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West Ham 3-0 Southampton: Three key players

By Chris Hughes

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 31: Pablo Zabaleta of West Ham United battles for possesion with Sofiane Boufal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Southampton at London Stadium on March 31, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 31: Pablo Zabaleta of West Ham United battles for possesion with Sofiane Boufal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Southampton at London Stadium on March 31, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /
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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 27: Alex McCarthy of Southampton makes a save during The Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Southampton and Watford at St Mary’s Stadium on January 27, 2018 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 27: Alex McCarthy of Southampton makes a save during The Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Southampton and Watford at St Mary’s Stadium on January 27, 2018 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /

Alex McCarthy

Despite conceding three times, Alex McCarthy had a respectable afternoon in goal – there was nothing he really could’ve done to stop Mario’s strike from the edge of the box.

The English goalie made a decent stop for Arnautovic’s first saving the Austrian’s initial header well, and was unlucky that the rebound fell straight to the controversial forward.

For their third, McCarthy wasn’t helped as Hoedt failed to tightly mark the lively Arnautovic, and therefore watched the ball drop out of the sky and straight on the his foot. Granted, the ball from Arthur Masuaku was inch-perfect, but McCarthy in goal wasn’t helped by his defence once again.

Of a bad bunch, the Englishman’s performance was one of the better ones.