Ratings & Summary Vs Villa

Davies; 7 - fantastic save just before there goal, thought he might of done better with the goal however his distribution and positioning was top draw

Kpekwa; 6 - still looks shaky but gets better as the match goes on, some fantastic forward runs and link up play with Hammill

McDonald; 8 - superb performance from him, won majority of the balls in the air and has the pace to track back when we are under the cosh

Roberts; 9 - just keeps getting better and better, from pinging diagonals to crunching Kodja his best game in a reds shirt

Yiadom; 7 - exactly the same as Kpekwa

Morsy; 6 - looks unfit due to lack of game time, thought he played ok and steadied the ship when they countered. Faded out of the game once cautioned.

Hourihane; 7 - thought this was one of his poorer games, didn't dictate the game as usual however one bad performance isn't justified. His delivery wasn't upto scratch and I think we suffered from this in the final third

Scowen; 9 - the lad must have three lungs he covered every blade of grass, popping balls off to the wingers and driving the team forward. I prefer to see him further up the field and not holding the midfield. (Deserved MOM)

Kent; 6 - simply was outclassed by his opponent and didn't cause much damage, worked tirelessly without much end product

Watkins; 7 - no real ruthless streak in his game last night, however his running and pure graft really does set the tone for the team.

Bradshaw; 8 - the lad does not stop running, limited chances but his opportunities will come


SUBS;
Winnall; 7- simply for his link up play and goal
Armstrong; 7 - looked very dangerous when he came on, what a player to bring on against tired legs.
Hammill; 6 - didn't really produce anything of note

Summary;

A fantastic point against an athletic side, we defended resolutely and had we played two up top from the start who knows what the result would of been. I thought the 5 in midfield stopped them from attacking fluency in the first half, the two lads in the middle of defence are fantastic to watch and compliment each others game massively. All in all a point was a fair result and I hope we can get another away win under our belts against the dirty Leeds!!

 

Very unfair on Hammill. He put the corner in for the goal and also helped Kpekawa out no end who was going into his shell after being isolated by Kent all second half.

 

Some higher marks than I would give

Davies 8
Yiadom 7
MacDonald 7/8
Roberts 8/9
Kpekewa 6
Kent 7
Morsy 6
Scowen 7
Hourihane 6/7
Watkins 6
Bradshaw 6

They are based on 6 being bang average