Referee: 5 some mystifying calls, at least gave them loads of bookings Phillips: 7.5 solid on his return Dijksteel: 5.5 still not a full-back Bauer: 6 probably at fault for the goal and got caught wrong side a few times (Naby) Sarr (Is Always To Be Found At Valley Floyd Road): 9 and that's a genuine mark too - one of the most colossal CB displays in a long time. And no little finesse to boot Stevenson: 6.5 thought he did pretty well, keep him there Bielik: 7.5 a couple of errors here and there (including the goal?) but enormous, dominant display from him in the main Morgan: 7 faded second half but pretty classy on the whole Reeves: 7 a possession machine! Well played as usual Fosu-Henry: 7 hard to know how to score this but great assist and some tricky runs in amongst the frustration Taylor: 8 great great effort. Man he was pissed OFF second half. Super penalty Grant: 7.5 good goal, good hassle
Referee: 6 - Did well to pull Walsall up on their early fouling, poor though for the Taylor "goal"
Phillips: 8 - Very good display for someone who hasnt played at this level since September, could easily have been rusty but didnt make a single error Dijksteel: 6 - He's not a Right-Back and Solly has no concerns about eventually reclaiming his spot when he's needed there Bauer: 6.5 - Solid display as expected from the Big Friendly German Sarr: 7.5 - Gets a .5 for his excellent clearance off the line, still did better than Patrick for me Stevenson: 7 - Didnt really put a foot wrong, got forward nicely Bielik: 8 - Protected the defence well after a poor opening few minutes Morgan: 7 - Some very nice early passes, played a big part in the penalty, slow faded though - Still has a big future Reeves: 6 - Pretty standard display from him, no real errors but no mistakes either Fosu: 6 - Better than his standard performances this season but really needs to look up more Taylor: 7 - Caused their Defence endless problems, should be in that dressing room with two goals tonight!! Grant: 7.5 - Took his goal really well, proper team player who never stopped running or back tracking today
Phillips: 7.5 did well, handling and distribution all good Dijksteel: 6 stuck at it, some clumsy moments was flagging towards the end Stevenson: 7 decent not afraid to get forward or cross, done for pace as he tired Bauer: 7 steadyish but got brushed off the ball when they nearly equalised Sarr: 8 good comeback performance calm defending cool and cultured on the ball, great headed clearance on the line with Philips beaten Bielik: 6.5 very slow start looked leggy but kept going Morgan: 7 still raw but made nice forward passes not afraid to get on the ball Reeves: 6.5 better but too many in swinging set pieces made it easy for the keeper Fosu-Henry: 6 great ball with assist for 1st goal but so frustratingly over plays it Taylor: 7.5 worked his socks off attacking and defending, great penalty Grant: 7.5 also worked very hard and up for it, took his goal well
Referee: 6 good first half, lost his head second half Phillips: 7 good distribution from hands and took command of area Dijksteel: 6 looked shaky at times and didn't know where his touchline was Bauer: 6.5 solid if unspectacular Sarr: 8.5 MOM Commanding, Composed, Confident and Calm, match winning header off the line Stevenson: 7 assured full back play from the young lad Bielik: 7 combative and played the ball forwards well Morgan: 6.5 decent forward balls, faded Reeves: 6.5 thought he battled well, also faded Fosu-Henry: 6 hey look, pass early and we scored! Didn't do it again all game, greedy git Taylor: 7.5 perfectly good goal chalked off, would really hate to play against him Grant: 7.5 took his goal well, lots of good hard running
Referee: 6 good first half, less so second Phillips: 7 1st game back and did OK. Dijksteel: 5.5 not one of his best games Bauer: 7 needed to command the back four better Sarr: 8.5 MOM from zero to hero, love Nabby, what a left peg he has at times as well. Stevenson: 7 i'd keep him at left back, worth a run in the side. Bielik: 7 combative and played the ball forwards well Morgan: 8 real potential that lad, good with both feet and intelligent player, needs a loan spell or a regular run out Reeves: 7 delivery could be better Fosu-Henry: 6 less and less impressed by him each game, can hit a worldy but otherwise poor decisions. should have been off at 60 mins. Taylor: 7.5 played the awkward bugger as usual, love him Grant: 7.5 took his goal well and worked hard all game
Referee: 5. Poor for both teams Phillips: 7.5 commanded area well and a couple of good saves Dijksteel: 5 used the ball well when we were in control but Walsall exploited him Bauer: 7 steady Sarr: 8 beast Stevenson: 7 impressed with him Bielik: 7.5 breaks up play well Morgan: 6.5 made a few mistakes but will be good Reeves: 6.5 brilliant at times, poor at times Fosu-Henry: 7 inconsistent Taylor: 8 he was everywhere Grant: 8 decision making was good
Phillips: 6.5 - Some good claims, didn't have any difficult waves to make. His short passing was slow and often underhit, his longer kick outs were erratic and often missed the mark. He might genuinely be better off throwing it after that 70 yarder to Fosu.
