The Player Ratings Thread 2025/26

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Some ratings from last night -

Kelleher 7.8
O'Shea 8.4 (man of the match)
Collins 7.7
O'Brien 7.3
Coleman 7.3
Scales 7.8
Cullen 7.6
Taylor 6.6
Azaz 6.8
Ogbene 7.0
Parrott 8.3
Dunne 6.1 (last 5 only)
Johnston 6.1 (last 5 only)
Idah 6.0 (last 25 only)
Ebosele 5.9 (last 25 only)
Coventry 6.0 (last 25 only)

So very good games (8.3+) for O'Shea and Parrott
Good weeks (7.3-8.2) for Kelleher, Collins, O'Brien, Coleman, Scales and Cullen
Poor games (5.3-6.2) for no-one
And a very poor game (<5.3) for Ronaldo (5.0 )

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Some ratings from today .

Kelleher 7.0
O'Shea 6.5
Collins 7.3
O'Brien 5.9
Coleman 6.1
Scales 7.3
Cullen 6.2
Molumby 6.4
Ogbene 6.9
Azaz 7.8
Parrott 8.7 - not man of the match; that went to Szoboszlai
Manning 6.5 (second half only)
Idah 6.1 (last 40 only)
Festy 6.0 (last 30 only)
Kenny 6.5 (last 30 only)
Taylor 6.5 (last 10 only)

Rare to see such a Jekyll and Hyde performance.

Very good games (8.3+) for Parrott
Good weeks (7.3-8.2) for Collins, Scales and Azaz
Poor games (5.3-6.2) for Coleman, O'Brien and Cullen

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Some reasons from today .

Kelleher 7.0
O'Shea 6.5
Collins 7.3
O'Brien 5.9
Scales 7.3
Cullen 6.2
Molumby 6.4
Ogbene 6.9
Azaz 7.8
Parrott 8.7 - not man of the match; that went to Szoboszlai
Manning 6.5 (second half only)
Idah 6.1 (last 40 only)
Festy 6.0 (last 30 only)
Kenny 6.5 (last 30 only)
Taylor 6.5 (last 10 only)

Rare to see such a Jekyll and Hyde performance.

Very good games (8.3+) for Parrott
Good weeks (7.3-8.2) for Collins, Scales and Azaz
Poor games (5.3-6.2) for O'Brien and Cullen

Would rate Kelleher higher. Kept us in the game at crucial times

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Collins was utter ****e.

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Ratings in the first week after the international window -

Premier League
Burnley 0-2 Chelsea - Cullen 5.6
Brighton 2-1 Brentford - Kelleher 6.0, Collins 6.2

Doherty injured, and Everton play tomorrow.

Championship
Leicester 2-1 Stoke - Lawal an unused sub (which means he's back from injury at least)
Ipswich 0-0 Wrexham - O'Shea 7.1, Taylor 7.0, McAteer 5.9 (last 5 only), McClean 7.5
Derby 2-3 Watford - Abankwah an unused sub
Coventry 3-2 WBA - Molumby 5.2 (sent off for two bookings after 50 minutes), Johnston 7.8 (two assists, but taken off at half-time, which I have to assume was injury related)
Charlton 1-5 Southampton - Coventry 5.9, Bazunu 6.3, Manning 7.8 (and scored), Azaz 8.8 (and scored twice)
Bristol City 3-0 Swansea - Armstrong 6.9, Knight 6.2 (last 30 only), Idah 6.4
Preston 1-2 Blackburn - Keane an unused sub (remember him?! His first time in the squad since July), McLaughlin 7.0
Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Sheffield United - Atogbayo an unused sub, Cannon 7.1 (last 20 only, but scored), McGuinness an unused sub
Birmingham 4-1 Norwich - Cashin an unused sub, Duffy 6.3, Springett an unused sub
QPR 3-2 Hull - Dunne 7.2 (and scored), Egan 6.3, McCarthy an unused sub
Portsmouth 3-1 Millwall - Emakhu 6.8 (last 30 only, but got an assist)
Charlton 1-1 Boro - Browne 6.8, Gilbert an unused sub

SPL
Aberdeen 1-0 Hearts - Molloy 6.1 (last 10 only), McEntee 6.8
St Mirren 0-1 Celtic - Phillips 7.1, Sobowale and Idowu unused subs, Scales 7.0, Kenny 6.1 (hooked at half-time)
Rangers 2-1 Livi - Carey an unused sub
Killie 1-3 Motherwell - Brown 6.4
Hibs 2-0 Dundee - McGrath 8.6 (scored, hit the woodwork, and got man-of-the-match), O'Hora an unused sub

