Player Ratings: Bristol Rovers vs Oxford United (RESULTS)

Belshaw 7

Anderson 9
Hoole 8
Connolly 7.5
Gordon 7.5

Whelan 7
Finley 7.5
Evans 7

Saunders 7.5
Marquis 8
Collins 7

Subs: Rossiter 6.5
Coutts 6.5
Loft 5
Grant 7
Gibson 6

Ref 7
Oxford 6

Belshaw 7.5
Hoole 7.5
Connolly 8
Anderson 9 MOM
Gordon 8
Collins 8
Evans 8
Finley 8.5
Marquis 8
Saunders 7.5
Whelan 7.5

Loft 7
Gibson 7
Rossiter 7.5
Coutts 6.5
Grant 6.5

Ref 4
Oxford 6

Belshaw 7
Anderson 9
Hoole 7.5
Connolly 7.5
Gordon 7.5
Whelan 7.5
Finley 7.5
Saunders 8
Evans 7
Collins 7.5
Marquis 8

Rossitor 7.5
Coutts 7
Gibson 7
Loft 6
Grant 7

Ref 4
Oxford 6

Belshaw 7

Anderson 7
Hoole 7
Connolly 7
Gordon 7

Whelan 7
Finley 8
Evans 7

Saunders 8
Marquis 7
Collins 7

Subs: Rossiter 6
Coutts nole
Loft nole
Grant nole
Gibson nole

Ref 5
Oxford 6

Belshaw 8

Anderson 8.5 motm prefer him at fullback
Hoole 8 strong performance again
Connolly 7.5 mostly solid
Gordon 7 Oxford attacked a lot down his side early in the game and he dealt reasonably well

Whelan 7.5 good passing and composure as usual
Finley 8 brilliant midfield performance today and vs burton
Evans 7 some poor deliveries but some nice touches

Saunders 7.5 pressed well and worked hard
Marquis 7.5 not much apart from goal
Collins 8 some very nice touches, imo has stepped up a level since moving into Billy’s position from last season however was unlucky that nothing really came off today

Subs: Rossiter 7
Coutts 7
Loft nole
Grant nole
Gibson nole

Ref 4 should have been red for their tall cb
Oxford 6 will be up there by end of season

Belshaw 7

Anderson 8
Hoole 7
Connolly 7
Gordon 6


Whelan 6
Finley 7
Evans 6


Saunders 6
Marquis 6
Collins 6


Subs: Rossiter 6
Coutts 6
Loft 6
Grant 6
Gibson 6


Ref 5
Oxford 6

Belshaw 7.5 done it all right. Looking like a good L1 keeps which underlines his excellent L2 status.

Anderson 8.5 defensive m o m
Hoole 8 settling in CD and one nice attacking run
Connolly 8 handled snakes easy and Henry.
Gordon 8 nice home debut. Snuffed out all threat.

Whelan 8 kept ball moving.
Finley 8.5 kept ball moving where they didn't want it.
Evans 6 kept ball giving away.

Saunders 9 m o m running, pushing on, they couldn't contain him.
Marquis 7 all he did was score a goal!
Collins 9 undroppable.

Subs: Rossiter 7.5 made some timely challenges.
Coutts 7.5 good to see captain back and I wonder his late inclusion was to save him from himself? Can get edgy in a game like this?
Loft 8 made his own chance, just a shame he couldn't capitalise on it.
Grant 8 really great to see him back. Used experience to see game out and time his tackles.
Gibson 7 looks good on debut with some nice touches, am sure we'll see more of him.

Ref 7 got most things right, on balance, and easy to let things boil over but he contained it.
Oxford 6.5 decent side and will be top10 so feel good we competed against them. Really liked their number18. And 5. But they insisted on playing the ball out which almost bit us on the ar$e, but them worse.... and persisted in 4-2-3-1 without much versatility when it wasn't working.
We just matched them and out run their man to man encounters, were more physical, and (second half) defended higher up the pitch because they had no pace to get behind us.

Simples!

Well done JAB for constructing this result and making a decent spectacle entertainment in difficult environment. Probably the hottest we've been at football, and I hope everyone made it home safely... UptheGas!