Dijksteel: 5.5 - I...he had a strange day.
Bauer: 7.5 - had some shaky moments but finished strong and is a good 1-v-1 defender despite his lack of pace.
Naby BeckenSarr: 9 - So good on the ball, my God how we could have used him in the last couple matches. Got his head on so many things. Extra half point for saving the goal.
Stevenson: 6 - Looked tidy in possession but just kept getting skinned. Looks promising for the future but hope he won't have to play too much until said future. The pace and physicality of the senior game really caught up with him in the second half.
Bielik: 8.5 - A brilliant second half where he got in the way of everything.
Morgan: 6 - Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh on the youngsters but while he looked good on the ball and is clearly a technically gifted footballer, the pave and physicality of the senior game clearly caught up with him. I doubt he's played much central midfield or on the right side of a diamond, more of a 10 or winger, and positionally he looked completely lost in the second half. He should have come off at 50,60, or 75 minutes.
Reeves: 7 - I thought he'd scored with the free kick. Put in a lot of graft in the second half.
Fosu-Henry: 7.5 - His decision making wasn't always great but he kept winning the ball back and kept running at them. His ball for the goal was a moment of class. Just news to get him playing the ball quicker.
Taylor: 7.5 - A real bastard.
Grant: 7 - Great finish. Not a lot came off for him after but kept going at it.
Referee: 5 - poor Phillips: 6.5 - confident and solid Dijksteel: 4- control was poor today Bauer: 7 - good, although perhaps could have done a little more for the goal Sarr: 7.5 - did very well, as good a game as he has played, other than couple of weak headers in 2nd half Stevenson: 7- very impressed. Good prospect Bielik: 8 - excellent although tired 2nd half Morgan: 6.5 - good game, couple of excellent passes, but bit in and out Reeves: 6.5 - in and out Fosu-Henry: 7 - so tricky with the ball. Can be frustrating but can be match winner. Taylor: 7 - constant irritant to the Walsall defence (and referee) Grant: 7 - must also be nightmare to play against.
Referee: 5. Poorest ref for a while Phillips: 7.5 Some good saves and kicking was good Dijksteel: 5 Isn’t a right back. Solly in for Sunderland hopefully Bauer: 7 steady game was hecat fault for their goal? Sarr: 9 MoM Outatandind display and amazing goal line stop. Always gives his all. You can’t help liking him for the way he has kept going Stevenson: 6.5 impressive crossing, steady game but lacks a bit of pace when winger goes outside him Bielik: 7.5 breaks up play well, creative and puts his foot in. He is not the type of loan player who goes through the motions Morgan: 6.5 Very good first half with a lovely range of passing. A bit lightweight when we need to win the ball back but will be good player next season if we nurture him Reeves: 6.5 brilliant first half but poor second half due to injury Fosu-Henry: 7 Same aa ever inconsistent but we need him to win us the big game against Sunderland Taylor: 8 he was everywhere and puts in so much effort he inspires the team Grant: 8 good goal and ran his heart out
Pratley: Could have come on earlier for Reeves or Morgan to break up play Marshall: really puts himself out even if it’s just a 5 min cameo. I like him
Phillips:7 good composed display Dijksteel: 5.5 wobbly and erratic. Bauer: 7.5 new players around him. Good. Sarr: 8 naby was immense today. Stevenson: 7 solid performance. Bielik: 7 got stuck in Morgan: 7.5 shows promise, good assist. Reeves: 7 did ok Fosu-Henry: 6.5 the X factor player who doesn't always deliver. Taylor: 8 proper striker. Grant: 8 proper striker.