Other
Cremonese 1-3 Roma - Ferguson 6.9 (last 30 only, but scored)
Lens 1-0 Strasbourg - Omobamidele 6.2 (second half only)
Brest 3-2 Metz - Jauny an unused sub
Heerenveen 3-1 AZ - Parrott 7.0 (and scored - 19 for the season including internationals, compared with 21 last season)
Groningen 2-2 PEC - MacNulty 5.4 (sent off for two yellows)


So very good games (8.3+) for Azaz, McGrath
Good weeks (7.3-8.2) for McClean, Johnston, Manning
Poor games (5.3-6.2) for Cullen, Kelleher, Collins, Coventry, Kenny, MacNulty
And very poor games (<5.3) for Molumby

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McGrath looked exceptionally good in the highlights I saw of the Hibs game. But, as ever with the SPL, it has to be taken in the context of the standard of the opposition and the division which is poor. But still, if he plays to that level week on week, he could come into contention for a bigger role at international level.

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Update for the weekend - including a double week in the Championship and some European games.

Premier League
Man United 0-1 Everton - Coleman 6.3 (came off after 9 minutes though), O'Brien 6.8 (came on for Coleman), Travers an unused sub
Brentford 3-1 Burnley - Kelleher 6.5, Collins 7.7, Cullen 5.9
Everton 1-4 Newcastle - O'Brien 6.3, Travers and Murphy unused subs

This list looks even worse when our clubs with players play against each other...

Championship
Hull 0-2 Ipswich - McCarthy and Egan unused subs, O'Shea 7.5, McAteer 6.5, Taylor 6.5 (came on at half-time)
Boro 2-4 Coventry - Browne 6.1, Gilbert an unused sub
Stoke 3-0 Charlton - Lawal 6.8 (came on just after the break), Bonham an unused sub, Coventry 5.4
Swansea 1-2 Derby - Idah 6.1 (last 10 only - only touched the ball once)
Watford 1-1 Preston - Abankwah and Keane unused subs
Norwich 1-1 Oxford - Duffy an unused sub
Southampton 3-0 Leicester - Bazunu 6.9, Manning 8.3 (two assists), Azaz 7.9 (and scored)
WBA 1-1 Birmingham - Johnston 6.1, Cashin an unused sub
Wrexham 2-0 Bristol City - McClean 7.6, Sykes 6.0, Armstrong 5.9 (last 25 only - five touches in that time), Knight 6.2 (last 20 only), O'Leary an unused sub
Sheffield United 3-0 Portsmouth - Cannon 6.8, McGuinness 6.5 (last 10 only)
Millwall 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday - Emakhu 7.1, McNamara 6.2 (last 20 only), Otegbayo an unused sub
Blackburn 0-1 QPR - McLoughlin 6.9, Dunne 7.5
Millwall 3-2 Southampton - Emakhu 7.4, Bazunu 6.2, Manning 7.2, Azaz 7.9 (and scored)
Boro 2-1 Derby - Browne 6.5 (came off after 53 minutes - not sure if that's injury related), Gilbert an unused sub
Leicester 2-3 Sheffield United - Cannon 7.2 (and scored), McGuinness 5.9 (last 10 only)
Stoke 1-2 Hull - Lawal 6.4, Egan 7.6, McCarthy an unused sub
Portsmouth 0-1 Bristol City - Armstrong 6.0 (last 30 only), O'Leary an unused sub
Oxford 2-1 Ipswich - O'Shea 6.3, McAteer 6.2 (last 5 only), Taylor 6.4
Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 Preston - Otegbayo 6.2, Keane an unused sub
Wrexham 1-1 Blackburn - McClean 6.1, McLoughlin 6.7
WBA 3-2 Swansea - Molumby 7.5 (and scored), Johnston 6.9, Idah 6.1 (last 30 only)
Norwich 3-1 QPR - Duffy 6.4 (last 35 only), Springett an unused sub, Dunne 7.3
Coventry 3-1 Charlton - Coventry 5.9 (for Charlton)

