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Jarrod Bowen helped West Ham to a point in a London derby clash with Tottenham Hotspur.
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West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur looked like two teams in the bottom half with little to play for as they played out a tame meeting at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Graham Potter’s men looked the better of the two sides but did little to deserve more than the point secured thanks to a tidy Jarrod Bowen leveller in the first half. Ange Postecoglou’s side had taken the lead against the run of the play when Wilson Odobert benefited after Max Kilman defensive error.
Here’s how the West Ham players rated with one particular ‘bright spark’ awarded a 9/10 for his efforts.
West Ham player ratings
GK: Alphonse Areola, 6
Not helped by some shoddy defending for the Spurs goal but did look a little flat-footed when closing down Odobert.
LWB: Emerson, 6
Nowhere to be seen as Odobert cruised forward on his flank for the goal, but that was the only moment he was truly troubled by the ex Burnley man.
CB: Aaron Cresswell, 7
Looked good out there today. Enthusiastic early on to go crunching into Kulusevski and some dangerous deliveries from set plays.
CB: Maximilian Kilman, 4
Clumsy this afternoon with some messy footwork. Had two bites of the cherry to play out before the Spurs goal but failed each time and saw his side punished for that.
CB: Jean-Clair Todibo, 7
A couple of questionable moments, losing the ball in a dangerous position just before half-time in a hair-raising mistake, but plenty of good today too in an athletic showing.
RWB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 9
The bright spark out on the pitch today. West Ham’s most dangerous player going forwards, despite being a defender. Wan-Bissaka is a joy to watch when drifting in off the flank.
CM: Tomas Soucek, 6
Could’ve done with the big midfielder grabbing this game by the scruff of the neck in the second half, but he looked more and more tired.
CM: Lucas Paqueta, 5
A quiet start and grew into the game but can sometimes try to be too clever, too deep. Made an awful pass into the feet of Yves Bissouma in the second half, which was lucky to go unpunished - the Brazilian blamed an injury for that but miraculously carried on.
Clinical Jarrod Bowen levels against Tottenham
LW: Mohammed Kudus, 7
Same old. You can’t fault the winger’s passion but all the good work on the flank still lacks threat. Got his head up well to switch play at times.
ST: Niclas Fullkrug, 5
The jury remains out on the big German. At times, his grouchy character on the pitch is an asset and at others an unwanted burden. Dropped back regularly today and didn’t see many chances in front of goal, a header over the top from a Kudus chance with 20 minutes left to play a half chance a decent opportunity.
RW: Jarrod Bowen, 8
Had many in the London Stadium thinking he had left it too late to score the goal but proved that no one knows more about finishing than him. A quieter day but, as always, gobbles up the chances he has fed and must be given more.
SUBS: Evan Ferguson, Vladimir Coufal, James Ward Prowse, Carlos Soler, Konstantinos Mavropanos
In other news, West Ham's summer transfer 'priorities' include 'fantastic' Chelsea man and relegated defender.