Referee: 5 inconsistent and scared to give us anything after the pen. Didn't give yellows where warranted to avoid a red and gave a free kick every time either keeper flapped at a ball. Nothing wrong with Taylor's disallowed goal where he just got in front of the keeper.
Phillips: 7 - couple of good saves, didn't look too challenged. Distribution needs work. Dijksteel: 7 looked solid, struggled towards the end when Morgan was flat out on his legs and couldn't keep up. Lost his runner a couple of times. Bauer: 8 - commanding. Sarr: 7.5 - solid, but less commanding at times. Did well with ball at his feet. Stevenson: 7.5 - impressive, bigger than I realised. Worked well with Sarr and Reeves. Bielik: 8 - very solid and didn't shirk once. Tired towards the end. Great first touch and a clever player. Morgan: 7 - looked good but was shattered after 65 minutes and it showed (he was literally punching his calves in the second half as they were seizing up). Panicked at times towards the end when he didn't have the legs to keep up. Reeves: 8 - coordinated everything. A little bit fickle at times flicking the ball across the pitch but had Walsall chasing shadows in the first half. Second half dug deep and was intercepting the ball defensively really well. Fosu-Henry: 6.5 - disappointing overall. Always a threat but farted around so much and didn't get his head up and look for a pass after the brilliant assist at the start. Should have played Taylor in for a 1v1 but chose to try to beat his man again unnecessarily. Tried too hard to score himself. Taylor: 8.5 - excellent. A handful all the time, worked so hard and led brilliantly from the front. Perfectly good goal disallowed. Grant: 8 - really good performance, good goal and worked hard. Really looked like a senior pro out there and worked well with Stevenson on the left.
Pratley: n/a good presence when came on. Marshall: n/a ran for the time he was on and helped us move out from being camped in our own box towards the end.
Bowyer - was slow to make changes and Walsall stole a march with the subs that we failed to match, which almost cost us 2 points. He's clearly worried about injuries and rightly so, but Morgan couldn't run and Dijksteel was being overrun on the right as a result.
Phillips: 7.5 Hard to criticise him Dijksteel: 7 caught out on occasion but good recovery Bauer: 7 Solid German Sarr: 8.5 MoM goal line clearance was vital to the result, played real well Stevenson: 6.5 Caught out a couple of times but supported well Bielik: 7.5 impressive first half, class player, liked a foul though! Morgan: 7 Struggled second half good performance Reeves: 6.5 great first half, bullied second half Fosu-Henry: 7 great couple of through balls, please take the easier options Henry! Taylor: 8 Great leader of the line and the team Grant: 8 good pace and worked hard
Referee: 5 only decent thing was giving the penalty
Phillips: 7 done very well today Dijksteel: 5.5 probably worst I’ve seen him, lad needs a rest Bauer: 7 considering he was captain, he dealt with it well Sarr: 7.5 loved him today, classy Naby Stevenson: 7 didn’t look out of place, some great passes too Bielik: 8 really developing into a very good young player Morgan: 7 in possession was very good, invisible without in the second half Reeves: 7 better side with him in it, hopefully he’s okay as he will be missed Fosu-Henry: 7 if he could play one, two, three touch max, he’d be wanted by Premier League sides, otherwise class Taylor: 7.5 worked hard, scored and the disallowed goal should’ve stood Grant: 7.5 first half was excellent, it’s great to have him scoring and able to help out wide too
Pratley: n/a Marshall: n/a thought he was going to score at least twice at the end, should’ve come on sooner
Referee: 7 Thought he did quite well apart from chalking off Taylor goal.
