Opinion: West Ham player ratings from wasteful EPL loss

West Ham were made to rue their missed opportunities against Liverpool at Anfield.

The Hammers were beaten 1-0 but easily created enough chances to at least earn a draw from the trip to Merseyside.

Midfield duo Pablo Fornals and Manuel Lanzini both squandered guilt-edge sights of goal after Sadio Mane had put the hosts ahead.

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After the match, David Moyes described the display as full of ‘good performances’ throughout the side.

Despite the absence of Declan Rice through illness, the Irons were more than a match for Liverpool throughout the contest.

Both Lanzini and Tomas Soucek earned impressive 7.70 and 7.80 Sofascore ratings respectively.

Here’s how we rated the players…

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XI: Lukasz Fabianski 5; Ben Johnson 6, Craig Dawson 5, Kurt Zouma 6, Aaron Cresswell; Tomas Soucek 7, Manuel Lanzini 7; Jarrod Bowen 6, Pablo Fornals 7, Nikola Vlasic 6; Michail Antonio 6.

Subs: Said Benrahma 6, Mark Noble 6, Dan Chesters NA.

One major blow to come out of the clash was the injury suffered by Jarrod Bowen.

Ahead of what is a busy forthcoming schedule, Moyes will hope the talismanic forward can make a prompt recovery.