Player Ratings

15/4/22

Championship

Kieran Westwood 6

Could do little to stop either of Huddersfield goals and barely had a save to make in the second half. First time the former Republic of Ireland international has not been on the losing side since joining last month.

Jimmy Dunne 5

Not at his best. Struggled with the pace and directness of Zorba Thomas and almost joined Barbet in the own goals column only for Sam McCallum to save his blushes with an acrobatic goal-line clearance. Stood up well at the end as Huddersfield had a flurry of corners.

Eiran Cashin 7

A strong defensive performance as he batled away up against Mitrovic, the league's top scorer.

Jason Knight 7

Grafted on and off the ball, saw the Fulham keeper hold his header early in the game.

Festy Ebosele (for Thompson, 72) 6

League 1

Luke McNally 6.5

Dominant as usual in the air as Fleetwood launched a flurry of set-pieces and throw ins. Not as comfortable when the hosts attacked on the floor. Made one crucial block from Lane.

Mark Sykes 6

Some moments of quality, including one lovely turn in the first half and his run and cross-shot after the break. Also assisted Taylor's disallowed goal. Frustrating at other times as he drifted in and out of the game.

16/4/22

Premier League

Shane Long N/R

Replaced Broja with 15 minutes left on the clock but struggled to produce anything of note.

League 1

Chiedozie Ogbene 7 

A lot of things did not quite come off for him, but he was bright throughout.

Warren O'Hora 6.5

Recovered well from the terrible start Dons made, limiting Wednesday to precious little in the second half.

Conor Coventry 7

Popped up everywhere to get involved, unleashing a fierce strike which beat the keeper but not the woodwork.

Troy Parrott 7

Took his goal really well, and showed glimpses of magic.

Scottish Cup

Jake Doyle-Hayes 6

Found it difficult locating space in the first half with the midfield congestion. Came in to the game more after the break when Hibs came out fighting.

Aaron McEneff (for Halliday, 40) 5

Couldn’t get involved as much as he would have liked in an attacking capacity as the traffic was mainly going in the opposite direction.

17/4/22

Premier League

Nathan Collins 7

Made a stunning second half block and produced a composed display at the back.

12/4/22

League 1

Gavin Bazunu 8

Manchester City loanee Gavin Bazunu's time at Pompey is into his final three weeks, with this being one of his last performances at Fratton Park. A solid first half display, although he was not tested all that much. Did not have many saves to make, but was so influential in the second half was his passing. Was the heartbeat of the Blues' second goal, his long pass found Hirst, who blistered down the right-wing on the counter before his cross was turned in by Harness. Also created one big chance to put Hirst on goal, providing forward passes that most creative midfielders would be proud of. 

Sean Raggett 7

Sean Raggett was one of three former Rotherham players in the Blues' starting side alongside Robertson and George Hirst, back on the right side on the centre-back pair, having played on the left at Cheltenham. Caught out in possession early on in a move where Raggett's bad touch led to Robertson having to foul Josh Kayode, which got him booked. An okay half defensively, he was better after the break and got a rare assist when his header of Joe Morrell's ball in led to Hirst's ninth league goal of the season. A very clever header to create Pompey's third of the night. 

Marcus Harness 7

Harness will have felt he should have notched his 12th goal of the season in the first half when getting teed up by Ronan Curtis' cut-back. Instead, his goal came on the break when the Blues made it 2-0, timing his central run perfectly to latch on to George Hirst's fizzing low cross. Some good twists and turns and flicked-passes and while he took his goal well, it was a relatively quiet showing.

Ronan Curtis 6

The only member of the front four without a goal or assist was Ronan Curtis, who flicked between the centre and the left of the attacking midfield trio. Made a good chance for Harness, but it was a night where his crosses and attacking attempts just did not come off for him as he intended to. 

Aiden O'Brien 5

Unable to keep his starting spot after back-to-back starts, former Sunderland and Millwall forward Aiden O'Brien was the first man to come on in three changes with less than 20 minutes to go in the tie. Did not affect the game too much.

Shaun Williams 5

Former Millwall duo Shaun Williams and Ryan Tunnicliffe found themselves out of the team in midfield, with Morrell and Thompson preferred, and deservedly so. Came on late, but was quiet.

15/4/22

Championship

Scott Hogan 5

Totally on the fringes of the games in the opening 45 although he should have gone across goal after a Jeacock ball forward ran into his path. Had a snap-volley on the hour which he scuffed wide.

Mark Travers 6

Made a good save to deny Duncan Watmore in the first half but other than a few punches clear, didn't have a lot else to do.

Aaron Connolly 5

No shortage of effort but nothing happening for him in this one. No sight at goal and little impact in possession, in contrast to his strike partner.

Sean McLoughlin 7

Solid again from the dependable Irishman, aside of one glaring error late on which he escaped from. He's become a real mainstay in the second half of this season. 

Mark McGuinness 3

A howler for the first goal, selling Phillips short with his back pass. Also mis-hit his clearance leading to Hull's second. Hauled off at half- time.

Joel Bagan 4

Didn't show too much in attack and was skinned once or twice in defence. If he is to play that wing-back role he must offer more in attack and display more confidence.

Jack Taylor 6.5

Had to rein in his natural instinct to get forward with so many Posh attacking players on the pitch. He was solid without being outstanding.

Sammie Szmodics 8 (Star Man)

Amazing to see him start as the right wing-back, but he did well enough to have two scoring chances courtesy of his well-timed arrivals in the penalty area. Saw less of the ball when moved further forward, but never stopped running and working and was rewarded with a fine finish and a man of the match award from the sponsors.

Greg Cunningham 6

Played a role in Potts' early chance and the opening goal too, with positive forward passes and link-up with Johnson. Faded out of the game towards the end and had to shift into midfield, seemingly due to fatigue. Put in a shift.