Phillips: 7 Some regulation saves and one decent stop in the 1st half.
Dijksteel: 6 put us in unnecessary danger on more then one occasion with his ball control but did OK against their best player.
Bauer: 7 No fuss on the Paddy B bus.
Steer: 10 Considering he was keeping goal for Villa aswell should be a 10. Sarr though, gets 8.5 for the header off the line, some decent Tekkers and being generally on another level for 99% of that game.
Stevenson: 6 Looked a bit shaky but grew into the game and was better in the second half.
Bielik: 7 Ran his body into the ground and when Bowyer said he was hanging by a thread towards the end you could forgive him for the lack of quality at the fag end of the second half.
Morgan: 6 Got a bit lost during periods when Walsall pressed us in the second but pulled off some lovely passes and got better positionally as the game went on.
Reeves: 7 Lovely dead ball stuff. Faded in second half probably due to the injury he picked up.
Fosu-Henry: 7.5 A handful for their defenders, was alive to the bad ball for the first goal setting up Grant with a pin point pass to put him in. Just suffers from Ricky Holmes syndrome sometimes with giving the ball at the right time when doing all the hard work to get in a great position.
Taylor: 8 Well taken Pen. Some silky skill to get us going, got a bit cocky at one point slowing the game down and going back when going forward seemed the better option. Should have had 2 goals to his name and got in some great positions in the box.
Grant: 8 Lovely finish for the first goal and looked dangerous every time he ran at their defence. Did not stop running. Stop taking the free kicks though please.
Referee: 6.5 bit whistle happy Phillips: 6.5 claimed some crosses well Dijksteel: 5.5 lacked confidence still Bauer: 7 solid Sarr: 7.5 what a save on the line. Saved the game for us Stevenson: 6 OK Bielik: 7.5 mom Morgan: 6.5 couple of great passes Reeves: 6.5 great first half, disappeared second Fosu-Henry: 7 good assist Taylor: 7 handful Grant: 7 same
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Phillips: 7.5 solid on his return
Dijksteel: 5.5 still not a full-back
Bauer: 6 probably at fault for the goal and got caught wrong side a few times
(Naby) Sarr (Is Always To Be Found At Valley Floyd Road): 9 and that's a genuine mark too - one of the most colossal CB displays in a long time. And no little finesse to boot
Stevenson: 6.5 thought he did pretty well, keep him there
Bielik: 7.5 a couple of errors here and there (including the goal?) but enormous, dominant display from him in the main
Morgan: 7 faded second half but pretty classy on the whole
Reeves: 7 a possession machine! Well played as usual
Fosu-Henry: 7 hard to know how to score this but great assist and some tricky runs in amongst the frustration
Taylor: 8 great great effort. Man he was pissed OFF second half. Super penalty
Grant: 7.5 good goal, good hassle
Phillips: 8 - Very good display for someone who hasnt played at this level since September, could easily have been rusty but didnt make a single error
Dijksteel: 6 - He's not a Right-Back and Solly has no concerns about eventually reclaiming his spot when he's needed there
Bauer: 6.5 - Solid display as expected from the Big Friendly German
Sarr: 7.5 - Gets a .5 for his excellent clearance off the line, still did better than Patrick for me
Stevenson: 7 - Didnt really put a foot wrong, got forward nicely
Bielik: 8 - Protected the defence well after a poor opening few minutes
Morgan: 7 - Some very nice early passes, played a big part in the penalty, slow faded though - Still has a big future
Reeves: 6 - Pretty standard display from him, no real errors but no mistakes either
Fosu: 6 - Better than his standard performances this season but really needs to look up more
Taylor: 7 - Caused their Defence endless problems, should be in that dressing room with two goals tonight!!
