Player Ratings: Bristol Rovers vs Port Vale (RESULTS)

Belshaw 7.5
Thomas 7.5
Connolly 7.5
Gibson 8
Gordon 7
Rossiter 8
Coutts 7.5
Evans 6
Sinclair 5
Coburn 8
Collins 7

Whelan Nole
Marquis 7
Gibbons NOLE

Ref 4
Vale 5

DC 10 UTG

Belshaw. 7.5. One good save but one I think most keepers at this level would have made.

Connolly 7
Gibson 7
Thomas 7.5. All at the back played well though PV weren’t much of a threat after the first 15 mins.

Gordon 7
Sinclair 7. The chance towards the end looked much harder on the highlights than at the match
Evans. 6.5. Need to get him involved more.
Rossiter. 7.5. Good game.
Coutts. 8. The blokes behind me spent chunks of the game moaning about his backwards or sideways passing. I was going to comment but couldn’t be bothered. Coutts was the best midfielder on show by some way yesterday, well though Rossiter played.

Collins. 8. Hope he is still with us at the end of the next window.
Coburn. 8. MoM. Such a good player and a good future.

Subs
Marquis. 7
Others NOLE

PV. 6. Solid at the back. Not much up front. We’ve scored nine more goals than them this season and yesterday showed why
Ref. 6. We’ve seen worse. A lot of the Coburn v their number 3 incidents were 6 of one and half dozen of the other.

Belshaw 7.5 made save of the game.

Thomas 8 m o m handled left side threat admirably so politic had to be subbed.
Connolly 6.5 nice beefy but too often tasked with bringing the ball out shyly.
Gibson 7.5 went about his duties diligently.

Sinclair 6 quiet by his standards and missed open goal, albeit players bearing down on him.
Rossiter 8 excellent, was everywhere.
Coutts 7.5 welcome back, skip and nice to see taking corners.
Evans 5 he should give up the front pin first skittles.
Gordon 7 nice pressure pushing into opposition box and presenting options on left.

Collins 7 all he does is score goals! And, assist..
Coburn 7.5 nice headed assist for goal and they couldn't cope with his forward play.

Subs: Marquis 4.5 needs to drop a division.
Gibbons nole
Whelan nole.

Ref 1 shocker!
Port Vale 5.5 apart from first 20 mins and sporadic moves in second half, we pretty much bossed the game. They'll stay up, but I would expect us to finish higher than them in May.

Can't be doing with all the timewasting and gamesmanship....sort it out, DC!?

Nice to see DC and EH back, but well done JAB for managing this one out and testing patience levels with a hard fought win thanks to our Aaza courtesy of well organised defence and brilliant one save from Belly. Nice team performance.

Belshaw 6.5

Thomas 6
Connolly 6
Gibson 6

Sinclair 4.5
Rossiter 6
Coutts 6
Evans 4.5
Gordon 6.5

Collins 6
Coburn 7.5

Subs: Marquis 7
Gibbons nole
Whelan nole

Ref 3
Port Vale 5

Game was played like a pre season friendly, it was as though the players didn't want to risk being on the treatment table while England were on


Belshaw 8


Thomas 6
Connolly 5
Gibson 5


Sinclair 4
Rossiter 7
Coutts 6
Evans 3
Gordon 6


Collins 5
Coburn 7


Subs: Marquis 4
Gibbons NOLE
Whelan NOLE


Ref 0
Port Vale 5