Alan Browne 6

Forced off early through injury, after taking a few whacks from Millwall players. Had started with good energy and drive, with a shot from distance blocked well.

Sean Maguire 6

Shot saved from 20 yards early on and then had another chance towards the end of the first half, when he should've really passed to Archer. Had the willingness to shoot all game but couldn't get that goal and missed a glorious opportunity in the second half, after linking up with Archer. Again, he linked the play well but lacked killer instinct.

John Egan 6

Aerially did well but Reading looked to get Joao in behind. Reading striker was a real handful with his pace and power but Egan did so well in the build-up to Ndiaye's goal, remaining calm to slide in his team-mate.

Conor Hourihane 3 

In a holding role with Norwood but the backline needed more protection. Reading constantly looked a threat running through the middle of the park on the counter.

Enda Stevens 4

Struggled and far from his best. Tom Ince had far too much time and space down Reading's right and was among their most dangerous players.

Jack Bonham 5

Sharp reaction to save from Weimann but should have stopped goal.

Cyrus Christie 6

A couple of glimpses where he came to life in the final third and got the assist for Olivier Ntcham's stunning equaliser. A tad wasteful in promising areas though.

Michael Obafemi 6

Made a mess of his side's best chance on the stroke of half-time and had a shot blocked late on. Got into so many promising positions but didn't have the end product.

Ryan Manning (for Latibeaudiere) 7

Made a real impact to keep Swansea on the front foot.

Dara O'Shea 5

Gave away the soft free kick in the build-up to Blackpool's equaliser and was then beaten to the header from the subsequent delivery. Grew into the game on a rare recent start.

Jayson Molumby 6

Forced the first save of the game after being teed up by Robinson to win a corner. Combined well with Reach and Robinson on the left throughout as an advanced midfield threat.

Callum Robinson 6

Most dangerous coming inside from the left and forced a smart save down low from Maxwell before half-time after being fed in by Molumby. Albion's most willing attacker to pull the trigger throughout and kept Maxwell busy before half-time. Linked well with Grant and constantly found space behind the strikers.

League 1

Mipo Odubeko 6

Broke his duck within minutes of coming off the bench, firing home from close range. Did his best to close down and harry.

Kieran Sadlier 7.5

Was booed by the home fans with his every touch of the ball but put in some decent crosses at times and scored peach of a volley to put Wanderers back in front.

Gavin Bazunu 8

The Irish international made a couple of routine saves in the first half, but was alert to make a smart stop to deny Cullen shortly after Pompey had taken the lead. Could do nothing about Lincoln's goals, but made a superb fingertip save to tip Cullen's header onto the bar as the Imps looked for a third.

Sean Raggett 8

Made a couple of important challenges early on and marshalled former Pompey striker John Marquis well, with the Lincoln forward restricted to half chances. Was good in the air too as Portsmouth defended set pieces. His shot led to the winner too as he took aim from distance, with Wright spilling his effort into the path of Curtis.

Marcus Harness 5

Was guilty of conceding possession on a few occasions. Not his best game in a Pompey shirt, but still looked to try and get involved when possible, and showed flashes of what he can do, with some tricky play down the wing.

Aiden O'Brien 6

Missed a chance in the first half when played through by Jacobs as he chipped the ball across the face of the goal. But he missed an even better opportunity in the second, shortly after Portsmouth had taken the lead. He had plenty of time and space, possibly too much, as his shot was comfortably saved by Wright in the Lincoln goal. Worked hard.

Shaun Williams (for Thompson, 71) 5

The former Millwall man added some steel and experience to the midfield.

Ronan Curtis (for O'Brien, 76) 6

Scored the winner as he took advantage of Wright spilling Raggett's shot to show composure to take the ball past the goalkeeper and tap home.

Anthony Scully 7 

A typically energetic display from the Irishman. Did his bit defensively too.

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2/4/22

Championship

Kieren Westwood 6

Blameless for both goals. Did well to deny Bobby De Cordova-Reid at point-blank range in the first half.

League 1

Warren O'Hora 7.5

Never in trouble, solid and assured.

Conor Coventry 8

Made the game look easy with his relentless work-rate, mopping up in front of the back three.

Troy Parrott 7

A hard-fought performance with little reward and precious few sights of goal. Made some key midfield tackles and interceptions though, with some good touches too.

Luke McNally 7

Strong challenges early on helped set the tone for United's positive first half. Made some good tackles after the break when Plymouth looked dangerous. Unable to threaten much in possession.

Mark Sykes 6

Made it too easy for Law to turn inside in the build-up to the goal and was dispossessed by his opposite number a couple more times. Great pass into Whyte for the penalty that never was.

3/4/22

Premier League

Matt Doherty 9

Took a little while to work out how to affect the attack from the left but he did exactly that early in the second half, diving in to head home Kane's cross at the back post. He then added an assist with a cross to Emerson to poke home Tottenham's fourth. Another big performance from him.

Championship

Scott Hogan 7

Spent more of the game pressing and chasing down the ball than trying to get on the end of anything resembling an attack.

Callum Robinson 3

Offered next to nothing in the final third over the course of the afternoon. One opening on the counter was wasted when his ball across goal intended for Grant was too heavy. Got into a bit of an altercation with Taylor and was blunted by Pedersen.

EFL Trophy Final

Chiedozie Ogbene 7

A frustrating day until his wonderful extra-time goal.

Josh Kayode 6

Did very well as he laid the ball off for Wiles's goal but it was an all-too rare flicker.

Hotlips, I sincerely hope Knight doesn't move to Burnley.

If he does, his work ethic will no doubt continue to be off the charts but other parts of his game would be better developed at a club where the midfield are more creative.