It was pretty abysmal to watch, with the Hammers hardly troubling their third tier opponents, and the Shrewsbury manager saying after the game that “Bury had been tougher opponents” than David Moyes’ side. The game ended in a 0-0 draw, with the League One side earning a replay at the London Stadium.
There was little attacking threat of note from the Hammers and that is reflected in the attackers’ player ratings, with the likes of Hernandez and Ayew copping flak from the media. Pedro Obiang, the scorer of a wonder goal in West Ham’s previous game, and fellow midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, weren’t rated highly, with the Senegalese given a rating of just 3 by one London news outlet. Hoofball to Hernandez and Ayew doesn’t suit their game- it would probably work with Carroll, but not for the other two.
Josh Cullen was universally lauded to be West Ham’s best player, with the youngster impressing on debut despite losing a tooth
| Football.London | Daily Mail | Sky | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hart | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Reece Burke | 6 | 6.5 | 6 |
| Angelo Ogbonna | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Winston Reid | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Declan Rice | 6 | 6.5 | 6 |
| Pedro Obiang | 4 | 5.5 | 5 |
| Cheikhou Kouyate | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Josh Cullen | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Artur Masuaku | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Andre Ayew | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Javier Hernandez | 4 | 5 | |
| Toni Martinez | 6 | 6 | |
| Domingos Quina | 6 | ||
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