West Ham held by Carolina RailHawks
West Ham rounded off its tour of the United States with a draw against the Carolina RailHawks of the NASL.
Andy Caroll was on target for the first time in preseason and Sofiane Feghouli marked his first start for his new club with an assist as West Ham was held to a 2-2 draw in a storm-interrupted clash with the Carolina RailHawks of the NASL.
Slaven Bilic's side ended its 12-day tour of the U.S. without a win as it overcame an early own goal from Winston Reid.
After Reid had put through his own net from Nazmi Albadawi's cross after 13 minutes, Caroll teed up Reid to level the score before getting in on the act himself three minutes later by converting a centering feed from Feghouli, recently arrived from Valencia.
Thunderstorms, lightning and heavy rain forced the action at WakeMed Soccer Park to be temporarily suspended after the break, before a much-changed West Ham side — still missing its UEFA EURO 2016 contingent, including the likes of France star Dimitri Payet — conceded a 63rd-minute penalty.
Youngster Lewis Page handled the ball in the box and Marvin Ceballos stepped up to convert from the spot, as West Ham failed to follow up last week's 3-0 defeat to the Seattle Sounders with a victory.
Meanwhile, Andros Townsend made his Crystal Palace debut as the Premier League side was held to a 0-0 draw by the Philadelphia Union to start the club's U.S. tour.
The $22.5 million preseason signing was given an hour in his first appearance since joining from Newcastle, although he could not inspire Alan Pardew's side to victory.
James Tomkins was also given a second-half run out to make his maiden appearance for the club after his move from West Ham, and he flashed a header just off target as Palace failed to break down the MLS side.
Swansea began its preseason campaign with a comfortable 4-0 victory over the Charlotte Independence of the USL.
Goals from Oliver McBurnie, Kenji Gorre and a double from Wayne Routledge got Francesco Guidolin's side — missing its UEFA EURO 2016 contingent — up and running in North Carolina.