Palmer - 6 - No blame for either goal, some solid stops
Eyoma - 6.5 - Some nice touches but would have liked him to overlap more, trickier when we're not countering. Looked like a centre back playing at full back for the first time really imo
Montsma - 6.5 - Same as always really. Mostly good, some inexperienced decisions and a goal (not according to Betfair
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Jackson - 5 - Two silly challenges, might be left out a while with Walsh re-entering the fold and Lewis coming back to challenge TJ for right back?
Edun - 4 - Very poor distribution, consistently chose difficult passes and didn't pull them off
Bridcutt - 6.5 - Really battling display and attempted to make things happen.
McGrandles - 6 - Some good tackling and harrying but struggled to provide much intensity going forwards
Jones - 5.5 - Struggled to really make anything happen going forwards although not helped by some poor service from the back and out wide
Grant - 6.5 - I don't agree with Hortin's comment that he's been our best player so far. Don't get me wrong, he's been good and his set piece delivery up to a very high standard but feel yesterday highlighted how he can struggle to impose himself on a game out wide.
Hopper - 6.5 - Always willing to put himself about and toil for the side. Didn't look much like scoring although the crosses never reached him.
Anderson - 6 - Struggled with less space to operate in, presumably the thinking with him going to right back was for Remy to operate inside to allow for overlaps but didn't work in practice.
Howarth - 5 - Didn't really look like creating anything and some worrying signs of holding onto the ball for too long, also seen in the Trophy where the frustrated shouts from teammates and coaches was audible.
Scully - 6 - Think he should have been out wide with Soule on up front as a focal point.