I was far from in the mood to write a match report last night after a Houllier horror show but here are my player ratings for the game. No-one was awful but no-one stood out so it’s not really impelling stuff!
Brad Friedel – 7 – made some needed, if expected saves, couldn’t prevent goals
Chris Herd – 6 – decent enough debut considering he’s primarily a midfielder
Richard Dunne – 6 – did little wrong, plenty of touches alongside Clark at the back
Ciaran Clark – 6 – ditto to Dunne
Fabian Delph – 6 – again did well out of position but given no chance to impress
Michael Bradley – 5 – feels harsh to do but he wasn’t ready and lost the ball a fair bit
Stiliyan Petrov – 5 – did very little, impossible to far up a team that didn’t fancy it
Barry Bannan – 6 – possibly the best outfield player for Villa but not at his best
Nathan Delfouneso – 6 – worked hard to little effect
Gabby Agbonlahor – 5 – little effort, little outcome
Emile Heskey – 5 – rusty touch but had no chance
Subs
Ashley Young – brought on too late
Stewart Downing – brought on too late
Kyle Walker – brought on too late
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