How we rated the Irons against Fulham

CandH’s Niall McDonald hands out the marks

Fabianski: Spared Zabaleta’s blushes inside 30 seconds. One fine save apart this was a relatively quiet evening 6
Zabaleta: Terrible start but showed a great reaction, and one of our best attacking options before the break 6
Diop: First PL goal just before the break 6
Ogbonna: My gut feeling was he should have been closer to Babel for the goal; did well against Mitrovic 6
Cresswell: A solid if unspectacular evening’s work 5
Rice: Not quite as imperious tonight, but had to do an awful lot of work on his own in the middle 6
Noble: No lack of effort although seemed a little off the pace 5
Snodgrass: Lots of corner practise tonight – generally a pretty decent standard 6
Antonio: Combined well with Zabaleta early on; drifted in and out in 2nd half. Bonus point for the late goal 6
Anderson: Pretty quiet game as most attacks built down the right 5
Hernandez: The dubious goal aside, a typical display – limited contribution outside the Fulham box 6

Subs
Fredericks: Looks a great athlete. One brilliant run and challenge on Mitrovic 6
Arnautovic: Immediately gave us a little more presence and spontaneity up front. Couple of blasts at goal 6
Lanzini: Great to see him back, and on this brief showing, none the worse for his serious injury and long lay-off 6

MANUEL PELLEGRINI:  No real surprises in the selection or tactics and made three positive substitutions. This was still harder work than it should have been though 6