Player Ratings: Bristol Rovers vs Northampton Town (RESULTS)

Puddy  6

J. Clarke 7
Lockyer 7
McChrystal 8
Brown 7

Bodin  7
O. Clarke 9
Lines 8
Montano  6

Taylor  6
Harrison 10

Subs: Moore 6
Easter 6
Lawrence 6

Crowd 8
Ref 7
Northampton 3

Puddy 6.5

J. Clarke 7.5
Lockyer 7
McChrystal 7
Brown 7.5

Bodin 7.5
O. Clarke 8
Lines 8
Montano 6.5

Taylor 7.5
Harrison 9.5 (sorry Ellis not quite perfection)

Subs: Moore 6.5
Easter 6.5
Lawrence 5.5

Crowd 9
Ref 8
Northampton 3

Puddy 6.5

J. Clarke 7
Lockyer 7
McChrystal 8
Brown 6

Bodin 7
O. Clarke 8
Lines 8
Montano 6

Taylor 6
Harrison 10

Subs: Moore 6.5
Easter 6
Lawrence 6

Crowd 8
Ref 7
Northampton 3

Puddy.6 competent in what he had to do
Clarke. 7 solid all round performance
Lockyer. 7.5 looked much more composed with mccrystal to guide him
Mccrystal. 8.5. Solid no nonsense performance and never stopped guiding the rest of defence.even went to speak to purchase as Ellis scored his 4th.
Brown. 7 reliable and consistent is his game
Montana. 6.5 worked hard and gave his all for the team
Clarke. 8.5 looks to have made the position his own another outstanding performance
Lines. 8. Plays better when he can rely on his midfield partner as he did today
Bodin. 7 took his goal well and contributes to team performance
Taylor. 6.5 very quiet today seemed a bit off colour
Harrison. 10 what can you say about that performance scored good goals and worked hard

Moore. 5 didn't get in the game much
Lawrence. 5 couldn't understand the substitution
Easter. 6 enthusiastic and worked the defence well

Ref. 6.5 did well enough for me

DC got his selection right this game

Puddy 7 clean sheet tidy all round.

J. Clarke 7 steady, good assist for second goal.
Lockyer 7 more composed with Macca.
McChrystal 8 leader and calming influence.
Brown 7 back on his game, and another assist for third goal.

Bodin 8 on fire and really influencing games atm. Great goal with his right foot.
O. Clarke 9 controlled the game, broke up play. The boy has come good.
Lines 8 Grew into the game typical Linesy performance. Him and Ollie have made a great partnership and long may it continue.
Montano 7 worked hard for the team no outstanding moments but done ok.

Taylor 6 worked hard but fairly quiet, rightly subbed.
Harrison 10 a performance that left you wanting more. A menace, a beast and clinical in front of goal. Please back this up at Fleetwood!

Subs: Moore 6
Easter 6
Lawrence 6

Crowd 8 entertained
Ref 8
Northampton 3 bad day at the office an understatement.

Puddy 7

J. Clarke 7.5
Lockyer 7.5
McChrystal 8
Brown 7

Bodin 7
O. Clarke 8
Lines 7.5
Montano 7

Taylor 7
Harrison 9.5

Subs: Moore 7.5
Easter 7.5
Lawrence 7

Crowd 7
Ref 7.5
Northampton 5

Puddy 7 our worst attacker on the day.
Clarke J 7.5 defended when he had to (twice) otherwise operated as an overlapping winger getting an assist and blazing a shot narrowly over the bar.
McChrystal 7.5 our second worst attacker still almost scored from a corner. Has had harder games defensively sat on the bench
Lockyer 8 when they did muster an attack he snuffed it out. Could have brought a deck chair out second half.
Brown 7 our third worst attacker, again he and Monty linked well on the left

Bodin 8 could have won strictly the way he waltzed past their defensive statues and blasted in the opener
Clarke 8 mopped up everything
Lines 8 started a bit carelessly and missed a golden chance at the start of the second half but for the other 89 minutes 58 seconds plus stoppages he was pretty good
Montano 8 was facing a makeshift right back and loved it. DC showed the Cobblers some mercy by subbing him early much to Monty's disappointment

Taylor 7 had to play second fiddle to Ellis today but still played significantly better than his namesake in their ranks
Harrison 9 was mightily effective in both boxes today put in a real shift and proved he is lethal from two yards out ....four times

Moore 6 NTFC's best defender - broke up our attacks better than any of their backline..to be fair I think he's just rusty but Billy bob and Monty are likely to keep him rusty
Easter 6 gave Matty some time off the pitch for good behaviour
Lawrence NOLE

Crowd 8 buoyant and good humoured
Ref 8 what's a good ref doing in a division like this?
Northampton 2 some of them never got off the coach, they were hamstrung a bit by making their tactical subs so early in the game and then forced to use the third change at HT. it meant Hiram had to complete 90 mins and we know his engine runs out just past the hour mark. Sure enough he was playing his peculiar brand of walking football for the last quarter and was still their MOTM by some distance. To be fair JJ the Tool showed more character than we were used to seeing from him but that may have been incited by the serenading from the Thatchers End.

One of those 240 mile round trips that you're glad you've made twenty minutes into the game!

Puddy 6.5
J Clarke 7
Lockyer 8
McCrystal 8.5
Brown 6.5
Bodin 8
Lines 8
O Clarke 8
Montano 7
Harrison 9 MOTM
Taylor 7

Substitutes
Moore 7
Easter 6.5
Lawrence Not enough time to mark

Referee 7

Crowd 8
Northampton 4

It was nice to see Ellis Harrison being rewarded for his Performances. I see a Danny Welbeck in this guy, he has good pace and work rate - if we are offered a good sum for Taylor then we must take it!