SPL
Livi 0-1 Aberdeen - Carey 5.1 (last 20 only, but at fault for the winner), Molloy an unused sub
Hibs 1-2 Celtic - O'Hora 6.1, McGrath 6.4, Scales 6.7, Kenny an unused sub
Killie 1-1 Dundee United - Brown 6.3, Ferry 7.1
Motherwell 0-0 Hearts - McEntee 6.4
Dundee 3-1 St Mirren - Phillips 6.0, Idowu 6.1 (last 25 only)
Motherwell 2-0 Hibs - McGrath 6.3, O'Hora 6.8 (came on after 35 minutes)

Other
Roma 0-1 Napoli - Ferguson 5.8 (hooked at half-time)
Lecce 2-1 Torino - Ndaba 6.0 (injury time only)
Strasbourg 1-2 Brest - Omobamidele 6.5, Jauny an unused sub
Twente 1-0 AZ - Parrott 5.7 (missed his third club penalty in a row)
Gil Vicente 0-1 Tondela - Hodge 6.3 (last 20 only)
Greuther Fuerth 0-3 Bochum - Obafemi 6.0 (last 5 only - his second league appearance since joining on loan in pre-season)
MacNulty and Ebosele suspended

Champions League
Marseille 2-1 Newcastle - Murphy an unused sub

Europa League
Roma 2-1 Midtjylland - Ferguson 6.2 (last 30 only)
Fenerbahce 1-1 Ferencvaros - O'Dowda 6.0 (last 30 only)
Feyernoord 1-3 Celtic - Scales 7.0, Kenny an unused sub


So very good games (8.3+) for Manning
Good weeks (7.3-8.2) for Collins, O'Shea, Azaz (twice), McClean, Dunne, Emakhu, Egan, Molumby, Dunne
Poor games (5.3-6.2) for Cullen, Browne, Coventry (twice), Johnston, Sykes, Bazunu, O'Hora, Phillips, Ferguson, Parrott, Otegbayo, McClean
And very poor games (<5.3) for Carey

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We go again I guess...

Premier League
Burnley 0-1 Palace - Cullen 6.8
Arsenal 2-0 Brentford - Kelleher 6.3 (blamed for the second), Collins 6.1 (last 15 only)
Wolves 0-1 Forest - Doherty an unused sub (think it's his first time in the squad in five weeks)
Newcastle 2-2 Spurs - Murphy an unused sub
Bournemouth 0-1 Everton - O'Brien 7.0, Travers an unused sub
Spurs 2-0 Brentford - Kelleher 6.6, Collins 7.0
Newcastle 2-1 Burnley - Murphy an unused sub, Cullen 6.5
Everton 3-0 Forest - O'Brien 7.2 (and an assist), Travers an unused sub

Championship
Ipswich 3-0 Coventry - O'Shea 7.6, Taylor 6.5, Szmodics 6.1 (injury time only), McAteer an unused sub
Bristol City 0-1 Millwall - Knight 6.5, Armstrong 6.0 (last 25 only), O'Leary an unused sub, Emakhu 6.4, McNamara 6.2 (last 15 only)
Watford 3-2 Norwich - Abankwah an unused sub, Springett 6.3 (taken off before the hour)
Hull 1-4 Boro - Egan 6.0 (at fault for one of the goals), Gilbert 9.0 (one goal, one assist, one man of the match)
Blackburn 1-1 Ipswich - McLoughlin 6.9, O'Shea 6.7, Taylor 6.6 (taken off at half-time), McAteer 6.6
Birmingham 2-1 Watford - Cashin and Abankwah unused subs
Swansea 2-0 Oxford - Idah 6.3 (last 10 only)
Southampton 3-1 Birmingham - Bazunu 6.7, Manning 6.7, Azaz 7.5 (one goal, one assist, though not man of the match - still, six goals in his last five games now), Cashin an unused sub
Sheffield United 4-0 Stoke - McGuinness 7.9 (and scored, but was taken off at half-time, presumably with a knock), Cannon 6.1 (last 25 only), Lawal 5.9, Bonham an unused sub
QPR 3-1 WBA - Dunne 7.0, Johnston 6.6, Molumby 6.3
Preston 1-1 Wrexham - Keane an unused sub, McClean 7.5

SPL
Hearts 1-1 Killie - McEntee 6.1 (last 10 only), Brown 6.7
Dundee United 2-2 Rangers - Ferry 6.0
Celtic 1-0 Dundee - Scales 6.8, Kenny and O'Hara unused subs
Aberdeen 3-3 St Mirren - Molloy 6.0 (injury time only), Phillips 6.1, Sobowale and Idowu unused subs
Celtic 1-2 Hearts - Scales 6.6, Kenny 6.1 (last 25 only), McEntee 7.8 (and scored)
Killie 0-3 Rangers - Brown 6.2
St Mirren 2-0 Dundee United - Phillips 6.9, Idowu an unused sub, Ferry 7.0
Motherwell 3-0 Livi - Carey an unused sub
Hibs 3-0 Falkirk - O'Hora 7.3, McGrath 8.2
Dundee 1-3 Aberdeen - O'Hara an unused sub

