How we rated the Irons against Arsenal

Niall McDonald hands out his marks

Martin: Not the first West Ham keeper to have a relatively quiet game, and still let in 3! 6
Fredericks: Poor. Needs to improve his first touch and passing to prevent attacking moves grinding to a halt on his side 4

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Balbuena: Average. I can’t argue for Diop to replace him at this point in time 6
Ogbonna: Our best defender for me and played very well throughout 7
Cresswell: Booked for a heavy challenge and injured in the process, forced off on 50 mins. Had done pretty well to that point 6
Rice: Didn’t dominate the midfield as I’ve seen him do against on other occasions, but ran til the end 6
Noble: 500th PL start for the skipper, and showed some flashes of real quality in the first half 6
Snodgrass: His usual determined performance 6
Fornals: Very impressive, especially in a central number 10 role. Lots of energy, pressing and crisp passing 8
Anderson: Huge boos greeted his substitution – presumably aimed at the manager, although Anderson had not had an outstanding game to that point 5
Antonio: Led the line admirably for an hour before tiring. Ended up in a holding midfielder role 7

Subs
Masuaku: Showed some intelligent touches in attack which were far outweighed by some really poor defensive play 2
Haller: The 2-up front partnership with Antonio might have had a chance had Arsenal not scored their 3rd while he was walking to the touchline!!
Holland: Little opportunity to have an impact in the latter stages 4