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·18 October 2021

Everton: Salomon Rondon was poor against West Ham

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Everton suffered a first home defeat of the season against West Ham United over the weekend after Angelo Ogbonna’s late strike proved enough to secure all three points at Goodison Park.

It was a game of few chances between two well-organised sides but the Hammers were certainly on top during the opening 45 minutes.


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However, the best chance of the half arguably fell to Everton winger Alex Iwobi, although the Nigeria international couldn’t make any connection with Demarai Gray’s measured cross.

As the game wore on, it was clear the home side were badly missing the injured attacking duo of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison, with their replacements failing to step up in the pair’s absence.

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Both Iwobi and summer signing Salomon Rondon had afternoons to forget on Merseyside, and the 32-year-old striker is still searching for his first goal for his new side despite making five starts in all competitions.

The South American forward was often out-muscled by West Ham centre-back’s Kurt Zouma and Ogbonna, while he was also unable to link the play and bring his fellow attackers into the game, blunting the Blues’ threat in the final third.

As a result, Rondon was awarded a match rating of just 6.9 out of 10 for his underwhelming display, with his underlying numbers indicating why, as per SofaScore.

The Venezuela international had just 38 touches throughout the 90 minutes, fewer than Jordan Pickford. He ended the game with a miserly 67% pass accuracy and lost seven of his 14 duels, highlighting his disappointing showing.

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He was also unable to pick out a teammate with either of his crosses and lost possession a whopping 16 times, the third-highest of any Toffees player at the weekend.

Everton manager Rafa Benitez will be hoping to get back to winning ways against Watford next time out, but he’s likely to need a much-improved performance from Rondon in order to seal a victory.

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