West Ham United 0-0 Arsenal - Player Ratings
West Ham picked up another valuable point as they drew 0-0 with Arsenal at the London Stadium as Arsenal failed to improve their away record in the Premier League this season.
West Ham nearly took the lead early in the first half, but Marko Arnautovic's header was rightly chalked off for offside, much to the disappointment of the Hammers fans. Arsenal came close too when a low strike from Iwobi hit the post in the first half.
The second half lacked many chances, as Arsenal failed to break down West Ham's solid defensive unit. And it could have easily been West Ham who took all three points, as Javier Hernandez had a shot strike the crossbar in the late stages. But the points would eventually be shared.
Here are the player ratings from yesterdays match:
West Ham
Adrian – 7
Despite Arsenal’s possession and shots tally, none of their efforts was enough to beat Adrian. None of his saves was magnificent, but he has kept a second clean sheet in a row, both against top five sides from last season.
Pablo Zabaleta – 6
Zabaleta had a difficult time dealing with Maitland-Niles getting in behind him and putting in lots of crosses throughout. He defended well at other times, but he was one of West Ham’s worst performers.
Winston Reid – 7
Reid defended solidly in West Ham’s new back five formation. He stayed switched on and made sure his team would get a clean sheet.
Angelo Ogbonna – 8
Man of the match has to be given to Ogbonna. The Italian defended brilliantly all evening and made lots of great tackles and put Giroud off in the box.
Aaron Cresswell – 7
Cresswell, once again being used on the left side of a back three, defended brilliantly. The Englishman offers assurance on the ball as he is a natural full-back and also defends brilliantly, always remaining focused.
Arthur Masuaku – 7
Masuaku has been excellent in his last two games before tonight and continued that form tonight. This time, he was not as good going forward, but he showed a defensive side not many people thought he had, nullifying any threat from Bellerin for 90 minutes.
Mark Noble – 6
Noble nearly got an assist in the dying moments when he played a perfect reverse pass to Chicharito, only for his effort to crash against the crossbar. The Englishman saw very little of the ball but defended extremely well in midfield.
Pedro Obiang – 6
Obiang, like Noble, did not see much of the ball due to Arsenal’s dominance, but he shifted across the midfield well and made sure Arsenal would not score from midfield.
Marko Arnautovic – 6
Arnautovic worked his socks off, something that many people thought he never had in him, but offered very little in attacking positions. He scored a great header but was flagged for offside, and that seemed to be characteristic of his night, being caught offside on four occasions.
Manuel Lanzini – 6
Due to West Ham's lack of possession, it was a difficult night for Lanzini, where he mostly had to defend. He nearly won his side a penalty in the first half. But apart from that, he did not get into many attacking positions.
Michail Antonio – 6
Antonio held the ball up well and looked to threaten Arsenal with his pace early in the first half. However, as the game petered out, he dropped deeper and was eventually taken off for Hernandez.
Subs:
Javier Hernandez – N/A
Although Hernandez struck the bar with a minute left on the clock, he barely touched the ball otherwise in the final few minutes.