Grant: 7.5 - Took his goal really well, proper team player who never stopped running or back tracking today
Phillips: 7
Dijksteel: 5
Bauer: 6
Sarr: 8
Stevenson: 6
Bielik: 7
Morgan: 7
Reeves: 7
Fosu-Henry: 6
Taylor: 7
Grant: 7
Phillips: 7
Dijksteel: 6
Bauer: 6.5
Sarr: 8.5
Stevenson: 6.5
Bielik: 7
Morgan: 6.5
Reeves: 7
Fosu-Henry: 7
Taylor: 8
Grant: 7.5
Pratley: n/a
Marshall: n/a
Phillips: 7.5 did well, handling and distribution all good
Dijksteel: 6 stuck at it, some clumsy moments was flagging towards the end
Stevenson: 7 decent not afraid to get forward or cross, done for pace as he tired
Bauer: 7 steadyish but got brushed off the ball when they nearly equalised
Sarr: 8 good comeback performance calm defending cool and cultured on the ball, great headed clearance on the line with Philips beaten
Bielik: 6.5 very slow start looked leggy but kept going
Morgan: 7 still raw but made nice forward passes not afraid to get on the ball
Reeves: 6.5 better but too many in swinging set pieces made it easy for the keeper
Fosu-Henry: 6 great ball with assist for 1st goal but so frustratingly over plays it
Taylor: 7.5 worked his socks off attacking and defending, great penalty
Grant: 7.5 also worked very hard and up for it, took his goal well
Phillips: 7 good distribution from hands and took command of area
Dijksteel: 6 looked shaky at times and didn't know where his touchline was
Bauer: 6.5 solid if unspectacular
Sarr: 8.5 MOM Commanding, Composed, Confident and Calm, match winning header off the line
Stevenson: 7 assured full back play from the young lad
Bielik: 7 combative and played the ball forwards well
Morgan: 6.5 decent forward balls, faded
Reeves: 6.5 thought he battled well, also faded
Fosu-Henry: 6 hey look, pass early and we scored! Didn't do it again all game, greedy git
Taylor: 7.5 perfectly good goal chalked off, would really hate to play against him
Grant: 7.5 took his goal well, lots of good hard running
Phillips: 7 1st game back and did OK.
Dijksteel: 5.5 not one of his best games
Bauer: 7 needed to command the back four better
Sarr: 8.5 MOM from zero to hero, love Nabby, what a left peg he has at times as well.
Stevenson: 7 i'd keep him at left back, worth a run in the side.
Bielik: 7 combative and played the ball forwards well
Morgan: 8 real potential that lad, good with both feet and intelligent player, needs a loan spell or a regular run out
Reeves: 7 delivery could be better
Fosu-Henry: 6 less and less impressed by him each game, can hit a worldy but otherwise poor decisions. should have been off at 60 mins.
Taylor: 7.5 played the awkward bugger as usual, love him
Grant: 7.5 took his goal well and worked hard all game
Phillips: 6
Dijksteel: 5.5
Bauer: 7
Sarr: 8 (MoM)
Stevenson: 6
Bielik: 7
Morgan: 7
Reeves: 7
Fosu-Henry: 6
Taylor: 7.5
Grant: 7
Pratley: n/a
Marshall: n/a
Phillips: 7.5 commanded area well and a couple of good saves
Dijksteel: 5 used the ball well when we were in control but Walsall exploited him
Bauer: 7 steady
Sarr: 8 beast
Stevenson: 7 impressed with him
Bielik: 7.5 breaks up play well
Morgan: 6.5 made a few mistakes but will be good
Reeves: 6.5 brilliant at times, poor at times
Fosu-Henry: 7 inconsistent
Taylor: 8 he was everywhere
Grant: 8 decision making was good
Pratley: n/a
Marshall: n/a
Referee: 4 useless
Phillips: 7
Dijksteel: 4
Bauer: 6
Saar 7
Stevenson: 7
Bielik: 7
Morgan: 6
Reeves: 6
Fosu-Henry: 6
Taylor: 6
Grant: 6
Pratley: n/a
Marshall: n/a
Phillips: 7
Dijksteel: 6
Bauer: 7
Sarr 8 MOM
Stevenson: 6. 5
Bielik: 7.5
