Jason Steele 8

Produced two stunning saves from Marc Pugh and Yann Kermorgant at the start and end of the match and, one poor kick aside, cut a composed figure

Adam Henley 8

Bournemouth looked dangerous down their left flank through the lively Marc Pugh and Charlie Daniels but the young right-back stood up to their threat admirably

Alex Baptiste 8

Was at fault for Norwich City’s equaliser in midweek but, in his favoured position, produced the perfect response with a near faultless defensive display

Matt Kilgallon 8

As impressive as centre-back partner Baptiste, the stand-in skipper was in the right place at the right time for interceptions and clearances

Markus Olsson 7

Did not pose as much of an attacking threat as he would prefer but was defensively sound, getting stuck into tricky winger Ryan Fraser

Craig Conway 7

Like Ben Marshall he got through a huge amount of work, tracking back continuously. A danger from dead-ball deliveries

Jay Spearing 6

A steady showing before he was replaced. Always wanted the ball and when he got it more often than not he found a team-mate

Corry Evans 7

Did not keep the ball as well as Spearing but won it more and pressed relentlessly. Should have done better with a second-half effort

Ben Marshall 6

Used the ball intelligently on the few occasions he got it and tested Artur Boruc with a header on the stroke of half-time

Chris Taylor 7

Ran himself into the ground in his role behind lone frontman Rudy Gestede and could have got himself a goal after he created space for himself in the box with a first-half chance he created

Rudy Gestede 8

Put in a real shift, using his aerial strength to hold up the ball for his team-mates and defend superbly from set-pieces. Late chance

Subs: Jordan Rhodes for Taylor (73) Lee Williamson for Spearing (73) Tom Cairney for Marshall (79)

Not used: Simon Eastwood, Tommy Spurr, David Dunn, Chris Brown.