Guzan 6- Cant fault him for the goals, got little protection
Lichaj 4 - Lost the ball a lot, loads of wrong options in possession, at fault for a goal, left them in behind
Vlaar 6 - Solid first half, over ran in second half, no protection, cant fault him to much
Clark 5 - Similar to above but a bit sloppy in possession
Lowton 5 - Poor but better than Lichaj
KEA 5 - Never got involved, doesnt win the ball, didnt make midfield tick, luxury today
Holman 5- Sloppy, not his usual annoyance to opposition
Bannan 6- Good first half, battled hard, faded in second
Ireland 6.5 - Best player for me in first half, big part in goal, great work rate, some unlucky through balls.
Benteke 6 - Tried hard, nothing stuck, tired badly, poor second half
Bent 6 - Goal aside offered nothing, on borrowed time for me, no service after ireland left though
Westwood 5 - very poor, bad positioning, bad in possession, looked slow
Gabby 5 - Barely touched ball
Bennett5 - no worse than lichaj thats for sure
Lost all momentum when ireland went off, he was forcing their midfielders to sit deeper to pick him up which fragmented their play through midfield, he was harassing them when they had the ball, making good runs in behind and trying forward passes (just a little off but acceptable given building a relationship with Benteke).
Our tactics looked very unassured from the offset. Was it long ball? Was it not?
Im a fan of lambert but a lot of questionable decisions in this game (and im not including Irelands replacement because its surely and injury