West Ham still among the elite! How did Tomas Soucek do against Aston Villa?

The Hammers continue to shock the English Premier League. Last season was incredible and they basically won the Europa League! A lot of fans and pundits saw it as a randomly successful season. But David Moyes’ charges continue their sensational run in the 2021/22 season.

In the Europa League, they are on course for a comfortable progression to the spring stage of the competition and in the Premier League they are in a beautiful 4th place after 10 games. With that top spot they are within striking distance of 5 points! The next home game at the London Stadium against a strong Liverpool side will be crucial.

This very day might even become a holiday for the Czech football public. Rumour has it that just before West Ham’s match with the Reds, the new Hammers co-owner Daniel Kretinsky might be officially introduced.

West Ham’s run was attempted to be blocked or at least slowed down by Aston Villa in the 10th round, but the club from Birmingham was not enough for Soucek and co. West Ham won 4-1 away from home! How did the Czech captain do in the match?

Tomáš Souček’s performance

The prestigious WhoScored rated Soucek with an above-average 7.36. He won the most aerial duels of all West Ham players (4). In terms of footwork, he touched the ball 60 times during the match, his passing was 82% successful and he got on the end line 3 times.

Defensively, he was very good. He fought the ball back into his team’s possession once, intercepted the opponent’s pass 3 times and kicked the ball out of the danger area 5 times. Tomas Soucek also fouled 3 times in the match, but finished the match without a card.

“Step by step, match by match and always as one unit. Let’s go, Hammers! Another 3 points this time from Villa Park!” tweeted Soucek after the game.

WhoScored, Tomáš Souček