Julian Speroni: Two good saves but not as commanding as usual. 6

Danny Butterfield: Put his body on the line and provided an outlet on the right. 6Mark Hudson: Nothing got past him and kept Thompson quiet. Man-of-the-match. 7Matt Lawrence: Not always calm in his own box and needs to improve his distribution. 6Clint Hill: Had a poor game. He couldn't get his passing right and gave away too many fouls. 5Shaun Derry: Back to form he protected the defence and made a few surging runs. 6Ben Watson: Good delivery but did not get involved as much as usual. 6Carl Fletcher: Got stuck in but created little. Subbed after an hour. 5Paul Ifill: Bad decision to start him twice in four days and lasted only 25 minutes. 5Victor Moses: Showed glimpses of his quality but needs to be more committed to defending. 6Clinton Morrison: Pushed wide when Scowcroft came on and had little impact there. Should have scored. 6SUBS: James Scowcroft: Led the line well but never looked like a goal threat. 5Dougie Freedman: Found time and space in midfield but needs shooting practice. 6Sean Scannell: His best performance for a long time and terrorised the Cardiff defence. 7