Phillips: 7 solid performance couple of poor kick Solly: 7 good to watch Bauer: 7 unlucky with the pen his hand didn’t move Sarr: 7.5 Great effort Nabster Purrington: 7 more I see him the more I like him Cullen: 9 MoM great match Reeves: 8 still prefer him at the tip of the diamond Aribo: 6 weren’t himself Fosu-Henry: 5 poor game, Henry looks lost at times Taylor: 9 awesome performance Parker: 6 that’s very generous Referee: 8 thought he was kind with our pen but had a good match
Phillips: 7 kicking poor but ok otherwise. Wish he threw out more rather than kicked Solly: 7 Bauer: 7.5 Sarr: 7.5 Purrington: 6 Cullen: 8.5 brilliant Reeves: 8 good goal Aribo: 7 off the pace but still did a lot Fosu-Henry: 5 not kicking on Taylor: 7.5 creative, worked hard Parker: 7 worked hard Referee: 7.5 two decent refs in a row! shame about the lino
Phillips: 6 No saves to make but distribution pretty poor Solly: 5.5 Looked off the pace early on and only got marginally better as the game went on Bauer: 7.5 Very solid game, and a game changing early block Sarr: 6 Plenty of good play in between the poor mistakes Purrington: 5.5 Still not convinced by him; his positioning is OK but he doesn't really do anything Cullen: 8.5 (MoM) Fantastic all round game Reeves: 6.5 Good goal and always involved Aribo: 6 Tired or injured? Fosu-Henry: 6 Hit the bar and lost the ball lots of times - typical Fossy Taylor: 6.5 Some good play and din't get booked importantly Parker: 5.5 Tried hard but failed to hold the ball second half Referee: 7 I thought he did OK but was let down by atrocious linesmen
Phillips: 7 kicking still needs work Solly: 7.5 very good from Sols Bauer: 8 really strong performance from BFG Sarr: 7.5 some excellent passing second half Purrington: 6.5 solid enough but we do miss Page Cullen: 9 outstanding, was everywhere. Made us tick Reeves: 8.5 what a header that was by the way Aribo: 7.5 still a good performance but you can see he wasn’t well Fosu-Henry: 6 really getting frustrated by T now, he just looks so laboured, first touch isn’t as sharp as last season, real shame Taylor: 8.5 scored and set up Reeves goal with a wonderful cross, put in a real shift Parker: 6.5 not as bad as people are making out. He has almost the impossible task because people are going to be comparing him to Grant and that’s not fair, he isn’t the same player, nor with the same quality/qualities
Referee: 5 some bewildering decisions but his assistant at East Stand side, wow he was hilarious making up new laws of the game as he went along
Phillips: 6 Solly: 6 Bauer: 7 Sarr: 7 Purrington: 7 Cullen: 10 The only one to carry on from where he left off Saturday Reeves: 8 Not been a fan, but he was very good. Great goal. Aribo: 7 Fosu-Henry: 5 Looked lost in the false no 10 slot. Lazy. Taylor: 7 Now that yellow is off his back! Two in two and counting. Parker: 6 does not look like a CF. Worked hard though Referee: 8 got most things right and did not book Taylor. Not helped by a poor linesman.
