How we rated the Irons
Adrian: One brilliant save early in the second half before a dreadful rush of blood to the head. Flapped at everything after the equaliser 3
Ogbonna: Another solid afternoon. Nearly scored in the first half. Seems more comfortable in with an extra centre half alongside him 6
Collins: Replaced Reid in the middle of the back three and did the basics confidently 6
Kouyate: Certainly has an easier time of it at the back. Wouldn’t mind seeing some more forward passes 5
Cresswell: Always available but rarely found by his teammates. Felt for him today, seems stuck between two positions 5
Noble: Not great. Not awful. 5
Obiang: Another professional performance in the middle. I assume his late substitution was partly intended to grant him a ripple of applause from the crowd 6
Antonio: Sign of the times but, again, the goalscorer should probably get top marks 7
Lanzini: Subbed after struggling to get going 4
Payet: Has to be recognised for another vital assist. I’d like to see us give him the ball more often and force him to get involved 6
Ayew: I’ve stopped marking strikers down on their likelihood of scoring but Ayew showed willing and effort. He was reprimanded by Bilic for dropping into his own half to collect the ball and try to create something/anything after half an hour 6
Subs:
Fernandes: Youngster found it tough against the physical Stoke approach when he came on 4
Fletcher: Looked the best footballer on the field during his cameo appearance – must be worth a run in the team – good enough/old enough and all that 6.5
Feghouli: Late substitute, too late to be scored