Players Marks: Charlton v Palarse

Hamer - 7 If that header had gone in he would have been in the history books forever. Didn't have much to do as every Palace cross went straight into his chest.
Solly - 6.5 Dealt with Zaha ok but struggled a little as the game wore on
Morrison - 7 Calm and collected on the ball. Utterly untrouble by Murray
Cort - 6.5 Solid. Little to do and did it well
Pritchard - 5 Seemed oddly tired and did offer much going forward or tracking back
Hollands - 4 Utterly anonymous whichis unusual for him. Needed to drop back and bring the ball out as Palace were bypassing the middle out to the wings
Stephens - 7 Brilliant with his passing and tackling in the first half but disappeared in the second.
Jackson - 5 Good crossing in the first, taken off early in the second. Didn't offer too much
Kermorgant - 5 Very quiet by his standards. Not much came from him
Wright Phillips - 6.5 Worked hard, ran hard. Scared Palace defenders when running at them and scored a perfectly good goal

Wilson - 6.5 Dealt with Bolasie well and put the ball into the box to cause trouble
Fuller - 6.5 Strong, brave. Unlucky not to score

Wiggins n/a
Green n/a Can't give him a score but he was excellent and scared the hell out of them

Hamer - 6 didn't have a lot to do as most of Palace's efforts were powder puff or over the bar, bit worried that he loses his head & isn't always the calming influence needed
Solly - 7 fought bravely & gamely up against Zaha- who will be off to a much bigger club like Fulham or Wigan soon
Morrison - 6 did OK, in general i though our defence looked quite solid under pressure apart from the goal, where their player was given far too much space (by BWP)
Cort - 6 same as Morrison, coped well with the pressure without ever looking threatening at the other end
Pritchard - 5 lightweight, ineffectual
Hollands - 5 anonymous for long periods
Stephens - 6 flattered to decieve
Jackson - 5 too slow in my opinion, both wide men failed to help their full back partners too often, leaving them exposed
Kermorgant - 5 didnt think he won a single header all night - going to need a bit more guile than he has been showing so far
Wright Phillips - 7 thought he gave it his all & was cheated out of a perfectly good goal

Wilson - 7 impressive, looked stronger,calmer & more composed than pretty much all of his colleagues - distribution was good
Fuller 6 looked sharp at times, still a couple of games behind the pace, should start from now on

Wiggins n/a was given a torrid time by Zaha, was probably glad to get off
Green n/a good little cameo

Hamer - 6.5 - Little to do except pick the ball out of the net.
Solly - 6.5 - Solid defensively, but little going forward.
Morrison - 7.5
Cort - 7.5 - The two CBs made up for a lot of errors.
Pritchard - 5 - Does not seem to feel comfortable in where he needs to be. Worked hard but too often caught between wing and centre.
Hollands - 5 - Again does not seem assured of where he should be.
Stephens - 6 - Good first half but causes problems when he picks the wrong option.
Jackson - 5.5 - Wish he was up to it at this level, but is not.
Kermorgant - 5 - Nothing like the performance that he has shown in the past.
Wright Phillips - Is having to do too much donkey work for the midfield when it ought to be the other way around.

Wilson - 7 - Looked solid, we actually looked better after he came on.
Fuller - 6.5 - Shows enough patience to get the ball down, which encourages others in the team to do the same.

Hamer - 7 - Not his biggest fan, but I thought he did well tonight.
Solly - 7 - Played well on the left (remember the last time he did that against a rival? Did much better this time!) and made Zaha look a lot less threatening.
Morrison - 6.5 - Quite impressed with him.
Cort - 6 - Yeah, alright
Pritchard - 5 - Tried hard, but wasn't enough of an influence as the game went on.
Hollands - 5.5 - I mean... I don't know. He's played better.
Stephens - 7 - At times, when he got his foot on the ball, his touch and composure were first class.
Jackson - 5.5 - Apart from one good cross in the first half, I don't really remember him playing.
Kermorgant - 6 - Again, didn't have as much of an impact as usual, though still did the dirty work he always does.
Wright Phillips - 6.5 - Was quite impressed by his attitude and effort, and he deserved his perfectly legal legitimate goal. Could have maybe not stood there when Dickagoi chested it down and shot in acres of space though.

Wilson - 7 - Wasn't sure at first, but as the game went on, I liked him more and more. Except for that ludicrus shot right at the end, that just made me angry.
Fuller - 6.5 - Looked alright, I'm looking forward to him getting his fitness up and playing a bit more.

I wish we'd brought Green on earlier, as he showed a touch of class and lot of desire.
But my one question is - Why did our players keep running into each other?

Hamer - 7
Solly - 7
Morrison - 7
Cort - 7
Pritchard 5.5
Hollands - 5.5
Stephens - 5
Jackson - 5
Kermorgant - 6
Wright Phillips - 6.5

Wilson - 7
Fuller - 7

Wiggins n/a
Green n/a

Overall I think defense stood firm very good positioning we limited a lot of chances, our main problem lies in Midfield where neither Jackson or Pritchard are natural wingers we Hollands and Stephens got overrun. When we play the 4-3-3 we look so much better the last 15 mins piled on the pressure exactly the same at Forest. Either Green, Wagstaff or Kerkar need to be considered for the wide positions.

It's interesting to note that the scores are quite high on here compared to what you'd expect from a lot of the comments on the other threads. Just wasn't our night

Hamer 7
Solly 7 mom
Morrison 7
Cort 7
Pritchard 5
Hollands 6
Stephens 7
Jackson 5
Kermorgant 6
Wright Phillips 6

Wilson 6
Fuller 6

Can't believe that any of you think Wilson deserves anything above 4. Hopelessly out of his depth.

Shocking performance all round but we spunked near on half a million on a blue square south standard player.

Garrymanilow said:

It's interesting to note that the scores are quite high on here compared to what you'd expect from a lot of the comments on the other threads. Just wasn't our night

Agreed Gazza not much between the two teams and a draw would have been a fairer result but hey thats football. Badly need a wide man from the off who can cross a ball and last the pace.

Hamer - 7
Solly - 8
Morrison - 7
Cort - 7
Pritchard -5
Hollands - 5
Stephens - 7
Jackson - 3
Kermorgant - 4
Wright Phillips - 6

Wilson - 7
Fuller - 4

Desperately need width!!

Hamer 7.5
Solly 8.0
Morrison 7.0
Cort 7.0
Pritchard 5.5
Hollands 6.0
Stephens 6.5
Jackson 5.5
Kermorgant 6.5
Wright Phillips 6.5

Wilson 6.5
Fuller 6.0

Wiggins n/a
Green n/a

Hamer - 7
Solly - 7 MOM
Morrison - 6
Cort - 6
Pritchard - 5
Hollands - 7
Stephens - 6.5
Jackson - 5
Kermorgant - 6
Wright Phillips - 5.5

Wilson - 6
Fuller - 6.5

Hamer - 7 nearly the hero
Solly - 7 did well on the left, Zaha was much quieter after Wiggins went off
Morrison - 6.5
Cort - 7 our main aeriel threat going forward
Pritchard - 4
Hollands - 5
Stephens - 6
Jackson - 4
Kermorgant - 5
Wright Phillips - 6

Wilson - 5.5
Fuller - 6

Wiggins n/a was poor before he went off, he seems to struggle against former clubs...
Green n/a looked dangerous

Hamer - 6.5
Solly - 7.5
Morrison - 6
Cort - 6.5
Pritchard - 4
Hollands - 4
Stephens - 5
Jackson - 4
Kermorgant - 5
BWP - 6

Wilson - 4
Fuller - 6