Alex Smithies 7
Commanded his area well throughout the match. Had one dicey moment when he appeared to bring down Callum O'Hare but made a world-class save to deny Viktor Gyokeres late on.
Perry Ng 6
Got Cardiff out of trouble once or twice with fleetness of foot with the ball. Another assured performance.
Aden Flint 6
Got dragged out of defence a couple of times and his distribution was off early on. Improved in the second half, though.
Mark McGuinness 6
Made a couple of really good headed clearances.
Cody Drameh 7
As solid as you'd expect from him. Made one lung-bursting run to set up Jordan Hugill, but he squandered the chance.
Will Vaulks 6
Played a gorgeous ball over the top for Max Watters in the first half and was generally neat enough. Lovely reverse pass for Joel Bagan's goal.
Eli King 6
Calm enough with the ball at his feet. Was very risk averse, through, and went backwards too often, but it was his first start, in all fairness. Subbed.
Ryan Wintle 7
Made a couple of crucial defensive interventions and was calm and composed with the ball at his feet. A really tidy outing, even if he picked up a booking.
Joel Bagan 8 (star man)
The brightest spark. Exuding so much more confidence with the ball at his feet and far more assured defensively. His goal was excellent.
Isaak Davies 6
Didn't cover himself in glory early on and was muscled off the ball a little too easily at times. But really made up for it after the break with some great runs.
Max Watters 4
Had two decent chances, both of which were saved, but his play apart from those two flashpoints was sub-par. Hooked after 37 minutes.
Subs
Jordan Hugill (on for Watters 37) 7 - Made a massive difference when he came on. Gave City a platform and set up Mark Harris for his goal.
Tommy Doyle (on for King 51) 6 - Ran around until his socks fell off. Needed his energy in there late on.
Mark Harris (on for Davies 80) 7 - A coolly-taken goal by the forward to make sure of the win.
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