Aynsley Pears – 7
Made a good save to deny Smith in the first half. He’s made a pretty seamless return to the side.
Ryan Alebiosu – 7
Rovers’ best outlet in the first half. Didn’t see quite as much of that in the second but he was solid defensively.
Lewis Miller – 7
Put his head where it hurts to score his first Rovers goal. Typically full-blooded in the duels.
Sean McLoughlin – 6
Will feel he should’ve done better with the instant equaliser. Missed one attempt to clear it and couldn’t stab it off the line. Otherwise pretty solid.
George Pratt – 7
Didn’t put a foot wrong on his debut. Handled the physical threat and kept it simple on the ball. Didn’t look wildly out of place.
Ryan Hedges – 8
Rovers’ star man. A real outlet down the left with constant energy. Delivered a great ball for Miller to head in.
Sondre Tronstad – 8
A close runner-up behind Hedges. His experience and balance in midfield stood out from the Derby defeat.
Kristi Montgomery – 7
Quiet in the first half hour but grew into the match. Deserved the start on recent displays.
Ryoya Morishita – 8
Struggled early on after being pushed off the ball easily on a few occasions. Then really grew into the game with some neat passes and touches. Delivered a fantastic ball for Gudjohnsen to head in.
Yuki Ohashi – 7
Plugged away all night as you’d expect. A few chances at goal which were either blocked or well saved by Iversen.
Andri Gudjohnsen – 7
Didn’t see loads of the ball but took his goal very well with a run around the back and header. Link up play was tidy when he did receive it.
Substitutes:
Moussa Baradji (84′) – N/A
Looked bright on debut from the bench.
Axel Henriksson (84′) – N/A
Added fresh legs from the bench late on.
Makhtar Gueye (84′) -N/A
Had a good chance to seal it but headed over.
Unused substitutes: Michalski, Pickering, Ribeiro, Forshaw, Tavares, De Neve