Alvarez And Kudus Get 7.5 | West Ham United Players Rated In Hard-Fought Draw Vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen | OneFootball

West Ham United welcomed Bayer 04 Leverusen at the London Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to secure a good result at home in the UEFA Europa League. The Hammers made a good start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 13th minute when Michail Antonio got his name on the scoresheet. West Ham went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.

Jeremie Frimpong ended up scoring the equaliser for the visitors in the 89th minute as the contest finished with West Ham earning a hard-fought 1-1 draw in front of their home fans. However, the London club were eliminated from the Europa League after losing the tie by an aggregate score of 3-1.

Let’s take a look at how each West Ham United player performed during the clash against Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

GK: Lukasz Fabianski – 6/10

He made one solid save during the game but won’t be pleased about conceding a late goal.

RB: Vladimir Coufal – 7/10

Coufal put his foot through the ball when he could and was accurate with his passing.

CB: Kurt Zouma – 6.5/10

The French talent gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field and was a strong presence in the air.

CB: Nayef Aguerd – 6.5/10

He kept things tidy inside his half and won an important aerial duel. However, he was replaced in the 46th minute.

West Ham United’s English midfielder #09 Michail Antonio (L) vies with Bayer Leverkusen’s Burkinabe defender #12 Edmond Tapsoba (C) during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg football match between West Ham United and Bayer Leverkusen at The London Stadium in east London on April 18, 2024. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP)

LB: Aaron Cresswell – 6.5/10

He caught the eye at times in both halves.

CM: Edson Alvarez – 7.5/10

Alvarez anchored the midfield with conviction but lacked quality in the opponent’s half.

CM: Tomas Soucek – 6.5/10

He produced a hard-working performance at the centre of the park and made one decent run with the ball.

RW: Jarrod Bowen – 6/10

Bowen picked up an assist for setting up Antonio’s opening goal. However, he was quiet in the second half.

CAM: James Ward-Prowse – 6.5/10

He made a few inviting chances for others around him but never looked like he would score.

LW: Mohammed Kudus – 7.5/10

Kudus caused all sorts of chaos in the opponent’s half but there was no goal for him tonight.

ST: Michail Antonio – 7/10

Antonio opened the goal-scoring in the 13th minute but failed to build on his goal.

Substitutes:

CB: Angelo Ogbonna – 6/10

He failed to keep a clean sheet in the second half.