Smith – 6.5 – not at fault for the goals, although he nearly spilled a simple shot into the net in the first half.
Chambers – 6 – one of his stronger performances this season; got the basics right.
Morgan – 6 – an afternoon of frustrating battles that he didn’t always win, epitomised by his fruitless cameo in attack.
Wilson – 6 – not his strongest performance by any means; a fallible part of a defence that never fails to look suspect.
Bennett – 6 – solid and eager to move forward with attacks, but his crossing was as ridiculously poor as ever.
Anderson – 7 – extremely quick, a good crosser of the ball and a hard-worker. The lad is clearly very talented. Drifted out of the game at times but it’s something that can probably be attributed to his lack of fitness.
Fletcher – 7 – a zero nonsense, tough-tackling midfielder with a propensity for simple passes. Sammy Clingan with a pair of balls?
Cohen – 7 – worked himself into the ground but couldn’t fill the creative void.
McCleary – 7.5 – disappeared when Forest went behind, but in the first half his pacy and exceptionally confident runs were a real highlight.
Cole – 4 – a passenger; no strength, no pace and – more importantly – no effort.
Tyson – 6 – all the effort in the world, but he doesn’t have the control or the vision to threaten unless it’s with his pace.
Subs:
Lynch – 6
McGugan – 7
Davies – 1 [touch]
