IT WASN’T a great watch as City and Wimbledon slugged out a goalless stalemate yesterday.
T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER was at Valley Parade and provides the match stats and his player ratings.
MAN OF THE MATCH
City’s two central defenders were immense against Wimbledon’s physical test. Cheick Diabate’s extra pace and aggression just shaded it from Jack Shepherd but both loanees were excellent.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
City breathed a huge sigh of relief when Myles Hippolyte’s shot stayed out of the net after hitting both points and rolling along the line.
MOAN OF THE MATCH
Another inconsistent referee is nothing new – but City were furious about the collision that sent Joe Adams flying in the box. He was forced off injured but there was no penalty as consolation.
TACTICS
Lewis Richards made his first league start since April 1 on the left of a back four.
Tyreik Wright played ahead of him in a midfield four with Bobby Pointon operating the other side of central duo Richie Smallwood and Alex Pattison.
REFEREE: Andy Davies (Hampshire)
BOOKINGS: Wright, Smallwood, Cook (City); Hippolyte, Lewis (Wimbledon)
ATTENDANCE: 16,344
SHOTS ON TARGET: City 5 Wimbledon 0
SHOTS OFF TARGET: City 2 Wimbledon 3
CORNERS: City 7 Wimbledon
14 FOULS: City 7 Wimbledon 3
POSSESSION %: City 57 Wimbledon 43
PLAYER RATINGS
CITY: S Walker 6, Halliday 7, Diabate 8, Shepherd 8, Richards 7 (Adams 46min, n/a; Oduor 63min, 6), Pointon 6, Smallwood 7, Pattison 7, Wright 6, Sanderson 6 (Oliver 64min, 6), Cook 6. Subs (not used): Kavanagh, Benn, Wadsworth, Doyle.
WIMBLEDON: Goodman 7, Ogundere 7, Lewis 7, Harbottle 7, Neufville 7, Ball 6 (Maycock 70min), Smith 7, Hippolyte 7, Tilley 6 (Furlong 81min), Stevens 6 (Pigott 70min), Bugiel 7. Subs (not used): Kelly, O’Toole, Biler, Ward.
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