Morgan: 6.5
Reeves: 7
Fosu-Henry: 6.5
Taylor: 7.5
Grant: 7.5
Phillips: 7
Dijksteel: 6
Bauer: 6
Starr: 8 MOTM
Stevenson: 7
Bielik: 7
Morgan: 7
Reeves: 7.5
Fosu-Henry: 6.5
Taylor: 8
Grant: 7
Phillips: 7
Dijksteel: 5
Bauer: 6
Starr: 8.5 MOTM
Stevenson: 7
Bielik: 7.5
Morgan: 7
Reeves: 7.5
Fosu-Henry: 6.5
Taylor: 8
Grant: 7.5
Referee: 5
Phillips: 7
Dijksteel: 5.5
Bauer: 7
Sarr : 7.5
Stevenson: 6.5
Bielik: 7
Morgan: 7
Reeves: 6
Fosu-Henry: 6
Taylor: 7
Grant: 7.5
Pratley: n/a
Marshall: n/a
Dijksteel: 5
Bauer: 6.5
Sarr 7.5 MUCH better than usual
Stevenson: 6
Bielik: 5
Morgan: 6.5
Reeves: 5
Fosu-Henry: 6.5 sublime and awful
Taylor: 8
Grant: 8
Phillips: 6.5 - Some good claims, didn't have any difficult waves to make. His short passing was slow and often underhit, his longer kick outs were erratic and often missed the mark. He might genuinely be better off throwing it after that 70 yarder to Fosu.
Dijksteel: 5.5 - I...he had a strange day.
Bauer: 7.5 - had some shaky moments but finished strong and is a good 1-v-1 defender despite his lack of pace.
Naby BeckenSarr: 9 - So good on the ball, my God how we could have used him in the last couple matches. Got his head on so many things. Extra half point for saving the goal.
Stevenson: 6 - Looked tidy in possession but just kept getting skinned. Looks promising for the future but hope he won't have to play too much until said future. The pace and physicality of the senior game really caught up with him in the second half.
Bielik: 8.5 - A brilliant second half where he got in the way of everything.
Morgan: 6 - Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh on the youngsters but while he looked good on the ball and is clearly a technically gifted footballer, the pave and physicality of the senior game clearly caught up with him. I doubt he's played much central midfield or on the right side of a diamond, more of a 10 or winger, and positionally he looked completely lost in the second half. He should have come off at 50,60, or 75 minutes.
Reeves: 7 - I thought he'd scored with the free kick. Put in a lot of graft in the second half.
Fosu-Henry: 7.5 - His decision making wasn't always great but he kept winning the ball back and kept running at them. His ball for the goal was a moment of class. Just news to get him playing the ball quicker.
Taylor: 7.5 - A real bastard.
Grant: 7 - Great finish. Not a lot came off for him after but kept going at it.
Pratley: n/a
Marshall: n/a
Phillips: 6.5 - confident and solid
Dijksteel: 4- control was poor today
Bauer: 7 - good, although perhaps could have done a little more for the goal
Sarr: 7.5 - did very well, as good a game as he has played, other than couple of weak headers in 2nd half
Stevenson: 7- very impressed. Good prospect
Bielik: 8 - excellent although tired 2nd half
Morgan: 6.5 - good game, couple of excellent passes, but bit in and out
Reeves: 6.5 - in and out
Fosu-Henry: 7 - so tricky with the ball. Can be frustrating but can be match winner.
Taylor: 7 - constant irritant to the Walsall defence (and referee)
Grant: 7 - must also be nightmare to play against.
Phillips: 7
Dijksteel: 6
Bauer: 7
Sarr: 8
Stevenson: 7
Bielik: 8
Morgan: 7.5
Reeves: 7
Fosu-Henry: 6
Taylor: 7.5
Grant: 7.5
Dijksteel: 5
Bauer: 7
Sarr 8
Stevenson: 6.5
Bielik: 6
Morgan: 6.5
Reeves: 7
Fosu-Henry: 6.5
Taylor: 7.5
Grant: 7.5
Phillips: 7.5 Some good saves and kicking was good
Dijksteel: 5 Isn’t a right back. Solly in for Sunderland hopefully
Bauer: 7 steady game was hecat fault for their goal?