Other
Cagliari 1-0 Roma - Ferguson 6.0 (last 30 minutes only)
Cremonese 2-0 Lecce - Ndaba an unused sub
Brest 1-0 Monaco - Jauny an unused sub
Toulouse 1-0 Strasbourg - Omobamidele 6.3
Alkmaar 2-2 Go Ahead Eagles - Parrott 7.4 (and scored - one of eight shots he had in the game)
Feyenoord 6-1 PEC - MacNulty 4.8 (could be a record low rating!)
Tondela 0-2 Porto - Hodge an unused sub
Istanbul 1-1 Fenerbahce - Ebosele 5.9 (last 5 only)

And no sign of Obafemi after his brief appearance last week


So very good games (8.3+) for Gilbert
Good weeks (7.3-8.2) for O'Shea, Azaz, McGuinness, McClean, McEntee, O'Hora, McGrath, Parrott
Poor games (5.3-6.2) for Egan, Lawal, Ferry, Phillips, Brown
And very poor games (<5.3) for MacNulty

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Another week, another update...

Premier League
Arsenal 2-1 Wolves - Doherty 6.4 (and Arsenal scored a minute after he went off)
Burnley 2-3 Fulham - Cullen 7.1 (and an assist)
Chelsea 2-0 Everton - O'Brien 6.0, Travers an unused sub
Brentford 1-1 Leeds - Kelleher 6.8, Collins 7.2
Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle - Murphy an unused sub

Championship
Swansea 1-0 Portsmouth - Idah 6.3
Southampton 3-2 WBA - Bazunu 6.6, Manning 7.4, Azaz 7.4 (and an assist), Johnston 7.1 (last 15 only, but got an assist), Molumby 6.4 (came on after 35 minutes)
Sheffield United 1-1 Norwich - Cannon 6.3, Springett 6.3, Curtis and Duffy unused subs
Preston 1-1 Coventry - Keane an unused sub
Charlton 1-2 Boro - Coventry 5.8 (hooked at half-time), Gilbert 6.6, Browne 6.1 (last 20 only)
Blackburn 1-1 Oxford - McLoughlin 7.5
Hull 2-0 Wrexham - McCarthy and Egan unused subs, McClean 6.3
Ipswich 1-0 Stoke - O'Shea 7.5, Taylor 6.9, Szmodics 6.0 (last 5 only), McAteer an unused sub, Lawal 6.5
Derby 1-1 Millwall - Emakhu 6.0 (last 25 only)
Bristol City 2-2 Leicester - Armstrong 6.7 (second half only - hit the woodwork), Knight 6.5 (last 25 only), O'Leary an unused sub
QPR 2-1 Birmingham - Dunne 8.8 (scored, and man of the match), Cashin 6.5 (last 25 only)
Watford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday - Abankwah an unused sub, Otegbayo 6.0 (last 15 only)
Birmingham 1-1 Charlton - Cashin an unused sub, Coventry 6.6
Portsmouth 2-1 Blackburn - McLoughlin 6.8
Oxford 1-2 Preston - Keane an unused sub
Norwich 2-1 Southampton - Springett 5.9 (last 10 only), Bazunu 6.7, Manning 7.6 (and scored), Azaz 6.4
Stoke 2-1 Swansea - Lawal 6.2 (last 10 only), Lawal 6.1 (last 10 only), Bonham an unused sub
WBA 2-0 Sheffield United - Johnston 7.6, Molumby 7.3, McGuinness 7.6, Cannon 5.9 (last 20 only)
Wrexham 2-2 Watford - McClean 6.4, Abankwah 6.7
Millwall 1-3 Hull - Emakhu 6.9 (last 30 only, but scored), Egan 6.1 (last 5 only), McCarthy an unused sub
Boro 3-1 QPR - Browne 7.4, Gilbert 6.3 (last 25 only), Dunne 6.7
Leicester 3-1 Ipswich - O'Shea 6.2, Taylor 5.9, McAteer 6.0 (last 15 only), Szmodics 6.1 (last 25 only)
Coventry 1-0 Bristol City - Knight 5.7 (at fault for the goal), Armstrong 7.1 (hit the woodwork again)