Phillips: 6 maybe a bit harsh but an entire mark taken off for his kicking, which is bloody awful Solly: 6 Dijksteel was better on Saturday Bauer: 6.5 did ok, not a lot he could do about the handball Sarr: 7 couple of wayward passes but his 1v1 defending is outstanding Purrington: 7 gave us an outlet on the left in the first half, second half was isolated but still did ok Cullen: 7.5 was everywhere breaking things up Reeves: 7 faded second half and didn't support Purrington, but a fabulous header gets him an extra point Aribo: 6.5 an 8 for the first half, a 5 for the second, it's like he didn't come out for the second half at all Fosu-Henry: 5.5 the weak link tonight, once he's 30 yards from goal he gets tunnel vision and it's so frustrating to watch Taylor: 6.5 a quiet game by his standards (trying so hard not to get booked) Parker: 6.5 made some great runs in behind stretching their defence Referee: 6.5 gave a lot to them in the second half, extra point for laughing at his own lino at halftime
Phillips: 6 wayward kicking Solly: 6.5 worried me on occasions has lost a yard of pace. Bauer: 7.5 great game Sarr: 7 dumped on his derrier a couple of times Purrington: 7 best game usually a 6 every game Cullen: 9 wow mom Reeves: 8 one of his best Aribo: 6.5 quiet Fosu-Henry: 7 lively Taylor: 7.5 busy Parker: 7 good touch decent in the air. Good movement Referee: 7.5 half point less for lino
Phillips: 7 - Made the save when he had to. Solly: 7 - Made up for a sluggish first half with a strong 2nd. Several key interceptions. Bauer: 7 - Not as dominant as Saturday but stayed tight against their big forward. Sarr: 7 - Ok, a few passes were off and he got caught on the ball but the way we play means this will happen occasionally. Still made plenty of passes and stayed strong in a physical tussle. Purrington: 6.5 - Defended well. Cullen: 8 - Never stopped and picked up so many 2nd balls or won tackles himself. Tremendous performance given his efforts on Saturday. Reeves: 7 - Lovely header for his goal. Did his bit closing down and worked hard. Aribo: 6 - Looked a bit burnt out from Saturday (not surprising) and is possibly carrying a knock. Fosu-Henry: 5.5 - Started well then faded. The odd good bit but the more the game wore on, I thought he actually started to look disinterested. I didn't like the way he let their centre back ghost through a couple of times 1st half. Taylor: 7 - Great turn for the penalty and started very brightly with a lovely flicked lay off. Great cross for Reeves after the move had looked like it had ground to a halt. Looks to be getting back to his best. Was off-side too much (took too long to come back). Parker: 5 - Heavy touch and not suited to the passing game. helped the defence late on and looked slightly better playing deeper on the half-turn. Referee: 7 Seemed to have everything under control.
Phillips: - 6.5 Dominant in the air, but very little to do. I refuse to mark a keeper down for his kicking. Dean Kiely, anyone?
Solly: - 6 Steady performance. I don't think Sols likes the diamond. Doesn't get forward as well as he used to, but solid in defence.
Bauer: - 7 Unlucky, I thought, with the penalty, as he was quite close to the player that hit the shot. Won his headers, and a willingness to run into space in front of him. Mr. Reliable.
Sarr: - 7.5 I have always liked Nobby. He is still young for a centre back. He is better with his feet than Bauer, and has a bit more pace.
Purrington: - 6 See comments about Solly. Dependable defensively, but offers little going forward. A step down from Page, IMO, but is, at least, fit.
Cullen: - 9 MOTM Hardly put a foot wrong. Can't remember a single misplaced pass. Won countless tackles. Tremendous energy. One thing I really like about him, is he never walks anywhere, always running. Best player on the pitch by a country mile. I can't believe he doesn't get a run out at West Ham.
Reeves: - 7 Decent. More disciplined than I remember, and did the dirty defensive work well. Scored a cracking goal, too.
Aribo: - 5.5 Nothing more than average. Seemed to be treading water, explained by him being ill.
Fosu-Henry: - 5.5 Again, bang average. Where is the player of last year? The most obvious change from last season? Last season, if the ball went to him, he would kill the ball dead. This season, the ball bounces about 5 yards away...
Taylor: - 7 Looked a bit leggy after his herculean efforts on Saturday, but still a handful. Runs channels intelligently. Won the penalty, and took a decent pen too.
Parker: - 7 I actually quite like him. Was strong in possession, and worked back defensively very well. "Buys" a foul quite cleverly. If he was to play consistently with Lyle, and build a decent understanding, could be very useful in the season run-in.
