West Ham United and Everton performed out a reasonably drab 0-0 draw on the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Sean Dyche’s aspect proceed a powerful run regardless of a poor high quality within the recreation total. They’ve now misplaced only one of their final seven video games, which was a 1-0 defeat final weekend to Southampton.
It was not a recreation of few pictures, however they had been low high quality. Regardless of the actual fact the Hammers had 11 pictures and Everton 18, as per Sofascore, neither aspect actually examined the opposition goalkeeper. There have been simply ten pictures heading in the right direction between either side, with the Toffees registering simply 4 of these.
There have been few glorious probabilities for the guests with Jesper Lindstrom squandering their greatest alternative. His headed effort from an Orel Mangala cross was well-tipped over by Hammers goalkeeper Lukas Fabianski. The house aspect additionally had some nice probabilities to win it late on, together with an enormous alternative for Crysencio Summerville. Nevertheless, the winger may solely hit the put up.
Regardless of a troublesome day on the workplace, there have been some good performers in a Blue shirt on the London Stadium, and there have been actually positives for Sean Dyche to remove from the conflict in East London.
Everton’s greatest performers vs. West Ham
The person who stored the Toffees within the recreation in the present day was their goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford. The England primary pulled off some very good saves, significantly on the dying, to maintain the rating at 0-0 and guarantee his aspect travelled again to Merseyside with a degree. That included a incredible cease to disclaim Danny Ings, with the Toffees goalkeeper managing to get a hand on his deflected shot.
Pickford acquired a 9/10 ranking, the best amongst his teammates, from Liverpool Echo journalist Chris Beesley. He praised the Toffees shot-stopper’s efficiency, noting he made ‘5 spectacular stops’ towards the Hammers.
It was not simply Pickford who stored the Toffees within the recreation, however England teammate Jarrad Branthwaite additionally carried out fantastically. Beesley gave him an 8/10 for his afternoon’s work, praising his ‘immaculate studying of the sport, tempo and energy’, one thing which Dyche’s aspect have missed in his absence.
The centre-back’s stats from the sport are spectacular, too. Branthwaite received three out of the 4 duels he contested, received three from his three tried tackles and made three clearances. It was a superb efficiency.
Nearly as good because the likes of Pickford and Branthwaite carried out towards the Hammers, there have been some gamers who struggled, together with striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Calvert-Lewin’s stats vs. West Ham
It has been a troublesome season thus far for Toffees quantity 9 Calvert-Lewin. He has scored twice this season, though the goalless draw on the London Stadium was his seventh consecutive Premier League recreation with out a purpose.
As has typically been the case this season for the skilled centre-forward, probabilities had been few and much between for Calvert-Lewin. Regardless of his presence up entrance, his teammates struggled to seek out the striker, though he nonetheless labored exhausting regardless of the dearth of service.
Certainly, the 27-year-old’s stats from the afternoon present simply how little he truly obtained within the recreation. Calvert-Lewin had simply 33 touches, fewer even than Pickford’s 46. He managed simply 56% of his passes, finishing ten of 18, misplaced the ball 12 instances and had three pictures off course. The striker did work exhausting with out the ball, nonetheless, successful three out of his six aerial duels.
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Calvert-Lewin stats vs. West Ham |
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Stat |
Quantity |
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Touches |
33 |
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Move accuracy |
56% |
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Passes accomplished |
10/18 |
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Variety of instances possession misplaced |
12 |
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Pictures off course |
3 |
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Aerial duels received |
3/6 |
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Floor duels received |
2/3 |
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Stats from Sofascore |
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Calvert-Lewin earned himself a 6/10 ranking from Beesley. He was praised for a way he labored with out the ball and the actual fact he may ‘preserve the Hammers defenders on their toes’, though the journalist did word he was ‘with none clearcut openings’ all recreation.
Though he has been in need of service, Dyche could effectively quickly take into account dropping the striker after the worldwide break.
He has not regarded a lot of a menace in entrance of purpose, and with an extended purpose drought solely elevated on Saturday afternoon, the Toffees boss may resolve sufficient is sufficient and drop him, in the hunt for targets and wins forward of a giant relegation battle.
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