West Ham 0-2 Liverpool
Areola:6 Great instinct save denied Isak from close range after 20 mins. Good reaction to divert a deflected cross. A major reason West Ham went in 0-0 at half time.
Wan Bissaka:6 Tried to overlap Bowen where possible, was lucky his scissor kick interception didn’t provide the visitors with a goal. Perhaps too hasty vacating space in the build-up to Liverpool’s opener.
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Mavropanos:5 Signalled his intent early by dispossessing Isak before bursting into midfield. Still prone to clumsiness when in advanced positions. Critical interception in the 58th min took the ball off Gakpo’s toe but unfortunately lost Isak who scored moments later. Completely missed his header for Liverpool’s second.
Todibo:7 At the risk of repeating myself, Todibo looks like a different player and so much fitter.
Diouf:5 Wasted cross from a good position in the first minute. then a miss-kick moments later offered a chance to Gakpo. Recovered well shortly after with some good defending at the back post. Managed to get in several good positions to cross but couldn’t produce.
West Ham 0-2 Liverpool: Areola frustrated Arne Slot in the first half.
Magassa:7 Important tackle denied Liverpool a good chance early on. Dropped in to help out the central defence whenever a defender wandered forward. I really liked his sense of urgency and willingness to compete. Harshly booked for a brilliant tackle. Not that I normally comment on referee’s but there certainly appeared to be a bias in the officiating in favour of Arne Slots team.
Potts:5 Brilliant corner in the first half deserved better from Mavropanos. Looks like a Premier League midfielder.
Paqueta:2 Had a first half to forget until he played a perfect pass to Diouf on 46 mins. Immediately more involved in the second half and always looking for Diouf. Talked himself into a red card, ridiculous. Let everyone down at a time when his team needed him.
Fernandes:7 Wonderful dribble and pass to Wilson was a particular highlight of the first half. The Hammers best player in the opening 45.
Bowen:4 Not massively involved in the opening proceedings. Maybe a bit greedy at times but who can blame him? Worked hard as always. Nowhere near authoritative enough when Paqueta needed to be dealt with and was clearly close to talking himself into trouble. Missed the teams best chance on 87 mins.
Wilson:6 Looked sharp at the beginning of the game seems to have benefitted from regular gametime. Really having to deal with far too many long balls but on one occasion held the ball up and played a great pass to put Wan Bissaka through.
Wilson played well despite having no service
Substitutes
Guilherme:5 67th min replacement for Magassa as Nuno Espirito Santo chased the game. Got himself into an excellent position to shoot or play in Wilson but did neither. Decent dribble just before the end.
Fullkrug:5 Replaced Wilson on 77mins. Tried harder than his last outing.
Soucek:5 On for Potts in the 87th min