At the Valley or from a live stream your marks please:
Phillips: 7 - He's a goalkeeper, his job is to defend our goal, that's how I'll judge him. Seemed to command his box well, wasn't really troubled throughout, only beaten by the lottery of a penalty. Yes, his kicking can be a bit crap at times but sometimes you have to wonder why the ball's being played back to him from the half-way line? Solly: 6.5 - OK BeckenBauer: 7 - Solid from the BFG, shame about conceding the pen HRS BeckenSarr: 7 - Sarr being Sarr Purrington: 6 - OK without being spectacular. His main attribute seems to be that he's a round peg in a round hole; him being in the side allows the rest of the defensive personnel to be in their natural positions Cullen: 8.5 - MoTM Ran the show again Reeves: 7 - Did well, some good runs and crosses, cracking diving header for the winner Aribo: 6 - Tried hard but not reaching the same standard as Saturday Fosu-Henry: 6 - Hmmm .... Taylor: 6.5 - Yes, he won the penalty. Yes, he scored the penalty. Yes, he provided a ripper of a cross for the Forehead to score. And yes, he did a lot of good work around the ground. BUT ... learn the bloody offside law! If you come from an offside position it doesn't matter where you actually pick up the ball, you'll still get flagged and there's no point arguing the toss with the officials because all that'll lead to is a yellow card and less sympathy from the officials on the borderline challenges you often receive. Parker: 6 - Did a job Referee: 7 - A bit fussy at times with the placement of free kicks but generally OK, certainly better than most we've seen at The Valley in recent years. The only quibble I have with the offsides from the East Stand lino are actually about a couple of Burton moves where I thought the attacker was offside but was waved onside.
Phillips: 6 OK Solly: 5 not his best Bauer: 7 Solid Sarr: 8 Solid, does everything to move us up the picth Purrington: 4 - Woeful Cullen: 9 MOTM - ABSOLUTE CLASS FOR 90 MINS. Reeves: 8 Decent Aribo: 5 Carrying a knock? Fosu-Henry: 7 Worked very hard Taylor: 8 Done the business again Parker: 5
Phillips: 7 didnt have anything to do but kicking still a worry Solly: 6 not one of his best nights kept giving the ball away Bauer: 7.5 Solid again tonight and his partnership with Sarr is good Sarr: 7 few silly things but nothing costs us generally solid Purrington: 6.5 better going forward tonight but still a weak link Cullen: 8 excellent tonight both in defence and was one of the few that did not keep giving the ball away Reeves: 7.5 I think Reeves is a very underrated player that gives us something different good game tonight Aribo: 6 was not at the races tonight and last night suspected there was maybe a little niggle there or he was unwell Fosu-Henry: 6 did not take his chance tonight and offered very little apart from hitting the bar Taylor: 7.5 works too hard in the wrong places sometimes but you feel he is making up for other people. Won penalty score penalty and assisted for Reeves job done what we have come to expected from Lyle Taylor baby Parker: 6 I was asking for him to play last night I am asking he does not play Saturday offered nothing apart from 'winning' a few free kicks late on Referee: 5 back to the normal league one dross have included assistants in marking
Phillips: 6- one good save but poor distribution Solly: 6- mainly ok, one or two bad moments Bauer: 7.5- good, solid display other than handball for penalty Sarr: 7- could have easily conceded after 10 seconds due to his error, but mainly good from there Purrington: 4- so dodgy, gave away a needless corner and gave away a chance they nearly scored from Cullen: 9- excellent Reeves: 8- good runs and a great header for goal Aribo: 5- pretty anonymous Fosu-Henry: 5- didn't offer much Taylor: 8.5- great penalty and great cross for the winner Parker: 5- really didn't take his chance well, pretty useless Referee: 5- all three officials seemed pretty clueless a lot of the time
Phillips: 7 solid performance couple of poor kick Solly: 7 good to watch Bauer: 7 unlucky with the pen his hand didn’t move Sarr: 7.5 Great effort Nabster Purrington: 7 more I see him the more I like him Cullen: 9 MoM great match Reeves: 8 still prefer him at the tip of the diamond Aribo: 6 weren’t himself Fosu-Henry: 5 poor game, Henry looks lost at times Taylor: 9 awesome performance Parker: 6 that’s very generous Referee: 8 thought he was kind with our pen but had a good match
I had a perfect view and the bloke took out Taylor's legs from behind.
Phillips: 6 OK Solly: 5 not his best Bauer: 7 Solid Sarr: 8 Solid, does everything to move us up the picth Purrington: 4 - Woeful Cullen: 9 MOTM - ABSOLUTE CLASS FOR 90 MINS. Reeves: 8 Decent Aribo: 5 Carrying a knock? Fosu-Henry: 7 Worked very hard Taylor: 8 Done the business again Parker: 5
Referee: 3 Offside in your own half?
Sorry, but that is not right. The offside Law was change in 2016 and the free kick is taken where the offence took place. Taylor was only considered to be offside when he played the ball so that is where the free kick should be taken, even if that is in your own half. FIFA made the change to align it with all other free kicks in that regard.
