Anyway, very good win. I actually think we played slightly better against Carlisle but obviously a comfortable home win is great. There's been plenty of talk on here about scoring "cheap" goals, and Hartley's header just before half time was huge. That's what we're talking about.
McCormick 7
Nelson 7 - Not quite as good as his normal self today but a "not quite as good as normal" Curtis Nelson performance is still plenty good enough at this level!
McHugh 7
Hartley 8 - Wins the battle of the 3 excellent centre-halves we have this time round.
Mellor 7 - Shaky start and a few stray passes/poor moments but some sublime touches as well. On the whole, a good 85 minutes on the pitch...!
Blizzard 6 - By no means a bad game, just not quite as good as his recent high standards.
O'Connor 7 - Neat and tidy, as always - apart from one mistake right at the end when he was at centre-half.
B Reid 8 MOTM - Utterly sensational play for the 3rd goal. Outstanding.
Kellett 7 - Good game. Stayed disciplined defensively and knew when to play it safe. Good at bringing the ball out of defence and a great delivery for the crucial 2nd goal. Being awarded man of the match is pushing it though.
Reid 8 - People just don't realise how brilliant Reuben is at holding off defenders and bringing a high ball under control before laying it off/turning and running at the defence. So often it goes unapplauded, and you see how difficult it is to do when Smalley/Morgan come on and the ball just doesn't stick up front. Great goal from Reubs too - he's back.
Alessandra 8 - Best game he's had in a while, possibly his best since returning from injury back in April.
Subs:
Banton 7 - The classic "make your mind up before he's even come on" from some people on here I think. He set up 2 chances in the short time he was on. Both times he didn't just play the pass and admire it either, he got into a good position and should have been given the ball back from Kellett/Smalley.
Smalley 3 - Would have been a 6, 3 marks deducted for that appalling bit of play at the end. Absolute moron for doing that, and I say that in the nicest possible way.
Harvey 6