LIVERPOOL. West Ham United defeats Everton 1-0 after A. Ogbonna scored just 1 goal (74′). West Ham United was vastly superior ball possession (62%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell who was helped by Harry Lennard and Simon Long. The 4th official was Martin Atkinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 14 Total 16
- 2 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 12
- 4 Shots blocked 7
- 97 Attack 133
- 52 Dangerous attack 57
- 76 Ball safe 113
- 5 Free Kicks 3
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 9
Fouls
- 4 Total 4
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
West Ham United had a superior ball possession 62% while Everton was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Ham United was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Ham United won the match.
Everton shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, West Ham United shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Everton didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, West Ham United received 2 yellow cards (P. Fornals and M. Antonio).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Everton will stay with 14 points like Manchester United and West Ham United to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, West Ham United will have 14 points like Manchester United and Everton to stay in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Everton will host Watford on the 23rd of October with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Everton (3 draws).
West Ham United will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 24th of October with a 16-8 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (6 draws).
Everton – Formation
Everton
79'
Everton started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Rafael Benítez Maudes decided to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford , Séamus Coleman , Ben Godfrey , Michael Keane , Lucas Digne , Andros Townsend , Abdoulaye Doucouré , Allan , Alex Iwobi , Demarai Gray and Salomón Rondón .
The home team had on the bench: Lewis Norman Dobbin, Harry Tyrer, Jonjoe Kenny, Anthony Gordon , Yerry Mina, Tom Davies, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Asmir Begović and Mason Holgate.
Substitutions
Everton made only 1 change substituting A. Iwobi for A. Gordon (79′).
Best player: Ben Godfrey
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Everton was Ben Godfrey.
His rating is with 34 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
West Ham United – Formation
West Ham United
74'
31'
West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, David Moyes played with: Łukasz Fabiański , Ben Johnson , Kurt Zouma , Angelo Ogbonna , Aaron Cresswell , Tomáš Souček , Declan Rice , Jarrod Bowen , Saïd Benrahma , Pablo Fornals and Michail Antonio .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alphonse Aréola, Andriy Yarmolenko, Craig Dawson , Harrison Ashby, Issa Diop, Jamal Baptiste, Nikola Vlašić, Arthur Masuaku and Manuel Lanzini .
West Ham United could not rely on the presence of C. Dawson (injured).
Substitutions
West Ham United made 3 changes: T. Soucek for C. Dawson (79′), S. Benrahma for M. Lanzini (87′) and J. Bowen for A. Yarmolenko (90′).
Best player: Angelo Ogbonna
The most impressive player for West Ham United was Angelo Ogbonna.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