Phillips: 6 OK Solly: 5 not his best Bauer: 7 Solid Sarr: 8 Solid, does everything to move us up the picth Purrington: 4 - Woeful Cullen: 9 MOTM - ABSOLUTE CLASS FOR 90 MINS. Reeves: 8 Decent Aribo: 5 Carrying a knock? Fosu-Henry: 7 Worked very hard Taylor: 8 Done the business again Parker: 5
Referee: 3 Offside in your own half?
Sorry, but that is not right. The offside Law was change in 2016 and the free kick is taken where the offence took place. Taylor was only considered to be offside when he played the ball so that is where the free kick should be taken, even if that is in your own half. FIFA made the change to align it with all other free kicks in that regard.
But when he and Parker were offside in their half going forward, the free-kick was taken from where they were when originally offside, not where they touched the ball. So is it now from the farthest forward of the two so as not to penalise the defending team?
Comments
Solly: 7.5
Bauer: 7
Sarr: 7.5
Purrington: 7
Cullen: 8
Reeves: 7.5
Aribo: 7
Fosu-Henry: 6
Taylor: 6.5
Parker: 5
Referee: 7
Solly: 6
Bauer: 6.5
Sarr: 6.5
Purrington: 6
Cullen: 8
Reeves: 7
Aribo: 7
Fosu-Henry: 6
Taylor: 6.5
Parker: 6
Referee: 7
Solly: 7 Mr Consistent
Bauer: 7 Solid
Sarr: 7 Typical Nabby. the odd heart in mouth moment when he elaborates in our penalty area but overall decent.
Purrington: 7 One error but otherwise very reliable. He is an increasingly important part of what is becoming an effective back 4 at this level.
Cullen: 8 Man of the match by a mile. Very effective at the base of the diamond but popped up elsewhere too. The one player who didn't look leggy.
Reeves: 7 Gets an extra point for that excellent goal.
Aribo: 6 Not the usual Joe but I gather he's unwell which explains it.
Fosu-Henry: 6 Seems to lack something. A shadow of what we know he can be.
Taylor: 7.5 A goal and an assist yet not quite good enough for MOM today.
Parker: 6 Anonymous. He made his runs and occupied defenders and did ok defensively but offered nothing on the ball
Referee: 5 Not impressed. Some strange decisions which fortunately had no impact on the result.
Solly: 6
Bauer: 7
Sarr: 7
Purrington: 6
Cullen: 8
Reeves: 7.5
Aribo: 7
Fosu-Henry: 6
Taylor: 7
Parker: 6.5
Referee: 7
Phillips: 7 solid performance couple of poor kick
Solly: 7 good to watch
Bauer: 7 unlucky with the pen his hand didn’t move
Sarr: 7.5 Great effort Nabster
Purrington: 7 more I see him the more I like him
Cullen: 9 MoM great match
Reeves: 8 still prefer him at the tip of the diamond
Aribo: 6 weren’t himself
Fosu-Henry: 5 poor game, Henry looks lost at times
Taylor: 9 awesome performance
Parker: 6 that’s very generous
Referee: 8 thought he was kind with our pen but had a good match
Phillips: 7
Solly: 7
Bauer: 8
Sarr: 7.5
Purrington: 7
Cullen: 9
Reeves: 7.5
Aribo: 7
Fosu-Henry: 7
Taylor: 7.5
Parker: 7
Referee: 6.5
Solly: 7
Bauer: 7.5
Sarr: 7.5
Purrington: 6
Cullen: 8.5 brilliant
Reeves: 8 good goal
Aribo: 7 off the pace but still did a lot
Fosu-Henry: 5 not kicking on
Taylor: 7.5 creative, worked hard
Parker: 7 worked hard
Referee: 7.5 two decent refs in a row! shame about the lino
Solly: 5.5 Looked off the pace early on and only got marginally better as the game went on
Bauer: 7.5 Very solid game, and a game changing early block
Sarr: 6 Plenty of good play in between the poor mistakes
Purrington: 5.5 Still not convinced by him; his positioning is OK but he doesn't really do anything
Cullen: 8.5 (MoM) Fantastic all round game
Reeves: 6.5 Good goal and always involved
Aribo: 6 Tired or injured?
