Poor, really. We've got some tough games coming up. Millwall and Plymouth at home should have seen us four points better off than we are. Draws weren't good enough, even if we're three points safe with a favourable goal difference.
We started off brilliantly in the first ten minutes, and that was about it. Plymouth could have been 3-1 up by half-time but for some luck on our part. Sigurdsson really should have had us two goals to the good by then but for a bizarre placed shot onto the outside of the post.
Breathing a sigh of relief at drawing by the end says it all. We are going to have to come up with a surprise result or two to stay up, I think.
Wahlstedt
Solid enough when called upon in terms of handling. Awful distribution throughout. Didn't strike me with confidence whatsoever. Neither communicated nor commanded when required.
Brittain
Did well going forward. Not bad, defensively. Probably one of his better games for us.
Hyam
Quietly solid.
Wharton
Defensively solid. Long balls forward awful as usual. Please give it to Hyam or even McFadzean if you're thinking about looking for a key pass over the top.
McFadzean
Read the game well and covered our lines. Cannot believe Eustace kept him on duty against Hardie who had the legs on him all day long and ultimately led to a red card. Poor management in my opinion. Should have had Wharton or Hyam man-marking him.
Pickering
Solid and did well in the second half to clear a dangerous low cross.
Buckley
Played some nice passes. Not great defensively and got outdone a few times. Can understand why Eustace took him off after we went down to ten men.
Ayari
Man of the Match. Lovely assist for Szmodics, and was our main source of creativity and key passes. Also got stuck in when required.
Szmodics
Great finish for our goal. Feel as though he's on a higher plane than some of our other players.
Sigurdsson
Best game for months. Worked hard to close down, but needs to put in some more on that. Should have had us 2-0 up after we rode our luck in the first half, which could have had us sitting here two points better off.
Gallagher
Starting to look somewhat disinterested, yet he's probably more valued in a Eustace side than he was in a Tomasson side. Flicked-on headers went nowhere.
As for the subs...
Garrett
Dreadful. Nothing stuck. Looked unfit and didn't run back enough.
Dolan
Dreadful. Nothing stuck. But ran around more than Garrett.
Hedges
Felt like a desperate move to have him on the bench as it didn't sound like he was anywhere near fit. Anonymous when he came on.