West Ham 0-2 Crystal Palace
Fabianski:5 Made a save from Mateta but it was a long-range effort. Good double save on 78 mins. Really poor as he cleared out Nketiah to concede a penalty.
Mavropanos:5 Out muscled by Mateta early on. Made an excellent dribble up the pitch on 18 mins. Took a yellow for the team which would later come back to haunt him as he was sent off for a high boot challenge in the 80th min.
Kilman:4 Beaten by Mateta early on but he was far from alone in that regard. Had to do increasingly more as the first half progressed due to West Ham’s lack of an attack. Terrible defending for Palace opener as he backed off and encouraged a shot on goal. Disappointed how frequently he chose to ignore the option of passing to the academy boys to hoof it long.
Cresswell:5 Had an opportunity to score but it seemed to surprise him. Did okay considering his time away from the team but deliveries were hit & miss.
Wan Bissaka:6 Shot a difficult half volley well wide. One of the few players to provide good running from open play as Potters depleted team played for set-pieces. Poor passing at times. He had energy which remained until the end.
Rodriguez:5 Played his part in a forgettable first half where The Hammers limited Palace to very little but ultimately his lack of invention was a microcosm of the team display.
Alvarez:6 Quite advanced at times. Concerningly continued to bait the officials after receiving a card.
Soucek:5 Continued to move the ball more quickly than than the Soucek of old but didn’t trouble a more mobile Palace team.
Paqueta:6 Continued to try and create but lack of fast runners to pick out made his task more difficult. Injured in the warm-up.
Emerson:5 Good cross to set up Wan Bissaka. Like many of his teammates seemed to lack the guile or energy to trouble The Eagles.
Kudus:6 Did some excellent hold-up play and looked better than against Fulham. Really had to work hard in a thankless role. Palace did a good job of forcing Kudus away from goal.
Substitutes:
Soler:6 Half time replacement for Rodriguez
Scarles:7 55th min sub for Emerson as part of a triple change. immediately better than anything seen in the first half.
Ings:7 On for Paqueta. One of the few players to show real energy.
Orford:6 Long overdue Premier League debut for Orford who replaced Cresswell. Brought more snap to the passing.
Guilherme: 82nd min sub for Alvarez as 10 men West Ham got desperate.