Fosu-Henry: 6 Hit the bar and lost the ball lots of times - typical Fossy
Taylor: 6.5 Some good play and din't get booked importantly
Parker: 5.5 Tried hard but failed to hold the ball second half
Referee: 7 I thought he did OK but was let down by atrocious linesmen
Solly: 6
Bauer: 7
Sarr: 7
Purrington: 7
Cullen: 6
Reeves: 8
Aribo: 7
Fosu-Henry: 6
Taylor: 7
Parker: 6
Referee: 6.5
Solly: 7.5 very good from Sols
Bauer: 8 really strong performance from BFG
Sarr: 7.5 some excellent passing second half
Purrington: 6.5 solid enough but we do miss Page
Cullen: 9 outstanding, was everywhere. Made us tick
Reeves: 8.5 what a header that was by the way
Aribo: 7.5 still a good performance but you can see he wasn’t well
Fosu-Henry: 6 really getting frustrated by T now, he just looks so laboured, first touch isn’t as sharp as last season, real shame
Taylor: 8.5 scored and set up Reeves goal with a wonderful cross, put in a real shift
Parker: 6.5 not as bad as people are making out. He has almost the impossible task because people are going to be comparing him to Grant and that’s not fair, he isn’t the same player, nor with the same quality/qualities
Referee: 5 some bewildering decisions but his assistant at East Stand side, wow he was hilarious making up new laws of the game as he went along
Solly: 6 Dijksteel was better on Saturday
Bauer: 6.5 did ok, not a lot he could do about the handball
Sarr: 7 couple of wayward passes but his 1v1 defending is outstanding
Purrington: 7 gave us an outlet on the left in the first half, second half was isolated but still did ok
Cullen: 7.5 was everywhere breaking things up
Reeves: 7 faded second half and didn't support Purrington, but a fabulous header gets him an extra point
Aribo: 6.5 an 8 for the first half, a 5 for the second, it's like he didn't come out for the second half at all
Fosu-Henry: 5.5 the weak link tonight, once he's 30 yards from goal he gets tunnel vision and it's so frustrating to watch
Taylor: 6.5 a quiet game by his standards (trying so hard not to get booked)
Parker: 6.5 made some great runs in behind stretching their defence
Referee: 6.5 gave a lot to them in the second half, extra point for laughing at his own lino at halftime
Should have gone to specsavers.
Solly: 6.5 worried me on occasions has lost a yard of pace.
Bauer: 7.5 great game
Sarr: 7 dumped on his derrier a couple of times
Purrington: 7 best game usually a 6 every game
Cullen: 9 wow mom
Reeves: 8 one of his best
Aribo: 6.5 quiet
Fosu-Henry: 7 lively
Taylor: 7.5 busy
Parker: 7 good touch decent in the air. Good movement
Referee: 7.5 half point less for lino
Solly: 7 - Made up for a sluggish first half with a strong 2nd. Several key interceptions.
Bauer: 7 - Not as dominant as Saturday but stayed tight against their big forward.
Sarr: 7 - Ok, a few passes were off and he got caught on the ball but the way we play means this will happen occasionally. Still made plenty of passes and stayed strong in a physical tussle.
Purrington: 6.5 - Defended well.
Cullen: 8 - Never stopped and picked up so many 2nd balls or won tackles himself. Tremendous performance given his efforts on Saturday.
Reeves: 7 - Lovely header for his goal. Did his bit closing down and worked hard.
Aribo: 6 - Looked a bit burnt out from Saturday (not surprising) and is possibly carrying a knock.
Fosu-Henry: 5.5 - Started well then faded. The odd good bit but the more the game wore on, I thought he actually started to look disinterested. I didn't like the way he let their centre back ghost through a couple of times 1st half.
Taylor: 7 - Great turn for the penalty and started very brightly with a lovely flicked lay off. Great cross for Reeves after the move had looked like it had ground to a halt. Looks to be getting back to his best. Was off-side too much (took too long to come back).
Parker: 5 - Heavy touch and not suited to the passing game. helped the defence late on and looked slightly better playing deeper on the half-turn.
Referee: 7 Seemed to have everything under control.
