EPL – Player Ratings – Norwich City 1 Leicester City 2

EPL – Player Ratings – Norwich City 1 Leicester City 2 [VIDEO]

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Norwich City

John Ruddy – 7: Made some great saves to keep Norwich in the game and was not at fault for either opposition goal.

Robbie Brady – 6: Struggled defensively to deal with Leicester’s attacking threats, particularly Marc Albrighton and did not really justify starting ahead of Martin Olsson at left-back.

Sebastian Bassong – 5: Not the greatest game the Cameroonian international will ever have. He struggled to deal with the impressive Vardy and made a silly foul, although there was minimal contact, that led to referee Mark Clattenberg pointing to the spot.

Russell Martin – 6: Slightly more assured than his defensive partner Bassong, but Vardy always looked like having the better of him.

Stephen Whittaker – 6: Did not let his side down in defence and seemed very solid, but sloppy passes to give away possession did not help his cause.

Matt Jarvis – 5: Failed to show why he should have gone straight back into the side, Jarvis had a very quiet game and this attributed to the lack of spark among the Norwich team.

Alex Tettey – 6.5: Poor in first-half but improved dramatically as time went on. Pushing further forward seemed to help his game.

Graham Dorrans – 6: A solid performance in the midfield defensively, but Dorrans did not add anything going forward and it was the right decision to sacrifice him for Nathan Redmond.

Jonny Howson – 6.5: Quieter game than usual for Howson, who had played very well last time out against West Ham. Looked more like his old self in the second-half when Norwich were forcing the issue and provided the assist for Mbokani’s goal.

Wes Hoolahan – 7: Excellent defending from Leicester stopped the little Irishman from really shining, but he still looked bright and ready to make something happen.

Cameron Jerome – 5: Poor game from Jerome, who was bullied relentlessly by the Leicester defence and in particular, Robert Huth. Will be under pressure for his starting place following Mbokani’s goal.

Substitutions

Nathan Redmond – 7.5: Redmond was unlucky not to start following his good substitute appearance last week, his pace and skill caused all sorts of problems for the Leicester defence. He had a couple of efforts to score, but Kasper Schmeichel was equal to the challenge, tipping one onto the bar in a frustrating afternoon for the Canaries.

Dieumerci Mbokani – 7: Added the aerial threat that Norwich were lacking and looked more of a handful than Jerome. Flicked in the hosts’ goal from close range and there will be calls from some fans for a starting place next week.

Kyle Lafferty – 6: The Northern Irishman finally got his Premier League chance, but unfortunately could not get into the game in the 10 minutes he had.

Nathan Redmond rues a missed opportunity for Norwich
Nathan Redmond rues a missed opportunity for Norwich

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