1st half team
Carlo Nash - 6 - Very little to do but did it well
Rory Delap - 7 - Started a bit iffy but came back well and looked decent on the ball as well as being defensively assured at right back
Danny Pugh - 6 - Looked okay without standing out. Some sloppy play and winger got past him once or twice
Salif Diao - 6 - Started well, got stuck in but gave away numerous fouls for pressing in to the forward
Carl Dickinson - 6 - Had a physical battle with his forward but stuck to his task well and very rarely got beat.
Trialist - 8(Man of the half) - Full of flair, pace, skill. looked comfortable on the ball and put in a couple of decent crosses. Good finish for his goal aswell
Tom Soares - 6 - Annonymous for much of the half before getting involved in the final few minutes. Very little end product though
Matthew Lund - 6 - Tried a few Hollywodd passes to try and catch the eye when simple balls would have been enough. Got back well and battled away in the midfield
Diego Arismendi - 6 - Had a shocking opening fifteen minutes, giving the ball at every opportunity but settled after and looked a more composed player. A few decent passes and strong tackles on show
Ben Marshall - 6 - Was trying too hard to impress. Ran out of room a few times when bombing forward but showed his undoubted class with soem superb deliveries from set pieces.
Michael Smith - 6 - Good start, put himself about but first touch deserted him and he struggled to hold off the big centre halves he was up against. Full of effort and energy though and set up the goal with a looped ball into the box
2nd half
Asmir Begovic - 6 - Had nothing at all to do, bar a couple of clearances after passes back to him
Marc Wilson - 7 - Solid enough, had little to do defensively and got forward well. Composed on the ball and never gave it away
Danny Collins - 6 - Very quiet, didn't have much to do at the back but hardly got forward. When he did his crosses and passing was a bit wayward
Ryan Shawcross - 7 - Strong and dominant at the back to deny the hosts frontmen a sniff of anything
Robert Huth - 7 - Ditto Shawcross
Jermaine Pennant - 8(Man of the half) - Great footwork and final ball throughout. Seems to have picked up where he left off at the end of last season and looks promising
Michael Tonge - 6 - Was quiet out on the left so switched to the right but still failed to see much of the ball. Did hit the post with one close range effort
Glenn Whelan - 6 - Took his goal well but passing was a bit ropey and he got caught in possession a few times
Dean Whitehead - 7 - Got about the field, dominated the midfield and bombed forward when possible. Tried a cheeky chip after a bursting run through the middle but the keeper saved well
Jon Walters - 8 - Linked up superbly with Jones, setting up three goals, and the usual non stop show saw him chase everything as well as get himself a late goal
Kenwyne Jones - 8 - Scored two goals, both good finishes, after being set up by Walters and looks on the ball. Chased down well and his partnership with Walters in now nearing telepathic status, the pair worked fantastically well together