CandH’s Niall McDonald hands out the marks

Fabianski: Some regulation saves made with no fuss 6
Zabaleta: Again, showed his defensive nous and stamina against younger quicker opponents 6
Balbuena: Beaten for the first equaliser 5
Ogbonna: Very vocal early-on, taking the lead role marshalling the back-four around 6
Masuaku: Defended solidly and his attacking prowess helped move us upfield regularly 6
Rice: A game where he wasn’t called on for that much defensive work; left me wanting him to get more involved in starting attacking moves 6
Noble: There’ll come a time when I’ll miss these sort of performances from the skipper; non stop commitment, often slow in possession but provided the first bit of genuine quality with the cross for the opener 7
Snodgrass: Surprised to see him subbed first as he had put in his usual committed performance. Presumably the first in a planned sequence of changes 6
Anderson: Forgot he was playing until about 20 mins in. Attacked with real purpose as we took control and the lead for the second time 6
Antonio: An early heavy challenge seemed to light a fire in Michail and he really got going in the first half, capped with a deft headed goal. The first Hammer to celebrate on the hallowed claret astroturf 7
Arnautovic: For 60 mins it was tough-going. Eventually I wondered if our tactics were actually planned around not involving Marko 5

Subs
Obiang: Looked extremely rusty, yet his poked shot led to the 2nd and his through-ball for the disallowed 3rd was only slightly mistimed 5
Perez: Well well well; delight and surprise all round the stadium as Perez bagged a vital goal. Great strikers instinct 7