Hendrick goal wins point and man of the match
Jeff Hendrick struck in the first minute of stoppage time last Saturday to earn us an unlikely point at Brighton and his performance, having come on as a substitute just before the hour, has won him both the man of the match vote and the player ratings.
It was, in the end, very close for the man of the match. He and Nick Pope swapped places countless times over the three days but when the vote closed on Tuesday night it was Hendrick who won it by just one vote, both winning 35%. Captain Ben Mee took third place with 7% and 6% of the vote won a fourth place finish for Dwight McNeil.
Those top three took the same positions in the player ratings. On a day of low marks, only two scored more than seven out of ten for a good performance with only third place Mee joining them as having even turned in an average performance, scored at six out of ten.
Hendrick was the winner with a rating of 7.25, followed by Pope who scored 7.05. Mee was third with 6.14 and his fellow defender James Tarkowski took fourth place having secured a rating of 5.95 out of 10.
The maximum points for this game are awarded to Hendrick with Pope winning six points, four points for Mee and one each for both McNeil and Tarkowski. This latest result has moved Mee into second place although some 19 points behind Tarkowski. Just behind them, Pope has moved into third place with Ashley Barnes now fourth.
The next vote will come after the Norwich game and should be available around an hour after the final whistle this Saturday.
MAN OF THE MATCH
35% – Jeff Hendrick
35% – Nick Pope
7% – Ben Mee
6% – Dwight McNeil
4% – James Tarkowski
4% – Ashley Westwood
3% – Erik Pieters
2% – Matt Lowton
1% – Jay Rodriguez
1% – Chris Wood
1% – Jack Cork
0% – Ashley Barnes & Aaron Lennon
PLAYER RATINGS
7.27 – Jeff Hendrick
7.05 – Nick Pope
6.14 – Ben Mee
5.95 – James Tarkowski
5.77 – Matt Lowton
5.64 – Ashley Westwood
5.41 – Jack Cork & Erik Pieters
5.36 – Dwight McNeil
5.23 – Ashley Barnes
5.09 – Jay Rodriguez
4.95 – Aaron Lennon
4.86 – Chris Wood
UP THE CLARETS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
36: James Tarkowski
17: Ben Mee
16: Nick Pope
14: Ashley Barnes
10: Jeff Hendrick & Aaron Lennon
8: Dwight McNeil
5: Matej Vydra
4: Erik Pieters
3: Ashley Westwood & Chris Wood
2: Jack Cork, Danny Drinkwater & Jay Rodriguez
1: Joe Hart & Matt Lowton
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