SPL
Aberdeen 2-1 Killie - Brown 8.6 (goalline clearance, an assist, and man of the match)
Falkirk 0-2 Hearts - McEntee 7.3 (and an assist)
Livi 2-2 Dundee - Carey an unused sub

Other
Lecce 1-0 Pisa - Ndaba 6.8
Strasbourg 0-0 Lorient - Omobamidele 6.3 (second half only)
PEC 1-0 Fortuna Sittard - MacNulty 6.6
Samsunspor 0-2 Basaksehir - Ebosele an unused sub

Champions League
Leverkusen 2-2 Newcastle - Murphy an unused sub

Europa League
Ferencvaros 2-1 Rangers - O'Dowda 7.3 (and an assist)
Celtic 0-3 Roma - Scales 5.7 (and an own goal), Kenny an unused sub, Ferguson 8.6 (scored twice, hit the woodwork, and man of the match)



So very good games (8.3+) for Dunne, Brown, Ferguson
Good weeks (7.3-8.2) for Manning (twice), Azaz, McLoughlin, O'Shea, Johnston, Molumby, McGuinness, Browne, McEntee, O'Dowda
Poor games (5.3-6.2) for O'Brien, Coventry, O'Shea, Taylor, Knight, Scales
And very poor games (<5.3) for

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Think I missed a week of this - the site has been up and down like the Assyrian Empire lately, which hasn't helped. So this is for the Christmas games - and actually quite a decent set of performances

Premier League
Man Utd 1-0 Newcastle - Murphy an unused sub
Liverpool 2-1 Wolves - Doherty 5.9
Brentford 4-1 Bournemouth - Kelleher 8.0 (10 shots on target; 9 saves), Collins 7.3
Burnley 0-0 Everton - Cullen 6.5, O'Brien 7.3, Travers an unused sub

Championship
Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Hull - Otegbayo 6.2, Egan 6.6 (subbed off at half-time - presume tactical?), McCarthy an unused sub
Birmingham 1-1 Derby - Cashin 6.2
Millwall 0-0 Ipswich - Emakhu 6.6, O'Shea 7.3, McAteer 6.5, Taylor 6.1 (last 20 only)
Norwich 1-0 Charlton - Springett 6.3 (second half only), Coventry 6.5
Oxford 2-1 Southampton - Bazunu 6.3, Manning 7.8, Azaz 6.7
Portsmouth 1-1 QPR - Umeh an unused sub, Dunne 7.9 (and scored)
Stoke 0-0 Preston - Lawal 7.0, Bonham and Keane unused subs
WBA 1-2 Bristol City - Johnston 7.3 (and an assist), O'Leary 6.8, Knight 7.0, Armstrong 5.8 (last 25 only)
Leicester 1-2 Watford - Abankwah an unused sub
Boro 0-0 Blackburn - Gilbert 6.9, Browne 6.4 (last 25 only), McLoughlin 7.6
Wrexham 5-3 Sheffield United - McGuinness and Cannon unused subs

SPL
Aberdeen 1-1 Dundee United - Ferry 6.6
Hibs 3-2 Hearts - O'Hora 6.4, McGrath 8.6 (a goal, an assist, and man of the match), McEntee 5.9 (hooked at half-time)
Dundee 1-0 Falkirk - O'Hara an unused sub
Livi 2-4 Celtic - Kenny 7.4 (and an assist), Scales an unused sub
St Mirren 0-0 Killie - Phillips 6.6, Idowu 6.8

Other
Roma 3-0 Genoa - Ferguson 8.0 (a goal and an assist - with ten to go still)
Lecce 0-3 Como - Ndaba an unused sub

Rest of the leagues are on mid-season break


So very good games (8.3+) for McGrath
Good weeks (7.3-8.2) for Kelleher, Collins, O'Brien, O'Shea, Manning, Dunne, Johnston, McLoughlin, Kenny, Ferguson
Poor games (5.3-6.2) for Doherty, Otegbayo, McEntee
And very poor games (<5.3) for no-one

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Ratings for the New Year's Eve/Day fixtures -

Premier League
Burnley 1-3 Newcastle - Murphy an unused sub
Forest 0-2 Everton - O'Brien 7.7, Travers an unused sub
United 1-1 Wolves - Doherty 6.9
Brentford 0-0 Spurs - Kelleher 7.1, Collins 8.0 (man of the match, and a goalline clearance)

