Well, after failing to beat the Red Bastards, I’ve marked them all down a point from what I was going to give them. No Man of the Match because that was a glorious opportunity to beat them spurned yet again.
Jordan Pickford – 6
Stupidly booked early on but made some key saves, yet marked down for letting them score twice.
Jake O’Brien – 7
Solid defending and did well a couple of times getting forward.
James Tarkowski – 6
Key clearance off the line but marked down for not stopping Van Dijk’s header.
Jarrad Branthwaite – 7
Brilliant positioning but it could be a massive hit with his hamstring after clearly being fouled by Graebberch — not given.
Vitalii Mykolenko – 6
Well involved but his crossing is just not accurate enough.
Idrissa Gana Gueye – 7
His interventions are just brilliant — and he didn’t do any of his daft shots
James Garner – 7
Well involved: Garner was Garner
Dwight McNeil – 5
Clever touches but he’s just not strong enough, and failed to shoot on target
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – 7
Showed great desire and anticipation but the ball doesn’t quite stick to him as it should.
Iliman Ndiaye – 7
Such great feet, and a good goal, but otherwise, he did not deliver enough end-product, and that’s my biggest beef with him.
Beto – 8
He scored and he worked very hard… but his miss when clean through was horrific.
Substitutes:
Thierno Barry – 3
Ran about after he came on but did not affect the play.
Tyrique George – 3
Given 10 minutes plus stoppage time to make an impact. Did nothing bar trap the ball nicely with his first touch.
Michael Keane – 5
Late sub, perhaps should have done more at that last corner?