Match Center for: Canaries @ Toffees

[Cruyff's Turn]

Ok full time, and I've never felt so nervous all season. The game started and finished with us desperately defending and playing hoofball with a Holt goal sandwiched in between. So my ratings:

Ruddy - 9.5. (Joint MoM) Can't fault him, in great form, 3 huge saves, not at fault for the goal and caught lots of crosses and corners. (And there was a lot of these to deal with!)
Naughton - 7. Played well except for his rash booking, one more and he's suspended. Not much of a presence in attack today.
Rusty - 9.5. (Joint MoM) Brilliant. Blocks, clearances, challenges, everything you could want from a CB. Deserved to be on the winning side today.
Whitbred - 8. Good, but not as good as Rusty.
Tierney - 8. Decent in attack, and most of the time flawless in defence. One or 2 challenges he had to win in our area, and he did!
Crofts - 6.5. Not too much to say here, didn't get really involved in the game.
Surman - 6. See Crofts, plus gave possession away too often, might be making way for Pilkington next game.
Fox - 6.5. Was ok, passed well enough most of the time but didn't really get on the ball so often.
Hoolahan - 6. Like the rest of the midfield, rarely involved. Didn't make much happen today if I'm honest.
Holt - 8. Perfectly taken finish, but some of his actions like elbowing an Everton player where very irresponsible. If it wasn't for the goal, he'd of had a much lower rating.
Morrison - 5.5. Gave away possession too often, really lacking any sort of final touch today.

Subs: Johnson 5.5 - beaten too often, see Everton's goal. Wilbraham - n/a. Didn't get enough time on ball to judge him, would be unfair.

Watched it again on MOTD and I have to say I would give Holt a 9 on the strength of the goal alone.6 outfield players around him and the goalie and he rolled it under his boot,turned and put it in all in one movememt.If a 50 million quid Man City forward had done that the pundits would have been drooling over it all week.A world class finish IMO.

[Longsightcanary]

he did well after his poor first touch!

[Longsightcanary]

I would agree with most of the ratings, our midfield was very poor but it was interesting that neither Holt or Moro made the necessary diagonal runs vey frequently and gave the midfield very limited options, so how were they going to look good? I did think (in the quiet of Goodison, the home fans made no noise) at the match that both our strikers were pretty static, unless the ball came near them.