West Ham,Bournemouth, Lukas Fabianski
Lukas Fabianski impressed for West Ham v Bournemouth.
Josh Edwards
Tue 17 December 2024 14:40, UK
Lukasz Fabianski was the hero for West Ham on Monday night as they picked up a point in a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
West Ham were held to a 1-1 draw by the Cherries on 16 December despite taking the lead in the 87th minute through Lucas Paqueta.
In general, the Irons failed to get much of a foothold in the game but one player stood out in particular with Fabianski the reason they didn’t come away empty-handed.
The veteran Polish goalkeeper showcased one of his best performances in a Hammers shirt and will have his teammates to blame for not coming away with all three points.
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Fabianski was incredible for West Ham on Monday night and played a crucial role in them earning a point at Bournemouth.
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According to FotMob, the ‘keeper made a remarkable eight saves, six of which came inside the penalty area as Bournemouth continued to pressure the Irons’ defence.
The 39-year-old faced 2.07 xGOT (expected goals on target) yet only conceded the one when Enes Unal equalised in the 90th minute, with little he could do about it.
Unal’s goal had a 0.26 xGOT from an xG of just 0.06, showcasing just how well he struck the ball from the deadball situation.
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However, Fabianski did prevent 1.07 goals in the clash, with the Cherries recording nine shots on target during the encounter after largely dominating the game.
His one let down in the game was his distribution. From 35 attempted passes, only 15 reached a teammate with a poor completion rate of 43 per cent, 20 per cent with long passes.
But he certainly did all he could to try and earn the three points for the Hammers.
In other West Ham news, one Irons player was torn apart against Bournemouth.
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