West Ham participant rankings : Paqueta shines, Fornals seals deal
Pablo Fornals scored a late winner on the night to ship the Hammers into subsequent month’s last in Prague, having come from behind to beat the Dutch facet on the London Stadium final week.
Here’s how David Moyes’s facet rated on the AFAS Stadion…
Alphonse Areola 6
Distribution was shaky in the course of the first half. Only saves from opposition had been pretty routine however sharp to maintain out Kehrer’s unusual contact.
Thilo Kehrer 6
Was having a gradual night time till virtually poking previous his personal ‘keeper under no pressure. Big block on Karlsson before that. Booked for time-wasting.
Kurt Zouma 7
An assured presence at the back, did not have to get his hands as dirty as his partner.
Nayef Aguerd 7
Made an excellent first-half block and went on one superb solo dribble to drag West Ham upfield. Vital intervention to deny Pavliidis. Missed a big chance late on, for all it came at him quickly.
Aaron Cresswell 6
Sent off early against Frankfurt a year ago, gained redemption of sorts. Set-piece delivery was below par here, a frustration given West Ham’s dimension benefit.
Tomas Soucek 7
Such a bodily presence. Booked for time-wasting.
Declan Rice 7
Made an excellent restoration sort out to halt Van Brederode’s breakaway. Tested Ryan with long-range effort.
Lucas Paqueta 8
Struck the submit with West Ham’s finest probability of the primary half and the important thing instigator in most assaults. Brave on the ball and Moyes’s finest participant on the night time.
Main man: Paqueta was West Ham’s finest participant on the night time
/ REUTERSJarrod Bowen 6
Dragged early snapshot vast of near-post. Just a little hesitant when working onto a unfastened ball late on and ended up reducing again to nobody.
Michail Antonio 7
As on the London Stadium, too sturdy for Alkmaar’s defenders. No actual probability to make an impression in entrance of objective although.
Said Benrahma 6
Decent tussle with Sugawara however did his defensive work with uncharacteristic diligence.
Substitutes
Pablo Fornals (Benrahma 75’) 7
Scored a sensational particular person objective to clinch it in added time.
Danny Ings (Antonio 85’) N/A
Flynn Downes (Paqueta 90’) N/A
Unused: Fabianski, Anang, Johnson, Ogbonna, Coufal, Emerson, Lanzini, Cornet, Mubama