Player Ratings: Bristol Rovers vs Colchester Utd (RESULTS)

Belshaw 7

Hoole 7.5
Taylor 7.5
Connolly 8
Anderton 7.5

Coutts 8
Finley 8

H. Anderson 7
Evans 7
E. Anderson 8.5

Collins 7

Subs: Saunders 6.5
Whelan 7
Loft nole

Ref 5
Colchester 6

Belshaw 7

Hoole 7
Taylor 7.5
Connolly 8
Anderton 8

Coutts 9
Finley 8

H. Anderson 7
Evans 7
E. Anderson 9.5

Collins 6.5

Subs: Saunders 6
Whelan 7
Loft nole

Ref 6
Colchester 6

Belshaw 8

Hoole 7
Taylor 8
Connolly 8
Anderton 7

Coutts 9
Finley 8

H. Anderson 7
Evans 6
E. Anderson 10

Collins 6

Subs: Saunders 5
Whelan 7
Loft 6

Ref 6
Colchester 7

Belshaw 7.5 steady game but relapse by having a 'Jaakkola at Sutton' moment.

Hoole 8 pushed forward a lot and at times parallel with front runners. Decent defending. Best of defence.
Taylor 7.5 steady
Connolly 6.5 caught with some paced opposition.
Anderton 6 as above.

Coutts 8 captain marvel to sort out all the loose ends.
Finley 5 off his game.

H. Anderson 7.5 worked hard as usual. Unlucky.
Evans 6 one decent shot but some poor passes
E. Anderson 9 m o m shines bright like a diamond and way way too good for this division with his flicks, dribbles and wonderous finishing. Star in the making and love his celebration with and to the crowd.

Collins 6.5 worked hard just wasn't his night.

Subs: Saunders 6.5 I like his introduction, maybe with more time an impact could be made.
Whelan 6.5 there to shore up the gaps.
Loft 7 can't fault his efforts and was brought on at end to deal with physicality, didn't see him as goalscoring threat.

Ref 4 got so much wrong for and against both sides, he was actually very consistent!
Colchester 6.5 a tough, organised physical and at times pacey outfit. A stern test of what division 4 has to offer and created their chances fairly. On another night they might have sneaked a draw.

Scrappy but important match that again we stood up and took the blows, to get our win over the line. I wonder because of the workload, we are beginning to look a bit leggy.... but as much as they do a job marking some of our mid, another one steps up and takes the limelight! Step forward jewel in the loan crown, EA.

I really liked their no 12 and their left sided defender with red boots, and fair play could hear their fans...but we have to beat teams like that to progress and we just about did.
Well played.

Belshaw 6.5 - struggled when put under pressure at corners but apart from that a largely quiet evening

Hoole 7 - steady game
Taylor 8 - commanding
Connolly 8 - his confidence on the ball is very good for one so young
Anderton 7.5 - Good performance defensively. Elliot Anderson does not give him as much cover as Harry gives Luca

Coutts 8.5 - great captains performance. Controlled the midfield.
Finley 8 - good vision and skill. A mature performance which meant that he avoided the suspension that another booking would have brought

H. Anderson 6.5 - good effort and a little unlucky at times
Evans 6.5 - can play a lot better but still moments of greatness including a superb defensive tackle on the edge of our own box
E. Anderson 9 - great skill and great goal. Always looked a threat

Collins 6 - not involved as much as of late but there was always an expectation when he got on the ball

Subs: Saunders 6 - battled hard
Whelan 8 - a masterclass on how to come on late, control and see out a game
Loft 6 - battled hard

Ref 6.5
Colchester 6

Belshaw 7

Hoole 7
Taylor 7.5
Connolly 7.5
Anderton 8

Coutts 8
Finley 7.5

H. Anderson 7
Evans 7
E. Anderson 9

Collins 7.5

Subs: Saunders+7
Whelan 7
Loft 7

Ref 6
Colchester 6