How we rated the Hammers v Villa

Dave hands out his marks from the 1-0 victory at Villa Park!

Fabianski – Fortunate with the disallowed goal as he was nowhere near it. Villa struggled to test him thereafter. 5

Johnson – Took a knock early. Coufal came on for him after 22 minutes. 6

Kehrer – Much more solid than he looked on his debut against Brighton. 7

Zouma – Never properly tested by Villa but was competent and went about his work with no fuss. 6

Cresswell – Tried to whip some decent balls into the box but there was nowhere in there to get on the end of them. Good in the tackle. 6

Emerson – Positive in possession and tried to get the team going but faded as the half went on and was substituted for Benrahma at half time. 6

Rice – So poor in the first half, his passing was all over the place and his touch deserted him. A changed player in the second half, playing the ball to Fornals for the goal, and driving forward. A performance of two halves. 6

Soucek – Doesn’t look anything like his normal self. Struggling to impose himself on games. 5

Bowen – What’s happened here? No longer the electric threat he was last season; was well marshalled by Lucas Digne throughout the game, including when he was sent through one on one and was denied by a superb tackle. 4

Scamacca – Balls just flung up to him. Did his best with it, and tested the goalkeeper with a long-range shot, but he was awfully quiet. Antonio replaced him on 64 mins. 5

Fornals – He’s not a left winger, and the Hammers lacked width as a result, but he made the breakthrough, shooting from range, seeing it take a deflection, and looping into the net. 6

Subs

Coufal – On for the injured Johnson. All over the place in possession at times, at one point kicking the ball out of play when attempting a pass. 5

Benrahma – Replaced Emerson at half time as Moyes switched formations. Tried to make things happen. A constant threat. 7

Antonio – On for Scamacca after the hour. Pressed throughout but didn’t have a chance to shoot. 6