Blues Player Ratings
Taylor - Quiet afternoon and then dropped an absolute howler.
Melchiot - Assured as ever.
Gray - Good all-round performance, especially late on against tired legs.
Upson - Fairly steady if not spectacular.
Cunningham - Nowhere near his best.
Johnson - Usual self until silly sending off.
Gronkjaer - Saw plenty of the ball and wasn't too wasteful. Perhaps just needs a goal or an assist for confidence.
Savage - Not at his best, but even so, a welcome return.
Izzet - Very poor.
Morrison - Tried fairly hard but just not quite good enough.
Heskey - Good performance again but needs help.
SUBS:
Dunn - Even when clearly not fit, by far the most influential player.
Yorke - Good all-round play and a good goal too.