Championship
Coventry 0-2 Ipswich - O'Shea 7.4, Taylor 6.6, McAteer and unused sub
Boro 0-1 Hull - Gilbert 6.2, Browne 6.0 (both hooked before the hour), Egan 7.7, McCarthy 7.0 (came on after 5 minutes), Ashbee an unused sub
Millwall 2-1 Bristol City - Emakhu 6.0 (hooked before the hour), McNamara 6.3 (last 35 only), O'Leary 5.8, Knight 6.7, Armstrong 6.5
Norwich 0-1 Watford - Springett 6.5, Abankwah 6.4 (last 25 only)
Birmingham 1-1 Southampton - Cashin 7.2, Bazunu 6.5, Manning 6.4, Azaz 6.4
Wrexham 2-1 Preston - Keane 6.1 (last 15 only)
WBA 2-1 QPR - Johnston 6.9 (and an assist), Molumby 6.0 (last 15 only), Dunne 6.4
Stoke 1-2 Sheffield United - Lawal 6.4, Cannon 7.2 (and scored), McGuinness 6.0 (last 5 only)
Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Blackburn - Otegbayo 6.9, McLoughlin 7.2
Portsmouth 2-1 Charlton - Shaughnessy 8.2 (last 25 only, but scored and was given man of the match), Umeh 6.0 (injury time only), Coventry 6.5

SPL
Motherwell 2-0 Celtic - Scales 6.3, Kenny an unused sub
Rangers 2-1 St Mirren - Phillips 6.4, Idowu 5.7, Sobowale an unused sub
Livi 1-3 Dundee United - Ferry 7.8
Hibs 2-0 Aberdeen - O'Hora 8.4, McGrath 8.5 (and man of the match)
Dundee 2-1 Killie - O'Hara an unused sub, Brown 6.0

Other
Roma 3-1 Genoa - Ferguson 8.0 (one goal and one assist)
The rest still on the winter break


So very good games (8.3+) for O'Hora, McGrath
Good games (7.3-8.2) for O'Brien, Collins, O'Shea, Egan, Ferry
Poor games (5.3-6.2) for Gilbert, Browne, Emakhu, O'Leary, Idowu, Brown
And very poor games (<5.3) for no-one

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This then for the 3rd/4th Jan -

Premier League
Wolves 3-0 West Ham - Doherty an unused sub
Everton 2-4 Brentford - O'Brien 6.6, Travers an unused sub, Kelleher 6.8, Collins 8.3 (a goal and an assist)
Newcastle 2-0 Palace - Murphy an unused sub

Championship
Leicester 2-1 WBA - Molumby 6.3, Johnston 7.2
Birmingham 3-2 Coventry - Cashin 6.2 (last 25 only)
QPR 3-0 Wednesday - Dunne 6.9, Otegbayo 6.8
Boro 4-0 Southampton - Gilbert 6.2 (last 10 only), Browne 7.6 (came on after 5 minutes, and scored), Bazunu 4.6 (at fault for the last goal), Manning 6.0 (at fault for the third), Azaz 7.0
Millwall 2-1 Swansea - Emakhu 6.2 (last 15 only)
Norwich 0-2 Stoke - Springett an unused sub, Lawal 7.2, Bonham and Kelly unused subs
Blackburn 2-2 Charlton - McLoughlin 7.3, Coventry 6.3
Bristol City 0-2 Preston - O'Leary 6.1, Knight 6.2, Armstrong 5.7, Keane an unused sub

SPL
Motherwell 2-0 St Mirren - Phillips 6.2, Idowu 5.9 (last 25 only), Sobowale an unused sub
Celtic 1-3 Rangers - Kenny 6.6, Scales 6.3 (last 5 minutes only)
Dundee United 0-1 Dundee - Ferry 6.8. O'Hara an unused sub
Killie 1-3 Hibs - O'Hora 8.0, McGrath 8.5 (scored a penalty, and man of the match for the third game in a row)

Other
Lecce 0-2 Roma - Ndaba an unused sub, Ferguson 7.6 (and scored)
Rondela 3-1 Arouca - Hodge 6.8
No sign of Omobamidele or Jauny in the French league games. Holland, Turkey and Germany not yet back from the mid-season break


So very good games (8.3+) for Collins, McGrath
Good games (7.3-8.2) for McLoughlin, O'Hora, Ferguson
Poor games (5.3-6.2) for O'Leary, Knight, Armstrong, Phillips
And very poor games (<5.3) for Bazunu