Yarmolenko is best used as an impact sub

It's perhaps understandable why Moyes gave Andriy Yarmolenko a chance to start against Burnley. He had come on and scored the winner against Chelsea and then enjoyed a good cameo at Newcastle. But playing him from the start unbalanced the side with Bowen moved from his favoured wide-right role. There's also the fear that Yarmolenko only has only one trick, albeit a very good one of cutting inside onto his left foot. 

Jacob Steinberg was pretty scathing in today's Guardian, blaming Yarmolenko in part for the goal and writing, "he is a highlights player who doesn't work hard enough and Burnley knew that the Ukrainian would not track back to protect Ryan Fredericks." That's maybe a little harsh, as Fredericks could have got out to Taylor quicker and Cresswell let Rodriguez get across him for the goal.

But it's true that Yarmolenko remains an enigma. He started off his Hammers career well with two goals at Everton and one deflected effort against Man United before succumbing to a season-ending cruciate ligament injury. This season he again started strongly with goals against Norwich, Man United and Bournemouth before again succumbing to injury. 

After two seasons mainly lost to injury he's not going to find playing 90 minutes easy. But where Yarmy has looked effective since the restart is running against a tired defence as he proved against Chelsea. The lad can finish if nothing else and for the final four games is a good option to have on the bench even if he's not the man for a 90-minute relegation battle.