Things didn’t go south when West Ham United headed south to face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. The Hammers managed to beat Palace in front of their crowd with two goals to nil. Tomas Soucek and Jarod Bowen scored one goal each, bringing West Ham into their first victory of the season.
Crystal Palace Player Ratings vs West Ham
Goalkeeper
Dean Henderson (6.4/10): Saving chances all the best he could but still conceded two goals.
Defenders
Chris Richards (6.3/10): Made some interceptions to defend his area but West Ham managed to score twice.
Marc Guéhi (7.2/10): The best defender Palace had in this game with his composure and game-reading ability.
Chadi Riad (6.4/10): Frequently helped the team to attack but couldn’t find the target.
Midfielders
Adam Wharton (7.5/10): Keep the balance in the midfield with his movement and passes.
Jefferson Lerma (6.5/10): Found a hard time playing in the midfield and dealing with West Ham midfielders.
Tyrick Mitchell (7.3/10): Played tremendously well putting West Ham into trouble but couldn’t prevent his team from losing.
Daniel Muñoz (6.7/10): Running up and down the flank to bring threats for West Ham but failed to score a goal.
Forwards
Odsonne Édouard (6.7/10): Supported Mateta upfront with his passes space-opening movements.
Eberechi Eze (7/10): Managed to bring danger for West Ham but never really found the back of the net.
Jean-Philippe Mateta (6.5/10): Faced a huge wall as he made one big chance.
Substitutions
Daichi Kamada (6.5/10): His two key passes mean nothing as Palace failed to score a single goal at home.
Ismaila Sarr (7/10): His presence brings changes to the game but the goal just never came.
Jeffrey Schulp (6.4/10): Expected to at least do something in the rest of the game but the loss was unavoidable.
West Ham United Player Ratings vs Crystal Palace
Goalkeeper
Alphonse Areola (7.2/10): Important win for West Ham, an important performance from Areola.
Defenders
Emerson (7.4/10): Working on the flank side to put Palace under siege for most of the time of the game.
Maximilian Kilman (8.2/10): West Ham’s thick brick at defence
Konstantinos Mavropanos (7.8/10): He showed a decent partnership alongside Kilman.
Vladimír Coufal (6.7/10): Worked hard to help West Ham attack.
Midfielders
Guido Rodríguez (6.9/10): Transitioned both the attacking and defence well.
Lucas Paqueta (7.8/10): West Ham’s main support system in the midfield with his passes and moves.
Tomas Soucek (7.5/10): Broke the deadlock and put West Ham in front which stood until the final whistle.
Forwards
Jarod Bowen (7.3/10): Sealed the deal for West Ham as he scored the second goal which couldn’t be responded to.
Mohammed Kudus (7.5/10): Even when he failed to score any goal, Kudus still caused some trouble for Palace.
Michail Antonio (6.4/10): Couldn’t send a single shot on target during the 62 minutes of his presence.
Substitutions
Aaron Wan-Bissaka (6.4/10): Still caused some danger for Palace for the rest of the game.
Niclas Fullkrug (6.5/10): A fairly good performance despite spending his time on the pitch without scoring a goal.
Edson Alvarez (6.7/10): Helped West Ham to keep the clean sheet.
Jean-Clair Todibo (6.4/10): Eight minutes was enough for him to feel the atmosphere of the Premier League.
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