Solly: 7
Bauer: 7
Sarr: 6
Purrington: 7
Cullen: 9
Reeves: 3
Aribo: 5
Fosu-Henry: 2
Taylor: 7
Parker: 7
Referee: 6
Solly: 7.5
Bauer: 7
Sarr: 7.5
Purrington: 7
Cullen: 8.5 MOTM
Reeves: 7
Aribo: 6.5
Fosu-Henry: 6
Taylor: 8
Parker: 6
Referee: 7
Solly: - 6 Steady performance. I don't think Sols likes the diamond. Doesn't get forward as well as he used to, but solid in defence.
Bauer: - 7 Unlucky, I thought, with the penalty, as he was quite close to the player that hit the shot. Won his headers, and a willingness to run into space in front of him. Mr. Reliable.
Sarr: - 7.5 I have always liked Nobby. He is still young for a centre back. He is better with his feet than Bauer, and has a bit more pace.
Purrington: - 6 See comments about Solly. Dependable defensively, but offers little going forward. A step down from Page, IMO, but is, at least, fit.
Cullen: - 9 MOTM Hardly put a foot wrong. Can't remember a single misplaced pass. Won countless tackles. Tremendous energy. One thing I really like about him, is he never walks anywhere, always running. Best player on the pitch by a country mile. I can't believe he doesn't get a run out at West Ham.
Reeves: - 7 Decent. More disciplined than I remember, and did the dirty defensive work well. Scored a cracking goal, too.
Aribo: - 5.5 Nothing more than average. Seemed to be treading water, explained by him being ill.
Fosu-Henry: - 5.5 Again, bang average. Where is the player of last year? The most obvious change from last season? Last season, if the ball went to him, he would kill the ball dead. This season, the ball bounces about 5 yards away...
Taylor: - 7 Looked a bit leggy after his herculean efforts on Saturday, but still a handful. Runs channels intelligently. Won the penalty, and took a decent pen too.
Parker: - 7 I actually quite like him. Was strong in possession, and worked back defensively very well. "Buys" a foul quite cleverly. If he was to play consistently with Lyle, and build a decent understanding, could be very useful in the season run-in.
Solly: 7.5
Bauer: 7
Sarr: 7
Purrington: 7
Cullen: 9
Reeves: 7
Aribo: 5
Fosu-Henry: 6.5
Taylor: 8
Parker: 6.5
Referee: 5
Solly: 5 not his best
Bauer: 7 Solid
Sarr: 8 Solid, does everything to move us up the picth
Purrington: 4 - Woeful
Cullen: 9 MOTM - ABSOLUTE CLASS FOR 90 MINS.
Reeves: 8 Decent
Aribo: 5 Carrying a knock?
Fosu-Henry: 7 Worked very hard
Taylor: 8 Done the business again
Parker: 5
Referee: 3 Offside in your own half?
Solly: 6 not one of his best nights kept giving the ball away
Bauer: 7.5 Solid again tonight and his partnership with Sarr is good
Sarr: 7 few silly things but nothing costs us generally solid
Purrington: 6.5 better going forward tonight but still a weak link
Cullen: 8 excellent tonight both in defence and was one of the few that did not keep giving the ball away
Reeves: 7.5 I think Reeves is a very underrated player that gives us something different good game tonight
Aribo: 6 was not at the races tonight and last night suspected there was maybe a little niggle there or he was unwell
Fosu-Henry: 6 did not take his chance tonight and offered very little apart from hitting the bar
Taylor: 7.5 works too hard in the wrong places sometimes but you feel he is making up for other people. Won penalty score penalty and assisted for Reeves job done what we have come to expected from Lyle Taylor baby
Parker: 6 I was asking for him to play last night I am asking he does not play Saturday offered nothing apart from 'winning' a few free kicks late on
Referee: 5 back to the normal league one dross have included assistants in marking
Solly: 6- mainly ok, one or two bad moments
Bauer: 7.5- good, solid display other than handball for penalty
Sarr: 7- could have easily conceded after 10 seconds due to his error, but mainly good from there
Purrington: 4- so dodgy, gave away a needless corner and gave away a chance they nearly scored from
Cullen: 9- excellent
Reeves: 8- good runs and a great header for goal
Aribo: 5- pretty anonymous
Fosu-Henry: 5- didn't offer much
Taylor: 8.5- great penalty and great cross for the winner
Parker: 5- really didn't take his chance well, pretty useless
Referee: 5- all three officials seemed pretty clueless a lot of the time
Lapslie: n/a
Vetokele: n/a
Marshall: n/a