Signature of Czech representatives! How did Vladimír Coufal and Tomáš Souček fare in the dramatic derby?

West Ham notched their second win in a row, this time the Hammers won 3-2 at Crystal Palace. Czech Republic’s Vladimir Coufal and Tomáš Souček also contributed to the important victory in the London derby. How did they do?

West Ham were clearly 3-0 up at half-time and looked like they were going to finish the game completely calm or even add some more goals. Towards the end of the game, however, the home Eagles managed to get going and made the game even more dramatic. The match ended in a close win for the visiting Hammers 3-2.

West Ham took the lead after Mikhail Antonin’s goal, then two goals were scored by defending champion Manuel Lanzini! The diminutive Argentine has been on a decent run of form of late. Take a look for yourself!

The Czech national team didn’t contribute directly to the goals, but their contribution was enormous. The prestigious WhoScored server has rated both Coufal and Soucek with above-standard marks.

According to WhoScored, Vladimir Coufal was the best defender on the pitch. The right-back got a rating of 7.48. He had the most touches on the ball of any West Ham player ever (86), notched two successful dribbles, created one key pass and finished once.

In terms of defensive work, he recovered a respectable 7 balls in West Ham’s possession! He won the foot to foot duel 5 times and intercepted the opponent’s pass twice. Coufal also notched up the second highest number in playing dangerous balls away from the Hammers penalty area (8).

Tomas Soucek was given a rating of 7.29. In the match he had 47 touches with the ball, made one key pass, scored one dribble and won two header duels. His pass success rate was about 66%.

The defensive midfielder was especially important for the Hammers defensively. He won six ground balls for the Hammers. He won the foot to foot duel three times and intercepted Crystal Palace’s pass three times. He had the third highest number of balls played to safety from the penalty area (6) after Coufal.

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