of chaos in the opponent’s half but there was no goal for him tonight.
ST: Michail Antonio – 7/10
Antonio opened the goal-scoring in the 13th minute but failed to build on his goal.
Substitutes:
CB: Angelo Ogbonna – 6/10
He failed to keep a clean sheet in the second half.
RB: Ben Johnson – N/A
RW: Maxwel Cornet – N/A
