Burge, 7 - safe pair of hands today, good save at the death.
Sterling, 8 - classy performance defensively and going forward. One thing that particularly impressed me was when he was pressing their LM and had the IQ to notice the run behind him, he then dropped off and picks up the interception. Man of the match.
Willis, 7 - really good all round defensive display.
Hyam, 7 - steady distribution, excellent in the air and is forming a v good partnership with Willis.
Mason, 6 - played well, would like to see more crosses and dribbles from him.
Westbrook, 6 - nervy display, but did a decent job in his first start.
Bayliss, 7 - bit of a mixed bag, glimpses of class followed by a misplaced passes. However, his assist for Hiwula was superb and defended well at the end.
Kelly, 7 - midfield general today and soldiered on at the end. Would like to see him and Doyle reunited.
Shipley, 6 - nothing spectacular, but was pretty inventive in finding space, even if the execution was lacking at times.
Chaplin, 6 - nothing really came off for him, plenty of touches went astray. Would like to see him cut in from the wing and get shots off like he did in the first half.
Hiwula, 8 - taking his chance up front perfectly. Won a surprising amount aerially, hold up play was good too. Took his chance really well. Unlucky not to be MOTM.
Subs:
JCH, 7 - bossed their defenders and was denied a goal by a great save.
Doyle, 7 - didn’t do much, but was the perfect sub for the circumstances.
McCallum, 6 - glimpses of real quality for a 17 year old. Promising player.
Credit to Robins, we won a tough game and his subs were spot on.