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West Ham vs Crystal Palace player ratings: Dwight Gayle saves the day as Manuel Lanzini and Dimitri Payet star

Man-for-man marking from the 2-2 draw at Upton Park

Saturday 02 April 2016 18:23 BST

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<b>West Ham:</b> Adrian: 6 out of 10

Made a hash of the opening goal after misreading Sako's cross but was rarely called into action.

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Michail Antonio: 7 out of 10

The midfielder come full back is brimming with confidence and was a constant menace in attack.

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Winston Reid: 6 out of 10

Booked for stopping Bolasie's surge forward in a calculated move but coped well against a pacey and tricky Palace front line.

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Angelo Ogbonna: 6 out of 10

Committed a couple of needless fouls but gobbled up everything in the air. At fault for Gayle's equaliser.

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Aaron Cresswell: 7 out of 10

Relished the chance to push forward and ensured Zaha was forced back rather than allowed to operate on the front foot. Made a crucial goal line clearance.

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Mark Noble: 6 out of 10

An unassuming performance. The Hammers skipper was solid but not spectacular. Booked for a cynical challenge on Zaha.

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Cheikhou Kouyate: 5 out of 10

Fortunate not to let Palace in with a sloppy backpass and perhaps unfortunate to receive a straight red card for a challenge on Dwight Gayle.

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Manuel Lanzini: 7 out of 10

The Argentine glides across the turf and fired home a first-half equaliser courtesy of a cracking finish from just inside the penalty area.

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Dimitri Payet: 7 out of 10

The Frenchman endured a somewhat quiet first half but burst into life with a remarkable free kick which was arguably his best goal in a claret and blue shirt.

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Emmanuel Emenike: 6 out of 10

Made a nuisance of himself and refused to give the Palace backline a minute's peace. Worked tirelessly.

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Diafra Sakho: 6 out of 10

Troubled the Palace defence in the air time and again. Misdirected a header on the stroke of half time but rarely had a sight of goal.

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<b>Best off the bench:</b> Andy Carroll: 6 out of 10

Did not make a significant impact but made sure Palace's defence had to battle for every ball during the closing stages.

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<b>Crystal Palace:</b> Wayne Hennessey: 6 out of 10

Was little more than a spectator for Payet's free-kick but produced a couple of smart stops.

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Joel Ward: 5 out of 10

The full back's ill-advised tackle on the edge of the area gave Payet a chance to find the net.

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Scott Dann: 6 out of 10

Should have done better in the build up to Lanzini's equaliser when he only managed to scoop the ball half clear.

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Damien Delaney: 6 out of 10

Popped up to head home early on and had a real battle on his hands against first Sakho and then Carroll.

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Pape Souare: 5 out of 10

Not the full back's best afternoon. Pushed forward when he could but was anything but solid when in his own third.

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Wilfried Zaha: 5 out of 10

Threatened whenever he had the space to drive at West Ham's defence but was withdrawn for Dwight Gayle at half time.

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Jason Puncheon: 5 out of 10

The midfielder did not dazzle in attack but defended resolutely. Struggled to get going in truth.

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Mile Jedinak: 6

Made to look immobile in the centre of the park on occasion, but helped to ensure West Ham could not control the game.

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Joe Ledley: 6 out of 10

A solid performance from the Welshman, who was lucky not to go into the book, much to the home crowd's annoyance.

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Yannick Bolasie: 6 out of 10

Cut an isolated figure up top and saw little of the ball. Had no chance in the air against the home side's central defenders.

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Bakary Sako: 6 out of 10

The forward's teasing free kick led to the opening goal and would have got on the scoresheet himself were in not for Cresswell's heroics.

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<b>Best off the bench:</b> Dwight Gayle: 7 out of 10

On the receiving end of Kouyate's challenge, which resulted in a red card. Popped up to sweep home a crucial equaliser.

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West Ham were left to bemoan the decision of referee Mark Clattenburg to send off Cheikhou Kouyate for the 2-2 draw at Upton Park with the visitors drawing level shortly after the midfielder was given his marching orders.

Palace had taken a surprise lead when Damien Delaney seized on a mistake by Hammers goalkeeper Adrian, but Manuel Lanzini immediately hauled West Ham back into the tie as he got onto a poor Scott Dann clearance to smash the ball into the net.

West Ham were soon leading, and it was thanks to yet another moment of magic from the midfield revelation Dimitri Payet. The France international stood over a free kick 25 yards out, and tricked goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey into going the wrong way to fire a high and curling effort into the top right corner from the left of the area.

The Hammers were leading at the break, but Kouyate was to receive a red card in the 67th minute for an innocuous looking challenge on Dwight Gayle, and Palace immediately grew in belief.

It paid off as substitute Dwight Gayle took advantage of sloppy defending to place the ball past Adrian and earn Palace a much needed point.

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