NUFC player ratings vs Blackburn – One 3, a few 4s, several 5s, the odd 6, a 7.5 & superb 9

Another poor performance on a nervy night in Blackburn, but we got the job done to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup thanks to some Martin Dubravka heroics. Here come the ratings:

Martin Dubravka – 9/10* – Man of the match by an absolute mile. Made two vital first half saves to deny Dolan and Szmodics. Almost stopped their goal by tipping their initial shot onto the bar before Szmodics tapped in the rebound and kept us in it by saving a deflected effort from range in the 93rd minute. Came up trumps AGAIN in extra time, denying Szmodics with a big save low down.

Kieran Trippier – 5/10 – Some decent deliveries from set pieces, but was too slow and predictable from open play and gave away a few cheap free kicks. Taken off for Livramento ahead of extra time.

Jamaal Lascelles – 4/10 – Would’ve been a six or seven had he not made that shocking error leading to their late equaliser. He was generally solid, dominant in the air and no nonsense, but it was his costly mistake that lead to their goal. Never settled after that.

Fabian Schar – 3/10 – Thought he was awful. So careless with some of his passes and clearances and got away with that looked like a blatant handball just as Blackburn broke away. So erratic – on and off the ball – and looked far too blasé considering how poorly he and we were playing. Thankfully, his opening spot kick was ice cool.

Dan Burn – 5/10 – Steady from a defensive point of view but added to the slow pace and predictability of our attacks. Won plenty in the air, as you’d expect, but offered little on the deck.

Sean Longstaff – 4/10 – Flat-footed, ponderous and far too one-paced. He got stuck in, but he didn’t stamp his authority on the game at all. Missed a huge chance in added time, having the whole goal to aim at put smashing straight at Pears.

Bruno Guimaraes – 6/10 – Showed glimpses of quality and plenty of fight. Some overly ambitious balls forward came to nothing, but most of our play came…

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Author : Olly Hawkins

Publish date : 2024-02-28 07:00:53

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