Player Ratings: Bristol Rovers vs. AFC Wimbledon (RESULTS)

Bonham 8 - crucial saves and dominated his area

Leadbitter 5.5 - did ok but where are these skimming runs we have seen in the past 3 years?
Lockyer 7 - solid
Craig 7 - decent game
Kelly 5.5 - doesn't fill me with confidence at all

Matthews 4.5 - far too lightweight and gets caught in possession too much.
Upson 7.5 - steady and in the game a lot. Good performance
Sercombe 5 - didn't do a lot. Ran about...
Bennett 3 - waste of space. Offered nothing.

O. Clarke 5.5 - didn't do an awful lot wrong but went missing for me.

Nichols 6.5 - tried and ran and ran. Absolutely no support to him whatsoever. Balls pinged around his neck consistently. A good player we are wasting!

Subs: J. Clarke 6
Jakubiak 5 - poor when he came on
Payne - 5 - comes across a rude boy who doesn't try. Prove me wrong.

Wimbledon 5 - no worse or better than us. We just have a better keeper. End of.

Ref 5.5 - seen worse but still crap. Pillock

Bonham 7

Leadbitter 6.5
Lockyer 8
Craig 8
Kelly 7

Matthews 5
Upson 6
Sercombe 5
Bennett 5

O. Clarke 6

Nichols 6

Subs: J. Clarke 6
Jakubiak 5
Payne Nole

Crowd 2
Ref 5
Wimbledon 5

Bonham: 8.5. Kept us in it with two great saves in the first 20 minutes. Possibly lucky to get away with a foul when they 'scored' from a corner? Would love him to stay but suspect there is no chance of that.

Leadbitter: 7. Got forward at times in first half but had his work cut out in defending.
Lockyer: 8. Really is back to hia best. Solid throughout.
Craig: 9 MoM. An absolute rock at the back. Brave, headed everything. Quality performance from a proper defender.
Kelly: 7. Did really well for the second goal with a pacey cross. Caught out a few times defensively. A good prospect who I hope pushes Holmes-Dennis.

Matthews: 6. Tried and has quality but gave the ball away too much for my liking.
O Clarke: 6.5. Some good Lines-esque driving runs complemented a battling performance. Didn't get started until we acored though.
Upson: 7.5. Best game for us yet. Battled hard and was possibly the only midfielder who performed in that first 20 mins.
Sercombe: 6.5. Such an enigma. With all the criticism and presaure on the strikers, Sercs appears to have escaped any scrutiny for his own lack of goals this season. In all honesty, generally contributes little without goals but he did battle hard tonight after the first goal.
Bennett: 7. Signs of his form returning and good to see him battling back to correct his mistake, which then led to our second goal.

Nichols: 7. Worked so hard in a difficult position. Starved of decent service all night but his work rate was a credit.

J Clarke: 6.5 Helped solidify the defence and a good substitution at the right time.
Jakubiak: 7. This lad is raw, but there's an arrogance and at times intelligence about his game that makes me think he will be a good player. Worked hard.
Payne: 5. Will the real Stefan Payne please stand up. And then jump for the ball occasionally. We've seen him play with passion and commitment but again at times lime tonight he looks a bit casual and disinterested.

Ref: 5. Lenient to say the least. The contrast with the clown on Saturday who booked people for breathing was incredible.
Wombles: 6. Good 20 minutes but all belief seemed to drain from them after we scored. Like Oxford, they should struggle.
DC: Got the starting line up and substitions about right. Pleased for him after the stick he has taken of late.

Bonham 8.5 another fantastic display

Leadbitter 6.5- looked better going forward than defensively
Lockyer 7 - defensively solid, poor distribution
Craig 9 motm - one of his best displays
Kelly - 7.5 - needs to improve on the ball, brilliant cross led to goal

Matthews 6.5 - busy, but not effective
Upson - 8 - broke up play and kept things simple
Sercombe 7 - looked fitter but still not on form
Bennett 5- looked out of sorts

O. Clarke 6 - lacked quality on the ball but worked tirelessly defensively

Nichols 6.5 - kept going, no service, defended valiantly from the front

Subs: J. Clarke 6
Jakubiak 5
Payne 5

Crowd 5 a very quiet mem, we need to start games on the front foot to lift the atmosphere
Ref 5, got several key decisions wrong, missed a clear wombles penalty
Wimbledon 4, woeful pump ball side, another team may well have stuck 4 or 5 passed us

Bonham 7.5

Leadbitter 6
Lockyer 8
Craig 9
Kelly 6

Matthews 5
Upson 7
Sercombe 6
Bennett 6

O. Clarke 6

Nichols 5

Subs: J. Clarke 6
Jakubiak 5
Payne N o l e

Crowd 5
Ref 6
Wimbledon 6

DC 5

Bonham 8

Leadbitter 6
Lockyer 7
Craig 7
Kelly 7

Matthews 5
Upson 6
Sercombe 5
Bennett 5

O. Clarke 5

Nichols 6

Subs: J. Clarke 6
Jakubiak 5
Payne 5

Crowd 5
Ref 5
Wimbledon 5

My own opinions from the game:

Bonham 8 Couldn't tell if he got a touch on the shot that hit the post but made himself big to stop another just afterwards. Kicking could be questioned, but don't know who he was supposed to aim for.

Leadbitter 7 Relatively untroubled, didn't get forward much
Lockyer 7 Decent game
Craig 8 Decent game and always aware of the danger around him as proved with the goal-line clearance
Kelly 7.5 Tried to take a few more touches on the ball than the rest of the defence and a good first time cross for the second goal 

Matthews 5 Lost the ball too many times after overplaying it. Great corner though
Upson 7.5 Grew into the game and took control in the midfield after we lacked that in the first twenty
Sercombe 5.5 Strangely ineffectual, both when in the midfield two and when moved into the hole. Still showed energy in the final minutes he is back to full fitness if not form.
Bennett 5 Didn't get on the ball often enough and didn't produce enough with it

O. Clarke 5 Absolutely lost when played in the hole and overshadowed by Upson when in the midfield two. A couple of bursting runs showed it wasn't for lack of trying

Nichols 7 Did the best he could with the little service he got. His best moment came when he won the ball and linked well with Jakubiak to create a chance

Subs: J. Clarke 7 Solidified the defence and provided a physical saw us through to the end
Jakubiak 6.5 Put himself around and had a 
Payne 4.5 Wasn't on for long but could have at least jumped for the two headers he was up for

Crowd 4
Ref 6 card-shy but at least fairly consistent
Wimbledon 5 

Ridiculous 0 Mark for Nichols for Christ’s sake give it a rest