Fulham v Derby: Player Rankings

Here's how I rated our players:

Niemi - 10/10
Absolutely outstanding display. I simply cannot give him anything other than a 10 because that was a faultless display. He is the reason why we managed to salvage anything from the match.

Baird - 8/10
Superb. A very confident, assured display. Great defending and even managed a thunderbolt shot which would have capped it perfectly.

Hughes - 4/10
Poor. Again. Almost scored an own goal and let Miller through for a great chance in the second half.

Stefanovich - 5/10
Pretty good display. A few shaky moments but looked solid clearing his lines.

Konchesky - 0/10
Destroyed any chance we had of winning this match by getting sent off. It was totally inexcusable and he should feel ashamed of himself this morning. Appalling.

Murphy - 5/10
Weak. He looks a shadow of the player who was so solid for Liverpool. Fluffed our best chance of scoring in the first half; took the ball of Baird's foot when he was shaping up for a shot and his passing was mediocre at best.

Davis - 5/10
Poor display which lacked authority. He is better than this.

Ki-Hyeon - 2/10
Another woeful display. What's wrong with him? Is he just not match fit? He even goes to ground slowly when he's tackled.

Bouazza - 6/10
Not at his best. Made a few promising runs but his passing radar wasn't working today.

Kamara - 6/10
A few good runs but his shooting was dreadful. Also guilty of being greedy with his failure to pass to Bouazza when the latter was in a better position.

Dempsey - 8/10
Fantastic endeavour. Making the most of Sanchez's game plan which appears to revolve around banging long balls up to him in the hope he can make something of it. Two great attempts on goal late in the second half. A real asset.

Substitutes
Bocanegra - 6/10
A reliable, solid display.

Simon Davies - 7/10
It was only when he came on that our midfield looked creative.

David Healy - 6/10
Didn't have much time to do anything but the effort was there and he had a cracking shot that was well saved by Bywater.

Man of the match: Antti Niemi. Unquestionably our best player. Pure class. Showed what he can do. Click here for a detailed run down of his best saves.

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