Jason Steele 7

Rarely troubled in the first-half, but made two fine stops in as many second half minutes. Deserved his clean sheet

Ben Marshall 7

Curbed his willingness to get forward by keeping a lively Atsu quiet. Will be a miss after picking ‎up fifth yellow card

Darragh Lenihan 8

Marshalled £15million Mitrovic well, and wasn’t afraid to clear his lines when needed. Looked every bit a Championship defender

Derrick Williams 7

Stuck to his task well and got in some very good blocks. Aerial ability at the back post also bonus at times

Charlie Mulgrew 9 - MOTM

His calmness throughout ‎shone in an accomplished display, and his partnership with Lenihan looks increasingly promising. Commanding in the air, comfortable on the floor, and topped off an excellent showing with the winner.

Liam Feeney 7

Lively in the opening 15 minutes, and then came alive with the cross for Mulgrew’s winner. Deserves to extend his run in the side

Jason Lowe 7

Wherever Jonjo Shelvey was, Lowe wasn’t far away. Industrious in the middle of the park, including several crunching tackles

Corry Evans 7

Worked tirelessly off the ball. Some misplaced passes, but used the ball well on the whole. Saw a second half shot deflected wide

Craig Conway 7

His set play delivery caused problems throughout. Willingness to work back and help Williams also key

Sam Gallagher 6

Took a knock early on but battled on. No clear cut chances, but did plenty off good work off the ball to help frustrate the hosts

Danny Graham 7

Led the line well and came in to the game well late on. Ability to hold up the ball helped relieve the pressure when needed

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