PLAYER RATINGS

By Steve Popplewell

CITY (4-3-3)

Dean Gerken – did what he had to do well – 7

Bradley Orr – on top of his game – 8

Louis Carey – led by example – 7

Lewin Nyatanga – had a decent game – 7

Liam Fontaine – excellent at left back – 8

Cole Skuse – a tower of strength in midfield – 8

Marvin Elliott – worked tirelessly for the team – 7

Lee Johnson – directed affairs and scored – 8

Danny Haynes – star man

Chris Iwelumo – led the line and scored – 8

David Clarkson – looked the part once again – 7

SUBS

Nicky Maynard for Clarkson (78 mins)

Ivan Sproule for Haynes (83 mins)

Paul Hartley for Johnson (90 mins)

Joe Edwards, Gavin Williams, Tristan Plummer, Steve Collis (gk)

STAR MAN

Danny Haynes – a constant threat – 8

WEST BROM (4-4-2)

Scott Carson – 6

Gianni Zuiverloon – 7

Jonas Olsson – 6

Gabriel Tamas – 6

Joe Mattock – 5

Chris Brunt – 7

Graham Dorrans – 8

Robert Koren – 6

Youssouf Mulumbu – 6

Frank Nouble – 5

Roman Bednar – 7

SUBS

Andwele Slory for Nouble (56 mins)

Simon Cox for Koren (62 mins) – 6

Chris Wood for Zuiverloon (78 mins)

Not used: Luke Moore, Abdoulaye Meite, George Thorne, Dean Kiely (gk)

GOALS

City: Iwelumo (55 mins), Johnson (59 mins)

Albion: Dorrans (24 mins)

SHOTS ON TARGET

City: 10

Albion: 8

OFF TARGET

City: 7

Albion: 7

CORNERS

City: 6

Albion: 5

FOULS CONCEDED

City: 10

Albion: 16

OFFSIDE

City: 1

Albion: 4

REFEREE

Neil Swarbrick (Lancashire) – allowed the game to flow

YELLOW CARDS

City: none

Albion: Olsson (foul, 48 mins), Brunt (foul, 82 mins), Bednar (foul, 87 mins), Cox (foul, 90 mins)

RED CARDS

City: none

Albion: none

ATTENDANCE

14, 374

ENTERTAINMENT

9 out of 10

ATMOSPHERE

9 out of 10