Emerson Gets 7.5, Paqueta With 7 | West Ham United Players Rated In Hard-Fought Draw Vs Newcastle United | OneFootball

West Ham United faced off against Newcastle United at St. James’ Park earlier this evening as they hoped to earn a positive result away from home in the Premier League. The Hammers made a poor start to the game as they conceded the opening goal in the third minute when Callum Wilson found the back of the net for Newcastle. The East London club managed to equalise in the 32nd minute via Lucas Paqueta’s effort as the two teams went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.

David Moyes’ men were solid in the second half and secured a hard-fought 1-1 draw away at Tyneside.

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

GK: Lukasz Fabianski – 6/10

The Polish keeper made one good save during the game but won’t be happy after shipping in an early goal.

CB: Thilo Kehrer – 6/10

He made a couple of crucial defensive contributions but was substituted at half-time.

CB: Angelo Ogbonna – 6.5/10

Ogbonna gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the field but lacked quality at times on the ball.

CB: Nayef Aguerd – 7/10

He was a solid presence inside West Ham’s half and was good on the ball as well.

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RM: Vladimir Coufal – 7/10

Coufal did his fair share of defending and made one key chance in the final third.

CM: Lucas Paqueta – 7/10

The Brazilian talent scored the all-important equaliser for the Hammers and came back to defend when required.

CM: Declan Rice – 7/10

The England international offered decent protection for his teammates at the back and engineered one good move in the opponent’s half.

LM: Emerson Royal – 7.5/10

Emerson was solid at the back and was not shy of expressing himself in the Newcastle half.

RAM: Jarrod Bowen – 6.5/10

He caused a few headaches for the opposition defenders but didn’t do enough to register a goal.

LAM: Said Benrahma – 7/10

Benranhma made two decent runs with the ball and managed to create a couple of inviting chances as well.

ST: Michail Antonio – 6/10

He worked hard but was lackluster in front of the Newcastle goal.

Substitutes:

RB: Ben Johnson – 6.5/10

Johnson was solid at the back in the second half.

CM: Tomas Soucek – 6/10

He added some energy to Moyes’ midfield.

LAM: Pablo Fornals – 6/10

The Spaniard offered very little after coming off the bench.

ST: Danny Ings – N/A

He didn’t get enough time to make an impact.

CM: Flynn Downes – N/A

Downes came on for the final few minutes of the game.