West Ham United welcomed Aston Villa at the London Stadium earlier this evening as they focused on earning a good result at home in the Premier League. The Hammers made a poor start to the contest as they conceded the opening goal in the fourth minute when Amadou Onana got his name on the scoresheet. However, Lucas Paqueta equalised for the East London club from the penalty spot in the 37th minute as the two teams went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
Jhon Duran managed to score for the Villans in the 79th minute as the match finished with West Ham suffering a tough 2-1 loss in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each West Ham United player performed during the match against the Villans.
GK: Alphonso Areola – 6/10
He made one good save at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet in both halves.
RB: Vladimir Coufal – 6.5/10
Coufal did his fair share of defending and made one decent chance going forward.
CB: Kostantinos Mavropanos – 6.5/10
He dealt with the danger when he could but it was not enough this evening.
CB: Max Kilman – 7/10
Kilman gave a good account of himself when defending inside his half.
LB: Emerson – 6/10
The Italian talent produced a disjointed display on the left flank.
CM: Tomas Soucek – 7/10
Soucek came back to defend when he could and made two decent chances in the opponent’s half.
CM: Guido Rodriguez – 6/10
He got stuck in with some crunching tackles but failed to get a foothold in the game.
CM: Lucas Paqueta – 6.5/10
The Brazilian did well to score his penalty in the first half but offered very little in the final third.
RW: Jarrod Bowen – 6/10
Bowen was quiet for most of the game and made one decent chance from the right wing.
ST: Michail Antonio – 6/10
He worked hard but lacked quality on the offensive end of the field.
LW: Mohamed Kudus – 7/10
Kudus caused a few headaches for the Aston Villa defenders but there was no goal for him.
Substitutes:
ST: Niclas Fullkrug – 6/10
He struggled to get into the rhythm of the game.
LW: Crysencio Summerville – 6.5/10
Summerville made two decent chances in the final third.
CM: James Ward-Prowse – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CB: Jean-Clair Todibo – N/A
ST: Danny Ings – N/A