Sarr: 9 MoM Outatandind display and amazing goal line stop. Always gives his all. You can’t help liking him for the way he has kept going
Stevenson: 6.5 impressive crossing, steady game but lacks a bit of pace when winger goes outside him
Bielik: 7.5 breaks up play well, creative and puts his foot in. He is not the type of loan player who goes through the motions
Morgan: 6.5 Very good first half with a lovely range of passing. A bit lightweight when we need to win the ball back but will be good player next season if we nurture him
Reeves: 6.5 brilliant first half but poor second half due to injury
Fosu-Henry: 7 Same aa ever inconsistent but we need him to win us the big game against Sunderland
Taylor: 8 he was everywhere and puts in so much effort he inspires the team
Grant: 8 good goal and ran his heart out
Pratley: Could have come on earlier for Reeves or Morgan to break up play
Marshall: really puts himself out even if it’s just a 5 min cameo. I like him
Phillips: 7 played well
Dijksteel: 4 awful seen liners turn quicker - good athlete but woeful defender
Bauer: 7 solid
Sarr 8 played well
Stevenson: 6.5 done good
Bielik: 7 works hard
Morgan: 7 some superb long balls and worked hard
Reeves: 6 - went missing second half
Fosu-Henry: 6.5 has it all needs to get head up and pass more
Taylor: 8 superb and gives all
Grant: 7.5 different player this year
Pratley: n/a
Marshall: n/a
Phillips:7 good composed display
Dijksteel: 5.5 wobbly and erratic.
Bauer: 7.5 new players around him. Good.
Sarr: 8 naby was immense today.
Stevenson: 7 solid performance.
Bielik: 7 got stuck in
Morgan: 7.5 shows promise, good assist.
Reeves: 7 did ok
Fosu-Henry: 6.5 the X factor player who doesn't always deliver.
Taylor: 8 proper striker.
Grant: 8 proper striker.
Phillips: 7.5
Dijksteel: 5.5
Bauer: 6.5
Sarr : 8
Stevenson: 6.5
Bielik: 7
Morgan: 7
Reeves: 6.5
Fosu-Henry: 6.5
Taylor: 7
Grant: 8
Pratley: n/a
Marshall: n/a
Phillips: 7 - couple of good saves, didn't look too challenged. Distribution needs work.
Dijksteel: 7 looked solid, struggled towards the end when Morgan was flat out on his legs and couldn't keep up. Lost his runner a couple of times.
Bauer: 8 - commanding.
Sarr: 7.5 - solid, but less commanding at times. Did well with ball at his feet.
Stevenson: 7.5 - impressive, bigger than I realised. Worked well with Sarr and Reeves.
Bielik: 8 - very solid and didn't shirk once. Tired towards the end. Great first touch and a clever player.
Morgan: 7 - looked good but was shattered after 65 minutes and it showed (he was literally punching his calves in the second half as they were seizing up). Panicked at times towards the end when he didn't have the legs to keep up.
Reeves: 8 - coordinated everything. A little bit fickle at times flicking the ball across the pitch but had Walsall chasing shadows in the first half. Second half dug deep and was intercepting the ball defensively really well.
Fosu-Henry: 6.5 - disappointing overall. Always a threat but farted around so much and didn't get his head up and look for a pass after the brilliant assist at the start. Should have played Taylor in for a 1v1 but chose to try to beat his man again unnecessarily. Tried too hard to score himself.
Taylor: 8.5 - excellent. A handful all the time, worked so hard and led brilliantly from the front. Perfectly good goal disallowed.
Grant: 8 - really good performance, good goal and worked hard. Really looked like a senior pro out there and worked well with Stevenson on the left.
Pratley: n/a good presence when came on.
Marshall: n/a ran for the time he was on and helped us move out from being camped in our own box towards the end.
Bowyer - was slow to make changes and Walsall stole a march with the subs that we failed to match, which almost cost us 2 points. He's clearly worried about injuries and rightly so, but Morgan couldn't run and Dijksteel was being overrun on the right as a result.
