West Ham United played out a 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion in Saturday’s Premier League clash at the London Stadium.
The Hammers had a brilliant opportunity to seal maximum points against a struggling Albion team.
But West Ham produced a drab performance in the first-half, and appeared to be losing the game after Mats Wieffer’s goal in the 51st minute.
However, Mohammed Kudus emerged as the hero, heading in the rebound after Bart Verbruggen parried Jarrod Bowen’s shot.
Lukasz Fabianski pulled off a stunning save to deny substitute Yasin Ayari, as the Irons held on to secure a draw.
Lopetegui must axe Konstantinos Mavropanos after poor display
Mavropanos was expected to be dropped after his poor outing against Bournemouth, giving away a free-kick from which the Cherries scored the equaliser.
But Lopetegui started the 27-year-old in the heart of defence alongside Max Kilman.
The Greek footballer once again put in a poor display, as his passing was terrible and he lost the ball on eight occasions.
The centre-back lasted until half-time, as Lopetegui replaced him with Jean-Clair Todibo.
Mavropanos had 53 touches and completed 37 of his 43 passes (86% accuracy).
He was unlucky to pick up a yellow card for a foul that wasn’t even his doing.
Mavropanos won 67% of his duels and registered three tackles and a clearance. But his overall performance was far from convincing, and West Ham should drop him from the first-team against Southampton on Thursday.
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Stats from Sofascore