Cudicini (9) – Kept us in it early on, some top quality shot stopping
Naughton (7) – Pretty solid full debut. Loads of speed and has a very confident and heads up air about him going forward.
Hutton (6) – Out of position at left back and later at centre half so unfair to lay into him too much but it all looked a bit of a struggle.
Corluka (7) – Much more assured in the middle than last week at Hull. Only one of the likely starters against Birmingham to play the full 90.
Bassong (6) – Completely bamboozled by what was going on for the opening period of the game. Not authoritative enough.
Bentley (7) – Made two goals and scored a third. Set piece delivery a good deal more dangerous than Luka’s. Gives the ball away far far too often and too easily with casual flicks and bad decision making. Made a difference though.
Huddlestone (8) – Excellent passing all night. Great awareness for his goal which he took superbly.
O’Hara (6) – Sucked into the general mess on the left early on, much improved as we gained control.
Giovani (7) – Played wide on the left. Lots of skill of course. His direct running should definitely make Harry think that he’s worth persisting with on the bench at least.
Crouch (7) – Worked non-stop and put himself about. Combined with the midfield well and doesn’t mind being called Rodney Trotter. Nice header for his goal.
Pavlyuchenko (6) – The odd glimpse of quality but not a performance that is going to make Redknapp rush to start him. No signs of forming a partnership with Crouch.
By MF
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