Sheffield United 2-1 Watford (A)
Down, but not out: Blades came out swinging after the Sunderland loss before bravely defending the lead at Vicarage Road.
These ratings will follow after every game of the Championship season, and they will — depending on your outlook — be harsh or too kind. Any 1-10 rating should make use of every number, and as Riley explains below, the ratings system starts at a 5 (when a player enters the field) and goes up or down depending on their contribution.
Riley Roberts
Michael Cooper – 6
Made a couple of good saves. The type of saves you would expect your keeper to make at this level mind.
Alfie Gilchrist – 5
He was fine. Chucked Anel under the bus once in the first half with probably the dodgiest pass I’ve ever seen, but battled well throughout the game.
Anel Ahmedhodzic – 6
Had an iffy moment or two in the first half, but he was crucial to defending our lead with some good interventions.
Jack Robinson – 8 (MOTM)
Brilliant performance. Defending like his life was on the line.
Harrison Burrows – 3
Gave it away in a poor area once then his game completely unravelled as Baah flew past him 3 times in about 5 minutes.
Tom Davies – 7
Rated his performance highly. Remember a couple of occasions where he completed some good passes through the lines, which is an ability we’ve been crying out for this season, especially since the injury to Blaster.
Sydie Peck – 7
I certainly wouldn’t have liked to be Sydie Peck getting up out of bed on Sunday morning, that’s for sure. Performance of a warrior.
Andre Brooks – 7
Thought he was guilty of switching off at the back post for their goal but can’t be too critical of the guy who scored the winner. 6.5, rounded up for that celebration.
Callum O’Hare – 7
Impressed me. Set up the goal and probably should’ve had another assist at the end. Seemed much stronger on the ball than usual.
Gustavo Hamer – 7
Scored the goal and should’ve had an assist right before but did give it away quite often. If his injury is bad then just end the season.
Ryan One – 4
Just couldn’t really make the ball stick up top. Learning experience
Average rating – 6.09
Ratings system:
0 – Reserved for anyone who has a wayward effort at goal smash me in the face, unlikely to ever happen.
1 – Worst of the worst. Saved for disastrous performances, with result-altering mistakes.
2 – A terrible performance. Performances where a player offers very little and has many unsuccessful actions, ultimately proving to be a major detriment to the team’s overall performance.
3 – A bad performance. Negative contribution. Like a 2, just a bit less rubbish.
4 – A below-average performance. Not necessarily having a negative impact on the game; it could just be a player who struggled to impact the game at all.
5 – The baseline rating. All players go into a game starting on a 5 — it’s bang average, given out for an unremarkable yet solid performance, for a postman delivering the post.
6 – A decent performance. A player who gets a 6 has positively contributed to the game, and at the very least has had some impressive moments while being generally solid outside of them.
7 – A good performance. Awarded for players who had a noticeable positive impact on the game.
8 – A very good performance. A player who made significant contributions to the outcome of the game with their performance and consistently displayed a high level throughout.
9 – An outstanding performance. To score as high as a 9, a player needs to be dominant throughout the match, performing at a level well above the standard and/or making multiple game-changing contributions.
10 – A perfect 10, unlikely to ever see the light of day as nobody has a flawless game. For me to even think about giving out a 10 it would probably have to be a player doing something historic or unheard of.