Blues Player Ratings
Maik Taylor - Two shots straight at him that he held, and handled crosses well.
Melchiot - Looked solid all-round.
Lazaridis - Troubled early on by Wright-Phillips, but posed a great threat going forward. Injury will be a worry.
Cunningham - Excellent return, and perhaps highlighted how much the team missed him.
Upson - Steady, yet unspectacular performance.
Gronkjaer - Threat died away as the game went on, but due to the side's tactics, rather than his performance I suspect.
Gray - Similar story to Gronkjaer, and not as comfortable with Johnson behind him.
Johnson - Performed alright all over the place, as usual.
Izzet - Good workrate and some good set piece deliveries.
Heskey - Excellent goal but performance understandably became hampered by injury.
Forssell - Still not quite found his feet this season, but will do, I'm sure.
SUBS:
John - Missed good chance and then understandably stuggled as a lone striker.
Clemence - Did a sufficient job but I suspect will only be a squad player this year.
Tebily - Hoofed the ball clear on a few occasions and won some tackles - no doubt exactly what he was meant to do.