Player Ratings: Hammers out of the EFL Cup

West Ham United were knocked out of the EFL Cup at the London Stadium 3-2 by Fulham. The Hammers have been in form recently, and Fulham have had a bad start to the campaign. So there was optimism that an upset could be on the cards, with a Championship side knocking out a Premier League team. However, that didn't happen.

Player Ratings

Finley Herrick - 5: Not much he could have done about the goals he conceded. However, he did make good saves on occasion.

Kyle Walker-Peters - 5: Failed to deal with Fulham's strong left side of César Palacios and Antonee Robinson. However, Walker-Peters did contribute in attacking areas.

Konstantinos Mavropanos - 4: Not his best defensive performance, as he allowed Fulham forwards too much space. However, Mavropanos was a threat at the opposite end from set-pieces. Was caught in possession late on, which led to a goalscoring opportunity for the Cottagers.

Max Kilman (c) - 4: It shows how far Kilman has come from last season that he was trusted with the captaincy. However, he did not organise his back four well enough in a poor defensive display.

Morato - 5: Morato is predominantly a centre-back, but playing at left-back he becomes unstuck in certain situations. However, he did get on the scoresheet.

Arne Engels - 6: Excellent from set-piece situations, and can put balls into the box from open play too.

Lewis Orford - 5: Needs to be more physical in defensive situations, but is very good on the ball.

Divine Mukasa - 5: Is not as effective out wide as he is centrally. Mukasa was still involved in some good build-up play.

Mohamadou Kante - 6: Has starred in attacking midfield recently, but was chosen to play out on the left wing. Still managed to contribute in attacking areas and was involved in Pablo's goal.

Josh Ajala - 5: Starred in the win over Southampton in the previous round, but could not replicate that performance.

Pablo - 7: Pablo finally has his first West Ham goal in his 22nd game for the club. Again, his all-round play was good, and hopefully his finish will springboard him to more goals.

Off the Bench

Jarrod Bowen - 6: Put some good crosses into the box from open play and from a corner.

Manor Solomon - 6: Solomon's excellent dribbling caused problems for the Fulham defence.

Taty Castellanos - 5: Often dropped deep and threaded some excellent through balls. However, Castellanos missed a great chance late on.

Joel Piroe - N/A: Came on in the 83rd minute, so did not get much of a chance.

Ollie Scarles - N/A: Subbed on at the same time as Piroe, so cannot rate his performance either.