Today was my first game of the season, and I was impressed with the performance, a draw was a fair result but we really should've won it at the death. As for my marks:
Burge, 8 - made some excellent saves to keep us in the game
Sterling, 7 - went into this game with a preconception that he was a liability, he was the opposite and coped well at LB, getting an assist too
Willis, 7 - solid, even if his attributes aren't best suited to RB
Hyam, 7 - really assured performance
Brown, 6 - neutral, went off too early to make a comment
Thomas, 6 - provided an outlet but no end product, Jones looked a lot more threatening in his cameo
Bayliss, 7 - some quality touches, faded a bit in the first half after a bright start. But, offers real get forward from CM
Doyle, 7 - I don't get the criticism directed toward him in this game, there was a period in the 2nd half where he got the ball in the boxes for two chances which was important for momentum
Shipley, 6 - steady, workmanlike performance and he offers equilibrium across our midfield
Chaplin, 7 - got into good scoring positions, but the execution was well off today, he scuffed a really good chance before his clanger at the end of the game. Still, played well
JCH, 9 - MOTM with a very good target man performance, linked well with Chaplin and topped it off with a well-taken goal.
Subs
Davies, 7 - solid defensively, wins everything in the air and gets his foot on any loose balls
Jones, 7 - unusually high given his 20m cameo, but there were glimpses of a real outlet we've missed on the right-hand side epitomised with that late Bayliss chance. He also defended surprisingly well too