Harrogate Town 2-2 Walsall – Player ratings

Liam Roberts - 6

Collected, distributed and commanded his area well. Neither goal was his fault and he made a string of decent stops.

Cameron Norman - 6

Norman again made some excellent blocks and worked hard but he lost his marker for the second Harrogate goal.

Dan Scarr - 5

A tough afternoon for Scarr who was out–muscled in the air at times, which is unlike him. The odd mistake too, he is better than that.

James Clarke - 4

Although improved slightly after half-time, Clarke was bullied by the strong forwards. Losing possession for the first goal and losing in the air for the second.

Zak Jules - 5

Not the usual commanding display from Jules. He seemed timid on the ball and made errors.

Alfie Bates - 5

He's still learning but this game passed him by. Not enough grit in midfield and his positional awareness was off.

Liam Kinsella - 5

Although he worked hard, it was the same story in midfield as he struggled to get a foothold on the game.

Josh Gordon - 6

Even when it is not going his way, Gordon never gives up. Deserved his goal in the end, despite the stroke of luck that came with it.

Rory Holden - 7

Holden is what makes this formation tick. Although isolated at times in the first half, he took his goal well and was the creative spark in midfield.

Wes McDonald - 6

Quiet in the first half but more involved in the second, his team-mates need to feed him the ball and allow him the freedom to create the magic he is capable of.

Elijah Adebayo - 7

Adebayo has worked hard on his hold-up play and it shows. He brings his team-mates into play and is fighting for his shirt every week. A good showing.

Subs:

Danny Guthrie (for Bates, 54) 4. Caolan Lavery (for Adebayo, 72) 6. Emmanuel Osadebe (for Holden, 83) 5.

Subs not used: Rose, White, Nurse, Sinclair.