West Ham United
Adrian – 8/10
West Ham’s man of the match. The man from Spain did wonderfully to deny Ivanovic’s low effort in the first half and again to tip over Willian’s free-kick right on half-time. Started the second-half with a good save on Costa but could do little to stop Hazard’s penalty. Made a string of saves after to keep the Hammers in the game but was beaten by Costa’s fabulous strike.
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Michail Antonio – 3/10
Antonio had a night to forget as he was harried and hustled culminating in giving away a penalty after a clumsy challenge on Azpilicueta. He was subbed off shortly after.
James Collins – 5/10
Collins was involved in a tough battle with Diego Costa and was booked for a challenge on the Spaniard in the first half. He was able to volley in the equaliser from a corner but made the crucial mistake of not closing down Costa who fired home from the edge of the box to give Chelsea the win.
Winston Reid – 4/10
The centre-back was involved in a controversial first-half penalty shout for a challenge on Oscar and was mostly given a tough time by Diego Costa’s physical presence as well as the speed and skill of the three behind the striker. A poor outing for the New Zealander.
Arthur Masuaku – 4/10
Masuaku looked a little out of his depth in the first-half and needed more support to keep both Willian and Ivanovic in check. He was marginally better in the second half but not by too much.
Havard Nordveit – 3.5/10
The game largely passed him by in the first-half as the West Ham midfield were out-bossed by Chelsea. Offered little improvement in the second-half as Chelsea dominated even more. He was finally subbed to make way for Dmitri Payet.
Cheikhou Kouyate – 4.5/10
The midfielder was full of running as usual but wasn’t able to do too much against the physical and technical ability of the Chelsea midfield. He will need to step his game up in upcoming games.
Mark Noble – 4/10
The skipper was tenacious and committed to the cause but like the rest of the West Ham midfield, was overrun
Enner Valencia – 3/10
Absolutely anonymous performance from the winger as he offered little going forward and provided little coverage for his wing-back.
Andy Carroll – 5/10
Was completely isolated up-front and was cut a frustrated figure. He did throw himself around though and was able to draw a few fouls allowing for Payet to use his set-piece expertise to help West Ham back into the game.
Andre Ayew – 5/10
The forward was on the periphery of the game before he was forced to come off just after the half-hour mark due to an injury on his West Ham debut. He was replaced by former Gokhan Tore
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Gokhan Tore – 4/10
The former Chelsea man came on for Ayew in the first-half. He tried to get into the game but was largely shut out by Azpilicueta and spent most of his time chasing the Spaniard back the other way.
Sam Byram – 6/10
The youngster came on to replace the woeful Valencia in the second-half and gave a good account fof himself as he did well to keep track of Eden Hazard and Cesar Azpilicueta. One of the few bright sparks for the Hammers.
Dimitri Payet – 6/10
The talisman came on with under half an hour to play, replacing Nordveit. Didn’t do too much from open play but made an impact from set-pieces and it was his corner which led to West Ham’s equaliser.