Phillips: 7.5 Hard to criticise him
Dijksteel: 7 caught out on occasion but good recovery
Bauer: 7 Solid German
Sarr: 8.5 MoM goal line clearance was vital to the result, played real well
Stevenson: 6.5 Caught out a couple of times but supported well
Bielik: 7.5 impressive first half, class player, liked a foul though!
Morgan: 7 Struggled second half good performance
Reeves: 6.5 great first half, bullied second half
Fosu-Henry: 7 great couple of through balls, please take the easier options Henry!
Taylor: 8 Great leader of the line and the team
Grant: 8 good pace and worked hard
Pratley: n/a
Marshall: n/a
Phillips: 7 done very well today
Dijksteel: 5.5 probably worst I’ve seen him, lad needs a rest
Bauer: 7 considering he was captain, he dealt with it well
Sarr: 7.5 loved him today, classy Naby
Stevenson: 7 didn’t look out of place, some great passes too
Bielik: 8 really developing into a very good young player
Morgan: 7 in possession was very good, invisible without in the second half
Reeves: 7 better side with him in it, hopefully he’s okay as he will be missed
Fosu-Henry: 7 if he could play one, two, three touch max, he’d be wanted by Premier League sides, otherwise class
Taylor: 7.5 worked hard, scored and the disallowed goal should’ve stood
Grant: 7.5 first half was excellent, it’s great to have him scoring and able to help out wide too
Pratley: n/a
Marshall: n/a thought he was going to score at least twice at the end, should’ve come on sooner
Phillips: 7 Some regulation saves and one decent stop in the 1st half.
Dijksteel: 6 put us in unnecessary danger on more then one occasion with his ball control but did OK against their best player.
Bauer: 7 No fuss on the Paddy B bus.
Steer: 10 Considering he was keeping goal for Villa aswell should be a 10. Sarr though, gets 8.5 for the header off the line, some decent Tekkers and being generally on another level for 99% of that game.
Stevenson: 6 Looked a bit shaky but grew into the game and was better in the second half.
Bielik: 7 Ran his body into the ground and when Bowyer said he was hanging by a thread towards the end you could forgive him for the lack of quality at the fag end of the second half.
Morgan: 6 Got a bit lost during periods when Walsall pressed us in the second but pulled off some lovely passes and got better positionally as the game went on.
Reeves: 7 Lovely dead ball stuff. Faded in second half probably due to the injury he picked up.
Fosu-Henry: 7.5 A handful for their defenders, was alive to the bad ball for the first goal setting up Grant with a pin point pass to put him in. Just suffers from Ricky Holmes syndrome sometimes with giving the ball at the right time when doing all the hard work to get in a great position.
Taylor: 8 Well taken Pen. Some silky skill to get us going, got a bit cocky at one point slowing the game down and going back when going forward seemed the better option. Should have had 2 goals to his name and got in some great positions in the box.
Grant: 8 Lovely finish for the first goal and looked dangerous every time he ran at their defence. Did not stop running. Stop taking the free kicks though please.
Phillips: 6.5
Dijksteel: 6
Bauer: 7
Sarr 8
Stevenson: 7
Bielik: 7
Morgan: 6.5
Reeves: 6.5
Fosu-Henry: 6.5
Taylor: 7
Grant: 7
Referee: 5
Phillips: 6.5
Dijksteel: 5.5
Bauer: 7
Steer: 0 Sarr 8
Stevenson: 7.5
Bielik: 5.5
Morgan: 7.5
Reeves: 5.5
Fosu-Henry: 6
Taylor: 7
Grant: 7.5
Pratley: n/a
Marshall: n/a
Referee: 6.5 bit whistle happy
Phillips: 6.5 claimed some crosses well
Dijksteel: 5.5 lacked confidence still
Bauer: 7 solid
Sarr: 7.5 what a save on the line. Saved the game for us
Stevenson: 6 OK
Bielik: 7.5 mom
Morgan: 6.5 couple of great passes
Reeves: 6.5 great first half, disappeared second
Fosu-Henry: 7 good assist
Taylor: 7 handful
Grant: 7 same
Pratley: n/a
Marshall: n/a