Huddersfield Town player ratings as Terriers fall to defeat again at Doncaster
Town had no response to Luke Molynuex's first-half penalty in another completely insipid attacking performance
Lee Nicholls - 6
Very little to do. Booked for dissent after the penalty was awarded. Sent the wrong way for the penalty by Molynuex. Did well to deny Bailey late on.
Lynden Gooch - 6
Started well and threatened throughout down the right with some dangerous balls into the box but no teammates on hand to finish them. Later crosses either found the head of Neill Byrne or had no Town player anywhere near them. Was subbed off late on holding his groin.
Radinio Balker - 6
Caught under the ball just before half time which almost led to Gibson doubling Rovers’ lead. Solid game otherwise with little to test him on a cold evening. Put an overhead kick well off target late on.
Murray Wallace - 6
Should have possibly put Town ahead with a free header from a Gooch corner. Dealt with what he needed to in a game lacking any real attacking threat from either side.
Sean Roughan - 5
Struggled with Rovers’ right hand side in the first half. Didn’t have much to deal with in the second half.
Bali Mumba - 3
Struggled against Molyneux. Got caught beneath the ball and allowed Molyneux to head back across goal into his hand to give away the penalty. Bullied by Molynuex going one way, Sterry the other. Came close to levelling just after half time but couldn’t stretch to reach Gooch’s low cross after reacting too slowly. Could have conceded a second penalty for a push but the referee waved the appeals away.
Ryan Ledson - 4
Blocked an almost certain goal from Molyneux getting back to deny the Rovers danger man 6 yards out before setting off a counter attack. Had opportunities to drive the midfield forward in the press but took a more conservative approach. Put a last-second chance wide.
David Kasumu - 5
Busy trying to make town tick with Ledson but nothing came off despite a few bright sparks and breaks forward. Passes astray throughout. Replaced with 10 minutes to go
Marcus Harness - 4
Tried to make things happen but nothing came off. Got drawn into squabbles and grapples. Had a few efforts from range in the first half but no real threat.
Will Alves - 4
Put into the starting line-up after being excluded at Stevenage. Had some nice touches and at least had the right attacking mindset, which is more than can be said for most of his teammates on the day, but with no real end product to show for it.
Dion Charles - 3
Ineffective throughout. Seemed to give up after being through on goal early in the second half assuming an offside flag would go up that never did. Lost the battle with McGrath early on and never recovered. Felt a bit sorry for him early on as he looked isolated, but was dreadful with the ball when he did get it. Not a great night for the striker, whose departure was cheered by the Town fans.
Substitutes
Bobby Wales (for Charles 62) - Made a difference almost instantly running in behind and winning a corner showing. Showed at least of bit of the presence Town had lacked in the opening hour but was not brought into the game nearly enough. 5
Cameron Ashia (for Roughan 62) - Looked lively from his introduction, winning a dangerous free kick which Town did nothing with. Grew frustrated as he struggled to make anything happen. but did put in the cross for Ledson’s late chance. 5
Ryan Hardie (for Alves 79) - On for his club debut. n/a
Lasse Sorenson (for Gooch 79) - n/a
Cameron Humphreys (for Kasumu 79) - n/a
Unused substitutes: Jak Alnwick, Josh Feeney.
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