Soucek And Bowen Get 7 | West Ham United Players Rated In Narrow Loss Vs Freiburg | OneFootball

West Ham United faced off against Freiburg at the Europa-Park Stadion earlier tonight as they hoped to pick up a victory in the UEFA Europa League. The Hammers made a solid start to the game and managed to get to the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.

Michael Gregoritsch finally broke the deadlock in the 81st minute as David Moyes’ men crashed to a narrow 1-0 loss away from home.

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

GK: Lukasz Fabianski – 6.5/10

He made a few important saves at the back but won’t be happy about conceding a late goal.

RB: Vladimir Coufal – 7/10

Coufal cleared the danger when he could and made some good runs with the ball on the right flank.

CB: Konstantinos Mavropanos – 7/10

He gave a good account of himself on the defensive third of the pitch.

CB: Kurt Zouma – 6.5/10

Zouma put his foot through the ball when needed but could only manage to restrict the home team from scoring more than once tonight.

FREIBURG IM BREISGAU, GERMANY – MARCH 07: David Moyes, Manager of West Ham United, reacts during the UEFA Europa League 2023/24 round of 16 first leg match between Sport-Club Freiburg and West Ham United FC at Europa-Park Stadion on March 07, 2024 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. (Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images)

LB: Emerson Palmieri – 7/10

He did his fair share of defending but offered very little going forward.

CM: Tomas Soucek – 7/10

Soucek anchored the midfield well and engineered one decent chance in the opponent’s half.

CM: Edson Alvarez – 6.5/10

He did his fair share of defending and made a couple of good runs with the ball from midfield.

RW: Mohammed Kudus – 7/10

Kudus caused some headaches for the Freiburg defenders but failed to find the back of the net.

CAM: James Ward-Prowse – 6.5/10

He caught the eye at times but never looked like he would score.

LW: Lucas Paqueta – 5.5/10

Paqueta was quiet for most of the game and was replaced in the 90th minute.

ST: Jarrod Bowen – 7/10

Bowen caused a lot of problems for his marker but there was no goal for him tonight.

Substitutes:

He failed to impress off the bench.