Stockdale 6 - one regulation save, distribution not as good as his normal high standard
Bruno 7.5 - commanding performance again - the standing ovation when he came off was special
Rosenior 7- another strong performance from our most adaptable player
Goldson 8 - fouled for their equaliser - managed Gray manfully, great player
Dunk 7.5 - some fine moments from him, he is maturing nicely
Kayal 9 - colossal totally bossed the game - Barton..... Well you all know the rest
Stephens 7 - decent performance, out shone by the king.
Murphy 7.5 - I like him a lot, shame about the pass to Wilson, should have wrapped up the points
Knockaert 8 - lovely skills and passion. Some goal!
Hemed 7.5 - can't believe he would get any negative comments thought he had a great game. Nice interaction with the crowd to get us going again
Baldock 7.5 - we missed him when he came off, caused there defence lots of problems. Great shot which I thought was going in, decent save.
Wilson 4 - added nothing, very disappointing
Bong 5 - not up to speed yet, good to see him.back on the field though
Sidwell- 5 - hmmmm not really doing the job that is being asked of him... Would rather have kept Crofts
Crowd - 9 - great atmosphere- good noise all game , well nearly all game
Some very bizarre scoring in this thread as usual. I think perspective on the game is so important, where do [MENTION=153]perseus[/MENTION] and [MENTION=27416]theboybilly[/MENTION] sit - out of interest?
not gonna rate the guys individually, thought the whole team was brilliant.
However I will rate Hughton - 4/10
Thought he really got it wrong at the most important part of the match. Hemed played his socks off and needed to be replaced, we were on top at that point in the game so why not bring on Kaz or Skalak? Kaz could have played out wide and Murph could play the number 10 role, or Skalak could play the 10 role if he came on. This way we would have kept the pressure on their defence rather than let them have time at the back and lump balls up to Vokes and Barnes.
Really disappointing to see Hughton bring on Sidwell and effectively lose 2 points, I really fear that his inept tactics could cost us auto promotion, and he let the boys down today.
Also as a side note, surprised to see so many people rate Goldson so generously today when both the Burnley goals, as well as the 'non-goal', all came from Michael Keane (being marked by Goldson) winning the ball direct from the corner. Don't get me wrong, I think he's a fantastic player and an unbelievable pick from the lower leagues, just think a few got their rating for him wrong today.
If I'm allowed...............Stephens was the best midfielder on the pitch.
Stephens and Kayal were equal in my view, although would have been tempted to give to Stephens because of his finish for the goal. They bossed Barton and Jones. You might disagree but I think Barton was told to disrupt Kayal by any means (including unfair means). It didn't really work as Kayal was superb and with a competent referee Barton would have been sent off long before your goal that should have been given.
Stephens and Kayal were equal in my view, although would have been tempted to give to Stephens because of his finish for the goal. They bossed Barton and Jones. You might disagree but I think Barton was told to disrupt Kayal by any means (including unfair means). It didn't really work as Kayal was superb and with a competent referee Barton would have been sent off long before your goal that should have been given.